Chapter 1745 - 1592: Entertainment Tycoon of Another World 22
Chapter 1745: Chapter 1592: Entertainment Tycoon of Another World 22
The alignment of a character with the actor’s own personality and temperament makes it easier for the actor to immerse themselves in the role, resulting in a more genuine performance. Simply put, it can elevate one’s acting from a fifty to eighty or even a hundred.
Leading female and male roles are settled, but finding the second male lead and Oiran male third lead is the hardest. As for supporting roles, extras can be played by those from Hundred Families Village who have cared for Shuangshuang, since extras don’t require attractive appearances.
There are also several key supporting roles: Xinyu, Xinning, Feng Ying, Du Ying’s family, along with Shuangshuang herself. Shuangshuang counted on her fingers and thought, "Wow, there’s still a lot missing."
Shuangshuang helplessly wiped her face and proceeded to recruit people again. This time, to quickly recruit people, Shuangshuang went all out and first wrote a notice to post.
This world has an open atmosphere; although there’s a level of nobility, it’s not very strict, and the common people aren’t that poor. Places like Hundred Families Village are exceptions.
The common people aren’t considered poor, and the court places high value on education in both literature and martial arts, with academy tuition not being expensive. Thus, many common people are literate.
The notice Shuangshuang posted was straightforward: she’s recruiting people to act in film. Anyone who passes the first round of auditions will receive thirty copper coins for the second round interview.
To prevent misunderstandings of the notice, Shuangshuang specifically placed someone in front of the notice to explain it, ensuring everyone understood.
Thirty copper coins are equivalent to a day’s wages for a regular person, which tempted many people who read the notice, and they flocked in to participate in the auditions.
Shuangshuang’s auditions were to screen appearances; she wasn’t looking for those with average looks. Since she didn’t lack extras, they were all named supporting roles, demanding good-looking men and women to attract audiences.
Once films become recognized and well-known by everyone, they can seek actors who may not have the look but possess substantial acting skills.
The auditions, being straightforward and brutally focused on looks, were conducted swiftly by Shuangshuang, Ji Yuzhe, Zhen Shu, and Jiang Wanling as each had their own team.
There were many people signing up, forming extra long queues. In the end, only around thirty met the barely acceptable appearance criteria.
Although these thirty individuals had presentable looks, they were merely cute guys and girls, lacking true beauty comparable to Ji Yuzhe and Zhen Shu.
Shuangshuang frowned in dissatisfaction, putting other roles aside; the story has a female third lead Oiran and a female second lead with the world’s number one handsome man, whose appearances need to be stunning.
Anyway, for now, make use of other selectable roles, and slowly search for the female third and male second roles.
Shuangshuang first introduced the thirty candidates who passed the auditions to the concept of acting and how to act. To give them a direct understanding, Shuangshuang personally performed a demonstration.
To enlighten these people about acting, Shuangshuang and Ji Yuzhe went through a lot of trouble, even having a meal in between, eventually making them grasp what acting is.
Finally, they moved onto the next stage, trial acting. During trial acting, Shuangshuang found herself speechless again, stunned by these people’s surprisingly poor performance skills which Zhen Shu likened to paper-made people acting.
Shuangshuang helplessly told the girl standing before her, akin to a primary school student reading aloud with perfect posture yet emotionless lines: "Add some emotion and body language, don’t be so stiff, no one would want to watch this performance."
The girl, feeling even more nervous after Shuangshuang’s comments, read the lines without emotion and stumbled even more over them — it was completely unwatchable.
Shuangshuang sighed helplessly, gestured her hands, and told the girl to take her thirty copper coins and leave, as she clearly lacked the talent for acting.
The girl’s eyes reddened instantly, unwilling to leave. Shuangshuang was being so generous, giving thirty copper coins just for passing auditions; surely she would earn even more if she became an actor.
She sniffed and pleaded with Shuangshuang: "Director, can you give me another chance? I promise I’ll act well and will definitely improve."
Shuangshuang remained unfazed: "It’s not about me not giving you a chance, but you’ve already tried out four times. Each time, you asked for another chance, promising to act well.
Yet with each performance, you became stiffer. You’re simply unsuited to act; try finding another career. Okay, you should leave now as there are others waiting to try out."
The girl bit her lip, unwilling to leave, while Zhen Shu standing by the side began to grow impatient. She scoffed, "I hope you have some self-awareness. Don’t make me call someone to escort you out, as that would be embarrassing."
The girl looked up unwillingly, saw the white flame chest emblem on Zhen Shu’s chest, and paled. Xuan Master! She’s just an ordinary person and dared not offend a Xuan Master, only lowering her head and reluctantly exiting.
Apart from this little incident, the trials continued smoothly afterwards. Out of thirty, Shuangshuang selected only two because, despite lacking skills, they had some talent and could be trained.
Though only two were chosen on the first day, after seven days of casting, Shuangshuang managed to find seven people barely passing — three men and four women, solving the issue of important supporting roles roughly.
Now there were two left, one being the exceptionally beautiful Oiran, whose appearance must meet Zhen Shu’s level.
The other is the second male lead, the world’s number one handsome man, needing to be more attractive than Ji Yuzhe.
These two supporting roles are the hardest to find. Shuangshuang had to continue recruiting, yet in the following days, she couldn’t find anyone meeting her expectations.
Primarily because fewer people were signing up, making Shuangshuang distressed; indeed, Wujia Town was too small. Even if everyone participated in auditions, how many were there? Plus, those who watched horror films were usually well-off.
These people were financially well-off, uninterested in acting careers. After all, this world lacks the culture of stars and idols, with acting seen as a regular job by all.
On this day, Shuangshuang was conducting trials when Zang Lin, who had been to Huayan City recently, arrived again to watch a horror film, coinciding with Shuangshuang’s trials.
Originally anxious while watching trial sessions, Shuangshuang spotted Zang Lin passing the entrance, and after days of frantic casting, Shuangshuang’s eyes lit up upon seeing Zang Lin.
Zang Lin’s appearance truly qualified as extremely handsome, coupled with a somewhat cold temperament, creating a nobleman vibe.
Shuangshuang immediately rushed out to intercept Zang Lin. Startled by the sudden figure blocking his path, Zang Lin stood still.
Although Zang Lin is a Mystic Doctor, he’s also a Xuan Master. Faced with unexpected situations, his instinctive response was to throw a palm strike with Mystic Energy, without restraint due to the surprise.