Reborn as a little director

After returning from Hong Kong and Macau, Xie Siqing went back to continue the previous work.

After two months, four more were released.

At the same time, he was waiting for news from Zhong Yang.

To be precise, it was to notify him of the official shooting time.

Before that, Xie Siqing had nothing to do with changing the script, drawing up the budget, finding actors, watching locations, etc.

He's an on-set co-director, not an actor co-director.

At this time, the actors and assistant directors will be busy, because they need to find and interview all the actors except the lead actor, as well as finalize the extras and so on.

The on-site assistant director will mainly work on the scene, manage the scene, guide the positioning, tell people about the play, etc., and strive to make the director a guy who only needs to sit behind the camera and say "yes" or "no".

During this period, Zhong Yang would call from time to time.

Moreover, he asked Xie Siqing to remember every word he said.

is "every word".

Once, Zhong Yang asked Xie Siqing: "I said just now that I expect to get the budget statement someday?"

"...it seems to be November 11th?"

What I said a few minutes ago, who can remember so clearly...

"November 11!" Zhong Yang was angry, "Be serious!"

"..." It turned out that he remembered clearly at all, but he just pretended to forget...

Zhong Yang's voice was heard again in his ears: "Say it one last time, listen to me attentively, don't be distracted all the time!"

"..."

Xie Siqing couldn't help but suspect that Zhong Yang was actually a mad dog that had become a genius before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Then, after the release of the fourth pornographic film, Zhong Yang finally ended his work on "The Well of Time".

There is still a lot of publicity work to do in the follow-up, but Zhong Yang will not be so busy.

"Come to my studio next Monday." Zhong Yang said to Xie Siqing, "The audition for the leading role has already been arranged."

"Oh?" Xie Siqing asked, "I'm going too?"

"You don't want to come?"

"of course not……"

"Then come here."

"Hmm." Xie Siqing asked again, "Who is auditioning?"

"It's still Shao Yu."

"...Huh?" Xie Siqing said, "Or Shao Yu?"

"Yes." Zhong Yang said, "He was very eye-catching in Xie Siqing's comedy."

"...You are quite good at picking up cheap."

Xie Siqing thought that the comedic talent in Shao Yu, which he had worked so hard to discover, was easily stolen by Zhong Yang.

……

So, on Monday, Xie Siqing saw Shao Yu again.

After not seeing him for such a long time, Shao Yu seems to have lost weight again.

He should be all right—

There are two parts to the audition.

In the first paragraph, the protagonist looks for something to feed the koi and makes his first wish to it.

The other part is that the protagonist suddenly realizes that "if you get these, someone will lose them". The "someone" in the sentence refers to the last person who made a wish to the koi.

"Let's start when you're ready." Zhong Yang said.

Shao Yu nodded.

Shao Yu has always been gentle, although it will give people a sense of distance.

Therefore, Xie Siqing was actually very surprised when he realized that Shao Yu had passionate feelings for him.

Because on the surface, that person should treat everything with moderation and self-control.

Over there, Shao Yu has already started his audition.

Xie Siqing looked at him, and went back to a long time ago in a trance.

I am the director, and Shao Yu is the actor who came to audition.

Seven years passed in a flash, and the Buddha was reincarnated.

I am still the director, and Shao Yu is still the actor who came to audition, but now, the moods of the two of them are completely different.

The two auditions ended quickly.

Zhong Yang asked, "What do you think?"

"Very good." Xie Siqing said.

"Yeah." Zhong Yang signaled Shao Yu to come and sit down, "What do you think of the script?"

"It's very interesting." Shao Yu said.

Zhong Yang looked at Shao Yu: "In the two scenes just now, one is the beginning of everything, and the other is the turning point of the story. What I hope to see is the same thing shown by a character in two different situations. The imprint on the character, you surprised me."

Xie Siqing understood what Zhong Yang meant.

What he hates is that the characters themselves are incongruous, that is to say, the actors separate the various plots.

For example, if you are very greedy when you get a koi at the beginning, and finally realize that "you can only rely on what you get so that you don't worry about losing it" is reasonable, and the audience will feel a sense of incongruity.What an actor should do is to show the changes of the characters-or grow up, or fall, rather than suddenly jump.Of course, well-known actors in reality will definitely not have two completely different feelings before and after the performance, but the subtle disunity can still be clearly felt by the audience. Sometimes this subtle disunity is due to the fact that the actors themselves have no Awareness, sometimes awareness but not successfully acted out.

Shao Yu did a very beautiful job just now.

He vividly expressed the hesitation and anxiety at the beginning, as well as the annoyance and regret after learning the truth.

After Zhong Yang finished speaking, Xie Siqing added another paragraph: "Except for this point, the protagonist's reaction when he first learned the truth is also a test of human skill. This is a big reversal, and there must be a sharp contrast. Before this, the protagonist always thought that bad luck and He has nothing to do with himself, he is just lucky to be the beneficiary, and here, the protagonist finally understands that as long as the koi is used, the long life in the future will be shrouded in great misfortune. I think Shao Yu's performance is very Excellent, at least let me realize the huge impact the protagonist received at that moment."

He strongly recommended Shao Yu to Zhong Yang.

"...Thank you." Shao Yu said.

Xie Siqing continued: "There is some black humor here, which needs to trigger people's thinking. Koi seems to be a mockery of human nature. When people don't guess the deep meaning of that rule, they will fall into it out of greed, and In fact, once the text is read correctly, and one realizes that one could give more, no one will want to use it—”

"Actually..." Shao Yu smiled, "That's not entirely true."

"Ok?"

"...Forget it." Shao Yu said, "What the film wants to show is what you just said, and what I said is not in the plot anymore."

"It's okay to say it..." Xie Siqing said: "It's always right to exchange opinions on the story."

Shao Yu thought for a while and said, "I mean, maybe, some people would rather give up everything in the future to realize a certain wish."

"..."

"That is to say, as long as one of his wishes can be realized, even if it is only temporarily, he is willing to exchange everything in the future."

Xie Siqing stared at him blankly.

Shao Yu lowered his eyes, thoughtful.

Xie Siqing didn't dare to think whether this had anything to do with him.

But he instinctively sensed that there was.

This certain wish probably refers to allowing oneself to still live in this world.

Xie Siqing didn't understand why Shao Yu liked him so much.

Even in his previous life, Xie Siqing always felt that he was not worthy of Shao Yu's kindness to him.

Now this feeling is stronger.

He was obviously just an ordinary person.

"Okay, okay." Zhong Yang's words pulled Xie Siqing back from his thoughts, "That's all for today, we need to discuss it, and I will give you the result by next Friday."

"Okay." Shao Yu didn't look at Xie Siqing again.

He said to Zhong Yang, "That's troublesome."