yournovel Chapter 70 Another Audition
Chapter 70 Another Audition
Tan Yu was somewhat surprised when he saw the role Lu Ran had chosen for him.
"Brother Lu, are you really letting me play Yang Kang?"
Tan Yu was surprised that someone who couldn't even pass the audition for one of the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River was actually cast as the second male lead.
Is this reasonable?
Lu Ran chuckled: "That'll definitely suit you. In the early stages, just use the same attitude you had at Xingyao; that kind of spoiled brat attitude is something you excel at."
"As for the part in the middle where Yang Kang turns over a new leaf, your current state is quite suitable."
"The later Yang Kang might be a bit more difficult to play, but you're definitely improving. As long as you delve deeper into the character, I believe you can handle it."
Lu Ran reassured Tan Yu.
"What about mine?" Lu Ran had assigned Liu Jun Yin Zhiping, Qiu Chuji's disciple who had delivered messages to Guo Jing in the early days.
This character has relatively little screen time, especially compared to the sequel to "The Return of the Condor Heroes," making him seem less important.
"Your role doesn't need to be too important. Now that your song is popular, you might have to do promotional appearances, so you might not have much time to act. We'll choose a relatively minor role for you. If you can play it well, we might consider letting you play Yin Zhiping again in the next film."
Lu Ran explained with a smile.
"The next one? Has 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2' been written too? I feel like the story of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' is already complete." Liu Jun asked, somewhat puzzled.
"We'll see when the time comes." Lu Ran gave a sly smile that only he understood.
Do you know how many people are vying to play the role of Dragon Knight in the sequel to the previous life?
"Then I'll play the old rascal?" Zhao Dapeng asked, somewhat puzzled.
Why are they all playing teenagers while I'm playing an old man?
"This is where your acting skills will be put to the test. After all, you're the only one among you with formal training, so the role you play will naturally be more challenging." Lu Ran patiently explained to him, "The role of the Old Rascal can be absolutely brilliant if played well. This is your chance to prove yourself, and it also suits your temperament very well."
"What kind of temperament?" Zhao Dapeng asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Looks old!"
"..."
The last role assigned to Sun Tianyu was Ouyang Ke.
Sun Tianyu has a strong air of a young master, which fits Ouyang Ke's image in the early stages.
Lu Ran planned to lead them to the audition himself in a while.
Sometimes, Lu Ran felt that his judgment was no worse than that of the chief director.
Moreover, this audition is also an experiment. If the four of them really make progress in acting, Lu Ran has a TV series specially made for them.
In the afternoon, Lu Ran led a few people straight to the casting location for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Director Chen Ke is indeed a director with an eccentric temperament. Even for many roles like Lu Ran, Director Chen Ke insisted on casting the actors himself.
Actors under his supervision must meet his standards.
Chen Ke ignored Tan Yu and his group as they approached.
In his opinion, these four were nothing but spoiled brats and completely unsuitable for acting.
The previous two auditions wouldn't have even been given to them if it weren't for the fact that they had company shareholders as backers.
Even so, director Chen Ke did not lower his standards for casting.
In his view, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a rare and excellent script. As he is nearing retirement, he must have put a lot of effort into making such a good work as his final piece.
"Director Chen." Although Chen Ke ignored them, they couldn't be impolite, since the new drama still needed Director Chen Ke's help, so Lu Ran spoke first.
Chen Ke also knew that the screenwriter and even the person in charge of this script was the young man in front of him, Lu Ran.
However, he still didn't give them a very friendly look, only giving a soft "hmm" in response.
In Chen Ke's view, Lu Ran brought these people over because he wanted to use Lu Ran's connections to get these people a position, which he would never allow.
"Director Chen, some of my colleagues want to try out the scene again." Lu Ran didn't take Chen Ke's attitude to heart, after all, he already knew that Chen Ke was an eccentric old man.
"You should go back. Those guys are just not cut out for acting. Their portrayal of the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River last time didn't feel like the character in the script at all," Chen Ke said outright.
"You're right, we reviewed it later and we agree." Lu Ran finished his sentence. "These roles really weren't suitable for them."
"You know what it means to be unsuitable for them? They simply don't know how to act. Are you questioning my judgment?" I thought Lu Ran was a sensible person, but I didn't expect him to be such a pretentious know-it-all.
"Okay, let's try again this time. If it doesn't work, you can continue casting, and we won't bother you again," Lu Ran replied. "But we'll decide the roles for this audition."
"No, I said no and that's final." Chen Ke replied directly as always.
"You still can't try again?" Lu Ran asked tentatively.
"No, not even once!" Chen Ke waved his hand again.
"Alright then, there's no other way but to find someone else." Lu Ran said with a helpless expression.
Upon hearing this, Tan Yu and the others lowered their heads in disappointment.
Perhaps they were just useless. Tan Yu and the others were about to leave when Lu Ran pulled them back.
"Why aren't you guys leaving yet?" Chen Ke asked, looking at the group of people standing motionless to the side.
"Why should we leave?" Lu Ran asked with a half-smile. "When I said 'change people,' I meant change the director, not the actors."
"Nonsense! Who do you think you are, to be replaced like this?" Upon hearing about the director being changed, Chen Ke was so angry that he stood up abruptly.
"You know what, you really can't believe it, I can actually change people. What can I do? I'm the person in charge of this show." Lu Ran looked at Chen Ke with a smug expression.
"You...you..." Chen Ke was so angry that he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
"This is the last time. If it doesn't work, just leave and don't bother me again." In the end, Chen Ke gave in.
The main reason was that the script for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was so amazing, even more exciting than all the TV series he had ever directed before. Chen Ke couldn't bear to give up such a good script.
"What are you rehearsing this time?" Chen Ke asked irritably.
"Yang Kang, Ouyang Ke, Yin Zhiping, Zhou Botong!" Lu Ran rattled off the names of all the characters in one breath.
Apart from Yin Zhiping, these people are basically all important supporting characters.
However, Chen Ke did not refute this. If the actors did not perform well, they could be eliminated. If they were suitable, he could let them play these roles since he had not found suitable actors for them.
Just as they were about to ask Tan Yu and the others to change their clothes, Tan Yu suddenly spoke up.
"Director Chen, when we act out that scene later, will we have a scene with him?"
Chen Ke originally wanted to scold him, but then he remembered that Mu Nianci's auditioning actress was also changing clothes backstage, so they could audition together. He changed his mind and said, "Yes, there are."
"Is that Mu Nianci?"
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