The national goddess of Korean entertainment

Seo Ji-won was calm when he entered the room.

The initial tension, after having a good talk with Allen, has disappeared unconsciously.

Although they are competitors, Shailene Wood has a gentle personality, while Alan is as cool as a boy. When they are with the two of them, it is not like being a newcomer in Korea and auditioning with a large group of girls. There is no such thing at all. The feeling of girls haggling together, calculating how to defeat you, cynicism and sarcasm secretly.

Even when Xu Zhiyuan was about to enter the room, Xie Lin smiled and cheered her on.

Allen laughed, "Although I have more confidence in myself, but—Come on! Xu, I like to beat strong opponents!"

Proud, but aboveboard.

Xu Zhiyuan also likes such an opponent.

Because of Xie Lin and Ai Lun, Xu Zhiyuan aroused a stronger sense of competitiveness. Although such an opponent would not feel angry if he lost to them, but-it still tastes better to win.

Walking into the room, Xu Zhiyuan raised her head, glanced at the judges sitting behind the table, and then took a natural step forward, smiling brightly.

No longer a rookie, he has an almost intuitive sensitivity to the camera.It has become her instinct to put herself in the mirror anytime, anywhere, stepping forward and occupying a place. Naturally, she let her most beautiful side be reflected in the camera on the side.

However, all the actresses who came to audition today are extremely outstanding actresses, and this kind of camera sense is just basic.

"Hi, everyone, I'm Xu Zhiyuan, from Korea." Xu Zhiyuan introduced herself, and naturally looked at a black-haired lady sitting in the middle with a smile: "Hello, Ms. Thomas, nice to meet you. "

The black-haired lady raised her eyebrows and laughed, "I'm really surprised, am I already so famous in the East? Xu, you should know that I'm not a star!"

"Of course..." Xu Zhiyuan smiled and asked naturally: "Can I call you Emma?"

Emma Thomas, one of the producers of "Inception" and the wife of Nolan, the director and producer.Known as one of the leaders of Nolan's Legion, Nolan's right-hand man, and Nolan's younger brother, Jonathan, who is a screenwriter and producer, assisted Nolan to achieve today's career.

Although Emma is not a casting director, but in Hollywood, where the producer is the largest, her power is no less than that of Nolan.But even in the face of Emma's curiosity, Xu Zhiyuan still behaved neither humble nor overbearing, very friendly, but not in a flattering manner.

"I have an old friend who is also a producer, but her career is in the East. I still remember that she told me your story and said that a producer like you is really wonderful. amazing."

"East?!" Emma raised her eyebrows and turned her face slightly, as if she was thinking about something. Soon, she laughed, "I think, I know which lady you are talking about. Hmm , she's not Korean, but Chinese—Hong Kong, right?!"

Xu Zhiyuan nodded, but before she could answer, Emma had already said her name: "Ms. Shi Boys!"

With a bright smile, Emma said with a smile: "Although I haven't dated before, I know Ms. Shi Nansheng, she is like—Debra Hill in Hong Kong—do you know Ms. Hill?"

Xu Zhiyuan nodded, "Ms. Hill is also a great filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. Ms. Shi appreciates her achievements."

Nodding her head, the smile on Emma's face was wider, but her eyes were a bit deep, "At that time, there were really very few women who were producers."

Even now, there are still more directors and producers in this circle than men, let alone at that time?

Whether it is the late Hollywood female producer Deb Hill or Hong Kong's Shi Nansheng, they were all pioneers at that time.

Although she has been assisting her husband, Emma is also a determined professional woman who admires and yearns for her seniors, so when Xu Zhiyuan mentioned two successful female producers, she naturally followed Xu Zhiyuan's words and continued the chat .

But soon, she came back to her senses, she didn't get too entangled, she just smiled and turned to look at the two judges beside her, and said with a smile: "It seems that Xu is really good, I will be taken by her Forgot to audition now. John, it should be handed over to you."

The middle-aged man sitting on her left nodded, looked at Xu Zhiyuan, and said lightly: "I am John Papasidera, the casting director. That one is Rick Ally, the representative of the Screen Actors Union. Xu Zhiyuan Miss, can you give us a brief introduction of yourself?"

This is a cutscene that usually occurs during auditions. It looks boring and boring, but in fact, during this simple dialogue, the casting director has carefully observed the appearance of the auditionee with his keen senses, and Whether the various abilities shown in the dialogue are suitable for this role, in addition to this, it will also preliminarily judge what kind of personality the audition actor has, whether he is suitable for the role he is auditioning for, whether he is suitable or not The needs of the crew.

John has been a casting director for many years. Although he looks ordinary, his gaze always gives people a sharp feeling.

Unlike Emma's emotional expression, he has a deep expression from the beginning to the end. Even when Xu Zhiyuan performed a small segment at the request, he can't see any emotional fluctuations at all.

Even Xu Zhiyuan thought to herself that she could judge people, so she couldn't tell whether the casting director was satisfied or very dissatisfied with her.

Could it be that such iron face skills were practiced just to prevent the audition actors from seeing the results?

When going out, Xu Zhiyuan didn't count half of the share at all.

Thinking about it carefully, the little clip just now was performed fairly well.However, today, there are many people with comparable acting skills to her.Acting skills can no longer be said to be an advantage.

She was a little gloomy in her heart, but when she went out, Xu Zhiyuan still showed a bright smile.

Even when greeting Xie Lin and Emma, ​​she looked confident.

Although the result is not known at all, but at this time, whoever shows the expression "I can't do it" is a fool.

Smiling brightly, Seo Ji Won's expression only opened her mouth to say "I've been chosen".

When Xie Lin entered the door, she also smiled and helped cheer, Xie Lin turned her head and smiled, and walked in the door in a hurry.

Allen smiled, and looked at Xu Zhiyuan with his eyes, "You are not a good person..."

These words were spoken softly, without any intention of scolding, but with a sense of intimacy and teasing.

Seeing Allen's expression, Xu Zhiyuan also felt that she couldn't hide it from her, so she could only say: "That casting director, I feel—"

Without going any further, she turned around and hugged Alan, "Hug—if I fail, maybe you will succeed!"

I don't know if what she said was too weird, holding Ellen, Xu Zhiyuan could feel her body a little stiff.

However, she didn't take this to heart, and turned her head, just in time to see Jennifer Lawrence.

Raising her eyebrows, she whispered to Allen, "This is the real rival."

Raising his eyebrows, Allen smiled, and said lightly: "You are also a strong enemy!"

"What an honor!" Xu Zhiyuan immediately laughed brightly because of Alan's words.

Allen smiled, and stretched out his arms to hug Xu Zhiyuan.

She is too petite, this kind of hug is not as natural as Xu Zhiyuan's bending down just now, but such a comforting hug still made Xu Zhiyuan laugh.

Doing your best is victory.

Without waiting for news, Xu Zhiyuan returned to Korea after the audition. Although during filming, she would occasionally think of the audition that day and would feel a little dazed, but Xu Zhiyuan quickly put aside those little depressions.

The opportunity that can be caught is the real opportunity. If she doesn't catch it, it will be a waste of time for her to struggle.

There was no news, and she thought she had lost that opportunity, but a week after returning to Korea from the United States, Joan suddenly called.

"Xu, I want you to be in Los Angeles in two days—you'll have your final audition!"

Xu Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment before realizing that she had entered the next round and had the opportunity to seize that opportunity in her hands.

"sky--"

Joan was also very excited on the phone, "You know what! There are only four people doing the final audition together, which means you have a [-] in [-] chance of getting the role. Besides, your opponent..."

"Ellen Page, Shailene Wood, Jennifer Lawrence." Needless to say, Joan Xu Zhiyuan could guess which three people would enter the final competition with her.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhiyuan turned around and walked to the window. Looking at the gorgeous sunset outside the window, she suddenly laughed, "It's an honor! I can be your opponent!"

This time, the audition was different from the last time, not in the conference center, but in the office.

I didn't see anyone else in the living room, so I presumably met one by one.

This time, besides Emma and John, there is also director Nolan.

Nolan doesn't seem to be a person who is good at words. Most of the time, Emma is the one who speaks. It was only at the end that Nolan suddenly asked: "Miss Xu, what do you think is the relationship between life and dreams?"

With a blink of her eyes, Xu Zhiyuan lowered her eyes, thought about it, and smiled.

Although I only have the name now and have not read the script, judging from the name and those memories, this movie tells the story of the dream space.

In this world, is there anyone who has more experience than her?

"Sometimes, I feel like I'm actually living in a dream—a dream that's so real that I already believe I'm going to live here my whole life."

She whispered and laughed again, "Really, sometimes I think of another world, another me..."

Looking at Nolan who was sitting upright and looking at her steadily, she smiled and said, "In that world, I am not who I am now. Although I have a name, I am not an actor, but a businessman. A A businessman who has no friends but a lot of enemies is busy all day long, making a lot of money and spending a lot of money, but he doesn’t know what he is chasing—just living without dreams and hope ..."