After a two-hour break at noon, the afternoon opportunity to audition actors.

There are not many actors auditioning in the afternoon, but they are all audition invitations sent by the casting director to the actors' union and major brokerage companies in accordance with Fang Xing's requirements.

The drama "The Pretender" is not a one-man show for the male protagonist, but a group drama, and many of the characters in it are outstanding.

It can be said that on earth, almost all the actors of this show are popular, except for the heroine.

is also because of this actor, the casting of "The Pretender" is very important, and it will not work with traffic stars.

In fact.

After Ark Culture released the project plan of "The Pretender", many companies wanted to stuff artists into the play.

Even Tong Fei wants to stuff the members of the fluorescent girl into the play and use them as vases.

However, Fang Xing has high requirements for the casting of "The Pretender", even if he chooses a vase, he must choose a vase with acting skills and in line with the image of the character.

The fluorescent girl is indeed one of the top three girl groups in China now, but the popular ones are only on the singing and dancing stage, and the acting skills are forgotten.

Of course, Fang Xing did not hammer them all to death, but gave him the opportunity to audition.

However, because he was born in a musical, Fang Xing has high requirements for performance, and all the fluorescent girls failed to audition, without exception.

The reason why this is the case is also because "The Pretender" needs very few young actresses, "Yu Manli" and "Cheng Jinyun" are relatively young, and other female characters need a certain amount of experience.

In addition to the fluorescent girl, many film and television companies and performing arts agencies have recommended actors to the crew, and even wanted to invest in this drama and let their artists bring money into the group, but they were all rejected by Fang Xing.

This situation is actually a bit unusual.

In the film and television industry, the actors who bring money into the group are often uncles who need to be coaxed by the crew.

Fang Xing came on the contrary, and he didn't even want to invest, let alone bring capital into the group.

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The main audition in the afternoon was for the role of "Der Spiegel".

The role of Spiegel is very brilliant in the play, and among the many female characters, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most outstanding.

Ming Spiegel is the chairman of Donghai Ming's enterprise, the eldest sister of the four sisters and brothers of the Ming family, a red capitalist, and has funded the underground party many times.

She loved both the country and her family, and after the death of her parents, she took charge of the family business, raised her brothers and took care of them like a mother.

She hated Japanese devils and traitors, and resolutely did not allow her brothers to help the Japanese.

However, none of her younger brothers are fuel-efficient lamps, and all of them have multiple identities.

Because of the role of Spiegel, she is a strong woman who can support a big family, serve as the chairman of Ming's enterprise, and take care of several younger brothers.

Therefore, an actress who plays Spiegel needs to have a strong aura and cannot lack grace, so the casting requirements are very high.

The casting director of the crew recommended several actresses, all between the ages of 40 and 50.

All focused on afternoon auditions.

Auditions will be conducted at the appointed time.

The first actress who auditioned was named Hu Yumei, 43 years old, who has been an actor for more than 20 years and has starred in many TV series.

However, most of the supporting roles in the early years were well-known, but not high.

In recent years, he has mainly played the image of his mother.

In the popular urban marriage and love TV series "Wind and Sunshine" on Satellite TV some time ago, she played the mother of the second male son, and she had a good performance, and she became a little popular.

When others watched the drama, Fang Xing had seen it twice, so he recognized the actress who played the mother of the second male actor, she was indeed an old drama bone, and her acting skills should not be a big problem.

Fang Xing handed over a piece of A4 paper and said, "Mr. Hu, play this paragraph." ”

The script on the A4 paper is the first rivalry between "Spiegel" and the female villain femme fatale "Wang Manchun".

After Hu Yumei's performance.

Fang Xing, Zhang Yigao, and the casting director discussed in a whisper.

"The audition effect is not bad, and Mr. Hu's acting skills are okay."

In the TV circle, Zhang Yigao's qualifications are actually not as deep as Hu Yumei's, so his attitude when speaking is as respectful as possible.

The casting director is also about the same rating.

After all, it is an old drama bone, and the performance must be passing.

The casting director continued: "Hu Yumei's agent told me that the salary of our drama can be discounted, she has a lot of film contracts, and the outside is open to 10 million, and we can sign it as long as we give 7 million."

"If you want to set Hu Yumei, you have to be faster, there are several dramas looking for her, and it is indeed more popular."

Hu Yumei's audition performance is indeed okay.

It's just that Fang Xing's standard in his heart is a little high.

Hu Yumei's performance just now did perform "The eldest sister is like a mother", but she was a little less arrogant.

The reason for this should be that most of the roles she has played in recent years are the mother figures of urban dramas.

The mother image of urban dramas, the most important plot routine is to urge marriage.

Hu Yumei can play the image of "eldest sister like mother", but she does not have the arrogance that a red capitalist should have.

Moreover, Hu Yumei's image is still a little mild.

Fang Xing hopes that the role of "Spiegel" will be more powerful.

Otherwise, how could such a character survive in the war years surrounded by wolves?

"Look at the actors in the back of the interview mirror." Fang Xing made a decision.

When the casting director heard this, he knew that the role could not be decided for the time being.

Of course, after watching the audition actors in the back, if there is no suitable one, Hu Yumei may still be found to play in the end.

Therefore, the casting director got up and sent it to the door: "Mr. Hu, the audition is very good, as soon as we have a decision, we will notify you as soon as possible, thank you for taking the time to audition today, thank you." ”

Actor auditions, but it's normal.

Hu Yumei became popular in an urban marriage drama not long ago, and there are indeed a lot of film appointments now, but not every audition can be passed, so she quit the rehearsal room after exchanging a few words.

Wait for Hu Yumei to go out.

Zhang Yigao asked: "Director Fang thinks Hu Yumei's performance is not enough?" ”

Fang Xing rubbed his chin and replied: "A little less aggressive and domineering, if a woman wants to fight with jackals, tigers and leopards during the war years, she has to be ruthless." ”

Zhang Yigao nodded and asked the casting director to call the auditioners in the back.

auditioned two more actresses one after another, and the coffee position is not as high as Hu Yumei, and the usual performance is not as good as Hu Yumei.

Hu Yumei is still popular in her forties with a drama, and her acting skills are indeed passable.

Fang Xing also thought about it, if he really couldn't find a suitable one, let Hu Yumei play it.

However, after joining the group, she needs to make her act more like the role of "Spiegel" in terms of makeup and acting.

Subsequently, a fourth audition actress came in.

Fang Xing glanced at his resume, named Liu Minxiu, 39 years old, has been in the industry for more than ten years, and has starred in many film and television dramas, but they are all supporting roles, and they are not very eye-catching.

In the entertainment industry, the age of actresses is very sensitive, before the age of thirty, there are many roles that can be played, and there is even a chance to play the heroine, but after the age of thirty, it will become more and more embarrassing, and there will be fewer and fewer film dates.

If you take good care of it, you may be able to get a good film appointment before the age of 35.

But the further back it goes, the narrower the path becomes.

This is different from that of actors.

Male actors don't care how old they are, they can still play the male lead at the age of 50, but it is basically impossible for actresses.

Therefore, after an actress reaches a certain level of acting skills, she will inevitably face the problem of transformation.

If you want to continue acting, you can only give up the image of the heroine and begin to turn to the role of "mother" or "middle-aged woman".

Liu Minxiu's situation is even more embarrassing, when she was young, the roles she played were all small supporting roles, she had never been popular, and her popularity was not high.

In a flash, he is already in his thirties, and he has not even been able to play a supporting role in recent years.

What's worse is that she is now 39 years old, and she wants to transform into a mother, but she is a little younger, and she feels like she is not in the green.

Moreover, she is also a little unwilling, she has not played a young female image yet, and she is suddenly about to transform into a mother, which is somewhat unwilling.

This time for the audition for "The Pretender", she saw it through a message released by the Screen Actors Guild.

Later, she paid attention to the relevant information of "The Pretender" and knew that this was a good opportunity, but she didn't dare to ask for the role of "Spiegel" at first.

Her original idea was to play a supporting actress.

However, after the resume was sent, she was notified to come to audition, but she wanted to try "Spiegel".

Liu Minxiu walked into the rehearsal room of the audition and introduced himself: "Hello director, I am Liu Minxiu, I have acted in thirteen TV series, and this time I received a notice that the role of coming to audition is 'Spiegel'." ”

Fang Xing looked up and down a few times, judging from the appearance, it was okay, and the temperament was also good: "Have you understood the role of 'Spiegel'?" ”

When "The Pretender" is invited to audition, there will be an introduction to the character, analysis, and some script clips.

Liu Minxiu nodded and replied, "After two days." ”

The casting director whispered in Fang Xing's ear: "This actress is not well-known, and the dramas she acted in before are not popular, and the salary is relatively low." However, I was the casting director for a play she acted in before, and I had seen her performance, and her acting skills were okay, so I called her over for an audition. ”

Fang Xing nodded, pushed the A4 paper that Hu Yumei had played just now, and said, "You try this paragraph." ”

Liu Minxiu walked over and picked up the A4 paper and looked at it.

After three minutes, she put down the A4 paper and said, "I'm ready." ”

"Do you want to make a show?" Fang Xing asked.

"No, you don't."

"Let's get started."

This paragraph on the A4 paper is the rivalry between Spiegel and Wang Manchun.

Wang Manchun is an admirer of Ming Lou, and in her early years, it was because of Ming Spiegel's obstruction that she failed to marry Ming Lou, the second child of the Ming family.

Therefore, Wang Manchun has always hated Spiegel.

Ming Spiegel was disgusted with Wang Manchun doing things for Rite, so he resolutely disagreed with her entering the door of Ming's house.

After Liu Minxiu was ready, he turned to the side, adjusted the angle, and began to perform in front of the air: "Wang Manchun, you are just a book that my family has flipped through in Minglou."

"Of course, maybe he's interested, and maybe he'll do it all over again. But I promise you, as long as I am alive, your book will never be put on the bookcase of my Ming family! ”

This line is not exactly the same as in the script.

However, when Liu Minxiu performed, he was in an off-script state, and obviously some of his lines were said on the spot.

Fang Xing raised his eyebrows after watching her performance, and he was indeed very aggressive.

However, it seems that there is a little less "mother" temperament.

Spiegel's image in the play is nominally an older sister, but her concern for her younger brother is more like a mother.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a "mother" temperament.

Fang Xing and Zhang Yigao discussed it, and they both felt the same way, and felt that Liu Minxiu's "mother" temperament was a little less.

The casting director added: "Maybe it's a matter of age, she's 39 years old now, and she hasn't played a mother figure much. ”

Fang Xing nodded and said, "Teacher Liu, the role of Spiegel needs to have the temperament of the eldest sister like a mother, do you understand?" ”

Liu Minxiu nodded and replied, "Yes, I know." However, he was facing 'Wang Manchun' just now, so there was no performance in this regard. ”

Fang Xing felt that it made sense, so he flipped through the script, took out another one and handed it over: "Then you try this paragraph again." ”

This paragraph is in the play, in which Spiegel teaches the famous second Minglou.

At this time, Ming Lou was already the chief financial adviser of the Economic Department of Wang Pseudo ZF, and he was also the stationmaster of the Donghai Station of the Military Command, which can be said to be in a high position.

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However, as a younger brother, in front of the eldest sister, he already has to be respectful.

In this paragraph, Ming Spiegel was very angry when he learned that the second Ming Lou was working for Wang Pseudo, slapped him, and then asked him to sign to deliver a batch of medicines to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War.

To put it simply, as the eldest sister, Spiegel obviously asked his younger brother to run errands and help deliver medicines, but he was so strong that he slapped the second child and asked him to kneel and sign it.

This section is very difficult to perform.

First of all, I want to show that my eldest sister Mingjing was very angry when she learned that her younger brother Minglou had become Wang's puppet lackey.

Secondly, he sternly questioned Minglou, who is it?

In the end, I guessed the relief after answering the question, and then asked Minglou to sign for the delivery of medicines.

In the whole process, we must maintain the strictness of "the eldest sister is like a mother", and in the strictness, we must also imply concern.

If it is during the official filming, Fang Xing will talk to the actors, and will explain and analyze all the details of this paragraph clearly.

However, the audition is to test the actor's own ability, and there is no such process as storytelling.

Fang Xing showed the script to Liu Minxiu, and after she finished reading it, he started directly.

Zhang Yigao stood up and played Liu Minxiu.

Liu Minxiu asked again and again: "Who are you?" ”

Zhang Yigao: "I am the Ming family. ”

Liu Minxiu continued to ask: "Who are you?" ”

Zhang Yigao: "I am Chinese. ”

After the performance, Fang Xing's eyes showed a satisfactory goal, this part is indeed a good performance, although it has not fully reached the standard in his heart, but when he is officially filmed, after talking about the drama and figuring out the role, the performance effect will definitely be better.

Fang Xing preliminarily recognized Liu Minxiu's performance, and then asked the casting director to send her out.

Two days later, several actresses auditioned, and Fang Xing finally decided on the actor of "Spiegel" and asked Liu Minxiu to play it.