"Didn't you say that Diane Lane has already been selected? Why do we need other actresses to audition?"

After Ronald returned to the studio, he heard Coppola's comments about Diane and thought the actress's audition was over.

But Coppola still asked him to continue filming the audition videos for the remaining actresses tomorrow, which made him feel a little strange and blurted out.

"Looking alike doesn't necessarily mean they're suitable. Don't you want to know how to solve the problem of actor's performance consistency? Just start by filming a casting video for me. You know when Roger Corman asked me to wash his car, I can I didn’t ask why washing cars would help me become a director.”

"Uh, okay." Ronald knew that Coppola wanted someone suitable to help him with the chores of the audition.

Perhaps the actors cooperate with each other tacitly, and the performances are more consistent. Coppola's casting is famous for the actors fitting the roles. "The Godfather" was praised as the best casting of any movie in history. Ronald decided to say less Listen more and watch more.

"Go on, let's have another day of auditions. We will move to the next mixed audition session tomorrow."

"No problem, director." Ronald made an OK gesture, "But Mr. Coppola, does Mr. Coleman asking you to wash the car have anything to do with being a director?" This approach is very consistent with Roger Coppola. Mann's character.

"Of course, then he asked me to drive his car to shoot a drag racing scene. How can we shoot it if we don't wipe it clean?"

The next day Ronald saw many familiar faces. He also saw Katherine Mary Stewart, the heroine of Minahan Golan's blockbuster "Apple".

In the evening, Ronald and other audition assistants brought all the audition videos to Coppola for review. Ronald sat with Coppola and the casting director to watch the audition videos.

"This is C. Thomas Hall." The casting director pointed to a boy with big glasses on the TV.

Coppola ticked off his notes, "Who do you think they look like?"

"Like Johnny, the boy who was bullied and the friend of the protagonist Ma Zai." The girl who got the trainee director position answered.

"What about you, Ronald?"

"Johnny, Johnny has a strong heart and an independent mind. The actor Hall, with his innocent eyes, is more like Jacky." Ronald replied. Now Coppola won't take the initiative to speak without asking.

Coppola nodded, indicating to continue.

"This is Matt Dillon."

"For whom?" Coppola asked again.

"Dali, that outsider who comes from a good background but hangs out with the Oil Head Gang. This actor has a gangster-like temperament at first glance, but girls won't hate him," the girl answered quickly.

"Ronald?"

"I agree."

…

After several rounds, Coppola had to wait for Ronald's opinion before proceeding.

"This is Tom Cruise."

"Johnny, this looks like Johnny. He seems to be very independent." The trainee girl answered quickly.

Coppola looked at Ronald.

"I'm not sure, several roles are possible."

"Very good, I hope you can give me your opinion and don't take my opinion as the final answer. George Lucas often argued with me on the set, but he also had many good ideas. Each of you can come up with a good idea every day , then I’ll make money by paying your wages.”

Ronald nodded. He felt that Coppola's words were sincere. Maybe he really needed some young people's opinions.

"Rob Lowe?" This is a very beautiful boy, not dashing, but beautiful. But not femininely beautiful, very masculine.

"Second brother soda?"

"Dennis Quaid?" PJ Soles' husband, very masculine.

"Brother?"

…

The male actors were taken out one by one, and several young people gave the roles they thought were suitable. The casting director filled in the appropriate role names for these actors in the casting notes according to Coppola's code.

After a long time, it was the actress's turn again, and Coppola also watched every audition video.

"Kate Capshaw? Twenty-eight years old, still young." Ronald briefly introduced the actor.

"She is a bit mature in mind, and Cherry is a bit naive girl." The trainee girl commented.

"Catherine Mary Stewart?"

"How about this?" Coppola asked the trainee girl again.

"A bit soft, maybe more suitable for Cherry's friend role."

"Brooke Shields?"

"She is very suitable, the dream girl of all the boys in America." Isn't Cherry a very beautiful girl? The reason that caused the war between the two gangs was that Ma Zai and Johnny said a few more words to her, causing her to

Boyfriend's jealousy.

"What do you think, Ronald?" Coppola asked.

"I think... she is indeed pretty enough. Her beauty and popularity seem to make up for her possible lack of acting skills."

"Next is Helen Slater." The casting director pressed play.

Ronald looked at the blue-eyed girl and couldn't help but smile.

"She's also a bit pretty, but her temperament doesn't look like a pretty girl from the countryside. She's an uptown girl." The trainee girl's evaluation of the actress was more sharp. Unlike the male actor, she still had some reservations.

Several actors said good things.

"Is it okay? It's not a big city atmosphere. Her mother is an environmental lawyer and usually wears second-hand clothes." Ronald said good things for Helen Slater.

"Next is Diane Lane." The casting director found a tape of Diane auditioning alone.

This was the first time Ronald saw Diane's audition tape.

"Diane fell in love in high school?" Ronald looked at the TV screen as Diane shyly and cheerfully talked about her first love, which seemed to be her true nature.

"Why haven't you heard about it from Donna? Which lucky bastard stole the girl's heart?"

"This doesn't seem pretty enough." the trainee girl commented.

It is true that Diane looks a bit dark and thin compared to Helen Slater and Brooke Shields, but she dresses up very well.

"She looks very beautiful after makeup. I recently filmed her music video. She plays the lead singer of a rock and roll band. It's very photogenic."

"Brooke, Helen, Diane, and those...Ronald, which one should you choose?" Coppola patted Ronald on the back.

"I don't know..." Ronald was stunned for a moment. What did Coppola ask himself? Maybe he wanted to test himself, or maybe he wanted to hear how young men feel?

Looks don't necessarily mean they're suitable, Ronald recalled what Coppola said before.

"Maybe pair them with male actors?" Ronald squeezed out.

"That's good. Let them all come tomorrow, let the boys come too, and we will have a mixed audition on the spot."

…

When it came time for the mixed audition, Ronald set up a camera on one side, and three rows of chairs were randomly placed in the middle of the studio to audition the scene that Ronald had dreamed of, in which Dali molested Cherry in a drive-in movie theater.

All the actors, both male and female, sat in a circle along the corner. Ronald greeted Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Helen, Brooke, and Diane whom he knew.

"Helen Slater plays Cherry, C. Thomas Hall plays Ponyboy, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, you play Johnny and Dally."

"Wow..." the actors suddenly started making noises. How can there be such a trial?

In general auditions, everyone waits outside. When they are called, the auditioning actors go in. In this way, if you audition in front of everyone, aren't you being seen by others no matter how you act? And there are so many competitors watching below.

How much psychological pressure is there?

"Quiet." Ronald called, "Come up when you hear the name." Then he gave Helen a "reassuring" look.

"Look, there is a red-haired beauty here." Rob Laura picked up Helen's hair, put it under his nose and smelled it.

"Sorry, I can't act, let me think about it for a while." Rob Lowe also lost his composure. How can he act in a scene where he molests a girl in public? He can't let it go. The scene is not a staff member, but a competitor.

"It doesn't matter, you and Tom Cruise change roles."

"Look, there's a red-haired beauty here." Tom Cruise put down the script. He was still memorizing the lines. Then he acted this scene with his usual serious attitude.

"Isn't this teasing? This is like a confession." Ronald touched his nose secretly and looked at Helen in the front row.

Helen felt his gaze and smiled, indicating that she was fine.

"Tom Cruise, you come down and Dennis Quaid comes in," Coppola said.

"Did I perform badly?" Tom came down and asked Ronald to talk.

"Actors who have not auditioned should retreat to the wall and do their job without disturbing other actors." Coppola said to this side.

"It's okay, you did a good job." Ronald said softly and pointed to the empty seat in the corner.

"Helen comes down and Brooke comes in."

After several rounds of male actors, Coppola called Brooke Shields on stage.

"How do I know if this red hair is natural? Is it the same color as your eyebrows?" Dennis Quaid, who plays Dali, said the line.

Still not at the right age, he couldn't act like a little ruffian. Ronald shook his head secretly, PJ Soles's husband had little chance this time.

"Put your feet off my back and shut up!"

Brooke Shields scolded him sternly.
To be continued...