This director needs to apologize

Chapter 315 He is just an extra
The second set of character relationships in the movie is between a detective investigating a disappearance case in the consciousness space and a future young lady who comes to the consciousness space for the first time.

Due to their work, criminal police officers have been exposed to many "seemingly ordinary" strange incidents, including disappearances, amnesia, sudden mental illness and even more serious vicious crimes.

As a newcomer, the young lady has a mentality of playing and doing tasks at the same time, which also allows the criminal police to know some information that is helpful to deduce the underlying rules.

This line forms a parallel line with the protagonist's line. Around the disappearance case, the criminal police and the male protagonist conduct investigations at the same time. In the end, they unanimously turn their attention to the heroine's husband, which is the third group of characters in the movie.

The difference is that the male protagonist was deliberately induced to approach her husband by the female protagonist who appeared as the daughter of a good friend, while the detective was motivated by his suspicion of the male protagonist and his intuition for handling the case, as well as the inadvertent "spoiler" of the future young lady. ", and then connected the disappearance case with the heroine's husband.

As a "high-authority user" in the consciousness space, the heroine's husband has now achieved an "ambition" that he could not even imagine in the real world.

At this time, he can be said to be a high-end person. Whether it is the male protagonist or the detective, it is not something that can be seen just by looking at it.

The two of them each made a lot of efforts to get close to the heroine's husband, and in the process they brought out many "peripheral characters" of the heroine's husband.

Among them are veteran players of the future world, as well as key NPCs necessary to maintain the space of consciousness. They have different identities and very different attitudes towards the behavior of the male protagonist and the detective. They may help the hero and the detective in good faith, or make evil remarks, or behave strangely, or act outrageously. Take action.

Strictly speaking, the so-called third group of character relationships is an interpersonal network with the heroine's husband as the core. These people all serve the heroine's husband intentionally or unintentionally.

Chen Yiming guessed that it was probably because of this reason that he was able to enter the final list.

Entering the second decade of the new century, Chen Kun's acting career has been somewhat quiet. Although he has not been reduced to the drama circle, he rarely plays leading roles in movies.

Roughly speaking, the main actors of this movie are two male and female duos, plus the heroine's husband, a total of 5 people.

Chen Yiming didn't believe in such a sharp inner temperament, and the casting director and Xiao Mei couldn't tell.

On the list provided by Xiaomei, there are five candidates for male actors. In addition to the expected Pan Yueming, there are four others: Chen Kun, Shi Lei, Lu Yawen, and Liu Yijun.

This can also be seen from his audition clips. When asked to perform a monologue in which three views were subverted, he gave Chen Yiming the feeling less like despair and more like a declaration of battle.

Chen Yiming wanted to laugh when he saw Chen Kun. Xiaomei really made her own idol work!
Of course, this is Chen Yiming's faultless complaint. He believes in Xiaomei's professional ethics. Since Chen Kun is on the final list, it means that he meets the basic requirements of the role.

Chen Kun is the biggest star in the list of male characters. A few years ago, putting Chen Kun on this list would have been a complete loss of status.

Shi Lei, who is ranked second on the list, has previously collaborated with Chen Yiming in "1951", in which he played the role of the deputy instructor guarding the position and had a very long line of dialogue.

Not to mention that Brother Kun has a crazy temperament. In the audition clip, he uniquely interprets the desire and fear of the male protagonist before searching for the final truth. It is quite like I will go crazy before the world goes crazy, and I will be crazier than the world. A sense of absurdity.

He is the first male front-line person to "take the initiative" to get closer to Chen Yiming. Xiaomei's "matchmaking" is just in time. If it had been earlier, Kun brother Chen Yiming would not dare to use it and would not be able to use it well. Of course, he himself may not be willing to give in.

It’s true that Chen Yiming holds the final cutting scissors in his hand. If he’s really disobedient, he can just click them off, but he really doesn’t want to get to that point where it’s out of control, not to mention that doing so will definitely have a huge impact on the quality of the film. Big damage.

Chen Yiming had no idea whether Chen Kun would be obedient, so he could only mark him with a circle instead of a check mark.

To be honest, this role is really not suitable for him. His appearance is too resolute and his temperament is too tough. It is difficult to gain sympathy when he is fragile and injured.

As a member of the Imperial Film Academy and a top student who starred in a biographical movie with the main theme right after graduation, Brother Kun is impeccable both in terms of hardware (looks) and software (acting skills). At least he starred in "The Thirteenth Floor" with his imagination. The science fiction film is more than adequate.

If possible, he prefers to be consultative during the shooting process, reach a tacit understanding during the running-in, and work together to control the final effect within a mutually acceptable range.

However, "The Thirteenth Floor" is an open structure that can be both literary and commercial. The script gives the actors huge room for brainstorming. If the actors are willing and ambitious, they can completely distort the story by themselves.

The only problem is whether Chen Kun can obey the arrangements on the set. Although Chen Yiming has never dealt with Chen Kun, he has heard some rumors about him. In short, in terms of difficulty, he is definitely not inferior to Duan Yining.

At that time, Brother Kun was a representative figure of the Mesozoic generation in the Mainland. He was one of the few first-line actors who could handle the box office alone. He himself did have a record of male protagonists earning over 100 million in box office.

Familiarity comes with familiarity, business affairs still have to be handled by the public, and the male protagonist can only pass with regret.

The role of the detective is also a bit unsatisfactory, lacking a bit of inherent mystery, so I'll leave it as an alternative for now.

Lu Yawen, who comes next, is also from Emperor Shadow. He was born in 1984. He is nearly 10 years younger than his senior brother Chen Kun, but at first glance he looks like Chen Kun's older brother. In addition to his "mature" appearance, he is also honest and kind in temperament. The advantage is that he has a touch of elegant bookishness.

The audition footage can only be described as tepid. It didn't show much that would make Chen Yiming's eyes light up or make him a little surprised. It was all within the scope of his imagination.

For the director, choosing him means choosing a direction that can quickly change the schedule, actively giving up on accidents during the filming process, and also giving up any conceptual collisions and sparks of inspiration. The only purpose is to step on the production line. The film will be released after filming.

Of course Chen Yiming doesn't want to do this. How can there be any fun in making a movie like this?

Lu Yawen is a good actor, but it is a pity that he and Chen Yiming have not met. At least now Lu Yawen has not been able to inspire Chen Yiming's creative desire, so we can only meet again by chance.

The penultimate Liu Yijun is a middle-aged handsome uncle. Looking at the photo, he really doesn’t look like he is in his 40s. In fact, he was born in 1970 and is the uncle of the previous ones.

Liu Yijun also came from Emperor Film and Television. This audition confirmed a problem, that is, as long as Platinum Jue reaches its production capacity, it will inevitably have to step out of the magic circle and cooperate with more colleagues in the north.

There are only so many good actors in the magic show, but if they are picked up one after another by Bo Jue, wouldn't it be impossible to find them all?

The auditions for "The Thirteenth Floor" were not attended by magician graduates, but they were either limited by appearance or failed in their acting skills, and all ended in the second round.

It's not that they are not excellent, but after limiting the number of candidates, compared with the strong accumulation of the two major universities in the imperial capital, they are not outstanding enough.

In fact, this was the case when filming "Mulan". There was no way to pick out the two female characters within the magic circle, so they chose to invite auditions.

Teacher Liu's career path is similar to that of Xu Yajun. They are both typical examples of starting high and moving low. When he first debuted, he was the leading actor in both TV series and movies.

The supporting cast is also top-notch and has been nominated for prestigious awards.

Then after three or five years, the good times didn't last long. I performed many dramas but failed to become popular. I gradually fell back to the second best. The result was that the more people I acted, the more confused I became.

Now Liu Yijun has been reduced to playing a spy in the Hengcheng anti-Japanese drama. This has completely revealed his inner evil factor. He can easily control any spy, even if he plays an underground worker, it will give the audience It feels like this kid will rebel sooner or later.

The only pity is that although his temperament has changed, his acting skills are somewhat routine, and his sullen look always gives people a sense of "Director Dai".

However, from his audition clips, Chen Yiming can still see something interesting, that is, Liu Yijun has a contradictory feeling of "gentle scum" and "elegant and easy-going".

This is quite special. In a movie like "The Thirteenth Floor", which has an overall gray tone, it can be said to be just right.

It must be interesting to think about the sense of dissonance when the final answer is revealed and the audience knows that the ideal husband that the female scientist longs for is such a man that is hard to describe.

The last one is Pan Yueming, the "neighbor" who we just met once.

Because of previous exchanges, Chen Yiming deliberately used a more critical eye to "review" Lao Pan's audition clips.

He was very satisfied with the result. Lao Pan proved his business ability with facts. Not only was he able to grasp what Chen Yiming really wanted with a few hints, but he also obviously added his own understanding to the interpretation process.

He did not completely substitute himself and portray the male protagonist as a loser whose life was turned upside down. Instead, he firmly held on to the word "searching" and used it as a clue to guide the character's behavioral motivations.

It is also the interpretation of the last scene. Chen Kun's acting is "crazy", while Pan Yueming's acting is "relieved". He is shocked and then accepts. Acceptance does not mean giving up.

The sense of proportion is actually extremely difficult to grasp, because this scene requires post-production synthesis, and the actors' performances are the same as during the audition, all based on imagination.

In Chen Yiming's view, Pan Yueming's audition clips are qualified enough to be included in the rough cut.

This also shows from the side how much effort Lao Pan put into this audition. He did not break his promise and indeed worked hard according to the standards of the first row at the end of the photo.

Although judging from the ranking, he is only the last choice for the male protagonist.

Obviously Xiaomei doesn't know about the relationship between Chen and Pan. Pan Yueming's recent bad situation has greatly depressed his "market", and he is just an addition to the candidate list.

(End of this chapter)