The January London is icy and gloomy, and the whole world seems to be shrouded in a gray-blue, faint ink between the towering buildings and the quiet Thames, no rain, no snow, but a large cloud of water vapor is floating in the air, as if layers of water vapor are seeping out of the bones, damp and cold, making people feel unrefreshed.

Even a native like Eddie-Redmayne, who was born and raised in London, complained and complained about the weather, his hands and feet were cold, and his limbs were numb, so much so that he had to jump in place a few times, move his hands and feet, let the blood flow again, and avoid moving as if he were a mummy, which would be a complete disaster.

The simple warm-up exercise made the heart beat violently, and the calm emotions suddenly began to tense up, and I couldn't help but feel a little dry, and the thoughts about the next audition began to come to my mind, and the boiling and surging, which was simply unhelpful, and the heartbeat began to hit the eardrums violently, and even the temples ached. Nervous, uncontrollably nervous, almost suffocating.

This is not the first time he has auditioned, but it is the most important one of his career as an actor.

The Redmayne family is the quintessential emerging elite of Britain. Richard-Redmayne, who had been chairman of the British Empire's Bureau of Mineral Resources and was awarded an honorary knighthood, rose to the upper echelons of the elite thanks to Richard's success, with his son a banker and his daughter-in-law running a human resources company.

Eddie is the third generation after the rise of the Redmayne family, Richard is his grandfather, and the boys of the family were able to attend Eton College, and really entered the upper class. However, Redmayne was not an aristocrat and did not have the constraints of family culture, so Eddie's father and mother divorced and both remarried, so Eddie's siblings went to different universities, both Oxford and Cambridge...... None of these conditions would have been possible in an aristocratic family. However, times have changed, and so has high society.

In a way, it changed Eddie's life.

Since he was a child, Eddie has been interested in acting, and his parents have not stopped him, but have encouraged him to pursue his dreams and try different things, and have given him more support within their means.

At the age of twelve, Eddie appeared on stage in London's West End, starring in a rehearsed version of "Orphans of the Fog", his first official performance.

It is worth mentioning that the director of "Orphan of the Fog" was Sam-Mendes, who later became famous.

This cameo made Eddie determine his goal. After attending Eton College, he took part in the school's theatre productions and toured with the National Youth Musical Theatre Company, and after graduating he went on to study art history at Trinity College, Cambridge University, before embarking on a career as an actor.

As an adult, he first starred in plays such as "Twelve Nights", honed himself on different stages, and then starred in a number of TV series to further adapt to life in front of the camera, and in 2006, he also made his Hollywood debut, participating in the star-studded "Secret Service", in which he played Angelina Jolie's son, and after that, his career as an actor officially opened up.

first worked with Julianne Moore on "Labyrinth of Desire", then starred in "Glory Days" starring Cate Blanchett, then Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman starred in "Another Pauline Girl", and this year also played the first-person "I" in "My Week with Monroe" starring Michelle Williams.

Unfortunately, the response to these works was not as good as expected. As an actor, he has been in the industry for ten years in the blink of an eye, and he is twenty-nine years old this year, but he is still waiting for his chance to become a blockbuster. Now, he has finally waited for the turning point in his career, the stage to show his skills - the Hollywood production of the "Les Miserables" movie version!

The play is adapted from the original play, faithful to the stage play effect, supervised by the original drama producer, directed by a British director, with London's West End and Broadway as the main production team......

Every selection condition seems to be calling for Eddie, it seems to be tailor-made for Eddie, and it seems to prove that this is the opportunity that Eddie has always dreamed of!

Marius, this is Eddie's goal, youth, background, culture, identity, etc., almost tailor-made for Eddie.

In the past, when he was at Eton College, Eddie played Marius once and was well received, but he was still relatively immature at the time, and his acting skills were not really polished, and now after years of precipitation, Eddie believes that he can give Marius more color and truly show the essence of the role!

After three rounds of selection, he finally won the opportunity to face the interview mirror. Today, even today, producer Cameron McIntosh and director Tom Hopper will be present at the audition in person, reinforcing Eddie's guess that they place a special premium on the actors' on-stage abilities.

Because every theater lover knows that the tension and charm of stage performances are real only when they see it with their own eyes and experience it themselves.

So, here it is, it's the fateful moment!

Even though I have experienced countless auditions, even if I have appeared on the stage of London's West End, and even if I have repeatedly honed my acting skills, at this moment, the nervous mood is still surging. It is precisely because I care that I am urgent. Take a deep breath, take a deep breath again, and compulsively let the brain gradually cool down, and the excited and anxious emotions settle down little by little, and gradually regain calm.

"Eddie Redmayne?" a call came from the entrance to the stage, and the staff took the sign-in sheet, looked around, and called again, "Eddie Redmayne?"

"Yes!" Eddie replied with a raised voice, and the whole person jumped straight up, and his footsteps landed on the wooden floor, making a creaking sound, as is the case in the old theaters of London, with the imprint of time in every corner. Eddie didn't care about any of this, and walked quickly forward.

The staff member skimmed through the materials in his hand, "Eddie Redmayne, the audition role is Marius?"

"Yes. Eddie nodded in confirmation.

"Marius's audition was 'Empty-Chair-At-Empty-Tables'. Since this is already the face of the interview mirror after three rounds of selection, the crew already has a clear positioning for each actor, and they clearly know what they are looking for, so the requirements for the audition are more clear, "After taking the stage for a while, there is no need to rush to start the performance, walk the stage, stand, and lighting, all in place, and then officially start." ”

Then it's a full official performance.

Eddie immediately understood, and nodded again in understanding.

"Before you enter the stage, you stand at the entrance of the side stage, you announce your name and the character you audition for, and you pause for two seconds, and the signal appears on the stage, and you're ready to go. After the staff had explained all the requirements, "Very good, is there anything you need to ask?"

"Is it the whole part?" asked Eddie empirically.

"The Empty Chair Next to the Empty Table", the whole part of the singing is about three minutes, this is the most difficult part of Marius, and it is also the most widely circulated singing section, full of emotions and passionate.

The difference between singing the full part or not is that during the audition of the film, the casting director or producer may interrupt the performance, thinking that they have received enough information that they do not need the actor to continue performing, and if the actor persists stubbornly, he will deduct points, but in the audition of the play, the casting director must take into account the reaction of the audience, sometimes deliberately making noise to disrupt the rhythm of the actor's performance, and then see if the actor can continue to perform.

"Les Miserables" is the movie version, but adapted from the play. So, how to define these details, Eddie needs to know in his heart.

The staff looked up at Eddie and smiled, "Sing the whole part, in the way of a stage play." "It seems that there were actors who made this careless mistake before, which led to a mistake in the audition. Now Eddie can see in time that this is the difference in experience, "Well, good luck!"

Eddie let out a long breath and walked to the side of the table to begin a simple warm-up. There was an emotional singing on the stage, which was "an empty chair next to an empty table", which also meant that the actors who were auditioning on stage were also here for Marius. However, at this time, Eddie cannot be distracted from the state of his opponent, he must be fully focused on himself.

With such a difficult singing section, any slight distraction or mistake may lead to irreparable consequences.

Eddie's breathing became steady and long, Eddie closed his eyes, ready, and when the previous actor finished performing, he took two steps forward, and the voice of the staff came from the audience, "Next." ”

Eddie took a deep breath and secretly cheered himself on, this was his moment! This was his moment to shine! Then, he raised his voice and said, "Eddie Redmayne, audition Marius." Introduce yourself concisely and clearly, and then calm down, the whole person entered the state of performance, and after seeing the signal on the other side of the stage, he walked on the stage with confidence.

The moment he stepped onto the stage, he was no longer Eddie Redmayne, but Marius.

The footsteps are confident and calm, like the newborn morning sun, full of vitality, and finally stopped in the middle of the stage, unhurriedly adjusted his breathing, his eyes politely fell on the left, middle, and right sides, and then bowed slightly, then turned around, sat down on the chair next to him, and gradually relaxed his body and entered the state.

His time is coming!

But at this moment, a startled voice came from the audience, "Lan Li?"