I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 234 [Alien Space]

"As assistant directors, we have to complete at least the second round of preliminary auditions."

"The first round is when selecting people. The actors learn about the recruitment of roles, send their personal information to our mailbox, and judge whether the person is suitable for the next script through simple words and appearance. , this is the first time.”

"The second time was after the official meeting. We needed to understand the actor's level more intuitively through some simple interpretations. The clips that the actors try to play don't need to be complicated, and they don't need to be related to the plot. For example, let the actors try Acting out a scene of eating, a scene of just coming home from work..."

"As long as through these very simple clips, you can roughly understand a person's sense of belief, interpretation skills, and work attitude from the actor's demeanor, movements, and line skills."

"Although it sounds simple, this step can screen out a large number of incompetent actors. Some actors laugh out loud while acting, some cannot even speak basic lines well, and some cannot get into the role at all... There are many actors who either rely on their appearance or are incompetent. If they are stricter, they can get through the first two rounds of auditions."

"When it comes to the final audition, which is conducted by the director, screenwriter, and assistant director, it is the script that actually gives the auditioning actors a part, allowing them to try to delve into the role and perform it. At that time, it depends more on the director's arrangements... …”

audition room,

Zhang Yuzheng followed Bai Wei in a low voice as he explained what the assistant director should do during the audition.

"Of course, that's the work process of a general crew. Our crew is quite special." He continued, "Director Lu, we don't have a fixed work flow at all. Sometimes, if we think someone is suitable, we will directly invite part of the script together with the audition. sent."

"It's rare to invite a lot of audition actors to come over and screen them step by step, and finally select the best and most suitable one."

"But our director Lu also has the confidence. The actors selected so far are all relatively talented and capable, and he also has the capital to cultivate them."

Having said this, he paused, "So if you have the opportunity to try with other crews in the future, it is best to arrange it according to the process I mentioned above, so as to satisfy the director and screenwriter to the greatest extent."

"As for our crew, you should discuss it with Director Lu before executing it. Whether it works or not depends on Director Lu's wishes."

Bai Wei was taking notes carefully beside him.

"You haven't mentioned this to me at all, okay?"

Lu Zhengyi listened helplessly, "And why do you think I'm so domineering?"

I don’t know what the fixed process is, I don’t know at all.

He has never been in any other crew, he was the one who formed the crew from the beginning.

And when the filming started, no one was optimistic about him, or in other words, no one was optimistic about horror movies. How can it be like a draft, where everyone is selected one by one.

Later, it was basically internal referrals.

"Hey, what's this?"

Zhang Yu smiled, "Forcing others to listen to you is called domineering."

"We are willing to listen to you. This is called trust."

"Right, Xiaowei?"

"……what?"

Bai Wei, who was carefully recording on his mobile phone, looked at the two of them blankly, "Yes, yes, yes."

He replied quickly.

"Boom boom boom——"

At this moment, the door of the audition room was knocked from outside.

"Lu, Director Lu."

A somewhat nervous woman walked into the house from outside the door, "Assistant Director Zhang, Bai Wei, Bai Weiwei, my name is..."

She called each one, looking very embarrassed.

"Cai Siqi."

Zhang Yu sat calmly behind the long table and tapped the pen on the table with a small beep sound, interrupting her self-introduction, "Because there are many people auditioning behind me, So there is no need for extra self-introduction.”

"Ah good!"

Cai Siqi quickly shut up.

"Now, we need you to play someone who...succeeds in the audition."

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "This question shouldn't be difficult. If you succeed in the audition, how will you perform?"

"OK, all right!"

Cai Siqi stood there in a daze. It took a while before she started to move in the eyes of a few people.

The audition room is quite spacious, and there is quite a lot of space in front of the long table, which is completely enough for an actor to move around.

Cai Siqi just stood in this empty area.

For a while, a smile appeared on her face, and then she clenched her fists suddenly, "I succeeded in the audition!"

As she spoke, she looked nervously at the three people behind the long table from time to time.

Zhang Yu: "..."

Bai Wei: "..."

Obviously, they were all shocked by this performance. What an impressive performance!

Zhang Yu turned his head in confusion and looked at Lu Zhengyi.

'Is this the man you're looking for? '

His eyes seemed to be able to speak.

Although Zhang Yu was also in the group of temporary workers and knew that the girl named Cai Siqi in front of him was the one chosen by Lu Zhengyi when he played the first commandment.

But he didn't know her too well. After all, he was still recuperating at the time, and it was hard to say whether he would come back.

But now...

"Hahahahaha, it's so funny."

Lu Zhengyi also sat there blankly.

After a long while, he laughed out loud under Zhang Yu's doubtful gaze and said, "Awei, did you see that this is how you want to show off? You don't know how to act at all."

"I think what Assistant Director Zhang just said is quite right."

"After all, our crew is now small and large. There must be rules for future auditions. From now on, you will be responsible for getting rid of some average actors, such as those who performed like Miss Cai just now."

Standing opposite, Cai Siqi's head had already dropped.

Zhang Yu and Bai Wei looked at each other.

Although Miss Cai's behavior was indeed not very good, there was no need to say so in person.

30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi.

Especially Bai Wei, who was dragged into the group, and now he is being belittled like this...

He wanted to comfort him, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say.

After all, the director and assistant director are here.

"Cai Siqi, after dropping out of school at the age of 16, started working as a part-time actor. When she became an adult, she officially obtained an actor's certificate and became an... actor." But Lu Zhengyi continued, "It has been several years now, and you are still just an actor. The extras who can run around on the set can’t even compete with supporting actors.”

"But you run a self-media account yourself. Although you only have [-] followers, with the remuneration from extras, you can barely support yourself, right?"

"You're 16 years old. You dropped out of high school to work part-time. Your family is short of money?"

Cai Siqi bit her lips and said, "Yes."

"How are your grades?"

Lu Zhengyi asked again.

Although I don’t know what this has to do with the audition, even just now, the director had already revealed the results of the audition as if mockingly.

But facing this ferocious face, even though Cai Siqi felt very sad, she still replied honestly, "Middle, above average."

"That's normal. It's really an embarrassing situation."

Lu Zhengyi said regretfully, "My family background is not good and my grades are average."

"If your grades are good, as a top student, you can apply for grants and tuition exemptions. If your grades are bad, you won't be able to study."

"But if it's neither up nor down, it's very embarrassing to be stuck in the middle. I want to read it but have no way to continue reading. I must have been very confused at that time."

Zhang Yu and Bai Wei's expressions became even weirder. Is this an audition?
Cai Siqi stared at Lu Zhengyi without knowing why, but still nodded obediently.

'Are you starting to sympathize with me? '

Then, Lu Zhengyi continued to ask, "Is the choice of dropping out of school your own decision?"

Next to them, Zhang Yu and Bai Wei sat silently.

This was no longer an audition, they felt that it had gone too far off topic.

But what can be done?This is Director Lu.

'Sure enough, he is sympathizing with me, so now...'

Cai Siqi wanted to nod nervously. Because of her family background, she chose to drop out of school in order not to burden her parents. Isn't that a good way to put it?
If he were to go to Tang Guo's The Voice, Director Lu should turn around now.

But just as Cai Siqi nodded, she was about to say something.

"If you lie, I can tell."

Lu Zhengyi suddenly said, "As a director, do you want to deceive me in front of me?"

"No, it was my parents' decision."

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, Cai Siqi immediately regretted them.

what happened?

Obviously the director does not have superpowers, so it is impossible to guess what he is thinking.Why did he tell the truth after being deceived by him?
"I also have a sister." Cai Siqi didn't want to hide anything anymore, "Because her grades were better than mine, but the family couldn't afford to send two children to school, so they discussed with me and asked me to drop out of school. "

“What about the idea of ​​doing self-media?”

Lu Zhengyi asked again.

"My sister suggested it. She said I'm very good-looking. In this era, if I learn to run self-media, I might be able to succeed." Cai Siqi replied honestly, "What types of videos do I usually shoot on my account? I tried it on her suggestion.”

These words do not give the impression of a reliable person.

In fact, Lu Zhengyi had already seen it in the last cooperation.

"This is part of the script for a shooting, about the character Xue'er." He stood up, took out a document from the table and handed it over, "This character is the ex-girlfriend of the male protagonist Luo Zhan in the play, there is nothing special about it. role, but he is a very important character.”

"what?"

Zhang Yu and Bai Wei turned their heads blankly and looked at the director who had already begun the final audition.

Just ask a few questions and that’s it?
Likewise, Cai Siqi was in a daze.

She walked forward blankly and took the document handed over by Lu Zhengyi with both hands.

"Extraordinary Space"

On the document, the simple four words made her a little overwhelmed.

It was obviously a time when she should be excited, but she felt so unreal.

For the first time, it was the first time she got a script.

Going forward, as an extra, extra, and cannon fodder, Cai Siqi didn't need any scripts at all. When she was on the set, the director would say, "I'm lying there like a corpse," or "I would scream in panic in the courtyard, and the young lady would run away." 'Standing in the crowd, looking at the male protagonist with a shocked face...' Say this and that, and then start acting.

"The character analysis and related plots are clearly written in it."

Lu Zhengyi looked at her with a smile, "If you don't do it well, you really won't have a chance."

"Then, then I now..."

Cai Siqi nervously picked up the script and planned to study it on the spot.

"Tomorrow."

Lu Zhengyi waved his hand, "Everyone who gets the script will complete the final audition tomorrow."

With a dazed expression, Cai Siqi left the audition room with the script in her hand.

Bai Wei also followed closely to notify the next person to audition.

"Director Lu."

The moment the door was closed, Zhang Yu turned his head in confusion, "Is there anything special about her?"

If such a decision was made, he would probably be dissatisfied and question it.

But Lu Zhengyi is different.

When he made such a decision, Zhang Yu would only feel that it had ulterior motives.

Whatever Lu Zhengyi does, there is a certain reason.

And all these years of getting along have proven that he is right.

Moreover, judging from the actor's profile, Cai Siqi is very special.

She was the only one among all the auditioning actors present who had not even won a small supporting role in her past acting experience, but only had the experience of playing a small role.

With a resume like this, Lu Zhengyi accepted Zhang Yuming when he was filming for the first time.

By the time they become somewhat famous, they will basically no longer accept pure newcomers with zero resume.

"Look at this clip."

Lu Zhengyi said nothing, took out his mobile phone, opened the First Commandment on the Green Apple platform, and pulled it to the middle.

He knew exactly what the plot and shots of the movie he was shooting were from minute to minute, so the progress bar accurately fell on the school part.

That is the scene in which Cai Siqi participated.

"This is……"

Zhang Yu took the phone and started watching.

Although he has not watched The First Commandment due to health reasons, after all, this movie has been released for a long time, and some relevant plot analysis has been written.

So he still knew something about the plot of the First Commandment from the text.

"It's completely different from his performance just now."

Zhang Yu looked at the clip on his phone with some surprise. Although they had the same face, the Cai Siqi in the movie and the Cai Siqi who just played an actor who successfully auditioned were completely different people.

The former seems to be a very spiritual actor.

It's like a supporting role in some movies. The only dialogues are "Who else?" It should be that sense of déjà vu.

The latter's acting skills are basically inferior to those of commercial actors.

At least the actor in the advertisement could still say with a serious face, "It only costs a penny to recharge your phone bill" and "What?"I will give you lines like SSR' when I go online.

Cai Siqi's behavior just now was exactly like a primary school student taking out a tissue and rubbing her nose vigorously to pretend to blow her nose when the teacher called on her to answer a question. She blew it back while looking at the podium. In the eyes of the teacher on the podium, that poor performance was like hiding one's ears and stealing the bell. Same.

"She is probably someone who won't execute orders without orders."

Lu Zhengyi smiled and explained, "When we filmed this scene, her first performance was almost the same as the audition."

"But after all, it was a group performance, so I patiently told her how to behave and gave her some details on expression."

"As a result, after the second shooting, it looks like this in the picture now."

As he said that, he paused and said, "It seems that she has quite precise control over her body and expression."

"But it could also be an accident. All in all, we'll see how she performs tomorrow."

If this is the case, she is probably the most talented actor she has ever encountered so far.

Even Yu Wenxiu, who is extremely dedicated to interpretation, cannot match Cai Siqi's talent in acting.

Although Yu Wenxiu is also very smart and talented, she still needs to spend a lot of time studying the role and deepening her understanding before she can complete the performance. It is a labor of sweat, and she finally walks in front of God, and then she has a bite to eat.

As for Cai Siqi, she is probably the type that God chases after her to feed her.

"Director Lu, long time no see!"

At this moment, a crisp voice sounded, making the atmosphere in the audition room suddenly different.

"Hello, Assistant Director Zhang."

"Although we have said hello in the group, this is probably the first time we have met."

"I am Huang Yunli, the audition actress for this time."

A girl with a completely different performance from Cai Siqi looks very energetic.

As soon as she entered the room, Huang Yunli greeted several people politely, especially Zhang Yu. Since it was the first time they met, Huang Yunli introduced herself very seriously.

"Hello."

Because the introduction was too fast, Zhang Yu did not have time to interrupt directly like he did with Cai Siqi before.

"Now, we need you to play the role of an actor who has successfully auditioned. Can you do it?"

Then, he quickly mentioned the topic.

"no problem!"

Huang Yunli nodded confidently and then began her performance.

For the same topic, her interpretation was obviously much more vivid than Cai Siqi just now.

She has studied acting in a serious way, and similarly, her actor information is also richer. They are basically small supporting roles with names, surnames and lines.

During Huang Yunli's audition, Lu Zhengyi did not interrupt like before.

Although compared to Yu Cai Siqi, she played the "takeaway girl" in The First Commandment, and she had more scenes, and she also had an obscure emotional line with Huang Yaozu.

But in Lu Zhengyi's opinion, her performance can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

As for people, it was Xiaowei who was more optimistic about them and pulled them into the group.

But this doesn't mean that Lu Zhengyi doesn't pay attention to her.

In fact, he already had a general understanding of Huang Yunli's temperament.

This is a very proactive girl, and she also has a certain amount of scheming.

Xiaowei's impression of Huang Yunli is that she is 'serious in filming', 'lives hard', 'likes money', 'wants to be famous...'

As the only person who had more contact with her, Bai Wei had the impression that she was very skillful.

For example, in the lounge just now, she always mentioned the "temporary worker group" casually, and revealed that it was not just the first time for them to work together, implicitly adding psychological pressure to other actors who were auditioning.

Bai Wei reported this to Lu Zhengyi and Zhang Yu after returning to the audition room.

For Huang Yunli, this audition didn't just start when she stepped into this audition room.

But it started from the moment she came to the company.

The other audition actors are all her enemies.

In addition to performing well in auditions, influencing the mentality of other competitors is also a way to succeed.

(End of this chapter)