Chapter 391 I Want to See How Good It Looks

At four o'clock in the afternoon, when the audition was coming to an end, Xiao Li from the administrative department came to see Zhou Yan, "Teacher Zhou, there is a girl named Li Xiaoran coming to see you."

Zhou Yan looked at the remaining people who had not yet auditioned, estimated the time, and then said to Xiao Li, "Take her to the lounge and wait for a while. It will be over in half an hour."

"Okay." Xiao Li nodded, turned and left.

Li Hong heard Xiao Li's words from the side and said in surprise, "Is this Li Xiaoran the actress Lao Xiao mentioned?"

"Well, I called Director Zhao Baogang at noon and asked her to come over."

"I want to see how pretty this girl is."

At noon, what Xiao Can said made Li Hong become interested in Li Xiaoran.

After all, Xiao Can is also an old man in the industry. What kind of actress has I not seen?

Not to mention Xiangjiang and Taiwan, all the famous actresses in the mainland have basically been to Yanjing Studio.

If Xiao Can can be said to be very beautiful, then of course it's no different.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You'll know when you see it soon."

Ana Shen came over at this time and asked curiously, "Which school did this Li Xiaoran graduate from?"

"I really don't know about this. I'll ask her when she comes later."

"Oh, if it's from Zhongxi Opera or Yandian, maybe I can have an impression."

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "That's definitely not the case, because Director Zhao said that she is not from a major."

"Oh, no wonder."

Ana Shen nodded, this makes sense. It stands to reason that whether it is a Chinese drama or a Yandian drama, good-looking female students will actually be noticed very early.

Many directors like to use students who are still in school. On the one hand, it may be because the role really requires it. On the other hand, it is also because hiring students to shoot is equivalent to winning a prize, and the winning rate of students from Zhongxi Drama and Yandian is relatively high.

Most of the senior girls majoring in acting at China National Theater and Yanjing Film Academy have filmed movies, and many of them have already achieved quite a bit of fame.

Usually, good-looking girls are more likely to get roles and become famous first.

…

After more than twenty minutes, all the auditions for the main roles were over.

Jiang Mengfei was about to pack his things when Zhou Yan raised his hand to stop him and said, "Mengfei, don't pack it up in a hurry. There is an actor behind you."

"Is there anything else?" Jiang Mengfei flipped through the list with a puzzled look on his face, "Isn't this the last one just now?"

"Someone came here temporarily. She is in the lounge. Go and call her Li Xiaoran for me."

"Okay, Li Xiaoran, I'll go right away." Jiang Mengfei nodded and went out directly.

Li Hong joked, "I even said I would shout."

Zhou Yan gave him a roll of his eyes and said, "Stop being poor and bring me the audition script No. 24."

"Okay, I'll come find you."

After Jiang Mengfei went out, he came back quickly, followed by a girl.

Li Hong stretched his neck to look with curiosity. When he saw the girl behind him, he felt a little disappointed.

Because of what Xiao Can said at noon, Li Hong had very high expectations for Li Xiaoran's appearance, so when he saw Li Xiaoran for the first time, he felt a big gap in his heart.

Li Xiaoran is thin and tall, with long hair tied in a single ponytail. He wears a relatively slim-fitting short-sleeved T-shirt on his upper body. The style is ordinary, even a bit rustic. His lower body is a pair of blue jeans. At first glance, Li Hong was not impressed. feeling.

Ana Shen next to her feels similar to Li Hong. This girl does look quite ordinary.

But when Li Xiaoran took a few steps closer, the feelings between the two of them changed again.

Although Li Xiaoran was dressed very ordinary, his face was indeed very good-looking and clean, much prettier than at first glance.

"Hello directors." Li Xiaoran greeted him playfully.

Zhou Yan looked at Li Xiaoran up and down, "You don't have any makeup?"

"No." Li Xiaoran shook his head, "Are there any makeup requirements for today's audition? Sorry, I came in a hurry and didn't have time to put on makeup."

"Did you put nothing on your face?" Zhou Yan asked again.

"Uh, wipe Dabao." Li Xiaoran said seriously.

Seeing Li Xiaoran's serious look, Li Hong and the others laughed.

Dabao is a kind of skin care lotion, which is completely different from cosmetics. It is very popular in mainland China and can be found in almost every household.

Its advertising slogan is also very popular. Anyone caught on the street will know that "Dabao will be seen every day."

But while they found it interesting, Li Hong and the others were also very surprised, because if Li Xiaoran didn't use cosmetics, his skin would be too good, a bit too white.

In reality, it is rare to see a girl with such good skin. She is truly gifted.

At this time, Li Hong and Shen Yan's feelings changed again. This girl was getting more and more beautiful. If you look closely, she even looked like a hibiscus coming out of clear water.

Zhou Yan also nodded secretly, Li Xiaoran is indeed naturally beautiful, even if she is dressed like this, she will be seen in the crowd.

However, this girl seemed a bit slovenly. Not to mention her clothing, her hair was too messy and she hadn't combed it properly at all. When he saw her, two words came to Zhou Yan's mind - otaku.

"I heard from Director Zhao that you are not from a major?"

Li Xiaoran nodded, "Well, I study dance and I used to work in the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe."

"Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, why are you here?"

"I've never really liked dancing, it was too tiring. It just so happened that our group had layoffs this year, so I took the initiative to resign and make room for others."

Zhou Yan smiled secretly, this girl is quite real.

"Read this script first." Zhou Yan handed the audition script No. 24 to Li Xiaoran, "I'll give you ten minutes to study it."

After all, she didn't come from a major, so Zhou Yan gave her a little longer.

Li Xiaoran nodded, took the script, and stood there to study it.

Here Li Hong looked at Li Xiaoran, nodded first, and then shook his head.

Seeing Li Hong's reaction, Ana Shen came over and asked softly, "Director Li, what's wrong?"

Li Hong lamented, "This girl is indeed pretty, but she just doesn't seem to fit the role."

Ana Shen couldn't help but nod, "Well, this girl looks a bit too pure."

The role of "First Love" needs to be beautiful, sexy, preferably a little unrestrained, and shrewd enough to play with men.

And this Li Xiaoran, apart from being pretty, seems to have nothing in common with the character.

Compared with "First Love", it seems more suitable for Li Xiaoran to play the male protagonist's sister.

Zhou Yan's feeling is different from theirs. He thinks that Li Xiaoran is very suitable for the role of "first love" as long as he dresses up.

But... Zhou Yan looked at Li Xiaoran up and down. He thought it would be better for Li Xiaoran to gain some weight. He was still a little thinner now.

Li Xiaoran is actually quite capable, but because he is too thin, his original impulse is weaker. To use a more fashionable term later, there is not enough sexual tension.

The role of "first love" needs to reflect "sexual tension".

Ten minutes later, Zhou Yan said, "Are you ready?"

Li Xiaoran nodded, "I'm ready, do you want to start now?"

Zhou Yan didn't let her start directly, but asked, "Can you put on some more fat?"

Li Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "It shouldn't be a problem if you grow a little longer. I'm not the kind of person who can't eat without getting fat."

After receiving a positive reply, Zhou Yan nodded, "You can start, you don't need anyone to act with you, just act in front of the air."

After Zhou Yan asked her to start, Li Xiaoran took a deep breath and then started to act in the air.

The audition script Li Xiaoran got was the scene where the male protagonist confessed to her but she rejected it twice in a row.

"Wait a minute, you're not here to confess your love to me..."

When Li Xiaoran finished speaking his first line, Zhou Yan frowned.

As expected, Li Xiaoran is not from a professional background, and Li Xiaoran's professional ability is indeed incomparable with that of professional actors. Whether it is lines or expressions, they are all inferior.

Li Hong and Shen Yan also looked at each other, and they could naturally see that Li Xiaoran's business ability was not good.

Zhou Yan didn't say anything, but quietly waited for Li Xiaoran to finish his trick, and then he said, "The character Qin Yu is not an innocent female college student. It can be seen from her lines that her rank is very high." High. She must have been confessed by many boys before the male protagonist, so she can handle it so easily. Obviously, she is not attracted to the male protagonist, so she cannot have any hesitation about his confession..."

Ana Shen showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect Zhou Yan to tell Li Xiaoran the scene on the spot. All the other actors who came to audition before did not receive this treatment.

The key is that Zhou Yan was very detailed. He first talked about the character of Qin Yu, and then started to talk about how to express some details of this scene.

Li Xiaoran didn't take it seriously. She hadn't participated in a few auditions and thought it was normal.

And seeing Zhou Yan being so patient, she also felt that the famous Director Zhou was quite amiable.

But she didn't quite understand some of what Zhou Yan said.

Zhou Yan saw that Li Xiaoran was a little confused and asked, "Have you ever met a boy who confessed his love to you?"

"Well, I've met a few."

Li Xiaoran said that she was being modest. She grew up in a compound. Because she was good-looking, she was always surrounded by a bunch of boys.

"Then how did you respond?"

"Of course I refuse them directly, just say I don't like them." Li Xiaoran said without hesitation.

"How do you feel when you encounter such a confession?"

Li Xiaoran thought for a while and said, "It's a bit annoying."

"Actually, Qin Yu has the same idea as you. She is also a little annoyed. But the difference between her and you is that she will not show her annoyance. On the one hand, because the male protagonist is the brother of her good friend, and she is still Living in someone else's home, on the other hand, she doesn't want to push her admirer too far away..."

With Zhou Yan's analysis, Li Xiaoran gradually gained a deeper understanding of the character Qin Yu and a more accurate understanding of this scene.

Zhou Yan saw that it was almost done, so he asked Li Xiaoran to do it again, and he even went into battle himself to act as Li Xiaoran's partner.

In today's audition, Zhou Yan only acted with Xie Fang and Jiao Huang, and Li Xiaoran was the third one.

However, unlike the previous two, Zhou Yan did not set up any obstacles when he acted with Xiao Ran. Instead, he tried to lead Li Xiaoran into the scene.

This time, Li Xiaoran's performance was much better than the first time, and he was considered impressive.

Seeing Li Xiaoran's performance this time, Zhou Yan also nodded. Fortunately, Li Xiaoran's professional level is not that bad, and it is not difficult to train, and it can still be used.

Li Hong and Shen Yan also nodded. Although Li Xiaoran's performance was still not very good the second time, it was a qualitative change compared to the first time. If she is more familiar with the script, she should be able to meet the requirements.

Anyway, Qin Yu's role is not much, so it's easy to polish it.

After the second scene was over, Zhou Yan asked, "How much do you weigh now?"

"I haven't weighed myself recently, so I should be less than 90 pounds."

"How tall are you?"

"1.68 meters."

"Too thin, can you gain 5 to 10 pounds a month?"

"But wouldn't it be more photogenic if you were thinner? I heard that movie lenses can make people look 20 pounds fatter. In fact, I was quite chubby before, and I lost some weight to look better on camera."

Zhou Yan smiled, "Even if you look 20 pounds fatter, you're still less than 110 pounds."

"Oh, it should be okay to gain weight, I just need to eat more."

"Eat more and exercise more."

"Exercise more?"

"Aren't you a dancer? Just dance more."

Li Xiaoran pursed her lips. She resigned from the dance troupe because she felt dancing was too tiring. Her biggest dream in life was to stay at home and play video games every day.

But for the role, she still nodded and said, "No problem."

Zhou Yan nodded, "You go back and wait for the news."

"Okay."

"By the way, if it is confirmed to be you, you will join the crew in a few days. Is that okay with you?"

"No." Li Xiaoran shook her head.

"Okay."

...

After Li Xiaoran left, Li Hong said, "Director Zhou, have you decided to give her the role of Qin Yu? Do you want to watch the video first?"

"Yes, you must watch the video."

Audition, audition, it is to test the camera, it is definitely not enough to just look with your eyes.

Many times, the actor's performance on the spot is very good, but the reflection in the camera is not so good.

Shen Yan smiled and said, "The actors in our movie are really amazing in terms of appearance."

Li Hong followed suit and flattered Zhou Yan, "That's right, don't you see who the male lead is."

"Okay, stop flattering, urge them to develop the audition film in the afternoon as soon as possible, and decide on the role as soon as possible, we still have a lot of things to do."

"No problem, the film can be developed within today, and we can watch it tomorrow morning." Li Hong smiled.

"That's good, if it is finally confirmed that it is Li Xiaoran, we must let Coach Gao train her again to improve her. Although the role of Qin Yu is not much, it should also be taken seriously."

"Understood."

"That's it for now, take a rest, and watch today's audition video together tomorrow morning."

After speaking, Zhou Yan packed up his things and got up to leave. (End of this chapter)