Li Hong was right, Ana Shen's legs were indeed very fast.
And he not only has quick legs, but also quick hands. As soon as Zhou Yan finished speaking, he found the audition script No. 33.
"Director Zhou, here you go."
Zhou Yan glanced at Ana Shen, nodded, took the script, and then handed the script to Li Naiwen, "Take a look at this."< br>
Li Naiwen took over the script without knowing why, and immediately saw the character notes on it, and said unexpectedly, "Is this Qu Jie's script?"
Qu Jie is a good friend of the male protagonist. He is a bit different and has more roles than the character he originally auditioned for, Zhong Xuwen.
Of course, Li Naiwen didn't know how many roles there would be, but he just heard someone talking about the character Qu Jie in the lounge and knew that Qu Jie was the protagonist's good friend.
"Well, I'll give you five minutes, is that enough?"
Li Naiwen responded quickly and nodded quickly, "That's enough, Director Zhou."
He knew, Your chance has come.
If he can grasp it well this time, he might be able to get the role of Qu Jie.
Compared to Zhong Xuwen, the role of Qu Jie should be much better.
Zhou Yan nodded, said nothing more, and began to look through the information of the actors who came to audition today.
Let Li Naiwen audition for the role of Qu Jie, on the one hand because he was reluctant to give up on Li Naiwen, and on the other hand, because there were not many actors auditioning for Qu Jie today, and none of them satisfied Zhou Yan based on the information.
In this case, it is better to let Li Naiwen try the role of Qu Jie, maybe there will be an unexpected surprise.
When Li Hong and Shen Yan heard that Zhou Yan wanted to take the audition script No. 33, they knew that Zhou Yan wanted Li Naiwen to audition for Qu Jie, so they also wrote Li Naiwen's name after Qu Jie.
Shen Yan lowered his head and said to Li Hong, "It seems that Director Zhou has a good impression of this Li Naiwen."
"This kid's performance is indeed quite good, but he looks a little anxious. He is twenty-two years old and his face looks more mature than Director Zhou’s.”
“The skin is a bit dark, seems to have less white hair?”
“The hair is not white, but it is not dark enough.”< br>
"The information says the height is 180cm, but it doesn't look as tall as Director Zhou."
"I guess it's 180cm in shoes, Director Zhou wears 183cm in shoes. It's normal for actors to report their heights a little higher, and He's not short anymore."
"Well, Director Zhou has long legs and good proportions, and he looks tall."
Zhou Yan heard his assistant director and assistant director muttering next to him. Yes, I rolled my eyes at the two of them, wondering why these two big men were still gossiping.
Li Hong saw Zhou Yan looking at them and said with a smile, "Director Zhou, are you going to act for him later?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "He can do it by himself."
The reason why he acted as a partner for Xie Fang was entirely because he respected his seniors. Li Naiwen didn't care. If someone came, he would act as one. He was exhausted today.
He looked at Li Hong with a half-smile and said, "How about you give him a ride?"
Li Hong quickly shook his head, "Forget it, I'm really not good at acting. "
Zhou Yan looked at Shen Yan again, and the latter also shook his head and said, "We are all theoretical people, so we can do some guidance."
Seeing that neither of them did anything, Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing more. In fact, it's okay for them to go up and act together. After all, it's not a formal filming, so they can just act blindly. However, they are not as familiar with the script as Zhou Yan, so they have to use the script to act together, which is a bit of a waste of time.
After five minutes, Zhou Yan asked Li Naiwen to start directly.
The audition script No. 33 only has two lines, most of which are expressions and action descriptions. What you can see is the expression.
Because Qu Jie’s character doesn’t have many lines in the movie. He is a bit like the uncle’s character. He appears in a lot of scenes and speaks very little.
With fewer lines, demeanor becomes more important. What is needed is the state of stillness.
Li Naiwen's performance did not disappoint Zhou Yan. He showed Qu Jie's stupid state very well.
In fact, both characters, Zhong Xuwen and Qu Jie, are a bit stupid, but the stupidity is a little different. One is stupid, and the other is more stunned.
What is commendable is that Li Naiwen made a difference in the treatment of these two characters.
Actually, Zhou Yan knew the actor Li Naiwen before. Although Li Naiwen played mostly supporting roles, he also participated in many well-known TV series and was considered to be relatively good among supporting roles.
However, this audition was a bit beyond Zhou Yan's expectations. This kid was more malleable than he expected.
Although Li Naiwen looks average, he has solid basic skills. If he polishes his skills well, this kid might be able to perform better on the big screen.
His lines are very good and his voice is full of emotion.
And this guy's portrayal of Qu Jie also allowed Zhou Yan to see some comedy talent in him, which is what the role of Qu Jie needs.
After Li Naiwen finished his performance, Zhou Yan gently ticked the form, then raised his head and said to Li Naiwen, "Okay, you can go."
Li Naiwen opened his mouth and thought He asked himself how his performance was and what Zhou Yan’s comments were, but he didn’t ask in the end.
Even though he seems quite confident when acting, he is actually a very reserved person.
Finally he bent down, turned around and walked out.
As soon as he went out, Ana Shen smiled and said, "Director Zhou, I think Li Naiwen is quite suitable for Qu Jie."
"Well, let's take a look later."< br>
Zhou Yan's neither salty nor cool reaction made Ana Shen a little confused. She didn't know whether Zhou Yan was satisfied or dissatisfied.
Li Hong next to him gave Ana Shen a look, telling him not to worry.
Compared to Shen Yan, Li Hong knew Zhou Yan better.
Li Hong knew that Zhou Yan's current reaction was most likely due to Li Naiwen being more optimistic, and the reason why Zhou Yan did not express his stance was because he did not want the two of them to affect their evaluation of other audition actors because of his stance.
Whether it is good or not, we have to wait until all the actors who auditioned for Qu Jie have met before we can say.
……
The audition process is very fast. It only takes an average of five minutes for an actor to walk in and walk out.
Actually, the audition is mainly about the feeling. It is impossible to try out more things. The actors who came today basically have no problem with their professional skills.
After all, it is not an audition. When discussing candidates, some screening has been done.
One morning passed, and most of the characters were almost finalized.
The father of the male protagonist is initially selected to be Jiao Huang, the mother is Xie Fang, Qu Jie is selected to be Li Naiwen, the uncle is selected to be Li Jingfei, and the sister is Chen Derong.
There are two more important characters that I don’t have a clue about. One is the friend of the sister, who is the hero’s “first love”, and the other is the hero’s landlord, who is the friend of the hero’s father and an artist who lives in poverty.
For the latter, Zhou Yan already had a candidate in mind, and it was Xu Guanwen.
Tomson has already contacted Xu Guanwen. Xu Guanwen is also very interested in Zhou Yan's new movie. In a few days, he can arrange an audition separately. They don't even need to meet. As long as Xu Guanwen records a video, it will be done.
As for "first love", his requirements for the actress were to be young, beautiful, and sexy. However, Zhou Yan was not satisfied with the few who came to audition today.
There were some actors auditioning in the afternoon, but basically there was nothing to see.
During the lunch break, Zhou Yan called Li Hong, Shen Yan and Xiao Can into his office.
He first asked Xiao Can about the other two sets of auditions.
Xiao Can was very reliable and handed a compiled document directly to Zhou Yan.
"Director Zhou, this morning's auditions are all in it. Please take a look."
Zhou Yan took the information and looked through it. The results of the other two groups' auditions in the morning were pretty good. , most of the named roles have been filled.
And there are still many people who have to audition in the afternoon. Once the auditions of the later people are over, there should be basically no problems. He nodded, closed the document, and then said, "Among the remaining characters, the male protagonist's 'first love' is the most important. What do you think?"
Xiao Can After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively, "Director Zhou, do you want to choose this role in the mainland, or in Hong Kong or Taiwan?"
"As long as it's suitable, it can be anywhere. This role requires you to Everyone knows, are there any more suitable actors in the mainland now?"
The three of them looked at each other, but no one spoke first.
Zhou Yan's requirements are very clear and simple: young, beautiful and sexy.
In the entertainment industry, there is no shortage of this kind of actors, and the girls who came to audition today are actually quite good, but Zhou Yan didn't like them.
"How about Liti Zhong?" Ana Shen mentioned a candidate.
Actually, Liti Chung is quite good and does meet Zhou Yan's requirements, but Zhou Yan still shook his head, "Liti Chung is a bit expensive."
Liti Chung is naturally not a first-line actress, but the price is not cheap. , she has developed quite well in the past few years since her debut, and her salary has continued to rise.
Although the budget of "Time Traveler" is sufficient, Zhou Yan did not want to spend too much money on such a simple character.
If it weren’t for the low price given by Xu Guanwen, Zhou Yan wouldn’t even use it.
Li Hong glanced at Ana Shen. He just heard Ana Shen mention Zhong Liti and knew that Zhou Yan would definitely not agree.
Because he knows Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan is very willing to spend money when making movies, but when it comes to actors, Zhou Yan is relatively stingy. This time, the money spent on the cast of "Space Traveler" has exceeded Zhou Yan's previous ones. All movies.
Li Hong followed Zhou Yan’s words and said, “Zhong Liti is a bit older too, so it’s best to find someone around twenty years old. The role of Qin Yu is originally set to be under twenty years old, but Zhong Liti is still mature. A little.”
"Are there any good prospects from Yanjing Film Academy and China National Theater Academy recently?"
Zhou Yan began to think about looking for them from the school. After all, students are cheap.
“In the past few years, I haven’t had a particularly deep impression on anyone. There was Zhu Yuanyuan in 1993 who was pretty good. She had acted in "Chicken Feathers" before, and there was Tao Hong in 1994 who had acted in "Sunny Days." Don't you want me to sort out the information about these two actors and show it to you?" Li Hong said.
Zhou Yan shook his head, "I know these two."
Of course Zhou Yan knew Tao Hong and Zhu Yuanyuan. They were both pretty, but Zhou Yan was not particularly satisfied.
Seeing that Zhou Yan was not satisfied, Xiao Can said, "When it comes to someone around twenty years old, I can think of a candidate."
"Who?" Zhou Yan asked.
“She is an actress under Director Zhao Baogang. I have only met her once. I only heard Director Zhao call her Xiaoran, but I don’t know anything else about her. This girl is not very old, but she is very beautiful.”< br>
After listening to Xiao Can's description, Zhou Yan knew that this girl must be really good-looking, otherwise it was just a one-time meeting and he didn't even know her full name, so Xiao Can couldn't have mentioned it specifically.
When Zhou Yan heard the name "Xiao Ran", the first person that came to mind was Li Xiaoran, because there are very few actresses named Xiao Ran, and they all match the age.
If it's Li Xiaoran, he fits Zhou Yan's requirements quite well, in terms of age, appearance, and everything else.
It’s just that Li Xiaoran has no works now, and Zhou Yan is not sure how her acting skills are. Although the role of “First Love” does not require high acting skills, it cannot be said that there are no requirements at all.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yan said, "Old Xiao, go and get in touch... Forget it, give me Director Zhao's phone number and I will contact you personally."
"Okay. , I’ll find it for you now.”
“Don’t worry, it won’t be too late to give it to me after the meeting ends.”
Xiao Can nodded, "Okay."
"I'll take care of this Xiaoran matter, but we can't stop looking for actors. You guys all have some snacks. If it doesn't work, Li Hong, please do it." Tao Hong and Zhu Yuanyuan were also asked to come over and give it a try.”
Although in Zhou Yan’s impression, Tao Hong and Zhu Yuanyuan were not suitable for his requirements, we can’t just rely on impressions, so it’s best to let them try. .
After talking about the actors, Zhou Yan added, "No matter how the actors are selected, the first script reading meeting will be held in five days. After the meeting is over, you will notify the various departments."
“Understood.”
"Okay, let's break up the meeting."
After the meeting, Xiao Can gave Zhao Baogang's contact information to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan was not in a hurry to call, and waited until after going to work at two o'clock in the afternoon before calling Zhao Baogang.
The phone rang for a long time but no one answered. Just when Zhou Yan was about to hang up, the call was connected, and a slightly breathy voice sounded from the other side, "Hello, who are you?"
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Is it Director Zhao Baogang?"
"Well, I'm Zhao Baogang, who are you?"
"I'm Zhou Yan."
"Zhou Yan...oh, it's Director Zhou. What do you want to see me for?"
Zhao Baogang was very surprised by Zhou Yan’s call.
The two have never crossed paths before. Although Zhou Yan has been very popular in the film and television industry in the past two years, they have not met in any public place.
He also couldn't figure out what Zhou Yan wanted to do with him.
"It's like this. I heard that you have an actor there who happens to have a role in my new movie. I want to ask her to try it out." Zhou Yan didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
“Which actor is it?”
“I don’t know the full name, I just know it’s Xiaoran.”
“Li Xiaoran?”
"Probably."
Zhao Baogang asked curiously, "Director Zhou has seen Li Xiaoran?"
"I haven't, but my assistant director Xiao Can has."
"Oh, it's Director Xiao." Zhao Baogang understood now.
Xiao Can did meet Li Xiaoran before.
But Zhao Baogang didn't expect that Li Xiaoran would get such an opportunity in that one meeting.
"It is an honor for Li Xiaoran to be appreciated by Director Zhou. However, Xiaoran has little experience and is not from a major, so he may not be able to meet Director Zhou's requirements." Zhao Baogang gave Zhou Yan a shot of vaccination.
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Is it convenient for her to come for a test?"
"No problem, Director Zhou, you can arrange it for her when."
"Today Can I do it in the afternoon?”
Zhao Baogang was stunned, he was too anxious.
However, he didn’t want Li Xiaoran to miss such a good opportunity, so he nodded and agreed, “Okay, Director Zhou, please give me a specific address.”
“Here at my studio, It’s in this state-owned electronics factory next to the Third Ring Road.”
“Can I arrive at four o’clock?”
“Yes.”
"Okay, I'll arrange for Li Xiaoran to come over."
"Sorry for the trouble."
"You're welcome, Director Zhou." After talking about business, Zhao Baogang also started chatting with Zhou Yan, " Regarding your new movie, the industry is paying more attention to it now. Let’s sit down and talk if we find an opportunity. I will also ask you for advice.”
“Director Zhao said jokingly, you are a senior in the industry, it is my turn to ask you. Just ask for advice."
"Haha, let's learn from each other, learn from each other."