Scafalia was invited to meet the heroine chosen by the investor.
In Scafalia's plan, artists from China were not considered at all.
In Hollywood, there are very few Chinese-American actors who can make it big.
Especially since it was her first major production to be directed, Scafaria argued hard and was finally convinced by Chen Dongcheng.
Scafaria was simply worried that the film would fail and that she would not get a second chance to prove herself.
Chen Dongcheng directly asked Legendary Pictures to sign a two-movie contract with Scafaria.
As long as her next movie meets Legendary Pictures' evaluation standards, the production cost of the next one will still be no less than US$20 million.
Faced with such favorable conditions, Scafaria naturally wisely decided not to talk about casting Constance Wu in the starring role.
Instead, we should seriously consider whether this actress from China can play this important role well.
The first time Scafalia saw Yang Mi change her clothes, she was a little surprised.
In her impression, Chinese women generally do not have outstanding figures.
A cup size like Yangmi's is even rarer.
The heroine of her play is a dancer, and her figure must be attractive.
Otherwise, those Wall Street financial professionals would spend millions of dollars?
"You have a nice figure."
Scafalia nodded with satisfaction.
She was afraid that Legendary Pictures would bring in a Chinese actress with an average figure.
Foreigners themselves don’t have a high level of recognition of Chinese women. Since it’s hard to tell in terms of appearance, at least your figure must be decent, right?
Yangmi was a little uncomfortable with Scafalia's straightforwardness, so she lowered her head and glanced in front of her.
No wonder I asked myself to dress sexy, it turns out that the audition starts now.
Fortunately, Scafalia also evaluates her figure from a professional perspective, and Yangmi understands it very well.
At least judging from Scafaria's expression, she has passed the test in terms of figure.
"Ms. Yang, could you please perform a scene to seduce a male customer? Well, Mr. Chen, could you please help me perform the role of a Wall Street elite who spends a lot of money?"
Scafalia groped her chin, wanting to see Yangmi's acting skills.
I looked around and found no suitable actor to play with Yang Mi.
She had an idea and went directly to Chen Dongcheng.
"I?"
Chen Dongcheng was a little surprised. He had never acted before.
"Yes, you just need to show your spendthrift side. I'm mainly testing Miss Yang's acting skills."
Scafalia explained briefly, already preparing for the worst.
As long as the acting skills of this Chinese actress are acceptable, the worst case scenario is that the camera will be switched to another heroine, Jennifer, in the later stages.
"Okay, then I'll give it a try."
Chen Dongcheng is quite novel. As for spending money like water, he is very good at it.
Soon, the space in the suite was given up.
Chen Dongcheng was sitting on the sofa, his hands resting on the sofa casually, his eyes a little arrogant, not hiding his possessiveness towards women, looking straight at Yang Mi.
This requires no acting skills at all, right?
It's just showing true feelings.
Who asked Scafalia to choose clothes that were too revealing?
Yang Mi was only wearing a black bikini, and apart from Chen Dongcheng, there was no other man in the entire private room.
"Yang, now I want to see your most charming side. You need to use all your skills to seduce this high-ranking Wall Street tycoon in front of you. You want him to spend huge sums of money on you..."
Scafalia stood not far away and reminded Yang Mi.
Yang Mi took a deep breath, she didn't know that no matter how good her acting skills were, she would be able to get the leading role in this drama.
She will show off her acting skills that are far beyond the ones that have been criticized by everyone in the past, and her steps on high heels will be strong and sexy at the same time.
With his left hand, he suddenly raised the hair on his shoulder and walked up to Chen Dongcheng.
I thought in my mind that the man at this time was a big shot in a high position on Wall Street, and I was just a lowly dancer.
The only thing she could do was to try her best to seduce this man.
Let him spend a lot of money on himself and earn a negligible commission.
"Huh?"
Scafalia's eyes lit up and she realized that Yang Mi had quickly entered the state.
The odor of a dancing girl gradually became apparent.
Especially when Yangmi's legs were entangled on Chen Dongcheng's thighs, her hands were around his neck, and her whole body was almost leaning on him.
The enchanting and seductive smell surprised Scafalia.
It seems that the acting skills of this Chinese actress are not as bad as imagined.
Scafalia could tell that Yang Mi's performance was too heavy, and she probably hadn't made many movies before.
It doesn't matter, she has plenty of time to train her slowly.
What's more, the main shots of this drama are still those sexy scenes.
Compared to her body, her acting skills are still inferior.
"OK, I have almost understood your acting skills. I can only say that they are barely satisfactory to me."
Scafalia was outspoken and had no intention of caring about Yang Mi's face.
If you can do it, you can do it. If you can't do it, don't blame others for criticizing you.
Yang Mi was about to stand up and thank her when she suddenly felt something and stiffened suddenly.
"Wait for me later."
Chen Dongcheng whispered in Yang Mi's ear, then helped Yang Mi stand up.
Yang Mi's eyes met with Chen Dongcheng's, and she noticed that the man's gaze almost always stayed on her.
Suddenly I felt a little proud in my heart, it seemed like she was quite attractive.
"thank you."
Yang Mi quickly thanked Scafalia.
If she can win this drama, she can play it for a year when she goes back.
"You don't need to thank me. You should thank Mr. Chen. If he hadn't insisted on letting you be the heroine, I wouldn't have chosen you."
Scafalia shrugged, which was also the truth in her heart.
"Anyway, thank you."
Yang Mi smiled bitterly. This foreigner spoke too directly. Aren't he afraid of offending others?
However, she is a Chinese actress and her reputation in Hollywood is zero.
Scafalia, there really is nothing to be afraid of.
"Lauren, thank you for your hard work. As for the crew, you can start organizing it now. I will let Mary serve as the producer of "The Showgirl"."
Although Chen Dongcheng values Scafalia more, he will not let her monopolize power.
In the position of producer, you must place your own people.
As the second-in-command at Legendary Pictures, Scafaria is still aware of Mary Parent's name.
Mary was the producer of "The Revenant," the film in which DiCaprio won the Oscar.
She is still well-known in Hollywood and has a wide network of contacts.
"I understand, and I will cooperate well with Mary."
Scafaria has been in Hollywood for so many years, so she naturally knows the importance of producers.
In Hollywood, producers are the real core of a crew.
The director is only responsible for filming, and the producer handles everything else.
Mary is a first-line producer in Hollywood, and it will be very worry-free for her to work with such a producer.