Other than Teacher Li Xuejian, the rest of the actors had all arrived at Spring City in the afternoon.
Du Wei was accompanied by her sister, Dufy. Liu Ye was accompanied by Xie Xie. Huang Bo and Tang Wei arrived by plane alone. Teachers Chen Daoming and Chen Baoguo each brought an assistant.
Liu Ye arrived earlier than the rest. Although he and Xie Xie were going to be A-listers in the entertainment industry in the future, this young couple was very humble and cautious.
Li Mu was not a fan of Liu Ye, nor was he a fan of Xie Xie. If possible, he hoped that Liu Ye's scenes would be played by actors with sufficient acting skills and experience. Unfortunately, this character had to be young, just like Leonardo in Titanic. He had to be very young, and among the young actors in the mainland, it would be very difficult to find someone who was more suitable than Liu Ye.
When Liu Ye and Xie Na were facing Li Mu, facing Spielberg, and facing the other seniors, they all had absolute respect. This kind of humble attitude made Li Mu relatively satisfied.
Su Yingxue's cousin, Wang Xinran, was accompanied by her mother, Su Yuehua, from Yanjing. Su Yuehua was worried about Wang Xinran flying from Yanjing to Spring City alone, so she deliberately applied for leave to accompany her until the end of the press conference.
Coincidentally, Wang Xinran and her mother chose the same flight as Du Wei and Dufy. Although they were in different cabins, when they landed, the four of them took the staff's car from the airport to the hotel.
Wang Xinran was very excited along the way. Although school started the next day, she deliberately applied for leave from her teacher. This time, Li Mu invited her to act in "Flying Tigers", which was a great thing for her. Originally, she had already gained some popularity and fame in the film industry because of her successful role as the second female lead in "Those Years". She was the envy of all the performing students in the film academy.
This time, Wang Xinran didn't reveal the news that she was going to act in Flying Tigers to anyone other than her parents and relatives, but she was a little vain. She knew that the reason why she attended the press conference this time was to wait for the crew to announce the news of her and other actors to the public. Therefore, before she returned to Yan Jing, her classmates in the Film Academy must have all known about it.
Thinking about it carefully, she was afraid that no other performing students in the film academy would be as lucky as her. She played the second female lead in a movie that broke the box office record before entering the academy, and now she had the opportunity to act in such a blockbuster of the century. Presumably, everyone would be envious of her luck. However, they would never dream that their idol, Li Mu, was actually their sister's boyfriend.
Different from the excited Wang Xinran, Du Wei was not too excited about acting in this movie. Although countless actresses desired her role to the point of going crazy, for her, she basically thought of Li Mu's trust and preference for her. In short, since Li Mu asked her to act, she would do her best and not let him down.
When the four of them arrived, the other actors were already there. Li Mu arranged for them to stay in the hotel's multimedia hall. Spielberg wanted to get to know them one by one here and explain some of the shooting plans and key points of this movie in detail. At the same time, he and his assistant would do a simple audition for each actor.
All the actors of Hua Xia were chosen by Li Mu. Although Spielberg rarely gave the power of casting to others, he made a very principled concession to cooperate with Li Mu after all. He would not change the roles chosen by Li Mu, but as the director, he also had to understand the acting state of each actor. Therefore, although this audition didn't matter whether they would stay or leave, it was related to everyone's image in Spielberg's mind.
Seeing Li Mu, Wang Xinran was very happy. She hadn't seen Li Mu for a long time. She knew that Li Mu was a busy man and he was running around all day. It was not easy for her sister to see him, let alone herself.
Li Mu also greeted Wang Xinran very warmly. He didn't forget Su Yuehua, who was next to her. He said politely, "Aunt Su, you're here too."
"Yes." Su Yuehua said with a smile, "I was worried about Xinran going so far alone, so I deliberately asked for leave. If I had known that Dufy and Du Wei were on the same flight, I wouldn't have come."
Li Mu looked at Dufy and Du Wei who came together and asked curiously, "You took the same flight?"
Dufy nodded and said with a smile, "I was chatting with Xiaowei after boarding the plane. Xinran and Aunt Su came in."
Du Wei and Wang Xinran had worked together in a film before, so they were already familiar with each other. They were also friends, but this time Li Mu had been keeping the cast a secret, so they both kept it a secret. No one had asked the other. However, when the two met on the plane, they were not surprised. They both felt that it was natural for Li Mu to invite each other to join the film.
Li Mu said to Du Wei and Wang Xinran with a smile, "I'm afraid you two will have to ask for a lot of leave this semester. After our press conference, you have to communicate with the school in advance. If you fail the final exam, I won't be able to face Aunt Su and Dufy."
Su Yuehua said, "This film is so meaningful. It must be a lifelong gain for the children. It doesn't matter if they miss their classes. Let the two children read more books and learn by themselves while they are filming."
Wang Xinran said, "Mom, are you trying to tire your daughter to death? She still has to read books and learn by herself while filming …"
Su Yuehua smiled and said, "I'm just saying. I didn't expect you to really watch it."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Come, let me introduce you to Director Spielberg of Hollywood. This cooperation with Director Spielberg is just the beginning of the cooperation between Makino Image and Hollywood. In the future, the company will have in-depth cooperation with Director Spielberg and the Hollywood production team. So you two must work hard and leave a good impression on Director Spielberg. Maybe he will invite you to Hollywood to film in the future."
Du Wei nodded obediently. There was not much surprise on her face, but Wang Xinran was shocked by Li Mu's words and nodded excitedly.
Spielberg was a master admired by all the students and professors in the Film Academy. It was an honor to work with him. If she really had the chance to be invited to Hollywood to film a movie, even if it was a supporting role, it would be enough to make her smile in her sleep.
Then, Spielberg used his own courseware to explain the plot, style, vision, and positioning of the characters of "Flying Tigers" in detail. After explaining many details of the movie, he began to filter out the parts of the script and gave them to the corresponding actors to prepare for the audition.
Spielberg's assistant set up the camera and prepared to record the entire process of everyone's audition. As a director, Spielberg needed to constantly study the characteristics of these actors, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. He needed to think of a full set of shooting plans for each of them.
The first to start the audition was Teacher Chen Daoming. He did not have many scenes. The part of the audition was when Principal Jiang decided to develop the national army's air force, and he passionately conveyed the instructions to his subordinates.
There was no partner during the audition, so everyone had to act out the parts of the script in front of the camera. It was more difficult than actual filming. However, an experienced actor was indeed an experienced actor. After going through the script several times, he stood in front of the camera and immersed himself in the performance. After one try, Spielberg gave him a thumbs up and praised him in English, "Very good. If this was a real scene, you would have passed this part in one take."
Following that was Teacher Chen Baoguo and Teacher Li Xuejian. Without exception, they all passed in one take, especially Teacher Li Xuejian's performance, which made Spielberg's expression involuntarily stunned for a moment.
Compared to these experienced actors, the performances of the other young actors were relatively weaker. Among them, the one with the best performance was Huang Bo. Spielberg only needed to correct him once, and his performance had already passed Spielberg's assessment.
The three girls, Du Wei, Tang Wei, and Wang Xinran, always lacked the atmosphere of the war era when they performed. Fortunately, Spielberg patiently communicated with each of them through the interpreter for a long time, telling them how to grasp the characteristics of the war era in their hearts. The three of them were also actors with a certain degree of acting talent, so Spielberg was basically satisfied with their performance.
In Spielberg's words, today was just a short interaction. Although some of their acting skills were slightly lacking, he believed that in the next few months of cooperation, he would definitely help them find that feeling. This was something he was good at, and also his responsibility as a director.
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Spielberg was satisfied with the overall performance of the actors, which even exceeded his original expectations, which also made Li Mu feel relieved.
After all, this was a big production that carried the image of the country and the nation. If Spielberg really felt that any of the actors he chose were not good enough, he could only grit his teeth and replace them, whether it was Du Wei, who he had always favored, or Liu Ye, who he felt was very suitable for this role.
At 7: 30 in the evening, the banquet began.
At 5: 00 in the afternoon, the old Flying Tigers and their relatives had already returned to the hotel. The staff arranged for them to rest for two hours, and then they were invited to the banquet hall.
The main point of this banquet was for the actors to meet the old heroes, pay their respects to them, and get to know them, their stories, their memories of history, and their inner world during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
After the old heroes had taken their seats, Li Mu held the hotel's microphone and introduced to everyone, "Dear seniors, today, the main actors of our 'Flying Tigers' Hua Xia have all arrived in Spring City. Without exception, they all have reverence for the seniors, so they also hope to formally express their respect to the seniors in their hearts. So before the banquet begins, all of us, the actors, and all the staff will together pay our respects to the seniors!"
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