Three days later, Song Yimian followed Shen Huai to Dongjiang City, the crew of "Red Actress".
During this time, Song Yimian thought a lot. He understood Shen Huai's good intentions and finally decided to overcome his fear. He did not enter the crew, so he naturally could not see the script. He could only make a character biography for the character he was going to audition based on the original work of "Red Actress".
Song Yimian is now getting more and more accustomed to this way of preparation. Even when doing these preliminary work, he also built the character image in his mind and imagined how he would perform.
Acting is a profession that requires a lot of imagination. Some people always say that actors need a sense of belief. What is a sense of belief? It means that the actor himself must first believe in the role he plays. But many times the set cannot provide the actor with a suitable situation, and there are green screen plays and no physical performances. At this time, all the actor can rely on is a sense of belief in the role.
An actor with spirit can understand the character the moment he sees the role, create a complete three-dimensional personality, and then express it with his body. But for Song Yimian, this is a very difficult thing. He needs a longer time to refine the character step by step, and then slowly immerse himself in it.
Chu Meibo admired his way of preparation, which made Song Yimian more confident. He has been studying this character for the past three days, and occasionally he would talk to Chu Meibo by voice to discuss how to construct the character and how to perform.
Chu Meibo also felt his progress and was very pleased.
She now understands the thoughts of those mother fans who call Ye Cang "baby", it turns out that this is the way to cultivate a fast fall!
Song Yimian successfully completed the audition, but the result has not come out so soon, he still has to wait for the news. In the past, Song Yimian must have been very nervous, but this time, he was unexpectedly calm. It was as if he had entered the examination room before without finishing his studies, and he was naturally worried about how he would do in the exam. But now he was like he had just finished the arduous senior year of high school. Even though he was about to face the college entrance examination, he was confident about his level and score.
After the audition, Song Yimian did not go back immediately. Shen Huai asked him to pretend to be an assistant and watch Chu Meibo's second audition.
Rather than saying that this is an audition, it is better to say that the director adjusts the script and shooting method according to the actor's condition.
The eyes of a great director are very sharp, and at this time, it is also a chance to see how the great director trains the actors. This is a very important experience for Song Yimian. Even if he is not selected, he will gain something from this trip.
So, Song Yimian put on a mask and followed Shen Huai and the fully armed Ye Cang into Chu Meibo's dressing room.
Yes, this audition comes with makeup and hair.
Chu Meibo wore a fitted cheongsam, revealing her slender white arms. Her hair was curled into large hand-pushed wavy curls. Her original willow-leaf eyebrows were trimmed thinner, and the tails of her eyes were slightly elongated, showing a bit of charm, with her red lips slightly hooked, as if smiling.
She sat in front of the dressing mirror, raised her eyelids slightly, and glanced at the person who came in.
The three of them were stunned.
Song Yimian's mind suddenly emerged with the description of Cheng Yanxin in "Red Actress". The book described her as a woman who walked out of the picture. Song Yimian had never figured out what this meant before, but after seeing Chu Meibo at this time, he immediately understood.
Shen Huai and Ye Cang almost thought they saw Gu Mei in the form of a ghost. The
makeup artist covered her chest and clasped her hands together: "Meijie, can I take two photos of you? Definitely don't circulate them, just keep them for yourself."
Hearing her words, Chu Meibo smiled slightly, and instantly changed from a cold and charming movie star back to the familiar look they were familiar with.
Shen Huai came back to his senses: "Let's go to the set first."
Chu Meibo nodded, and several people walked out of the dressing room and ran into the movie emperor Fu Cheng who had already changed his clothes and put on makeup.
Fu Cheng was wearing a suit, his hair was combed up and fixed with hair gel, and he had a pair of black-framed round glasses on his nose, which slightly obscured the sharpness between his eyebrows and eyes. Judging from his appearance, he looked exactly like a rich young man in the Republic of China.
Fu Cheng arrived yesterday and had dinner with the director and several main creators. Naturally, he also knew that Chu Meibo was the one who played Cheng Yanxin. He was already shocked at the time. He had worked with Chu Meibo in "Traveling with History" and knew that she had good acting skills, but her qualifications were too shallow.
However, Fu Cheng was thoughtful. Even if he thought so in his heart, he would not show it on his face. Moreover, because he had worked with Chu Meibo before, he acted more familiar.
Fu Cheng knew in his heart that "Red Actress" was a female-led drama, but Zhou Hanchen's role was also excellent, and if he played it well, he might not be worse than Cheng Yanxin. If the role of Cheng Yanxin was played by a first- or second-tier actress, he would naturally have to give way to the heroine. In this case, it would be better to act with a newcomer like Chu Meibo who has acting skills but no reputation, so that at least he won't steal his limelight.
Although Fu Cheng has signed a contract with Guanrui and has countless resources, it is not easy to find a good script.
Thinking of this, Fu Cheng no longer disliked Chu Meibo's shallow qualifications. He took the initiative to say hello, and the two walked towards the set.
At this time, the dressing room on the other side was also opened, and a man in a neon military uniform and a mustache on his lips walked out.
As soon as Fu Cheng saw his attire, he guessed his identity. Is this the actor who plays Yokota?
This actor was not present at the dinner yesterday. He hinted to the director and producer, but they all had a weird look on their faces and said that he would recognize him during the audition today.
Fu Cheng looked at the other person's face and felt that he was somewhat familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen him before.
Song Yimian, who was following behind Chu Meibo, turned pale and took a step back.
——When
they arrived at the set, Director Xie was already waiting there. When he saw the appearance of the three people, he showed a satisfied smile.
The appearance of the actors is very important. After all, if there is no appearance, how can you achieve both appearance and spirit? In terms of appearance, these three people are very suitable for the characters in the original work.
Director Xie first let the actors rehearse their lines, and then go through it. When Director Xie felt that the state was right, he would use the camera to shoot.
This is Director Xie's usual shooting technique, and it is also to let the actors get familiar with it in advance.
Today is the audition of several main actors. In addition to the crew members and actors, agents and assistants are also present. Shen Huai did not get too close, and Song Yimian stood behind him obediently, staring at the set intently.
The first scene was the scene between Chu Meibo and Fu Cheng, and the scene chosen was also the scene of the first audition.
Both of them have a good foundation in dialogue, and they passed directly on the first pass.
Chu Meibo's performance was as stunning as always, and Fu Cheng was impeccable, but Director Xie smacked his lips, and always felt that it was not as satisfying as the last time he watched the scene between Chu Meibo and Guo Wenyuan.
The two tried out three scenes, and the results were very good, so Director Xie put aside his little confusion.
Chu Meibo and Fu Cheng went to the side to rest. The next scene was the scene of Guo Wenyuan and Fu Cheng, and Chu Meibo went to the side to touch up her makeup.
Guo Wenyuan stood up slowly from the chair, stretched out his hand to tuck the hem of his clothes, and with his hands, he smoothed the wrinkles. It was just such a simple action, and the aura around him seemed to change suddenly.
Fu Cheng took a sip of water, and happened to see this scene out of the corner of his eye, and was stunned.
After a long while, he heard the assistant director calling him, and quickly put down the water cup, calmed himself down, and then walked to the other party.
And when he saw the other party face to face, the sense of familiarity became even stronger.
Fu Cheng was a little confused. Where had he seen this person before?
As the assistant director called for the start, Fu Cheng immediately calmed down and immersed himself in the role.
In this scene, Cheng Yanxin's identity was exposed and she was locked up in the Neon Headquarters. Zhou Hanchen sneaked into the club that Yokota often went to, trying to threaten Yokota with a gun to release Cheng Yanxin. After a verbal battle with Yokota, he finally forced Yokota to release Cheng Yanxin.
Zhou Hanchen held the gun and pointed it steadily at Yokota's head, saying coldly: "Let go of Yanxin, or I will shoot you."
Yokota picked up a piece of sushi with chopsticks slowly, put it into his mouth with satisfaction, chewed and swallowed it, and chuckled: "If you kill me, you can't escape."
Now the filming has not officially started yet, so it is naturally impossible to prepare sushi for this part, so it is Guo Wenyuan's performance without props.
Fu Cheng, who was still pointing the gun at him, was nervous. As everyone knows, eating is a very important part of judging whether an actor is good at acting. It is not an easy thing to eat for real, eat for fake, eat naturally, and eat with emotions.
But Guo Wenyuan did it.
Yokota was cunning. He picked up the sushi not because he was not afraid, but to cover up his inner fear and think of countermeasures.
His movements were slow but steady because he was afraid that Zhou Hanchen would find out if he was too impatient. Although he was eating sushi, he was observing Zhou Hanchen with his peripheral vision.
This performance of just a few seconds showed many details, which were so delicate that it was shocking.
This is what outsiders see, but in Fu Cheng's heart, he felt a familiar despair.
Guo Wenyuan in front of him looked completely different, but he reminded him of his former teacher, Du Yuping.
Before entering Guanrui, Fu Cheng was an artist of Yixing Film Company. Like Du Yuping, he was discovered and trained by Yixing Film Company.
Probably because of the same experience and Fu Cheng's good talent, Du Yuping has been teaching him with all his heart. Fu Cheng was grateful to Du Yuping, but he didn't know when this gratitude gradually turned into jealousy and despair.
When he climbed higher and higher on the mountain of performance, he realized that Du Yuping was simply a monster. He was like this mountain. The higher he climbed, the more he realized how terrible he was.
But the actor in front of him was like Du Yuping, giving him the same feeling.
At this moment, the status of the two people seemed to be reversed suddenly. Zhou Hanchen was standing with a gun, but his momentum was far inferior to Yokota, who was kneeling on the ground with a calm expression.
In other words, Zhou Hanchen was completely suppressed by Yokota.
Director Xie seemed to realize something, his expression gradually became serious, and he looked at the performance of the two more seriously.
The assistant director also noticed the problem and asked in a low voice: "Director Xie, this...is there something wrong with the status of the two people?"
Unexpectedly, Director Xie ignored him, and his tense brows gradually relaxed: "Interesting! Interesting!"