Hollywood Domination Chapter 20: Competitive competition

"Can you dance?"

As soon as he was seated, Jim asked. "This is a song and dance film, and there are requirements for the background of the actors. You didn't mention singing and dancing specialties in the information, but Chesa said that you should try it anyway. He has read the information and is very optimistic about this film. It is the most popular seed for Oscar next year."

"I can dance." Chen Zhen had given up wondering where Cesare's precise vision for film selection came from, but replied calmly, "I can dance Latin dance, ballroom dance, and waltz. General social needs You can dance every dance, do you need to see it with your own eyes?"

Jim seemed to be strangled, he looked at Jenny in disbelief, "You can dance? But didn't you join any clubs in high school?"

Chen Zhen suddenly felt helpless: many of the things she knew were not what Jenny should know, and it was impossible to make them up, and the lies would definitely be exposed after a little verification. So it is very difficult to write it into your resume. If you write it in, Jim will think you are boasting.

And it doesn't make much sense to lie about these things, Jenny spread her hands, "I just know it, I learned it by watching TV, don't you agree to bite me?"

Jim was still skeptical, and Jenny had to stand up and look for Lilian's CD. At this moment, she really missed the iPod that hadn't been released yet. "Let me see, she doesn't seem to have Latin dance music here——"

"There's no need to show me the dance right now." Jim stopped quickly, "We've already found a dance teacher for you, and we wanted to give you one-on-one special training, but if what you said is true, Now it seems that it is unnecessary."

He immediately drove Jenny to see the dance teacher, and Jenny was looking through the audition materials in his car.

As the best picture seed of Oscar in 2003, "Chicago" is of course a big production of famous directors and famous actors. She is very familiar with this film, and she is a fan of the director. Later, she also watched the musical "9" directed by Rob Marshall many times. Of course, she has watched "Chicago" for a long time.

Right now, the entire production crew is in the preparatory stage. The three main actors, two women and one man, have been confirmed and are looking for supporting actors. The casting of film and television drama crews is generally like this. The more important the role is, the sooner it is settled, and the extras are found before the filming starts. The audition that Cesare arranged for Jenny was an opportunity for a secondary role. According to the role, it should be the third or fourth female lead.

The plot of "Chicago" is very simple, and there are not many characters. It tells the story of Roxy Hart, who dreams of becoming a big star, was cheated by her lover, and shot and killed in anger. After being imprisoned, she met her idol dancer Velma, and Velma is now famous for killing her adulterous husband and sister. Noisy, enjoying the benefits of fame to the fullest, disdain to look Roxy at all. In order to get out of prison, the two women intrigue with each other, which affects the whole story. The whole film is full of charm and thought-provoking. It tells the hustle and bustle and glitz of Chicago in the 1920s in an ironic tone. It won the Oscar in 2003, and Jenny thinks it deserves it.

Of course, the two roles of Roxy and Velma are not her turn. This kind of film that mainly focuses on actresses and is suitable for great acting skills will definitely find a post-actor actress with excellent acting skills and popularity. All Jenny can fight for is the supporting role. Many of the plots of "Chicago" take place in women's prisons, so there are quite a few supporting actresses who have a certain role in the scene. For example, when Wilma told her story about her imprisonment, there was a wonderful song and dance in the prison room, in which every female prisoner There is a one-man show of 1 or 2 minutes, which is already a very good opportunity on the big screen. Further up, there is an Eastern European dancer (Jenny forgot her name, and it was not listed in the audition materials). She was also imprisoned for murdering her husband, insisting that she was wronged, and was later executed. As the only female prisoner who died in the story, she also had a good performance before her death.

But she still underestimated Cesare's ability. After Jenny opened the file, she found that she was going to compete... for Liu Yuling's role in the original film.

In the past month or so, she has not only been studying, Jim, Dave and Lilian are all her chat partners. She still has a lot of things she doesn't understand about the entertainment industry. She is a big expert—Lilian was also born in a family of performers. Although her parents are doctors, many of her uncles are directors and producers—sometimes she can give Jenny a sense of enlightenment when she gives some casual advice. There are some divisions of the difficulty of role operation.

Taking a movie with an investment of tens of millions of dollars as an example, it is absolutely impossible for the male and female protagonists to be operated. The selection is always business-like, and it only depends on who is the most suitable for the role. No matter how strong the relationship is, it can only squeeze people into the audition, but even so, it is possible to be rejected by the director or producer at the first pass. In Hollywood, every movie is a prudent commercial investment, and whoever dares to make fun of the investor's money is tantamount to dying.

The male lead and the female lead, who are heavily involved in the role, cannot completely play the favor card. It must depend on qualifications and personal performance. Taking "Chicago" as an example, this film actually has three protagonists, and the three protagonists are all highly qualified. A well-known acting school, no matter how capable Cesare is, it is impossible for Jenny to compete for such a role as soon as he debuts, but he is indeed very beyond Jenny's expectations, because Liu Yuling's role in the film is obviously All major brokers are aiming to push new corners.

Of course, Hollywood is still very professional. If it is in the Chinese entertainment industry, as far as Chen Zhen knows, famous directors, blockbusters, and pretty actors who are easy to shine in the scenes are likely to be bought by various actors— —Yes, it means that they don’t receive any remuneration and give money back. For example, a poor and white person like Chen Zhen, unless the company is willing to pay, there is no chance to be in the interview at all.

In the audition script of "Chicago", the blood and nationality of the characters are not stipulated, but the life of the prisoner Kitty is roughly described. However, when she returned to the mansion, she accidentally discovered that her lover was playing double-flying with others, and after killing three of them with a gun, she immediately became a popular person across the country, completely stealing Roxy's limelight. The threatened Roxy even had to pretend to be pregnant.

Although appearing in the middle of the film, the scene is only a few minutes, so it can be said to be short-lived, but Kitty's role is very eye-catching-she must be very eye-catching to convince the audience that she has the ability to overwhelm Roxy . This is a very brilliant role, with a lot of room for performance, very eye-catching, and not too difficult.

So here we have to fight for resources. Whether it is a well-known actress or a newcomer who just debuted, they will definitely try their best. Jenny doesn't know how Cesare stuffed himself with no works into the audition. on the list.

In the original version, Liu Yuling is now famous for starring in "Charlie's Angels". Although her appearance may not be considered alluring in the East, she happens to be a classical Asian beauty that Westerners are very obsessed with. In addition, she can speak fluent English and integrate well with the mainstream cultural circle, so she finally won this role and became the King of Hawaiian Fruits, but Jenny will not think that Kitty must be Asian, Liu Yuling can win this role , On the one hand, it shows that she is extremely powerful, on the other hand, it also shows that her agent relationship is strong, and the resources she got at that time were more inclined. Because in her memory, in "Kill Bill" produced in the past few years, Liu Yuling also played a lot of roles.

Different from the finished film and the original musical, the audition script also arranged a song and dance for Kitty. It is likely that the director also wanted to make some adaptations, but later, considering the completeness of the plot, he deleted it. Therefore, the audition requirements also include a certain foundation of singing and dancing.

After reading the audition script, Jenny felt that there was nothing too difficult. There was still more than a month before the audition, and she could handle the role with ease. character of.

Of course, from the day she came back with Goldfinger, such a thing was destined to happen, and Jenny had already convinced herself that it was no big deal, at least it was much better than copying other people's movies. Plagiarizing someone else's entire movie is tantamount to taking the originality and using it completely yourself, but if you take away a role that is destined to be successful, you can't play it in the same way as the original actor, you still have to work **** your own.

If the actor's original acting is very successful, then Jenny probably won't be able to take this opportunity away. After all, everyone's acting is most suitable for herself. It is impossible for Jenny to completely imitate Julia. Roberts to play, and then beat Julia Roberts. If there is any cheating on her, it is just that her selection of films is more accurate than others, but in the final analysis, this competition is still fair. If her sense of morality is so high that she can't even accept this advantage, then she can stay out of Hollywood. After all, there will be competition for every role. If she doesn't want to compete with others, how can she climb up in the entertainment circle?

However, if Liu Yuling was any white actress, she might not feel much, but this one is an Asian who is rarely seen in Hollywood. I'm sorry. ——Fortunately, this is not an important work of Liu Yuling, just a few minutes of soy sauce. For her who has already made her mark in Hollywood, this is the icing on the cake, but for Jenny, this is an opportunity she must not miss .

"Actually, there was a supporting role, and she played more time." Seeing that Jenny had finished reading the script, Jim chatted with her, "But Cesare felt that her role was too small and there was no room for it, so he chose to compete for this one." .Besides, that is not suitable for you, that needs an Eastern European woman, your appearance is too un-Eastern European."

"The filming is still underway. Has Cesare read the entire script?" Jenny was a little curious. After all, most agents may only know that these two characters are looking for someone. How many roles the two characters have, or whether there is much room for them to play, is talked about everywhere.

"Cesare is Catherine's friend," Jim said slightly enviously. "He chatted with Catherine in Spain a few days ago, and read the script during the meeting. He caught this role at first glance, and immediately won an audition for you."

"Spain?" Jenny was even more surprised, "Is there any big event in the entertainment industry in Spain now?"

"No." Jim shrugged, "but Leonardo is on vacation in Ibiza and Cesare is with him. You know Leonardo is also a client of CAA, part of his business is Cesare in charge."

...There's nothing to say, Jenny can only thank herself for being signed by Cesare. Her tricks are definitely not comparable to ordinary agents. No wonder he would go to Spain at this time. It is estimated that Ibiza is star-studded at this time, and he socialized in the past.

"Didn't he say that he doesn't share..." Jenny couldn't help muttering softly

Jim's ear tipped, and he laughed, "Yes, his belongings are not allowed to be shared by others, but Cesare will not say no to letting him share other people's possessions. Ah, we Arrived."

Jenny was taken to the dance classroom by him and showed off her dancing skills. At that time, in order to maintain her figure, she had learned various dances with fitness effects. She also had certain talents and interests. After a certain amount of strengthening, it is no problem to be a supporting role in a movie. The dance teacher was full of praise for her, and Jim could only withdraw dumbfounded and call Cesare.

Looking at his expression, Jenny finally found a trace of confidence in her heart: Maybe, just like Cesare is a monster in her eyes, she is also a monster in the eyes of others?

She is still taking the dance class, but she has changed to a more advanced class. After that, there are no new audition opportunities for more than a month. Jenny spends her free time preparing for the role of Kitty in a targeted manner. Before I knew it, a month passed by. September of 2001 arrived.

A lot of things will happen in September. 9/11, which is destined to have nothing to do with Jenny—the audition for "Chicago" has been pushed back to October—the start of school—Washington's moulting—Lillian's Shift schedule——

And of course, there's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which returns in time on September 27th.

Note: 1 Ibiza in Spain is a high-end resort, where many celebrities like to spend their holidays. A few months ago, the famous incident of Orlando Bloom beating Justin Bieber happened in Ibiza. The people in the restaurant include Leonardo, the little plum. It is said that after Orlando punched in anger, the whole restaurant applauded, and Xiao Li specially invited Orlando to sit at his table...

2 I really don't know which brokerage company Leonardo belongs to. Some friends who know it will tell me. Here, I will make a fiction that his brokerage contract belongs to CAA.

3 There is no recorded version of the original musical of "Chicago", so I don't know if she is Asian in the original play. Here it is set as white in the original play, and her nationality is not determined in the movie script.