1394 Chapter 1394 The First Meeting

Roland is a director. Although his qualifications are not very deep, he has indeed seen many actors. In this Vanity Fair, the most important thing is handsome guys and beauties. The natural advantage in appearance can often become a stepping stone in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, Roland is quite immune to appearance. There are many people who look really good, and their appearance is really outstanding, even perfect, but many of them are just a mask and an empty shell. Their eyes, conversation, The temperament cannot show the charm and heritage that matches the appearance, and often people can only sigh "the appearance is really good", but after that, it is impossible to leave any impression. There are countless such people in the entertainment industry.

This was the first time Roland saw Hugo with his own eyes. He had just walked into the theater, and there were at least a hundred people in sight, but he saw Hugo at first sight. Sitting there so peacefully, with a bright smile on his face, he looked at Leonardo dancing in front of him earnestly, and listened carefully to the story Leonardo told. Across the distance, Roland could even see the light flickering in Hugo's eyes, and the whole person caught his sight so easily that he couldn't move away.

What does Hugo look like? The outside world doesn't count. At least Roland is too far away now, and he can't see clearly. He can't even see the shape of Hugo's eyes, nose, and mouth, but his eyes are firmly locked in this way. On Hugo.

Just because Hugo has a kind of temperament, it is something that has been carved out by years of tempering, precipitation of knowledge, and polishing of time. Everyone else in the field was eclipsed—even the handsome and sunny Leonardo, even the bright Cameron, even the bright, dazzling lights of the theater overhead.

Roland just froze in place, and he suddenly understood what the turbulent off-court was for.

"Roland, you're here." A voice broke Roland's hesitation and sluggishness. He turned his head, but only saw a dim halo, as if the focus still hadn't been taken back from Hugo, and he blinked, After adjusting the focus, I realized who the person in front of me was, "Hey, Sergio." Sergio Mimika Gozan, his assistant director.

"Huh, you're late." Sergio had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, "We don't have time to chat now, the thing is, the crowd outside is too exaggerated, our plan must be changed, each group Fifteen children, when they see someone they like, they call out to talk, and if they don't, they go to the next group..."

"Wait, wait..." Sergio's fast speaking rhythm made Roland's slightly sluggish brain unable to react, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and then opened his eyes again, "What do you mean? , each group of fifteen children, and then speed up and don’t do in-depth auditions.” Originally they thought about five children in each group, talking one after the other, but now it is obviously impossible.

"Yes, after selecting the one you are satisfied with, you can have a second audition." Sergio summed it up simply and neatly, and Roland nodded to show his understanding, "Also, Hugo will not participate in the whole process, he will stay at most I'll be leaving in half an hour..."

"It's okay, casting is not his job." If possible, the last thing the director wants is for actors to participate in the casting work, because this is interfering with the work of the crew, so Roland smiled instead. nod.

"No, you didn't understand me," Sergio added, "I mean, it's better to go faster in the half hour, you know, a lot of people want to see Hugo, and also want to rain If you can participate in their audition."

Only then did Roland react, but he forgot that the reason why Hugo appeared today was requested by Kevin Burns, because this was one of the links in the early publicity of "Doomsday", otherwise Hugo would not have been there at all. Plan to participate in the casting. "Sorry, I forgot, so what are you waiting for, you can inform the interviewers outside to come in, and I'll go over to say hello to the actors."

Sergio gave an "OK" gesture, and then walked quickly outside. Roland adjusted his breathing again and walked in the direction where the actors gathered.

Because the Endeavour Elite Agency has attached great importance to "the end of the world" this time, it can be said that the company's elites are all out, and almost every actor has a representative work. Today, not only the biggest name Hugo was present, but all the other actors also came to cheer. No wonder the number of reporters outside is so amazing. After today, everyone knows that the "Doomsday" crew is about to officially start, just waiting for the children Actors are chosen. The strong cast in attendance also made the scene star-studded.

"Good morning, Mr. Lancaster." At this time, Roland didn't have the prestige of the director controlling the crew at all. Instead, he politely greeted Hugo with a warm smile.

Hugo, like everyone else, was listening to Leonardo's story. Hearing Roland's words, he quickly stood up and patted Leonardo's arm lightly, causing the young man to quickly get out of the chair. After jumping down, Hugo stretched out his right hand first, "Is it customary for Germans to address their surnames? I hope I didn't rude when I greeted Germans before."

Roland was stunned by Hugo's words, and then he laughed, holding Hugo's right hand, "Nice to meet you, Hugo."

"Roland, you're late, I think the children outside are in a hurry." Hugo teased with a chuckle, but there were a few stars in those amber eyes, a friendly message.

Just one encounter, Roland was infected by Hugo, and he could deeply feel Hugo's friendliness, which was completely different from Roland's previous conjecture, but it also made Roland relieved. Although Roland is not sure, Hugo's politeness is just a polite appearance - after all, Rick Rosen's pressing gesture has caused Roland to have lingering fears, or it is Hugo's true personality, but this is the first meeting at least. Let Roland relax.

Compared with the tension in the cooperation negotiation stage, after the real cooperation was reached, Roland's tense nerves were relieved. He originally thought that the entire cooperation process would be arduous, but today's first meeting was a good start, which added to Roland. A lot of confidence.

After simply saying hello to the others around, Roland was hesitating where he should sit down, Leonardo stood aside and gave up his seat, letting Roland and Hugo sit next to each other, he smiled. Said, "Since today is work, it is natural for the director and the actor to sit together."

At this moment, Cameron, who was sitting on the other side of Hugo, was stunned for a while. When Roland sat down, he realized that he quickly stood up, "Sorry, I... I forgot... Sandra..." In "Doomsday", Cameron just made a cameo role in friendship, and did not play the heroine. Sandra Bullock got the role of Jia Siming.

Sandra, who was sitting in the back, stood up and patted Cameron on the shoulder, "Don't mind, I will borrow Hugo for a long time during the filming, so now I will allow you to own Hugo for a little while. ." Sandra's expression of "I am Hugo's master" made everyone around him burst into laughter, and even Hugo couldn't help but look a little embarrassed and glanced at Sandra depressedly.

Cameron laughed involuntarily, but she still looked at Hugo, as if asking what Hugo meant. Hugo chuckled a little. In fact, Leonardo was just joking. The most important thing was to give Roland and Hugo a time to get along. After all, this was the first time the two met, and it was the only one before the film officially started. Communication opportunities, as for other people, it doesn't matter.

After getting Hugo's affirmative look, Cameron sat down, and the excitement around him gradually subsided.

"Do you have any thoughts on the choice of today's children's actors?" Roland asked politely. As he thought before, in fact, actors should not be involved in the director's work, but Hugo's position is so special , so he still had to communicate.

Hugo turned his head and shrugged his shoulders slightly, "It's up to you." This made Roland cast a suspicious look, and Hugo had to explain, "It depends on how you set up this character, And how did you set up the role of Steve. Are you willing to spend some pen and ink to shape Steve's family branch?"

Hugo's meaning is very simple. If Roland doesn't intend to spend too much time on this role, then it's just a symbol. Today's so-called audition is more of one of the links of 20th Century Fox's business operations. The final choice A child who meets the eye, or chooses a young actor with performance experience based on human relationships, this does not have much impact.

But if Roland intends to use this role, he set Steve to have a child, which is obviously not written casually, it is bound to show Steve's warm side, and the communication between father and son will also become A great addition to the character. In many cases, in fact, there is no need for too many pictures, just a few face-to-face conversations, or the eyes and small movements of the father when he accompanies his son to play, you can rely on these details to shape the character. That's enough for a commercial movie.

Following the second line of thinking, then the young actor must have some spirituality, depending on what Roland wants him to show: whether he is obedient or rebellious, whether the elf is eccentric or conforms to the rules, and what are the similarities between him and his father. So that means choosing actors is less sloppy.

Hugo's words are very simple, but Roland has tasted something. He is not a director who has profound research on character modeling, but he can feel that Hugo does have his own ideas. Roland thought that Rick had It's just casual talk. Hugo's requirements for the script are only one of the means to play big names, but today, it seems that this is not the case.

"Oh, do you have an idea? Let's hear it." Roland said.