hollywood melon man

Chapter 339: Fighting Scene

The large banquet hall on the left side of the second floor of Beijing International Trade Hotel Changfuchun is generally used to hold company annual meetings and events.

However, this hall is very special these days. More than a dozen foreigners of different skin colors have occupied it. All the tables, chairs and benches have been cleared out. Several mirrors have been set up and two cameras have been installed.

There was also a sign outside the banquet hall with the name of the film "The Adventures of Jackie Chan: Mystery of the Talisman", producer/screenwriter: Gilbert Landrini Jr., director Christopher Nolan, starring Jackie Chan and other brief information.

In addition, there is a plot summary, which tells the story of archaeologist Cheng Long who discovered the secret of the twelve zodiac talismans in an ancient tomb. At the same time, a niece named Xiaoyu came from China, and together with her father, the three embarked on an adventurous journey to find the secret of the talisman.

During this period, they encountered obstruction and robbery by the villains led by Valon, which led to a series of thrilling stories.

This sign has been there for three or four days and has been read by countless parents and famous actresses.

It is reported that the auditions are mainly for two roles, one of which is a ten-year-old girl named Xiaoyu, who is considered the leading female role in the film.

Although many famous actresses coveted this role, it was obviously impossible for them to go back to their childhood to grab the role, so they set their sights on another character, Xiaoshe.

Nowadays, if you go abroad and walk the red carpet, or even go to a film festival in other Asian countries, you can be called an international movie star.

If you go to the three major European film festivals, or simply show up in a Hollywood movie, your status will rise several levels and you will become one of the top stars.

In previous lives, when national self-confidence was on the rise, there were so many people who worshipped foreign things, let alone this era.

Although this marketing method is very low-level and has not really gone abroad after all, it is really effective and many people want to try it.

In comparison, Jackie Chan is a Chinese film star who has truly entered the international market and his value is quite high.

This time Cheng Long is the lead actor, and it looks like Xiao She will have a lot of roles. Moreover, the audition is held in mainland China, and no stars from Hong Kong Island are chosen.

This shows that mainland celebrities have the opportunity to truly go abroad and act in Hollywood movies. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and many celebrities are tempted.

It’s a pity that this time, only actresses were selected and there was no chance for male actors.

Because Xiaoshe's audition was conducted first, many famous actresses from the mainland heard the news and came to Nolan's room through the back door or pretending to walk into the wrong door, and quite a few of them created chance encounters.

In order to leave a good impression on the two directors, many actresses who were not good at English began to find English teachers and study hard.

Some actresses who got the news in advance have even studied English for two or three months. And because the film has action scenes, those actresses who have a martial arts foundation and experience in martial arts filming will undoubtedly have an advantage.

On a sunny morning, the Changfuchun Hotel opened a special channel, and the actresses who came for auditions came one after another and rested in the lounge specially prepared by the hotel.

These are the stars who have passed the preliminary round and are participating in the re-selection. It is said that neither Gilbert Jr. nor director Nolan will appear in the re-selection, and the audition will be hosted by director Stanley Tong from Hong Kong Island.

But Gilbert Jr. came anyway, and he chatted with Nolan in the hotel cafe.

"I have had exchanges with IMAX, and they have worked with me and Director Cameron to develop a new generation of IMAX cameras and 3D IMAX systems, which have now been very fruitful."

Nolan asked curiously, “Can the IMAX camera be put into use now?”

"Of course," Gilbert Jr. stirred his coffee, "but there is a problem. Compared with ordinary cameras, IMAX cameras require wider and longer film.

This means that the IMAX camera will be quite bulky and the shooting cost will increase significantly.”

Nolan doesn’t care about weight and cost; he only cares about the picture: “How will the picture turn out?”

Little Gilbert smiled mysteriously: "I can only say it is quite good. I guarantee you will like the IMAX camera."

The two were chatting when suddenly a familiar voice sounded: "Director Gilbert, I didn't expect to meet you here. I'm really lucky."

When little Gilbert looked back, he saw that it was Zhang Ziyi, followed by a beautiful woman who looked very familiar, but little Gilbert couldn't remember who she was.

"Ms. Zhang, what a coincidence, who are you?" Little Gilbert expressed doubt.

Zhang Jie said: "I am here for an audition. This is my classmate Hu Jing. She is here to accompany me to the audition."

Little Gilbert nodded to Hu Jing, not wanting to talk more. Instead, he focused on Zhang, "Congratulations. You will definitely be able to participate in the final audition, right?"

"Director Tang said it's okay, but the final result will depend on your opinion..." Zhang looked at little Gilbert expectantly.

However, Little Gilbert did not say anything, but just said politely: "Then I look forward to your performance, come on!"

That's it. Hu Jing blinked. Didn't Zhang Ziyi say that she and little Gilbert had a good relationship? Why didn't they look like that?

International Zhang was also a little embarrassed, but little Gilbert had no intention of talking to her any more, so International Zhang didn't want to get involved and pulled Hu Jing away.

Hu Jing was very considerate and did not expose Zhang Ziyi's lie, but Zhang Ziyi still felt hot on her face.

Fortunately, being in the entertainment industry requires thick skin, so Zhang Ziyi remained calm.

There are quite a lot of female stars coming to audition today. Basically all the famous female stars in the entertainment industry have come to audition.

At this time, in the actor's lounge for the audition, the actresses were far apart from each other, were on guard against each other, and did not communicate at all.

When drinking water, he only drinks the water brought by his assistant and dares not let it pass through the hands of outsiders, even the hands of hotel waiters.

This happened before, when an actor took water from a competitor during an audition, he got diarrhea and missed the audition. After that, all actors were on guard during auditions.

Li Xiaobing sat in a seat near the door, took a sip of water, and looked at all the competitors in the lounge.

She saw Zhou Xun, Fan Xiaobing, and famous female stars such as Xiao Qiang, Lin Chiling, and Li Jiaxin who came from Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The ones from the mainland are not so difficult to deal with, but it’s these famous actresses from Hong Kong and Taiwan that put a lot of pressure on Li Xiaobing.

These actresses became famous very early and had more opportunities than her.

The auditioning actresses were called one by one, and Li Xiaobing waited anxiously, feeling a little flustered. She knew this was a chance to become famous overnight, and other actresses knew it too.

That's why the competition in this audition was so fierce.

Just at this moment, the sound of quarreling came from outside the lounge door, attracting Li Xiaobing's attention.

"Why did you step on my skirt? Did you do it on purpose?"

"Who stepped on your skirt? It was your own carelessness, can you blame me?"

"It's you. My assistant saw it..."

"My assistant saw it, I didn't step on it..."

These two actresses are well-known actresses. Now they have started arguing in public over skirts, and it seems that they are going to fight.

There was something exciting to watch, which immediately attracted a large number of people, especially the actresses from Hong Kong and Taiwan, who found the fight between the two mainland actresses very interesting and came to watch the fun.

Only a few people including Li Xiaobing did not go up. They didn't like this kind of thing and didn't dare to join in the fun.

Just as they were about to fight, a man suddenly came out and shouted, "Shut up, stop arguing..."

"Who is it?" One of the actresses involved glared, and when she looked over, she immediately saw little Gilbert with an uneasy look on his face, and Nolan standing behind him.

"Director Little Gilbert..." The female stars and assistants who were watching the quarrel immediately lowered their heads and dared not look at Little Gilbert.

What is this? Is this embarrassing to foreigners?

The female stars also knew little Gilbert and knew that he was an expert on China. They wondered what little Gilbert would feel when he saw this scene.

To be honest, I expected it, but I didn't expect a fight to happen.

Gilbert hoped that even if the audition was not harmonious, at least everyone would keep to themselves and do their own thing. But the temptation of the role was too great, and there were always people who took risks.

Little Gilbert whispered to his assistant, "Cross these two people off the audition list. I don't want to see them."

The assistant nodded, walked over to the two women and said, "Ladies, you can go now."

The two quarreling actresses finally regretted their quarrel and wanted to apologize, but when they saw Gilbert Jr.'s fierce look, they swallowed the words back.

The two men and their assistant took their things and retreated in disgrace.

The group of female stars who were watching the fun were secretly happy. Two more competitors left. That was great.

Little did they know that Gilbert Jr. and Nolan had made a rough memory of the female stars who were watching the show, and had already crossed them out in their hearts.

You are just watching the fun here without preparing properly. What do you think the audition is? Is it a palace drama?

Young Gilbert even walked into the actors' lounge and took a look, and those who hadn't been watching the fun quickly stood up and greeted them.

Little Gilbert nodded slightly. Regardless of their conditions, at least their attitudes were correct. Apart from these people, everyone else could be eliminated.

Bad acting skills can be corrected, but a bad attitude can never be fixed.

Little Gilbert did not comment on the quarrel between the two actresses. He just took a look and left. After he left, the place became a Shura field again.

Although there was no swordplay, the atmosphere was solemn and no less than a scene with swordplay.

After all, there is only one role, but there are more than twenty actresses competing. You can imagine how difficult it is.

Little did they know that most of the people here had been sentenced to death by Little Gilbert.

Only a few international stars such as Zhang Ziyi, Li Xiaobing, Fan Xiaobing, Zhou Xun, and Maggie Cheung are still alive because they did not join in the fun and focused on preparing for the auditions.

After the actresses' preliminary auditions, the final auditions will soon follow.

In the second round of selection, more than a dozen unsuitable candidates were eliminated, and only nine people entered the final audition. Nine people competing for one role was still very difficult.

At this stage, it was time for Gilbert Jr. to personally participate in the audition.

Everyone knew that the moment to decide their fate had arrived.

(End of this chapter)