Chapter 726: The Little Stepmother (30)
"And I have high hopes for you. Although you don't have many works yet, your acting skills inspire me. I will help you stand at the top of the entertainment industry, even higher than anyone I have ever managed before."
"To be honest, I need autonomy. I might even retire from acting after a few years, or I won't take jobs I don't like. I'll also take occasional vacations. And I don't have much desire for that top position. I just like acting and I'm currently very interested in it. So, would you still want to work with me?"
Qiao Min looked at Wen Wan, and Wen Wan also looked at Qiao Min.
Wen Wan never expected that Qiao Min would eventually agree.
The reason is: "I'm getting old. I'm fifty now, and I should retire at sixty. You may be the last artist I work with. I will give you the best plan, but if you don't want to, I won't force you. And I think you will surprise me."
Alright, since that's the case, then let's have a pleasant collaboration.
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Wen Wan is busy again.
At this time, Director Chen called me and said that "Spring Sprouts" had been submitted to several major awards judges, and even a foreign language version had been produced and submitted to foreign awards.
The most recent awards ceremony was a month later, where she was nominated for both Best Newcomer and Best Actress.
She's highly likely to win Best Newcomer, and Best Actress isn't out of the question either. Let her get ready.
Director Chen had also watched her latest drama and called to congratulate her and recommend a script to her.
“My old friend’s script has been stuck in casting for quite some time. I think you could give it a try.”
After understanding the situation, Wen Wan hung up the phone and contacted Qiao Min.
This film is a period drama, and the director is also a very famous director. Unlike Director Chen, who specializes in art films, this director Liu Wenfeng is more skilled at commercial films.
However, commercial films do not necessarily mean poor quality. Otherwise, this director would not be so famous. His commercial films are not only critically acclaimed but also commercially successful. He has always been a hot commodity in the entertainment industry. Every time he makes a film, countless actors want to act in Director Liu's films.
The movie is called "Princess".
It's an ensemble piece, but if we have to name a main character, the actress who plays the princess is the female lead.
Because this drama uses the princess as a starting point from beginning to end, leading to the chaos of the world, the destruction of the country and the rise and fall of a nation.
The role that Wen Wan was asked to audition for was that of the princess.
The role required the actress to portray the character from her teenage years to her old age, which made casting difficult from the very beginning because it was so challenging. The director didn't want to change the actress, so one actress had to play the teenage years, and another actress had to play the middle and old age.
Director Chen recommended Wen Wan because the character Chun Ya has a wide range of roles, even though it's a modern drama.
Director Liu also saw Chun Ya and agreed to Wen Wan's audition.
Qiao Min naturally had her eye on this movie, since compared to Director Liu's film, other scripts seemed weaker.
So afterwards, Wen Wan was asked to focus on auditions for this role.
Wen Wan resumed her daily script reading routine, and after getting to know Gu Qian better, she would even discuss scripts with him sometimes. Although Gu Qian was a novice, he always managed to give Wen Wan some great advice.
Is this the male lead? He's far too perfect.
Sometimes she even got to act opposite Wen Wan, although the latter was only responsible for delivering the lines and wasn't very good at acting.
Two weeks later, Wen Wan went to the film crew for an audition.
There were five or six other actors auditioning for the role with her, all of whom were skilled actors, ranging in age from their twenties to their forties.
Since the age range is so wide, the age limit for actors is also much wider, and those with more experience are more likely to succeed.
When I met Wen Wan, I was surprised, but I didn't say anything. After all, whether it was "Spring Sprout" or the recent "Night Butterfly", Wen Wan has proven her acting skills.
First came changing clothes and getting makeup done, and then came the audition.
First, there was the teenage years, then the middle-aged years, and finally the old age. There were three auditions for each of the three stages, and the best actor overall won the role.
This was the most rigorous audition Wen Wan had ever seen; it was truly nerve-wracking.
Qiao Min stayed by her side, personally watching over her this time, saying, "Don't be nervous, you have a big advantage here."
After all, she was confident in her own artists' acting skills.
"I know."
Soon they began changing clothes and putting on makeup. For Wen Wan, playing a young girl was a piece of cake, after all, she was originally a girl in her early twenties, sunny and cheerful.
At this point, age is an advantage for Wen Wan.
However, that doesn't mean she can act better than others, and Wen Wan wouldn't be that arrogant.
From the very beginning, Wen Wan did her best to play this role well.
The director was satisfied with her portrayal of the princess in her youth, and then with her portrayal of the middle-aged princess.
By this time, the princess had experienced a great deal, both in age and in life.
At this point, the two actresses in their thirties and forties would have been more suitable to play the princesses of this era.
Wen Wan and the other actors could only use makeup to get closer to the character. Makeup was easy, but their state of mind and eyes were a considerable challenge.
Wen Wan is not at a significant advantage.
Because compared to other actors, she... is too young.
Her appearance is that of a delicate, cute, and petite girl; it would be very difficult for her to portray a sophisticated and charming woman.
Wen Wan can only make up for her lack of good looks with her acting skills, and she has been practicing for a long time.
Even the system was assisting her.
Let her experience the lives of people in this age group, so that she can better understand what people in this age group are like and how to act accordingly.
The director didn't actually have high expectations for Wen Wan.
Appearance is too limiting.
However, after seeing the characters Chun Ya and Shen Die, he felt that he had expectations, because Wen Wan had done a great job in both of these completely different roles. She has great potential and is very good at acting.
Wen Wan surprised the director a lot from the moment she entered.
They look so alike.
It wasn't just a resemblance in appearance, but rather an uncanny resemblance in aura and demeanor. It made people overlook her physical appearance and truly see the elegant and powerful middle-aged princess.
Finally, there is old age.
Everyone was made up to look old. This was the first time Wen Wan had seen herself in old age. How should she put it? She looked somewhat unfamiliar, and she didn't even recognize herself.
This is the most stressful thing for actors in their twenties because it involves the biggest range of roles, and everyone is on high alert.
Wen Wan immersed herself in the role, even transforming herself into an elderly princess, filled with contradictions: on one hand, a strong and indifferent attitude, and on the other, a languid and dejected air.
Even her physical form has changed. The princess will not hunch over like an ordinary old woman. Even in her old age, she will still be the most graceful, a quality etched into her soul.
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