Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 439-Cheng Xiao’s audition

Yesterday afternoon, the shooting of the Jaeger-LeCoultre watch commercial in collaboration with Ana de Armas went very smoothly. Ana's acting skills easily dragged Chen Yu along the way.

After filming the commercial, Anna also took the opportunity to chat with Chen Yu about her guest appearance in "No Time to Die". Mr. James Bond is interested in linking up with the American detective Chen.

MGM and Universal Pictures are negotiating with Lionsgate to discuss Chen Yu's joining. After all, the copyright of Detective Chen's character belongs to Lionsgate.

In fact, to put it bluntly, "No Time to Die" wants to incorporate a touch of Chinese elements into the work so that it can defraud Chinese audiences of their money in a slightly more respectable way.

At present, the screenwriting team of "No Time to Die" has designed only one scene for Chen Yu, in which Mr. Bond, who is forced to return to the world, buys information about Safin from Chen.

There is no spectacular battle of wits or bullet-flying fighting scenes in this scene, just two men enjoying the sunshine while complaining about their jobs.

Not arranging action scenes for Chen Yu is mainly because it is difficult to set his force value in the movie, or if Chen Yu's skills are too good, Mr. Bond will easily be ridiculed by the audience.

In addition, based on a comprehensive consideration of Chen Yu's character image in "Knives Out", Detective Chen's marksmanship and skills can only be summarized as well-trained.

It cannot be called proficient, let alone superb, so the screenwriting team of "No Time to Die" chose to make the encounter between Detective Chen and Bond a slow-paced scene.

Chen Yu has no interest in guest starring in "No Time to Die". He doesn't like Mr. James Bond and the "Mission: Impossible" series that pretends to be cool.

The first three "Bourne Supremacy" movies are good works that Chen Yu can watch over and over again. Of course, the good works here only refer to Chen Yu's personal opinions and have nothing to do with the public.

At 7:20 in the morning, Chen Yu walked into the audition studio with one step at a time. This newly built medium-sized studio is located due east of Hollywood and is fully owned by Netflix.

This studio will also serve as the headquarters of the CIA in the "Berlin Station" series.

The Berlin Intelligence Station was temporarily assigned to the newly renovated five-story German Telegraph Office.

The German Telegraph Office was completed in June 1840. MGM and Netflix jointly leased it and then installed it as the U.S. Embassy in Germany and an intelligence station.

Chen Yu stood at the door of the studio and chatted with the interior designer before walking into the audition waiting area. Currently, only Cheng Xiao and her executive agent were in the waiting area.

"It starts at 8:20, why are you here so early." Chen Yu leaned forward slightly to catch the figs thrown by Cheng Xiao, and at the same time asked the staff to buy three portions of Chinese fried rice.

Chen Yu took the subway and rushed here after doing a quick shower in the morning. He was originally going to enjoy a quiet breakfast in the suite, but Cheng Xiao always bombarded him with his voice!

Although Cheng Xiao had no expectations or illusions about this audition, she was inexplicably nervous as soon as she arrived in Los Angeles the day before yesterday and didn't get a good rest for two consecutive nights.

Chen Yu took two steps back to look at Cheng Xiao, who had only lightly applied makeup today, and then raised his eyebrows. He felt that the young lady in front of him must be tired from shopping very intensively every day.

Cheng Xiao's executive agent immediately turned around and snickered when she heard this. In the past two days, she and Cheng Xiao basically went out at eight in the morning and returned to the hotel at ten in the evening.

Cheng Xiao weighed the orange and emphasized that in addition to participating in auditions, she also had other tasks, such as taking pictures and videos of events and uploading them to Cosmic Girls' social accounts.

Speaking of this, Cheng Xiao hurriedly adjusted his hoodie and pulled Chen Yu's thoughts before recording the audition. Chen Yu felt that he could chat while eating assorted vegetable fried rice to create a relaxed atmosphere. "You can't do this. My coming to Los Angeles to audition has already made the sisters in the group secretly jealous. If I continue to act indifferent, I will definitely be ostracized when I go back."

Cheng Xiao's executive agent also nodded in agreement. Cosmic Girl is not far away from disbanding, so let's see if they can shine a light before disbanding.

Nowadays, the relationship between the members of the group is quite complicated. Even Cheng Xiao, Wu Xuanyi and Meng Meiqi rarely communicate in private, which is a huge headache for the company.

Chen Yu saw a look of disappointment on the faces of Cheng Xiao and her executive agent, so he changed the subject and asked her if she had practiced speaking before the battle.

Cheng Xiao held chopsticks in his mouth and winked at Chen Yu gently, then swallowed the fried rice in his mouth and rinsed his mouth with orange juice, and then communicated with Chen Yu in English.

In fact, Cheng Xiao can barely do it if she only uses short sentences, and she can basically understand everyday conversations.

But when he spoke a long sentence, it would instantly change into Chinese wording and Korean pronunciation, and Chen Yu had to react for a while before he could understand.

On the contrary, Cheng Xiao's performance was full of confidence. Although he was talking about being sloppy, his demeanor and gestures were very exemplary. It seems that South Korea's trainee system is quite effective.

At least idols who have been trained generally don't have stage fright. At this moment, even if Cheng Xiao knows that his speaking skills are poor, he can still try his best to overcome the psychological fluctuations and continue the conversation.

"When the audition starts, don't be nervous even if you don't understand what the director and producer say. I will be responsible for translating for you." Chen Yu quickly wiped out the assorted fried rice.

Since Cheng Xiao was just for a formality, she was the first actor to audition today, and the one who got the second pick just arrived in Los Angeles at midnight yesterday.

Cheng Xiao's audition content was actually very simple: she was paired with Chen Yu in a home situation. She specifically regarded Chen Yu as her boyfriend, husband, younger brother or even sister.

Cheng Xiao would definitely not get any roles anyway, so she and Chen Yu discussed playing a more challenging couple.

After the audition started, Chen Yu's tired look when he walked in, and the joyful and relaxed look that instantly switched when he heard Cheng Xiao's footsteps, made Director Capotonti couldn't help but sit upright.

The small details here fully show that Chen Yu has habitually concealed his true face and inner emotions due to his long-term engagement in intelligence and secret-related work.

Even when facing his closest wife, he will subconsciously disguise and deceive. If a cruel question is raised further, a cruel question will appear in the audience's mind:
Does Chen Yu love his wife? Or is Cheng Xiao just used as an identity cover to integrate into normal society?
To be honest, Chen Yu's performance in these few minutes is indeed worthy of being the leading actor in "Berlin Intelligence Station".

As for classmate Cheng Xiao, she is exactly like an idol. Dilraba and Gulinazha are both masters in front of her. Chen Yu is not optimistic about Cheng Xiao's future screen journey.

It would probably be better if she could use her free time to learn acting. Moreover, it is easy to get involved in the Chinese drama industry. If Cheng Xiao has a pair of principles, she will definitely not worry about not being invited.

About ten minutes later, Cheng Xiao finished her audition and walked out of the studio briskly. From now until 6:05 tomorrow evening, she can completely put down her burdens and visit Hollywood.

"When will you return to China?" Cheng Xiao opened his arms to embrace the warm sunshine, then did a little tap dance, and then ran to his senior sister who shouted hello.

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