The staff informed Chen Minhao that the audition time was 2:30 p.m. Chen Minhao was worried that being late due to traffic jam would leave a bad impression on the director, so he set off early and arrived at the audition at 2 o'clock.
Director Hu Defa may be worried that the actors will see other people's performances, which will affect the fairness of the audition, so he deliberately emphasized not to arrive early yesterday.
Chen Minhao sat in the car until 2:15 before getting off. Staff member Xiao Jiang told Chen Minhao that today's audition involves wearing makeup and acting opposite other actors.
Chen Minhao's audition yesterday was actually more like an audition, just a performance. Today's auditions will judge an actor's suitability for the role from more dimensions: camera sense, appearance, whether there are sparks of friction with other actors, etc.
After Chen Minhao finished putting on makeup, the previous actor's audition was over. Director Hu Defa commented on his performance inside. Chen Minhao, standing at the door, could hear a general summary:
“During the whole performance, you used some little acting skills to achieve your goals. Of course, some professional skills can indeed add highlights to your performance, but you don’t need to show off these skills deliberately.
Maybe your kung fu skills are not good enough. Your acting skills give me the feeling of being 'mechanical' and 'without personal characteristics'. Well, that's all for your audition today. As for what I said, go back and think about it carefully. "
"Okay, thank you Director Hu."
As soon as Chen Minhao heard that the conversation inside was about to end, he immediately retreated to a place 3 meters away from the door. Feng Qingyun looked at the ceiling in a daze to prevent the other party from seeing him standing at the door as soon as he came out and thinking that he was eavesdropping. .
After Jing Yongchang opened the door, when he saw Chen Minhao, he was stunned for a moment, nodded to Chen Minhao, and finally looked at Chen Minhao with a condescending and sympathetic look, and left directly.
Chen Minhao has a black question mark face in his heart. JPG: Who gave you the confidence to look at me like this? I was scolded so badly by Director Hu just now, but now I feel completely helpless as soon as I go out
Chen Minhao took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, opened the door and entered the audition room.
Chen Minhao saw that in addition to the sitting director and investors, Huang Feifei and Wang Ruozhou were standing in the middle of the audition room, talking and laughing.
When Wei Ming saw Chen Minhao coming in, he stood up immediately and said, "Let me introduce to you. This is the actor who auditioned, Chen Minhao."
Huang Feifei flipped her long hair and said softly: "We know each other, are we familiar with each other? Right, Chen Minhao."
Although Huang Feifei smiled gently, Chen Minhao felt a chill down his spine.
The movie "Detective" mainly tells the story of Jiang Long and Shao Fei, who found the "lost gold" and identified the "real murderer" in just seven days while avoiding police pursuits, gang pursuits, and gang sieges. , "clearing one's name" these "defying" tasks.
Chen Minhao thought that if he auditioned for a role opposite him, he would play opposite the actor Jiang Long. Then why is this woman Huang Feifei standing here
Huang Feifei smiled lightly, came up and rubbed Chen Minhao's shoulders, and said to the others: "I didn't even tell him that I wanted to play the role of Achun. You see, Chen Minhao is so happy that he can't even speak."
Wei Ming said in a "suddenly enlightened" tone: "Oh, you should be in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China"."
Chen Minhao knew that Wei Ming was selling his favor, raising his worth, and reminding others that Chen Minhao had acted in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". He nodded slightly at Wei Ming, who smiled at him.
The man with a silly smile shook hands with Chen Minhao and said: "Hello, I am Wang Ruozhou. I play the role of Jiang Long in "Detective"."
Wang Ruozhou has an average appearance, and can even be said to be below average, but his acting skills are good, especially in several comedies in recent years, which have received good responses.
Director Hu Defa tapped the table with his fingers and said, "Okay, let's end the pleasantries here. Chen Minhao, just wait and perform this clip." After speaking, he picked up a piece of paper from the table.
As soon as he finished speaking, a staff member next to him handed this A4 paper to Chen Minhao.
Chen Minhao was very familiar with the script of "Detective". After reading the beginning, he knew which part he was going to audition for. But in order to avoid any omissions in his memory, he patiently read it again.
Chen Minhao returned the A4 paper to the staff and signaled to Director Hu that he could start the audition.
Both Wang Ruozhou and Huang Feifei performed well and got into the mood immediately.
Wang Ruozhou squatted on the ground, as if looking at something interesting, and let out "giggle" laughter from time to time.
Chen Minhao walked over curiously, pushed Wang Ruozhou away, screamed, and sat down on the ground holding his eyes.
Huang Feifei came over angrily. Wang Ruozhou stood up immediately, pointed at Chen Minhao and said, "How can you learn such a thing if you don't learn well at a young age?"
Chen Minhao said with a confused look: "I...I...I didn't."
Wang Ruozhou immediately interrupted him and said in an indifferent tone: "Nothing? You didn't see enough, did you? This time they poured hot water, but next time it will be sulfuric acid!"
Huang Feifei's eyes widened slightly, she looked at Chen Minhao and asked, "Who are you?"
Chen Minhao stammered: "I, I, I, I am his cousin."
Wang Ruozhou interrupted Chen Minhao again, "Cousin, he is my cousin."
Wang Ruozhou took two steps forward, looked at Huang Feifei with a flattering look and said, "Do you know who this beautiful, noble and kind-hearted person is? You are ruthlessly peeking at her."
Chen Minhao continued to look confused, then Wang Ruozhou walked up to Huang Feifei and said, "She is my landlady. The most beautiful woman in Chinatown, Achun."
Hu Defa nodded and said: "Very good, Chen Minhao, your cute expression now is much better than yesterday. You guys continue to try this scene." Director Hu Defa picked up another piece of A4 paper from the table.
After Chen Minhao performed a few scenes, Hu Defa directly asked Chen Minhao to go back without commenting.
In the hotel where Hu Defa stayed, the ashtrays were filled with cigarette butts.
Wei Ming couldn't remember how many times he had watched the audition clips. He rubbed his temples and said, "The more times I see it, the more I feel that Chen Minhao's performance is better than Jing Yongchang's." ,what do you think?"
Hu Defa lit another cigarette and said, "I'm not blind. I also think Chen Minhao is better, but the investors want Jing Yongchang."
Wei Ming stood up, opened the window, let in fresh air, and said, "Oh, Director Hu, you are the director of "Detective" and you are the person in charge of this movie.
I don’t have as much ability as you. I have only filmed TV series before, but let’s take “The Best Youth”, which I worked with Chen Minhao as an example: The investor initially wanted Xiao Jing as the actor for Wu Yan. But in the end let Chen Minhao come.
Let me tell you, the actor Chen Minhao is really spiritual. "The Best Youth" is generally credited for its current results, all because of Chen Minhao.
If you insist on using Chen Minhao now, the investors may not be happy for a while, but in the end the box office will be good, and everyone will praise you as a good director.
But if Jing Yongchang were to act, the final performance would not be ideal. Do you think investors will think that box office failure is the reason why they settled on Jing Yongchang? Absolutely not, they will only think that as a director, there is something wrong with your directing ability.
And to take a step back, the filming of this movie has not yet started, and the investors did not consider your opinion in the selection of an actor with such an important role as the second male lead. After filming starts, what else will they want to point out
What our art industry is most afraid of is that amateurs lead experts. Are there not many movies that have been ruined by investors’ fingers
Hu Defa was moved, put out the cigarette butt, and said: "You may say it makes sense, but it may not work if I say it. The problem now is that even if I say it, the investors won't listen."
Wei Ming saw that his heart was moved, suppressed his ecstatic expression, and said:
"One chopstick was gently broken, and ten chopsticks were tightly held together. The director's opinion is on one side, and the actor's opinion is on the other side. I just sent WeChat with Wang Ruozhou and Huang Feifei, and both of them said they Wakai Yongchang doesn’t call, but it’s very comfortable to perform with Chen Minhao.”
Hu Defa was still a little hesitant and said, "Isn't this the right thing to do with the investors?"
Wei Ming was a little irritated. He felt that Hu Defa was too arrogant. He frowned and said, "How can we say that we are doing things right with the investors? Everyone is doing it for the betterment of the movie. Only when the movie is good can the investors make money." If you get the money, it’s okay if Huang Feifei doesn’t call. Wang Ruozhou’s character Jiang Long and Shao Fei have so many scenes opposite each other. If the two actors don’t call, how can the script be performed?”
Hu Defa asked: "But will the two of them choose to go against the investors for Chen Minhao?"
(End of chapter)