After talking about the contract, Li Zhixian stayed in Zhang Chengyuan's apartment for about half an hour, chatted with him for some time, and then got up to say goodbye, and Zhang Chengyuan drove her home. Then he transferred to the company and met with Park Byungyeol again, because ten minutes earlier, Park Byungyeol had called him and asked him to go to the company.

Coming to Park Byungyeol's office and sitting opposite Park Byungyeol, Jang Sung-won asked, "Brother Park, we just met yesterday, why did you come to me again today, is there anything important?" "Usually when there is nothing to do, Jang Sung-won usually does not come to the company, and Park Byung-yeol, who is familiar with his temperament, will not easily come to him.

Park Byungyeol smiled and said, "Well, there are important things, and they are very important. Cheng Yuan, are you interested in making movies? ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Of course I'm interested, what's the matter, is there a film company that invites me to film?" "How can an actor not be interested in making movies.

Park Byungyeol took out a script from the drawer and handed it to Jang Sung-won, saying, "Let's read the script first, and if you're interested, we'll continue to discuss." "How could he not know Zhang Chengyuan's habit of taking on the play, if he doesn't like this script, then there is no need to discuss this topic next.

The movie script is much thinner than the TV drama script, and Zhang Chengyuan finished reading it in less than ten minutes, and then read it again from the beginning. It was the first time for Park Byungyeol to see him do this, and he knew a little about the decision he was waiting for, and sure enough, he heard Jang Sung-won say: "This is a good script!" The story is very interesting, and if it is filmed well, it may exceed 5 million. ”

Although five million is still far from the box office of Lee Joon-gi's "The King's Man", which is about to break through tens of millions, it is definitely a high box office, and the number of Korean local films that can reach this box office every year will basically not exceed five, or even three.

Park Byungyeol said: "Your hunch has always been accurate, I trust your judgment, so to speak, you are ready to take over this drama." ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Well, the opportunity is rare, how can you miss it?" "Some actors may not be able to receive a good script in their lifetime, when this kind of good opportunity comes, Zhang Chengyuan naturally has to cherish it, although this so-called good opportunity is only his personal judgment at present, but he completely trusts his own judgment. Because so far, he hasn't made a mistake in choosing the script.

But after a while, he suddenly sighed again: "It's a pity! ”

Park Byungyeol asked, "What is a pity?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan said regretfully: "It's a pity that the most outstanding role in this movie is the female number one, and the male number one is just a foil, so the female number one plays well, and the probability of winning the award is very high, but the male number one is not good, no matter how good the performance is, he can't win any weighty awards, I just hope that with this movie, I can help me hit the film newcomer award." ”

So far, Zhang Chengyuan has won many TV Newcomer Awards, but he has not won the Film Newcomer Award. But to be honest, no matter what the newcomer award, the arrogant Zhang Chengyuan is a little unsightly, and his goal now is to win the Best Actor in a movie or the Best Actor Award at the end of the year or even the final award of the three major TV stations.

Park Byungyeol said: "You have a high vision, but you have to do everything step by step, you will definitely get this award in the future, this time you will win a newcomer award first." ”

These two people are full of confidence, as if winning the newcomer award is just a matter of finding out for them, and they are not afraid of capsizing in the gutter?

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Well, that's it for the time being." Brother Park, I'll leave the rest to you, I'll go first. ”

Park Byungyeol said: "No problem, leave it to me!" Ah! I almost forgot to tell you that the company that made the film asked you to go for an interview. ”

Zhang Chengyuan was surprised: "Do you still want to audition?" With the continuous rise of his popularity and the gradual recognition of his acting skills by professionals, he has not interviewed for a long time, and the last interview was at the end of 04, which was the interview for "Haojie Chunxiang", and then filmed the TV series, and the director personally invited him.

Park Byungyeol said with relief: "This is a movie, not a TV series, you don't have that much weight in the film industry, but it's not a difficult thing for you, just go through the motions!" I don't believe that your appearance, temperament and acting skills will not be able to take this not-so-brilliant role, unless the production company operates this role in the dark, but this is unlikely. "It's really unlikely, if it had been booked early, there would be no need for the production company to invite such an outstanding actor as Jang Sung-won to audition, which would offend people plainly.

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Okay, the audition is the audition, it's not once or twice, and it doesn't hurt to do it again." I don't believe anyone can snatch this role from me this time. "He's made up his mind to win the film.

Three days later, Jang Sung-won auditioned for the movie called "Beauty is Troubled", and ten days later, the results of the audition came out, although the final result was as he expected, he won the role, but the process was not as smooth as he originally imagined, because he met a strong opponent -—— Zhu Jinmo.

Zhu Zhenmo, born in 1974, nine years older than Zhang Chengyuan, debuted at the age of 25 in 98, about a year earlier than Zhang Chengyuan, and Zhang Chengyuan is a model, but his development is faster than Zhang Chengyuan, and he won the SBS Acting Awards "Best Actor Award" in 2003, and Zhang Chengyuan's best award is the "Outstanding Actor Award", which is one level lower than him.

In addition, Zhu Zhenmo is recognized as one of the actors with excellent acting skills among the younger generation of actors, which is the same as Zhang Chengyuan, in comparison, Zhang Chengyuan is also a step higher than him in appearance, height, and popularity, but it is not much higher, it is undeniable that Zhu Zhenmo is also a handsome, temperamental, and extremely popular actor, and he has more advantages than Zhang Chengyuan in terms of qualifications, film shooting experience, age and role fit, and movie box office appeal.

Finally, if the producer was not concerned that Zhu Zhenmo was still filming another movie "Love Love" at this time, it might affect the normal filming of "Beauty is Troubled", and Zhang Chengyuan is indeed enough to be the male lead in this movie, I can't say that the person who was selected after the most was not Zhang Chengyuan but Zhu Zhenmo.

After this incident, Zhang Chengyuan realized that he actually does not have much influence in the Korean entertainment industry, at most he is only noticed in the TV industry, but he has not yet been recognized in the film industry, and he can't even compare with a Zhu Zhenmo, let alone Zhang Dongjian, Won Bin, Lee Byung-hun and other superstars.

Seeing that Zhang Chengyuan was a little depressed, Park Byungyeol comforted: "Chengyuan, it's okay, you are much younger than Zhu Zhenmo, you will be able to surpass him sooner or later, and if he didn't debut a year earlier than you, and you were delayed for two years of military service, your current achievements are definitely far above him!" ”

Zhang Chengyuan chuckled and said: "Brother Park, where do you want to go, I don't care much about Zhu Zhenmo, within three years, or even less, I will be able to surpass him 100%, at least not worse than him." I'm thinking, how many years will it take me to surpass Zhang Dongjian and Lee Byung-hun, will it be five, ten, or twenty years? ”

He is confident that he will become the most expensive actor in South Korea sooner or later, but it is unknown how long it will take, and he does not want to wait for Lee Byung-hun and Jang Dong-kyun to get old before he can surpass them.

Park Byungyeol said: "Why do you want to do so much, who knows what will happen in the future?" As long as you shoot every drama in a down-to-earth manner, there will always be such a day. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Of course I know this, but I hope this day can come sooner, Brother Park, do you say there is any shortcut?" "The longer he was in Hongchen, the more impetuous Zhang Chengyuan's mind became, and the desire to win became more and more intense. This may be one of the reasons why he is unable to control himself and show mercy to every woman he admires.

Park Byungyeol thought for a while and said: "Of course there are shortcuts, as long as you can be recognized by the Hollywood film industry and become a Hollywood star, then you will naturally be the number one star in South Korea." Everyone knows how much the people of this country admire the American culture and how eager they are to be recognized by the mainstream Western countries. ”

The center of gravity of the world has long shifted from the East to the West, and most of the people in almost all Eastern countries are in awe and reverence for the powerful technology and civilization of the West, which may be due to the shadow caused by the oppression of Westerners by Westerners in modern times, or because human beings naturally worship the strong in their bones.

No matter what the reason, anyway, as long as Jang Sung-won becomes a Hollywood star, he will naturally be an Asian superstar and a Korean superstar, because there are few Korean actors who can be appreciated by Hollywood.

However, although this is a shortcut, Park Byungyeol is just talking casually, and he doesn't think Jang Sung-won has a chance to contact Hollywood. Because Zhang Chengyuan has not yet reached the level that can attract Hollywood's attention, and his company does not have the connections and strength to contact Hollywood film companies.

However, when Zhang Chengyuan heard him say this, he immediately remembered the audition recommendation for "Rush Hour 3" that Cheng Long promised him two days ago, and he was about to mention it to Park Byungyeol immediately, but when he was about to speak, he hesitated, because he didn't know if the audition invitation that Cheng Long said could become a reality, if it couldn't become a reality, then he would only make Park Byungyeol happy now. So he sighed secretly and swallowed back the words he was about to utter.

It's not that he doesn't trust Cheng Long's words, he believes that Cheng Long will definitely recommend himself to Hollywood directors, but the decision on whether to invite him to audition is in the hands of the director and producer, not Cheng Long. After all, these people haven't seen him in person.