Chapter 339 The fight scene
The grand banquet hall on the left side of the second floor of Beijing International Trade Chang Fuchun Hotel 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 this place. All the tables, chairs and benches have been cleared. Several mirrors have been set up and two cameras have been set up.
There is also a sign outside the door of the banquet hall, which reads the name of the film "The Adventures of Cheng Long: The Mystery of the Spell", producer/screenwriter: Gilbert Landrini Jr., director Christopher Nolan, starring Cheng Long and other brief information.
There is also a plot synopsis, which tells the story of archaeologist Cheng Long who discovered the secret of the twelve zodiac signs in an ancient tomb. At the same time, a niece named Xiaoyu came from China. Together with their father, the three of them embarked on a journey to find the secret of the sign. Adventure journey.
During this period, he encountered obstruction and robbery from the villains led by Valon, and a series of thrilling stories happened.
This sign has been there for the past 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 role is the ten-year-old girl Xiaoyu, who is considered the female lead in the film.
Although many famous actresses coveted this role, they obviously couldn't go back to their childhood to grab this role, so they focused on another character, Little Snake.
These days, if you go out of the country and walk on the red carpet, even if you go to film festivals in other Asian countries, you can be called an international movie star.
If you go to the three major European film festivals, or simply appear in a Hollywood movie, your status will rise several levels and you will become one of the top stars.
In previous eras when national self-confidence was on the rise, there were so many kneeling people who worshiped foreigners, 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, Cheng Long can be regarded as a Chinese movie star who has truly entered the international market, and his gold content is quite high.
This time, Cheng Long is starring, and it seems that Little Snake will not be given the role. Moreover, the audition is in the Mainland, and no stars from Hong Kong Island were chosen.
This shows that mainland stars have the opportunity to truly go abroad and star in movies in Hollywood. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and many stars are excited.
It's a pity that the actresses were selected this time, and there was nothing wrong with the male actors.
Because Little Snake's audition was held first, many famous mainland actresses took notice and used backdoor connections to break into Nolan's room by pretending to go through the wrong door, creating accidental 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 to learn English 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 martial arts skills and experience shooting martial arts scenes will undoubtedly have an advantage.
On a sunny morning, the Changfuchun Hotel opened a special passage. Actresses who came to audition came one after another and rested in the lounge specially prepared by the hotel.
These are the stars who participated in the re-election through the preliminary selection. It is said that neither Gilbert Jr. nor Director Nolan will appear in the re-election. Director Tang Jili from Hong Kong Island will host the audition.
But little Gilbert came anyway, and he and Nolan chatted in the hotel cafe.
"I have communicated with the IMAX company. They have cooperated with me and Director Cameron to develop a new generation of IMAX cameras and the 3DIMAX system. It has been very effective now."
Nolan asked curiously: "Can IMAX cameras be put into use now?"
"Of course," Little Gilbert stirred the coffee: "But there is a problem. Compared with ordinary cameras, IMAX cameras require a wider film width and a longer roll.
This means that the IMAX camera will be quite bulky, and the shooting cost will increase a lot. "
Nolan doesn’t care about weight and cost issues, he only cares about the picture: “What will be the effect of the filmed picture?”
Little Gilbert smiled mysteriously: "I can only say it's pretty good. I guarantee you will like the IMAX camera."
The two were chatting when a familiar voice suddenly sounded: "Director Gilbert, I didn't expect to meet you here. I'm really lucky."
Little Gilbert looked back and saw that it was the International Chapter, followed by a pretty girl who looked very familiar, but little Gilbert couldn't remember who it was.
"Miss Zhang, what a coincidence, who are you?" Little Gilbert asked.
International Zhang said: "I'm here for the audition. This is my classmate Hu Jing. She's here to accompany me for the audition."
Little Gilbert nodded to Hu Jing, not intending to talk more. Instead, he focused on the international chapter: "Congratulations, you will definitely be able to participate in the final audition, right?"
"Director Tang said yes, but the final result depends on what you want..." International Zhang looked at little Gilbert expectantly.
However, little Gilbert didn't say anything, and just said politely: "Then I'm looking forward to your performance, come on!"
That's it. Hu Jing blinked. Didn't the International Chapter say that she had a very good relationship with little Gilbert? Why doesn't it look like that?
International Zhang was also a little embarrassed, but little Gilbert had no intention of chatting with her anymore, and International Zhang was not easy to tangle with, so he pulled Hu Jing and left.
Hu Jing was very proud and did not expose Jiji Zhang's lies, but Jiji Zhang still felt his face burning.
Fortunately, he is a thick-skinned person in the entertainment industry, so Jiu Zhang’s expression is still calm.
There were quite a lot of female stars coming to audition today. Basically, all the famous actresses in the entertainment industry came to audition.
At this time, in the actor's lounge where they were participating in the audition, the actresses were far apart from each other, and they were all on guard against each other, not communicating at all.
I only drink water brought by my assistant, and I don’t dare to pass it through the hands of outsiders, even the hands of hotel attendants.
This has happened before. During the audition, an actor took water from a competitor and ended up having diarrhea and missed the audition. After that, all actors were on guard during auditions.
Li Xiaobing sat on the seat near the door and took a sip of water while looking at all the competitors in the lounge.
She saw Zhou Xun, Fan Xiaobing, and famous actresses such as Xiao Qiang, Lin Chiling, and Michelle Reis who came from Taiwan and Hong Kong Island.
It's okay to say that in the Mainland, it's mainly these famous Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses that put a lot of pressure on Li Xiaobing.
These actresses became famous very early and had more opportunities than she did.
The audition actors were called over one by one. Li Xiaobing waited anxiously, feeling a little panicked. She knew it was an opportunity to become famous overnight, and so did the other actresses.
It is also because of this that the competition for this audition is so fierce.
At this time, there was a quarrel outside the lounge door, which attracted Li Xiaobing's attention.
"Why did you step on my skirt? Did you do it on purpose?"
"Who stepped on your skirt? You were careless, can you blame me?"
"It's you, my assistant saw it..."
"My assistant also saw it, but I didn't step on it..."
These two actresses were still well-known actresses, but now they actually had a quarrel in public over their skirts, and it looked like they were going to start scratching them.
There was a lot of fun to watch, and it immediately attracted a large number of people. Especially actresses from Hong Kong and Taiwan found it interesting when they saw two mainland actresses fighting, so they joined in to watch the fun.
Only Li Xiaobing and a few others didn't go up. She didn't like this kind of thing and didn't dare to join in the fun.
Seeing that a fight was about to start, a man suddenly came out and shouted: "Shut up, stop arguing..."
"Who is it?" One of the actresses involved glared angrily, looked over, and immediately saw little Gilbert with a blank look on his face, and Nolan standing behind him.
"Little Gilbert Director..." The actresses and assistants who were arguing and watching the excitement immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look at little Gilbert.
what is this? Is it embarrassing to throw it to foreigners?
Many actresses also know little Gilbert and know that he is a China expert. They wonder what little Gilbert will think when he sees this scene.
To be honest, I expected it, but I didn't expect that a fight would happen.
Little Gilbert hopes that even if the audition does not lead to harmonious coexistence, at least everyone can do their own thing and do their own thing. But the temptation of the role is too great, and some people will always take risks.
Little Gilbert whispered to his assistant: "These two people, please cross them off the audition list. I don't want to see them."
The assistant nodded, walked over and said to the two women: "Ladies, you can go."
The two quarreling actresses regretted it and wanted to apologize, but seeing the sharp eyes of little Gilbert, they swallowed their words back.
The two people and their assistant took their things and retreated in despair.
All the female stars watching the excitement were secretly happy. Two more competitors left. It was great.
Little did they know, little Gilbert and Nolan had taken a rough look at the female stars who were watching, and they had already made crosses for these female stars in their hearts.
If you don't prepare well and just watch the excitement here, what do you think of an audition? Is there a palace fight scene?
Little Gilbert also walked into the green room to take a look, and those who didn't watch the excitement quickly stood up to say hello.
Little Gilbert nodded slightly. Not to mention how good the conditions were, at least their attitudes were correct. Except for these people, everyone else can be eliminated.
Poor acting skills can be improved, but bad attitude cannot be cured.
Little Gilbert didn't express any opinion on the quarrel between the two actresses. He just took a look and left. After he left, this place became a Shura field again.
Although there are no swords and swords, the atmosphere is so solemn that it is no worse than the swords and swords.
After all, there is only one role, but there are more than 20 female stars competing for it. You can imagine how difficult it is.
As everyone knows, most of the people here have been sentenced to death by Little Gilbert.
Only a few people including Li Xiaobing, Fan Xiaobing, Zhou Xun and Maggie Cheung from the International Chapter are still alive because they did not join in the fun and concentrated on preparing for the audition.
After the actress's audition, the final audition will soon come.
In the re-selection, more than a dozen unsuitable candidates were eliminated again, and only nine people entered the final audition round. It's still very difficult for nine people to compete for one role.
At this stage, it was the audition that little Gilbert personally participated in.
Everyone knew that the fateful moment had arrived.
(End of chapter)