Entertainment: Who still wants to fall in love when there are cheats?

Chapter 264 Auditioning Actors
Regarding "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team," besides the director, the choice of actors is also a very important point.

Needless to say, the foreign actors in the Devil Team are another story.

Domestically alone, countless actors have tried to star in this film.

In fact, there is only one yellow-skinned character in this movie, and that is Zhao Zhuikong, or rather, a clone of Zhao Zhuikong.

Although this character's role isn't exactly likable—he's basically a mad killer.

Even so, almost all male actors in China want to play this role.

After all, even if this character is just an important supporting role, he is still a supporting role in the "Infinite Terror" film series.

Moreover, Zhao Zhuikong, besides being a clone of the Demon Team, is also the captain and only member of the East America Team, which allows for more screen time for this character.

As for this character, he's a villain, a madman, a pervert, but nobody cares.

If it were a mediocre movie, this kind of character might not be very popular, but this is an important supporting character in the "Infinite Terror" movie series.

In fact, it wasn't just mainland actors; even actors from Hong Kong had considered playing the role of Zhao Zhuikong.

Among them is Chang Wei, an actor who is used to playing villains. He is the Chang Wei in Stephen Chow's movies who says, "Chang Wei, you still say you don't know kung fu!"

To be honest, Chang Wei is a very talented actor. He has played a lot of villainous roles, including fierce, cruel, evil, and perverted characters.

Therefore, he could easily handle the role of Zhao Zhuikong.

However, Chang Wei is a bit too old.

Chang Wei, born in 67, is now forty years old. Although forty isn't considered too old for a man, the "Infinite Terror" series can go on for a very long time. It might even continue for another ten years or more. With such a long time span, will Chang Wei, who is in his fifties, sixties, or even older, still be able to play the assassin Zhao Zhuikong?

As one of the top assassins in the God Realm, his skills are clean and efficient. Can Chang Wei, who is in his fifties or sixties or even older, still portray that kind of sharp and skillful feeling?

So even though Li Boda thought highly of Chang Wei, and even felt that the role of Zhao Zhuikong was almost tailor-made for Chang Wei.

However, due to his age, Li Boda reluctantly refused Chang Wei.

After learning the reason for his rejection, Chang Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"If only I were ten years younger," Chang Wei said with a wry smile.

“Yes, if you were ten years younger, I would absolutely, positively give you the role of Zhao Zhuikong.” Li Boda nodded with admiration.

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"Lu Han! Chang Wei was rejected by Director Li because he's too old. You could say that the biggest contender for the role of Zhao Zhuikong has been eliminated. So you must work hard and perform well to try and impress Director Li and win the role of Zhao Zhuikong." Lu Han's agent earnestly advised her.

Lu Han nodded obediently.

Lu Han actually has a lot of confidence in herself.

Since returning to China from South Korea, he became the top of the "Four Returned Idols," and his popularity skyrocketed, making him one of the most popular celebrities.

His albums frequently break various records, and his movies achieve excellent box office results. Countless variety shows in China are vying to invite him to appear.

It can be said that after returning to China, Lu Han got whatever he wanted, from the wind to the rain.

Therefore, in his view, as long as he wanted to get the role of Zhao Zhuikong, then the role was definitely his and he could not escape it.

In fact, Lu Han was a little regretful and didn't really want to play the role of Zhao Zhuikong. He would have preferred to play the role of Zheng Zha, since Zheng Zha was the male lead of the "Infinite Terror" film series, and only the status of the male lead was worthy of his status.

Unfortunately, he came back a little too late.

By the time he returned to China, several installments of "Infinite Terror" had already been released, and the cast was almost finalized. Having Zhao Zhuikong was already considered quite good.

Therefore, Lu Han's thought was, "Zhao Zhui Kong it is, I'll just force myself to play this role."

If Li Boda knew about Lu Han's idea, he would laugh himself to death.

But this isn't Lu Han's fault, really not his. Anyone would get arrogant if they had the same treatment as Lu Han.

He became a top-tier celebrity with a huge online following, and after returning to China, everyone fawned over him, flattered him, and elevated him to the heavens.

Lu Han only got a little arrogant, but he didn't start acting recklessly because of it, which is already quite good.

If Lu Han were even slightly more of a scoundrel, who knows how many illegal and criminal things he would do.

So, he's already doing pretty well, having only expanded a little bit.

With great confidence, Lu Han arrived at Magic Cube Film Company to audition for the role of Zhao Zhuikong.

But when Lu Han arrived downstairs at the Magic Cube Film Company, he ran into an acquaintance, Huang Zitao. His former teammate, like him, was a popular celebrity who had returned from South Korea.

Lu Han became slightly wary upon seeing Huang Zitao, but he didn't lose his confidence. After all, although Huang Zitao was good, he was still far inferior to Lu Han.

Then, Zhang Yixing and Lao Wu also appeared not long after.

The four returning members gathered directly in this place.

Then there were also top male celebrities in China, such as Lao Li, Yang Yang, and Zhang Han, who appeared here.

Even though Lu Han is a top-tier celebrity with an unparalleled level of popularity, she couldn't help but feel some pressure when she suddenly encountered so many people.

These people greeted him with smiles on the surface, but secretly they were on guard. In reality, despite being the most popular and trending celebrities at the moment, Li Boda never intended to work with them on a film.

From the very beginning, Li Boda never intended to give the role of Zhao Zhuikong to any of them.

Li Boda had absolutely no confidence in their acting skills.

Besides their acting skills, their image is also completely unsuitable.

Just like Lu Han, no matter what his real temperament and personality are like, at least his face looks like a particularly well-behaved type. He looks like a good girl. Well, although he is indeed a man, his appearance is quite feminine.

In fact, it's not just Lu Han; it's more accurate to say that all male celebrities with high online traffic tend to adopt a more feminine style.

Perhaps they look a bit roguish, a bit handsome, a bit cool, etc., but their image, makeup, and so on are actually more feminine.

It can be said that all the popular celebrities who became popular are those who are more feminine.

Those who are handsome but have a rugged look are almost never going to become popular celebrities.

Delicate features, fair skin, exquisite makeup, and a slightly feminine temperament—these are the basic characteristics of a popular celebrity.

Whether it's domestic celebrities, South Korean celebrities, or Japanese celebrities, those who are considered top-tier celebrities mostly follow this template.

The character Zhao Zhuikong can be perverted and crazy, but he absolutely cannot be effeminate.

So from the very beginning, Li Boda never even considered choosing a popular celebrity.

However, celebrities like Lu Han, who are considered "traffic stars," wield considerable influence. After all, they genuinely generate revenue for their companies. As such, if they can star in a globally released film like "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team," they can boast of being international superstars, causing their net worth to skyrocket.

People like Huang Zitao and Zhang Han, once they star in the movie "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team", as long as the movie isn't particularly bad, they can instantly become top-tier celebrities comparable to or even surpassing Lu Han.

So the companies behind them worked together to secure this interview opportunity for these popular celebrities.

With these companies working together, Li Boda was giving them face by going through this extra formality, allowing them to have an audition.

And so, the audition began.

Lu Han was the first to walk in for her audition.

After Lu Han entered the room, he saw Li Boda, who was handsome and dashing with a rugged charm. Although Lu Han had seen Li Boda's works and knew that he was handsome, he was still surprised to see him in person. He did not expect Li Boda to be so handsome.

Fortunately, Li Boda's face had a more rugged look than his, and since Li Boda was also a director, he hadn't entered the ranks of traffic stars. Otherwise, Lu Han would have felt threatened.

Thinking this to herself, Lu Han's face was very well-behaved. As soon as she entered the door, she was very polite, spoke very gently, and bowed to greet everyone. Her attitude was simply too kind and humble.

It's like a scene from the Korean entertainment industry where an unknown junior meets a famous senior.

You can't hit someone who's smiling, so Li Boda didn't want to make things too awkward with Lu Han's attitude. He kept smiling and then proceeded with the audition process.

After a brief exchange, Lu Han is given a line and a scene to act out.

Then, Li Boda watched a performance that was both cringe-worthy and cringe-worthy.

As for his acting during the roadshow—let's not even talk about it. He was clearly acting, but it was like he was putting on a concert. He subconsciously tried to look cool and stylish, showing off his most handsome and beautiful side. It felt very contrived and artificial, completely lacking the authenticity and naturalness of acting.

Li Boda clapped his hands and said that Lu Han's performance was very good. Then he said that Lu Han's performance was over and told him to go back and wait for further notice.

After Lu Han left the room, Zhang Heng, who was standing next to her, hesitated to speak.

That's right, this time, in addition to Li Boda, the audition judges also included Sister Wang and Zhang Heng, the original author. Although Li Boda has the final say on who gets the roles, having two more people as audition judges at least makes it seem more professional.

Zhang Heng was also curious about the interview. Li Boda casually mentioned it, and he came running over eagerly. Then he saw Lu Han's cringe-worthy performance.

"Director Li, you... you're not really going to cast Lu Han as Zhao Zhuikong, are you?"

"How could that be? Actually, all the people who auditioned today are popular celebrities, young heartthrobs. I never even considered choosing anyone from among them to play Zhao Zhuikong. Of course, if one of them has a suitable appearance and excellent acting skills, I can choose him, but Lu Han is not suitable. Neither his appearance nor his acting skills are up to par," Li Boda said with a smile and a shake of his head.

Zhang Heng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He was genuinely worried that Li Boda would choose Lu Han, who looked so well-behaved and almost like a girl, to play Zhao Zhuikong. If Lu Han were to play Zhao Zhuikong, Zhang Heng couldn't even imagine how she would portray the character.

After Lu Han finished, it was Huang Zitao's turn. His performance was very similar to Lu Han's; both of them were very polite and habitually showed off their best side during their performances. Clearly, these kinds of celebrities are really used to showing their most beautiful and attractive side in front of the camera.

The performances of the four returning members were all pretty much the same.

When it came to auditions, the performances of domestic celebrities were actually better than those of the "Four Returned Sons".

Well, their advantage isn't that their image or acting skills are better than the four former members of EXO who returned from overseas. It's simply that they don't have that subconscious habit of showing their most beautiful and attractive side on camera.

Unlike South Korea, China doesn't have the same rigorous stages, or rather, there aren't as many stages. Therefore, as idol stars, they don't perform as well as the four former EXO members who returned from South Korea, and they haven't developed the habits that a good idol star should have.

After all, if you've become a traffic star, you need to find the right positioning and learn the skills of a traffic star. Obviously, these traffic stars in China haven't learned these.

During this audition, Li Boda and Sister Wang wore seemingly kind smiles from beginning to end. Because they had no hope from the start, they were not disappointed even if their performance was terrible; on the contrary, they felt it was normal.

On the contrary, Zhang Heng came to the audition with great enthusiasm, thinking he would see something, but he didn't expect to see so many cringe-worthy things.

From initial anticipation to subsequent disappointment, and finally to numbness, the emotional shifts were extremely pronounced.

"Alright, don't be disappointed. The actor who auditions tomorrow will be a really good one, so things won't be like today," Li Boda said with a smile, trying to comfort Zhang Heng.

(End of this chapter)