China Entertainment: The happiness of being a director is as simple as that

Chapter 4 As expected of Gao Qiqiang
With Hu Qingquan's full support, everything went smoothly.

Equipment, venues and actors.

Anyway, the school has everything.

Soon, a preliminary crew structure was discussed and completed.

For lighting, photography and other personnel, Mr. Hu contacted senior students and teachers of several schools.

Among them, Lu Ping'an named Ning Hao for photography.

This is the old tool man among the traversers.

Hu Qingquan made a round of phone calls, and finally made an appointment to meet in three days, and it was done!
In terms of actors, there are three more important ones.

The protagonist, the fat man who talks to the protagonist at the beginning, and the murderous old lady.

In addition to these, there are some cameo roles, such as the girl who strips and dances.

Putting these aside for later consideration, the first thing is to get a few leading actors.

Lu Ping'an preferred to kill the old lady, Mrs. Li Mingqi, Mrs. Rong.

However, after contacting Hu Qingquan, she expressed regret that Li Mingqi is very busy now. After "Returning the Pearl" became popular, she has passed the most scolded stage, and now she has started to take on other dramas.

Li Mingqi didn't have a schedule, but Lu Ping'an's favorite actress Wu Yanshu went well.

Wu Yanshu, whose name was unfamiliar, but whose face was extremely familiar, had acted in many film and television dramas. Lu Pingan's first impression of her was the "grandmother" in "BJ Meets Seattle".

After thinking of her, Lu Pingan thought that she was actually more suitable than Li Mingqi.

Teacher Li Mingqi's acting skills are good, but in the current national impression, he is a ruthless character.

And Wu Yanshu looked very kind, full of intimacy, and she felt like a grandmother at a glance.

So when it is shown in "The Tuner", Wu Yanshu's effect will be much better.

"The old lady will come over tomorrow, and the friendly price is 2000."

After putting down the phone, Teacher Hu asked Lu Pingan again, "Are you going to play the leading role yourself or find someone else?"

"Look for an outsider."

Lu Pingan answered after thinking.

On the one hand, Goldfinger obviously wants him to be the director in the future, so it is better to focus on the main task of this first film.

On the other hand, even if he wanted to act, he couldn't.

At that time, it will be impossible to ruin such a good film for nothing.

"Okay, then let me recommend a few for you."

"Okay, that's right!"

Lu Pingan suddenly thought of someone, "You don't need to trouble, I have someone to choose."

"What is your name?"

"Zhang Songwen."

"Oh, I'm in the same class as you in a higher vocational school. This kid is not bad. In order to improve his accent, he practiced with a stone in his mouth for more than half a year in the refresher class."

"That's why I'm looking for him."

"Yes, a good film needs a good seedling, do you want to help you get in touch?"

"Okay, I want to audition."

"Okay, I'll get in touch with you later."

Teacher Hu said that he wrote various notes to Lu Pingan, "I really don't need help with money?"

"I don't need it for the time being, it's just a short video, up to 10,000+, I still have it."

Hu Qingquan nodded: "If that's not enough, then come to me. This film is well shot. This year's Berlin short film submission deadline is mid-December. If there is time, I will strive for the three European awards."

"Don't worry, teacher."

The three major European film festivals, Cannes, Berlin, and Venice Film Festivals, are the heaviest in the world.

And all three of them have short film awards, and the awards are also trophies such as the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or, but they are not sculptures, but cards.

It looks short, but its actual weight is also very heavy, especially in this era in China.

Foreign pheasant awards can be regarded as treasures, not to mention the three awards.

He doesn't know if "The Tuner" will win an award.

But it is clear that short films that cannot be screened have no place to go if they don't compete for awards.

So Hu Qingquan said to rush, so let's go.

Probably when the matter was settled, Hu Qingquan helped to contact Zhang Songwen.

Lu Pingan also stayed in Hu Qingquan's office, preparing for a short audition.

Zhang Songwen's acting skills will be very good in the future, but not necessarily now, so everything depends on the other party's performance before consideration.

. . . . . .

At this time, Zhang Songwen was eating with Zhou Yiwei at a small restaurant outside the school.

Zhang Songwen is a high-ranking member of this year's acting class. Besides him, Che Xiao, Jiaqian Jushi Zhou Yiwei, and Lin Jiachuan who plays the gangster Tang Xiaolong in "Hurricane" are also in this class.

Zhou Yiwei took the last bite of his meal, took a deep breath of the Arctic Ocean, and burped hard, and when he was overwhelmed, he cursed in a low voice: "Fuck!"

Zhang Songwen on the opposite side didn't follow suit, but just put down his chopsticks, sighed, his eyes were dull.

Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei share bunk beds and have a good relationship.

Just yesterday, the two heard that a crew was auditioning. They felt that they had already studied in school for almost a semester, and it was time to go to the crew to practice, so they went this morning.

When I went there, I happened to meet the crew director, assistant director, and four or five investors together.

When Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei came in, the director told the investor to give you a popular science about who can't be an actor.

The director pointed to Zhang Songwen and asked if you are from Cantonese?Zhang Songwen replied yes.

The director said that he couldn't be an actor because he was a dwarf and his forehead was too big like an ape.

He pointed to Zhou Yiwei and said that he can't be an actor either, because he is a big fool with a sausage mouth.

When they went back, Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei had nothing to say all the way, and they even forgot to press the floor they were going to when they entered the elevator.

Until now, when I eat, I feel like a walking dead, with no brilliance in my eyes.

After a long silence, Zhou Yiwei asked, "Awen, are we really not suitable to be actors?"

Zhang Songwen sighed, the incident in the afternoon made him suddenly want to slap himself a few times.

Don't be a good tour guide, be a chicken feather actor!

However, this feeling has eased up a lot now.

He comforted: "Don't be discouraged, think about it, we have just started learning, ordinary crews dare to use us? Besides, even if it is an undergraduate class, except for those with outstanding conditions, which one of them doesn't audition for a few or even dozens of crews? To get a role? That's why we got rejected for the first time, which is actually very normal."

"You're right, but I still can't swallow this breath!"

Zhou Yiwei was still furious, "Sausage Mouth, big fool, dwarf, good guy, who does he think he is, just like him, he is not what a director should be at all!"

"Calm down, just finished eating, don't get angry, it's not good for your health."

Zhang Songwen continued to persuade, and Zhou Yiwei also slowly calmed down, but his mood would naturally not get any better.

The same is true for Zhang Songwen, this kind of blow is really big. Although he has recovered, it is really difficult to heal the scars for a while.

At this time, Zhang Songwen's cell phone rang, and it turned out to be an unfamiliar number.

"Who?"

Zhou Zhou asked.

Zhang Songwen shook his head: "I don't know."

"Could it be from the crew?" Zhou Yiwei's eyes lit up.

He still had hope. At this moment, he felt that the crew's sarcasm in the morning was actually just a test, and now was the time to give carrots.

Although Zhang Songwen is not as naive as Zhou Yiwei, after all, he is 24 years old, not like Zhou Yiwei who is only 18 years old.

But he also has a hope, what if something good happens?

So he answered quickly.

After a few minutes, hang up the phone.

Zhou Yiwei hurriedly asked: "What's the situation? It can't really be the crew?"

"It was the teacher from the directing department who called me over. I won't know until I get the details."

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up!"

The two hurriedly paid the money and ran to the school.

. . . . . .

Soon, the two came to the door of Hu Qingquan's office.

Zhou Yiwei encouraged Zhang Songwen: "Relax, you can do it!"

Zhang Songwen took a deep breath, then knocked on the door and entered.

In the office, Teacher Hu and Lu Pingan were already sitting there waiting.

Hu Qingquan didn't talk nonsense and explained the situation directly.

"This is Lu Ping'an, a student of the directing department. He has a film he wants to star in. I recommend you, Song Wen. If you are interested, you can try it first."

Zhang Songwen's first reaction was that this teacher actually knows me?The second reaction was that this young man next to me wanted to audition for me?
Although he was a little contemptuous in his heart, he didn't dare to neglect, and his attitude was still correct.

He knows that for him, the most important thing at this stage is to accumulate experience.

So it doesn't matter whether it's a student work or an outside crew, it doesn't matter.

Moreover, this project is guaranteed by the school teacher, and generally there will be no problems.

Of course, the audition belongs to the audition. In the end, whether to accept the role or not is up to you to decide.

He still has certain pursuits, not all roles are willing to take on.

So he nodded and said, "Thank you teacher, I can try."

"Okay, let's get started."

Lu Pingan took the conversation at this time and motioned for Zhang Songwen to sit down.

Soon, the audition began, only to hear Lu Pingan say:

"If you were blind, how would you act?"

Zhang Songwen quickly adjusted his state, and then performed in a decent manner.

I saw that he set up a situation by himself, did not roll his eyes, just kept his eyes empty, and fumbled on the table with his hand movements, as if he had touched a kettle, and then poured water carefully with both hands.

The details are also in place, because one of Zhang Songwen's fingers is bent, which is used to measure the water level.

When the water level was reached, he immediately stopped pouring water, and then began to drink water, and before drinking, he even licked his finger.

Very lifelike!

Lu Pingan nodded, expressing satisfaction.

In fact, he didn't know that the topic of blind people was not new, and it was included in the courses of the acting department. Zhang Songwenxian's performance was actually just excellent, the result of practice.

But his request is naturally not that simple.

"Not bad." After Zhang Songwen finished the performance, Lu Pingan praised, and then asked, "If you were a person pretending to be blind, how would you act?"

Zhang Songwen became interested as soon as he heard it.

It was just the words of the blind man. To be honest, he was interested, but definitely not as much as now.

So I quickly decided that if the role is really so interesting, then I must take it.

So he quickly began to adjust the state.

Then start acting.

I saw that he was still using the scene of pouring water just now, with a decent appearance, no different from a blind person.

However, his expression changed significantly.

At a certain moment, his eyes suddenly focused, turned slightly left and right, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a little, as if he saw something interesting.

But soon, his expression returned to the original, his eyes lost focus again, and then the movement of drinking water continued. Only at the moment of toasting, those seemingly lifeless eyes actually looking at Lu Pingan revealed that Come out, I can see you!
"Okay, not bad!"

Lu Pingan immediately applauded.

As expected of Gao Qiqiang in the future!
Although he is not as sophisticated now as later.

But at least it is much better than those little stars later.

At least for this part of the story, you are right to find him!

Hu Qingquan also applauded.

He had read the script of "The Tuner".

So he has been substituting in scripts before.

And Zhang Songwen's performance did not disappoint him.

The tuner chose him, yes.

"The performance is not good enough, please forgive me, the two teachers."

Seeing the two applauding, Zhang Songwen looked humble.

Hu Qingquan just laughed, pointed at Lu Ping'an and said, "Just like you, I like to be modest."

"That's good morality."

Lu Pingan waved his hand, and formally extended an invitation to Zhang Songwen:
"Zhang Songwen, I want to ask you to be my protagonist, would you like to?"

Zhang Songwen swallowed his saliva, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and tried his best to calmly say: "I am willing!"

(End of this chapter)