I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 372 370. Kobe's Basketball

9:[-].

The audition has officially begun.

After the staff guarding the door went out to notify, Xu Xin suddenly yawned.

After using this yawn to get rid of all his fatigue, he picked up the first document.

"Hmm... Mao Xiaotong."

His eyes fell on the bridge of the nose of the girl in the photo.

After reading it, he handed the information to Zhang Yimou.

Specifically pointed out.

Zhang Yimou looked at it twice, but said nothing.

Then, the door was pushed open, and a girl with a single ponytail walked in.

Seeing the audition director sitting in two rows, her performance was actually pretty good, and she didn’t feel particularly nervous. Instead, she came to the place where the cross tape was pasted in the middle of the room with her head held high. After bowing, she began to introduce herself:
"Hello directors, my name is Mao Xiaotong, I am 21 years old..."

After the self-introduction, Sun Liwen, the audition guide brought by Qi Lei, saw that Director Zhang and Director Xu had nothing to say, and said without Xu Xin or others talking:
"Please come and pick up the audition footage."

After Mao Xiaotong walked over, Sun Liwen took out a note from the box with the names of "Jing Qiu", "Lao San", "Chang Lin", "Wei Hong" and so on.

The note was taken out of Jingqiu's box, which meant that she was here to audition for the role of "Jingqiu".

The above is a short sentence:

"Jingqiu was writing textbooks in the house, and heard the third child outside talking to Chang Lin. She was peeping, full of curiosity and concern for the third child."

After Sun Liwen handed the note to her, he said:

"You have 1 minute to prepare."

"Thank you."

Mao Xiaotong took it with both hands very politely and began to prepare.

Then, after Sun Liwen reminded "It's time", she made a prying action.

It's like standing outside the mouth of a well, looking into the well, trying to see what's inside...

Seeing this performance, Xu Xin immediately gave her an X in his heart.

And about 1 minute, Mao Xiaotong's performance ended.

Sun Liwen turned his head and glanced at the crowd again, and after confirming that the directors didn't intend to continue asking, he said:
"Okay, you can leave now, we will let you know if there is any news."

"...Okay, thank you director."

Mao Xiaotong seemed to realize that his performance was unqualified, and a look of disappointment finally appeared on his face.

Left disappointed.

As soon as she left, Xu Xin casually threw the materials into the eliminated basket at his feet, and then said to Zhang Yimou:
"Her nose...was done, wasn't it?"

"Ah."

Zhang Yimou nodded:

"The signs are quite obvious."

"It's a pity, it's quite beautiful. It should be okay in a TV series, but in a movie...it's too abrupt...Next."

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Xu Zhi couldn't help asking:
"How can you tell? I think her nose is quite high..."

"How many Asians have you seen with noses like hers? It's so unnatural."

Xu Xin explained.

But Xu Zhi was recalling the girl's appearance and the clips of the performance... After Lou Yixiao came in, he muttered belatedly:
"It's quite unnatural..."

As an "investor", he was obviously a little slower than everyone else when he was involved in this kind of occasion for the first time.

but……

It's ok.

Men, like the new and dislike the old.

Seeing Lou Yixiao who became popular because of "Love Apartment", Xu Zhi felt like an emperor.

The forefoot was fascinated by "Concubine Mao", but before Concubine Mao warmed up, she realized that Lou Guiren didn't seem to be a bad person... Oh, this dare... No, Concubine Kan is also good...

For a whole morning, Xu Zhi was completely dazzled by the random flowers.

But for Xu Xin, this audition was not so pleasant.

For a whole morning... Let alone Jing Qiu, no one else could bring him any sense of surprise.

Everyone can't nest with their "own" Jingqiu.

Every girl doesn't fit her own definition of being pure on the outside and charming on the inside.

There are dozens of actors, men don't have that pure and clean smile, and girls don't have that kind of coquettish state.

There wasn't even a "barely enough" person all morning.

It made him feel a little anxious for a moment.

And when eating at noon, Zhang Yimou, who could see that he was anxious, said:
"You go back with me in the evening, I found a pretty good seedling of the third child here, come and take a look."

"Row."

Xu Xin responded.

After eating, everyone rested for another hour.

Auditions start over.

And the audition in the afternoon had just started, when suddenly, a surprise was delivered to him.

Xu Xin was taken aback when he saw Jing Tian walking in with braids.

"Um???"

His eyes lit up instantly.

This look...

This temperament...

It was like a cake with the sign of "Jingqiu" directly on Xu Xin's face.

He instinctively looked at the old man.

Sure enough, the old man's brows suddenly frowned.

Xu Xin, who was very familiar with him, naturally knew that this frown meant that he had fallen into a state of thinking.

After thinking about it, he greeted Jing Tian:
"Come here? Have you read the novel?"

Jing dessert who walked in responded with a nod:

"Looked."

After she finished answering, Xu Xin also said to the others:
"Her name is Jing Tian. Our two families are family friends and classmates in the same class. When filming "The Wind", she played a guest role in it as a maid who took Li Ningyu to the torture room."

These words were mainly addressed to Zhang Yimou.

But others got it too.

Obviously...this girl made Director Xu's attitude different.

It seems that the relationship is very close.

But... let's not mention the irrelevant ones.

Just for her braided outfit and the feeling she exudes...

The feeling it brings is different.

At this moment, Zhang Yimou spoke:

"You take off your coat first."

"Ok."

After hearing this, Jing Tian didn't greet Xu Xin anymore, but took off the long down jacket that looked a bit thick.

Her choice today is a gray sweater, paired with jeans and sneakers.

It can be said that maintaining the body surface temperature depends entirely on the down jacket.

After taking off her clothes, she stood in front of everyone in a grand manner.

No one spoke.

Everyone in the room was staring at her with scrutiny.

This gaze can almost be said to be unscrupulous.

Then, Zhang Yimou said:

"How much do you weigh now?"

"104 catties, just weighed this morning."

Hearing her answer, Zhang Yimou nodded slightly, and his eyes fell on her facial features.

After watching for tens of seconds, he asked Xu Xin:

"What do you think?"

"Let's audition first... what are you busy with these days?"

"I went to the National Theater, and I'm queuing up for the play "White Deer Plain". I'm playing Tian Xiao'e. After I talked with you last time, Brother Xu, I canceled that play, and I've been honing my acting skills in the repertory theater."

What Jing Tian said revealed more about her relationship with Xu Xin.

But Xu Xin was extremely satisfied.

He is rare for such an obedient girl.

It turned out to be for "White Deer Plain", no wonder I haven't seen anyone in the past few months.

It's right to take this normal route of fighting monsters and leveling up, step by step... Anyway, I'm not an acting genius, the only way is to rely on hard work and hard work.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to your performance. Give Jingqiu the last farewell to the third child. You have 2 minutes to prepare. Come on!"

Show your preference without hesitation.

After Sun Liwen handed over the note, Jing Tian nodded, took a look at the note, took a deep breath...

Start brewing emotions.

And the others didn't say anything.

After 2 minutes, Xu Xin said:
"Three, two, one...start."

This scene has no lines.

How to act depends entirely on the actor himself.

There is only one sentence on the note:

"Jingqiu looked at the third child who was lying on the hospital bed with purple all over his body, and burst into tears. Finally, in the voice of "I am Jingqiu, I am coming to see you", the third child completely closed his eyes. "

And when Xu Xin said "start", Jing Tian first covered her mouth and nose and yawned...

Immediately shed a few tears...

"..."

The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

You are so upright... Doing so blatantly?
But it was immediately followed by tears... How should I put it, it's like a car that usually fills with 95 gasoline, but suddenly adds 92.

Although the gasoline label is wrong, but...

barely usable.

Don't worry about how the tears came out, in short, her tears are now spinning in the eye sockets.

Then, the whole person stared at the air in front of him, as if looking at the third child in the ward, and began to make a choked sound in a low voice:

"I'm Jingqiu... woo... I'm... woo... I'm Jingqiu... look at me... I'm Jingqiu... woo..."

Frankly.

Crying is fake.

But the expression is in place.

But it's not enough to have an expression, this crying is fake, and the emotion gives people a strange feeling that can't be set off.

Not very coordinated.

And Jing Tian seemed to have noticed it herself. Suddenly, she stopped crying and looked at Xu Xin:
"Can I start over again? I'm not looking for the right entry point."

Xu Xin, who was criticizing her acting skills, heard the girl's still straightforward words, and he was already familiar with it and nodded:

"it is good."

But her upright appearance made several people including Zhang Yimou speechless.

For a moment, I didn't know what the origin of this girl was.

Why does Director Xu... treat her so differently?
Then, it was about 30 seconds or so.

Jing Tian wiped away her tears, and suddenly took a few steps back.

"Okay."

"Okay, let's start."

Following Xu Xin's words, she didn't yawn this time, but just stared blankly at the open space she was looking at just now, without blinking her eyes.

That straight look... how should I put it.

It's like seeing a scene that subverts the outlook on life.

With unbelievable fear, he still didn't blink, staring at "the third bed".

At this time, Zhang Yimou seemed to understand something, and a speechless smile appeared on his subconscious face.

As a result, everyone noticed that her big eyes began to turn red slowly.

It turned red, until the body trembled, and the muscles on the face began to tense...

She seemed to be resisting the shock of the scene in front of her, so much so that her body began to tremble and said yes... big teardrops began to fall down.

After the tears started to fall, she walked forward step by step.

Blinking while walking.

After the tears gradually stopped, she also returned to the position just now.

"Old... old three..."

"I'm Jingqiu..."

"I'm Jingqiu..."

"Look at me..."

"I'm Jingqiu..."

A crying voice sounded in the audition hall.

"I'm here...you look at me...it's me, Jingqiu!...the third child...I'm Jingqiu..."

That kind of crying that is unique to girls is not heart-piercing.

On the contrary, there is a kind of smile.

And the moment this smile appeared, the corners of Jing Tian's pear-blossoming and rainy mouth also began to rise:
"Look... I'm here... Jingqiu is here... Did you hear that? I'm coming to see you..."

When she said this, she said it with a smile the whole time.

Even the tone of voice is that very playful "I'm coming to see you" tone, but the taste is very reluctant.

Everywhere is contrived and deliberate.

And just after this sentence was finished... Suddenly, that sobbing turned into heart-piercing:
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The mood swings are natural.

At least much stronger than the first time.

That deliberate smile... is eye-catching.

Watching her performance, Xu Xin squinted her eyes, imagining what this scene of the movie was going to show in her mind.

Well, from the moment she forced her face to smile, the camera will start to rotate.

Pulling away from her little by little, he switched to the blurred vision of the third child when he was dying.

Is there a blurred lens... Still need to think about it.

But in the end, it must not show Jingqiu's picture, but only let Jingqiu's movement come in from the voice-over...

Thinking of this, he exclaimed:
"Okay, stop."

He called the show off.

Then, after recalling the performance just now in his mind, he nodded to Jing Dessert, whose face was still wet with tears:
"It has improved a lot compared to before. Although there are still many flaws, but...at least the method is used correctly, and you know how to use your brain to perform. So far, it is the most satisfying performance I have seen from you."

"I didn't find an acting teacher, and I didn't ask the teachers in the school. This is what I figured out by myself."

Hearing Jing Tian's words, Xu Xin responded with a smile:
"Well, well, that's it for now. We'll be in touch when the time comes."

"Ok."

Jing Tian also nodded, then picked up her clothes, and bowed to everyone:
"Thank you, directors, goodbye."

Soon, she walked out.

But Xu Xin waved to the staff at the door calling for someone to stop, then turned his head and asked:
"What do you think?"

"Does she have a deep relationship with you?"

Zhang Yimou asked back.

Xu Xin didn't hide it either:

"Well, my dad and her family are doing business together and have a good relationship. But don't worry too much, this girl has a straight temper."

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou understood the relationship between the two and the energy behind the girl.

After thinking about it, he said:

"As far as acting is concerned, it's actually very unnatural. It's too tender. But it's smart and knows how to use its brain... Can you see it? How did she cry?"

"Hmm. Don't blink, make your eyes sore."

"Yes. But that's where my worries lie."

Recalling the performance just now:
"She can think for herself and knows that she is wrong, so she does it all over again. And the state of the second time is indeed much better, but...it is still too superficial. This is a very...difficult thing. If If you want to correct it, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort. But... in terms of image and temperament, it's very suitable."

This is Zhang Yimou's judgment.

And Xu Xin actually had exactly the same idea in his heart.

"The acting skills are indeed too weak... In fact, her teacher at school also said that. As far as acting talent is concerned, her talent is actually very average. But let's not mention this aspect. So far, her comprehensive score should be is the highest..."

"Her skeleton is very similar to Liang Bingning's, both belong to a woman with a big skeleton."

Director of Photography Wang Lei also spoke:

"A woman with a big frame will look "fat". But the coquettishness that comes out of her bones is stronger than that of a woman with a small frame. This is very suitable for Jingqiu. But... Personally, I think it's still too fat.

If Director Xu finally decides that it is her, then I suggest that she should lose weight below 100...90 to 95 is the best range.The thinner you are, the more obvious that lovely and pitiful temperament will be, and the more protective you will be aroused in men.But in terms of figure and face, she is indeed very similar to Jingqiu. "

"Ok!"

Seeing that no one else had any objections, Xu Xin left this information in the promotion basket.

Became the first "Jingqiu" promotion.

……

After a whole day of auditions, apart from Jing Tian, ​​Xu Xin also found two more suitable roles for the third child.

Because both boys have a clean smile.

On the contrary, there are the most suitable roles for Changlin...Of course, the reason why his requirements are relatively low cannot be ruled out:
"Simple and honest."

In short, after one round of screening the actors like passing through a sieve, there are only so many left.

But it's not over yet.

I have to continue tomorrow, after all, there are still many actors behind.

Strictly speaking, today can only be regarded as an appetizer, because most of the people auditioning are students in school or actors who have just debuted.

Some well-known and well-known people will start to come here one after another tomorrow.

It's not just their audition. Tomorrow, that is, December 12st, Xu Xin will also attend the premiere of "Three Shots".

A live broadcast hosted by Yanjing TV.

After the audition during the day, I went directly to participate in the evening.

Then continue to audition on December 12.

Then, on December 12th, under the guise of "The Hawthorn Tree", he will come to audition for the role of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins".

It's all his business.

After the audition, he will start preparing for the shooting of the short film "Deal".

After finishing all the crew and scene selection first, it is time to go back to Shenmu to host another full moon wine for the children.

After the full moon wine, I went to participate in the Golden Horse Awards, and after participating in the Golden Horse Awards, I will drag Liu Yifei into the filming period.

After shooting, hurry up and send this short film to the College Student Image Festival every year and year after year.

Visible to the naked eye, he will be quite, very busy this month.

……

This time back to Zhang Yimou's house, Xu Xin took Xu Zhi with him.

The old man said that it would not take much time, and he also knew about his relationship with Xu Zhi.

He was here to see the child, and dinner was ready at home, so Xu Xin let him go after seeing the candidate he liked.

So, including Zhang Mo, a total of four people followed Zhang Yimou all the way back to Shanshui Wenyuan.

Xu Xin ignored the curious Xu Zhi who came to Director Zhang's house for the first time.While making a cup of tea, Zhang Mo took out a video tape.

After putting it into the projector and skipping the time, Zhang Yimou pointed to the dark-skinned young man on the TV with a very popular hairstyle and said:

"His name is Dou Yao, have you seen him in school?"

"Uh... no. Is it also from Beiying?"

"Well, I'm a sophomore this year."

As he spoke, Zhang Mo showed Dou Yao's audition footage.

"Hi director, my name is Dou Yao. I'm a sophomore in the 08 Beijing Film Academy. My height is 182 and my weight is 70 kg. My specialty is karate..."

Following his self-introduction and showing his small white teeth with a smile, Xu Xin frowned slightly.

And when the video show ended, he thought for a while and said:

"The smile is very clean... very similar to the third child. Contact him tomorrow to try?"

"can."

Zhang Yimou nodded:

"I also think the setting of the third child is very suitable. And... when I watched his audition just now, I thought about the girl named Jing Tian again. These two people... are okay, they are a good match. And this afternoon's audition From the looks of it, her appearance is the biggest advantage. But if you finally decide that it’s really her... in terms of acting skills, you have to take her with you. Otherwise...she might not be able to reach that height if she thinks about it on her own."

"Don't worry about that...but the real audition will start tomorrow. There are so many actors waiting to compete tomorrow, so you have to be patient and take your time."

"……Um."

Seeing that he had a plan in his mind, Zhang Yimou didn't say much, just looked at his daughter and said:

"Bring me the disc of Three Guns."

"Ok."

Zhang Mo responded, got up and went to the study on the second floor.

Soon a DVD was brought.

"The released version of "Three Guns"...you can take it back and watch it."

"okay."

After receiving the DVD, Xu Xin nodded:
"Is there anything else? What about "Jinling"?"

"You will be able to meet the real person in "Jinling" at that time... All right, you two go back."

"Uh-huh."

They came here and sat here for less than 10 minutes, before taking a sip of tea, the two of them were "thrown out" again.

And now it's past 6 o'clock and almost 7 o'clock.

You have to hold on tight, otherwise, according to the traffic jam in Yanjing, it may be 8 o'clock to go home.

Everything is cold.

In the car.

"Let's go back now. If you can't wait, you can eat first."

"Well, good, then we two as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin said to him:
"The house is waiting for us."

"Um……"

Holding the disc in his hand, Xu Zhi looked at the interior of Xu Xin's car and shook his head:

"Get a Rolls-Royce to drive? This car... looks too simple."

"You know what a fart, Rolls-Royce may not be safe with it. I regret my life~"

"Tsk... oh yes, Wenzhang, remember?"

"Well, what?"

"During this time, he has been in frequent contact with you."

"...with you? What?"

"What can you do? That Ma Yili looks amazing. And you could tell that at the last party. Over there, people only know Ma Yili, not Wenzhang. Still can't see it?"

"...Does it mean that the idea is on you?"

"Ah."

Xu Zhi nodded and handed Xu Xin a cigarette.

But it was directly snatched away by Xu Xin.

"Eh, you!?"

"This car belongs to Yang Mi. The number of my car is limited today. Didn't you see the two safety seats in the trunk? If you want to smoke in my car, you have to bear it now."

"... Tut tut."

Xu Zhi started to smack his mouth again.

But he stopped smoking, and continued:

"Since you left, he has invited you to eat at least five or six meals. He even played a game of football together... It's actually very simple. He's not from Shanghai, and he's a child with you. He's very Naturally, I want to get close to him~"

"How is this man?"

"...What do you say? The acting is really not bad, but when we get along in private, this person... how do you say that word? Oh yes, a personality with sensitive self-esteem. I don't like others to disrespect him, and I like being held by others He's... like an admirer... get it?"

"Who do you admire?...Adore him? How do you worship...Fuck, you two went out to play Miss?"

"..."

Xu Zhi was speechless, very dissatisfied:
"That's called socializing. What? You want to drag it ashore after you've been rehabilitated? It wasn't your prodigal son Xu Sanshao who hugged all clubs big and small in Shenmu..."

"Sun thief, this is Yanjing, find someone to throw you into the moat, believe it or not!"

Seeing that he wanted to expose his youthful and frivolous nature, Xu Xin sneered.

Xu Zhi laughed:
"Hahaha, anyway, as long as you understand. He is such a kind of person in private... In fact, he is very easy to play with. As long as others call him brother, his face will bloom like a flower... It's so funny."

"It doesn't sound like much."

"Eh~~ no no."

Xu Zhi shook his head:

"Except for this, at other times... Maybe it's because I want to get rich here, most of the time it's not good. Regardless of whether it's pretending or not, at least here, it's a character. Then this time I know I'm going to Yanjing to find You, what do you usually like~ After saying a few things, he brought a basketball signed by Kobe~"

Xu Xin's eyes moved:
"Where's the ball?"

"Wow in Shanghai."

"...What are you doing with your magic?"

"I also like Kobe, so I keep it for myself."

"You must be sick, brother!"

Xu Xin was completely speechless:
"You keep the basketball that someone gave me? Why are you so embarrassed?"

But hearing this, Xu Zhi didn't feel ashamed at all, and asked instead:
"At the beginning, when I bought a four-wheel drive vehicle and an Audi double-drill motor, the old man specially brought it back from Guangdong. It cost 70 yuan each, and it was [-] rpm! After playing for two days, you used a rubbish triangle sword and Whirlwind Charge was exchanged. I want to exchange it with you, why don’t you exchange it?”

"..."

Either way.

You can't have a deep friendship with this person.

Especially children.

Best not to have a single friend.Even if you make a friend, the parents of the child had better make sure, and it is best not to let the two be friends for life.Meet today, break up tomorrow is the best!

Take a look, what the hell!

Why are you so vengeful!

The most important thing is to remember the data so clearly!

"I'll buy you the most expensive Audi double diamond motor now, and you can give me Kobe's basketball, okay?"

"Hahahaha~ Want to be an empty-handed white wolf again?"

Xu Zhi smiled triumphantly:
"No way. Basketball, I want it. But you still have to accept the favor... Haha, how about making a movie with a small cost and low investment? I think it's similar... Take it here and let me try it?"

"Are you here to rob!?"

"Oh, don't want to blot the ink. In a word, give it or not. You want to give it, this basketball..."

"give me?"

"Give you a fart, consider letting you touch it."

listen to him...

Now it was Xu Xin's turn to be silent.

But after a moment of silence, he nodded:

"Okay, no problem. Go back and ask Yang Mi later to see if she has any low-cost novels or the like, so I can make one for you."

"OK, interesting enough!"

"That is, which of us is with whom? Brothers, dear relatives and friends!"

As Xu Xin spoke, the corners of his mouth began to rise unconsciously.

A cryptic sneer was fleeting.

Small-budget movies, novels, whatever...he doesn't care.

People fight for one breath, Buddha receives one stick of incense.

The basketball signed by Kobe that was given to me...you don't return it (HUAN) to me, that's all.

As long as you let me see and touch.

Haha.

Xu Laoqi!

How did you lie to your double drill motor back then!
How to grab your Kobe signed basketball this time!
wrong!

Not grabbing.

How could it be robbery?

That's obviously mine!

Me!

(End of this chapter)