Chapter 62: They really chose her.
Seeing their big boss come out in person, the people present were more amused than surprised. After all, it was rare to see him come out in person.
Seeing Meng Bai winking at her, Li Yitong blushed, but quickly tried to get herself back to the plot.
Wu Bai also looked at Meng Bai with interest, intending to appreciate his performance. In case he is very talented, maybe he can persuade him to play a cameo role in the play as a passerby or something, as an easter egg.
Even though he admired Meng Bai's creative ability, he always felt that it was a bit of a waste if he didn't become an actor behind the scenes with his looks.
Meng Bai didn't think there was anything wrong with the crew watching the fun. He just didn't like the camera, not stage fright.
Taking a stool and sitting down in the audition performance area, Meng Bai closed his eyes and thought for a while, then his expression became serious, half-closed his eyes and lowered his head with a serious face.
The scene was silent.
After a long time.
Wu Bai looked at Meng Bai who had been keeping his head down and not talking, and said, "Mr. Meng, let's get started now, shall we?"
Hearing this, Meng Bai raised his head and said in surprise, "I've already started."
Wu Bai widened his eyes, "What did you start doing?"
"Showing emotions. Isn't this showing the male protagonist's melancholy, frustration, and hatred for his own powerlessness?"
Wu Bai: ...
Li Yitong: ... Wu
Bai grabbed his short hair with both hands, he really felt a little numb.
He thought that Meng Bai couldn't act, but he didn't expect him to act so outrageously!
What "melancholy, frustration, and hatred for his own powerlessness"? You look more like you're thinking "Why am I constipated again today."
If it were any other actor, Wu Bai would have scolded him a long time ago. But facing his own big boss, he could only endure for a long time, and then he said tactfully: "We mainly look at the performance of the audition actors, you just need to follow the lines."
"Okay." Meng Bai listened to the advice, and stood up with the script, and did not forget to whisper to Li Yitong: "I wanted to help you get into the role, but now you can only rely on yourself."
Li Yitong, who had been trying to hold back her laughter for a long time, almost rolled her eyes. Please, you are not helping me get into the role, you are always making me out of the role!
After recovering her emotions, Li Yitong tried not to look at Meng Bai, so as not to laugh.
Fortunately, Meng Bai's lines were still okay. Although it was inevitable that he was reading like a fool, he could feel the emotions to some extent. At least it
was much better than acting.
After a line, Li Yitong's audition performance was also completed. She looked at Wu Bai, her breathing was a little hurried because of the long lines and nervousness just now.
"You are not a professional, right?" Wu Bai asked.
Li Yitong nodded: "Yes, I graduated from Beijing Dance Academy, and recently just started taking acting training classes at the Central Academy of Drama."
"Have you ever had any acting experience before?"
"I've only filmed two short plays, so I don't have much experience."
These materials are all publicly available, so there is no possibility of lying or concealing anything, and she didn't need to do so in the first place.
Wu Bai nodded, made a few marks on her audition resume, and then said: "Today's audition is fine. We will notify you when the result is confirmed."
Li Yitong thanked her, and Meng Bai, who was standing next to her, made a "wait for me outside" gesture to her, and watched her walk out.
"How is it, your acting is pretty bad, right?"
Meng Bai asked directly after returning to his seat and looking at Wu Bai who was shaking his head.
"Well... Actually, it's okay." Wu Bai thought for a while and said.
Meng Bai was stunned: "No, Director Five, is this okay? Our crew is pragmatic, we don't care about any other factors, we only focus on quality."
Speaking of the latter, Meng Bai has more or less hinted and made it clear.
There is no way, who made me make a joke on the spur of the moment. If I really let the girl pass, it would really confirm my idea of "seducing" her.
It's okay to suffer a little loss, but the key is that it's a bit "socially dead".
"I understand, but what I said is indeed the truth. Although this girl's acting is a little immature, she is still quite smart." Wu Bai said: "However, the character of 'Deng Linyue' does not quite match her temperament. The heroine 'Chen Xi' is more suitable for her."
"Huh?" Meng Bai asked in surprise: "No, director, are you sure her acting skills can support the heroine?"
Wu Bai said: "How should I put it? Anyway, among the people who auditioned today, I think her image is the most suitable. As for her acting skills... Actually, it's okay. The heroine in the plot is more like a 'tool man', and there is no need for any complicated performance. She can still be polished out."
After speaking, he added: "Of course, if you think she is not good enough, then we can choose someone else."
"This..." Meng Bai also hesitated. He believed in Wu Bai's vision. Since the other party said that Li Yitong is suitable, there should be no problem.
And if you think about it carefully, this girl's sweet and gentle yet tough "first love girlfriend" image is indeed in line with the role of the heroine.
One thing is one thing. Since it is an opportunity that the girl has fought for, there is no need for me to deliberately erase it.
Sighing, Meng Bai said: "Let's have an audition in the next two days. If there is no more suitable choice, then she will be the one."
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A few days of auditions passed in a flash, and the actors of most of the main roles of the "Psychological Crime" crew were confirmed.
The final candidate for the heroine was "unsurprisingly" Li Yitong. When Meng Bai told the news, the girl was surprised and nervous.
From the bottom of her heart, she wanted this role, but she was worried that she would not be able to play it well.
"Don't worry, the director will teach you how to act on the scene." Meng Bai comforted her on the phone: "The crew will start filming in May. I will move your filming schedule back so that you can just finish this training class and have a foundation."
"Well, thank you, Meng Bai." Li Yitong said seriously. Although Meng Bai said it simply, she knew that these arrangements must have consumed a lot of his energy and preparation.
"Perform well. If you don't act well later, I will not show mercy when I delete the scenes later." Meng Bai said.
"Don't worry, I will try my best." Li Yitong said, and then said in a strange tone: "By the way, I have a cat recently. I will show it to you later."
After that, she hung up the phone without waiting for Meng Bai to react.
Meng Bai was stunned holding the phone. Why do you want to show me your cat? Do I look like someone who likes cats very much?
The casting of the heroine has been confirmed, and the male lead has chosen Chen Ruoxuan, who was Meng Bai's junior brother when filming "Soul Ferry".
This person was recommended by Wu Bai. He talked to the other party for an afternoon and felt that his gloomy temperament was very suitable for the state of the male lead "Fang Mu".
Although Meng Bai was surprised by this choice, he did not object. The only thing he didn't understand was why his "little junior brother" didn't come to him, but went to Wu Bai to talk.
But it's harmless, it can be regarded as the crew's bold use of newcomers.
Then there is the second male lead, "Criminal Police Captain Tai Wei". The actors who came to audition were all good, but they were a little different from the character image in Meng Bai's mind.
He actually thought of Bai Yu for this role at first, but after the audition, he found that although this guy looked vicissitudes of life, his temperament was still somewhat immature. And he was a little too "positive", lacking the characteristics of "worldly and unscrupulous" in the character.
The selection of this role once became a problem for the crew. Fortunately, Meng Bai later thought of his senior brother named Wang Longzheng, whose image was quite suitable for the role of "Tai Wei".
Meng Bai tried to contact the other party, but was told that he was already in contact with another crew. Although it has not been finalized, he intends to participate in the performance.
"Well, senior brother, I'll send you the script. How about you make a decision after reading it?" Meng Bai said to the other party on the phone.
The result is gratifying. After reading the script, Wang Longzheng decisively decided to turn down another drama and chose Meng Bai's side.
After the audition, Meng Bai and Wu Bai agreed that he was the most suitable person for the role of "Tai Wei".
(End of this chapter)
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