Chapter 38 Sir, give me a role
After confirming the candidate for the heroine of "Singing and Dance", Wang Yang was in a good mood. In the next few days, he continued to audition for other roles. What he didn't know was that Jessica refused Miranda's persuasion every day, and finally got angry, which made Miranda both helpless and disappointed. A few days later, the heroine of "The Living Hand" was decided, and Eliza Dushku was elected.
Several important role candidates for "Singing and Dance Youth" have also been released. "Xiapei-Evans" was elected by Rachel. She is very suitable for her appearance and is very mature in performance. Unlike the life-like natural performance of "Ghost Record", "Xiapei-Evans" requires a slightly exaggerated dramatic performance. Rachel is studying theatre department, which is exactly what she wants. In front of the camera, she is skillful and has completely mastered the essence of the role.
Zachary Levi also got the role of "Ren Evans", which made him so happy that he had a few fights and almost injured himself. Although Zachary is different from the original "Ren" and has a tall figure standing with Rachel, she doesn't look like a sibling and sibling, but Wang Yang still adopted him. Zachary's acting skills are good, and he has a certain foundation in dancing and singing. He can create a silly and funny Rennes, making Xia Pei look even more "bad".
Getting this role means getting a good pay. Zachary can finally quit his job in the supermarket and concentrate on acting. He even hugged Wang Yang excitedly and kissed Wang Yang on the cheek a few times. Finally, Wang Yang saw that he refused to let go and wanted to continue kissing, so he couldn't wait to use force and let Zachary lie on the ground and calm down for a long time.
The actors of Xia Pei and Rennes are all set, and the candidates for the male and female protagonists' respective black friends "Card Denver" and "Taylor Micasey". The actors of Chad Denver are played by an 18-year-old Brazilian boy named Marcus Mans. He is proficient in dance and can sing; Taylor Micasey is played by a 22-year-old black girl with good acting skills.
In the selection of piano accompanimentist Casey Nelson, Wang Yang chose a girl of the same age named Zoe Dancechel. She had never appeared in any film and television works, but she learned piano since she was a child and knew how to compose and write lyrics, which made her perform very professionally and well during the audition. Although her height of 168 cm made her look a little tall, Wang Yang still chose her. This girl has a unique elf-like temperament and she can create a brand new style of Casey Nelson.
After some negotiations, Flame Film Company signed a contract with them. They had to complete the filming of "Singing and Dance" and cooperate with the film's promotional work. Of course, they also received a pay. The highest pay is Jessica. Although she is not very famous, she received a pay of 500,000 with the workload and treatment of the heroine; the second highest is Rachel. "The Ghost Record" made her famous, and she received a pay of 300,000; Zachary 200,000, Marcus Mans 100,000, Martina Moon and Zoe Dancechel were both 50,000.
After signing the contract, they all have to start receiving professional singing and dancing training, and the courses are determined based on their personal foundation. Just learn about the same before the later recording, and the training costs are paid by Flame Film Company.
The official website of "Singing and Dance" also released news and photos of these confirmed candidates, but the outside media did not respond much. Without big stars, there were no reports. Jessica Alba? Who is she? Oh, I have played some TV roles before? Anyway, I am not very famous. Although she is very sweet, there are too many beautiful girls. Why do I report the latest trends of a girl without movie fans?
There are also Rachel McAdams and Zachary Levi, who have performed horror movies and then acted in campus movies? Does that new star director want to make a scary campus song and dance movie? What a joke!
So only some online media reported this news, and the focus was on Wang Yang, because compared to his movie actors, his popularity was the highest.
Of course, those fans who are paying attention to and looking forward to "Singing and Dance" have become more interested in this movie. The image of the heroine has not disappointed them, but their question now is, why has the hero not settled yet?
For the candidate for the male lead "Troy Burton", Wang Yang recently scratched his head. He has searched all the agency in Los Angeles, but among the handsome guys who are willing to audition, he can't find anything that meets his requirements. Those handsome guys are not sunny enough, sunny enough, charming enough, not tall enough, and they also have to look like high school students, and the pay and treatment of newcomers... All of these requirements are added up, and none of them are suitable.
"My dear boss, I think you should go to New York." Mark Slunt smiled kindly, but he still felt like he was worthy of a beating.
Los Angeles and New York lead the trend and culture together. Los Angeles' film and television industry flourishes; New York is popular with fashion celebrities and Broadway dramas. They often communicate with each other, just like movie actors. In desperation, Wang Yang had to take a plane to New York and go to the Big Apple City to find Troy Burton's candidates.
It was also the first time that Wang Yang came to New York. Compared to Los Angeles, New York seemed more prosperous and crowded, and there was a busy atmosphere everywhere. The people coming and going on the streets made him feel a little breathless.
Before coming to New York, Flame Film Company had already handed over the casting request to the New York branch of the Actors Union, and some agencies, which needed time to wait for their reply to the results. Wang Yang, who was idle, became a tourist. During the day, he went to see the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and other places, and went to Broadway to watch musicals at night, and also noticed whether there were suitable candidates for the male lead.
Today, Wang Yang came to the New York University School of Film and Television to visit. After graduating from high school, he had the opportunity to continue his studies here, but he finally chose the School of Film and Television at USC. First, his favorite director Robert Zemegis is an alumnus of USC, so he loves the house and the Ukrainian; second, Los Angeles and San Francisco are not far away, the climate is no different, and the movie holy place Hollywood is in Los Angeles.
Walking on the university campus, Wang Yang was no different from an ordinary student here. With a young face and youthful atmosphere, he sat on a bench for people to rest, looking at the students coming and going, his heart was filled with tranquility away from the hustle and bustle of tranquility. This tranquility can only be felt on campus. After a while, he walked to other parts of the campus, saw the beautiful scenery, and picked up a digital camera to take a photo.
After walking for a while, Wang Yang suddenly felt that someone was following him. In this regard, his feelings have always been very sharp and there should be no mistakes. He frowned and looked back, and saw a blond and white peer looking at this place not far away. He was about 180cm tall, wearing an old gray windbreaker, with messy hair and a pale face, just like a vampire in the movie.
Could it be that he was following me? Wang Yang turned around in confusion, continued walking for a while, stopped and turned his head to look, and the guy was indeed following behind!
The blonde white man glanced at Wang Yang, put his hands in the pocket of the windbreaker, but turned around and left, but he took a few steps and suddenly stopped, as if he had made up his mind, and turned around and ran towards Wang Yang. Wang Yang stood there, and waited for the blonde white man to come to him, and then asked, "Hey, man, are you following me?"
"Well, I recognize you." A blonde white man showed a smile on his haggard face, and his voice hoarse: "You are Wang Yang, are you?" Wang Yang nodded and said: "Yes, it's me." The blonde white man stretched out a hand and introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Wang, my name is Michael Pete, I am 17 years old this year." Wang Yang shook hands with him. Michael Pete looked at him and said lightly: "I think you are here in New York. You should be here to find the male lead in "Singing and Dance". Do you think I'm suitable?"
"Oh, you?" Wang Yang was stunned for a moment. Unexpectedly, the white blonde followed him and wanted to recommend himself. He looked at Michael Pete and carefully looked at the young face, light blue pupils, wide lips, and messy blonde hair. He felt very decadent. He looked a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in some angles. He looked quite handsome, but he definitely couldn't get along with the "sunny handsome guy".
Retracting his gaze, Wang Yang shook his head and said, "No, your temperament is not suitable, you are very, um..." After thinking for a while, he thought of the suitable description and said, "Just like that singer in a dark bar, but what I need is a sunny basketball team captain."
"Oh." Michael Pitt was silent. He took out a pack of wrinkled cigarettes from his pocket, took out one from it and handed it to Wang Yang. Wang Yang waved his hand and smiled, "I don't smoke. You shouldn't smoke either, you are not a grown-up." Michael Pitt smiled slightly, ignored Wang Yang's advice, took out a lighter and lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, sprayed it in the side, and looked at Wang Yang and asked, "Mr. Wang, are there any other roles suitable for me?"
"Singing and Dance" is a positive movie, with no character's temperament being decadent. Wang Yang smiled and shook his head, "Sorry, no." Michael Pete calmly said "oh" again, took another big breath of cigarette, and refused to let go of the cigarette mouth until he suddenly coughed violently with "cough, cough!"
Seeing Michael Pete coughing with pain on his face, Wang Yang couldn't help but walk forward, helping to gently pat his back, and said, "My man, please stop smoking."
After his coughing slowed down, Wang Yang pointed behind him and said, "I have to go." After walking two steps, he turned back and smiled at Michael Pitt and said, "Hey, you smoke at school, don't the school ignore you? Be careful!"
"The school is in charge of me?" Michael Pitt laughed self-deprecatingly. Does this young director think he is a student here? He looked at Wang Yang who was getting farther and farther away, remembering his current situation. He picked up the cigarette in his hand and took a sip, then threw the remaining part of the cigarette on the ground, stepped on it with his feet, put his hands in the pocket of the windbreaker, and quickly chased after him.
After walking for a while, Wang Yang noticed that Michael Pitt was still following him. He couldn't help but stop and asked Pitt not far away, "Man, is there anything else?"
Michael Pete walked over and looked at Wang Yang with wide eyes. A trace of struggle flashed across his pale face. Finally, he begged: "Sir, give me a role."
Seeing him like this, Wang Yang thought about it seriously and shook his head, "I'm sorry, there's really no role for you." He didn't know what to say, so he spread his hands and said, "I really have to leave." After that, he continued to walk to the parking lot. It was almost dusk and he was about to return to the hotel.
But when he arrived at the parking lot, Michael Peel still followed far behind. Wang Yang ignored it. "Singing and Dance" does not have a role that is suitable for the depressed temperament. What else can I do? After taking the car from the hotel rental, Wang Yang slowly drove to Michael Peete, looked out the window, and smiled at him: "Michael, goodbye, remember to smoke less!"
Chapter completed!