It was another cloudy day, with layers of clouds.

The autumn wind is silent, blowing yellow and falling leaves.

The weather is a little colder, Yanjing is very quiet during this time, like the early morning when the sun has not yet risen, and when the National Day holiday arrives in October, the city will be much more lively.

Liangmahe Building Fenghua Film and Television Company.

Li Shengyao saw Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua, "Brother Jiahui, Brother Hua, please take a seat." ”

Liang Jiahui wears a dark blue casual suit on the upper body, jeans on the bottom, and a pair of khaki leather shoes.

He had just flown from Hong Kong Island to Yanjing, probably not resting well, and his eyes were a little red.

Ren Dahua looked more formal, he wore a well-fitting suit with a pair of black leather shoes.

Despite his age, he often works out, and he is still very straight and handsome in a suit.

These two came together today, and Li Shengyao was actually a little surprised.

After much consideration by him and the assistant directors, in the end, Li Shengyao planned to invite Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua to audition for the actor in "Parasite".

Both of these people are in their fifties, and they can both play small characters, and there is no problem with their acting skills at all.

If nothing else, the final male protagonist is to choose one of the two of them.

Li Shengyao arranged for an assistant to contact the two for auditions, but he didn't expect the two to come over together.

The assistant stepped forward to pour tea.

A faint white mist floated up.

Leung Ka-hui was a little in a trance, he remembered that seven years ago, Li Shengyao was a TV drama director and personally went to Hong Kong Island to ask him to star in "My Uncle".

In the past few years, Lee Shengyao has won the Palme d'Or and has become a well-known director in Asia.

And now Director Li's movie has become a project that everyone in the Chinese entertainment film and television industry is vying for.

The white mist dissipated slightly, and the fragrance of tea wafted away.

Liang Jiahui came back to his senses, and then nodded, "Director Li, congratulations on winning the grand prize in Cannes." ”

After acting in "My Uncle" before, for a year or two, Liang Jiahui and Li Shengyao would occasionally contact each other and communicate with each other.

But after a long time, there was slowly less contact later.

Before Li Shengyao won the Palme d'Or, Liang Jiahui sent a congratulatory text message, but there was no face-to-face congratulations.

Ren Dahua sat on the side, smiling at Li Shengyao and Liang Jiahui.

He has not worked with Li Shengyao, he has met before, but he has not had a deep conversation.

It is rumored that Lee Shengyao doesn't like Hong Kong Island actors very much, and Yinghuang has tried to cooperate with Lee Shengyao many times, but Lee Shengyao has refused.

Seeing Li Shengyao at this time, judging his attitude, Ren Dahua felt that Li Shengyao should not hate Hong Kong Island actors, but he just didn't like Yinghuang and those people.

This time, many people came to Fenghua to audition, but Fenghua took the initiative to send out audition invitations, and there were very few.

Ren Dahua knew this was his chance.

It is said that the script of "Parasite" is very good, and it is another movie that will hit the awards.

He hopes to be able to perform such an excellent movie.

After receiving the invitation, he contacted several Hong Kong Island actors who had worked with Lee Shengyao and wanted to inquire about Lee Shengyao's requirements.

Liang Jiahui is one of them, and the two of them knew that the other party had received an invitation to audition, so they made an appointment to audition together.

Maybe in other places, such a thing will be a little embarrassing, but in this small place on Hong Kong Island, it is very ordinary.

After the millennium, the feature films on Hong Kong Island, Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei went through it first, they didn't want to take it, it would be the turn of Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua, actors of this level.

Leung Ka Hui and Yam Tat-wah used to often audition for the same role.

After a while, the three of them chatted about some gossip in the entertainment industry, and then got down to business.

Li Shengyao asked his assistant to take two pieces of plot manuscript paper and show them to Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua.

"This character is at the bottom of society, he started a business in his early years, but he failed, and he has been living in a mess since then, he is lazy, greedy, arrogant, incompetent, timid, inferior, he has a line, and if someone shows his contempt for him in person, he will be angry."

"I'll give you two three hours, you guys brew it yourself, and after three hours, let's take a look at the character's temperament, how about it?"

Li Shengyao did not choose to let Ren Dahua and Liang Jiahui play a specific plot, because he believed that with the acting skills of these two people, there was no problem with simple performances, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to distinguish between them.

He intends to give these two people time to see who is closer to the temperament of the male protagonist of "Parasite".

Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua glanced at each other, and then smiled and agreed.

Li Shengyao immediately asked his assistant to arrange a room for Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua to brew feelings for them.

"Bang!"

Liang Jiahui closed the door and sighed slightly.

Lee Shengyao's audition method reminded him of the king of sunglasses.

Most of the movies directed by the King of Sunglasses have no scripts, and only write a character to let the actors find their feelings.

Liang Jiahui once publicly criticized the king of sunglasses for being unfriendly to actors.

It's not that he thinks he can't make a good movie like this, but that the king of sunglasses is too inky in filming, so that the actor makes less money.

Of course, Li Shengyao has a script, and as we all know, Director Li is a master of scripts.

The reason why I do this is that I am afraid that it is difficult to distinguish between high and low acting skills, and I want to see who has a temperament that is closer to the role.

Leung Jiahui knew that when Li Shengyao was selecting the actor of "Parasite", he asked his agent to mail his information, and he has recently observed the lives of the low-level people on Hong Kong Island very seriously.

Sometimes it takes a day to sit in a tea restaurant, which causes a lot of eyes from the waiter.

He still has some experience and experience on how to play the low-level people.

He likes to write character biographies when acting, and then substitute into them, he has played a lot of small characters before, and this time he used them.

He noticed a mirror on the wall and walked over slowly, adjusting himself to the mirror.

Inexplicably, he was a little distracted and thought of his two daughters.

His eldest daughter has graduated from college, and his youngest daughter has also gone to college, and the two daughters are not considered to be Tianxiang National Beauty, but they can be said to be a small jasper family, and there are many suitors.

Liang Jiahui is used to seeing the division and integration of the entertainment industry, but his concept is relatively traditional, and he still hopes that his daughters will fall in love in advance with marriage, rather than just playing.

There was the sound of high heels slamming on the floor outside the door.

Liang Jiahui came back to his senses and immediately dispelled those messy thoughts, thinking of Li Shengyao and Ren Dahua, he patted his face.

"This is Director Li's movie, we must seize the opportunity and be serious."

He then forced himself not to think about his daughters, and seriously considered how to play the role of a low-level state on Hong Kong Island.

When Liang Jiahui was focused, in another room, Ren Dahua had already taken off his suit, and he was also standing in front of the mirror, looking at the mirror, constantly adjusting his expression and spirit.

Entertainment media often write about Ren Dahua's extraordinary family background, but in fact, there is really none.

Their family is at most a police family, and his father was a police officer, but he died when he was eleven years old.

Since then, he and his brother have lived with their mother, and the family is not well-off, so he came out early to work and make money.

He knows what kind of living conditions the people at the bottom of Hong Kong Island are.

At this point he stood in front of the mirror, swaying from side to side, occasionally frowning, occasionally chuckling.

Probably worked as a model when he was young, and when Ren Dahua performed, his body was very natural and relaxed, which was his advantage.

At this point, he was very calm.

Suddenly, he thought of his wife and daughter in Shanghai, thought of his daughter in the first grade this semester, went to school a few days ago, and said that he was not used to it, and he didn't know if he left, would his daughter miss him?

Ren Dahua can be regarded as an old woman, his daughter is only seven years old, and for him, his daughter is the most important person in the world.

When he thought of his daughter, he couldn't help but be engrossed, and when he reacted, he found that ten minutes had passed.

He smiled.

"Even if it's for my daughter, I have to behave well and make her proud of me."

Yam then dispelled unnecessary thoughts and focused on finding the feeling of the people at the bottom of Hong Kong Island.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Shengyao and several assistant directors quickly saw Liang Jiahui, and he saw a down-and-out middle-aged man with squinting eyes, looking a little irritable, and gently shaking his legs, this person's eyes were a little fierce.

This appearance is very similar to the low-level people in Hong Kong Island film and television dramas that Li Shengyao saw.

The common people on Hong Kong Island live under great pressure, and the people there seem to have eaten explosives, and their temperament is irritable.

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, then turned around and went to Ren Dahua's office.

Ren Dahua sat there, his back hunched slightly, a smile of disdain for the world on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were also frivolous, wandering, and he didn't dare to make eye contact with Li Shengyao.

This look is a failed and arrogant middle-aged man.

Li Shengyao nodded affirmatively, and then he left with the people.

Back in the conference room, Lee Shengyao and several assistant directors discussed who was more suitable, and they both felt that the two actors were very good and could choose anyone.

"In that case, let's think about it again."

Li Shengyao then personally sent Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua out of the Liangmahe Building, "Both, whether it works or not, I will give a letter of approval within seven days." ”

Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua then left together.

"I'm going back to Hong Kong Island in a hurry."

"I'm going back to Shanghai."

Ren Dahua has lived in Shanghai in recent years.

"I'm worried about my daughter."

"Me too."

The two smiled at each other and rushed to the airport together.

Two hours later, Liang Jiahui got on the plane, this was the second time he got on the plane in 24 hours, he felt very tired, his eyes were dry and astringent, but when he closed his eyes, he couldn't calm down.

He didn't think about his daughter this time, he couldn't help but think about the result of today's audition.

He didn't see Ren Dahua's appearance, but he thought it should be very good.

"Well, don't think too much, get some rest."

Liang Jiahui comforted himself, but he closed his eyes, but his brain was still spinning, and he couldn't rest at all.

The whole journey, for three and a half hours, was all he thought about.

After getting off the plane, the autumn breeze was blowing and cool.

Liang Jiahui couldn't help but think of Li Shengyao again.

Do you want to send a text message to Director Li to show your sincerity?

Wouldn't that be too humbling?

Will Director Li think that I want to go through the back door?

Liang Jiahui took out his mobile phone, frowned slightly, and stopped in place for a moment, then put away his mobile phone and walked forward.

"Ringing ringing!"

The mobile phone rang, Liang Jiahui picked up the phone, it was a call from his agent.

"Tony, how's it going, is there a result?"

"No, Director Li said that he would give a reply within a week."

The agent didn't say much, and was about to hang up the phone, Liang Jiahui immediately said: "Do you think I want to send a text message to Director Li, or make a phone call to show my attitude?"

"Uh, it's okay, send a text message, saying thank you Director Li for your recognition."

Texting doesn't seem to be so awkward.

When Liang Jiahui heard this, he gained some courage, "Okay, I know." ”

He then edited a text message and sent it to Mr. Lee.

……

For Li Shengyao, the casting of "Parasite" was generally relatively smooth.

He himself is mainly responsible for the casting of the male protagonist couple, the rich couple, and the former domestic couple, and as for the other roles, it is left to the assistant directors to consider.

The choice of the actor is more difficult, Ren Dahua and Liang Jiahui are very good.

The actor's wife is much simpler, the character of this character is a former shot put champion, and at the same time needs to look like a nanny.

Then this actor will be about fifty years old, looking a slightly rustic, tall woman.

There are relatively few such actresses in the mainland, and there is no elegance, Li Shengyao immediately thought of Ding Jiali, and he felt that this eldest sister was a perfect fit.

Then there are the rich couples.

Regarding the rich, he considered Liu Dehua and Wu Zhenyu, these two are equally difficult to choose, and in the end Li Shengyao chose Liu Dehua.

The rich man of "Parasite" is a doer, Liu Dehua is now leaner, looks more capable, and more like an entrepreneur.

It just so happened that Liu Dehua was relatively idle this year, so he took over a movie "Sister Peach" and made an album, which has been completed, and now he has time.

Hearing Li Shengyao's invitation, Liu Dehua readily agreed.

As for the rich man's wife, Li Shengyao chose Liu Tao, after all, he is the best candidate for Bai Jie, and Liu Tao should be competent.

There is also the former domestic servant couple, in the movie, the former domestic servant's husband will go crazy in the end and kill the male protagonist's daughter.

And this man also scared the rich son, and in general this is a somewhat neurotic man.

Li Shengyao thought about it again and again, and finally chose Ni Dahong, as for the person who played Ni Dahong's wife, he once had three choices, one was Aunt Chen Jin, the second was Xiao Cai Xu Ling, and the third was Qu Aying Wang Lan.

There is no problem with the acting skills of these three, and Chen Jin has also won the Best Actress.

However, Chen Jin looks a little thinner, and he doesn't look like a helper parasitic on a rich man's house.

Xu Ling and Wang Lan's figures are more like domestic servants of a rich family.

Considering that Cai Genhua and Su Daqiang did not go together in "It's All Good", Li Shengyao finally chose Xu Ling, which can be regarded as a tribute to his previous life.

In this way, the role of Li Shengyao's side, except for the actor, everyone else has been determined.

The assistant director quickly gave the final choice, the actor's son chose Bai Yu, the actor's daughter chose Song Yi, the rich daughter's choice was Zhang Xueying, and the rich son's choice was Hu Xianxu.

For these choices, Li Shengyao is very satisfied.

The male protagonist's son and daughter are not particularly good-looking people, Bai Yu and Song Yi are just right.

As for the rich daughter, she is a well-behaved girl, and Zhang Xueying is just right.

The son of a rich man is actually not that important, Arthur, Cheng Cheng, and Hu Xianxu can all be.

Arthur has his own box office poison physique, Cheng Cheng's words, there will be a lot of news at that time, and Hu Xianxu will not have so much to do.

The actors are confirmed, and after Chen Hao and several people give birth, Li Shengyao will go south to Hong Kong Island and officially start filming.

(End of chapter)