Chapter 51: Determining the Angle (Please Read On!)

Chapter 51 Fixed Angle

Chen Hong.

Diao Chan in the 1991 version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

The adult Princess Taiping in "Ci of Daming Palace".

Fairy Chang'e in "Brilliant Spring, Zhu Bajie".

She has acted in many Qiong Yao dramas and is one of the most famous Qiong Yao girls.

She is undoubtedly a well-known actress in the film and television industry. She plays the role of love and resentment in Qiong Yao dramas, and has a charming appearance in costume dramas. She is also famous for her good temperament.

Putting aside her personal feelings, from the perspective of image and temperament, Chen Hong undoubtedly fits Wu Yuan's vision of the heroine in "The Embalmer".

In fact, she did become a good wife and mother after marrying Chen Kaige.

In two years' time, she will fully transform into a producer. Starting from "The Promise", she will be Director Kego's wife and fully support her husband's work both professionally and at home.

In fact, now she has focused her work on director Ke Ge. In Ke Ge's new movie "With You", Chen Hong became the producer and star, and she also sacrificed her image to play an escort girl. .

This is why Wu Yuan was so surprised to see Chen Hong come to the audition.

In his memory, it seems that starting from "With You", Chen Hong stopped taking outside roles in the next few years and only made movies directed by Kego.

Unexpectedly, she came to audition for "The Embalmer".

"Lao Chen's filming of "With You" is almost finished, and my role has been completed."

Chen Hong smiled warmly and explained in a very gentle tone: "I heard that Director Wu's new movie is recruiting audition actors, so I wanted to give it a try, and Lao Chen also supported me.

Chen Hong's words were very appropriate, but the real situation was not like that.

In fact, she had no intention of auditioning for "The Embalmer". It was Chen Kaige who suggested she give it a try.

Director Kego, I guess, has a rather arrogant personality.

Born in a family of intellectuals in Xicheng, Beijing, he was influenced by art since he was a child. Later, he was successfully admitted to the film academy. At the age of 28, he debuted in the film "Yellow Earth" and won a foreign award.

It can be said that his life has been on the easy level since he was born.

Therefore, he looked down upon the directors who were of similar status to him. He always felt that their talents were average and they relied solely on hard work and were not as good as him.

He prefers geniuses like himself!

There is no doubt that Wu Yuan is such a genius that Chen Kaige admires very much.

Born in a family of intellectuals in Dongcheng, Beijing, he was admitted to the Film Academy at a young age and was his direct junior!

His debut film won awards at foreign film festivals. Although the artistry is not as good as "Yellow Earth", it is still worthy of praise. He was only 18 years old when he made this film!

In Chen Kaige's eyes, Wu Yuan is his second self!

Another talented director who became famous at a young age!

He admired Wu Yuan very much and felt that he was like me!

So when he heard that Wu Yuan's new movie was an award-winning art film and that it still lacked a heroine, he immediately persuaded his wife to audition.

In Chen Kaige's view, his wife is naturally good at anything. If she can play the heroine in his junior's movie, she will definitely add a lot of color to his movie and support his junior!

In fact, Director Kego's idea is indeed correct.

At least the heroine of "The Embalmer" is really suitable for Chen Hong.

When Wu Yuan finished watching Chen Hong's audition performance, he slapped his thigh and felt satisfied.

Chen Hong has both the gentle temperament of a Jiangnan girl and the tough character of a northern girl, gentle but not cowardly, tough but not sharp.

And her face matches the leading actor Zhang Guorong very well.

That is to say, when two people stand together, they will have a sense of intimacy, even a little bit like a couple.

Because their face shapes are very similar, they are both bigger at the top and smaller at the bottom, with round chins and an oval face!

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan asked with a smile: "Teacher Chen Hong, if you join the group, you will have to experience life with the group for two months and shoot for one and a half months. Is this schedule okay?"

"No problem, I don't have any work arrangements for the next year." Chen Hong replied with a smile.

Among the many actors who came to audition today, she is the one with the least time on schedule. After all, she is transitioning to being a producer and no longer acting.

"Okay, let's discuss it again. If there is confirmed news, we will notify you as soon as possible."

"OK."

Chen Hong still looked dignified and elegant, and left the audition room with a smile.

"Why, have you fallen in love with her?" Han Dong chuckled, and the admiration on Wu Yuan's face was completely undisguised.

Wu Yuan nodded: "Yes, Sister Chen Hong is indeed very suitable."

"Let's look at the other actors left. If there is no one more suitable than her, then it will be Sister Chen Hong."

The entire casting audition for "The Embalmer" lasted three days.

In the end, the heroine Lin Mei decided on Chen Hong. Among all the actors who came to audition, she was the most suitable.

Another secretary, Xiao Wei, who needs a young actor to play, has decided to play Sun Li, Huang Lei's future wife.

In the absence of Zhou Xun's schedule, Si Dan Shuang Bing is not suitable for the role of secretary Xiao Wei.

This character is positioned as a pistachio, but also a caring little girl. It was only through her persuasion that the male protagonist gave up his past feud with his father.

Sun Li's appearance is more like that of Xiao Jia Biyu, and she is best suited to play the caring sister who is responsible for enlightening people.

The male protagonist’s boss, the master who introduced him to the career of an embalmer, finally decided to play the role of teacher Li Xuejian.

There is nothing much to say about the old actor. As long as the image is suitable, he can definitely play this role well.

The only difficult choice is the role of the bathhouse owner in the script.

This role needs an actress over 60 years old to play. She is responsible for the affairs of the entire bathhouse alone. When the male protagonist just came into contact with the job of the undertaker and was very confused and wasted, she gave the male protagonist a lot of encouragement and support.

At the end of the movie, she died unexpectedly. The male protagonist, who accepted and understood the job of the undertaker calmly, sent her off as a relative. It was also the most profound interpretation for this movie and the profession of undertaker.

The role is pretty good, but the actor is not easy to find.

Now is 2001, not 2020. There are not so many "grandma professionals" in the market. The first batch of popular film and television actors are only 40-50 years old.

To find such an actress who is over 60 years old and has superb acting skills, it is not enough to rely on a wide range of auditions.

To find such an actor, you must go to major drama troupes in China.

With the help of Mr. Han, Wu Yuan almost went to several major drama troupes in China before selecting two relatively satisfactory actresses.

One is Wu Yanshu from Shanxi Drama Troupe, and the other is Lv Zhong from People's Art Theatre.

The former has been a drama actor in Shanxi Drama Troupe for a lifetime and will retire in two years at the age of 65.

Wu Yuan actually saw some of her film and television works after retirement in his dream. She is very good. She started acting in TV dramas at the age of 70 and specializes in playing the image of a kind and amiable grandmother.

Roles such as Tang Xiuyi, who was loved by the grandfather in "BJ Meets Seattle", the country grandmother in "Love and Dear", Grandma Jiang in "Golden Years", and Grandma Xie in "Going to a Windy Place" are all contributed by her.

And Teacher Lv Zhong is also an excellent actor. Later, she played Wu Zetian in the "Detective Di Renjie" series, and her acting skills are very good.

However, Wu Yuan still chose Teacher Wu Yanshu after comprehensive consideration. After all, the owner of the bathhouse is a kind and enthusiastic old lady.

It took half a month to finally decide on the actors for the main roles.

After signing the contracts with the actors, Wu Yuan, who had been waiting for Zhang Guorong for a long time, also finished all the work on hand and cleared his schedule for the next six months.

After picking up Zhang Guorong at the Beijing International Airport and meeting up with the main actors of the crew, Wu Yuan immediately took them on a nationwide funeral home experience tour!