City People [Rebirth]

Originally, the script of "A House" was chosen just for the sake of a title, but the name was not changed in the end.

Originally, the producer proposed whether to change the suspenseful name of "House in the Wild", but the director rejected it. He said that there is no need to use the name as a gimmick. He thinks that it is as simple as it is now, in order to match the actual style of the film. In stark contrast, he has already passed the stage where he needs a name to attract the audience, and his own name is the best signboard.

"A House" is a group performance, with seven leading actors, a total of four men and three women. Among them, there are not many roles, but the character with the most complex and shocking character was given to him according to the contract with Mu Si'an. If there are no actors, the crew needs to audition for selection.

This time, the script was bought by Lu Li's company. Both the leading actor Mu Si'an and the director Lu Song are under Lu Li's company. In addition, the whole film only needs seven actors, so the director and producer are not willing to bother. They simply held an audition meeting within Lu Li's company, and only invited artists within Lu Li's company to audition.

Director Lu Song has always specialized in suspense films, mostly psychological suspense films.Psychological suspense films are often not big productions, and they focus on the expressiveness of the actors. This type of film is not a mainstream film, and the box office cannot be high, so the salary of the actors cannot be high. He is the biggest actor in this crew, and he also gets the highest salary.

There are quite a few people who are interested in auditioning for "A House". Lu Song is a first-line director in China. Every time he directs a film, he can be sent to foreign film festivals for participation, and he has won many times.Although there are seven actors in the new movie this time, there are seven people going back and forth in the content of more than an hour, so they don't care whether it is the protagonist or not, and the casting is only done within Lu Li's company, which is logically a good opportunity. , there is also a gossip saying that "A House" is the first film that Lu Jia started to shoot after Lu Jia came to Lu Li's company. thing.

But when Haoxuan came to the audition site according to the time, he found that there were less than a hundred people who came to the audition site.He was a little puzzled, and the manager next to him had just changed, and he wanted to ask but was too embarrassed to ask, so he just kept his mouth shut and observed.After seeing it, he realized that most of the actors who came to audition for the audition were powerful, and there were very few fresh meats. With his appearance, he was actually the best among them.

Seeing his doubts, the agent said softly, "I'll explain to you when I go back."

The agent deliberately did not speak first.Hao Xuan has just been transferred to him from another agent, and this audition is a perfect opportunity.Haoxuan originally debuted as a singer. His voice is clean and bright, and his appearance is also very beautiful. In the first year of his debut, he won the Best Newcomer Award at an important song award. It is thriving, becoming Hao Xiao Tian Wang, Hao Da Tian Wang.

However, just when Haoxuan was planning to release his second solo album, a sudden fever ruined his career in the music scene.The fever that subsided very hard destroyed his voice. Although he couldn't hear it when he was speaking, his voice would be hoarse and unpleasant if he sang for a while, and he couldn't reach the high pitch, or lower the bass, and he couldn't hang his voice, otherwise As the pain was unbearable, Haoxuan tried to recover many times with the high-priced doctors hired by the company, but with little success. If this continues, the company can't keep throwing money at him for nothing.

Just when Haoxuan felt that everything was over, he could pack up his things and leave the entertainment circle, or he would have to pay a termination fee, Lu Li's company gave him a second choice, which was to transform into an actor.

Although he can no longer sing anymore, Hao Xuan will not be so disappointed if he can stay in the entertainment circle with another identity.He was scouted to enter the entertainment industry, and he himself was full of yearning for the entertainment industry. The reason why he chose to sing was also because of his good voice, not because he had a great preference for singing.

The reason why Lu Li Company did this was also because of Lu Jia's decision.

When Lu Jia looked through the contracts, he not only saw Mu Si'an's expiring contract, but also Hao Xuan's.He still remembers Haoxuan. After his voice was ruined in the previous life, the company gave up on him, and Haoxuan returned to the life of ordinary people. But in this life, Lu Jia changed his decision, just because he remembered that when he was hungry the first time When the second store opened, Haoxuan was among the singers Li Jiajun chose to stay there for a week.Since there is such a relationship, Lu Jia is also willing to raise his hand and give him another way.

After all, doing business is not doing charity, there is always more to consider.Haoxuan has always been trained as a singer. If he wants to transform, it is almost a zero start. It is better to directly cultivate more talented newcomers. After all, if Haoxuan has the talent for acting, the company will let him become an actor during training. He debuted, and his original fan base could not be transformed well after he crossed industries, and the starting point was very low instead.

But now Lu Jia doesn't mind helping him, so he changed to an agent who specializes in leading actors, and held a press conference to sell badly, announcing that Haoxuan will develop in the direction of an actor.This incident was already tragic enough, and the fans were also very worried about Haoxuan. Now they are very happy to hear that he does not have to leave the entertainment industry. The popularity of copying can at least ensure that his first work will not be ignored. , even if he performed poorly, he could be forgiven, and Lu Jia didn't intervene after that. This kind of thing still depends on personal nature.

Outsiders have no way of knowing that it is because of Lu Jia that Haoxuan was able to stay, but Haoxuan's new manager knows a little bit.Because he found out that Haoxuan was hungry, he didn't suspect anything else.As far as he is concerned, he feels that Haoxuan's conditions are good. He watched Haoxuan's previous variety show and found that his performance in it is also remarkable. He can show a lot of expressions according to the script, and he is not stage fright. Facial expressions are more flexible.What this actor is most afraid of is having a zombie face, and everything he does is always with the same expression.Sure enough, after a month of expedited training, the acting was mediocre. Hao Xuan's acting skills couldn't be compared with the powerful ones, but he was much better than those so-called "little fresh meat" who came out with just a face .

When Haoxuan went in for the audition, the agent waited patiently outside, not in a rush.This time he called Haoxuan, mainly to let him experience what it's like to audition.That's right, this is Haoxuan's first audition, and his agent has actually arranged other auditions for him that are easier to get roles.Waiting for Haoxuan to come out, he casually asked how he felt, and when he heard Haoxuan say "it's okay", he took him back without further questioning.

As a result, the next day, the agent received a call from the production team, saying that Hao Xuan had been selected, this time he was completely surprised.However, after he received the script, he realized why Hao Xuan was chosen, because there was a character in "A House" who was similar to Hao Xuan—that was a singer who was once in the sky, but was rejected by others. His throat was murdered, and he could only make a terrible sound when he opened his mouth.

The seven leading actors of "One House" have all been decided, the props team has already selected the location and set up the scene, and the members of the entire crew have signed the contract and can start the film at any time.

But before starting the machine, Musi'an's contract renewal ceremony had to be held first.

Mu Si'an, as one of the few movie kings of the younger generation, has a good style and has attracted the attention of the entertainment industry. His contract renewal ceremony, of course, must be regarded as a major event.

At the contract renewal ceremony, not only the company's senior executives including Lu Jia appeared, but Mu Si'an's friends also attended in costumes. Mu Si'an also performed his cello piece, a passage from the opera "The Magic Flute".Afterwards, Mu Si'an signed the "Contract Renewal", and Lu Jia presented Mu Si'an with a crown made of gold and diamonds on behalf of the company, and gave him a check for 50. Mu Si'an announced in public, Transferring the 50 yuan to the charity foundation won applause from the audience.

Although the contract renewal ceremony was later said by some sunspots to be a show, the 50 yuan was indeed given to the charity foundation. It was only then that Lu Jia knew that Mu Si'an had the habit of donating to the charity foundation on a regular basis.

The contract renewal ceremony also mentioned Mu Si'an's upcoming movie, and made a little publicity. After that, Mu Si'an devoted himself to the intense shooting.

Why didn't more than a hundred actors come to the audition for "A House", and Haoxuan's agent didn't want to tell him the reason in advance?

Hao Xuan, who was called a dog by director Lu Song, now knows.

Because Lu Song is a critical director with obsessive-compulsive disorder.When he chooses a role, he doesn't look at big names or good looks, he wants actors with strong expressiveness and appeal.The atmosphere of a psychological suspense film is set off entirely by the actors' expressions and movements. If the acting is not in place, the whole scene will be very fake and stiff, and this kind of film will have a lot of close-up shots, close-ups, eyes and facial expressions. The most important thing is that the director himself has a bad temper, and if he does not rely on his face and the backstage to audition, he will be scolded as a dog on the spot of the audition.

That's why many managers didn't tell the artists under them about the audition. Even if the artists tried to do it beyond their means, these managers would stop them.Furthermore, as far as the film crew of "A House" can give, it's better for them to act in a TV series where they can just show their faces, and they can still be praised by the director, so why bother to scold them.