Millennium director

Chapter 49 Audition

Separated from the audition green room is the audition room.

Chen Yuan, Wu Yuan, and Director Han were all sitting in the audition room, chatting with the resumes they had collected.

The three giants of "The Embalmer" are still the same: Chen Yuan is the producer, Han Dong is the executive producer, and Wu Yuan is the chief director.

However, whether it is Director Han or Chen Yuan, Wu Yuan's opinion will be the main one when it comes to casting.

Although this movie is wholly owned by China Film Group Corporation, the two of them really have no way to influence Wu Yuan's casting for the movie.

"Director Wu, the audition actors are all here. Do you think we can start the audition?"

"let's start."

Putting down the pile of resumes in his hands, Wu Yuan showed a slight smile.

In fact, the movie "The Embalmer" only required large-scale casting for a few characters.

Most of the supporting roles in the movie can be used by Wu Yuan with people he is familiar with, that is, friends from the Film Academy and Drama Academy who graduated in 1996.

Only four roles in the movie, namely the heroine Lin Mei, the hero's master Chen Jianjun, the secretary of the undertaker's company Xiao Wei, and the owner of a bathhouse in the hero's hometown, needed careful casting.

These four characters have different personalities, but each is responsible for the four emotional changes of the movie. They are very important to the male protagonist, and it is necessary to choose actors with suitable acting skills and image.

This is why there are so many actresses among the actors who came to audition today. Three of the four roles are female.

The heroine Lin Mei needs an actress who is around 30 years old, has a gentle image, and has the feeling of a wife.

Secretary Xiao Wei needs a young actress who can perform a lively, enthusiastic and cheerful character.

The last bathhouse owner needs a "grandma" type actress who is at least 50 years old.

Not to mention the last role, the first two roles are the focus of competition for the actresses who came to audition today.

The first person to come in for the audition was the actress Ning Jing.

As a powerful actress who has won Golden Rooster, Golden Horse and Hundred Flowers in China and St. Sebastian abroad, it goes without saying that Ning Jing's acting skills are outstanding.

In fact, the actors who were invited to audition today don't have to worry about their acting skills, they are definitely qualified for the movie "The Embalmer".

For them, auditions are more about trying out their own temperament or performance style to see if they are suitable for the character.

As soon as Ning Jing entered the door, Wu Yuan frowned.

Too strong.

Whether it's the way he walks or the momentum emanating from his body, tranquility gives people a strong sense of oppression.

Moreover, there is no trace of "good wife and mother" in her, only the spirit of a strong woman. It is no wonder that "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" chose her to play Da Yu'er.

It's just that this kind of temperament doesn't match the image and temperament of the heroine in "The Embalmer" at all.

However, Wu Yuan still had some expectations. Actors are very versatile. When they enter a play and when they leave the play, they look completely different. Wu Yuan has seen many actors.

"Hello, Teacher Jingjing."

"Good director."

Wu Yuan stood up, shook hands with Ning Jing, and handed an audition script he had prepared to Ning Jing.

While he was sizing up Ning Jing, Ning Jing was also sizing up Wu Yuan.

Young, too young, too handsome, with a dragon-like appearance, more like a young student than a director!

Even though Wu Yuan is well-known in the domestic film industry, everyone knows that he filmed "Juno" in Hollywood, which was very successful at the box office and will be released on a large scale around the world.

But to say how many people know what Wu Yuan looks like, there are really not many!

Except for Wu Yuan's actor friends, most other people in the industry only know his name but never see him!

After all, the director is a behind-the-scenes worker. Wu Yuan's only two films did not hold premieres, and he did not accept any media interviews in China or the United States, so there are no photos or on-set photos of him exposed to the outside world!

Now that I have seen this director Wu Yuan, who has been "famous for a long time", Ning Jing has a deep understanding of how exaggerated this 19-year-old director is.

Everyone knows that Wu Yuan is very young, but no one has told her that Wu Yuan is still so handsome? !

Ning Jing, who has always dared to love and hate, felt moved in her heart for a moment, and then a sigh came from the bottom of her heart. It would be better if she were ten years younger.

Putting aside the messy thoughts in his mind, he nodded at Wu Yuan with a smile, and Ning Jing took the few audition scripts and started thinking about it.

The script is very simple, just a short plot where the heroine welcomes the hero home. She needs to show the gentle, considerate, virtuous wife and loving mother of an Eastern woman.

After Ning Jing read through the script several times, he confidently signaled that the audition could begin.

There was no one to act with her, it was a completely non-physical performance.

Ning Jing stood at the "doorway" and greeted her returning husband with a smile on her face.

"Husband, you are back."

"Is your job search going well today?"

"Aunt Wang next door brought some pork head meat. Let me heat it up for you."

"..."

Watching An Jingwu take out the slippers for her husband to put on, then lead him to the dining table, carefully open the table, invite him to sit down, and bring the food...

Wu Yuan's brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.

In terms of performance alone, there is really no choice in the quiet performance. Even if there is no physical performance, it still shows the feeling of a wife waiting for her husband to return, and the busyness after the husband returns.

But, it's hard to explain. Wu Yuan just felt that Ning Jing lacked some temperament, which made this performance more superficial than sinking into the character.

"Tranquility is more suitable for a stronger character." Wu Yuan tilted his head and communicated with Han Dong in a low voice.

When he said this, Director Han understood immediately and reached out to interrupt Jing Jing's performance: "Xiao Jing, your performance is good. Let's discuss it. You should go back and wait for notification."

Jing Jing, who stopped her movements, raised her eyebrows, nodded while still maintaining a smile, turned around calmly and left the audition room, knowing that she was probably out.

"Next person!"

"Next person!"

"Next person!"

After the calm, mainland first-line actresses such as Zheng Shuang, Wang Yan, Jiang Qinqin, Gong Xue, He Qing, Xu Qing, etc. also tried their hand at acting.

Each of these beauties who are famous all over the country has their own advantages, but their shortcomings are also obvious. Some are too gorgeous, and some are too charming.

Teacher Da Zhengshuang is the one who best fits Wu Yuan's definition of a "good wife and mother", but her performance is a bit too hearty, lacking in elegance.

After auditioning for more than a dozen actresses, Wu Yuan wrote down a lot of reviews in his notebook, but he hasn't decided on any one yet.

"Next person!"

Another actress opened the door and walked into the audition room.

Wu Yuan raised his head casually.

"Eh?!"

"Sister Ziyi, aren't you in the United States to promote "Rush Hour 2"? Why are you here too?"

Jiuzhang, who had a bright smile on his face from the moment he walked in, greeted Wu Yuan very familiarly, "Yuan'er, your new play, no matter how busy I am, I have to come over and give it a try!"

"Haha." Wu Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling quite uncomfortable.

This lady’s attitude is so weird and scary!