Chapter 3. The role"What kind of role you are playing?"
White bear asked him as he was driving the van. They were currently on their way to the set.
The van was driven by White bear while Ren was sitting besides him and watching the scenery outside.
He was feeling very nostalgic seeing the scenery. Seeing the old buildings, trees and roads, he truly felt that he was in the past.
"It"s the role of a enemy spy."
"Really, are you confident in doing negative roles. You haven"t done any negative roles, right."
"Don"t worry, it"s just a small role."
Although Ren said that, he himself knew that the role he was doing to do had become a much bigger role.
Although he was confident in doing his role, he was still nervous as he knew he would only get one chance and even that one chance was given to him because of someone"s request.
"Is Chu Min also part of this movie?"
"Yeah, he is. It was because of him that I was able to get this role."
Chu Min was his friend and they had met while doing theatre. Chu Min was older than him by 6 years but despite their age difference, they had became great friends.
They were like brothers. They used to do theatre together but during a show, Chu Min was scouted by a casting director and hit it big with a movie.
He was not a big star but he had quite a bit of fame in the industry. He also had many fans but despite him hitting it big, there friends.h.i.+p had not been stained.
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They were still good friends. It was Chu Min who had asked him do a audition for this role and he also had pleaded in front of the director to give him the role.
In his previous life, when the role had changed and the director was finding a experienced actor to play it, Chu Min had pleaded to give Ren a chance.
That"s how he was was able to get a chance but due to his acting, the role had ultimately went to another actor.
Chu Min had somewhat blamed him for that and helped him to gain some roles in films but due to his mediocre acting, he wasn"t able to become a star.
Even after Chu Min had become a bigger star, he hadn"t forget Ren and they would occasionally meet sometimes.
After Chu Min had started doing overseas dramas and films, they had meet less and less but they were still friends.
"I want to repay him if I can."
Chu Min was someone who had done various things for him. Ren never got the chance to repay him, so he wanted to repay him in this life.
Like Chu Min, there were various people in his life that he wished to repay like his mother, father, White bear etc.
They had done various things for him throughout his life but he had never done anything for them. Ren wished that he will be able to repay them in this life.
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"Director, are you really going to let a rookie actor play this role?"
a.s.sistant Director Ming asked Director Zhu with a worried expression.
"No, how could a rookie play this kind of role. He has to be a genius to perfectly execute it."
"So, why do you told me to prepare the scene?"
"Just let him come, we will just film him."
a.s.sistant Director Ming was confused by the director"s words. He had just told him that the rookie actor will not be suitable for the role and now he was telling that they will just film it.
Noticing the confusion of his a.s.sistant, Director Zhu said.
"Don"t be confused, I say we will film it but I didn"t say that he will play the role. This rookie was recommended by Chu Min, I can"t just reject him without giving any chance."
"What if the rookie is good at his role?"
"That will not happen. I have seen his audition tape. He was just mediocre at best."
a.s.sistant Director Ming was relieved by the director"s words but there was still a doubt in his mind.
"So, who will play the role?"
Director Zhu didn"t answered his question but just pa.s.sed him some sheets of papers.
a.s.sistant Director Ming smiled seeing the papers and smiled.
"Are we going with these actors, Director Zhu?"
"Yeah, those are some actors I had chosen for this role. Contact them and see if they can come in the afternoon."
"Don"t you think that telling them to come in the afternoon is unrealistic."
Director Zhu frowned at his a.s.sistant"s words but he didn"t say anything. He also knew that telling them to come in the afternoon is unrealistic.
First, they had to check their schedules and the actors also have to get permission from their agency. Their is also the contract problems.
Their budget is already tight. If the actor asked for more money, then they can"t afford him.
But Director Zhu wanted to shoot today, he felt that today would be a good day for the shooting. He would be dissapointed if they were unable to shoot today.
"This is all because of that b.a.s.t.a.r.d Hong. If he hadn"t made revisions on the script, then we could have saved some money."
"But because of his revisions, the script is looking more great. I think the audience will surely like the story."
"If it hadn"t made the plot good, I had beaten that b.a.s.t.a.r.d up for making revisions on the script when we are in the middle of the filming."
a.s.sistant Director Ming just smiled at Director Zhu words. He was also surprised when Writer Hong had made revisions on the script midway through filming but it had made the plot more intense.
That"s why the director had tolerated the changes. For a spy thriller, the most important thing is the thrill and intense tension in the plot.
If that isn"t in the movie, then the audience will not like it.
The changes in the script had made the story more intense and had made the ending more thrilling. That"s why even the investors had agreed to the changes.
Although the story had become more intense, a.s.sistant Director Ming felt bad for the rookie actor. He must be preparing hard for the role but he had to give up on it.
But that was the extent of it, he did fell bad for the rookie actor but it was the entertainment industry.
He knows that only connections and talent prevail here. If you had connections, you can easily get a role but a rookie actor without any connections had to work hard for even a small role.
"Well, he will at least get a chance."
a.s.sistant Director Ming felt that the the rookie actor was somewhat lucky that he will at least get a chance.
If his acting impresed the director, then he knew that he can play the role and even if isn"t, he will at least get a chance to act in front of a renowned director.
He could take it as a experience. He felt that the rookie actor was lucky that he was at least getting a chance. Many actors are simply rejected without even getting to act.
He was blessed that he had a good friend that pleaded for him to get a chance.
If he can use that chance or not will only depend on the rookie actor.
"Hey, Ming, are you going to contract the actors or not?"
"Ah, I am doing it."
At Director Zhu bas.h.i.+ng, a.s.sistant Director Ming started contacting the actors and their agencies in hurry.
He didn"t knew why but he was now looking forward to see the rookie act. It was only his intuition but he felt that the rookie can surprised everyone today.