Chapter 43: The lines are also part of the performance
Li Tongzhou felt quite depressed. In fact, after the performance, he knew that the odds were against him.
Because, his performance on the spot is indeed not particularly good.
After Li Tongzhou went out, Li Yi and the others were also discussing Li Tongzhou's performance.
"It's still a bit confusing!" Li Yi shook his head.
"Actually, the time is so short and there is no physical performance, so it's normal." Zhuo Yixiong didn't take it seriously.
This kind of audition method has really high requirements for actors.
This is just the first auditionee, there are many more to come.
"Next one." Li Yi nodded, not disappointed at all, and just called the next one.
However, for the next few people who came in, Li Yi basically gave similar audition performance questions, but the few people who auditioned were even worse than Li Tongzhou.
Finally it’s Wu Ting’s turn.
"Hello, three teachers. My name is Wu Ting. I am an artist from Hong Kong. I have appeared in..."
Wu Ting can be said to be the most famous among the many auditionees.
At the same time, he was recommended by Hong Kong Star and Li Zhenye’s old friends, so Li Yi couldn’t help but pay more attention to it.
However, Wu Ting's self-introduction made Li Yi frown.
However, he didn't say much and said directly: "On his first day at the nursing home, Lin Zhiqiang met a crazy mother holding a cloth bag as her child. When he learned that her name was Huang Qiuxia, he recognized the crazy mother.
The woman is his mother who has been missing for eighteen years."
"You can prepare! I will give you the first sentence."
Wu Ting already knew the general plot of "Mom Love Me Again", so he was well prepared.
A few minutes later, Wu Ting said confidently: "That's it!"
"Then let's begin!" Li Yi is still looking forward to Wu Ting's performance.
"Her name is Huang Qiuxia!" Li Yi provided lyrics for Wu Ting.
Wu Ting's mouth suddenly opened slightly, and his eyes suddenly opened slightly.
Then he turned his head and looked sideways.
His mouth trembled and slowly opened slightly, his eyes also changed, his body tilted forward involuntarily, and his steps moved.
It was as if the front of him was really his mother who had been missing for eighteen years.
Li Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised. Wu Ting's performance was very layered.
When he first heard Huang Qiuxia's name, he was a little unbelievable and opened his mouth slightly, conveying his mood at this time.
Then I saw "Crazy Mom", her mouth opened wider than before, and her eyes became deeper. His eyes were indeed quite dramatic.
Especially the joy and sorrow of that moment were successfully performed.
The finishing touch is that the involuntary tilt of his body and the movement of his footsteps give people the impression that they are spontaneous, involuntary and subconscious movements.
When he stopped, his mouth began to curl up, revealing an expression that was half a smile but not a smile.
Then, tears overflowed from the corners of my eyes...
The performance is over.
Wu Ting is quite satisfied with his performance just now.
"Very good!" Li Yi nodded and did not hesitate to praise.
"Thank you, Director Li!" Wu Ting raised the corners of his mouth slightly, feeling proud in his heart.
In fact, in terms of acting skills, there are many actors in Hong Kong who have very good acting skills, such as those Hong Kong actors who are often seen in TV dramas.
Regardless of whether Wu Ting had prepared in advance, the performance he just auditioned was indeed better than any of the previous ones.
"I have a song here. It is a ballad that the male protagonist in the movie will use to wake up his crazy mother. I will sing it twice. You can try to remember it and then sing it to Huang Qiuxia." Li Yi thought for a while and said. "Okay!" Wu Ting nodded quickly.
Li Yi started to sing "Only Mom is Good in the World"!
After all, the song is a children's song, and the lyrics are catchy. Wu Ting quickly nodded to show that he remembered it.
Then he started singing.
"How many mother monkeys are there..."
While singing, tears overflowed from the corners of Wu Ting's eyes.
"A mother's child is like a treasure..."
If Wu Ting's previous performance made Li Yi very satisfied and even a little surprised, then when Wu Ting sang this song, Li Yi felt doubly awkward.
No other reason, because Wu Ting’s Mandarin is really poor.
"Okay, that's enough!" Li Yi stopped Wu Ting.
Wu Ting looked at Li Yi with some confusion.
"That's it. Thank you for your performance. We will inform you when we make a decision." Li Yi said calmly.
Although Wu Ting didn't understand why Li Yi was fine in the front, but his attitude suddenly changed later, he still nodded, turned around and left.
"Director Li, this Wu Ting should be considered the best performer so far today, right? Why did you just..." Zhuo Yixiong looked at Li Yi with some confusion and asked.
Li Zhenye also looked at Li Yi with some confusion.
Li Yi shook his head and said: "He is indeed the best actor so far, but the singing part behind is a complete mess!"
"Uh... singing? A complete mess? This... isn't that exaggerated, is it?" Zhuo Yixiong was puzzled.
"You mean his pronunciation?" Li Zhenye suddenly asked at this time.
Li Yi nodded and said: "His Mandarin is too poor."
"This is really a problem." Zhuo Yixiong couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Don't think that language is not important. In fact, for many directors, most movies use live sound recording, because there is a difference between dubbing and original sound, and if you listen carefully, the difference is very big. For example, when dubbing, background music
The volume is always turned down, and when there is background music, it is usually at the climax of the whole play, so the effect after this processing is far inferior to the original sound.
In fact, Li Yi has never quite understood. The mainland market has been booming for so many years. Why do Hong Kong actors still have trouble mastering their lines when it comes to participating in mainland film and television works? In Li Yi's view,
Come on, the script is an important part of the performance.
"Perhaps we can let him practice Mandarin?" Li Zhenye suggested.
"Let's talk about it and see how others are doing."
"Next one!" Li Yi did not make a decision immediately.
Zhuo Yixiong and Li Zhenye naturally had no objections. They mostly just made suggestions, and Li Yi mainly made the decision.
For the next few, in terms of performance, Xu Zhengrong and Hu Yifei from the Mainland performed very well. Although in terms of acting skills, neither of them seems to be as good as Wu Ting, but the difference is only a hair's breadth.
"How many more are there?" Li Yi asked, rubbing his forehead.
Zhuo Yixiong glanced at the information and said: "This is the last one."
"Then call in."
"Hello, three teachers, I am Lin Jinrong..."
Finally, Lin Jinrong is also an actor from Hong Kong Island, but he can't compare with Wu Ting.
He is an artist from Hong Kong Island Television, and his previous works were mainly TV series.
However, Li Yi was quite surprised by Lin Jinrong.
Because his spoken words were clear and fluent, Li Yi felt that what the other party said was more accurate than his own.
"Are you from Hong Kong Island?" Li Yi asked curiously.
Although he didn't know why Li Yi asked this question, Lin Jinrong still nodded and said: "Yes!"
"Then you speak Mandarin very well." Li Yi praised.
"Did you go to practice on purpose?" Li Yi asked again.
