Chapter 109
The agents and assistants all stayed and waited outside.
Ji Li and Zhang Ye walked into the audition room side by side, only to discover that there was a magical space-like set inside.
The area of the inner room is no less than 50 square meters, but it is no longer holds the simplicity of the same audition room, but a simulation of the shooting scene has arranged it thoroughly.
The bloodstained rock wall is cold, and the ground that has been made into mud is covered with stumps, broken arms, dense white bones, and weird dead flowers bloomed from the crevices of the bones.
This is the place soaked in blood all the year round, and it is also the place where Chen Yi left the 'god and buddha' after being sealed.
The staff closed the door to cut off all noise. Director Xu Cheng and others sat in the most marginal row of seats.
In addition, there are two experienced photographers who are responsible for fixing the camera position and following the position.
This time the audition is to preserve the character's image.
"Have you seen all the audition clips?" Director Xu Cheng will definitely ask, "One person plays two roles and challenges each other's actors. Do you have problems with this?"
"No problem." Xu Yanzhi said calmly.
Ji Li nodded and thought the audition method was quite interesting.
According to the summary of the audition segment—after Chen Yi descended to the earth, the power of the dharma in him has not faded, but the bloodthirsty killings in the past 100 years have greatly increased his evil power, and his cultivation has far exceeded the control of the four realms.
The gods and buddhas who knew the truth panicked, for fear that the dust would kill the sky in a moment and break their despicable matter of ‘National Blood Sacrifice’, so they joined forces to start the ancient illusory formation method.
They trapped Chen Yi in it, and abruptly separated two completely different soul bodies, letting them kill each other.
Gods, buddhas and demons have been incompatible with each other since ancient times.
This scene is essentially a confrontation between 'Holy Monk Chen Yi' and 'Demon Monk Chen Yi', and it depends on who can suppress the other.
If one person plays two roles, it means that they must grasp the two extremes of the same role in a short period of time.
When Ji Li is playing the 'demon monk', he can find Zhang Ye or Xu Yanzhi to play his antithesis 'holy monk', and vice versa.
Actors will be contaminated with the aura of the role when they are acting. The aura of which party becomes weaker and suppressed will basically be able to declare the victory or defeat.
Director Xu Cheng's audition method is wonderful.
The opponent in the play is also their competitor. They must not only learn to cooperate, but also learn to suppress the opponent with a sense of play.
This situation can stimulate the actors' desire and potential to win and lose, and create a better sense of drama.
"I didn't completely frame your audition lines. You can use your lines freely if you meet the character settings." Screenwriter Lan Lingmeng said.
She is looking forward to this audition more than anyone else. The script of ‘Demon Monk’ has been polished for so long, and Chen Yi is definitely the most dazzling existence.
Chen Yi can to be pure and untainted, but can also be evil and enchanting, and killing fiercely.
The Screenwriter Lan Lingmeng finds it unprecedentedly difficult to describe these two attributes in writing.
In the next filming, the actors have to convert the text into a stereoscopic image, but also seem to have no sense of contradiction, and the difficulty is not easy to climb.
During the pre-project meeting, all the executives of the producer decided that if Chen could assign suitable actors, the film would be more than half a success.
Xu Cheng glanced at the time, "I will give you twenty minutes of preparation time, and there are some shooting props on the side, you can use it."
"Understood, Director Xu."
Each of the three prepared to respond, and Ji Li walked to a corner quietly and waited.
He quickly digested the lines in the script, closed his eyes and played silently, and constructed any scenes in his mind that might appear next.
With the last minute left, Zhang Ye and Xu Yanzhi were already choosing props. Ji Li was not in a hurry, but looked at the shooting location.
Preparation time passed in a flash.
Director Xu Cheng asked, "Which one of you wants to start first?"
"Director Xu, I want to start first." Zhang Ye unexpectedly raised his hand, and Yu Guang silently looked at Xu Yanzhi beside him.
Among the three, he has the least experience in shooting and has never experienced such an audition.
Rather than being anxiously chosen by others, it is better to take the initiative decisively so as not to exert too much pressure.
Xu Cheng smiled admiringly at his courage, "Okay, who do you want to pick to play with you?"
"Xu Yanzhi." After Zhang Ye said this, he looked at Ji Li apologetically.
If Xu Yanzhi is the default male protagonist as Chen Ge said, Zhang Ye also wants to make himself ‘dead’ more clearly.
If it can't be compared, then Xu Yanzhi is sure to be convinced even if he is the default male protagonist.
If it is comparable, even if he can't get the movie role, he wouldn't feel regret for it.
Ji Li accepted Zhang Ye's apology and calmly stepped aside. He fully understood the other party's thoughts.
"Yan Zhi, do you agree?" the casting director said.
Xu Yanzhi seems to be a person with few words and simply nodding, "Okay."
The two quickly determined their respective roles, Zhang Ye played the holy monk, and Xu Yanzhi played his opponent demon monk.
The corners of Ji Li's mouth rose slightly, and he have to say that Zhang Ye is also very smart.
He understands his advantage is that he is one of the few actors who break into the second round of interviews with the appearance of a ‘holy monk’.
In the first round of the game, he decisively chose a character image that was beneficial to him. With the right temperament, he would appropriately reduce the difficulty of character creation.
But his choice also helped Xu Yanzhi, after all, the other party thought he had a lot of experience in shaping roles such as ‘evil beauty’.
Although it was only an audition, Director Xu Cheng made it very formal, the camera was in place, and the monitor that received the stare was turned on.
"Action!"
With an order, the audition began.
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Zhang Ye held a palm in front of him, slowly turning the buddha beads with one hand, his indifferent gaze fixed on Xu Yanzhi's face.
"Amitabha Buddha, you have done too much evil, so please kill yourself. If you don't want to, this monk will send you himself."
The light fell, reflecting his calm expression more clearly, indeed like a holy monk who transcended the world.
Seeing his posture, the casting director nodded unconsciously.
He has seen all the actors in the audition for the holy monk, and Zhang Ye has the pure youthfulness they want, and is one of the most suitable actors.
Unexpectedly, now he was able to look like the holy monk a hundred years before.
Xu Cheng didn't make a statement, his eyes fixed on Xu Yanzhi's body unconsciously.
Although the other party is his nephew, the film actor was appointed without going through the back door.
What Xu Cheng wants has always been real acting skills.
Soon, Xu Yanzhi started to move.
He followed Zhang Ye's posture and stood with his palm on his chest. In the next second, a sly smile appeared on his lips, and his seemingly pious face suddenly became a bit evil.
"Holy Monk, my hands are already covered in blood, do you think you can escape?"
Obviously he doesn't like talking, but when he acted, he completely became a different person.
Probably because of his child star debut, Xu Yanzhi's line skills are very good, and a vague sentence between his lips and teeth makes people feel chills.
"The five precepts of Buddhism, one; killing, two; stealing, three; drinking and eating meat, four; lying, and five; adultery."
Every time Xu Yanzhi reads a precept, he will take a step forward. He seems to be deliberately controlling the intensity, his feet are light and silent.
When Ji Li noticed this subtle movement, his eyes revealed a hint of appreciation.
The footsteps were strangely quiet.
He is not like a mortal, not like a god and buddha, but more like a ghost that sneaks in silently and tries to kill his prey.
"We were born from the same root, if I should die, then what about you?" Xu Yanzhi stood still in front of Zhang Ye, tilted his head slightly, his eyes revealed a trace of evil, "Well, let me watch you end up dead first. How about it?"
Zhang Ye's mind condensed, and his face was forced to be calm, "All lies."
Xu Yanzhi seized his loophole and smiled more gloomily, "Damn, it was never me. It was a god and buddha. What? You want to stand back among them again?"
"Don't forget that the tragic destruction of the Su Dynasty was to help you gain the dao. It was exactly because you couldn't accept this fact that made me."
"In the past hundred years, everyone who has seen me will have to die. You want to be one of these people too, don't you?"
Xu Yanzhi's aura suddenly exploded, and Zhang Ye couldn't help but withdraw backwards involuntarily.
He stepped on the ‘white bone’ and made a creak, and the props that originally used flour as the base instantly shattered into powder.
With this, the outcome is determined.
Ji Li's eyes fell on the powder on Zhang Ye's feet, and a faint light flashed under his eyes.
Xu Cheng shook his head, a pity.
To be honest, Zhang Ye's acting skills are good, but it is a pity that he lacks experience and cannot fully integrate his temperament and character.
This is an unavoidable situation for every newcomer, commonly known as 'difficulty on entering the play'.
Just like just now, when Xu Yanzhi's aura became strong, Zhang Ye's sense of drama that had finally gathered was completely broken up.
Therefore, in the entertainment industry, talent and aura are not enough. The accumulation of actual combat experience is particularly important.
Zhang Ye is still young. As long as he can meet a good director and a good crew, he will definitely achieve something in time.
Unfortunately, what Xu Cheng and the crew of ‘Demon Monk’ need is an actor who has been in the play steadily from front to back.
Obviously, Zhang Ye still has a long time to make progress, which is temporarily impossible for the role he's applying for.
Zhang Ye also understood that his role felt wrong and bowed embarrassingly to Xu Cheng and others, "I'm sorry for the three teachers, but I didn't perform well."
"The image of a demon monk, do you want to try again?" The casting director did not directly deny him a chance.
Zhang Ye shook his head.
He didn't even play the easy-to-handle role well, so how could he play the more difficult demon monk?
Zhang Ye knows that his abilities are not enough. Rather than force and destroy a character, he should just give up and work hard in private to make up for his shortcomings.
Screenwriter Lan Lingmeng likes Zhang Ye, the beautiful boy, very much. "Don't be discouraged. You did a good job at the beginning, but you can still improve in a short while. It's already great."
Xu Cheng nodded slightly, "You go sit and take a break, and watch the performance of other actors."
"Thank you, teachers." Zhang Ye was very encouraged and walked aside quickly.
"Ji Li, Yan Zhi, are you two playing with each other?" Xu Cheng asked straightforwardly.
"Yes." Ji Li walked back from the corner.
Xu Yanzhi looked at Ji Li, "You play the holy monk first? Then the other way around?"
"No problem."
This decision is in line with Ji Li's idea.
He smiled and borrowed the buddha beads in Zhang Ye's hand, walked straight to a rock, and sat on it cross-legged indifferently.
A seemingly ordinary action made Xu Cheng unconsciously concentrate.
Because there is a faint light hidden in the grass behind Ji Li. At this moment, the light seemed to have plated his whole body with a layer of golden light.
Before today’s audition, Xu Cheng’s team spent three days arranging the scene.
In order to reflect the evil of the demon monk, the ceiling lights in the room are actually red, which matches the gloomy and dark environment in the cave.
Only the bright gleam in this rock and the grass is a small arrangement they always deliberately set up, which is a hidden place specially reserved for the holy monks.
Buddhism obeys the golden color. Before the dynasty was destroyed, Chen Yi was a holy monk and the most noble prince in the hearts of the people.
His extravagance is shown from inside and out.
Ji Li sat firmly on top, using the surrounding ambient light to perfectly substitute himself for the role's external identity.
Xu Cheng moved his gaze from the monitor to Ji Li, and a trace of inquiry flashed.
This kid, have you really just coincidentally saw the rock, or have you studied where to position yourself earlier already?
"Action!"
After three seconds, the machine started running again.
The holy monk played by Ji Li held the hand string with both hands, and smoothly moved the beads with his fingertips. His eyes drooped slightly, "Amitabha Buddha, you have done too much evil, so please kill yourself."
His tone was low and smooth, and his grip was just right.
Looking from the direction of Ji Li's line of sight, he could only see Xu Yanzhi's legs, completely staggering and facing each other.
But this is enough.
Although Chen Yi is not in the position of god and buddha, he is truly capable of cultivating the buddhist path. Even without deliberately looking at each other, he can determine his own situation and the identity of the visitor.
Xu Yanzhi read the lines that he had already remembered, and approached Ji Li step by step.
He played very steadily, and better than before, and his evil aura increased unabated.
"Holy Monk, my hands are already covered in blood, do you think you can escape?" Xu Yanzhi stood completely in front of Ji Li.
At this moment, Zhang Zhi, as a bystander, felt a great pressure and looked more attentively—he was stuck here just now.
Ji Li stopped turning the hand of the Buddha beads. He slowly raised his eyes, and calmly faced Xu Yanzhi's killing intent, "If you don't want to, this monk will send you himself."
In a word, there is a sound.
Ji Li's pale and cold eyes seemed to cover all things in the world, and the strong sense of drama that burst out with the raising of his eyes made people completely powerless.
Seeing the miniature of himself in Ji Li's eyes, Xu Yanzhi's eyes instantly settled on the spot, and the prepared lines got stuck.
In that moment, his aura weakened.
The camera of the mobile camera is stuck in the close-up of Ji Li’s eyes, and the picture is transmitted back in real time.
When the Screenwriter Lan Lingmeng saw Ji Li's eyes, she almost jumped up from where he was.
Isn't this the Holy Monk Chen Yi she wants?
Hidden under the indifferent eyes is the heart that has been tortured to indifference by the hatred of subjugation.
Holy Monk Chen Yi hated all the killings in the world, including his other self who created the killings.
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Xu Cheng looked at the two people who were still facing each other in place, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He didn't directly say the victory or defeat.
"This scene is almost over, you two rest for five minutes, change the role and try again."
Ji Li got up and passed the buddha string in his hand to Xu Yanzhi, "Do you want to use it? I have to change the props."
Such a holy object as buddha beads is obviously not suitable for use on the role of demon monk.
Xu Yanzhi's eyes revealed a trace of complexity, and he took it silently.
Ji Li walked to the props table and picked up the new props that he had searched for a long time ago.
A string of bones made of fake bones.
According to the plot, these are the spoils of the demon monk's slaughter.
Ji Li stood in a suitable position and closed his eyes silently, and quickly pulled himself out of the image of a holy monk.
This movie is called ‘Demon Monk’, and the next drama is the top priority.
Soon, the trial audition started again.
"...There is no turning back from the killing that you have carried on your back. Amitabha, kill please yourself."
Xu Yanzhi sat in the place where Ji Li had just sat, and calmly said the same lines.
What he has to do now is to resist the next offensive of Ji Li, and can't indulge the sense of drama and be overwhelmed by the opponent again!
"Otherwise, this monk will send you himself."
——Crack.
The slight sound suddenly broke the threat.
Everyone looked at the sound source in unison. Under Ji Li's feet, there was a props bone that had been crushed into powder.
Ji Li played with the bone string in his hand, the smile in his eyes was evil and bewitching, "...Killing? Holy Monk, it is clear that those who do not have long lives will die, how can this be blamed on me?"
He walked slowly towards Xu Yanzhi, with every careless foot stepping on the ‘bones’ on the ground without error.
——Click.
The sound of crushing bones sounded, hitting everyone's ears, which sounded petrifying.
Who is Demon Monk Chen Yi?
Killed mortals, slashed and killed evil spirits. The bones in this cave are all left by those who have been damned.
No matter how powerful a character is, no matter how hard the bones are, under the feet of the demon monk, it is just a pool of scattered sand.
The fascination in Xu Cheng's eyes is getting stronger and stronger.
With the previous auditionee’s careless mistake, here is Ji Li becoming a sharp tool for shaping the image of the character.
The confrontation between the two sides continues.
Ji Li approached Xu Yanzhi. Before the two of them met their eyes, he suddenly grabbed the buddha beads in the other's hands.
Xu Yanzhi noticed the opponent's movements and subconsciously tightened his palms.
Between pulling and pulling, the prayer beads were scattered on the ground, crackling and disturbing.
The palms of his hands were suddenly empty, and Xu Yanzhi looked at the buddha beads all over the floor, feeling a little flustered inexplicably.
"The buddha beads are gone, can this monk's heart still be settled?" Ji Li caught his emotions, and there was a wicked smile from the corners of his red eyes.
Under the illumination of the ceiling light, it gave people the illusion of gorgeousness and passion.
Xu Yanzhi was startled.
"I have a question, I want to ask you well." Ji Li took the opportunity to whisper his lines in his opponent's ear, "You and I were born from the same root, if I should die..."
The deep voice hits the eardrum, and the tail has an upward arc, like a small paw tickling.
Ji Li tilted his head and breathed out inadvertently, "...then what about you?"
The warm breath fell, and Xu Yanzhi’s earlobes instantly turned red with unprecedented gratitude, and he could almost conclude that—Ji Li was deliberately charming him!
No, it should be said that the demon monk played by Ji Li deliberately charmed the holy monk played by him!
How can this be?
While Xu Yanzhi was shocked, Screenwriter Lan Lingmeng was ecstatic in her heart, her eyes brightened.
That's right!
That's it!
The Demon Monk she wrote is just like this!
Chen Yi understands that his beauty is a natural weapon, and occasionally does not forget to use it when slaying and killing demons, to get his opponent out of their minds for a short time, and then take the opportunity to deal with it fiercely.
His evilness is not just yin and ruthlessness, but beautifully evil enough to charm sentient beings.
Of course, this sentient being also includes the Holy Monk Chen Yi who was about to become a god and buddha.
Although the demon monk played by Xu Yanzhi has feelings, it is too one-sided, and the charming side is not shown at all.
Because he is Director Xu's nephew, Screenwriter Lan Lingmeng did not make a statement on the spot.
At this moment, she uncontrollably fixed her gaze on Ji Li, looking forward to the next performance of the other party more and more.
Ji Li straightened up and looked at Xu Yanzhi condescendingly. The mole on the bridge of his nose seemed to be infected with a trace of evil.
His smile implied provocation, "Holy Monk, you broke the precept."
"The five precepts of Buddhism, one; killing, two; stealing, three; drinking and eating meat, four: lying, and five; adultery. Do you know which one you just committed?"
Which one can it be? He was bewitched by the demon monk!
"Nonsense!"
Xu Yanzhi has been messed up by Ji Li's offensive, and can only play and cooperate in accordance with the established lines.
As soon as the voice fell, the bone string in Ji Li's hand was wrapped around his neck, and the other party looped up from behind, saying gentle yet evil words.
"Why do you need to be that fake holy monk, I am you, how can I still not understand you?"
Ji Li's fingertips rubbed the opponent's Adam's apple imperceptibly, and Xu Yanzhi stiffened unconsciously.
Obviously he knew that he was acting, but he just couldn't get rid of this illusory bewitching.
And behind was the almost invisible killing intent in Ji Li's eyes was revealed little by little, and the hand that was pulling the bone string slowly tightened.
In just a few seconds, the rapidly shortening bone string became a deadly rope.
"Why don't I help you send yourself first, how about it?"
The stern words smashed down, and Xu Yanzhi's hair stood upright in shock. For a moment in a trance, he really felt a suffocating killing intent.
What gentle charm?
It was simply the mask he used to cover up the murderous murder!
As a bystander, Zhang Ye was also shocked and hooked that he couldn't keep still.
The evil was gentle, charms all beings, and cunningly criticizes the evil prey... in less than a minute, with simple lines from the three or four dramas, Ji Li fully interprets all aspects of the demon monk.
This acting is too good! Losing to such an opponent, he was glad he did it first.
If Xu Yanzhi is really the default male lead, after this audition, will he have to be replaced?
Zhang Ye thought to himself, and glanced at the row of standing tables.
At this moment, Screenwriter Lan Lingmeng's heart is beating with excitement.
The lines and plots given in the audition today are actually very scattered, but Ji Li fully understands the essence of the demon monk role, and the performance is more powerful than her script fragments!
When Ji Li played the holy monk, she hoped that the holy monk would win because of the audience.
When Ji Li played the demon monk, she couldn't help standing in line with the demon monk again.
Fortunately, at the end of the script, the two souls merged into one, fusing the dharma and evil forces, and slapped the face of those gods and buddhas who were full of hypocrisy and so-called justice.
"Director Xu, what do you think of this version? I want to re-modify this script according to Ji Li's interpretation." Lan Lingmeng asked in a low voice.
The action of using bones to kill just now was too enchanting, she had to write it in the script!
Although she didn't say everything on the surface, Lan Lingmeng has already made a statement about the audition—the male lead she wants is Ji Li!
The casting director was also surprised.
In a short period of time, Ji Li was able to create two completely different images of monks without any contradiction.
Among young actors, it is estimated that few people can do it, right?
Xu Cheng stood up and applauded, "Okay, it's done."
Knowing that this is the end of the audition, Ji Li quickly released the bone string, "Mr. Xu, sorry did I strangle you too hard?"
"It's okay." Xu Yanzhi has jumped out of the plot. He sighed softly and confessed convincingly, "...you won."
Whether it is a demon monk or a holy monk, the other party's interpretation is far stronger than him.
Xu Cheng has been a director for so many years, so he knows people naturally. In fact, as early as the day of the styling, he had high expectations for Ji Li.
But the performance of the other party today did not disappoint him at all.
Xu Cheng looked around with a smile, and finally fell affirmative on Ji Li's face.
"It seems that everyone has no other opinion on the final candidate of the male lead?"
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