At nine o'clock the next day, Qin Ze and his sister came to Huanhai Film and Television as scheduled, with two assistants, three security guards, and two legal affairs. Davis arranged for an assistant to greet them at the door of the company. A blond woman with no age could be discerned. Foreign girls were already charming when they first entered puberty, while Chinese girls looked like a local girl when they were twelve or thirteen no difference. Because of this, they age quickly.
She may only be in her thirties, but judging by her appearance, it is not surprising to say forty.
The female assistant led them to a waiting room, with a professional and polite smile: "The director is auditioning, you guys take a break here."
One cup of coffee per person.
Qin Baobao took a sip, and the bitter taste made her frown. It was pure coffee with a little sugar and no milk.
She prefers beverage coffee like Starbucks.
"If you don't mind, let's go and have a look." When the assistant walked to the door, her sister called to stop her.
"Yes." The female assistant nodded, and by the way, made an inviting gesture at the door.
The audition location, in China, most of the auditions are done in a quiet room, except for a few actors and directors, there are not too many idlers, etc., but sometimes in order to test the mentality of the actors, they will deliberately let the melon-eating crowd watch.
The two followed the assistant to a large lounge. Through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass, they saw an actress auditioning. Davis sat aside and carefully looked at the expression on her face. There were many people around. Whether it's a crew member or an artist who also auditioned.
The female assistant said that there is an audition inside, please wait for a while before entering.
"I'm here to audition too, right?" Qin Baobao asked.
"Yes."
After about 20 minutes, the interview was over. The female assistant opened the door and whispered something to Davis.
Davis stood up happily and went out to greet them, which made the director make a warm gesture. These two Chinese Americans did not look like ordinary people, and the people around looked at them curiously.
"Britney, who are they?" Someone asked the female assistant who had exited.
"Chinese star." The female assistant said, "It's very famous in China."
"Are they the Chinese stars invited by the crew?"
"very beautiful."
There was a lot of discussion.
The aesthetics of foreigners is slightly different from that of China, but they are similar, and there are only subtle differences. It is impossible for an ugly woman to be regarded as a goddess in a foreign country. A woman with a delicate face and a plump body is a beauty everywhere.
Even in China, the aesthetics are different, such as "how can an uneven breast make the world flat" and "how can a small breast gather people's hearts".
Davis gave Qin Baobao the role script, "This is a new script, some details have been revised. How many days will it take?"
He gave Qin Baobao the greatest respect and preferential treatment, and asked her how many days she needed to read the script.
"I think we can try it now." Qin Baobao said.
When Tian Fang contacted the script in the United States, there was already a first draft, which was not much different from the current script. Qin Baobao had already read it, and it was no problem to choose a plot that had not been revised for an audition.
So Davis picked a scene where the goddess appeared. She came to New York to find the protagonist, and told him that the evil god was about to destroy the world. As a citizen of the United States, who is the world's policeman, and inherited the ability of God, you must join hands with me to re-seal it. evil god.
But it was such a two-minute plot that Davis called a stop three times.
"The expression lacks a bit of majesty."
"Can you relax your tone of voice, "You are obviously not a suitable mating partner", when you say this, it is too serious."
"Don't be stern, relax, but reveal the sternness of a goddess."
...
This is a bit embarrassing, Qin Baobao looked at his younger brother.
It is normal for foreign movies to pop up a few nasty jokes from time to time, but if you say that in China, the clips will definitely be cut off. Qin Baobao is not used to this kind of lines.
Then Davis probably has obsessive-compulsive disorder. It’s not good to be too majestic or too relaxed. It must be just right.
"Are you good at acting?"
"Yeah yeah, a little clip got stuck so many times."
"Isn't it normal for a Chinese star to have no acting skills?"
"Why do you say that."
"Chinese audiences complain every day that their entertainers in the entertainment industry have no acting skills, but it is true."
Outside the door, the guys who joined the fun were chattering and talking.
No matter how good the acting skills are, it is normal for an actor and actress to have a frustrating imagination during the filming process, but as far as the audition is concerned, if the nature of the special invitation and Qin Ze's face, her audition will undoubtedly fail.
Qin Baobao frowned, "One more time."
Qin Ze waved his hand, "Take a five-minute break, director, give me a lounge, not too big, I'll chat with her, and if possible, give me the script."
Davis asked the female assistant to take the two of them to a small conference room. After the female assistant left, Qin Ze noticed that her sister did not pretend to be pitiful, but frowned in thought, indicating that she was in a rigorous and serious state.
Whenever my sister is beeping, she is just pretending.
Just the two of them in the small conference room, private lessons.avi
"The shooting style here is different from that in China." Qin Ze opened the topic.
Qin Baobao didn't respond, rubbed his face, and said to himself: "The emotion is not devoted enough, the facial expression is not handled well enough, and the lines are a bit embarrassing."
"It shows that your actors are not self-cultivated enough." Qin Ze said.
An excellent actor should be able to control any role, and there is also psychological knowledge: psychological suggestion.
She can be as reserved and arrogant as a goddess, and as coquettish as a prodigal.
Not only can he be as calm and calm as a successful man, but he can also kneel and lick all kinds of tyrants like hanging silk.
Qin Ze can do it, but my sister obviously can't do it.
"Why don't we act in a rivalry, and I'll act as the male lead in a rivalry with you, and I'll give you pointers along the way." Qin Ze said.
The words "Guide you" made Qin Baobao feel that his sister's majesty was gone, wrinkled his nose unhappily, and said softly: "Okay."
During the rehearsal, Qin Ze corrected several mistakes made by his sister. When a goddess appears on stage, she must be majestic and solemn. With special effects like this, she is a true goddess.
In the process of communication, the facial expressions don't need to be too serious. Qin Baobao's acting skills are good, but the analysis of the characters is still a bit lacking.
"You are from the east, and you joined hands with the gods to seal the evil god?"
Curious face.
"Yes."
Serious face.
"I almost thought you were a little girl who likes to play cosplay, and you don't even have that kind of boyfriend."
ridicule.
"You look like a good match."
Seriously.
"That's good, let's go back." Qin Ze, who had been watching his sister's facial expressions, clapped his hands. He ignored the lines, so when he went out, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.
Returning to the audition location, Qin Ze suggested that he and his sister act opposite each other. Of course, Davis would have no objection, but time is a bit tight. His task today is to complete the audition for the few remaining roles. Qin Baobao has been delayed here for a long time. .
This time my sister played very well, and her facial expressions were well handled. Davis was extremely satisfied. Until the last part of the line, Brandon beside him felt something was wrong. After reading the script, he quickly stopped: "The line is wrong. .”
"What's wrong." Davis said in surprise.
"The correct line is 'You're clearly not a mating partner', she mispronounced it," Blanton said.
Davis dragged his chin, thinking, "But it feels good to be wrong."
Brandon: "...it seems so."
If he hadn't written the script, he would hardly have heard the wrong lines.
What's with this sense of inconsistency
"How about changing it? I think it's good." Davis said.
"No, no, no, the goddess I created is majestic. Although the lines do not violate harmony, they do not match the character design." Brandon said displeased.
Qin Ze looked at his sister speechlessly, and the latter stuck out his tongue, "If I'm not careful, I'll make a mistake."
...
The filming started a week later. Before that, the crew had already made sufficient preparations. After the supporting roles were finalized, the filming started immediately.
During the filming process, Qin Ze and Qin Baobao followed the group almost all the way. This should be the protagonist's "patent". The trouble with Qin Baobao's role is that although she does not have as many shots as the protagonist, she runs through the whole plot in a scattered manner.
And not a fixed scene.
For a while in Los Angeles, for a while by the river, for a while in the ruins, and for a while to fight the big boss in the city center.
This meant that she had to keep following the crew to each scene, and couldn't break it into separate sections and finish shooting in one go.
In a piano club in Los Angeles, the male protagonist with a strong figure is flirting with the female protagonist in the piano room. They sit side by side by the piano, the sun shines on the bright pianist, and melodious melodies float in the air.
This song suddenly became popular on the Internet last year. The video of the original song seems to be played by a foreign expert using a mobile app software. I can't find a genuine audition on any music software.
After the piano music became popular, someone tried to record the music, and it was soon released on major music websites. It was free, and it would definitely not work if you paid for it, and you would be sued.
In fact, even if it is free, there is a risk of lawsuits, but for more than a year, the creator seems to have disappeared. There is no sound in China, and even more so abroad. The exchange of information between countries has been blocked, and the piano music suddenly became a thing without an owner.
The English version has a variety of names, but the generally recognized name is "To Baby", which is said to be the case in Chinese.
"OK." Davis motioned for the passage.
Holding the camera around the camera to take close-ups of the actor and his girlfriend, he straightened his back and beat his back.
The silent and focused working environment suddenly relaxed, and the crew members communicated easily.
The next episode is still in the piano room. The building is about to collapse. The horsemen of the evil gods are wreaking havoc in the city. The Oriental Goddess will come out to kill the horseboys and fight side by side with the protagonist.
So Qin Baobao and Qin Ze also followed.
"Director, I have something to say." Qin Ze raised his hand towards Davis, signaling that he had something to do.