"Please go back and wait for the announcement!" said the assistant.

The auditioner took the German pastor he brought and asked expectantly: "How is it, has it passed? My dog is okay, quite photogenic, should be able to play the leading role, right?

The assistant patiently repeated what he had just said, telling him to go back and wait for the announcement.

After repeated persuasion, the auditioner led the dog out stupidly, and just walked to the door, but he ran back like crazy with the leash, knelt in front of Feng Xuan with a plop, and begged with tears: "Director! Director Feng! I grew up watching your movies, please give me this opportunity! I just lost my job, I am old, I am young, and a large family is waiting for me to feed, and if we don't get this role, our whole family will starve to death."

Feng Xuan was wearing a rather high-end casual suit, but the suit was stained with soot and dust everywhere, and it was full of wrinkles, which looked similar to a stall. He rubbed his temples wearily, not even raising his head, and he didn't want the man in front of him to say superfluous words. This person's acting skills are good, but it's a pity that today's audition is a dog.

"Don't do this, we will be very embarrassed if you do this, please go home and wait for the notification, if the audition is passed, we will call you to let you know. The assistant said, glancing at the security guard next to him.

Two security guards forcibly lifted the auditioners off the ground, one left and one right.

The auditioner wiped away the tears that had been squeezed out and said, "What if I'm taking a shower or sleeping and don't get a call?"

"We'll call you over and over again until you answer. If you don't answer, we will also come to you, don't you leave a variety of contact information including address? The assistant said bitterly.

Things like this are too common in the audition process, women are coquettish, men are miserable, and even young assistants are not surprised, not to mention Feng Xuan, who has experienced a hundred battles, has long been immune.

The high salary in the entertainment industry is well known, and everyone wants to sharpen their heads and drill into it, even if they want to get a supporting role, not to mention using their family as a bargaining chip to kneel and sell it miserably, they can do more outrageous things, not to mention that today is to choose the protagonist, although the protagonist is not a person.

The security guards are also very unlucky, they dare to forcibly set up the auditioner, but they dare not pull his dog, who knows if this dog will let strangers pull? Some dogs are overtrained, only recognize the owner, except for the owner, whoever touches and bites whoever audition, these days, there have been two or three security guards bitten, fortunately, the crew is very generous, and the loss is also compensated, otherwise no one has come for a long time.

"Take your dog with you, too. The assistant reminded.

"Okay, remember to call me, don't forget," the auditioner told him, and finally led the dog away.

"Next!" the assistant followed outside, shouting into the hallway, and then back inside.

"How many more?" Feng Xuan repeatedly flipped through a stack of resumes with photos of various dogs, these were all candidates selected from the auditioners, although none of them could only satisfy him completely, but if it really didn't work, he could only pull the general from the short.

The assistant looked at the tablet in his hand and replied, "There is only one person left who has an appointment." ”

Feng Xuan used to shoot mostly films on the theme of the Anti-Japanese War, and occasionally there were some urban police and bandit dramas, which can be regarded as an old director, although there are no particularly blockbuster films, but there is no particularly bad reputation, which is not unrelated to the fact that he has always adhered to the principle of receiving films rather than indiscriminately, and he can also withstand some pressure from all sides in the casting process - in any case, the protagonist and important supporting roles must be personally selected by him, even if you have a strong backstage relationship, at most you can only play the role of soy sauce.

This stubborn and hard posture offended many people, and he didn't receive a suitable film recently, until the script of this war dog was handed to him.

He read the script several times, and felt that the script was good, the plot was very inspirational and touching, and since one of the producers was the Iron Shield Film and Television Center, there was no problem with censorship, and there was a possibility of a fire after the broadcast. Despite this, he is not ready to take on this film, for the simple reason that the protagonist and many important supporting characters in this film are dogs.

Feng Xuan has never made animal films, and the only thing related to animals in his past movies is the scene where the Oriental devil leads the big yellow dog into the village to sweep how to make the animals understand and interpret the plot according to their own intentions?

Some of the problems can be solved through camera skills and special effects, but it is not the root cause of the problem after all, just like the feeling that an idol little fresh meat actor can't play an old drama no matter what. The whole body of the old drama bone is a play, even a look, a small movement, can vaguely release a specific meaning, and communicate with the audience across the screen.

Feng Xuan is over half a hundred years old, and he has two major regrets in his film career, one is that he has never made a popular film, and the other is that he has not cooperated with those big-name movie stars in the West who have won numerous awards, and I don't know what it is like to cooperate with those movie stars.

After reading the script, he threw it aside, and because he was busy, he didn't return it immediately, so he forgot about it.

The next day, when his wife was cleaning up the house, she saw the script, and she just wanted to give it to him, but she flipped through it and became obsessed, and she looked like she was not finished with the script, and she even forgot to make lunch. She is fond of animals such as kittens and puppies, but has not had one since the death of one of her former Labradors. Before going to bed at night, she took the script and handed it to Feng Xuan, and urged him to take over the film, even if it is not popular, it doesn't matter, it is a rare experience, it is better than being ruined by other directors This excellent script.

Feng Xuan was a little moved by what his wife said, and he had not taken the film recently, and he always felt very bored at home, so he agreed, and called the producer the next day and agreed to take over the film.

Since he agreed to make this movie, he wanted to do his best, and soon began to contact the screenwriter to discuss some changes and adjustments to the script, and his wife, who was a loyal fan of his movie, also gave him a lot of advice. After the script was finalized, the complicated work of pulling funds, selecting actors, and organizing the filming team came one after another, but he was used to it, mainly with his old team, plus some small fresh meat and vases that were forced into by various related households, and the personnel were quickly in place.

When choosing a dog, he made a difficulty, the protagonist and several important supporting characters in the play are all dogs, where to choose? At the beginning, he found the Binhai City Police Dog Training Base and asked them for help. The training base is very cooperative, and the police dogs in the base almost come out of the nest, but Feng Xuan always feels that it is almost meaningful, these police dogs may have been trained to be a little too obedient, more rigid, and less spiritual.

So, he decided to conduct an audition for the society, and he couldn't compromise on the issue of the protagonist.

His wife not only likes cats and dogs, but also likes to watch foreign animal movies, and it was at her suggestion that Feng Xuan made the decision to let the names of animal actors and trainers appear in the credits. She said that the masters are in the people, and this may attract really capable trainers and talented dogs.

Of course, because the requirement of the film itself is a police dog, the limit is that the dogs participating in the audition can only be the most representative German shepherd among the police dogs. It doesn't matter if this audition is held, under the heavy reward, it is simply a group of demons dancing wildly, and all kinds of people come to participate in the audition with dogs. For several days, the courtyard rented by the crew heard dogs barking everywhere, and because of the uneven quality of the dogs participating in the audition, there were even a few biting messes

Up to now, Feng Xuan really regretted making the decision to audition, and even regretted taking over the film, but it was too late to regret it, so he could only do it hard.

Sitting next to Feng Xuan, who presided over the audition with him, was Nie Yuan, the director sent by Tiedun Film and Television Center, one of the producers.

Nie Yuan persuaded a little impatiently: "Old Feng, don't rub it off, it's almost enough, I think these dogs are similar, the difference is not so big, just choose one of them." ”

Feng Xuan knew that Nie Yuan said this to protect the interests of the producer, and if it dragged on like this, not only would there be a gap in funds, but even people's hearts might be weakened, and it would not be strange if the film died at that time. If the producer's interests suffer huge losses, he Feng Xuan will be blacklisted in the circle, and if he wants to take on big-budget theatrical movies in the future, he can only make online dramas or independent films like those new directors who have just debuted

In the face of the pressure of reality, he had no choice but to compromise.

Feng Xuan sighed helplessly, and put down the stack of resumes in his hand, "It's really not okay, it's the only way to do it." ”

Nie Yuan finally relented when he heard this old stubbornness, and immediately stood up and was about to get dressed, "Director Feng, let's go! Go to lunch, someone is doing the east!"

Feng Xuan looked at his watch and said, "What time is it, who is going to have a treat before the meal?"

Nie Yuan squeezed his eyes, "The people from the public relations department of Fanxing, the most high-grade restaurant in Binhai City." ”

Feng Xuan immediately frowned, waved his hand and said, "Director Nie, how many times have I said that you can't let their dogs be the protagonists just because they promised to contribute and sponsor. I'm responsible for my films. No, I'm not going, you can go yourself. ”

Nie Yuan hurriedly said: "Director Feng, isn't this the end of the audition?

"Isn't there another one?" Feng Xuan asked rhetorically, looking at the assistant again, "Why haven't you come in yet?"

"I'll take a look. The assistant was also a little puzzled, and said that it wouldn't be to release our pigeons, right?

As soon as the assistant opened the door, he almost bumped into the two people who walked in from the outside.

"Sorry, we're a little late. Sheng Ke laughed.