Chapter 508: Give Me Another Chance

The next day, many people gathered in the beautiful studio.

The executives of Kuiguang Group and Mag, who flew in overnight, were all present.

"Sir Yang, you are not only going to select actors this time, but also plan to find a few of them to sign contracts? The cost of signing contracts here is not low."

It seems that the cost of signing contracts in China is low.

Mr. Yang complained in his heart and waved his hand: "I want to develop overseas branches, not just open domestic operation nodes abroad. The two are not completely equivalent."

If you only open an operation node, then the main business is still various domestic projects-such as how to sell domestically popular peripherals to foreigners, such as how to make the images of stars such as Shang Qianyu and Luo Ruyin deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

To put it bluntly, it is still an act of expanding the old commodity market.

But opening overseas branches completely is another set of logic-the group will choose themes that are more in line with local culture and preferences, choose actors who are more in line with local cultural aesthetics, and use stories that local people like more to make scripts.

In other words, apart from the different bosses, this is a completely localized work, which will incorporate some of the Kuiguang Group's own things and add some improved plots, but the main core will not be shaken.

Mag nodded in agreement: "Yes, Sir Yang's ideas are very ambitious! From the actors who came today, you can see that you are very special."

Following Mag's gaze, Yang Ruoqian saw the rows of handsome men and beautiful women on the set, waiting for auditions.

These actors who came to audition have their own characteristics and personalities, but from their clothes and expressions, you can see how much they value this audition.

If you can grasp the blue ocean market that has finally appeared, you may become an international superstar. If you can't grasp it, you may never wait for such a good opportunity in this life!

"This life" is definitely not an exaggeration.

Only after they were full of joy and enthusiasm and hit a snag in the entertainment industry, did they realize that the four words "fair competition" themselves are a luxury and scarcity.

Some people, even if they know nothing, can easily join the crew without even an audition. Some people can make countless people who have not yet begun to show their level lose hope with just a phone call from afar.

In the entertainment industry, some people will be reported about which foot they step first when they go out, what they say, and what brand of food they eat, but in fact, most actors may only be reported casually when they self-destruct and spiral up.

It is completely incredible and unreasonable for many people to be able to gather everyone together like the Kuiguang Group and choose the protagonist, supporting role, and group performance relatively fairly.

A superstar with guaranteed acting skills and guaranteed fame comes with all kinds of publicity resources and a luxurious team, just for this one resource. Who would refuse it?

If you have to cultivate from scratch like looking for a needle in a haystack, relying only on the content of the movie instead of the fame of the actor to attract the audience, isn’t it just tossing yourself?

The actors selected from the auditions can only bring acting skills with extremely uncertain performances, while the superstars who have already become famous can bring countless more benefits on the basis of acting skills.

So when Kuiguang Group announced in the international market that they would audition actors, the entire entertainment industry was boiling.

How many people flew here from thousands of miles away from different countries?

Those actors who failed to get visas in time due to personal problems even sent emails to the company, with sincere words and humble attitudes, just hoping to be given an online audition opportunity.

There are actually not many resources that can flow out of a movie, and compared with such a large group of actors, it seems even less.

In fact, most of the people who came to audition knew that after this round of auditions, they would most likely be what they are, and they would not get any benefits.

But... at least it is fair, at least the opportunity is completely controlled by the actors themselves.

If Kuiguang Group was not here, they would not be able to see Mag even if they broke their legs, and it would be even more impossible for so many bigwigs in the entertainment industry to calm down and watch every performance of them quietly.

"But with so many people, how are you going to choose, Sir Yang?" Mager glanced at the crowd below and asked again, "Does everyone only have one chance? If so, the later the actors are, the harder it is to be selected."

Because the number of places in a crew is limited, many times when a director sees a good actor, he is not sure if there are better actors behind him, so he will recruit him first.

This will result in an actor who is comparable to him being eliminated.

"There are too many people, and most of them have to be eliminated in the audition." Yang Ruoqian explained, "But in this round of auditions, I will not limit the number of places for the crew, they can let as many people as they want."

"In the second round of screening, they will decide how many of these people to select based on the resources of the crew."

Mager nodded: "It's a very good method... Sir Yang, no wonder you can succeed, you can actually be patient enough to watch the audition on the set."

In fact, this kind of audition is far more boring than imagined.

"It's like this."

There is no way, the business is big, it's so difficult to lose money.

…

Not far away, the trio from yesterday’s bar were sitting in the lounge area, waiting for their numbers to be called.

"You only need to wait for the notification to be sent on your phone. You don't have to stand in front of the studio and crowd around. You can also grab free drinks and food." A man said with emotion, "I didn't believe this company at first. To be so humane.”

“So you see, there are so many people coming to compete with us for the same spot.”

"Oh, I can have something to eat and drink, and I have a chance to perform well. Look at how many actors have entered, and how many of them can get a green card in the end..."

There are so many actors who audition, and only those who are approved by the director can get a green card, and getting a green card only means entering the second round of screening.

You can imagine how fierce the competition is.

"Natalie, why are you so silent today?"

The blonde Natalie looked down at the information in her hand, pointed at one of the characters and said, "I think this role suits me very well. I can perform it very well."

She looked up at the two friends who came just to try their luck, took a deep breath, and emphasized: "I want this role."

Several friends knew what Natalie looked like when she was serious, so they immediately put their heads over curiously and looked in the direction of her finger.

Then everyone fell silent.

Because the role of Natalie Finger is one of the two female leads in this movie.

To put it bluntly, she is the heroine.

Her friend immediately couldn't help but complained: "Uh, don't tell me you want this position, I want it too. If the director is willing to give me this role, I will have sex reassignment surgery tomorrow. Okay, don't delay for a minute." ”

"Hahaha, just think about the starring position. It's difficult for us to get our turn. Look at Ma Ge above, maybe he and Boss Yang are recommending the actors they like. Do you think you can compete with them? Even if you can, can you compete with Mage? "

"If there wasn't Mag, there would be someone else...don't think about it, you'd be lucky to get a good supporting role."

Natalie frowned when she heard this: "But the other supporting roles are not suitable for me, and I can't act well."

"Natalie, we have no right to choose, only the fate of being chosen."

After a few casual words, a message came from one of them's cell phone, indicating that it was his turn to audition.

"Then I'll go first and get some information for you."

With that said, he picked up his phone and trotted to the audition set. After checking his identity, he disappeared from the eyes of the two people.

He just said it casually, but judging from his actions and eyes, it was obvious that he very much hoped to be shortlisted.

"I hope he can succeed..."

Unfortunately, more than ten minutes later, the two people who were waiting saw him walking out of the set a little discouraged, without the sign symbolizing promotion on his body or in his hand.

In other words, he was eliminated.

These three people can become friends. In fact, their level is not too bad, but even so, they can't be shortlisted...

Natalie looked at the character that made her extremely excited. Even though she was extremely confident, her heart began to beat.

"Alas, I didn't get selected... The competition was too fierce. None of the five people in our group were selected!" The defeated opponent sighed, took a bottle of Coke and took two sips, "The director asked us to be honest. It’s very high, you have to adjust your expectations.”

"Let's try it..."

Another twenty or thirty minutes later, Natalie got a prompt on her phone - she could prepare for the audition.

She took several deep breaths again to calm down her emotions as quickly as possible, and walked to the waiting passage.

After the results of the first batch of actors inside are obtained, the next batch of actors can enter.

Two minutes later, with a "Zila" sound, the door to the studio was opened from the inside.

Four of the five people inside were crestfallen...but the only actor who got the promotion sign was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot!

Even though he knew it was not good to shout loudly in front of so many eliminated people, he still had trouble controlling his emotions and kept muttering lines about "God" in a low voice.

"The elimination rate is really high... Generally speaking, only one actor from a group can be shortlisted, sometimes none at all, and sometimes at most two."

After Natalie waited for everyone inside to walk out, she was the first to step into the set and got a clip sent by the director.

The five people need to play the above roles and prove their acting skills.

Behind the director, Yang Ruoqian and other executives were silently looking down at all the actors...among them were international entertainment tycoons such as Ma Ge.

Those who were not in a very good state of mind would probably be so nervous that their legs would be trembling at this time.

Natalie looked at the character she played and felt a little disappointed - this character didn't really match her temperament.

But she knows that these roles are assigned randomly, and even if she is not suitable, she must try her best to play them.

It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show oneself in front of so many big bosses, so there is no way people can be picky.

After two minutes of making sure that all the actors knew what they were going to do, the director casually said: "Let's get started."

With the director's plain words, all the actors got into the mood and began to play the roles they requested.

"..."

This acting requirement is not simply to complete an action or a clip, it may even involve scenes with other staff members, and there may also be sudden and unexpected situations.

In short, except that the role itself is not tailor-made for the actor, this selection has taken all aspects into consideration.

A few minutes later, the actors on the scene completed their audition performances one after another.

The scene on the set fell silent again.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the people above to make the final "judgment" for themselves.

The scene was so quiet that one could even hear the discussion of the next batch of actors who were queuing outside...

After a moment of hesitation, the director at the top took out a green card and walked down from his seat.

The actors' eyes suddenly straightened, and everyone's palms unconsciously clenched sweat, hoping that the director could hand over this precious qualification to them.

Natalie looked at the director walking towards her, and a strong hope rose in her heart-could it be herself?

However, the director finally passed her and gave the card to the actor next to her.

"Okay, you can leave the set."

A strong sense of disappointment suddenly surged in her heart, and Natalie unconsciously lowered her head, trying to comfort herself in her heart that it was normal to be eliminated.

Just as she was about to turn around, the director spoke again without warning: "Natalie, you stay, the next batch of actors will wait outside for a while."

This sudden change surprised Natalie. As soon as she looked up, she saw the assistant next to the director handing her a document.

"Your acting skills just now can only be considered barely qualified." The director looked at the curious eyes outside and explained, "But your temperament does not match the role you play, which is actually unfair to you."

"I think you are suitable to play another role in the movie."

"So, I plan to give you another chance."

"You have five minutes to get familiar with the role in your hand, and then use your best acting skills to show this role to me and the bosses behind me."

"The countdown starts now, you have 4 minutes and 59 seconds."

"..."

Natalie took the document in a daze and turned it over with trembling hands.

The character setting above is exactly the heroine she has studied for a long time.

ps: Oral ulcers are real... They don't cause you to go to the hospital, but they make you sick for a week or two. They hurt when you eat or touch them. How can they heal so quickly? I tried the Eko patch and it didn't work at all. (End of this chapter)