The official filming location of "The Battle of the Son" is located in Kyoto, which is ancient and has been the best place for filming Taiga dramas for many years.
However, today is just a trial, and there is no need for the entire crew to fly to Kyoto, so the location of the trial is at the NHK Production Bureau headquarters in Tokyo.
As the largest television station in Japan, NHK's status is equivalent to that of China's CCTV. It has strong financial resources. Even the temporary base that was built in just one week is equivalent to the result of a month's hard work of local television stations, including rockeries, fake water, and artificial forests.
, everything is available. There are also small castle towers, barracks, and weapons depots around, full of the atmosphere of the Edo period.
Everyone in Conference Room 23 is basically here.
"Usagi Konomori, 9 years old, graphic model." The blond little loli took the initiative to reach out to Yuzuru, tilting her head and said sweetly.
Don't look at her smiling and harmless look, but the arrogant way she summoned her friend Wu Yangyang to take off his clothes still has a psychological shadow on Yu Xian's childishness.
Fortunately, there are many people here, and the people who can gather here at this time are all big names. After all, actors with low status are not qualified to enter the conference room, so they are all waiting outside.
I'm sorry she doesn't dare to lose her temper here. Probably.
Yuxian hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand, and lightly shook her soft little hand.
"Seto Inland Sea." The boy with dark circles said, and naturally stretched out his hand.
The girl holding the sword standing next to him was slightly startled. Yuxian Zhisheng noticed her reaction and guessed that this was not the boy's real name. Even if it was a stage name, she should not have such a reaction.
With the same indifferent attitude, Yuxian Zhisheng also shook hands with him.
He is here to audition today, not to make friends, but etiquette is indispensable. You can't help but give face to others when they take the initiative. After all, they are not familiar with each other.
It's impossible for Shen Huiling to shake hands with him, and neither is he.
After getting to know each other, we sat in the conference room and waited for our number to be called.
For a general audition, one studio and one camera are enough. The actors memorize their lines in advance and perform freely in front of the producer, director, and screenwriter. First, they check whether their faces are photogenic. After confirming this, they then read the lines.
The skills and emotions of the performance, as well as the overall control of the connotation of the character.
But today's audition was much more difficult than that.
To be precise, it's not a trial, but a duet.
After all, they were filming the second season of "Battle of the Sons". Before they came, there were already very outstanding actors who could interpret the characters vividly, especially Natsuki Harue, who currently plays the male protagonist Kotaro, who has performed well at a young age.
Already a full-fledged little actor, he played the young Kotaro vividly and lively.
Therefore, in the entertainment industry, Natsuki Harue, the son of director Harue Descendants, is still very likely to continue to star in the second season.
The person who raised objections to this point was Mrs. Dan Sheng. As a producer and screenwriter, she had great power in the group and wanted Yuxian Zhisheng to give it a try no matter what. Participating in such a national-level Dahe drama was very important to him.
It will be helpful for future idols.
Moreover, as a fan of Yu Bao, she even publicly said that she would not continue writing scripts if he was not allowed to play the role. Or maybe, when she wrote the script for the second season, all she could think about was Yu Xian's childishness.
of handsome appearance.
After chasing stars to this extent, she is the only one who has the strength.
But she is not an idiot, and star chasing cannot delay the progress of the entire Taihe drama. If Yu Xian is unable to get the role of the male lead Kotaro, she can only consider arranging a male supporting actor for him and adding more roles to it.
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Today's scene was quite stressful for Yu Xian, a young boy.
Shen Huiling is similar to him, and he also has opponents to compete with, but obviously the pressure is not that great.
Onomori Seto is the most relaxed. She is a new character in the second season. She is the little maid beside Kotaro. Of course, she is not the kind who wears a black and white lace maid dress. Instead, she follows Kotaro on the ground floor.
The kind that rolls around, and the cute characters that accompany you to warm your bed.
As for the one named Seto Inland Sea just now, Yu Xian turned his head around and found that he was staring at him, biting his fingers, looking abnormal.
Especially after shaking hands just now, this guy put his hand under his nose and sniffed it, which is definitely not a normal person.
No, in other words, there is no normal person in their team.
Not Hua Niao Feng Yue. Only in front of him would she be normal.
Shen Huiling, a yandere sister-controller with a lot of BUFFs, is not even that.
Not to mention Seto Konomori, if someone hadn't been watching in the conference room, she would probably have been unable to hold back and do something. This little guy is scarier than Chie Fujiwara.
Yu Xian's naive face was expressionless and he sighed in his heart.
Fortunately, I came into contact with those crazy critics of the Yuan family early on, and I have developed this psychological quality, so I won't be restless.
Soon, just after 10 a.m., the meeting with the chief director team ended.
Wearing a kimono and holding the second season preview script under her arm, Tansei Hanae opened the door and walked in, calling Yuzuru away.
A national-level Taiga drama like this carries the responsibility of disseminating Japanese history and culture. There is not only one producer in a team, but each producer brings his own actors to play against.
Dansheng Huazhi was born for Yu Xianzhi, so she must have him by her side, and in the entire crew, with her protecting her, no one would dare to scold you, even if your performance is worse than a dog.
"How are you preparing? Do you feel nervous?" Dansheng Huazhi walked side by side with him.
"I don't feel nervous." Yu Xian smiled naively.
He is really not nervous, he can get the leading actor if he wants, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't get it. He has a lot of scripts in his own hands, and he can run them with the Candy Samurai company behind him, but it will be a little more troublesome.
Of course, it would be best if he could directly play the leading role, because everything here has been set up, and he does not need to be the director or producer himself, which would be easier.
Dansheng Huazhi only thought that he was speaking out of force.
Regarding the degree of dialogue that will follow, there are situational dialogues between actors, temporary additional scenes by the director team, and independent additional scenes by the actors themselves. These are all points to examine the actor's temporary reaction ability.
The director of "The Descendants of Spring" has almost pathological requirements for actors. This middle-aged director, like a certain author, has perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Sometimes a scene can fail seven or eight times, which can make the actors eat ramen.
He ate it to the point of vomiting it out and looked at the camera thinking he would watch again. In fact, he was struck by new inspiration and fell into a daze.
Therefore, in terms of public response, "Battle of the Sons" has only one shortcoming, and that is that it is slower. Other crews often do one episode a week, or two episodes a week, but his episode is one episode every two weeks, which is unbeatable.
This situation is completely inconsistent with the way Japanese dramas are broadcast, so it will be changed starting from the second season.
This pressure to increase the amount of updates not only falls on the director, but also on the actors.
It's true that being an actor is not that easy.
In addition to acting, sometimes you also have to face harassment from producers and so on.
"whee."
Just a few seconds later, Dan Shenghuazhi no longer hid his ambition, and gently held Yuxian's childish hand. She was a woman about the same age as Yukiko, and she had always been very gentle towards him.
But Yu Xian smiled sweetly at her and quickly broke away his hand.
It's a pity that you are not Xuezi and can't hold his hand. Xuezi is already above your peak, no one else.
"When you become Kotaro, we will have to interact like this often." Tan Shenghuazhi smiled, "Because in the second season, your adoptive mother, Mrs. Ohashi, will be played by me."
"Can you act?" Yu Xian asked curiously.
"I used to be the ace of the Waseda Drama Club." Hanazhi Dansei said with a smile. "It was through drama that I entered the literary and art world, and then I turned to behind the scenes to create text-related works."
Yu Xian was still quite surprised.
This woman is indeed a weirdo. She has jumped back and forth between the entertainment industry and the art world. The key is that she has made achievements in both, and she has become prosperous in both.
She is both a screenwriter and a writer. Not only is she a producer but she can also act part-time, and she is also the heroine. Chunjiang Descendants will not let her do whatever she wants, so her acting skills must have passed the test.
What kind of genius monster are you? Do you have a protagonist system in your body?!
The two of them were walking on the main road of NHK Broadcasting Headquarters, and their destination was the director's room of "The Descendants of Spring." The first level was to pass the level of "The Descendants of Spring".
On both sides of the road are 150 ginkgo trees planted very early. December is the most beautiful season, forming a golden tree-lined road.
In the future, a romantic drama called "Boys Over Flowers" will be filmed here.
Yu Xian was admiring the scenery, and occasionally looked at Dan Sheng Huazhi. Every time he raised his face, a look of doting pity appeared in Dan Sheng Huazhi's eyes.
The two entered the annex building of the headquarters, which was already overcrowded.
Many actors in the entertainment industry, ranging from second-rate to third-rate actors, were queuing up at the door waiting to audition. Some of the actors looked familiar to Yu Xian. He should have seen them on TV when he was watching TV series with Yukiko at home.
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These people also came to audition for the second season of "Battle of the Sons", but their status was completely different from that of Yu Xianzhisheng, who was appointed by the screenwriter queen.
Their auditions were just ordinary auditions. Strictly speaking, they were trying to get the shortest ones out of the short ones. They let the actors stay if they could find the most suitable ones, and most of the actors assigned were second-rate and third-rate supporting roles.
When Dan Shenghuazhi walked in with her wooden clogs, the scene suddenly changed, like a drop of water splashing into a boiling oil pan, causing a loud roar.
A group of people suddenly stood up, slapped their chests, put down their water glasses, and shouted in unison: "Hello, Teacher Dansheng!" Their movements were uniform, and a sense of oppression hit their faces. If they weren't wearing different and colorful clothes, maybe
I really thought it was a gangster kid warmly welcoming the leader of the organization.
Dansheng Huazhi nodded slightly as a return gift.
Screenwriters and writers are alike, they both have the highest status.
Especially in Japan, which is a creator-centered system, famous writers and screenwriters have great power, and can even be said to have the say of the production committee.
This woman has both.
In the eyes of those actors, she was a god-like existence.
Then Yu Bao, who she looked up to and loved so much, was on another level.
Take the elevator and come to the director's room.
Harue Descendants, as the leading director of NHK's Taiga drama, has his own studio in the headquarters, which is very luxurious and decorated in the style of the Edo period.
After opening the thick winter windshield, the studio was as warm as spring. There was a small bronze furnace in the center with seven sticks of incense stuck on it.
The director of Harujiang Descendants had just had a drink. He was lying on the kotatsu, using a pencil to design a shot script. There were eraser ash beside his arms. The stove shone on his Chinese-character face, making his forehead glow red with warmth.
When he heard that Yu Xian was coming, he didn't say anything, and he didn't even raise his eyelids. He wanted to give this newcomer in the entertainment industry a showdown and let him understand that even if you are a national youth idol, in the crew,
, you still have to obey me completely, otherwise you are nothing.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, he made no move and ignored me.
Yu Xian was just standing in the middle, a little at a loss.
Dansheng Huazhi, who was waiting outside and didn't hear the chatter, put his head over and noticed something unusual.
Seeing her baby being wronged, her beautiful cheeks suddenly turned ferocious, and she immediately scolded him: "Mr. Chunjiang, you are pretending to be your mother! Why are you showing off to your child!"
This descendant of Harue is also a wonderful person. Perhaps he got used to it due to the aura of Tansei Hanae. He coughed twice, and then spoke in the unique rolling accent of Edo brother, with the tone of a rakugo artist: "
Ah, ah, ah, ah, I didn’t see anyone, it’s not my fault.”
"Good guy, you're still pretending." Dan Shenghuazhi walked over and punched him in the waist, "You are no longer you after drinking two cups of cat urine, right? Even my young master dared to ignore him and drifted away.
Right!"
The descendant of Chunjiang was stabbed so much that he huddled in the futon and shivered, and the smell of alcohol had dissipated a bit.
Yu Xian's naive face was dumbfounded.
He is still good at this. If the group of people outside saw it, he would probably be able to stuff an apple into his mouth.
It is said that the Japanese workplace is still a hierarchical system until the 21st century. He finally saw it with his own eyes. One level is superior to the other, and each level is more ruthless. In "Hansawa Naoki" played by Uncle Sakai Masato
Kneel down, which seems to be conservative. Miss Huazhi is worthy of being the eldest sister in the crew.
I was a little impressed by her, to be honest.
"Next time if I do this again, I will submit the manuscript three days late." Dan Shenghuazhi said with a smile, still angry.
Submitting a script late is a life-threatening matter for the director, because he is responsible for the lens language and needs to make a second design for the script. If she submits the script one day late, he will be so anxious that he can't even drink. If it is all backlogged in
On the last day, I really wanted to hang myself.
The descendant of Harujiang crawled out of the kotatsu and hugged her feet: "Absolutely not."
Yuxian Zhisheng looked at these two wonderful people in the literary and art world, couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "Can I start auditioning?"
"Okay, okay." The descendant of Chunjiang sat upright.
In fact, he also discovered just now that this boy is indeed different. This difference does not only refer to him on the stage, but also to the details in his life. From the beginning to now, it has been almost half an hour. This boy
He kept standing where he was, looking straight ahead, not moving, very steady.
The descendant of Harue specializes in Japanese and Chinese history and culture in Waseda. He knew that there was an emperor named Zhu Yuanzhang. When Zhu Yuanzhang was still a newbie, he went to the big boss for help. He sat on a chair for two hours without moving, and even left traces on the ground.
footprints.
After all, he had no ill feelings toward Yu Xian's childishness, but what Yu Xian might want to take away was his son's starring role. He was still a little reluctant, but for the sake of Dan Sheng Huazhi, he was still willing to give it to him.
He has a face.
"Then let's have a live show. The show with Miss Shen Hui from Studio 13 has just finished. Let her play a show with you."
Miss Shen Hui must be referring to Shen Hui Ling.
From this point of view, her duel stage is already stable.
The descendant of Chunjiang picked up the pager and ordered the field staff to bring Shen Huiling over.
Before she arrived, Yu Xian asked innocently: "What kind of rivalry are you going to play?"
"Let's act out the scene in "Sakuraji East Article". You will play the role of Kwonsuke-sama, and she will play the role of Sakuraji." said the descendant of Chunjiang.
"What are you doing in this one? That one is kabuki. If you want to do it, just extract a section from the script and let the two of them play against each other?" Dan Shenghuazhi frowned, patted the script in his hand, and looked at the descendant of Harujiang.
"The script is confidential after all. Miss Shenhui has already passed it, so it's okay to read it. But as for him," the heir to Chunjiang glanced at Yu Xianzhisheng and smiled, "If he can't act, there's no need to give it to him."
Let’s read the script, don’t you think so?”
The implication is that he is not optimistic about Yu Xian's naiveness.
But what he said did make sense. Dan Shenghuazhi couldn't refute anything and sighed softly.
"Sakura Hime Higashi Article", two days before Yu Xian was born, he had just watched this kabuki in his hometown, the same one he watched with Yukiko. However, he didn't watch it well, but he understood the story.
The background of this story is very simple: the monk Qingxuan fell in love with the young man Baijumaru, and the two died in love together. However, Qingxuan did not die and Baijuwan burped.
Seventeen years later, Qingxuan met Sakurahime, a girl who was born noble but suffered misfortune. He found out that she was the reincarnation of Baijumaru, so he fell in love with her again.
But Sakuraji doesn't remember him. She loves Gonsuke-sama.
How did she fall in love? It's very simple, because Lord Gonsuke sneaked into her boudoir, took her body, and killed her father and brother. In short, this girl suffered from Stockholm Syndrome, she hated him and loved him at the same time.
he.
Although she was a princess of a famous family, she gave birth to a child for him and got the same tattoo as him on her arm. Later, Quan Zhu sold her into a brothel and was ridden by thousands of people. She still hated and loved her at the same time.
Yu Xian was naive and was dumbfounded at the time.
This is truly worthy of you, Japanese literature.
In short, Shen Huiling wants to play Ying Ji, she wants to show the strong hatred, as well as the reluctance and coquettishness hidden deep in her heart.
And Yu Xianzhisheng will play the role of Mr. Quanzhu, who is cruel and ruthless and hands off the boss. At the same time, there is a trace of painful struggle, which is his last conscience.
To be honest, it is difficult to act, really difficult to act.
Both of these characters have their own strong personalities, and those who have never experienced them will never be able to interpret them.
This is exactly what the descendants of Chunjiang are trying to do.
When Shen Hui Ling arrived, wearing gorgeous clothes and not yet taking off her makeup, the show officially began.
The duel is not only about acting, but also about competing.
Stealing the opponent's momentum and letting the director's perspective only focus on himself.
Shen Huiling hated Yu Xian because she lost the competition. She would have never acted opposite Yu Xian if it wasn't for the director's request.
However, the opportunity is also here.
If her performance is very good and overwhelms Yu Xian's childish energy, then he will appear mediocre and may even lose the election directly.
Shen Huiling turned around secretly, a cruel smile appeared on her face.
People have entered the play.
Master Gonsuke came home to see her, and she flew into his arms like a bird.
The two people rolled down on the bed and sat together with their legs crossed.
"Sakura-hime."
"Master Quanzhu."
Yuxian Zhisheng and Shen Huiling looked at each other affectionately, and they both saw deep disgust in each other's eyes.
Shen Huiling pulled his clothes while she was wearing them. He was wearing modern clothes, but she took off his shirt like Ying Ji in the movie, and then bit his shoulder viciously.
On the plain white skin, blood stains gushed out, blossoming like plum blossoms.
She roared miserably, making the sound of an evil beast in her throat, wanting to tear the man in front of her into pieces.
Unknowingly, her hair was pulled up by a hand. Kwonsuke was not a kind man, and he slapped her hard on the cheek.
——Pop, crisp, loud sound.
Her fingers dug deeply into the skin on his back, and she bit on it again.
She really bit her, and he really slapped her.
He pulled her hair and slapped her cheeks until they were red and swollen.
Even so, she didn't shed a single tear, and she still had the same fierce and hateful expression.
There's no acting, it's all about emotion.
The two are tearing apart, tearing apart each other's souls, tearing apart between love and desire, hate and pity.
Finally they got tired of tearing.
Yu Xian looked up, the pain in his shoulder made him frown, his expression was painful and lonely, and he held her arms with both hands.
Shen Huiling's left cheek was swollen by him, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. The girl leaned against his chest miserably (she was stunned) and began to sob.
——The descendant of Chunjiang, people are stupid.
——When Dan grows flowers, people become stupid.
The pupils were sucked into the bottom of the eye sockets, and Chunjiang's pupils showed an abnormally explosive look, which contained nerves that were different from ordinary people's insanity.
He shuddered unexpectedly, leaned back completely, covered his face with his fingers, and roared violently from his throat.
Damn, damn, damn! Nani, Nani, Nani!
How the hell did you do this! How can you act like it’s real!