After class, Chen Minhao followed Hu Ying to her office.
Hu Ying took out the A4 from the textbook and asked Chen Minhao to perform again.
Chen Minhao nodded and performed this 200-word personal monologue again.
After watching Chen Minhao's performance again, Hu Ying stared at Chen Minhao with sharp eyes. Through the thick reading glasses, her cloudy pupils shone with unconcealed surprise and a hint of excitement.
Having been a teacher for nearly thirty years, Hu Ying feels that teaching is a bit like asking students to carry water from the sea to a reservoir with a wooden bucket.
The teacher is the ocean and the students are the reservoir.
After the students fetched water from the sea, they carried the bucket along the bumpy and bumpy journey, over the mountains and ridges, through the wind and sun, and worked hard to return to the reservoir of their own knowledge.
For some students, let alone walking back to the reservoir of their own knowledge, the water in the bucket is spilled halfway.
But some students fetched nine liters of water from the sea, and when they walked back to the reservoir of their own knowledge, there were still nine liters of water in the bucket.
Obviously, Chen Minhao is the latter.
Chen Minhao had a good understanding of the lines and intonations he just taught in class, and reflected them in his second performance.
Hu Ying said: "Actually, I asked you to come here this time because I have an opportunity to audition for a movie. I would like to recommend you to try it."
Chen Minhao smiled and said, "Thank you Professor Hu for your cultivation. When are you planning to audition?"
Hu Ying took off her reading glasses and put them on the table, looked at Chen Minhao and said, "Next week, won't you ask about the script? Aren't you afraid that I will push you to a rubbish crew?"
Chen Minhao smiled shyly and said, "I believe in your vision."
Uh, what's there to be afraid of? If it is really a rubbish crew, then after the audition, let Sister Kang reject it as an agent.
Hu Ying took out a stack of A4 paper from the drawer and handed it to Chen Minhao.
After Chen Minhao took it, he was stunned for a moment and couldn't help blurting out: "English script?"
Hu Ying shook her head and said, "To be precise, it's an English audition script."
Chen Minhao found that there were really not many scripts in his hands, and there was still a big gap between them and the movie scripts.
"Your English should be good, right?" Hu Ying asked.
Chen Minhao was silent for a moment and said cautiously: "My level in the entertainment industry should be pretty good, and there will be no problem in daily communication."
Hu Ying nodded: "The director and screenwriter of the script are both emerging British female directors Jessica Lee. She was nominated for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival last year."
Chen Minhao had never heard of Jessica Lee, but he had heard of it at the Sundance Film Festival.
The Sundance Film Festival is dedicated to independent filmmakers and has become more and more influential in recent years. It aims to encourage low-cost, independently produced films.
This is the world's premier independent film festival.
Although I have never heard of Jessica Lee, since she was nominated for Best Director, she must have two skills.
Hu Ying saw Chen Minhao's excited expression and laughed: "The role you are going to audition for is the male lead. This is a rare opportunity, so seize it."
"Male protagonist?" Chen Minhao was stunned for a moment.
Hu Ying added: "Jessica Li's husband is Chinese, and the movie is called "Before Sunrise". When translated into Chinese, it is called "Love Before Dawn."
The prototype of the story comes from the love story between her and her husband. Therefore, the role of the male protagonist must be Chinese or Chinese in the United States. "
"Actually, I don't agree with school students joining acting groups without having a solid foundation." Hu Ying looked at Chen Minhao and said earnestly:
"But we Chinese people have few opportunities to play leading roles in overseas movies, so this audition is very rare. You look good, your English is passable, and your acting skills are very malleable. I don't want you to miss this opportunity. You can just think about the script with peace of mind this week. Someone will contact you next week to audition.”
Chen Minhao nodded seriously.
After coming out of Hu Ying's office, Chen Minhao didn't hang around. He immediately went home and started reading the English audition script non-stop.
At the front is the plot summary, then character introductions, and then the scene scripts of the three scenes.
The script of "Before Dawn" is not complicated, even a bit simple.
Chinese young man Li Changgeng met French female student Selina on the train. The two had a pleasant conversation on the train. When the train arrived in Vienna, Li Changgeng warmly invited Selina to tour Vienna with him, even though Li Changgeng would leave by plane the next day.
Selina, who fell in love with Li Changgeng at first sight, accepted Changgeng's invitation.
As they toured the city, they talked about each other's past and each other's thoughts on life, and the two of them got to know each other more deeply. They treasured this wonderful evening very much, and the couple experienced many romantic experiences together because they agreed to meet again in half a year, and this date would end between sunrise.
In fact, the story, to put it bluntly, is very simple: a man and a woman met on a train, developed a crush, and spent a night together in Vienna, that's all.
There were no ups and downs, no unforgettable events that sublimated the simple relationship between the two; it was just normal dating, eating, chatting, and drinking.
But this simple plot tells an extremely touching love story.
Because it explores the two most important themes of love: the gain of love, and the loss of love.
Just reading the synopsis, Chen Minhao kind of likes this story. After he read the three-scene script, he had only one thought in his mind: "I must play the role of Li Changgeng!"
From a perceptual perspective, look at:
In the three scenes, a man and a woman, in their prime and youth, only talked about their own thoughts in a foreign country. The arrogant talk and the collision of souls made the two fall in love.
The two talked naturally, had a good impression naturally, held hands naturally, and kissed naturally. This is the most beautiful love image that Chen Minhao imagined.
From a rational point of view,
First, this is an opportunity to connect with the European and American film circles. His ultimate goal is to become a global superstar, so naturally he can't just blossom within the walls.
Second, Jessica Lee was nominated for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival last year, which proved that she is a capable director.
Third, this is not a commercial blockbuster, but a low-cost romance film. Low cost has the advantage of low cost - no need to burn money. As long as the quality and publicity keep up, it can easily become a masterpiece for exchanging silver ingots for gold.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time for the audition. Chen Minhao and Kang Hui arrived in Vienna in a low-key manner.
The two didn't want to make the audition too high-profile, fearing that it would alert other companies and increase their competition.
(End of chapter)