After confirming the investment intention, the casting officially began. Wang Jiamei is the core of the work. According to Weng Ziguang's wishes, he wanted to find a new person.
"I want to find a young girl with empty and depressed eyes, and a gray undertone in her expression."
These are the director's original words.
Kanazawa is very familiar with open casting and has long been accustomed to the process. Many potential new signings are discovered through this channel.
The news soon caused a sensation. Kanazawa was going to shoot a new movie. The character was Su Ze, and the photographer was Du Kefeng, who is known as the best in Asia.
Chungking Express, Ashes of Time, In the Mood for Love, Heroes, Infernal Affairs, If Love...
Even Su Ze didn't expect Weng Ziguang to be able to invite this person!
Known as Wong Kar-Wai's Queen.
I have to say that the Hong Kong scene is interesting. For a seemingly unknown new director, you never know who can be hired behind the scenes.
Zhuang Wenqiang connects people and Du Kefeng protects them. Is this the legendary mentoring?
A few days later, the casting officially began, and hundreds of people came. These were the ones left after the preliminary selection. Su Ze participated in the formal casting for the first time, together with Weng Ziguang.
"I think first impression is very important!"
"Acting or not is not the point, too many acting marks are not good."
"We need an empty cup!"
Su Ze had no objection to Weng Ziguang's ideas. Casting was the director's right. Actors were not qualified to point fingers. At least he didn't have that bad habit.
One by one came in and one by one left. Su Ze watched quietly without making any comment. Wang Jiamei's role was too important, even more critical than the role.
Although we have worked together, after all, we are not from Hong Kong, and we cannot understand the shock of having sex. I have studied the prototype character, but she is just an ordinary girl who can no longer be ordinary and works there.
"Hello, director, hello, brother Ze." A voice interrupted his thoughts. Su Ze raised his head to meet a pair of big, flickering eyes, and was stunned for a moment.
"Is it Spring and Summer?" Weng Ziguang's eyes lit up when he saw the girl coming in. He kept looking at it for more than ten seconds before picking up the resume and said, "Your real name is Li Junjie?"
"It's a very domineering name." Seeing that the girl was a little embarrassed, Su Ze couldn't help but laugh and said, "He who knows the current affairs is a hero."
"That's what my dad thought back then." Seeing Su Ze speak, Chun Xia said excitedly: "Brother Ze, I am your only fan!"
Su Ze was stunned for a moment, then he immediately reacted, smiled and said nothing.
"Are you a graphic model now?" Weng Ziguangfa asked.
"Well, it's mainly about filming Taobao. I have no acting experience." Chun Xia said with an anxious tone: "I heard that Brother Ze was casting for his new movie, and my friend asked me to try it out."
"I can endure hardship, really!"
Weng Ziguang and Su Ze looked at each other, stood up and handed over two pages of character profiles and said: "Her name is Wang Jiamei. What do you think?"
Chunxia quickly took it with both hands, obviously more nervous. Seeing this, Su Ze comforted him: "Don't be nervous, I'm not asking you to perform right away, I'm just telling you your truest thoughts."
"Or if you had such a friend by your side, how would you get along with him?"
Perhaps after hearing the idol's words, Chunxia took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, and began to read the script carefully. Su Ze leaned back in the chair. The first impression of this girl was very suitable, especially those big eyes...
…
It’s like a cute little deer in a strange environment!
The role of Wang Jiamei is difficult, and it is even harder to portray the innocence, loneliness, hesitation, pain and despair of a young girl.
Therefore, Weng Ziguang does not want to find professional actors. There are not many suitable actors. No matter how good they are, there will always be traces of performance. He must find a new actor, a real-life Wang Jiamei.
The spring and summer ahead are very promising. I came from a small county to a big city to work hard, and I have experienced many hardships. On the surface, I am a model, but in fact I am living a precarious life.
Wang Jiamei’s dream is also to become a glamorous model!
"I feel like I am Wang Jiamei." Suddenly Chun Xia spoke up, her tone a bit harsher: "It's so similar to me!"
"My parents divorced when I was young, my father died in prison, and my mother worked hard to support the family by herself. I also grew up in such a family."
"Really?" Weng Ziguang suddenly regained consciousness, realized that his tone was wrong, and quickly explained: "That's not what I meant."
"It's okay, I understand." Chunxia took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, looked at the director and said, "My grades have always been bad, and I know that I am not the hope of my family, so I didn't go to school to work."
"I can't wait for others to like me without giving, because I need care more than others."
"I don't know what to say, but I feel very similar to Wang Jiamei!"
Su Ze and Weng Ziguang looked at each other, and a decision flashed in their minds: It’s her!
It's like a child who lacked a lot of love in his childhood. Because he wants love too much, he is often clumsy and doesn't know how to behave, often messes up, and often makes adults angry.
"Sensitivity may be a bad thing in life." Su Ze saw the girl's eyes turning red and said softly, "But for acting, it is a good thing."
"The best state of an actor is to treat yourself as a child and live with the sensibility of a child."
"I think you can do it!"
"Really?" Chunxia didn't expect the surprise to come so quickly. She met her idol's encouraging eyes and cried instantly.
Howling!
"What happened?" Kong Xue hurried in, fearing that something would happen. Su Ze waved his hand and said, "It's okay, just let her cry."
"She is Wang Jiamei!" Weng Ziguang said even more excitedly: "This is the Wang Jiamei I am looking for!"
Su Ze smiled, she was lucky, maybe it was fate, this girl named Chun Xia was very similar to Wang Jiamei, in terms of impression, temperament and character, she basically played her true self.
This is a rare state. Many classic characters are true to their true colors. Of course, for an actor, debut is the peak, but from now on...
It all depends on your own efforts!
The casting was over, and Wang Jiamei was found. As for Ding Zicong, there was already a suitable candidate. Su Ze had seen it and felt good about it, and he almost played the role in his true self.
In fact, most actors' debut roles are their true colors, and many directors also select actors based on their roles. After all, not everyone is Tony Leung Ka Fai, and not everyone is Kong Sheng.
"Well, this kid has potential." Kong Xue said goodbye to Chunxia, commenting: "The mole is good, although the face is a bit wide and the cheekbones are a bit high, but the proportions are okay."
"The most outstanding thing is the innocent big eyes. Men like this the most."
Su Ze: "..."
Is this the legendary movie face? This chapter has been completed!