The audition for the movie "Cold" was at 9 a.m. in a conference room in Yindu. At 8:30, when Xu Wangqiu and Zhang Yimou came to the audition conference room, the audition actors had not yet arrived, but the staff of Yindu had already arrived. They are busy in the field, setting up tables and setting up cameras.

It didn't take long for Xia Meng to come in. Xia Meng is a producer and an investor, and she will definitely be present at the movie audition. However, Xu Wangqiu is the director of the movie, and he is the actor who makes the decision. He is the chief interviewer today, and it is up to him to decide what the auditioners will play and how they will act. Therefore, Xu Wangqiu sat in the middle, Xia Meng sat on the right, and Zhang Yimou sat on the left.

When the time points to nine o'clock, the audition officially begins.

When the staff called the actor who auditioned for the first time in, when Xu Wangqiu saw the face of the auditioner, he couldn't help but smile. Because this actor was famous for comedy in his last life, known as the king of comedy, it was none other than Zhou Xingchi.

In the last life, Zhou Xingchi failed to take the TVB exam, and he turned a bitter love scene into a comedy. However, in this life, he went very well in the Great Wall examination, because the Great Wall has filmed a lot of comedies and light comedies. For example, before Zhang Xinyan filmed "Shaolin Temple", he successively filmed two comedies, "Bus Adventure and Good Relationship" and "Tongtian Linji". After graduating from the actor training class last year, Zhou Xingchi starred in two Yindu movies, both of which were small supporting roles, with only one line in the first movie and only three lines in the second movie.

After Zhou Xingchi entered the conference room, he came to Xu Wangqiu and them. He took a slight breath and bowed to Xu Wangqiu and them: "Sister Xia Meng, Director Xu, and that gentleman." My name is Zhou Xingchi, I am 21 years old this year, and I am a contracted actor of Great Wall. After graduating from the Great Wall, I starred in "Mint Coffee" and "Father and Son" in Yindu. I like director Xu Wangqiu's movies very much, and I very much hope to work with director Xu. I came here this time to interview for the role of Zhang Jie. ”

Xia Meng and Zhang Yimou trembled a little when they heard Zhou Xingchi's voice, and they both shook their heads slightly. The first lesson for actors to learn acting is to relax, that is, to unload their psychological baggage. Because actors can only perform freely when they are relaxed, otherwise it is easy to use too much force. This actor named Zhou Xingchi was so nervous that he couldn't even speak, and it may be very problematic for him to act.

Xu Wangqiu didn't think it was strange, Zhou Xingchi was like this. Because of family reasons, he has some low self-esteem and insecurity. Even after becoming famous, he is still afraid of facing interviews, and he is still nervous in front of the camera. Once he was invited to give a lecture at Peking University, and thousands of people waited for him in the square to find him; it turned out that he was nervous and hid in the school cafeteria. Xu Wangqiu smiled and comforted: "We are a company, we are all our own people, don't be nervous." ”

Zhou Xingchi said in a slightly trembling voice: "I know, I'm not nervous. ”

Xu Wangqiu thought to himself that he was not nervous about what you were shaking, but he didn't say it, he knew that saying it would only make Zhou Xingchi even more nervous. He looked at Zhou Xingchi and said with a smile: "Do you know how to tell jokes?"

Zhou Xingchi didn't know why Xu Wangqiu was asking this question, so he said without thinking about it: "I can tell, I can tell jokes." ”

Xu Wangqiu nodded slightly: "Then you can talk about one." ”

Zhou Xingchi usually likes to tell jokes to others, and let him tell jokes really when he opens his mouth: "There was a patient who went to the doctor, and he asked, "Doctor, what disease do I have?" The doctor replied, "You are suffering from a terminal illness!" The patient was shocked and asked, "What ......is it?" So doctor, how long do I have to live? The doctor said, 10...... Without waiting for the doctor to finish, the patient hurriedly asked, what about ...... So...... Is it 10 years, 10 months, or 10 ...... 0 God? Just listen to the doctor, 9, 8, 7, 6 ......"

Xia Meng was amused by Zhou Xingchi's joke, and Zhang Yimou was also amused.

Xu Wangqiu smiled with satisfaction: "The joke is good. You go out and call the next actor in. ”

Zhou Xingchi was stunned for a moment, what is the situation, I haven't acted yet, why did you ask me to go out, is it that the joke I told is not funny, don't let me act, and hurriedly said: "I'll tell a joke again, I have a particularly funny joke." Definitely burst your belly with a laugh. ”

Xu Wangqiu waved his hand and said, "No, I already understand your situation." Call the next auditioning actor in. ”

Zhou Xingchi was unwilling to give up: "But I haven't acted yet." Director, just let me play a part. ”

Xu Wangqiu smiled and comforted: "Telling jokes sounds easy, but it is very difficult to tell jokes well and vividly, and it requires acting skills." The joke you tell can be seen as a little skit in which there are two characters, a doctor and a patient. To tell this joke well, you not only have to get into the prescribed situation, but you also have to play two roles. Through the jokes you tell, I already know how good your performance is, and I don't need to repeat it. ”

Zhou Xingchi looked at Xu Wangqiu dumbfounded, thinking that this was the case, telling jokes was also acting!

Xia Meng's eyes showed a look of surprise, she thought that Xu Wangqiu had asked him to tell jokes in order to make Zhou Xingchi relax, but she didn't expect that there would be such an intention in it.

Xu Wangqiu saw Zhou Xingchi looking at him in a daze, and said with a smile: "I'm a man, if I were a woman, I would definitely be embarrassed if you stared at me like this." Don't be stunned, let's get out of here. ”

Zhou Xingchi came back to his senses at this time, bowed to Xu Wangqiu and the others, and then walked outside the conference room. As he walked, he thought back to the time he had told the joke. He felt a little nervous when telling jokes, and he didn't tell them as well as usual. This made him feel up and down in his heart, and he didn't know if he had entered Xu Wangqiu's eyes.

Coming out of the conference room, Zhou Xingchi walked to Shi Hui's side and said, "Manager Shi, Director Xu let the next actor in." ”

Shi Hui didn't ask Zhou Xingchi about the audition, turned to a young man in his twenties and said, "Guan Lijie's turn is you." ”

Liang Chaowei pulled Zhou Xingchi aside and asked, "Why did you come out so quickly, how was the audition going?"

Wu Zhenyu and the others also quickly surrounded him, and said nonchalantly: "Xingzai, is Xu Wangqiu's audition strict?", "Is he very fierce and powerful?", "Yes, how did you audition?"

Zhou Xingchi didn't know how to answer, so he thought about it and said, "I don't know how I act, and I don't know if I can pass it." The only thing I know is that Xu Wangqiu is very powerful, better than any director I have ever seen. ”

Liang Chaowei asked, "Is he fierce and strict?"

Zhou Xingchi shook his head and said, "No." He is pleasant-looking and speaks very gently. But you can't hide yourself in front of him at all, he can easily see you, can see what level you are, that feeling is a little scary. As he spoke, he told Liang Chaowei about the audition just now.

Liang Chaowei and the others looked at each other after listening, they participated in many auditions, but this was the first time they had heard of such an audition. The others are better, Liang Chaowei was a little dumbfounded, he was a relatively boring person, he didn't know how to tell jokes at all, and said worriedly: "After I go in later, he won't let me tell jokes too, right?"

Zhou Xingchi shook his head and said, "I don't know, I can only say that everything is possible." I think he is like the kind of top master said in martial arts, picking flowers and flying leaves, all of which can hurt people, and he can take any test. ”

Hearing this, the actors waiting for the interview couldn't help but feel a sudden shock, they studied in the training class of the Great Wall for a year, received very strict Stanley system training, and the basic skills of acting were not bad. In order to participate in the audition for "Cold", they all did a lot of homework, familiarized themselves with the script, and analyzed the characters in it. If they audition in the normal way, they are all confident, but if they encounter exam questions like Zhou Xingchi, it will be difficult to say.

In later generations, there is a particularly ignorant saying that Xiangjiang has produced many stars and many classics without the Stanley system. In fact, as long as a Xiangjiang actor comes out of the actor training class, whether it is Shaw Brothers, the Great Wall or TVB, all they learn is the Stanley system. In other words, Chow Yun-fat, Leung Chaowei, Zhou Xingchi, Liu Dehua and others are all born in Stanley, and they are actually the same as mainland actors.

Most of the older generation of Xiangjiang filmmakers came from the magic capital, and these people learned the Stanley system in the magic capital. After they arrived in Xiangjiang, they naturally used Stanley's training methods to teach their students. This is also the fundamental reason why "The King of Comedy" will appear in "The Self-cultivation of Actors".

Soon, Guan Lizhuo, who auditioned for the second audition, came. Wu Zhenyu and others immediately surrounded him and asked him what he was acting after he entered, whether it was an improvisation or a fragment of the script. Guan Lijie told them that he thought he would be asked to act in a script fragment, but after entering, Xu Wangqiu asked him to sing Teresa Teng's "Alone in the West Building", and asked him to talk about his understanding of the song after singing.

Liang Chaowei and they were completely confused, what kind of audition is this, where is there such an audition?

Under normal circumstances, there are two kinds of auditions, one is to get the audition clip and the character biography, let the actor prepare in advance, study the character's personality, and memorize the audition lines, and then make an appointment to go to the crew preparation office to audition;

Xu Wangqiu's audition is different from these two, he sent the audition clip and character biography to everyone, but he didn't use it, it was the exam questions on the spot, and the content had nothing to do with the script. If it were an ordinary director, Liang Chaowei would definitely question it, thinking that this director is not level, does not know how to act, and is messing around. But this is Xu Wangqiu, it is impossible for a director like him not to understand acting. They can only think that there must be some purpose in it, but they are only shallow in their knowledge and can't understand it at all.

The actor for the third audition came out quickly. Shi Hui clicked Liang Chaowei's name and asked him to go in for an audition. Liang Chaowei took a deep breath to calm his violently beating heart, and then walked into the audition room. The moment he walked into the room, he saw Xu Wangqiu sitting in the middle.

Xu Wangqiu also felt Liang Chaowei's gaze, and raised to look at Liang Chaowei with a childish face. He saw the future big actor shrinking his head, his eyes kept glancing at him, and he was happy, but he didn't expect Liang Chaowei to be nervous!

A few days ago, Shi Hui recommended Liang Chaowei to Xu Wangqiu, saying that he is extremely talented in acting and is a natural experiential actor. It is difficult for ordinary actors to enter the prescribed situation, and a lot of preparation is required, but it is easy for Liang Chaowei to enter the prescribed situation, and he enjoys it and enjoys that feeling.

As a traverser, without Shi Hui's introduction, Xu Wangqiu also knows how talented Liang Chaowei is. If it was Liang Chaowei, who was in his thirties, Xu Wangqiu would not think about it, and would directly hand over the actor to him. But now Liang Chaowei is only 21 years old, and he can't play the leading actor in his thirties at all.

Xu Wangqiu looked at Liang Chaowei, who was a little nervous, and comforted him with a smile: "It's all my own people here, don't be nervous." Tell us about yourself!"