▁where ▁she ▁started ▁a ▁bal let ▁school . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁Stage ▁producer ▁Ray ▁St ark ▁posted ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁in ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁T iger ▁Standard ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁The ▁Standard ) ▁regarding ▁aud itions ▁for ▁the ▁character ▁Su zie ▁W ong ▁for ▁a ▁play . ▁The ▁ad ▁asked ▁applic ants ▁to ▁present ▁their ▁pictures , ▁rés um és , ▁and ▁proport ions . ▁K wan ▁submitted ▁the ▁application ▁and ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁St ark ▁in ▁a ▁film ▁studio ▁constructed ▁by ▁her ▁architect ▁father . ▁After ▁aud ition ing ▁for ▁St ark , ▁she ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁screen ▁test ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁pros pective ▁film ▁The ▁World ▁of ▁Su zie ▁W ong . ▁St ark ▁preferred ▁K wan ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁women ▁because ▁she ▁" w ould ▁have ▁more ▁universal ▁accept ance ". ▁Another ▁aud ition ee , ▁French ▁actress ▁France ▁N uy en , ▁played ▁the ▁stage ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁" bus iness man ' s ▁delight " ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁review ers . ▁St ark ▁dis lik ed ▁this ▁character ization , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" h appy ▁har lot " ▁characters ▁such ▁as ▁Mel ina ▁Mer c ouri ▁in ▁Never ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁St ark ▁wanted ▁an ▁Asian ▁actress ▁because ▁sl ant ing ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁actress ▁would ▁merely ▁look ▁artificial . ▁He ▁also ▁pra ised ▁K wan ' s ▁features : ▁an ▁" accept able ▁face " ▁and ▁" be ing ▁all uring