"Momo Shichu also came to audition for "The King of Mountains and Rivers"?"
"Which role is she auditioning for? Could it be the heroine Yunzhu?"
"Her acting skills can support such an important role?"
"Tsk, tsk, my acting skills can't hold it up, but my looks can."
"Director Li's casting is not just about looks. It would be impossible for Tao Shichu to win Director Li's favor with her face."
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Tao Shichu brought her assistant to the audition site for the TV series "The King of Mountains and Rivers". She heard many actors waiting to whisper to her, but she ignored it and just followed the notice to go to the makeup place prepared for her. between.
"At the beginning, did you really want to audition for Queen Mother Zhou Xianxian? She is just a second female lead, and she is also a scheming villain. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to play the role? What if the audience thinks you are this kind of scheming woman? What to do with the villain?" Assistant Wenwen said to Tao Shichu with a sad face. As soon as she heard that Tao Shichu wanted to play Zhou Xianxian, she was very confused. She obviously wanted to try harder with Tao Shichu's beauty and not bad acting skills. , the heroine can also be chosen, why should she choose such an unlikable role?
While Tao Shichu let the makeup artist do her makeup, she said to Wenwen: "This role is very challenging. If she plays it well, she will be a classic female villain, making people love and hate her. Although the heroine is good, , but her personality and experience are too single, and the heroine’s facial makeup is true, kind, and beautiful. There is nothing surprising about her, and she is not as impressive as the female villain Zhou Xianxian.”
Wenwen's frown relaxed a little, but she still said with some worry: "Hey, I'm afraid that you will be scolded if you don't perform well, and I'm afraid that you will be scolded if you perform too well."
Tao Shichu couldn't help but curl his lips. Being able to play a role that was scolded shows that his acting skills are enough to bring people into the plot. This is a great affirmation for the actor.
After putting on makeup and changing into Zhou Xianxian's Queen Mother uniform, Tao Shichu entered the audition room. There was a row of people sitting in front of the table. She saw that they were all directors, screenwriters, and producers, the souls of the crew, playing male characters. The actor Yan Jingwang’s best actor Lin Qingfeng was also there.
Tao Shichu greeted everyone politely, and Director Li looked at her and said, "Yes, no matter how good your acting skills are, this appearance is very charming of Zhou Xianxian."
Zhou Xianxian is a female villain in the plot, but she is also the most beautiful woman in the world. She and the male protagonist Yan Jing were originally childhood sweethearts, and if there were no accidents, they would naturally become a couple.
However, the old and dim emperor heard of her reputation and forcibly married her as his queen. The Zhou family could not refuse, and the lovers were immediately separated.
Zhou Xianxian was originally an innocent and lovely girl, but the emperor forced her to marry her regardless of her wishes, causing her to fall from heaven to hell in an instant. So she turned completely dark, killed the old emperor by means, and joined forces with her father and the ministers of the court. Supporting a young prince to ascend the throne as emperor, she herself listened behind the curtain and began to interfere in the government affairs.
This is a complex and changeable character. From being innocent and innocent at the beginning, to becoming dark and vicious later, and then to being unbridled and unbridled after taking over the power, her character gradually changes. It is complex and multi-layered. I want to play her well. Very difficult.
When Tao Shichu changed her costume and put on makeup and came in, she instantly caught the attention of everyone present. She looked like she would bring disaster to the country and the people. Once she dressed up again, with sharp eyes and solemn face, she became the queen mother who listens behind the curtain. momentum.
"Qingfeng, you go down and have a scene with her. We will act out the scene where Yan Jingwang leaves the capital to guard the border shortly after the young emperor ascends the throne, and comes to the palace to say goodbye to Zhou Xianxian who has become the Queen Mother." Director Li told Lin Qingfeng. road.
"Okay." Lin Qingfeng walked up to Tao Shichu without any objection and asked her, "Miss Tao, are you ready?"
"Ready, you can start at any time." Tao Shichu nodded to him.
"Then let's get started." After Lin Qingfeng said that, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately turned into the silent and calm general.
"Xian'er, I'm leaving the capital soon, and I may never be able to come back again." Yan Jingwang said in a low voice to his former crush. There were too many complex meanings in his eyes, including pain, regret, relief and... Reluctant to give up.
"You won't come back?" Zhou Xianxian looked at her former sweetheart intently. As she looked, her cold beautiful eyes suddenly turned red, and large crystal clear tears rolled down her face. "Yeah, you won't come back again, we can never go back again...if, if..."
She could no longer say the words after "if". She tried her best to suppress her choked voice and stared at Yan Jingwang, her eyes full of pain and despair, but her expression never refused to lose control, as if this could be maintained. Her decency.
Yan Jingwang saw the pain in her eyes and was silent for a moment. His eye circles were red. He moved his hands, as if he wanted to wipe away the tears on her face, but he remembered their identities and immediately restrained himself. Feeling the urge, she just gritted her teeth and said: "Xian'er..."
"Let's go." Zhou Xianxian finally calmed down the surging news. She blinked, as if the gaffe just now had never happened. She turned into a well-mannered, noble and calm queen mother again, "As a general, you We really need to serve the country at the border, and keeping you in the capital will only delay you."
Yan Jingwang looked at her hesitantly. Seeing her like this, he finally just sighed and said in a low voice: "Then I'm leaving." Then he turned around, took a big step, and nodded. Left without looking back.
Zhou Xianxian stared blankly at his retreating figure. He could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes, and they started to fall like rain.
"Stop!" Director Li looked at Tao Shichu with excitement, "Not bad! Not bad! He grasped Zhou Xianxian's feelings very accurately, and it has some flavor."
"Thank you, Director Li, for the compliment." Tao Shichu gently wiped away her tears and replied. Lin Qingfeng glanced at her, a little surprised at how quickly she acted.
Director Li waved the script in his hand, tried his best to suppress his excitement, and said: "Let's play one more scene! It's the last scene where Zhou Xianxian and the rebellious Yan Jingwang meet in the palace. This is where they turned from former lovers to enemies. Yes."
So Tao Shichu and Lin Qingfeng played that scene again. After the performance, Director Li was so excited that his voice became louder. He said to Tao Shichu on the spot: "Zhou Xianxian is you!"
Tao Shichu smiled and was about to speak when suddenly the producer next to Director Li spoke up and said to Director Li: "Director Li, this is not good, is it? Although Tao Shichu's acting is good, maybe there will be more trouble later. Is there anyone who performs better? Let’s take a look at it more? Why don’t we make a decision in a hurry?”
