The Best Director

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"I'm here for your movie interview, may I still be able to interview now?"

The blond girl seemed to be in her early twenties, and because of the height difference, she had to raise her head slightly to look at Wang Yang. She showed a smiling face, and her two sweet dimples gave her a unique aura.

"In principle, it is possible." Hearing that the girl came for an interview, Wang Yang smiled a little happily. This girl gave him a very special feeling, and she looked familiar. He knew what it meant. This blonde girl Likely a future star.

He bent his thumb towards the street behind and said, "However, we are going to the fast food restaurant over there to buy lunch. Come on, let's talk all the way."

"OK." The pretty blond girl nodded, and she gave Jessica a questioning look, and Jessica explained to her, "No, I'm not the heroine, and I'm not here for an interview. I'm Jan's." Friend, Jessica." The blond girl nodded with an "oh".

Sunset Street is a very prosperous commercial pedestrian street. There are various clothing stores, restaurants and coffee shops on both sides of the street. Three people are walking on the street, Wang Yang is in the middle, and the two girls on the left and right are very star-like. , which made many tourists look sideways to see if they were any female stars.

"So, do you have a resume?" Wang Yang asked while looking at the blonde girl on the left as he walked.

The blond girl shrugged her shoulders, saying no, and said, "I just saw your recruitment message on the recruitment column. I am very interested in DV movies, so I came here to give it a try."

Recruitment column? Oh, right! Wang Yang remembered that after leaving the Screen Actors Union that day, he went to the nearby area to print out a few recruitment posters, and then posted one on the recruitment boards everywhere. After all, there are still many actors who are not members of the union, or members of other unions, just try their luck. He looked at the girl and asked, "So you're not a member of the Screen Actors Guild?"

"No, I'm from Toronto, Canada, and I'm studying drama at York University." The girl smiled: "For a thesis, I came to Los Angeles to do some field research, and then I saw your recruitment news today, and then I went to Here." She briefly introduced her situation, and finally said: "Oh, by the way, my name is Rachel McAdams."

Rachel McAdams? Wang Yang couldn't help frowning. Looking at the girl's face, she has a high nose and a big mouth. When she smiles, she has two dimples. She is very pure and sweet, making people feel very kind... The more she looks, the more familiar she is. Who is it? Woolen cloth? He quickly searched in his mind, Rachel-McAdams, Rachel... Then, a poster gradually emerged.

The promotional poster of the movie "Sherlock Holmes" released in 2009 has the appearance of the heroine Irene Adler in the movie, with curly hair, purple noble clothes, and a confident smile on her face... Irene- Adler's actor is Rachel McAdams!

I finally know who she is, it turns out to be the heroine of "Sherlock Holmes"! Wang Yang immediately became interested, because the actors who can become famous all have extraordinary abilities, and they can play the heroine of a movie with an investment of 90 million yuan. It can be seen that this Rachel McAdams will definitely have a different one in the future. Vulgar report card.

Sure enough, after looking at some information about her, Wang Yang confirmed his thoughts.

On November 17, 1978, Rachel was born in an ordinary family in Ontario, Canada. Her father was a truck driver and her mother was a nurse. Rachel loved acting in dramas since she was a child. She participated in many stage plays at school. After graduating from high school, she was admitted to York University and studied in the Department of Drama. So far, she has no name or even made her first screen appearance.

On the contrary, Rachel has a small reputation in figure skating. Since she was four years old,

She showed great potential in figure skating, so she continued to practice figure skating and participated in competitions for several years.

Originally, it was not until 2002 that Rachel made her debut in the school comedy "The Spice Girl", and then successively made outstanding performances in "Mean Girls" and "The Notebook", which made her so popular that she became an American actress overnight. youth idol.

However, although Rachel will become famous in the future and her acting skills will be well-received, but that is the future, not the present. Now she is just a student at York University, who knows if her acting skills are good now? Also, in the future, she will almost always star in comedies and romance films, whether she is suitable for horror films or not, I have to watch again.

"What? Is there any problem?" Seeing Wang Yang frowning and staring at her, Rachel couldn't help asking in doubt.

Wang Yang came back to his senses with an "oh", cut off the information in his brain, shook his head and smiled and said, "It's okay. Then Rachel, why did you come to the interview suddenly? What made you want to perform?"

"It's very simple, I'm interested, I want to get this role." Rachel smiled as she walked, "Although horror movies are not my favorite genre, what interests me is DV movies. The history of home video cameras It’s very short, and the first home DV player was launched on the market at the beginning of this year, using home DV to make movies? Oh, it’s really an astonishing innovation, and the people who think of doing this are very talented and courageous.”

Rachel sighed as if analyzing: "I think the emergence of DV movies will become a trend in the future; this allows many young people to shoot their own movies and show their talents without being troubled by funds. Wow, I don't know why, but it makes me feel so romantic!"

At the end, she half-jokingly said: "Of course, the four thousand dollars is also one of the reasons why I am interested."

This girl speaks in an orderly manner, neither humble nor overbearing. She is indeed a top student at York University, and her sincere tone makes people feel good.

"You surprised me too!" Wang Yang said excitedly, Rachel's words spoke his heart. Nowadays, people who can understand DV movies and see the future prospects of DV movies are rare; everyone has a disdainful attitude towards DV movies, and they have never even heard of DV movies. Finally someone understood him, which made Wang Yang excited and comfortable. He couldn't help praising: "You are very good, you are very good! I like your words, yes, this is very romantic!"

Rachel pursed her lips and smiled. The two dimples made people look sweeter and sweeter. She shrugged and said with a smile: "I thought you liked the phrase 'very courageous and talented'."

"I like that sentence too, haha!" Wang Yang laughed loudly.

Seeing Wang Yang and Rachel chatting and laughing, talking about DV movies, it seemed like they hadn't seen each other late. Jessica, who was walking on the other side, couldn't speak at all. She felt a strange feeling in her heart. She was very anxious. She wanted to say something but couldn't say it. She glanced at Wang Yang and Rachel, then walked with her head down, and looked again... …

She remembered that when she heard Wang Yang say that she wanted to make a movie, and she only had a production fee of 10,000 yuan, her reaction was unbelievable, skeptical, and incomprehensible... Even now, she still feels that making a movie like this seems a bit It's a joke, she just chose to believe in Wang Yang, but Yang never said that she was "very good".

"Then you don't have to go back to Toronto for the time being? The filming will take at least a week." Wang Yang was smiling all the time. He was in a good mood when he finally met someone who knew DV movies.

Rachel said nonchalantly: "One week or two weeks is fine. Our university definitely encourages her students to have more experience in acting, and acting is also helpful for my thesis." She laughed again, showing Her humor: "Of course, four thousand dollars is enough for me to live in Los Angeles for an extra week."

"Well, as long as you don't live in the presidential suite." Wang Yang shrugged with a smile.

While talking, the three of them had already arrived outside the fast food restaurant on the street. Wang Yang asked Jessica, "Jessica, do you want a hamburger? What kind of flavor?" "Wang Yang asked Rachel again: "Do you want something to eat?" Rachel nodded, "Okay, I'm just hungry, so let's just have a hamburger."

"OK, but I'm sorry, I don't know how to treat guests, haha!" Wang Yang said with a smile, and walked into the fast food restaurant.

The two women stayed outside, where they sat down on benches along the street. Rachel sat on the chair, stretched her hands, then turned her eyes to Jessica next to her, and said with a smile, "Hello, Jessica."

Jessica smiled back, "Hi, Rachel."

"Hollywood is so beautiful!" Rachel took a deep breath looking at the surrounding scenery, and sighed, "I've been here for a few days, but I haven't visited the whole of Hollywood. I can see the sign, the scenery is really great." She said with a smile: "And the clothing store is full of beautiful clothes, which makes people reluctant to leave. However, it is precisely because of this that I feel very psychedelic and very uncomfortable. Authentic, so for me, a few days of shopping is enough.”

She looked up at the sky, her clear eyes moved with the clouds, and said softly: "I still like the quiet life in Toronto. You only need to ride a bicycle when you go out every day. Everyone on the street knows you, and they will greet you warmly. Say hello to you, which family's puppy is born, which family's garden has new turf... Well, that kind of life is very comfortable, and that is suitable for long-term living."

She smiled and added: "Of course, this is just my personal hobby."

Jessica looked at the elegant and intellectual temperament exuded from Rachel. The nature of a woman made her secretly compare herself with Rachel in this aspect, and then she found that she had lost, completely. She didn't go to college, she didn't understand DV movies, sometimes she couldn't even understand what Wang Yang was saying...

"By the way, you should have interviewed quite a few people this morning, right?" Rachel winked at Jessica playfully, and hissed, "Jessica, give me some hints. I don't want to be That young director is eliminated."

"Hmm..." Jessica came back to her senses, and suppressed the inexplicable sadness in her heart. She thought about the interview in the morning, and then remembered the girl named Anne-Darren, and several girls behind her, all of whom were arrested. Wang Yang refused with the same reason. She said: "The performance is too heavy, and many people were eliminated because of this. Yang always said that it should be natural and life-like performance."

"Life-like performance?" Rachel frowned and thought for a while, then immediately burst into a smile, and said: "I see, yes, what Yang said is correct! DV movies, if they are written in the first person, they must be Life-like performances, there must be a performance that knows that you are facing a DV camera, because that is the real one."

"Okay! Well said!" Wang Yang, who was holding three hamburgers, just walked out of the fast food restaurant, and heard Rachel's words. As he passed the hamburgers to the two women, he smiled appreciatively again: "That's what I wanted to say!"

"Thank you." Hearing Wang Yang's admiration for Rachel, Jessica's heart tightened inexplicably. As soon as she took the hamburger Wang Yang handed over, she bit it down and took a big bite. piece.

Rachel also took the hamburger, Wang Yang sat down on the chair, and while eating the hamburger, he said to Rachel: "Then start the interview now. Rachel, if you encounter a ghost at home at night, your first reaction is What is it?" This question was exactly what he had asked Anne-Darren in the morning, without changing a single word.

Rachel smiled without thinking: "Me? Maybe I fainted." She laughed, and then said seriously: "To be honest, I need to know the script, because the characters have different personalities and different reactions. "

Wang Yang nodded. Rachel came from the recruitment information, not from the actor union, so naturally he didn't get the simple script introduction, so he simply told the story: "A normal couple moved Entering the new home, but all kinds of strange things happened, they decided to investigate clearly. So they always turned on the DV and filmed the house, trying to film the ghost."

"Hmm... a strange thing happened at home, but they wanted to take a picture of the ghost. Then, they should be more interested in ghosts? At least they don't get scared when they hear it." Rachel heard from Wang Yang's words Analyzing the character's character, she grasped the lifeline of the character at once, which made Wang Yang nod his head, and she was sure, then smiled and said: "In this case, my reaction is that I was taken aback first, Then tremblingly and terrifiedly asking 'Oh God, are you a ghost?'"

It’s okay, Wang Yang put a tick in his heart, asking this question is mainly to observe Rachel’s ability to understand the script, because only if she can really understand the script and understand what the director wants, can she perform well .

Look at Anne Darren, who also answered this question before, her reaction was only to scream, of course, this is also the performance of "shocked"; but unfortunately, that is just the first reaction of ordinary people, and she did not After understanding the character of the character, there is no second reaction of Rachel, who is afraid but curious and asks "Are you a ghost?"

Wang Yang asked again: "So if it is late at night, you and your boyfriend fell asleep on the bed. You slept very sweetly, but suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the bedroom, and you were awakened. Please Act out how you look when you wake up." This acting question was also tested by Anne Darren.

Hearing Wang Yang's question, Jessica, who was biting a hamburger, immediately regained her spirits. She looked at Rachel with both eyes, and felt a little nervous. She wanted to know Rachel's performance level, maybe she could win a game here...

"Hmm...wait." Rachel chewed and swallowed the hamburger in her mouth. She closed her eyes slowly, then opened them again suddenly, handed the hamburger wrapped in oil paper to Wang Yang, and said with a smile : "Please hold this for me, it affects my performance. Also, if possible, please help me to step on my feet to simulate the sound of footsteps, which will help me get into the play better."

She smiled and hugged Jessica next to her, and said, "Oh, I think Jessica is my lover now."

"OK." Wang Yang took her hamburger, and when she closed her eyes, she stepped on her feet.

Rachel, who had her eyes closed, frowned, opened her eyes slowly in a daze, and then blinked vigorously a few times, with a dazed face, and slightly tilted her ears, as if she was listening to the sound of footsteps outside the bedroom , following the sound of footsteps, her breathing began to become a little short of breath, depressed, her head did not move, but her hands were shaking Jessica next to her.

"GOOD!" Wang Yang couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and before her performance ended, he applauded: "That's it, this is the performance I want!"

Unlike Anne-Darren, who was influenced by stage plays, which led to her performance leaning towards body language; Rachel's series of expressions, reactions, and movements are very natural, almost performing with micro-expressions. She understands the director's intention of arranging this scene. The suppressed breathing will make the audience more nervous. Although the breathing becomes too fast, but it must be considered that this is on the street, not in the scene. She has such a His skill is already very rare.

More importantly, Rachel's performance swept away all the girls who came to the interview in the morning. Can four thousand dollars find the most suitable candidate for the heroine? Obviously not. But now I can find a high-achieving student from York University, a professional actor whose performance is still immature, but is enough to cope with it.

Wang Yang knew that she was the heroine of "Spiritual Ghost Story", a Canadian girl named Rachel McAdams!

"So, I won the heroine of the movie?" Rachel asked quite expectantly.

Wang Yang smiled and nodded, "It's you."

"Awesome!" Rachel shouted excitedly, hugging Jessica and Wang Yang again, she laughed happily and said, "Then I will stay in Los Angeles for a while, fortunately, I don’t miss Toronto that much just yet. Movies on DV? It’s been a fun experiment, and I’m really looking forward to it.”

"I'm also looking forward to it." Wang Yang said excitedly: "Your performance makes me full of confidence."

With the heroine in the movie, he really felt relieved, because in "Spiritual-Ghost Records", the heroine is the object possessed by ghosts, while the hero is usually a person holding a DV player, so the heroine The appearance rate and role of the actor are much more important than the male lead, and the performance of the heroine directly affects the success or failure of the final movie.

Wang Yang and Rachel were very happy, but no one noticed the sullen Jessica on the far right of the chair. She lowered her eyes, holding a hamburger in both hands, chewing lightly in her mouth, wondering what she was thinking about.

"Let's talk about that character." Wang Yang hurriedly finished the big hamburger in a few bites, and then enthusiastically told the story of the movie, as well as the character traits of the heroine and so on.

Rachel nodded frequently, and then raised her own questions and ideas. She is a drama major and has a certain understanding of DV movies, so there is no hindrance in talking with Wang Yang, and the conversation is very relaxed and pleasant.

"This movie plays on psychology, so we need to let the audience scare themselves, which requires a high sense of substitution. Of course, this is also the benefit of the first-person DV movie. Think about a dark movie theater with a big screen in front, and the audience follows In the shot of the male protagonist, it seems that he is the one holding the DV, and then suddenly...Wow! I think the audience in the movie theater will be stunned." Wang Yang said excitedly, and couldn't help describing his own vision for the future. imagine.

Rachel was startled this time, and asked curiously: "Movie theater? I thought this was just your graduation project."

Graduation works? It is "expelled works"! Wang Yang shook his head with a smile, and said confidently: "No, it's not a graduation work. This is a movie that can be put on the big screen. I believe it will be released, and the box office will be good."

"I like your confidence. Thinking about me suddenly appearing on the big screen in the movie theater, oh, what a dream, I don't seem to be ready yet!" Rachel sighed with a smile: "But before I came to Los Angeles, I also Didn't know I was going to be the lead actress in a movie, but I'm about to sign now. So, what else is out of the question?"

She nudged Jessica with her arm and asked, "What do you think, Jessica?"

Jessica, who was left out in the cold, suddenly let out an "oh", and seemed to have just realized that when Wang Yang and Rachel were discussing the movie, she wanted to interrupt several times, but she swallowed the words again, because She felt that what she said was boring and unlevel; and the two who had a lively discussion just now were fascinated and didn't pay attention to her, so she seemed to be isolated, and her heart was full of discomfort.

"I think, I think so." Jessica forced a smile.

Wang Yang is now full of movies and longing for the future. Where did he notice that Jessica's smile is fake? He looked at his watch, it was almost one o'clock, he stood up and said: "It's almost time, let's go back to the coffee shop." He smiled at Rachel again: "My heroine, come with me, I I need to explain to the agent sent by the actor union, I found you."

"OK." Rachel nodded.

So, the three of them returned to the "Sweetheart" coffee shop. As soon as they sat down firmly, Wang Yang couldn't wait to continue discussing movies with Rachel. Sika; but Jessica didn't seem to appreciate it, she just said "YES" or "NO" every time to deal with it casually, and her face became more and more expressionless.

At one o'clock, Mark Slante came back on time. When Wang Yang saw him, he said excitedly: "Hi, Mark, I found the heroine, it's her, Rachel McAdams!" Pointing to Rachel, she said half-jokingly and half-jokingly: "Unfortunately, she is not a member of the screen actors' union, so you won't get her commission."

"Hi, hello." Rachel greeted Mark Longhurst politely.

Mark Longhurst gave an "oh", looked Rachel up and down, nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad. But it doesn't look too big, sorry for asking, Miss McAdams, how old are you?" Rachel Smiling, she replied, "I'm 20 this year, and I haven't celebrated my birthday yet." Looking at the two dimples blooming, Mark let out a "wow" and praised, "Your smile is so sweet! And I'm not old, so I'm From the perspective I have been an agent for so many years, Miss McAdams, you have a bright future."

"Hey, it's just that my commission is gone." Mark shook his head regretfully, looked at Wang Yang, and said jokingly and dissatisfiedly: "Young director, I really don't understand, Miss McAdams and Jessica, they seem About the same age, long and sweet, why don't you choose your girlfriend?" He shrugged: "Oh, Rachel is nice, but she made me lose my commission, and I hate her."

Before Wang Yang could speak, Jessica, who had been silent all this time, suddenly frowned, stared at Mark Longhurst and shouted loudly: "I told you, I'm not his girlfriend! I hate this kind of joke, OK ?! Walking together is a girlfriend? Why do you men think about these things all day long!?"

Everyone was stunned, Wang Yang didn't expect it, Rachel didn't expect it, and the instigator Mark Longster didn't expect it... Why did Jessica suddenly get so angry?

"Uh...uh, Sorry, my fault..." Mark Longhurst touched his head, and even though he felt puzzled, he apologized.

"Jessica..." Wang Yang muttered, but then he didn't know what to say.

After losing her temper, Jessica herself was also stunned. She lowered her head with an ugly face, didn't look at anyone, and said, "Sorry, I...I'm going to the bathroom..." Then, she said He stood up quickly and walked away as if fleeing.

"I'll go see her." Rachel stood up, gave Wang Yang a reassuring smile, and followed.

"Oh, young director, you've gotten into trouble!" Mark Longst shook his head anxiously for Wang Yang, folded his hands on his chest, and said in an educational tone: "If I were me, I would definitely choose Jessica as the movie Diva. Come on, I don't see any difference between her and Rachel? Yes, she looks a few years younger, but who cares? Why make your girlfriend angry for this?"

Walking together is a girlfriend? Is this what Jessica thinks? Wang Yang frowned tightly, and his previous good mood was disturbed. But why is she so angry? For the heroine? Or just because of Mark Longhurst's joke?

damn it! In any case, it was this guy who said things that shouldn't be said all day... Wang Yang looked at Mark Longhurst, who was leaning on the back of the chair, his teeth itched with hatred, and he slapped the coffee table with a "bang" , shouted: "Mark, she is not my girlfriend. I hate this kind of joke too, OK? Is it a girlfriend when someone comes to help?!"

Mark Longhurst rolled his eyes and shrugged: "OK, OK! It's my fault, it's all my fault, I'm a sinner."