fringe artist

Chapter 15 15. Do you want to audition? (Seek to read, seek collection)
In the messy bedroom, after hearing the click, Chen Li'an got up and rubbed his face, feeling a little hurt from the fall just now.

After hearing the "click", the people outside the house also came over, wanting to know how Chen Li'an's performance was just now.

Yesterday's simulated death didn't reveal much, they just thought Chen Li'an was crazy, but they couldn't tell how powerful it was.

But in today's normal scenes, they can say one, two, three, and distinguish between good and bad.

"It's great, Li'an, your performance is great." Wang Xiaoshuai was so excited that he couldn't hold it back, his chubby face was full of excitement.

Wang Xiaoshuai's excitement made the rest of the crew realize that Chen Li'an's acting skills are really good, otherwise this fat man who doesn't like to praise others would not be so excited.

Ma Xiaoqing didn't see Chen Li'an's performance just now, but from the reactions of Wang Xiaoshuai and Yang Shu, she could guess that Chen Li'an's performance must be shocking.

Chen Li'an didn't pay much attention to the reactions of the people around him, he was already past the age where he would be excited by compliments.

Chen Li'an now feels that his stomach still has some convulsions. People's will and subconsciousness can really affect their physical feelings.

The psychological suggestion is too hard during the performance, which will indeed cause physical discomfort.

Just like the current Chen Li'an rubbed his stomach, he really felt that he was going to starve to death. Of course, it might be because he only ate two deep-fried dough sticks so far.

Fortunately, most of today's scenes are dull, not as exhausting as yesterday's simulated death.

Ma Xiaoqing moved closer to Chen Li'an, handed over a piece of hard fruit candy and said, "Are you hungry?"

"You still have this habit." Chen Li'an took the fruit candy and peeled off the wrapping paper, put it in his mouth and felt the faint sweetness with the tip of his tongue.

Chen Li'an, who has never been short-tempered, said with some surprise: "I thought you would only carry cigarettes on your body."

Ma Xiaoqing brushed her hair, gave Chen Li'an a white look and said, "Sometimes when I get tired of smoking, I just eat a piece of candy."

"Good habit." Chen Li'an replied.

"Well, you can try it too." Ma Xiaoqing peeled a piece of candy and put it in her mouth, then asked, "Is there any scene between us two today? I didn't see the filming list."

Chen Li'an bit the candy in his mouth hard, and then replied: "There is no such thing, but the next show will be, just to see your acting skills."

Now Ma Xiaoqing can't wait to act opposite Chen Li'an, and wants to see how good this man's acting skills are.

Shao Yun, played by Ma Xiaoqing, is Qi Lei's girlfriend. Seeing Qi Lei waste his life so recklessly, he feels distressed and puzzled.

In the latter scene, Shao Yun asked Qi Lei why he did this and why he couldn't live well.

This scene is very simple, there are not a few lines, not even dialogue.

Ma Xiaoqing originally thought that this was not difficult, and she couldn't act in depth, but when she really stood opposite Chen Li'an, she realized how frightening the dead silence emanating from the man in front of her was.

The relaxed state of mind in her heart was immediately mobilized by Chen Li'an. The moment she met Chen Li'an's eyes, she felt like Qi Lei was looking at her helplessly, longing for Shao Yun to save herself.

Seeing that the actors were all in the mood, Wang Xiaoshuai called out directly.

Shao Yun leaned against the wall, looked at Qi Lei who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, looked at Qi Lei who was like a piece of wood, and couldn't help asking: "Why are you doing this!"

"Do you think everything you do is meaningful?"

"Death is not as simple as you think. Have you considered others? Have you thought about what I should do?"

Qi Lei, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, looked at the scattered paintings on the ground with erratic eyes, as if he didn't hear Shao Yun's question, and was still immersed in his own world.

Shao Yun fell into deep self-blame, why couldn't he save him.

"Okay, it's over." Wang Xiaoshuai shouted quickly, and asked photographer Yang Shu to press pause quickly.

Wang Xiaoshuai feels sorry for the film, but at the same time feels lucky that the actors can pass it in one go.

Chen Li'an raised his head to look at Ma Xiaoqing and said, "You still need to practice your lines, the traces of your performance are too obvious. Although you have emotions, they are very deliberate."

Ma Xiaoqing, who just wanted Chen Li'an to praise her, immediately stopped talking. She also knew that there was something wrong with her lines. Jiang Wen also mentioned this problem when she was acting with Jiang Wen before.

Not natural enough. Not real enough.

But now there is no time for Ma Xiaoqing to think about the performance, the next scene will continue.

The next scene is in the living room, it's the sister and brother-in-law and Shao Yun's scenes, Qi Lei just needs to stay in the bedroom.

Chen Li'an was sitting on the shabby little bed in the bedroom, waiting for the filming of the scene outside to finish, when Shu Qi came over and handed him a cigarette.

"Your performance is very restrained but you can see that it is very tense. I am looking forward to your other roles. The role of Qi Lei is suppressed from the beginning to the end. I can't see your explosion." Shu Qi said with some regret.

Chen Li'an chuckled and said: "The role of Qi Lei is difficult to play. It is easy to let go, but it is difficult to accept. I really like this role."

Shu Qi nodded, agreeing with Chen Li'an's statement that a character like Qi Lei, who has been kept quiet and has to show the inner excitement of the character in a restrained performance, is a very difficult role to play.

Qi Lei didn't even have a few lines in the whole movie, like a silent clockwork machine, with a huge power hidden in his heart, but he couldn't burst out.

In the end, it can only die in silence.

Shu Qi was silent for a while, and then said: "I won't be in the crew anymore, and you can only watch the next performance after the film comes out."

"I don't know how long it will take to complete the film. Will the crew have enough funds for the post-production?" Chen Li'an turned his head and asked.

Shu Qi took a puff of smoke and said: "The most difficult thing is not the funds, but that no one will do the post-production for Wang Xiaoshuai. You know the above prohibition, almost no place in the mainland that can do the post-production will be given to Wang Xiaoshuai."

"Where are you going to Xiangjiang? Can't you help?" Chen Li'an asked.

Shu Qi said helplessly: "Money, I don't have any money to go to Xiangjiang to do post-production."

Chen Li'an was speechless, this circled back again and entered a dead end.

"Okay, let's talk about this matter after the filming is over. Don't worry, I will figure out a way later." Shu Qi patted Chen Li'an on the shoulder and comforted her.

Chen Li'an felt a little bit bitter. Could it be that this movie really had to wait until 97 for the post-production, that would be too long.

"By the way, where are you going? Back to Xiangjiang?"

Shu Qi explained: "No, I produced a movie last year, but it couldn't be released. I'll go and see it. Cheng Kaige even asked me to get him a script."

Speaking of which, Shu Qi threw the cigarette butt on the ground and complained: "It's too difficult to make a movie now, and it's even more difficult to make a movie in mainland China."

Chen Li'an was also deeply moved when he heard it. The film environment in China is quite difficult, but it will be fine in a few years, and there is no money now.

In fact, the most important thing is that several of the films that Shu Qi supervised in the Mainland are all underground films. Is it not difficult to have no money, no resources, and no background?

But it can also be seen that he really loves movies and is really willing to help those who love movies.

Chen Li'an patted Shu Qi on the shoulder, jokingly said: "Don't be discouraged, it's all about money. In your Xiangjiang words, just find a few good guys."

Shu Qi laughed loudly, then pointed to her nose and said, "I am the Kaizi you found!"

"Shu Qi! You affected the shooting!!!" Wang Xiaoshuai's frantic voice came from outside the bedroom.

Chen Li'an and Shu Qi looked at each other, then laughed silently.

"By the way, do you want to audition for Director Cheng's movie? I've read the original book, and there's a character in it that suits you very well." Shu Qi asked suddenly.

The movie Shu Qi was talking about was Fengyue, and there was quite a lot of commotion during this period.

It has just been a year since Farewell My Concubine won the award, and Cheng Kaige's first film after winning the award naturally attracted a lot of attention.

And the male lead is still Zhang Guorong, one can imagine how many people have paid attention to it, but the female lead is still decided, and it will be a lively event when Zhang Manyu and Wang Zuxian take turns to audition.

Chen Li'an asked, smoking a cigarette: "I heard that the leading actor is Zhang Guorong? Can a young actor like me do it?"

Shu Qi smiled and said: "Why not, your acting skills are so good and you are also handsome, maybe you can do it if you try it."

"Okay, I'll try after the extreme cold shoot." Chen Li'an was not too excited, it was just an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)