This cigarette was popularized by Bo Yan, who said it was Churchill's favorite brand. Xia Siyu only knew this one. If she changed to another one, she might not know the price.
After Xia Siyu broke the point, the man was not angry, but smiled: "I heard that you have good acting skills and strong observation, and you are well-deserved. Yes, I am indeed the casting director who came back to East Asia to do research, but I am only one of several casting directors, and I only have one vote in my hand, so I cannot predict the final result."
In other words, she still has to go through two rounds of interviews, and then more and more professional people will evaluate them. After all, it is a superhero blockbuster, facing the whole world. Although China's vote base is important, they may not include Xia Siyu just because of this.
In case in the end they feel that the price/performance ratio is not worthwhile, they will look for candidates from other countries in East Asia. Or for local needs, it is not impossible to choose a local Asian-American for this role.
Xia Siyu didn't care, she said: "Since you two came from abroad even if they were quarantined for more than ten days, naturally you still have certain expectations for the market and roles here. As for the final choice, of course it is in your hands. As for us, Try your best to show yourself, whether it meets the requirements, and whether to choose or not is what you need to consider in the end. Everything is for the movie."
The bearded man nodded: "I've heard Director Ji talk about you before, and it's really different when I see you today. I've seen your films "Poppy Poppies" and "Catcher", and they were well shot, and your martial arts skills are also very good."
Director Ji is really good at overseas distribution, so he knows a lot of people.
Xia Siyu still laughed: "Actually, I don't know Kung Fu. I have been dancing since I was in elementary school. But now I practice boxing. I don't have a rank. I just practice for fun."
The two of them talked to each other, and at first they spoke English which was relatively easy, but then they spoke directly in Italian, which confused Wang Zhuangzhuang and Qin Baizhou next to them. I finally heard the word "Kung Fu" at the end, but I couldn't tell what it meant without considering the context.
However, it seemed that the two people communicated quite well. Wang Zhuozhou and Qin Baizhou looked at each other, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief. The purpose of their coming back was to introduce the two parties to each other. But this casting director has a bit of an eccentric personality, so it’s hard for him to give much introduction. Now that they know each other, it's good and saves trouble.
After the meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. At the end, Big Beard told her about the audition scheduled in Yancheng in fifteen days and asked her to go on time. He was not the only casting director, there were others, some went to Neon Korea next door, and some went to Nanyang. But in the end, the entire East Asia audition work was arranged in Yancheng, so a certain amount of quarantine time had to be arranged for actors and staff from other countries.
He also specifically reminded: "This is a more formal audition. When you come here, don't dress so casually. Although this outfit is very in line with American dressing habits."
The so-called American dressing habits are T-shirts and jeans, and they are the kind that cost ten dollars a piece in the supermarket. Xia Siyu nodded. She also asked: "What about my audition video?"
"Send it too, that's the rule."
Xia Siyu originally planned to shoot the audition video in the past few days, send it to the other party, and then arrange the audition according to their schedule. As actors from China, she and Shang Feier do not need to be quarantined, so they can submit the video at the latest. During the quarantine period, other staff can review the audition videos and select those who will be invited to the final audition.
"Okay." It's all work. Although Xia Siyu is not that interested in this role, since it is work, she will complete it well.
But indeed, when it comes to talking about work, the unknown anger towards Bo Yan instantly disappears a lot.
It's just that there's still half a month left for the interview, and even if the interview is finalized, she won't be able to start filming right away. There's probably a month's free time in between. Whatever she does during this period, she will encounter Bo Yan again, which is bad luck.
When Xia Siyu was busy before, she wished she could spend some time with Bo Yanduo. But now that I have quarreled with him, I wish I could be busy outside every day.
She turned to look at Wei Jingjing: "Are there any notebooks or tasks recently? Anyway, I have been idle for more than a month, and I am almost growing hairy at home."
She really has invitations, and there are quite a few. It's just that in the past, Xia Siyu was too picky about scripts and would not act in any ones she didn't like. But in addition to scripts, there are also many variety shows, business shows, etc. She basically accepted them in the past to make money. But after returning it to her father, she put down a lot of business and wanted to rest more.
"Ah, I'll go back and look for it." Wei nodded quietly. But Qin Baizhou said: "I know a project here, a variety show, and it looks like he will be out for twenty days. I don't know if you have..."
"I do." Xia Siyu nodded quickly, "Thank you, please give me your contact information."
She knew that she would trouble Qin Baizhou again this time, and she was afraid that she would have to pay him twice as much in the future. But it doesn't matter, just repay the favor. Anyway, I already owe it, so I don't need more.
I contacted the other party and found out that there was actually a variety show, and I went there after the audition. It was an outdoor survival reality show. When the other party heard that Xia Siyu was coming, she was so excited. After all, she was very popular right now, and their program wasn't a big-name variety show, so she was naturally happy to be invited.
Xia Siyu signed the contract immediately without thinking. Although the twenty days of the variety show are scheduled, there are still fifteen days before the audition. Even if you have to prepare for the audition and take a video, it doesn't take that long.
Xia Siyu asked Wei Jingjing to help her get some work again, saying that she "didn't want to be idle", but in fact, she just didn't want to go home and see Bo Yan.
Fortunately, Bo Yan was also busy and flew out of town the next day, so the two of them could hardly see each other.
But compared to the past, she and Boyan would often say hello and chat on video even if they were in different places. But this time, she didn't have a video, and Bo Yan didn't seem to have any intention of calling back.
Since the two got back together, it's rare for them to have a cold war. In other words, it's not a cold war, it's just that they suddenly stopped contacting each other.
However, other people's Cold War may become even colder. But Xia Siyu was different. She had been in a cold war for several days, and the more cold war she got, the angrier she became. The less contact there was, the harder it was to calm down the anger in Xia Siyu's heart. Damn it, she might as well have called Bo Yan over and had a big fight. Just being in a cold war and not contacting her was like losing contact. According to her personality, she would explode.
But at this time, she felt like she was losing her status if she was asked to take the initiative to quarrel with Bo Yan. After an angry wait, the day of the audition finally arrived.
It's been sixteen days since Bo Yan hasn't contacted her yet.
(End of chapter)