The program team of "What are you doing with your spare time" stayed in Magic City for another three days. During this period, Qin Xiaobao participated in two recordings, both of which were in the recording studio, guiding the four people to sing.
They are all professionals and it is very relaxing.
The fastest learners are Jessi and Hua Sha. One is a rapper and the other is young. As for the two sisters, the main problem they encounter is pronunciation.
In desperation, I used the method of junior high school students, marking the homophones, and then Qin Xiaobao and Jessi corrected them.
The camera will definitely not show a close-up of the music score, but face must still be saved for them.
When leaving, Jin Taihao also asked him, there may be follow-up work later, I hope he can help, and promised that everything will be completed within a month.
Qin Xiaobao got along very well with them, and he agreed without delaying the matter for a month.
The preparations for the new film are also proceeding in an orderly manner. The first problem encountered by other directors' works is investment.
Once you get to him, it becomes extremely simple.
Kiwi invested 10 million, and Chen He and his agency added some more, 8 million. Wanda, Youku, Tencent... several companies joined forces, and the planned 50 million fund directly exceeded the target, reaching 65 million.
This is because of the timely braking, otherwise, it would not be difficult to achieve 100 million.
Rich people are smarter, and rich companies are run by smart people. Qin Xiaobao has seen the results of his last work, and it is a pity that he was not able to get a share of the pie.
There will be new works, and it will be a normal investment and normal shooting of the film. Naturally, everyone has full confidence in him.
There are people waving checks and begging for investment.
As for the extras, filming locations, props, etc., the fat director is in charge.
We have cooperated several times and the cooperation has been very good, but it is a pity that the other party's contract has not expired, otherwise Kiwi will definitely poach him.
Qin Xiaobao's job is not easy either.
There are video and phone conferences every day to follow up on various processes, and there are many videos and photos to watch, and the most important thing is the audition.
One day at the end of June, the Kiwi Office was bustling with people. Not only was the living room full of people, but an area of the office was also temporarily transformed into a waiting area.
One office is filled with all kinds of clothes, and the other has closed curtains.
The conference table inside has been removed. Qin Xiaobao, the fat director, and the screenwriter sat in a row. There were three signs in front of them with their respective titles written on them.
Today is the big day for auditions, no, to be precise, the next few days will be all auditions.
Because there are so many people who signed up, we can only do it in batches according to different roles.
There are also many well-informed reporters waiting downstairs, wanting to get first-hand information.
More than 20 well-known, familiar or current actors came outside, including Lin Xue, Guo Donglin and others.
Chen He is not here, he is the leading actor and does not need to audition.
Wang Bingbing is not here either.
She is Qin Xiaobao's girlfriend and she just wants to be praised, regardless of whether her acting skills are good enough or not.
As for the nurse uniform, the two of them had already seen it in private, and Director Qin was particularly satisfied with it.
There was a pile of information in front of the three of them. The people outside came at nine o'clock, but they arrived at seven o'clock and were prepared in advance.
Xiaoming brought in three bottles of water: "Director, everyone is here."
Qin Xiaobao looked around: "Shall we start?"
"OK!"
"Xiaoming, call people according to the issued license number."
"Well, someone said they were in a hurry and asked if they could..." Xiaoming hesitated.
Qin Xiaobao raised his head and glanced at him: "Tell him, if you're in a hurry, go ahead and get busy. It doesn't matter. I don't care."
"I understand, director."
The fat director looked at Xiaoming's straightened back and smiled when he left: "There are really people who rely on their old age and show off their old age. Director Qin, aren't you worried about offending others?"
"Rather than offending people, I don't want to see uncontrolled actors entering my crew." Qin Xiaobao smiled: "Stop talking, let's get started."
A minute later, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." The fat director shouted.
A smiling, round figure appeared: "Good director, good screenwriter, I am actor Sha Yi."
Qin Xiaobao opened his information: "Mr. Sha Yi, you came very early."
The number plates given out by Kiwi were on a first-come, first-served basis. As a big star, Sha Yi arrived first, and his attitude was absolutely OK. Because it was a formal occasion, the terms used by both parties were different from casual chat.
"Aren't you getting older? You sleep less and can't fall asleep when you wake up." Sha Yi sat in front of the three of them: "Do I need to introduce myself?"
"Oh no!" Qin Xiaobao looked at the information: "Mr. Sha Yi, I want to ask you, what is your current weight?"
"One hundred and sixty-two, just weighed last night."
"Can you take off your coat and turn sideways?" Qin Xiaobao said.
"Indifferent!" Sha Yi cooperated very much, while the staff in the corner stared at the camera.
"Don't shrink your stomach." Qin Xiaobao looked at it.
"Hehe!" Sha Yi smiled sheepishly, her stomach popping out: "I haven't been filming this year, so I haven't controlled my weight. But don't worry, I lose weight very quickly. Give me a month, no, half a month.
It’s absolutely no problem to lose more than ten pounds.”
In his information, Qin Xiaobao wrote 8 in the appearance option, which is a tie. After looking around, the fat director gave 8.3 points, and the screenwriter gave 8.6 points. Everyone's opinions seemed to be similar.
"What if I want you to gain weight!"
"Huh?" Sha Yi was stunned: "That shouldn't be too easy. I get fat just by eating whatever I want. Moreover, the fat is in my belly and neck."
"Okay, I understand." Qin Xiaobao nodded: "Mr. Sha Yi, I will give you a plot and you will perform it."
"No problem." This was not Sha Yi's first audition, so he knew that this was the highlight.
Half an hour later, the audition ended.
"Teacher Sha Yi, we will continue to discuss this. If there is any news, I will call you." The fat director said goodbye.
"Okay, no problem!" Sha Yi was not surprised.
"Oh, by the way." Qin Xiaobao asked: "Brother Sha, do you know how to smoke?"
"Yes!" Sha Yi nodded.
"OK."
The sand spilled out and Xiaoming came in.
"Call the next one."
More people came than expected. Qin Xiaobao's original plan was to try one person and discuss one person, but it's not suitable now and we can't let people wait. Anyway, there are videos and notes. Let's talk about it later.
The second place's time was much shorter, and he was also an actor who had acted in many movies, but his appearance was not up to par, and he didn't lose a lot of weight, so he passed immediately.
The situation of the next few is similar. There is always something unsatisfactory about either their appearance or their acting skills. None of the three of them scored more than five points, so there must be no follow-up.
When the actors waiting outside saw them coming out immediately after entering, their expressions were not very good, and they were secretly having fun in their hearts.
In Qin Xiaobao's movies, even if you have a supporting role, you have to fight for it.
"Please come with me on the 8th." Xiaoming shouted outside, and a bearded actor stood up.
"Hahaha," Qin Xiaobao couldn't help laughing when he saw him: "Brother Xue, here you go."
"Director." Lin Xue's cheerful look is really cute, but the premise is that there are no eyes, otherwise she will look particularly fierce.
Having cooperated once, Qin Xiaobao knew him well and went straight to the topic: "Brother Xue, we came directly and the situation we gave you was like this. For some reason, a father and his child became strangers. Finally one day,
The two recognize each other, you have three minutes to prepare, Xiaoqiu, you can help create a scene, just sit there."
Lin Xue nodded and thought about it.
For actor auditions, acting in a certain segment is a normal test. Lin Xue has gradually become an actor from an ordinary crew member. Naturally, she also knows that the director cannot immediately open a green channel just because of a short-term cooperation.
Before the time came, he nodded to Qin Xiaobao: "Director, I'm ready."
"Let's begin." Qin Xiaobao stretched out his right hand and made an invitation.
Lin Xue took a deep breath and stood there, not moving. No, he moved. The muscles on his face began to twitch, first the corners of his eyes, then his cheeks, and then his hands.
It seems that I want to move forward, but I am afraid of something.
Swallowing hard, my Adam's apple moved up and down.
At this time, my eyes were already red,
Then, he stretched out his trembling hand and walked to his "son" step by step.
Five steps away, tears were already falling, but there was a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.
Bang bang bang bang!
Qin Xiaobao stood up and applauded. He was such an actor. Watching from the side, everyone felt heartbroken.
Surprise, joy, fear, expectation, all kinds of emotions are all expressed without a single line, but they are in perfect place.
"Thank you, director." Lin Xue took the tissue given by the screenwriter and wiped her tears.
"Brother Xue, please go back first. The staff will contact you about the specific shooting time and contract."
As soon as Qin Xiaobao said this, everyone knew what he meant. It was decided.
"Okay," Lin Xue was very happy and came up to shake hands with a few people: "Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
"Yes, although your voice will definitely have to be dubbed in the later stage, I still hope you can film in Mandarin. Is that okay?"
"Of course, it's absolutely no problem." Lin Xue nodded: "Then I'll leave first."
"Well, bye."
"Xiao Ming," the fat director waved, "Don't call anyone out yet, we have something to talk about."
"OK."
Qin Xiaobao picked up the notebook: "Do you have any different opinions?"
The two shook their heads.
The fat director showed his score: "I gave Lin Xue a score of 9.4. Sha Yi is actually quite good, and both fit the role of a father. But in terms of his performance just now, Brother Xue is still better."
"Yeah," the screenwriter had the same opinion: "When Director Qin made the decision just now, Lin Xue smiled innocently. In an instant, it perfectly coincided with the character in my mind."
"That's enough," Qin Xiaobao patted the table happily a few times: "We won't waste time later, why don't we call the remaining people to evacuate."
"Um... wouldn't it be inappropriate?" The fat director hesitated: "Everyone is here, why don't you take a look?"
Qin Xiaobao shook his head: "I understand what you mean, I'm afraid I won't give you face, right? But do you think there is a chance to surpass Lin Xue?
If not, it will be a waste of everyone's time, and this is disrespectful to them, Xiaoming, go ahead."
"OK!"
As expected, the super noise from outside came in through the door, and there were still ordinary people who had not auditioned. It ended suddenly, and everyone knew that they had made a decision, or felt regret, or left Kiwi unwillingly.
"Everyone's gone?"
"Yes." Xiaoming nodded: "The actor named Zhou is a little angry."
"Did he want to jump in line before?"
"That's right."
"Ignore him, do whatever you want." Qin Xiaobao packed up the documents: "It ended earlier than expected, so let me inform you that the audition for the female supporting role in the afternoon will be moved up one hour."