novelraw Chapter 83 Saving the Day! Audition for "War and Chaos"!
Chapter 83 Saving the Day! Audition for "War and Chaos"!
After a quick lunch.
Lin Zhixing got into Ye Lan's spacious and private nanny car. More than an hour later, the car came to a smooth stop outside a large Republican-era film and television city in the suburbs of Yanjing.
The crew of "War of the Chaotic World" is currently filming interior scenes and some street scenes here.
The car came to a smooth stop outside the film set.
"Splash!"
The door of the nanny van was opened.
Ye Lan, wearing large sunglasses, got out of the car.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Zhixing also got out of the car and followed Ye Lan into the film crew.
The street scenes reminiscent of the Republican era, the extras dressed in long gowns and mandarin jackets, and the crew members running around carrying long guns and short cannons made the entire film set appear busy and chaotic.
"Hello, Sister Lan!"
"Sister Lan is back!"
Along the way, staff members and actors kept stopping to greet Ye Lan respectfully.
As the absolute female lead and investor of this drama, Ye Lan holds an undisputed position in the production team.
Immediately afterwards, everyone's gaze naturally fell on Lin Zhixing, who was following behind Ye Lan.
"Hey? Isn't that Lin Zhixing?"
"Holy crap, it really is him! The newly crowned champion of 'The Voice of China'!"
"I absolutely love his songs, his rendition of 'Exaggerated' last night was so amazing!"
"I like his 'East Wind Breaks,' but... what's he doing on our set?"
"He was visiting the set, right? After all, he sang the ending theme song with Sister Lan."
"Wait a minute... Look where he went, that's the director's direction."
"Wait a minute, Zhang Yu just got arrested because of that, and the vacancy for the third male lead still hasn't been filled... Sister Lan brought him here, could it be to fill in?"
"How is that possible! He's a singer, you idiot! He's never studied acting, and he's playing the third male lead? Are you crazy?!"
Whispers rippled through the crowd, and people looked at Lin Zhixing with curiosity in their eyes.
In this industry, crossing boundaries is common, but there are also thresholds to cross boundaries.
For many formally trained actors or seasoned veterans who have been in the industry for years, the industry is actually quite clear about their acting skills, including what dramas they've acted in and what movies they've performed in.
Directors know exactly who to cast, and sometimes they can even skip the audition process, just have them change into clothes, practice their lines, and get a feel for the character.
But Lin Zhixing is different.
Who is Lin Zhixing?
He's a singer! A musician who just won the championship of "The Voice of China"!
He has never acted a single day in a film, and he may not even understand camera movement.
A singer comes to act, and plays an extremely important and complex role in such a big-budget movie?
What's the use of memorizing lines perfectly if your acting isn't up to par? You'll just look like an awkward wooden post in front of the camera.
This is why everyone around him thought it was outrageous.
The waters of cross-industry collaboration run deep!
Lin Zhixing naturally heard the undisguised discussions around him.
But he merely raised an eyebrow slightly, without pausing in his steps, completely unconcerned.
nervous?
Are you kidding me!
I'm a man with master-level acting skills!
Lin Zhixing was as calm as a rock, and even a little eager to try.
What is the concept of master-level acting skills?
That's a purple skill that represents the highest level in the industry!
Even if they don't reach the level of Best Actor or Best Actress, they are more than enough to crush those so-called "professional actors" and "popular young actors" in the crew!
The two went behind the monitor.
A middle-aged man with a thick beard, sunken eyes, and looking like he hadn't slept well for days was sitting in the director's chair, smoking silently.
It was Xu Xing, the chief director of "The Flames of War in Turbulent Times".
Two young male actors stood in front of Xu Xing, who had obviously been called in at the last minute to fill in for a rehearsal.
Xu Xing shook his head and waved for them to stand aside.
He tried acting, but couldn't find the feeling he wanted; his performance was too superficial.
"Old Xu, I've brought the person here." Ye Lan walked over and said calmly.
Xu Xing raised his head and saw Lin Zhixing behind Ye Lan, and his brows furrowed.
He stood up and gave Lin Zhixing a few unceremonious looks from head to toe.
The Voice champion! He also watched the competition that day.
He has a good appearance, a tall and straight figure, and well-defined facial features.
but!
Xu Xing threw his cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out forcefully. He lowered his voice and said to Ye Lan, "Sister Lan, stop teasing me. I could tolerate him playing even a minor role, but the third male lead is an extremely complex villainous spy. He can't pull it off!"
"Damn, he really saved the day!"
"Will it work?"
"Isn't it risky? Director Xu has such a fiery temper; he hates using popular but talentless actors the most."
"I guess it's just a formality to save face for Sister Lan. She'll definitely be scolded until she cries in a bit."
Upon seeing this, the surrounding staff immediately crowded around even more tightly, forming layers upon layers, all with their arms crossed, waiting to see what would happen.
Ye Lan ignored the surrounding chatter and looked at Xu Xing: "Old Xu, it's free to try."
Xu Xing sighed and scratched his messy hair in frustration. He couldn't ignore the investors' face.
"Okay. Let's give it a try."
Xu Xing turned to look at Lin Zhixing, his tone somewhat stiff, "Lin Zhixing, right? I've heard your songs, you are indeed talented. But on my set, I only care about acting skills. For familiar faces in the industry, I can directly give them the script and give them a feel for it. But you have never acted before, you are a complete newcomer. Newcomers should be treated according to the rules for newcomers."
Lin Zhixing nodded calmly: "Okay, Director Xu, please give me your guidance."
"I won't give you any lines." Xu Xing pointed to an empty space in front of him. "Go there. Try to unleash your true nature first."
"A wounded lone wolf."
"Let's begin."
Upon hearing this, the crew members around couldn't help but show expressions of amusement.
Unleashing one's true nature—this is the first lesson for new students at the film academy.
For idol singers who are used to showing off in the spotlight, lying on the ground in public and imitating animal sounds is definitely more painful than being killed.
Xu Xing was clearly making things difficult for him, hoping to discourage him from doing so.
However, Lin Zhixing did not hesitate at all.
He slightly hunched his back, his shoulders drooped, and his right leg dragged almost imperceptibly.
What's most terrifying is his eyes.
His once clear and deep eyes were instantly shrouded in an extremely cold and cruel light.
He was like a lone wolf whose hind leg had been shot by a hunter in a blizzard.
Dragging his crippled body, he coldly stared at everyone around him.
There was no pleading in his eyes, only extreme vigilance and a ruthless readiness to retaliate at any moment.
The staff members who had been whispering around suddenly fell silent.
Everyone who was caught in Lin Zhixing's gaze shivered involuntarily, a chill running down their spine.
Director Xu's impatient expression instantly froze on his face.
I rely on!
That gaze is amazing!
Xu Xing sat up straight and shouted, "Next, the tiger!"
Followed by.
Lin Zhixing straightened up, his previously hunched back instantly straightening like a fully drawn bow.
He slightly raised his chin and suddenly opened his mouth.
"roar--!!!"
The onlookers were caught off guard and were startled by Lin Zhixing.
"Bang!"
A lighting technician who was watching the show with a thermos in his hand was startled by the sudden shout and expression, and his whole body trembled and his hand shook.
The thermos fell directly to the ground and shattered into pieces!
Water splashed all over the ground.
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone is stupid.
"Holy crap..."
"This...this is Lin Zhixing?"
"That scream scared my heart out!"
"That look in his eyes was incredible! I thought he was really going to pounce and bite someone!"
"Wow, this is so lifelike! The aura it exudes is insane!"
The crew members, who were originally waiting to see their idol make a fool of himself, were completely stunned by his bizarre aura as he got into character in a second.
I'm completely convinced.
Ye Lan stood to the side, arms crossed, her beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration.
She knew Lin Zhixing was a treasure, but she never expected him to have such talent in acting.
Just how many cards does this man still have up his sleeve?
"Good! Good! Good!"
After a brief silence, Xu Xing slapped his thigh and jumped up from his chair, shouting "Good!"
The look in his eyes as he looked at Lin Zhixing had changed from disdain to admiration.
"Good, good! That's good enough."
Lin Zhixing stood up and dusted off his hands.
Xu Xing strode forward and shoved the script in his hand directly into Lin Zhixing's hand.
"I misjudged you earlier. You're a born actor!"
"This is the script for Lu Ming, the third male lead. You can watch this crucial scene directly!"
Xu Xing pointed to a page in the script, "Lu Ming, on the surface, is a ruthless head of the Special Service Department, but in reality, he is the highest-ranking undercover agent of our party infiltrating the enemy, codenamed 'Lone Pine'."
"In this scene, Lu Ming's contact and mentor, Lao Li, is exposed and arrested. Lao Li is tortured beyond recognition, and the enemy demands that Lu Ming personally interrogate and execute Lao Li in order to test whether Lu Ming is the mole."
"You can't show a trace of sympathy; you have to portray cruelty and scum. But beneath the cruelty, you have to let the camera capture the bleeding and struggle within you."
"Half an hour! I'll give you half an hour to read the script and memorize your lines! Then we'll rehearse this scene!"
After Xu Xing finished speaking, he turned around and shouted, "Stagehand! Move the chairs from the interrogation room over! Old Zhang, come over here and act alongside Lin Zhixing, play that Old Li!"
The entire room immediately sprang into action.
Everyone realized that Director Xu was serious about this.
This means they've directly assigned the most difficult scene to Lin Zhixing!
This level of villainous undercover agent is extremely complex and requires exceptional micro-expression control. Even seasoned actors struggle to portray it well. Can a newcomer really pull it off?
Lin Zhixing didn't speak, but looked down at the script.
He not only memorized the lines, but he also mentally rehearsed every camera angle and every movement of the scene.
Ten minutes later.
Lin Zhixing closed the script.
"I'm ready, Director Xu."
"So fast?" Xu Xing asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's really ready." Lin Zhixing said calmly.
"Alright! Let's begin, everyone to your positions!"
Lin Zhixing closed the script and casually handed it to the stage manager next to him.
He walked to the center of the stage, picked up a pair of gold-rimmed glasses prepared by the props team, and slowly put them on.
The moment I put on my glasses.
The gentle singer Lin Zhixing has disappeared.
In its place was Lu Ming, the head of the Special Service Department.
Xu Xing, sitting behind the monitor, waved his hand and shouted, "Action!"
In the center of the field.
The veteran actor, Lao Zhang, who was acting alongside him, was tied to a chair, covered in "blood," and panting heavily.
Lin Zhixing walked gracefully and slowly to Lao Zhang, his hands in his pockets.
He did not speak immediately.
He lowered his head and looked at Old Zhang with a complicated expression.
"Old Li."
Lin Zhixing spoke, his voice very soft, even with a hint of a smile.
He took out a snow-white handkerchief from his pocket and slowly wiped Old Zhang's sweat.
Why do you have to do this? You're an old man, why suffer like this?
Lin Zhixing slowly squatted down to be at eye level with Lao Zhang.
Old Zhang raised his head, glared at Lin Zhixing, and spat out a curse as if following the script: "Traitor! Lackey! Come on, kill me!"
Lin Zhi didn't move at all.
At that moment, his eyes underwent an extremely subtle change.
On the surface, he still wore that cruel sneer, but his eyes revealed a complex expression.
His eyes perfectly conveyed that pain and inner turmoil!
Xu Xing, behind the monitor, gasped, staring at the screen: "Holy crap... those micro-expressions!"
Lin Zhixing stood up, his smile vanishing completely, replaced by an icy chill.
"I'm an old man, there's no use in being stubborn."
"Since you refuse to tell me, then I have no choice but to send you on your way."
According to the original script, Lu Ming's line at this moment should have been to hysterically shout, "Since you are so stubborn, then I will send you on your way!" Then he would pull out a gun and shoot and kill his mentor.
But Lin Zhixing did not.
He turned around, pulled out a cigarette from thin air, took a puff, and muttered to himself, "Farewell."
He suddenly turned around and fired a shot.
"Bang!"
He pulled the trigger.
It was accompanied by a gunshot sound effect.
After firing the shot, he didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground.
He took out the snow-white handkerchief and gently wiped the gun barrel, which was not stained with blood.
Then, he casually tossed the handkerchief onto Old Zhang.
He turned and left.
His back was straight and his steps were elegant.
But in that instant of turning around, his right hand, which was holding the gun, began to tremble uncontrollably.
"good!!!"
Director Xu took off his headphones, stood up from his chair, and clapped his hands in approval.
"Great job! That was a really good performance!"
The onlookers were shocked.
The two actors who came to audition couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts, "Holy crap, you're the champion of The Voice of China?"
Why do you look like the professional actor?!
Old Zhang, the veteran actor who was acting alongside Lin Zhixing, also stood up from his chair, looked at Lin Zhixing, and wiped away his cold sweat with lingering fear: "You kid, that aura just now really intimidated me. I almost thought you were going to shoot me."
The surrounding crew members were in complete uproar.
"Holy crap! This is what you call not being able to act?!"
"This spy's acting is superb! Absolutely perfect! The epitome of a refined scoundrel!"
"Especially that trembling hand when he turned around at the end, it gave me goosebumps! The emotional tension was incredible!"
Xu Xing stepped forward and grabbed Lin Zhixing's shoulder.
"Lin Zhixing, did you change your lines just now?"
Lin Zhixing took off his gold-rimmed glasses and returned to his normal appearance.
"Yes, Director Xu. I think the shouting and yelling in the original script is too stereotypical. Lu Ming is a top-level undercover agent who has been working for many years. He must be calm and ruthless enough to gain the trust of the enemy. But he is facing his mentor. He needs to shoot to complete the mission, but he cannot bear to watch his mentor die at his hands. So he will turn around and shoot. But after shooting, his body will react instinctively."
Xu Xing was stunned for a full three seconds after hearing this.
Then he clapped his hands suddenly.
"Well done! Excellent!"
"This is the Lu Ming I've been looking for!"
Xu Xing turned to Ye Lan, "Sister Lan! Where did you find this kid! This kid not only has talent, but also his own understanding of the character!"
Ye Lan smiled.
"I told you, you'll only know if it's nonsense after you try it."
Xu Xing turned around and grabbed Lin Zhixing's hand as if afraid he would run away.
"Why bother trying! You're the one!"
"Report to the film set tomorrow!"
Ye Lan sat in a chair, looking at Lin Zhixing who was surrounded by people.
Her long legs were crossed; this kid is truly impressive.