Chapter 86 Chi Ling
Looking at Jin Chen, who had become familiar with his assistant Hua Yan and started chatting about "Teacher Meng and Boss Li", Meng Bai scratched his hair and felt that he had underestimated the other party's familiarity.
This girl is pretty and lively, but this "cold and fairy-like"... sorry, he really can't see it.
Meng Bai originally wanted to audition for a role called "Heavenly Maiden Amber" in the second part.
According to the plot setting, in ancient times, the "Heavenly Maiden" came down to earth to guide the growth of the "original man" of the long-lived species. Unexpectedly, during the constant communication, a plague called "love" was born. Then the "Heavenly Man" was furious, cut off the pillar of heaven, launched a flood to eliminate the "original man", and then recreated the short-lived "human". It
is probably a combination of the "God-man" system in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and ancient mythology, and mixed with some folk legends. Compared with the settings of "Heaven" and "Fengshen" that have been somewhat common, it can be regarded as a slight innovation.
Since she is a "celestial being", she should have some temperaments such as "cold", "indifferent" and "ruthless".
But looking at Jin Chen again, Meng Bai couldn't associate these words with her.
It is common for the audition actors to not match the character image, otherwise why is it called "audition".
Generally, when the crew encounters this situation, they will directly tell the actor on the spot that he is not suitable, and the more tactful ones will first say "we will consider it", and then inform the actor that night or the next day "I'm sorry but you are not suitable".
Everyone's main goal is not to delay each other.
According to Meng Bai's idea, if it was an ordinary audition actor, he would directly refuse it now.
But this girl is Li Yitong's friend after all, and when Boss Li replied to him, he also specifically described "the company's exploitation and not giving resources" and so on. Anyway, it was very miserable, to the extent that it would be embarrassing not to give her a chance.
She didn't mean to exaggerate, but she felt that it was a bit embarrassing if someone came all the way here because of her recommendation and was rejected in the end.
It was that Meng Bai didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise he would have sneered at her - in the circle, this kind of audition recommendation is a favor in itself, and even if it is rejected, it is the auditioner's own business. It
can only be said that Boss Li is still too young.
Meng Bai naturally would not force unsuitable actors and roles together because of Li Yitong's recommendation. However, there is no need to refuse. It's a unit drama, there are many roles, just change one.
Of course, this depends on whether the other party is willing.
He did not hide the fact and told Jin Chen directly that the original role was not suitable. But if she is willing, there is another role that is also the heroine of the unit that she can try.
"Can I ask what the story is about first?" Talking about business, Jin Chen calmed down and asked after thinking for a few seconds.
"This is the first unit story at the beginning of the second season, called "Red Ling." "Meng Bai said.
"Chi...ling?"
"Chi means red. Ling was a nickname for musicians in ancient times, and later it was used to refer to artists who performed songs and dances." Meng Bai explained: "Chiling can be understood as actors wearing red costumes, or artists with sincere hearts who 'dare not forget their country even though they are in a low position.'"
"I dare not forget my country even though I am in a low position ..." Jin Chen said, "It sounds like a story from the Anti-Japanese War era." "Yes, it is set against the backdrop of the Anti-Japanese War." Meng Bai nodded and said, "To be more precise, it is a story about a patriot of humble status
but with the country in mind, who sacrificed himself to resist the invaders." The story of "Chi Ling" takes place in that war-torn era. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of China, the invaders not only burned and killed people wantonly in China, but also opened various medical research institutions in the occupied areas in the name of "medical research." On the surface,
they were "curing diseases and saving lives", but in fact, they were secretly engaged in cruel "human experiments." The heroine "Yulan" is a famous opera actor and a rare "actress" with great fame in the local area. After the region fell, she was threatened with the life of the troupe by the invaders and forced to perform for the invaders. It was during many performances that she accidentally discovered the crimes of these "human skin births."
Yulan wanted to expose the brutal faces of these invaders, but as a woman and a lowly "actor", she had no way to deal with the enemy's control. In the end, she and the rest of the troupe agreed on a plan to hold a "celebration ceremony" as an excuse to let Yulan be bait to gather the high-ranking officials of the invaders. Then the whole venue was set on fire, and the invaders, including Yulan and others, were trapped in the sea of fire.
The ruins left behind were gradually forgotten after the changes of the times. The descendants of the invaders bought it again and built a mental hospital, using the souls of the patients to feed the "ancestors" of the past in an attempt to revive them.
Later, Zhao Li discovered the abnormality here, and he accidentally lost some of his "souls" while lurking to investigate. Xia Dongqing and "Ya", who had turned back into a celestial maiden, came to save him. His soul accidentally traveled back to the past, witnessed that period of history, and discovered the conspiracy here. In the end, the murderer was defeated and the souls imprisoned here were returned to freedom.
"Homeland and sacrifice." After listening to the plot summary, Jin Chen was silent for a long time, and then said with great emotion: "It's a very touching 'ghost story', which reminds me of 'One Night in Peking' in the first part."
"It's not the story that's touching, but that period of history." Meng Bai said calmly.
Rubbing his eyes, Jin Chen sorted out his mood and returned to the present: "So, I'm going to play this 'Yulan'?"
"That's right."
"But I can't sing opera."
"It doesn't matter." Meng Bai said: "We have invited a professional 'opera master' to be your teacher, and he will guide your manners and movements on the spot. You have a good dance foundation, so this shouldn't be difficult. As for the singing, you can dub it later."
Movements and so on, combined with camera editing, can be "quickly mastered". But the "water-grinding work" of opera singing cannot be practiced in a day or two, so dubbing is inevitable.
This is not "unprofessional", it can only be said that the crew is a "cost-effective" trade-off.
This story is indeed very exciting and touching, and the character image of "Yulan" is also very colorful. Therefore, Jin Chen agreed to participate after just a little thought.
Although the final role was not the one originally planned, Meng Bai did not gain nothing.
In addition to deciding on the female lead of the unit in the "Red Ling" chapter, he suddenly had an idea just now, which was whether he could add a soundtrack suitable for film and television to this unit.
Or, simply use this unit as the background and add a promotional song.
(End of this chapter)
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