novelraw Chapter 36: Interviewing Yang Mi
Chapter 36: Interviewing Yang Mi
"Hello Director Chen, hello teachers, I am Shuangzi, a student from the 07 undergraduate class of the Acting Department."
Sawako stood there, introducing herself very reservedly.
"Try performing the same piece you just did," Chen Zhou said directly.
"Huh?" Sawako was taken aback.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Chen Zhou asked.
"That's possible, but I need a co-star, otherwise my performance on set might be a bit poor," Sawako said.
Chen Zhou looked at Zhu Yilong and said, "Why don't you go and help her with the scene?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yilong did not hesitate at all and immediately got up and walked towards Shuangzi.
Seeing that Zhu Yilong was acting alongside her, Shuangzi felt a little disappointed.
She had originally thought that she would receive the same treatment as Jing Tian, with Chen Zhou personally acting alongside her.
Then, Shuangzi and Zhu Yilong began their performance on the spot.
However, from the very beginning of the story, specifically the scene where she takes off her clothes, Sawako's movements were extremely stiff.
Moreover, her expression was very wooden, and her eyes were constantly shifting.
Looking around, he seemed completely out of character.
"Stop!" Chen Zhou immediately called for a halt.
Knowing she had messed up her performance, Shuangzi bit her lip and lowered her head, not daring to look at Chen Zhou, afraid that Chen Zhou would glare at her angrily.
"Do you know what you were doing just now?" Chen Zhou asked seriously.
"I'm sorry, Director Chen, this is just my personality. In crowded places like this, it's hard for me to relax in a short time. Also, this part of the scene starts with a rather seductive scene of taking off clothes, and then there's dancing, which makes it hard for me to relax," Shuangzi said.
"Then you can go down and give your seat to someone else." Chen Zhou didn't waste any more words.
At this point, Shuangzi had no choice but to obediently leave.
There was nothing she could do; she knew she was the one who had made a mistake. The fact that Chen Zhou hadn't publicly criticized her was already quite kind of him.
The surrounding students were all talking about this situation.
"Director Chen is really strict. I think I understand now. He likes actors with courage the most. His attitude towards Jing Tian is completely different from his attitude towards Shuang Zi."
"Isn't that because, even though Jing Tian's acting had some problems, she was still able to finish the entire performance?"
"It made me sweat buckets watching. If I were up there, I probably would have performed even worse than Shuangzi."
Time flew by, and before we knew it, it was almost 6 p.m.
"The next group to enter is the last group of candidates for today's interviews," Zhu Yilong read from the list, "Yang Mi..."
As Zhu Yilong finished reciting, the last batch of students for the day all came in.
Many students whispered among themselves when Yang Mi entered.
"I didn't expect even Senior Yang Mi to come. She's a very famous child star at our school."
"In the movie 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' which was released a couple of years ago, she also played the role of Guo Xiang, a very important supporting role. I have liked Senior Yang Mi since then."
"In the same production, Yang Mi played a supporting role, while Liu Yifei played the female lead. Her portrayal of Xiaolongnu still amazes me; she was practically Xiaolongnu herself."
"Seeing that Senior Sister Liu Yifei acted in a hugely popular movie with Senior Brother Chen Zhou, Senior Sister Yang Mi must be itching to try her luck too. What if Senior Brother Chen Zhou happens to take a liking to her?"
"If you were Chen Zhou, Yang Mi, or Liu Yifei, who would you choose?"
"What kind of stupid question is that? If I were Senior Brother Chen Zhou, I definitely wouldn't choose any of them; I would want them all."
At this moment, Chen Zhou remained calm.
They didn't have any other thoughts because of Yang Mi's arrival, a future top-tier actress.
He's just here to select actors.
If Yang Mi's performance satisfies him, then he will naturally have room for consideration.
Since Yang Mi was last in line, Chen Zhou let the first nine people try to act out a scene first.
To Chen Zhou's dismay, all nine of them were just filling in the numbers.
After performing for only ten seconds or so, Chen Zhou stopped him abruptly.
Don't be fooled by the fact that this is the Beijing Film Academy, a place specifically for training actors. According to Chen Zhou's requirements, even if it's just a little bit stricter, it would already eliminate the vast majority of people.
Finally, it was Yang Mi's turn for the interview.
"Hello Director Chen, hello teachers from the school, I am Yang Mi, a student from the 05 undergraduate class of the Acting Department. I hope you will take good care of me." Yang Mi introduced herself.
Chen Zhou directly gave Yang Mi a question.
The topic was exactly the same as Jing Tian's: a prostitute locked in a no-man's-land.
In fact, this character design is also the same as the female protagonist's character design in the movie "No Man's Land".
After listening to Chen Zhou's question, Yang Mi quickly came up with her own ideas.
Then she proactively said to Chen Zhou, "Director Chen, if it's possible, could you please act alongside me?"
Chen Zhou was somewhat surprised by what Yang Mi said, but after thinking about it for a moment, it seemed to make sense.
After all, Yang Mi's persona has always been that of someone with an insatiable ambition and competitive spirit.
In an interview like this, other students wouldn't dare to make any requests to the director.
But Yang Mi dared to bring it up, and she must have her own reasons for doing so.
Since they had already spoken, Chen Zhou didn't waste any more time and got up to go over.
The interview officially began, and as the storyline unfolded, Chen Zhou walked towards Yang Mi from a distance.
Yang Mi, who was lying on the ground, first looked back at Chen Zhou, then threw away the non-existent playing cards in her hand.
She slowly got up, her expression blank, and then, with a very decisive movement, took off her coat.
Then she started tearing off her only remaining shirt.
At this critical moment, Chen Zhou spoke up to stop them: "You don't need to do this. I didn't come in for this."
Upon hearing this, Yang Mi let out a cold laugh.
He then walked step by step to Chen Zhou and said, "It seems that your boss doesn't want to get straight to the point, but wants to play something fun. Okay, then I'll show you a fun show."
As she spoke, Yang Mi began to wiggle her body.
She then confidently began to dance.
That wasn't enough; she also placed a hand on Chen Zhou's shoulder, and then, with the gait of a model, circled around him once.
And his eyes were fixed on Chen Zhou.
She deliberately winked at him while biting her lip, presenting herself as extremely sexy and alluring.
Yang Mi's performance drew gasps of amazement from the surrounding students.
"As expected of senior Yang Mi, she's so confident!"
"She was completely in character. A child star is a child star; she wasn't nervous at all in this kind of situation."
"Goodness, without even thinking about it, Senior Sister Yang Mi will definitely be chosen by Senior Brother Chen Zhou."
"Who can resist this? Senior Yang Mi really went all out for the role."
"Thanks to Senior Brother Chen Zhou, we have all had a real treat for the eyes."
A while later, Yang Mi finished performing the entire process.
Chen Zhou returned to his seat.
"Director Chen, are you satisfied with the audition scene just now?" Yang Mi asked.
"In terms of confidence alone, you've performed the best so far, which is very encouraging. As for your acting skills, there's still a lot of room for improvement. That concludes today's interview." With that, Chen Zhou packed up his things and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Yang Mi was overjoyed.
She was already confident that she could secure the role.
Her performance just now can be summed up in two words.
perfect!