Chapter 36: Decided

After performing the basic audition, Wang Yang turned sideways from behind the camera, looked at Jessica who was a few steps away, and smiled: "Then, we're going to start performing the questions next."

"Okay." Jessica took a deep breath in her mind, and was prepared. The performance questions were a crucial part of the audition, and she must perform well.

Wang Yang pretended to be thinking about the performance topic. When Jessica's breathing was slower, she looked at her and said the question she had thought about long ago: "If you heard your boyfriend and his good friends say that he just wanted to play with you casually, he did not treat your relationship seriously. So, you are very sad and lost now and are about to cry. Please perform."

These days, Jessica has been practicing her acting skills, but her acting skills are not fast enough. She frowned, pursed her lips, and tried hard to make a look that was about to cry, and her performance was still tender.

Looking at the camera screen, Wang Yang calmly analyzed in his heart that Jessica's current acting skills only have some very typical "sad" expressions. If she is a performance actor, she acts too simply and lacks a rich sense of expression and layering; if she is a experience actor, her emotional investment is not enough, and her performance traces are very heavy.

The expression school pays attention to being separated from performance, which means that you are you, and the role is a role. The method of performance is to analyze your role calmly and rationally, analyze the plot paragraphs, then design the performance details, and then perform step by step. Therefore, the expression school’s feelings are fake. You cry in front of the camera, but in fact you don’t feel sad at all. The expression school does not mean that you cannot be included in the role, but it emphasizes "control". When performing, you must always be sober and examine whether your performance is correct and whether it is on track.

Another faction experience school emphasizes methods and acting skills and requires investing in emotions. You are either you, you are that character, you have to enter the inner world of that character and then become him. In front of the camera, you are that character, everything you do is a true performance, and it comes naturally. In order to help yourself enter the role, actors in this faction often "experience". For example, in order to perform the movie "Taxi Driver", Robert De Niro actually worked as a taxi driver in New York for several months, shuttled and carried passengers every day.

Expressionist and experientialist constitute the basic performance style now, and Wang Yang has always liked the experientialist. Only when you truly understand that character and resonate with that character in soul can that character have a soul and live out in the camera.

Just like Heath Ledger, he played the "Joker" impeccable in the future; just like Allen Paige, since he accidentally watched a movie called "Juno" in his mind, he has loved the performance of this girl so much. If he had to say anything praise, it was his genius acting.

"The reason why I like acting is that you can completely lose yourself and become another person." This is her words in the interview report by Allen Page, a typical experiential actor.

Jessica's current acting skills are neither as calm as a performer nor as a experiencing spirit, and are very immature. But it doesn't matter. She is only 17 years old and she has just started to work. Her acting skills can be slowly honed. No one is born to act, but as long as she works hard, anyone can become an excellent actor.

Besides, "Singing and Dance" is not "Mr. Rouge". The heroine does not need to be a film queen, but wants a fascinating youth idol. Moreover, there are not many sad scenes in the movie, and Jessica should be able to complete those scenes under hard guidance.

Thinking of this, Wang Yang looked at the camera screen and smiled, shouting: "Okay, not bad. Jessica, have a smile performance. You and your boyfriend are having a happy conversation. Just think it's a close-up shot, and look at the camera and say a few words casually. When I speak, you are listening to the male protagonist. Do you understand?"

"Okay, I understand." Jessica stopped her sad expression and immediately became a smile on her face. She said happily: "Hi, I'm Jessica, I'm happy to know you. The weather in Los Angeles is very good today..."

Looking at her sweet smile and pretty expression, Wang Yang nodded in praise. Jessica's performance was much better when she smiled, probably because of her true nature, and there was nothing to be criticized. This is good news, because "Gabriela" in "Singing and Dance" is smiling most of the time.

Then he said a few more words, and Jessica's listening performance was also good. After watching it for a while, he smiled and said, "Good job! Jessica, let's have another affectionate performance. You know, it's the kind of sweetness and shame in love when looking at his boyfriend." This performance is very important. There are many scenes of male and female protagonists singing duets in "Singing and Dance", and this performance is needed at that time.

It's like looking at his own boyfriend? Jessica looked at Wang Yang behind the camera and said in her heart, "He is my boyfriend, he is my boyfriend..." After saying it several times, her heart began to beat faster. Looking at the camera's camera, she naturally raised the corners of her mouth, slowly revealing a sweet smile, blinked her eyes, revealing a charming girlish style.

"Wow! It's great!" Wang Yang couldn't help but praise her loudly. She performed very well in this shot. Compared with the sad scene just now, she was completely different! There was no trace of performance at all, it was great! He stopped excitedly and said, "cut! Jessica, good acting!"

Jessica smiled at him again, tidying her hair with both hands to slow down her heartbeat.

After trying a few more shots, Jessica's performance was generally good, sometimes very immature, and sometimes it was eye-catching. Wang Yang left the camera and sat back behind the long table. He rated it as "a+" in both appearance and temperament on paper, and one performance was rated as "b+". Her sad performance was not good, but the "feeling" item added a lot of points to her, so he pulled the average score back.

Wang Yang did not take Jessica's dance. Her information said she could not dance. He had known it for a long time, but it was obvious that it was very easy to learn to dance. Now there was only one left to sing. Looking at Jessica who was waiting for the next interview, Wang Yang felt a little nervous and said, "Then, Jessica, sing a song for us."

Ms. Robert picked up a ballpoint pen ready for recording and looked at Jessica with interest.

"Ok." Jessica nodded, and she felt a little nervous. She took a deep breath and sang the song she had been practicing every day in her voice. A lyrical slow song by Madonna "take-a-bowww.piaotian.comight-is-over..."

Wang Yang supported his left elbow on the table and held his chin. He looked at Jessica with an encouraging smile on his face, listening quietly to her singing. His voice seemed a little nervous, but it sounded nice, not like a person with incomplete tone. He paid attention to the expression of Ms. Robert next to him, and saw that her face was as plain as water, and occasionally she would write some records on paper, but she couldn't tell her attitude.

"the-show-is-over.say-good-bye..." After singing the last sentence, Jessica finally let go of her caution and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that she finished singing, Wang Yang clapped her hands and gave her some applause. Sandy Pix also patted her a few times, while Ms. Robert lowered her head and held the ballpoint pen and wrote something quickly. Wang Yang nodded to Jessica and said, "Jessica, you can leave now, thank you very much for auditioning."

"Thank you, so goodbye!" Jessica smiled slightly at Wang Yang and the three judges, then turned around and walked outside. When she opened the door and was about to go out, she turned around and looked at Wang Yang. Wang Yang smiled and gave her a thumbs up, saying that everything was fine. She smiled, then walked out of the interview room and closed the door.

As soon as Jessica left, Wang Yang couldn't wait to turn around and look at Ms. Robert, and asked nervously: "How is it, Ms. Robert? Is this girl singing well?"

"The sound is OK, not the unpleasant type." Ms. Robert nodded first, then shrugged: "But her breath is a bit messy. If it is a fast-paced song, it may be out of tune, because she sang very slowly and cautiously just now; and she lacked singing skills, no falsetto, and did not know the timing of breathing. She obviously had not received professional training."

Then the sound is good, but the breath is messy, and there is no skill... Oh man, I don't understand these! Wang Yang laughed self-deprecatingly and asked directly: "Ms. Robert, do you think that after some professional training and the processing of the recording studio, can her singing become very good?" This question is very important. It is almost the only question whether you can choose Jessica as the heroine of "Singing and Dance Youth". Her appearance is better than other girls. Her acting skills are OK. She can learn to dance, but she still needs to learn to sing. Thinking of this, he added: "My requirements are not high, just make everyone feel 'not bad, you can listen'."

"Young man, this requirement is already very high." Ms. Robert smiled a few times before nodding, "You can try it. She has shown her musical cells just now, not many, ordinary. I can't guarantee the a cappella; but there is no problem in the recording studio." As she said, she smiled and spread her hands, "Of course, you can't expect her to be Madonna."

"yes!" Wang Yang couldn't help but shouted happily, clenched his fists with both hands, and exhaled with a smile.

Sandy Pix next to him sighed secretly. It seemed that the heroine of this musical and dance film was the girl just now? This young boss obviously knew her. Maybe they were still in a relationship. Who knows! But for the sake of the company, he couldn't help but say: "The girl has a good appearance, but her acting skills are not as good as many people before. In front of her, Eliza Dushku, her acting skills are better than her."

"Sandy, I haven't decided yet." Wang Yang interrupted Sandy Pix and laughed at the secretary Miss Fona Hasson, "Let's go next! Let Jordanna Brewster come in."

Sandy Pix shook his head a little helplessly.

After lunch break, the audition lasted for more than an hour in the afternoon, and today's audition work was over. Wang Yang returned to his office with the interview record documents and videotapes that photographed the entire audition process. While waiting for the computer to collect the videotapes, he leaned on the back of the chair and thought about the candidate for the heroine.

In fact, there is no need to watch those videos repeatedly. He already has the answer. The girls' best performers include Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eliza Dushku, and Jessica. Jessica's appearance a, temperament a, performance a, dance a+, singing a+, and her temperament is quiet and sweet, so it is not the most suitable, but singing is very good; Eliza's appearance a, temperament b, performance b+, dance a+, singing b, her temperament and eyes are both sexy, and not the most suitable; Jessica's appearance a+, temperament a+, performance b+, and dancing is to be determined. With the future "Sweetheart Spicy Dance", you can a+, and singing b.

Wang Yang quietly looked at the names and ratings of the three girls on the file, as if he was fascinated. After a while, he sat up straight and picked up a pen on the table and crossed out the name "Eliza Dushku". She was not sweet enough and had no highlights in other aspects. Then, he did not hesitate to scratch "Jennifer Love-Hewitt" and looked at "Jessica Alba" and smiled happily.

"Singing and Dance Youth" first requires idols. The more beautiful the heroine, the sweeter the better, isn't it? Jessica is A+ in this regard, and she is very suitable for "Gabriela"; she is not completely unsatisfied with acting skills, and there are times when people are eye-catching. Although some shots are not good, filming movies is not forced to be done once. If you don't work, just shoot a few more times and give guidance. I think it's not a big problem; there is no need to worry about dancing; and in terms of singing, she can receive professional training and can slowly record in the recording studio.

Even if she messed up in this regard later, she could use the method of "finding someone to sing for others". Zach Efron, the actor who plays the male lead "Troy Burton" in the future "Singing and Dance Youth", let the singer complete the song recording, which will not affect the effect of the movie. As for the tour concert? Oh, let's wait until the movie is successful before thinking about these things!

Wang Yang thought it very clearly that he is making movies now, and everything is based on the effect of the movie, so appearance and temperament are the most important, and Jessica is the most suitable. Now that her acting skills are up, she naturally won the heroine.

Besides, one of the reasons why he wanted to film "Singing and Dance" was that he wanted to shoot a movie with his good friends like Jessica?

"Oh my God..." Wang Yang stood up with some excitement, kicked his feet sideways, and punched his fists a few times. At this moment, the memory of his childhood and Jessica suddenly became unprecedentedly clear. He remembered a lot, and those pictures seemed to be right in front of him.

On the lawn benches on campus, they sit on them to rest.

Xiao Wangyang looked at Little Jessica wearing a white flower dress and asked excitedly: "Jessica, what kind of person do you want to be when you grow up?" He supported his head and asked with a smile: "I mean, um, it's just a dream?"

Jessica smiled shyly, pursing her lips to prevent her braces from being exposed, and shook her head and said, "I don't know..." Wang Yang leaned closer to her face and stared at her eyes and asked, "Really, really don't know?" Jessica hurriedly avoided her face, her face was red, she lowered her head and dared not look at Wang Yang's eyes, and said in a low voice: "I really don't know..."

"What are you hiding? Look at my eyes before talking!" Wang Yang stretched his head and looked over Jessica's eyes. She avoided it again. He immediately laughed and waved his index finger and shouted, "Oh! You know, you know!" He begged, "Please, Jessica, tell me, I really want to know." Jessica still shook her head slightly, with a look of shyness. Wang Yang suddenly turned his eyes and thought of an idea, "Otherwise, I will tell you, you will tell me too. That's it!"

Before Jessica could speak, Wang Yang said excitedly: "My dream? Well, maybe it's good to be a director, so that I can see the cut films. Yes, I want to become a director!" After that, he nodded to Jessica and said, "It's your turn." Jessica's face was red and wanted to say something. Every time she seemed to say it, she swallowed it back. After several times, he suddenly felt a little impatient and said, "I told you all, don't you tell me, don't you think I'm a friend?"

"No, no..." Jessica was afraid that he would be angry, so she waved her hand quickly, then blushed and lowered her head, and plucked up her courage: "I...I want to be an actor."

"What? Actor?!" Wang Yang looked surprised and surprised, and then laughed, "Oh, a good dream, very good!" Jessica's face was blushing, she kicked her feet and looked at her toes, and said with a mosquito sound: "I just said it casually..." Wang Yang looked at her, relieved her laughter, and said, "Jessica, do you think I am making fun of you? Please! Do you think I am Peter? I won't make fun of other people's dreams. I will only make fun of those who are still wetting the bed, haha!"

Jessica also laughed a few times, then said unconfidently: "Yang, I know you are not laughing at me, I just feel that I can't be an actor."

"Why can't you become an actor? What's wrong with you? I just said you can become an actor!" Wang Yang patted his chest, looking like "I promise". Jessica looked at him thankfully, but said frustrated: "But the actresses on TV are all very beautiful, but I..."

There are also ugly actresses! Wang Yang opened his mouth and was about to say this, but the words stopped when he reached his mouth. He scratched his head, remembering the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" I watched last night, and changed his words and encouraged her, "Jessica, do you know the story of the Ugly Duckling?" Seeing Jessica nodding, he continued, "Well, you are an ugly duckling now, but you will become a beautiful white swan in the future! Believe me, you must become an actor! Then when I become a director, I can ask you to play my heroine."

"Really? Will I become beautiful?" Jessica asked expectantly and suspiciously, looking at Wang Yang with clear eyes. Wang Yang nodded and smiled: "Actually, you have always been very beautiful, but your braces are a little ugly, but they will always be taken off, right?" He learned the lines in the movie and said nonsense: "Oh, look at your eyes, it looks like crystals. These are eyes that only beauties have!"

Jessica shyly lowered her head, looked at him again, and smiled happily, as if she didn't mind showing her braces, she said, "Thank you."

"Okay OK, I'll be the director, you'll be the actor." Wang Yang stretched out his little hand clenched into a fist and smiled: "Jessica, come!" Jessica smiled and stretched out his little hand, and also clenched into a fist to touch him. Both of them laughed: "I'm sure!"

Thinking of these childhood events, Wang Yang couldn't help laughing foolishly. Jessica's eyes were like crystals? Oh God, how did you think of it at that time? He smiled and murmured softly: "I am a director, you are an actor..." Unexpectedly, the children's words from that time will be realized immediately! It's really crazy!

Wang Yang walked a few steps in the office, then couldn't help but take out his cell phone and dial Jessica's number. He walked to the glass on the ground, looked at the street outside, and smiled as soon as he connected, "Hi, Jessica, where are you?"

"Hi, Young, I'm walking around here in Hollywood, what's wrong?" Jessica's voice came over.

"Speak clearly where it is? Oh OK, I know where, I'll go there immediately, wait for me for a while." Wang Yang said, walking back to the desk and taking a gray-blue windbreaker and putting it on.

Jessica seemed to think of something, and her voice suddenly became a little nervous and asked, "Yang, is the heroine of "Singing and Dance" chosen?"

"Oh, no!" Wang Yang pretended to be calm. He wanted to tell her the news face to face, so he smiled at his phone: "The candidate for the heroine has not been decided yet, it is something else. Wait for the meeting, be bye!" Jessica said: "Okay, be bye."
Chapter completed!