"Hi, Director Nie Wei, and Ziyi, it's a pleasure to meet you. Keanu Reeves asked the interpreter to leave the room, then turned around and greeted him warmly.

He brought the interpreter because he was afraid that someone on the scene could not understand English, after all, this is a strange country, and the mainstream language here is Chinese, but since the two interviewers can understand it, he naturally can't use the translator.

"Keanu, it's nice to meet you, let me guess, you must be here to interview the actor today?" Nie Wei asked with a smile.

"Of course. Keanu Reeves replied with the same smile, "That's the only reason I'm here today." ”

"I like your confidence, but before the audition begins, I'd like to ask you a few questions that may not be related to the film. Nie Wei did not give a clear response to Keanu Reeves's expression, but began to change the topic.

Although Nie Wei said that it might be a problem with the movie martial arts hall, Keanu Reeves was waiting for him, so he didn't think that Nie Wei would delay his precious time and talk about some boring topics on such an important occasion.

So his question must be related to the movie, even if it is not the content of the movie, he feels that it is related to the movie.

"Are you afraid of the heat?" Nie Wei's first question made Keanu Levi a little difficult to handle, because this was a very clueless question, whether he was afraid of it or not, he didn't expect that he would have some gains and losses on the first question.

"Don't be nervous, I'll just ask, and you can answer as you think. Nie Wei saw Keanu tangled there, as if he had seen through his thoughts.

"I really don't really like the hot weather. Keanu Levi shrugged his shoulders and replied.

"Then if you were to shoot in a heavy spacesuit, how long do you think you could hold on, thirty minutes, an hour, or two hours?" Nie Wei asked again.

Keanu suddenly realized, it turns out that this is the key to asking me if it's hot.

"I'm a professional actor, and I'll wear a spacesuit for as long as the director needs me to wear, unless I faint from the heat. Keanu replied immediately.

"I am amazed at your professionalism. Nie Wei said with a smile, but there was actually a question mark in his heart, Nie Wei dared to guarantee that if he really made Keanu Reeves faint on the set, his agent would definitely call the police.

In this regard, in fact, many actors in China are really much more dedicated than Hollywood actors.

"Okay, let's get back to business, and I'll give you a scenario question, and you listen carefully. ”

When Keanu Levi heard Nie Wei's words, he immediately cheered up, he knew that the critical time was coming soon, and how he performed next might be related to whether he could win this role.

"The plot is set in the year 2050, with the continuous destruction of nature by human beings, the environment has deteriorated seriously, and human beings are already facing the threat of not being able to survive. ”

At this time, a group of scientists suddenly discovered a wormhole near Saturn in the solar system, and they believed that human beings could travel through this wormhole by taking a spaceship to find a new life planet for other people on the earth, so that human civilization could continue. ”

"And you're going to play an astronaut who is unemployed and farming at home because of the abolition of the space program, and you have a space dream in your heart, but the reality is that you still have two children who are still in school, the youngest daughter has just started junior high school, and you have an old father. ”

"Now that group of scientists have found you, hoping that you can drive a spaceship through the wormhole to find a new habitable planet for mankind, but the future is unknown, everything is the speculation of scientists, you may cross the wormhole and find the planet that scientists want, but it is more likely that you will be lost and stay in space forever. ”

Nie Wei's pronunciation was very accurate, his voice was clear and loud, Keanu Levi could hear every word clearly, and while listening to Nie Wei, he began to conceive the scene in his mind until Nie Wei finished reading the last sentence.

"This is the next play you are going to play, I will give you ten minutes to prepare, and after ten minutes, I will play with you myself. Nie Wei handed Keanu Reeves an A4 piece of paper and gave a time limit for preparation.

This scene is a conversation between the male protagonist and his old father when he returns home after learning about the space program.

On the one hand, the actor longs for space and feels that he should go to space to soar and explore the universe, on the other hand, his family can't give up, especially his youngest daughter, who is only in junior high school, he doesn't know how many years it will take him to come back, and even whether he can come back has to put a big question mark.

In Keanu's view, this is a very boring scene, and the male protagonist is struggling with his heart throughout the whole process, on the one hand, his life ideals, and on the other hand, his family affection.

This entanglement can be imagined.

There are not many lines, which makes Keanu breathe a sigh of relief, his memory is not very good, and he is really afraid that he will not be able to remember too many lines, but what makes him frown is that this scene seems simple, but there are a lot of inner scenes and eye scenes.

Fewer lines means that more body movements and facial features need to be used to convey the inner feelings of the characters to the audience.

It's actually harder.

Inner drama has always been an important criterion to test whether an actor's acting skills are qualified or not.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and Nie Wei pinched the last second, and asked Keanu Levi, who was still reading the script, "Are you ready?"

"Of course. Keanu put down the script and took a deep breath to control the tension in his heart and let himself relax as much as possible.

Nie Wei walked over, found two chairs, handed one to Keanu Levi's, the two sat down side by side, Keanu also asked for a bottle of mineral water from the side, he felt that this scene would be easier to play if the protagonist drank beer, after all, the principle of using alcohol to kill sorrows is common all over the world.

"It's time to go. Keanu said, and quickly got into the groove.

"I feel like I was born an astronaut, so I don't think there's anything wrong with that plan, maybe I should do it. Keanu took a sip of mineral water and looked up with his eyes as if he were looking at the endless starry sky, his eyes full of yearning.

"Not necessarily, what you can't do willingly won't be absolutely right. Nie Wei frowned and said, "Before doing something, you have to think clearly about why and what reason you have to do it." ”

"And for good reason. Keanu lowered his eyes and said, "Here we are, knowing that there is no way out of the future, and if we don't do anything to change, things will only get worse." ”

"This may have been a fertile ground before, but now, it can't sustain us anymore, and my origins here, but that doesn't mean we have to be extinct in this place as well. ”

Keanu's eyes wandered from the beginning, and then the more he said, the more determined his eyes became, and Nie Wei's brows on the side were also wrinkled deeper and deeper, and his eyes were full of worry about the child, which made Zhang Ziyi, who was watching, feel worried.

The conversation between the two suddenly fell into a short silence, this is a very tacit silence, the 'father and son' knew each other at a glance, and no one had the intention of backing down, and the atmosphere at the scene was a little heavy.

In the end, it was Nie Wei who shook his head and sighed, avoiding Keanu's eyes.

Zhang Ziyi on the side almost applauded, and the helplessness in Nie Wei's eyes was as if she was talking, clearly telling her the feeling in an old man's heart when facing his 'willful' son.

But his son is holding the banner of humanity, and every word is reasonable, and he is helpless.

"Tom is older, he can be independent, but what about Murphy? I don't care what you want to do, but you have to solve Murphy's problem. ”

"I will. ”

"Don't answer so quickly, and don't make promises that you can't keep. Nie Wei left such a sentence, and then got up to leave, and Keanu Levi, who was sitting in the chair, bowed his head and was silent, as if hesitating about something.

"That's it. Nie Wei returned to his original position and called off the performance.

Keanu raised his head, there was still confusion in his eyes, this was the confusion of Nie Wei's last sentence, when he heard Nie Wei's words, he was confused in his heart, he couldn't make any absolute commitment to his little daughter, because his own results of this action were unpredictable.

But experiencing the hero's state of mind, his confused eyes gradually became firm.

Exploring the unknown space, crossing wormholes, and finding a new home for the humans of the earth, it is as if he has found faith in life.

The change in Keanu's eyes made Nie Wei nod with satisfaction.

"Keanu, thank you for the wonderful performance, you can go back to the hotel to rest, we will give you an accurate answer within three days, during this time you can have a good time in the city, if you are too lazy to visit the places of interest, enjoy the authentic food of Kyoto. ”

"I will, thank you director. Keanu got up and thanked him and left the audition room.

As soon as he went out, Michael, the agent who had been waiting at the door for a long time, immediately came up and asked him curiously how he was doing.

"I think it's pretty good. Keanu replied, but then added excitedly: "I think my choice this time is very right, just now Director Nie Wei asked me to play a sitcom, the role I played is very interesting, I like the sense of inner conflict of the character, and Director Nie Wei's play is also very good." ”

Speaking of this, Keanu felt a little regretful: "But it's a pity that he is too young to play my father at all." ”

When Michael heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched in embarrassment, you must know that Keanu is twenty years older than Nie Wei, let Keanu call Nie Wei 'Dad', this picture is simply shudder to think about, it is quite terrifying.

The reason why Keanu Reeves has such feelings is also because of the feeling that has not dissipated since he played against Nie Wei just now.

Nie Wei's tone and eyes at that time really brought him into the situation, if there was the word 'father' in the lines, in that situation, he could really read it without any psychological burden.

In the house, Zhang Ziyi was also praising Nie Wei's performance just now.

"Don't talk about me all the time, what do you think of Keanu? Nie Wei interrupted Zhang Ziyi's words with a smile, and then asked.

Zhang Ziyi thought for a while before replying: "I think it's good, he still looks quite handsome, not at all like forty-eight years old, if I don't know his age, I think he is in his early forties, and even thirty-eight or nine, I believe it." ”

"The acting is also good, especially the capture of the details makes me feel amazing, after all, this is only 10 minutes of speculation, and I think it is amazing to be able to do this. ”

"Okay, it looks like you have a good feeling about Keanu, do you need me to help you get the strings?"

"Please don't make a fuss, I'm serious about it. Zhang Ziyi patted Nie Wei in shame and didn't let him make this kind of joke again.

"I'm sorry, but what I'm trying to say is that you can say something about his shortcomings, which is what I would like to hear. Nie Wei asked.

Nie Wei can also see these advantages, and what he wants to know more is what are the shortcomings of Keanu in Zhang Ziyi's eyes.

This time, Zhang Ziyi thought for a longer time, and after four or five minutes, he spoke: "The feelings are not in place, and the expression in many places is insufficient, but he is very smart and knows how to cover it up with small actions, and the bottle of mineral water he asked for at the beginning helped him a lot." ”

"And ......"

Zhang Ziyi said while Nie Wei remembered silently, and waited for Zhang Ziyi to finish speaking, Nie Wei didn't make any comments, and directly asked the staff on the side to invite the second audition person to come in.

Before I knew it, three hours had passed, and the morning audition had come to an end.

Huayi arranged lunch for this group of artists, which was in the canteen of his own company, of course, this group of actors could also choose to go out to eat, and the afternoon audition started at two o'clock, and everyone had plenty of time to arrange where to eat this lunch.

Nie Wei didn't choose to go out to eat, but asked the secretary Xiao Tang to help him make a meal and bring it to the office, and Zhang Ziyi also asked Xiao Tang to help her make a meal when she heard it.

The two of them were just eating in the cafeteria in Nie Wei's office, discussing the people who auditioned in the morning.

After lunch, Zhang Ziyi said goodbye and went back to his lounge to rest, and Nie Wei was also going to go to his lounge to take a nap, but before he could sort out the documents at hand, Xiao Tang ran in in a little panic.

"Mr. Nie, no, I heard that someone was arguing in the cafeteria. ”

"What's going on, make it clear. Nie Wei frowned slightly and asked calmly.

"I don't know very well, it was Li Xu who told me, saying that two foreign stars had a quarrel in the cafeteria, and I don't know who it was. Don Jr. replied.

After listening to this, Nie Wei directly took out his mobile phone and called the staff in charge of entertaining the group of artists.