The poor coffee table was smashed countless times, and Jiang Xiaodi's performance was stopped time and again by Tang An.
Tang An sat on the sofa, holding the armrest with his left hand, and rubbed his temples helplessly.
On the sofa next to him on the left, Jiang Xiaodi anxiously grabbed the book that he had also photographed countless times.
He lowered his head, occasionally glancing up at Tang An who was meditating guiltily, and then quickly lowered his head again.
I don’t know if I should put down the book in my hand. It was already a little deformed when I took the photo. Now that I’m holding it tightly in my hand, the book is almost distorted.
She didn't know how many times she patted her. At first she was counting the number of times Tang An shouted to stop, but gradually she forgot to count. Only her palms were a little painful from the shock.
She was now afraid that Tang An would lightly say "Get out".
Not only did I not get the role, I also left a bad impression.
The point is, my hands hurt in vain.
"Take a rest, don't just show your expressions, the most important thing is your eyes."
There is still a big gap in my acting skills. I have been filming TV series, but for the big screen, the difference is not even the slightest bit.
What's more, if it's a heroine-led drama, half of the length of the film must be supported by the heroine.
But it's passable. Movies don't rely solely on actors' performances. Acting is only part of it.
After all, movies are still the director's art. A good director can turn decay into magic. At this time, Jiang Xiaodi is not hopeless and can be trained.
Many directors like to use newcomers. How can a newcomer get such high acting skills? It does not rely on the director's ability.
In Feng Xiaogang's "Youth", the actors and actresses are not outstanding individually, and they are not considered exquisite beauties.
But in movies, these less delicate faces are particularly comfortable and tasteful.
Don't look at the fact that Feng Xiaogang was always scolded for being vulgar when he was making comedies. His ability is indescribable.
Ma Yun posted a special post on Weibo about the scene where the second female lead eats tomatoes. She praised it and was moved from beginning to end, and kept immersed in the aftertaste. Maybe this is the real taste of the movie, just like the tomatoes when I was a child, the aftertaste is endless, and I will watch it again.
A simple shot might be different if it were shot by a different director, a different angle, and a different lighting method.
Tang An asked Jiang Xiaodi to take a rest and try the scene again.
"Pay attention to your eyes, they change with your movements!"
"It's not cruel, it's too much force!"
"Emotions are irritability, dissatisfaction when things don't go your way. Don't just smash books, express your emotions!"
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Tang An corrected her over and over again, directing her performance, and the sound of snapping could be heard in the empty office.
Tang An didn't feel impatient when she didn't meet the requirements, he just asked her to repeat it over and over again.
Jiang Xiaodi could only endure the pain in his hands and kept repeating the same action.
Nearly an hour later, Xiao Di felt that her hands were starting to swell, and she felt a little scared.
But Tang An still stared at her closely and did not shout to stop.
Nearly twenty minutes passed, and I was repeating an action mechanically, without even thinking about how to perform it. I gradually became impatient and started to feel irritable.
Now it was no longer for the audition, but Tang An asked her to perform, so she had no choice but to act. She was angry but did not dare to disobey.
Slowly, as if venting his anger, he grabbed the two corners of the book with both hands and slapped it hard three times.
There was emotion in his eyes, so natural that he almost screamed.
"good!"
At this time, Tang An's eyes lit up and he nodded for the first time.
Tang An saw the irritability in her eyes just now. This is the emotion he needs!
It's okay if you can express yourself, but if you're afraid that you can't express yourself, then it's hopeless.
Tang An smiled and said, "Okay, free up your schedule from now on. I will send someone to find you tomorrow."
After Xiaodi stopped, he just felt the pain in his hand. It took him two seconds to react.
She suppressed the fear she felt towards Tang An and said quickly, "Thank you, Director Tang."
Tang An waved his hand, "Go quickly and apply some medicine."
"Thank you, Mr. Tang."
He stood up and bowed to Tang An, left the office, and felt relaxed the moment he closed the door.
The feeling was not so obvious when I was shooting before, but when I stopped, my palms were shaking continuously, the whole palm was red, and the soreness spread throughout the entire arm.
Not long after Yang Mi came in, she asked, "Brother An, have you decided to use Xiao Di?"
Tang An nodded, "It's her for the time being. She's not too old yet and can still perform that innocent feeling."
"Is the acting really suitable?"
"Teach her slowly. Filming is not something you have to do over and over again."
It's not a troublesome movie. If you encounter any difficult scenes, you can just spend an hour or two, or even a day or two, slowly grinding them out like just now.
"Let's go and eat. I've been sitting here all afternoon."
Yang Mi stopped talking about this matter, and held Tang An's arm and said, "Brother An, let's go to a concert later. Andy Lau happens to be holding a concert at Wanshida today."
"Don't go, it's too noisy."
At the King of Heaven's concert, the scene was so exciting that it could burst your eardrums.
"Go and listen. I haven't gone to a concert in a long time."
"It's too noisy. There will be a concert at the Great Hall of the People next month. Then I will accompany you to listen to the national team singing."
"No, I want to listen to Liu Dehua."
Yang Mi was like a little girl, grabbing Tang An's arm and acting coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, just go."
There was no other way, his arm was about to be broken, so Tang An could only accompany him for one trip.
Buying tickets temporarily, if they don't exist, is not a problem.
The scene was as expected. It couldn't be more noisy. Tang An listened attentively to the first song "True Forever". The Six Heavenly Kings performed it with extraordinary affection and grandeur.
Throughout the performance, Liu Tianwang paid great attention to treating the audience equally on all sides of the stage. He had to constantly move back and forth between the four sides and the center of the stage so that the audience at each position could better watch the performance.
A two-hour and forty-minute concert is a physical activity, and the same is true for the audience.
Tang An's ears were still filled with echoes, and his head was still a little dizzy.
After leaving the gymnasium, Yang Mi seemed very excited, humming all the way out.
However, one of the songs at the concert had the accompaniment of suona, which reminded Tang An that "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" will be released in a month and a half. This gangster in the music industry played from the full moon to the first seven days and moved the grave. He is known as the sound of the suona. Movies based on the theme of the suona raised by a mother-in-law have never come up with a very effective way to promote it.
However, everything that needs to be done has been done, and a large number of domestic and foreign suona and band ensembles have been collected, and videos of single-handedly suppressing the entire band have been recorded.
Tang An even asked people to shoot some videos similar to the musical instrument confrontation in "Flash Girl" later, and use them as promotional materials when the movie is about to be released.
"Brother An, what's wrong?"
After getting in the car, Yang Mi couldn't help but ask when he saw that Tang An had been in a daze since he came out of the gym.
"Nothing, just think of something."
Tang An shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Anyway, the movie could be released smoothly, with all the promotion, scheduling, and ticket reimbursement in place. It would be worthy of Mr. Wu Tianming.
It was getting late, so I went to have a late-night snack and then went back to rest.
The next day, Tang An asked Zhao Jun to stop collecting actor information and announced to the industry that he had found a candidate for the heroine.
And she invited professional teachers from the music school to start training her.
In just two days, Tang An found a new candidate for the heroine, which made the industry watch with admiration.