"You can't look for a handsome guy for this role, you have to be a bit unassuming." Fang Xing looked through the actor's resume in his hand, looking for a suitable actor.

The role that Fang Xing is currently auditioning for is "Black Skin", and he wants to find an actor who looks a bit earthier.

However, the photos on actors' resumes are basically all very handsome.

But "Crazy Stone" really doesn't need handsome guys, not even one.

"Return these resumes and ask them to re-send bare-faced photos." Fang Xing picked out a stack of actor resumes and handed them to Wang Yutao.

Wang Yutao is now the casting director of the "Crazy Stone" crew and is responsible for part of the casting work.

After "Ancient Acacia" became popular, Wang Yutao's fame also increased.

Similar to Zhang Yigao's situation, after he became famous, film and television companies began to want to invest in his dramas.

However, he didn't leave Ark Culture when he could only shoot music videos and commercials, and he won't leave now.

This time.

Fang Xing wanted to hit the big screen, and the first movie he shot was very important, so he recalled many of his old crew members.

Wang Yutao took the initiative to invite him to join the crew, and he also hoped to work with Fang Xing on the big screen.

He likes this feeling of working together.

Besides, movies and TV series are very different, and you can learn a lot in the process.

The first movie is very important, and Fang Xing also hopes to have old friends around him, so that when working together, there will be a lot of tacit understanding.

Three of the original directing team, including Wang Yutao, returned.

Everyone else has work and can't come back to make a movie together.

However, everyone still had a meal together and chatted about the current situation.

The assistant directors who came out of the Ark Culture crew are all doing well, and some have already filmed one or two online dramas and have achieved some success.

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The casting selection for "Crazy Stone" this time was completely different from previous TV series filming, so at the beginning, the audition process for the crew was relatively slow.

After several auditions and Fang Xing's requirements for the role, the crew selected actor resumes that were closer to the characters.

Today is the third round of auditions for "Crazy Stone".

There are not as many actors standing guard outside the audition venue as before.

If auditions for Fang Xing's new drama had been announced two years ago, there would have been hundreds of actors waiting outside, hoping to get a chance.

There are indeed people who have starred in Fang Xing's dramas through this method and have done well in the industry.

Fang Xing looked through the resumes of the actors scheduled for auditions today.

Most of these actors have acted in some movies and TV series.

After all, the age requirements for the roles in this movie are relatively older, and some roles directly require actors to be over forty years old.

An actor of this age must have played many roles.

However, most of them are not red.

The film and television industry is like this, relying on acting skills is not as good as relying on face.

If you are handsome, you can gain a lot of fans with just a handful of capital. Even if your acting skills are not recognized, you can easily become famous.

For those who are not handsome, even if they have good acting skills, whether they will be popular or not depends on their fate.

Generally speaking, the entertainment industry is still an industry that relies on face to make a living.

Unfortunately, Fang Xing was filming "Crazy Stone" this time and did not need handsome actors, so the actors he found for the audition were all relatively ordinary-looking.

There are some actors who have been in the industry for more than 20 years and have played hundreds of small roles, but the audience still cannot remember their names.

Wang Yutao divided the resumes of the actors who auditioned this morning into three stacks: "According to the appointment time, one stack per hour, first come first served audition."

"Have any actors arrived? If so, let's start." Fang Xing signaled for the audition to begin.

Wang Yutao got up personally, went out to see the situation, and then arranged for the staff at the door to let the actors in for auditions on a first-come, first-served basis.

The first actor came in. He looked to be in his forties. He was wearing a shirt and trousers, no makeup, and he looked quite dignified. He looked like an ordinary middle-aged uncle.

However, Fang Xing was somewhat familiar with him. He had often seen him in movies and TV series, but he only played small roles and had not noticed his name.

"Hello directors, my name is Liu Xiancheng, and I would like to audition for the role of 'Bao Shihong'." Liu Xiancheng looks gentle and somewhat gentlemanly in appearance.

"Bao Shihong" is the male protagonist in "Crazy Stone", and his identity is the security section chief of the handicraft factory.

In the movie, "Bao Shihong" doesn't have any big pursuits, he just wants an ordinary life.

However, this character is a very persistent person. He went to the police academy when he was young and was responsible for the security of the jade exhibition in the movie.

Crazy Stone, the name of the movie already shows that this movie is related to a "stone".

And this stone is a piece of jade, a priceless jade.

Therefore, it attracted many thieves and petty thieves who wanted to steal this piece of jade.

"Bao Shihong" is the person responsible for catching thieves.

Of course, this movie is a comedy, so there will be a lot of jokes in the process of stealing the jade and catching the thief.

Wang Yutao dug out Liu Xiancheng's resume from his resume and sent it to other members of the directing team.

Fang Xing looked at his resume and started chatting briefly: "Teacher Liu has acted in many dramas."

Liu Xiancheng nodded and replied: "I have been in the theater for 25 years, and I have indeed acted in a lot of dramas."

Fang Xing quickly read his resume and asked, "Our play is a comedy. You don't seem to have done many comedies."

Liu Xiancheng nodded and replied: "I have acted in some comedies, but not many. However, I want to give it a try. There are many ways to perform comedy. It depends on the effect the director wants."

There are indeed many ways to shoot comedies. One of them is to rely on the actors themselves to make them funny. The most typical one is Stephen Chow's early movies.

In addition, comedies can also create laughter from the plot, and the actors can act according to the feature films.

Fang Xing thought for a moment, took a cigarette from Wang Yutao, and asked, "Do you usually smoke?"

Liu Xiancheng shook his head and replied: "I quit smoking a few years ago."

Fang Xing handed the cigarette over and said, "Go to the toilet with a cigarette in your mouth. I want that feeling of wanting to pee but not being able to pee."

For actors, no matter what strange performance requirements the director puts forward, they have to find a way to do it.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Therefore, when Liu Xiancheng heard this request, he was not surprised at all. He took the cigarette, put it in his mouth, put his hands on his belt, and started performing.

The focus of this performance is mainly on the face.

It is impossible for the camera to shoot downwards, so the feeling of wanting to pee but not being able to pee must be expressed on the face.

However, Liu Xiancheng is still a bit too gentlemanly, and he doesn't feel a little irritable or unhappy during a performance.

After Fang Xing read it, he felt that he didn't quite fit the role of "Bao Shihong", so he asked, "Would you mind changing the role?"

Liu Xiancheng thought for a moment and asked: "What role?"

Fang Xing said: "The staff member of the security department is a supporting role, and I think Teacher Liu is very suitable. However, the role is not too much, so Teacher Liu can consider it first."

Liu Xiancheng nodded and replied: "I will contact the crew after seeing the script."

"Okay. Thanks for coming to the audition." Fang Xing stood up and saw him out.

After all, he is a veteran who has been in the industry for 25 years, and Fang Xing still respects him very much.

This morning, the main audition was for the role of "Bao Shihong", so the actors who came to audition basically came for this role.

This is the male protagonist of "Crazy Stone". If the movie becomes popular, it will also be an opportunity for the actor.

After auditioning three actors.

The fourth actor came in and introduced himself:

"Hello directors, my name is Guo Shi, and this is my resume." Guo Shi handed out the resume in his hand to everyone present.

Fang Xing took the resume and asked as he read it: "I graduated from China Theater Arts, but I don't seem to have played many roles."

Guo Shi nodded and replied: "Yes, it has been almost 20 years since I graduated. During this period, I did some behind-the-scenes work, so I don't have many roles. There are only four or five who have slightly more roles."

Fang Xing looked up at him and made a request: "Can you mess up your hair?"

Guo Shi came for the audition and was quite honest. He didn't put on makeup, but he still did his hair. This was considered a basic courtesy.

From a professional perspective, actors are usually required not to wear makeup when auditioning.

However, many actresses wear makeup during auditions.

After all, many actresses are completely different people with or without makeup.

It's just that directors usually don't have a good first impression of actors who put on makeup for auditions.

Relatively speaking, male actors are much more sincere and usually do not wear makeup for auditions.

Especially an actor like Guo Shi who is already forty years old.

At this age, it doesn't matter whether you are good-looking or not. During auditions, you are more willing to show your professional attitude towards the actor industry.
To be continued...