Chapter 19: Difficulties and Pitfalls

Lin Hai watched it with relish, and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi walked over.

"This is the norm in the entertainment industry. Hiroyuki Ikeuchi said with emotion: "Everyone wants to be on the top, but there are only so many positions, if you want to come in, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

"You guy, pretending to be a senior with me again?" Lin Hai punched him with a smile and asked, "It's coming out so soon?"

"Who am I! It's been decided, just come over to meet the director and go through the motions. ”

Ikeuchi is not worried about being replaced by a latecomer at all, he has four film works by his side, and acting in TV series is not easy to do. Moreover, his appearance is distinctive, in the entertainment industry, an actor of his type may have a narrow acting path, but he definitely does not worry about not receiving the film.

Chi Nei was not in a hurry to leave, and stayed to talk nonsense with Lin Hai.

"Guess who I saw in there?"

"Who?"

"Forget it, I won't tell you yet, anyway, you'll see you later. ”

Chi Nei changed the topic and introduced the situation to Lin Hai: "There are six people in charge of casting this time, four of them are from Kansai TV, don't look at the number of them, but there are still two directors who make the decision, there are name tags on the table, but there is no position, you remember their names, don't show the wrong feelings......"

Lin Hai listened carefully and said, "Thank you." ”

"Thank you for not needing, call the seniors to listen?"

"Senior......" Lin Hai pinched his throat, shouted in a girlish manner, and threw a wink by the way.

"Stop! I was wrong!" Hiroyuki Ikeuchi immediately said to him, then looked left and right, and said, "Aimi-chan is gone, but unfortunately, I still want to talk to her." ”

Lin Hai looked at Chi Nei strangely and asked, "Do you like her?"

"What's so weird? Aimi-chan is so pretty......"

"Hey, don't you like Yoshikawa Hina?"

"yes, so I confessed to her, and I was rejected. Hiroyuki Ikeuchi shrugged, not showing the slightest hint of frustration after being rejected.

"Well, there's nothing wrong with shifting the target, but it's ......"

Lin Hai patted the pool, suspecting that this guy was a little hungry.

Aimi Nakamura is not pretty, but she is much worse than Yoshikawa Hina , and her character does not seem to be deliberately acted.

The pool is just fierce, and there is a paper tiger under the skin, so I am afraid that I will not be able to conquer the little wild cat.

……

When chatting, time flies.

Unconsciously, it was already half past four in the afternoon, during which people were in and out of the conference room one after another, and even the actors who came after had almost tried, but it was still not Lin Hai's turn.

Ikechi felt strange, it stands to reason that a newcomer with excellent conditions like Lin Hai will usually be arranged very high.

He thought about it for a while, vaguely guessed something, and said, "Why don't I go in and ask?"

Lin Hai said: "Don't worry, just wait." ”

There is only one actor left in front, and there is nothing to fight for in the penultimate place.

Ikeuchi raised his hand to look at his watch.

Seeing this, Lin Hai immediately said, "If you have something, go first." ”

"Then I'll go first, and we will eat together when we have time. ”

After Hiroyuki Ikeuchi finished speaking, he called his agent and left.

Akimi Oshima looked at Ikeuchi's back and said, "You should have let him in and ask." ”

Lin Hai shook his head: "This is ...... It's not that simple, don't bother him. ”

Accustomed to seeing the wind and waves in the entertainment industry, Lin Hai could see at a glance that there was a ghost behind him.

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi may not have any ill will towards him, but if you want to talk about friendship, it is also a general friendship, far from being a close friend.

There is no warmth in the entertainment industry, and it is difficult to find pure friendship.

Ikechi and Lin Hai are close, in addition to admiring Lin Hai's talent, it is mainly due to interests.

The two have no conflict of interest and are suitable for the role of Chi Nei, Lin Hai can't play it, and vice versa. For example, do Wu Yanzu and Guo Degang have a direct interest relationship?

Because of this, coupled with Lin Hai's own talent, as well as the intersection between him and Takeshi Kitano, as long as you are not a fool, you know to have a good relationship with him.

But there is a limit to closeness, and when it comes to self-interest, then bye bye.

Lin Hai didn't know if there was really something in the pool, no matter what, the meaning of the other party not wanting to wade into the muddy water was already obvious.

Oshima Xiaomei also understood this truth, she should have spoken just now, but Lin Hai took the lead.

It's really a seven-trick exquisite heart, and I was born to eat this bowl of rice.

Oshima Xiaomei no longer has any doubts about Lin Hai's emotional intelligence, but she doesn't want him to have prejudices against Ikeuchi, so she says, "Actually, he's still good......"

Not bad indeed.

Lin Hai didn't think that Ikeai was wrong, and if it were him, he would do the same. Artists who don't know how to protect themselves can't live for a long time, and they can be called good people if they don't fall into the well.

……

The last auditioner came out shortly after he went in.

"Lin Hai. ”

The female assistant's mouth finally spit out Lin Hai's name.

Akimi Oshima hid her worries, smiled and encouraged: "Go ahead, behave well! I'll take you to a big dinner when it's over!"

It's the same sentence again.

Lin Hai rolled his eyes, thinking as he walked, how many times had she written this kind of blank check?

……

Pushing open the door of the conference room, Lin Hai quickly looked at it, and felt a little confident in his heart.

Directly opposite the door to the conference room was a long table with seven people sitting behind it.

Yes, not six, but seven, three men and four women.

The extra one is the surprise that Hiroyuki Ikeuchi left for Lin Hai.

Lin Hai was indeed a little surprised, and actually met the female lead actress Nanako Matsushima here in advance.

It is not uncommon for actors to participate in casting in Japan, but the opinions of actresses are usually not cared about, even if she is Nanako Matsushima, one of the most popular actresses in Japan at the moment.

Combined with experience, Lin Hai guessed that Nanako Matsushima came to Kansai TV to do a show, and was arrested by the way.

It is unknown whether Matsushima's opinion can influence the casting, and it is the three women on the TV station side who brought Lin Haihai's anger. Although Hiroyuki Ikeuchi said that it was the director who made the decision, Lin Hai believed that as long as the producer's opinion was clear, the director could not object.

As for the two directors, one is called Satoru Nakajima and the other is Hiroshi Akabane, the former has an ambiguous expression, and the latter ......

Noticing Akabane Bo's cold gaze, Lin Hai felt that the problem might be on him.

……

All his thoughts were between lightning and fire, Lin Hai took two steps forward, bowed and said, "First time we met, I am Lin Hai, please take care of me!"

After a pause for a few seconds, Satoru Nakajima spoke, "Please be seated." ”

After speaking, Satoru Nakajima glanced at Hiroshi Akabane.

It is common in Japan for multiple directors to co-direct a TV series, and it is common to assign who will shoot which episodes in advance, without interfering with each other. Despite this, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the directors are also prioritized.

In the film "GTO", it is Hiroshi Akabane who is in charge.

On the one hand, because of seniority. Hiroshi Akabane, who was born in the fifties, has been in the industry for many years and has participated in the filming of many TV series, while Satoru Nakajima is still a newcomer in the directorial circle.

On the other hand, the film is a joint production between Kansai TV and Aihuashi Productions, and Hiroshi Akabane is the founder of Aihuashi.

Either way, it should be Hiroshi Akabane who was the first to speak, but he left people dry for a few seconds.

This is clearly not a distraction.

Satoru Nakajima noticed the disgust in Hiroshi Akabane's eyes, and then looked at Lin Hai, and could only mourn in silence in his heart - boy, ask for more blessings for yourself.

……

Receiving a response, Lin Hai straightened his waist and did not sit down in a hurry, but stepped forward and handed over his resume with both hands.

Lin Hai was old-fashioned, and as soon as he entered the door, he could see that Akabane Bo had a bad feeling for him, but he could also see that he was the main person here, so he still handed his resume to the other party.

Akabane Bo took the resume, didn't look at it, pressed it directly under his elbow, and said, "Sit down." ”

Lin Hai retreated to the chair, still not seated.

The scene in the conference room is no different from the interview scene of many companies, a long table, behind which sits a row of eager examiners, and across the table, there is a lonely chair.

This is a very common technique to test the psychological quality of the interviewee.

However, the chair in front of him had obviously been moved, and it was too far away from the conference table.

Lin Hai didn't know if it was a trap or a test, but he still moved the chair forward a meter before sitting down.

"Who told you to move it, go back!" Akabane rebuked suddenly.

Or is it deliberately difficult?

Lin Hai didn't care why Akabane Bo was in trouble, he still sat still, and said: "I think an actor should have his own opinions, and this position is just right." ”

……

Smart enough, crazy enough!

Satoru Nakajima looked at Hiroshi Akabane again.

When the previous auditioner went out, the woman next to Hiroshi Akabane deliberately moved the chair away, and combined with the whispers of the two before, it was obviously instructed by Hiroshi Akabane.

Some people may wonder, how big can a conference room be, and how much difference can it make if you step back one meter?

Actually, there is a doorway here.

There are no professional photographic lights in the conference room, and the curtains are drawn, and although the ceiling lights can illuminate the room, the light is uneven. The position where Lin Hai is sitting now is just right, and if it is a meter away, it will leave an ugly shadow on his face.

Ordinary people may not mind, but for artists, face is their half life!

In addition, when casting, it is necessary not only to look at their appearance and listen to their speech, but also to observe the facial expressions of the actors. If you are far away, some subtleties will not be seen clearly, which will affect the judgment of the examiner.

Going deeper, whether or not to move the chair also reflects whether the actor has a keen sense of the camera.

Satoru Nakajima thought to himself that if Lin Hai didn't move his chair, Hiroshi Akabane might directly sentence him to death on the grounds that Lin Hai didn't have a sense of camera.

However, Lin Hai saw through the trap, what would Akabane Hiroshi do next? Directly drive people out? Why did he have such a big prejudice against Lin Hai? The two should have met for the first time......

Satoru Nakajima thought about it for a while, and became more interested in Lin Hai.

……

There is no director who will not be interested when he sees Lin Hai.

Being handsome is not the key, the key is to look good.

What looks are good, each director's point of view is different. But in general, East Asian directors, represented by China, Japan, and South Korea, prefer actors with soft facial lines.

This is true not only for directors, but also for makeup artists, gaffers, and cinematographers.

The facial lines are soft, the makeup artist is easy to draw, the gaffer is easy to fill in the light, and the photographer is easy to find.

Or to put it another way, such actors are more malleable.

To name a few, Zhang Guorong in Hong Kong, Zhang Ziyi in the mainland, Takuya Kimura in Japan, South Korea - there are too many in South Korea......