The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 386 Invitation

At 2007 am on March 3, 20, the weather in Las Vegas was clear and sunny.

The average daytime temperature here in March is about [-] degrees, which is very cool.

The twelfth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel was extremely lively at this time. Many actors were auditioning, both male and female.

The people in charge of the audition were the assistant directors of the crew of "The Hangover".

The actors selected this time are all characters with little plot, similar to extras.

There was no need for Li Shengyao to watch in person.

At this time, Director Li was beside the swimming pool on the eleventh floor. He was sitting on a recliner, staring straight at a woman who was swimming.

This woman is in her early twenties, with long blond hair, and a tall body of nearly 1.8 meters. Whether it is the front or the back, she is very predictable.

She is Blake Lively.

Most of Lee Sheng Yew's film crew had already arrived in the beautiful country. As he expected, Zach couldn't resist the temptation of a million-dollar salary. After thinking about it for two days, he agreed to act and signed an agreement.

They then moved to Las Vegas.

Director Li arranged for people to register a film and television company, and at the same time arranged for people to apply for various filming permits for "The Hangover", and at the same time selected actors and field workers in Las Vegas.

While he was busy, he accidentally got the news that Hollywood rising star Blake Lively had come to this hotel.

So Li Shengyao came over.

His purpose is very simple, that is to invite Blake Lively to play a cameo role.

This woman only made two movies last year, one was a romantic movie without any splash, and the other was a comedy movie without any splash, this movie is called "Admission Notice".

"Admission Notice" is the movie in which the hero didn't get into the university and built a university by himself.

This movie is quite ironic, and it has been broadcast many times on CCTV6, and Douban has a score of [-].

In fact, this movie has no sound in the beautiful country, only six 10,000+ dollars at the box office,
Under such circumstances, although Lively played the leading role in several movies, he is still Xiaoka.

But as a traveler, as a Kobe fan.

Li Shengyao knew very well that Lively would join the cast of "Gossip Girl Season [-]" in August this year. This TV show became a hit when it premiered in September. After only two or three episodes, it will become the most popular TV series for young people in the beautiful country.

Bryant praised Lively as his dream girl.

Because of Lively's fire, "Summer of Jeans", which had been splashless before, immediately started the sequel production.

If Lively had a cameo on "The Hangover," and "The Hangover" came out after September, it would be a hit.

That's why Lee Seung Yew came to see Lively.

Of course, beauties can't miss swimming.

He was sitting by the pool right now, smiling at Lively in the water.

About half an hour later, Lively crawled out of the swimming pool, and immediately raised his middle finger to Li Shengyao.

Her fingers are long and thin, very nice.

Lively put on a bath towel, wiped his body, and then came to Li Shengyao, "You must give me an explanation, otherwise, I will expose your evil deeds to the media."

"If watching a beautiful woman swim is a crime, then all the men here should be arrested. I was not the only one looking at you just now. You can't think I'm easy to bully just because I'm Asian. It's not fair, you Discriminate against me."

Hearing this, Lively rolled his eyes, but then he chuckled and opened the towel generously.

She was only about one meter away from Li Shengyao, and her wheat-colored skin was very healthy, and water droplets slowly rolled over her body.

Although she didn't move her steps, her skin seemed to be trembling slightly.

There is also a smell of perfume.

"I'll show you enough."

Of course she wasn't really angry.

The men looked at her, and she was very happy and proud.

This is a rich and generous girl.

Li Shengyao smiled slightly, then took out his mobile phone, "Can you take a few photos? I will appreciate it later."

Lively smiled and shook his head, "Wait for me for 10 minutes."

She then twisted and left. Seven or eight minutes later, Lively changed clothes. She came out wearing a gray short-sleeved pair with a pair of light blue jeans, and her hair was still a little wet.

She sat down next to Li Shengyao.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

After all, she has been in Hollywood since she was a child. She knows very well that people in the film and television industry are very busy, they are in a hurry to do everything, and they don't spend time on trivial things.

Lee Sheng Yew is the director of "Taken", although many media now say that he made a comedy to humiliate himself.

But Director Li wanted a girl, and I don't know how many people are willing to take the initiative to come to the door, and any posture is fine.

It is impossible for Director Li to come to watch her swim, there must be something wrong.

"Lively, I'm preparing for my new movie, which will start soon, and I want to invite you to play a cameo role."

"What role?"

"You have two options. One is the fiancée of one of the protagonists. You can wear a wedding dress. The other is a compensated dating girl. She has more scenes and has a child."

Lively frowned upon hearing this.

"I said no, I don't want a cameo in an ordinary movie."

With her current popularity, she can either be a starring role or an important supporting role.

She is no longer a cameo.

If you want to make a cameo, it must be a cameo in a blockbuster.

Li Shengyao smiled, "I can give you far more than ordinary cameo pay."

Lively curled his lips, "My agent told me that I can't easily make a guest appearance now, it will make me lose my style."

Then she stood up, crossed her arms and looked down at Li Shengyao.

"If it's Taken, I'd love it."

"But your new movie, no, I don't want to be in a really embarrassing movie."

Li Shengyao couldn't help laughing, "Why do you think this is a bad movie."

"Is not it?"

There was pride in her eyes, which seemed to embarrass Director Li and made her very happy.

"Of course not, I can assure you, this is a very wonderful movie, maybe even more successful than "Taken"."

Lively giggled, shaking visibly despite dragging his hands.

"Li, your joke is very funny."

She paused, and then said: "I read some news about your comedy movies, you wrote the script, you haven't lived in the beautiful country for a long time, you just watched some Hollywood comedies, then you know pretty Are there laughing points and preferences of Chinese audiences?"

"Then the actors you hired, the four leading actors are all unknown old men, they are all average in appearance, not in good shape, and have no temperament. Do you think they will be attractive?"

"And you want to shoot in Las Vegas because the film production tax is cheaper here? But do you know that most of the movies shot in Las Vegas are not for minors to watch, so you will Lost a lot of viewers."

"Li, there are many more, so I won't say more."

"As some journalists have written, your new movie is bound to lose money as soon as you look at it."

"I know you're not convinced, but I think it's highly probable. Let alone a cameo, even if it's a heroine, I have to think carefully about it."

Li Shengyao was not angry, he stood up, looked into Lively's eyes, and said slowly: "I can refute everything you said one by one."

"It's like the first point. Many people think that the comedy I write is not suitable for the audience in the beautiful country, but in fact these people have never read my script at all."

"All the main actors I'm looking for have read the script, Lively, if you think my movie script is bad, you can ask them, or I can show you the movie script, of course, you need to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and you can't pass it on." Get out, and I'm sure you'll see it differently."

"As for the second one, it does look different from popular comedies nowadays, but because it's different, maybe there will be a different path. The movie hasn't been released, so why can you be sure it won't work?"

"And the third thing you said, I didn't come here because of the cheap film production tax in Las Vegas, but because the plot of my movie needs to be here, and this movie is originally a restricted movie. I never considered that minors could watch it."

He finally said: "Lively, believe me, you will definitely gain something by acting in this movie."

Li Shengyao looked calm and spoke confidently.

For a moment, Lively was slightly moved by Li Shengyao, but she quickly recovered.

"Li, it's not enough. "Taken" has exploded, but it doesn't mean your new movie will explode."

Li Shengyao smiled, "I can say many reasons to prove that this movie can be popular, but I know you won't believe me."

"20 dollars, if you come to guest star, I will give you 20 dollars for the film, and you only need to work for three days."

Lively paused when he heard the words, his eyes flashed with excitement.

She went to guest star in an ordinary movie, and she did seem unworthy, a bit self-deprecating.

But in just three days, that's $20, which is indeed a lot.

She acted in "Admission Notice" last year. As an important supporting role, she stayed in the crew for more than a month, and the cost was only $50.

She was about to take out her mobile phone to contact her manager when her mother's words suddenly came to her mind.

It is said that there are many investors in Hollywood who use money to pursue beautiful actresses.

She immediately took two steps back and looked at Li Shengyao warily.

"Li, you want to pursue me? Will you drug my wine?"

Hearing this, Li Shengyao couldn't help rolling his eyes, "20 dollars, I'm crazy, spending so much money to pursue you."

"If I really want to pursue you, I should have let you play the heroine of "Taken" last year, so I will have more opportunities."

When Lively heard this, he also felt that it made sense.

"Then why do you want me to make a cameo?"

Director Li had already prepared his speech, "It's not certain, it's just an expectation, and there are some coincidences."

"Didn't it say that my new movie doesn't have any famous actors?"

"Then I will look for some well-known actresses, like you, so that my films will be more diverse and have a different feeling."

"If it wasn't you, but Amanda was here, or some other little Hollywood girl, I'd look for them."

"It's not necessary for you to be a guest star, it's just that we have some beautiful fate."

Lively heard the words and thought about it carefully, it seems that there are indeed no Hollywood florets coming to Las Vegas recently.

In other words, I am not the necessary actor, and Director Li did not want to pursue her, just because she happened to be in Las Vegas at this time.

She was a little irritable, she thought that her charm had increased greatly, did Director Li have any ideas?

Li Shengyao noticed that Lively's face was constantly changing, but he never replied.

He asked in a low voice, "What's the matter with you?"

Hearing this, Lively came back to his senses, and glared at Li Shengyao.

She didn't directly refuse it, and $20 for three days is indeed very generous.

She took out her mobile phone and called her agent.

After a moment, Lively hung up the phone.

Her agent told her before that she should not make guest appearances in ordinary movies lightly, as it would be very expensive.

But this time it was $20 for three days.

It is indeed very attractive.

The agent wanted money but didn't want to take responsibility, and finally expressed respect for Lively's wishes, and she could choose whatever she wanted.

She put the phone in her pocket, then looked at Li Shengyao up and down, "Is your new movie going to be popular?"

"Of course, you should give yourself a chance. You haven't acted in a blockbuster movie yet. If I were you, I would definitely seize this opportunity."

Lively pouted, "But other people don't like your new movie."

"Other people don't like it, it's because they don't have vision. If my new movie becomes popular and you act in it, doesn't that mean you have a good vision. Do you like movies?"

Lively felt that what Li Shengyao said was unreasonable, but she still hesitated.

Seeing it, Li Shengyao smiled secretly, then turned and walked out, "If you don't want to act, then forget it, I'll find someone else."

Before the words fell, he was about to leave.

Seeing this, Lively felt a lot of anxiety in his heart, and blurted out without thinking too much about it.

"Wait for me, I can act."

Hearing this, Li Shengyao stopped, turned around and looked at Lively, "Don't force yourself, after all, you signed the contract, so you can't go back on your word."

Lively was still a little hesitant, but thinking that she would make money and have another chance, she finally decided to give it a try.

"Don't go back on your word, prepare the contract, I'll let my agent come over."

Two hours later, under the witness of Lively's agent, Li Shengyao signed a contract with Lively.

Lively paid $20 for a cameo role in "The Hangover," the groom's fiancée.

Li Shengyao then showed the script of "The Hangover" to Lively, "You have to read this script, you will definitely not regret it."

Two hours later, Lively came to Li Shengyao a little excitedly, and returned the script to Li Shengyao.

"Li, this script is very interesting. I trust your judgment now. The movie might really be popular."

She was very surprised, she didn't expect that Li Shengyao, a Chinese, would know a lot of jokes about the beautiful country, and even some slang for black brothers.

In fact, except for a few words that discriminate against Asian men, Li Shengyao almost completely copied the other shit and shit lines.

He also added some swear words that were popular in previous lives.

"You know my strength."

Li Shengyao raised his eyebrows, "Get ready, I'll shoot your scenes as soon as the phone is turned on, and it won't delay you for too long."

"That's really nice, Lee, you're such a nice guy."

It turned out to be a good person card.

Li Shengyao shook his head, then strode away.

He is still ready to start the machine, it is too difficult to take advantage of Lively.

Unless there is a greater benefit, this woman will not give a chance.

(End of this chapter)