Zhuang Fan walked into the audition office.
In the office, other than Old Moe, there were two other people. This was something that Zhuang Fan did not expect.
Zhang Yimou looked younger than Zhuang Fan remembered. However, it was limited because he looked old. The wrinkles on his forehead were very heavy, and his face looked especially old. Even if he was 20 years old, he still looked like he was in his 40s. However, now that he was 54, he looked down on him.
There were two people sitting beside him, one on his left and the other on his right. Zhuang Fan also knew one of them-Zhang Weiping.
Zhang Yimou had been his partner since 1996 and was also his spokesperson.
Zhang Yimou was the CEO of Imperial Capital New Picture Film Co., Ltd. He was the producer and main investor of 11 films he had directed in the past 15 years, starting from " Let's Talk It Out " in 1997 to " The Thirteen Beauties of Jinling " in 2011.
Including Hero and Ambush from All Sides!
After 2012, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping terminated their cooperation and the two of them officially broke up.
Of course, there were many reasons.
But now, the two of them were like brothers.
There were people sitting there, talking and laughing, while the person on the left, whom Zhuang Fan did not recognize, looked gentle and quiet.
When he saw Zhuang Fan enter, he looked up at him.
But he did not speak.
"Sit down!"
Zhang Yimou was the first to speak.
Zhuang Fan hurriedly sat down. He was not too nervous, and his entire person seemed to be a little relaxed.
Zhang Yimou had probably finished chatting with Zhang Weiping before looking at Zhuang Fan.
With just one glance, Zhuang Fan was impressed.
This gaze was very sharp, as if it wanted to see through his heart.
Luckily, Zhuang Fan was not as young as he looked. He was only 18 years old.
"What's your relationship with Zhang Huijun?”
Zhang Yimou suddenly laughed.
"It's nothing!" Zhuang Fan said honestly.”
"Nothing. Why did he call you?”
Zhang Yimou was still smiling.
Zhuang Fan had no choice but to say," I attended the second round of the Northern Film Academy's Arts Examination yesterday. After the second round, he gave me your number!"”
"Let me hit him no matter what!”
"Do you know me?"
Zhang Yimou's question was a little funny. Zhuang Fan nodded."I know him!"
"Sure, you know me, and you look so relaxed, and you're not pretending. Old Zhang really recommended a good actor to me!”
With Zhang Yimou's level of skill, he could tell at a glance whether Zhuang Fan was pretending, restraining himself, or doing it on purpose. However, Zhuang Fan had still misjudged him.
He knew her, but he was not as excited as the other actors.
Or, he pretended to be calm.
Zhuang Fan had nothing, not even any details. His expression and body were extremely calm.
One had to know that one could actually tell that a person was acting calm.
Zhang Yimou had been directing for so many years, and he could tell whether it was real or not.
Unless Zhuang Fan's acting skills had reached a level where Zhang Yimou could not see through him. But with that level of acting skills, he would have been awarded an Oscar for Best Actor a long time ago, okay?
At Zhuang Fan's age, it was obvious that it was impossible.
Therefore, there was only one possibility. He knew that he was Zhang Yimou, but so what?
It was such a mentality.
Zhang Yimou was impressed, and this was the Zhang Huijun that he knew. Only this guy would not play by the rules and introduce him to a student who had passed the second round of the arts examination?
"This…is indeed Old Zhang's style!”
"Haha!"
Zhang Yimou laughed dryly, then he looked at Zhuang Fan.""Have you brought your resume?"
"Yes!"
Zhuang Fan immediately passed the resume to Zhang Yimou from behind, just like the one he had given to Zhang Qian.
After handing it over, he added,"Director Zhang, I've been filming recently, and there's no printing shop nearby, so…I've handwritten a copy!"”
Zhuang Fan had tried the same trick many times!
As expected, Zhang Yimou said,"You're still filming?" Which side? What role?"
"81st Base, the third and fourth male lead of 'Unsheathed Swords.' I'm not too sure either!”
"There are a total of five episodes!”
"Draw your sword?"
Zhang Weiping, who was beside Zhang Yimou, said in surprise,"I know about this drama!"
"Oh?"
"Big production?"
Zhang Yimou looked at Zhang Weiping, who nodded."It's not considered big, but it has a very strong backing. It's going to be on Central TV's primetime slot!”
"That's fine!"
"You acted in five episodes. Not bad!"
Zhang Yimou was still in the same tone. After he finished speaking, he smiled and looked at Zhuang Fan's resume.
His expression immediately calmed down.
He handed the resume to the middle-aged man on his right. The middle-aged man took a look and his pupils constricted. Then, he said,"Did you write this resume yourself?"
"Yes, I'll write it myself!"
"I used to be a pen substitute!"
"I can tell!"
Zhang Yimou couldn't help but look at Zhuang Fan again. Zhang Weiping, who was on his left, was obviously curious and also looked over.
"Yo, this handwriting…is indeed good!”
Zhang Weiping was obviously a boor, but it was easy to tell if his handwriting was good or not.
"Yeah, there won't be one or two students from Beijing Film Academy who can write such beautiful words in a year!”
"Old Zhang is here to show off!”
Zhang Yimou laughed before looking at Zhuang Fan's resume.
" Zhuang Fan... 18 years old..."
"Su City in Jiangnan…I've been there before!”
Zhang Yimou said as he read. Soon, he saw the acting experience on the resume.
Acting experience:
February 20th, 2005, Bayi Film and Television Base," Railroad guerrillas " cast, one day.
February 21-March 13, 2005, Bayi Film and Television Base," Drawing Swords " crew prospects special guest stuntmen, 20 days!
March 15th, 2005, Bayi Film and Television Base, the main lead of " Drawing Swords ", estimated shooting time of one month.
……
"No, nothing else?"
"Is that all you have in acting?"
Zhang Yimou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of experience was this? She had just started acting on the 20th of last month, and on the first day, she was still a prospective actor.
Then, on the 20th day, the third form actors of the Heavenly Sword Production Team.
The role he had just mentioned had not been played yet.
No, he was playing here?
Zhang Yimou felt as if there were 10,000 grass mud horses galloping in his heart.
He hadn't seen his bunk bed roommate for a few years. Had he become so unreliable?
"Yes, my real acting experience is written on it!”
"This is something that the Actor's Guild can find out!”
"What about those that can't be found?"
Zhang Yimou understood the meaning behind Zhuang Fan's words.
"Director Zhang, can I tell you about my specific experience first?”
Zhuang Fan suddenly raised his head. It was all thanks to Zhang Huijun's recommendation that Zhuang Fan was able to audition for the role. If it were any other company, Zhang Yimou would have already kicked him out.
Fortunately, Zhang Yimou was auditioning for Zhuang Fan alone this afternoon. He had plenty of time.
In addition, he was about to start shooting " Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles " and was indeed short of people. That was why his temper was surprisingly good.
Otherwise, with the old man's impatience, Zhuang Fan would have been sentenced to death with just this sentence.
You're just here for an audition, and you're telling a story to the director?
Not to mention Zhang Yimou, even an ordinary director wouldn't listen to you.
"Tell me!"
Zhang Yimou was patient. He had nothing to do in the afternoon anyway, so he would just treat it as giving Zhang Huijun face!
At least he was the one who introduced her.
"When I was young, I went to the production team with my father, went on stage, and acted in plays. I started when I was about…three years old!”
This set of words basically could not be seen through.
Because no one would investigate.
After he became famous, would Old Moe still care about such small details?
It was impossible.
When you're rich, you'll be surrounded by good people.
In fact, Zhuang Fan's father used to be a projectionist. Later, he became a staff member at the local town's theater. After the theater's business was bad, he applied for a transfer and was currently working at the power supply bureau.
"She started acting at the age of three…"
When Zhang Yimou heard this, he looked at Zhuang Fan in a new light, and his expression became a little better.
"Then what about this acting experience?”
Zhang Weiping was the one who asked this question. He was also listening carefully.
"I've always wanted to get into the Imperial Capital Film Academy since I was young, so I came to the Imperial Capital for the first time on the 19th of last month!”
"After my first try at Northern Film Academy, I went to the Northern Film Studio!”
"Northern Film Studio?"
Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping looked at each other and smiled.
The refined middle-aged man beside him also pursed his lips slightly.
They seemed to understand Zhuang Fan's experience, but strangely, no one asked. Instead, she listened to Zhuang Fan continue.
"Then, on the first day, I entered 'Railroad guerrillas' and became a promising actor!”
"The next day, I heard that the biggest production team in Base 81 was 'Drawing Swords,' so I went there!”
"And then-"
"Wait!"
Zhang Yimou suddenly interrupted Zhuang Fan.""You became a prospect on your first day at the Northern Film Studio?”
"Yes!"
Zhuang Fan's eyes were calm and confident.
Zhang Yimou instantly understood.
This kid had some skill!
Of the three people present, only Zhang Yimou understood what Zhuang Fan was talking about.
"You got first place in Northern Film Academy's preliminary exam?"
"You also came in first in yesterday's semi-finals, right?"
Zhang Yimou asked. Zhuang Fan shook his head."I'm not too sure!"
"It should be!"
"You have 15 years of acting experience. An opera?"
Zhang Yimou had heard about Zhuang Fan's stage experience, so he was guessing.
Zhuang Fan said calmly,"It's a…performance without any real objects!"”
"Good fellow!"
Zhang Yimou's expression changed.""I was wondering why Old Zhang sent you here!”
"No real performance?"
Zhang Yimou smiled, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to squeeze together. Seeing that Zhang Weiping and the others were silent, he quickly pointed at Zhuang Fan and said,"His experience is very interesting!”
"I didn't rely on anyone for more than 20 days. I went straight to the Beijing Film Studio to find the group leader and then joined the production team. Now, I'm already the main lead of 'Unsheathed Sword'!”
"Ah?"
Zhang Weiping didn't know how to make movies, but he was a producer, so he knew a little about the production process.
"An extra? You've become the main lead? More than 20 days…"
"That 'Drawing Swords'?"
"Yes, this is indeed very powerful!"
"You definitely have to have some acting skills!”
Zhang Yimou was a little interested in Zhuang Fan. Seeing that Zhuang Fan did not say anything else, he subconsciously lowered his head and looked at Zhuang Fan's resume again.
This time, he saw Zhuang Fan's specialty.
Acting, Japanese, martial arts, calligraphy, horseback riding, piano, local dialect…What a long list. Zhang Yimou estimated that there were close to 100 of them.
"No, these specialties…"
Zhang Yimou raised his head.
"I know everything!"
When Zhuang Fan said this, he seemed exceptionally calm.
This was what it meant to have too many skills!
Strength was confidence!
"Japanese, you know it?"
Zhang Yimou's expression became slightly excited. There was no other reason than to find an actor who could speak Japanese!
This was too rare in the entertainment industry.
The movie," A Thousand Miles of Riding Alone ", was very special.
The second male lead was a tour guide who could speak Japanese. Where the hell was he supposed to find one?
There were many amateurs who knew how to act, but those who knew Japanese…were too damn few!
More importantly, you can't even find a small-time actor.
This script was about a local tour guide who had to know the Nanyun dialect!
It had to be a Chinese actor.
Therefore, in his previous life, Old Moe had no choice but to search the entire Nanyun Province and finally found a tour guide who could speak a few words of Japanese. That was why there was another character in " A Thousand Miles of Riding Alone "-Qiu Lin.
In fact, that was not the name of the second male lead.
"I will!"
Zhuang Fan didn't explain further and said directly,""Director Zhang Yunmou is supervising Kong Nicha, Zhuang Fan is private, and Zhang Yimou is director. Hello, I'm Zhuang Fan. Nice to meet you!”
It was a very popular Japanese language. Zhang Yimou's face immediately revealed a bright smile.
"Really?"
He was really surprised.
"Mochitan, Siwa Japanese, I've learned Japanese by myself! Of course, I've taught myself Japanese!”
"Wait!"
Zhang Yimou suddenly reached out and took out his phone excitedly.
"I'll give the lead actor of this movie a call.”
Zhang Yimou was still cautious. He was afraid that Zhuang Fan would learn it on purpose for the audition. However, he was already starting to believe it. Zhuang Fan probably didn't know that the audition required Japanese.
However, he felt that he still needed to confirm it for the sake of caution.
To ensure that nothing went wrong.
The call he made was, of course, to the male lead of " Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles," Takakura Ken.
A national treasure actor.
The call was quickly picked up.
"Teacher Takakura, do you have a translator with you?”
Zhang Yimou put his phone on speaker mode.
"Hey!"
Takakura Ken's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Okay, it's like this. I'm auditioning for the second male lead. I'll get him to speak Japanese to you!”
"Take a look at his communication!"
Zhang Yimou hurriedly waved at Zhuang Fan, who immediately said in Japanese,""Hello, Teacher Takakura Ken, I've seen the movie you starred in,'Pursuit!'!”
"Ahahaha!"
As expected, Takakura Ken laughed, and Zhang Yimou's worried heart instantly calmed down.
When he heard Takakura Ken's laughter, he knew that Zhuang Fan's ability to speak Japanese was basically... in the bag.
As for Zhuang Fan, he had actually watched the movie " Manhunt " with Takakura Ken as the main character!
This movie had a special historical significance to China.
It was also for this reason that Takakura Ken was well-known by Chinese fans.
The film was introduced to China in 1978 and became the first foreign film to land in China after MG!
“……”
Zhuang Fan chatted with Takakura Ken for a while before Zhang Yimou said,""Teacher Takakura, do you think it's okay?”
"Yes, yes, he speaks Japanese very fluently!”
"Very good!"
Takakura Ken said these two sentences in Chinese.
Zhang Yimou burst out laughing.
He was really too carefree.
It was really a piece of cake!
"Old Zhang, Old Zhang, do you know how much help you have given me?”
"It's actually an actor who knows Japanese!”
Zhang Yimou was overjoyed.
"Zhuang Fan, right?"
Zhang Yimou waved his hand.”
"Yes!"
Zhuang Fan knew that his role in " A Thousand Miles of Riding Alone " was in the bag!
"Then come report to my production team in a month!”
"My assistant will confirm the time with you later. There are also some details about the salary!”
"Alright, thank you, Director Zhang!"
Zhuang Fan said politely to Zhang Yimou and thanked Zhang Weiping and another person.
"Little Pang, come in for a moment!"
Zhang Yimou said to his female assistant. Pang Liwei immediately pushed the door open and entered.
"Bring Zhuang Fan to sign the contract!"
"Pay…"
Zhang Yimou paused for a moment and then looked at Zhuang Fan as if he was thinking about it. How much should he charge?
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