I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Wang Jiazhi's role also missed out on Liu Tianxian, otherwise Tang Wei wouldn't have gotten the part.

Since Xun Ge'er has already refused in another world, why refuse again?

"There's a passionate scene!"

Upon hearing this, Xun Ge'er immediately understood.

The female lead suits her, but she can't accept it, so this is probably the only option.

"Hmm, it's the kind of passionate scene where no stunt doubles can be used, the real thing, are you okay with that?"

"No way, even though I'm not a porn star, I would never take on a role like that."

Xun Ge'er shook his head directly.

Just as she was about to change her mind, she suddenly saw Cheng Sheng staring at her chest.

Even though Xun Ge'er is sexy and outgoing, her cheeks suddenly turned red.

"I've told you everything I needed to. It's getting late, so I'm going back now."

Although there weren't many people in the park, if someone found themselves with Xun Ge'er, rumors would probably be flying around the next day.

Fortunately, both of them were wearing masks.

……

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed since I last had dinner with Xun Ge and the others.

A lot has happened this month.

The first and most sensational news was the announcement of director Li An's new film.

The casting of "Lust, Caution" caused a sensation in the industry.

This film, adapted from Zhang Ailing's novel, has attracted countless people's attention simply because it is "directed by Li An".

Moreover, the fact that it was to be filmed domestically caused a huge uproar in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Many actors have tried to contact Li An through connections, hoping to get a role in his new movie.

Zhang Guoshi has long been hailed as China's top director, and his films have also garnered international acclaim.

However, in the overseas market, Zhang Guoshi's influence is far less than that of Li An. Li An won the Academy Award for Best Director with "Brokeback Mountain", which made him a true international director.

In addition, Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," released in 2000, grossed over $1 million in North America and $2.16 million worldwide. Even in 2025, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will still be the highest-grossing martial arts film in the world.

In addition to its box office success, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon also won four Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film, becoming the first and only Chinese-language film in the world to win this award.

This also made Li An's international status surpass that of Zhang Guoshi.

If Zhang Yimou and Li An were casting at the same time, and domestic actors were given the choice of which director to choose, top artists would definitely choose Li An, since Li An's films are popular internationally.

For top domestic artists who want to break into the international market, Li An is their best choice.

On the contrary, for those with lower profiles, choosing Zhang Guoshi is more advantageous, since the domestic market is not yet stable, choosing Li An's film would be suicidal.

Therefore, as soon as news of Li An's new movie broke, top domestic artists rushed to participate.

Li An originally didn't plan to cast the actors so quickly, but now so many people and companies are contacting him, and the matter is now widely known.

Li An's heart skipped a beat, and he decided to take advantage of this opportunity to promote his new movie.

Not long after, Li An returned to China from Hollywood and then launched a nationwide audition.

The audition was incredibly lively that day.

Almost all of China's top-tier celebrities auditioned.

Especially the female entertainers, they are absolutely like the imperial concubine selection in ancient times, each one of them is an unparalleled beauty.

Zhang Ziyi, who was filming "Memoirs of a Geisha," risked offending Spielberg by taking leave to audition for the lead role of Wang Jiazhi.

Besides Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li also came, along with a large group of top female artists from Hong Kong, such as Carina Lau, Michelle Yeoh, and Su Qi.

In mainland China, actresses such as Yu Feihong, Barbie Hsu, Xu Jinglei, Zhou Yang, Fan Shuangbing, Li Shuangbing, and a certain Zhao, almost half of the female stars in the entertainment industry auditioned for the role of Wang Jiazhi.

However, in less than half a day, most of the actresses left without even participating in the auditions.

This completely baffled the reporters who were outside. They had no idea what had happened inside, or why most of the female celebrities had left.

Moreover, he didn't even attend the audition and left the audition site without any expression.

secret.

There must be some big secret involved.

This made the reporters present extremely eager to uncover the secret and report it to gain fame.

It has to be said that being a reporter really takes real skill.

One reporter even took a huge risk by posing as a staff member and secretly installing a listening device at the audition site.

He eventually heard the truth.

Three passionate scenes.

And they can't use a stand-in.

A real, real battle.

Dig!

After knowing the truth.

The reporter could only think of one word: "Damn it."

I also understand why those female celebrities left.

A-list celebrities would never make a movie about fungi.

They don't care about saving face. They're already famous, and top-tier celebrities at that. Why would they make a fungal movie just for a film?
Then they'll be labeled as 'porn stars'.

This label is not a good thing.

You should know that taking it off is easy, but putting it back on is extremely difficult.

After all, there are precedents.

For example, Su Qi, who came to audition.

The name Su Qi now represents strength and acting skills.

But who would have thought that in her early years, she was forced by circumstances to shoot some daring photos and videos?

She can be described as a representative of "becoming famous overnight by taking off her clothes".

But because of this, it has been incredibly difficult for her to shed the label of "porn star".

So she took one step at a time, striving for excellence in her acting skills.

Her works have won her numerous awards, and it took her more than a decade to finally shed the label of "porn star" and become a true powerhouse actress.

Su Qi's success is not only due to her hard work, but also to her wisdom and courage.

She dares to face her past self and also dares to challenge the unknown future.

But because of Su Qi's example, most actresses would absolutely not accept intimate scenes.

And it's the kind where all three points are fully exposed.

If they really take on this movie, they'll not only be famous, but their future could be completely ruined.

Although most of the female stars left, a few stayed. These were female artists who wanted to break through their limitations and go international; they were gambling on their future.

Among these people was a certain Zhao.

As for intimate scenes, Zhao doesn't care. What she wants is the opportunity to become famous internationally, as long as she can take the opportunity to become an international star.

So what if they quit being celebrities?
Anyway, she was going all out.

It must be said that she is lucky to have such courage.

Given Zhao's excellent acting skills, after the audition, Li An directly handpicked her as the female lead in "Lust, Caution." (End of Chapter)