Chapter Eighty-Three: Director
After Kim Do-jun and the five got off the plane, they took two taxis to their destinations according to the address given by Director Miike.
First booked three rooms in a nearby hotel, or a traditional Japanese hotel, which Han Chenghao had prepared in advance, so it seemed very intimate, and directly put down the luggage, leaving Lee Kyung-eun and Seo Sun-joo to stay at the hotel, and went to the company for an interview.
Director Takashi Miike has his own studio in Tokyo, Japan, and because of the casting problem, he basically stays in the studio and basically doesn't go out without anything special.
In the past few days, he has been looking for suitable actors, and several important roles have been decided, but the protagonist has not yet been determined, which makes him very annoyed, there is not much hair on his head, and after this time, it is estimated that there is a lot less.
There was a knock on the door, which disrupted Director Miike's train of thought, the photos scattered on the table, the ashtray was full of unfinished cigarettes, and he looked in the direction of the door before he came back to his senses and spoke.
"Please come in."
"Director, there are a few actors from South Korea who said they came to the audition, and they also have an invitation signed by you! I'm downstairs in the company now, do you want to invite them up? ”
A woman in an off-white professional attire whispered, her face full of respect and a sweet smile on her face.
As soon as Takashi Miike heard that he was from South Korea and was holding his own invitation, he remembered that there was indeed a Korean who had sent him materials and makeup photos, and he was putting them on his desk at this time, and he hurriedly looked for them.
"Yes, it should be him, I didn't expect it to really come, well, okay, please ask them to come up."
Miike Chongshi was suddenly in a much better mood, just like the sunshine outside, warm but not strong.
It's September now, and the midsummer has passed, and even if there is still autumn tiger weather, it will be hot at noon, at least the days and nights are much cooler.
"Hello, please come in, this is the owner and director of our studio, Mr. Takashi Miike."
The receptionist downstairs was still very gentle in his introduction, and after listening to it, Kim Dojun kept bowing to express his gratitude.
The receptionist saw the intention of Director Takashi Miike, so he closed the door and went out.
"Hello director, my name is Kim Do-joon, it's the first time we met, please take care of me."
As he said with a smile, he bowed slightly after speaking, about forty-five degrees.
Japanese people pay a lot of attention to etiquette, especially when meeting Japanese people for the first time, etiquette is very important, and it is not good to bow too little, almost forty-five degrees.
Japanese people are very smiling, so don't forget to smile even if you are unhappy, because if you smile, it will make a good impression and make your work easier.
"Hehe, don't be so polite, please wait a minute."
After saying that, he opened the drawer, not knowing what to rummage through.
stood up from his position, walked in front of Kim Do-joon, bowed slightly, then stretched out his hand, shook hands with Kim Do-joon, and also greeted Han Sung-ho and Han Sung-mi next to him.
Because Kim Do-joon is Korean, he thought he was going to shake hands, so he took the initiative to stretch out his hand, generally in Japan, they are used to bowing, and in China, they often meet each other and shake hands.
"This is my famous thorn, or did it before, it's a little shabby and embarrassed."
Director Miike touched his hair a little embarrassed, according to the status or young party handed him a business card, but after thinking about it, the young man in front of him is Korean, and he probably doesn't know much about these etiquettes, so it's better to take the initiative first, after all, he invited them to come over for an interview.
Kim Do-joon took the business card of director Takashi Miike with both hands, glanced at it slightly, and it was only a few words, although it was simple, but it was also a status symbol.
Carefully put it away in his suit pocket, and then he remembered that he didn't seem to have a business card, so he could only look at Han Chengmei awkwardly and motioned for her to help him explain.
Simple everyday conversation is fine, but if it's a little deeper, it's not okay and you need a translator.
Han Sung-mi looked at Kim Do-joon's eyes asking for help, smiled and said.
"Hello director, I'm Mr. Kim Do-joon's translator, my name is Han Sung-mi, he forgot to bring his business card today, I'm sorry."
Han Chengmei explained that her Japanese is still very good, she minored in Japanese when she was in college, and she originally wanted to work in a multinational company after graduation, but she went to the hospital to be a nurse by mistake, which is really unfulfilling.
Director Miike hurriedly waved his hand, signaling that it didn't matter, ordinary artists who would bring these things on their bodies, only businessmen would remember these things.
After the two sides sat down, Director Takashi Miike looked at him carefully at close range, and nodded from time to time.
Kim Do-joon watched the director's gaze roaming back and forth on his body, a little embarrassed, feeling like a goods about to be sold, being selected by the owner, after thinking for a while, he still said, although it is a little rude, but some things still have to be asked in person.
"Director Miike, you sent me an invitation letter to come to the company for an interview, I would like to ask what kind of movie it is?"
The director only auditioned on the Internet, so many people signed up, but they didn't know what type of movie it was, so that Kim Do-joon came over in a daze until now, and he thought he would tell himself to prepare in advance, but now it seems that it is also a fantasy.
"Oh! This is a comic book adaptation of a movie, a friend of mine came to ask me to direct, and now it has started casting, because I saw your photo, so I specially invited you to come and audition. ”
Director Miike speaks very characteristically, quickly, and with a bit of a lewd feeling.
Although he is not tall, he has long arms and has his own personality, and at first glance, he looks like a monkey, of course, this is just Kim Do-joon's inner thoughts, and it is impossible to say.
"I see, so which role do I interview?"
Kim Do-jun asked in a low voice, a little worried, he didn't know what the story was, so he came to the interview, it was too abrupt, he knew that he should have contacted him to say hello before coming over when he was in Korea.
"Can I call you Do-joon the Korean way? I don't think you're very old, you should be considered my junior! ”
Director Miike looked at Kim Do-joon's appearance and spoke.
Kim Do-jun didn't understand just now, Han Sung-mi leaned into his ear and whispered softly, understanding what Director Michi meant, and hurriedly said.
"No problem, you can call me Daojun, I'm only nineteen years old this year, but I'm about to enter the twentieth generation."
Kim Do-jun said with a slight smile that although it is an interview, sometimes it is necessary to make a little joke to improve the atmosphere of chatting.
Director Miike sat opposite Kim Do-joon, staring at him all the time, his eyes didn't wander at all, just staring, like a prey, while touching his chin and speaking.
"Do-joon, what do you think is the biggest dream of a young man your age right now?"
It's coming, it's coming, and the director's real interview has begun.
Don't think the director will tell you, let's start the interview now.
The vast majority of directors will not be like this, they will just see whether you are suitable for the role, whether you are malleable, and how to be brilliant just in the process of contacting and chatting with you.
So many people have lost the opportunity, but they don't know why, and they always complain, thinking that the director's vision is too poor, why don't they choose themselves, and in the end they start to abuse.
Of course, some hidden rules are not ruled out, and all good directors have their own set of actors in choosing actors, that's for sure, and now Kim Do-joon is being interviewed by director Takashi Miike.
Kim Do-joon thought about it carefully, what is his dream?
The previous dream was to be a singer, and this wish has come true, not long after his debut, he has already released a new album, appeared on the stage of "Popular Songs", and has been to commercial performances, roadshows, club performances, etc., although there is some luck in it, but it seems that he has completed his dream, so what is his dream now?
Kim Do-joon was also a little skeptical, as if he hadn't set up new goals and hopes after achieving his debut dream, so he had to bow his head and ponder, and only said to Han Sung-mi after a while.
After listening to this, Han Sung-mi nodded, and after understanding what Kim Do-jun meant, she organized her language a little before speaking to Director Miike.
"Mr. Kim Do-joon's biggest dream now is to be able to reach the top one day in the future, whether it is singing, acting, variety shows or relationships, I hope that I will be at the top."
The approximate meaning is this, as for whether the director recognizes it or not, it's his business.
Director Miike nodded after hearing this, and to be honest, he was very satisfied with the word peak, because people should be like this, constantly climbing new heights, conquering one mountain peak after another, in order to see the most beautiful scenery.
Why some people like to climb, why some people like to stand on a high place and look into the distance, is because only when you are at the top can you see what others can't see, and you don't have to share with others the scenery that only belongs to you, which is the greatest joy of life.
"Daojun, have you ever practiced taekwondo or judo, or how about fighting?"
Director Miike suddenly asked this question, and Kim Do-joon was a little confused, so he could only answer stupidly.
"I haven't fought much, but I often exercise mechanically, and I keep in good shape, and my agent is a master of taekwondo, and I usually practice when I have time, so I'm okay."
This is telling the truth, Han Chenghao is indeed a master of taekwondo, but compared to Brother Yongzhe, he is far behind, after all, in terms of actual combat, he can play a little more in free fighting.
Director Miike nodded, people who like sports must be about the same figure.
As for the fight scenes, there will definitely be martial arts instructors who design the routines, and there should be no big problem.
Now the characters' shapes, personalities, heights, figures, and expressions are very similar, and they should be very suitable actors for this role. The only problem may be that the Japanese dialogue is still relatively weak, and there is no problem with pronunciation, but there is a complete script, and it should be possible to practice carefully in advance when the time comes.
Thinking of this, Director Miike still had to be sure of one thing, stood up, walked to Kim Do-joon's side, and stepped forward to touch Kim Do-joon's chest muscles.
"It's great."
After saying only one word, he went straight back to his position, took out a copy of the script and handed it to Kim Do-joon.
"This role is yours."
Director Miike said very firmly and very confidently, Kim Dojun hadn't recovered from the sneak attack just now, and tremblingly took the script handed by the director, and opened it to see that the name of the movie was this.