superstar director

Chapter 618 Heroine

Ning Sheng recalled a lot of movies with female characters in Huaxia that he had seen in this world, and suddenly realized that his movie was really rare, it was the only one: in those movies before, the heroine could be rich, poor, or rich. The life experience is tactful and bizarre, you can be in a miserable situation, and you can even be a prostitute in a brothel, but one thing remains unchanged, that is, the heroine must meet the current audience's aesthetics, and must be a beauty that everyone loves!

Throughout those various types of movies, there has never been a heroine who has attracted the audience with a muscular and strong image.This probably has something to do with the mainstream view of female beauty in the current society. Filmmakers have always abided by this rule. Even if they want to shoot, they just use settings to make female characters very capable, powerful, and beautiful. But The characters are actually very beautiful, and they don't feel too muscular or strong, just because they are afraid that the market will not accept them, so no one dares to touch this restricted area.

Especially now that good looks are in the lead, especially for female stars, if you destroy your image, I am afraid that countless fans will lose your fans immediately. Therefore, not only film companies, but also female stars attach great importance to their own image and development path!

However, for Ning Sheng, in this story, the role of the heroine has such moving emotions because of the series of stories she worked hard as a boxer, which produces a strong sense of substitution and reality, and the whole story The story line can be said to be driven by the heroine's punching, so how to change it?At the same time, Ning Sheng didn't want to change.

"It can't be changed." Ning Cheng shook his head.He thought of another way, "Liba, I think we can talk about another topic first-payment. The salary I reported to the actors union was a floating range, because I really didn't know what I could find in the end. What kind of person, but now I know. If it were you, I think 500 million is an appropriate number for the film."

Since you have concerns, let's spend money on it.

Ning Cheng felt that he was quite vulgar.But this trick really worked, and Di Liba stopped talking.As Di Liba, who has only filmed a few tepid TV series, participating in Ning Sheng's film can still get the price of 500 million second-tier stars in the movie industry. Life is a big help.

Ning Cheng stared closely at Di Liba, he could tell that this girl was at war with heaven and man.

Very good, when Ning Cheng believed that as long as he worked harder, he could take down the opponent in one fell swoop, Di Liba's cell phone rang.

She took out her mobile phone and looked at it, "Excuse me, director, I'll take a call." This seemed to be an important call, and she refused during the audition—perhaps she also saw the world-famous director Ning Sheng would not be angry at all because of her actions.

Ning Cheng smiled gently, and gave a gesture of letting go.

It can be seen that Di Liba's heart was really shaking at the moment, and she didn't want to go outside to answer the phone, so she just sat on the chair and started talking, but from the beginning to the end, she was always "ah?" "Really?" "Oh " and other meaningless words made Ning Cheng completely unable to guess what the person on the other end of the phone said to her.

After hanging up the phone, Di Liba looked over at Ning Sheng.

Ning Cheng felt a "thump" in his heart.

The calm look in his eyes disturbed him.

"Director, I'm really sorry, but I really can't act. I'm sorry, I'm leaving."

After Di Liba stood up from her chair and said this, she bowed and left.

After contacting several people, Liu Chunyu told him who threw the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Abe Yilang is preparing to make a movie, "Emissary to Tang Dynasty", and Di Liba has been chosen as the heroine."

When I got this news, today's audition has ended, and the last girl has just left.

Among the actors auditioned today, except for Di Liba, none of them could be accepted by Ning Sheng.

"Isn't Abe Yilang the RB director?"

"Yes, and he is also the director with the strongest box office appeal in RB today. Because her development in China was not smooth before, Di Liba's company has set a route for her to develop from abroad and then return to China since last year. Some time ago RB Media also rated her as the most beautiful actress in Asia. Di Liba also held several fan meetings in Tokyo. This time, one of the investors of Abe Yilang's new movie "Emissary to Tang Dynasty" is one of Di Liba's companies. This is an artist highly praised by the company, it seems that Di Liba's company has great confidence in him!"

Ning Cheng smiled wryly, "So I'm not as attractive as Abe Yilang?"

Liu Chunyu smiled and said, "Of course that's not what I said, but for Di Liba, his development path, his youthful and beautiful personality are all very different from the muscular girl in your new movie, and your movie itself is very different. I don’t have expectations for the box office, I just want to win awards, but for Di Liba, although her acting skills are good, she is still far from winning awards, so if you participate in your movie, there will be no high box office, no awards, or It will destroy your externally sexy and beautiful personality, and delay the development plan formulated by your company, how do you think they will choose?"

Ning Cheng was speechless after listening!Di Liba made the right choice for her.

However, Ning Sheng said that he didn't have any expectations for the box office. That was compared to hits like "A Chinese Ghost Story". He never said that his new movie's box office would be poor and hit the street!It can only be said that now people are too good at guessing and thinking!

But up to now, Ning Cheng has no intention of explaining it. If he doesn't want it, let it be fine if he doesn't like it. He doesn't believe it anymore. Without Di Liba, he still can't find the heroine he wants!

Ning Sheng sorted out the materials with a blank expression, and was about to leave, when he suddenly thought of something: "Emissary to Tang Dynasty" is about to start filming now, and so is "Life Boxing" (Million Dollar Baby). Maybe the film can meet in the Asian market?
Ning Sheng's side has been auditioning for several days because of the delay in deciding on the heroine, while the media over there has already obtained the news he wants through various means!

"Ning Cheng's new film is titled "Life Boxing". According to reliable sources, the heroine of the film is set to be a female boxer with a down-and-out life, so she needs constant special training for the heroine. Therefore, Ning Cheng's fancy The heroine, an actor named Di Liba, rejected his invitation to play the role, because Ning Sheng's special training will turn a beautiful girl into a muscular girl who makes people uninterested!"

The newspaper also interviewed the RB producer of the co-production "Emissary to Tang Dynasty", he said, "I don't need to evaluate the strength of director Ning Sheng's commercial films, but this time he made an award-winning literary film, so I will I don’t know what kind of work he will make! But he did intend to invite Di Liba to act as the heroine of "Life Boxing", but the actor rejected him decisively, and then came to our "Emissary to Tang Dynasty" crew. I believe she has made the right choice, and maybe next year she will not only become the heroine of a blockbuster movie, but also win the best newcomer award at various awards in Asia."

Also, the media broke out Di Liba's interview draft "--I like "A Chinese Ghost Story" very much, director Ning Sheng is also one of the big directors I want to work with the most, but when I heard that I was going to act in a boxing Everyone knows that I was injured while filming some time ago, and this is completely different from the company’s route for me, and it even directly conflicts. So, although it’s a pity, I can only reluctantly give up. I hope There will be opportunities to cooperate in the future!"

I have to say, this girl is quite clear-headed, and what she said was very polite, which made Ning Cheng not angry, but if she wants to cooperate with Ning Cheng again in the future, it will probably take her next life!

For all kinds of media reports, Ning Sheng always ignores them. He has been in this circle for so many years. If he is angry about such a small matter, he will be pissed off after all these years!
The audition for the heroine is still going on, but for three days in a row, there are no suitable candidates. Those who have acting skills and are popular when they heard that Ning Sheng's new play basically gave up the box office revenue, and they still need to train their muscles, they all played. Backing off, especially since Ning Sheng is clearly aiming for Best Director and Best Picture this time, and those who can win these two awards every time at the Golden Tripod Awards, in other heavyweights like Best Actor and Actress The awards are bound to fail.

What's more, almost [-]% of the people are not optimistic about Ning Cheng's first trip to the prize. Most people think that this is Ning Cheng's first trial trip, and his results may be poor, so they take a positive attitude Some people think that Ning Sheng will make films that can compete for awards in the second and third attempts after that, while those who are pessimistic think that Ning Sheng is a director who is good at commercial films, and it may be possible to win awards. It's a dead end at every end!
Therefore, these days, there are almost no big stars who actually come to Ning Cheng to audition. Automatically gave up the election for this role.

However, this situation is the biggest opportunity for many young actors and those who are eager to participate in Ning Sheng's movie!

This morning, Ning Sheng came to the company again, and today's audition work has just begun!
However, before Ning Cheng looked through the information in his hand, he saw the actress who came in, and couldn't help being taken aback, "Why are you here?"

The person who came here bowed first, then stood up and said, "I saw you auditioning for a leading actress in a new play, so I came here to give it a try. You know, I've always wanted to work with you again!"

Ning Cheng looked at the girl and couldn't help laughing, and Wang Xiaochen who was sitting opposite him also started giggling.

"Since you're here for the audition, you probably understand my requirements, right? Special training, the image of a muscular girl, don't you care?" Ning Sheng asked.

Wang Xiaochen's hearty personality makes people look very friendly, and she herself is a little silly and bold who doesn't know what nervousness is. At this time, she also said with a smile, "I know, anyway, I have played enough of the current roles. I want to try a different role, especially a female boxer who has a difficult life. I am very interested in experiencing it. Don’t worry, director. If I pass the audition, I can start special training immediately. I will definitely meet your requirements, as long as I don’t disfigure myself , just let me recover after filming!"

Ning Cheng laughed and said, "Since you said so, then go ahead, let's try the play first. Although we have worked together before, the supporting role is still different from the leading role. If you now—"

Wang Xiaochen did very well in Ning Sheng's acting question, only slightly worse than Di Liba. This may be related to her own personality. She is a little unfamiliar with the heroine's background and feelings, which can be cultivated slowly.

To Ning Cheng's surprise, Wang Xiaochen's acting skills in TV dramas have improved a lot compared to before. Obviously she is a very self-motivated girl, but the only thing that dissatisfies Ning Cheng is that Wang Xiaochen is a little too cute. The protagonist's repressed life is too inconsistent to put together!
"Director, do you think I can do it?" Wang Xiaochen asked a little nervously.

Ning Cheng and the other party were also acquaintances, so he said directly, "Your acting skills are not a problem, and your attitude is also very good, but what makes me hesitate is that your external image and temperament are far from the heroine I want. She looks like a happy girl who grew up in a carefree middle-class family, and the heroine is a lazy family who is living on subsistence allowances and waiting to die, and is struggling to survive under the pressure of the family. It’s not right to feel like this, do you understand?”

Wang Xiaochen thought for a while and said, "I can learn it. I will work hard!"

Ning Cheng finally thought about it and said, "Well, you go back first, I'll think about it, and if I pass, I'll call you."

Wang Xiaochen left disappointed. She knew from online news that Di Liba got Ning Sheng's approval right after the audition. It seemed that she still didn't perform well enough.

Ning Cheng continued to audition, while Wang Xiaochen thought about it after returning home, trying to figure out what Ning Cheng told her at the end. Obviously, only by dispelling Ning Cheng's worries could she get the heroine she wanted, so she acted vigorously. Wang Xiaochen, after thinking about it for a while, put on makeup and drove out to look around for the kind of woman Ning Cheng said was working hard at the bottom of society!

For the next three days, Ning Sheng didn't call again. While Wang Xiaochen was in a hurry, she observed and studied more attentively. She stayed at the station in the suburbs for three hours to guard the aunt who sold sweet potatoes, and then followed her on the street to observe. Sanitation workers for two hours, as well as the proprietress of the night market at night, the aunt who collects waste in the alley, the aunt who washes dishes for the restaurant, etc.

Although the ages of many people were quite different from what she was looking for, by observing the lives of these people, Wang Xiaochen worked hard to get close to the heroine Ning Cheng wanted, and then on the seventh day after the audition, Wang Xiaochen followed her own understanding. , dressed up, and went to Xingtong's studio again.

This time, she didn't go for an audition, but waited outside the door until Ning Cheng went out, and greeted him.

"Director Ning, what do you think of me now?"

Ning Cheng was taken aback. Looking at Wang Xiaochen, who was dressed as a farm worker, the darkened face after makeup was no longer a simple and cute smile, but a look of hard work and hope!

After a long while, Ning Sheng nodded and said, "Come over and sign the contract tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)