Chapter 1,408 Setting the Angle and Starting Shooting
"Search" is an earlier movie in my memory than it is now, but in fact, there is still a certain difference between it and the current real environment.
Like in the original version, on the bus, she was not allowed to give up her seat. As a result, the conductor couldn't stand it and joined the passengers to accuse her. So many people in the whole bus followed her to accuse her, but no one stood up and said something fair.
In the past, this might have been the case, but now, in Li Yi's opinion, it was a bit out of place.
Because nowadays, if we don’t say that the vast majority of buses use automatic coin-operated card swiping or scanning codes, if the conductor does such a thing, it will definitely not be Ye Lanqiu who will be criticized immediately, but only Ye Lanqiu.
It's the conductor.
Therefore, this opening plot must also be changed.
Because times have changed.
Li Yi understood that the director in the original version used a contrasting shot of one person and all the people in the car to highlight a sense of oppression, but this was obviously not that realistic.
Of course, movies are always movies, and Li Yi can't say that such a situation is really impossible to happen.
Therefore, when revising the script, he only made some minor adjustments. Of course, he also made some plot changes for the male protagonist.
In Li Yi's opinion, the plot of the male protagonist throwing away his cell phone after getting off the car was a bit strange. It was not a foreshadowing at all, but just to get him away, and perhaps to let Ye Lanqiu see Yang Shoucheng being beaten later.
And he originally wanted to change the connection and interaction between the male and female protagonists, so Li Yi was also thinking about how to make the plot more consistent with common sense after integrating it into the plot.
So something must be changed here.
Back to business.
Naturally, Li Yi had to personally host the heroine's audition. Of course, this was also the most critical link.
Chen Wen also auditioned for the female lead with Li Yi, who had already been cast.
"let's start!"
The first one to audition was the popular young girl Yang Xiaomi.
This person is a model worker in the entertainment industry, but her acting skills have never been recognized, but she is really beautiful.
Does the role of Ye Lanqiu require acting skills?
The answer is need, but the requirements are not that high. What’s more important is temperament and beauty.
Because in the movie, although she is the heroine, in fact, there are really not that many places where she needs to show off her acting skills.
This is a group drama.
This is also the reason why Yang Xiaomi was able to enter the audition list.
Those who do not meet the most basic requirements will not be included in the audition list at all.
"Director Li, Teacher Chen, hello, I am Yang Xiaomi, and the role I am auditioning for is Ye Lanqiu." Yang Xiaomi said calmly and authentically.
Yang Xiaomi got the character setting and story outline before the audition. After all, she was not an unknown person.
Although Yang Xiaomi has always been called the queen of TV drama ratings, in fact, she has not made many achievements in movies, or she has relatively few resources in this area. Although she has acted in many movies, the resources are not particularly good.
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And since she has been in the industry for so many years, she still has some ability to identify characters.
Yang Xiaomi really likes the role of Ye Lanqiu, of course, mainly because she knows that this character is so brilliant and the setting is so awesome.
Once she takes the role, Yang Xiaomi can definitely break the barriers on the big screen.
Of course, the competition for this role is equally fierce, and there are many actors out there who are no less powerful than her, waiting for her.
"What kind of person do you think Ye Lanqiu is?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"I think she is a very proud person. Because of her pride, she chose to hide her illness. Of course, she is also a person who loves beauty. I think she must have understood what a lymphoma patient would look like, so
She would rather commit suicide than receive treatment," Yang Xiaomi said.
Li Yi was noncommittal, because you can't say this answer is wrong, but it obviously still doesn't satisfy Li Yi.
"If you are Ye Lanqiu, well, just go and be natural and let me take a look." Li Yi's request can be said to be very strange, but Yang Xiaomi doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.
Each director has his own style, and she has encountered even more bizarre audition requirements, but she still asked: "Was it before or after learning that she had cancer?"
"Anything is fine!" Li Yi said with a smile.
In fact, whether before or after, Li Yi already had the answer in his heart.
Yang Xiaomi was obviously prepared. She was wearing an office girl's OL outfit.
And she also equipped herself with sunglasses. After all, Ye Lanqiu is called the sunglasses sister in the movie.
Soon, she stood up and walked towards Li Yi with a faint smile.
Her pace is neither fast nor slow.
The audition ended quickly. Li Yi was noncommittal and just asked her to go back and wait for news.
Although Yang Xiaomi still had a smile on his face when he heard this, he actually knew the result in his heart.
"Thank you, Director Li!"
After Yang Xiaomi left, Li Yi looked at Chen Wen and asked, "What do you think?"
Chen Wen shook his head and said, "You didn't tell me your request, how can I feel?"
"Elegance! What I want to see is the kind of calmness and elegance. At least before she learned that she had cancer, she was proud and elegant. But obviously, I didn't see this in Yang Xiaomi." Li
Yi shook his head and said.
Although Li Yi can directly make requests for this kind of temperament during movie shooting, and the actors can achieve it better, sometimes temperament is really difficult to change.
Although Yang Xiaomi is beautiful, she feels more capable than elegant, or in other words, she lacks the flavor of Ye Lanqiu.
Soon, the second audition actor came in, Chen Yin.
This person has a higher status than Yang Xiaomi, because Yang Xiaomi mostly shoots TV series and small screens, while Chen Yin is a movie actress, and she has never even acted in a TV series.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Yin is a very special actress, because almost all the directors who have worked with her will praise her, saying that she is the ancestor of the family, and she is very spiritual.
Compared to Yang Xiaomi, Chen Yin seems to have an advantage, and her understanding of Ye Lanqiu is more in line with Li Yi's ideas.
It's a pity that Chen Yin's image is a little inconsistent. She is not the kind of beauty that makes people stunned at first glance, but is attractive.
Although she also has flaming red lips today, which adds a lot of beauty to her, it is a pity that compared to Yang Xiaomi, she does have more aura, but not enough beauty.
After that, I auditioned several actresses, but unfortunately, none of them met Li Yi's requirements.
"I think Mo Qi was pretty good just now. What do you think the problem is?" Chen Wen asked with some confusion.
"What kind of person do you think Ye Lanqiu is?" Li Yi was also a little curious, because Chen Wen had read the full version of the movie script.
"First of all, she is a very beautiful professional woman. She is very emotional, quite strong, and a little bit stubborn. She is a kind person. Well, also, she is actually quite proud, so she has always been elegant." Chen Wen thought.
He thought about it and said.
"Yes, actually, don't you think the character Ye Lanqiu is strange?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"It's a bit strange. First of all, Ye Lanqiu is the first secretary to the president of Situo Company. As Shen Liushu's right-hand assistant, he is particularly favored both at work and in private. And she is very beautiful. It can be seen that Shen Liushu also has thoughts about her.
Yes, and I also rely on her very much, but logically speaking, such a person should not be short of that one million, so I have always wondered why it gave me the feeling that Ye Lanqiu did not seem to have much savings in the film.
It looks like she doesn’t even have a car and needs to take a bus." Chen Wen asked.
"Don't forget, she has very high requirements for her own dress, and she may be able to do this with her salary, but it doesn't mean that she is not short of money.
After all, beauty and elegance also cost money." Li Yi said calmly.
He had also thought about this problem, but it really wasn't a problem.
Just like some female celebrities, unless they become famous, in fact, regardless of their high income, their expenses are often higher.
Some celebrities, even in the beginning, need to borrow money to maintain expenses.
Similarly, the president's secretary has a high salary, but at most he is only a white-collar worker.
"Of course, the key point is that I actually want to use these to imply that Ye Lanqiu is keeping herself clean. Otherwise, would a woman like her take the bus?" Li Yi explained with a smile.
Chen Wen nodded and said, "Yes, in the script, you arranged for the people on the bus to say something: "Why do people like you come to take the bus? If you take a taxi, there will be no one there.
I asked you to give up your seat." It seems that this is also a hidden line?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "Yes, in reality, how many people with Ye Lanqiu's status and job position would take the bus?"
"Is this really..." Chen Wen suddenly became speechless.
Because although this is nonsense, it is the fact.
"Search" seems to be about many people's hatred of the rich, but in fact it is more of a kind of discrimination, or an inherent malice and jealousy, towards beautiful girls like Ye Lanqiu in this society.
In the opinion of many people, a woman like Ye Lanqiu should drive a private car instead of taking a bus.
And they kept saying that Ye Lanqiu was a mistress and was destroying other people's families, because she was pretty.
But no one thought carefully about it. If she really became a mistress, would she still need to take the bus? What's the point?
It is a pity that they suffered selective amnesia at this time.
Soon, another actress came in.
"Director Li, Teacher Chen, hello, I'm Lin Shi, here to audition for the role of Ye Lanqiu."
Lin Shi is different from the previous actors. In terms of popularity and popularity, she is not as good as her. It can be said that in the impression of more people, she is more like a vase actress.
Actually it's because she is really beautiful.
As soon as she came in, Li Yi couldn't help but his eyes lit up, because the same professional OL dress, the same flaming red lips, but Lin Shi gave Li Yi a good feeling.
After all, there is a difference between beautiful and pretty.
Of course, not all characters have to be beautiful. Ye Lanqiu is naturally responsible for the appearance of the entire movie, but people like Yang Jiaqi and Chen Ruoxi must not be too beautiful, otherwise they will take over the spotlight.
As for the role of Ye Lanqiu, Li Yi's first requirement is to be beautiful, but not too aggressive, and at the same time, not a delicate beauty like a good wife and loving mother.
This boundary is actually very blurry. Simply put, it is just a feeling.
Like Yang Xiaomi before, perhaps because of her realistic character of being a desperate Sanniang, she gave Li Yi the impression of being more capable. Playing a strong woman is definitely good, but playing Ye Lanqiu is a bit strange.
And Lin Shi gives people the impression that she is a beautiful woman at first glance, or in other words, in Li Yi's eyes, she is Ye Lanqiu!
At least that's how it feels right now.
After Lin Shi's audition, Li Yi looked at Chen with a smile and asked, "What do you think?"
Chen Wen touched his chin and said: "Not to mention, although her acting skills seem to be lacking, she is indeed the one who best fits Ye Lanqiu's setting among all the audition actors."
"Why do you think it is?" Li Yi joked as he felt better because he had a suitable candidate.
"I can't tell, how can I say it? If you say she looks beautiful at first glance, you are right, but she is actually not the most beautiful among the actors who auditioned." Chen Wen was a little puzzled.
"I don't think her beauty can be said to be stunning, or even a little dull, but what's better than her is her refined temperament and that distant youthful feeling. Her beauty is not overbearing, but refined and comfortable enough!" Li Yi
After thinking for a while he said.
Chen Wen reluctantly accepted Li Yi's statement, because he also knew that sometimes, whether an actor is suitable for a role or not is entirely a matter of the director's own feeling.
And different directors must have completely different preferences.
Li Yi just likes it!
The starring role was decided, and although Lin Shi, who didn't seem to have much advantage in the end, became the one who stood out in the end, which surprised many people, but there wasn't much controversy.
After all, Li Yi has always had a unique vision when choosing actors.
The key is that although Lin Shi doesn't seem to be as famous as Yang Xiaomi or Chen Yin, they are only speaking in relative terms. In fact, it's hard to say who is more beautiful.
The audition for the male lead is much simpler than the audition for the female lead.
Because there is no original filter, after all, the original version is not good, so it is a better choice. As for Ye Lanqiu's character, the original version is good enough, so it will have the same impression.
In the end, Li Yi chose Xu Zhengrong, a popular mainland actor with whom he had collaborated before, for the leading role.
The other actors were quickly selected and confirmed. It can be said that everything is ready and all we need is the east wind.
The filming of "Search" was certainly not as simple as the previous "Twelve Angry Men". After all, the scenes, characters, etc. involved were more complex.
However, to be honest, this movie does not have as high requirements on the acting skills of the protagonist group as "12 Angry Men".
