Entertaining Children

? After exchanging a few simple greetings with Yang Zhiqing, Xiao Yao invited the old man into the audition room.

After entering the audition room, Xiao Yao did not rush to let Yang Zhiqing perform, but first asked him to sit down, chatted with him about the script of the movie, and listened to him talk about his understanding of the role of Principal Sun.

The script outline was sent to Radio and Television for review and filing when Xiao Yao decided to make this movie. When handing over the task of early casting to this casting studio, Xiao Yao gave the script. Yang Zhiqing was an actor contacted by the casting studio very early, and he had already obtained the script of the movie almost a month ago.

An old actor like Yang Zhiqing, although not well-known, has a good quality of life and good achievements. He is willing to come to the crew of Xiao Yao, a young boy, because he likes this script and this role.

An experienced old actor who is interested in the script and the characters, and has been getting the script for a long time, of course there is no problem with understanding the characters. Yang Zhiqing talked to Xiao Yao about his understanding of the role of Principal Sun. There were some things that Xiao Yao, the screenwriter, did not even consider when writing the script. The scene also gave Xiao Yao some inspiration.

Of course, an actor's performance is also a kind of artistic creation. The main actors in film and television works will be counted as "main creators". It is not uncommon for actors to study characters through scripts and think more deeply and comprehensively than screenwriters and directors. things.

After talking with Yang Zhiqing about his understanding of the role, Xiao Yao chose a scene in the script for Yang Zhiqing to perform live.

In the script, Principal Sun is basically a group play, and there is no one-man show. Xiao Yao picked a scene in which Principal Sun prevents Pei Kuishan from locking Zhang Yiman up before the Americans come.

Sun Tingting, who plays Zhang Yiman, has not returned yet. The actors for the roles of Pei Kuishan and Zhou Tienan have not yet been confirmed, and there are no actors arranged to cooperate with Yang Zhiqing on the scene. Xiao Yao can help to say that the lines of the three characters match Yang Zhiqing's lines, but as a director, he needs to observe Yang Zhiqing's performance, so he can't end the scene in the same scene. Letting people play, so Yang Zhiqing can only perform in the air without physical objects, which is quite difficult.

But Yang Zhiqing's performance is very good. Performing a dialogue with three non-existent characters in the air, whether it is expression, language, body movements or the overall rhythm of the performance, it feels very good.

Xiao Yao felt that Yang Zhiqing was quite suitable for this role, but he didn't immediately make a decision. Because according to the information provided by the casting studio, they found three suitable candidates for the role of Principal Sun, and Xiao Yao wanted to see the performance of the other two before making a decision.

According to the information, the three actors who will audition for this role are veteran actors with rich acting experience but not very famous.

Although Yang Zhiqing has the highest status among the three, Xiao Yao doesn't want to decide that Yang Zhiqing will play this role just because Yang Zhiqing enjoys a national subsidy and holds the title of a member of two artist associations. Anyway, Xiao Yao didn't plan to use Yang Zhiqing's point of view to promote the film in the future.

After Yang Zhiqing finished the audition for this scene, Xiao Yao sincerely praised him, and told the other party honestly that he wanted to see the audition performances of the other two actors before deciding on the role. After Yang Zhiqing expressed his understanding, Xiao Yao switched from the role of director to the role of producer. He talked with him in advance about the shooting location and the living conditions that the crew could provide during the shooting, and asked about the ideal remuneration of the other party.

When Xiao Yao asked the casting studio to help him choose the cast, he gave an approximate range of the actor's remuneration for each role. The casting studio was able to contact Yang Zhiqing for an interview, which means that his worth is within the range of Xiao Yao's remuneration, but when it comes to the specific remuneration of a certain movie, this still needs to be negotiated by the actors and crew of.

Yang Zhiqing said that there is no problem with Xiao Yao's description of the filming location environment and the living conditions of the crew. When it comes to the salary issue, it should have been decided by the agent to discuss with the crew. However, people like Yang Zhiqing act a little differently from ordinary celebrities. His agent has limited influence on him, so he didn't bring an agent with him when he came to the audition today. Since Xiao Yao asked, he also gave a salary amount himself. This amount is of course within Xiao Yao's expectation.

After talking with Yang Zhiqing, Xiao Yao breathed a very comfortable sigh of relief. From the performance of this first audition actor, it seems that the casting studio has done a good job. If every audition actor was like this, Xiao Yao's job would be much easier.

But it's a pity that not every actor who came to the audition was like Yang Zhiqing, and Xiao Yao's good mood didn't last too long.

After Xiao Yao sent Yang Zhiqing away, he found that the waiting room was still empty, and then the people from the casting studio told him that the second audition actor hadn't arrived yet, Xiao Yao's mood suddenly changed.

The casting studio notifies the actors to audition, and the approximate audition time is notified.

Xiao Yao didn't mean to ask every audition actor to come here and wait for him in advance, but because he chatted well with Yang Zhiqing about the script and the role, Yang Zhiqing's audition took longer than originally expected. When they ended, it was actually beyond the agreed time for the second audition actor. Logically speaking, before Yang Zhiqing left, the second audition actor should have arrived at the casting studio and was waiting outside. The other party didn't arrive at this time, obviously late.

During the audition, it is quite normal for an actor to "drag the hall" and spend more time than expected on the audition, and Xiao Yao does not have any psychological burden. But if the audition actors are late, they can basically be included in the ranks of playing big names, which naturally makes Xiao Yao feel a little uncomfortable.

Generally speaking, auditions for actors competing for the same role will be arranged next to each other, so that the director will be deeply impressed by the performances of the actors who auditioned before and after, making it easier to compare and make decisions. However, Xiao Yao didn't have any concerns in this regard. In addition, the requirements for the actors' schedule and audition time had been changed, so they didn't make any more requirements in this regard, and the casting studio didn't make such an arrangement either.

The second actor who auditioned today was not an old actor like Yang Zhiqing who auditioned for the role of Principal Sun, but a young actor who came to audition for the role of Zhou Tienan, the physical education teacher. Although Xiao Yao, who is also a young actor, has been unwilling to admit it in his heart, but in terms of the attitudes shown by the first two audition actors today, Xiao Yao also has to lament in his heart that most of the young actors have true attitudes. It is not as good as the old actors.

Xiao Yao waited in the audition room for about 20 minutes before the staff of the casting studio knocked on the door and came in to inform the second audition actor to arrive.

The second audition actor is Wan Haokun, 28 years old, graduated from the Acting Department of Huaxia Drama Academy, and his career is just an actor. In the past few years since his debut, he has appeared in four movies and six or seven TV dramas, but basically he played supporting roles, and he has never played a leading role. Some of the film and television works he acted in are very popular, but he is not very popular.

Although Wan Haokun is not very popular, he graduated from a major, and his appearance and acting skills are both online. With his double-digit accumulation of film and television works, he also has a certain reputation. At least in terms of the number of fans, he must be better than an old man like Yang Zhiqing. There are far more actors. In terms of market value and influence, his salary should exceed the salary standard set by Xiao Yao for the casting studio for this role.

Wan Haokun's ability to come to the audition means that he lowered his salary for this role. In addition, Wan Haokun usually doesn't have any messy news. Xiao Yao originally had a good impression of him, but this time he was late for the audition. It directly made Xiao Yao's perception of him drop by a notch.

Hearing that Wan Haokun had arrived, Xiao Yao directly waved his hand and asked the staff of the casting studio to inform him that he had come in for an audition.

Wan Haokun is a few years older than Xiao Yao, but purely in terms of debut time, Xiao Yao is earlier than Wan Haokun. When Xiao Yao won the Feitian Award for Best Newcomer, Wan Haokun was still studying in school and hadn't made his debut yet. And in terms of fame and influence, Wan Haokun couldn't compare with Xiao Yao.

Most of the time in the circle Xiao Yao is kind to others, but that doesn't mean he has no temper. When meeting a senior like Yang Zhiqing, Xiao Yao likes to be respectful, no matter how polite he is, it's not a problem. If he met someone who gave Xiao Yao a bad impression, and someone who was better than himself, Xiao Yao would not dump him. If Wan Haokun was obviously inferior to him in all aspects, Xiao Yao would certainly not be polite to him.

After the door of the audition room was pushed open, Xiao Yao couldn't help frowning again when he saw Wan Haokun walking in with a young woman.

"Hello Director Xiao, I'm Wan Haokun, and I'm here to audition for the role of Zhou Tienan today." Wan Haokun said to Xiao Yao after entering the door, "I'm sorry, there was a traffic jam when I came, so I was late."

"Oh." Xiao Yao responded lightly, with a noncommittal expression on his face.

"Hi, Mr. Xiao, I'm Haokun's manager, and my name is Li..." The young woman also introduced.

"Wait," Xiao Yao frowned and interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Now the audition, why is the agent coming in? Do you want to negotiate the conditions first and then audition?"

"No," the young woman shook her head with a smile, "I think the audition is not just a performance, you should talk about Haokun's situation first. I was afraid that there was something wrong with Haokun's answer, so I came in to help him Take care of me. When he auditioned, I sat on the side and made sure not to disturb him."

"Okay," Xiao Yao nodded, looked at Wan Haokun and said, "Mr. Wan..."

"Mr. Xiao, you are a director and a producer, so you don't need to be so polite." Wan Haokun's manager interrupted, "You can just call him Haokun."

"Okay!" Xiao Yao glanced at the manager surnamed Li, then turned to Wan Haokun and said, "Wan Haokun, I see that the information you gave to the casting studio is the same as the information on the Internet. Both are 1.87 meters. I want to ask, is this your real height?"

"This..." Wan Haokun hesitated.

"How about I stand up and compare with you?" Xiao Yao asked.

"No need." Wan Haokun shook his head and said, "The height on the Internet and on my resume is fake. My real net height is 1.82.5 meters."

"Mr. Xiao, there are quite a few celebrities who lie about their age these days, and it's more common to lie about their height." Wan Haokun's agent said, "Whether Haokun is 183 or 187, there should be no problem for him to play this role." What's the difference?"

"Of course there is a difference." Xiao Yao said, "The character of Zhou Tienan is very tall in appearance, so of course there are requirements for the actor's height. Also, he is not the only character in this movie. When he is the same as other actors When the frame is out of the camera, the difference in shape and height will be directly reflected on the screen, and the effect will be one of the factors I need to consider.”

"Then you mean that because he is four centimeters taller, he has no chance?!" Wan Haokun's manager asked.

"It's not that serious." Xiao Yao said, "The actors for other roles have not been fully finalized yet, so I still can't have an intuitive impression of this image gap when considering Yibasan's height. Is it suitable? I just need to confirm his real height first. Now that he is here, we still have to conduct this audition."

"Now let's officially start the audition." Xiao Yao turned his head and glanced at Wan Haokun's manager, "Ms. Li, from now on, please don't disturb me any more, otherwise I will have to ask you out. I Knowing your responsibilities, when it's time to talk to you, I will naturally call you in again."

"Okay!" Wan Haokun's manager nodded seriously.

"Let's talk about your understanding of the story and this character first!" Xiao Yao said to Wan Haokun.

"Let's talk about the role of Zhou Tienan first," Wan Haokun said, "I think this is a man who looks straightforward and has a hot temper, but is actually a hypocritical and cowardly man. I understand why you want to find a tall actor. Play this role, so that there will be a sense of visual impact..."

What Wan Haokun said quickly made Xiao Yao regain some impression of him in his heart. It's not that what Wan Haokun said is correct or profound. After all, everyone's understanding of the role may be different. As long as there is no obvious difference with the director in the general direction, Xiao Yao can accept it. The main reason is that Wan Haokun has obviously studied the script carefully, and the way he talks with eloquence is what a serious and professional actor should look like.

In response to Wan Haokun's analysis, Xiao Yao also analyzed and discussed with him his understanding of the role. There were some arguments between the two, but overall the atmosphere was good.

After talking about the script and characters, Xiao Yao picked a scene from the script as usual and asked Wan Haokun to try it out on the spot. Xiao Yao picked the scene where Zhou Tienan knelt and kowtowed to the special commissioner's gun after waking up after fainting. Also, there is no one to take part in the show, and Wan Haokun needs to perform without physical objects in the air.

I have to say that people with professional backgrounds have a very good professional foundation. Wan Haokun didn't have any psychological barriers when he knelt and kowtowed. He came as soon as he said it, and he seemed to understand the absurdity of the story very well. In the performance, he also showed a feeling that he hadn't exaggerated in his previous TV dramas.

Overall, Xiao Yao is quite satisfied with Wan Haokun's performance. However, there were also three candidates for this role, and Xiao Yao did not make a final decision on the spot.

After Xiao Yao also truthfully explained the situation, Wan Haokun's manager spoke up.

"Mr. Xiao, when the casting studio communicated with us about the participation intention in the early stage, they mentioned the salary standard." Wan Haokun's agent said, "Haokun likes this script and this role very much, so he took the initiative to lower the price. Acted in. Our salary for this film may be less than half of Hao Kun’s normal salary. Although I don’t know who the other two actors are competing for this role, I dare say that they are definitely not as expensive as Hao Kun , is very famous. In terms of box office appeal, it is definitely not as good as Haokun! Since you are satisfied with Haokun's performance, what else is there to consider?"

"It's good that I have a limited salary, but since you don't know who the other two actors are, how do you know if others have lowered their salary like you to fight for this role?" Xiao Yao looked at Wan Haokun's manager with a smile and said, " Also, Wan Haokun's box office appeal is not in my consideration at all."

"What?" Wan Haokun's agent didn't believe it. "Which film crew does not consider the actor's box office appeal when selecting actors? Even if they first consider the quality of the movie and whether the actors and roles are suitable, but in When the actor is suitable, the higher the box office appeal of the actor, the better, right?"

"You are right, it is true." Xiao Yao said, "But the three actors who have been confirmed for this movie are me, my girlfriend Sun Tingting, and teacher He Ying. There are three of us in this movie , do you think I need to consider the box office appeal of other actors?"

"This..." Wan Haokun's manager fell silent.

Indeed, in the film and television industry, Wan Haokun is not on the same level as Xiao Yao and He Ying in terms of popularity and status. It is a gimmick that Sun Tingting, a newcomer with the title of Xiao Yao's girlfriend, cooperates with Xiao Yao's couple files. They are much more topical than Wan Haokun. Speaking of box office appeal, there are these three people in the movie, and the others can really be ignored.

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