hollywood melon man

Chapter 343 Dust falls to the ground
"Please invite the next actor to audition, Shu Chang..."

Shu Chang was very nervous. She wasn't nervous at first, as she had experienced big scenes before. But some of the younger actors kept crying, which made her want to cry too.

However, before the audition, Shu Chang managed to calm herself down and tried to remain calm.

Everyone knows that this audition is very important. It is said that the role of Xiaoyu is the leading female role, and her role is no less important than that of Jackie Chan.

The family has already talked a lot about what it would mean if she got such an important role.

Entering the audition hall is like walking into the door of judgment of fate. Shu Chang is about to accept the first judgment of fate in his acting career.

Although Shu Chang is only fourteen years old this year, she is a little drama queen.

"Director Gilbert Jr., Director Nolan, Director Tang, Uncle Cheng Long, hello, I am Shu Chang."

Shu Chang introduced herself: "When I was five years old, I appeared in TV series and movies, and then I appeared in many TV series and movies.

He has rich and professional acting experience and is very adaptable to life on the set..."

Little Gilbert looked at Shu Chang's resume and asked, "Have you ever acted in "The Story of Xiao Fengxian"? "

"Uh, yes." Shu Chang asked cautiously, "Director, have you seen it?"

"I guess so!" Little Gilbert admitted that he had indeed seen it in his previous life, and he was mainly impressed by Jiang Qinqin in the movie.

The childhood Xiao Fengxian in the play was played by Shu Chang.

After a brief understanding, little Gilbert signaled to the assistant director to let Shu Chang get ready.

Shu Chang took the script. Being familiar with this type of audition performance, she immediately studied the script and started preparing.

About five minutes later, Cheng Long teamed up with her and the two began to perform.

Gilbert Jr. and Nolan watched the two perform, and Nolan praised: "If I were to say, I think this girl is pretty good."

"Will age be a problem?" asked Gilbert Jr. "After all, she is fourteen years old. She will be an adult after a few more performances."

Nolan said, "Little Gilbert, I think we shouldn't think that far ahead. If the first one fails, we don't need to think about the next few."

Gilbert was right. For a series of movies, the beginning is very important. If the beginning fails, the rest of the project will definitely not go on.

So Gilbert Jr. agreed with Nolan's point of view, to make the first movie well first, and then consider the rest.

From this perspective, although Shu Chang is a bit old at fourteen, her mature performance and quirky temperament are quite consistent with the setting of Xiaoyu.

So after Shu Chang's performance, she became the number one choice for Little Gilbert.

After the audition, Gilbert Jr., Nolan, Cheng Long and Stanley Tong watched the performance videos of the young actors together for study.

Sissi was the first one to be excluded. She was indeed not suitable for the role of Xiaoyu, unless the character was drastically changed, but there was no need for that.

Later, Gilbert's 'favorite' Yang Mi was also excluded. Now that age is no longer an issue, Shu Chang's performance is obviously better than Yang Mi's.

There are better options, so of course Yang Mi wouldn’t get the role.

Yang Zi... uh, Nolan said Yang Zi looked like a monkey and he couldn't film with a monkey, so Yang Zi was out too.

The remaining ones are an unknown Wang Jiaqi and Shu Chang. From the performance point of view, Shu Chang is undoubtedly more advantageous. But considering the series, the nine-year-old Wang Jiaqi is obviously more suitable.

The four people couldn't decide for a while, so Tang Jili suggested: "Why don't we let the two young actors perform separately? This time it will be more difficult, and we'll see who performs the best."

Only he could say such words. It was inappropriate for the other three to say them.

Nolan and Cheng Long both looked at little Gilbert, who touched his chin, where he already had a beard.

He thought for half a minute and made a decision instantly: "Then let's hold another audition!"

Little Gilbert made the decision, and the news spread quickly to the outside world.

Someone started talking: "Have you heard? Two young actors performed well in the previous audition, and even director Gilbert Jr. couldn't make a decision, so he had to re-audition them!"

"Is it true? Who are these two actors?" "I heard that one is Shu Chang, a child star, and the other has never acted in any dramas, but her performance is outstanding."

The audition for "The Adventures of Cheng Long" can be said to be the most eye-catching audition in the entire Chinese film and television industry. Everyone knows that getting the role means soaring to the sky, just like Bingbing Li before.

Bingbing Li is an adult actress and is fairly well-known, so it's not so difficult to explain.

But a teenager played a more important role than Bingbing Li, and was the female lead. If she was chosen, she would not become famous overnight, but at least her star path would be smooth.

Other young actors and their parents also learned the news and knew they had no hope.

It’s OK for the young actors, after all, they don’t understand what the role of Xiaoyu really means. But the parents are heartbroken, as their children have lost a great opportunity.

However, the person who was the most angry and jealous was Mother Liu.

She and her daughter made so much preparation for the audition and gave many gifts, but in the end they still didn't get the role.

"Why are you so useless? I asked you to give gifts to Director Gilbert Jr. He is the one who makes the final decision on the role. Would it be useful for you to give gifts to those Chinese directors?" Mother Liu complained.

Chen Gandi was also helpless: "I have no choice, little Gilbert won't see me at all, and he won't accept any antiques, calligraphy or paintings.

Giving money won’t work, and they don’t need money.”

"Then you are stupid, can't you send a woman off?" Mother Liu was very angry.

"Send a woman?" Godfather Chen looked at Mama Liu and said, "What kind of woman would interest a big director? He has seen all kinds of women.

If you think you can do it, go ahead and do it yourself..."

"Me?" Mother Liu blushed. "How old am I? My child is already this old. How could anyone be interested?"

"Hey!" Chen Gandi shook his finger and said, "That's not necessarily true. Some big shots have special hobbies and want to be Cao Cao."

"What do you mean?"

"I like married women!"

Mother Liu also seriously thought about Chen Gandi's suggestion: "Then tell me, if I go, can I change the role?"

Chen Gandi shook his head and said, "I think it's uncertain. Big directors look at professional ability first, and then they look at social skills. Xixi is not suitable. I have said it a long time ago."

"Then why are you asking me to deliver it to your door?" Mother Liu was very angry.

"I want you to build a good relationship with Director Gilbert Jr. With his support, there's more than just 'The Adventures of Jackie Chan'. There are many other movies!" said Godfather Chen.

It’s no wonder that Godfather Chen has a long-term vision. While others are thinking about a role, he is already thinking about the future.

Unfortunately, both Godfather Chen and Mother Liu were turned down. Little Gilbert had no interest in getting to know other people's wives and did not consider giving them any chance.

So Mother Liu never met little Gilbert, but Godfather Chen continued to give advice.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t seen him. You can secretly spread the word that Mother Liu has a relationship with little Gilbert. In this way, Sissi will also be connected with little Gilbert.

Although little Gilbert himself did not know about this, once other people knew about it, they would definitely look at Sissi differently.

To put it bluntly, it was just to take advantage of Gilbert Jr.'s status and fame, and it was very effective.

Since I can’t get the character, I have to get something back, otherwise it would be a huge loss, right?
A few days later, the last audition went on, and Shu Chang performed even better in this audition. However, Wang Jiaqi had never really learned acting, so her performance was unstable.

Therefore, Shu Chang got the much-anticipated role of Xiaoyu thanks to her stability, fit with the role, and cooperation with Cheng Long.

When Shu Chang's guardian signed his name on the actor's contract, all matters concerning the dispute over the role were settled.

However, this casting still brought a profound impact to the Chinese film and television industry. After all, this has never happened before.

No one knows where the hurricane created by the butterfly's wings will go.

(End of this chapter)