sovbooks Chapter 34 Audition for the Celestial Fairy
Chapter 34 Audition for the Celestial Fairy
After staying at home for two days, Lin Hao set off.
Destination: The audition venue.
Although he had performed in "The Fairy Couple" at the Capital Theatre and had gained a deep understanding of the character Dong Yong, he dared not let his guard down at all.
The reason is simple: in my memory, the lead actor in "The Little Fairy" was Hu Ge.
At the end of 04, Hu Ge did not yet possess the composed demeanor that he later developed as "Jiangzuo Meilang".
But its fame has already begun to grow.
The Legend of Sword and Fairy has finished filming. Although it hasn't aired yet, well-informed people in the industry know that the quality of the show is quite good, and Hu Ge's performance in it is highly anticipated.
Simply put, Hu Jintao is like a potential stock that hasn't gone public yet but has already been heavily bought up by insiders.
Competing for the same role against such an opponent is tantamount to suicide if you are careless.
Upon arriving at the audition location, it was a conference hall in a four-star hotel.
There were already quite a few people sitting in the corridor.
This is completely different from the situation when I auditioned for Zhen Zhibing last time.
Most of the people who came that time were newcomers and extras similar to him, with little experience and little fame; everyone was there to try their luck.
This time it's different.
Among the people who came to audition, Lin Hao recognized several faces.
The faces that were once so vivid on screen in his past life were now sitting in the chair next to him, waiting to be called, just like him.
Of course, they are all still very young now, and their fame is far less than it would be later.
But this lineup alone is enough to demonstrate the significance of the "Flying Immortal" project.
Lin Hao glanced around, his gaze finally settling on a young man sitting by the window at the end of the corridor.
Tall and slender, with delicate features, he sat there flipping through a script, exuding a quiet, scholarly air.
Brother Hu.
Sure enough.
Lin Hao silently did some calculations in his mind.
In terms of fame, he's miles behind Brother Hu.
In terms of seniority, he, a high school student, is worlds apart from Hu Ge, who has formal training.
His only advantage was that he performed "The Fairy Couple" at the Capital Theatre, and the three directors saw it in person.
But is that enough?
not enough.
He needs to deliver a performance at the audition that leaves everyone speechless in order to truly land the role.
The atmosphere in the corridor grew increasingly tense.
One by one, people were called in, and one by one, they came out.
The people who came out didn't look too good. Some even shook their heads and whispered to their companions, "It was too difficult. The director didn't say a word and just let us go."
Another young man came out muttering, "I only stood there for twenty seconds... twenty seconds... I didn't even finish my lines..."
That expression was similar to when Zhen Zhibing was driven out of the ancient tomb.
As Lin Hao watched these people come and go, he felt much calmer.
He had auditioned hundreds of times in his previous life and had seen scenes far more brutal than this.
In comparison, at least today's scene allowed people to go in and act, which is already quite sincere.
A male actor of similar age next to him struck up a conversation.
"Dude, you're trying out Dong Yong too?"
"Um."
"How's your confidence?"
"It's alright," Lin Hao said modestly.
"Let me tell you, I know all those guys who just came out. Two of them are from the Central Academy of Drama, and one is from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. They were all rejected. This director has such high standards, doesn't he?" The other person's tone was full of anxiety.
Lin Hao smiled but didn't reply.
He glanced again at Brother Hu at the end of the corridor. The young man had finished turning a page of the script, looked up at the sky outside the window, and then looked down again to continue reading.
The person remained quiet from beginning to end, completely unaffected by the anxious atmosphere around them.
That composure alone puts him ahead of more than 90% of the people in the corridor.
When it was Hu Ge's turn, he closed the script, stood up, straightened his clothes, and went inside.
Lin Hao noticed that the door hadn't been opened since he went in.
Five minutes passed.
Ten minutes have passed.
The longest any of the previous auditionees stayed inside was only four or five minutes before they came out.
Brother Hu has been inside for more than ten minutes and hasn't come out yet.
The remaining people in the corridor began exchanging glances.
Then, the assistant came out and announced expressionlessly, "Next, continue."
The subtext of this sentence is obvious to everyone: Brother Hu was kept behind.
They didn't keep any before, but suddenly they kept one.
This shows that Hu Ge's performance was good enough that the three directors felt it necessary to keep him for further comparison.
The atmosphere in the corridor changed instantly.
Some people initially thought they had a chance, but now they've all given up.
With a point of reference, the pressure is immediately amplified.
A rising star who was already widely regarded as a promising talent in the industry even before the show aired was selected after the audition.
Who could be stronger than him?
Is there anyone who can snatch the role from Brother Hu?
Soon, it was Lin Hao's turn.
He stood up, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door.
The conference room wasn't large; a long table was placed in the center, and three people sat behind it.
Liang Shengquan, Huang Weiming, and Wang Shaojie.
Three directors.
And on the side of the long table, there was another person sitting.
Brother Hu.
The moment Lin Hao walked in, a very interesting reaction occurred in the room.
The three directors' eyes lit up simultaneously.
Hu Ge's eyes lit up at the same time.
Liang Shengquan keenly noticed Hu Ge's reaction and turned to look at him.
"know?"
Brother Hu opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
He didn't know Lin Hao.
The two had never met before, at least not before today.
However, in order to better understand the character of Dong Yong, Hu Ge did a lot of homework during the audition process.
One of the things I did was to go see the opera performance at the Beijing Film Academy a couple of days ago.
His initial intention was simple: to experience what the opera version of "The Fairy Couple" was like, so that he could have a more comprehensive understanding of Dong Yong.
He went to "watch a play".
Lin Hao, on the other hand, went straight to "acting".
Hu Ge watched the entire performance of "The Fairy Couple" from beginning to end.
Lin Hao's performance on stage had a significant impact on him.
However, it wasn't a truly impressive display of professionalism, as Lin Hao's opera skills still fall short of those of formally trained performers.
What impressed him most was Lin Hao's immersion in the role.
That state where a person transforms entirely into Dong Yong is technically very difficult to imitate.
When Hu Ge answered the director, there was a hint of barely perceptible emotion in his voice.
"I went to see a special performance of traditional Chinese opera at the Beijing Film Academy a couple of days ago... He played Dong Yong on stage."
The three directors exchanged a knowing glance and smiled.
Liang Shengquan turned to Lin Hao, his eyes filled with obvious admiration.
"The one who sang 'The Fairy Couple' at the Capital Theatre, it really was you. You sang well."
Huang Weiming nodded, "To learn Huangmei Opera in ten days and achieve that level is indeed impressive."
Hearing these two sentences, Lin Hao felt a weight lifted from his heart.
The directors went to see his performance, and their feedback was positive.
This shows that all the preparations he made before were not in vain.
The victory is already more than half secured; the rest depends on how well they perform on the day.
Liang Shengquan patted the table and pointed to the three scripts on it.
"Choose any one of the three clips. You have ten minutes to prepare. Once you're ready, we'll begin."