"Let me think about it, I've heard of their names, I know Zhang Ziyi, she is very popular in the United States now, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar, she is now developing in the United States, and besides, she took "Memoirs of a Geisha", I'm afraid she won't have time to act, right?

"That's not true, I heard her say that "Memoirs of a Geisha" will not start filming until the middle of next year, and she doesn't have a film appointment other than this drama now, and maybe she can't say if she has the opportunity to invite her.

Although she went to Hollywood to develop, there are not many plays that she can take, and the production team of small-budget movies can't trust it at all, you also know how Hollywood treats Asian faces, rather than taking on some bad movies, it is better to take on domestic dramas, so she is now in Hollywood but will also take on domestic dramas, didn't she take on "Purple Butterfly", "2046", "Ambush on All Sides" These scenes, I will contact her from time to time, and now she is not not not accepting domestic dramas, but she is more picky. ”

Zhou Bai explained to Chen Kexin that Hollywood is not so easy to mix, even if Zhang Ziyi has the foundation of the three movies "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Rush Hour 2" and "Hero", it is also difficult to move forward in Hollywood.

It's not that she has no drama to film, but she can't grab really good resources at all, she can't grab Hollywood actors at all when she auditions for some good-looking movie roles, and even the second female lead in a really brilliant role can't take her turn, and many crews even waive audition invitations when they see Asian faces.

There are not many B-level movies that are suitable for her role, and she doesn't want to take some low-cost horror movies and action movies, which makes Zhang Ziyi very embarrassed.

Sometimes Zhou Bai will receive a transatlantic call from Zhang Ziyi, and she will complain from time to time on the phone, which shows how depressed Zhang Ziyi, who has always been stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, the taste of sitting on the cold bench in Hollywood makes Zhang Ziyi, who has always been stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, so outsiders only see that she is a big star, and she is called the International Chapter, in fact, it is far from being as beautiful as they imagined, and many times the terrible pressure is enough to make ordinary people collapse, and there is no big heart and strong will that can not support it at all.

Now that "Hero" has begun to be released in North America, I heard that the results are not bad, and "Zhang Ziyi" as the starring actor should also benefit from this, and it may be easier in Hollywood.

"Okay, I'll ask people to try to get in touch, if the time is in the middle of the year, maybe the time will be tight, if she still has to train, she may not have time. Chen Kexin nodded, of course it was good to be able to invite Zhang Ziyi, but now that she has taken on an A-level production, she probably won't be in a hurry to take on domestic dramas, maybe the other party is willing to accept it, but the salary is estimated to be unaffordable.

Chen Kexin's doubts are not unreasonable, the producer of "Memoirs of a Geisha" is the famous Steven Spielberg, this large-scale production with an investment of about 85 million US dollars can be regarded as an A-level production, and Zhang Ziyi's salary for the re-film after winning the heroine is definitely not a small amount, and the budget of "If Love" may not be enough to invite Zhang Ziyi.

Zhou Bai can recommend actors, but he won't agree to let him say that actors will reduce their salaries, even Chen Kexin has never considered this matter, how to talk about the salary is something that the producer and the actor's agent want to discuss, no matter how big Zhou Bai's face is, he will not use it like this.

"You're right about Hollywood, Hollywood, don't look at people all over the world are there, but in fact, the right to speak is firmly in the hands of white people, and I am also a person who has been to Hollywood, so I won't mention the taste of running into a wall there, if you want to go over there in the future, you must be mentally prepared, basically except for action movies, few movies will be willing to use Asian actors, and many people can only do behind the scenes. Chen Kexin said with a wry smile that he went to Hollywood for a few years, and he didn't keep hitting a wall, and all his ambitions became a flash.

"That's a matter of the future, I still have two movies to shoot now, and if I want to go in the past, I will wait until the filming of "Exchange Lives" and "If Love" to think about going to the past, I am luckier than others in that I still have a bit of an industry over there, so I won't sit on the mountain. ”

Zhou Bai smiled, he didn't talk deeply about this topic, what kind of birds Hollywood looks like, he also has a general understanding, the living environment of Asian actors is definitely not much better, there are very few Asian faces that can be seen in so many movies, and even if they appear, just the villain role can explain everything.

"If you need help with anything after you pass, you can come to me, I still have some connections there, and I may be able to help you somewhat. Back to the question of the heroine's candidates, the candidates you recommend are quite reliable, like Zhou Xun is very good, I have watched her "Suzhou River" more than once, the performance is very aura, she is like Maggie, the feeling in the performance is very good, very powerful. ”

"She has worked with me in "Chinese New Year's Eve Kiss" I don't know if you have seen it? Her performance in that play is very good, I feel very comfortable when I work with her, emotional substitution and performance rhythm have the feeling of being like a fish in water, I suggest you focus on her, the key is that she is not expensive now, she is a good actor with good quality and low price. Zhou Bai said with a smile that the cooperation with Zhou Gongzi has always been one of his happy memories, and at this moment, in front of the director, he unconsciously said a lot of good things.

"Well, I'll let someone contact her, you've already decided, and I also hope to be able to use an actor who can have a tacit understanding with you, so the chemistry will be better. Chen Kexin quietly kept Zhou Bai's subtle expression in mind, and at the same time listed Zhou Xun as the key object of investigation.

"Zhao Wei is indeed very popular, but I'm more worried about whether her acting skills can hold up the role, my impression of her is still in the popular 'Little Swallow' all over Asia, I don't know much about her new work, but since you recommended it, I will learn more about it by the way, and her words may help our box office, after all, she is very popular now, and her advertisements can be seen everywhere in the mainland. ”

It's not that Chen Kexin has an opinion on Zhao Wei, but Zhao Wei himself is a star idol, and his performance in "Huanzhu Gege" is not good acting skills at all.

"Her acting skills in the past few years are indeed relatively superficial, but that is also a problem with the TV series, not that her own skills are not enough, she has precipitated herself in the past two years, if you want to have reference works, I recommend you to watch her "Jade Guanyin", she acted really well, the changes are very big, she has no problems with singing and dancing at all, her album is about to come out to the fifth, even if it is not a professional singer with deep skills, the basic professional level must be there. ”

This is a helpless thing, after Zhao Wei became popular through Qiong Yao's drama and penetrated half the sky, he has always given people the impression that he is an idol star, and the lack of quality of the actors is the truth, if he hadn't seen Zhao Wei's performance in "Jade Guanyin", Zhou Bai would not dare to include her in the recommended list.

In "Jade Guanyin", Zhao Wei can be said to have dedicated the most outstanding performance since the film, breaking through the previous superficial performance methods, and really going deep into the role and creating a very convincing character image, which can be said to be a big breakthrough in acting, which is also the source of Zhou Bai's confidence, because it is indeed great.

"I have heard her name as an actor, Hao Yan, a very bold actor, her more inappropriate thing is not her acting skills, but that she is not commercial enough, and her image is a little bit different from the heroine, let me take a look first, just like you said, don't be in a hurry now. Chen Kexin's words are a little vague, but they basically show that Hao Yan is almost out, which makes Zhou Bai sigh in his heart, it will be difficult for Hao Hao to get in touch with commercial production in the future, sometimes the actor's self-sacrifice breakthrough may not bring about a soaring career, but usher in a cold winter, it's a pity that such a good actor is really a pity, it seems that he can only find other opportunities.

Zhou Baiti's four actors, all of whom know each other, in terms of relationship, the relationship with Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi is undoubtedly the closest, the former is a good friend, the latter is a good classmate, both of them have cooperated, and Zhou Bai has a deep understanding of their acting skills, among the new generation of actresses, they belong to these two best.

Zhou Xun's acting skills are in the stage of transformation, if a few years ago she relied entirely on her talent to deal with the role by her own understanding, now she has accumulated enough experience to be able to dig deep into the inner emotions of the character, and gradually get out of the vivid level and achieve the union of body and heart, the rhythm of the body and eyes is familiar and round, and now she has broken away from the kind of outward performance and began to turn to a deeper and more introverted performance mode, and began to shine in the film industry.

Many people think that Zhou Xun's voice is her shortcoming, and some people even call her unique slightly rough and slightly hoarse voice a male duck voice, but now no one will hate her lines, but it has become her unique feature, and now Zhou Xun's line skills have reached a very high level, the texture and level are amazing, it can be said that she is now an undoubted acting actress.

Some actors are like wildflowers on the side of the road, after the wind, frost, rain and dew, they are so delicate that the whole mountain is overshadowed, Zhou Xun is undoubtedly such an actor, her talent, the innate aura, when she gradually found her own way of acting, standing there is the most unique scenery, smart and charming.

Some actors are like Puyu, they need to be repeatedly carved by the master to reveal their precious brilliance, once they are born, they have covered the world, and the stars have lost their color, Zhang Ziyi is such an actor.

From the slightly youthful but very real and aura performance of "My Father and Mother", to the natural interpretation of rigidity and softness in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and then to the easy and free handling in "Ambush on All Sides", she is already the most textured and versatile actress in China.

Now Zhang Ziyi is sharp, she is a rare actress with international reputation, she has broken through the geographical restrictions early, there are markets from Europe to Hollywood, and the only actresses who can do this are her and Gong Li.