Mermaid Actor [Rebirth]

When Lin Chuxi first saw Willie Clayton, he felt that he was really happy.A typical chubby white man with a chicken nest head and a black-framed mirror standing at the entrance of the Leland Hotel looking around. Those who didn't know thought he was planning a robbery.

Lin Chuxi stopped the car at the intersection and walked over by herself.He originally planned to come alone, but Mr. Housekeeper disagreed with his life and death, claiming that he was not familiar with the place of Los Angeles, what to do in case something happened, all dangers must be nipped in the bud, and insisted that people follow him.Lin Chuxi really couldn't hold back Mr. Housekeeper, so she had to settle for the next best thing and let the driver drive there.

Lin Chuxi recognized Willie Clayton in the crowd of people at a glance.He was alone in front of the entire Leland Hotel, so Lin Chuxi took out his phone and dialed Willie Clayton.The white and fat boy answered the phone immediately and quickly.

When the two of them reunited, Willie Clayton showed an expression that Lin Chuxi would laugh at for the rest of his life.

Lin Chuxi booked a private room in Lilan, and when she entered, Lin Chuxi was about to open her mouth to say something, when Willie Clayton suddenly ordered a dish on the menu and asked if he could buy this! .Lin Chuxi frowned, and nodded to call the waiter in to order.Lin Chuxi told him not to be polite, to order whatever he wanted.This guy really wasn't polite to him at all, he served a table full of food abruptly.

Willie Clayton's messy eating appearance was comparable to long teeth that had found food after being hungry for more than ten days, and Lin Chuxi was once again deeply speechless.What is going on with this starved ghost reincarnated...

Willie Clayton saw that Lin Chuxi's expression was really scary, so he stopped for a while to explain.

"Sorry, I scared you. To tell you the truth, because I spent all my money on movies, I ate plain boiled toast for a long time. I am so happy to be able to eat such a big meal today!"

"..." Regarding this, what should Lin Chuxi say?agreed?But this look is really embarrassing.Can't tell?People are dedicated to their careers and art.No, he didn't say anything. Silence is the answer like all essential oils.

Putting up her face and eating a little bit, Lin Chuxi was full.She sat in her seat and admired Willie Clayton's unflattering eating scenes for a while, and seeing that he couldn't stop for a while, she finally couldn't help asking him for the script.

"Mr. Clayton..."

"Willie, just call me Willie."

"Okay, Willy. Can I read the script, please?"

"Oh, of course, look at my memory. I should have given it to you right away. I'm sorry, Gavin."

"It's the same now."

Willie Clayton grabbed some tissues to wipe his hands, and took out a bound A4 book from the backpack hanging on the chair.Looking at the thickness, the number of pages is not many.Lin Chuxi accepted it, and there were only two lines on the cover of the script.One line is the title of the film, in the same font as the title on the poster.One line is the name of the screenwriter, that is, the director himself, Microsoft Yahei, such an orthodox and steady font is not at all like the person in front of him who is eating and drinking, giving people a slovenly appearance will like it.It's normal for people like Zhao Jinghe to prefer this type of business font.

Lin Chuxi shook her head, opened the script and began to read.

"Arnold's Dancing Shoes" undoubtedly tells a story about a dancer. The protagonist, Arnold, is a ballet student at the Academy of Arts. He is very popular with his teachers because of his excellent dancing skills.It's just that he is a little arrogant and strong.In the year he was about to graduate from school, the St. Bernham Ballet Troupe came to select new talents, and the school planned to rehearse a Midsummer Night's Dream for the reference of the troupe who came to select candidates.Arnold thus began to compete with another outstanding male dancer in the school for the qualification of the male lead dancer.Just when everyone thought Arnold was sure of winning, misfortune befell him.An accidental car accident left him with a comminuted fracture of his right leg, making it difficult for him to perform on stage again.Unable to put on his beloved dancing shoes again, the glory of the past is gone, the comfort of his classmates is more like ridicule, and his future life is also dark.Arnold was on the verge of collapse.At this moment, Arnold had a dream.The devil's white teeth in the dream made him shudder.The devil tempts him, and if he is willing to exchange his soul after death, he can get a pair of dancing shoes that can restore his legs to their original state.Arnold resisted the temptation and finally agreed to exchange.After waking up, the pair of dancing shoes in front of the hospital bed miraculously allowed him to stand up and dance again.Arnold, who returned to the stage under the surprised eyes of all parties, took the position of male lead dancer in one fell swoop.However, when the last Midsummer Night's Dream played out, a crueler truth emerged...

Lin Chuxi read the script in one sitting, and after that, he can only say that his desire to participate in this film is even greater.It's interesting, the character of Arnold is a very challenging character, and if played well, it can be quite brilliant.

Of course, Lin Chuxi wanted to think about it, whether she could win the favor of Willy Clayton was still unknown.Moreover, he doesn't believe that such a book still lacks a leading actor.

"May I ask." Putting down the script in his hand, Lin Chuxi straightened his face and asked, "Why haven't you found the leading actor yet? I think you should be very confident in the script you wrote."

Having finished his meal, Willie Clayton, who straightened his stomach and closed his eyes to digest, opened his eyes and said with some trepidation: "Well...Actually, there were indeed many people who came to audition before you, and some of them I thought were suitable. It’s just that after I put forward three conditions, they are not willing.”

"Three conditions?"

"Uh, yes. Because we are an independent film, the funds are very short, and even the protagonist's daily salary will be kept to a minimum. This is one. Second, due to the subject matter, we need the actor who plays Arnold to be able to study at his own expense. Ballet. The third is that we want to catch up with this year’s Venice International Film Festival, and we must produce samples before July, so the time is very tight. Therefore, we cannot provide enough time for the actors to learn dance, and the actors need to be filming Do high-intensity ballet training at the same time." Willie Clayton swallowed, took a peek at Lin Chuxi's expression, and continued without confidence: "Of course, we also have dance replacements, no It will be too strict for actors."

Willie Clayton's words forced Lin Chuxi to calm down and think.These few conditions are enough to overlord clauses.Quite a few actors stopped acting because they couldn't agree on their remuneration, not to mention having to find a ballet teacher at their own expense, but this is not the most important thing.There are also actors who are not short of money but just want to act well.The problem lies in the high-intensity training of ballet while filming.Filming is originally a physical labor, and one shot can't last a day.And ballet is even harder, especially for male actors who have no dance foundation.Not many men could stand this job, no wonder no one dared to take on the show because of the fright.

But this weird thing really hit the right person.Who is Lin Chuxi? It would be a piece of cake to put on him the intensity that ordinary people can't bear, and the softness of the mermaid's body is much better than that of a human male, at least it won't cause too much pain due to stretching.As for the remuneration, Lin Chuxi really didn't think about how much money she would get from this film.The more troublesome thing is to hire a ballet teacher, and I have to trouble the Meng family again.

"How about it, do you still want to try it?" Willie Clayton asked uncertainly.

"Try! Why not try! It's rare to come across a good book!"

"Really!" Willie Clayton widened his eyes as if he couldn't believe it.

Lin Chuxi threw the script to Willie Clayton, asking him to start picking out a few scenes in the script for audition.Willie Clayton breathed out and breathed in at the same time.It is rare to meet an actor who is willing to accept the three conditions. If his acting skills are not up to standard, he will definitely cry on the spot.

"Then, No.30 has four games, okay?"

"Okay, just No.30 for four games. Let me memorize the lines first."

"Oh, okay, take your time and recite..."

A low-key, cautious director, and a domineering newcomer blank actor.This should be the weirdest and funny atmosphere in the global movie audition.

Scene 30 of "Arnold's Dancing Shoes" No.[-] is just a clip of Arnold waking up from the dream of giving shoes by the devil before and after putting on his shoes in front of the bed.There are few lines, but it is a test of inner drama.

Opening up a relatively empty space in the private room, Lin Chuxi moved a few chairs and put them together to make a simple bed.He took off his shoes in the corner and lay down in white socks.He was lying slack, as if he was weak.He closed his eyes, thinking back to the time when he was huddled in the shabby house and despaired of the future, the feeling that the whole world had become a gray and ruined state.Then he slowly lifted his eyelids, the emerald eyes were hollow and numb.He just lay there quietly, his skin was very white, and his lines were ethereal and gorgeous when viewed from the side, but he looked like a beautiful doll that had lost its vitality.Recalling that absurd dream, he showed a fragile and mocking smile, then slowly turned his head, and his eyes hit the pair of black dancing shoes that appeared out of thin air in front of the bed.At that second, Emerald's pupils shrank suddenly, frightened, but then cautiously excited like waking up from a big dream.He wanted to get up, but he couldn't move his right leg.

Willie Clayton had put on a serious attitude to examine this audition since Lin Chuxi took off his shoes. He noticed Lin Chuxi's subtle movements, and when she opened her eyes, there was a little bit of a smile on the corner of her mouth. The upper hook, related to the plot, Arnold has obtained the magic dancing shoes in the dream to dance again, and his body caters to the dream with a smile.Looking at this alone, Lin Chuxi has surpassed too many male actors who came to audition before.

Lin Chuxi made a movement of lifting the quilt, her right calf did not move at all.He struggled to prop up his body, slowly moved his legs to the edge of the bed and sat up straight on his side.Lin Chuxi firmly grasped the edge of the chair with both hands, leaned forward slightly, and focused her gaze on a void in the air, with a struggling and frightened expression on her face.He slowly stretches out his hand to the air at his feet, where there will be a pair of black dancing shoes in the film.When he was about to touch the edge of the shoe, his fingers couldn't help but retracted and clenched into a fist, and then he looked away like a broken jar and quickly picked up the shoe cover on his feet.When he finally put on the two dancing shoes, he opened his breath-holding mouth and nose, breathing rapidly as if lacking oxygen.

"All right."

Lin Chuxi was in the middle of acting, but Willie Clayton interrupted him suddenly.Lin Chuxi threw him a puzzled look.

Willie Clayton didn't know whether he was happy or heartbroken, and he said, "Gavin dear, there is no need to continue acting. I have a general understanding."

Lin Chuxi nodded, put on her shoes again, and waited for Willie Clayton's trial.

Willie Clayton touched the tears in the corner of his eyes, opened his arms and smiled and said to Lin Chuxi: "Dear Arnold, I finally found you!"