Zhang Zhiwei's face immediately became serious: "What did Xiao Ma say, someone wants to directly approve?"
The assistant director on the phone sighed: "I didn't ask too many questions. He just said that the investor will send someone over to work with the casting team that day. Listen to what he means. It doesn't seem like a good thing."
"What's the situation with your casting so far?" Zhang Zhiwei frowned, "Who made the decision in the end, did Mr. Ma follow?"
"There are now three teams, Ma Lao is in charge of the most important roles, and the rest will be selected by the other two teams. After a few rounds of cards, a few suitable ones will be selected for Ma Lao to look at." The assistant director said, "The ballet dancer belongs to the latter. I'm afraid that the investor over there will come. I just pick two people who are not very good to set off them, and finally send them to Ma Lao. Isn't the result obvious?"
After all, this is not a main role. As long as the people who are stuffed in are well-qualified, the director and producer will not be so stupid as to fight against the investors. And to put it bluntly, An Xumo actually relied on Zhang Zhiwei's relationship to get in touch with this movie. Zhang Zhiwei really has no reason to criticize the investor's jumping in the queue.
"I see, thank you for reminding me about this." Zhang Zhiwei pinched the base of his nose, "I'll think of a way, and I'll have to ask you to help me a little bit more at the scene, and treat you to dinner when I come back to City S."
On the other side of the phone, he said a few more polite words, saying that he would contact him anytime if there was news, and then hung up the phone. Zhang Zhiwei let out a long breath, and looked at the phone with a black screen with a serious expression.
An Xumo hesitated and said, "I'm causing you trouble, isn't this matter..."
Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand at An Xumo, his voice didn't sound very tense, and he said, "Don't worry, your Uncle Zhang has seen too many storms, how can you not solve this small matter."
Compared with getting this role, An Xumo was actually more worried about causing trouble to others because of himself. He really doesn't know how to repay the kindness of others, and always feels that he owes the other party too much because of this kind of favor.
However, what Zhang Zhiwei said was not a scene, he quickly analyzed the whole situation with An Xumo: "Xiao Mo, I didn't recommend you just because of my relationship with you | mother |, I read the script from Ma Lao , this dancer does not have many roles, but it is a very brilliant role. And the conditions of this role are almost tailor-made for you. Whether you miss this role or the role misses you, it will become a regret in the end .”
"Your professional skills are very solid, enough for this role, and your own conditions are also very suitable for the big screen. If not, I would not recommend you to Mr. Ma." Zhang Zhiwei said seriously, "Besides , there is another reason, your own popularity and popularity will also bring additional benefits to this movie."
"Although there are not many male ballet dancers who are suitable for the big screen, there are always those who want to find them. Why don't the casting team go directly to the ballet troupe to find seedlings? Because they also have to weigh various factors. Although you They have only debuted not long ago, but they already have their own topics and discussions, and these things will be converted into corresponding benefits when the movie is released. Under the same cost, they will not choose those ballerinas, but to choose you."
Zhang Zhiwei picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, then said slowly, "So you must have confidence in yourself, do you understand?"
An Xumo nodded and said seriously, "I will, thank you Uncle Zhang."
Zhang Zhiwei couldn't help but sighed softly, he said: "Xiao Mo, this is not the first time, nor will it be the last time. You will understand after a lot of experience, humility and courtesy will never be able to survive in this situation." To survive in the circle, you have to work a hundred times harder to ensure that your things are not taken away by others."
An Xumo obediently agreed, and Zhang Zhiwei looked at the young and childish boy opposite, and still couldn't get rid of the heavy feeling of falling in his heart.
From entering this industry, the road ahead is full of foreseeable thorns and bumps. Even if a young boy is lucky|hard enough and hard enough not to be beaten to the ground like other people, he will definitely face all kinds of bumps and bumps.
This casting is just the beginning. Zhang Zhiwei only hopes that there will be a satisfactory result in the end.
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After meeting Zhang Zhiwei, the originally clear future became blurred. An Xumo hadn't reacted in any way, but Tang Tang had already started to feel worried.
After all, this time is an excellent opportunity. It would be a pity if she really made a wedding dress for someone else in the end. The day of the audition was approaching, and Tang Tang was counting the days to turn koi every day, and even when Xin Zimai called her over, he didn't care about being nervous.
Xin Zimai called her to remind An Xumo to attend the audition, because An Xumo is a signed artist of Jindian, and these tasks still need to go through the company's process. After Li|Xiu|Qing left, Xin Zimai was responsible for more extensive business content. Tang Tang only thought that this was a notice from the crew to the company because of Zhang Zhiwei's relationship, and Director Xin was in charge of reminding him. She immediately agreed to the matter, never thinking of the fact that Xin Zimai was still Zhou Jinchen's manager.
Compared with the nervous Tang Tang, An Xumo became the one with a more stable mind. He is still continuing the almost rigorous ballet training and body training, trying his best to finally achieve a good result.
An Xumo also had something to worry about, but his main concern was not how much he would lose if he missed this opportunity, but the acting class that he took together with the ballet training.
Like the ballet teacher, the instructor of the performance class is also a resource approved by Xin Zimai to Tang Tang. However, unlike the already successful dancers, An Xumo knew almost nothing about acting before class. From the first day of class, the tension brought by the two-hour acting class every day far exceeded Ten hours of ballet training.
Because of time constraints, they only had time to hold hands together. The performance teacher didn't talk about those systematic theories anymore. The most task he assigned was to let An Xumo show his true emotions in front of a video recorder—crying, laughing, surprised, Afraid, and so on.
For an actor, this kind of thing is just the most basic quality, but for An Xumo, it is the biggest problem.
An Xumo really didn't know how to show such intense emotions, and the daily acting class almost became a torment. In the end, in order not to let him lose confidence and get worse, the performance teacher had to turn to training An Xumo to speak, trying to step up and improve his line ability.
After weeks of tension at that string, audition day for the casting finally arrived.
The audition location was in City H. An Xumo and Tang Tang came a day early, and were notified by the crew to be called to a building early the next morning. Naturally, it was impossible for Zhang Zhiwei to appear in person on such an occasion, but he entrusted the assistant director who had called before, that is, Liu Longfei who was in charge of the overall work, to ask Assistant Director Liu to help take care of An Xumo.
There were a lot of people who came to audition, and there were more than one roles to be selected today. An Xumo was assigned to Group B, and stood with a group of young boys whose temperament was obviously different from ordinary people. This group of people does not seem to be very old, and they should know each other. An Xumo listened for a while, and found that they were actors in several large ballet troupes nearby. They were familiar with each other because they often performed and competed together.
Compared with them, An Xumo, who was alone, seemed a bit alone. Those young people were talking excitedly at first, but when someone recognized An Xumo, their voices became noticeably quieter.
It has to be admitted that most of An Xumo's fans are young girls. Relatively speaking, the same sex's love for him is not so crazy. Coupled with the obvious competition for the same role, the reaction of the group of young people was also normal.
An Xumo didn't pay attention to this. He was thinking about what Zhang Zhiwei said before. The other party was right. This character is just a supporting role with little role. Popular young idols who can dance don't like it. Standing in front of a group of professional dancers An Xumo among the actors was even more prominent.
The first round of auditions started quickly, everyone went in one by one, and it took less than two minutes before they came out and it was the next turn.
After An Xumo went in by himself, he realized that the first round was only a very simple shooting process. There were three people in the room, one was in charge of taking the video, the other was sorting out the videos in front of the computer, and the third was checking the serial number with the list. An Xumo took a frontal shot, a side shot, and a back shot as required. After the shot, he was asked to leave the room.
The first round only looked at appearance conditions and standing posture, so the round was over soon. All the videos were sent to the casting team, and about half an hour later, someone came to announce the list of candidates for the second round of auditions.
What everyone didn't expect was that with just a simple shot, nearly two-thirds of the candidates were eliminated.
After the visitor finished reading the short list, everyone didn't realize it yet, thinking that there would be a second page next. As a result, the man folded the paper after reading, and said directly: "The others can leave first."
After listening to Tang Tang's explanation, An Xumo knew the criteria for the first round of recruiting. Although the auditions were already selected from the best ballet troupes, many people were still limited by their appearance. After all, you don't need to look at your face to practice ballet, but movies are different.
Those who are not selected will naturally not be happy, but their emotions are no longer considered by the crew. An Xumo and the other selected people followed the person who read the list. They went up a floor and came to a bigger room.
This round of testing was simpler and clearer than the first round. Everyone measured their height, head circumference, leg length, and neck length in turn. An Xumo had never experienced this before. He was confused by the test, but the other mirror viewers His performance was very calm, as if he had already experienced it.
An Xumo thought for a while before remembering what the teacher said when he first started ballet training. The teacher said that ballet has very strict requirements on the figure of the dancers. Dancers generally have nine heads—the body is the length of nine heads. They are tall and have a small face, which is more in line with visual aesthetics overall. In addition, there are also requirements for the proportion of the dancer's body. An excellent ballet dancer's basic legs will be fifteen centimeters longer than the upper body, which will be more pleasing to the eye when displayed on the stage.
At that time, these were all theories that the teacher casually brought up during dance practice, and An Xumo did not expect that the crew would use these criteria as screening criteria. And because of the magnification of the movie lens, actors need better physical conditions, and this round is more stringent than the requirements of ballet dancers.
Fortunately, An Xumo's own qualifications were outstanding, and he soon became one of the ten remaining people, and they entered the next round of auditions together.
The beginning of the third round is a test of acting skills, but before the start, everyone waiting in the corridor heard another news——
Ma Lao, the chief director of the film, who had no plan to show up, unexpectedly came. And he was at the audition scene, planning to see their next performance.
Several young people who passed the audition were still waiting quietly. When they heard the news, they couldn't help becoming nervous. This is Mr. Ma. It's really unimaginable that they might have contact with real people. .
Ma Lao's real name is Ma Mingcheng, and he is one of the most recognized directors in China. He was one of the first explorers from the period when domestic films were just developing. Over the past few decades, he has won countless awards, and he has also single-handedly cultivated five movie kings and queens for the entertainment industry.
If I didn't have any specific concepts when I came to the audition before, when I learned that I would see a real person soon, the excitement and nervousness would be completely overwhelmed. Such a person comes to their audition in person, and if they don't perform well... the consequences are too bad.
The tense atmosphere around did not affect An Xumo. Although he also admired Mr. Ma's achievements, his mentality is still stable now. At this moment, Tang Tang, who was waiting downstairs, suddenly ran over and whispered to An Xumo that Assistant Director Liu asked him to wait at the corner of the corridor on the right, and he had something to say.
During the second round of height measurement just now, An Xumo gave Tang Tang the phone. Looking at the phone during the waiting period would easily leave a bad impression. An Xumo didn't take the phone back, so the text message received Tang Tang came here specifically to look for him.
The news from the crew is that Ma Lao is watching another audition for the role, so they will have to wait for the third round of audition. Tang Tang helped to wait here in case there was a temporary notice, and An Xumo went to the corridor on the right alone.
Although there were a lot of people auditioning today, the production crew had arranged very well. The candidates for each role were all gathered in the same area, and no one ran around. In addition, there is ample space in the building. After leaving the area where the candidates were just now, the surrounding area seemed empty, and no one else came and went.
Liu Longfei was talking about the corner, and An Xumo walked for a long time before reaching the end. At the end of the corridor was a public toilet. Before An Xumo could go there, he saw a slender man coming out of the open door.
An Xumo froze for a moment.
"Brother, uh... Senior... Do you respect Brother Chen?"
Compared with An Xumo, who was so nervous that he changed his address three times within two seconds, the man whose name was called seemed much calmer. He didn't seem surprised why An Xumo appeared here, he just nodded.
An Xumo was stunned for a moment, only to realize that Zhou Jinchen didn't intend to leave, and the other party didn't seem to stay for him on purpose, presumably there were other people in the bathroom.
An Xumo was a little overwhelmed, he said softly, "Brother Chen... are you also here for the audition?"
Zhou Jin glanced at him deeply, the expression on his face was somewhat unpredictable. Just when An Xumo thought he would not answer, the man spoke, his deep voice shook his eardrums: "I am the lead actor in this movie."
This time An Xumo was the real one, completely stunned.
Joy and tension can't be said to be stronger, and the surging emotions broke through the outer film of the package and hit the chest directly. An Xumo, who would comfort Tang Tang not to be nervous before the audition, suddenly had a hundred times stronger emotions than Tang Tang.
He, he wanted this supporting role.
In order not to affect An Xumo's emotions, Tang Tang didn't say much before, but from her occasional words, An Xumo could also understand what the movie could bring him if the audition was successful. "Personal guidance from the big director", "resources on the big screen of movies", "direct crossover from an idol idol to an actor"... and so on, each of which is something that others rush to grab.
But compared to these attractive benefits, An Xumo cared more about not wanting to disappoint Zhang Zhiwei's efforts for him before the audition.
Until meeting Zhou Jinshen, An Xumo still had a very precious sense of normalcy. Even the candidates around him were uneasy because of Mr. Ma's visit, but he was at ease, thinking that as long as he did his best, he would be fine. .
But now, now his thoughts are completely different.
An Xumo subconsciously began to look forward to the news from the deputy director Liu. He wanted to know the news of his competitor. He couldn't help but want to confirm whether he could firmly grasp the due diligence during this audition. the result of.
But now that Zhou Jinshen was standing here, An Xumo couldn't take two steps forward to go to the corner. He was so nervous that his fingertips started to feel cold, and he couldn't help biting the tip of his tongue again.
For a moment, An Xumo even ignored why Zhou Jinshen didn't ask him why he was here. He heard the other party say: "Mr. Ma came to the audition, let's go with him."
After Zhou Jinshen finished saying "we", another man came out from the bathroom beside them.
The visitor had a handsome face, a smile in his eyes, and a clear voice: "Sincerely, I've been waiting for a long time."
Because Zhou Jinchen blocked his sight, the visitor came out and saw An Xumo. He was slightly surprised, but soon recovered his faint smile: "This is...?"
An Xumo hurriedly said, "Teacher Lin Rui, I am An Xumo."
That person is the film emperor Lin Rui who collaborated with Zhou Jinshen in "Scarecrow" before. Although he has been famous for a long time, he is not yet thirty, and he doesn't feel like a big-name airs. He looks very easy-going : "I know you, Wang Yixiang and I mentioned it, you are a wonderful kid."
An Xumo smiled shyly.
Lin Rui turned to Zhou Jinshen: "You two are chatting? Do you want me to go to the side and wait?"
Zhou Jin shook his head deeply: "No need."
He said to An Xumo: "Wait and perform well."
An Xumo hurriedly said: "Okay, yes, I will work hard!"
When An Xumo disappeared around the corner, Lin Rui looked away and said with a smile, "Jinchen, how did you know each other?"
"We've been on a variety show together," Zhou Jinshen signaled, "Let's go."
An Xumo came to the agreed corner, where there was a semi-divided space with an automatic coffee machine inside. After a while, Liu Longfei hurried over.
During the audition before, An Xumo had met Liu Longfei once. Liu Longfei had a fierce face and a beard. Just looking at his appearance could stop a child from crying at night. But he himself has a very good personality, and he is very easy-going when talking to An Xumo.
"Come on, Xiao An, let me tell you."
Liu Longfei glanced around, and lowered his voice after making sure there was no one there, "Today, the audition team has added people, and the investor side is sure to come, but the group I'm in is not in charge of the male fourth, so I don't know where it is now. The appearance of a person. You don’t need to worry, ah, during the audition later, someone may deliberately make things difficult for you, you must calm down, now Mr. Ma has come, he is the one who makes the decision, as long as you perform well, Investors can't force you down."
"You must stabilize your mentality, don't panic, do you hear me?" Liu Longfei knew that people like them who have no acting experience are most likely to get nervous in front of everyone, especially now that Mr. Ma is present, the mentality of ordinary people must not be very stable, so he Only then can I emphasize, "Even if it makes things difficult for you, you can just take this as a test of acting skills."
As soon as An Xumo nodded, Liu Longfei in front of him suddenly trembled: "Huh?!"
He opened his eyes and looked behind An Xumo: "Who?!"
An Xumo stood facing the coffee machine without seeing the figure behind him. When he turned around and came back, he found that Zhou Jinshen, whom he had just met, was looking at Liu Longfei with an unfriendly expression.
After seeing the figure clearly, Liu Longfei breathed a sigh of relief: "Scared me... It's Jin Chen, why are you here?"
He deliberately lowered his voice just now, and was still paying attention to the movement around him. He didn't pay attention to his eyes until he emphasized the order with anxiety. Liu Longfei was sure that Zhou Jinchen didn't hear what he said, so he breathed a sigh of relief and put on a smiling face: "Aren't you going to watch the audition with Ma Lao?"
Liu Longfei's appearance made him suffer a lot before, and after the cooperation became familiar, everyone believed that he was a warm-hearted and good person. However, at this moment, in the eyes of An Xumo who had been told, Liu Longfei's smile looked a little fierce, as if... just finished blackmailing him.
Not to mention the image in Zhou Jinshen's eyes.
Zhou Jin looked at Liu Longfei with a deep frown, and stretched out his hand to pull An Xumo who was standing between them. Before An Xumo could react, he was dragged behind by the man.
The man with his back turned was slender, with a stern voice: "Assistant Director Liu, the audition for Group A has already started, why are you here?"