From Taoist Priest to Best Actor

Chapter 15

Regardless of the conflict between the director, producer, and scriptwriter, Xie Yi was very happy when he received the notice from the crew.

He did not expect the audition to go so smoothly. He really got the lead role in a movie!

Xie Yi suddenly felt that he still had hope of cultivating immortality!

The filming location of "The Fast and the Furious" was Los Angeles, so Xie Yi did not have to fly around like he did for "The Lord of the Rings".

However, there was still a problem for Xie Yi. He had not bought a car yet, so of course, he did not have a driver's license.

After all, ever since he came to this world, other than moving from New York to Los Angeles and flying to New Zealand to film "The Lord of the Rings," he hadn't traveled far. Even when he went out, he usually walked or took a taxi. As a result, it wasn't until more than half of the filming of "The Fast and the Furious" that the crew realized that the male lead, who was a racer in the movie, didn't have a driver's license. This shocked everyone in the crew.

No one believed that Xie Yi, who could compete with the professional racers hired by the crew, did not even have a driver's license. There were very few people in the United States who did not have a driver's license by the age of 20. Most people passed the driver's license test at the age of 18.

So, how did Xie Yi train his racing skills?

Everyone could not help but have a row of question marks in their minds!

Not only did he not have a driver's license, but he also did not have a racing license!

Director Rob Cohen did not want to believe this fact. After all, if it was not the truth, who would believe that Xie Yi, who was so good at driving, did not even have a driver's license!

However, since things had come to this point, Rob Cohen had to give Xie Yi two days off to get a driver's license first. He did not want to be criticized by the reporters or film critics for driving without a license after the movie was released!

Even if it was just a movie.

Therefore, Xie Yi took two days off from his busy schedule to get a driver's license. Although two days was too short for a driver's license test, it was only for ordinary people.

With Xie Yi's current driving skills, getting a driver's license was naturally a piece of cake. Even the tedious process of getting a license could be solved with money. After all, money made the world go round, right?

Therefore, Xie Yi not only took out his driver's license in the past two days, but he also took half a day off to buy a car. He no longer had to take a taxi to travel between his home and the film crew. It was a cause for celebration. Xie Yi could not help but ask himself why he had not thought of buying a car before.

However, Xie Yi obviously forgot the fact that he did not know how to drive at all before filming "The Fast and the Furious"!

Even if he bought a car, he could only look at it.

After Xie Yi took out his driver's license and returned to the set, he was soon greeted with a series of urgent shooting plans. After all, his two-day leave was not for nothing. Xie Yi had to make up for the missing scenes.

However, there was one thing that had been bothering Xie Yi in the past few days, and that was the kissing scene with Jordana Bruce.

Although Rob Cohen had tried his best to arrange the kissing scene until the end, Xie Yi had never had such intimate contact with a member of the opposite sex. However, Xie Yi was conflicted, but the filming schedule would not be suspended because of his conflict. After all, the actress had not said anything yet. If an actor jumped out to say no, that would be too narcissistic. After all, it seemed that the girl would be at a disadvantage in this kind of scene.

Moreover, if he wanted to survive in Hollywood, how could he not film a kissing scene?

Which movie did not have a kissing scene? Why would they not add a kissing scene?

He had never seen a movie that did not have a reverse cut!

After all, the audience loved to watch this. With an audience, there would be box office sales. With box office sales, there would be confidence!

Therefore, after some psychological preparation, Xie Yi finally let go of the reservations in his heart. Wasn't it just a kissing scene?

How could a man like him be afraid of this?

Seeing that Xie Yi had finally let go of the burden in his heart, Rob Cohen quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Xie Yi would come over and say something about deleting the kissing scene. As a commercial film that pursued box office sales, how could it attract the audience's attention without some love scenes?

What's more, the male and female protagonists of their film were not famous to begin with. If there were no scenes to attract the audience, then it would be a flop!

Therefore, seeing that Xie Yi was no longer conflicted, Rob Cohen really felt a sense of relief.

Therefore, in order to be safe and to be at ease as soon as possible, Rob Cohen decided to schedule the scene for tomorrow so that Xie Yi would not regret it!

Therefore, just as Xie Yi was comforted in his heart, he received a notice from Rob Cohen.

Okay!

You're the boss of the crew, you call the shots!

However, what Xie Yi did not expect was that the kissing scene that he thought was very difficult to pass in one take. Although the usual scenes were also passed in one take, those were all car racing or daily scenes!

However, Xie Yi had obviously underestimated the function of the system. After he immersed himself in Blaine's emotions, he became the Blaine who liked Mia. Naturally, the kissing scene was not a problem.

Therefore, without Xie Yi's internal conflict, the scene was not difficult, so it was naturally passed in one take!

After the kissing scene, the other scenes were naturally not difficult for Xie Yi. Therefore, with such a smooth filming speed, they finally finished filming "The Fast and the Furious" before Xie Yi's audition for "Charming Lawyer."

The day after the "The Fast and the Furious" wrap party, it was the audition for "Charming Lawyer." To be honest, time was very tight.

Xie Yi still had to tidy up his image. This time, he was not auditioning as a slovenly undercover detective like Blaine, but as a kind-hearted and gentle senior from Harvard who had provided a lot of help to the female lead, Elle. He could not be as casual as Blaine.

Speaking of which, in the "The Fast and the Furious" crew, no one realized that Xie Yi had disguised his skin color. Even the kissing scene and the bed scene, which were the most likely to be exposed, were passed because Xie Yi had covered his upper body in advance and used a small spell to cover it up.

But now that "The Fast and the Furious" had finished filming, Xie Yi naturally did not need to disguise himself anymore. His original skin color was revealed, and the thin layer of stubble was shaved clean by Xie Yi. He returned to his original clean and refreshing appearance.

"Legally Blonde" was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but its production cost of 18 million USD paled in comparison to "Dragon Cop", "Tomb Raider", and "Final Fantasy" that were released at the same time. It was pitifully small.

Therefore, "Charming Lawyer" faced the same dilemma as the "The Fast and the Furious" crew when it came to choosing actors.

However, it had to be said that this was definitely good news for Xie Yi. He was able to get into "The Fast and the Furious" by taking advantage of the lower salary. "Charming Lawyer" was obviously less difficult compared to "The Fast and the Furious". After all, "The Fast and the Furious" was a real male lead film, while "Charming Lawyer" was a female lead film. The male lead was just a foil in it.

Therefore, Xie Yi was quite confident about this audition. After all, he already had two films. Although they hadn't been released yet, the fact that he was able to act in the other two films meant that his acting skills were definitely not bad. Therefore, although there were many other actors with good acting skills and low pay, he wouldn't be so unlucky as to meet such an actor.

Xie Yi secretly thought to himself.

He was not short of money now. After all, other than the money left by the original owner, he still had his salary from "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Fast and the Furious". Although this salary was not enough compared to those big stars, Xie Yi was still a shut-in.

The so-called shut-in was someone who did not socialize, socialize, or fall in love. They were obsessed with novels, comics, or online games. Although Xie Yi did not read novels, comics, or play games, he was addicted to cultivation!

If it were not for the fact that Xie Yi's cultivation was only at the Qi Refining Stage, he probably would not even have the money to eat.

Therefore, other than the money he used to buy the car, Xie Yi basically didn't use the rest of the money. As for the other actors and actresses who often had disputes with the crew, Xie Yi was simply too lenient on the issue of remuneration.

After all, he was not short of money and had no place to spend it. Money was just a number to him. He might as well imagine the faith he would receive after the film was released!

Therefore, it was not surprising that Xie Yi won the role of Essen after the audition. After all, compared to other actors, Xie Yi could be said to be a bargain.

They wanted to film a comedy romance film. Naturally, the prettier the female lead, the better. Similarly, the more handsome the male lead, the better. Now, the male lead was not only handsome, his acting skills were good, and most importantly, his salary was low. How could the crew of "Beauty at the Lawyer" not be happy?!

If they missed out on this opportunity, they might not be able to find another one.

Moreover, Xie Yi had already finished filming "The Fast and the Furious", while their "Beauty at the Lawyer" had yet to start filming. This meant that "The Fast and the Furious" was likely to be released before their "Beauty at the Lawyer". Although they did not know the quality of "The Fast and the Furious", regardless of whether it was well-received by the audience or received a lackluster response, there was no harm in it for "Beauty at the Lawyer". Therefore, how could the production team let go of such a male lead who had his own publicity!

Although it was possible that the crew had paved the way for "The Fast and the Furious", they collectively ignored this possibility. How was that possible?

Therefore, after Xie Yi's audition, the crew of "Beauty at the Lawyer" were afraid that Xie Yi would go back on his word. They immediately signed a contract with Xie Yi and brought him to Boston, a famous academic center in America, where Harvard University was located.

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