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When Yin Lan's information appeared on the second audition list, Ye Weilin had already expected it to some extent. His eyes only stayed on that piece of paper for a few seconds longer before continuing to look at the next person's information.

Liu Jia followed his suggestion and applied for the role of "Wang Qinghan". During the audition process, he really interpreted the charm of the character very well as Ye Weilin imagined. Ye Weilin hardly hesitated, and directly circled Liu Jia. material.

The role that Yin Lan auditioned for was "Song Ting". This role is the least among the supporting actors. It stands to reason that he has the qualifications of the protagonist of a movie with hundreds of millions of box office, and is a newcomer that Xingyu focuses on training. It should be far more than that. This treatment, but there is no way, in "Song Manting", except for the role of "Song Ting", there is no one suitable for him, after all, his age is there.

Last time, there were very few people who auditioned for "Song Ting", and Ye Weilin could hardly find any satisfactory ones. However, this time, the number of people who auditioned increased exponentially. , Yin Lan is not dominant among them.

"Director Ye, there are too many people auditioning...how about taking a break?" The examiner next to him sat upright for a while and raised his legs for a while, apparently unable to sit still. Ye Weilin glanced at the time and saw that he had been auditioning continuously After more than two hours, it is indeed time to take a break.

After asking the staff to tell the waiting room to rest for 15 minutes before auditioning, Ye Weilin also went out to get some air.

He took off the ID card hanging around his neck and walked out with the staff, but no one recognized him.

He looked at the long queue in the waiting room, and saw Yin Lan at a glance. Perhaps he had a feeling in his heart, and the other party also looked over.

Yin Lan looked at him, her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, Ye Weilin averted her eyes in a timely manner, walked to the balcony in the corner, smoked a cigarette and went back.

The boring audition continued, and Ye Weilin had less and less information until Yin Lan walked in.

"Hello examiners, my name is Yin Lan, I am 17 years old, and I have participated in works such as "The Dream of the Zhuang Girl" and "The Phantom of Hometown". Several chief examiners who were exhausted from the audition were refreshed.

Except for Ye Weilin, several people looked down at Yin Lan's resume one after another, and after finding out that Xingyu had just signed an artist, they all had relatively gentle smiles on their faces, and the few questions they asked were not painful or itchy.

Ye Weilin has no doubts about Yin Lan's acting skills. After all, he was the one who created the other party. Before he received professional acting training, he had already shown his talent and advantages. It is not as good as some powerful factions who are steady and steady, but in terms of acting skills, they are far superior to their peers.

Moreover, Yin Lan's understanding is very high. As long as he is corrected once or twice during the performance, he will understand what effect the director wants, and he can implement this effect and idea accurately. Witnessing Yin Lan's growth, the other party also understood his style preference for actors' performances.

So Ye Weilin simply didn't test his scene performance, and asked him to pose a few poses to see if Fu fits the character design of "Song Ting".

"You face me sideways, don't look at the camera." A total of four cameras were installed in the audition room, one each at the front, back, left, and right of the stage. Ye Weilin looked at Yin Lan from four different angles on the equipment image, and kept giving instructions: " Squat down, okay, stand up, lie down again, put your hands on the pillow and raise your legs..."

Although Ye Weilin's instructions did not require any emotional descriptions other than the movements, the teenagers in the camera follow different movements to express the emotions of the characters independently. The barrier avoids anyone's sight; when standing up, he looks relieved; when lying down, his hands are naturally pillowed behind his head, his legs are raised, and he puts on a foolish look, which makes people unconsciously think of ruffian image of young boy lying on haystack with a straw in his mouth.

Yin Lan's performance is as natural as breathing, without the framework rules, as if he was born to perform, without the slightest stiffness in front of the camera, agile and free, like a duck to water.

Ye Weilin was a little fascinated watching it. There is no doubt that even though Yin Lan has not really been exposed to systematic training, but with his talent, he still crushes most people. This role undoubtedly belongs to him.

"Okay, let's go back and wait for the news." Ye Weilin lowered his gaze, without looking at the other party, and directly called the next audition candidate.

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After two rounds of screening, Ye Weilin also consulted with several other chief examiners, and finally finalized the list.

"Asano Tatsuji" - Xie Donglin; "Wang Qinghan" - Liu Jia; "Song Ting" - Yin Lan;

As for the most important heroine candidate, Ye Weilin is still a little hesitant. Both Xue Wen and Mai Dong are suitable. The former's performance is better, but the latter is better because she is a fresh face. Ye Weilin likes to use newcomers, except for Yin Lan. .

While he was in trouble, he received a call from Ji Yan: "Weilin, I got a definite news that Mai Dong's audition for the heroine of "Legend of the Embroiderer" succeeded. If you will choose "Song Manting", you should settle Xue Wen as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be good to spread the news of "the second best."

Ye Weilin was stunned for a moment before saying, "Okay, I see."

"Legend of Embroidered Lady" is the new work of cutting-edge director Peng Dong. Peng Dong was nominated for the best director of the Asian Film Festival with a low-budget film when he was less than 30 years old. While winning good box office results, it can also maintain word of mouth, coupled with its status as a cutting-edge director, it is quite popular with investors.

It is said that this "Legend of Xiu Niang" was invested and produced by People's Film Industry, with a lot of money invested, and there are a lot of big names in it. Although it is taking the route of dual heroines, Mai Dong will definitely not give up if he can get the position of one of the heroines of.

In the eyes of the outside world, "Song Manting" is no worse than "Wuxiangshan" or "Legend of Xiuniang". On the contrary, if the movie has a celebrity, "Song Manting" is definitely a queen-level actress, but it loses in two aspects. On the one hand, the director is not qualified and is too young. A "Phantom of Hometown" has too many lucky factors. It is still unknown whether he can direct a movie with a strong sense of history.On the other hand, "Song Manting" encountered partial withdrawal of funds from investors. It is said that when Liang Shuzhen was confirmed as the director, the initial investment was 8000 million. During the period when the film was put on hold, the funds were withdrawn one after another until Ye Weilin took over the directing power. At that time, less than half of the funds were left, and the investors did not seem to intend to invest any more funds.

A rookie director who has only made one horror film, low-cost filming, artistic themes, but low chance of winning an award based on the director's level, box office is not comparable to commercial films...

These elements make "Song Manting" look like a chicken rib, it's a pity that people can't eat it, and it's a pity that the auditions are all third- and fourth-tier actresses. Mai Dong has "Legend of Xiu Niang", so she naturally won't choose "Xiu Niang Legend" Song Manting".

Of course, no matter what the outside world thinks, Ye Weilin's confidence in himself will not be shaken in the slightest.

After crossing out the name of Mai Dong, the last role was also confirmed.

"Song Manting" - Xue Wen.

After the list of actors was determined, Ye Weilin began to arrange the preliminary work non-stop. First, he negotiated with the producer, made a rough plan for the crew's itinerary and budget, and then set up the crew and assigned their respective tasks.

On the set, the producer and the director always have many conflicts that need to be coordinated, and even the rights of the producer override the director. After all, it is the big money that pays. If you are not obedient, then I will withdraw the capital.

But for Ye Weilin, this situation does not need to be considered for the time being.

The investor of the film is Xingyu, and the producer bears the name of Ye Weisheng, but Ye Weisheng will definitely not come to the film crew in person, so he sent a person to represent the investor and producer, but the other party ignored Ye Weilin's request at all. Move, let him use his hands and feet.

The filming location of "Song Manting" is divided into three parts, one part is shot in the capital, one part is in Liaoning Province, and the other part is in Shanghai.

There are also several locations in the capital for filming. One is the mansion where the heroine lived when she was a child. The crew specially found a courtyard with three entrances. The flowers, plants and trees inside are full of interest, and the pavilions and pavilions are exquisite. Elegant and romantic in the south of the Yangtze River.It is very appropriate as the background of the mansion of Song Jiamin, the last Han minister in the late Qing Dynasty.

In reality, the Song Mansion's mansion has long been demolished, and the surrounding area has become a famous snack street.

There are several other places that need to be filmed, namely the stage, the piano club, and the villages in the suburbs.According to the script, after the heroine married to Liao Province, because of her husband's death, she was frustrated and bored and always lingered in places such as the Qinshe Theater and other places. They were all filmed in the capital.

As for the outskirts of the village, it is to shoot the scene where the heroine was sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution.

The opening ceremony of "Song Manting" was arranged in the three-entry mansion. Although it was low-key, it was not casual. The red silk and red cloth purchased by the crew were hung everywhere, and the fruits, snacks and offerings were piled up. a hill.

Crew staff and various actors took turns to go up and place incense to worship, praying for a smooth shooting.

In the end, two consecutive firecrackers were fired. Fortunately, this place is clean and remote, otherwise it would be bad if it caused disturbance to the residents and complaints.

This time, the photographer who partnered with Ye Weilin was no longer Fu Qi, but a man named Ai Yusen, who was very young, about 30 years old, with a relatively taciturn personality, and the few films he had filmed were not very famous. .

This person was also selected by Ye Weilin. The original photographer was very famous, and the co-directors were all at the level of Liang Shuzhen and Wen Yuanshan. When the news came out that "Song Manting" had changed directors, the original photographer also left.

In fact, Ye Weilin was relieved instead of being disappointed by his departure.

A good photographer is paid very high. Since Yu Rong, the queen of the two movies, gave up acting, he chose Xue Wen as the female lead, and his salary was only 200 million, which was a quarter of the former. In the case of many works, there are fewer newcomers like Xie Donglin and Liu Jia. Xie Donglin has more roles than Liu Jia, with 60, while Liu Jia only has 20. As for Yin Lan, the salary is the same as Liu Jia, plus The remuneration of other supporting actors and the recruitment of temporary actors should have exceeded 500 million.

Sets, props and costumes are the soul of this movie, and it is estimated that they will account for one-third of the funds. If the original photographer remains unchanged, the remuneration for him is estimated to exceed the sum of all the actors, and this movie will not be possible. It went down.

Although Ai Yusen's reputation is not as good as the original photographer's, the style and color texture of the photography are very in line with Ye Weilin's preferences. There is a bit of retro modernism in the blurred style, which is also true for "Song Manting". Under the collision of history and imagination, the latter will produce unique romance and innovation.

On the afternoon of the opening ceremony, the first scene of the second act of the script was filmed.

Song Manting, played by Xue Wen, was the first to appear on the scene. She was surrounded by several girls who were all dressed in student attire. Only she was dressed very sweetly in a delicate foreign dress.

Ye Weilin directed the camera to move forward, and captured her lace gloves, gorgeous skirt and other details one by one in the mirror.