"Mr. Xu, I am personally very satisfied with your performance. However, the role you want to play is a villain, the second male lead, and the role is not much different from the male lead. I just don't know, do you mind playing a villain? ”

After Fang Xing and Zhou Jitao exchanged opinions, they were very satisfied with Xu Zhiwen's performance.

Therefore, Fang Xing wants to finalize Xu Zhiwen and play the second male lead in the new drama.

It's just that the second male lead in this anti-crime drama is a villain.

In the entertainment industry, some actors don't accept villains to solve them, so make it clear in advance.

Xu Zhiwen smiled heartily and replied: "It's okay, decent villains need actors to shape." I've read the synopsis of the script sent by your assistant director, and I can play the role of the second male lead, no problem. ”

In fact.

Although Xu Zhiwen is a professor at the Donghai Film Academy and has also starred in some film and television dramas, there are no popular works.

In addition, he is a professor at the film school, and his requirements for the script are higher than those of many first-line actors.

Therefore, he has very few film appointments, his salary is not high, and his popularity is also average.

Of course, his job is a teacher, even if he has not participated in film and television works, it is normal.

If it weren't for Zhou Jitao's invitation from his old friend this time, he might not have participated in the audition.

"If Mr. Xu is willing to act, then I will finalize the schedule at Ark Culture another day, or I can ask the assistant director to come over." Fang Xing said.

"No, I'll go to the company to set a schedule." Xu Zhiwen was very easy-going, waved his hand and said that he wanted to go by himself.

Fang Xing said that it was to finalize the schedule, but in fact, the contract, schedule, and salary should be negotiated together.

Usually, this kind of thing is the responsibility of the broker.

However, Xu Zhiwen rarely accepts scripts, spends most of his time in classes, and has no business cooperation such as endorsements, so he may not have an agent.

"Okay, that's it, this is the full script, Mr. Xu will take a look at it first."

Fang Xing said as he took out a script printed on A4 paper from his briefcase and handed it over.

"Okay, I'll definitely study it carefully."

Xu Zhiwen spoke very politely, took the script and glanced at the name of the cover: ""Hurricane". ”

"Then it's a pleasure to work together." Fang Xing stretched out his hand and shook it with him.

"Happy to work together, happy to work together." Xu Zhiwen clipped the script under his armpit and reached over to shake hands with both hands.

Bang Bang Bang ......

The film school students in the classroom applauded excitedly when they saw the professor's successful audition.

The audition was over, and the students poured in and surrounded Xu Zhiwen, Fang Xing, and Zhou Jitao.

The girls crowded at the front were excited, and their voices asked a series of questions: "Director Zhou, Director Fang, are you preparing for a new play?" Are we Professor Xu going to play the role of a new play? ”

"What type of play? Is it a TV series? Can we learn from professors? ”

"Is it okay to be a group performer? We bring our own dry food, not boxed lunches. ”

"Director Fang, I especially like to watch your dramas, especially "The Pretender", I love Mingtai the most."

The other side.

Xu Zhiwen was also surrounded by students and asked various questions:

"Teacher Xu is so powerful, I'm going to play the play of Director Zhou and Director Fang, what kind of fairy combination is this?"

"Teacher Xu, can you organize us to study in the crew at that time?"

"Teacher, what drama is this time?"

"Didn't you see Mr. Xu's audition performance just now? Are you going to play a fish seller? ”

"You really don't pay attention to the film and television industry, the new drama prepared by Ark Culture is an anti-crime theme, and I heard that it is very awesome to be filmed by a superior department."

"Isn't that the task of the higher authorities?"

When some students heard the theme of the new play, they guessed that it was a task issued by a higher department.

This kind of drama filmed in order to complete the task is a lot of coping.

In recent years, there have been very few film and television dramas that have completed the tasks of their superiors, and "The Pretender" is a special case.

Xu Zhiwen, as a professor at the Film Academy, really wants to take students to study in the crew.

It's just that most of the crew filmed behind closed doors during filming.

One is to keep it secret, and the other is to avoid entertainment reporters from mixing into the crew and affecting the work of the crew.

Therefore, Xu Zhiwen has no way to promise anything.

……

This time, Fang Xing prepared an anti-crime script, which is "Hurricane".

In this drama on the earth, every actor has explosive acting skills.

There are even many viewers who feel that among the main actors, Zhang Yi, who plays the male lead, has become a shortcoming in the whole play.

The performance strength of the main actors in this drama is so strong.

Among them, the role of Gao Qiqiang is the most important.

If it weren't for the fact that the role of Gao Qiqiang was the villain, the early scenes would be no different from the male lead.

It is also for this reason that Fang Xing auditioned many actors for the role of "Gao Qiqiang", including many first-line actors.

However, in the entertainment industry, first-line actors usually have their faces more important, followed by acting skills.

The role of "Gao Qiqiang" does not need to be too handsome, but it must be performed with a sense of hierarchy.

In the whole play, the character of "Gao Qiqiang" has a growth process.

From a bullied fish seller, he has become a black DAO boss step by step.

This kind of hierarchical role requires an actor to be able to play a fish seller and a black boss.

After the announcement of the "Hurricane" project, there were indeed many first-line actors' agency teams approaching and wanting to cooperate.

Fang Xing has also auditioned for many first-line actors, but none of them are satisfied.

In the end, it was Zhou Jitao who relied on his relationship to find an actor with solid acting skills to audition, and even found a professor at the Donghai Film Academy who auditioned for the film school.

That's when I found Xu Zhiwen.

……

After Xu Zhiwen got the script of "Hurricane", he went back to watch it all night that night.

Having been in the acting profession for half his life, he knows the script very well.

Therefore, he can see how important the role of Gao Qiqiang is in this script.

He liked the script so much that just by reading the script, his enthusiasm for acting was ignited.

However, he can also see that this script is very sensitive, it is full of red lines, and if it weren't for the endorsement of the higher authorities, it wouldn't have been filmed at all.

If Fang Xing expected the same, Xu Zhiwen did not have an agent.

The next day, he personally took a taxi to Ark Culture, finalized the schedule with the assistant director of the crew, and signed a contract.

Because Xu Zhiwen's popularity is not high, the salary in the entertainment industry is basically a fraction of those traffic stars.

Therefore, Fang Xing was also very generous in giving him a salary, and he didn't make a counteroffer, and signed it directly for 1.5 million.

In comparison, the appearance fee of those traffic stars will cost two or three million.

Therefore, Fang Xing has always been very generous to actors who have acting skills but are not well paid.

After all, the dramas of Ark Culture never invite traffic stars, and the tens of millions of salaries saved can invite many old actors like Xu Zhiwen.

……

After finalizing the actors of "Gao Qiqiang", the crew continued to audition for other roles.

The main characters in this drama have a high demand for acting skills.

Chen Shuting, Xu Jiang, Meng Dehai, Uncle Tai, Li Youtian, each of them are old actors.

Therefore, the crew's preparation time is very tight, and many actors are interviewed every day.

Moreover, the actors who are interviewed, even if they pass the casting director, will be clicked off when they arrive at Fang Xing.

In order to invite actors, Fang Xing repeatedly went to the National Theater and the Military Art Center to look for actors, and all he was looking for old actors.

If it weren't for the fact that this drama has a higher department as a backer, it would not be qualified to pick actors like this.

As the preliminary preparations are underway, the roles are finalized one after another.

In this drama, it is mainly the male actors who demand acting skills.

Actresses are relatively less demanding.

Still, there is a female character who is very demanding.

is the role of Chen Shuting, which has requirements for image and acting skills.

In particular, the image must conform to the image of the black boss woman, and it cannot be a vase.

Therefore, Chen Shuting's casting also took a lot of effort.

Even at the time of the audition, I took the makeup artist with me and auditioned for makeup on the spot.

After auditioning for half a month, Fang Xing finally found a satisfactory actor.

During this period, Lin Yingxue also came to look for her several times, and even said that the salary was broken to star.

Fang Xing didn't agree, and it wasn't until the audition was made for an actress named Ye Lan that it was officially finalized.

The audition actors auditioned for more than a month.

Fang Xing interviewed actors for more than ten hours every day, and the whole person was tired and thin.

They also deliberately skip rice and reduce carbohydrate intake.

In more than a month, the whole person lost almost ten pounds, and his cheekbones protruded.

After finalizing all the main actors.

Zhou Jitao looked at Fang Xing's emaciated appearance and said with a smile: "Okay, this time there is no need to interview the male number one, if you are thin like this, your image is no problem." ”

The other actors have all been finalized, and if they continue to interview the male number one, I don't know how long it will last.

Fang Xing looked at himself in the mirror at night, and after losing weight, his image and role were much closer, and he figured out the psychology of the character in the mirror, and finally decided to act in person.

……

After the main roles were finalized, the crew of "Hurricane" officially started.

On the first day of shooting, Xu Zhiwen joined the group early.

The first scene was filmed in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Gao Qiqiang entered the police station because of a fight, and An Xin helped deliver food.

This scene is a night scene, but it was filmed in the morning.

When the doors and windows of the room are closed, the lights are dimmed, and it is an indoor night scene.

As soon as he arrived at the crew in the morning, Xu Zhiwen sat in the dressing room, and the makeup artist began to put on makeup.

In this scene, Gao Qiqiang was arrested and taken to the police station after a fight, so he had injuries on his face, and his makeup had to be turned into a blue nose and swollen face.

When Fang woke up to the crew, Xu Zhiwen's injured makeup was already half done.

It looks very realistic, if I didn't know that it was a makeup effect, I would have thought he was really beaten.

Fang Xing walked over and reached out to poke the corner of his mouth.

Xu Zhiwen's performance was very interested, and he was full of excitement, and he let out a "sigh".

Fang Xing thought for a moment that he was really hurt.

"Mr. Xu, this play is a dual director, and I am mainly responsible for talking to the actors. Although Mr. Xu should be my teacher, the style and method of performance still need to be communicated. Fang Xing said after sitting down.

Xu Zhiwen hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't dare, don't dare, when you join the crew, you have to listen to the director, and the director says that the actor has to act how to act." ”

This is the basic quality of an actor, and fulfilling the requirements of the director is the first priority.

As for whether what the director said is right, that is not a matter that actors should care about.

If the director's level is not good, no matter how good the actor's acting skills are, he will not be able to save this play.

The most important thing for a crew is that everyone does their job.

As for saying that actors want to have their own expression, of course, they can, express themselves while completing the director's requirements.

If you can't do it, it's a lack of performance ability.

Fang Xing took out the script and said, "Teacher Xu has already read the script, right?" ”

Xu Zhiwen nodded his temples and said, "It's all in my head." ”

"Okay, in today's scene, Gao Qiqiang, who you want to play, is still a fish seller, a small citizen in the market, and he was wronged, and he couldn't bear it before he broke out into a fight with people. Therefore, when facing the police, lower your posture and finally show that you want to be sympathetic. Fang Xing began to talk about the play.

Xu Zhiwen nodded while listening, although he had already figured out the psychology of the character, but everyone's understanding of the role would be biased.

The tone of the whole drama should be consistent with the director.

So while listening to Xu Zhiwen, he adjusted the psychology of the character he figured out, and occasionally interjected:

"After all, Gao Qiqiang is the elder brother of his two younger siblings, and he is the one who brings the eldest brother and sister, I think he should be tough in his heart."

Fang Xing nodded in agreement: "Yes, Gao Qiqiang at this stage is weak and tenacious at the same time. Especially when you eat the dumplings brought by your younger siblings, you can show your vulnerable side. ”

"Yes, that's important. And bring gratitude. ”

Xu Zhiwen nodded in agreement, and began to think about how to act.

Especially when "Gao Qiqiang" ate the dumplings brought by his younger brothers and sisters, it was not easy to show that complicated expression.

Even Xu Zhiwen felt the difficulty of this role.

He finally understood why Fang Xing and Zhou Jitao auditioned so many first-line actors, but they were not satisfied.

In today's first scene, the scene of "Gao Qiqiang" eating dumplings, few actors in the entertainment industry who rely on their faces to eat can play it.

At ten o'clock in the morning.

The crew has finished setting up and the camera has been set up.

Assistant director Zhang Yigao ran to the door of the dressing room briskly and asked, "Two teachers, are you ready?" It's already been arranged over there, and you can shoot it now. ”

Fang Xing hurriedly stood up: "I'll change my clothes immediately." ”

This time he starred in "An Xin", and his identity was a policeman.

Compared with Xu Zhiwen's blue nose and swollen face makeup, Fang Xing's makeup is very simple, and it has been put on very early, as long as he changes into a police uniform, he can start.

After changing his clothes and coming to the arranged interrogation room, Zhou Jitao was already sitting in a chair, looking at the monitor.

Waiting for Fang Xing and Xu Zhiwen to arrive at the predetermined position, Zhou Jitao took the guide tube and shouted: "All of them are there, the first scene, we will go through it all over again." Playing the board. ”

"The first scene of "Hurricane", the first shot, begins!"

Syllable!

After the slap board, the actors begin to perform.

"Li Xiang" opened his mouth for interrogation: "Explain it." Did you do it first? Ran to someone's house to smash someone's TV during the New Year. ”

Xu Zhiwen, who played "Gao Qiqiang", defended loudly: "I didn't, that's my TV, I smashed my TV!" ”

……

(End of chapter)