Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 177 Thanks to Tang De (6k)

"Hello." Gong Li greeted the two of them generously and then sat together. Although they are not in the same circle, they still know each other's movies and reputations very well.

"Which role are you auditioning for?" Michelle Yeoh asked.

"I'm auditioning for Hatsumomo." After Gong Li finished speaking, Michelle Yeoh nodded: "This role is very unique and brilliant, and it suits you very well."

"Thank you, I feel the same way." Gong Li smiled and discussed domestic affairs with Michelle Yeoh.

And just as the two communicated for a while, several more actors walked in.

Among them is Sayuri's auditionee, Zhang Ziyi.

"Come here..." Gong Li waved to her, and Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh also laughed when they saw her.

They had worked together in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" before, so they were very familiar with each other.

Zhang Ziyi showed a pure and bright smile: "Yeoh, Sister Gong Li, Brother Runfa."

In the rehearsal room, Tang De and others immediately smiled after seeing Michelle Yeoh.

She bit her lip lightly and decided to perform well in the audition and prove herself by winning this role.

Several people were chatting about things on the crew while paying attention to the situation in the audition room.

It even makes people think that she is a mature geisha, not Michelle Yeoh.

Not long after, the staff came over and said in English: "Thank you everyone for waiting. The audition is about to begin. Those whose names are called please enter the rehearsal room."

After the performance ended, Steven stood up and hugged Michelle Yeoh: "It was great, I loved this performance."

"This is the first time we meet, just call me Tang De."

In the audition room at this time, actors from several countries have been divided into various camps.

A good actor has a very strong sense of belief in her performance. She will arouse the emotions of everyone around her and create a believable person out of thin air.

"Yes, Mr. Watanabe is a top actor even in Hollywood!"

"But in the end it still depends on the director." On the contrary, Zhang Ziyi was very cautious.

"Michelle Yeoh."

Just then, the name of the second auditionee appeared.

Tang De and Steven immediately brightened up and felt the temperament of Zhen Meiyu.

"Thank you." Michelle Yeoh bowed slightly to thank.

Tang De nodded and handed her a page of paper: "Then... Ziqiong, let's perform this scene."

The actors in Neon were extremely envious, and some of them even snorted at the actors from the other two countries to show their superiority.

The first actor to audition appeared, but everyone didn't expect it to be Neon's national treasure actor.

Especially after starring in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", his status has risen rapidly, and he has his own name even internationally.

Yeoh is Michelle Yeoh's English name, and it is also the name most people usually call her.

It just looked like there weren't any major emotional ups and downs in the whole person, so Tang De wanted to see how Michelle Yeoh showed this person's true emotions.

Zhang Ziyi looked at this scene and suddenly remembered the time when she was in school. At that time, the teacher would line up one by one to perform during the assessment every semester.

Normally, these stars would make appointments alone for auditions in their own countries. Unexpectedly, now that they come to Hollywood, they have a taste of the crowds at the bottom.

After Michelle Yeoh got the lines, she thought for a while and then put down the paper. Stand elegantly in a straight line, hold your head high, and fold your hands on your waist.

The Neon actors immediately watched Ken Watanabe enter the rehearsal room with admiring eyes, and fifteen minutes later saw the assistant director Rob Marshall seeing Ken Watanabe off in person.

Although there is some nostalgia in form, but more importantly, I am still unwilling to accept it.

But since I acted in Zhang Guoshi's play, I haven't experienced this kind of treatment for a long time.

"This is the real top actor!"

Upon hearing that it was a Chinese actor, the Neon actors stopped talking and just watched Michelle Yeoh walk into the rehearsal room silently, intending to see what kind of treatment she could get.

Michelle Yeoh has such an ability. Although she has not yet reached her peak at this time, her years of unyielding self-confidence have allowed her to easily understand the essence of Zhen Meiyu.

And those Korean actors, who were already few in number, now appear to be very weak.

The major film festivals themselves are also guests, and the director personally calls to make an appointment for every audition.

The two major groups, Neon and Chinese, didn’t speak to each other, as if they didn’t see anyone else at all.

There are many actors who have similar thoughts to Zhang Ziyi. They all want to break out of the siege with the determination not to admit defeat.

"Mr. Ken Watanabe!"

"Zi Yi has such infectious energy and fits the character very well." Michelle Yeoh also agreed.

"I think Zi Yi can definitely win the role of Sayuri." Chow Yun-fat laughed.

What he gave to Michelle Yeoh was the conversation that Mamiyu had when she was training Sayuri. This character is a palace-level geisha. So she always behaves elegantly, grandly and confidently.

"Hello, director, you can call me Yeoh or my Chinese name."

Unexpectedly, all these honors disappeared into thin air when faced with this movie. After working hard for so long, I still had to face group selection like a newcomer.

After that, Michelle Yeoh read a few lines, and both her emotions and movements were very vivid and natural.

Humility, confidence, and bravery are the three magic weapons she needs to succeed in Hollywood.

Tang De also liked working with this kind of actor, so he gave it full marks.

The neon actors outside the door, after seeing Steven Spielberg personally seeing off Michelle Yeoh, stopped trying to compare her and Ken Watanabe's status to see who is higher and who is lower.

On the contrary, it is the Chinese actors who feel honored.

As for Korean actors, unfortunately, they only have room for envy.

The subsequent auditions sped up a lot. Several neon actors entered the rehearsal room one after another, but they all looked sad when they came out.

Because they were all rejected mercilessly by Tang De.

"Sorry, I think your acting skills are not up to par at all. This line reflects charm and anger, but I only see numbness on your face."

"Stop, no need to act, please get out. Why? Because your performance is boring, I am almost falling asleep."

"You are an actor, not an acrobat. Although you are good at playing the fan, this performance is as boring as drinking miso soup without seasoning."

"This line comes out of your mouth as if it were a patient's last wish. Why do you use your breathy voice? Is it because there is something wrong with your throat?"

"Purity, what I need is purity, not pretending to be cute! Leave the rehearsal room!"

In just two hours, actors from three countries were subjected to Tang De's stormy baptism, and each one was scolded for being autistic.

Although they had thought that the audition would be a difficult thing, no one expected it to be so damaging to their self-esteem.

Director Tang De's mouth is really sharp.

With the exception of a handful of actors, no one escaped his rebuke.

Even Zhang Ziyi, a girl who was very confident in herself, felt a little uneasy.

At this moment, Gong Li was called into the rehearsal room.

Very quickly, everyone only waited ten minutes before they heard applause coming from the rehearsal room.

Then director Tang De personally saw off Gong Li at the door.

So everyone watched with astonishment as this sexy woman left the audition room gracefully, and immediately felt a deep gap in her acting skills.

After Gong Li left, Zhang Ziyi also entered the rehearsal room.

"I've seen your "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and it's great." Steven started to praise it.

Zhang Ziyi immediately showed her standard toothy smile: "Thank you."

Then she turned her face to Tang De and Robb, making her smile look purer.

Rob responded with a smile as well, feeling that this girl fit the image of Sayuri he imagined.

But the other one, Tang De, just nodded without any expression.

This made Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but frown slightly. Others said that Tang De had the worst temper and the most poisonous mouth.

I don’t know if my performance can be approved by him.

"Come on, let's try this scene." After Zhang Ziyi finished introducing, Tang De handed her the script.

There are two scenes in total, one is the farewell between Sayuri and the president.

One scene is a conversation between Sayuri and others after she becomes famous.

Because Sayuri is the absolute protagonist, her changes and emotions before and after are the top priority of the entire movie.

So there are more clips to audition.

Zhang Ziyi performed the first scene first. Her performance was remarkable. When facing the president, she showed the long-hidden love and reluctance of a girl. Several people nodded secretly and felt it was very thoughtful. Together with Sayuri's character.

But during the second scene, Tang De frowned.

Because there is no gap between Zhang Ziyi's performance and the first scene. She is still that young girl, so pure, but not like a famous geisha.

"Stop." Tang De immediately stopped her performance and said, "I think you should think about Sayuri's identity again."

"What...identity?" Zhang Ziyi was a little embarrassed. Being stopped midway through her performance had never happened to her since she went abroad.

It made her look a little confused.

But Tang De doesn't care. If you want to join his crew, the actors must adapt to his rhythm.

"You are a famous geisha, and you have received high honors. You have also seen a lot of reality clearly, and have given up a lot of persistence, but you behave very immaturely."

Tang De pointed out her problem to the point: "You are like a timid and curious kitten now, and you have not shown the arrogance of the character at all."

"But I think Sayuri is pure..."

"Yes, she is very pure, but that does not mean that she is not proud." Tang De corrected her misconception: "She is not a child anymore. But you, you have been playing the role of a child." "Okay... Okay, let me think about it..." Zhang Ziyi's face turned red and she was extremely embarrassed.

She whispered in Chinese: "It's really troublesome."

In the next second, Tang De suddenly said in authentic Chinese: "You have to show the style of a geisha after she becomes famous. If you can't grasp the essence of this character, then this character will have nothing to do with you."

Zhang Ziyi's eyes widened, she didn't expect Tang De to speak Chinese.

His face suddenly turned redder.

There is a feeling of being caught secretly doing bad things.

After the performance, Tang De didn't speak again, but that silent expression made Zhang Ziyi completely panic. She didn't know how she performed until she left the rehearsal room.

"What do you think, Don?" Steven asked.

"It's okay, it can be shaped." Tang De doesn't think that the lack of acting skills in the movie is all the fault of the actors themselves, and the director also plays a large role.

"I think it's perfect." Robert was full of praise for Zhang Ziyi. This is probably why Zhang Ziyi always behaved like an innocent little girl when he directed it later.

Tang De shrugged. He admitted that Rob was a very good musical director, but he lacked a lot in terms of acting skills and scripts.

After the discussion, Tang De called the next actor.

The neon actress who came in was both slim and plump, and she auditioned for Sayuri's hair, a little pumpkin.

Originally, Steven and the others had no expectations of her, but her performance was very eye-catching, capturing Little Pumpkin's secret jealousy towards Sayuri.

"Very good, what's her name?"

"Fukada Kyoko." Tang De read her name and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Of course he couldn't confirm the actor directly, but that didn't mean he couldn't miss the question in advance.

But the premise is that Fukada Kyoko can take over this role.

In addition to her, he will use more neon actresses in the movie. This is after all a work describing a geisha.

There are various female characters in it, and many supporting roles can be decided by herself.

It didn't take long for all the actors' auditions to be over.

It was just that the various reprimands encountered during the audition process were passed from the mouths of the actors to the agencies behind them, which caused them to condemn "Memoirs of a Geisha".

"Geisha is a national treasure that belongs exclusively to Neon and is our history. Only by using Neon people can we accurately restore this history!"

"The crew auditions a large number of Chinese actors. Do they want Chinese to play geisha? Can Chinese understand the essence of geisha! This is a kind of blasphemy!"

"Director Steven Spielberg should carefully consider Chinese actors. These actors will be a devastating blow to the film."

"Only by respecting history can we make good movies. If the film crew does not respect our history, then we have reason to refuse the filming of the movie."

Many Japanese media criticized "Memoirs of a Geisha", believing that Steven Spielberg was tarnishing the neon treasure, but in fact the underlying reason is just that the neon actors did not have an advantage in the audition.

And it seems to be huge, but in fact it has not made a splash in the United States. Only a small group of people in Neon's own country are constantly gaining popularity.

After all, Americans don't care at all about which country's actors are used in an Oriental movie. It doesn't make any difference to them anyway.

Tang De didn't pay much attention to this. If he really respected history, Neon people wouldn't be able to do things like modify textbooks.

As for boycotting the filming crew?

Tang De said these people are really too young.

In fact, "Memoirs of a Geisha" has already been looking for related scenes in Neon's country, but even in their country there are not many related scenes.

Therefore, the crew has decided to rent a horse farm in Los Angeles, build a geisha area that meets the requirements of the script, and dig a river to connect it.

Tang De didn't have to follow him all the time, but he did have to go there from time to time to make sure the scene was completed.

Therefore, he has been coaching the actors on the "Little Miss Sunshine" crew during this time.

Especially Jim Carrey, his acting skills are great, but exaggerated expressions still appear frequently, and he needs to constantly correct his acting skills to achieve the final scene in "The Truman Show".

"Kerry, it's over. Your expression is still too expressive. You have to show your anger in this scene because you were rejected by your wife, but you feel guilty. Because you know that your family's current poverty situation was caused by you."

"So after you're annoyed, you have to be slightly ingratiating."

"Okay, I understand." Jim Carrey nodded and quickly adjusted himself to complete the scene perfectly.

In contrast, the actor who plays the uncle was criticized more harshly by Tang De.

"FXXK! You are not confessing to a woman! He is a man! And you are his teacher, do you understand? You have to take care of your face, instead of being like a teddy in heat who can't wait."

"Tang...what you said is really unpleasant." The actor couldn't bear Tang De's venomous tongue.

"I can make it even worse, so, do you want to continue listening?" Tang De narrowed his eyes.

"No, please... let me try." The actor begged decisively.

Facts have proven that sometimes a venomous tongue can help boost an actor's motivation.

In order not to be scolded by Tang De, everyone could only focus on the role. The first thing after the performance was to look at Tang De's face.

If he doesn't speak, that's the best news.

After the production of "Little Miss Sunshine" was completed, the Golden Globe Award Ceremony also ended at the same time. Tang De originally planned to attend, but when he learned that Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, and Anne Hayes When Sevi was about to attend the Golden Globe Awards, she immediately changed her story and said that she was very busy.

He immediately took Kyoko Fukada to the location in Los Angeles and took a few photos to prove his working status.

It can only be said that in order not to be discovered, Tang De was always vigilant.

Charlize Theron won Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards.

After this news appeared, although the audience was expressing their evaluation of the new movie queen, stars in the Hollywood industry were discussing Tang De.

Charlize Theron personally admitted that this person brought her good luck.

I heard that he recently took a series of black and white photos of Alan Arkin, which were published by Star Magazine. In the pictures, the old man looked energetic, sitting on a one-legged chair with a pipe in his mouth. It was so cool.

People in the photography and fashion circles have spoken highly of this set of photos, so much so that now Hollywood male stars have begun to look for Tang De to take photos of themselves.

After all, a photographer who can bring good luck is something everyone wants to get in touch with.

It’s just that Tang De has been very busy recently. After working at the Ventra Racecourse during the day and at night, Fukada Kyoko is indeed a neon person. She has nothing to say in terms of service. She is like a warm jade and uses various postures to help Tang De drive away the winter every day. of coldness.

The crew's construction work went relatively smoothly. In order to create flat land, they first paved the racecourse with 400X400-foot mats.

Then a river was dug in the horse farm and flowed through the town. A circulation system was installed on the river to create the visual effect of gurgling water.

The entire project also gave Tang De a deeper understanding of Hollywood's landscaping capabilities.

Meanwhile, the Oscars went on as scheduled.

In this ceremony in which Downey was absent, Charlize Theron successfully won the Oscar for Best Actress after winning three Best Actress Awards from the Screen Actors Guild, Independent Spirit Awards, and Golden Globe Awards.

On the podium, she cried with joy. When she stood on the stage again in a beautiful posture with neat wavy short blond hair and a silver diamond-encrusted skirt, the hand holding the trophy was trembling slightly.

"This year is really incredible." She choked and wiped away a few tears from the corners of her eyes: "I can't believe it."

"Uh...I don't have much time. I want to thank director Patty Jenkins, and also thank Donde Norton who shot and directed the art for the movie. Thank you, thank you..."

She said thank you several times in succession, and the stars present applauded enthusiastically.

"I couldn't have made this movie without you...and Bob, Jess..." She then named a bunch of crew members and thanked them for everything they did for the movie.

After speaking, she also joked: "I'm really excited. If I miss anyone, please don't kill me."

"I want to thank my country, South Africa, and my countrymen. They watch every week and I'm going to take this home next week." She raised her statuette to another round of applause.

Seeing that the speech time came to an end, Charlize Theron, who had planned to continue to say thank you, suddenly thought of a fragment and blurted out: "Do you know what Don De said when he took a photo of me?"

The celebrities in the audience were a little confused and curious.

Charlize Theron shook her hair: "He said this when he saw me, Hey, Theron! You know what? I have seen your future."

"What did I say about the future?"

"He said that you won three Best Actress awards and stood crying at the Oscars. You have to thank this and that."

"I said, how could you see this picture?"

"He picked up his camera and said, that's it, look, I took a picture of you, alone." Charlize Theron laughed when she said this.

"Don really has a magic touch, and anyone who has worked with him knows that, although he does have a venomous tongue, I love him, he's right, and I can't wait to kiss him."

"Wow!" Applause broke out.

Scarlett in the audience clapped with a stiff smile, thinking in her mind: Should I cancel that damn city-changing rule?

Anne Hathaway pursed her lips while applauding, feeling that she should do less work recently.

Jessica Alba's performance was even more obvious. She curled her lips and said to herself: "It's just that we have cooperated. I have also cooperated. But why hasn't Don come to see me recently?"

"Sneeze..." As for Tang De, who was being missed by several women at the same time, he sneezed several times in front of the TV.

Behind him, Kyoko Fukada immediately took out a tissue and handed it to him gently.

"Tang, are you feeling cold? Come under the quilt quickly." Kyoko Fukada's shoulders were exposed, while the rest of her body was covered by the quilt.

"Okay." Tang De wiped his nose and felt that he had a slight cold, so he quickly returned to the quilt and used Fukada Kyoko's meat bomb to warm his hands.

During this time, the scenes for "Memoirs of a Geisha" were almost completed, and the selection of actors was also coming to an end.

In two days, announcements and invitations will be sent out to all the actors, which is expected to cause some trouble in Asia. However, it is not Tang De who is responsible for all this, but Steven.

So there is nothing to worry about.

After that, he will enter his five-month training, but he does not need to be with him all the time, so he can free his hands to deal with the most creative things.

There are already some ideas about the advertising channels of International United Media. After a long period of internal wrangling, they finally sold it to the outside world.

I don’t know how many advertising channels will be divided into points, or whether they will be sold in a package.

With this thought, Tang De slowly pulled up the quilt, covering the beautiful scenery on the bed.

(End of this chapter)