Chapter 49: The Audition (Follow-up!) )
Across the wall from the auditioners' lounge is the audition room.
Chen Yuan, Wu Yuan, and Han Dong were all already sitting in the audition room, chatting with the resumes they had collected.
The three giants of "The Undertaker" are still the same as the old three, Chen Yuan is the producer, Han Dong is the director, and Wu Yuan is the chief director.
However, whether it is Han Dong or Chen Yuan, Wu Yuan's opinion will be the main one in terms of casting.
Although this movie is wholly owned by China Film, they really can't influence Wu Yuan's film casting now.
"Director Wu, the audition actors are all here, do you think we can start the audition?"
"Let's get started."
Putting down the pile of resumes in his hand, Wu Yuan showed a shallow smile.
In fact, the movie "The Undertaker" only needs a few roles to be cast on a large scale.
Most of the supporting roles in the movie, Wu Yuan can be used by familiar people, that is, friends of the 96th class of the film school and the drama school.
Only the four characters of the heroine Lin Mei in the movie, the master of the male protagonist Chen Jianjun, the secretary of the mortuary company Xiaowei, and the owner of a bathhouse in the male protagonist's hometown need to be carefully cast.
These four characters have different personalities, but they each bear the four emotional changes of the film, which is very important for the male lead, and it is necessary to choose an actor with suitable acting skills and image.
This is also the reason why there are so many actresses among the actors who auditioned today, and three of the four roles are female roles.
The heroine Lin Mei needs an actress who is around 30 years old, has a gentle image, and has a sense of wifehood.
Secretary Xiaowei needs a young actress who can play a vibrant, enthusiastic and cheerful personality.
The last bathhouse owner needs a "grandma" type actress who is at least 50 years old.
Not to mention the last role, the first two roles are the focus of these actresses who came to audition today.
The first person to come in and audition was the actress Tranquility.
As a powerful actress who has won the Golden Rooster and Golden Horse and Hundred Flowers in China and San Sebastian abroad, it is needless to say that her quiet acting skills are naturally needless to say.
In fact, the actors who can receive the audition invitation today, they don't have to worry about their acting skills, they are definitely qualified for the movie "The Undertaker".
For them, auditions are more about trying out their temperament or performance style, which is just suitable for the character.
As soon as Ning Jing entered the door, Wu Yuan frowned.
It's too strong.
Whether it is from the posture of walking, or the momentum that emanates from the whole body, tranquility gives people a strong sense of oppression.
And she doesn't have a trace of "good wife and mother" feeling, only a strong woman's spirit, no wonder "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" chose her to play Da Yuer.
It's just that such a temperament doesn't match the image and temperament of the heroine of "The Undertaker" at all.
However, Wu Yuan still has a trace of expectation, actors, they are changeable, actors with two faces when they enter the play and when they come out of the play, Wu Yuan has also seen a lot.
"Hello Teacher Tranquility."
"Good director."
Wu Yuan got up and shook Tranquility's hand, handing Tranquility a prepared audition script.
At the same time as he was looking at Tranquility, Tranquility was also looking at Wu Yuan.
Young, too young, too handsome, quite respectful of a dragon, more like a cream boy than a director!
Don't look at Wu Yuan in the domestic film industry, now he is also famous, everyone knows that he filmed a "Juno" in Hollywood, the box office is very strong, and it will be released on a large scale all over the world.
But if you want to say how many people know what Wu Yuan looks like, there are really few!
Except for Wu Yuan's actor friends, most of the other insiders only hear his name and don't see him!
After all, the director is a behind-the-scenes worker, Wu Yuan's only two films did not hold premieres, and he did not accept any media interviews in China and the United States, so there are no photos of him or live photos exposed in the outside world!
Now that I saw this director Wu Yuan, who has been "admired for a long time", Ning Jing deeply felt how exaggerated the 19-year-old director was.
Everyone knows that Wu Yuan is very young, but no one has told her that Wu Yuan is still so handsome?!
Tranquility, who has always dared to love and hate, was moved in her heart for a moment, and then a sigh appeared in her heart, if only she were ten years younger.
Putting aside the messy thoughts in his heart, he nodded at Wu Yuan with a smile, and Ning Ning pondered it with a few audition scripts.
The script is very simple, it is a short plot of the heroine welcoming the male protagonist home, and it needs to show the gentle and considerate appearance of oriental women, good wives and mothers.
After reading through the script a few times, Tranquility confidently signaled that she could start the audition.
There was no one to play for her, and it was a completely non-physical performance.
Tranquility stood at the "door" and greeted her returning husband with a smile on her face.
"Husband, you're back."
"Is your job search going well today?"
"Aunt Wang next door sent some pig's head meat, I'll heat it up for you."
“……”
watched Tranquility take out the slippers for her husband to change into, and led him to the dining table, carefully opened the table, beckoned to sit down, and brought the meal......
Wu Yuan's brows were sometimes tightened, sometimes loosened.
In terms of performance alone, there is really no choice for a quiet performance, even if it is a physical performance, it still brings the feeling of the wife waiting for her husband to return, and the busyness after the return of her husband.
However, it can't be said, Wu Yuan just feels that Tranquility lacks some temperament, which makes this performance more floating on the surface than sinking into the role.
"Tranquility is still more suitable for the kind of stronger characters." Wu Yuan tilted his head and communicated with Han Dong in a low voice.
As soon as he said this, Han Dong immediately understood, and stretched out his hand to interrupt Tranquility's performance: "Xiao Jing, the performance is good, let's discuss and discuss, you go back and wait for the notice first." ”
Tranquility, who put away her movements, raised her eyebrows, still maintained a smile and nodded, and calmly turned around and left the audition room, she knew that she was out.
"Next!"
"Next!"
"Next!"
After the tranquility, Da Zheng Shuang, Wang Yan, Jiang Qinqin, Gong Xue, He Qing, Xu Jing and other mainland first-line actresses also tried the play one after another.
These famous beauties from all over the country have their own advantages, but their shortcomings are also obvious, some are too glamorous, and some are too charming.
Teacher Da Zheng Shuang is the most in line with the definition of "good wife and good mother" in Wu Yuan's heart, but her performance is a little too hearty, and it is a little less interesting in terms of gentleness.
tried more than a dozen actresses one after another, and Wu Yuan recorded a lot of comments in his notebook, but none of them were decided.
"Next!"
Another actress pushed the door open and walked into the audition room.
Wu Yuan casually raised his head.
"Huh?!"
"Sister Ziyi, aren't you running the promotion of "Rush Hour 2" in the United States, why are you here too?"
From the moment he entered the door, he had a bright smile on his face, and greeted Wu Yuan very familiarly, "Yuan'er, your new play, no matter how busy I am, I have to come and try it!" ”
"Huh." Wu Yuan tugged at the corners of his mouth, feeling quite unaccustomed.
This sister's attitude is really weird and scary!