Chapter 223. Tomb Robbery Notes
"Notes on Tomb Robbery" is a big-budget movie, and now the recruitment of talents for the most difficult special effects part has been handled, and the next step is the selection of actors.
As an ordinary actor and a dragon actor, the actor entertainment company directly opened the interview recruitment and recruited the crew through auditions. Both men and women, as long as they have experience, ideals, and a pursuit of acting, they can come to audition. Therefore, in just three days, more than 300 people were interviewed, and the recruitment and interviews will continue in the next seven days, and the personnel can be said to be very abundant.
But when it comes to starring, it's not that simple.
Duan Zihao said that this play should be directed and acted by himself, so he will play the male protagonist "Wu Xie", as for the role of Wang Fatzi, let the fat man Hong Jinbao play it, he has good skills, fame, and the right age, and he is also very interested in this play, and he also bribed Duan Zihao with hot pot, claiming that he must play this role.
Then there is "Stuffy Oil Bottle", this role is difficult to handle, Duan Zihao chose many people, and he didn't find out who was suitable to play.
You must know that this role is very heavy, and the most important thing is the indispensable clue character in the whole play, and many stories are related to him, so you must find a good person with good acting skills.
At this time, Hong Jinbao came over to recommend his good junior brother Yuan Biao to him. However, Duan Zihao felt that he couldn't do it, and his character was much worse in all aspects, so he refused directly. At this time, someone recommended Xu Guanjie, thinking that he could perform that mysterious feeling and taste.
Duan Zihao also thinks he is good, mainly because he is famous enough and his acting skills are remarkable. It's a pity that they are big stars in Xinyi City, and now they are acting, and there is no schedule.
And then. Duan Zihao considered Leslie Cheung and felt that he was very suitable for this role, he didn't like to talk and was taciturn, but Leslie Cheung was preparing for his own concert in Japan, and he didn't have time.
In the end, Duan Zihao thought of Liu Dehua again, so he found him. Give him a fitting and audition, and the fitting effect is very good. Liu Dehua was dressed in black and carried a knife on his back, revealing the mystery and strangeness of the "stuffy oil bottle", but Liu Dehua opened his mouth to say his lines. Duan Zihao covered his face, the reason is that he is too idol, as many people say, Liu Dehua's self-mark is too strong, such as the tone of his speech, and the posture of walking, etc., no matter what role he plays, these can actually be seen in the roles he starred in his previous life. The knife in "The Gambler", and the older brother in "The Tricky Expert". Basically, the posture of walking is that kind of free and easy step, and when I speak, my nose wrinkles. Either that, biting your lip and dancing like to go around in circles...... To put it bluntly, Liu Dehua at this time has not yet reached the point of perfect acting skills.
It would be okay if this drama was only released in Asia, but Duan Zihao is ambitious, and his ambition is to push this drama to Hollywood, so in the choice of actors. You must be able to do superb acting skills!
For these "four words", Liu Dehua is still a little bit behind.
Directly passed Leslie Cheung. Lau Dehua, then Jacky Cheung, Liming, and many, many actors, the result is that no one can play the role of this stuffy oil bottle.
God, are you testing me?!
Just when Duan Zihao was confused, a person recommended himself to the door.
……
Jingle bells.
The doorbell rang.
Duan Zihao, who was drawing sketches for the movie, got up and opened the door, only to see Leung Jiahui standing outside the door very restrainedly, holding a bag of things in his hand.
"Hello, Boss Duan." Seeing Duan Zihao, he said very respectfully.
Duan Zihaoer, "What boss is not a boss, don't see it like this." Come on in. ”
"Ahem, that's good, I'll call you Brother Hao." Leung Ka-fai is still very reserved.
entered the house, and then handed a bag of things in his hand to Duan Zihao and said, "This is a small gift, not a tribute." ”
Duan Zihao looked at it, but it was bananas, apples and other fruits.
Think about it, I don't lack anything here, and it doesn't make sense to give expensive things, on the contrary, just give some fruit gifts.
"How can you come to me?" Duan Zihao invited Leung Ka-fai to sit down, took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet, and poured a glass for Leung Ka-fai.
Liang Jiahui picked up the red wine and said: "I came to Mao Sui to recommend myself, I heard that the company is going to start filming "Notes on Tomb Robbery", I really want to play a role in this play......" said and took a sip gently, hey, the taste of red wine is good. He took another big sip, and then looked at the bottle, his tongue was knotted, it turned out to be a Bordeaux red wine that was a French treasure for six or five years, although he had never drunk it, but he knew that a bottle of this red wine cost more than 100,000 yuan!
Looking at the fruit he sent, Liang Jiahui's first thought was that the sip of wine he had just now was enough to buy ten pockets of such things.
"Hehe, your attitude is very good, but I don't think some of the roles in this play are not suitable for you...... How can I say it, your appearance is too elegant, you played Emperor Xianfeng, but you can't play some special roles. Duan Zihao said this, but it was difficult to imagine Leung Jiahui playing the role of "stuffy oil bottle" anyway. Because in Duan Zihao's impression, Liang Jiahui impressed him the most with the domineering and exposed boss Zhou Chaoxian in "Black Gold", the crazy and funny Duan Wangye in "East Becomes West", and the soft-spoken detective Lu Qi in "Rose Rose I Love You".
Therefore, it is really difficult for Duan Zihao to associate Leung Jiahui with the mysterious, eccentric, handsome and eerie character of the stuffy oil bottle.
These are two different people!
But Duan Zihao forgot one thing, that is, Leung Ka-fai has always been the kind of actor who does not follow the usual path, and he is an actor among actors, he is like a chameleon, he can change any role. He can play the big brother Ren Yinjiu who is afraid of death in "Jianghu Emergency", he can also play the ruthless murderer Sha Tuozhong in "Tongtian Empire", and even play the mountain bandit leader in "Lin Hai Snow Plain"!
It can be said that Leung Ka-fai is simply an unpredictable elemental actor who will always surprise people.
Seeing that Duan Zihao seemed to be a little relieved, Liang Jiahui immediately said sincerely: "But I think as an actor." I'm up to any role! Yes, I have to tell you, I want to be a strong person who has been refined by acting. is not an idol who eats by appearance. ”
Duan Zihao, "Are you really so confident?" ”
"Yes!" Leung Ka-fai nodded firmly.
Duan Zihao took the script and handed it to him and said: "There is a character in this who is a stuffy oil bottle, you take it back and study it first, and if you can, you will audition tomorrow ......."
"You mean&...... Audition? Leung Ka-fai was a little surprised.
"yes, time is running out, say something nasty. I've been choosing this role for a long time, but there is really no suitable person to play it. Now you can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, you have to work hard and see your luck. ”
"yes, I see. Brother Hao! Suddenly, Leung Ka-fai was full of fighting spirit.
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Leung Ka-fai's family lives near Chai Wan, where he used to set up a night market stall, and after joining the actor entertainment, the economic situation has improved, and he suggested moving to a prosperous area of the city to live, but his wife did not agree, saying that he can't forget the past because he has a little money.
Think about it, too. So Liang Jiahui rented a better house near the old house, and the family lived here. Although it is not very convenient to commute to and from the company, as an actor, he is almost in the crew 360 days a year. There is no such thing as commuting.
At this moment, in the apartment, Leung Jiahui is holding the script and carefully studying the characters on the balcony.
At this time, his wife came over with a fruit bowl, "Come and take a bite." He pricked a piece of watermelon with a toothpick and handed it to Leung Ka-fai's mouth.
Liang Jiahui opened his mouth to eat it and said, "It's so sweet, but it's still cold now, where does the watermelon come from?" ”
"Bought from the supermarket. It is planted in a tent. How's it going, the taste is okay, right? ”
"Hmm. It's delicious. ”
When his wife saw him say this, she smiled and said: "Actually, this acting is the same as planting watermelons, it needs a good environment, with the right temperature and moderation, plus sunlight and other effects, it can grow very well, and you can't rush it......"
Liang Jiahui put his hand around his wife's waist and said, "I understand what you mean, you are afraid that I will suffer too much...... But it's rare to get a good role, and it's starring with Boss Duan, I will never give up easily. ”
"Is there anything I need help with?"
"Not yet...... But why don't you feed me another watermelon? ”
"That's not easy."
"No, not with a toothpick, but with a mouth......"
"Dead you!"
"Hehe, it turns out that you only know that I am bad now!"
Although Leung Ka-fai's wife is not beautiful, Leung Ka-fai loves her very much, in his previous life, as an actor, Leung Ka-fai, the eldest brother of the Hong Kong film acting school, was even more insulated from scandals, just because he only loved one woman, that is, his wife.
When many fans saw the personable Liang Yingdi in the magazine, holding hands with a bloated old woman on the street, it was really hard to imagine what charm this unattractive and even ordinary woman could make Liang Jiahui loyal for a lifetime?
To this question, Leung Ka-fai's answer is: That is love!
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The audition for the second day was held in the artist training room of the actor entertainment company, and the reason why the students of the actor entertainment were gathered was that Duan Zihao's purpose was very simple, to use this kind of real audition to tell them, even acting.
As the audition "actor", Liang Jiahui obviously didn't expect such a big formation, and was a little surprised, but the small number of people did not put much pressure on him, the only difference is that he is an actor and is about to appear on camera, but there are more onlookers.
Duan Zihao asked the best photographer of actor entertainment Du Kefeng to take charge of the camera, the background is very simple, almost no design, and the proposition he gave Leung Jiahui is - powerful as a god, indifferent and indifferent from the bottom of his heart. Silent and cold to people. The eyes are indifferent, without waves, but when they are angry and serious, they make people feel a powerful aura. I am very persistent in doing things, and I am actually very good at treating other people, but I am not good at expressing myself. had to guard the family's secrets. When I'm fine, I like to be in a daze, looking at the sky, or close my eyes to recuperate.
Careful analysis is three emotions: usually, indifferent and indifferent, taciturn.
When angry, the aura is strong, and the anger is like a god.
When you're fine, stay in a daze and close your eyes.
"Is it okay, Ah Hui, if you say it's okay. So here we go. Duan Zihao patted him on the shoulder and said.
Leung Ka-fai: "Don't you need makeup?" ”
"Makeup?"
"yes, I think you can better fit into the character with makeup."
"Do you think that's the case?"
"Hmm."
"Okay, let's give it a try."
Duan Zihao finished speaking. snapped his fingers, asked the makeup artist next to him to come over, and said a few words to him, "Just give him a simple makeup as described in the script, it is best to help him find the feeling of the character." ”
The makeup artist nodded, indicating that she understood.
Then he brought Leung Ka-fai into the dressing room.
Taking advantage of this gap, Duan Zihao was preparing to discuss the shooting style with Christopher Doyle. saw Sanmao's eldest brother Hong Jinbao coming over in a hurry.
"Ah Hao, I heard that the role of the stuffy oil bottle audition today. I'll come and take a look! Hong Jinbao said with a smile, "You know, the three of us will be the iron triangle of tomb robbers in the future, so we must familiarize ourselves with it." ”
Beforehand, Duan Zihao did not tell Sammo Hung who played the stuffy oil bottle. Hong Jinbao was very curious, so he ran over impatiently to take a look.
"Hehe, Brother Bao, don't worry about other people's hearts, what about your own role, do you figure it out?"
"You said that I played the fat man, hehe, let me tell you, this role is simply tailor-made for me!" Sammo Hung said with interest. "Hao, let me tell you, I've memorized the entire script. Now I'm about to go crazy, if it weren't for my wife at home, I wouldn't have to rob the tomb with a shovel. ”
Seeing that Hong Jinbao said funny, Duan Zihao couldn't help but say: "I believe what you say, but the play is not performed by one person, you have to cooperate with the big guys." ”
"Nonsense. That's why I'm here to take a look, to see who's going to play the stuffy oil bottle? ”
"Oh. He is...... No, it's out. ”
As he spoke, he saw a person walking out of the dressing room, a dark blue hoodie, carrying a black and gold ancient knife, his face was calm, his eyes were indifferent, and the middle and index fingers of his right hand were extremely long.
Leung Ka-fai has already entered the play.
In the camera, at the request of Duan Zihao, Leung Jiahui made various expressions and movements.
To be honest, from the beginning, Duan Zihao was not very optimistic about Leung Jiahui, and felt that his role was too different from that of the stuffy oil bottle, and it was not as clever as Liu Dehua. But...... But at this point he completely broke this view.
Because Liang Jiahui in the camera almost transformed into another person, he directly became Zhang Qiling, the "stuffy oil bottle" who came out of the script.
Leung Ka-fai is tall and thin, his body is not very strong, his face is thin, and he is a little pale, these characteristics are cleverly matched with the stuffy oil bottle. So much so that Duan Zihao thought he was dazzled when he saw Leung Jiahui's performance in the camera.
"He's ...... Is that Leung Ka-fai in the company? Hung Jinbao also looked at the characters in the camera with some disbelief.
Duan Zihao nodded, "It's amazing, I didn't expect that I would also have a time when I looked away, this Liang Jiahui is definitely a talent." ”
"Well, it's really good. No wonder he became an actor at a young age! ”
……
Duan Zihao and Hong Jinbao sighed.
And Leung Ka-fai in the camera has almost completely entered the role, so that he ignores the surrounding audience, the surrounding camera, and everything around him.
He is Zhang Qiling, he is the stuffy oil bottle.
He has no words, he doesn't be happy, he doesn't grieve, he always stands there silently like a porcelain doll, looking at everything lightly. Yet, you know, he cares about you. There is never one person who can give you as much security as he does.
He is a man without a past or future, and his only connection to the world does not seem to have much value. He didn't know where he came from, he didn't know where he was going. He only knew that he had one thing in this world that he had to do.
Zhang Qiling is like this, silently carrying his fate. The most heart-wrenching thing is that he just carries it lightly, as if it were all taken for granted, as if it were just an inconsequential little thing. If you ask him, he will just silently shake his head and say to you, "It's okay. ”
I don't know if it's because I'm too obsessed with this role, Leung Jiahui couldn't help but shed a crystal tear from the corner of his eye......
And this tear happened to be included in the camera.
Duan Zihao immediately shouted: "Okay! ”
The audition came to an abrupt end.
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"Good! It's just great! Duan Zihao applauded, and Hung Jinbao also looked at Leung Ka-fai with appreciation.
The others couldn't help but applaud as well.
Although everyone is not a mentor, nor is it a particularly good professional, one thing is certain, that is, how interesting the role played by Leung Ka-fai just now is.
If I had to give him a comment on the audition he just made, it would be wonderful, very exciting!
Hong Jinbao applauded: "Ah Hao, your vision is good, this Ah Hui has a lot of acting potential." ”
Duan Zihao smiled and said: "It's not that I have a good eye, it's that he recommended himself, I just pushed the boat." ”
"Ha, when did you know modesty." Hung Jinbao laughed.
Duan Zihao was speechless, to be honest, you don't believe it.
Here Leung Jiahui was also withdrawn from the role, to be honest, he was really a little forgetful when he auditioned just now, and it wasn't until he was awakened by the applause that he understood what was happening in front of him.
"How about it, Director Duan, am I okay with my acting?" Liang Jiahui originally wanted to call Duan Zihao "Brother Hao", but seeing that there were many people around, he changed his name to "Director Duan".
"I'll tell him, it's not that it's okay, but it's very good!" Hong Jinbao preemptively said, "By the way, introduce yourself, Hong Jinbao, the fat man in "Notes on Tomb Robbery" is me!" "Stretched out his hand.
Looking at Brother Sanmao's overly enthusiastic appearance, Liang Jiahui couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed, and finally Duan Zihao took his hand, put the hands of the three together, and said loudly: "Come on, from this moment on, we are going to become the iron triangle in the play, let's work together!" ”
"Work hard!"
"Come on!"
Leung Ka-fai and Hung Jinbao shouted loudly together.
At that moment, the prototype of "Notes on Tomb Robbery" was officially established. (To be continued)
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