At four o'clock in the afternoon, when the audition was coming to an end, Xiao Li from the administration department came to see Zhou Yan, "Teacher Zhou, there is a girl named Li Xiaoran coming to see you."
Zhou Yan looked at the rest. Those who did not audition estimated the time, and then said to Xiao Li, "Take her to the lounge and wait for a while. It will be over in half an hour."
"Okay." Xiao Li Li nodded, turned and left.
Li Hong heard Xiao Li's words from the side and said in surprise, "Is this Li Xiaoran the actress that Lao Xiao mentioned?"
"Well, I went to see director Zhao Baogang at noon. Call me to ask her to come over.”
"I want to see how pretty this girl is."
What Xiao Can said at noon made Li Hong interested in Li Xiaoran.
After all, Xiao Can is an old man in the industry. What kind of actress has she not seen?
Not to mention Taiwan and Xiangjiang, all the famous actresses in the mainland have basically been to Yanjing Studio.
If Xiao Can can be said to be very beautiful, then of course it’s no different.
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You'll know when you see it soon."
At this time, Shen Yan came over and asked curiously, "Which school did this Li Xiaoran graduate from?"
" I really don’t know about this. I’ll ask when she comes later.”
“Oh, if it’s from Zhongxi Opera or Yandian, maybe I can have an impression.”
Zhou Yan shook his head. Said, "That's definitely not the case, because Director Zhao said that she is not from a major."
"Oh, that's no wonder."
Shen Yan nodded, this makes sense. It stands to reason that whether it is a Chinese drama or a Yandian film, good-looking female students will actually be attracted very early. People noticed.
Many directors like to use students who are still in school. On the one hand, it may be because the character really needs it, and on the other hand, it is also because hiring students to shoot is equivalent to winning the prize, and the winning rate of students from Zhongxi and Yandian Still relatively high.
Most of the senior girls majoring in acting at the Chinese Opera and Yanjing Film Academy have filmed movies, and many of them have already achieved quite a bit of fame.
Usually, good-looking girls are more likely to get roles and become famous first.
...
More than twenty minutes later, all the auditions for the main roles were over.
Jiang Mengfei was about to pack his things when Zhou Yan raised his hand to stop him and said, "Mengfei, don't pack it up in a hurry, there is an actor behind you."
"Is there anything else?" Jiang Mengfei said with a look on his face. He flipped through the list in confusion, "Isn't this the last one just now?"
"One came temporarily. She is in the lounge. Go and shout for me, her name is Li Xiaoran."
"Okay, Li Xiaoran, I'll go right away." Jiang Mengfei nodded and went out directly.
Li Hong joked, "I said I was going to shout."
Zhou Yan gave him a roll of his eyes, "Don't be poor, get the audition script No. 24."
"Okay, I'll come find it."
After Jiang Mengfei went out, he came back quickly, followed by a girl.
Li Hong stretched his neck to look with curiosity. When he saw the girl behind him, he felt a little disappointed.
Because of what Xiao Can said at noon, Li Hong had very high expectations for Li Xiaoran's appearance, so when he saw Li Xiaoran for the first time, he felt a big gap in his heart.
Li Xiaoran is thin and tall, with long hair tied in a single ponytail. He wears a relatively slim-fitting short-sleeved T-shirt on his upper body. The style is ordinary, even a little bit rustic. His lower body is a pair of blue jeans. At first glance, It didn't give Li Hong a feeling of surprise.
Ana Shen next to her feels similar to Li Hong. This girl does look quite ordinary.
But when Li Xiaoran took a few steps closer, the feelings between the two of them changed again.
Although Li Xiaoran was dressed very ordinary, his face was indeed very good-looking and clean, much prettier than at first glance.
"Hello, directors." Li Xiaoran greeted him playfully.
Zhou Yan looked at Li Xiaoran up and down, "You're not wearing makeup?"
"No." Li Xiaoran shook his head, "Are there any makeup requirements for today's audition? Sorry, I'm here. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to put on makeup."
"Did you put nothing on your face?" Zhou Yan asked again.
"Uh, wipe Dabao." Li Xiaoran said seriously.
Seeing Li Xiaoran's serious look, Li Hong and the others laughed.
Dabao is a kind of skin care lotion, which is completely different from cosmetics. It is very popular in mainland China and can be found in almost every household.
Its advertising slogan is also very popular. Anyone caught on the street will know that "Dabao is seen every day".
But while they were amused, Li Hong and the others were also very surprised, because if Li Xiaoran didn't use cosmetics, her skin would be too good, a bit too white.
In reality, it is rare to see a girl with such good skin. She is truly gifted.
At this time, the feelings between Li Hong and Shen Yan changed again. This girl was really getting more and more beautiful. If you look closely, she even looked like hibiscus coming out of clear water.
Zhou Yan also nodded secretly. Li Xiaoran is indeed naturally beautiful. Even if she is dressed like this, she will be seen in the crowd.
However, this girl seemed a bit slovenly. Not to mention her clothing, her hair was too messy and she had not combed it properly. Seeing her, two words came to Zhou Yan's mind - otaku. .
“I heard from Director Zhao that you are not from a major?”
Li Xiaoran nodded, "Well, I study dance, and I used to work in the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe."
"Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, why did it come out?"
"I never really liked it. Dancing is too tiring. It happened that our group was laying off people this year, so I took the initiative to resign and make room for others."
Zhou Yan smiled to himself, this girl is quite real.
“Read this script first.” Zhou Yan handed the audition script No. 24 to Li Xiaoran, “I’ll give you ten minutes to study it.”
After all, she didn't come from a major, so Zhou Yan gave her a little longer.
Li Xiaoran nodded, took the script, and stood there to study it.
Here Li Hong looked at Li Xiaoran, nodded first, and then shook his head.
Seeing Li Hong's reaction, Ana Shen came over and asked in a low voice, "Director Li, what's wrong?"
Li Hong said regretfully, "This girl is indeed pretty, but she doesn't feel like the character. It’s a bit inappropriate.”
Ana Shen couldn't help but nod, "Well, this girl looks a bit too pure."
The role of "First Love" should be beautiful, sexy, and preferably a little unrestrained, and able to The shrewdness of playing men into applause.
As for this Li Xiaoran, apart from being beautiful, there seems to be no overlap with the character.
Compared to "First Love", it seems more suitable for Li Xiaoran to play the male protagonist's sister.
Zhou Yan's feeling is different from theirs. He thinks that Li Xiaoran is very suitable for the role of "first love" as long as he dresses up.
But... Zhou Yan looked at Li Xiaoran up and down. He thought it would be better for Li Xiaoran to gain some weight. He was still a little thinner now.
Li Xiaoran is actually quite capable, but because he is too thin, his original impulse is weaker. To use a more fashionable word in later generations, there is not enough sexual tension.
The role of "first love" needs to reflect "sexual tension". Ten minutes later, Zhou Yan said, "Are you ready?"
Li Xiaoran nodded, "I'm ready, do you want to start now?"
Zhou Yan didn't let her start directly, but asked, "Can you grow some more meat?"
Li Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "It should be okay to grow a little longer. I'm not the kind of person who can't eat. Fat people."
After receiving a positive reply, Zhou Yan nodded, "You don't need anyone to act with you, just act in front of the air."
Li Xiaoran heard Zhou Yan ask her to start. Take a deep breath, and then start acting to the air.
The audition script Li Xiaoran got was the scene where the male protagonist confessed to her but she rejected it twice in a row.
"Wait a minute, you're not here to confess your love to me..."
When Li Xiaoran finished his first line, Zhou Yan frowned.
As expected, Li Xiaoran is from a non-professional background, and his professional abilities are indeed incomparable to those of professional actors. Both his lines and expressions are inferior.
Li Hong and Shen Yan also looked at each other, and they could naturally see that Li Xiaoran's business ability was not good.
Zhou Yan did not say anything, but quietly waited for Li Xiaoran to finish the trick, and then he said, "The character Qin Yu is not an innocent female college student. You can tell from her lines It turns out that her rank is very high. She must have been confessed by many boys before the male protagonist, so she can handle it so easily. Obviously, she is not attracted to the male protagonist, so it is impossible for her to confess to the male protagonist. There is a trace of hesitation..."
Ana Shen showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect Zhou Yan to tell Li Xiaoran the scene on the spot. All the other actors who came to audition before did not receive this treatment.
The key point is that Zhou Yan was very detailed. He first talked about the character of Qin Yu, and then started to talk about how to express some details of this scene.
Li Xiaoran didn't take it seriously. She hadn't participated in a few auditions and thought it was normal.
And seeing how patient Zhou Yan was, she also felt that the famous Director Zhou was quite amiable.
But she didn’t quite understand some of what Zhou Yan said.
Zhou Yan saw that Li Xiaoran was a little confused and asked, "Have you ever met a boy who confessed to you?"
"Well, I have met a few."
Li Xiaoran said a few of them She was modest. She grew up in a compound. Because she was good-looking, she was always surrounded by a bunch of little boys.
"Then how did you respond?"
"Of course I refuse them directly, just say I don't like them." Li Xiaoran said without hesitation.
"Then how do you feel when you encounter such a confession?"
Li Xiaoran thought for a while and said, "It's a little annoying."
"Actually, Qin Yu has the same idea as you Yes, she is also a little annoyed. But unlike you, she will not show her annoyance. On the one hand, the male protagonist is her good friend’s brother and she is still living in his family. On the other hand, she I don’t want to push one of my admirers too far..."
With Zhou Yan’s analysis, Li Xiaoran gradually gained a deeper understanding of the character Qin Yu and a more accurate understanding of this scene. understand.
Zhou Yan saw that it was almost done, so he asked Li Xiaoran to do it again, and he even went into battle himself to act as Li Xiaoran's partner.
In today's audition, Zhou Yan only acted with Xie Fang and Jiao Huang, and Li Xiaoran was the third one.
However, unlike the previous two, Zhou Yan did not set up any obstacles when he acted for Xiao Ran. Instead, he tried to lead Li Xiaoran into the scene.
This time, Li Xiaoran's performance was much better than the first time, and he was considered decent.
Seeing Li Xiaoran's performance this time, Zhou Yan also nodded. Fortunately, Li Xiaoran's professional level is not that bad, and it is not difficult to train, and it can still be used.
Besides Li Hong and Shen Yan also nodded. Although Li Xiaoran's performance for the second time was still not particularly good, it had undergone qualitative changes compared to the first time. Once he is more familiar with the script, he should be able to meet the requirements. of.
Anyway, Qin Yu's scenes are not many, and it is easy to grind.
After the second play was over, Zhou Yan asked: "How much do you weigh now?"
"I haven't weighed myself recently, it should be less than ninety pounds."
“How high?”
“One meter sixty-eight.”
"I'm too thin. Is it possible to gain five to ten pounds in a month?"
"But wouldn't being thinner be more photogenic? I heard that movie cameras can make people look twenty pounds heavier. In fact, I used to be pretty fat, but I lost some weight to look better on camera."
Zhou Yan smiled, "Even if you are twenty pounds heavier, you are still less than one hundred and one pounds."
“Oh, it should be no problem to gain weight, I just need to eat more.”
“Eat more and exercise more.”
"Do you still want to exercise?"
"Don't you learn to dance? Just dance more often."
Li Xiaoran pursed her lips. She just felt that dancing was too tiring, so she stopped singing and dancing. Her biggest dream in life is to stay at home and play video games every day.
However, for the sake of the role, she still nodded and said, "No problem."
Zhou Yan nodded, "You go back and wait for the news first."
"Okay."
"By the way, if it's you, I'll join the group in a few days. Are you okay?"
"No." Li Xiaoran shook his head.
“Okay.”
……
After Li Xiaoran left, Li Hong said, "Director Zhou, has the role of Qin Yu been decided for her? Do you want to watch the video?"
"Well, I definitely need to watch the video."
Audition, audition, what you are trying on is the camera, it is definitely not enough to just look at it with your eyes.
A lot of times, the actors’ live performances are very good, but their reactions in the camera are not very interesting.
Shen Yan smiled and said, "The actors in our movie are really amazing in terms of their looks alone."
Li Hong then flattered Zhou Yan, "That's right, you don't even know who the leading actor is." The film should be developed as soon as possible, and the character matters should be finalized as soon as possible. We still have a lot of things to do. "
"No problem, the film will be developed within today, and we can watch it tomorrow morning." road.
"That's good. If it is finally confirmed that it is Li Xiaoran, I will definitely ask Director Gao to retrain her and improve her. Although the role of Qin Yu does not have many roles, we must pay attention to it."
“Understood.”
"For now, let's rest. Let's watch the video of today's audition together tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Zhou Yan packed up his things, got up and left. (End of this chapter)