Chapter 500 Returning to China
The casting for "Life of Pi" went on as scheduled. The casting was very large and many people came to audition.
Everyone in India who pays attention to this knows that "Life of Pi" is not only a Hollywood film, but also directed by a newly awarded Oscar-winning director.
Although this director is a Chinese, he is very talented.
Won the Venice Film Festival and Oscar Best Director Awards at a young age.
He is the youngest Oscar-winning director in history!
Therefore, even though he is young, no one doubts his strength.
In fact, the casting time for this movie was one year earlier than the original timeline.
There is not much difference between actors one year earlier and one year later.
So Wang Shu was thinking, should he directly recruit the original team?
It's better to act than to think, that's what he did.
"Hello, Shu."
In the coffee shop, Tabu, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Wang Shu coming and quickly stood up to say hello politely.
"Hello." Wang Shu reached out and shook the other person's right hand.
I heard that Indians wash their butts with their hands when going to the toilet. I wonder if this Indian movie queen does the same?
If so, is there any leftover poop on your hands?
The two sat down and exchanged a few polite words at first. Wang Shu then handed over the prepared script and said, "You take a look first."
Wang Shu’s casting for the movie Split with Ivy Kaufman.
Ivy Kaufman is auditioning for Pi.
Wang Shu, in contact with other actors of Youth Pi.
For example, this Tabu is not only a first-line actress in India, but also a queen in the Indian film industry.
In 1997, he won the Indian National Film Award for "Maachis" and the Filmfare Film Critics Award for this film the following year.
In 2001, he participated in "ChandniBar" and won the Indian National Film Award again.
Not only was she originally the role of Pi's mother in "The Life of Pi" directed by Li Eucalyptus, she was also the femme fatale heroine in "The Tuner" in the original timeline.
In order to save casting time, Wang Shu was too lazy to audition the actors for this role, so he directly invited Tabu to participate.
It is a project of Fox, one of the eight major Hollywood film companies. It is an award-winning film directed by the youngest Oscar-winning director in history and aimed at the Oscar stage. Wang Shu does not believe that Tabu, an Indian actress, is not attracted.
This is true even if Tabu is a first-line actress in India.
Indian A-list actors are just India's A-list actors.
And going international is an international actor.
"Life of Pi" is an opportunity for Tabu.
The reason is that if he returns to China and releases the audition news for this role, he will definitely be highly competitive.
Even Gong Li would ask him for information.
Just as Wang Shu thought, although Tabu is a first-line actress in India, she attaches great importance to this rare opportunity and is willing to accept it even if she has not read the script.
However, the script was handed to him, so Tabu politely took it and symbolically looked through it.
The script is written in English, and Tabu can understand it because he speaks English.
After roughly reading the script for a while, Tabu looked up at Wang Shu with a burning gaze, and said politely with a smile on his face: "Shu, thank you for the invitation. The script is very good and the content is very challenging. I am very happy to receive your invitation. I am also very happy to have the opportunity to participate in it."
"Life of Pi" is not only not a bad script, but it is also an Oscar-winning film produced and invested by Fox, one of the eight major Hollywood companies, and directed by the Oscar-winning director. 's video.
Tabu, naturally I don’t want to miss it.
“It’s a pleasure to cooperate.” Wang Shu smiled and extended his hand after hearing the words.
Tabu also smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Wang Shu's hand.
To be honest, Wang Shu was really curious about whether Tabu had ever washed his butt with his hands?
Of course he knows that the middle and upper class people in India also use paper, but washing their buttocks with their hands seems to be a traditional Indian craft?
Even those in the middle and upper classes will inevitably know how to use their hands.
"Shu, do you have any work to do next? If not, I will treat you to dinner." Tabu looked at Wang Shu , and extended the invitation with a smile.
As far as she knows, Wang Shu is the youngest Oscar-winning director in history.
If we can connect with him, we may have more opportunities to participate in Hollywood movies in the future.
Nowadays, she is a first-line actress in India and has long wanted to leave India and go global.
But without the help of noble people, it is difficult to have a chance.
Wang Shu heard this and thought that they would work together on the crew in the future, so it was a bit embarrassing for him to refuse like this.
As a qualified director, you need to know how to consider the emotions of the actors on the crew.
As long as the emotions of the cast and crew are normal, the filming will go smoothly.
Paying attention to these things is also helping himself.
Then he smiled and said: "Okay."
Wang Shu arrived for the first time, and Tabu specially treated him to Indian food in order to show his friendship as a landlord.
Hmm.
I can only say that the Indian food in high-end restaurants is okay. Although some dishes don't look good, they still taste good.
Anyway, as long as you add more seasonings, there will be nothing unpalatable.
Tabu may have been dining in front of Wang Shu. His movements were quite graceful. He helped Wang Shu thoughtfully from time to time and introduced the food to let Wang Shu know what he was eating.
When two people eat, they don’t eat with their hands, but with knives, forks and spoons.
Considering that Wang Shu is Chinese, Tabu also asked the restaurant to provide chopsticks.
The whole process was very attentive, for fear of neglecting Wang Shu.
After lunch, Wang Shu said politely: "Tabu, the food is delicious, thank you for your hospitality."
He felt that the food was average, so these were just polite words. After hearing this, Tabu had a bright smile on his face and said: "You're welcome."
After that, he added, "Shu, this must be your first time in Mumbai, right? If not If you are anxious to go back, I can take you around Mumbai.”
Wang Shu shook his head and declined: "I still have things to deal with. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will ask you again."
After hearing this, Tabu's smile on his face did not diminish and said: "Shu, you are welcome at any time. "
"Haha." Wang Shu laughed and said, "Tabu, that's it for today. I look forward to cooperating with you in the future."
Tabu smiled. He said: "Shu, I am also looking forward to cooperating with you, and I can't even wait."
Wang Shu smiled when he heard this, chatted with him for a few words, and left.
The smile on Tabu's face continued as he watched Wang Shu leave.
She really couldn’t wait to cooperate with Wang Shu.
Because, Wang Shu is not only the best director at the Oscar, but "Life of Pi" is also an Oscar-improving film invested and produced by Fox.
Such resources, such opportunities.
Hard to meet.
Casting is in full swing.
After more than ten days of tossing, the role was finally decided.
Although the audition took place a year earlier than the original timeline, the characters selected were no different from the starring actors in the original timeline.
The casting of Li Eucalyptus in the original timeline was naturally impossible to complete so quickly.
Wang Shu is now in charge of the casting process, and he is looking for candidates based on the characters in Li Eucalyptus's version of "Life of Pi" throughout the process.
After some manipulation, the role was quickly decided.
In the original timeline, the male protagonist Pai was played by 17-year-old Sura Sharma.
Today, it is still him.
But the reason is that it was played a year earlier and was played by 16-year-old Sura Sharma.
Just one year younger, the difference is not big.
Once the roles are chosen, the filming cannot begin directly. Instead, the actors are trained to facilitate subsequent filming.
A senior Indian actor like Tabu does not need training.
But Sura Sharma is different. He not only needs to learn various survival skills so that he can perform smoothly during the filming of the movie, but also needs to train his thin body into a muscular man.
In short, it is mainly for special training of Sura Sharma.
As far as Wang Shu knows, Sura Sharma grew up in a middle-class family in the suburbs of New Delhi, India. Both parents graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology.
His father is a software engineer and his mother is an economist.
This reminded him of the conversation he had with the person in charge when he first arrived in India.
Sure enough, the casting this time is different from that of "Born in a Brothel".
"Born in a Brothel" is a documentary film starring real children living in the red light district.
Looking back at "Life of Pi", the male protagonist Pi's mother is played by Tabu, an Indian A-list actress.
Even the actor who played this role was played by a child from a middle-class Indian family.
March 15th.
Sura Sharma came to the capital with Wang Shu and his party, where he will undergo strict and standardized physical training in order to better complete the shooting work.
Although this can be done in India, it is impossible for Wang Shu and Fox's people to stay in India and watch Sura Sharma for physical training.
In addition, in order to avoid being away from India, Sura Sharma’s physical training may not be completed well and the filming time will be delayed.
After comprehensive consideration, it was the safest arrangement to bring Sura Sharma to the capital and hand it over to the team of Yishu Company.
In the original timeline, Sura Sharma's physical training was also taken to Treasure Island by Li Yu and handed over to the company to take care of it.
Wang Shu, just follow one another.
I have to admit that this saves a lot of trouble and worry.
Leave it to Yishu Company to take care of it. You can directly act as a hands-on shopkeeper without having to worry about poor training and delaying filming.
As for Wang Shu, who was the hands-off shopkeeper, he was able to lie down for a while.
However, although returning home makes you familiar with the surroundings, it also has disadvantages.
That is because the news could not be concealed and spread quickly.
So, he kept getting calls and invitations to various dinners.
Wang Shu was having a dinner party in a private room of a certain hotel.
"Director Wang, I'd like to toast you. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." Wanda's Ye Linti cup said politely.
Hearing this, Wang Shu raised the cup and clinked it with him, and said politely: "There will be a chance."
When Ye Lin heard this, he smiled and drank first. A big mouthful.
At this dinner, Han Sanping mainly called Wang Shu. Wang Shu could not refuse, so he came.
After arriving, I found that there were not only Han Sanping, but also other people from China Film and above.
In addition, Wanda’s Ye Lin is also there.
Considering that Wanda’s composition is complex, it may not be surprising that Ye Lin appears here.
Seeing Ye Lin take a big sip, Wang Shu had no choice but to take a sip as well.
(End of this chapter)