Chapter 5 The Great Waves Wash the Sands
After a while, the second auditioner also arrived.
It's still the same process, after Fang Bo observed his appearance and image, he gave him the script, and after a short preparation, he began to perform officially.
Compared with Wu Dashi just now, the auditioners this time are slightly better in appearance, at least they don't deviate too much from the image requirements of the actor.
But when it comes to the real performance, it is still far from Fang Bo's expectations.
"Okay, that's it, I'll let you know when there's a result."
Seeing off the second auditioner, Fang Bo shook his head.
The acting skills of both people in a row are miserable, which makes him fall into a kind of short-term self-doubt.
Can you really find a suitable male lead actor from the special actors?
"Ugh."
Fang Bo sighed.
Is it difficult to lower the audition standards?
No way.
Absolutely not!
The male lead actor is too important to the movie "Night Club", due to the objective limitation of small cost, it is acceptable to have some gaps with the original Xu Zheng, but if it is too far away, I am afraid that the quality of the movie will be greatly reduced.
In this way, Fang Bo's next move could not be realized at all. At that time, even if the movie is made, it will be difficult to sell, and in the end it can only be smashed in your hands.
That's right, the requirements can't be lowered any more.
It's a big deal to audition for more actors, even if it's a big wave, you have to dig gold out of the sand!
After thinking about it, Fang Bo made up his mind that even if he spent several times more time on the audition, he must find a suitable actor.
It's not that he is nitpicking, he has to pursue perfection, it's just that the male lead does play an irreplaceable role in the movie.
"Nightclub" is a low-budget comedy film about a 24-hour supermarket.
The middle-aged man He Sanshui is obsessed with the lottery, and finally won a prize of 9,500 yuan, but was hit by a careless supermarket proprietress with the wrong lottery number, so he missed the prize.
So one night, He Sanshui took his nephew to the door to ask for an explanation, but the proprietress was not there, and there were only two night shift salesmen in the store, Li Junwei and Tang Xiaolian.
Seeing that the matter could not be resolved, the angry He Sanshui naturally clashed with the two, and then triggered a series of follow-up funny stories.
Although the plot of this movie is relatively simple, the script is very well completed, several main characters have distinct personalities, and the story has a beginning and an end and is full of jokes.
As a low-budget comedy, "Nightclub" does not require much filming funds, and has the potential to become a box office dark horse, which perfectly meets all the requirements of Fang Bo.
However, it is not enough to have a good script, the movie will eventually fall to the shooting, and the selection of actors is the first problem that Fang Bo has to face.
Although the male protagonist on the bright side of the movie is the supermarket salesman "Li Junwei", it can be seen from the plot synopsis alone that "He Sanshui" is the key character in the whole movie, and most of the jokes are also on him.
Therefore, Fang Bo has always regarded "He Sanshui" as the leading actor.
Herein lies the problem.
"Night Club" is indeed a low-budget movie, but the actor of the original He Sanshui is Xu Zheng, Fang Bo only has a budget of 400,000, where to find an actor with the same acting skills?
If you just find someone to make do, I'm afraid the effect of the film will plummet, and the degree of comedy will be greatly reduced.
Can a comedy that isn't funny still be considered a comedy?
Therefore, Fang Bo had no other choice but to use a stupid way to find more actors to audition, see if he could try his luck and find a suitable candidate from the special actors.
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Half a day passed quickly, and Fang Bo auditioned for nine actors in a row, including middle-aged actors who auditioned for "He Sanshui" and young actors who auditioned for "Li Junwei", but none of the nine passed without exception.
Some people are because their appearance is not up to standard, some people are because their acting skills are not up to standard, and some are because they do not have a temperament that matches the role.
Especially the last young actor in the morning, among the auditioners, the conditions are quite good in all aspects.
It's a pity that this person has been working in Hengdian for several years, and he has worked with a few crews, and the whole person has become more shrewd and sophisticated.
Under normal circumstances, this is certainly not a shortcoming, but the setting of the role of "Li Junwei" is an otaku who is not good at words.
Letting an actor with a young temperament play the taciturn Li Junwei will only make the audience feel that it is not suitable to play no matter how you think about it.
So despite all other conditions, Fang Bo didn't pass his audition in the end.
It also means that this is a busy morning, and in the end there is nothing to be gained.
After watching the last auditioner leave, Fang Bo's body that had been sitting straight relaxed and took a sip of the disposable water cup on the table.
This glass of water was brought by Boss Zhang during the audition, and after so long, the water in the cup was already cold.
But it's just right to be cold, and you can suppress the irritability in Fang Bo's heart.
After taking a sip of the water, Fang Bo stood up and threw the crumpled paper cup into the trash.
"Fang Dao'er."
The door was not closed, and Boss Zhang's fat face poked in from outside the door, and said curiously: "I see that there is no one outside, it should be all auditioned." How, did you find the right one? ”
Fang Yuan shook his head, "No." ”
"Not a single one?"
"Not a single one."
Boss Zhang has been in the society for so many years, he has no other skills, and he is very good at observing words and feelings, and he can see at a glance that Fang Bo's mood is not very good, so he said with a smile: "Fang Dao'er, it's all time for dinner, otherwise you will eat here at my place at noon?" I'll cook it myself and cook two hard dishes for you! ”
"Don't bother, me." Fang Bo subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"I'm a restaurant here, what's the trouble with a meal, it's settled." Boss Zhang didn't give Fang Bo a chance to refuse.
Seeing Boss Zhang turn around and run to the kitchen in a hurry, Fang Bo touched his nose and sat down after hesitating.
After a while, Boss Zhang pushed open the door of the private room with a large plate, and Xiao Wang, the only waiter and cashier in the store, was not idle, and walked in with a plate of dishes in his left and right hands.
When the two of them put the dishes on the table, Fang Bo leaned in to take a look.
What Boss Zhang said is true, sure enough, they are all hard dishes, and the top three dishes are hard!
Two small plates are filled with spicy chicken and husband and wife lung slices, and the large plate is full of boiled fish.
Fang Bo is a native of Sichuan Province, and his food taste is relatively spicy, these dishes are just his appetite, and he can't help but appetize when he smells the fragrance.
"Xiao Wang, you look outside, if a guest comes, greet me first, and then call me after ordering."
"Hmm." Xiao Wang turned around and walked out of the private room.
"Fang Dao'er, the environment of my small shop is simple, not comparable to those big hotels, and there are no delicacies from the mountains and seas, only a few home-cooked dishes are better. You try it first and see if it suits your taste. ”
"Then you're welcome."
People have brought all the dishes to the table, and no matter how polite they are, they are pretending.
So Fang Bo picked up the chopsticks, took a piece of fish meat and put it in his mouth.
"Well, it's delicious, it's delicious."
"Hahaha, it's good if you're used to eating."