Brilliant Life in the Entertainment Circle

The audition for "Twilight" was not smooth, mainly because too many people participated in the audition.After all, it is an adaptation of a best-selling novel, and the crew does not have too many requirements for supporting roles other than the protagonist. This is quite similar to the crew of "Harry Potter". As long as the image and temperament echo the original, there is hope for selection.This gave many young people with movie dreams a glimmer of hope.They came from all over the United States and even the United Kingdom and France, just to realize their movie dreams.

The audition location was on the second floor of an old building. When Song Ya arrived, the actors who came to the audition had already photographed the corridor outside the house.

Song Ya didn't let Li Xinyan follow, and came to the audition place alone.

"How is it? Are there many people?" Li Xinyan asked on the phone. The street was too narrow for their nanny's car to drive in. Song Ya asked her to wait in the car, thinking it would be over in an hour.But the actual situation seems not to be optimistic.Song Ya glanced at the corridor, and while avoiding the girl next to her who suddenly stretched out her ballet legs, she complained: "There are a lot of people, several times more than expected, I guess it will be my turn to interview after dinner."

It's pretty cold in Los Angeles in April.There is no sunlight in the corridor, it is dark and damp.Song Ya, dressed in thin clothes, stood in the corridor and danced "tap dance". Fortunately, there was a cafe downstairs. After receiving the interview number from the staff, Song Ya ran to the cafe and ordered a cup of hot chocolate.

The small cafe was also full of people who came to audition, boys and girls, black and white, Song Ya was crowded together with them, everyone was about the same age, and they became acquainted after a while, talking and laughing, talking to each other. A vision of Hollywood, with occasional complaints about L.A.'s lousy traffic and one-dimensional diet.

"Wow, are you from Korea?" During the chat, a short-haired girl with big elf-like eyes chatted most congenially with Song Ya.

"Yes, I'm from Korea, yaa!" Song Ya smiled and held out her hand.

"Hello, Ashley Greene." The girl also held out her hand in a friendly manner. "Which role are you interviewing for?"

"Actually, I'm quite interested in the character of Bella, but it seems too late now, Bella has already decided on someone else. So it depends on luck, whoever can be played." Song Ya shrugged.

"You are so ambitious, dear!" Ashley blinked those beautiful big eyes, "You actually stared at the protagonist from the beginning, but you have acting experience, it seems normal to think so, I can't do it, I I have never acted before, and I don’t even have any extras. I only worked as a backup dancer in a small dance troupe before, so I’m here to apply for an extra. It’s fine to be able to act an extra, even if it’s just a passing scene.”

"I may not even be able to apply for a good job." Song Ya lowered her head and smiled, "I came here full of ambition, and then I came back disappointed. I have experienced this every day for the past six months."

It seemed that she didn't expect Song Ya to open her heart and say this to herself. Ashley stared at Song Ya's face for a moment, and then comforted: "Indeed, it is too difficult for Asian actors to get a place in Hollywood, let alone you It means that those of us who were born in the United States may not be able to make a name for ourselves in Hollywood, how should we put it, here—Hollywood, is a vanity fair. Money, in some occasions, is omnipotent.”

Ashley's words are really intriguing.

"Hey, it's a pity that I don't have any money." Song Ya said with a smile.

Ashley nodded, "I don't have either, so I can only come here to audition for a side role. It depends on luck, in case the audition is successful, and this movie becomes popular again."

So what if the movie catches fire?Hundreds of movies are produced in Hollywood every year. When a movie becomes popular, the actors can only be popular for a while. If the follow-up work cannot keep up, there will be no filming for a year or two, and it is not uncommon for them to quickly become passers-by.Even for an actor-level character like Nicolas Cage, in recent years, because the films he participated in have become bad films that have been cast aside by the media and audiences, his status in Hollywood has plummeted, and his pay has even dropped to the level of supporting roles. businessman looking for him.That's right, this is Hollywood, Vanity Fair, and the reality is terrible.

But seeing Ashley's beautiful eyes exuding a beautiful vision for the future, Song Ya swallowed these words back to her stomach.

The interview sped up suddenly in the evening.The girls beside them were very excited, discussing in whispers how to show their talents when it was their turn to audition.Only Song Ya who was sitting in the corner of the corridor frowned.

"Yaa, you don't look good." Ashley said worriedly.

"It's nothing, I have some hypoglycemia, and it happens every afternoon." Song Ya explained.

"Be patient a little longer." Ashley persuaded, "There are still ten people and it's your turn. I saw that after they entered, they walked out without staying for a while. If one person auditioned for 2 minutes, it would take another two minutes. It's your turn in 10 minutes."

Yes, the girls came out after a while.In Ashley, a rookie, the length of time has nothing to do with the audition results. Perhaps, she didn't notice the time difference between the later audition personnel and the early audition personnel at all.But Song Ya noticed, and she knew in her heart that the shorter and shorter audition time proved that the casting directors had developed aesthetic fatigue and became less and less patient with auditions.

In other words, those of them who are at the back of the queue have already been eliminated early to some extent.

"Why don't you give up." Li Xinyan called and said. "Luketic, the director of "Blackjack", called just now, and he wants you to come to his studio tomorrow. Yami, I think you have something to play! So don't waste your time here, it's nothing more than a supporting role, let's go home and get ready Check out the second round of auditions tomorrow."

Li Xinyan's voice suddenly became excited.At this time, the staff stood in the corridor and shouted: "Excuse me, who is No. 118?"

"She is!" Ashley pointed to Song Ya who was on the phone kindly.

In fact, Song Ya wanted to leave without a sound. After all, listening to Li Xinyan's tone, it is very likely that she will participate in "Decisive Blackjack". If this is the case, then why am I still wasting time here?As a result, Ashley's finger made Song Ya feel embarrassed to leave.

"Come with me, please," said the staff member.

Song Ya smiled awkwardly, and walked into the audition room dejectedly under Ashley's eyes full of encouragement and blessing.

The directors in charge of selecting roles for "Twilight" are Wilke Govers, one of the producers, Aris, the assistant director, and Alice, an assistant to the original author Stephanie.

Song Ya didn't expect that all three of them were women.

"Please sit down, Miss Yaa." Witkey said, rubbing his temples.

"Yes." Song Ya's expression was very indifferent, mainly because she hoped that the audition would end quickly and then she would go back to prepare for tomorrow's "Decisive Blackjack" audition.

"Excuse me, are you a mixed race?" Alice asked.

"Yes, my father is Norwegian." Song Ya said briefly.

Alice's eyes lit up, and she turned her head and had a low voice conversation with the assistant director Aris beside her.Govers stared at Song Ya's face for a long time, and said something like a compliment: "Your skin is very fair, and you do have Nordic characteristics."

"It's also a bit like a vampire." Alice laughed.

looks like?Song Ya covered one side of her face and smiled, thinking that it was hypoglycemia caused by hunger.However, her skin is indeed very fair, not to mention in Asia, or in Europe and America where white beauties are everywhere, her skin color can be considered excellent, but it seems a bit too much to say that she looks like a vampire.Are you saying that my improvement is really that bad?

The audition didn't last long, Govers only asked Song Ya to walk around the room in a sexy pose, and then it was over.But before leaving, Govers asked another question.

"Miss Yaa, can you play baseball?"

"I have played, but I'm not very good at it." In a certain issue of "X-MAN" that I participated in in 05, there was a baseball game. Of course, it was not on a regular field, but in order to achieve the best effect, Song Ya followed a Athletes learn baseball for three days.Baseball is one of the most popular sports in South Korea.Almost every school has a baseball field.

Govers tilted his head and thought for a while, then talked with Aris and Alice in a low voice for a while before raising his head and saying to Song Ya: "Nice to meet you today, Ms. Yaa, our film probably won't start until next year. The audition is estimated to take several rounds, and if you pass the initial test, we will notify you by email."

Song Ya didn't know, just as she turned to leave, Govers put a "√" next to her name.

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Seeing Song Ya again, Luketic gave her a big hug that belongs to a friend.

"How have you been these few months?" he asked.

"It's not bad, except that I gained two kilograms." Song Ya blinked.

Luketic raised his head and laughed, looked Song Ya up and down carefully and said: "Gain two kilograms? To be honest, I really didn't see it, but I like girls who are fatter. Too thin is not sexy and unattractive." .”

"Thank you." Song Ya took this flirtatious compliment without a bit of humility, "I also like a more sexy me."

Luketic approached Song Ya this time to tell her that the funds for the filming were finally in place. "There are a total of five production companies, including Columbia Pictures. It's really hard to say, right?" Luketic smiled self-deprecatingly, "Fortunately, the funds are in place. If everything goes well, our film should start in May, and it will take about three to four weeks." Months. By the way, do you have a schedule?"

Song Ya was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, she asked cautiously: "I have a schedule, but I don't know which role to play?"

Now it was Luketic's turn to freeze. "God! Didn't anyone tell you that you are the heroine?!"

"I'm the heroine?" Song Ya thought she had heard wrong.

Luketic looked at her and nodded solemnly: "Yes, yaa, this is a prank. Although April Fool's Day has just passed, it is true that you are the heroine. Don't doubt it, because the producer has agreed , the screenwriter also agreed, everyone agreed, so...do you agree?"

Everything came too suddenly, but Song Ya had seen big scenes before. "Of course I agree." Finally, she couldn't help laughing, but she didn't seem particularly excited, "It's really an honor for me to join this group, and I hope to meet other main creators as soon as possible."

In Luketic's imagination, Song Ya should be very excited and happy to hear that she is the heroine, and she should even be dancing.After all, it is not easy for an Asian actor to play the leading role in a movie that Hollywood participates in. It is a rare event in a lifetime.

In fact, at the beginning, Luketic did not want Song Ya to be the heroine. The producer had a lot of money and wealth and found many actresses who were well-known in Hollywood to audition for the role of "Jill Taylor", but in the end they all failed due to various reasons. do it.

One of the main reasons is that the asking price is too high.

"Blackjack" is a small-budget movie. Although it is a bestseller, its audience is not wide, but it has a good response among highly educated readers. In terms of influence, it is less than one-fifth of "Twilight" .It was very difficult to raise funds for the filming at the beginning, and everyone in the circle knows this.

If a film encounters financial problems when it is being filmed, then the film is likely to be killed halfway.Investors' reluctance to invest is largely due to the fact that the script is not attractive enough, in other words, they cannot make a lot of money.Moreover, this movie is about how to use "tricks" to win the gambling game. I am afraid that this setting will make many casino bosses feel unhappy.Since the original protagonist Ma Kaiwen has been permanently removed from Las Vegas, the actors who participated in this movie are also very likely to be in crisis.

The agent of one of the actresses said bluntly: "Don't ask my Miss XXX to be the heroine. The audition here is purely for the producer's sake and not for liking this movie. There are still many big stars in Hollywood in the second half of the year. Production, thank you (referring to Luketic) for the good nature of us flying all the way from the UK to audition, just don't let Miss XXX be the heroine."

After auditioning several actresses with such ulterior motives one after another, Luketic was completely anxious, because they denied the film and at the same time denied Luketic himself.For the movie "Decisive Blackjack", Luketic put a lot of effort into it, revising the script over and over again, and thinking about the lines word by word. Luketic believes that he will make a good movie, and it is not a movie for stupid people to watch, nor is it a movie for sitting in a theater with a lover chewing popcorn and laughing. "Blackjack" will become a special existence, rather than a flash of beautiful fireworks.

So in the end, Luketic settled on Song Ya.There are elements of helplessness and anger.At the same time, there is also a trust in it.

After listening to what Luketic said, Song Ya was silent for a moment before raising her head and said confidently: "Thank you, Mr. Luketic, I didn't know that this film encountered so many unexpected difficulties in the preparation of the filming. Don't worry, I I am a capable actor, and I will tell you with practical actions that choosing me as the heroine is the most correct decision!"

In the afternoon of the second day, Song Ya met with several other main creators.

The leading actor, "Ben", a top student at MIT, will be played by young British actor Jim Sturgess.

Because they all acted as college students, the members of the "Blackjack Team" were all very young, most of them born in the 21s.So at the opening party held by director Luketic, we quickly chatted together.The actor Jim also played the guitar and sang "Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles.

After the song was sung, the young people in the audience applauded enthusiastically, and the supporting actor Jack even whistled.

It was the first time for Jim to come to the United States to film. As a British, Jim was very nervous, so when he sat in the restaurant, he always sat next to Song Ya, who was also a foreigner, intentionally or unintentionally.

"How did I sing just now?" Jim looked at Song Ya.His face was flushed from drinking several cocktails.

"Very good." Song Ya clapped her hands again and praised.Only now, sitting among the main creative staff, did Song Ya feel that she had really become the heroine of a Hollywood movie.It's very lucky, isn't it?Even if she had dreamed of having sex with Zhao Yincheng, she never dreamed of this.

Uh... Song Ya didn't know why she suddenly thought of Zhao Yincheng at this moment, and then thought of that outrageous dream, her little face blushed all of a sudden.

Jim looked at Song Ya, his eyes were as calm as water, but he was madly muttering in his heart: "What did I say wrong just now, why did her face turn red? I heard that Asian girls are very shy, did I take the initiative to turn her off just now?" Terrified." With a light cough, Jim pretended to be casual and said lightly: "Los Angeles is so fun, I will definitely bring my girlfriend with me next time."

Jim's idea is that he will mark that he has a real girlfriend, so that Song Ya will not feel embarrassed.Implicit: I'm not interested in you.

However, he didn't know that what he said made Song Ya embarrassed.how?Did I clap my hands and he thought I was interested in him?no?British men are so easy to bait?Song Ya was sweating wildly.

After a while, someone in the restaurant held a guitar and sang again.The rhythm was very joyful, Song Ya wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, she turned her head to look at the beautiful night view of the street outside the window.

Jim glanced at Song Ya, and said, "Are you really Korean?"

"Yeah." Song Ya nodded.

"But you don't look like an Asian in the general sense. Your facial features are very three-dimensional, and your skin is very fair, and the key point is that you have blond hair. At first, I thought you were from a Nordic country like Denmark." Jim said with a smile .

Song Ya sighed in her heart, and had to say "My father is Norwegian" to Jim again, which she had said eight hundred times.She suddenly hoped that she would become famous soon, so that the public, the media, and actors from all walks of life could have a better understanding of her basic situation, so that she would not have to say the same thing to everyone when they first met.

While they were chatting, a middle-aged man walked into the restaurant talking and laughing with director Luketic.As soon as he walked in, before Luketic could say "quiet", the people in the private room automatically shut their mouths.The music stopped, and everyone stared at this middle-aged man with extraordinary temperament, as if he was a hero.

"Hey, it's him!"

"Impossible, maybe I'm wrong."

The people around were whispering to each other, their tone extremely excited.Song Ya was a little far away, and it was only when she got closer that she finally saw who it was.I was amazed for a moment—Kevin Spacey, a veteran American movie star, one of the leading actors in "The Seven Deadly Sins", and the winner of the Oscar for Best Actor.

Is it...

Song Ya and Jim looked at each other, and saw the same disbelief in the eyes of different colors.She knew that the thoughts in Jim's head were the same as hers at the moment.Sure enough, Jim wiped the sweat from his nose, and said in disbelief, "No way, is our Professor Rosa Kevin Spacey?"