Chapter 92 The First Jessica
After Lin Ming Yang finalized the final plot of The New Spider-Man, director Sam Raimi started to get busy looking for suitable actors. Lin Mingyang, who had just emerged from a casting fiasco, didn't want to give others the impression that he liked to "tell people what to do", so he didn't make any comments on the casting of the other actors in "New Spider-Man". Although he has been "avoiding suspicion", but Sam Raimi in the casting auditions, but still caught him "strong", the other side of the reason is that, in the selection of roles, the screenwriter's ideas have a high reference value.
The audition site for the movie "New Spider-Man" was actually a small theater, with lights shining only on the stage and darkness underneath. Lin Mingyang also fumbled around in the darkness for half a day, and it was only because he saw the glowing lenses of Sam Raimi's glasses that he was able to find his seat in the middle of the front row.
"As an actor, this shouldn't be the first time you've walked into an audition." Sam Raimi took a bottle of mineral water from the seat next to him and handed it to Lin Mingyang.
"Sitting under the stage is still the first time." Lin Ming Yang looked around curiously, "Isn't the light a bit dim here?"
"Not being able to see the stage, the people performing up there can be more relaxed." Sam Raimi didn't explain more, he slapped his palm and signaled the staff on stage that the audition could begin.
First in line was a brown haired girl who had a lot of acting experience, but it was all in minor roles that were not well known. The makeup on her face was drawn somewhat thickly, and she didn't know what kind of comment director Sam Raimi would make, but the first impression she gave Lin Ming Yang wasn't good.
She was imitating a passage from a classic stage play, but only halfway through her performance, Sam Raimi interrupted her with a voice:
"This lady, it's very presumptuous to ask, how old are you?" In Western culture, it's not polite to ask a lady's age, but in this context, there's nothing wrong with asking.
"Twenty-three!" The actress was startled by the sudden question that came out of the stage, but her reaction was quite quick.
"How many years of acting experience do you have?"
"I started playing roles in dramas when I was 14."
"So it's been almost 10 years." Sam Raimi sighed softly, "I'll give you a very sincere advice, the first good decade of your life since you have already passed in that kind of silent acting, then in the next decade, maybe you should consider changing your profession, frankly speaking, your acting lacks enough appealing features!"
The first actress who auditioned for the movie left unhappy, while Lin Ming Yang was holding the idea of being an "audience" this time, so he had no objection to Sam Raimi's decision.
"Did you think I was too direct when I said that just now?" While the second auditioner was preparing backstage, Sam Raimi chatted with Lin Ming Yang.
"A little bit." Lin Mingyang nodded his head quite frankly.
"Giving her a hope that has no future at all, don't you think that would be the cruelest thing to do?" Sam Raimi shook his head, "I don't have any objections to hard work and perseverance, but the prerequisite is the right direction. In this business of acting, besides opportunity, in the end it still requires some talent!"
The next few auditioners were all rejected by Sam Raimi for the same reason, so Lin Ming Yang basically didn't have to say anything. Lin Mingyang basically didn't have to say anything. He, the "audience", was doing a great job, and many of the auditioners didn't even know that Sam Raimi was sitting next to someone else.
"Am I being too picky?" Eventually Sam Raimi himself realized this problem, and in order for Lin Mingyang to find a little presence, he began to consciously test Lin Mingyang's attitude.
"Standing in the perspective of this movie, your requirements are indeed a bit high." The two female leads designed by Lin Ming Yang actually played the role of mere vases in this movie, but he knew that Sam Raimi had longer term plans. In fact, when Lin Mingyang "leaked" the plot of the sequel to Sam Raimi, he was implying that the other party should be careful in casting, because in the sequel, the performances of the two female protagonists would no longer be as simple as a vase. "But since you're willing to look further ahead, I'm still happy to support your decision now!"
"It's a relief to be able to agree with you on this issue." Sam Raimi nodded, "Hopefully this one below, will bring us a little surprise."
Sam Raimi was indeed "surprised", because what he was waiting for was not an imaginary actor, but a promo for a movie that was yet to be released. Watching the screen slowly fall on the stage, this unexpected arrangement he had not been informed in advance, so Sam Raimi dissatisfaction toward the stage shouted: "Tony, what's going on?"
Tony was the assistant director in the cast, and this audition was arranged by him, and when he heard the director calling his name, he hurriedly ran out from backstage.
"What's this about, didn't that actor himself come?" Sam Raimi looked a little short on patience, "If she's here to promote her new movie, then she must be looking in the wrong place!"
Tony hurriedly explained, "The actress is backstage, and since this promo has a very exciting dance performance by her, she asked to show you before the audition."
Sam Raimi felt a little dissatisfied with this unauthorized behavior of his, and seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Lin Ming Yang could only come out to round off the situation, "Maybe we can take a look, after all, the film needs actors who are just different!"
Tony threw a grateful glance towards Lin Ming Yang, Sam Raimi couldn't say anything and the resolution was barely passed. Accompanied by the strong light from the projector and a burst of rhythmic hip-hop dance music, the first thing that appeared on the light screen was the name of the director of this movie: Billy Woodoff.
Sam Raimi didn't recognize the director, but Lin Mingyang, who was sitting next to him, was familiar with him. As a famous MTV director in the American pop music industry and winner of several music video awards, Billy Woodoff had already established his own unique personality towards music and images in his successful cooperation with many star singers. If Britney Spears, TLC and the Backstreet Boys were asked who their most trusted MTV director was, Billy Woodoff would be their unanimous answer.
"A burlesque movie!" Sam Raimi, who specializes in thrillers and sci-fi movies, hummed softly as a sign of his disdain.
"The first movie I acted in was also a cabaret!" Lin Mingyang reminded Sam Raimi with a "kind" word beside him, which made Sam Raimi be patient.
In the middle of the powerful dance music, a brown-skinned girl appeared in the picture, and her performance in that next hot dance, full of passion yet not losing her composure, together with that perfect body that could quickly tease people's passion, made Lin Ming Yang suddenly remember her name.
Jessica Alba, the sweet chocolate beauty with brown skin and dark brown eyes, has a 5-country mixed heritage, is definitely an unforgettable sex appeal. 13 years old, Alba had already made a name for herself in Hollywood, and was named "Sexiest Movie Star of the Year" in the "Hollywood" magazine. Hollywood Magazine's "Sexiest Movie Stars" of the year.
"How come it's her?" Lin Ming Yang couldn't hold back for a moment and a sentence popped out of his mouth.
Sam Raimi also recognized the girl in the promo as Jessica Alba, it was only Lin Ming Yang's reaction that made him a little curious, "You guys know each other?"
"There are very few men in America who don't recognize her!" Lin Ming Yang used a cold humor to cover up his earlier outburst.
"Even you say so, then this promo didn't waste our time!" Sam Raimi immediately made a decision, "If her next performance can maintain the kind of form in the movie, then the female lead in the movie will be her!"
Such a decision did not surprise Lin Ming Yang, when Jessica Alba appeared in the promo, he had a feeling that this would be the outcome. But there were two female leads in the movie, so he asked one more time, "Are you referring to Winger or Mary?"
"Do you want her to be Winger or Mary?" Sam Raimi kicked the ball back.
"Wenger it is then!" Lin Mingyang spoke his thoughts without hesitation.
"I thought you'd say it doesn't matter!" Sam Raimi laughed gleefully, "You know that in the next episode, both of them will be yours!"
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Jessica Alba didn't let Lin Ming Yang down, she chose a more dynamic backing song for her live action performance on stage, and she herself was well aware of her own strengths, her black tight dance outfit aptly revealed her perfect figure and seductive curves, which made her entire performance give people a feeling of hot blood.
Sam Raimi sent his first applause in this audition judging after Alba's performance, Lin Ming Yang did not follow the applause, he watched Alba's performance from a quieter angle. Standing from a purely appreciative perspective, the girl on stage did have mesmerizing capital.
According to the results calculated by a team of American and Canadian researchers, the golden ratio of eyes to mouth accounting for 36% of the length of the face and the distance between the eyes accounting for 46% of the width of the face is recognized as the most fascinating face, and the movie star in Hollywood who most closely matches this standard is Jekasi Alba.
"I have a question, how long did you learn to dance before appearing in that movie just now?" Sam Raimi began to ask the question.
"As a matter of fact I had never taken a single dance class before that!" Because dancing required a lot of exercise, the blush on Alba's face hadn't completely faded yet, and with the tone of her voice carrying some slight undulations, she gave off a very coy feeling.
Sam Raimi didn't doubt Jessica Alba's claim, as the other party would be easily exposed if she lied, "Felix, see I've found a comparable opponent for you!"
Alba hadn't originally noticed Lin Mingyang's presence, but with such a statement, her gaze naturally followed the direction Sam Raimi had twisted her head in, and in the darkness she vaguely saw another person sitting next to the director.
Feeling the gaze of the other party, Lin Ming Yang knew that it was no longer useful for him to play "stealth", he nodded towards Alba on the stage, even though the other party might not be able to read the expression on his face, he still said modestly, "Dance is not my specialty."
"You didn't tell me that just now, you're suddenly humble in front of a beautiful woman!" Sam Raimi said with a snicker.
"I spent a full month practicing in order to act out the dance moves in Follies."
Lin Mingyang's modesty, however, inspired Sam Raimi, and an idea suddenly popped into his head, "I think you should design a sequence in the script that consists of Spider-Man and the female lead dancing together."
"Dancing on a spider's web, I think that might be a bit difficult!" Sam Raimi's proposal gave Lin Ming Yang a bit of a headache.
"Why not?" Sam Raimi wasn't doing this on a whim, "In the plot you designed, the only flaw is that the plot where Spider-Man and the heroine meet isn't romantic enough. A chance encounter in a traffic accident, I don't see how such a bridge could be worthy of your brain inhabited by a free imagination. I think you need to be more creative!"
At first, Lin Ming Yang thought the other party was joking, but after Sam Raimi said this, he also began to seriously consider this issue, "Maybe you give to give me a little inspiration?"
"Imagine which shot from those classic movies of the past you find the most romantic?"
"Jack holding Ruth who spreads her arms against the wind, standing on the bow of the Titanic!" The one who gave the answer was not Lin Ming Yang, but Jessica Alba, who was standing on the stage. Although her thoughts coincided with Lin Ming Yang's, she actually wanted to remind the two "judges" on the stage not to focus on discussing the plot and then leave her alone on the stage.
"I'm so sorry, we almost forgot that Ms. Alba was still standing on the stage!" Sam Raimi laughed heartily, "But the topic we're discussing has a lot to do with you as well!"
"So I pass!" Jessica Alba couldn't help but have a look of surprise on her face.
"It can be interpreted that way!" Sam Raimi nodded as he asked Tony to turn on all the lights in the theater and then announced that the audition was over, and the person behind Alba in line had thus lost the chance to become Spider-Man's girlfriend. Of course the cast and crew wouldn't announce it that way to the public, they would arrange another time and place to notify the remaining portion of the cast to come in for auditions, but anyone with any experience in the field usually knew that it was just a formality, as the leading lady had been decided long before this, so it was rare for anyone to come back.
But all of this had nothing to do with Lin Ming Yang, in fact he had been sitting in his seat, thinking about that suggestion that Sam Raimi had just mentioned.
Alba, who was standing on the stage, finally got a good look at who was sitting next to director Sam Raimi, in fact, she had already guessed Lin Ming Yang's identity from the conversation just now. Alba was no stranger to the "Wonder Boy" of Hollywood. She had heard a lot about Lin Mingyang's "glorious deeds" before, but this was the first time she had formally met him.
Lin Ming Yang, who was in the middle of his thoughts, didn't get up to greet her, which made Alba slightly annoyed. Just as a man does not want to see himself being ignored by a beautiful woman, a woman also does not want to be ignored by her handsome man.
Alba had the delicate looks that made men lose their minds, and of course, she also had the pride that rivaled her looks. As for Lin Ming Yang, who was engrossed in his thoughts, his entire body was permeated with a deep and unspeakable temperament, and everyone who saw him would be unconsciously attracted to his demeanor. Feeling that she was being ignored by such a very attractive man, how Alba felt some small loss in her heart.