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#28 It's Worth a Try
After sending Leni back to her apartment, Matthias Engel returned to his room to continue working.
Kevin called Matthias Engel, saying that casting was an issue and asking if Matthias Engel had any recommendations.
Matthias Engel also had a headache; who should play Captain Jack?
Who could portray his cynical, unconventional, courageous, free, and humorous nature?
Unless there was truly an actor like Johnny Depp.
Matthias Engel checked Hollywood's records, but it seemed there wasn't such an actor currently.
This world was still very different from his own.
So, based on the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Matthias Engel printed a photo of Captain Jack and gave it to Kevin, asking him to find a similar and highly skilled actor.
As for the others, there weren't as many requirements; good acting was sufficient.
Of course, they had to match the appearance of the people in the Caribbean region.
As for the female lead, Elizabeth, Leni's image appeared in Matthias Engel's mind.
These past few days, Moxing CEO Herr Voss received a piece of news that made him laugh so hard he doubled over.
"Haven't you heard? Unreal Entertainment is making a movie! It's hilarious!"
Herr Voss laughed, slapping his thigh, feeling like he couldn't breathe.
"This company is ridiculous! A game operations company that just started, instead of focusing on games, they're making a movie! What kind of nonsense is this? Hahahaha!"
The employees all laughed along with Herr Voss.
"Herr Voss, they've just gotten too arrogant."
"Exactly, just an operations company. They haven't even done their main job well and they're already thinking about making movies."
"If they really make a movie, they'll probably lose everything, even their underwear."
Herr Voss smiled sinisterly: "This is a good thing. I wish they would make a movie. That way, if the box office fails, the company will go bankrupt directly, and we'll have one less competitor."
These past few days, Unreal Entertainment released a casting call to the public.
Quite a few people went to the company for auditions.
The interviewers mainly included Conrad Heller, Kevin's team, and Matthias Engel.
Matthias Engel primarily provided character images from the game, asking Kevin to select people according to them.
Kevin nodded: "I will try my best to follow the characters in the pictures, but these are game images after all, so there might be some discrepancies with real people."
"Some discrepancies are fine, as long as the acting is good."
"Don't worry about that. My requirements for acting are very high. There are also a few talented actors in Hollywood, and I will have them come for auditions as well."
After giving these instructions, the rest was left to Kevin.
Returning home from the company, he found both Lena and Leni there.
The two were eating and chatting in the living room.
"We ordered too much takeout. Want some?" Lena asked.
"Then I won't be polite."
He was hungry anyway, so Matthias Engel sat down quietly and ate.
"Leni, how did you feel after your first day of internship at the company today?"
"Streaming all day made my back ache."
"You're already giving up on the first day."
"Mainly because I was talking non-stop, and now my throat also hurts a bit."
"So, are you still planning to continue?"
"Yes, I'll treat it as a way to temper myself," Leni said with firm eyes.
Lena looked at Matthias Engel: "Why don't you also come to our company and become a streamer? With your reputation as the former CEO of GG Games Company, I think gaining 1 million followers wouldn't be a problem. Chatting about the current state of games and offering some advice to game developers would definitely be great."
Matthias Engel scratched his head: "I hadn't thought of that."
Leni seemed even more excited than her sister: "Yes, Brother Matthias, someone with your internet resume would definitely attract a large number of fans. It's much better than us newcomers trying to build an audience."
"Still, forget it. I'm not good with words, and I wouldn't know what to say during a live stream."
Live streaming could indeed make money, but compared to the money he made from selling games, it was far too little—a complete waste of time.
However, he couldn't tell the two of them the truth.
In the eyes of the two beautiful women, this was a passive and reality-avoiding behavior.
Lena nodded: "Your current state, you probably haven't gotten over your previous failures yet, but you have to believe in your talent, Matthias."
"Brother Matthias, I believe in you too!" Leni said with firm eyes.
Matthias Engel was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
In any case, they were both looking out for him, hoping he would emerge from his past shadows, unaware that those things were not shadows to him at all.
"Recently, a company called Unreal Entertainment Company is auditioning actors for Pirates of the Caribbean. Have you considered having people from your company go for an interview?"
Matthias Engel looked at Lena.
Lena: "I've heard about this, but I always feel it's unreliable. That company just started, and it's also a game company."
"Don't be prejudiced. It might be a very good opportunity. Let the people from your company go for an audition. If they get selected and the movie becomes popular, your company's artists will also become popular."
"That makes sense. I'll have a few artists from our company go for auditions tomorrow. That director named Kevin is quite famous in Hollywood."
"Have Leni try it out too."
"Me?" Leni looked incredulous.
"Give it a try. What if the director picks you? Aren't you a film academy graduate? It's a perfect match for your major."
"Can I… really get selected?" Leni seemed a bit unconfident.
"Many celebrities got famous after landing a role right after college. Anyway, your sister's company means you have plenty of time to stream, but opportunities to act in movies aren't common, you know."
Hearing this, Lena patted her sister: "Matthias is right. Tomorrow, you can go to the auditions with a few handsome guys and beautiful girls from our company. It's okay if you don't succeed; you can come back and continue to help me manage the company."
"Okay, then I'll give it a try tomorrow."
Being a streamer was to make a living, but Leni always had an acting dream, which was also why she applied to the film academy.
To be honest, Matthias Engel didn't know if Leni would succeed in the audition; it all depended on fate.
After dinner, Matthias Engel returned to his room and opened the live stream.
Mia Fischer was currently live streaming.
Mia Fischer was already level forty.
The current version's maximum level was forty, and to break through the level limit, one had to wait for the next version update.
Recently, a saying has been circulating in the Pirates of the Caribbean community: reaching max level is just the beginning of this game.
Because after reaching max level, there are various dungeons waiting to be cleared.
From low-level dungeons to high-level dungeons, players pursue equipment upgrades, crafting blueprints, skill blueprints, treasure maps, and so on.
At this moment, Mia Fischer was leading her team to conquer a deserted island dungeon.
This deserted island was full of primitive beasts, including large saber-toothed tigers, velociraptors, pterodactyls, and pythons.
It was a very arduous dungeon, and the team members were all sweating profusely.
"Captain, that dinosaur ahead should be the final Boss."
"Alright, everyone pay attention to your positions. We'll take down this Boss in ten minutes."
"Received, Captain!"