Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 204 The Casting of Beijing Movie
He Ping fell asleep with a pen in his hand, and when he woke up, his saliva was all over the letter paper.

It was already bright outside, and after breakfast, He Ping met Director Xie Jin, ready to leave for the capital.

He Ping was a little surprised when they got in the car. The car they were going to ride in was Hongqi CA72, which has been used exclusively by leaders since the 50s and was once known as the first self-developed car in China.

No matter from the perspective of future generations or the current perspective, Hongqi CA72 is full of force.It is a pity that just this year, that is, in 81, Hongqi was ordered to stop production due to various reasons.Then, until the 1984th anniversary of the National Day in 35, when the inspection car was needed, Hongqi was able to resume production.

In the following years, the fate of Hongqi has been ups and downs. It was not until He Ping crossed that Hongqi was able to turn around with a few cars with excellent appearance design.

It was the first time for He Ping to sit in such a high-end car since time travelling. He touched the leather on the back seat and sighed in his heart that the material is really solid!
Director Xie Jin sat in the co-pilot's seat, along with the film crew's photographer Zhu Yongde, plus the driver, a total of four people.

Nowadays, there are no highways, and the journey of more than 100 miles took four or five hours to get to the capital. The efficiency is similar to that of a train. The only advantage is that the time is very flexible.

It was already noon when they arrived in the capital, and they first drove into the gate of Jingying.

It was meal time, and the school leaders of Jingying warmly entertained them.

In the afternoon, the school leaders arranged a classroom for their group. Facing the door were four sets of desks and chairs, corresponding to director Xie Jin, He Ping, photographer Zhu Yongde, and one set for Yu Shu, a teacher of the Beijing Film and Television Department. Ping kept it.

She had just entered the door at this time, and there were students waiting outside the door. Yu Shuping said to Director Xie Jin: "Director Xie, the students are all here, let's start."

"Okay, then let's hurry up and start."

After Director Xie Jin finished speaking, Yu Shuping yelled out the door.

A girl with a pretty face and a little nervous came in, "Hello, teachers. My name is Fang Shu. I am a student of the 78th grade of the Beijing Film and Television Department. My hometown is Sichuan and Chongqing..."

The girl's voice trembled when she introduced herself. It's understandable when you think about it. They are all college students who have never been out of society. The interviewer for her is a well-known domestic director. This interview is likely to be closely related to her fate for the rest of her life. , how could she not be nervous.

"Student, don't be nervous. Lift up your hair first, and let me see your face shape."

The girl named Fang Shu neatly rolled up her hair, revealing her entire face and ears.

"Well, it's ok." Director Xie Jin looked at it carefully for a few seconds, then turned around and asked He Ping, "What do you think?"

It was the first time for He Ping to experience this kind of work of selecting actors, so he had no idea, "It's okay."

Director Xie Jin didn't comment. He glanced at Zhu Yongde, and the two looked at each other tacitly, and they could observe again.

Director Xie Jin said to Fang Shu: "How about this, I will give you a few lines, and you can play with me."

Yu Shuping handed the paper with written lines to Fang Shu, and director Xie Jin said, "I'll give you 2 minutes to familiarize yourself with the lines, so you can prepare."

Fang Shu nodded and said nervously, "Okay, thank you teacher."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the lines and muttered words in his mouth.

After 2 minutes, director Xie Jin asked, "Are you ready?"

Fang Shu was still nervous, but facing director Xie Jin's question, she could only answer: "Ready."

"Okay, let's start now." Director Xie Jin changed his tone after finishing speaking, and said, "Silly girl, how can the Han people have women to let horses go?"

Fang Shu didn't dare to take his eyes off the line for a moment, "I'm going! I'll make up to look like a man! After going there for ten days, even horses miss home, and people don't miss home either!"

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The lines on the paper are not long, and just a few lines of dialogue did not take 2 minutes.

After the two finished talking about their lines, director Xie Jin politely said to Fang Shu: "Okay, let's go here, go back and wait for your teacher's notification. If we make an appointment, your teacher will notify you."

"Thank you, teacher." Fang Shu bowed to them and left the classroom.

After Fang Shu went out, Yu Shuping asked, "Director Xie, what do you think?"

"Too nervous. The lines are not bad, but the appearance is a bit bitter, which is not suitable for this drama."

Yu Shuping was a little disappointed when she heard the words, "Then let's see the next one."

"it is good."

The second student who came in was also a student from the Acting Department of Jingying 78th grade. His name was Xu Meina. He had an average appearance and an average performance.

He Ping came here with the mentality of looking at familiar faces. He didn't understand such things as casting and auditions. He came here just to watch the fun. He thought that he would see some familiar faces when he came to Beijing Film and Television for casting, but unfortunately he didn't.

Just when he was disappointed, a third girl came in. He Ping saw that this one looked familiar, he should have seen it before.

After the girl introduced him, he finally remembered the girl's name.

"Hello, teachers, my name is Shen Dan, and I'm a student of the Acting Department of Jingying 78th grade..."

When He Ping was a child, he watched several TV series she acted in, but the Shen Dan he saw at that time was already middle-aged.

Seeing Shen Dan whose tender face could pinch water in front of him, He Ping once again felt the magic of fate.

Shen Dan's appearance is much better than the previous two classmates, but her ability to speak lines is relatively poor. After she left the school, she was directly eliminated by director Xie Jin.

A few more students came in one after another, and their performances were all remarkable, but in the end none of them could meet Director Xie Jin's ideal standard.

The annual enrollment of the Beijing Film and Television Acting Department is not large, and the 78th grade is the first batch of students in the Beijing Film and Television Acting Department since the resumption of the college entrance examination after the sports movement. The quality is not low, but it is still difficult to meet the strict requirements of Director Xie Jin.

He Ping was also a little sleepy watching from the sidelines. There was only one heroine in "The Wrangler" in his heart, and that was Li Xiuzhi played by Cong Shan.

But of course he couldn't say that to director Xie Jin, otherwise he would easily be regarded as crazy, so he could only wait until Cong Shan appeared before he had a chance to speak to director Xie Jin and choose Cong Shan as the heroine.

There were not many students in the Acting Department of the 78th grade, and even fewer people met the audition requirements. It took half an afternoon for them to watch the performances of these students.

Director Xie Jin still couldn't find the heroine in his mind, so he left Jingying with disappointment.

It was already five o'clock in the afternoon when they left Jingying, and the casting audition for Jingying could only wait until tomorrow.

"Let's go to Xinqiao Hotel first, we'll stay there tonight, and stop by to see our leading actor." Director Xie Jin said.

(End of this chapter)