Chapter 53: Audition for Hollywood
Standing on the land of Los Angeles again, I didn't expect that half a year had passed. Looking at the characters that were familiar in the past and now become a little unfamiliar, Feng Zixi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, why did he suddenly become so touched? Is it because people like to be sentimental as they get older?
This time, Luo Xiuzhe was the only one who accompanied Feng Zixi to Los Angeles for an audition, and Kwon Zhixun had to continue to stay in South Korea to deal with some issues, not to mention that Kwon Zhixun's English was really not flattering, and letting him come to the United States was no different from bringing a deaf man or a blind man.
Feng Zixi got the opportunity to audition for a Hollywood movie, but TCE was still strictly kept secret, and Yang Xianshi, who is the head of TCE, even issued a gag order to the directors and representatives of Zhilu Dao, because this matter was not a good opportunity for TCE. It is rare for an artist under TCE to have the opportunity to become a Hollywood star, so there is a chance for TCE to land in the United States.
Although FS Group has many industries in the United States, even Hollywood film production and distribution companies, these have nothing to do with TCE in South Korea, and the companies operate independently from each other, and there is no connection at all. On the contrary, Tianchen Entertainment (Hong Kong) can still promote big directors and superstars such as John Woo, Chow Yun-fat, and Maggie Cheung to the United States, but South Korea is not able to do so for the time being.
Yang Hyun-seok personally went to the president of CJ Entertainment, and the two discussed behind closed doors for half an hour, and decided on the basic plan, and also issued a release order to the crew of "My Savage Female Teacher", asking director Kim Kyung-sang to give Feng Zixi enough time to come to the United States for an audition. Of course, this is all done in secret. In order not to be noticed by the pervasive reporters, it was announced that because Zixi was sick due to long-term fatigue, he took a temporary vacation and would soon return to the crew to resume work.
Of course, the reporters were not satisfied with this explanation, and they turned to TCE one after another, hoping to understand Feng Zixi's condition and details. However, these were all sent away by TCE saying that Zixi needed to rest now and didn't want anyone to disturb him, but there was also a lot of speculation and gossip because of this. On Feng Zixi's personal webpage, the messages of prayer and blessings did not stop scrolling for a moment, and when the news was announced, there were even crazy fans who hoped that they could replace Zixi to suffer, as long as Zixi could recover. As for the gifts sent by Fans to TCE, they are piled up in a room, and you can imagine how Feng Zixi is loved by fans.
"Zachary, oh! It's so exciting to see you again. A deep voice interrupted Feng Zixi's conjecture, and a tall black man walked towards them.
"Bose, it's nice to see you again." hugged the black man heavily and introduced Bosch: "This is my agent in South Korea, Mr. Luo Xiuzhe, who helped me a lot, and this time he also accompanied me to Los Angeles for the movie audition." ”
"Hello! Nice to meet you! Luo Xiuzhe is a student who graduated from Sungkyunkwan University, and English can't stump him, so he and Bosch shook hands and said hello.
Bose led the two to an extended Lincoln, opened the door and let them in. Feng Zixi looked at the car and asked Bosch suspiciously, "Both, where did you get such a car?" ”
Bose's dark face turned red, but due to the color of his skin, he couldn't see it clearly.
"What's wrong? I haven't seen you for half a year, why did you suddenly become so twisted and pinched, like a girl. ”
"That's what Lady Aina ordered." Bose also knew that he couldn't hide it for long, so it was better to say it freely. "Actually, the last time you left Los Angeles, Madame stayed here for half a month, staying in the same room you used to live in. Every night, I could still faintly hear Lady Aina's crying. This time you are coming to Los Angeles, Madame actually knew for a long time, but she said that she did not want to see you for the time being, so she ordered me to be responsible for all your food, clothing, housing and transportation during your stay in Los Angeles, and asked me to follow you after you left the United States. ”…,
Thinking back to my mother's love for me, and recalling that in the past, as long as I was injured a little, or even just scratched a little skin, my mother would make a fuss, make a big fuss, and be very sad. This is also because of a filming accident, my mother sent herself to Canada regardless of her strong dissatisfaction.
Now her mother, who loves her so much, actually said that she didn't want to see herself, but she thought about how she broke her heart. But even if she is sad, her mother is still a mother, and she is always reluctant to let her children suffer a little, and she still sends Bos, who is closer to her, to her side, so that she can take care of herself and protect her own safety.
He silently recited in his heart: "I'm sorry Mom! I love you and I love you forever! ”
Feng Zixi's trip to the United States was quite urgent, and Bosch took them to have a meal first, and Feng Zixi had already called director Gore Wibinski. This director is not unknown in Hollywood, from the movie "Mousetrap" to "Magic Gun", he has attracted much attention, and because of the director's upcoming release of "The Ring" (the American version of Midnight Bell), his name has been remembered by the world.
This time, the movie he directed is tentatively called "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", the script has been written, and the set for filming has already been built during the creation of the script. Feng Zixi's audition for the role of a British Navy Commodore was originally determined to be played by the Englishman Jack Davenport, but before filming began, Jack Davenport and his wife of two years, Michelle Gomez, had a quarrel because of emotional disputes, and even almost went to court. Although the couple ended up in harmony and lived with each other again, because of this incident, many Hollywood reports commented on Jack Davenport's bad comments, so the production team had to unilaterally terminate the contract.
But the film is about to start, and it is really difficult to find an actor who is experienced, handsome in appearance, and knows how to fight fencing and naval affairs. Because from the beginning of casting, in order to reduce the use of stuntmen during filming, all the actors who were awarded the role had to undergo several weeks of naval training, in addition to the training of the master of swordsmanship Robert Anderson and his disciple Mark Ivey.
Now it is really difficult to find such a person temporarily, and director Gore Verbinsky almost didn't pull out his hair because of this.
At this time, Steven Spielberg, one of the DreamWorks owners who worked with Gore Verbinski in the movie "The Ring", recommended him to a person, but because Steven Spielberg did not know the contact information of this person, he had to ask Gore Wibinski to contact the other two directors who were familiar with him, Robert Zemeckis and George Lucas, because this person had made cameos in their films.
Since someone recommended it, give it a try. Gore Verbinski contacted Robert Zemeckis and George Lucas, and learned that this person was their apprentice at USC, not only made cameo appearances in movies, but also had excellent performances in many experimental films.
Gore Verbinski has found information about the young actor named Zachary and watched the film, although they are all experimental films made in-house by USC and rarely released to the public, but the level is no worse than the small-budget production of some small film companies. Seeing Feng Zixi's photo for the first time, Gore Wibinski felt that he was too young, and the age difference between him and the actor he asked for was quite far away.
But when Gore Wipinski watched a movie called "Growing Up," he changed his mind. Although the whole film is only about 50 minutes, it tells the story of an orphan who leaves the damn orphanage in order to grow up as soon as possible, and with the help of God, the orphan grows up, and one day is equal to a year. In less than a month, the orphan grew into an adult in his thirties. However, in the extremely poor social experience, the orphans feel that the outside world is not as beautiful as they dream, but full of sinister and cunning in the human heart. …,
The orphan wants to go back to the orphanage and see his friends and the director again. But no more, he continued to grow older, and two months later, he died in a garbage dump not far from receiving relief food, killed by other wanderers who also came to receive food.
Feng Zixi plays the orphan in the film, from youth to old age, he plays it alone. The performance is excellent, the demeanor of the middle-aged and elderly, as well as the panic and uneasiness of the heart of a child, are vividly performed. Even Gore Verbinski, who is the director, had to applaud after watching the film.
Gore Wibinski sent an email for the audition through Robert Zemeckis and George Lucas, hoping that Feng Zixi would be able to get to Los Angeles as soon as possible. Because he decided to use this Chinese-American mixed-race to play the role of Brigadier General Norrington, not only because of Feng Zixi's acting skills, but also because Gore Verbinsky found out that Feng Zixi had received formal Marine military training in a military training camp in New Jersey, and he learned that Feng Zixi was also good at fencing at USC, these conditions met his requirements, as long as there were no mistakes in the audition, then the problem would not be too big. As for age, that can be compensated for with makeup.
Fung met director Gore Verbinsky in Puerto San Pedro in Los Angeles, a chubby young man in his thirties with a smile on his face. The director's first impression of Feng Zixi is that he doesn't like to be favored by the public and does things in a low-key manner, looking at his gray suit that he has worn for I don't know how many years, and very ordinary jeans and black shirts to match, he doesn't look like a big director no matter how he looks at it.
"Hello! Are you zachary? The real person is even more handsome than the photo. Gore Verbinski greeted Feng Zixi first, looked him up and down a few times, nodded, and said, "Very good, no wonder several directors recommend you." But then again, if the audition doesn't work out, then I can only say sorry, because the film is about to start shooting, and there is no room for mistakes. Hopefully, you'll understand that this is not the place to shoot experimental films. ”
"Xie Lu, thank you for giving me this opportunity." Feng Zixi doesn't want to talk nonsense either, Americans do things very directly, just do it, if it doesn't work, if it doesn't work, it's not okay, it's too lazy to talk more about it.
He wears the uniform of a brigadier general of the British Royal Navy and holds an elongated saber in his hand. After the skillful hands of the makeup artist, Feng Zixi is still like a teenager under the age of twenty, and he is completely an extraordinary British naval officer. His deep eyes, as well as his slender fingers, and his concentration in raising his sword to look into the distance, all made director Gore Wibinski praise.
"Excellent! Very good! "Gore Verbinsky looked around Feng Zixi carefully, from facial expressions, from simple sword movements, to walking demeanor and demeanor, all of them fully met the requirements, as long as you learn some basic etiquette, then it will be perfect." Zachary, I would like to ask, is your family noble? How can your temperament give people a noble and awe-inspiring feeling, this is what I need. Because this Brigadier Norrington needs to fight pirates, not only the temperament of the person must be elegant and noble, but also feel the hatred and boredom of pirates in his heart. The grim expression on your face when you picked up your sword just now was really well done. So I decided, you've got the role. ”
What could be happier than these words for Feng Zixi and Luo Xiuzhe? As a director, Gore Wipinski nodded in affirmation, as long as the contract is signed, then this is a matter of certainty. What Feng Zixi needs now is to return to South Korea as soon as possible, finish filming [My Savage Female Teacher], and then come to Los Angeles again and join the [Pirates of the Caribbean] crew.
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