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Chapter 563 Audition and Directing (Two in One)

The itinerary to return from Cannes has been set. After contacting some new friends from various countries, Gan Jing said hello to Jia Zhangke. He was invited to direct a new play for him before.

Jia Zhangke's trip to France was fruitful and he was in a good mood. He said that he would read Forrest Gump's script after returning to China.

The idea was good, but when Gan Jing landed in the capital, the first news he got was that "A Touch of Sin" seemed to be banned.

The news is from Chen, and the channels are only "industry rumors", but combined with this person's previous movie experience, Gan Jing feels that this movie is really going to be a hit.

But thinking about it sincerely, even if this film is released, it probably won't have much box office, but even so, it is still a blow to Jia Zhangke.

Gan Jing didn't contact the director immediately after hearing the news, he didn't have the heart to expose this unfinished matter.

Everything in the studio is normal. Gan Jing's return to China is mainly due to two issues, one is the crew construction of "Only You", and the other is the in-depth binding promotion of Maoyan Movie.

One of the investment conditions for Maoyan Films is to give full play to its resources and influence in the film industry. If there is no problem, Maoyan Films will probably have a share of any suitable advertisement placement in movies in the future.

Except for these two things, other things such as the teaching of Chinese opera, the filming of commercials, and interviews with the media are all small but necessary things to do.

After smoothing out the work arrangement, Gan Jing set the audition date for the two male actors on June [-]th, and even called Zhou Dongyu and Lao Chen to check it out.

This is the second movie that the studio has approved in a short period of time. Originally, Lao Chen had other things to do, but he squeezed out the time abruptly.

On this day, Gan Jing sighed in his heart when he saw the two actors for the first time, and he had a stronger tendency to choose.

In other words, the information on paper is after all on paper, and only seeing real people will know whether it feels like that.

Hu Ge's height is 185, Zhu Yawen's height is 180, and Zhou Dongyu's official height is 162 - the official matter is of course just listen to it, anyway, in such a comparison in the room, Hu Ge is a bit taller.

This part is the weight on the character's scale...

Gan Jing is a real person, and he has a good impression of Hu Ge, so he directly mentioned this question before the audition, expressing his regret.

"Forrest Gump, I've come here, let's finish the audition." Hu Ge's attitude is quite good, after all, he is a person who almost died once, and he is more Buddhist.

Gan Jing expressed his respect, and looked at Zhu Yawen, who was a little surprised. This person was introduced by Mr. Zhou, and Gan Jing asked her for a few more performances of Zhu Yawen in Red Sorghum. in place.

The audition was decided before it started, and the choice of the audition scene was a little more casual.

Gan Jing personally made tea for the two actors and handed it over. In order to satisfy Hu Ge's complete trip, he said to him: "Let's have a scene between the protagonist coach and his opponent."

Hu Ge said a little surprised: "Do you want to be a guest star in this play?"

Gan Jing smiled and said nothing.

Hu Ge suddenly understood, this is the boss personally going into battle to show respect, and A-Gump is really a wonderful person.

Zhu Yawen, who didn't say much the whole time, silently stepped aside, and he naturally had no dissatisfaction in his heart. This almost meant that a competitor was removed, and he just stayed home and had fun secretly.

The script had been given to Hu Ge before, and he himself had watched the Korean version of the movie, so he was familiar with the plot and the lines. After Lao Chen moved two stools from outside the office, the two started.

Hu Ge brewed his emotions, narrowed his eyes slowly, pointed with his right hand to his injured left eyelid, and said with dull eyes: "Brother, wash it here for me."

Gan Jing sat opposite him, shook his head from side to side, and said, "Let it go, and the swelling will slowly go away."

Hu Ge's expression changed in an instant. He seemed to think of his family and couldn't help laughing, but the smile touched the wound again, and he grinned suddenly: "I will suffer when I go home."

The line said that it was suffering, but the smile that endured the pain was all happiness.

Gan Jing, the coach, looked helpless, and said with a smile: "It's really good, it's good, it's good, let's go on like this. Don't die." While saying blessings, he made a grimace, This is talking about the relationship between Hu Ge and the heroine.

This action undoubtedly revealed the relationship between the two, which is hard to do if they are not friends.

Gan Jing got up from the stool, took out a small knife as if there was a table next to him, carefully scratched Hu Ge's eyelids, and asked, "Does it hurt?" This was to drain the swollen blood come out.

Hu Ge closed his eyes and wrinkled his whole face, but he didn't answer.

Gan Jing continued to say insincere words with a serious expression: "So, there is emotion in the sword technique of a lonely man without a lover."

Hu Ge groaned in pain, Gan Jing turned his head to wipe it with a cotton swab, smiled, and joked, "Although it hurts, it's good enough to die." He was sincerely happy to see Hu Ge find happiness.

Hu Ge, who closed his eyes and endured the pain, nodded.

"The blood keeps flowing, is it okay?" Gan Jing's expression relaxed a little, and his laughter was the slightly wretched hoarse smile of men chatting.

Hu Ge still nodded, it seemed that the pain had subsided a little, and the stretch climbed up his face again.

This scene ends here.

Gan Jing took two steps back, Hu Ge stood up from the stool and shook his hand, thanking him, "Mr. Gan is indeed Mr. Gan. The intimacy of this kind of coach is very good. It's quite enjoyable."

"You're great too. There will be opportunities to cooperate in the future." Gan Jing clasped his hands deeply and shook them.

Hu Ge nodded, turned around and greeted several people in the office, then took his leave and left.

A-Gump had already made it very clear before, and now this audition is just to save face, so there is no need to stay here to disturb others.

But seeing him leave, Gan Jing added to his back: "If there is a chance to cooperate in the future, this is not a polite remark."

Hu Ge laughed, turned around and cupped his hands before disappearing from everyone's sight.

Gan Jing sighed in his heart. Hu Ge's performance in the audition just now was really good, but the reason why "Only You" was prepared, why it was bought out from South Korea, why it was remade, and why Jia Zhangke was invited to be the director was all because of it. It was to praise Zhou Dongyu.

The concept of a play is different, so the criteria for selecting actors are also somewhat different.

One of the most important things in this drama is that the image must be matched, and the hero should not overpower the heroine... Gan Jing thought of this, rolled his eyes at Zhou Dongyu, and looked at the girl inexplicably, not knowing what he was Where did Uncle Gan get offended?

"Zhu Yawen." Gan Jing was a little bored, but still had a gentle smile on his face, "Brother Xun recommended you to come here, but we still have to see how you perform, is it okay?"

Zhu Yawen nodded immediately: "Mr. Gan, no problem."

"Okay." Gan Jing waved his hand at Zhou Dongyu, "Dongyu, you and Zhu Yawen are going to play each other, let's just watch the scene when they first met and watched TV together."

The two actors, a man and a woman, nodded at the same time, and then quietly brewed their emotions.

The office was quiet, Gan Jing's eyes stopped on Lao Chen, but he was thinking about whether there is a chance to cooperate with Hu Ge. After he came back from the United States to win the Oscar, Warner did not move, but other big companies still contacted An Dee handed over the film appointment.

However, Warner's power shock is still continuing. Gan Jing's own goal is to shoot a movie with a Chinese protagonist, so the inappropriate film appointments and the desire to give himself a vacation are intertwined and this is the current situation.

If it is a script with a Chinese protagonist, how should it be set up to meet the Hollywood market?

First of all, it can't just be Chinese, there must be whites and blacks.

Secondly...

boom!
Gan Jing's wandering train of thought was interrupted. He turned his head and saw that the two actors had already taken their positions.

In the story of "Only You", the heroine Jinghua is a blind woman who lost her sight due to a car accident, and the hero Zhemin is a down-and-out former boxer who delivers water to others.

The two first met in a security booth guarding the parking lot.

Gan Jing sat at the back of the office, watching Zhou Dongyu and Zhu Yawen's performance, his expression was different from that of Hu Ge just now.

When the scene ended, the male and female protagonists saw A-Gump's expression at the same time, and felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

Zhou Dongyu was worried that he would be reprimanded by Uncle Gan because of his acting problems, while Zhu Yawen was worried that the audition would not meet the standards and he would not be able to win the role.

After about a minute of silence, Gan Jing finally spoke.

"Zhu Yawen. Your performance is a little too hard." Gan Jing commented, "I can see that you are trying your best to show your acting skills, and you also have acting skills. But you didn't grasp the scale well."

Zhu Yawen's mood suddenly became a little bad. This is not just anyone's comment on him, but the world-class double actor and Cannes jury chairman's comment on him.

It was because this was Forrest Gump, so his mood sank more and more in the silence of the office.

Gan Jing paused for a long time after this sentence, until Lao Chen winked at him before reacting, saw Zhu Yawen's serious expression, and said with a smile: "Exercise in acting is acceptable, I believe that after a long-term It's no problem."

"If you want to have a better development on the big screen in the future, you must let your characters be retracted freely, not only to be released, but not to be retracted." Gan Jing gave some suggestions conceptually, and then said, "This The part is yours, young man."

Zhu Yawen's face immediately showed surprise, and the people in the room didn't feel disobedient because of this "young man". A-Gump is a little "old" because of his achievements.

"Thank you, Teacher Gan. I will definitely grasp this role well and perform at my best level. I hope Teacher Gan will give you some pointers." Zhu Yawen's mood is full of twists and turns, and he will be full of joy.

The development from TV series to film is what countless small-screen actors aspire to, and he is no exception.

"I'll ask Lao Chen to see you off, and you can ask your agent to contact him about the contract." Gan Jing got up to see off the guests.

Zhu Yawen came up to shake hands, said goodbye, and then walked out of the office accompanied by Lao Chen. The two of them would first draft the direction of the contract.

When only Zhou Dongyu and Gan Jing were left in the office, the girl immediately jumped out.

She is really jumping.

He jumped up and sat on the desk all of a sudden, which immediately provoked Gan Jing's reprimand.

"Girls, can you pay attention to your image?" Gan Jing said dissatisfied, "There are sofas and stools, so it's reasonable to sit on the table?"

Zhou Dongyu glanced at the watch on Uncle Gan's wrist with bright eyes—it was given to him by himself, with a cheerful look begging for praise: "How is it? Did I perform well just now? Didn't I Perfect?"

Gan Jing snorted, "I'm just too lazy to talk about you. I'll talk about you later when I join the team."

"Is Jia Zhangke directing this movie? When will it be announced?" Zhou Dongyu's legs were dangling by the desk, looking straight at Uncle Gan.

"Zhou Dongyu." Gan Jing never had any good things when he called her by her full name, and reprimanded him habitually, "Whether it's before or after, a young actor like you has to call Director Jia, understand?"

The girl curled her lips and muttered, "It's really rigid."

Gan Jing ignored him, and while arranging all kinds of documents on the table, he said: "Old Jia's play is not good..."

"Old Jia?" Zhou Dongyu interrupted unconvinced.

Gan Jing glanced sideways: "When you become like me, I will let you call him Lao Jia. Lao Jia's play will not pass the trial. I guess he is still running for the play. I won't wait for him here. , I will take the lead."

Zhou Dongyu nodded habitually, but suddenly realized after nodding, and said dumbfounded: "Are you leading?"

"Ah."

The girl jumped off the desk, turned around in a circle, scratched her forehead with her right hand, and said disregarding the image: "What do you mean you lead? Are directors divided into lead and follow-up now? Uncle Gan, are you kidding me?" !"

"Don't stick to it." Gan Jing quietly grabbed a word that came out of her mouth before, and said lightly, "If you want me to say, the director is not too difficult. I don't know when Lao Jia will get it. Zhou Shen will be busy. With the matter of "BJ Meets Seattle" and a remake of a movie of this nature, I would offend others if I went to find a big director, so I might as well do it myself."

Zhou Dongyu gave out his own gaze: "Can you do it?"

Miss Gan Jing replied: "Others can lead, but I can't?"

The girl is a little puzzled, what kind of madness is Uncle Gan...

Sure enough, three days later, although the news was announced in a low-key manner, it still aroused heated discussions.

This time, Gan Jing's Weibo is not the most popular one, and Zhou Dongyu ranks higher than him.

This girl's latest Weibo post is full of comments like this.

——"Please tell Forrest Gump, don't bother, come back and act!"

——"Please tell Forrest Gump, no matter how ugly his next play is, I will go to the cinema to support him! Come back soon!"

——"Please tell Forrest Gump, um, ah, all the above has been said, then let me say it, crab."

(End of this chapter)