Chapter 24: Dreams Are Just Ahead

  With this mentality, George simply introduced the first interviewee for Zhou Shaoming out of professionalism and retreated behind the scenes.

  Zhou Shaoming didn't know that George had turned so many corners in an instant, he just picked up the materials of Ban Tu-Gil and looked at them seriously.

  Bantu somewhat looked down on Zhou Shaoming, a twenty-year-old yellow-skinned Chinese! If it weren't for his good father, how could he be sitting here interviewing himself? If it weren't for the $25,000, he wouldn't even bother to look at Zhou Shaoming.

  This emotion appears unnaturally on his face.

  But Zhou Shaoming was just pretending, he didn't need to look at the actor's information at all. The director system had prepared for him a powerful tool that no other director possessed - a pair of sharp eyes that could see through to the essence.

  Zhou Shaoming raised his head and looked at Ban Tu with a serious expression. Suddenly, the guy's information appeared right in front of him.

  Bantu-Gir

  Born December 21, 1979, now 20 years old

  Place of birth United States

  Nationality American

  Occupation: Actor

  Appearance 63

  Height 145 cm

  Acting 45

  Potential 22

  Charming 41

  Wisdom 35

  Good feeling 10

  Overall evaluation: suitable for playing dead roles, suitable for all kinds of films, especially suitable for small roles such as cannon fodder and corpses.

  "Ugh, this guy's affinity with me is only 10! His acting skills are far inferior to Kristina's, and his potential is so low it's infuriating! And yet he dares to come audition for the lead role in my play!" Zhou Shaoming mentally cursed, it seemed that Ban Tu's affinity with him was a mere 10, severely irritating his rather proud self.

  "Sorry, you're not suitable. Next!" Zhou Shaoming suppressed the anger in his heart and said as friendly as possible, gesturing for the next person to come in.

  "What? You can tell I'm not qualified just by looking at me? Have you got it wrong? Don't you even want to give me a performance topic to perform?" John tossed the cigarette butt casually and slammed his hand on the table.

  "Is that so, Smith? Just take a casual look and decide he's not suitable? Everyone's time is precious, it's not easy for him to come all the way here. Why don't you give him an acting test first?" George was also surprised, Zhou seemed to have made up his mind in just a few seconds, not like a director at all.

  John saw George speaking on his behalf, and even more so, dirty words kept coming out of his mouth, with F-words leading the way.

  "Alright, satisfy your wish! I'll give you a topic." Zhou Shaoming smiled slightly, grasping the clever idea, and didn't bother arguing with him: "You're a paparazzo, carrying a camera around to take pictures of the target required by your employer. But the target has already started noticing you. How will you complete the rest of the photography task? Start performing!"

  Bantu finally stopped his nonsense and started performing seriously, but anyone with discerning eyes could see that his clumsy acting was full of laughable moments.

  Even George shook his head repeatedly, only then did he realize that Zhou Shaoming had seen through the essence of Ban Tu at a glance. This unrefined acting skills no matter how hard they tried, couldn't be turned into gold.

  "Alright, Bantou, I think you really need to reflect on yourself. What Smith said may not be pleasant to hear, but I hope you can take it constructively and work hard!" George couldn't bear to watch anymore and stepped in to advise Bantou, who was struggling with his performance.

  "Next!" Zhou Shaoming didn't even lift his head, time was precious and couldn't be wasted on this kind of guy.

  "Damn it! You bastard, don't let me meet you on the road!" Bantou felt embarrassed and angrily opened the chair, walking away while turning back to scold.

  "Smith Zhou, how did you know he's a bad actor?" George asked in puzzlement, wondering if that acting trash John was someone Zhou Shaoming knew before, or else how could he see through his acting at a glance?

  "From his eyes, his eyes! A good actor's eyes are firm, but that guy's eyes are empty and wandering, one look and you can tell he's not determined, just trying to take advantage of the situation. Zhou Shaoming leaned against the sofa, smiling as he began to spin a big web of deceit, the director system's secrets couldn't be exposed."

  "You're really something special, I've never met a director like you before." George took a deep breath, but he knew this wasn't going to be easy.

  Not during chat time, hurry up and let the next interviewee come up.

  People as annoying as the first one are few and far between, the vast majority of actors are still gentle, elegant and well-educated, at least in front of the director who decides everything.

  Zhou Shaoming quickly made a decision, one by one the interviewees were eliminated. Perhaps having learned from the first interviewee's experience, he began to give each interviewee a score and kindly pointed out their performance flaws.

  Each candidate will receive a score, and Zhou Shaoming, with the help of the director system's comments, points out areas for improvement to the candidates and reminds them how to strengthen their acting skills, which makes George and all the candidates very impressed.

  "Hey, Deke, your performance is not bad, but it's still a bit far from my requirements. Hmm... you need to strengthen your facial expressions. Your body language is rich, but your face often doesn't quite match the action. Why don't you go practice in front of the mirror and focus on exercising your facial muscles, especially around the eyebrows? Pay attention to the logical sequence and characterization. I think this will help you improve a lot!" Zhou Shaoming said with a smile. Of course, this wasn't something that Zhou Shaoming, a third-rate university graduate who played minor roles, could discern from the actor's performance; it was the director system's evaluation.

  "Thank you, thank you! Although I wasn't selected this time, I gained a lot! Thank you!" The boy named Deke stood up and bowed sincerely, then left excitedly.

  "Good luck! Your dreams are just ahead!" Zhou Shaoming waved his hand in encouragement.

  "Thanks!" Dirk's voice of thanks came from far away.

  "Professional! Incisive! Unique! What's rare is that the opinions you give will benefit them on their performing path." George gave a thumbs up in genuine praise.

  There are few directors who treat interviewees with such courtesy, they always try to make things difficult and don't even bother to point out the problems of the interviewee, let alone give encouragement like Zhou Shao Ming.

  "It's nothing, the road to success is full of thorns. Directors and actors are not much different. To put Chainsaw on the screen, to make up for the $1.5 million shooting budget, I went to 42 film companies and 78 rich people I knew before, but all I got was ridicule, just like they had tried many times before, at that time I also hoped to get encouragement." Zhou Shaoming's tone is calm, but his eyes are full of determination.

  "Your persistence will make you successful!" George smiled and patted Zhou Shaoming's shoulder.

  "Thank you, next!" Zhou Shaoming replied with a smile, continuing his work.

  After a long interview, Zhou Shaoming closed his eyes slightly tiredly and looked at the time. It was already 3 pm, and he had been interviewing for five hours, more than 120 people!

  Even lunch was forgotten, relying on a few cups of coffee to refresh, no choice but to continue searching!

  It wasn't until nearly seven o'clock in the evening that a suitable candidate was found.

  There are tens of thousands of actors in Hollywood, but only a handful have good acting skills. It's not that easy to find a gem like Mu Dun.

  But Zhou Shaoming had also made up his mind and was determined to find a good actor, for which he could wait several months!

  Anyway, there's still plenty of time, the director system stipulates that it will be released by the end of this year, and the advertisers also stipulate that it will be released by the end of this year. There are more than 8 months left, and Zhou Shaoming doesn't know how long it takes to release a movie at all, so he's not in a hurry.

  One day...

  Two days...

  For a whole week, Zhou Shaoming has been searching for his male lead Adam, making George extremely exhausted.

  Lucky Star, finally appeared just before the end of March, before Kristen, Tobin-Bell and George were about to collapse.

  "Next one!" George shouted, his eyes scanning the crowd with a hint of resentment at Zhou Shaoming, who looked as energetic as ever despite his panda-like dark circles under his eyes. This guy didn't even invite me to lunch!

  He won't give up until he achieves his goal, and it seems that this is the only good quality of Zhou Shaoming.

  He spent a whole week searching and interviewed more than 687 men aged between 18-30!

  But he doesn't feel tired at all!