This star is wrong

Chapter 334 Role Audition, Candidate for Der Spiegel

After a two-hour break at noon, I have the opportunity to audition actors in the afternoon.

There were not many actors auditioning in the afternoon, but they were all audition invitations sent by the casting director to the actors' union and major brokerage companies according to Fang Xing's request.

The drama "The Pretender" is not a one-man show of the male protagonist, but a group portrait show, and many of the characters in it are outstanding.

It can be said that on earth, almost all the actors in this show are popular, except for the heroine.

Also because of this actor, the casting of "The Pretender" is very important, and it won't work to use traffic stars.

In fact.

After Ark Culture released the project plan of "The Pretender", many companies wanted to stuff artists into the show.

Even Tong Fei wanted to stuff the members of Fluorescent Girls into the play, as a vase.

However, Fang Xing has very high requirements for the casting of "The Pretender". Even if he chooses a vase, he must choose a vase with acting skills that fits the image of the character.

Fluorescent Girls is indeed one of the top three girl groups in China, but the popularity is only on the singing and dancing stage, not acting.

Of course, Fang Xing didn't kill them all with one blow, but gave him a chance to audition.

However, due to his background in musicals, Fang Xing has high requirements for performances, and all members of the Fluorescent Girls failed their auditions without exception.

The reason for this is also because "The Pretender" needs very few young actresses, only "Yu Manli" and "Cheng Jinyun" are relatively young, and other female characters need certain experience.

In addition to Fluorescent Girl, many film and television companies and performing arts management companies have recommended actors to the crew, and even wanted to invest in this movie, allowing their artists to bring money into the crew, but Fang Xing rejected them all.

This situation is actually a bit abnormal.

In the film and television industry, actors who bring money into the crew are often uncles who need to be coaxed by the crew.

Fang Xing did the opposite, he didn't even need investment, let alone bring capital into the group.

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The main audition for the role in the afternoon was the role of "Der Spiegel".

The role of Ding Jing is very brilliant in the play. Among the many female characters, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the most brilliant one.

Ming Jing is the chairman of Donghai Ming's enterprise, the eldest sister of the Ming family's four siblings, a red capitalist, and has funded the underground party many times.

She is both patriotic and family-loving. After her parents died, she took over the family business, raised her brothers, and took care of them like a mother.

She hated the Japanese devils and traitors, and resolutely did not allow her brothers to help the Japanese.

However, none of her younger brothers is a fuel-efficient lamp, and all of them have multiple identities.

Because of the role of Ming Jing, she is a strong woman who can support a big family, serve as the chairman of Ming's enterprise, and take care of several younger brothers.

Therefore, an actress playing the role of Der Spiegel needs to have a strong aura and not lack grace, so the casting requirements are very high.

The casting director of the crew recommended several actresses, all of whom were between 40 and 50 years old.

All concentrated in the afternoon audition.

Perform an audition according to the scheduled time.

The first actress who auditioned was Hu Yumei, 43 years old. She has been an actress for more than 20 years and has appeared in many TV dramas.

However, most of the early years were supporting roles, with a certain popularity, but not high.

In recent years, she has mainly played the role of a mother.

In the popular urban marriage and love TV series "Wind and Sunny" on Satellite TV some time ago, the mother who played the role of the male second had a good performance and became a little popular.

When others were watching the drama, Fang Xing had seen it twice, so he recognized that the actress who played the role of the second mother's mother was indeed a veteran actor, and her acting skills should not be a big problem.

Fang Xing handed over a piece of A4 paper and said, "Mr. Hu, act out this part."

The script on A4 paper is the first confrontation between "Ming Jing" and the female villain femme fatale "Wang Manchun".

After Hu Yumei's performance.

Fang Xing, Zhang Yigao, and the casting director began to discuss in a low voice.

"The audition results are not bad, Mr. Hu's acting skills are okay."

In the TV circle, Zhang Yigao's qualifications are actually not as deep as Hu Yumei's, so he tried to show respect when speaking.

The casting director is similarly evaluated.

After all, it is an old drama, and the performance must be passing.

The casting director went on to add: "Hu Yumei's agent told me that she can get a discount for the film for our show, and she has a lot of film appointments, and they are all open to 1000 million outside, we only need to pay 700 million to sign.

"If you want to fix Hu Yumei, you have to hurry up. There are several dramas looking for her, and she is indeed quite popular."

The part that Hu Yumei auditioned for was really okay.

It's just that Fang Xing's standard is a little high.

Hu Yumei's performance just now did indeed perform "Elder Sister Like a Mother", but it lacked a little bit of arrogance.

The reason for this should be that most of the roles she has played in recent years are mother images in urban dramas.

For the image of a mother in an urban drama, the most important plot routine is to urge marriage.

Hu Yumei can play the image of "the elder sister is like a mother" well, but she doesn't have the arrogance that a red capitalist should have.

Moreover, Hu Yumei's image is still a bit milder.

Fang Xing hoped that the role of "Ming Jing" would be more aggressive.

Otherwise, how could such a character survive in the age of war surrounded by wolves?
"I'm looking at the actors who will audition later." Fang Xing made a decision.

When the casting director heard this, he knew that the role could not be decided for the time being.

Of course, after watching the auditions later, if there is no suitable actor, Hu Yumei may be cast in the end.

Therefore, the casting director got up and sent it to the door: "Mr. Hu, the audition turned out very well. As soon as we have a decision, we will inform you as soon as possible. Thank you for taking the time to audition today, thank you."

It's normal for actors to audition, but pass.

Not long ago, Hu Yumei became popular with an urban love and marriage drama. There are indeed quite a lot of film appointments now, but not every audition can be passed, so she exited the rehearsal room after exchanging a few words.

After Hu Yumei went out.

Zhang Yigao asked: "Director Fang thinks Hu Yumei's performance is not enough?"

Fang Xing rubbed his chin, and replied: "Without a bit of fierceness and domineering, if a woman wants to fight against wolves, tigers and leopards in the war years, she must be a ruthless person herself."

Zhang Yigao nodded and asked the casting director to call the audition actors behind.

I auditioned two more actresses one after another, neither of whom was as popular as Hu Yumei, nor was her usual acting as good as Hu Yumei.

Hu Yumei is still in her 40s and can still become popular with a drama, and her acting skills are indeed passable.

Fang Xing also thought about it, if he really can't find a suitable one, it's okay to let Hu Yumei play it.

However, after joining the group, she needs to make her behave more like the role of "Ming Jing" in terms of makeup and acting.

Then, a fourth auditioned actress came in.

Fang Xing glanced at his resume. His name was Liu Minxiu. He was 39 years old and had worked in the industry for more than ten years. He had acted in many film and television dramas, but they were all supporting roles, and they were not very eye-catching.

In the entertainment industry, actresses are very sensitive to age. Before the age of 30, there are many roles that can be played, and even a chance to play the heroine, but after the age of 30, it will become more and more embarrassing, and there will be fewer and fewer movie dates.

If it is well maintained, maybe before the age of 35, you can still receive a good film contract.

But the further you go, the narrower the play path becomes.

This is different from male actors.

No matter how old a male actor is, he can still play the male lead at the age of 50, but it is basically impossible for an actress.

Therefore, after an actress reaches a certain level of acting skills, she must face the problem of transformation.

If you want to continue acting, you can only give up the image of the heroine and start turning to the role of "mother" or "middle-aged woman".

Liu Minxiu's situation was even more embarrassing. When she was young, she played only small supporting roles. She had never been popular and her popularity was not high.

In a short time, he was already in his thirties, and he couldn't even play a supporting role in the past few years.

To make matters worse, she is 39 years old now, and she wants to transform into a mother, but she is a little younger, and she feels out of date.

Moreover, she was also a little bit unwilling, she hadn't acted much as a young female image, and suddenly she was about to transform into a mother, which was somewhat unwilling.

This time, she saw the audition for "The Pretender" through the news released by the Screen Actors Union.

Later, she paid attention to the relevant information of "The Pretender" and knew that it was a good opportunity, but she didn't dare to ask for the role of "Merciful Mirror" at first.

Her original thought was that it would be fine to act as a female supporting role.

However, after the resume was sent out, she was told to come and audition, but she wanted to audition for "Der Spiegel".

Liu Minxiu walked into the audition rehearsal room and introduced himself: "Hi director, I am Liu Minxiu, and I have acted in thirteen TV dramas. This time I was notified that the character who came to audition is 'Mingjing'."

Fang Xing looked him up and down a few times. Judging from his appearance, he was okay, and his temperament was not bad: "Have you heard about the role of 'Ming Jing'?"

When "The Pretender" invites an audition, there will be a character introduction, analysis, and some script fragments.

Liu Minxiu nodded and replied, "Thinking about it for two days."

The casting director whispered in Fang Xing's ear: "This actress is not well-known, and the previous dramas she acted in were not popular, and her salary was relatively low. However, I was the casting director for the previous drama she acted in. I have seen her acting, and her acting skills are good, so I called her to audition."

Fang Xing nodded, pushed the A4 piece of paper that Hu Yumei played just now, and said, "Try this part."

Liu Minxiu came over and picked up the A4 paper, and read it.

Three minutes later, she put down the A3 paper and said, "I'm ready."

"Want to play?" Fang Xing asked.

"Need not."

"Then let's begin."

This paragraph on the A4 paper is a rival scene between Ding Jing and Wang Manchun.

Wang Manchun is Minglou's admirer. In the early years, it was because of Mingjing's obstruction that she was not able to marry Minglou, the second child of the Ming family.

Therefore, Wang Manchun has always hated Ding Spiegel.

Ming Jing hates Wang Manchun's work for Rite, so she firmly disagrees with her entering Ming's house.

After Liu Minxiu was ready, she turned to one side, adjusted the angle, and began to perform to the air: "Wang Manchun, you are just a book that my Minglou turned over.

"Of course, maybe he's interested, and he might read it again. But I assure you, as long as I am alive, this book of yours will never be placed on the bookcase of my Ming family!"

This line is not exactly the same as the script.

However, when Liu Minxiu performed, he was in an unscripted state, and obviously some lines were spoken on the spot.

After watching her performance, Fang Xing raised his eyebrows. He really acted fiercely.

However, it seems that there is a little less "mother" temperament.

The image of Ding Jing in the play is nominally an older sister, but his concern for his younger brother is more like a mother.

Therefore, there needs to be a "mother" temperament.

Fang Xing and Zhang Yigao had a discussion, and both felt the same way, feeling that Liu Minxiu's "mother" temperament was a little less.

The casting director added: "Maybe it's a matter of age, she is 39 years old now, and she hasn't played the role of a mother much."

Fang Xing nodded, and said, "Mr. Liu, the role of Ming Jing needs to have the temperament of an elder sister like a mother, don't you understand?"

Liu Minxiu nodded and replied: "Yes, I know. However, I was facing 'Wang Manchun' just now, so I didn't show this aspect."

Fang Xing felt that it made sense, so he flipped through the script, took out another one and handed it over: "Then try this paragraph again."

This section is in the play, Mingjing teaches the famous second child Minglou.

At this time, Minglou was already the Chief Financial Advisor of the Economic Department of the Wang Puppet ZF, and also the stationmaster of the Donghai Station of the Military Command, so it can be said that he was in a high position.

However, as a younger brother, he already has to show respect in front of his elder sister.

In this paragraph, Mingjing was very angry when he learned that his second son, Minglou, was working for Wang Puppet. He slapped him and asked him to sign a batch of medicines to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War.

To put it simply, as the bright mirror of the eldest sister, she obviously asked her younger brother to do business and help deliver medicines, but she was so forceful that she slapped the second child and asked him to kneel down and sign.

This part of the performance is very difficult.

First of all, it is necessary to show that the eldest sister Mingjing is very angry when she learns that her younger brother Minglou has become Wang Puppet's running dog.

Secondly, he asked Minglou sternly, who is he?

Finally, relieved after guessing the answer in his heart, he asked Minglou to sign to deliver the medicine.

Throughout the whole process, the sternness of "elder sister is like a mother" must be maintained, and in the sternness, concern must also be implied.

If it was during the official filming, Fang Xing would talk to the actors, explain and analyze all the details of this scene clearly.

However, the audition is to test the actor's own ability, so there is no process of speaking.

Fang Xing showed the script to Liu Minxiu, and started directly after she finished reading it.

Zhang Yigao stood up and acted for Liu Minxiu.

Liu Minxiu asked loudly, "Who the hell are you?"

Zhang Yigao: "I am from the Ming family."

Liu Minxiu continued to question: "Who the hell are you?"

Zhang Yigao: "I am Chinese."

After the performance, Fang Xing's eyes revealed a satisfied goal. This part was indeed well acted. Although it hadn't fully met the standard in his heart, when the filming started, after talking about the play and trying to figure out the characters, the effect of the performance would definitely be better. it is good.

Fang Xing initially approved of Liu Minxiu's performance, and then asked the casting director to send her out.

Two days later, after auditioning a few more actresses, Fang Xing finally decided on the cast of "Ming Jing" and asked Liu Minxiu to act.

(End of this chapter)