Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 95 Wrong Number

Liu Yifei didn't know about the alphabetic code.

When she took the initiative to ask to buy a ticket for Gu Bei,
My inner thoughts were that I didn’t want to be exposed in the last few days.
Instead, she should tell Gu Bei herself.

Otherwise, her identity information would be exposed once it was given to Gu Bei.

Just as Liu Yifei hung up the call with the airline, an unfamiliar number came in.

"Hello, is this Ms. Liu Xiaoli?"

Liu Yifei was slightly stunned when she heard this.

Looking for mom?

How did you get my number?
And…this voice sounds familiar.

She thought for a moment and replied, "I'm not."

Ouyang Baoping on the other end of the phone was also slightly stunned.
Isn’t this number Liu Xiaoli’s other number?

As a casting director, she had a good memory and could tell the voice on the other end of the phone was familiar.

After a pause, she tentatively asked, "Are you an employee of Red Star Wood? Or a member of Ms. Liu Yifei's team?"

It turns out he came to find me!
Liu Yifei suddenly realized: "I am Liu Yifei, who are you? What can I do for you?"

Ouyang Baoping was overjoyed when he heard this.

As a casting director, her work process in Hollywood is more about dealing with the actors themselves, building an actor database, and recommending them to directors for selection.

And it’s usually the producer’s job to deal with the agent.

Now being able to contact Liu Yifei directly is naturally a better thing.

"Liu Yifei, do you remember me? Ouyang Baoping, the casting director of The Forbidden Kingdom." Ouyang Baoping introduced himself.

"Director Ouyang, I remember it."

Liu Yifei naturally had an impression,

They had communicated on the phone.

We met during the first two rounds of auditions, but the last time we met was half a year ago.

Although there was another round of auditions for The Forbidden Kingdom before the New Year, that time they filmed an audition tape based on the character of Golden Swallow, and there was no on-site audition.

"Liu Yifei, we have all watched your audition tape.
I’m very optimistic about your ability to interpret the role of Golden Swallow, so…”

While Ouyang Baoping was speaking, a system prompt sounded in Liu Yifei's mind.

【Ding! 】

【mission completed! 】

Liu Yifei discovered that the task that had been stuck in the task list of the system light screen was finally completed.

【mission completed! 】

[Task Name: Can The Forbidden Kingdom have a sequel? (Completed)]

[Mission Objective: Participate in the audition for The Forbidden Kingdom (Pass the audition for The Forbidden Kingdom and the mission will be exceeded)]

[Task Reward: One random draw opportunity from the Entertainment Treasure House (rewards doubled for over-completion of tasks)]

No wonder this mission keeps getting stuck.
It turns out that it is related to the audition results, and those who pass the audition can get two chances to draw a lottery.

"Hey, Miss Liu Yifei, are you still listening?"

"Oh, I'm here." Liu Yifei came back to her senses. "But for things like this, don't you always contact my mom?"

Ouyang Baoping's tone paused.

What could she say?

You can't say that some people have annoyed Liu Xiaoli.
Is this why Liu Xiaoli doesn't answer their calls now?

After a pause, she said softly, "We have some differences of opinion with Ms. Liu Xiaoli, and now it depends mainly on your wishes.
If you are willing to join the King of Kung Fu project, we will naturally make every effort to coordinate."

"Can I think about this for a while?"

Liu Yifei doesn't have any extra thoughts now.
Let's think about whether to participate in the Kung Fu King project.

She has too many issues to think about recently.
The question I confessed to Gu Bei was whether it was necessary to go to the Yale School of Drama.
Now there was the added question of whether or not to participate in the Forbidden Kingdom project. Every question had its pros and cons, affecting the future of her life, yet all of them had to be decided in the next few days.

She also needs enough time to think.
The most important thing at the moment is to confess to Gu Bei.

"The Forbidden Kingdom will begin filming in early May, leaving us with less than two months," Ouyang Baoping advised softly. "The role of Golden Swallow still requires advanced training, so the remaining time is even shorter."

"Then I refuse."

Liu Yifei did not hesitate any longer.

Since there is not enough time to think, just stand on the same side as your mother.

After a pause, she chose to hang up the phone: "Director Ouyang, thank you for your kindness."

……

The Forbidden Kingdom conference room.

"She refused?"

When Li Lianjie saw Ouyang Baoping's expression when he put down his phone, his tone was somewhat incredulous.

Ouyang Baoping nodded silently.

"You really don't know what's good for you!"

Hear this voice,

Li Lianjie glanced at Li Weifeng who spoke.
He thought to himself, isn't this all caused by you Huayi?
Li Weifeng was stared at by the Kung Fu Emperor and could not help but shrink his head, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

He felt helpless.
If I had known earlier, I would not have come to the Forbidden Kingdom project as an associate producer.

The one who is in the limelight outside is Mr. Da Wang, while here he just holds the title of producer and doesn't have to worry about anything.

I originally thought that as an associate producer, I would at least have some power, but it turned out that I had always been taking the blame for Mr. Wang.

In the project of The Forbidden Kingdom,

The most powerful people are directors Rob Minkoff and Jet Li.

Director Rob Minkoff liked the story of The Forbidden Kingdom very much and took the script to Hollywood to seek funding.

Jet Li himself has always been the one organizing the shows in Hollywood.

He owns his own production company, partly because of his early experiences and partly because it allows him to gain greater benefits and power.

So Rob Minkoff met Jet Li, and together they formed this project and were the core of the whole project.

Next up is Lionsgate and Cheng Long.

One side provided the funds, and the other side provided the Double J gimmick.

It is also an indispensable part of the entire project. Without any of them, the project will fail.

Although Huayi is also very important, the crew's filming and distribution within China need Huayi to coordinate.

But Huayi is replaceable, which means that Li Weifeng can only stay back and play the role of grandson in this project, providing good service to others.

Director Rob Minkoff spoke up and said, "Actually, I think another actor in the third round would be acceptable."

"No!" "No!"

Li Lianjie and Li Weifeng both vetoed it.

Another actor in the third round is a Korean-American actor who grew up in North America.

Jet Li knew that if he used Korean characters in the story of Journey to the West, the film would be criticized when it was released and would also reduce its box office revenue.

"Actually, we at Huayi still have..." Li Weifeng suggested.

"There's no need to mention those actors who couldn't even make it past the first round."

Casting director Ouyang Baoping spoke up to block his mouth.

There are two hard conditions for Golden Swallow.
First, the image of a 16-20 year old girl.

Second, the original sound should be in fluent English.
All the actresses under Huayi were directly screened out.

This doesn’t even include other conditions!

(End of this chapter)