From Taoist Priest to Best Actor

Chapter 7

"You won't be disappointed, Fran. I believe that as long as you see him, you will also believe that he is the most suitable person to play Legolas."

Peter Jackson didn't care when he heard that his good friend Fran Wales was also the screenwriter of "The Lord of the Rings." Instead, he made a solemn vow.

"Then I'll wait and see. I hope he is really as good as you say." Fran Wales's curiosity about Xie Yi deepened.

But only three people have auditioned. The person Peter praised seems to be the last one, right?

Fran Wales thought with uncertainty.

Xie Yi was indeed the last one to audition. After the fourth person went in, Xie Yi was ready.

To be honest, Xie Yi was still a little nervous, but he was used to being calm and self-controlled on the surface. Others couldn't see his true thoughts at all.

Although Xie Yi lived for hundreds of years in his previous life, he didn't go to the sect many times. Ever since he was three years old, he was brought back to the sect by his master, Daoist Yuan Qing, to cultivate. Except for a few times to participate in the secret realm, he spent the rest of his time cultivating. This was also the reason why Xie Yi could become the youngest Mahayana cultivator in the Xuanyuan Continent in just a few hundred years. After all, no matter how talented Xie Yi was, he still needed to work hard.

It was also because of this that although Xie Yi was hundreds of years old, he wasn't very proficient in the ways of the world. His state of mind was also relatively clear.

Moreover, because of his Ice Spiritual Root, Xie Yi's emotions were also relatively calm and indifferent. Perhaps when he was young, but as his cultivation increased and his age increased, Xie Yi became more and more aloof. By the time he became a Mahayana cultivator, except for his peers, no one in the sect dared to talk to Xie Yi casually.

However, it was obvious that since Xie Yi met the system, this situation was simply broken at any time.

After failing to pass the tribulation, his physical body was destroyed, his cultivation lost, and he became a different person. Moreover, he was facing the exhaustion of spiritual energy. Xie Yi felt that his state of mind and self-restraint were improving at any time and place.

Therefore, when facing the upcoming first audition in his life, Xie Yi's heart was a little nervous.

If this were to be known by his fellow disciples in his previous life, they would definitely be shocked. After all, in their hearts, Xie Yi was the representative of calm!

There's actually something that could make Xie Yi nervous....... This was simply as amazing as the snow in June and the red rain!

However, they wouldn't be able to see it. After all, not everyone was as unlucky as Xie Yi to be bumped into by the system.

............................................ Xie Yi..............................

It seems that his audition wasn't very ideal, Xie Yi thought silently.

"Audition number five may enter." The staff at the door flipped through the information in his hand and shouted outside.

After hearing the announcement, Xie Yi knocked on the door and entered the audition room.

There were a total of four people in the room, three men and one woman. Except for Peter Jackson, Xie Yi didn't recognize the others. But that wasn't important. His performance was more important.

"Hello, I'm audition number five, Alan Rodriguez. I'm auditioning for the role of Legolas," Xie Yi said calmly.

"Oh oh, he's so handsome. This cold and ascetic style is so captivating!" The only female interviewer exclaimed in a low voice.

Even Fran Wales and another interviewer from the Screen Actors Guild agreed. It had to be said that Xie Yi left a good first impression on the interviewers.

"Peter, you're right. He's really suitable for Legolas. If you miss this opportunity, you'll definitely regret this movie. His beauty is absolutely phenomenal," Fran Wales couldn't help but whisper to Peter Jackson.

He now understood why Peter was so inclined to let Xie Yi play Legolas. It was definitely because of Xie Yi's beauty.

Hearing his friend's words, Peter Jackson couldn't help but smile. How could his judgment be wrong?

"Allen, this is your first audition. Don't be nervous. Just act as you like.

Didn't you say yesterday that you liked 'The Lord of the Rings'? Just imagine yourself as Legolas. "Peter Jackson encouraged Xie Yi.

"Thank you, director. But can I have a bow?" Xie Yi asked.

After all, anyone who had watched 'The Lord of the Rings' knew that Legolas's best weapon was the bow. Or rather, it should be said that the elves that Legolas belonged to were best at the bow. After experiencing the world of 'The Lord of the Rings', he was naturally very familiar with the bow.

"Of course." Peter Jackson readily agreed.

The bow was an important prop in 'The Lord of the Rings', so the crew had already made it.

Moreover, Peter Jackson was very happy with Xie Yi's request. After all, The Elven Prince's weapon in the movie was a bow. For Xie Yi to think of this, it was enough to prove that he was very familiar with 'The Lord of the Rings' and Legolas' character design. Although he didn't think that Xie Yi could use a bow perfectly, his attitude was enough to affirm him.

Xie Yi took the bow from the staff and immersed himself in the fantasy world that he had experienced before. He imagined himself as The Elven Prince, Legolas, who he had been through thick and thin with.

Although he didn't know of his existence, he had followed him through his life, from birth to death.

All of his thoughts and emotions were deeply engraved in his heart.

"Aragon!" Xie Yi nimbly turned around and put away the bow. Seeing that Aragon was nowhere to be seen, he anxiously shouted.

At this time, he saw Gimli grabbing a Wolf Rider and interrogating him. He quickly rushed over, but just in time to hear that Aragon had fallen off the cliff.

"What did you say?

You're lying! "Xie Yi squatted down and grabbed the Wolf Rider with both hands. He couldn't believe it.

How could Aragon be dead?

Legolas couldn't believe it. But when he saw Aragon's Twilight Star in the hands of the Uruk-hai, he could no longer lie to himself. Was Aragon really dead?

Legolas took the Twilight Star back from the Uruk-hai and slowly wiped the stains off it. He held the Twilight Star tightly in his hands and walked step by step to the edge of the cliff. Below was a turbulent river. Even a strong man would die if he fell, not to mention the exhausted and injured Aragon!

Legolas looked at the river below the cliff, unable to hide his sorrow.

If they had any doubts about Xie Yi's role as Legolas, after Xie Yi's performance, they had nothing to say.

Xie Yi should be Legolas. Only Xie Yi could perfectly portray Legolas.

"Awesome!

Allen, besides you, I can't think of anyone else who can act better than you. And you know how to use a bow. This is amazing! "Peter Jackson said excitedly after Xie Yi's audition.

If Xie Yi's acting had already surprised Peter Jackson, then Xie Yi's skillful archery posture was beginning to excite Peter Jackson.

"Allen, you should know that this role is yours without any objections.

To be honest, you really surprised me. "Peter Jackson said happily.

The other three people didn't agree with Peter Jackson's decision to tell Xie Yi on the spot. After all, this wasn't fair to the other auditions. But Xie Yi's performance had also won them over. Moreover, the result was only a matter of time, so they didn't object.

After all, Xie Yi really surprised them. No one would have thought that this was his first time acting. He was definitely a talented actor!

"Thank you."

Xie Yi smiled. He was very satisfied with this result. The half a month he spent immersing himself in the world of "The Lord of the Rings" was not in vain.

However, at this time, Xie Yi obviously didn't know that there was still a lot of torture waiting for him after he joined the cast. Although he had experienced the real world of "The Lord of the Rings" and experienced Legolas's life, and his acting was very realistic, he had no experience in filming. He didn't know anything about camera movements.

However, this was all in the future. At least for now, Xie Yi was still very happy that he passed the audition.

"The Lord of the Rings" was scheduled to start filming on October 11th. Before that, the actors had to fly to New Zealand for early training.

Xie Yi's training included archery, which he had shown before, which was specially approved by Peter to be unnecessary. As for other aspects such as swordsmanship, horsemanship, fighting skills, physique, and most importantly, the way Xie Yi spoke, he had to train in advance.

As time was tight, after signing the contract for "The Lord of the Rings", Xie Yi only had two days left.

Two days later, they would fly to New Zealand to prepare for the filming of "The Lord of the Rings".

New Zealand was a beautiful island country located in the Southern Hemisphere's Pacific Ocean. The scenery was beautiful and picturesque. Most of the filming for "The Lord of the Rings" would be done in New Zealand.

Xie Yi arrived in New Zealand's capital, Wellington, on September 6th. For the next month, he would receive professional training there like the other actors.

"Allen, you are really amazing!" Ilha Wood, who played Frodo, exclaimed as he looked at Xie Yi enviously.

They were all trained together, and the coach didn't particularly favor Xie Yi. Why was Xie Yi able to learn everything so quickly and so well?

Ilha was a little depressed. Was he that stupid?

At first, everyone only knew that Allen's archery skills were very good from the director, but why didn't the director say that Allen's swordsmanship was also superb?!

Allen's swordsmanship was even more elegant and powerful than the martial arts director's.

Xie Yi could even learn equestrian, fighting, and physique in one go. How could ordinary people like them live?!

It took them nearly a month to learn to be decent. Initially, they felt a sense of accomplishment, but all of this was shattered into pieces in front of Xie Yi. No matter how they looked at it, they felt so sad!

Especially when they were still training hard, Xie Yi was sitting leisurely on a chair and watching them. Thinking of this, Ilha's face showed a hint of depression.

"Why?

Do you want me to teach you? "

In the past half a month, Xie Yi had gotten used to other people's praises. After all, these things were really easy for him. Even at this learning speed, he deliberately slowed down to avoid scaring others.

"Okay, okay. With a textbook example like you teaching me, I believe that my swordsmanship will improve by leaps and bounds," Ilha said with a look of surprise.

He had never felt that Xie Yi was as reasonable as today. Of course, this didn't mean that Xie Yi was not reasonable in the past, but he felt that Xie Yi didn't have this awareness at all.

Moreover, the impression that Xie Yi gave him was that he was cold and didn't like to talk to people. After getting along with him for more than half a month, Ilha had never seen him take the initiative to say anything. He would only answer when others asked him. He even suspected that Xie Yi was of German descent.

After all, in Ilha's impression, only strict Germans would be so old-fashioned. Yes, old-fashioned. Ilha believed that if it wasn't for Xie Yi's handsome face, no girl would like him.

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