Zhou Yan also noticed that some changes had been made to the makeup on Zhu Lin's face. She used to be quite white, but now her skin tone looks a little yellower and not that white.
Lin Lin in the movie is a worker. Naturally, her skin tone cannot be too white, but unlike rural women who often do farm work, Zhu Lin’s makeup is in the right direction.
Zhou Yan didn’t say much and asked Zhu Lin to start the audition directly.
During the audition process, Zhu Lin performed very well and was in place in all aspects.
After it was over, she didn't say anything, just looked at Zhou Yan and the other directors quietly with a smile on her face.
Zhou Yan drew a circle after Zhu Lin's name on the list, and then looked at Wang Xiaoshuai and Huo Jianqi next to him.
Huo Jian nodded, then moved his upper body closer to Zhou Yan, and whispered, "It's all good, just, it would be nice to be thinner."
Zhu Lin definitely doesn't count. Fat is plump at best, but Lin Lin in the movie is on the thin side. If Zhu Lin could be thinner, she would naturally be more in line with the role of Lin Lin.
Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and then said directly to Zhu Lin: "Ms. Zhu, if you want to play the role of Lin Lin, you may need to be thinner."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Lin immediately He nodded and said, "No problem, I can lose some weight. Director, how much weight do you think is appropriate?"
Zhou Yan looked Zhu Lin up and down, "I would like to ask, how much do you weigh now?"
"I am now over one hundred and ten, but less than one hundred and two. I haven't been on the scale recently, so I don't know the specific number." Zhu Lin replied.
Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "It should be okay to lose ten pounds."
I have to say that the current female celebrities' weight management is still very normal. Zhu Lin looks like she should Less than 1.65 meters, if placed thirty or forty years later, female celebrities of this height would basically be no more than 100, and many celebrities would even weigh less than 90 pounds.
Zhou Yan has always felt that Shizuka is thin, but Shizuka's height and weight are very common in the entertainment industry thirty-four years later.
If it weren't for Lin Lin's role setting, Zhou Yan wouldn't ask Zhu Lin to lose weight. He thinks Zhu Lin has the right figure and is very healthy.
"No problem, I can do it." Zhu Lin said very confidently.
Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Okay, that's it for today. You can go back and wait for notification."
"Okay, directors, goodbye."
Waiting After Zhu Lin left, Wang Xiaoshuai said, "Zhu Lin's performance is still very good. If she can really lose ten pounds, the role of Lin Lin can be given to her."
"I think her skin should be a little more tanned. Just relying on makeup is not enough. Movie lenses will make some tricks invisible." Huo Jianqi said.
Zhou Yan glanced at Huo Jianqi and thought that this guy was a little too demanding of actors. He thought that Zhu Lin should be fine with makeup, and there was no need to go out of her way to show it off.
“Let’s not discuss the skin color for now, let’s see the effect of her weight loss. Let’s decide on the role of Lin Lin first. When today’s audition is over, Director Huo, please inform Zhu Lin and let her stay in Yanjing.”
Wang Xiaoshuai joked, "Why, Director Zhou is going to arrange a weight-loss plan for Zhu Lin."
"That's not a problem. In fact, ten pounds is not bad, and the time left for her is quite long. . Let’s not waste any time and call for the next one.”
"Okay."
......
The day's audition ended, it was already four or five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yan and Huo Jianqi exchanged opinions.
Most of the roles in today’s audition have been decided, and even the alternatives have been decided.
After exchanging opinions, Huo Jianqi said, "Director Zhou, I still care more about the children. The most important role in this movie is actually the students. When will we also go and see those students? I'm going to Have you read the lists I gave you?”
Zhou Yan asked Huo Jianqi to find some rebellious and problematic teenagers, preferably students from a school choir. Huo Jianqi compiled a list according to Zhou Yan's instructions and handed it over to Zhou Yan two days ago.
“I’ve looked at the list, but it’s still a bit short. Let’s start sifting after we sort through more.”
“I’m afraid that we don’t have enough time. After the students come, we still have to Training."
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Except for Lin Ai, there is no need for training."
"Just come on?" Wang Xiaoshuai said in surprise.
"Well, let them go directly, so we have to find the right ones according to the personalities of these characters. During the filming process, Zhou Xuewen changed his students, and these actors also had to be changed."
Huo Jianqi Licking his lips, he said, "Isn't the difficulty too high? It's hard for these rebellious teenagers to say that they will become better after just one movie."
"There are pros and cons to doing this, and it doesn't necessarily have to be solved. Their problem is just to show the effect."
Huo Jian nodded, "I understand."
Zhou Yan patted his thigh and stood up, "Okay, you go. Let’s eat, I’m leaving first.”
Wang Xiaoshuai asked strangely, "This is the order. If you don't have a bite in the factory cafeteria, where else are you going?"
"I'm going to school to eat, and by the way, I'll see how Teacher Li and the others are doing at school."
"If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot that Teacher Li and the others are studying at Yangyin."
......
Zhou Yan arrived at Yangyin just in time for lunch. Wang Xueqi and Li Xuejian were both eating in the cafeteria, and many students gathered around them.
These two people have been hanging out at Yangyin every day during this period, and they have become familiar with the students. Not only do we have classes together, but we also eat, drink, and poop together.
Today is Sunday, and there are no classes in all departments, but there are many activities. Wang Xueqi and the others did not give themselves a holiday, so they stayed in the school to participate in activities with the students.
Seeing Zhou Yan coming, the students greeted Zhou Yan one after another.
"Teacher Zhou."
"Senior brother."
Interestingly, Li Xuejian still called Zhou Yan "Director Zhou", while Wang Xueqi followed some students and called Zhou Yan "senior brother", which even stunned Zhou Yan for a moment.
Seeing Zhou Yan being stunned, Wang Xueqi explained with a smile, "If you want to integrate, you have to be thorough."
Li Xuejian joked, "You call me Teacher Zhou with such an old face. Brother, he must not be used to it.”
“What’s the matter? I even heard someone tell me that there were graduate students in the composition department who were in their thirties and forties, and they were not much worse than me. ”
Wang Xueqi is right. There are indeed graduate students in their thirties and forties in the Composition Department. These students generally come to Yangyin for further study after working for many years.
This was the case for Jia Guoxun, and the situation was similar for Zhao Jiping.
This situation also occurs in other departments, but it is more common in the composition department.
......
After eating in the cafeteria, Zhou Yan took the two of them for a walk and chat in the school.
Wang Xueqi took the initiative to ask about today's actor audition, "Was the actor's audition going well today?"
Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Well, it's quite ideal. Most of the adult actors have been decided. The rest will be decided by the students. There will be no problem with the actors."
"Then Okay.”
They didn’t ask other Wang Xueqi. After all, they are just actors. If they interfere too much in filming, the director may think that they have crossed the line.
Although Zhou Yan seems to be easy to get along with, they are not very familiar with each other after all, and they don't know what Zhou Yan's style is. Many directors are more concerned about actors asking too many questions.
Interfering with the director is a taboo for actors.
Some actors are confused. They feel that they have acted in many films and are famous, so they want to point fingers at the director. This can easily lead to problems.
Especially young directors like Zhou Yan will definitely be very sensitive to interference from actors.
They didn’t ask, but Zhou Yan took the initiative and said a few words, "The filming is going on simultaneously, and all plans have not encountered any resistance yet. If there are no accidents, the filming can be started as usual next spring. You guys Just study with peace of mind. You can arrange your time and learn how to do it.”
“That’s not possible. I have to study hard for such a good opportunity.”
Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing. Wang Xueqi had been in Yangyin for a while and was still very enthusiastic. He just didn't know if he would still be so enthusiastic after a while.
After sending Wang Xueqi and the others out of the school, Zhou Yan returned to the teaching building and went to the command department's office.
Che Yongqiang was the only one in the whole office. When he saw Zhou Yan, he smiled and said, "Teacher Zhou, what do you want to do? You have already seen all the young actors in our troupe." Zhou Yan said before He took some time to visit Yang Tuan and looked at the children, but he didn't find what he wanted, which was what he expected.
“I’m here to see Teacher Yang this time.”
“You’re looking for my teacher, what do you want?”
"I am short of a conductor in my movie, and I want Teacher Yang to try it."
"Acting, does it take a long time?"
"It won't take too long, once It can be done in two days."
Zhou Yan approached Yang Hongnian because he wanted him to play the role of the elderly Lin Ai. He is a real conductor and must be played best by professionals.
Yang Hongnian was of the right age, so Zhou Yan made up his mind.
After hearing that it could be done in a day or two, Che Yongqiang nodded, "This time is fine, I think the teacher may agree to it."
"Is Teacher Yang at home now?"
"No, he was still in the office just now. He went out and will be back soon. Why don't you sit down and wait."
Hearing what Che Yongqiang said, Zhou Yan sat down and waited. Wait for Yang Hongnian to come back.
Che Yongqiang is quite interested in Zhou Yan's movies, "Your new movie is mainly about music. Are there any roles suitable for me?"
Zhou Yan looked at Che Yongqiang up and down, "There are many roles. If you want to play them, you can choose them when the time comes."
"Can you still choose?" Che Yongqiang said unexpectedly.
Zhou Yan nodded, "You can choose, there is a concert scene, there will be thousands of spectators at the scene, you can choose the location when the time comes."
Che Yongqiang curled his lips, "So it turns out It’s the audience.”
“How about you perform as a performer?”
"Forget it, I'll just be the audience. If my teacher plays it, I will definitely go there to support it." Che Yongqiang waved his hand and asked, "Will your movie still be released overseas? "
"Well, Neon is likely to be released in Europe and the United States. It's hard to say for the time being."
"That's good."
Zhou Yan sat in the office for twenty years. For several minutes, Yang Hongnian did not come back.
Che Yongqiang said, "How about this? I'll tell the teacher about the acting and I'll give you an answer later. Looking at the situation, maybe he went somewhere and won't come back today."
"You can also make an appointment for me to visit."
"I'll ask the teacher first and see what he says. If he comes to school tomorrow, you can just meet at school."
"Okay, thank you for your work."
"You're welcome."
Five or six minutes after Zhou Yan left, Yang Hongnian returned to the office.
Seeing Yang Hongnian, Che Yongqiang patted his thigh and said, "Hey, I would have told Zhou Yan to leave later."
Yang Hongnian looked at Che Yongqiang and asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"
< br>Che Yongqiang explained, "Zhou Yan came here to look for you just now. When the boss didn't see you for a while, he left first."
"What is he looking for me for?" Yang Hongnian asked doubtfully, "I looked for you before." Didn’t I help him with the young actor’s problem? He didn’t find the right one himself.”
“There is a conductor role in the new movie that is suitable for you, and I want to invite you to participate.”< br>
"Acting." When he heard about acting, Yang Hongnian curled his lips, "I can't do it, and I'm busy with the group's affairs now, so I can't get away."
"It's just one or two. The filming can be completed in a day, and I heard from Zhou Yan that the new movie will definitely be released overseas. It’s such a shameless thing.”
“I don’t care about whether I show my face or not.”
"Yes, yes." Che Yongqiang nodded repeatedly, "Teacher, you are not a common person. Of course you don't like these common names, but Zhou Yan's new movie is about music and education. , you are a well-known educator in the music industry. With your help, it can add a lot of color to the movie. Besides, the movie is also a promotional tool. If more people watch it, it can also play a big role in promoting music education. It works."
If Zhou Yan was around at this moment, he would have to give Che Yong a big gift. This guy is really helpful.
Yang Hongnian was also moved by the students, "If it's only a day or two, it's not impossible to consider it, but I have to read their script first, and I can't just shoot in a haphazard manner."
"This There must be no problem. I will tell Zhou Yan later. I believe the script must be very good. Zhou Yan's first two movies were of high standard. "Really?" Yang Hongnian doesn't pay much attention to movies. He has heard several songs from the two movies of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly".
"Yeah, his last movie broke the box office record of Chinese movies in Neon."
"It does sound okay." Yang Hongnian nodded, "Then look back Let me talk to Zhou Yan.”
Hearing what the teacher said, Che Yongqiang smiled. He knew his teacher very well. After this trick, the teacher would definitely be persuaded.
......
Here Zhou Yan didn't know that Che Yongqiang was helping him. As soon as he walked out of the school gate, he received a message on his pager. It was from Yang Guohui, saying it was I'll send someone over tomorrow to deliver the movie "Westward Journey".
After Zhou Yan returned home, he called Yang Guohui back and agreed to go to Yanjing Factory to watch movies with their people tomorrow.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan began to think about starting a movie studio. Otherwise, watching movies would be quite troublesome.
Last time, Li Xiuhai, the director of the electronics factory, hinted to him that Building 3 next to it could be rented to him. He didn't bother with it at that time, but now he might consider it.
The floor height of Building 3 is definitely not suitable for a music studio, but if it is used for a movie studio, it is still barely enough.
If Zhou Yan wants to set up a film studio, it will not involve too much film production. At most, it will only be able to satisfy simple washing, cutting and blowing.
Also, if Zhou Yan wants to develop his own team later, then these people can also have a place to stay.
The next morning, Zhou Yan met with the staff sent by Yang Guohui.
When Zhou Yan watched the film, the staff followed him throughout the process. They were worried that Zhou Yan would accidentally leak their film.
Zhou Yan also understands their worries.
"Westward Journey" will be released in two parts, and what they sent over was not separated. It was a combination of the upper and lower parts, and it is not the final version. The total length is more than four hours.
There are a lot of tapes for four hours, and the staff drove them over.
Similar to scoring other movies, Zhou Yan also memorized it while watching it. He started watching a four-hour movie at nine o'clock in the morning and didn't finish it until nine o'clock in the evening.
At first, the two staff members accompanied Zhou Yan together. Later, they couldn't stand it any longer, so they started to arrange shifts and take turns accompanying Zhou Yan.
It wasn’t until half past nine that Zhou Yan finished watching the last scene.
In fact, he watched it very quickly. After all, the soundtrack of this movie has been basically completed and is relatively simple. Otherwise, Zhou Yan would have to watch this four-hour movie for several days.
This version of "Westward Journey" is actually very different from the original version that Zhou Yan has seen. There are many plots in it that Zhou Yan has not seen, and there are also some plots that Zhou Yan has seen that do not appear in it.
Zhou Yanyou noticed that the role of Mrs. Niu had a little more scenes than the original version. Probably because Chen Hong was Zhou's actor, some more scenes were cut out.
And he doesn’t know whether it’s because of the makeup or because Chen Hong is really pretty, but Zhou Yan always feels that this version of Mrs. Niu’s role is much more impressive.
Mrs. Niu’s makeup must have been made more ugly, but it may be that the ugly makeup did not cover Chen Hong’s beauty, or it may be that the makeup artist was lenient. Anyway, this version of Mrs. Niu is better than the original one. Bright.
If it is officially released later and Mrs. Niu’s scenes are no longer edited, maybe Mrs. Niu will also leave a deeper impression on the audience.
At this age, Chen Hong is at the peak of her appearance. She will never lose in front of anyone. Even if Zixia or Bai Jingjing are replaced by her, it is not impossible.
Even Zhou Yan felt that Chen Hong was more suitable for Bai Jingjing than Mok Wenwei, but Bai Jingjing and Zixia were decided by Stephen Chow, and it was impossible for others to play them at that time.
Zhou Yan had expected the changes in the movie. After all, the script of this movie was originally incomplete, and many plots were improvised, so many differences would naturally occur.
However, these are all partial changes. The overall style of the film has not changed, and it has not had much impact on Zhou Yan's soundtrack work. (End of this chapter)