Except for Teacher Li Xuejian, other actors arrived at Spring City one after another before the afternoon.
Du Wei was accompanied by her sister Du Fei on leave, Liu Ye was accompanied by Xie Yu, Huang Bo and Tang Wei both arrived by plane alone, and the two teachers Chen Daoming and Chen Baoguo each brought an assistant.
Liu Ye came earlier. Although he and Xie Yu would both be on the front lines of the entertainment industry in the future, the young couple at this time showed complete humility and caution in everything.
Li Mu is not a fan of Liu Ye, let alone Xie Yu. If possible, he would prefer that Liu Ye's role be played by a capable actor with sufficient acting skills and experience. But unfortunately, this role must be younger, so It seems that Leonardo in Titanic must be very young, and among young mainland actors, it is probably very difficult to find someone who is more suitable than Liu Ye in terms of overall situation.
When Liu Ye and Xie Na faced Li Mu, Spielberg, and other seniors, they showed absolute respect. This humble attitude made Li Mu relatively satisfied.
Su Yingxue's cousin Wang Xinran came from Yanjing accompanied by her mother Su Yuehua. Su Yuehua was not sure about letting Wang Xinran fly from Yanjing to Spring City alone, so she deliberately asked for leave and wanted to stay with her in Spring City until the press conference was over.
Coincidentally, the flight chosen by Wang Xinran and her mother Su Yuehua was the same flight as that of sisters Du Wei and Du Fei. Although they were in different cabins, when they landed, the four of them took a staff car from the airport to the hotel together.
Wang Xinran was extremely excited along the way. Although school would start tomorrow, she deliberately asked for leave from her teacher. This time Li Mu invited her to participate in "Flying Tigers", which was a huge joy for her. Originally, she was in After successfully playing the second female lead in "Those Years", she has gained some popularity and fame in the film and television circles. She is the envy of all acting students in the film school.
This time, Wang Xinran did not reveal the news that she was going to participate in "Flying Tigers" to anyone except her parents and relatives, but she also had some vanity in her heart. She knew that when she came to attend the press conference this time, He is just waiting for the crew to announce to the public the news that he and other actors will participate in the film, so he doesn't have to wait for him to return to Yanjing. The students at the film school must already know everything.
If you think about it carefully, none of the current acting students in the film school are as lucky as me. They played the second female lead in a movie that broke the box office record before entering school, and now they have the opportunity to participate in such a high-profile film. blockbuster of the century, everyone must be envious of their luck, but they never dreamed that their idol Li Mu, who they were obsessed with all day long, was actually their sister's boyfriend.
Unlike Wang Xinran, who was very excited, Du Wei was not too excited about taking on the role of this movie. Although countless actresses went crazy eager for her role, for her, what she thought of was basically Li Mu's love for her. In short, if Li Mu lets him act, he should act well and not let him down.
When the four of them arrived, several other actors had already arrived. Li Mu arranged for everyone to be in the multimedia hall of the hotel, where Spielberg wanted to get to know everyone one by one and explain to everyone in detail some of the filming plans for this movie. , core focus, and also worked with his assistant to give each actor a simple audition.
All Chinese actors were selected by Li Mu. Although Spielberg rarely gave away the power of casting actors, he was working with Li Mu after all. He made a very big concession in principle, and Li Mu selected the actors. He would not think about changing the role, but as a director, he must also have an understanding of each actor's acting status, so although this audition is not about everyone's stay, it is about everyone's role in Spielberg. mental image.
Wang Xinran was particularly happy to see Li Mu. She had not seen Li Mu for a long time. She knew that Li Mu was a busy man and was running around all day long. It was not easy for her sister to see him, let alone herself.
Li Mu also greeted Wang Xinran very warmly, not forgetting Su Yuehua next to her, and said politely: "Aunt Su, you are here too."
"Yes." Su Yuehua said with a smile: "I was worried about Xinran traveling alone, and I even asked for leave on purpose. If I had known that Du Fei and Du Wei happened to be on the same flight, I wouldn't have come."
Li Mu looked at Du Fei and Du Wei who came in together, and asked curiously: "Did you come on the same flight?"
Du Fei nodded and smiled: "Xiaowei and I were chatting after boarding the plane, and Xinran and Auntie came in."
Du Wei and Wang Xinran had collaborated on a play, and they had known each other for a long time, and they were also friends. However, this time Li Mu had always kept the cast a secret, so they both kept it a secret, and neither one asked the other about it. However, Neither of them were surprised when they met on the plane, and both felt that it was natural for Li Mu to invite the other person to join the film.
Li Mu smiled and said to Du Wei and Wang Xinran: "I'm afraid you two will have to take a lot of leave this semester. After our press conference is over, you have to communicate with the school in advance. If you fail the final exam, I won't be able to do it." Yan faces Aunt Su and Du Fei."
Su Yuehua said: "This movie is of such great significance, and it will definitely be a lifetime gain for the children. It doesn't matter if they miss the class, just let the two children read more and study on their own while filming."
Wang Xinran said: "Mom, you are going to exhaust your daughter to death. Besides filming, you have to read books and study by yourself..."
Su Yuehua smiled and said, "That's all I said, but I didn't expect you to actually read it."
Li Mu smiled slightly and said: "Come on, let me introduce to you first, Director Spielberg in Hollywood. This cooperation with Director Spielberg is just the beginning of Makino Imaging's cooperation with Hollywood. In the future, the company will cooperate with Spielberg Director Spielberg will have in-depth cooperation with the Hollywood production team, so you two must work hard to leave a good impression on Director Spielberg. Maybe he will invite you to film in Hollywood in the future."
Du Wei nodded obediently, her expression not showing much surprise, but Wang Xinran was shocked by Li Mu's words and nodded excitedly.
Spielberg is a master who is admired by the entire film school from students to professors. It is an extremely honor to work with him. If there is a chance to be invited by him to make a movie in Hollywood, even if it is a fifth-tier supporting role , enough to make me wake up laughing in my sleep.
Later, Spielberg used the courseware he produced to tell everyone in detail about the plot, style, vision and character positioning of the movie "Flying Tigers". After explaining many details in the movie clearly, he began to explain himself The screened script fragments are given to the corresponding actors and asked to prepare for auditions.
Spielberg's assistant set up a camera to record the entire audition process of each person. As a director, Spielberg needs to constantly study the characteristics of these actors, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, and consider each person. What a complete shooting plan.
The first one to audition was Teacher Chen Daoming. He didn't have many roles. The scene in this audition was a scene where Principal Jiang impassionedly conveyed instructions to his subordinates when he decided to develop the National Army Air Force.
There was no partner during the audition. Everyone performed their own scenes in front of the air and the camera. It was more difficult than actual filming. However, an experienced actor is an experienced actor. After pondering over the script several times, he stood in front of the camera. After the performance, Spielberg gave a thumbs up and praised in English: "It's very good. If it were shot in real life, this part should be done in one go."
Then came teachers Chen Baoguo and Li Xuejian, who all passed in one pass without exception. Especially the performance of teacher Li Xuejian made Spielberg's expression involuntarily stunned for a moment.
Compared with these veteran actors, the performances of other young actors were relatively weak. Among them, Huang Bo performed best. Spielberg only corrected him once, but his performance had already passed Spielberg's standards. Assessment.
The performances of the three girls Du Wei, Tang Wei and Wang Xinran always lacked some atmosphere of the war years. Fortunately, Spielberg patiently communicated with each of them for a long time through an interpreter, telling them how to perform in the performance. The three of them are all actors with certain acting talents, so they can basically satisfy Spielberg.
In Spielberg's words, today is just a brief contact. Although some people's acting skills are still a little lacking, I believe that in the next few months of cooperation, he will help everyone find that feeling. This is what he is good at. It is also his responsibility as a director.
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Spielberg was generally satisfied with the actors, and even exceeded his original expectations, which also made Li Mu relieved.
After all, it is a big production that carries the image of the country and the nation. If Spielberg really feels that any of the actors he has chosen is not good, he can only bite the bullet and replace it, whether it is Du Wei, whom he has always preferred, or who he feels is very good. Liu Ye fits this image.
At 7:30 in the evening, the dinner begins.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the old Flying Tigers and their relatives had already returned to the hotel. The staff arranged for them to rest for two hours before inviting them to the banquet hall.
The highlight of this dinner is for the actors to meet the old heroes, pay tribute to them, and get to know them, their stories, their memories of history, and their inner world during the Anti-Japanese War.
After the old heroes took their seats, Li Mu took the hotel's microphone and introduced to everyone: "Dear seniors, today all the Chinese main actors of "Flying Tigers" came to Spring City, and without exception, they all have their hearts set on all the seniors. They all hope to formally express their respect to the seniors, so before the dinner begins, all our cast and staff will jointly pay tribute to the seniors!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the actors who had been waiting outside the banquet hall for a long time entered the stage in order of age. When the oldest teacher Li Xuejian entered the stage first, many of the old Chinese Flying Tigers members exclaimed. Say: "It's ***!"
(End of chapter)