Xia Yu stood up and bowed, then returned to his seat. At this time, Zhuang He's team had also taken their seats.
The theater didn't seem crowded or noisy because there were more than a dozen people, and the sound of breathing kept coming and going.
Regarding the scene just now, everyone was obviously still a little numb and couldn't help but take another look at her.
There seemed to be the sad lingering sound of the pipa playing in their ears, and they were all muttering privately, 'I didn't expect Xia Yu to have such a skill!'
But when it comes to casting, Mr. Zhuang has always had the final say on who to cast and who to reject.
Tao Zhang stepped forward, took the camera back, and looked through the videos.
Zhuang He took a thermos cup with him, took a sip of tea, glanced at Xia Yu, and asked her, "What do you think an actor is?"
Xia Yu was stunned for a moment. She thought about the questions Zhuang He would ask her. What were her views on Zhao Yumo, her thoughts on "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", how many times she had read the original work, and how long she had been thinking about this character. She didn't expect to be asked a question suddenly.
Asked this question.
She thought for a moment and said, "People who are engaged in performing arts?"
Her tone was a little uncertain, she frowned slightly, and continued, "Actually... I have never thought about this problem. So far, I have only filmed three works. Director Zhuang, your question seems a bit too far away from me.
It’s far away, well - maybe I’m on this path, maybe I’ll never be able to reach the definition of an actor in my life, so I can’t answer it for the time being.”
After all, if you don't retire or do something for the rest of your life, it seems difficult to explain that you are in this profession. Just like some retired seniors, when asked by others, they will say, "I used to be an actor!"
Was.
Are the actors tall?
Maybe many people have forgotten it.
The first batch of actors decades ago were not called actors at first. They were collectively called "performing artists." Now, probably only those old artists who have been working for a lifetime dare and have the confidence to say -
I'm in the performing arts!
So Xia Yu really can't answer this kind of question.
People around him, especially those in Zhuang and his team, tried to reduce their presence as much as possible, for fear that Lao Zhuang, who is already old and likes to bark by horns occasionally, would ask himself some questions that he couldn't answer and had no fixed answers!
Zhuang He was laughed at her rough but serious answer.
Also, how old is this little girl? She is only twenty-one, so she is twenty-two, right? It is a question that even a middle-aged actor in his forties or fifties may not be able to answer. How can she, a little girl, say one or two in a movie?
What about the third time?
But being a "performer" also made him look a little sideways. Indeed, isn't that the truth?
He smiled, but soon fell silent again. He glanced at Xia Yu, then looked up at the stage in front of him, with something flashing in his eyes, and said, "Your performance is beyond my expectation. I will definitely do it in these three months."
Is it very hard?"
Isn’t it hard? After the ‘guidance’ of his proud student, he has done so much more work!
Xia Yu nodded, "A little bit, but... I still enjoy it!"
"Are you enjoying it?" He snorted and quietly played with the two walnuts in his hand.
Zhuang He clicked on one of the team members and said, "Lao Zhou, take her to evaluate the local dialect!"
"Please come over here with me!" The man nodded and smiled at her.
Xia Yu followed a middle-aged man in his fifties named Lao Zhou to the other side of the auditorium. After greeting each other, he gave her an evaluation.
"Sorry for your trouble!" she said.
"It's my job!" Lao Zhou smiled, then took out another camera from his bag, and then took out something similar to an exam question.
"Shall we start?" he asked after adjusting the camera.
Xia Yu nodded and made a gesture of invitation, and this was how the final assessment began.
After speaking for "more than ten years", the Jinling dialect has been engraved in Xia Yu's bones. He answered every question out of his mouth, making the people next to him look askance.
Someone who was close to Tao Zhang came over and asked, "Xia Yu really only studied for three months?"
Half of them this time have studied with those thirty or so students for a while.
I know it’s not easy to speak authentic Jinling dialect... It’s not easy!
They stared at Xia Yu for a long time and commented, "It seems more interesting than on the screen!"
That face somewhat shocked them, but how many beauties in the film and television industry were working under Zhuang He? They were even less famous. There was even a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, Xia Yu
No matter how popular it is on the Internet, it will only be a matter of time, and the work cannot be continued. In the words of Director Zhuang, he will be a plastic actor.
There were many movie queens who cried and begged to work with Director Zhuang. They were just being polite for the sake of Tao Zhang's face and self-cultivation.
Zhuang He also closed his eyes and said nothing. No one dared to disturb him except Tao Zhang, the proud student.
He was trying hard to recall the performance just now.
To be honest, Xia Yuzai's performance in this scene was able to reach this level based only on the original work and a small part of the script, which is already very good.
Among the dozens of students selected, none of the other actors could reach this level.
He couldn't help but sigh, how many acting students at this age are willing to spend three years honing a role?
Even for his Zhuang and other roles, how many young actors can be confident that they can reach the level of Xia Yu within three months?
Tao Zhang always saw people very accurately, or in other words, he always felt very accurately——
After all, he will appreciate those who are talented and hardworking!
Otherwise, why would he have accepted such a student twenty years ago!
He snorted coldly again in his heart.
'What a good student of mine!'
The theater was very quiet, with only two voices asking questions back and forth. This kind of question and answer lasted for about half an hour before it ended. In the end, Xia Yu didn't know what the outcome would be.
I originally thought that I would have to audition again. After all, the one just now was just a 'rough audition', not a formal audition. After all, I didn't even change into clothes. But who is Zhuang He? Although he is not a tyrant on the set, he still speaks the truth.
When she said she was done with the trial, she was done with it, patted her butt and left directly. Tao Tang and her own brother could only shrug at her, and then followed Zhuang He in despair.
It was another staff member, it was said that it was Zhuang He's assistant director who was negotiating with Xia Yu.
The assistant director’s surname is Xie, let’s call him Director Xie. He is in his thirties. He helplessly spread his hands and said with an apology,
"You have also seen Director Zhuang's temper. We can't figure out what he means. Just wait. We will give you news within ten days and a half, whether it passes or not!"
In fact, there is something he didn't say, Director Zhuang's favorite disciple Tao Zhang is here to keep you waiting!
His duty is to help the wayward old man get rid of this mess without embarrassing anyone.
"We have many, thank you!" Tao Tang said.
"Sorry to trouble you!" Xia Yu also thanked with a smile.
After everyone had left, the three of them were walking in a corner of the Drama Academy. Meng Dong couldn't hold it back and asked, "What's going on now?"
Tao Tang said nothing and looked at Xia Yu, wanting to hear what she had to say.
Xia Yu probably guessed something, but it's hard to say such things, and he didn't know if his guess was correct. Thinking of Director Xie's words, he continued, "Didn't Director Xie say that we should wait for the news?