42. Chapter 42, Scene 42: Idiot as the Protagonist
"Director...can I start the audition?" Li Junji was obviously frightened by Li Xiaole's lustful eyes, and asked stammering. He carefully observed the young director, but his heart was full of doubts. He was wearing a size too big.
The suit looks like that of a boy in high school... Is he the director? Is he an adult? He still looks old-fashioned. This is too weird.
"Yes. Okay..." Li Xiaole looked at Li Junji affectionately and realized that he was a little embarrassed. Then he returned to his seat, coughed dryly and said: "If you play the role of the male protagonist Enzhi, walk from the cafeteria to the classroom now."
After speaking, he marked the distance with his hand.
Li Junji rubbed his head, thinking that other directors' auditions were all about one-man shows with lines, but this little director who looked younger than him just let him walk. What did it mean?
Under the curious gaze of the students in the back row, Li Junji thought for a moment, then walked a few steps awkwardly, carrying his back and covering his stomach. Since there was no dialogue and plot, he didn't know how to behave at all. He only heard that he was walking out of the cafeteria.
, and "Sex Is Empty" is also a comedy, and he acted a funny person who was overeating, which made several girls in the back row couldn't help but giggle.
Li Xiaole frowned and made a cross in his mind. Although he had acting experience, he was completely in the lowest level of the three levels of acting, "expressionist". He couldn't perform comedy performances. If a young talent like Li Junji was dragged into filming now,
The TV series will definitely become an instant hit and go to China. Alas, it is a pity that I don't have the ability now, so I can only wait for the next opportunity. After hesitation, I still regretfully said: "Okay, you go back and wait for the notification, the next one."
There were sighs at the scene. Li Junji looked very confused. Generally, the interview lasted at least 5 minutes. He was eliminated in just a few dozen seconds without saying a single line. Looking at Li Xiaole, who was several years younger than him, his eyes couldn't help but reveal.
There was a hint of anger, and then a burst of disappointment, and he bowed and said: "Thank you, director." He turned around and left with a frustrated face.
Zhao Xianzai looked uncomfortable for a while and glared at Li Xiaole inexplicably. He had also participated in many auditions. This kind of pain of being rejected was really shocking. Since he didn't understand why others would pretend to be so obsessed, this
Wasn't he trying to trick people? Jo Hyun Jae sullenly caught up with him and handed the resume to Lee Jun Ki: "Your resume."
It's not that Li Xiaole is unwilling to give him a chance, but being a movie protagonist is extremely demanding. Don't look at the media's exaggeration that big stars can just make movies and TV shows and have a lifetime of food and drink. In fact, in such a small city, Seoul is currently in
Major TV stations and university performance departments have more than 12,000 actors on reserve. A large part of them will only be extras in their lives, working on shows and earning a salary of only 30,000 won a day.
The reality is so cruel. Acting is an industry with very special requirements. It is a typical profession with a 20/80 rule. 20% of the top actors can create 80% of the money in this industry, and the remaining 80% of ordinary actors can only share the remaining money.
The lower percentage is only 20 percent. This does not mean that there is discrimination against anyone, it is because actors have extremely strict requirements on body, voice, acting skills, personality, and age.
This time Li Xiaole offered 7 million won for the leading role and 1 million won for supporting roles. Although it was not much, it was very attractive to these low-level actors. With limited time, he could not give them too many performance opportunities, so he could only use
Choose efficiently in your own way.
In the next nearly two hours, Li Xiaole interviewed nearly 100 people. The average time for each person was less than two minutes, and almost all of them only had to do one thing: "If you play the role of the male protagonist Enzhi, now from the cafeteria
Walk to the classroom."
Quite a few of them looked extremely funny just walking this short distance, and some even caused bursts of laughter. In the eyes of the students who were observing, they were already performing at the master level. Lei Ting and Jin Nan were both equal.
He was satisfied, but Li Xiaole didn't nod.
Until a long-haired artistic man from Dankook University lowered his head and tried submissively, Li Xiaole didn't even look at him, and just said coldly: "Go back and wait for the notification, next one."
"Li Xiaole, do you understand?" The artistic man was stunned for a moment, stroking his bangs, and said disdainfully: "What kind of bullshit audition is this? There is not even a line of dialogue? How can you try this? You are
Are you kidding me? Ask the acting professor here if he has ever heard of others doing this~! I know I was not good to you in school before, but if you want to avenge your personal grudges, just say so. Why do you need to do this kind of interview to tease someone!!"
"Ask him out." Li Xiaole frowned and didn't talk nonsense to him. Zhao Xianzai took the horse with two tall boys from the student union and directly carried the artistic man out like a chicken, although there was no big conflict.
, but a strange atmosphere gradually filled the auditorium. Many people looked at Li Xiaole with anger and confusion, not understanding what he wanted to do.
"Is there something wrong with this little director's brain? I think this performance is quite funny and fits the appearance of the male protagonist. Why can't it work?"
"You don't understand this. Directors are the most perverted. They have all the requirements. No one knows what they are going to pick."
"It's not that complicated. I know Li Xiaole. This kid was manipulated in school before and became mentally distorted. Now he must be taking the opportunity to deliberately seek revenge."
Seeing everyone talking, Jin Nan took a cup of tea and drank it slowly. He was a little worried that Li Xiaole was too paranoid, so he couldn't help but said: "Xiao Le, it's good to pursue perfection, but I suggest you not to be too picky.
Well, it’s unrealistic to choose Lee Byung-hun here. It’s better to lower the standards appropriately.”
Li Xiaole helplessly shrugged his shoulders and couldn't explain much. In fact, he was also very confused. Although Changding Yam, who played the leading actor in the original "Color is Empty", is currently unknown in the film industry, he has become a famous ballad in the Korean music industry.
Singer, he also tried to send an invitation to Ren Changding's agency, but they obviously wouldn't come to the interview for such a small amount of money.
Alas, it is really not an easy task to find a dull Eun-sik who can compete with Im Chang-ding. In fact, the singer Qian Mingxun who was interviewed before was not bad. He has good acting skills and is not bad in NRG. The only pity is that
His eyes are too small to express emotions, making him unsuitable for a movie protagonist.
Li Xiaole looked at his watch with some disappointment and said: "Uncle Jin, let's try the last one. Let's go to dinner. It's getting late. Sister Tingting, what do you want to eat?" Li Xiaole whispered the last sentence in Lei Ting's ear.
Asked.
"Whatever." Lei Ting said.
Li Xiaole chuckled secretly, it seems that Lei Ting finally no longer resists the title, the little one is still here to spy on me hehe.
While he was smiling, the next person to audition had already walked up to him. This simple and honest boy with low appearance walked through the crowd with his head lowered. His first reaction was to look at the aggrieved classmates in the audience behind him and say submissively.
Lowering his head, he only dared to glance at Lei Ting with the corner of his eye. His eyes seemed to light up. Li Xiaole noticed that when Lei Ting looked at him, this kid immediately avoided it.
"Isn't this the liar Ko Yota-ri?" Someone in the audience seemed to recognize him, and everyone started to secretly discuss: "It's the lip-syncing guy who just replaced Cha Sung-min... It seems like he was just a backup dancer, what? He
If you can’t survive in the music industry, you’re coming here to steal our jobs!”
"Director, hello, I'm Kim Jong Min." Kim Jong Min rubbed his head and said honestly, but his big eyes unnaturally glanced at Lei Ting who was standing aside. Lei Ting frowned impatiently and raised her middle finger.
A "fuck" scared Kim Jong Min out of his wits on the spot.
"Are you a singer?" Li Xiaole looked at his resume.
"Yes, I am Ko...Ko Yootai's new lead singer." Kim Jong Min replied guiltily.
Wait. Kim Jong Min? This name seems familiar. Li Xiaole raised his head and looked at the man auditioning carefully. He had a slightly big face, a high nose bridge, and was a little shy when looking at people. His smile was extremely honest, which made people feel very friendly. He was really
The more he looked, the more familiar he looked. Who is it? Li Xiaole searched quickly in his mind. Kim Jong Min... suddenly an image of the stupid man who was always bullied in the Korean variety show "X-Man" popped into his mind.
Oh, it turned out to be him. Li Xiaole finally remembered it. Unfortunately, this Kim Jong Min didn’t have any acting experience, but why did the more he looked at him, the more he looked like Eun-sik? He looked like he was being bullied, and he was very humorous in his memory.
Feelings are not as silly as they appear.
"You walk over here." Li Xiaole said while noticing that almost all the students in the audience looked at Kim Jong Min with either contempt or disdain.
"Oh..." Kim Jong Min glanced nervously on both sides. He was obviously very concerned about the disdainful looks of the students behind him. He walked slowly, very nervously. During the walk, his left leg was tripped by his right leg.
, staggered and almost fell, causing everyone to laugh and laugh.
"Haha~ Such an idiot also comes for an interview."
"His limbs are so stiff that he can even make sculptures. I'm even better than him."
"Let's go. I really can't stand it anymore. Let's go eat." Kim Jae-wook, who had been dozing on his seat for a long time, finally woke up and shouted loudly.
Hearing Kim Jae-wook's shouts, Park Min-ho and others followed him, while half of the students in the auditorium left in a noisy manner.
Chapter completed!