Chapter 27 Audition
The protagonists of the script "Soul Ferry" adopt the standard "threesome" form of Wangdaoman -
a newbie who looks harmless but actually carries a huge secret and is inexplicably involved in a series of events;
a big boss with a mysterious identity and strong strength, who seems to know all kinds of conspiracies and calculations, but always plays cool and funny;
a girl with a sweet and beautiful appearance, who seems to be away from the main line and only provides emotional drama, but brings a big reversal in the end.
If we look at the plot performance, the first season of "Soul Ferry" is actually closer to a "double male lead" play.
Most of the character arcs and plot proportions are concentrated on the male protagonist "Xia Dongqing" and "Soul Ferryman Zhao Li".
On the contrary, "Wang Xiaoya" played by Li Qin, except for the first and last episodes, most of the time serves as a clue character.
Therefore, Meng Bai still attaches great importance to the acting skills of the two male protagonists.
At least, it can't be worse than Li Qin.
"What do you mean 'at least' not worse than me?"
Li Qin glared at Meng Bai: "Is my acting bad?"
Meng Bai did not answer, but gestured to Wu Bai beside him: "Director, please give a fair evaluation of our heroine's acting skills."
Wu Bai at the side did not expect that he was sitting here honestly, and a black pot fell from the sky.
He looked at Meng Bai helplessly, and really wanted to tell him loudly not to treat himself as a part of your play.
However, seeing that Li Qin was also looking at him expectantly, Wu Bai touched his short hair that pricked his hand and said cautiously: "In fact, Xiao Li's acting skills are still good among young actors of the same age. It's just that he is limited by his image, temperament and life experience, so sometimes he may feel a little bit of effort, but it's all understandable."
It's said that old Jianghu is old Jianghu. His words were both praise and criticism, and they were flawless, as if he hadn't said anything.
"Let me translate. What the director meant is that you have acting skills, but they are not very good. And they are very childish, not down-to-earth, and can't handle roles with depth." Meng Bai complained: "Fortunately, other actors of your age are also pretty bad, so in comparison, you are acceptable."
"Hey, hey, hey, I didn't say that, this is all made up by you!" Wu Bai hurriedly stopped Meng Bai, saying that he was not responsible for these remarks: "Don't listen to him, Xiao Li, what does he, a scriptwriter, know about acting?"
"That's right, the director is right. What do you, a scriptwriter, know about acting!" Li Qin saw that the director had joined in, and immediately followed up to clear his name.
Meng Bai smiled slightly. He was indeed not studying acting, but he knew a lot of people who studied acting, and some of them had a very in-depth understanding... Forget it, it's all old news, so let's not talk about it.
The three of them were sitting behind a row of tables, and there were several staff members of the director's team behind them. There were also a lot of props and sundries piled up on both sides of the crowd.
This is also a room rented by the crew, right next to the "convenience store". It is mainly used as a warehouse for the crew and a temporary lounge for the main creative staff.
But now they are not resting here, but to interview the male lead actor, and temporarily changed it into an audition room.
It is called an interview, but in fact there are only eight or nine people coming today. After all, the "Pendulum" crew has little funds and heavy tasks, and has no money and no time to organize multi-person auditions.
"Producer Meng, Director, there is a young man outside, saying that he has an appointment to audition in the afternoon." A staff member walked in and said to the three people.
"It's quite early." Meng Bai glanced at Wu Bai, and seeing that he nodded to indicate that he was ready, he said to the reporting staff: "Let him in. In addition, you keep an eye on the outside. If there are more people coming to audition, if we haven't finished inside, let them rest outside."
The staff member answered yes and turned to leave. Not long after, a young boy with a childish face walked in.
The boy was stunned when he entered the door, probably because he didn't expect that there were so many people auditioning in the crew.
However, he quickly reacted, bowed to everyone and introduced himself: "Dear teachers, my name is Chen Ruoxuan, and I am a sophomore in the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama. I received a notice earlier saying that I will be attending our audition today."
The boy looked a little nervous and confused, which was quite similar to the state of the male lead "Xia Dongqing".
He had just received a notice from his teacher not long ago, saying that there was an opportunity to audition for a web drama, and if he was interested, he could go and try.
Chen Ruoxuan naturally agreed. For students like them who are in junior college and have no resources, every audition opportunity is hard-won.
The only thing that puzzled him was that he hadn't been to any group recently, so how could he be chosen? What
Chen Ruoxuan didn't know was that he had to thank Director Lin of his own major for the list of names he had for the audition opportunity.
Because there were no open auditions to the outside world, the actors who came to audition today were basically divided into two categories.
One was to ask for an audition opportunity through connections, such as those recommended by Leshi, and those like Wubai who they had worked with before and thought were good.
The other was that Meng Bai selected from the list given by Director Lin before, and asked them to come and try it out because they felt that their image was more suitable for the role.
Chen Ruoxuan in front of him obviously belonged to the latter category.
However, although they were asked to come, it was only based on their appearance. If they felt that their acting skills or temperament were not good on the spot, they would be eliminated.
"From the Central Academy of Drama?" Wu Bai glanced at Meng Bai, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he continued to ask: "I remember that the Central Academy of Drama generally does not allow freshmen and sophomores to take on other dramas, right?"
"Ah, yes." Chen Ruoxuan said: "There is such a tradition, but it is generally for undergraduate classes. I am in the junior college class, so the requirements in this regard are not very strict."
Behind the table, Li Qin gently touched Meng Bai and asked in a low voice: "Do you have junior college classes in the Central Academy of Drama?"
"Yes, every film and television school generally has a special junior college class, mainly for those students whose academic scores are not enough." Meng Bai raised his eyebrows: "You have one in Shanghai Theatre Academy, don't you know?"
Li Qin shook her head. Although their Kunqu Opera Department also belongs to Shanghai Theatre Academy, it is an independent branch.
She herself was specially recruited, and she was selected by Li Shaohong to shoot the new "A Dream of Red Mansions" after studying for less than two years, so she really didn't know much about the school's situation.
Generally speaking, the level of junior college students is lower than that of undergraduate students of the same major, after all, the test scores are there.
However, there are some exceptions. The major of acting is actually a technical job in strict terms. Compared with undergraduate classes, junior college classes have fewer courses on performance concepts and acting systems, and more professional courses, so in terms of acting, they may not be worse than undergraduate classes.
Just like this Chen Ruoxuan, although he is in the junior college class, he is also among the outstanding students assigned by Director Lin.
"This is the clip you are going to audition. You have five minutes to prepare. If you can't remember the lines, it's okay to get the general meaning right. If you need to rehearse, just say that we will find someone to rehearse with you."
Wu Bai handed over a sheet of audition lines. Chen Ruoxuan took it and thanked him, then hurriedly began to recite it aloud and began to prepare.
It would take a while before the official start. Wu Bai took this opportunity to ask Meng Bai: "Which unit is this audition clip about? Why don't I have any impression?"
"That's right, I don't have any impression. This is the plot of the next season." Meng Bai smiled proudly.
"Next, next season?" Wu Bai was obviously shocked by Meng Bai's coquettish operation.
"Yes, this way everyone is on the same level, it's fair and just."
Although in most cases the clips for actors to audition are from the main drama, occasionally some crews will be ingenious and use some abandoned plots, or plots written specifically for auditions as "test questions."
The biggest advantage of doing this is naturally fairness. After all, actors who can use their connections to get audition opportunities can basically understand the script and the role in advance, and then prepare in advance. The
difference in advantages between one being prepared in advance and the other improvising is still very large.
Of course, many crews don't really care about this. Anyway, as long as the effect you present in the end can meet the requirements, it doesn't matter whether you work hard in advance or rely entirely on talent.
Meng Bai doesn't really care, but since it's something that comes naturally, why not provide everyone with a relatively fair competitive environment.
(End of this chapter)
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