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The auditions officially began, and one by one the children who signed up took turns going on stage to perform according to excerpts from the script.

Some were too nervous to speak, their minds went blank, and they forgot all their actions and lines...

But most of them are normal and behave according to the rules. Occasionally, there are a few children who have a flash of inspiration and perform quite well.

When it was Nicholas Tse's turn, Deborah warned him repeatedly, "Just act as we rehearsed yesterday. Don't fail to laugh again. Got it?"

Nicholas Tse had a stern face and looked dull, seeming to have no spirituality at all.

"You kid!"

Deborah patted him anxiously, forcing him to laugh.

Tingfeng Xie pulled the corners of his mouth downwards and said with an unhappy look: "Mommy, give me a reason to laugh from the bottom of your heart."

Deborah was stunned at first, then raised her hand unhappily, trying to scare this spoiled son.

But at this moment, Gong Xing's voice suddenly came from behind: "It's your turn to play."

"Sister Gong Xing!"

Nicholas Tse showed a bright and innocent smile and ran forward happily.

Diborah rolled her eyes and said resentfully, "Oh, this troublemaker has the same temper as his daddy. He acts like this when he sees a pretty girl!"

Gong Xing touched Xie Tingfeng's head and took out a piece of candy from his pocket. "You must behave well later, understand?"

"it is good!"

Nicholas Tse took it in his hand, and was then led by Deborah and walked onto the stage.

Wang Jing, who was sitting on the judges' panel, saw this and lowered his voice to Fang Yan, "Mr. Fang, what do you think of this child?"

Fang Yan smiled and said, "She looks quite smart and she's not nervous in front of the camera..."

"Yes, yes. Don't underestimate this kid, he is only 5 years old. He is actually very smart and can learn anything you teach him."

Wang Jing's eyes lit up instantly and he immediately praised him.

"Why, you like him?"

Fang Yan seemed to see through his thoughts, "Or is it that Mrs. Fang likes him and plans to let him play the role?"

"I really can't hide anything from you."

Wang Jing was shocked, and seeing that he could no longer hide it, he simply told the truth.

Not only Nicholas Tse himself is optimistic about him, but Fang Yihua is also optimistic about him, and she has chosen him as one of the candidates for the leading role of "Baby Smart Star".

After all, as a second-generation star, he is quite famous. When he was 2 and a half years old, he followed his parents to TVB and became a household name. Whether he went shopping or went to school, there were reporters following him. Even the garbage thrown outside the door would be turned upside down by the paparazzi.

It turns out this guy is Hong Kong TFboy!
Fang Yan smiled without saying anything, but did not express her opinion immediately. Instead, she waited for Gong Xing to return to the judges' seat from backstage and took the initiative to ask for her opinion.

"I think he's quite cute and endearing."

Gong Xing said without hesitation: "Especially when he moves, he looks like a clever little ghost, which fits the image of "Baby Smart Star" very well."

"Since you all say so, let's decide on him."

In fact, Fang Yan had already been interested in Nicholas Tse in her heart, but she acted like she was doing it to save face for Fang Yihua and Gong Xing.

"Hehe, Mrs. Fang will definitely be very happy when she knows this good news."

Wang Jing rubbed his hands.

"Please tell Aunt Six to sign his mother Diborah to the crew as well."

The dialect is meaningful.

"Sister Sign La?!"

Wang Jing was unable to understand the deeper meaning of this for a moment, and mistakenly thought that it was about letting Deborah play the mother of the child in the movie, creating a gimmick of "mother and child on the same stage". Fortunately, it could be greatly utilized in the subsequent release and promotion.

"Acting is secondary. The key is being a nanny."

Fangyan shook his head and laughed.

"Yup!"

Wang Jing suddenly realized and slapped his head, "Why didn't I think of it? Let his mother look after him. When this kid is disobedient, let his mother take care of him!"

"If she's willing to act, sign her up. If not, just give her a random title in the crew and ask her to help you deal with this guy." Fang Yan smiled, "From his performance just now, he's a very troublesome guy."

"That's right, this Fengzi might be making trouble, and only Sister La can subdue him!"

Wang Jing sincerely admired him and said, "Mr. Fang is really thoughtful. I will go and discuss it with them right away."

"Also, it's better to sign a longer contract for them. If they can sign for two movies, then sign for two. If they can sign for three, then sign for three." Fang Yan reminded him, "It's okay if this movie doesn't become popular. If it does, this kid will be a cash cow in the future."

Wang Jing was very surprised: "Mr. Fang, you and Mrs. Fang have the same idea. She also means the same thing."

Fangyan remembers very clearly that after "Home Alone" was released in the United States, the child actor who played the leading role in the film became the hottest child star in Hollywood overnight. He then starred in the sequel and many films of the same type, and his pay was close to that of Hollywood's first-line stars.

This is also one of the drawbacks of making a series of movies. The actors' salaries have skyrocketed due to the huge sales of the movies, resulting in excessively high costs for sequels.

…………

Since Nicholas Tse has already been chosen, the subsequent auditions become meaningless.

As soon as the event was over, Wang Jing invited Fang Yan and Gong Xing to the conference room to watch the audition videos of the two stupid thieves.

After watching the performances of Wu Mengda, Chen Baixiang and others, Fang Yan turned around and asked, "What about Zhou Xingchi's?"

While arranging for people to go to the screening, Wang Jing carefully asked, "Mr. Fang, what do you think of Wu Mengda and Chen Baixiang working together?"

Fang Yan smiled knowingly and said, "Are you going to let them play the stupid thieves?"

Wang Jing did not deny that both Wu Mengda and Chen Boxiang were very suitable for the "stupid thieves" in "Baby Smart Star" in terms of both image and acting skills, especially their miserable looks after being pranked by children, which was full of laughter and the comedy effect was maximized.

"You've seen Zhou Xingchi's audition, what do you think of it?"

Fangyan did not answer immediately, but asked Gong Xing.

"He has a great talent for acting. Let him make a nervous expression and he can perform several different types of performances."

Gong Xing said seriously: "The performance style is quite different from Wu Mengda and Chen Baixiang. How can I describe it..."

As he was speaking, the projection screen began to show images of Zhou Xingchi's performance.

"Make an expression like you're in the hospital waiting for your wife to give birth."

"My son was born."

"My wife is dead."

"My son knows how to call me dad."

"........."

"My son is dead."

"My wife is alive."

"Hey, my wife is alive."

"No, if a person suffers too much of a shock, he will go into a state of mental shock and will no longer be able to respond."

Seeing Zhou Xingchi's rich expressions, performing several emotions in just a few minutes, and his dialect with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he is worthy of being the king of comedy.

Wang Jing disagreed, "Fang Sheng, although he is a good actor, he doesn't look funnier than Wu Mengda and Chen Baixiang."

"In addition to direct sensory stimulation, the creation of humor can also be achieved through contrast and comparison."

Fang Yan said: "If we take him out alone, he may not be that funny, but when paired with the exaggerated comedy performances of Ng Man-tat and Chen Bo-xiang, don't their styles achieve a balance, creating a sense of serious comedy?"

“That seems to be the case!”

Gong Xing thought about it carefully, "It's just like the skits by Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao, right?"

"The one who understands me is you."

Fangyan nodded. It was just like in "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One", where everyone including Zhou Xingchi was making nonsensical jokes, but Gong Li was the only one who couldn't let go and was acting in a serious drama style. It was precisely this contrast that became the highlight of the movie.

If Qiuxiang was really played in a nonsensical style, with everyone going crazy, it would be too much and too noisy.

Although Gong Xing understood immediately, Wang Jing was still confused and couldn't figure it out:

"Who are Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao?"

“This is our mainland comedian.”

I introduced them briefly in dialect. In fact, the combination of Ng Man-tat and Stephen Chow is more complicated than that of Chen Pei-si and Chu Shi-mao. Chen Pei-si is the funny man and Chu Shi-mao is the supporting man, while Wu Man-tat and Stephen Chow can be both funny and supporting, and the supporting roles can be switched between each other.

"I see."

After listening to the principles of skit configuration, Wang Jing changed Zhou Xingchi's perception.

Gong Xing suggested: "When the movie has a sequel, maybe we can invite Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao to perform on the same stage together!"

Wang Jing had no objection, and Fang Yan praised it highly. The comedy masters from the mainland and Hong Kong worked together to make a comedy film. This scene was simply too beautiful. (End of this chapter)