The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 361 Amanda Seyfried

In 2006, the beautiful country could still print money without any scruples. At this time, there were relatively few zero-yuan purchases, and the air was sweet.

Rich people in the Mainland, whether they are entrepreneurs or celebrities, like to buy properties in beautiful countries.

The enemy of Hollywood blockbusters is mainly Da Mao, and the relationship between Huaxia and the beautiful country is not bad.

Both Dayao and Cheng Long are very popular in the beautiful country.

Even Lee Sheng Yew has some fans in the beautiful country, mainly Chinese of course.

In the sunny March, Li Shengyao brought five subordinates to the beautiful country.

Cheng Long has someone in the beautiful country, and his people have already disclosed the news that "Taken" will choose an actress.

Just wait for Li Shengyao to go over and pick someone.

The daughter of the protagonist of "Taken" is the most important female character in this movie, and to a certain extent, it can be said that she is the heroine of this movie.

It is undoubtedly very attractive to play the daughter of superstar Cheng Long.

Although "Around the World in Eighty Days" hit the market, Cheng Long still has two series of films, "Rush Hour" and "Shanghai Noon".

And he is a real 2000 million super giant, and he is the top actor in the world.

According to Cheng Long's sources, they have now received more than 300 resumes from young girls, some of whom are well-known actresses in Hollywood.

Li Shengyao rushed to the beautiful country, and after a short rest, he announced the official start of the audition.

So one day in early March, there was a long queue in front of the still famous Chinese restaurant in Hollywood, and the people in the queue were all young and beautiful girls.

Some Hollywood entertainment reporters came over to take a few pictures.

"Damn it, who chooses the bed partner?"

A group of performers passed by, showing envy.

In the innermost part of the Chinese restaurant, the owner of the restaurant gave Li Shengyao a thumbs up, "Director Li, you are amazing."

"Small idea, when I become a big director, let the first-line Hollywood actress come to audition."

The owner of the restaurant is from Li Shengyao's hometown, and Li Shengyao bragged a little.

After a while, the audition officially started, and the first girl who came in turned out to be someone Li Shengyao knew.

The girl is about 20 years old, and she should be 1.8 meters tall after wearing shoes. She has blond hair, a smile like sunshine after rain, and a pair of long legs.

She is beautiful and sunny, like Jennifer Aniston who has increased her height by fifteen centimeters.

No wonder Kobe later said he was fascinated by her, her figure is definitely A+ level.

In Li Shengyao's mind, her figure is even better than that of Da Mi Mi.

Although Da Mi Mi is expected, but at first glance, he doesn't exercise very much and is not strong enough.

"Hello director, my name is Blake Lively, I am 19 years old, I am a fan of Cheng Long, and I want to work with him."

No need for an interpreter, Li Shengyao could understand what she was saying.

He smiled and nodded, "You are beautiful."

"Thank you, that's the happiest thing I've heard today."

To be honest, Lively has blond hair and doesn't look like a mixed race at first glance.

And she is too tall, even taller than Cheng Long. Standing together, they won't feel like a father and daughter.

If she is really chosen as the heroine, the audience will definitely sympathize with Brother Cheng Long, everyone knows that the hero must be green.

So Lively is not suitable.

However, Li Shengyao did not express his attitude immediately.

He really likes such a tall, sunny and healthy beauty.

In his previous life, many people hid in the room and watched "Shark Beach".

"What's your specialty?"

"I can sing, dance, and act. I also learned some musical instruments. When I was in high school, I wrote two songs. I also cook well. I can also play basketball and swim."

People in the beautiful country are very confident, even a homeless man on the street will brag that he is extraordinary.

In this respect, only Ah San is more confident than them in the whole world.

Lively was born in a family of performers, so it's normal to be able to sing, dance and act, but just listen to the following words.

Li Shengyao was not interested in those either.

"Can I dance now?"

Lively wore a gray long-sleeved upper body today, a pair of skinny blue jeans and a pair of high-top leather shoes.

She grinned, showing her big white teeth, and jumped up.

With a few simple national standard movements, when turning in circles, the buttocks are particularly obvious.

Li Shengyao seemed to hear the sound of swallowing, and the assistant next to him seemed a little excited.

He glared at his subordinates and said in a low voice, "Stop drooling, calm down."

After Lively finished dancing, she bowed down and made a handsome finishing move.

"Director, I'm not very convenient today. If I wear dance clothes, I can dance better."

She had a smile on her face and was very warm.

This is a man who is not annoying to look at.

Later, "Gossip Girl" played by Lively became popular. In fact, in this TV series, she played a cheap female character who slept with men everywhere, but she was still popular. She was very popular with the audience.

Li Shengyao nodded, "If this movie has an action scene, can you finish it?"

"Yes, I have always played sports, and I am eager to challenge various plays."

She really likes sports very much, and later gave birth to four children for Xiao Jianjian, and she was able to recover quickly.

And she is a very dedicated person. Before filming "Shark Beach", she practiced diving and surfing for three months.

The more Li Shengyao watched it, the more he liked it...Unfortunately, it is still too tall, not suitable for Brother Cheng Long.

He thought for a while, and then asked, "Do you have any special talents?"

Lively paused when he heard the words, and then smiled mysteriously.

"I can perform, but only you can see it."

Li Shengyao noticed the envious eyes of several subordinates, nodded calmly, then got up and walked inside.

Behind them, there is a rest room for Li Shengyao to rest.

Li Shengyao entered first, and Lively followed, closing the door behind him.

"Director, I can do a lot."

She straightened her chest slightly and walked forward slowly.

Li Shengyao didn't answer, and looked at her with a smile, Lively then hugged him and kissed him proactively.

Li Shengyao reached out to feel for it, but she held it down.

"Director, I need an affirmative answer."

As expected of a child actor, he understands the rules of the entertainment industry, but he doesn't let go when he sees no benefit.

If you want to whore for nothing, there is no door.

"I am 26 years old. If I direct a Hollywood movie in the future and there is a role that suits you, I will leave it to you."

Hearing this, Lively paused for a while, then stepped forward and kissed again, but she quickly backed away.

"Director, I'm waiting for you."

She then opened the door, twisted and left.

She has acted in "Summer of Jeans", and her buttocks are really attractive.

Li Shengyao took out a tissue, wiped his mouth, and walked out quickly.

He sat down, noticed that several assistants were still staring at Lively, clapped his hands, "Next."

Next, the girls who auditioned came in one after another. There were many beautiful girls, and some of them could even be compared with Lively.

In particular, there are two beauties from Brazil, with wheat-colored skin, long legs, and a figure no worse than Victoria's Secret.

But it's probably because of the addition of the Hollywood four florets.

Li Shengyao always felt that they were not as strong as Lively.

Later, he didn't ask the actresses if they had any special talents.

Just ask about some specialties, or ask them to act as a student.

Some people performed well, and Li Shengyao wrote down a few names.

From morning to night, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and the audition was finally over.

At this moment, a black-haired girl walked in on her small high heels.

The girl is about 1.6 meters, round face, big eyes, black hair, not very beautiful, about [-], but she has the feeling of a girl next door.

She also wears a pair of jeans, and although she is not tall, she has a good proportion, and her legs are long and straight.

She nodded to Li Shengyao, "Hi director, my name is Amanda Seyfried, I am 21 years old, I can sing, dance, act, play the piano, I like Cheng Long, I was originally blonde, for the audition, I Especially dyed black hair, I hope to have the opportunity to work with him."

Another person Li Shengyao knew came.

Like Lively, they are the future Hollywood Four.

Among these little flowers in Hollywood, in Li Shengyao's opinion, Lively was the most beautiful and the best bed partner.

The best acting is Amanda, she has a small face, which is very suitable for the big screen of the movie.

Li Shengyao nodded, "This movie, the heroine just now, can you challenge?"

"I can. Sometimes when I go to the bar, someone asks me if I am of age. You can see that I am not tall. This is my advantage."

Short stature does look young.

When Amanda said this, she didn't shy away from it, and still had a confident smile on her face.

"Being able to perform a scene, you see your father, but you are not very familiar with him, you want to get close but feel awkward."

"Sure, give me 5 minutes"

After a while, Li Shengyao walked over. He played the role of father and assisted Amanda.

"dad."

Amanda came in from a distance, she saw Li Shengyao, paused slightly, then stopped, with joy in her eyes, but her voice was timid.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Amanda, how are you?"

"I... I'm not very good. I have encountered some difficulties in my studies."

"you can tell me."

"I……"

She lowered her head, took two steps forward, then paused, then raised her head, quickened her pace, and threw herself into Li Shengyao's arms.

She hugged Li Shengyao so tightly that he could even feel her heartbeat.

"Dad, I need your help."

Li Shengyao lowered his head, just in time to meet Amanda's pair of blue eyes, very beautiful, just like the blue sea.

Amanda hugged Li Shengyao's finger and drew a small circle on his back.

Then she took two steps back, looked a little shy and said, "Director, can I?"

It wasn't that Li Shengyao was restless.

But Amanda Seyfried is really a good fit.

First of all, she has black hair and is only 1.6 meters tall. Standing with Cheng Long, she looks more like a father and daughter.

Secondly, her acting skills are guaranteed. In Li Shengyao's previous life, Amanda won the Most Horror Acting Award in the Beautiful Country MTV Movie.

Although this award is a mess, it seems to be an inexplicable award.

But among the four little stars in Hollywood, only she has won an award for acting skills, and the other three have not even won such a small award.

In the end, Amanda made "Mean Girls" in 04. This movie was her debut, and the response was good. She also has some fans in the beautiful country.

On the whole, after seeing so many people today, she is indeed the most suitable.

"Do you have time from June to September?"

"some."

Li Shengyao nodded, then returned to his seat, ignoring the envious eyes of his subordinates, "Do you have any special talents?"

"of course."

After a while, still in the small room at the back, Li Shengyao shouted to his assistant: "Come here today, you guys have dinner first, and wait for me to come back in an hour."

He then closed the door.

Amanda hugged him from behind, "Are you sure it's me?"

"Yes, I'm sure it's you, with a salary of 200 million."

Amanda nodded excitedly, and then asked, "I can dance, do you want to see it?"

"of course."

Li Shengyao sat on the chair, Amanda took a step back, and then began to dance, dancing very naturally, as if in a slow rocking bar, she took off her clothes while dancing.

After a while, there were some high and low voices in the small room.

An hour later, Li Shengyao took Amanda's hand and left the small room. He came to the restaurant and found that the assistants had already finished eating.

He didn't care, reordered a few dishes, and then enjoyed dinner with Amanda.

After another hour, Li Shengyao met with Amanda's agent, the two parties signed the contract, and the agent left afterward.

Li Shengyao naturally took Amanda back to his room to rest, and there will be a script seminar tonight.

The rooms in the hotel are bigger and the sound insulation is better, so they can discuss more focusedly.

After a long time, Amanda put on a pajamas and sat on the edge of the bed.

She then opened the wine bottle, poured half a glass of red wine, handed it to Li Shengyao, and pushed it away for him.

"Li, you are not like an ordinary Oriental."

Li Shengyao smiled, "It's okay."

"You have directed several TV series and two movies at such a young age. Is your father the director?"

Nepotism is serious in the show business circle of the beautiful country. Many Hollywood stars come from a family of show business.

Li Shengyao shook his head with a smile, "No, I was originally an actor, an action actor, but later I found it boring, so I became a director myself."

Amanda glanced at Li Shengyao's strong body, smiled and nodded, "I believe in you."

She took a sip of wine, "Is Cheng Long really willing to act in this movie?"

Cheng Long is a superstar with a salary of 2000 million yuan, and Li Shengyao is an unknown director in the beautiful country.

In the eyes of outsiders, the combination of the two is indeed strange.

Li Shengyao nodded, "He agreed, and you will be able to see him in a few months."

"Oh, it's like a dream."

Hollywood actors, whether they are superstars or ordinary ensemble performers, don't act in many plays a year, at most two or three.

It's not that they don't want to make more money.

It is because resources are limited, and there are too many monks and too little porridge.

Especially unknown actors, they need to compete with extras from all over the world.

Although Amanda gained some fame after she acted in "Mean Girls" in 2004, she also had to audition everywhere to find a role.

Li Shengyao thought for a while, and then said: "You play well, if this movie is made well, there will be sequels in the future, and you can continue to act in a few movies, it will definitely be good for you."

In his previous life, "Taken" only took three films, and it didn't actually hit the box office. On the contrary, the third film cost 800 million and got [-] million at the box office. earned.

It's just that there are a lot of omissions in the plot of the third part, and the reputation is not as good as the first two.

In addition, Liam Neeson is 62 years old after filming the third film, and the old man seems a little disgusted to continue playing this role.

The production company has not continued filming for the time being.

But in fact, Liam Neeson made other movies and found that the salary was not as high as that of "Taken", so he made other "rescue".

Now Li Shengyao is directing, after finishing the third film, he can continue to write the fourth film "Taken".

Of course, the script must be carefully polished.

Hearing this, Amanda happily put down her wine glass, then leaned over and hugged Li Shengyao's neck with both hands, "Li, you will stay here for a few days."

"Four or five days."

"Okay, I'm totally yours these days."

Of course Li Shengyao would not be polite, he wanted to let this little girl know how powerful the Eastern Dragon is.

……

Lee Sung Yew planned to shoot all the scenes of "Taken" abroad, first in the beautiful country, and then in France.

The shooting of Pretty Country is simpler, mainly because of the foreshadowing in the early stage of the plot.

The scenes of this part of the play include the home of the actor, the home of his ex-wife after he remarried, and the gymnasium where the actor later protected the female star.

These three venues are relatively simple, and Cheng Long's people have already found them.

But in order to make sure everything was safe, Li Shengyao took his assistant to check one by one.

The hero's home is an ordinary small courtyard, and such houses are everywhere.

His ex-wife married a rich man. This rich man has a villa and a swimming pool. There are many such houses in Los Angeles.

In these two places, Cheng Long's people are very good.

He then came to the gymnasium and took a closer look. It seemed that there was no major problem, but the scene where the female star met extreme fans needed to be in a relatively dark corridor.

Li Shengyao felt that this gymnasium was too new and not suitable.

He then explained the reason and asked Cheng Long's people to find him again.

After seeing the shooting location, Lee Shengyao also watched a game between the Lakers and the Rockets in Los Angeles, and took a group photo with Dayao.

After doing this, he asked someone to book a ticket to return home.

That night, the fighting in the hotel was naturally fierce.

Although Amanda is small, she has everything she needs, and she often exercises and has good physical strength.

In the early morning of the next day, Amanda was still sleeping on the bed, and Li Shengyao strode out of the hotel with his suitcase.

Soon after, he boarded a plane to Yanjing.

The actors of "Taken", except for the hero and heroine, are not very important.

The heroine also has a best friend, so just find any female co-actor at that time.

The male protagonist also has several old partners, who can also use group performances.

The actor's ex-wife has some scenes and needs a middle-aged white woman who still has charm. He plans to leave this benefit to his eldest brother and let him choose one.

After returning to China, he rested for a few days, and then flew to France to choose the scene and make preparations in advance, so as not to be in a hurry when the crew passed by.

There are many immigrants in France and it is relatively chaotic. Paris is full of thieves.

Li Shengyao was quite annoying, he had to find a force that could guarantee the safety of their crew, and he could just pay some money.

(End of this chapter)