Daniel took a deep breath, then let out a long exhale, pushing open the heavy warehouse door in front of him.

This coffee house called "Intellectual's Coffee" follows the consistent style of the buildings on Sunset Boulevard, without too many complicated decorations, it looks like a simple warehouse converted from a general, the limestone cement walls are full of sight, and the decoration style of the store is like a real yàn room, full of industrial era style real yàn room, in the middle is a place for coffee and cashier, all kinds of professional utensils are dazzling, and the counters around are designed in the form of a bar. Then the simple booths are placed randomly along the four walls of the space, and there is also a shelf in the west corner, on which all kinds of bottles and cans, and things that look like flower pots and test tubes come into view, which looks completely like a chemical real room - or a medical real room.

Daniel isn't sure if Hollywood directors audition in this style.

Since officially signing as an actor in 1997, Daniel's development in China/China/Hong Kong/Hong Kong has risen steadily over the years, and last year's "Xinzha Senior Sister" achieved great success, allowing him to usher in the first peak of his career. But even so, Hollywood is a distant dream — especially for Asian actors, as Daniel, who was born in San Francisco and has lived in the United States for two decades, knows all too well.

Even if he has made a name for himself in Hollywood in recent years, his career development is far from being comparable to that of Li/Xiao/Long at his peak. And now there are only a handful of Chinese-American actors who can occupy a place in Hollywood's blockbusters - and they may not even need two hands.

But things are so weird that Twentieth Century Fox's work "The Day After Tomorrow", which cost more than $100 million, actually extended an olive branch to him. Suddenly, he was given the opportunity to land in the United States, which was incredible. It's like a dream.

Daniel stood at the door of the "Intellectual Coffee", his feet still feeling like he was stepping on cotton, and a wave of unreality swept over him. I looked around. Then he saw Lance, who was sitting next to the window, a rookie director who was born in the first half of this year because of the "City of God".

It's really Lancelot-Strello, not a scam.

Daniel pinched his thigh. Woke up a misty head, and then hurried to meet him, "Sorry, Mr. Strello, I'm late. "Actually, there are still five minutes before the appointed time.

"I'll watch the clock carefully once and for a while to make sure I don't arrive too early." Daniel's chuckle at Lance's answer, "I hope my audition request didn't disrupt your original work plan." ”

"No, of course not reads();." Daniel was a little surprised by Lance's politeness. Even though Lance is a rookie director, Hollywood generally doesn't pay much attention to the Asian market at the moment - including Japan, and Hollywood directors generally have a mediocre attitude towards Asian actors. Therefore, Lance's humility and politeness are all the more rare. "If it really disrupts my work schedule, I'm going to have a phone audition."

Lance asked for a phone audition, but apparently the invitation from Hollywood was taken seriously enough that Daniel flew straight to Los Angeles for the audition.

It's just that Daniel doesn't understand Lance's mood, not because the other party is a well-known actor for Chinese/Chinese audiences, but because of the other party's black hair and yellow skin. That kind of blood and breath that also comes from the motherland reconnects Lance with the magical and beautiful Yanhuang Continent. In the depths of the soul, the memory that belongs to Li Jin has always been the most important and precious part of Lance.

Lance chuckled and raised an eyebrow. "I hope you won't regret it, I'm not sure if the role is paid enough to pay for the airfare." Lance's teasing made Daniel feel relaxed, and his smile was noticeably lighter, "Here's how it ......"

Lance simply explains the plot of "The Day After Tomorrow" for Daniel. Lance planned to set Hun/Chun in Ji/Lin/Province as the first disaster site in the world in the story of "The Day After Tomorrow", and then the disaster spread in the direction of Yan/Ji, opening the prelude to the global disaster. Daniel plays an ordinary office worker living in Hun/Chun, who goes to the tavern with his friends for two drinks after work one day, and returns a little late. The wife called to express her concern. On his way home, Daniel was attacked by a hailstone the size of a volleyball. Forever asleep on the way home, subsequently. Hun/Chun was completely buried by hail.

This is a very small role, and the overall picture in the movie is only about one to two minutes, and it depends on the shooting results and editing effects before deciding. Daniel's character has no name, but there are some lines, and in Hun/Chun's shots, all of them are filmed with him as the first protagonist.

"Wow, that's a lot more important than I thought." Daniel also made a small joke, in 2003, it was already very rare for a Chinese actor to appear in a Hollywood blockbuster, let alone a single shot with lines. Even in 2015, such treatment was rare. "It's an honor and of course, I'm very happy to be in this film. Now, what do I need to do to get me the role? ”

Lance groaned, then couldn't help but laugh, "Actually, you've got the role. I'm asking for an audition because I need to communicate with you about the timing of the shoot. The crew will be on location in Ji/Lin, but I need to stay in Montreal, so the third film crew will be working with you and we can discuss the time, including some details of the shooting. ”

Daniel's eyes widened in surprise, then he let out a long sigh of relief and spread his hands with a smile, "No problem, of course no problem." Daniel thought about it and was about to ask a question, but Lance raised his head in surprise and looked behind Daniel, which made Daniel turn his head as well, and then saw Lucy-Liu (Lucy-Liu, Liu/Yu/Ling), which is also the most famous Chinese actress currently active on the big screen in Hollywood.

Not long ago, Lucy starred in "Breaking Bad", and once again achieved success, which is really rare.

Lance stood up in surprise, "Hey. Lucy, how did you show up? I thought your agent would come over, and we had an appointment at three o'clock. Isn't it? Lance stepped forward and gave Lucy a hug, asking in a slightly surprised voice. He was surprised because it was all confirmed by Percy, and he thought that something was wrong with the communication - that was the most important thing.

"If you say that, it would make me think that you don't welcome me." Lucy's narrow Danfeng eyes rose slightly, with a hint of a sly smile, and said teasingly, which made Lance spread his hands to show his innocence, "I have some questions that I want to discuss with you, and it doesn't seem appropriate to pass the word through Guò's agent, so I came here in person." I was thinking of stopping over for a cup of coffee first. But......" Lucy's gaze fell on Daniel, "but now it seems that I have disrupted your plans reads();. ”

"Oh, actually, it's fine. Let me introduce you to you. "Lance took the initiative to match the two," Daniel, Lucy will also play an important role in 'The Day After Tomorrow', but she will stay in Montreal and fight the cold with me. ”

"Wait." Lucy interrupted Lance's introduction, "We still have some questions that have not been resolved. Lance's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, and he took the initiative to ask "what". Lucy was visibly hesitant, looking at Daniel who was standing aside, and then at Lance. After much hesitation, he asked, "I want to ask, why did you hire me?" Please don't tell me, you want to develop the Chinese market, everyone in Hollywood knows that the Japanese market is more valuable. ”

Lucy clearly knows that in Hollywood, if she wants to star in a movie, she must rely on her own ability but strive for it. But this time. The "Day After Tomorrow" crew took the initiative to find her, and the role was not light. It always seemed strange to her, as if there was a little spike in her heart. She can ignore it. But she didn't want to.

This is Hollywood, the Hollywood where interests come first, and there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Daniel hesitated, with an embarrassed expression, as if he had something to say but didn't know how to speak. Lance could see it, "So, you're also curious about this question?" Daniel scratched his head in embarrassment, then nodded in affirmation. Actually, that's the question Daniel wanted to ask just now.

Lance, of course, knew that his actions were truly unique in Hollywood, and Twentieth Century Fox held four meetings with him for it. "I love Chinese culture, and that land holds a lot of memories for me, so when I have the opportunity, I'm very happy to go back to that land and reconnect with Chinese actors. I don't know the answer, are you satisfied? ”

Chinese, authentic Chinese. Lance's Chinese completely stunned both of them, Daniel understood, but Lucy frowned, "Wait, what did you just say in Chinese?" "Her Chinese is not very bright.

This rhetorical question made both Lance and Daniel laugh.

After some twists and turns in the "Day After Tomorrow" crew, all the roles were finally officially determined.

The actor Jack was taken over by Dennis Quaid, and after negotiation, he agreed to join the "acquired" crew for $5 million, but with a 2% box office dividend; Jack's son Sam is undoubtedly played by Jake Gyllenhaal, with a salary of $800,000; Jessica Alba takes on the role of the female character as Sam's girlfriend Laura.

In addition to this, Michael Fassbender as Jason, a member of the Arctic Meteorological Research Group in the male lead Jack, and Channing Tatum as J, the suitor that Laura meets in New York. D, Kevin Hart as Sam and Laura's black classmates, Lucy Liu as the important meteorologist role Jenny, and Sheila Wood as Lucy, the wife of the male lead Jack.

It is worth mentioning that the entire crew, including Daniel Lucy Liu, hired thirty Chinese actors. Of course, only Lucy and Dennis have lines, and all the others are extras. But even so, the "Day After Tomorrow" crew has become a unique and beautiful landscape in Hollywood.

After the entire crew was determined, it only cost fifteen million dollars, which was naturally a great result for Chaos Pictures; But for Twentieth Century Fox, they are worried - the problem of insufficient actor appeal has always plagued them, and if it weren't for the approval of the three main characters, Dennis Jack and Jessica, who have all been approved by Twentieth Century Fox, I am afraid that this matter would not be so easy to negotiate.

But, no matter what, the "Day After Tomorrow" crew has been integrated and is officially ready to set sail. (To be continued.) )

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