I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 781 778. Upright and upright

There were twenty or thirty Asian faces sitting in the corridor where the two of them were.

Yang Mi didn't know if there were actors from China or if they were all Asians living locally.

She's not crazy enough to think that no matter where she goes with her face, someone must recognize her and come over to ask for an autograph or something... That's not it.

But the problem is... it would be outrageous to be recognized by a Japanese.

What's more... this man actually met his husband.

Is this world so small?

Her eyes were full of surprise.

But after reacting, he immediately stretched out his hand:

"Hello. I'm Yang Mi."

The two hands held a piece.

"Can I call you 'Oujiu'?"

Kikuchi Rinko asked.

"Uh... ok, it's my pleasure."

Yang Mi didn't mean what she said.

In fact, she didn't understand why the character "Qingyi" was so popular there.

Obviously he is just a high school monitor, he just wants to study better...

Why did she become the "eldest lady"?

Just like she doesn't understand why her husband's "The Untold Secret" is re-screened every summer vacation in Japan.

Don’t people over there get tired of looking at Wai?

Now if she were asked to go back and wear JK, over-the-knee socks, and small leather shoes to play the role of high school monitor, her goosebumps would be like dandruff, and they would fall off.

After agreeing to the title "Oujiu", Yang Mi invited her to sit next to her.

The two of them chatted about the audition.

[I received an email from the Screen Actors Guild asking me to come here today. 】

【ah? Are you from Tokyo? By coincidence, I am from Yanjing. 】

[Then we are the same. I only know that the title of the film is "Sea of ​​Silence", but I don't know anything else. 】

【ah? 】

When she heard Rinko Kikuchi say, "I heard it was a science fiction movie," she looked surprised.

It wasn't that she was surprised when the other party told her it was a science fiction film, but because...she found that she had guessed it right.

After being surprised, she nodded:

[This film is a script from Legendary Pictures. Legendary Pictures mostly makes science fiction films, so it’s normal to say that, and this director named Guillermo Toro has made "Blade" and "Hellboy"... How do you know? 】

[Then your agency is quite powerful, but I don’t know anything about it...]

To be honest, she owed the other party a favor.

Because the other party provided her with a direction.

Even though, she guessed it in advance.

But after confirmation, once there is a direction, the actor will at least be mentally prepared before getting the audition book.

It can be said that it helped her a lot.

In contrast, auditions are all about acting and backstage. Although she also understands this truth, she is unwilling to owe others favors.

Even if the favor is small.

At this moment, her phone vibrated.

A message has been sent.

Seeing her pick up the phone, Rinko Kikuchi turned her head politely.

Yang Mi opened the screen and found a WeChat message.

My husband sent me a 30-second video.

She was a little confused and clicked on the buffer.

The video format is quite large, and it will probably take two to three minutes to download.

She glanced at Rinko Kikuchi and asked:

"Shall we take a photo together? Send it to Xu Xin."

Rinko Kikuchi nodded subconsciously.

Then, while the other Asian actors were holding their breath and adjusting their state, the two people directly started taking selfies.

With two clicks, after the two photos were taken, Yang Mi also used the software to perform automatic beautification. After whitening Rinko Kikuchi's skin that was at least two shades of her own, she sent it to Xu Xin.

"?"

Xu Xin came over with a question mark.

"Does it look familiar?"

Yang Mi sent a message.

Soon, Xu Xin replied:

"A bit, I think I've seen it somewhere. Where are you? Didn't you go to the audition?"

"Well, I'm at the audition."

While sending the message, the video Xu Xin sent was also downloaded.

The moment Yang Mi clicked on it, she began to adjust the volume on her phone.

I discovered that my husband should have taken the photo on the monitor. In the monitor, Duan Yihong and Liu Zhishi were sitting at the dinner table, and Liu Zhishi was laughing wildly.

At first, he laughed hahaha and slapped Duan Yihong.

But when he smiled, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.

He tilted his head directly and looked at Duan Yihong with a serious look:

"\u0026amp;*\u0026amp;......"

"*\u0026amp;@#@￥"

Duan Yihong didn't look at Liu Zhishi, he was just drinking soup with a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other.

The two of them must have said something, but Yang Mi couldn't hear clearly due to problems with the radio and mobile phone volume.

It was just that Liu Zhishi, who was still smiling at first, could be seen asking Duan Yihong casually after asking a serious question. It was obvious that her body was driven by psychological activities, and she felt uneasy.

First uneasy, then restless.

Then, get up and leave.

He slapped his chopsticks on the table and left the table angrily.

The 30-second scene is over.

After reading it, Yang Mi replied:

"How is she doing?"

“Surprisingly good.”

Xu Xin replied:

"As far as the role of Igika is concerned, her overall score in the movie is 70 points, and her performance is just right."

"That's fine. But you still have to encourage her. She has been worried about the role of Igashi..."

"Well, I understand, how are you doing there?"

"We're queuing up."

"Who is the person in the photo with you? He looks familiar."

"chrysanthemum……"

At this point, Yang Mi thought about it and changed the word "Ju" to "Ju".

"Judi Linzi."

She didn't know if the other person's name translated into this, so she could only give a rough idea.

Then Xu Xin replied ruthlessly:

"Who is it? No impression."

"She said she met you at the Venice Film Festival."

"...?"

After a moment, Xu Xin replied:

"I remembered it, and I asked Director Li. She was involved in "Norwegian Wood" that Director Li shot. Rinko Kikuchi, we had a drink together."

Yang Mi was stunned.

After thinking about it, she patted Rinko Kikuchi and opened the 30-second video of Xu Xin.

After reading it, Rinko Kikuchi looked confused.

Yang Mi explained:

"Xu Xin and director Li Pingdong are making a movie together."

"ah?"

Kikuchi Rinko's eyes lit up:

"Director Xu and Teacher Li are working together again? Is it the same movie we talked about in Venice last year?"

Although Yang Mi didn’t know what the circumstances of their gathering were, she still nodded:

"Well, it's called...Sunspot."

The two started chatting about "Scorching Sun".

It was completely different from the focused and prepared look of the people around him.

It seemed like these two were just here to make fun of themselves.

After chatting for a while, finally, a staff member came over and shouted:

"Actor No. 001..."

After hearing this, Yang Mi stood up, smiled and waved to Rinko Kikuchi:

"I'll go first."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Nian Zhang~"

"Thanks."

Yang Mi nodded and followed the staff into Guillermo Toro's studio calmly and calmly.

Following the instructions, she came to a door, knocked on the door, and walked in directly.

There were six people sitting near the window in an audition hall that was about 20 to 30 square meters in size.

The leader is Guillermo Toro, whose photo hangs in the corridor.

2 women and 4 men, all looking at her.

There was another person on her left, holding a stack of notes similar to an invoice book.

Yang Mi looked calm and walked to the middle of the audition hall. After bowing politely, she introduced herself:

"Hello everyone, I am Yang Mi, 25 years old. My height..."

After introducing her basic information, she finally said:

"I'm here to audition for the role in Sea of ​​Silence."

Several others, including Guillermo Toro, remained silent, but the blond woman sitting on the far right who looked to be in her 40s spoke:

"Hello, Yang. You have an amazing resume~"

She said looking at the information in front of her.

"Thanks."

Yang Mi nodded politely.

I heard the other party ask again:

"Do you know KONGFU? Karate? Jeet Kune Do? Sanda? Or..."

"Basically in line with your expectations of CHINESE KONGFU's techniques, as well as moves similar to those of Woo Ping Yuen, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li, I know them all. And if you want to see more realistic moves similar to fighting and killing techniques, I can do it too."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Everyone, including the woman who asked the question, looked a little stunned when they heard the "killing technique".

But Guillermo Toro's eyes lit up, as he was fatter than he looked in the photo.

"Are you good with weapons?"

Yang Mi glanced at him and nodded slightly:

"Good at it. What I'm best at is spears and long knives."

Hearing this, Guillermo Toro asked again:

"Do you know about anime such as Transformers, Gundam, and Ultraman?"

"I've seen it all."

"If you were asked to pilot a mecha and fight a Kaijo monster like Godzilla, what method would you choose? What weapon would you choose?"

She keenly noticed the other party's words.

"KAIJO" sounds like the pronunciation in Japanese animation.

But the other person seemed to be afraid that she wouldn’t understand, so he used “MONSTER” instead.

In other words... monster?

Yang Mixin asked: Could it be that the movie to be filmed this time is Godzilla or Ultraman?

Or... Gang Damu?

While thinking about it, she said:

"I'll use my fists first."

"..."

Guillermo Toro was stunned:

"Why?"

Then the actor in front of him bared his small white teeth and said in a very sunny tone:

"Because... the fight scenes between mechas and monsters are a man's romance."

"Well……"

At this time, several other people also subconsciously raised their heads.

Yang Mi shrugged slightly:

"First use fists, then use hot weapons. When the hot weapons are ineffective, use cold weapons to finish. I noticed that the director you called the monster "KAIJO". Is it a Japanese monster movie? If there are such elements in it, Then, the cold weapons must be reserved for the finale. First, close combat is used to heighten the excitement of the audience. In the middle, there is the collision between human technological hot weapons and monsters. Finally, the more intuitive fighting of cold weapons detonates this excitement. This is my understanding."

"..."

"..."

"..."

No one responded.

Until Guillermo Toro nodded:

"Very clear idea...great."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the staff next to Yang Mi.

After thinking for a while, he said:

"The scene you need to audition is where you are immersed in a painful memory, from reminiscing, to immersion, and finally breaking free. You have three minutes to prepare."

When the staff on the side heard this, they silently stepped aside.

Yang Mi thought for a while and asked:

"Director, have you seen EVA?"

Guillermo Toro was stunned and nodded subconsciously:

"certainly."

"...Since it's a KAIJO movie, can I construct a story in my own mind?"

"Of course. Do you need me to fill it in for you?"

"No, it's enough for you to have seen EVA."

Hearing this, Guillermo Toro thought she was going to appropriate a fragment from an EVA.

It was originally intended to be a verbal reminder.

But considering that the other party... seemed to have his own understanding of the movie, in the end his mouth just opened and then closed.

He wanted to see the other party's interpretation before communicating.

This is one aspect.

On the other hand... Yang Mi had already closed her eyes after finishing these words.

Time passes minute by minute.

1 minute and 37 seconds later.

Suddenly, Yang Mi, who was standing there with her eyes closed, but kept her head held high, suddenly drooped as if the power supply had been unplugged.

It's like free fall.

So much so that it makes people feel...absurdly afraid that her head will fall to the ground.

"..."

After two or three seconds, she raised her head again with blank eyes.

Look left, look right.

Observe the surroundings very slowly.

And when her head finished twisting to the right and slowly returned to the midline position.

Her eyes met Guillermo Toro's.

frown.

Confuse.

Puzzled.

Then, she looked around again.

After looking around, he turned his head again.

Looking at Guillermo Toro, the doubts in his eyes grew bigger and bigger.

At this moment, her body suddenly squatted down, and her hands moved toward her waist.

But the result was empty.

And just when everyone was wondering what she meant by acting like this, she looked in one direction.

This time, the head turned to look upward.

It was like seeing a giant.

Immediately, a trace of confusion appeared on her face.

With this confusion, she looked at Guillermo Toro again.

Since the beginning of the performance, she has looked at each other three times.

But the third time, she didn't change her gaze.

The confusion and confusion on his face instantly turned into a look of confusion.

In a daze, she seemed to remember something again and suddenly became calm.

They looked at each other calmly for nearly 10 seconds, and finally, the calmness turned into a chuckle.

"Yes."

She looked at Guillermo Toro and said word by word in a tone that was almost gibbering:

"We can't find our father and mother. We are afraid, we are terrified. We cry helplessly...but fear has become their prey."

"No one came to save us, no one."

"Do you still remember? I was hiding in the sewer, and the monster's saliva dripped on my face and the stench was emitted."

"I could only cover my mouth tightly and not make any sound. I couldn't call for help or pray. I couldn't make any sound."

"Because it's useless. They won't let me go just because we cry out for mercy. They won't forgive me just because I'm young."

Speaking of this, the smile on her face gradually became a little...cruel, and her title also changed quietly:

"From that day on, you and I understood that when facing them, fear, cowardice, crying... are meaningless!"

"The only thing we can do is tear these sons of bitches into pieces!"

"That's right, little soldier. Grab your weapon and crush them."

She spoke like gibbering, vaguely.

As soon as she finished speaking, her head suddenly drooped down again.

Then two or three seconds later, she raised her head again and stretched her arms forward, grasping it as if she were holding some kind of joystick.

After blinking twice quickly, she made a gesture of listening.

It seemed like others were asking her something.

Then, he shook his head and said in a relaxed but determined tone:

"I'm fine, it was just a dream. Follow me, soldiers."

At this point, she raised her eyebrows and looked forward as usual.

There was a touch of confidence and boiling murderous intent in his eyes:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't hide behind and cry like a little girl. Hold on to your weapons and come with me..."

"Crush them!"

"My performance is over, thank you."

"..."

"..."

"..."

The six people were silent.

Not a word was spoken.

At this moment, everyone's thoughts are unified.

"whole"

Although it was just an audition clip, the actors in front of him were completely intact. They used a story to support the fragmented footage, interpreting an incomparable complete story.

She entered her own memories first.

In her memories, she saw herself as a child.

Facing some monsters, the girl was breaking down and crying, with unparalleled fear exuding all over her body.

As a grown-up "she", when she looks back at her fear-filled childhood experiences, her mentality has become... a brave, fearless and unswerving soldier.

She faced her fears.

But he despises fear.

In her memories, she spoke of how helpless the little girl felt back then.

He also said... how helpless he was back then, how fearless the soldier is now, and his unwavering declaration of victory when fighting against monsters for mankind:

"Take up arms and crush them!"

As the director said.

She was immersed in her memories.

However, the memories that brought her endless fear back then have turned into fuel for fearless burning at this moment.

Back then, she was afraid of monsters.

Now she just wants to kill them all.

These fears did not bring any ill effects to her.

On the contrary, it strengthened her will to fight...

Oh my god...

What a monster actor this is.

How can something performed by an actress make people's blood boil more than that of a tough guy?

Really are……

It’s endlessly memorable!

…

"Thank you for your performance. Please go back and wait for the notification. We will contact you as soon as possible after making a decision."

"Okay, thank you. Goodbye~"

After the six people watched the first actress who came to audition leave...

Guillermo Toro leaned on his seat and let out a long sigh of relief:

"Phew...she is simply a general."

No one refuted his words.

Screenwriter Travis Beacham next to him nodded and said:

"And he is a general who wants people to follow her...even if they die, they will follow her."

After hearing what the two said, Legendary Pictures producer Thomas Tull said:

"But... to be honest, her performance is not in line with the MAKO we need for the story. Her temperament is too resolute. It would be better if she was a man."

"But after all, she hasn't read the script and doesn't know what story we are going to shoot, right?"

After Joe Jashini, who is also the producer of this film, finished saying this, he picked up the information in front of him, took a look at it, and said with a smile:

"Her acting skills are impeccable in my opinion. And she also has her own understanding of the story. We just gave her a range, but she gave us a complete story chain... It's really impressive Actor. Moreover, I heard that she is very popular in China and has great appeal."

"Also, the response to Volvo's ad was very good."

"Yes, that's right."

As producers, they naturally don’t have to focus on scripts and movies like Guillermo Toro.

They think more comprehensively.

And this is the main reason why Yang Mi received this audition invitation.

That Volvo commercial also set off a wave of "The Matrix" craze in North America.

At the same time, taking into account the importance of the Chinese market.

Since this script is related to Asians, even though the story in the script takes place in Japan...but what does it have to do with it?

Use Japanese actors, so it's in Japan.

If you use actors from China, then just set them in China.

A group of people were discussing.

Guillermo Toro could also tell that the producers admired her.

He himself felt good about it.

So, before the second actor came in, he made a decision:

"Although she is the first person, I think we can include her as one of the final audition candidates."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other:

"agree."

"It should."

"I have no opinion."

…

After walking out of the glass door, Yang Mi looked at the time.

I found it was less than 10 o'clock.

I originally wanted to go home immediately.

But as soon as she took a step to the left, her footsteps suddenly stopped.

After thinking for a while, he took back his steps, turned around and walked to the right.

Arriving at the corner of the corridor, her appearance quickly attracted everyone's attention.

After all, he was the first person to audition.

If the other party shows kindness... Although it is a small chance event, everyone still wants to get some clues from her.

pity……

"RINKO."

Yang Mi shouted.

Kikuchi Rinko was stunned, and after seeing her waving to him, she quickly stood up and walked over.

"お tired れ様でした."

Rinko Kikuchi said.

It means: You have worked hard.

Yang Mi didn't understand, but she probably understood the meaning.

After nodding, he leaned into her ear and said:

"It's a monster movie like Godzilla and Ultraman. Come on~"

Kikuchi Rinko was stunned.

Then he smiled and bowed to her:

"ありがとうございます~"

She understands this.

It means to say thank you.

So he smiled and waved his hands:

"It doesn't matter, come on, I'm leaving."

Outside the home, every word and deed of every Chinese person represents the face of the country. And we, the great China, are a country of etiquette, and everything must be done right and spoken smoothly.

Although the other party only told her a piece of news in advance that she had already guessed.

But it is not polite to come back and not return.

Even if the two are potential competitors, what does it matter?

If you want to lose, then you are not as good as others.

And to win...

We must win openly and honestly!