It seems extremely difficult to thoroughly understand a script and a character in just one week. In extreme desperation, Qiu Jiahe can only ask for help from Yan Zhi, the demon he has complained about countless times.
Under the rehearsal guidance of the Devil Drama Club's president day and night, Qiu Jiahe finally showed up at Director Wen's audition on time, at the cost of dark circles under his eyes and a tired body.
Zhao Mei sat in the audition waiting area with Qiu Jiahe as his assistant. She felt the weight on her shoulders from time to time, which made her very worried about Qiu Jiahe's mental state.
"Jia He, are you okay? Why don't you take a nap first? I'll wake you up when it's your turn."
Qiu Jiahe tried hard to keep his eyelids open: "It's okay, I'm just like that. It's mainly because I haven't had enough sleep recently. But as soon as the performance starts, I'll be energetic."
Zhao Mei also knew that it would be useless for her to persuade her, so she just let her be and waited quietly in line to enter.
Since it was a casting audition for a well-known director, there were a lot of people coming. There were the first female lead, the second female lead, and the first male lead. Even though the number of people was small because it required a certain level of acting skills, there were still hundreds of people.
By the time Zhao Mei heard Qiu Jiahe's number, she had been waiting from early morning until noon.
When the audition number is called, five people usually go in at a time. There will be a preparation area inside. Except for the first person to go in to perform, the rest will continue to prepare in the preparation area.
After sending Qiu Jiahe in, Zhao Mei took out the investment certificate that Ji Jinyao had obtained for her and slipped into the audition site through the back door.
The entire audition venue was converted from a hotel banquet hall. Apart from rows of long conference tables connected together, there was a huge empty stage in the front. At this time, there was only a chair and a few props scattered on the stage.
After quietly nodding and greeting the director, photographer, and other investors beside her, Zhao Mei sat down at the far side of the long conference table.
There happened to be an actor performing on the stage. Zhao Mei arrived late, so she didn't have time to listen to her self-introduction, but as the person who accompanied Qiu Jiahe to thoroughly study the script, she could be said to have a full grasp of every scene.
But even after the actor finished performing for three minutes, Zhao Mei still didn't understand that she was performing that scene. Embarrassed, she hurriedly flipped through the script on the table and found that it was exactly the same as the version she had seen.
Confused Zhao Mei soon got the answer from the chief photographer next to her.
Chief photographer Gan Hai was a middle-aged man, lean and capable, wearing a black vest. After the actors left, he couldn't wait to turn his head and chat with Wen Chengwang: "Chengwang, to be honest, if I hadn't chosen this scene, I wouldn't have been able to tell she was acting in it. Her face is stiff, her smile is forced, and her lines are not good, stuttering. Who will do the dubbing for her in the movie?"
Wen Chengwang was a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses and a director's vest. He simply lowered his head to read the audition application and the script. "This one's really not good. Her acting is okay, but the worst thing is her eyes are wooden. It's very difficult to teach her."
Gan Hai turned his gaze back to the stage: "So far, I haven't seen anyone suitable. Let's continue selecting. Anyway, every open audition requires overtime. I'm used to it."
After saying that, he signaled to the staff on the stage to help call the next actor to audition in.
Zhao Mei looked towards the left and right sides of the stage. This was the first time today that she was able to watch the entire audition process. She was particularly curious and serious.
Soon, a woman walked out from the left side of the stage. She was wearing overalls, a white T-shirt, a cowboy beret on her head, and her hair was tied in a high ponytail.
She stood in the middle of the stage, looked at Wen Chengwang and began to introduce herself.
"Hello everyone, I'm Xu Mengle from Deep Blue Media. I've been in the industry for about half a year and appeared in the recent drama "Fleeting Lights," where I played the second female lead. This time, I'm auditioning for the second female lead, Kong Qian. Please give me your guidance."
Wen Chengwang glanced at her audition application form. "It's that ancient puppet drama that went viral a while ago, right? Did you know that filming a TV series is very different from filming a movie?"
Xu Mengle said without any stage fright, "I had some knowledge of the role before coming here, and I was also afraid, but with my agent's encouragement and recognition of my acting skills, I decided to give it my all."
Wen Chengwang looked at Gan Hai and nodded after hearing this. "Let's get started. Let's try the scene where Kong Qian sees Ah Wu and Mao Mei's reaction after waking up for the first time. You have three minutes to prepare."
The actors on the stage were preparing, and Zhao Mei also opened the script. Logically speaking, this part was a very critical turning point when Kong Qian decided to pretend to have amnesia.
Kong Qian thought he was going to die the previous second, but he opened his eyes the next second. As soon as he regained consciousness, he saw that he was being taken to an area that was obviously not developed.
Turning around, she saw a man and a woman, both dressed simply and plainly. In this situation, her first reaction was to play dumb.
It was not until she learned about the situation of this small village from Awu that she realized that she must have drifted here without a penny and was injured, so it was obviously unrealistic to leave alone.
Moreover, she had finally escaped from the ship, so she might as well change cities. So she went with the flow and revealed her amnesia when asked by Awu, and temporarily found a place for herself to stay.
This section includes all of Kong Qian's emotional changes from disgust to nervousness to relaxation, and the extreme contrast between her shrewdness in thinking about her own path in the previous second and her well-behaved and pure behavior in front of Awu in the next second. It is a section that really shows her acting skills.
After a while, Xu Mengle was ready. After making a gesture to Wen Chengwang, he sat down on the chair and closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, he switched to a sickly mode, with his eyelids half closed and slight gasps for breath, which surprised Zhao Mei. Compared with the previous one, he immediately made people get into the role.
Her later performances showed that her line delivery was not simple either. Her pronunciation was clear and her emotions were on point. In just a glance, her eyes could switch from gloomy to an optimistic and innocent smile.
This scene was not long. After it ended, Xu Mengle quickly adjusted his state, stood up and bowed to the front of the stage.
Zhao Mei couldn't help but marvel at the smooth performance. She knew in her heart that the person in front of her was probably Qiu Jiahe's biggest opponent in this audition. She was so eager to give Qiu Jiahe a shot of defense.
But after hearing Wen Chengwang's discussion about her going back and waiting for news, Zhao Mei stopped her little tricks.
"This Xu Mengle... is indeed good, but no matter how I look at her, I feel that she lacks a bit of spiritual energy."
Gan Hai also agreed, "I looked at her and she is a professional actor. She is indeed a bit stereotyped. Her eyes are too bright and upright, so playing such a mercenary role is a bit deliberate."
"Let's wait and see. Even though it's not possible, based on past experience, this level should be the limit. At least it's better than the previous Tianguang."
Gan Hai and Wen Chengwang smiled at each other. Zhao Mei was confused. She only knew that Qiu Jiahe still had a chance this time, so she put down her phone and waited quietly for the next one.
After quickly passing by several actors with mediocre performances, Zhao Mei, who was about to fall asleep, finally waited for Qiu Jiahe to appear.
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