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The next day, Wang Da Wang Er came as scheduled and tried out the roles one by one in the hotel room.

Xie Lansheng singled out the scene "One morning, Caikuan and Lang Ying hadn't opened their eyes yet, and Li Fangfang was not at home. Suddenly, Caikuan heard the sound of the lock being unlocked, and his mother came."In the movie, the male protagonist Cai Kuan is so anxious that he desperately stops people in the living room, which has a comic effect.

When Wang Dawang and Er were auditioning, Xie Lansheng, Hua Guoguang, Xin Ye and the executive director were all in the room.Xie Lansheng is the chief director, Hua Guoguang is the actor's assistant director, and he is more professional in choosing actors, and Xin Ye wants to play Lang Ying, and his feeling is also very important.The executive director is temporarily replacing Qi Yong, who has not yet come, and is mainly responsible for judging whether the actors are on camera from the viewfinder.It is very difficult to find a face that can play a leading role. The handsome men and beautiful women in life may not necessarily attract the audience. This thing is very evil.Xin Ye has a movie face that makes people boil, his eyes are clear and bright, his posture is full, and his bearing is extraordinary, which is rare.

The executive director is called Yu Qianzi. It is said that his parents hoped that the family would prosper and prosper, so they named him "Yu Qianzi".He was recruited by Lan Sheng, and he was attracted by his experience in making documentaries in a studio.At that time, Xie Lansheng wanted to hire someone who could make documentaries, because he hoped to be "close to reality". At the same time, the director of the documentary would not be too rigid about sub-cameras. My favorite kind of helper.

Yu Qianzi's personal introduction was handwritten and very scribbled. During the interview, Xie Lansheng thought the other party was called "Qian Gan Gan". After struggling for a long time, he finally asked: "Mr. Gan?" Who?" Xie Lansheng took the resume and looked left and right for a long time, and asked tentatively again: "Is it called... why, uh, why? Or... why?" He said everything, which was not bad. up.At that time, after hearing Lan Sheng's name, Yu Qianzi wanted to lift the table, shouting: "My name is Yu Qianzi!!! Yu, Qian, Zi!!!"

Because of this incident, later on, the crew all called him "Fucking!" behind his back.

Wang Da was the first to act.

Yu Qianzi shook his head at Lan Sheng when he saw it from the camera, meaning that it is not a movie face, so it cannot be impressive.Wang Da's acting skills are also quite average, a little exaggerated, so he passed.

So only Wang Er can act.

Wang Er's performance is not bad, and his understanding of the characters is in place, but he is not very imaginative, and the performance is full of gaps.He only acted according to the storyboard, and he really couldn't achieve "every second with drama".

But Wang Er was Xie Lansheng's life-saving straw at this time, so Xie Lansheng jumped up and down to demonstrate to Wang Er, asking Wang Er to act like him, hoping to see if the actor could learn from him.

When making a film, it's normal for a director to demonstrate.Sometimes, the actors lie on the bed to perform, and the director lays on the ground to demonstrate, tossing and turning, rolling all over the floor.

In order to demonstrate, Xie Lansheng lay down on the big bed in the hotel with a "bang", closed his eyes, and said with a peaceful face, "Okay... just now, Mama unlocked the door..."

After finishing speaking, he frowned as if he was woken up by someone, and slowly opened his eyelids, impatiently, and then suddenly remembered something, widened his eyes, woke up instantly, squinted his eyes, listened attentively, and confirmed After seeing someone, Li Yu sat up stiffly, squinted at the door of the house, and said to everyone: "Caikuan heard someone coming. At first he thought it was Li Fangfang in a daze, but he soon thought It seems that Li Fangfang is playing with her boyfriend in Tianjin, it is unlikely that she will come back at this time, and after she is sure that she heard it right, she will try to ask—”

After speaking, Xie Lansheng nervously asked the door of the room: "... Li Fangfang?" He even tensed his vocal cords.

After asking, Xie Lansheng jumped up from the bed, rushed to the door in a few strides, and then acted as his mother, with his hips on his hips, and shouted in the direction of the bed with a heavy Beijing accent: "It's not Li Fangfang! It's your mother!" !"

After shouting, Xie Lansheng rushed back to the big bed, sat back on the bed with a bang, became Cai Kuan again, stared at the door, took a deep breath, and hurriedly picked up the quilt to cover "Lang Ying" next to him.Covering it up and feeling that it wasn't real enough, Xie Lansheng picked up the pillow and stuffed it into the other side of the quilt, pretending to be an adult, then lifted the quilt again and slapped "Lang Ying" on the forehead, and said in a breathy voice, "My mother is here!"

Then "Lang Ying" didn't seem to move anymore. Xie Lansheng piled up the quilts and felt that it was really not good enough. He looked at his room and asked "Lang Ying" to hide in the closet, and then jumped off the bed with a "swish" and panicked. He hurriedly wanted to stop his mother, but after running two steps back, he realized that he had forgotten to put on his slippers. He seemed too flustered, so he quickly put them on when he came back, rushed out, closed the "door", and smiled to the outside: "Mom! ! Why are you here today?!"

After performing this series of actions, Xie Lansheng said to Wang Er: "Do you understand? This is a 20-second scene. He will not directly stop his mother, but first wake up Lang Ying and hide Lang Ying. Ying, go to delay the time. Your performance must have details."

Wang Er said, "Understood."

Xie Lansheng nodded: "Okay, let's walk again."

Wang Er followed suit, and Xie Lansheng shook his head disapprovingly, lay down again on the big bed in the hotel, and covered the quilt: "There are still some problems here! First, after waking up, at the same time when you stare wide Just look in the direction of the door, don't look at the ceiling first, then at the door! Next... and again..."

After talking about the "bed" question, Xie Lansheng jumped up again, and took two steps: "When you find that the slippers are not put on properly, you need to continue to appear anxious! Don't wear slippers normally, but like this... like this! Do you see it? Stand Here, facing the door, don’t turn around, just turn your head, and use one leg to hook your shoe behind! That’s the only way to be anxious! Come on, try it again.” Xie Lansheng thought, except for the initial “frowning and opening”, Wang Er almost There are omissions here and there.

Wang Er did it again.

Xie Lansheng looked at it, and stretched out his hand to rub the center of his eyebrows: "There are three more details."

Wang Er was very serious and said, "Say it."

Xie Lansheng lay back on the bed and demonstrated to Wang Er for the third time.

For a whole hour, Xie Lansheng kept climbing up and down, running around, and the hotel room seemed to be blown by the wind.

Xin Ye has been watching silently, and can feel the enthusiasm overflowing from Lan Sheng.He knew that this slender, soft-featured man in front of him seemed casual, but he had been silently carrying out double resistance for five years: against both mainstream Chinese ideology and Western modern cultural hegemony. He discussed Chinese society gently and delicately. His "personal" and "edge" depended on this enthusiasm, and he set himself on fire.

Fortunately, after an hour passed, Wang Er was finally able to perform the effect Xie Lansheng wanted.

But Xie Lansheng felt tired.Could it be that I have to teach myself this way in every scene and scene in the future?Chatting endlessly, painstakingly, painstakingly and conscientiously?

Can the filming be completed in those two months?

After Wang Er went to the toilet, Xie Lansheng sat on the bedside of the hotel, with his hands on his hips, and sighed deeply.

"Director Xie, how's it going?" Hua Guoguang, the actor's assistant director, asked.

"Don't sign yet." Xie Lansheng said, "See if there is a better one. If there is none...Wang Er is also fine."

"But..." Hua Guoguang was also a little worried, "It's too late to be taught like this all the time." This Wang Er is not very smart, he either misses this or misses that, but his acting skills are indeed good, and he can remember everything he can remember. good.

"Let's work overtime and shoot more." Xie Lansheng said, "I will definitely be able to produce something in the end, which is much better than Shi Yan. Shi Yan will even affect the atmosphere of the entire crew. However, we have to prepare to spend more time. There is film."

"But time is running out..."

"Give it a try." Xie Lansheng said, "When I set the time, I didn't expect that Lang Ying would be played by Xin Ye. The time was calculated based on the average NG for each shot. But he can basically pass it once, and Wang Er can be relaxed. If you work overtime, it's about the same. Let's catch up."

At this moment, after hearing their discussion, Yu Qianzi who was behind the camera suddenly raised his head and interjected: "Let me tell you, Director Xie, you can go up by yourself."

Xie Lansheng looked at him in surprise: "Huh?"

"Your face is really photogenic, better than Wang Da, and even better than Wang Er. Your acting skills are also good. You can pass it in one pass, and you can save teaching Wang Er again. And " "Consummation" was written by you, and you are the one who understands it best and can perform it best."

Xie Lansheng was stunned by what he said: "This..."

Yu Qianzi added: "Many directors direct and act on their own, such as Woody Allen's "Annie Hall", Kevin Costner's "Dancing with Wolves", Mel Gibson's "Braveheart", Ke Lynt Eastwood's "Bridge of Madison County" and Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" all won Oscars! And it's the best picture! Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" was nominated for an Oscar too, right? Takeshi Kitano directed and acted by himself, and "Huahuo" won the Golden Lion Award."

Dun Dun, he asked: "You don't believe me as the executive director?"

Xie Lansheng said: "That's not true." Yu Qianzi's ability is very strong. His previous documentaries have been shortlisted for international awards. Moreover, Xie Lansheng can also control the entire scene when he is acting, and control other actors at the same time. The thousand sons just look at Xie Lansheng.

Xie Lansheng was very sure that he was better than Wang Er.

but……

Quite inexplicably, he shifted his gaze to Xin Ye.

Xinye looked at him silently, his pupils were like deep pools.

His gaze was icy and cold, but his heart was full of enthusiasm, apprehension, and flattery.

Lan Sheng understood what the other party meant.

Xinye is fantasizing and looking forward to it.

Facing such a pair of eyes, Lan Sheng suddenly couldn't bear to let that heart fall into pieces.For no reason, Xie Lansheng thought of the "1384 days" that Xinye said, the canned yellow peaches that Xinye used, and Xinye's trembling fingers.

Playing the role of a lover in a movie is vague and paradoxical. Through the play and talent, he can despicably and secretly verify whether he can accept a man's kiss and a man's touch. The mind will then be hidden under excuses.

Xie Lansheng was short of breath.When the executive director Yu Qianzi continued to promote his idea of ​​"self-directing and acting", he and Xinye intertwined their eyes.Then, in the silence of the other party, Xie Lansheng said: "If there is no better one, just try it... I will be lenient in acting."

The author has something to say: Some students asked if self-directed and self-acted can win awards, yes, and there are many, besides the ones mentioned in the text, there are many such as "Life is Beautiful", "Escape from Tehran", and the Berlin award two years ago. Many of the directors of Golden Bear's "Taxi" are Mary Su...