About ten minutes later, Paul Walker walked out of the audition room. There was no sign of joy or sadness on his face; he was calm and collected.

When he saw Paul Walker walk out, Xie Yi stood up. He did not ask him how the audition went. After all, it was not the right time to ask that question.

Instead, when Paul Walker saw Xie Yi stand up, he smiled widely. "Allen, you have to do your best, or else you won't be able to beat me."

"Of course, I will give it my all."

Even though Xie Yi did not know how good Paul Walker was at acting, he knew that he had done well. Therefore, if he wanted to win the role, he had to give it his all.

In terms of acting, Xie Yi, who had the script space to train, was not afraid of anyone.

After the worker read out his number, Xie Yi pushed the door open and walked into the audition room.

Rob Cohen, who was sitting in the middle of the table, couldn't help but straighten his back when he saw Xie Yi. To be honest, Xie Yi was the most handsome actor he had seen today. He was tall and had a good temperament. Rob Cohen believed that if he were in another place and told him that he was interviewing a model, he would also believe it.

Rob Cohen found the information of Audition Candidate Number 11 from the pile of information on the table.

Name: Alan Rodriguez

Age: 20

Height: 185cm

Acting Experience: The role of Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" has not been released yet.

To be honest, this information was a bit too concise compared to the information of the other candidates. However, Rob Cohen liked this conciseness. Was he also judging people by their appearance?

Rob Cohen could not help but shake his head.

It was just that he was a little too young and a little too handsome. If there was one good thing about him, it would be that he was paid very little. For the budget of 'The Fast and the Furious', there was no way they could afford to hire those big stars who were already famous.

Thinking of this, Rob Cohen couldn't help but recall the last audition. It seemed to be an actor called Paul Walker.

His acting skills were not bad, and he had the experience of being a main character. His previous role in "School Blues" seemed to have a good reception as well. For the current "Fast and Furious" crew, he was a very suitable main character.

Thinking of this, Rob Cohen looked at Xie Yi and said, "Then you can audition for the scene where Blaine finally reveals to Mia that he's a police officer!"

"Go, give him his lines!" Rob Cohen turned to the staff beside him.

Xie Yi had already expected this scene. When he heard Rob Cohen say this, he didn't panic. After taking the lines, he immersed himself in Blaine's emotions.

Blaine was a rookie police officer, but obviously, as a rookie detective who was sent undercover as soon as he entered the police station, he was not very scheming. He was impressed by Dunn's brotherhood and deeply liked Dunn's sister, Mia.

However, as an undercover agent with a secret mission, he had his own position. He didn't want to make mistakes in his work, and he didn't want Dunn, who he regarded as a good brother, to be sent to prison by his own hands. Therefore, he had been conflicted and wanted to persuade Dunn to give up the criminal action of hijacking the truck. So, in the end, when he learned that the truck driver had set a trap for Dunn and the others, and he accidentally saw the argument between Dunn and Mia, Blaine chose to confront Mia in order to stop Dunn from continuing to commit crimes.

Because the director did not arrange for other actors to act with Xie Yi, Xie Yi could only act himself and pretend that there was someone else beside him.

However, even if there was no stage and it was just a one-man show, a good actor could still immerse people in the scene he created.

And although Xie Yi was not a good actor, his cheat code made up for this. At least in the eyes of outsiders, such as director Rob Cohen, Xie Yi was immersed in the scene in a second.

"Your information says that you know how to race?"

After Xie Yi's performance, Rob Cohen did not make any comments about Xie Yi's performance. Instead, he asked if Xie Yi knew how to race.

"Yes," Xie Yi replied with a rather calm expression.

Although he did not have a racing license, the racing skills that he had practiced in the script space were not fake.

Seeing Xie Yi's calm expression, Rob Cohen was shocked because Xie Yi did not look like a racer at all. In fact, he looked more like a model. However, Rob Cohen did not believe that Xie Yi would lie to him. After all, as long as Xie Yi was not an idiot, he would not do something like that.

"Okay, we know what you've done. We'll let you know if we have any news!" Rob Cohen said to Xie Yi, trying to hide his expression.

"System, do you think I'll pass the audition?"

Xie Yi was feeling uneasy. Even though he thought that his performance during the audition was not bad, it was not only his acting that would decide whether he would pass the audition or not.

When he was in The Lord of the Rings, he was able to get the role of Legolas because of director Peter Jackson's approval. However, this time, Xie Yi did not think that he would be so lucky. After all, he was not familiar with the director this time.

Just as Xie Yi was struggling to decide whether he would pass the audition or not, a Universal studio was also discussing this matter.

"Paul Walker's manager sent over a message saying that the pay for the movie is five million USD because the movie involves racing and is very dangerous," the producer, Neil Morris, was the first to speak.

When Rob Cohen heard Paul Walker's manager's request, he unconsciously frowned. It was not that he felt that Paul Walker was asking for too much. To be fair, even though the pay was higher than Paul Walker's current net worth, it was still reasonable. After all, some of the action in the movie was very dangerous, and it was understandable for the actor to ask for a higher pay.

However, this was the crux of the problem. Universal had invested in too many movies this year, and they were not very optimistic about this movie. Therefore, they did not invest much in it and were unwilling to continue investing in it. This caused the "Fast and Furious" crew to be in a predicament. Paul Walker was a little too expensive for their current crew.

"Can't you lower it a little more?" Rob Cohen looked at the producer and asked.

To be honest, he was still very optimistic about Paul Walker. He was very handsome, had good acting skills, and was also a white man.

Most of the actors in the movie were black. Having a white protagonist could also cater to the mainstream American audience. After all, if the movie was full of black people, then no matter how good it was, some people might choose not to watch it because of racial discrimination. After all, even though the current society flaunted racial equality, the reality was not that simple!

Therefore, this was definitely not good news for the movie.

"Unfortunately, you can't!" Neil Morris shook his head and said coldly.

"Why don't you consider Allen, Rob?"

The screenwriter, David Aye, looked at the somewhat stagnant atmosphere in the room and said.

"Allen?

That 20-year-old kid! "Rob immediately thought of Xie Yi. Xie Yi had left a deep impression on him.

During the audition that day, he was the youngest, but his acting skills were the most natural. It was the complete opposite of how he was before he got into the role.

"But he's not famous at all. The only movie he acted in hasn't been released yet. Wouldn't it be too risky to choose him?" Rob was a little hesitant.

Xie Yi's acting skills were impeccable. Even if his appearance was too outstanding, it could be fixed with makeup. However, he was not famous at all. Choosing him as the protagonist was a little risky.

"He's not famous, which means that his salary will definitely not be high. Isn't this good for our crew?

Besides, Luo Bo asked him the other day, and he said that he knows how to race. Although we don't know how good his skills are, if he can say it so openly, then his skills can't be too bad. This can save us some money, can't it?

It can be said that other than fame, he is very suitable for everything. Why can't we give him a chance?

After all, all superstars start from newcomers. Maybe our crew can also produce a superstar! "David said with assurance.

Perhaps his words at this time were all for one purpose: to save money.

He wanted to use the money saved from the actors on production. However, he would never have thought that his casual words would become a reality one day in the future. A superstar would really walk out of this crew.

"Alan Rodriguez is indeed the most suitable candidate other than Paul Walker!

First of all, he is white, good-looking, and has good acting skills. Other than not being as famous as Paul Walker, he is indeed the most suitable candidate among the other auditionees! "Producer Neil Morris nodded after hearing David Aye's words.

"Both of you agree to let Alan Rodriguez play Blaine?" Rob Cohen looked at his screenwriter and producer and asked.

"This is the best solution for now, isn't it?" David Aye shrugged and looked at Rob Cohen.

"Yes, we don't have the time. More importantly, we don't have the money to be picky anymore!" Neil Morris added.

"Okay!

So what if we take a gamble? Who doesn't start as a newcomer? "Rob Cohen said with a hint of arrogance.