For any movie, the image and temperament of the actor and whether the character fits are particularly important, and it can even be said to be the most important. Liu Yifei's acting skills are mediocre, it can be said that she doesn't have much acting talent, but her starring Wang Yuyan, Zhao Ling'er, and Xiaolongnu have become classics in the hearts of many people.

On the contrary, if the actor does not fit the character, even if the acting skills are good, it is difficult for people to believe it. Zhou Xun's acting skills are very good, but she attracted a lot of scolding after she starred in "The Legend of Ruyi". Because at the beginning of this play, Ruyi was a teenage girl, and Zhou Xun was forty years old, and the traces of time on her face couldn't be stopped at all, and the Ruyi she played didn't look like a teenage girl at all. However, as the plot progresses, the age of the characters gradually gets older, and the audience's evaluation of Zhou Xun gradually rebounds.

Casting is especially important for any film. For the vast majority of films, as long as the characters are chosen correctly, the movie is half the battle. Many times it is not the actor who makes the role, but the role that makes the actor.

Xu Wangqiu felt that the image and temperament of the girl in front of him really fit Ba very well, if she could act and let her act, it should be a good choice. However, he has never had the experience of catching people on the street and trying out the show, he feels weird, and he has a feeling that a perverted uncle is harassing a little girl on the street, so he said: "Is it appropriate for us to go over like this?"

Sen Chongdao said with a smile: "This kind of thing is very common in Dongying. We went over and talked to them, and if she was interested in acting, we could let her try it out and see if she could act, and if she wasn't interested, we would continue shopping. Let's go, let's go and ask. ”

Xu Wangqiu nodded and said, "Then let's go over and ask." ”

Under the leadership of Sen Chongdao, Xu Wangqiu and the others walked towards a few girls. He stopped almost a meter away from the girls, looked at the girl who looked like a bar, nodded in greeting, and then smiled: "Hello, I'm Mori Shigemichi of Daiei Co., Ltd., can I talk to you?"

Similar to Xu Wangqiu's guess, these girls are high school classmates. Since it was the weekend and it was the time to enjoy the cherry blossoms, they spread blankets under the cherry blossom trees and enjoyed the beautiful scenery while eating snacks.

The girl who looked like Ba heard that Mori was going to talk to herself, and said vigilantly, "What does Daiei Co., Ltd." do?"

"Daiei Co., Ltd. is a film company, one of the five major film companies in Toei. We were working on a movie recently, and we saw you, and it felt like you were very similar to the heroine of the movie, Ba. Sen Chongdao took out a business card and handed it to the girl, and said with a faint smile, "This is my business card." ”

The girl took the business card and looked at it, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. I saw that the business card said that the independent director of Daiei Co., Ltd. - Mori Shigedao. The girl thought to herself, I thought it was a talent scout, but I didn't expect it to be a director.

The girl's friends all stretched out their heads curiously and stared at the business card carefully. One of the girls questioned, "Uncle, who knows if your business card is real? Another girl chimed in: "Daiei can't be the film company that specializes in pornography, right? Uncle, you don't want to trick Akina into acting in, right?"

Sen Chongdao almost didn't jump up when he heard this: "The company that specializes in making is a daily life, not a big movie." We are all very serious films, and we are working with actors like Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni, and Ken Takakura. ”

Xu Wangqiu saw that Sen Chongdao felt like he had been stepped on by his tail, and felt a little funny, thinking that he thought you were making, why was he so excited?

Tsunoko Hirata, who was next to him, told him in a low voice: "There are many left-wing people in the Toei film industry, and the left-wing is the mainstream; in order to expand his influence, Toei Right/Wing has made a lot of films, and these films are mainly released through daily activities, and Riqing is now mainly making pornographic films, so Mr. Mori hates this company very much." ”

Xu Wangqiu suddenly realized that as a former soldier of the People's Liberation Army and a left-wing filmmaker, he was mistaken for a right-wing company that made pornography, no wonder Sen Fan reacted so much.

The economic conditions of the girl's family are not particularly good, she has wanted to be a singer since she was a child, that is her mother's wish, and she also believes that being a star is the fastest way to make money and can improve the family's economic situation. She studied with her sister in a ballet studio from the age of 4 until she was 14 years old, and has a fairly solid foundation in ballet. At the age of 13, she signed up for the very popular singer audition show "A Star is Born!", but the judges felt that her songs were too mature and were eliminated. A year later, she changed her youthful route and chose Seiko Matsuda's songs, but she was still rejected by the judges as not matching her age.

The girl has failed twice in the singing competition, and now there are studios that take a fancy to her, making her think that this may be an opportunity. However, she has also heard that there are scammers who trick young girls into making, so she thinks it is better to ask: "What movie are you going to make, and what role will I play?"

Seeing that the girl was interested, Mori said immediately: "It is a film co-produced by Dongying and China, and there are two directors, one is Junya Sato, the director of "Human Witness" and "Proof of Wildness", and the other is director Xu Wangqiu of China, whose movie "Hoe Rape" was released in Dongying last year, and the response was particularly good. ”

Mori Chongdao did not introduce Xu Wangqiu to the girl, Xu Wangqiu is too young, if he told the girl that Xu Wangqiu is the director of "Hoe Rape", the girl will definitely not believe it, and will suspect that he is a liar: "This movie is a serious movie, it is about war and human nature; We originally planned to choose a well-known actor to play it, but I see that your image and temperament are close to the character, and I plan to let you try it. I wonder if you're interested in trying it?"

The girl has never heard of Xu Wangqiu, nor has she watched "Hoe Rape", but she has watched "Human Witness" and "Proof of Wildness", both of which are relatively popular in Dongying. At this time, when she heard that the movie she was going to act in was directed by the directors of "Human Witness" and "Proof of Wildness", her eyes couldn't help but light up: "I'm willing to try, I don't know what I should do?"

Sen asked Xu Wangqiu in the middle of the sentence: "Mr. Xu, do you want her to try acting now." ”

Xu Wangqiu shook his head lightly: "It's too noisy here, it's not a place for performances, let's find a time to audition." ”

Mori asked solemnly, "When do you think it's appropriate?"

Xu Wangqiu thought for a while and said, "The day after tomorrow afternoon!"

The girl saw that Sen Chongdao and Xu Wangqiu couldn't stop muttering, speaking a language that she didn't understand at all, and she remembered that Sen Fang just said that she was going to act in a movie co-produced by Dongying and China, and guessed that Xu Wangqiu was Chinese. She looked at Xu Wangqiu curiously, thinking to herself that this person didn't look much older than me, and Mr. Sen Fan still had to discuss with him, could it be that he had a big background?

Sen said to the girl: "At three o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, you take my business card to the Daying company, and we will arrange an audition for you." If you can get the director's approval and pass the audition successfully, then you will get the role of Ba. ”

The girl participated in the singer audition but did not participate in the movie audition, and quickly asked, "Do I need to do anything to prepare?"

Sen asked Xu Wangqiu in a heavy way: "Do you need to let her do anything to prepare?"

Xu Wangqiu thought about it and came up with a topic: "Let her prepare a three-minute sketch with the title of Broken Love." ”

Sen said to the girl, "You go back and prepare a three-minute sketch on the topic of broken love." You go back and prepare well, and then you have to show it to the director. ”

The girl bowed deeply to Sen Chong: "Thank you, Mr. Mori, I will definitely prepare seriously when I go back." ”

In the evening, Tokuma Yasushi set up a banquet to entertain Xu Wangqiu and them, and in addition to the arrival of Mori Shigerami, Junya Sato and Yasuko Ohno also came. However, producer Yufumi Kanehara did not come, and another producer named Masao Takenaka came.

Tokuma Yasushi sighed quickly and explained to Xu Wangqiu: "Just last month, Mr. Jin Yuan passed away due to illness. ”

Xu Wangqiu was a little surprised, when Tokuma Yasushi and they arrived at the crew of "Falcon" last year, Yufumi Kanehara was fine, but he didn't expect to pass away after a few months, and couldn't help but say: "First Mr. Zhao Dan died, and now Mr. Jin Yuan has also gone." Our movie is really troubled. ”

Tokuma Yasukuai bowed slightly: "Yes, they are all very good filmmakers." Their passing is really a great loss to the film industry. They put a lot of effort into this movie, but they left us before the film started. We should carry on their legacy and make this film well, so that they will be happy to see it in heaven. ”

If it weren't for Zhao Dan's death, Xu Wangqiu might have handed over "A Game of Unfinished Chess" to Xie Fei or other directors, while he himself would have filmed Geng Gong and put the story of the thirteen soldiers returning to Yumen on the screen.

At the beginning, Xu Wangqiu took "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" to cooperate with Tokuma Kangkuai, because the country implemented unified purchase and sales, and there was no way to play big investment in the mainland, so he could only engage in co-production. Now the situation is different, the export company and China Film directly share the account, and they can play big productions, so he wants to hand over "A Game of Unfinished Chess" to others and make the movie he really wants to make.

However, after meeting Zhao Dan, who was seriously ill in Beiping, he changed his mind and not only decided to make the movie, but also planned to do his best to make the film to the highest possible level.

Xu Wangqiu nodded solemnly: "Making this movie well is the best condolence for them." If possible, we can send the film to the three major film festivals when it is finished. Through the influence of the three major film festivals, let more people know about this film. ”

Tokuma Yasukai thinks Xu Wangqiu's idea is very good: "Yes, we should send the film to the film festival so that more people can see it." You and Sato are both very good directors, and with the two of you working together, we can definitely make an extraordinary movie. Maybe we'll be able to take home a trophy from the festival!"

Xu Wangqiu remembered that "A Game of Unfinished Chess" won the Best Film Award at the Montreal Film Festival in the previous life, and he believed that his version would definitely be better than the previous one. However, it is too difficult to say about winning awards, there are too many uncertain factors in it, and there are countless good movies that have not received anything at the film festival. He smiled and said: "I don't dare to say that I won the award, I can only say that I will do my best." ”

Tokuma smiled quickly, "I have a lot of confidence in you. Kurosawa rarely praises people, but he admires your "Hoe Rape" very much, saying that it would be a pity not to be shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival, otherwise it would have been possible to win the award. Speaking of "Hoe Rape", he remembered "Falcon" and couldn't help asking, "How was "Falcon" made?"

Xu Wangqiu chuckled: "It's already finished, come over this time, we brought a copy of "Falcon" here." ”

Yasushi Tokuma was overjoyed when he heard this, and rubbed his hands together with excitement: "Great! I can't wait to see the full version of "Falcon" in real terms. ”