"What's it like? How do you understand this role?" Zhong Jiudao asked No. 3 to pause the performance and sit aside to wait. He asked the casting director seriously.
He always likes to learn from other people's opinions and think about problems from multiple angles.
He thought No. 3's performance was unbearable, but the casting director thought it was okay, which meant that there was a difference of opinion between them. Only by understanding the casting director's ideas can we communicate better.
Although Zhong Jiudao had the final say in the previous films, the final product was the result of his understanding of the ghosts' ideas, which was also a result of collective wisdom.
"It's just the popular gay stuff nowadays," casting director Zhong Jiudao blinked and said, "I understand." "Although I don't quite understand why young people like this type of thing, as a commercial film, it's okay to add some of this element."
"What do you think?" Zhong Jiudao asked the producer.
The producer said: "Director Lin and I have similar opinions, but I think there is something wrong with the way No. 3 performs. How can he be so gay? Is this the plot of an idol drama? No. 5 will definitely act like this."
"I understand." Zhong Jiudao didn't say anything, but continued to call No. 3 to perform the next performance.
The second scene was a high-five between the two of them, smiling at each other. No. 3 was still the performance method selected by the casting director, holding Luo Huai's hand, holding him in his arms, letting his chin rest on his shoulder, and patting Luo Huai on the back: "You will be my best partner in the future, I can't live without you."
Zhong Jiudao picked up a pen and wrote and drew on the white paper to record actor No. 3. At the beginning, he wrote down the image characteristics of actor No. 3, thinking about how to shape the character in a way that can maximize the strengths and minimize the weaknesses. After watching the second performance of No. 3, the white paper had been turned into a mess by Zhong Jiudao.
He changed a piece of paper and rewrote his thoughts. Instead of giving feedback to the casting director immediately, he continued the audition.
However, both the casting director and the producer could see that No. 3's acting was too extroverted, which was indeed not suitable.
No. 4's image is fine, but he has a bit of buck teeth. The movie currently doesn't have time to wait for him to get his teeth fixed, and his acting skills aren't good enough for the movie to give up everything and wait for him, so we can only ignore him for now.
As soon as No. 5 entered the room, Zhong Jiudao asked the producer: "Are you sure he is 183cm tall?"
This was actually the first time that the producer met him in person. He had previously only seen photos, videos and company recommendations. He was dumbfounded after meeting No. 5 today. How different in height does this person seem to be from Luo Huai? He is indeed 183cm tall. The problem is that he is already wearing height-increasing insoles, so he can't wear insoles to increase his height. Does he have to walk on stilts to film
183 is fake, but it is my height after I increased my height.
"Let's perform first." Zhong Jiu said, "If you are shorter, you can use boxes as a cushion and use shooting techniques to highlight the height difference. The right temperament is more important than anything else."
After interviewing several people, Zhong Jiudao's requirements have gradually changed from "as long as the height is less than 188cm, it's fine", to "appearance can be adjusted with technology, and if the acting skills are too good, they can be taught slowly, as long as the temperament is suitable."
Even though his requirements have been lowered so much, No. 5's acting is still too strong.
After the performance of No. 3, the producer secretly sent a message to tell the company to remind No. 5 to be more restrained in his performance and not to be too revealing.
No. 5 adjusted his state of mind. He sat next to Luo Huai and looked at him tenderly: "You are always competing with the police for clues. It's very dangerous. I am worried about you."
Luo Huai held the wine glass in his hand and raised his eyebrows: "That's because you guys are too slow, and that's not called danger, it's called excitement."
He glanced at No. 5, drank the wine in one gulp, and put the glass on the bar. The bartender snapped his fingers and said, "Waiter, it's my treat. Give him a low-alcohol drink so that he doesn't get drunk in this kind of situation. It's dangerous."
"No!" No. 5 slapped the table. "Give me a glass of strong liquor. I can drink a lot!"
Everyone: “…”
The room was silent, and the casting director whispered, "This is probably just a height issue. The whole person's aura is suppressed by Luo Huai."
The producer also lowered his head. The aura is something that can only be made up by teaching the director skills.
Luo Huai has a youthful temperament. He can play sunny big boys, young people who have just entered the society, rich second-generations who are a little arrogant, spoiled young men, ambitious princes/princes, and even detectives, which are handsome, rebellious and challenging roles. This is his current acting style. If he is asked to play roles such as overbearing presidents, emperors of all ages, heads of large families, and calm criminal police captains, he can handle them even if his acting skills are not good, because his aura is enough.
When he is older and has accumulated experience and honed his acting skills, he can try this kind of role and break through himself.
His aura is non-aggressive enough, and No. 5 is even less so. No. 5 can actually be suppressed by Luo Huai, and the woman who was drunk in the end was simply acting like a spoiled child. If No. 5 is chosen, he will play the detective, and Luo Huai will play a criminal policeman with a very stable and somewhat idealistic personality, but that would be a bit of putting the cart before the horse.
The producer had no choice but to let No. 5 go down and let the next person take his place. Unexpectedly, everything went as expected.
After 10 people finished the audition, several of them were very satisfied.
"Director Zhong, the role of the criminal police is indeed too difficult if we shoot it completely according to the script. It is currently difficult to find such an actor because many of his settings are contradictory." The casting director said.
The producer also agreed, "It's not that easy to find a role for this role alone, but it's even harder to find someone who matches Luo Huai's aura. Luo Huai is already over 1.8 meters tall, and we want to find someone taller than him. This condition blocks many suitable actors."
Casting director: "He has the intimidation of a police officer, but also the friendliness that makes people believe him; he is mature and steady, but can be 5 years older than the detective, with traces of time on his face; he is 1.9 meters tall, but can be aggressive, giving people a sense of security; he has conflicts with the detective, but can have too many verbal and physical conflicts; he cares about the detective, but can be too considerate, and can be restrained and decent. This... this degree is too difficult to grasp, and it is impossible to master it without decades of acting skills."
The producers agree that everything in their film is based on Director Zhong's requirements and they fully trust Director Zhong's judgment. They have read the script and think that a criminal police officer should be like this, but it is easy to restore the characters in the novel and the script in film and television. There are no such ideal people in real life.
Qian Duoqun was a lucky nouveau riche in the entertainment industry. Even if Zhong Jiudao was willing to take him with him, he had very little experience and could not interrupt these two.
Now everyone was in a stalemate. Qian Duoqun looked at this and that and raised his hand weakly.
"What do you think, Producer Qian? Which actor do you like?" the producer asked very politely.
"I personally think, just my personal opinion, if you look carefully at the character of the detective in the script, do you feel that he looks familiar?" Qian Duoqun asked.
"How did you meet? Which movie character does he look like? Should we go talk to the actor who played that role?" the casting director asked.
Qian Duoqun pointed at Zhong Jiu weakly and said, "He looks a lot like Director Zhong."
Luo Huai had worked with 10 actors in a row and was so tired that he lay on the table without any image. When he heard Qian Duoqun's words, he immediately sat up straight and nodded wildly at Zhong Jiudao: "Yes, yes, yes, I think he looks like Director Zhong too!"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhong Jiudao, and the casting director said, "Director Zhong, please show us so that we can have a model."
"It's okay to give a demonstration." Zhong Jiudao did not reject this.
He had already had a picture of the image of a detective in his mind, so he played the role with ease.
Luo Huai was sitting on a chair drinking. Zhong Jiudao made a move to go out. He did not go directly to Luo Huai, but looked around and frowned slightly. It seemed that he was not looking for the person he was looking for in the familiar environment.
When he saw the detective sitting at the bar, he immediately strode over with a clear purpose and a straight posture. It was obvious that he had undergone professional military training and he blended in with the aura of the people around him.
Zhong Jiudao was wearing casual clothes, but they looked more formal than the uniform of No. 3.
He came to the detective and sat down on the chair next to him, his back straight. He tapped the bar in front of the detective lightly to attract his attention before saying, "You took the clothes."
His tone was firm, with a hint of approval in his eyes.
"What clothes? I know." The detective raised his head and drank, hiding his emotions.
"I know you are looking for evidence and will give it to your employer, the party involved in this case. The party has already handed over the evidence to us." The criminal police said.
"It's not a big deal that I found him. It didn't affect your ability to solve the case." The detective turned around and tapped the detective's chest. "Don't be so rigid."
The criminal police raised his hand, used the back of his hand to separate the detective's fingers, and said seriously: "You should tell the police if you have clues, but you are taking risks to find them yourself. What if you alert the murderer? What if the clues are destroyed? What if the person involved is not as innocent as you think? Your behavior will not only affect the police's handling of the case, but also put yourself in danger. If you are not careful, you will bring disaster upon yourself."
"Your procedures are too slow. The murderer has already run away. You should be flexible." The detective said to the bartender, "I'll treat you. Give him a light drink so he doesn't get drunk and put himself in danger."
After finishing his speech, the detective stood up and ran into the dance floor, dancing with everyone.
The detective frowned and looked at his back, then he sighed slightly and asked the bartender: "Just plain water."
He ignored the detective's provocation of inviting him to drink low-alcohol wine and still maintained his principles. However, even if he only drank water, the aura of the criminal police was still strong, and he did not need to use strong liquor to prove himself.
After the performance, the producer and the casting director got together to discuss for a while, and the producer said to Zhong Jiu: "Director Zhong, your acting is really bad."
Casting director: "A director knows a little bit about everything. The acting skills of many actors are also adjusted bit by bit by the director. The actors can be a little worse, but the director must have a good idea in mind."
Zhong Jiudao returned to his seat and said, "This is 80% of the criminal police in my mind."
“Only 80%?” Qian Duoqun asked.
This is many times better than the actors who just auditioned.
"The conditions are simple. There is no music or camera movement. The rest will be made up by technology." The casting director could understand Zhong Jiudao's meaning.
The producer asked: "Director Zhong, do you think it would be okay for us to hire an assistant director?"
Zhong Jiu said: "Why do we need to hire an assistant director? We already have enough staff."
He is a person who can handle multiple roles. With so many professionals in this movie, Zhong Jiudao has even less time to work.
Producer: "That's right. I think if you play this role, the director will definitely not have enough people to help you when filming your scenes, and you will also need someone to help you adjust your posture, movement, movements and micro-expressions. It's best to hire one."
"I'll act?" Zhong Jiudao was very surprised. Did he just come out to make a scene so that these two people could choose the actors
The casting director nodded: "Yes, we think it is easier to find an assistant director than the actor you are looking for. The only difference between you and the character is that the character is very young, only 26 years old, and Director Zhong must be in his 30s. When the time comes, let the makeup artist make you look younger, and the lighting..."
"I will be 26 after the Chinese New Year." Zhong Jiu said.
Casting Director: “…”
Producer:"… "
This is a bit embarrassing.