947 [Tough Casting]
Central, Cuihua Tea Restaurant.
Xu Ke sat down and shouted a cup of milk tea, and said quickly: "What's the matter when you ask me to come out? Tell me directly, I'm busy."
Anita Mui picked up the teacup and smiled and said, "If you have nothing to do, can't you ask you to come out for afternoon tea?"
"I won't say I'm leaving." Xu Ke made a gesture and wanted to get up.
"Don't!" Anita Mui hurriedly held it back and asked mysteriously, "Old Xu, I heard that you are going to be an assistant director for Mr. Kang this time?"
"Yes." Xu Ke nodded.
Anita Mui asked with a smile: "Actors, you can make some decisions."
Xu Ke said: "I can only suggest that Mr. Kang will nod in the end. Why, do you want to play the heroine?"
"Not me," Anita Mui explained, "Do you see if Ah Zhuo is suitable for the male lead in that drama?"
Xu Ke particularly admired Zhao Wenqiu, and his relationship was quite good in private. He smiled and said, "Is that boy who asked you to be a lobbyist? Why didn't he do it by himself?"
"He doesn't know yet, I'm just here to inquire," said Anita Mui.
"I didn't expect that Mei Gu would be fascinated by men," Xu Ke teased and shook her head and said, "The male lead of this drama has been decided, and Tom Cruise will play it."
"Tom Cruise?" Anita Mui was quite surprised. He was the top Hollywood male star. Zhao Wen-yu obviously couldn't compare. She leaned against the second male lead and said, "Where is the second male lead?"
Xu Ke said: "There is no so-called second male lead in this drama, but I can help Azhuo win a supporting role. It depends on whether you want it or not."
"Of course I do." Anita Mui said happily. She heard that Kang Jianfei was filming another blockbuster, and maybe she could successfully enter the Western market. Even if Zhao Wenqiu was playing soy sauce in it, it would be a good opportunity to show her face.
Zhao Wenqin has only been in Hong Kong for two years since he came to Hong Kong. He has been the male lead in three movies. His career is in a mess. At first, Li Lianjie led him, and later he was appreciated by Xu Ke. Now Anita Mui helps pave the way, and a lucky person is very happy.
"Then let's just say that," Xu Ke stood up before he finished drinking milk tea. "I still have something to do, so I left first. By the way, Mr. Kang hasn't finalized the heroine yet, you may be able to try it, although the success rate is very low."
...
There is very little news about Kang Jianfei's new film, and so far only one title has been circulated, called "Resident Evil".
You should know that Kang Jianfei has not been a director for a year, and his new drama has attracted more attention than gossip news. Entertainment reporters are asking around like crazy. I don’t know who said that, but the paparazzi finally knew that the protagonist of the new film was Tom Cruise, and the heroine has not yet been confirmed.
The big-name actresses in Hong Kong immediately became uneasy and wanted to get ahead with all kinds of relationships. Especially assistants such as Li Meifeng, Weng Hong, and Cai Yinong were so annoyed that they could answer more than a dozen private calls in one afternoon.
Kang Jianfei was also annoyed. Guan Zhilin and Li Jiaxin came to the door at the same time, and launched a terrifying tender attack on him. Last night, the two women were completely crazy and took the initiative to try various positions, scrambling to flatter and invite favors. In the end, they were killed by the angry Kang Jianfei so much that they were thrown off their armor.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Kang Jianfei, who had only slept for three hours, had to get up early and continue the preliminary preparations for "Resident Evil".
"It's so early?" Guan Zhilin, who was awakened, looked at the time, hugged Kang Jianfei's tiger waist and said, "Brother Fei, let's sleep with her for a while."
Li Jiaxin began to sing the opposite tune, and she said in a lesson-telling tone: "I'm really ignorant. Brother Fei still has to work. Brother Fei, I'll help you dress."
Guan Zhilin was not willing to admit defeat, so she immediately got up and said, "Brother Fei, I'll squeeze toothpaste for you."
These two women were filled with gunpowder all morning. In the end, Guan Zhilin couldn't hold on and asked, "Brother Fei, who do you choose to be the heroine?"
Kang Jianfei had no choice but to say, "Jiahui, this character is not suitable for you, your appearance is too gentle."
Li Jiaxin was overjoyed: "Brother Fei, I am very good at cold and charming appearances. When filming "The Monster City", Director Xu and Director Mai praised me for their good acting."
"Just your acting skills? I'm so embarrassed to shoot a rival scene with Tom Cruise, don't let it go abroad." Guan Zhilin's idea is very simple. Of course, I can't be the heroine, so you don't want to play it. Anyway, anyone can do it, but Li Jiaxin can't be cheap.
Li Jiaxin immediately retorted angrily: "Do you know how to appreciate it? My acting skills are very good!"
"Hmph, vase!" Guan Zhilin said sarcastically.
"You are the vase." Li Jiaxin said angrily.
"Okay," Kang Jianfei was so annoyed by the two girls that he drank, "I'll have an audition in two days. Whoever wants to be a heroine depends on his ability!"
This audition was semi-public, and the signing actresses of Oriental Entertainment Agency received notifications from their agents. Even those actresses who usually only film TV series were extremely excited to prepare for the audition.
Anyway, let’s talk about it, what if I get selected? Didn’t Wu Zhenyu stand out from an actor in the audition and become the male lead of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and become a big hit?
On the day of the audition, the scene was full of flowers and stars.
Guan Zhilin, Li Jiaxin, Qiu Shuzhen, Wang Zuxian, Zhang Manyu, Liu Jialing, Anita Mui, Yang Liqing, Zhou Jialing, Wan Qiwen, Zhou Haimei, Ye Zimei, Ye Yuqing, Li Zi, Chen Baolian, Karen Mok, Yao Leyi... From a young actor who has just debuted to a big brand that has become famous, even Ng Junru and Yuan Danqiong have joined in the fun.
Zhang Min, Wen Bixia, Li Saifeng and other women did not show up. They seemed to be unable to make movies and had not taken any movies in the past two years. Anyway, Kang Jianfei is still in the works, so why bother to work hard on the set and stay up late?
Dozens of beauties stood in several rows, filling the large conference room.
Kang Jianfei must first perform appearance screening. He said with a quick speech: "Jiahui, Zuxian, your image is not suitable. Jiaxin and Zhenzhen will change clothes first. Then Manyu, Jialing and Mei Gu, I'm sorry, please come back. As for Zhou Jialing, you can play a supporting actress, Liqing, you can also change clothes..."
After talking, Kang Jianfei pointed at Wan Qiwen, Zhou Haimei, Ye Zimei, Li Zi and other women: "Why are you here to join in the fun? Come home and rest."
Only seven or eight actresses left after the preliminary screening. Although Anita Mui and others were eliminated, they didn’t feel embarrassed. Everyone knows that Kang Jianfei is very fair to pick actors. He doesn’t look at your fame, but only his image and acting skills. Everything is based on the quality of the film.
The beauties soon changed into their clothes and appeared. They were all wearing black tight leather jackets, which was Alice's classic look in "Resident Evil".
The appearances of Li Jiaxin and Qiu Shuzhen are the most amazing, and their perfect figure is undoubtedly highlighted by the leather jacket. However, the former is taller and cooler, while the latter is more charming.
Kang Jianfei sentenced other actresses to death, but he could not make a choice between Li Jiaxin and Qiu Shuzhen.
"Go and change your clothes again!" Kang Jianfei said.
Chapter completed!