The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 451 The International Chapter Also Auditions

"The box office of "The Fall of Hong Kong Island" broke through [-] million, and Wu Jing will become a new generation of Kung Fu superstar in the Mainland."

"Wu Jing's soldiers are upright, this is the most correct choice for his career."

"Lee Sing Yew's new film project has been approved and the filming license has been obtained."

"Director Lee's new film will focus on the frontier anti-drug elites and pay tribute to the unsung heroes."

"Zhao Yanzi: I am a fan of Director Li, and I hope to cooperate with him."

"Shu Qi: I like Director Lee's films very much, and I look forward to trying different roles."

"Sicario tells the inside story of war that you don't know."

"Yan Bingbing joined Fenghua's new drama "You Who Came from the Stars"."

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Entering August, the biggest news in the mainland is that Wu Jing is on fire.

The military role in "The Fall of Hong Kong Island" is really suitable for him, allowing him to increase his index in all aspects just through this movie.

Many investors have seen that if Wu Jing maintains this momentum, he will be a new generation of film and television giants, directly surpassing the same group of actors born in the [-]s.

Next is the approval of Lee Sing Yew's new film project.

Director Li had been shooting movies outside for almost three years before, but this time he returned to the mainland, but he didn't rush back for Hollywood, but wanted to come back to shoot Chinese-language movies.

Although there are some negative voices, I feel that Director Li's films are not necessarily suitable for the mainland market.

But there are still some very good actors who publicly expressed their interest in cooperating with Lee Sung Yew.

At ten o'clock in the morning on this day, a red sun hung in the sky, the weather was dry, and there were occasional crackling sounds in the air, as if it was going to spontaneously ignite without fire.

A commercial vehicle slowly drove towards the embassy area. Besides the driver, there were three women in the vehicle.

One of them is the famous international chapter——Zhang Ziyi.

At this time, she was wearing a white shirt, a pair of black low-waist slim-fit trousers, and a pair of white shiny high-heeled shoes, looking smart and capable.

Sitting in front of Zhang Ziyi was a young woman with an average appearance. This was her life assistant.

Sitting next to her was a middle-aged woman about 50 years old. This woman was dressed in ordinary clothes and wore a pair of square-rimmed glasses. She had the temperament of a middle school teacher.

This middle-aged woman is Zhang Ziyi's manager, her name is Ji Lingling.

When Zhang Ziyi first debuted, her manager was her own brother, but this elder brother was outspoken. When Zhang Ziyi was working with Cheng Long, he yelled at reporters that Cheng Long wanted Zhang Ziyi to hype.

Later, Zhang Ziyi changed his brother to Ji Lingling from Po Village. Naturally, his goal was to go international.

Although many media think that Ji Lingling is from Po Village and has no connections in the Mainland, it did not help Zhang Ziyi.

However, judging from the results, this agent is still a bit capable. Zhang Ziyi's film and television career in the past few years has been going up.

But [-] was a turning point.

Fraudulent donations, Pomomen, and Shashamen, several news unfavorable to Zhang Ziyi were all over the Internet.

Zhang Ziyi encountered a crisis of trust.

And even though she concentrated on performing "Mei Lanfang", she suppressed Li Ming to death.

However, the box office of this movie did not hit the box office. At the same time, Zhao Yanzi and Zhou Xun's "Painted Skin" turned out, which excited many movie fans.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Ziyi was still under great pressure.

In the past, Zhao Yanzi must have been far ahead of Zhang Ziyi in terms of country/popularity by virtue of several TV series with high ratings, but in the movie circle, Zhao Yanzi is a joke.

And now the joke seems to be coming from behind.

This is what Zhang Ziyi doesn't want to see.

She and Ji Lingling came here this time to find Li Shengyao from Liangmahe Building, and she wanted to win the role of the heroine of "Sicario".

At this time Zhang Ziyi took out a makeup mirror, looked left and right, and waited until she felt that there was no flaw, then said to Ji Lingling: "Sister, you can go."

According to Zhang Ziyi and Ji Lingling's plan, Ji Lingling will first negotiate with Li Shengyao, and if possible, Zhang Ziyi will come forward.

It is impossible for Zhang Ziyi to pass by herself as soon as she comes up. She feels that she is an international superstar, if she is rejected, it will be very embarrassing.

Ji Lingling nodded, "Okay, I'm leaving."

After a while, the commercial vehicle came to the side street outside Liangmahe Building, and stopped under a big tree.

Ji Lingling pushed open the car door and walked out.

Zhang Ziyi glanced at Ji Lingling, and couldn't help but ask the assistant, "Do you think Miss Ji's dress is too rustic?"

"It's not bad, she is about the same age as my mother, and she is much more fashionable than my mother."

Zhang Ziyi rolled her eyes, "Your mother usually goes to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. Sister Ji is going to see Li Shengyao now. I mean, will Li Shengyao look down on her if Sister Ji is like this?"

She actually wanted to ask if this would embarrass herself.

The assistant scratched his head, "Probably not, Director Li is very kind. I even took a photo with him at the premiere of "Mei Lanfang" before."

Zhang Ziyi nodded upon hearing this. Director Li really doesn't look like a follower of power.

On the other side, Ji Lingling came to Li Shengyao's office all the way through the introduction of the receptionist, and met Director Li.

The first impression is tall and handsome, and then young.

To put it bluntly, although Dao Li's appearance is not outstanding in the entire Chinese-speaking circle, in Po Village, it is a top existence.

So young, so handsome, so talented.

Why do you have a girlfriend?
Ji Lingling complained secretly in her heart, then took three quick steps, and stretched out her hand first, "Director Li, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Miss Ji is polite."

The two parties sat down, and Li Shengyao's assistant served Ji Lingling a cup of tea.

A faint tea fragrance immediately wafted through the room, it was sweet, fragrant, and very pleasant to smell.

It smells better than Zhang Ziyi's perfume.

"I've heard that Director Li likes to drink tea, and the tea he drinks is very high-grade. I haven't tasted it yet, but when I smell it, I feel that it's unusual."

Li Shengyao smiled, "Try it, you will like it even more."

Ji Lingling then picked up the teacup and took a sip, feeling that it was indeed very delicious.

She then exchanged some polite words with Li Shengyao, and only then did she reveal her purpose this time.

"Director Li, we heard about the establishment of the "Sicario Sicario" project. The heroine is looking for a capable actress. Our Jiaziyi is very interested in this role. Please consider our Jiaziyi."

Li Shengyao nodded, "No problem, I will consider her."

Although Li Shengyao agreed very straightforwardly, smart people understand that such words are almost casual, and [-]% of them are polite words and cannot be taken seriously.

If it were an ordinary director, Ji Lingling would immediately lose face.

But facing Director Li, she dared not do this.

She thought of the notes she had spent three hours taking last night, then smiled and said, "Director Li, we came here with 100% sincerity, and I think Ziyi is the most suitable."

"Her fame doesn't need to be said, the topic of her choice in the movie is definitely enough."

"And we know that you always value acting skills the most. Although Ziyi is young, her acting skills should be the most guaranteed among this group of young actresses."

She had heard of Director Li's name a long time ago, and she had a relatively deep understanding of Li Shengyao's style requirements.

According to Li Shengyao's previous casting habits, she felt that Zhang Ziyi was indeed a good fit.

"Ziyi has worked with big-name directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Shi, and Li An before, and she is also looking forward to working with you."

This sentence means that Zhang Ziyi has a good style, and he was a great director before.

Now cooperating with Lee Shing Yew, it also has the effect of promoting coffee.

After Ji Lingling finished speaking, she looked expectantly at Director Li.

But she was almost disappointed, Li Shengyao's expression didn't change, he sat there, nodding his head, but didn't express anything.

Ji Lingling immediately turned her head, and said, "Director Li, your movies have been shown in European and American countries all the time. Our Ziyi has some popularity there, which will definitely make the movie more commercially successful."

My family knows about my own family affairs. Although Zhang Ziyi has acted in several Hollywood movies, he is basically a starlet in the fifth and sixth tiers in Europe and America, and has no box office appeal at all.

At the end of last year, Zhang Ziyi also went to Los Angeles to play a small role in a small role. The movie she joined was called "Knight".

Played a non-mainstream Chinese woman full of foul language.

Such a role is actually useless to Zhang Ziyi.

But there's no way, she really doesn't have a single project now.

This year, apart from guest-starring in "The Great Work of the Nation", she is also filming the romantic comedy "Perfect" produced by herself.

Even though Yan Bingbing and He Rundong were invited, even though she dreamed of reproducing "If You Are the One".

But in fact, Zhang Ziyi and Ji Lingling both understand that the probability of such a movie becoming a hit is very small.

That's why the two people are so nervous and want to join Lee Sing Yew's movie.

Ji Lingling felt that what he said just now should be useless. After all, Li Shengyao has been abroad for the past few years and knows the reality of mainland stars outside, but she couldn't help but say it. After all, there are really few advantages here. There are too few rhetoric.

Li Shengyao squinted his eyes and looked at Ji Lingling, "Okay, I understand, I will consider her."

Still with such an official attitude, Ji Lingling stood up with a wry smile, but she was unwilling to leave in such a disheveled manner. After thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and said, "Ziyi is in Yanjing today, does Director Li want her to audition?"

Zhang Ziyi hasn't had an audition in China for several years.

Before "The Banquet" and "Mei Lanfang", both Feng Xiaogang and Chen Shishi offered to ask her to act, and they didn't audition.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Okay, let her come over and wear a special police combat uniform."

Ji Lingling smiled awkwardly and nodded, "Okay, I'll call her."

It was originally agreed that there was a cooperation intention, and Zhang Ziyi would be asked to show up, but it has not been confirmed yet, so I just called Zhang Ziyi to come over for an audition.

Ji Lingling felt her neck was chilly, but there was nothing she could do. Considering Zhang Ziyi's current situation, she felt that it was time for International Zhang to let go of his so-called face and compulsion, and come to the audition honestly.

Then she came to Fenghua's reception room, closed the door, and took out her mobile phone.

"Hey, Ziyi, Director Li's requirements are stricter. He didn't let go. He wants to see you in the special police combat uniform."

"He wants me to audition?"

Zhang Ziyi's surprised voice came.

"Yes, Ziyi, do you want to come over?"

"Then he...he has seen my audition, will he use me?"

"I'm not sure about that."

There was no sound on the phone for a long time, Ji Lingling tentatively said: "Ziyi, Director Li is the most successful director of commercial films in Asia, it's okay to come to audition."

"Okay, I see."

Zhang Ziyi's voice was cold, and he hung up the phone directly.

Ji Lingling didn't even know if Zhang Ziyi would come or not, so she thought about it and sent a message to Zhang Ziyi's life assistant, and was relieved when she learned that Zhang Ziyi had left.

Soon after, Zhang Ziyi really came over.

Ji Lingling led Zhang Ziyi to meet Li Shengyao, exchanged some pleasantries, and then took Zhang Ziyi to change clothes.

In the locker room, the life assistant and Ji Lingling carefully checked the surrounding corners to see if there were any hidden cameras.

After they finished checking, they made sure that there was nothing wrong with the locker room.

Zhang Ziyi then changed his clothes with a cold face.

After changing into a special police combat uniform, he also brought a fake submachine gun, which looked quite heroic.

After all, Zhang Ziyi is an excellent actress, with top-notch energy, figure, and body shape.

Ji Lingling took out her mobile phone and took a photo, and then boasted: "Ziyi, you are great, you look like a real policewoman."

Zhang Ziyi smiled proudly, "Let's go, let Director Li take a look."

She then went out first, and a spring-like smile was already on her indifferent face just now.

After a while, the three of them came to Lee Shengyao's office.

Li Shengyao crossed his arms, stared at Zhang Ziyi for about ten minutes, looked left and right, and then nodded.

"Ziyi, it's great. I will seriously consider you. I will give you a definite news within a week."

Finally got a definite answer.

Zhang Ziyi nodded and said enthusiastically, "Okay, Director Li, I'll wait for your news."

Five minutes later, the three returned to the commercial vehicle, and Zhang Ziyi asked Ji Lingling, "Sister Ji, was my performance okay just now?"

"Very good. I think Director Li is very satisfied."

Zhang Ziyi hummed.

She was still a little dissatisfied with going to the audition and being stared at by Li Shengyao.

"I just took a picture of the audition, do you want to post it online?"

"Wait a little longer, it's too early now, if he doesn't choose me, wouldn't that be a laughing stock?"

Zhang Ziyi paused for a moment, and then said: "After confirming that he has chosen me and signed the contract, send it out."

The assistant, This World, said: "Maybe some staff at Fenghua secretly took pictures, we can't help the situation over there."

Zhang Ziyi's expression turned gloomy upon hearing this.

She really didn't want people to know that she was auditioning, but she couldn't order Director Li to listen to her, so she could only pretend not to see it.

"I'm going home these few days, and you don't need to look for me if you have nothing to do."

She wants to go home and have a rest. There are really too many troubles recently.

In fact, she still has a boyfriend in Meiguo, who proposed to her last year. When talking about the marriage, the old white man came up with a property agreement. penny.

She was really upset, she was too lazy to see the old white man, and now she just wanted to go home and rest.

Then she thought of Li Shengyao, and said again, "If Director Li is looking for me, please call and tell me."

(End of this chapter)