Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 272 Gong Li in the crew

"Director, Ms. Gong is here."

In the New York crew, when Link was directing a play on the spot, his assistant brought a plump Chinese beauty to the crew.

The woman was wearing a gray windbreaker, blue jeans, and long boots. Her outfit was American casual style. Although her figure was not as curvy as that of European and American actresses, she had the charming Chinese feminine temperament.

"Gong Li, welcome to visit the crew."

"Link, I didn't disturb you from working, did I?"

Gong Li greeted with a smile.

"No, I'm explaining the play to the actors."

Lin Ke shook hands with Gong Li and invited her to sit in the director's area.

At the Cannes Film Festival in May this year, he invited Gong Li to develop her career in Hollywood, but after a few months, there was no response and he thought she would not come.

I received a call from Gong Li over the weekend, in which she jokingly said she was coming to the United States to live with him and asked if he would accept her.

Link welcomed her and asked her to first get familiar with the environment in Los Angeles and learn about the Hollywood film industry. He would talk to her about work after he finished the movie he was working on.

Gong Li had been staying in Los Angeles for a few days and called to say she wanted to come over. Link arranged for his assistant to receive her.

"How do you feel after living in Hollywood for a few days?"

The weather was quite cold, so Link asked his assistant to prepare some hot cocoa, and the two chatted while drinking it.

"There are so many talented actors in Hollywood. After coming here, I realized that I am just an ordinary actor."

Gong Li smiled while holding the cup.

"Hollywood actors come from all over the world, and there are indeed many with good acting skills, but your level is first-class both at home and abroad, and you can't be considered an ordinary actor."

"Thank you! But in the eyes of a big director like you, whether it's an Oscar winner or a Cannes Film Festival winner, aren't they just ordinary actors? Who dares to put on airs in front of you?"

Gong Li winked and smiled.

Link smiled softly, "It's okay to put on airs in front of me. I don't mind as long as the show is good. Do you have anything to do these two days? Do you want to play a cameo role in the movie? It won't be a big part, just four lines."

"Okay, Director Lin, please give me more guidance in the future."

Gong Li agreed without hesitation.

When I was in China, I only read news reports and rumors in the circle about how powerful the Chinese-American director Link was in Hollywood, how he was worth billions of dollars, the boss of a big movie company, and that the box office of one of his movies was equal to the total box office of all movies in the country, etc.

Some rumors are so exaggerated that they sound untrue.

It was only after arriving in Hollywood that she realized the rumors were true.

Link is one of the top 300 richest people in the United States and one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. Almost every one of his movies is a big hit, and his film company is more powerful at the box office than the Big Seven.

He is also one of the directors that Hollywood actors most want to work with.

It would be a great opportunity to play a role in his movie, even if it is just a cameo.

Gong Li also wants to work with Link once.

Lin Ke called his assistant and gave Gong Li an actor's contract and a script of the role.

Ask Gong Li to go down and prepare, and shoot will start the day after tomorrow.

Gong Li's guest role is a doctor.

The protagonist Cole was invited to attend his classmate's birthday party, but was locked up in the top attic by his classmate.

A murder had occurred in that attic and there were ghosts living in it.

After Cole was locked up, he screamed. His mother, Mrs. Hill, rushed over to rescue him and took him to see a doctor.

The doctor told her that Cole was fine, except for a few bruises on his body, and the doctor suspected that Cole had been the victim of domestic violence.

Both the lines and the performance of this scene are not difficult.

But during the filming, I took it three times and it still didn’t pass.

The reason is that Gong Li's performance cannot be integrated with European and American actors, and it seems to be out of place. Lin Ke is also more patient with his own people. He explained the play to Gong Li over and over again, and slowly guided her to get on with it.

"Gong Li, relax a little. Don't be so tense. This is just a small role. It doesn't require much acting skills or complicated emotions."

"Okay, I'll try again."

Gong Li nodded and sat down again.

"Shot 78, 2 shots, 4 times, start!"

"He doesn't have a heart condition, he's fine, he'll just need some rest and he can go home."

Gong Li was wearing a white coat, sitting behind her desk, writing with a pen in her hand.

Holly Hunter, who plays Mrs. Hill, shows a look of relief yet pain. She is relieved that the child is fine, but she is painful that the child has encountered such a problem.

Holly Hunter once played a mute mother in "The Piano Lesson". She is very good at this kind of facial expression and her performance is very contagious.

"Your son has a lot of bruises and scars on his body. I'm very worried."

The doctor glanced at Mrs. Hill with some doubt in his eyes.

"That was left over from playing sports. Do you think I hit him?"

Mrs. Hill choked up and said, "You think I'm a bad mother?"

"Mrs. Sloane is there. She's the social worker at the hospital."

The doctor pointed to the next door.

"cut!"

Link looked at the camera and there was nothing wrong with this take. Holly Hunter was an Oscar winner and Gong Li was a Venice Film Festival winner, and both performed well in this shot.

The only pity is that Gong Li had too few parts and couldn't show much, and the two movie queens were unable to perform on the spot.

"Link, my acting style is very different from that of Hollywood actors. Do I have a chance to gain a foothold in Hollywood?"

Gong Li found him to chat after filming.

"Yes, whether in the domestic film industry or Hollywood, the actors' performance styles are similar, no more than method school, experiential school, and expressionist school. The difference lies in appearance and language, which has little impact. Hollywood not only has white actors, but also blacks, Mexicans, Italians, Japanese, etc. As long as you are willing to spend time studying and learning, differences in appearance will never become an obstacle for you to enter Hollywood." Link said.

Gong Li nodded and looked at him with a smile, "Link, you are great at making movies. If I encounter any problems in my research, can I ask you for advice?"

"Of course, we are friends."

Lin Ke smiled and told Gong Li to read more scripts when she had nothing to do. If she came across a suitable script, she could bring it to him and he could arrange the investment. If she came across a suitable role, she could also bring it to him.

"Thank you! Link, are you free this afternoon? How about I treat you to dinner?"

Gong Li hesitated and said.

"I don't have time this afternoon, and I still have three shows to perform. I'll treat you to a box lunch."

When it was time to have dinner with the crew, Lin Ke invited Gong Li to have a box lunch with the crew.

Gong Li was a little surprised. She originally thought that Link's extra care for her was a sign of his intentions towards her, so she decided to take the initiative and invite Link to dinner, and then decide whether to accept his help based on his performance.

But after they met, Link behaved very decently from beginning to end. He was polite in his words and actions, and he didn't even look around. He was not as lustful as the rumors said.

Gong Li was eating the crew's lunch box and looked at Link from time to time. She was very curious about what kind of person he was and what he thought of her.

At the table opposite, Link was eating his meal while reading the director's script, with no other thoughts in his mind.

During work, he only has work in his mind, not women. He will not spend time thinking about women. Doing so will not only waste time and brain cells, but also affect the quality of work, and even affect the box office and physical subsidies, which is very uneconomical.

His opinion of Gong Li is to go with the flow, not to pursue or force anything, and to let chance take the final step.

After finishing the filming, Gong Li stayed in the crew for a week and then said she wanted to visit the acting school in Los Angeles.

Link supported her decision.

(End of this chapter)