novellhall Chapter 6 Taking the Role
Chapter 6 Taking the Role
In the TV series "Men's Bottom Line", he auditioned for the role of a second-generation official, the son of a deputy high-ranking official. He didn't have many scenes, at most a dozen or so shots and a dozen or so lines, making him a very minor supporting role.
But even such a minor role is a rare resource for a newcomer like him who has no connections or backing, and the competition is fierce.
The production team didn't explain why I didn't get the role in my previous life, but it was probably because my appearance didn't fit, my acting skills weren't good, and I didn't have as many connections as others.
After the TV series aired, he watched it carefully and found the actors' performances to be truly cringe-worthy.
He completely failed to portray the arrogance, playboyism, flamboyance, and conceit that a top-tier second-generation official in the province should possess, and his temperament was also unsuitable.
The only conclusion is that it was all about connections; he must have used connections to get the role.
However, his connections are probably just average, not very strong. Otherwise, such a small role would have a negligible impact on the quality of the TV series. If he really had strong connections, he would have just cast him directly instead of making it a public audition.
Once he understood this, he felt a little more at ease. As long as he could impress the audition judges on the spot, his chances were still very good.
However, we should not underestimate the other side; we should still do our best to make the necessary preparations.
After finishing his composition tutoring session in the afternoon, he told his senior that he would take a day off tomorrow and focus on preparing for the audition the day after tomorrow.
After leaving school, he didn't go straight back to his rented room. Instead, he went to a shopping mall and bought a 2-meter-tall mirror, which he had delivered to his home and placed in his living room.
In the time that followed, besides cultivating, he practiced in front of the large mirror to prepare for the audition.
Anyway, he had watched the TV series "Men's Bottom Line". The role he auditioned for, Zheng Bin, the son of a deputy high-ranking official, only had a few scenes and a few shots in the series, and he roughly remembered them.
He practiced in front of the mirror how Zheng Bin should perform in each scene, one by one, to find the best state.
He also had his own opinion on what to wear during the audition. Since he was a top-tier second-generation official, he naturally had to have the air of a noble young master.
He chose to wear a white shirt underneath a sharp suit, without a tie, with the top button of the shirt undone, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his head.
Looking in the mirror, the image of a refined, powerful, and elegant young nobleman immediately comes to mind.
On the third day, he arrived at the Sun Palace Hotel half an hour early. He first checked in with the crew assistant, took a number, and waited in line. There were a total of 8 people auditioning for the role of Zheng Bin, and he was number 5.
At 9 o'clock, the audition for the film crew officially began. The first two people were called into room 208 in turn, but the first four people came out quickly. Each person only stayed in the room for four or five minutes.
They didn't look well when they came out, which suggests they hadn't performed well inside and felt hopeless.
As his assistant called his number, Lin Zixuan entered the audition room. The moment he entered, he unleashed his full aura, immediately using a charm spell that he didn't even know if he had successfully mastered.
There were five people sitting in the room: director Gao Xixi, producer Wang Hui, assistant director Wu Qiong, screenwriter Wang Haiou, and the original author and co-screenwriter Chen Tong.
Upon seeing Lin Zixuan enter, the five judges sitting on the panel all brightened up. What a handsome young nobleman! Isn't this exactly the image of the top-tier second-generation official in their minds?
Even Lin Zixuan himself was unaware that although he had not yet mastered the Charm of the World technique, it had already begun to have some effect, and could slightly influence the target's impression of him.
From the moment they met him, all five judges felt an inexplicable sense of kinship with him.
However, Lin Zixuan's cultivation was still shallow, and he hadn't even mastered the Hehuan Immortal Inquiry Technique yet, so he couldn't influence them too much. Naturally, they couldn't just assign him the role directly; the necessary procedures still had to be followed.
Director Gao Xixi, seated in the center, spoke first, "You're Lin Zixuan?"
"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Zixuan, currently a third-year student in the Acting Department at the Beijing Film Academy. I've previously acted in..."
After listening to Lin Zixuan's self-introduction, Gao Xixi took a sheet of paper and had Wu Qiong hand it to Lin Zixuan. "This is your audition script. You have three minutes to familiarize yourself with it, okay?"
"no problem."
The audition script was very simple: a few lines of dialogue between Zheng Bin and the host Wei Haiyang after the Guangda Sword Debate.
Less than three minutes later, Lin Zixuan said he was ready, and Wu Qiong stood up, saying, "Then I'll act with you."
He walked towards Lin Zixuan from the other side, smiling as he spoke, "Zheng Bin, you're here today too."
Lin Zixuan stepped forward, a reserved yet warm smile on his face, "You look really handsome today, and your brother is awesome."
Wu Qiong chimed in, "I'll tell this to the high-ranking officials later."
Lin Zixuan continued in a haughty yet friendly tone, "Do I need to say anything? Let's go." After saying that, she raised her hand and patted his shoulder affectionately.
That concludes the scriptwriting for the audition.
"Good, not bad, the demeanor, tone, and lines are all very well done."
Director Gao Xixi praised loudly and led the applause, which was then joined by the others.
Lin Zixuan's performance was indeed excellent, perfectly portraying the demeanor of a deputy high-ranking official's son, far surpassing the performances of the previous two auditionees.
After the applause, producer Wang Hui seemed to remember something and raised a different opinion, "Lin Zixuan's performance was indeed very good, but he's too handsome. Won't he steal the spotlight from everyone else?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zixuan understood that the producer, Wang Hui, must have received a request from someone else.
Strictly speaking, he wasn't wrong. In a movie or TV series, each character has a different role, and it's not necessarily a good thing for a minor supporting character to be too dazzling.
However, Lin Zixuan was prepared. He took the initiative to answer, "I can accept makeup. It's difficult to make an ordinary person into a handsome man, but it's relatively easy to make a handsome man into an ordinary person."
Director Gao Xixi nodded, then turned to Wang Hui and asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"
Wang Hui's heart had already tipped in favor of Lin Zixuan. After all, the other person who had greeted him wasn't a particularly important person, and he had only agreed to give him one audition opportunity. Judging from his performance in the audition, he was clearly outshone by Lin Zixuan. He shook his head, "That's it."
The other judges also shook their heads in unison.
Gao Xixi then said to Lin Zixuan, "Lin Zixuan, go back and wait for news. We will consider it carefully."
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Lin Zixuan said goodbye and left. As he came out, he went through the audition process again in his mind and felt that his performance was impeccable and that he had done his best.
Moreover, judging from the judges' attitudes, he felt that he had secured the role in this audition.
Sure enough, the next day he received a call from the production team informing him that he had passed the audition and asking him to sign the contract as soon as possible.
Zheng Bin's role has very few scenes, and in total, he doesn't have many scenes. Strictly speaking, he only has enough screen time for one episode at most. If they could film in one go, two or three days would be enough.
Unfortunately, he was just a minor supporting character, and it was impossible for others to accommodate him; he was the one who had to accommodate others.
According to the production team's agreement, he was required to arrive at the Huairou Film and Television Base before April 13th to participate in the production team's opening ceremony.
He then stayed with the film crew until his scenes were finished, a period expected to last no less than a month and a half.
However, the pay was only 5000 yuan. But even with such a low pay, it was still an opportunity that many newcomers would kill for.
However, precisely because the pay was low, the production team was not stingy with payments and did not make payments in three installments.
After signing the contract, 50% of the fee was paid to him immediately, and the remaining 2500 yuan would be paid after the filming was completed.