Chapter 665: Interview
Zhong Xiaoman didn't take his performance on "Music Sunday" to heart, and after returning to the hotel, he didn't care about the comments on the Internet, he just cared about being obsessed with Liu Yu, and it wasn't until breakfast the next day that Zhao Baogang told her that she had become popular in Dongying.
Probably Zhong Xiaoman's calm look stimulated Zhao Baogang, he put aside the psychology of selling guanzi, and told Zhong Xiaoman another news - the singer who sang for the theme song in the new movie "Shogunate Tragedy" directed by the well-known director of Dongying, Xin Kaichengshi.
Xinkaicheng is one of the few internationally renowned directors in Dongying, and has won many awards at major film festivals at home and abroad. If Zhong Xiaoman can sing the theme song for his movie, it can be regarded as a small step out of the "country" and go international.
Originally, it was impossible to sing the theme song of "Shogunate Tragedy" with Zhong Xiaoman's qualifications, but the director of the new Kaicheng happened to see Zhong Xiaoman's amazing performance in "Music Sunday", and hurriedly watched the plot MV about Zhong Xiaoman, and felt that Zhong Xiaoman's temperament was very suitable for singing this song, so he wanted Zhong Xiaoman to try it, which gave Zhong Xiaoman this opportunity.
Zhong Xiaoman naturally knew the rarity of this opportunity, and hurriedly prepared to keep his voice in the best condition, and then followed Liu Yu to the filming base of "The Tragedy of the Shogunate" for an interview.
The movie was at the most intense time of shooting, and the director naturally didn't have much time to come to interview these singers, so Zhong Xiaoman and the others had to go to the filming base for interviews by themselves.
When I arrived at the shooting site, there were already several people waiting there. As soon as the crew staff who were guarding there saw Zhong Xiaoman, they knew that Zhong Xiaoman was the singer of the theme song who came to audition, and without raising his eyes, he arranged for Zhong Xiaoman to wait behind those artists who were still queuing.
In fact, the director of the new Kaicheng is not here at the moment, but is still running around on the set, and I don't know what these people are doing when they line up so early and stand straight here, do they still want to use this way to leave a better, more positive and more positive image for the director?
Zhong Xiaoman didn't know what to say. Her conjecture was the real answer.
The crew who originally took care of the singers who took care of the exams also said that they wanted them to sit and wait in the reception room, but they refused, saying that they could just stand here and wait. The staff who took care of them persuaded them many times, saying that it would be a while before the new director came, and asked them to sit first, and when the director came, he would naturally call them.
As a result, these singers who came to the interview didn't listen at all, and only said that they weren't tired standing up, and they just waited here for the new director of Kaichengshi. Over time, the staff who was responsible for receiving them simply didn't care. This also makes the people who come behind not know the truth and see the people in front of them queuing. They lined up with them.
Usually, it is almost impossible for these well-known female singers to line up in such a regular manner, under normal circumstances, they are all characters who can lie down and not sit, and can sit in a car without riding a bicycle. But at this moment, the moment of truth. Nature deserves special treatment. So even if you line up early, there is no resentment at all.
Zhong Xiaoman didn't care, he was distressed and let Liu Yu rest on the side, and then he also lined up at the back of the line.
Xu is the luck of the "son of the world" has played a role, the people in front of the queue waited for a long time and couldn't see the figure of the new Kaichengshi director, but Zhong Xiaoman only stood for a few minutes, and the new Kaichengshi director appeared in everyone's sight.
Director Xinkai Chengshi is one of the rare directors in China who is still very prestigious in the world. Although he is only in his early thirties, his films are rigorous and atmospheric, and this rigorous atmosphere has the gentleness and sensibility of women. Most of the movies shot by him are high-quality products.
Zhong Xiaoman also thought that a director with such a reputation would definitely act with a more personal style, and it would be very domineering for people to ignore, but when he really met the new Kaicheng director, Zhong Xiaoman found that at least from the outside, the new Kaicheng director really belongs to the kind that can't be found in the crowd.
This is not to say that the new Kaicheng Shi director's appearance is ordinary, he has a public face, the new Kaicheng director actually looks quite delicate, although he is over thirty years old, but I don't know if Lu Dao is well maintained, or he is childish, he looks no more than twenty-five years old. To say that he is ordinary is to say that his temperament seems to be no different from ordinary people.
Maybe for convenience, he only wore a rather casual jacket, black-framed glasses, and a very peaceful breath all over his body, just like an ordinary office worker and a small white-collar worker.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." The apologetic smile of the new director Kaichengshi is easy to make people feel good, "You are the singers who came to interview for the singers of the theme song, let's go in first." With that, the new director invited everyone into the lounge.
This time, with Zhong Xiaoman, a total of nine people were invited to participate in the interview. If other movies shot by Xinkaichengshi usually don't need so many people to audition for a song, but this time it's different, this time the theme song can also be said to be the essence of the whole movie, and the quality of this theme song has been improved, which is a kind of sublimation for the whole movie.
The film's eponymous song, "Shogunate Tragedy", is almost a narrative song, it tells the whole movie in words, and the rhythm is very consistent with the rhythm of the movie. It can also be said that this song is the essence of the whole movie, and naturally it can't be sloppy.
"This is the lyrics and music part of this song, these are the scripts of the story, you can take a look at them first......" Director Xinkaicheng handed out a large stack of thick A4 paper to everyone, the first page is the lyrics, and the back is the script. Let's take a look first, it may take you some time, I wonder if you will be able to master this song by the afternoon? ”
The people present were all leaders in music, and they were naturally full of confidence in the range they were familiar with, and they almost did not hesitate to say: "No problem!" ”
"Then you look at it first, I still have some things to deal with on the set, and I'll come to you for an interview when I'm done there." As he spoke, Director Xinkai Chengshi hurried to the set, and it was obvious that he had just taken the time to meet them for interviews.
It is naturally not difficult for professional singers like them to memorize the lyrics and songs, Zhong Xiaoman can hum the general tune almost only after watching it a few times, this is indeed a good song.
Of course, she didn't think it was as simple as singing a song. The director must have ulterior motives when he sent the script of this play. Basically familiar with the tune, she switched to the script.
Obviously, there are not many people who have Zhong Xiaoman's thoughts, most of them have flipped through the script, but they didn't spend much time, they almost swept it away, and they didn't study it deeply. In their opinion, the script is secondary, singing a good song is the most important, and most of them went to practice the song after the worst.
Xu is because he has acted, but Zhong Xiaoman's thoughts are different from them. She believes that the most important thing to sing a good song is to master the emotions in the song, and only by making her song full of emotion can it be considered a good song. And I want them to take all their attention away from only paying attention to the skills of singing, and not investing in emotions. You can never sing a good song.
This song is based on this script, and naturally this script is the best thing to study the feelings in the song. This script. Naturally, she wanted to focus on it, so she put most of her attention on the thick script in her hand, and read it carefully little by little to understand the feelings of the characters in the script. Then the more she looked, the more obvious the surprise in her eyes became......
The lyrics of this song follow the plot, and even the ups and downs in the song can be compared with the plot. After reading the script, basically the feelings in the song can be understood.
"The Tragedy of the Shogunate" knew that Lu Dao must be a very good movie just by looking at the script, and after a while, Zhong Xiaoman fell into the plot. Can't help yourself.
A few singers who came to the interview next to him looked at Zhong Xiaoman's appearance, and they all laughed "sneering", saying that newcomers are newcomers, and there is still time to waste time here at this time. They didn't know that Zhong Xiaoman was secretly laughing at them when he looked at them.
It's just a movie script, not very long, Zhong Xiaoman took Liu Yu more than two hours to read it. After reading it, Zhong Xiaoman combined the plot of the movie, the lyrics and melody of the theme song, and Liu Yu to conduct a specific analysis and experience.
Finally, the director came to interview them, along with the screenwriter of the film and the songwriter of the song.
Except for Zhong Xiaoman, the rest of the people who came to the interview are all top singers among the first-class or second-rate singers in Dongying, and those who can mix to their level, their singing skills and everything naturally belong to the good category.
A "Shogunate Tragedy" is sung, no matter which one is sung, it is very good, but it always makes people feel that something is missing, and it always makes people feel nothing. Zhong Xiaoman knew that they did not invest their emotions in the song, or they invested in emotions but they were very superficial and infectious.
A song, emotion is the soul of a song, and it is also the core of the whole song.
Zhong Xiaoman came to the queue at the director's arrangement because he was the most unruly, and he was the most unfounded of the nine, so he naturally ranked last in the interview.
The director had seen Zhong Xiaoman's performance on TV before, but he was full of expectations for Zhong Xiaoman. "The last one, Miss Zhong Xiaoman from Middle-earth."
The first few looked at the appearance of the newly opened honest people, and they also knew that they were basically hopeless. Of course, they don't think that Zhong Xiaoman, a newcomer who has debuted in Middle-earth for less than a year, may pass the interview, and at this moment, they are all waiting to see how Zhong Xiaoman will be brushed down.
Zhong Xiaoman took a deep breath, then put down the lyrics that were still in her hand, walked to a few judges, cleared her throat, and then began to sing.
Zhong Xiaoman's feelings are not strong, they have always been just faint, even in the most tragic places, she just sang lightly, without the heart-rending performance of other interviewers. She never seemed to be fully involved in the story, she was always slowly hovering on the edge of emotion, like an outsider just watching.
But such a performance made the eyes of the three judges flash with inexplicable excitement. As a result, this "Shogunate Tragedy" fell into Zhong Xiaoman's hands, and even Liu Yu was a little dizzy when he heard the news.
Liu Yu originally thought that Zhong Xiaoman was just here to make soy sauce, although the director of the new Kaicheng Shi is famous for seeking truth from facts, speaking with skills, and without impartiality, but after all, so many of the people who came to the interview were first-class singers in Dongying, and his influence was much greater than Zhong Xiaoman, a newcomer from Middle Earth. Using them as the singers of the theme song of the movie is better for various considerations such as the promotion of the movie or whatever.
And Zhong Xiaoman is just a little newcomer in Middle-earth, even though he became popular because of a TV show, but the popularity without roots may be silent in a blink of an eye, so Liu Yu really didn't think that Zhong Xiaoman would stand out in such a large group of people who are obviously a lot higher than her, but now Zhong Xiaoman has indeed won this place, which is completely beyond his imagination.
Of course, if your own woman can get this place, of course it's good. Zhong Xiaoman can get this opportunity. Liu Yu is also gray and happy.
The new director of Kaichengshi went to arrange for someone to print Zhong Xiaoman's contract, and after signing the contract, the song was officially handed over to Zhong Xiaoman to sing.
Director Xinkaichengshi is a well-known actor in the industry who is good at filming under his hands, although Zhong Xiaoman is not an actor, but he also serves the scenes filmed by Xinkaichengshi. The treatment of Zhong Xiaoman by the director of the new Kaicheng is also very good.
Zhong Xiaoman glanced at the contract and found that there was no problem. With Liu Yu's approval, he waved his pen. signed his name.
Director Xinkaicheng is also proficient in Middle-earth culture, looking at Zhong Xiaoman's character, it is not the kind of specially designed signature, but Chinese line, which is particularly beautiful, and Zhong Xiaoman's appearance is slightly inconsistent. Compared with Zhong Xiaoman's appearance, Zhong Xiaoman's words are more vigorous and powerful, revealing perseverance.
It is said that words are like people, I am afraid that Zhong Xiaoman is actually stronger than her appearance.
"You word. Particularly practiced? The new opener asked.
Zhong Xiaoman smiled slightly and said, "Let you see the smile, my writing is not very good." ”
"No, I think it's very well written."
Zhong Xiaoman's face showed a look of nostalgia. When she was under house arrest in Zhongnan Mountain, she secretly copied the famous calligraphy collected by several grandfathers, grandmothers, grandmothers, and groped out one by one. Thinking of the old people who gave her a good material life, but always treated her indifferently with "cold violence", Zhong Xiaoman couldn't help but feel a little astringent in his heart.
The director of the new Kaicheng Shi saw that Zhong Xiaoman was a little lonely, and naturally knew that he was afraid that he had asked Zhong Xiaoman some sad things, and he was a little apologetic for a while.
Zhong Xiaoman also saw the very obvious apology on the face of the new director Kaichengshi, and couldn't help laughing: "It's just that I suddenly remembered some previous things, and it's nothing." ”
Seeing that Zhong Xiaoman seemed to be really nothing, the new Kaicheng director was relieved. But when he looked at Zhong Xiaoman again, Zhong Xiaoman just smiled, but he had a special temperament, which seemed to be similar to a certain woman in his imagination......
There is also a female supporting actor in the play who has not been determined, although this is a role with very few scenes, and the total appearance is less than ten minutes, but she is one of the soul characters in the play, because of her, the heroine of the play has achieved the transformation of her personality in the later stage.
It's just that...... The identity of this supporting actress is too special, and the temperament of this supporting role is not something that newcomers can easily show, and the more veteran ones are a little too few roles, so the candidate for this supporting role has not been determined.
However, the director of the new Kaicheng Shi saw Zhong Xiaoman at this time, and found that her temperament was very consistent with the temperament of this character, and he didn't even need Zhong Xiaoman to deliberately perform, as long as he took out Zhong Xiaoman's usual state in daily life.
"Zhong Xiaoman, I don't know if you are interested in playing a small role in my play?"
"Me? No, I still have a play in Middle-earth, and I can only stay here for another six days......"
The director of the new Kaichengshi saw Zhong Xiaoman's appearance and knew that she was a little moved, and hurriedly relieved her: "It's just a small role, there are not many scenes, and I haven't found a suitable candidate, I see that your temperament is very similar to this role, so I will ask you to take a look." ”
"But ......" Zhong Xiaoman was still very hesitant.
"Don't worry, it won't delay you much, if you rush it, three days will be enough."
Zhong Xiaoman gave Liu Yu a look, she didn't know whether Lu Dao should accept the kindness of the new director or refuse, after all, these things still have to be decided by her own man, Liu Yu didn't nod, she wouldn't agree even if she liked this drama again.
As a man who loves his own women, of course Liu Yu will not hinder Zhong Xiaoman's star path, after all, she is also working hard for her own "power of faith"! As a result, the contract between Zhong Xiaoman and the new director was signed without any problem.
Zhong Xiaoman, the script of "The Tragedy of the Shogunate", has already read it, and the plot in it is indeed enough to make people sigh. She said that the role she plays is to guide the heroine to the realm of high ideological awareness, and by the way, earn the audience's tears. However, if this role is played well, it is true that it can bring a large number of fans to Zhong Xiaoman, after all, the setting of this role is indeed good.
Next, Zhong Xiaoman recorded the theme song at a speed that amazed Xinkaichengshi, and Lede Xinkaichengshi worked overtime that night to edit except for a plot MV, and put it on the market as soon as possible to carry out the warm-up work before the release of the movie.
The song "Shogunate Tragedy", although sung by Zhong Xiaoman, is unfolded from the perspective of the heroine, the song is accompanied by a video, it can be said that she is watching the whole story from the perspective of a third person, and it can be said that she is a person in the story, this ubiquitous but very weak and ingenious relationship is indeed very suitable for the heroine's perspective.
One hour after the release of the new song, the total number of downloads on the network exceeded 100,000, and the total number of views on professional music websites alone exceeded 30,000, not including the views of other videos and portals.
Originally, Zhong Xiaoman was remembered by the public because of his amazing performance on "Music Sunday", but now because of this "Shogunate Tragedy", he has become popular again, and the momentum of popularity is still out of control. (To be continued......)