Chapter 781 Retest Passed

Chapter 781 Retest Passed

"So actors need to have acting skills." Director Ning wasn't angry at all about his comments. "Without acting skills, you can only play yourself. With good acting skills, you can create many characters that are completely different from your own personality."

Huo Sinian: "That makes sense."

Director Ning glanced at him sideways and said bluntly, "You're not the one who knows this best."

Huo Sinian raised an eyebrow slightly: "That's true."

Lin Tan had no idea what they meant.

I don't understand when Director Ning became so familiar with Huo Sinian. In my memory, Huo Sinian rarely interacts with people inside the entertainment industry. When he suppressed her film role before, he directly had his subordinates communicate with the higher-ups there.

Getting to know the director was a completely unexpected experience.

"Director Ning, the artists have been waiting for a long time," the screenwriter reminded him from the side.

Director Ning hummed in agreement and turned his gaze to Lin Tan. He instantly switched to professional mode, looking somewhat serious and exuding a strong aura: "You should act out the scene where Tang Li's frequent empathy leads to memory confusion, and she encounters an enemy in the instance who looks just like her, 'Li Tang'."

"Okay," Lin Tan replied.

The memory sentence is an infinite flow scenario.

The female protagonist, Tang Li, is a participant with the ability to empathize, but the more empathy she experiences, the more problems her memory will encounter, and in severe cases, she may even experience memory confusion and loss.

Lin Tan adjusted her state of mind, making herself ignore Huo Sinian's presence.

This scene was the most difficult of the several rehearsals. The emotions had to be subtle and progressive. If you weren't careful, you would act in an exaggerated or abrupt way. To act naturally, you had to put yourself in Tang Li's shoes.

However, Huo Sinian's gaze was too strong, and it was hard for Lin Tan not to be affected by his undisguised stare.

Fortunately, she has excellent professional skills.

After some mental preparation and adjustment, I began to get into character.

In the next few minutes of the performance, the director and everyone else focused their attention on her. Even Huo Sinian, who had previously disliked letting Lin Tan go out to act, watched her with some seriousness because of her superb acting skills.

As Lin Tan's emotions unfolded layer by layer, the casting director and screenwriter both looked on with appreciation and delight, while Director Ning watched the entire process without blinking.

After all, he valued this script more than anyone else.

I desperately want an actor who is good at acting, serious about their roles, and has a natural talent.

--"Who are you?"

Lin Tan spoke the last words of the audition.

This is what she said when she saw "Li Tang," who looked exactly like her, after her memory had become confused. At this moment, the pain from the memory confusion still lingered on her face, her voice sounded like it had been sanded, and her eyes were fixed on her, with a hint of wariness in them because of "Li Tang's" appearance.

"Clap!" the casting director called out, "Not bad!"

Lin Tan snapped out of her performance and bowed to the crowd in thanks.

Director Ning's gaze was still fixed on her.

His face didn't reveal whether he was happy or dissatisfied.

Feeling a little nervous after not getting the result, Lin Tan's hands hung naturally at her sides, her fingertips slightly pausing.

"Director Ning."

"Old Ning."

People around him were calling his name.

Director Ning ignored him. He looked at the notes in front of him, then at Lin Tan, who was still standing in the middle of the room waiting for the results. After a few seconds, he spoke: "Try acting out the scene where Tang Li knows the truth again."

Everyone paused.

But it wasn't unexpected.

They felt Lin Tan acted well, but her eyes weren't as sharp as Director Ning's. They probably wanted to see her acting skills again, so they let Lin Tan act again.

Lin Tan was also a little unsure, but she had no choice but to do as Director Ning asked.

Not long after.

She then began acting out that part of the story.

The whole process was very engaging, as if she were Tang Li from "Memory Sentence", from entering the instance, completing the mission, experiencing memory confusion, to learning the truth of everything.

She brought everything to life.

Even though she only acted out the scene where she learned the truth, everyone saw her entire life through that scene.

"Great!" The casting director praised Lin Tan immediately after her performance, showing that he was very satisfied with her.

"The other one doesn't need to come." Director Ning remained calm. "The female lead's audition is over."

Everyone: ?

Everyone was stunned.

Lin Tan also stopped.

They all understood the subtext of that statement.

If the director feels that someone is a perfect fit for the role during the audition process, they will be cast immediately, and those waiting for the first and second auditions will naturally be eliminated.

It's a bit cruel, but that's how it is in the industry.

"I'll have someone contact your company about the contract." Director Ning was calm and serious, but his admiration for Lin Tan was undisguised. "She'll join the crew in two weeks."

"Okay." Lin Tan suppressed the turmoil in her heart, bowed to the group in thanks, and said, "Thank you, Director."

Director Ning: "Go ahead."

Lin Tan nodded slightly and left.

As she stepped out of the audition room, her tense heart finally relaxed.

Perhaps she was too engrossed in her previous performance, or perhaps the news of her passing the audition made her so happy and excited that she completely ignored Huo Sinian's presence.

But her ignoring it doesn't mean Huo Sinian ignored it too.

His eyes were on her from the moment she auditioned until the end of the two performances.

She was so well-behaved when I kept her around; I never noticed this side of her.

"You came here for her?" Director Ning suddenly asked from the side.

Huo Sinian, as always, was refined and gentle, with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean?"

"Stop pretending," Director Ning said in a voice only the two of them could hear. "You, the president of the Huo Group, come to my film crew to act, and you even specifically want a role with a lot of interaction with her. Do you think I'd believe you if you said you had no ulterior motives?"

"As expected of Director Ning," Huo Sinian said calmly, "You have a keen eye for people."

"Stop giving me that nonsense," Director Ning said bluntly. "Whether you like her or not, don't cause any trouble before filming and the movie's release."

"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong," Huo Sinian said.

Director Ning: "That's for the best. If there's nothing else, go back first. Don't stay here and cause trouble."

Huo Sinian raised an eyebrow slightly: "Make trouble?"

Director Ning understood perfectly: "You're affecting my actors' performance here."

Even though Lin Tan didn't have direct contact with Huo Sinian, he still sensed the strange atmosphere between the two, especially Lin Tan's reaction when she came in and saw Huo Sinian, which clearly showed that she was afraid of him.

“If just anyone can affect their performance, it only means they lack professional skills,” Huo Sinian said calmly. “They’re not suited for this job.”

Director Ning glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Normally, this statement would be correct, but this guy has such a strong aura that even sitting there casually is enough to create a strong psychological burden for people, let alone staring at them.

"However, I do have something to do later, so I won't disturb the great director while he's busy with his business." Huo Sinian stood up as he spoke, and as if afraid that people would forget, he added before leaving, "Remember to save the role for me."

"Nobody's going to take it from you," Director Ning said.

Huo Sinian said a few more words before leaving.

Watching his departing figure, Director Ning couldn't help but recall the time when he had come to see him some time ago.

That morning, Lin Tan and a group of actors came to audition for the female lead role. In the afternoon, this person approached him and asked him the first question: "Does this film need investment? He can invest 100 million."

He had never crossed paths with Huo Sinian before, but following the usual practice of investors, he directly asked him why he wanted to invest in his film.

“I want a role,” Huo Sinian said directly.

He refused without even thinking about it.

One hundred million is usually spent on either the male and female leads or the second male and female leads; this is an open secret within the industry.

This script was his hard work, and he couldn't let capital ruin it. But he didn't expect that Huo Sinian only wanted a small role, a role that was very similar to his own personality, and even said that he could audition for it.

After a while, they met again.

He agreed.

Afterwards, the two had two meals together. During their conversations, he found Huo Sinian to be humble, refined, and cultured. Despite his wealth, he did not act arrogantly. Naturally, the two became more and more compatible.

That's how our current relationship came about.