Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 131 Audition
"what do you think?"

After Wu Chao and the staff went out, John Woo turned and looked at Liu Yan.

“He has a great image and temperament. I learned about his profile in advance and he is quite popular in the music industry.

He is called the New Four Heavenly Kings. He may not be as good as Jay Chou, but he has a lot of fans. "

Liu Yan adjusted his glasses and said, "If we let him join the crew, the attention from the outside world will definitely increase."

"That's what I thought too." John Woo nodded.

As the two were chatting, Wu Zhuo came in after changing into his costume.

The two looked up immediately after hearing the footsteps.

When they saw Wu Zhuo's image after putting on the costume of Zhao Yun, they looked at each other subconsciously.

They can see the satisfaction in each other's eyes.

"Try this scene!" John Woo pointed to a scene in the script.

After a pause, he suddenly looked up and asked, "Your Mandarin should be standard, right?"

"I think it's not bad, no accent." Wu Chao responded directly in standard Mandarin.

John Woo was stunned when he heard Wu Chao's standard Mandarin.

He didn't even hear any Taiwanese accent.

"Not bad!" John Woo nodded subconsciously, "Just get started!"

Hearing this, Wu Zhuo didn't waste any words. He thought about it for a while and started directly.

The character of Zhao Yun in this play actually doesn't have many literary scenes. All in all, there are only a few scenes, and none of them are long.

Today is more like a makeup trial than a play audition.

If the makeup and styling match the character, it's basically passed.

Therefore, Wu Chao was stopped by John Woo after he said only a few lines and was asked to change his costume and audition for another role.

Wu Zhuo changed into Sun Shucai's costume as arranged, and came back to perform a scene according to the script.

However, since Wu Zhuo had previously focused on Zhao Yun, he felt that his performance in this role was not very good.

"I have a very important question. Can you do fighting scenes? Can you ride a horse?"

After finishing the audition for the two roles, John Woo asked a very important question.

The most important scene of Zhao Yun in "Red Cliff" is the seven ins and outs of Changbanpo.

This requires a lot of fighting scenes.

If Wu Chao is not capable of fighting scenes, or even riding a horse, then even if he has the right image, the role will not belong to him.

“I’ve practiced boxing before, so I think I have some basic skills.

As for horse riding, I went to a horse farm with a friend when I was in Taipei. I’m not particularly proficient, but I can ride.”

Wu Zhuo replied.

"I see!" Wu Yusen nodded and said, "Go back and wait for the news! We will give you a reply tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Wu Chao didn't care about not getting a response on the spot.

To be honest, it didn’t matter to him whether he filmed "Red Cliff" or not.

Because this drama was not originally in his plan.

Ge Fuhong wanted to cast him in this play after seeing his popularity in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Therefore, even if John Woo finally felt that he was not suitable and did not want to use him, he would not feel disappointed.

After leaving the audition office, Wu Chao returned to the dressing room to remove his makeup and change his clothes.

The character's costume had armor, so it took a long time to remove it. About ten minutes later, he finally changed into his own clothes and came out.

Xiao An was waiting for him outside.

Seeing him come out, I immediately handed him a hot water bottle.

Then, he asked mysteriously:

"Do you know who I just saw?"

"Who? Takeshi Kaneshiro?" Xiao An likes Takeshi Kaneshiro very much, so Wu Zhuo subconsciously thought that she had just met Takeshi Kaneshiro.

"No, it's Lin Chiling who filmed your music video last time."

Xiao An said secretly: "I just saw her getting into a car with Director John Woo.

The two of them seemed very close.

You said, the two of them..."

"Ahem..." Wu Zhuo interrupted her with a cough, then turned to greet Liu Yan who was walking towards them, "Mr. Liu!"

"This role will most likely be yours, go back and read the script more carefully.

Most importantly, practice riding more.”

Liu Yan came over with a smile and took out a CD, saying, "My niece likes you very much. Please sign it for me."

Wu Zhuo took the CD and saw that it was his own song "My Personal Style".

Liu Yan smiled:
"Young people nowadays are too crazy. Last time you attended the Beijing Pop Music Awards Ceremony, she insisted that I find a way to help her get a front-row seat.

In the end, there was no choice but to let her attend the event with Zhao Wei as an assistant. "

Wu Zhuo smiled and signed his name while saying, "Please ask General Manager Liu to tell her that I am very grateful for her support."

Liu Yan might really just come over to ask for an autograph, chat for a few words, and then leave with the excuse of having something to do.

As soon as he left, Wu Zhuo also left Chunqiuhong Culture Company with his team.

After getting in the car, Wu Zhuo warned Xiao An, "Don't talk about John Woo's affairs.

What happens between him and Lin Chi-ling is his business."

"Oh……"

Wu Chao had heard about the affair between John Woo and Lin Chi-ling in his previous life.

He doesn't want to participate, nor does he want to be exposed or talked about privately.

"Just go back to the hotel! Take a day off. We have to rehearse tomorrow."

……

The fact that Wu Zhuo appeared in Chunqiu Hong Culture was not deliberately concealed.

So the next day, the news that Wu Chao might star in "Red Cliff" quickly made headlines in major entertainment newspapers.

The movie "Red Cliff" has been making headlines in the entertainment industry since its planning began due to its huge investment and strong cast.

Whether it was Tony Leung Chiu-wai's resignation some time ago or Lin Chi-ling's decision to play Xiao Qiao, it inevitably attracted a lot of attention from the outside world.

And this time, Wu Zhuo's possible performance can be regarded as adding fuel to the fire of this drama.

During this period, Wu Zhuo won a series of music awards.

His record sales exceeded one million in mainland China, which attracted a lot of attention. Coupled with the popularity of "Red Cliff" itself, the two combined naturally attracted a lot of attention.

"'Red Cliff' may have a new star, Wu Chao is currently discussing his role with the producers."

"Another singer enters the film industry, Wu Zhuo may star in "Red Cliff"."

……

Orange Sky Entertainment, after Wang Jinghua saw the news, she didn’t care too much at first.

Until an insider told him that Wu Zhuo might play the role of Zhao Yun.

Suddenly, Wang Jinghua was completely furious.

John Woo had already promised her that the role of Zhao Yun would be given to Hu Jun.

Now that John Woo suddenly did this, how could she not be angry?
Without any hesitation, she called John Woo directly.

"Director Wu, what do you mean? Are you not going to take our Orange Sky Entertainment's investment?"

John Woo, who was playing games with Kurosawa Chiling, heard what Wang Jinghua said on the other end of the phone and sat up with a frown.

"Ms. Wang, I don't understand what you mean?"

(End of this chapter)