Although Noah cannot be compared with the Big Eight film studios, it can still be ranked among the second-rate film studios in Hollywood.

Noah has all the departments and qualifications that a film company has, it's just that its scale is smaller.

Being able to become Noah's assistant to the chairman, owning his own film company and agency, and being able to talk to Mayer, shows that the young man has a great background.

After all, even Noah's general manager Cohen might not be able to talk to Mayer for so long, and she had also heard about Siegel's affairs.

No matter what,

The fact that he could invest in a movie, that he was an executive of Noah, and that he was so familiar with Mayer were enough for Sarah to value him.

Hardy and Mayer agreed to discuss the script after it was released, and then left.

The wine glass in my hand had been empty for a long time, and my mouth was a little dry from talking too much, so I was about to get another glass of wine. Just as I walked to the dining table, a beautiful woman came over.

"You are Mr. Jon Hardy, hello. My name is Sarah, Elizabeth Taylor's mother. Can I meet you?"

Sarah greeted Hadi with a smile on her face.

Hardy turned his head and looked at Sarah. The woman in front of him was dressed very elegantly. He had just seen her in the parking lot and knew that she was Taylor's mother.

She is very beautiful.

He looks to be in his thirties.

But Hardy knew that Elizabeth had an older brother, and the woman in front of him should be almost forty years old.

"Hello, I'm Jon Hardy."

"I heard that you invested in The Wilderness. That movie hasn't been completed yet, but it has already attracted a lot of interest. I believe that there will be a large number of audiences going to the cinema when it is released." Sarah said.

"I hope so," said Hardy.

This woman is very good at talking.

"By the way, are you planning to invest in a new movie recently? If you are looking for a suitable young girl, please consider my daughter. I wonder if you have seen the movies she starred in, "Lassie" and "The Married Woman."" Sarah said.

Hardy was slightly startled.

I thought I was looking for someone to discuss shooting a new movie "Leon: The Professional" just for your daughter Taylor, but I didn't expect that before I even went to find you, you came to me first.

Hardy felt amused.

Sometimes things are just so strange.

"I am indeed preparing to invest in a new film. I have already talked to director Hitchcock and he is quite interested in the script."

Sarah thought,

Hitchcock is one of the great directors in Hollywood. For a film to be recognized by him, it must be very impressive.

"And I just talked to Mr. Mayer, he is also interested in investing in this movie, and we are going to co-produce it," Hardy continued.

Sarah's eyes brightened.

With Hitchcock as director and working with MGM, this movie would definitely be a big production, and it was definitely an opportunity.

Sarah smiled even more and asked Hardy, "Mr. Hardy, I wonder if there is a role for a girl in your movie. If there is, I hope you will consider my daughter Elizabeth Taylor."

"Taylor's acting skills have been honed, and she works very hard, is passionate about filming, and is a very obedient child."

Sarah highly recommends her daughter.

His eyes were full of desire.

In Hollywood, there are too many people looking for opportunities. If you don't work hard for them, the opportunities will slip away in a flash.

There are too many talented people here. Although my daughter is very beautiful, what Hollywood lacks the least is beautiful girls.

Being beautiful doesn't necessarily mean you will become famous; it requires opportunities.

Thanks to her hard work, Taylor was able to star in two movies. Now she is considered a minor celebrity, but Sarah knows very well that Hollywood is the cruelest place. Only by continuously producing works can she maintain her popularity and become more famous. Only with greater fame can she make more money.

Many people become famous after one or two dramas, but then don’t have many good opportunities afterwards and are forgotten in just one or two years.

Even a well-known star like Shirley Temple would face the situation of having no roles to play. In the new movie that started shooting this time, she only played a supporting role.

It’s this supporting role.

There were many people competing for the position, and Taylor was defeated in the competition.

This shows how fierce and cruel the competition for resources is in Hollywood.

"A role..."

Sarah looked at Hadi with hope in her eyes.

"There is indeed a young girl character in this play, about thirteen or fourteen years old, and she is the protagonist," Hardy said softly.

Sarah's eyes flashed with surprise.

I was even more excited.

"Mr. Hardy, my daughter Taylor is exactly fourteen years old this year. Can you give her a chance? I'll bring her over to perform for you. Is that okay with you?"

Sarah said excitedly.

There was even a hint of pleading in his tone.

Hardy hesitated.

"Okay, I'll watch her performance, but the hall is too noisy, so why don't we find a place in the yard?" said Hardy.

"Okay, okay. I'll go get Taylor right away."

Sarah happily went to find her daughter.

Elizabeth Taylor was chatting with two young boys, who were also child stars. One of them was Roddy McDowell, who co-starred with Taylor in "Lassie". At this time, Roddy was 18 years old and was considered an adult.

He became a minor celebrity after starring in "Lassie", but he hasn't had any decent roles in the following years and has almost been forgotten.

Child stars are like this, they are easily stereotyped. At the beginning, they may be able to act in one or two films of the same type as themselves, but it is extremely difficult to develop further. Many child stars will be quickly forgotten.

There are only a handful of child stars like Shirley Temple in the entire world, mainly because she was too cute when she was a child. But since her, there has never been a child star more popular than her.

And even now, isn’t Shirley Deng Bo trying hard to steal the spotlight?

Several people talked about their recent situation and they all sounded a little depressed.

"I've only played a small supporting role in the past year or so, and the part I had was pitifully small," Taylor said.

"I haven't found a single supporting role in over a year." Rody said helplessly.

At this time, Sarah came over and smiled at the young people, "Isa has to excuse herself for a moment. I will take her to see someone."

After saying this, he took his daughter's hand.

"Mom, who are you taking me to see this time?"

Taylor asked somewhat unhappily. She had been socializing the whole night, and the only people she could really chat with were a few of Roddy's former friends.

Oh~!

And then there was Mr. Jon Hardy, whom I met by chance in the backyard.

Taylor thought of Hardy.

I thought that chatting with him was more interesting than chatting with Rody and the others.

Although we had some common topics to talk about with Rody and the others, they were mostly complaining and worrying about not having any roles and worrying about future development.

And chatting with that Mr. Hardy,

What she felt was happiness.

Sarah took her daughter's hand and walked out of the hall. "I'll take you to meet a film investor. He's planning to invest in a new film. He might be working with the great director Hitchcock. Even Mr. Mayer, the owner of MGM, is planning to co-invest with him."

Hadi's previous words completely fooled Sarah.

Pull the tiger's skin and pull the big flag,

Hardy is the best.

"That Mr. Hardy is a senior executive of Noah Pictures, the assistant to the chairman. He also owns an independent film company and an agency. He and Mr. Mayer get along very well. He must be a very capable person."

"Mr. Hardy is going to invest in a new movie. There is a role for a 13 or 14-year-old girl in it. She is the protagonist. Taylor, you must perform well when you meet Mr. Hardy and try to satisfy him."

Sarah continued to teach her daughter.

When Taylor heard the name Hardy, he was slightly stunned.

This man's last name is also Hardy.

Could this be the same Mr. Hardy whom I had met before?

But she quickly rejected the idea.

There are no such coincidences in the world.

My mother told me,

Mr. Hardy is a senior executive of Noah and a film investor. He is very familiar with the big boss and director of MGM. He should be a talented person of considerable age.

In Taylor's impression, only people of advanced age can achieve such high achievements.

The two came to the backyard.

Taylor found that the direction her mother was pulling her was where she had eaten cake before.

Under a street light,

The mother and daughter saw a tall figure.

When Taylor saw the man's appearance clearly, he was completely stunned. It was really him, Mr. Hardy. Taylor was pulled to the front by his mother.

Sarah gave Hadi a genuine smile.

"Mr. Hardy, this is my daughter Taylor. Taylor, come and greet Mr. Hardy." Sarah pulled her daughter.

Taylor calmed down.

"Hello, Mr. Hardy."

"Taylor, perform a piece for Mr. Hardy, and be careful," Sarah said to her daughter.

Taylor looked at Hardy, remembering the scene when they met just now. She was a little dazed and didn't react for a while when Sarah spoke.

"Sarah, perform a piece." Sarah urged in a low voice.

"Oh, okay."

Taylor finally came to his senses.

But what to perform? She hesitated for a moment.

Sarah thought her daughter was nervous and urged her again.

At this time, Hardy said, "Ms. Sarah, why don't you let me talk to Elizabeth alone? That way she will be more relaxed."

Sarah didn't hesitate.

"Okay, okay, you guys chat, I'll wait on the side."

"Be good, Isa."

Sarah gave Taylor one more instruction before leaving, stopping a few dozen meters away from them and looking at Hardy and his daughter from a distance.

Taylor looked up at Hardy, her big eyes full of curiosity, her thick eyelashes opening and closing like two butterflies flying.

Hardy recalled a joke about Taylor's eyelashes. Taylor's eyelashes are naturally thick. During the filming of "Lassie", the director disliked her thick eyelashes and asked her to pluck some of them.

"I didn't expect that the Mr. Hardy Mom was talking about was you." Taylor whispered.

Hadi smiled.

"Yes, it's me. Are you surprised?"

"Well, it's a bit unexpected, Mr. Hardy. What kind of performance do you want to see?" Taylor asked after calming himself down.

Hardy thought about it.

"You can dance ballet, right? Then perform a ballet piece," said Hardy.

Taylor has been practicing ballet since she was a child. When she heard Hardy say she was going to perform this, she immediately relaxed and started dancing in ballet poses.

Under the dim street lights.

A girl was dancing lightly on the grass.

The picture looks very beautiful.

Hardy thought,

If Taylor had filmed the dance scene of Deborah in Once Upon a Time in America, it would have been beautiful too.

But he seemed to remember that Once Upon a Time in America was once one of the top ten highest-grossing films in Hollywood.

The movie is good,

But he lost tens of millions of dollars at a time.

Let's just forget it.

Taylor felt like she had been dancing for quite a while, and Mr. Hardy didn't call for a stop. She didn't know whether he enjoyed watching her or was just dissatisfied. She turned around and secretly glanced at Hardy, and found that he seemed to be in a trance, and she didn't know what he was thinking about.

Taylor felt a little annoyed.

While I was putting on a show of strength, he was in a trance.

But she didn't dare stop.

Instead, he danced even harder.

"Okay, stop it."

Finally.

Hardy asked the girl to stop.

In fact, he was only in a daze for a few seconds. Most of the time he was admiring the girl's dance.

Hardy felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction when he had Elizabeth Taylor dancing for him.

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