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Chapter 509 Genius’ Idea and Audition [-in-]

After Liu Yifei left with the staff, Sun Yi didn't find it interesting to stay. She wanted to smoke a cigarette and relax, but after searching around, she couldn't find a smoking room, so she finally gave up the idea.

What he didn't know was that Nolan, a stubborn director to the extreme, did not smoke, and he also did not allow anyone to smoke in his crew or office.

The area where Sun Yi was waiting with Liu Yifei just now was the reception hall. He walked into the office area. After realizing that it was rude, Sun Yi wanted to go back along the original road, but suddenly appeared The showroom attracted his attention.

The showroom is semi-open, with a row of specially made glass display cabinets along the corridor.

It displays the introductory posters of every film directed by Nolan from his first film to the present, as well as some commemorative props from the filming, as well as award trophies.

From his first solo film "Following" in 96, and his first Hollywood theatrical movie "Memento", to later "The Prestige" and the Grandpa Wayne series.

The quantity is not much, but the quality is very high.

4 theatrical movies, three of which have entered the top 250 global film and television.

His current status in Hollywood, even if it is not as good as that of ultimate directors like Truck Driver and Spielberg, is not far behind.

Sun Yi knows that when his "Inception" is released, it will establish his status as a world-class director.

Speaking of which, I feel a little envious.

I don’t know when we can be number one in Tianjin!

Sun Yi followed the showcase and came to the end of the corridor unknowingly. Just as he was about to turn around, he saw a tall figure at the corner, standing by the window and looking out at the city streets in a daze.

Driven by curiosity, Sun Yi looked sideways.

She has short blond hair, neatly combed. The only regret is that her hairline is a little anxious, her thick eyebrows are twisted into the word "Chuan", and her lips are still moving.

This handsome middle-aged British guy looks like he is Nolan?

What are you still mumbling about?

Sun Yi thought for a moment and stepped closer.

"A shocking display of the city in a dream"

Sun Yi put together a few half-finished words and thought about it for a while.

Do you want to show the vibration of the city in the dream through the lens?

should be.

He simply asked tentatively:

"Would you like to try to subvert the rules of physics?"

"Subverting the rules of physics?"

Nolan's brows relaxed slightly, but then he frowned again, still staring out the window, and continued:

"I have thought about this, but how to subvert it is the key."

Sun Yi raised his eyebrows, it turned out to be Nolan, and it was obvious that he was trapped by a difficult problem in the movie at the moment.

Taking two steps forward and approaching the window, Sun Yi looked at the city outside, hugged his shoulders and said easily:

"How to subvert it? How about letting people walk in the sky and drive cars in the sky?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Director Nolan's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Sun Yi with a bit of shock. He was obviously moved by his idea, but then he frowned and shook his head in denial.

"This won't work. It's a bit too much. This is magic. Even dreams must be based on certain rules."

Sun Yi nodded, pondered for a moment, and then smiled confidently.

"This is simple."

As he spoke, he raised a palm towards the street outside the window, then slowly lowered it, turned to Nolan and said casually: "How about stacking the city on top of each other?"

".stack up?"

"Yep."

Nolan's pupils were slightly out of focus, and he was obviously constructing something in his mind. Then his eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally he clapped his hands together and praised loudly:

"Oh~my, this is a genius idea. As long as the city is stacked up, when viewed from below, the people and cars on the streets will appear to be flying in the sky!"

Sun Yi smiled and nodded, "That's right."

Director Nolan asked Sun Yi with a surprised look on his face: "Thank you very much. How did you come up with this idea? It fits my movie so well."

Sun Yi chuckled and raised his right hand, "Hello, Director Nolan, let me introduce you formally. My name is Sun Yi. I am a Chinese director and one of the investors of this film. I have read the project script. , as a director, I subconsciously thought about how to shoot in my mind, and now it seems that it has helped you?"

"Sun~Yi, oh, I understand, you are the Chinese investor introduced by Thomas. Chinese director? I would like to ask, are "Shelter" and "Untouchable" your works?"

"Yes."

Nolan held Sun Yi's hand with surprise on his face. Hearing Sun Yi's admission, the smile on his face became a little brighter, and he laughed and said:

"Haha, I just realized that you are the same person. I have watched these two movies. They are very good and unique. Your creativity just now really inspired me a lot."

"Thank you for your compliment."

"No, no, please don't be polite. Your idea really helped me a lot. You don't know, because of this problem, I haven't slept well for a long time."

Sun Yi smiled heartily and said, "Haha, I hope you can have a good dream tonight."

"Haha, of course, by the way, why did you come to my place today? Do you want to know about the progress of the project?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yi was startled.

your sister!

After fussing for a long time, he simply forgot about bringing Xiao Nizi to the audition.

"No, I came here with my girlfriend today. She came to audition for the role of Dream Builder."

Hearing this, Nolan was a little confused, and it took him a long time to remember.

"Oh, is it Miss Crystal, the Oriental actress?"

"Yes, she is my girlfriend."

"I remembered, Thomas told me. Oh, damn, audition." Nolan remembered mid-sentence that he had an audition today. He raised his watch and looked at it, and immediately apologized to Sun Yi:

"I'm sorry, Director Sun. I need to keep you company. I have an audition to attend and it's been delayed for a long time. I hate wasting other people's time, but sometimes I forget everything when I think about things. Damn it. "

Sun Yi nodded lightly and replied: "It doesn't matter. I don't think my girlfriend will feel that it has been delayed for a long time."

After saying that, Director Nolan strode out and turned back after barely taking two steps.

"Excuse me, Director Sun, do you have time? I wonder if I can chat with you after the audition."

Sun Yi pretended to think about it, nodded and said: "It's an honor."

Nolan really left this time, and Sun Yi never expected that his first meeting with Director Nolan would be under such circumstances, and by chance, he would help him solve a big problem.

Although it won't be long before he can figure it out himself, after all, if he had figured it out earlier, he would have been able to stabilize the hairline that was on the verge of extinction. It is still a favor after all. I hope he is wise enough, otherwise he will be dead when the time comes. I need to talk to him for some reason.

Do you still want to play "Interstellar"?

After Liu Yifei followed the staff here, she was directly in a small room. Emily Blunt and Keira Knightley were also here, and there was no agent around them.

The three of them greeted each other in a friendly manner. No matter how fierce the competition is in the entertainment industry, kindness on the surface is still necessary. Besides, Liu Yifei is obviously in a weak position among the three at the moment, and is not in the eyes of the other two. I don't think she is a big competitor, I just think she is a licker.

The staff gave everyone a small card, which contained the contents of today's audition. There were two paragraphs in total, both of which were scenes opposite the leading actor, DiCaprio.

The first paragraph is the hero's test for the dream builder to join the team. He is required to draw a maze within ten numbers that can stump him for one minute.

This scene mainly tests the basic skills of acting.

The dream builder spent three times in total. The first time he was a little bored and casual, and the maze he drew took the hero a few seconds to solve. The next day, I felt some difficulty and started to become serious, but I was still cracked and was ridiculed by the male protagonist. The third time, I burst out with unyielding energy and slapped the male protagonist in the face, drawing a picture. He emerged from the maze that amazed him.

Here we need to highlight the creative thinking of the dream builder and his unwillingness to admit defeat. Three different emotions and expressions must be used in the performance. Although the requirements for acting are not demanding and do not require a sudden burst of inspiration, they are very important to the performance. The requirements for basic skills are also very high.

The second scene is the first time the male protagonist brings the Dream Builder into the dream world. The dialogues and lines here mainly introduce the rules of the entire dream world and the methods of dream building. There is no difficulty in this performance, as long as you play with the male protagonist. Just cooperate properly.

The three of them prepared for a while, but after waiting for a long time, the staff did not tell them to start auditioning. It was until Keira Knightley, the most famous person, became a little irritated and knocked on the door first to find the staff and asked about the specific situation. But after learning that Director Nolan was delayed due to something else, he sat back down honestly.

After waiting for a while, the audition officially started.

The first one was Emily Blunt. Her audition took about 10 minutes. When she came out, she was expressionless, neither happy nor sad, making it impossible to tell any clues. Keira Knightley's time was a little longer, nearly 20 minutes. When she came out, she was smiling and nodded encouragingly in front of Liu Yifei, as if she had been officially selected.

In fact, this is a strategy, which is to disturb the minds of latecomers and make them perform abnormally.

Logically speaking, with Keira Knightley's current status, there is no need to do this, but it is obvious that Director Nolan did not leave any substantive commitment to her in the audition just now, so he let her use it. this way.

Liu Yifei was obviously inexperienced when faced with such a global project, and her mental state, which had been adjusted by Sun Yi's jokes, was once again affected.

But there was no time to adjust now, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk in.

"Leo, thank you so much for taking the time to audition today."

"Christopher, it doesn't have to be like this. The role of Dream Builder is one of the actors I have played with the most. It is very important to the entire film. I also want to find the best partner."

As soon as Liu Yifei entered, she saw Director Nolan talking to DiCaprio. After seeing her, he greeted her with a smile.

"Welcome, Miss Crystal. I'm looking forward to your next performance. Let's get started as soon as possible. I really want to have a good chat with Director Sun Yi as soon as possible."

ah? elder brother?

Did I hear it right? I heard my brother’s name from director Nolan.

Liu Yifei was a little confused, but when she saw that Nolan's expression didn't seem to be fake, she smiled sincerely, and she felt a little calmer.

Believe me brother, it will definitely be fine.

As for this little plum, that's all. There's nothing to be afraid of.

Compared with her husband, she is still quite short, has a beard, and has a small belly. She is obviously a little fatter. She is not as strong and brave as her husband, which makes people embarrassed to say it.

Well, it can’t be compared in every aspect.

Bah, thin dog~

Hey, in which novel did you see this word?

Forget it, get ready for the audition.

Liu Yifei looked at Little Plum with clear eyes, nodded and smiled: "Mr. Leonardo, I can do it."

"Okay, let's get started."

"Don't ask me why I found you. First you need to pass a short test, otherwise you have no right to know anything. I'll give you ten seconds to draw a maze and trap me for at least one minute."

Liu Yifei was a little puzzled. She curled her lips slightly and drew a maze casually.

"Fail, second chance."

Seeing that the maze he drew did not stay in the opponent's hands for three seconds, Liu Yifei's eyes became more serious and she drew another one.

"It's still not enough. This is the last chance. It seems that I made a wrong choice by coming here today."

Looking at the drawing book that was typed back again, Liu Yifei's eyes became a little angry, and she looked directly into Xiao Lizi's eyes stubbornly.

"You only have ten seconds."

Liu Yifei's lips moved slightly. Although her heart was full of anger, she did not lose her cool at all. After thinking for two seconds, she quickly drew another picture.

"This is pretty cool. After all, today's trip was not in vain."

Xiao Lizi finally complimented him, but Liu Yifei was not happy. Instead, she curled her lips in disdain and didn't take it to heart at all.

"OK, great performance."

"You too."

The first scene ended smoothly, and Nolan nodded secretly from behind.

The Miss Crystal in front of me has no problem with her performance.

The second paragraph is even simpler and ends after a while.

When Liu Yifei walked out of the audition room, she remembered to look at the time. It didn't matter. She was immediately confused. She was the fastest and didn't even use ten minutes. At this time, the confidence she had just dissipated and she became uneasy. stand up.

It’s over, are we about to be eliminated?

Just when Liu Yifei was pouting and worrying about gains and losses, Sun Yi's voice suddenly appeared in her ears.

"Hey, what's going on?"

When Liu Yifei saw Sun Yi, she felt even more aggrieved. She grabbed the hem of her shirt and pouted:

"Brother, it seems I can't act anymore."

"Why do you say that?"

"My audition time was the fastest. I finished it in one go. I didn't even use ten minutes. I didn't say anything else."

"oh oh."

"Would you be disappointed if I didn't succeed?"

"Ha, how is that possible? Besides, who said that if the audition time is short, it must mean that you are eliminated."

"That"

Just as Liu Yifei was about to speak, she was interrupted by a staff member.

"Director Sun, Miss Crystal, and Director Nolan are waiting for you in the office."

Liu Yifei's eyes were filled with big question marks.

When I arrived at Nolan's office, this man was extremely hot-tempered. He served coffee personally and held Sun Yi's hand to give up his seat. He didn't look like a stubborn, arrogant British guy from outsiders.

The two of them didn't use any prelude and started chatting about "Inception".

From the shooting techniques to the use of lenses, it later also involved the deployment of the crew.

"I like IMAX70mm film. I love it. My dream is to use it to shoot a full-length IMAX feature film one day."

"Of course, Christo, no one dislikes it. It has high image quality, a wider color gamut, and a larger dynamic range that digital shooting cannot match. It is very suitable for high-definition shooting of large scenes, but for The equipment required to play the movie is very demanding.”

Nolan loves shooting on IMAX film, especially IMAX70mm film.

But it's not just a matter of the screen getting bigger.

IMAX includes a series of systems such as IMAX cinemas, IMAX movie formats, and IMAX movie projectors.

A true IMAX movie needs to be shot with IMAX cameras from the beginning of production and screened in an IMAX theater to get an experience that is closest to the director's ideas.

Take his favorite IMAX 70mm film as an example. Its film size is 48.5mm × 22mm, and its scanning resolution is about 12K, which is approximately equivalent to more than 20 1080P screens covering a screen of the same size. However, 4K, which has just been popularized in Hollywood, is only It is the effect of four 4P screens covering the entire screen. The domestic standard here is still 1080K.

The exponential growth of picture information brings more stringent shooting restrictions.

All I can say here is that Nolan is really a die-hard film technology fanatic.

As a director, Sun Yi also wants to play the most high-end, but the domestic environment does not allow him. Currently, there are only a few IMAX screens, and most of them are showing the discovery of the universe to children in the Science and Technology Palace. How can we take turns? Come to him and show a movie.

Sun Yi and Nolan chatted until afternoon tea, when Nolan took the two of them to another place to continue chatting.

They talked about everything here and there, and finally asked in a pointed way:

"I heard that Miss Crystal is also an action actress?"

Liu Yifei looked at Sun Yi, then nodded slightly.

"Then, don't you object to me adding some action scenes to the role of Dream Builder in the movie? After all, if a group of men are fighting around, there won't be a beautiful woman who can fight well!"

(End of this chapter)