Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 103 Eye-opening
  "Hey! Don! Come in." When Don De came to the door of the villa and rang the doorbell, Richard Gass's voice came from the speaker, and the iron door opened.

Tang De walked into the courtyard and felt a little strange. Parties in the United States were very public, just like Jennifer's party that he attended before. The music and lights could be seen from the door, and girls in sexy clothes could be seen everywhere.

But Richard's party this time was very quiet. There was no exciting dance music or colorful lights. He could only see the clean lawn and the beige villa standing quietly.

When he walked into the living room under Richard's reception, he even thought he was here to attend some elegant art appreciation party. He saw several men sitting on the sofa, drinking wine and commenting on an art painting. .

"Don, come and take a look." Richard was wearing a dark suit today, with a friendly smile on his face. He pulled Tang De to the front of several people.

Tang De glanced lightly and immediately found a familiar face.

"Doug Liman? I've seen your "The Bourne Supremacy" and it's very good." Tang De stretched out his hand in surprise and shook hands with the middle-aged man with long curly hair.

"The Bourne Supremacy" was just released in June this year. Although Tang De did not go to the cinema, it did not prevent him from finding some clips from his memory.

"Hello, thank you for the compliment." Doug Liman thanked him gently, and then looked at Richard.

Richard immediately introduced: "Don, this year's winner of MTV, is also the assistant director and photographer of "Chicago"."

"Nice to meet you, Don."

Afterwards, Tang De got to know the other people on the sofa under the introduction of Richard, and then he discovered that these people were either independent producers, the casting directors of the crew, and several art directors and art directors.

This made him even more confused. He didn't know what Charlie was trying to do. Was he discussing the formation of a film crew?
  So after meeting Richard in the bathroom, Tang De asked: "Is this the party you were talking about?"

"Of course." Richard shrugged, smiled and patted Tang De on the shoulder: "Don't worry, the main course hasn't started yet."

"Okay." Since Richard said that the party hasn't started yet, it might be because the others haven't come yet, but the word "dish" in his mouth gave Tang De some inexplicable associations.

In the following time, Tang De sat in the living room and chatted with several Hollywood veterans. In the process, he also learned about the art paintings that they had discussed before.

It was an Ukiyo-e style painting from Japan.

The painting depicts a large number of sexual intercourse between men and women with extremely fine strokes, which is extremely detailed but does not appear erotic.

Tang De admitted that this kind of painting was very good, but he still couldn't appreciate the Japanese style works.

Another twenty minutes passed like this, and Richard's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Oh, friends, our 'party' is about to begin." Richard smiled and stretched out his arms: "Come on, let's go upstairs and get ready first."

"Ready?" Tang De raised his eyebrows and followed them up the stairs casually and into the largest room.

The room was very empty, with light-colored tatami-like mats on the floor. There was a row of tables in front of the window and seven chairs behind it, which happened to correspond to a few men.

After arriving in the room, Richard took out several masks from behind that could only cover half of his face: "Come on, gentlemen, please choose."

Tang De didn't expect that there would be this link. Seeing several other people choose their own masks, he also picked up a pair. It's a monkey.

After putting it on, he picked the chair on the far left and sat down, then asked: "So what exactly is the 'party' going to do?"

Doug Liman, wearing a leopard mask, explained: "It's actually very simple, we are a casting party."

"Casting meeting?" From these three words, Tang De had already noticed that there seemed to be many interesting things hidden in them.

Richard wore a dog mask and leaned against the table and said: "Yes, there will be a casting meeting. Several girls will be running for the heroine of our movie, and we will be members of the crew..."

Tang De suddenly realized that no wonder the people present had different professions, including directors, producers, art directors, photographers, and the actor Richard.

"So you are the male protagonist, right?" Tang De raised the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, I am the leading actor, and of course I have to participate in the process of selecting my partner." Richard nodded happily and continued: "This movie is very well-made. In order to ensure objectivity throughout the entire process, look, there are cameras over there. Don’t worry, you can’t photograph us.”

Tang De turned around and found that he was pointing at the classical portrait of Venus on the wall. His keen vision allowed him to immediately discover the camera lens hidden in Venus's eyes. The lens was facing the center of the room. , avoiding the men behind the table.

"Ingenious, really ingenious." Tang De had to applaud and praise. He didn't expect Richard to have such a great time at the party.

"Of course, actors don't know, or even if they know, they don't care." Richard paused for a moment and sat on the chair next to Tang De: "Therefore, we are here as examiners now, and you can ask any questions about the actors. Ask for...anything, as long as it's relevant to your job, and be graded on her performance."

"What if you perform well and get high scores?" Tang De asked.

"Then maybe Doug will arrange a role for her."

"What if the score is low?"

"Then you have to accept the punishment."

"I see." Tang De finally understood the true meaning of this 'casting meeting'.

What Richard said before was correct. This was really an eye-opener for him. Before entering Hollywood, he would never have imagined that there was such a way to play.

This is more obscure and legitimate than the one on the red sofa.

It's a "casting" after all, isn't it?
  And this is just the way they play at this level. The top directors and stars in Hollywood can't even imagine how expensive they can be.

After listening to Richard's explanation, everyone officially entered the 'casting meeting' process. "Dong dong dong!" Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." After the casting director shouted these two words, a white girl wearing a black skirt walked in from the door.

She also wore a mask on her face, which was shaped like a purple butterfly. Her two wings swayed gently with her steps, and seemed to be about to fly against the backdrop of her long blond hair.

"Please introduce yourself." The casting director said seriously, as if this was a very normal casting interview.

The girl nodded, holding her waist with one hand, and one long leg stretched out from her skirt, white and slender.

"My name is Hilde." Her voice was seductive and teasing: "I'm from..."

No one knows whether the information she said is true or false, or no one cares in the first place.

But Tang De touched his chin and felt that her figure and voice seemed familiar.

Hilde?
  Why do you feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity?

While he was pondering the name over and over in his mind, Hilde had already finished her self-introduction. The casting director closed his mouth and the assistant director spoke: "I need to see if your figure is suitable for this role. Can you take off your coat?"

"Of course." Without any hesitation, Hilde reached out to grab the ribbon on the back of the black dress and slowly stretched it outward.

"Wow." The black skirt instantly fell to the ground.

Tang De said "Wow", and from this unobstructed fair body, he suddenly thought of the name of the famous actress in the past.

Amber Heard, yes, that's her.

He has seen her uncut version of "London Fields" and also seen the movies she made when she was young. He has to say that they are very sexy, although she was less sexually attractive in her later years.

But that was also because she subsequently learned boxing, and her entanglement with gender issues caused her entire personality to change.

She is still in her best years now, like a bud in bud, youthful and charming.

But whenever he saw her swaying in front of his eyes, Tang De couldn't help but think of her future husband, Johnny Depp.

The two had a long legal battle over their divorce, and they also contributed to many famous scenes, such as a mess on the bed that frightened countless people. This action directly earned Amber Heard the title of "Texas Shrew".

So even though she was naked and posing in various poses in front of him, Tang De still didn't feel any sense of standing up.

After all, this kind of fierce woman is not easy to mess with, and it would not be a good thing to get entangled with her.

Within the next ten minutes, Tang De watched Amber Heard accept various difficulties, such as flexibility tests, dance tests, and singing tests.

But the most eye-opening test for him was the acting test and the line test. One was to let her perform the shyness of a girl for the first time, and the other was to let her hold a crystal column to show her oral and tongue skills.

You have to admit, these Americans know how to play.

After Amber Heard had withstood all the tests, everyone began to rate her.

Tang De gave a score of seven, and the others also took papers and wrote down the scores they were satisfied with. After Amber got her score, she picked up her clothes and went downstairs to wait.

Afterwards, several more scantily clad girls entered the room to perform, and they were still as lively and seductive.

However, the men who were the examiners all maintained serious postures. Even if their legs were crossed to cover up their ugliness, they refused to show any urgent posture.

Tang De didn't make a fool of himself, maybe because he had seen too many similar performances in his previous life. After all, the verbal battles he witnessed on the set were more violent than now.

It's just that filming is still filming, and the mentality is different.

Moreover, these future female stars are not comparable to those teachers who have experienced many battles. Seeing them innocently shaking their own advantages in ignorance, even he can't help but feel a little dry.

After all auditions are over, the actress with the highest score and the actress with the lowest score will be officially announced.

Amber scored the highest and got a role commitment from Doug. Although other actresses failed, they also got the contact information of various producers.

As for the actress with the lowest score, she once again performed a striptease for everyone, right on the pole stage in the living room.

Although everyone's masks were still on their faces at this time, the distance was so close that the girls could naturally see the general appearance of the men.

Compared to other people with a big belly, Tang De, a handsome guy who was obviously young, received the most sideways glances.

While everyone was enjoying the dance, Amber came to Tang De and held his hand on her thigh without any scruples: "Are you free tonight?"

Tang De "tsk", he didn't expect this fierce woman to come to him. Although it felt smooth and delicate, most of his anger disappeared when he thought of those things.

He has mysophobia.

Fortunately, just as Amber continued to approach, she was interrupted by a phone call. It was Raymond.

(End of this chapter)