The movie La Land took place in Luo Shengdu, where Xuan was.
This city was also known as Starlight City.
The story was about Mia, who dreamed of becoming an actress, and was frustrated.
She met Seb, a pianist who had a dream of being a musician. The two fell in love and encouraged each other since spring.
However, the pressure of life and dreams gradually caused the two of them to have differences.
In the end, they decided to let go and let each other pursue their dreams.
It might not be a big deal when he first watched the movie, and he even wanted to laugh.
However, anyone who had similar experiences and regrets would probably be in tears if they watched this film again.
In order to achieve this effect, Xuan had already decided on the original male lead, Ryan Gosling.
Originally, there was an alternative plan, which was Adrian Brody, the male lead of the movies 'The Pianist',' Transcendent', and 'Grand Budapest'.
Now, it seemed that there was no need for that. Commander Gao's slightly melancholic and affectionate eyes were perfect for Sebastian's role.
However, there was a problem with the female lead.
The casting director contacted Emma Stone's manager and was told that Sister Stone's schedule had a conflict.
"A schedule conflict?" Xuan's expression was complicated.
Sister Stone's influence in the parallel universe was not even as great as in his previous life.
In her previous life, she had also won the female lead of " The Amazing Spider-Man," the Best Supporting Actress Award for " Birdman," and the Best Actress Award for " Zombielands."
In the parallel world, she had only acted in a few teen romance movies, and all of them were supporting roles.
Sister Stone's looks were actually not as good as many Hollywood actresses. Her biggest feature was her fair skin.
Coupled with her background in comedy, she often played outspoken and carefree girls, which made her a passerby.
However, Emma Stone had been a B-list actress for so many years. She was unable to become a top actress in Hollywood because she lacked the female lead of a popular movie.
According to the paparazzi and media gossip, Emma Stone had no plans for a new film recently.
She only had a weekend entertainment live variety show and was not a permanent guest.
She had no reason to reject the female lead of the movie.
Unless the manager was interfering?
Xuan had considered giving up on her since there were plenty of female stars in Hollywood.
As the most popular " Chinese genius director ", many people were desperate to be the female lead.
For example, Rachel McAdams, the female lead of The Chronicle and Doctor Strange;
Or Anne Hathaway, who had starred in the stage play "Miserable World" on broadway and was good at singing and dancing.
The female lead of Pirates of the Caribbean, Keira Knightley, also had excellent singing skills.
Xuan decided to try one last time and contact Sister Stone personally.
If it really didn't work out, he could still find someone else.
He got the phone number from the casting director and called.
The phone rang for a moment before the call was picked up.
" Hello, may I know who you are…" The other party seemed to have deliberately lowered his voice.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Stone. I'm the director of Paranormal Activity, Chu Xuan.”
Unexpectedly, Emma Stone said softly,"How about this, if it's convenient for you, we'll meet at the cafe opposite the Avenue of Stars in half an hour.”
……
Xuan had just arrived at the cafe when he saw someone waving at him from the innermost booth.
She was wearing large sunglasses and a cap that was pressed very low. Her skin was a little too fair.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, I've troubled you to come.”
"Since you're willing to come out, you must be interested in this movie, right?”
"Yes, I am. I went to watch Paranormal Activity. It's a very interesting movie. I've already become your fan."
Unexpectedly, Emma Stone was quite excited when she talked about the details of the horror movie.
After talking non-stop about Paranormal Activity for a while, she finally noticed that she had gone off topic.
"Oops…I'm a little too excited about horror movies.”
As expected, Sister Stone had a comical temperament.
However, Xuan liked to interact with girls like her.
"Hahaha, I'm very happy that you like this movie. Then why did you reject the female lead in the new movie?”
"I wanted to act in it, but the management company didn't allow it." Sister Stone smiled bitterly.”
"They said…"
"It's okay. I won't mind.”Xuan said calmly.
"They said that there's a high chance that your new film will fail. Acting as the female lead would easily ruin her reputation.”
Sister Stone said awkwardly.
Xuan didn't care about this. He asked,"What about you? What do you think?"
"Can I read the script first?" Emma Stone was a little cautious.
"No problem." Xuan could understand.
After all, there were risks involved in acting. If the film was ruined, it might affect her career.
There was nothing wrong with being cautious.
Xuan took out the printed script for La La Land and let her read it on the spot.
Sister Stone took the script with both hands and read it carefully.
Xuan wasn't in a hurry. He sat quietly on the chair and drank his coffee.
A moment later, Emma Stone roughly finished reading the script and took a deep breath.
"My sixth sense tells me that I will regret missing out on this female lead.”
Just by glancing at the plot outline, Sister Stone felt that this story seemed to be tailor-made for her.
She couldn't help but recall the days when she auditioned for minor roles.
Pursuing one's dreams resonated with everyone.
She had a feeling that this movie was definitely not simple!
As expected of a genius director!
"If that's the case, trust your instincts."”
"I understand. I'll talk to my manager when I get back. At worst…I'll just change my management company.”
Sister Stone smiled.
"Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation."
The male and female leads were finalized, and the other roles were settled by the casting director.
Xuan's new film, La La Land, would start shooting soon!
……
Emma Stone, who was wearing sunglasses, discussed some details of the new film with Xuan before taking advantage of the holiday to shop for a day.
She only sneaked back to her apartment at night.
Just as she entered the room and turned on the lights, she suddenly saw someone sitting on the sofa in the living room.
She was instantly frightened.
"What the Fu…So it's you, you scared me.”
It turned out that her manager was sitting on the sofa. She was a shrewd and capable middle-aged woman with short hair.
"There was an advertisement today, but I couldn't get through to you. The sponsor gave up on you and lost more than 100,000 dollars for nothing.”
"So what if it's a loss? Do I lack this bit of money?”Emma Stone said nonchalantly.
"Yes." The female manager was very serious.
" You haven't had a film contract for almost a year, and you're always picky about the scripts given to you…"
"It's all because the script is too lousy.”
Sister Stone rolled her eyes and went to the fridge to find a can of beer. She gulped down two mouthfuls and burped happily.
"Look at you. You don't look like a female celebrity at all. Tell me honestly, where did you go today?"
"You're not my mother. Why do you care?”
"I'm your manager and I have the right to be responsible for your career…You went on a date?”
"No, I went to see the director. I agreed to act in his new movie.”
"Could it be that Chinese director?”
In the manager's opinion, this was even scarier than a date.
"Otherwise, in the past year, only his script has lit up my eyes.”
Emma Stone thought of the story of La La Land, and her heart couldn't help but burn.
"He's filming a musical!"
"So what if it's a musical? Chinese directors can't shoot musics?"
"But…"
"No buts, I've made up my mind. He should reject all the other jobs and clear up the schedule for this movie.”
Emma Stone said firmly.
It seemed like this was the first time the manager had seen Sister Stone have such a strong opinion.
The two of them looked at each other for a long time. She could see the persistence in Sister Stone's eyes.
"Alright, I hope you don't regret it."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't."
As a movie fan, Emma Stone had an inexplicable confidence in Xuan.
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