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Chapter 176 Bad News

The call Andy gave was from Columbia Film and Television Company, one of the producers who had already approved the project "Social Network", named Walker.

Gan Jing had met him once before, and Walker had appeared in the crew of "2012", and his impression of this foreigner was that kind of cheerful appearance.

However, he is cheerful and gives Gan Jing an easy-going feeling. Compared with Andy's aloofness, the latter is more reliable.

As soon as he received Gan Jing's call, Walker immediately congratulated Gan Jing's starring role in "2012", which finally reached a box office of 7.5 million US dollars. Such a box office is not easy even in Hollywood, and China's box office performed well.

No matter how much Gan Jing has played a role in it, the current Colombian impression of him is that he has a certain box office appeal in China.

"Mr. Walker, those are the past tense, and we are now going to strive for new success. Regarding the audition for "Social Network", when do you think I can try it?" Gan Jing greeted him for two In a word, congratulate each other and go straight to the topic.

"Hey, Forrest Gump, what's the matter..." Walker said calmly, "This script is not suitable for you, but it's okay for you to audition."

"Why isn't it suitable for me?" Seeing that there were no problems in the audition, Gan Jing immediately began to ask about the next step.

"The character design doesn't match. In addition, "Social Network" is more of a plot biography, and this style is not in line with you. So... If I were you, I can find other opportunities." Although The words were refusal, and Walker spoke very softly.

In Hollywood, as long as the box office is not lost, as long as the actor makes money for the film company, then this actor can be respected by everyone.

This is especially true of commercial films.

Because the film itself is commercial, the attributes of the actors are more about the book value.

If "2012" hit the box office, Walker's phone should have hung up by now.

"Except for skin color, other things should be harmless. My acting skills are fine, and I am willing to try different styles." Gan Jing added, "Even skin color can be adjusted with makeup."

In "2012", he made adjustments in this regard, and the effect was not bad.

"Aha."

Walker's ahaha is a bit intriguing, but he still agreed to Gan Jing's audition.

Hanging up the phone, this contact made Gan Jing's little confidence even smaller. The producer Walker seemed to have made up his mind that he was not suitable for this script.

After hesitating for a while, Gan Jing didn't call Andy, he took the script by the dining table and sat by the bed and continued to read it.

Halfway through, the phone rang, but it was from Chen Huihong from China.

"Brother Xun will be in California in three days to attend a brand event. Is it okay for you to entertain me?" Old Chen called because of Zhou Xun.

"no problem."

"How are you doing in America?"

"It's not too smooth, um, it's okay. After all, I was forced to land in this country at the beginning, and it's much better than that." Gan Jing was quite optimistic, and asked, "What about the country?"

"It's calm, you disappeared from the media. These people really know that being black for a long time is also a kind of propaganda."

"Okay, I'm a little sorry." Gan Jingru said.

The phone had just hung up when Andy called again.

"Forrest Gump, there is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Andy's voice was a little hurried, and his mood sounded a little unstable.

"Hey, don't play this kind of trick. I will listen to all the news first, so that I can have a good mood to deal with the bad news later." Gan Jing said solemnly.

"The good news is that "The Social Network" has a high degree of attention in Columbia, and it is likely to be used to hit the awards."

"Bad news, you are farther away from this script."

Sure enough, good news is always easily buried by bad news. Gan Jing can't laugh or cry, even if "Social Network" is good, if he can't perform it, what kind of good news is that?

"What kind of award is it for?" Gan Jing had some guesses in his heart, but he still wanted to ask.

"Of course it's Oscar, there's no doubt it's Oscar, and only Oscar." Andy's words were full of affirmation.

Ah, I know what Walker means by "aha". Is it possible for Columbia to let a Chinese person play the leading role in an Oscar-winning film?

Will the Oscar judges consider skin color and nationality when voting?
The answer is unquestionably yes.

Although the United States is known as a country of immigrants, racial discrimination exists deeply.

It is already difficult for a film to hit the Oscars, and it is even more difficult to convince them to add a Chinese protagonist on this level of difficulty.

Do they need to take such a risk?

Gan Jing suddenly became speechless, he didn't expect that he would need to think about Oscar.

"Then..." Facing the phone, he hesitated.

"Try it, try it. In case, the situation will never be worse than when you are on the plane." Andy didn't flinch much. Back then, "2012" had little hope. The strength of the passengers has just been pried.

It's just that this method can't be separated from one another, love points are consumables, and the effect will be much worse after using it once.

"Then we really have to find a way to increase our weight." Gan Jing felt a little headache, hung up the phone and pondered a strategy.

In addition to the rescued passengers last time, the protagonist's own heroic image also played a role, as well as the consideration of the Chinese market.

What about this time?

The film is mainly aimed at the American market, or in other words, facing the group of Oscar judges, the label of its own Chinese market is of no use, and the image of a hero is not a bonus...

Thinking about it this way, there is really little hope.

Gan Jing thought about it calmly. Since it is difficult to become competitive with the past, is there any use in sharpening the gun in a short period of time?
One is the character design, and the other is the actors in the film company who don't want to use CAA...

Gan Jing rubbed his head, changed his clothes, took his mobile phone and walked out of the hotel, then dialed Chen Huihong.

"Old Chen, is there any way to make me look like an Internet tycoon in a short time?"

Chen Huihong received a phone call suddenly, and when he heard such a topic, he was overjoyed: "It's more difficult for a tycoon, but maybe a small tycoon might become a success. I thought about getting some shares in the bib if I have money."

"Oh. Xiao Heng. Is there nothing else besides this?"

"Sprinkle money, invest in this today, invest in that tomorrow, hype it up, and the image will come out? But it may not be of any use to you in the United States, after all, it is too far away." Chen Huihong knew that Gan Jing was in the United States. Encountered such a problem.

Gan Jing nodded involuntarily, feeling a little irritable.

Holding his mobile phone, seeing that the sky was high and the clouds were clear, it was a good weather for strolling, so he reached out to hail a taxi.

Old Chen's voice continued to come through the microphone, and Gan Jing sat in the passenger seat and listened quietly.

Because the phone was clipped to the side, the taxi driver didn't notice that he was talking.

"Hi, have you heard of Uber?" The taxi driver was a little chatty, breaking the peaceful atmosphere in the car.

Gan Jing was listening to Lao Chen's voice just now, but he couldn't hear the words clearly, so he put the phone down for a while, looked at the taxi driver, and asked, "Excuse me, what did you say?"

"Uber, Uber, young man, have you heard?"

(End of this chapter)