Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 10 The heroine's choice and goal

Two days later, before the audition for the female lead Yukishiro Tomoe of Rurouni Kenshin began, Su Yan finally met the director of the show, Shi Peihua, for the first time.

An old lady in her sixties, with white hair and thin body, but full of energy.

Su Yan talked to her and found that she was a very talkative and outgoing person.

My eyes lit up when I saw Su Yan and Shinozaki Ikumi, two girls with weird looks.

I asked around for information about the two of them, and after chatting for a while, the truth was revealed.

"My son is not even forty years old."

"My distant niece, she's only in her thirties."

Shinozaki Yumi and Su Yan were overwhelmed by her talkativeness.

Taking advantage of Shi Peihua going to the toilet, Su Yan asked in a low voice.

"Is this reliable? Is she a director or a matchmaker?"

"I don't know either! She is a friend of my mother. She is said to be very capable. But she was too straightforward at the TV station and offended many of her superiors, so she is not very famous." Shinozaki Yumi wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

"Anyway, Rurouni Kenshin will only take four episodes to shoot, so it won't be too long. What are you afraid of?"

While Su Yan and Shinozaki Ikumi were talking, Shi Peihua also returned.

Half an hour later, the actors who came for the audition arrived one after another.

As Su Yan and the other two walked into the audition room, a group of actresses nodded to them.

But when the audition starts
The amiable and gossipy old lady Shi Peihua has changed her appearance.

His expression changed suddenly.

This audition mainly tests two scenes.

One scene is when Tomoe Yukishiro appears on a rainy night, with only one line.

[Can you really summon a bloody storm?]

After all, it was her first appearance. If this shot was not attractive, it could be said that the appeal of Kenshin's story would be greatly reduced.

At least Su Yan could still remember that when he first watched Kenshin: Memories OVA, the scene where Tomoe Yukishiro appeared, coupled with the soundtrack, made him recall the stunning scene for several minutes.

Another scene is at the end of the third episode [Yoriyama], when Tomoe Yukishiro followed Kenshin and fell down due to the slippery snow. Kenshin turned around and stretched out his hand to her, and said to her in a calm voice but with eyes that seemed to be making a vow, "I will protect you!" Tomoe Yukishiro's expression completely collapsed from the struggle she had before.

She fell deeply in love with the enemy who killed her fiancé, and fell for Kenshin's tenderness towards her, and the sadness revealed in his eyes and expression.

Not to mention Yukishiro Tomoe, even a boy like Su Yan thought that scene with Kenshin was so handsome.

The actors don't have many lines in this scene, but the requirements for facial expressions and acting are very high.

Shi Peihua, who has read the Jianxin script more than ten times, can even memorize the lines of every character in the script.

Shi Peihua saw at a glance the flaws in the audition that Su Yan and Shinozaki Yumi couldn't understand.

No mercy, full fire.

"Which school did you graduate from? How could you graduate with your level?"

"Playing an ice beauty doesn't mean you have to have a zombie face."

"People who have had hyaluronic acid injections have richer expressions than your acting skills."

"Your acting is like a runaway train, and the worst part is, the brakes are broken."

"Are you imitating a monkey? You have absolutely no human intelligence or emotions."

"I want to ask you, did you put your audition script in the microwave and eat it? Why did you forget just one line in this scene?"

"The drama queen is about to fly."

Discuss how a sixty-year-old grandmother can make a modern young person cry in ten seconds.

Shinozaki Yumi, who was standing by, had a normal expression on her face. She had already heard her mother talk about Shi Peihua's style.

If I think someone is not good enough, I will criticize them directly without beating around the bush.

It's the same not only on the crew, but also in the TV station workplace.

Su Yan said tentatively after the second audition actor ran away in tears after being scolded by her.

"Director Shi, are we being too harsh in our criticism? Some of them are still students in our school."

"Hard? They are not here to audition for extras, but for the leading female roles. They can't even stand this little criticism on their acting skills, so go home and sleep as soon as possible," Shi Peihua said with a smile as she looked at Su Yan.

"Also, screenwriter Su, I really like your Rurouni Kenshin. In all my years as a director, I have never encountered a script that touched my heart so much. But if you want to be the male lead in this drama, you must be mentally prepared."

Su Yan was stunned when he heard this and understood what she meant.

Her kindness towards herself just now was directed at the screenwriter Su Yan.

Because she approved of Rurouni Kenshin's script.

If she faces the actor Su Yan after filming starts, she will change her attitude, and will be criticized if she does not act well.

After auditioning eleven people in a row, Shi Peihua didn't find any one that satisfied her.

But the three of them actually knew that the conditions of the crew were like this.

There is no money and no time to be selective.

If you can't find a particularly satisfactory actress among the twenty or thirty actresses who have auditioned, you can only pick the best one from the short ones.

Soon, the twelfth audition actor, Gu Qingyuan, came in with a nervous expression.

She is very beautiful, with fair skin, an oval face, waist-length hair, and bright and clear pupils.

In terms of overall appearance, he is at the top level among the people who participated in the audition today.

"Hello, screenwriter Su, producer Xiao Qi, and director Shi. I am Gu Qingyuan."

As soon as she came in, she bowed and smiled at Su Yan and the other two. "Okay, you can start."

Su Yan spoke.

She took a deep breath, and soon, all the emotions on her face disappeared, and her eyes became cold and lonely.

A few minutes later, she left with a somewhat uneasy expression.

Su Yan and Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Shi Peihua.

The fact that she didn't curse this time says it all.
This girl named Gu Qingyuan's acting skills are really impeccable. Su Yan feels that the effect of her performance is even better than that of Yukishiro Tomoe played by "Arimura Kasumi" in the previous life's Rurouni Kenshin: Memories movie.

Now, Su Yan and the other two had a clear idea in their minds.

I didn’t find an actor with a high ceiling, but at least I found one who can maintain the lower limit.

Continue to the audition.
Wait until the 24th audition girl, Tachibana Aika, comes in.

Su Yan, Shinozaki Ikumi, and Shi Peihua all had slightly changed expressions.

She may not be as pretty as Gu Qingyuan.

But her facial features and temperament are indeed the most suitable for the character of Tomoe Yukishiro among the auditionees today.

Then came the formal audition. There wasn't any problem with the first audition shot. After all, it was just one line and the acting requirements were not high.

But when it came to the second audition scene, Shi Peihua frowned as she started performing.

The acting is a bit subtle.

It can’t be said to be bad, at least among the people who auditioned today, it can be considered good.

But there is a gap in level compared to Gu Qingyuan's acting skills.

Half an hour later.

"Please go back and wait for notification. No matter what the result is, we will notify you of the audition result by text message within three days." After saying this, Ikumi Shinozaki sat on the chair with a tired look on her face.

The audition will be over.

"Teacher Su Yan, what do you think? Who do you think is better, Tachibana Aika or Gu Qingyuan?" Shi Peihua asked.

"I"

For Su Yan, who was an old fan of the second dimension in his previous life, his sensibility must have pursued a higher limit of adaptation.

Acting skills can be honed and improved during the filming process.

After all, Tachibana Aika's appearance is more suitable for Tomoe Yukishiro. If she makes a breakthrough in her acting skills, the performance will naturally be explosive.

But is that kind of thing so easy to achieve in reality?
Su Yan never won a single 100-dollar lottery ticket in his previous life, and he never got reborn as the son of the world's richest man after traveling through time. Now he expects to meet a performing genius and achieve a breakthrough on the spot?

He looked at Shinozaki Yumi standing beside him, and Su Yan let out a sigh of relief.

"I think Gu Qingyuan is more suitable."

Shinozaki Ikumi gambled her entire future to help him shoot Rurouni Kenshin, and there was no way Su Yan would bet on Tachibana Aika's acting breakthrough during the filming process.

What if there is no breakthrough? Su Yan doesn't care, but Shinozaki Yumi's career will be ruined.

"I agree with Teacher Su Yan's opinion." Shi Peihua pondered for a moment.

"Compared to the fit of appearance and temperament, acting skills are more important. Besides, Gu Qingyuan is not much worse in terms of fit of the role. On the contrary, I think she looks prettier. And I have seen Tachibana Aika's resume. She graduated from a performing arts college in Tokyo three years ago and has played some marginal vase roles in nine crews."

"After such a long period of training, if your acting skills are only this good, even if you train in the Kenshin crew for another month, there probably won't be any improvement."

"Then it is confirmed, the actress who plays Yukishiro Tomoe is Gu Qingyuan?" asked Shinozaki Ikumi.

"Ah."

"I have no problem with that. It's her."

Su Yan and Shi Peihua spoke one after another.

"In that case, the principal photography of Rurouni Kenshin: Memories has finally been finalized, and the cast has been confirmed."

When Shinozaki Ikumi stretched, the fabric of her clothes tightened instantly on her chest, but her fair and delicate face was full of fighting spirit.

"It's June 9th now, and the station has confirmed that Rurouni Kenshin's web series will be released on July 22nd. There are still 44 days until now."

"The 22nd of next month?" Shi Peihua asked in confusion.

"Why not the first week in July?"

"I specifically requested it." Shinozaki Ikumi chuckled.

"During the summer season, Sakura.com will release six of the station's own web series, and five of the low-budget web series produced by other film and television companies will be released on Sakura.com. At the beginning of the month, all of these series will spend money to invest in streaming, and require Sakura.com to provide them with publicity resources. Rurouni Kenshin will be released together at the same time, and it is certain that there will be no publicity resources available."

Shinozaki Ikumi looked at the two of them.

"But if I avoid this fiercely competitive time period and wait until late July to start broadcasting, then a few aunties I know at the station have already given me a clear answer and will help me obtain the promotional resources provided by Sakura.com."

"Anyway, Rurouni Kenshin only has four episodes, so it only needs to be aired during the summer. There's no need to start airing it at the beginning of the month like those shows that are more than a dozen episodes long."

"So." Shinozaki Ikumi stretched out her hand and looked at the two of them.

"What a short, low-budget drama like Rurouni Kenshin can achieve will depend on the next forty days."

Shi Peihua quickly placed her hand on the back of Shinozaki Yumi's hand.

"I don't want this show that I came out of retirement a few years ago to repay your mother's favor to be a joke in my career. At the very least, it has to make some noise in the summer."

The two looked at Su Yan. At this moment, it was similar to a project mobilization meeting.

Su Yan took a deep breath, put his hand on it and said.

"I think we can produce a drama that will leave all those people in the station who look down on us and laugh at us dumbfounded!"

"Let's set a goal first. Among the web series broadcast on Sakura Online in the summer, the average paid viewing volume per episode and the industry ratings must be No. 1!"

(End of this chapter)