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A new working day has arrived.

The cast of "I, Robot" is located in the audition office in Universal Studios, director Ernest Dawson, producer Martha Miller, casting director Mary Finn, executive producer of Universal Pictures John Walter, and their most important heroine, Josie, each sat behind a long table.

After half a morning of auditions, the performances of the four finalists Daniel Craig, Josh Hartnett, James Marsden and Paul Walker who finally made it to this round of casting have all ended, Mary. Finn was about to ask his assistant to organize the audition tapes when John Walter suddenly interrupted them.

"Okay, Josie—" John Walter tried his best to keep his tone tactful, "I assume you are not very busy today, can I ask you to watch another actor's performance."

Josie and Martha, who hadn't left their seats, exchanged understanding glances, and the latter said, "John, is this Donna's wish, or someone else's?"

John Walter said with a wrinkled face, "All of them. Josie, please, it only takes 10 minutes, and you don't need to play with him, it's okay."

As he spoke, he looked at the people around him.

Martha Miller hooked the corner of her mouth and sneered.

Mary Finn shrugged at him and gave him a look that she couldn't decide.

And Ernest ignored John Walter's pleading for help, and didn't speak at all—although he was reticent outside of work.

Only Josie, who was sitting on the farthest edge and had the greatest say in casting, looked down at her watch, and then gave John Walter an extremely unexpected and gentle smile: "Of course, John."

Immediately, John Walter was flattered.

He hurriedly thanked her for her generosity today, and then made a phone call himself, and called in the actor who had been waiting in the parking lot and was temporarily inserted into the audition list by Universal Pictures, and used this precious 10 minutes to perform .

Two minutes later, someone knocked on the door outside.

A female staff member who couldn't hide her excitement came in and said nervously, "My God, Russell Crowe is here, and he wants to know, is it possible to start auditioning now?"

"Oh, of course." John Walter smiled, "Linda, you can invite him in, thank you."

Mary Finn noticed Martha's unsurprised expression beside her.

Ernest frowned slightly, and looked at Josie on his side, just in time to meet her gaze, and she even gave him a smile, signaling that he didn't need to worry.

After the popularity of "Gladiator", Russell Crowe has rarely auditioned to get roles today.

In most cases, countless scripts that want to invite him to star will be sent to his agent's office. After he himself shows interest after reading the script, the main creative members will meet several times, sign a letter of intent, and then enter the performance contract. stage of negotiation.

And the whole script and the whole team will be centered on him.

Far from being the case today, with Russell Crowe as a backup, competing for the same roles as his peers who weren't even in Hollywood's second tier.

Therefore, when he really pushed open the door of the audition office and walked in, some people in the audition office became excited, even John Walter, the executive producer of Universal Pictures, was no exception.

"What should I do, introduce myself first?"

Russell Crowe casually made a joke, but on the faces of the five most important people sitting behind that table, only one John Walter showed a relaxed smile.

"Why not," said Josie.

She was resting her chin on one hand and absently turning the pen in her hand. With such an attitude towards a Hollywood A-lister, it can be said that she is unabashedly contemptuous.

"Okay——" Russell Crowe raised an eyebrow at Josie, cleared his throat cooperatively, and smiled slightly on his iconic face, "I'm Russell Crowe, 38 years old, and the representative works that I have starred in include: ...Since you want to play a policeman, then it should be "The Perfect Victim."

There is hardly anyone in this room who hasn't seen The Perfect Victim.

Not only because it once won the Oscar for Best Actress for their heroine Ms. Josie Horton, but also because it is the masterpiece of director Ernest Dawson.

In fact, Russell Crowe's more impressive police image appeared in the famous work "LA Confidential", which is still one of the best cop movies in Hollywood so far, and everyone knows that apart from the classic cop movie "LA Confidential", In addition to "City Confidential", this one of the best actors in contemporary Hollywood has also starred in films such as "The Insider", "Gladiator" and "A Beautiful Mind" that countless actors dream of.

Therefore, when Russell Crowe said this, the more understated he was, the more confident he seemed.

In fact, the actor Ernest wanted at first was a young Robert De Niro or a young Russell Crowe.

But Ernest didn't show preferential treatment, just said: "You can start your performance."

There is no doubt that Russell Crowe's performance was very good, easily defeating the four actors on the original audition list, and the victory was quite clear.

As commented by many film critics, he is the best actor in Hollywood of this generation, no matter in terms of acting skills, works and star power, he is almost unstoppable.

——If it is not for the stain on personal morality.

"What do you think?" Russell Crowe asked after the performance.

John Walter opened his mouth, a little wanting to speak.

But Ernest didn't give him a chance. The director replied in a cold and formulaic tone: "Thank you for your performance. The staff will call and reply to the audition results within three working days."

Russell Crowe almost laughed out of anger. He ignored the words and looked at Josie, "To be honest, so far, Josie, you are still the only heroine I haven't slept with."

"Call me 'Horton'." Josie said in an indifferent tone, "—and, I never thought you were that attractive."

Russell Crowe didn't look angry, but asked with a smile, "Is it for this character, or for you?"

Josie rolled her eyelids and snorted lightly.

Her extremely glamorous face, coupled with this dismissive expression, can really arouse a man's desire to conquer.

——Especially a man who thinks he is very attractive and has no disadvantages in love.

"I really doubt that you are a robot, as they say." Russell Crowe said, "I heard that you were still working on the day of Frank Horton's accident. How..."

He obviously wanted to say something more.

However, the damn director ruined his good work again, and said coldly: "Enough, Russell, you can leave."

"Hey, Ernest, don't be so nervous." Russell Crowe turned his head to look at Ernest with a cynical attitude, "Actually, I am also looking forward to the second cooperation with you. Really."

Turning around to leave the room, the smile on the corner of his mouth suddenly dropped.

If it wasn't for the phone call from Lon Meyer and Harvey's intercession in person, he wouldn't have appeared here today at the expense of his worth!

Do you really think he likes this project?

Oh come on.

That bastard Ron Meyer revealed at the beginning that the fate of "I, Robot" will only be shelved, or the heroine will be replaced and restarted.

At that point, the damn Brit would be fired as well, and that's when Russell Crowe thought it was the right time to join the project.

After all, the script looked pretty good.

That is, the male lead should have more roles. What kind of messy robot heroine can be more popular than his name?

As soon as Russell Crowe left the office, John Walter couldn't help saying, "Russell Crowe is very professional, famous, handsome and sexy enough, he is the kind of person that all men want to be."

Martha held her forehead silently, not really wanting to talk.

It was Ernest who said mercifully, "Interesting. That's how you described Paul Walker in the last round of audition. At that time, your tone should be more sincere."

Josie, who was sitting on Ernest's right, was the first to laugh.

Well, she usually has strict expression control, but today's series of farces really made people laugh.

Everyone's eyes focused on Josie, but she just leaned back and asked nonchalantly, "What do you think? Let's talk about it, including the others. Mary, you go first."

Mary Finn, who was named, replied out of professionalism: "Josh Hartnett's personality is too gloomy, and he is not suitable for this role."

"Besides, Josh Hartnett lacks chemistry with you." Martha Miller interjected, "To my surprise, Daniel Craig turned out to be very good. In fact, I originally thought that choosing a younger The lead actor would be better. He broke my opinion."

"He's not bad. Ernest, what do you think?" Mary Finn asked, deliberately avoiding the minefield of "Russell Crowe".

Ernest, one of the souls of the crew, leaned back on the back of his chair, his back was straight, and he was frowning habitually, looking pensive.

Hearing this, he said: "The problem is, I don't want a male lead who is equally cold and sexy, so, OUT."

While speaking, Ernest stood up, walked to the writing board against the wall, and directly pasted the remaining two actor resumes on it.

—By the way, he excluded the actor James Marsden who became popular in the Bryan Singer movie from the beginning.

"It seems that there is a choice between the two now." John Walter began to see the dawn of hope.

Although the audition just now was not very pleasant, according to his understanding of Josie, she should not be the kind of person who would easily affect her work with her personal emotions.

But Russell Crowe is really a stallion in heat everywhere. Didn't Lon Meyer remind him when he introduced him?

Or do they all think that his charm can really conquer the heroine?

Leaving aside the fact that their previous collaboration didn't spark anything other than the movie, and Josie Horton is obviously not the kind of woman who would be dazzled by love.

If her appearance wasn't too deceptive, she would be no different from a woman like Donna Langley in suit pants.

John Walter frowned, feeling increasingly disdainful of the actions of his immediate boss, Lon Meyer.

Everyone knows the magical power of Josie Horton, and it is true to listen to her give orders, but it is such a promising sci-fi action movie project that insists on parachuting a big-name actor who is not compatible with the heroine because of group infighting, and forces him to Do your best to facilitate their untimely cooperation.

What the fuck is this all about?

No wonder someone called Lang Meyer an "old bastard" on the anonymous section of the group's intranet! ,,