hollywood melon man

Chapter 340 International Superstar Candidate
Several rooms next to the audition hall were temporarily converted into dressing rooms and costume rooms.

Several actors who participated in the audition were called over one by one, started to put on makeup and do their styling, and then waited for the audition one by one.

In the audition hall, Gilbert Jr. and Nolan sat in the main seats, with Tong Jili at the side. He was recommended by Cheng Long and was ostensibly co-directing.

However, Tang Jili knew that the one who really made the decision was actually Gilbert Jr., and Nolan's words had no effect.

Although there were many female stars offering themselves to him for sex these days, and there were some gifts that he liked very much, Tang Jili did not dare to ask for them or accept them.

After all, he couldn't make any promises, and it wasn't his turn to make decisions on the crew.

If the person is there, the gift is received, but the job is not done, the result will be disastrous.

Facts proved that Tang Jili's decision was correct. Several Chinese assistant directors were directly expelled from the crew by Gilbert Jr. after accepting gifts as per the routine.

After those people got out, they said that little Gilbert was ungrateful, and as a result, he was banned from the circle again and disappeared from the film and television industry ever since.

In fact, similar things have happened in Little Gilbert's crew. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. As long as it does not affect the work, Little Gilbert generally does not care.

But these people are not the core members of the team after all. If outsiders see them, they will think that little Gilbert is just like that and has no control over the project, thus undermining his prestige.

So in order to make an example of someone, these few people became the unlucky ones.

Sure enough, after a few unlucky guys were cleared out of the project team, the remaining cunning people became obedient when they saw this situation and did not dare to do anything beyond their job duties.

Everyone knows that this is a big project and that participating in it will significantly increase one’s income, so no one wants to leave.

Just look at the people who worked on the "Lord of the Rings" project. They have now become the backbone of the film and television industry and are being snapped up by major film and television companies. This shows how valuable the project is.

The auditions started soon, and the first one to audition was Zhou Xun.

At this time, Zhou Xun made her mark with "The Story of the Palace of Eternal Life" and also won the Best Actress Award at the Paris International Film Festival with "Suzhou River".

Although not one of the top three, with the marketing of the agency, the title of a future international superstar has been given.

In addition to her continuous production of works, she was also one of the candidates for the four young actresses at the beginning of the century.

The agency had fought hard for this audition opportunity, and Zhou Xun's performance was indeed good, so she made it through all the hurdles and reached the final audition stage.

After putting on makeup and audition clothes, Zhou Xun was called in for the audition.

She learned English very effectively. As soon as she entered, she greeted people in English and briefly introduced her resume.

Looking at Master Zhou, Little Gilbert just nodded and let Zhou Xun take the script and start performing directly.

The camera was turned on to record Zhou Xun's performance. If there was anything difficult to decide, Gilbert Jr. and Nolan would watch the performance clips repeatedly to decide on a better candidate.

After Zhou Xun finished her performance, Gilbert Jr. exchanged opinions with Nolan, and then said to Zhou Xun: "You can go back. We will notify you as soon as there is any news."

Zhou Xun was a little disappointed that he didn't get more feedback from little Gilbert, so he had to leave and wait for news.

After she left, Gilbert Jr. told Nolan, "She acted really well, but this role is not suitable for her."

Nolan agreed: "She's too thin and not sexy, and her acting skills can't make up for the lack of appearance."

According to the script, Xiaoshe is a sexy female thief, but although Zhou Xun's acting is good, it is a bit far from the word sexy.

So little Gilbert crossed out Zhou Xun and eliminated him.

"It seems that next time if there is a similar audition, we should write down the three dimensions and height and let the auditioning actors compare and see if they meet the requirements," joked Gilbert Jr.

The role requirements mentioned in this audition were not written in great detail, only saying that it was a beautiful female thief.

Therefore, many actresses who did not fit the role and thought they were very beautiful came to audition, including Zhou Xun.

In fact, it is normal, because Gilbert Jr. thinks that this is not a big deal and the person in charge of the preliminary auditions should be able to figure it out, so he did not restrict the scope of actor selection.

At the beginning, Gilbert Jr. did not explain the role requirements clearly to them, so these problems were inevitable.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as we can choose the right actors.

After that was the audition for international actress Zhang Ziyi. Well, she has some acting skills and has appeared in Hollywood movies before. Nolan himself is very fond of her.

But after Zhang's audition, Gilbert said, "This person is too cunning, I don't want to use her."

"But she has performed well in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Rush Hour 2, and has a certain degree of fame," Nolan said.

Little Gilbert nodded slightly and said, "That's true, but Jack's achievements are enough, and we can also invite a few Hollywood stars.

Zhang's fame is dispensable, and it is unnecessary for the Chinese market."

Little Gilbert feels that if you don’t like someone, you don’t like him/her. Nothing in this world is irreplaceable, not even a superstar like Tom Cruise, let alone Zhang Ziyi.

"Next audition, Li Xiaobing, please be ready..."

Li Xiaobing entered the final audition. She was a little nervous and took a deep breath to calm herself down. Li Xiaobing's sister Li Xue accompanied her to the audition and comforted her sister:

"Relax, sister. You are a great actress and you are beautiful. You will surely impress Director Gilbert."

Li Xiaobing nodded hard: "Yes, I am confident."

After calming down a bit, Li Xiaobing firmly pushed open the door of the audition hall and walked in. Li Xue looked at the closed door and secretly cheered for her sister. She felt that her sister would soar to the sky and realize her dream from now on.

After Li Xiaobing entered, he immediately greeted people in English and practiced English intensively. Although he still had an accent, he had no major problems speaking it in daily life.

"Director Gilbert, Director Nolan, Director Tang, hello, I am Bingbing Li..." Li Xiaobing briefly introduced her resume.

Little Gilbert was familiar with the actor Li Xiaobing. There were many more auditions to come, and Little Gilbert did not have time to familiarize himself with Li Xiaobing at this period.

He nodded, and the assistant immediately handed a script to Li Xiaobing: "You have five minutes to prepare. In five minutes, the performance will begin."

Li Xiaobing said he understood and took the script, which also came with some character biographies.

This scene actually involves Xiao She and Cheng Long. Li Xiaobing was wondering why the protagonist's name was Cheng Long. The key point is that it was really played by Cheng Long himself.

But none of this matters. Li Xiaobing just needs to complete her performance.

This role is similar to Ling Chuchu, whom she played in "Young Justice Bao", so Li Xiaobing quickly found the feeling and completed the performance.

"What do you think?" Little Gilbert asked Nolan for his opinion.

Nolan expressed his satisfaction: "Compared to the previous one, this Li is not bad either. From the temperament point of view, he is more suitable for the role of Xiaoshe."

"Let's look at other people first!" Little Gilbert said, and took Li Xiaobing as a backup candidate.

After Li Xiaobing came out, her sister Li Xue quickly went up to ask Li Xiaobing: "How was the audition result?"

"The director asked me to go back and wait for news, but I tried my best," said Li Xiaobing.

Li Xue was a little worried: "I heard that Ziyi Zhang knows Little Gilbert. Will this be a problem? After all, Director Little Gilbert must take care of his acquaintances."

After hearing what her sister said, Li Xiaobing felt that her hope was not very high.

But she still forced a smile and said, "It doesn't matter. Director Gilbert Jr. is the top director in Hollywood. I believe my performance can impress him."

Li Xue nodded and said, "That's all I can do. I hope Director Gilbert will take a liking to you."

Who wouldn't want to be noticed by director Gilbert Jr.? It's a great opportunity to become famous overnight, a chance to go international, and everyone wants it.

After Li Xiaobing's audition, it happened that Fan Xiaobing entered the venue.

At that time, the saying of "Four Dan and Two Bing" was not yet popular. Fan Xiaobing starred in "My Fair Princess" and "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li". Although they were both supporting roles, she was already famous.

However, Fan Xiaobing at this time still seemed a little immature compared to Li Xiaobing, and the most important thing was her temperament.

If Li Xiaobing showed agility and liveliness in the audition, watching Fan Xiaobing always feels like watching Daji, or a charming concubine in the harem.

Of course, actors can be trained.

However, as the film's director, Nolan obviously didn't want to waste time training the actors. After everyone finished auditioning, he suggested to Gilbert Jr.:

"I think Bingbing Li has performed the best so far. I recommend choosing him."

Gilbert watched the performance clips of all the actors who auditioned and agreed with Nolan's opinion: "Then choose Bingbing Li and call her to inform her..."

The assistant immediately made a phone call and the audition results came out in the afternoon.

The call went to Bingbing Li, and it was her sister Li Xue who answered the phone: "Hello, how are you..."

"Are you Bingbing Li?"

"I'm her sister and can handle these things on her behalf." Li Xue had a hunch.

Sure enough, the person on the other end of the phone said, "Congratulations, Bingbing Li performed well. Director Gilbert Jr. and Director Nolan decided to let Bingbing Li play the role of Little Snake."

"YES!" Li Xue couldn't help but punch the sky to celebrate. Her sister was really amazing and successfully got the role.

Li Xue quickly replied: "Thank you, I thank you on behalf of my sister..."

"You're welcome..." The person on the other end of the phone mentioned some precautions, including signing the actor contract, reporting time, etc., and then hung up.

Bingbing Li, who had just finished taking a shower, came out and wiped her hair with a towel. Seeing Li Xue waving her fist excitedly, she quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Xue took a big step in an instant and appeared in front of her sister. She held her cheeks and gave her a big kiss on the forehead, turning Bingbing Li's forehead red.

Bingbing Li was still wondering: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Li Xue looked excited: "Sister, we got the role."

Bingbing Li didn't react for a moment: "What what?"

"I said, you got the role, you are going to Hollywood to film..." Li Xue shouted loudly in Bingbing Li's ear, almost shattering Bingbing Li's eardrum.

But Bingbing Li no longer cared. Her head was buzzing, and only those words echoed in her mind:

I got the role, I'm going to be famous, I'm going to be an international superstar...

(End of this chapter)