In Love with a Movie Star_3.1: Double Audition, unexpected result
After seeing the person sitting on the sofa, Xiang Qing was stunned and said in a helpless tone, “Young Master, what are you doing here again?”
Zheng Xuanlin raised his eyes to her and said, “What now? I’m here to try on costumes. By the way, it’s really not necessary for the role of Shui JunYao to be a man.”
“Stop it, I’m dying of stress.” Xiang Qing sat down and scratched her hair in irritation.
“Wouldn’t it be less annoying if you changed it the way I told you? You are really stressing yourself.” Zheng Xuanlin said.
“You’re not me, so you can’t understand what I was thinking when I created that character. I have my own things I want to stick to.” Xiang Qing said tiredly and helplessly.
“We are about to start shooting, but we still can’t decide on a candidate for the role of Shui Jun Yao. Everyone we could find in the entertainment industry has auditioned for the role. There is simply no right person. I really don’t see the point of your insistence.” Zheng Xuanlin leaned back, frustrated by his cousin’s stubbornness, but it was also because of her stubbornness that she produced so many excellent works.
“I have been working on this script for almost two years, and I like the character of Shui JunYao the most and also have put the most effort into it. You’re asking me to change the persona to something I don’t want. I can’t convince myself unless I change the persona to make the story better.”
“When you’re working on it, you should have known that there are no actors who can play a character who is more feminine than a woman in women’s clothing and more feminine than a man in men’s clothing. He is not like a woman at all, you have a whole bunch of high expectations, who can play it? Although the role is important, it’s only a supporting role in the end, so just change it, as long as it doesn’t affect the main line.”
“That’s easy for you to say. Do you know how hard it is to have feelings for a character and then have to give up what he was like originally?” Xiang Qing sighed. “I’ve tried to find a male actor to play this role and I’ve also tried to find a female actor to play this role. I even tried to find a dragon and phoenix to play this role, but I just don’t feel satisfied.”
“The release date has been chosen anyway. You’ve pushed it back so many times, it’s impossible to push it back this time.” Zheng Xuanlin suggested, “Why don’t you just choose the most suitable actress from the ones you don’t think are suitable, and not a man who looks like a woman in women’s clothing. The other thing is, the one you choose must be an actor who has passed the acting test, otherwise I won’t agree to it.”
Xiang Qing sighed again, thinking to herself, “This is the only way.” She looked at Zheng Xuanlin and asked, “Don’t you have anything else to do?”
“What else could I be doing?” Zheng Xuanlin looked at her strangely.
“I thought you came here because of Cheng Yi and wanted me to replace him.” Xiang Qing said.
Now it’s Zheng Xuanlin’s turn to sigh. “Even if the people outside don’t know, don’t you know that, even in the past, he and I were just regular friends? And it’s not like I have a grudge against him, so why should I let you replace him if you and I both think he’s right for the role?”
“I thought you at least had a crush on him.” Xiang Qing said jokingly. “After he got married, your love might have turned to hate?”
“Stop.” Zheng Xuanlin raised his hand, “I’ll say it one last time, I admired him when I was young, but I never had those feelings for him.”
“You’re only 30 years old, and you talk about being young as if you’re very old now.”
“I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do this, but I think I’ll be able to do it. He had to take the role, and after much consideration, I chose to let him do it. It’s a good thing you didn’t object, or I would have been annoyed again.”
It is not surprising that Xiang Qing would think that Zheng Xuanlin is here to have her replace Cheng Yi. Zheng Xuanlin concealed his background when he started acting, and in the eyes of the public, he has a polite and courteous image. But only those around him knew how domineering and bad-tempered he was.
Zheng Xuanlin is the heir to the Zheng Clan, and because he was the only son, he was known in the Zheng family as a lawless man who could do whatever he wanted. He went abroad to study at a very young age, and very few people met him personally before he returned to China. After he returned, he said he wanted to act, and without discussing it with anyone, he applied to film and television academies and told his family only after he got in.
Zheng’s father thought that he would just have a little fun and then naturally stop when he got tired of it, but he never thought that he would play for almost ten years with no intention of stopping. Zheng’s father could only console himself with the fact that he was strong and could at least run the company for a few more years and if the brat doesn’t come back to help in a few years, he’ll have to force him to come back somehow.
Zheng Xuanlin liked to act in movies, not TV dramas, and had been acting for more than a decade, making a lot of classic works. He was among the top tier actors in terms of the number of fans and popularity.
It’s just that in the past two years, Zheng Xuanlin encountered a bottleneck in his acting and was unable to make a breakthrough. Since his debut, he had been playing the kind of roles that are full of integrity, such as warriors, soldiers, heroes, and so on. All of these roles had been played by him to perfection. Although the audience hadn’t gotten tired of it yet, he got tired of playing it himself and wanted to try another role to break through.
Zheng Xuanlin thought about it and felt that even if he liked acting, he would still try to play his role well. But not every role is right for him, and he had to choose the right one for himself.
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While Zheng Xuanlin was paranoid about acting, he not only had high requirements for himself, but also had very high requirements for the actors who worked with him. If the acting didn’t satisfy him, he would either be replaced or the part would be cut.
When he couldn’t find a satisfactory screenplay, Zheng Xuanlin turned his attention to TV series. He happened to learn that his cousin had a script that she had been writing for almost two years, and he was intrigued.
Zheng Xuanlin was interested in Xiang Qing’s script, and when Xiang Qing found out about it, she lamented. She didn’t want to serve this young master. If he was unhappy and says he wanted to change the script or cut some parts of the story, then her two years of hard work would have been wasted.
However, after reading the script, Zheng Xuanlin insisted on acting and persuaded his aunt to put pressure on Xiang Qing. Xiang Qing had no choice but to agree. She studied the character again, then found that the character’s personality was too similar to Zheng Xuanlin’s real personality. She unconsciously used her cousin’s real personality as a character archetype reference. When she thought that Zheng Xuanlin’s performance was true to his character and really suited the role, she didn’t resist any further. She just hoped that when the time comes, Zheng Xuanlin would not change her script at a will.
Now everything was ready, except for the role of Shui JunYao. It made Xiang Qing’s heart felt like it was missing a piece, which was unbearable.
After Zheng Xuanlin left, Xiang Qing couldn’t sit still and walked around the office, feeling unhappy no matter what. She thought about the audition for a dance double today, then she simply went to see it since she couldn’t sit still and didn’t want to work anyway.
Shui JunYao and his backup dancers had some very difficult dance moves.
The dance moves were very difficult and required a lot of strength. Since the girls couldn’t do it at all, they could only use male stand-ins.
Tao Yuan and the others had finished their auditions, and a few of the girls who were chosen were so excited that they gathered together to discuss it quietly. The men’s side was still up in the air. It was a backdrop role that didn’t need to be played at all, as long as you stand in a line and let the actors and assistant directors look at your face.
The assistant director came over with the list and asked Liu Yong, “Does your company have any auditions for dance doubles?”
“Yes, yes.” Liu Yong immediately pointed to some of the boys and said, “They all graduated from the dance academy.”
The assistant director took one look at their faces, mainly at their shapes, and pointed first to Tao Yuan, then to the other two boys, saying, “You, you and you, come with me.”
The three of them followed the assistant director into another audition room, where several boys were already waiting.
Just as the audition was about to begin, the door suddenly opened again, and all the people sitting there stood up.
“Director.”
“Director.”
“Sister Qing.”
“Sister Qing, please sit down.”
“Has it started already?” Xiang Qing walked over and sat down.
“It’s about to start.”
“Is everyone here? Anyone else?” Xiang Qing looked at the boys who were standing in a row.
“These are the boys who auditioned today, and they are the ones with the best figures. We can also go directly to the dance academy to pick, there are a lot of people there.” Actor Associate Director said.
“Okay, let them start.” Xiang Qing nodded
“In the order in which you are arranged, each of you will dance. Remember to dance classically, the soft kind, not the street dance for me.” Then the assistant director said, “Let’s do it.”
The boy who was first in the order went to the center and started dancing, which he did quite well, but was too strong and rigid without any of the softness they wanted to see.
Not even ten seconds later, Xiang Qing shook her head.
The assistant director immediately shouted, “Stop, next.”
Several people came in a row, all within half a minute, were rejected, soon it was Tao Yuan’s turn.
Tao Yuan thought to himself, Since they want to see the softness of dance, he will dance a flower play, which was the best way to show the flexibility of the body.
Tao Yuan’s arms moved, sometimes like a flower in bloom, sometimes like a butterfly in flight. His lower back and legs were as flexible as water snakes, and the slight pause between the movements was very beautiful.
Xiang Qing’s originally frowning eyebrows, gradually relaxed. As she stared with her full attention, Tao Yuan danced for a full five minutes without stopping. This seemingly soft and relaxing dance actually required a lot of strength and stamina, and after five minutes of dancing, Tao Yuan’s breath was still calm.
The two staff members next to him couldn’t help but whisper about it.
“That dance looks a little familiar.”
“It’s called the Flower Show, which the famous dance artist, Ms.Yun Fei, danced during the state banquet performance. I heard that very few people could dance it because it was too difficult.”
“I think he just dances pretty well, is it that hard?”
“You don’t understand, it takes a professional to learn to dance to know how hard it is. I also heard from someone, it is said that to dance this dance, you need to have more strength than the average boy! You have to have better than average flexibility, and you have to have top dance skills, or you can’t do it.”
“Then he’s very good.”
“I think this level is completely enough for a dance double. I don’t know what Sister Qing thinks.”
The female staff member turned her head to look at Xiang Qing, and thought to herself, If you are not satisfied with this, you probably won’t be able to find anything satisfying afterwards.
Tao Yuan danced for more than ten minutes, but his breathing was still calm and he did not even sweat.
Xiang Qing suddenly slammed the table, pointed at Tao Yuan, and asked menacingly, “What’s your name?
Tao Yuan stopped moving, stood up straight and said, “My name is Hua Xi.”
“Hua Xi, right? Come with me.” Xiang Qing suddenly stood up, and then walked out with big steps. Those who have worked with her for a long time are used to her flamboyant personality and are not surprised.
“Hurry up and follow her!” The assistant director hurriedly waved his hand to Tao Yuan, asking him to follow Xiang Qing.
Tao Yuan walked out quickly and saw that Xiang Qing had already walked far, so he had to speed up his pace and run to catch up with her, thinking that this person was even more astute than the legend said.
“Hua Xi’s agent!” The assistant director walked out and shouted in every direction.
Liu Yong was looking down at his phone, but looked up when he heard the shout, and then immediately ran over while putting back his phone, “Here I am, here I am! What can I do for you, assistant director?”
“Come with me.” the assistant director said, and walked toward Xiang Qing.
Tao Yuan followed Xiang Qing up to the tenth floor and entered a room full of costumes.
Xiang Qing said to the people who were arranging the costumes, “Take out one of the costumes of Shui JunYao.”
“Sister Qing, do you want to take a formal dress or an everyday/casual dress?” The staff asked.
“Take the dance costume, the one that is ready for the premiere.” Xiang Qing pointed to Tao Yuan and said, “Put it on him and dress him.”
“Got it, Sister Qing.” The staff knew that by Xiang Qing’s character, she was the last person to be moving sluggishly with. Without daring to delay for a moment, she immediately got busy.
Tao Yuan was taken to the dressing room and quickly changed into a costume, then it was time to put on makeup and a wig, and only after he was fully dressed did he walk out.
Xiang Qing saw Tao Yuan walk out of the room, and took a deep breath. The character she imagined in her mind overlapped with the person in front of her, before gradually merging into one, and then only the person in front of her existed. She told herself that he was Shui JunYao himself.
“You dance a bit and I’ll take a look.” said Qing. Xiang Qing said.
“Should I dance here?” Tao Yuan looked at the full costume next to him and thought to himself, How can he dance here?
Xiang Qing also looked around and felt that it was really hard to dance here, and said, “Follow me.”
Tao Yuan followed Xiang Qing again and went to the dance studio.
After Xiang Qing opened the door and let Tao Yuan go in first, the way he walked from behind was actually like a woman. No one would have been able to tell he was a man if he had walked out.
In the dance studio, Tao Yuan danced several different dances according to Xiang Qing’s request.
“Give me a seductive gaze, not very deliberate, but the kind that is unintentional. One that could make a man’s bones soft.”
Tao Yuan bowed his head for a moment, then slowly looked up, his eyes blinking lightly, his thick eyelashes flickering, his seductive eyes, like a pool of spring water, making people actively want to drown in it.
Xiang Qing was stunned for a long time, this kind of eyes, not only men, even women would feel their bones softening. His look was so sexy, not many actresses had it, speaking less of male stars, his eyes are very charming, she had not seen any like it before.
“Make another look of hatred, the kind of hatred that could break hearts.”
Tao Yuan didn’t use strong eyes, but Xiang Qing still saw the intense hatred in his eyes, and the sense of despair radiating from his body. It was as if he had a million knives in his eyes, but it was himself who was stabbed and bruised all over.
Xiang Qing thought to herself, this was really a natural actor, not only was he full of enthusiasm, his expressions were also so spot on. This kind of acting, even when compared to a strong actor, was considered very good.
“Have you been in any other work before?” Xiang Qing asked
“No,” Tao Yuan shook his head, “I just joined the company, and I haven’t gotten a role with lines yet.”
Xiang Qing held her chin and began to think. He(TY) had never worked before, and he studied dance, not acting. It was quite risky to use such a person to play such an important role as Shui JunYao. But his appearance, his body shape, and even the temperament of his gestures were all in line with Shui JunYao’s character image.
The most important thing was that his expressions were so good that she wanted to let him do it directly. But an actor’s acting skills couldn’t fully prove the performance of his acting skills just by trial. One may not act well during the audition, but when you really start acting, you may be able to act extremely well. There were also those who did very well in the audition, but their acting plummeted as soon as they started filming.
Xiang Qing felt very annoyed. It was hard to find someone who was so satisfying to her. But if his acting was not good, then first of all, Zheng Xuanlin would not be able to accept it, did she want to take the risk or not?
Thank you for the chapter 💛
Our Little TaoTao is as beautiful and fierce as ever!~ (Yep this is really has nothing to do with the chapter but this is how his performance made me describe him!)
Thanks for the chapter<3
waaa entertainment worlds are always so fun
it’s easier to read the author describing the actors op-ness than seeing a movie and trying to guess what the actor is meant to interpret…
thank you for the Chapter!
Yes, sister, it’s worth risk
because it give you not only perfect role but also huge amount of dog food, and who don’t like dog food?
thanks for the chapter~
cant wait for the shooting to start i always love the entertainment arc the most!!! … and abo too…
Thanks for the chapter ☺
thanks for the chapter <3
Btw, by dragon and phoenix, they probably meant a male-female pair of twins.
Take the risk! Take the risk!