0114 Potential Gathering (Part 2)
The afternoon interview began soon, and Shibasaki Yuki came to the conference room first.
She is the kind of woman who looks very "bad".
It’s not that it’s not good-looking, but the angle between the eyebrows and eyes is just the kind of oppressive combination. In reality, you can also think of several actors who specialize in playing "bad guys", and most of their faces have similar characteristics.
But Shibasaki Yuki cannot be simply classified as this category. Compared with those special actors, she can also be innocent and cute, and even harmless. This is the quality that a comprehensive actor should have.
"To be honest, I think you are very suitable when I look at your photos. Let's try two scenes below, come on!" Ouyang Nuo threw the script to Shibasaki Yuki. The character he was applying for this time was Aoma Hiroko, the woman who made people hate and love.
Shibazaki Yuki was also discovered by a scout at the age of 14. She has participated in two performances before and has certain experience. This time, she is very interesting in the role of Akama Photon. She wants to try to make a breakthrough and play a more contradictory role.
These two scenes are continuous, telling the story of Ama Photon being threatened with a pistol at first, pretending to be innocent, crying and begging for mercy, then suddenly numb the opponent with an electric shock stick, snatched the pistol, and killed the opponent coldly.
Shibazaki Yuki interpreted all this well. When begging for mercy, his facial expression was very rich, and he actually squeezed out tears, and then his expression when he killed his opponent was vicious enough.
Ouyang Nuo couldn't help but applaud. This was the Xiangma Photon in his mind.
"It's very good, you can tell that you have experienced professional performance training."
"Haha, I'm a serious person." Shibasaki Yukiki said.
"Your job is not easy," Ouyang Nuo said approvingly, "Most people are discovered by scouts when they are just in their early teens and enter the art company. On the one hand, they have to receive notices and receive training, and on the other hand, they have to take care of their studies... So most people have dropped out of school. It is really rare to be able to take good care of both sides like you."
"There is no way..." Shibasaki smiled helplessly, "There are too many luck in the arts path, and the pressure is also great. I would rather be harder when I was young than leave a way out for myself."
"What a strong girl, I can make a decision now. You are the first artist to decide to hire on the spot today." Ouyang Nuo suddenly announced the results of the audition, and even Ono was not ready.
"Really??? Thank you!!" Although Shibasaki's face was happy, a hint of worry was still captured by Ouyang Nuo.
"Are you thinking about the contract of the Art Energy Company?" Ouyang Nuo asked.
"...Well, yes... It's against the rules to audition privately. In addition, what happened recently, if I really want to act, I'm afraid I'll have to break the contract."
"I can help you contact the guild." Ouyang Nuo said calmly, "They are very happy to accept artists like you with great potential. In this case, they will help you pay a part of the liquidated damages. There is also exclusive lawyers to sue. There is nothing to be afraid of, and you will work more freely in it."
"But... I'm still a little scared..." Shibasaki looked worried and a little disgusted.
"What are you afraid of? Are you threatening violence?" Ouyang Nuo asked with interest.
Shibazaki Yuki didn't speak, which was the default.
"Don't worry about this. Now is a special period. Recently, these companies dare not touch the guild. Besides, if you join the crew, you are also a member of AM. If necessary, I will entrust Saito Guards to take action to ensure that everything is safe."
The Saito Guard has become popular since that violent incident on the set. Saito Ichi didn't expect that the security company he registered had been idle for a long time ago would suddenly have so many businesses. Obviously everyone knows the background of this company. As long as this company takes action, it is equivalent to the Yamaguchi Group's work, and no one dares to make any ideas. This company belongs to the Tokyo power of the Yamaguchi Group. Saito is just a manager. After that, the organization continues to inject capital and expand personnel. Now Saito is a big and small boss.
In the end, the guard of Saito dispelled Shibazaki's final doubts, and the two sides signed a preliminary agreement on the spot, which stated that after Shibazaki joined the Art guild, AM would pay more than 3 million yuan to hire her to play the role of Ama Photoko.
Although "Battle Royale" requires many actors, there is no requirement for their fame. The combined pay of these 42 student actors is probably just the same as that of Takeshi Kitano.
After Shibasaki, Kazuya Ninomiya also appeared.
Like the previous male actors, he is also an artist at Johnniez. The strength of this firm known as the "beautiful boy" DreamWorks is indeed extraordinary.
At this time, Kazuya Ninomiya looked like a cute little boy, lacking some mature temperament. Like Ryo Ninodo, he was also dissatisfied with the company's operation arrangements and came to try his luck. But the difference is that there happened to be a character in the play suitable Kazuya Ninomiya.
Nobushi Mimura, a hint of hope in the "Jihad" fugitive, tried to use his wisdom and knowledge to crack the monitoring system and crack the secret of the collar. His team did not participate in any battle except in the end being forced to fight Kiryama Kazuo. Unfortunately, the plan to succeed was destroyed by Kiryama.
"How about it, are you interested in this character?" Ouyang Nuo briefly told the story of Micun. "He is a highlight of this game and does not need a tough guy to play. Yangguan boys like you are very suitable."
"It feels pretty good, but I don't know how many scenes he has?" Ninomiya asked his most concerned question directly.
Ouyang Nuo roughly calculated and said, "It's about 7-8 minutes, except for a few main characters, the most are counted."
"Okay...I'll think about it and I'll give you news as soon as possible." Ninomiya was still a little hesitant.
"Yes, I can tell you in advance that there are many actors from the firm who have come to apply for roles in "Battle Royale". I can already feel that every role in this drama will be outstanding, and this film is more like a joint collaboration between... a superstar before becoming famous." Ouyang Nuo began to lay the groundwork in advance, implying that the lineup of this performance was huge, and at the same time it also put some competitive pressure on Ninomiya.
After Ninomiya left, Ono asked in confusion: "I think Ninomiya Kazuya and Ninomiya have similar conditions as Ninomiya Ryo? Why didn't you recommend a role to Ninomiya Ryo?"
"It's still a little different. Ryo Nishido's appearance and temperament are closer, suitable for those living characters; and Kazuya Nishino also makes people feel more detached and mysterious, which is obviously more suitable for this drama."
As the two were talking, the last interviewer arrived at the scene.
Shun Oguri has a cool appearance and is also a debut artist. He has played supporting roles in several TV series before. Unlike other Sunshine Boys, there is a ruthless look between his eyebrows, which is indescribable.
Ouyang Nuo and Ono looked at each other, and they all knew that the person they had been waiting for had finally appeared.
But Shun Oguri was a little wary of the two of them: "...why? Am I late?"
"No...just." Ouyang Nuo smiled and threw this part of the script to him, "Kawada Akigo, act well."
Shun Oguri didn't expect that he would even quit basic politeness in this interview and directly auditioned the show. However, he was a professional actor and didn't care about these things and soon got into the state.
Like Jun Matsumoto, Ouyang Nuo also asked Shun Oguri to run around the conference room for a few laps. He was obviously more wild than Matsumoto. Although his running movements were worse than those of Cheetahs, he could meet the requirements with just a little training. The key is that he did not have any special modifications at all and was running casually, unlike Matsumoto, who had many special elements in it.
The scene he had experienced before was not decorated too much, and the sense of vicissitudes was naturally revealed. Ouyang Nuo even suspected that he was also a time traveler. It was rare for this young man of such age to make these performances so calmly.
"OK, it's you." Ouyang Nuo directly announced the result for the second time.
Shun Oguri looked down at his watch: "3 minutes, it's too exaggerated."
Ouyang Nuo smiled and said, "In fact, it only took one second. When I saw you, I had already made a decision. The subsequent process was just a fulfillment process."
Seeing that the other party was so happy, Xiaoli naturally didn't drag him. He thought it very clearly that since he came, he had to move forward. If he wanted to get something, he would definitely lose something.
When he signed the agreement, he did not have as many problems as Shibasaki Yuki. After seeing the 3 million yuan salary, he signed it directly.
"If it weren't for keeping the secret, I really wanted to invite you to have dinner together." Ouyang Nuo put away the agreement and smiled. "Haha, there will be a chance in the future." Shun Oguri's performance was very calm, and hesitated not about the success of the interview, nor did hesitate about the future.
Ouyang Nuo is very satisfied with the results of this time. The recruitment of actors for such a long time has indeed achieved great results. If all the previous few people he is more optimistic about can star in it, then "Battle Royale" can really be said to be a superstar petri dish.
If the plan goes well, the current cast has exceeded the original work.
At least 5 actors in the original work have been promoted to the front line through this drama, and their subsequent acting careers have been booming. Even supporting roles with only a few minutes of play will become the backbone of the Japanese entertainment industry in the future.
Now, all of these supporting roles are future superstar characters, and they have no strength or potential.
The crew mainly consists of the original crew, and the actors exceed the original work. The rest depends on Ouyang Nuo himself.
It is fake to say that he has no pressure. Although he is using this work to open up the AM market, Ouyang Nuo himself knows that this is fulfilling the director's dream.
Everyone who works hard in the media circle has a dream of directors. Unfortunately, most of them are exhausted by numb life, and in the end they can stand in this position.
He wants to deserve this title that everyone expects, admires, and is crazy about.
Ouyang Nuo handed over the selection of other characters to Ono and others, and he focused on studying violent horror movie skills in MAGI. What he has to do now is to combine the suspense of Japanese terror with American action, and make a movie "Battle Royale" that is thrilling every second.
He basically re-draws the storyboard script, of course, with the help of MAGI, otherwise no one except himself would understand Ouyang Nuo's artistic skills. During this period, he naturally unnaturally added many modern movie shooting techniques. Although the original "Battle Royale" was very good, it was very traditional in the camera performance. Kinji Mizusao interpreted the movie with his profound experience.
Ouyang Nuo, on the other hand, had to use his advanced consciousness to interpret it, which was an adventurous move.
Movies in each era have their own specific lens techniques and editing rhythms. Ouyang Nuo is leading 10 years in this regard. Although this is not a bad thing, it is not necessarily a good thing.
If Ouyang Nuo follows the original script in accordance with the rules, he should be able to win the Japan Academy Award if nothing unexpected happens.
But if he does it according to his own consciousness, either everything is empty or he directly challenges the Oscars.
The last time that won an Oscar Japanese film dates back to the 1950s, the era of film master Akira Kurosawa. Later, Japanese films began to follow a dark realism route, and were in a slump and were only favored by niches.
The development of Japan's media industry has since become poor, with the animation industry occupying half of the world, while film, television and music can only be admired by themselves and rarely achieved internationally.
Of course, Ouyang Nuo's challenge this time has nothing to do with Japan, it is just for himself.
Chapter completed!