Chapter 238: Exit
The personnel are basically here, Yang Lin glanced at Andy Lau and Ge You beside him, the two of them also began to formalize, Yang Lin also had to look at his opponents, although in their eyes Yang Lin's competitiveness was negligible.
Now at this time, all the candidates have come to find a place, Yang Lin looked at Tony Leung who was sitting on the chair in a daze, Zhang Jiahui who was leaning on the back of the chair and closing his eyes to recuperate, Takeshi Kaneshiro, who was talking and laughing with Andy Lau, and Ge You, who was standing like himself.
Yang Lin has a view that he can't fit into their circle, everyone is not simply a good person, he suddenly looked forward to this audition, to see the strong acting skills of the recognizer, and at the same time to see the gap between himself and them.
After waiting for a while, director Ang Lee was late, his hair was gray, and he looked like a kind old man, without a little bit of director's temperament.
"I'm sorry, I've been waiting for you for a long time, I just discussed with the investors in an urgent matter, and they will also come to see our casting today. The actors who can come to the scene are carefully selected and carefully compared, so you are the best. Standing in front of the camera, he had a feeling of pointing out the country, looking radiant, and feeling like he was old and strong, Yang Lin sighed that he was worthy of being a world-class director, which is very sufficient.
After seeing Ang Lee coming, the six actors all stopped their business, stood up, looked at him respectfully, and waited for his follow-up. What welled up in Yang Lin's heart was fighting spirit, if he killed one opponent, it would be a victory, two would be a bumper harvest, and three should not be considered.
"Our audition for today will start soon, we don't wear makeup or perform first, I want to ask you about your understanding of Mr. Yi and Wang Jiazhi. Sit down, don't stand, there's a lot of seating in the cinema. He pressed his hands down and asked everyone to sit down, the atmosphere on the surface looked like a symposium, but in fact there was an undercurrent surging.
Whoever talks about this kind of problem first will have the advantage, and if the people in front have finished what they should say, the people in the back will only be able to pick up people's teeth, so everyone is secretly competing and looking at each other.
At this time, Andy Lau said casually: "All the people present are old-timers, let's give Yang Lin, a young boy, a chance, and see what he thinks." ”
Yang Lin didn't expect Andy Lau to help him, this time should be the time to go their own way. He looked at Andy Lau gratefully and found that he was looking at himself with a smile and an encouraging and approving look. Several other people focused their eyes on the overly young actor in front of them.
"Who's the one who's he?" Takeshi Kaneshiro frowned, and asked Tony Leung beside him softly, with a look of disdain, how could such a newly debuted actor grasp the complex character of Mr. Yi.
"It seems to be Yang Lin, right?" Tony Leung said uncertainly, he didn't know what Yang Lin's name was, he had never been in contact with it before.
Andy Lau said so, all the people present were people with heads and faces, and no one competed with Yang Lin for the first opportunity to speak, "In this case, Yang Lin, you can tell your understanding and let us all discuss it." Ang Lee said with a smile.
Yang Lin has just been sorting out his thoughts, how to say the organizational language. He pursed his lips, leaned forward slightly, and said seriously: "Sir, he is a spy leader who works hard for Wang Jingwei, a big traitor, and his job is to interrogate confessions, torture people, and disregard people's lives. Facing bloody violence all day long and constantly guarding against assassination, he contributed to his cautious, sensitive and suspicious, cunning and cunning characteristics of life, as well as his distorted and suppressed human nature, and he used to hide in the shadows behind people and observe quietly. ”
He paused, looked around, and looked at the other people's expressions, Ge You patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to continue. And Ang Lee had a very serious expression, and he could see that the youngest actor in front of him had really worked hard to study the script.
Facing the beautiful, generous, intelligent, elegant and ambiguous seductive Wang Jiazhi, Mr. Yi was secretly happy but cautious at first, which was fully reflected in the scene of their first date. From Mr. Yi's inquiry with the tailor about the situation to the conversation with Wang Jiazhi in the restaurant, such as asking if the phone call disturbed her, what business Mr. Mai did, etc., on the surface, it was ordinary on the surface, but in fact he was testing and investigating her living environment and details, and Wang Jiazhi's generous and calm answer dispelled his suspicions.
While thinking about it, he said that he had all his understanding of the script during this time, "Mr. Yi, who escaped the catastrophe, was angry that he was seduced by lust and threw himself into his true feelings; There is no doubt about his love for Wang Jiazhi, but his first priority is survival. How to measure the weight of love, Wang Jiazhi lost his life because of love, and Mr. Yi lost love in order to survive. He buried Wang Jiazhi's life with his own hands, but he couldn't face it when Secretary Zhang took out the diamond ring. ”
After finishing speaking, he said a little shyly: "That's it, the thinking is a little messy, and the expression may not be very clear." And what replied to him was the applause of everyone, whether it was sincere or false, at least Yang Lin's understanding made their understanding of Mr. Yi to a higher level.
Li An looked at him with a smile, then sighed softly, and secretly said that it was a pity, if Yang Lin was a little older, then he could rest assured that this role would be handed over to him boldly. But now that I'm young, I have more potential and can go further.
After Yang Lin spoke, Zhang Jiahui, who had been silent, was all people with a few brushes, everyone had a unique opinion on Mr. Yi, Yang Lin listened to their ideas, combined them with his own understanding, and a flesh-and-blood model of Mr. Yi was built.
"I listened to everyone's opinions, and they were all very good, they were all what I wanted to express, and it would be better if they were combined. I'm asking you a crucial question now, everyone has read the script, so you should all know that there are many bed scenes in this play, basically naked appearances, and sometimes key parts will not be deliberately avoided, do you think you can let go? ”
This is a very important question, he believes that everyone on the scene can play this role well, but the bed scene is the essence of the whole play, which can sublimate the theme, if the bed scene can't be let go and can't be filmed well, then the whole play will be wasted.
He looked at everyone's unpredictable faces, and then threw out another sentence: "I'm mainly here to impact foreign award ceremonies, and the domestic box office is not very important." And you may face the fate of being banned. Of course there is a wide range. With the existence of the General Administration of Electricity, many viewers can only see the version that has been cut by those officials, and the bed scenes you worked so hard to shoot may not be played. ”
In fact, Yang Lin has already figured it out, he is only 21 years old, and filming "Lust and Caution" is no less than pulling out seedlings to help grow, compared with his own future, this "Lust and Caution" can only be a small aspect, so he has already made up his mind before he came, and he came to audition just to see the world and fight with these actors.
After listening to Ang Lee's words, Yang Lin knew that his audition road had come to an end, and now Ang Lee wanted someone who sincerely wanted to take over the film, not someone like Yang Lin who came to play soy sauce.
"I'm quitting!" Yang Lin smiled and raised his hand decisively, "I can't take this kind of play for the time being." There is no superfluous explanation, but everyone looks at him without a little contempt and contempt for discrimination, but appreciates his decisive courage, can clearly recognize his shortcomings, and avoid taking the wrong road.
Li An looked at Yang Lin, he was not surprised at all, after all, it was not cost-effective to gamble on Yang Lin's acting career for the sake of this play, and he could see that Yang Lin was a well-thought-out person, and this decision was not made hastily because of his problem.
"Anything else? Without that, we started the real audition. In this case, Yang Lin, you should also stay here and take a look, and watch other people's performances, maybe there will be gains? Li An smiled and invited Yang Lin to stay and take a look, which happened to follow Yang Lin's wish, and it was necessary for him to see other people's performances for his improvement.
He used the system to scan the level of everyone present, among them, Tony Leung and Ge You's acting skills are already S+, while Zhang Jiahui and Andy Lau are S-, and the lowest is Takeshi Kaneshiro is only A+, which is not much higher than Yang Lin.
What surprised Yang Lin the most was that Ang Lee's directing level turned out to be SS-, and the screenwriter also had A+. The world-class director is really unusual, which makes Yang Lin gain a lot of knowledge, there are many talented people in the world, and he definitely can't be complacent.
After Yang Lin withdrew, there were only five real actors left fighting for acting, and he watched the performances of these people with great interest, although emotionally he was inclined to Ge You, because his appearance and acting skills were very consistent with Mr. Yi's appearance, but the facts told him that Tony Leung is also a role that cannot be ignored.
At least Tony Leung has a greater chance of winning, because Yang Lin saw from the system that the cover of "Lust and Caution" was taken by Tony Leung and another actress, if his little butterfly did not bring too many effects, then history would still move along its due track.
Yang Lin watched the wonderful performances of the actors on the side, confirmed them one by one with the thoughts in his heart, and got a lot of inspiration.
(To be continued)