Candace Akola was born on May 13, 1987 in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Edgewood, Florida, the son of a cardiothoracic surgeon, a homemaker mother, and a younger brother, Kerry.

Superior family background allowed Candace to study music, performance and other arts since she was a child. After graduating from Lake Heights Preparatory High School, she didn't go to college, but instead produced a record in which she was more musically gifted than acting.

Signing up for the VIY audition started out as an attempt, and she had only performed on the school theater stage before.

But the resume passed, and then the interview, my performance was really average.

Candace felt that Ye Wei hadn't noticed her, because she was in a group with Elizabeth Olsen, and he seemed to only look at Olsen who amazed the audience the whole time.

I was losing my home, but a few days later, an email came, Candace Arcola had the opportunity to play "Clarissa"!

She was so excited that she forgot how excited she was, contacted and replied that she was willing, and then went to the audition on the 25th, and did not see VIY, and the audition was done by Ivy Kaufman. There was a reply on the same day, and after that, she could play Clarissa!

Because the project is not yet good, now is to sign a letter of intent, and both parties can cancel it at any time.

It's incredible! Acting career began, not to mention how happy Candace was, and her family and friends were also happy for her. Oscar, I'm coming!hahaha—although Kaufman told her that "Clarissa" was the least of the ten roles, but ...... Oscar, I'm coming!

Next, it became more and more unexpected, because she paid special attention to the draft, she saw a lot of news, what shady, what Ye Wei, who scolded him and who questioned him.

Candace was full of anger, it was ridiculous, she didn't know about others, before and after the draft, she didn't feel disrespected, only that day there was a sudden 1201 that made her wonder, but Olsen's performance made people have nothing to say.

I really want to speak out in support of VIY, but the crew told me not to speak to the media without authorization.

Do you just let those people talk nonsense? She couldn't swallow that.

Candace is a fan of Ye Wei, and it's hard not to like him. is not the kind of fanatical fan, the rational type, usually pays more attention, his movies, YouTube videos must be watched, his blogs and columns are often read, and his relationship will also gossip, that's it.

Ye Wei and Nina Dobrev broke up suddenly, and immediately had an affair with Amy Rosen, like many people, she was quite surprised, but VIY will date girls older than him...... Ha ha.

Yesterday evening on the 29th, I received a text message from Gia Coppola, Ye Wei wanted to open a meeting for the ten of them, at 16:00 this afternoon, you can attend or not.

Candace replied to attend, but Coppola sent another text message inviting her to have breakfast with two other girls.

Almost as fast as I could reply, oh my God, the little role with the least scene, can you attend the breakfast for these four people? VIY likes me!

I've seen Ye Wei for 10 minutes, handsome, mature, and passionate...... Drooling, Candace Arcola, you're sanity.

In anticipation of the excitement, I dressed up beautifully in the morning, wearing an atmospheric beige knee-length dress, sneakers, and long pale blonde hair, and left the hotel for the breakfast venue in Santa Monica, the Good Taste Country Restaurant.

When Candace arrived, there was still a moment before the scheduled 7:30, Ye Wei had not yet arrived, and the other two girls had arrived, and they were not big characters, Alicia Vikander, who was dressed in a neat blue jacket and jeans, and her brown hair was tied into a ponytail, and Kelsey Chow, who was cute and fashionable in a black and white dress suit, with black hair bangs and drape.

The two girls, one older and one young, are both young and moving, and there is a surprise for this breakfast on their smiling faces.

Now everyone knows her, counting her oldest, 18 years and 8 months, and she is dragging her feet, Alicika is only 18 years old in October, and Kelsey is only 15 years old in September, so it's good to be young.

Their mother came with her, and sat at the table not far away, greeting her with a smile, as if this was some kind of school fraternity, and the parents were taking care of their daughters to go to the meeting.

There were sporadic customers in the spacious dining room, and the three of them sat down at a quiet table for four, away from the mothers, and the rich proprietress came to serve a drink herself, laughing enthusiastically and saying that her son Bud and VIY were close friends, and they wanted to hear VIY, but the proprietress kept talking about Bud and gave them his number.

After the proprietress walked away, the three of them were relieved, talked about the draft, and immediately talked about all kinds of ridiculous rumors, and they were very angry.

"Except for the draft, I met VIY for the first time today!" Kelsey was so excited that her face turned red, and she looked fanatical, "Those people are so shameless!"

"I also saw VIY for the first time outside of the draft. "Alicika is a Swede, not 100% proficient in English, but she is full of anger, and she can't tolerate others slandering Ye Wei.

Candace knew what they thought, because they had the same feelings, they were basically nothing, and they were appreciated by VIY, and he didn't have any excesses!

How can you swallow this breath? Is it still human?

"When will I be able to talk to the media...... "Kelsey was saying, Candace and Alicia both knew the second half of her sentence and must support VIY!

At this time, it was already half past seven, and the three of them suddenly stood up, only to see a tall black-haired boy walking over, he was wearing a red sports jumper and jeans from some team, and black gloves on his hands, and it was rumored that he had tattoos.

Seeing Ye Wei smiling on his face, the three girls all had an idea: He smiled at me.

What kind of person is VIY, there are many theories in the media, and I finally have the opportunity to meet him.

......

"I'll tell you a story, you've probably all heard it.

A frog was sitting on the edge of a river full of water, and a scorpion came to it and said, 'Mr. Frog, this river is too wide for me to cross, can you carry me there?'

'No, I can't. The frog replied, 'When you reach the middle of the river, you will kill me with a stinger.' ’

'Why should I do this?' asked the scorpion, 'if I kill you, you will sink into the river, and I will drown.' ’

The frog hadn't thought of this before, but when he heard that the scorpion was right, he said, 'Okay, jump on it.' ’

'Thank you so much, Mr. Frog. The scorpion jumped on the frog's back, and then the frog began to cross the river, and when he reached the middle of the river, the scorpion suddenly stung the frog with its stinging needle.

The frog was dying of poisoning, and the scorpion was sinking because of the loss of the ship, and before he died, the frog asked him, 'Why? Why did you sting me?'

The scorpion replied: 'Because this is my character.' ’”

The aroma fills a corner of the dining room, where four different delicious breakfasts are set on the table, and the four of them talk as they eat. At this time, after hearing Ye Wei finish the story, the three girls couldn't help but chuckle, and Kelsey couldn't hide her inner worship when she looked at her idol's eyes.

Ye Wei used a knife and fork to cut the poached eggs, while looking at Alicia on the right, Candace and Kelsie above, and said seriously: "Your roles are all supporting roles, Gail, Hallie, Clarissa, maybe someone told you that you don't matter." It's not me here!"

"Oh. The three girls were all straight at once, and VIY's tone was very serious.

"Some of you are newcomers, some are old actors, but you haven't acted in movies. Anyway, let's talk about movies today, like The Breakfast Club, good friends, but you also have to understand that I have great expectations for each of you, and I will help you improve yourself and become better, starting today.

I don't want to see any of you have attitudes like 'it's just a small supporting role, just perform in your true colors', or something like 'nobody values the little supporting roles, and the director doesn't even remember what my role is called'.

Girls, I'm going to do research on each character, and you're going to have to understand my research in the future.

You have to firmly believe that the smallest, most functional character also has its own personality, and the key is whether you explore and build it. You've taken acting classes, you all know it, and I'll talk to you about what a director does. ”

Ye Wei chewed a piece of egg white, and when he saw that they all stopped, the atmosphere seemed to be a little nervous, and he smiled: "Let's move, eat and talk." ”

Candace was the first to start, and Alicia and Kelsey also ate breakfast one after another, muffins, hash browns, and milky scones, all listening intently to Ye Wei's words.

"The director must study the core ideas of the characters and dig out the fluctuations and changes in the thoughts that make the characters attractive to the audience. And you're responsible for putting these states of mind in a way that the audience can feel for sure. When we make movies, we have the same goal in everything we do: to influence the audience. ”

He paused, looked at Alicica, who nodded silently beside him, and asked, "Alice, what are you thinking?"

"I'm ......," Alicia stunned, her eyes wide, "I was thinking you'd say it well." ”

“OK。 Ye Wei looked around at the three of them and came up with any idea, "Let's say our breakfast is a movie scene, Alice, I want to talk about a character created because of your background, and how we will affect the audience in this scene." A little game, is that okay?"

Alicia nodded without much thought, "Of course." ”

Kyrse and Candace both smiled curiously, thinking that VIY was talking about her.

"Girls, first of all, let me talk about the rules for creating characters. Although the story takes place in the present, the character is created in the past. The so-called character is the background that a person participates in creating a character before becoming a movie character: innate conditions, family influences, socio-economic conditions, life experiences, and so on. But you remember. ”

Ye Wei smiled, put down the knife in his right hand, picked up the milk glass and took a sip, and continued: "The essence of the movie is an unreal reality. A person's personality is as complex as the universe, and there is a high degree of randomness.

The same person encounters the same thing, the smaller the thing, the more variable his reaction is, today he will A, tomorrow he will B, the day after tomorrow he will C. For example, if you think your curly hair is beautiful today, you go to the barber shop to get your hair curled, tomorrow you think your hair is straight, you go to the barber shop to get your hair straight, and after a few days, you think your curly hair is good.

Your core ideas will also change, it can be very fast, very contradictory, very. It's not like playing a game, your mind will always be level 50 if you go up to level 50, there is no such thing, the human mind has no level, it will not be fixed, it will change at any time, this is human. ”

The three girls nodded again and again, they could understand VIY's words, and what they thought now was definitely different from what they thought a year ago, maybe a month ago.

"But the movie characters! There's a track. Ye Wei took another sip of milk and sighed for some reason, "The people on the screen live more simply." The film is like a trip, in which the characters carry only the luggage they need for the trip. The focus is on the flash. You remember. ”

"Alice. He looked at the brown-haired girl on his right and asked, "What is your background?" ”

Alicika put the half-eaten potato pancake back on the plate and introduced it to everyone very seriously: "I am Swede, I was born in Gothenburg...... My mom was a stage actress, and my dad was a doctor, a psychiatrist. ”

Seeing that she was a little nervous, Ye Wei interjected: "The fathers of everyone here are doctors, if you don't mind the dentist Gao Pan." ”

"Hahaha. The maidens burst into laughter, and Candace almost threw her head back and laughed, and was afraid of offending him, so she endured it.

"Go on. Ye Wei smiled at Alicica.

She was noticeably more relaxed, confident and began to return from a foreign country, smiling, "When I was a few months old, my parents divorced, and my mother raised me alone. ”

The smiles of the three of them suddenly froze, they all grew up in a complete middle-class family, a doctor father, a housewife mother, and they are the eldest children in the family, with younger siblings. I don't know what it's like to have divorced parents and a single-parent family.

"I'm all right to grow up!" Alicia said quickly, as if she was afraid of being treated as an outlier by them, "I've got my luck...... I seem to get the best of both worlds, one is a mother with only one child, and the other is a big family, and I go to my father's house every other week, five younger siblings, and I am very happy. ”

Ye Wei nodded, only to know that Vikander grew up in a single-parent family, and suddenly thought that she was indeed lucky, but Aimanniu had only seen her father once. Maybe Emmanuel is luckier? Not having to be the middleman between the two families.

Now he really doesn't like to come into contact with these single-parent girls......

"My family's financial situation is good, well, I studied ballet at the Royal Swedish Ballet Academy at the age of 9, and at the age of 15 I went to high school in Stockholm to become an actor. I've acted in some musicals. But my dancing career ended due to injury, and I started pursuing film and television acting, auditioning, acting in some TV series, and that's it now. ”

Alicika spoke messily and didn't use Swedish, but smiled at the three of them.

Candace said "cool", and Kelsey clapped her palms and stopped again.

"You grew up in a very similar background to another girl I knew. Ye Wei didn't say who it was, "But you are very different from her, this is a human being, even if it is the Olsen sisters, their personalities are different...... Well, I'm not so sure, the Olsen sisters and their sisters are fine. ”

All three girls chuckled. As a hardcore honey, Kelsey could hear who it was, Aliciica was the Swedish version of Amy Rosen!—she had already doxxed Rosen.

"OK, I'll build the movie characters, my director creates, Alicia Vikander. ”

Immersed in the mood of creation, Ye Wei took the milk glass and drank it slowly, while preaching to them who were full of interest:

"She was born into a single-parent family, and she tells people she's happy, sometimes. Every time she went to her father's house, she experienced that kind of happiness, she was actually very conflicted, sometimes she didn't want to leave, hoping that she was one of them, and when she came home and saw her mother sitting alone on the sofa, she felt a kind of shame, like betraying her dearest mother.

But the atmosphere of that big family and the wise and tall father still make her often go over and often entangled. ”

The atmosphere at the table was quiet, and Alicia was still smiling, not knowing what to think.

"She grew up without financial problems, she could get almost everything, so she was more influenced by her family, and her mind was more in her dreams, love, life goals, self-realization and other spiritual pursuits.

At first, she wanted to be a top dancer, but an unfortunate injury hit her and had to end, it was the first time she suffered a real blow in her life, she was very painful, she felt that her life was over, she didn't know how to continue walking, her previous efforts seemed to be all in vain.

But she still cheered up, she wanted to be a film and television actor, this is a change in core thinking, and being an actor has become her new dream.

Since she was a child, her artistic cultivation, stage career, and transformed dreams, she does not just want to be a star, become famous, and make money like some laypeople. These are not her first considerations, she wants to be a good actress more, so she will prefer some artistic, unique, and personalized movies, such as ...... That guy is a madman, but she likes it when he calls Roman Polanski a pervert a dwarf. ”

When Ye Wei said this, Alicica's expression changed and she was a little surprised.

Candace and Kelsey looked at each other, unclear who Russ von Trier was.

"Elicica's needs are obvious: a warm family, a father and brother man, the realization of the values of life and artistic pursuits.

But you have to understand that people and movie characters have different needs, needs and expectations, you need something, and you don't want it in your current state of mind, maybe it's fear, lack of confidence, or whatever. We all do that, sometimes the more we get to the finish line, the more scared we get.

So Elicica's expectations are...... The realization of the value of life and the pursuit of art comes first, because all other needs have to be completed by others, and only this one can be decided by herself. She is even afraid of warm family and love, and she doesn't want to experience any more brokenness.

In that case, the VIY draft will be very important to her, and so will this breakfast. She wants to perform well in front of Ye Wei to make a good impression on him and help her career, she also wants to learn more, which is conducive to her artistic pursuit, and even vaguely looks forward to it...... Is it possible that he is the one who is?"

Ye Wei said attentively and seriously, the three girls were quiet, Alicia pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, her eyes flashed something.

"Now that the characters are created, how are we going to shoot this scene, how are we going to act it, how are we going to act it, how are we going to represent Elicica, how are we going to affect the audience?"

Putting down the empty glass, Ye Wei looked sideways at Alicia and thought:

"It's a comedy scene. OK, the audience should initially see her nervousness, positivity, and kindness, feel anxious for her, and hope that Ye Wei favors her. He did it, he gave her the opportunity to behave, but also to expose herself.

Then gradually, the audience saw that in fact, this girl was confused, humble and even painful, but how warm she could be, the audience began to identify with her, and hoped that she could get better, get what she needed, and hope that Ye Wei would help her and give her.

But Ye Wei is a bastard, he exposed her all in front of the other two girls! Make her uneasy, make her panic, make her ugly, and he laughs. So the audience is even more anxious, damn Ye Wei, don't bully her!' But Ye Wei continued, and he said again: 'Alicica, you won the role because the audience will think that this is indeed an ugly girl!'"

Cansdy and the two looked at Alicica's blushing face, and her eyes avoided Ye Wei, who was cold.

The mothers over there are looking over there.

The more Ye Wei spoke, the faster he spoke, and his voice was like a machine gun:

She was even more overwhelmed and began to panic, because this threatened her needs, in her heart, Ye Wei was a good person, a person who could give her warmth, it shouldn't be like this now, she wanted to escape from this scene, but she had to stay on!

The audience began to realize that maybe this was not a comedy, and their hearts were more nervous than ever, and they began to realize that they were facing some kind of unusual destruction, a beautiful destruction! beautiful, colorful, passionate, happy, dreamy, bright, everything......

And the heart of a beautiful and wonderful girl!

It's all going to be destroyed, so the audience feels the tragedy, and they start to feel uncomfortable.

At this moment, Ye Wei leaned over and said to Alicia again, "Also, because I think you are very beautiful." He said it very gently, like a confession of true affection, and then Alicica's heart moved, and she smiled, and she smiled sweetly.

In a word, all her needs have been realized, thank God!

The audience also laughed, happy, warm and impressed. It's just a matter of two lines, and in just a few seconds on the screen, they go from nervous to happy, from dark to light. This may have become a classic line, a classic shot, which is constantly mentioned by people.

Why? Because they have been influenced! Their emotions have long been controlled by the director, and the director knows what they think and do! Of course, not including bad directors.

Girls, this is cinema, and storytelling in all its forms. ”

Ye Wei's words in the restaurant paused, he exhaled, looked around at the three girls who were staying, and said, "In the future...... You have to understand that we can't just look at the past, we can't just think about the past, we can plan and conceive the future of the characters, which will give you a better understanding and mastery.

In the future, Alicia successfully acted in "Winter Bones", because of her long-term hard work, she acted very well, won unanimous praise, and she became an excellent actor and star. ”

"What about Ye Wei?" Alicia asked stupidly, her eyes brightening.

"Ye Wei?" Ye Wei pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe it's still a bastard." ”

Still a genius!, Cansdy muttered to himself, oh my God, we're going to go from a sane to a fanatical...... I really saw what it means to be talented today......

"Wow......" Kelsey exclaimed with a stunned emotion, VIY deserves to be the youngest nominee for Best Director......

"You get it? It's part of my job, and I'm going to study every character, every scene. It's just a part of me, but it's all of you. ”

Ye Wei smiled at them and encouraged: "So there's no reason why you don't do it wholeheartedly! Girls, it's not difficult to be a star, it's hard to be an actor, I mean an actor who really has a performance." ”

"I will. "Me too. The three girls nodded earnestly in agreement.

"Well, let's talk about something else. Ye Wei looked at the watch on his left wrist, it was still early, and said with a smile: "We are all children of doctors, there is no reason to just talk about movies, performances or anything, it's time to talk about medicine." Did your dad say, 'Don't be a doctor in the future?' ’”

The three girls all laughed happily: "There really is." He said it the other day. "My dad used to say that being a surgeon was too tiring. ”

"Dentists are also surgery, you know?" dreams, so that she doesn't just want to be a star, be famous, and make money like some laypeople. These are not her first considerations, she wants to be a good actress more, so she will prefer some artistic, unique, and personalized movies, such as ...... That guy is a madman, but she likes it when he calls Roman Polanski a pervert a dwarf. ”

When Ye Wei said this, Alicica's expression changed and she was a little surprised.

Candace and Kelsey looked at each other, unclear who Russ von Trier was.

"Elicica's needs are obvious: a warm family, a father and brother man, the realization of the values of life and artistic pursuits.

But you have to understand that people and movie characters have different needs, needs and expectations, you need something, and you don't want it in your current state of mind, maybe it's fear, lack of confidence, or whatever. We all do that, sometimes the more we get to the finish line, the more scared we get.

So Elicica's expectations are...... The realization of the value of life and the pursuit of art comes first, because all other needs have to be completed by others, and only this one can be decided by herself. She is even afraid of warm family and love, and she doesn't want to experience any more brokenness.

In that case, the VIY draft will be very important to her, and so will this breakfast. She wants to perform well in front of Ye Wei to make a good impression on him and help her career, she also wants to learn more, which is conducive to her artistic pursuit, and even vaguely looks forward to it...... Is it possible that he is the one who is?"

Ye Wei said attentively and seriously, the three girls were quiet, Alicia pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, her eyes flashed something.

"Now that the characters are created, how are we going to shoot this scene, how are we going to act it, how are we going to act it, how are we going to represent Elicica, how are we going to affect the audience?"

Putting down the empty glass, Ye Wei looked sideways at Alicia and thought:

"It's a comedy scene. OK, the audience should initially see her nervousness, positivity, and kindness, feel anxious for her, and hope that Ye Wei favors her. He did it, he gave her the opportunity to behave, but also to expose herself.

Then gradually, the audience saw that in fact, this girl was confused, humble and even painful, but how warm she could be, the audience began to identify with her, and hoped that she could get better, get what she needed, and hope that Ye Wei would help her and give her.

But Ye Wei is a bastard, he exposed her all in front of the other two girls! Make her uneasy, make her panic, make her ugly, and he laughs. So the audience is even more anxious, damn Ye Wei, don't bully her!' But Ye Wei continued, and he said again: 'Alicica, you won the role because the audience will think that this is indeed an ugly girl!'"

Cansdy and the two looked at Alicica's blushing face, and her eyes avoided Ye Wei, who was cold.

The mothers over there are looking over there.

The more Ye Wei spoke, the faster he spoke, and his voice was like a machine gun:

She was even more overwhelmed and began to panic, because this threatened her needs, in her heart, Ye Wei was a good person, a person who could give her warmth, it shouldn't be like this now, she wanted to escape from this scene, but she had to stay on!

The audience began to realize that maybe this was not a comedy, and their hearts were more nervous than ever, and they began to realize that they were facing some kind of unusual destruction, a beautiful destruction! beautiful, colorful, passionate, happy, dreamy, bright, everything......

And the heart of a beautiful and wonderful girl!

It's all going to be destroyed, so the audience feels the tragedy, and they start to feel uncomfortable.

At this moment, Ye Wei leaned over and said to Alicia again, "Also, because I think you are very beautiful." He said it very gently, like a confession of true affection, and then Alicica's heart moved, and she smiled, and she smiled sweetly.

In a word, all her needs have been realized, thank God!

The audience also laughed, happy, warm and impressed. It's just a matter of two lines, and in just a few seconds on the screen, they go from nervous to happy, from dark to light. This may have become a classic line, a classic shot, which is constantly mentioned by people.

Why? Because they have been influenced! Their emotions have long been controlled by the director, and the director knows what they think and do! Of course, not including bad directors.

Girls, this is cinema, and storytelling in all its forms. ”

Ye Wei's words in the restaurant paused, he exhaled, looked around at the three girls who were staying, and said, "In the future...... You have to understand that we can't just look at the past, we can't just think about the past, we can plan and conceive the future of the characters, which will give you a better understanding and mastery.

In the future, Alicia successfully acted in "Winter Bones", because of her long-term hard work, she acted very well, won unanimous praise, and she became an excellent actor and star. ”

"What about Ye Wei?" Alicia asked stupidly, her eyes brightening.

"Ye Wei?" Ye Wei pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe it's still a bastard." ”

Still a genius!, Cansdy muttered to himself, oh my God, we're going to go from a sane to a fanatical...... I really saw what it means to be talented today......

"Wow......" Kelsey exclaimed with a stunned emotion, VIY deserves to be the youngest nominee for Best Director......

"You get it? It's part of my job, and I'm going to study every character, every scene. It's just a part of me, but it's all of you. ”

Ye Wei smiled at them and encouraged: "So there's no reason why you don't do it wholeheartedly! Girls, it's not difficult to be a star, it's hard to be an actor, I mean an actor who really has a performance." ”

"I will. "Me too. The three girls nodded earnestly in agreement.

"Well, let's talk about something else. Ye Wei looked at the watch on his left wrist, it was still early, and said with a smile: "We are all children of doctors, there is no reason to just talk about movies, performances or anything, it's time to talk about medicine." Did your dad say, 'Don't be a doctor in the future?' ’”

The three girls all laughed happily: "There really is." He said it the other day. "My dad used to say that being a surgeon was too tiring. ”

"Dentists are also surgeons, you know?"