Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

"Hi, Director Nie Wei, and Zi Yi, nice to see you." Keanu Reeves asked the translator to leave the room, and turned back to greet them warmly.

He brought the translator with him because he was afraid that someone on the scene would not understand English. After all, this is a strange country, and the mainstream language here is Chinese. But since both interviewers can understand it, he naturally does not need the translator.

"Keanu, nice to meet you, let me guess, you must be here to interview the male lead today?" Nie Wei asked with a smile.

"Of course." Keanu Reeves also smiled and replied: "This is my only goal to come here today."

"I like your confidence very much, but before the audition begins, I want to ask you a few questions that may not be related to the movie." Nie Wei did not give a clear response to Keanu Reeves' expression, but began to change the subject.

Although Nie Wei said that it might be a question about the movie martial arts hall, Keanu Reeves was ready. He did not think that Nie Wei would waste his precious time and talk about some boring topics on such an important occasion.

So his question must be related to the movie. Even if it is not the content of the movie, it feels related to the movie.

"Are you afraid of heat?" Nie Wei's first question made Keanu Reeves a little overwhelmed, because this was a very confusing question. Is it good to be afraid or not? He didn't expect that he would be a little worried about the first question.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually, just answer according to your thoughts." Nie Wei saw Keanu struggling there, as if he saw through his thoughts.

"I really don't like hot weather." Keanu Reeves shrugged and answered.

"Then if you are asked to shoot in a heavy space suit, how long do you think you can last, thirty minutes, one hour, or two hours?" Nie Wei asked again.

Keanu suddenly realized that this was the key to asking me if I was hot or not.

"I am a professional actor. I will wear the space suit as long as the director requires me to wear it, unless I faint from the heat." Keanu answered immediately.

"I admire your professionalism." Nie Wei said with a smile, but in his heart there was a question mark. Nie Wei dared to guarantee that if he really made Keanu Reeves faint on the set, his agent would definitely call the police.

In this regard, many Chinese actors are actually much more dedicated than Hollywood actors.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic. Next, I will give you a situational question. Please listen carefully."

Keanu Reeves immediately perked up when he heard Nie Wei's words. He knew that the critical moment was about to come. How he performed next might be related to whether he could get the role.

"The plot is set in 2050. As humans continue to destroy nature and the environment deteriorates, humans are facing the threat of being unable to survive. There is no gentle breeze, only black sand all over the sky, no blue sky and white clouds, only a gray sky."

"At this time, a group of scientists suddenly discovered a wormhole near Saturn in the solar system. They believe that humans can find new life planets for other people on Earth by riding a spacecraft through this wormhole, so that human civilization can continue."

"You are going to play an astronaut who lost his job and farmed at home because the space program was abolished. You have a space dream in your heart, but The reality is that you still have two children who are still in school, and your youngest daughter has just started junior high school, and you also have an old father. "

"Now that group of scientists have come to you, hoping that you can drive a spaceship through the wormhole to find a new habitable planet for humans, but the road ahead is unknown, and everything is the scientists' speculation. You may find the planet that scientists hope for after crossing the wormhole, but it is more likely that you will lose your way and stay in space forever."

Nie Wei's pronunciation is very accurate, and his voice is clear and loud. Keanu Reeves can hear every word very clearly. While listening to Nie Wei, he began to conceive the scene in his mind until Nie Wei finished the last sentence.

"This is the next scene you are going to play. I will give you ten minutes to prepare. After ten minutes, I will personally play with you." Nie Wei handed a piece of A4 paper to Keanu Reeves and gave a time limit for preparation.

This scene is a conversation between the male protagonist and his old father when he returned home after learning about the space program.

On the one hand, the male protagonist longs for space and feels that he should fly in space and explore the universe. On the other hand, he cannot leave his family, especially his young daughter who is just in junior high school. He doesn't know how many years it will take for him to come back, and even whether he can come back is a big question mark.

In Keanu's opinion, this is a very boring play. The male protagonist is struggling with his inner thoughts throughout the play. On the one hand, it is his ideal life, and on the other hand, it is family affection.

This entanglement can be imagined.

There are not many lines, which makes Keanu feel relieved. His memory is not very good, and he is really afraid that he can't remember too many lines. But what makes him frown is that this scene seems simple, but there are many inner dramas and eye dramas.

Fewer lines means that more body movements and facial features are needed to convey the inner feelings of the character to the audience.

This is actually more difficult.

Inner drama has always been an important criterion for testing whether an actor's acting skills are qualified or not. Only by performing the inner drama well can the character appear more profound.

Ten minutes passed quickly. As soon as the last second passed, Nie Wei asked Keanu Reeves who was still reading the script over there: "Are you ready?"

"Of course." Keanu put down the script, took a deep breath, controlled the tension in his heart, and made himself as relaxed as possible.

Nie Wei walked over, found two chairs, and handed one to Keanu Reeves. The two sat down side by side. Keanu also asked for a bottle of mineral water from the side. He felt that this scene would be better if the protagonist drank beer. It's easy to use. After all, the principle of drinking to relieve one's sorrows is common all over the world.

"It's time to start." Keanu said, and then quickly got into the mood.

"I feel that I was born to be an astronaut, so I feel that the plan is not wrong, and maybe I should be allowed to do it." Keanu took a sip of mineral water and looked above, as if looking at the endless starry sky. Full of yearning.

"Not necessarily. If you are not willing to do something, it will not be absolutely correct." Nie Wei frowned and said, "Before doing something, you must think clearly about why and what reasons you have to do it."

"The reason is very good." Keanu lowered his eyes and said: "We are here, knowing that there is no way out in the future. If we don't make any changes, things will only get worse."

"This may have been a fertile land, but now, it can no longer support us. I originated here, but it does not mean that we must also become extinct in this place."

From Keanu's wandering eyes at the beginning, his eyes became firmer and firmer as he talked, while Nie Wei's brows wrinkled deeper and deeper. The worry for the child in his eyes made Zhang Ziyi, who was watching, feel worried.

The conversation between the two suddenly fell into a brief silence. This was a very tacit silence. The father and son met each other, and neither of them had any intention of giving in. The atmosphere at the scene was a bit heavy.

In the end, Nie Wei shook his head and sighed, avoiding Keanu's eyes.

Zhang Ziyi on the side almost cheered. The helplessness in Nie Wei's eyes seemed to be speaking, clearly telling her the inner feeling of an old man facing his 'willful' son.

But it happened that his son held up the banner of serving humanity and understood every word, so there was nothing he could do about it.

"Tom is old and can be independent, but what about Murphy? I don't care what you want to do, but you have to solve Murphy's problem first."

"I will."

"Don't answer so quickly, and don't make promises you can't fulfill." Nie Wei left these words, then stood up and left. Keanu Reeves, who was sitting on the chair, lowered his head and remained silent, as if hesitating for something.

"That's it." Nie Wei returned to her original position and stopped the performance.

Keanu raised his head, with confusion in his eyes. This was the confusion about Nie Wei's last words. When he assumed the role and heard Nie Wei's words, he felt confused in his heart. He couldn't do this to his little daughter. He cannot make any absolute commitment because he himself cannot predict the results of this action.

But after understanding the hero's state of mind, his confused eyes gradually became firm.

Exploring unknown space, traveling through wormholes, and finding a new home for humans on Earth, it was as if he had found his faith in life.

The change in Keanu's eyes made Nie Wei nodded with satisfaction.

"Keanu, thank you for the wonderful performance you brought to us. You can go back to the hotel to rest. We will give you an accurate reply within three days. During this time, you can have a good time in this city. If you are too lazy to go shopping, It’s also a good place to visit famous places and enjoy Kyoto’s authentic food. ”

"I will, thank you, director." Keanu stood up, thanked him, and left the audition room.

As soon as he went out, his manager Michael, who had been waiting at the door, immediately came up to him and curiously asked him how he was doing.

"I think it's pretty good." Keanu replied, but then added excitedly: "I think I made the right choice this time. Director Nie Wei just asked me to act in a sitcom, and the character I played was very It’s interesting, I like the inner conflict of the character, and the play directed by Nie Wei is also great.”

Speaking of this, Keanu felt a little regretful: "But it's a pity that he is too young and can't play my father."

When Michael heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched in embarrassment. You must know that Keanu is twenty years older than Nie Wei. Asking Keanu to call Nie Wei 'dad', this scene makes me shudder just thinking about it. It is quite terrifying. .

The reason why Keanu Reeves has such emotion is because of the feeling that has not dissipated from the scene with Nie Wei just now.

Nie Wei's tone and eyes at that time really brought him into the scene. If there was the word "father" in the lines, in that situation, he could really read it without any psychological burden.

In the room, Zhang Ziyi was also praising Nie Wei's performance just now.

"Stop talking about me, what do you think of Keanu? Just tell me how you feel." Nie Wei interrupted Zhang Ziyi with a smile, and then asked.

Zhang Ziyi thought for a while before replying: "I think it's good. He still looks quite handsome, not at all like forty-eight years old. If I didn't know his age, I would think that he is in his early forties or even thirty." I believe it eighty-nine times.”

"The acting skills are also good, especially the capture of details that amazes me. After all, I only have ten minutes to figure it out. To be able to do this, I think it is already very impressive."

"Okay, it seems you have a good feeling for Keanu. Do you need me to help you connect?"

"Please stop making trouble, I'm evaluating it very seriously." Zhang Ziyi patted Nie Wei in shame to prevent him from making such a joke again.

"Sorry, actually what I want to say is that you can talk about some of his shortcomings. This is what I want to hear more." Nie Wei asked.

Nie Wei can also see these advantages, but what he wants to know more is what Zhang Ziyi's shortcomings are in Keanu.

This time Zhang Ziyi thought for a longer time, and after a full four or five minutes, she said: "The emotions are not well grasped, and the expression is insufficient in many places, but he is very smart and knows how to use small actions to cover up. The bottle he asked for in the first place Mineral water helped him a lot.”

"besides……"

While Zhang Ziyi was talking, Nie Wei silently remembered it and waited until Zhang Ziyi finished speaking. Nie Wei didn't make any comments and directly asked the staff aside to invite the second audition person to come in.

Before I knew it, three hours had passed and the morning audition came to an end.

Huayi arranged lunch for this group of artists in its company canteen. Of course, these actors can also choose to go out to eat. The afternoon audition starts at two o'clock, so everyone has enough time to arrange where the lunch will be. Eat well.

Nie Wei did not choose to go out to eat, but asked his secretary Xiao Tang to help him bring a meal to the office. After hearing this, Zhang Ziyi also asked Xiao Tang to help her bring a meal.

The two of them were eating in the cafeteria in Nie Wei's office while discussing the people who auditioned in the morning.

After lunch, Zhang Ziyi said goodbye and went back to her lounge to rest. Nie Wei was also going to take a nap in his lounge. However, before he could finish sorting out the documents at hand, Xiao Tang became slightly confused. He ran in in a panic.

"Mr. Nie, it's bad, I heard someone started a quarrel in the cafeteria."

"What's going on? Tell me clearly." Nie Wei frowned slightly and asked calmly.

"I'm not sure. Li Xu told me that two foreign celebrities had a fight in the cafeteria. I don't know who they were," Xiao Tang replied.

After Nie Wei listened, he took out his cell phone and called the staff responsible for entertaining the artists.