Chapter 65 Location of the Outdoor Scene

Chapter 65 Location of the Outdoor Scene

Chapter 65 Location of the Outdoor Scene

After taking pictures of Wang Zhi's face, Wang Hao asked him to perform some exaggerated expressions such as crying and laughing.

Don't underestimate these expressions. If you can perform them well, shed tears immediately when crying and show enough joy when laughing, then you will be able to carry the protagonist of an idol drama or an ordinary commercial film.

After all, these emotions are enough to show an actor's ability to control facial muscles and his understanding of how to respond correctly to various emotions.

These are actually one of the basic skills for acting students. However, in Wang Hao's previous life, many actors, especially actresses, had stiff faces due to plastic surgery, and they couldn't do it even if they wanted to. They could only keep a straight face when acting, as if their mother had died.

As for those non-professional actors, in addition to maintaining a blank expression, they will occasionally make some extremely exaggerated and irrelevant expressions with their facial features flying around.

Fortunately, to Wang Hao's surprise, Wang Zhi's basic skills were quite solid.

Although she has just finished her freshman year, her facial expressions are still quite contagious.

After checking his facial muscle control and emotional expression abilities, Wang Hao gave Wang Zhi two scenes from The Shallows and asked him to perform them.

After all this trouble, the audition for the heroine is finally over.

After the performance, Wang Zhi looked at Wang Hao nervously, waiting anxiously for the director's decision.

As for Wang Hao, after hesitating for a moment, he said:

"Well...how should I put it? In my opinion, Ms. Wang, your acting skills are only passable, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Besides, your appearance is just okay. Your only advantage is that you have learned martial arts and dance since childhood, and you know how to swim..."

These words instantly made Wang Zhi's face pale, and she still tried to accept it unwillingly:
"Director, can you give me another chance?

I am not afraid of hardship or fatigue..."

Wang Hao waved his hand, "No need."

Wang Zhi pursed her lips tightly, tried to open her eyes wide, and tried hard not to cry out loud, but tears were still welling up in her eyes.

She had great expectations for this audition. When her teacher called her and said that a director wanted to interview her, she was so happy.

Just how happy I was in the past, how sad I am now.

She also didn't expect that the young director in front of her would be so strict.

"Okay, Wang Zhi, calm down first, then go outside and call your friends in."

Seeing Wang Zhi's lost back walking out of the door, Wang Hao did not feel the slightest bit of embarrassment.

In fact, he still likes this girl very much. It’s not the kind of liking between a man and a woman, but the kind of liking a director has for an actor.

But he still did not choose to tell the other party the result immediately.

The reason for doing this is, firstly, to suppress the other party and curb their arrogance. After all, roles that are easily obtained are often not taken too seriously. This is also conducive to the future control of the actors on the set.

As for the second point, of course it is to better lower the price.

For a new actor, it’s good enough to have a movie to shoot, what else does he need?

Wang Hao's thoughts raced through his mind, but when he saw Tong Liya walk into the classroom, he recollected his thoughts and began auditioning for the supporting actress role in the movie.

However, perhaps because Wang Zhi just walked out of the classroom crying, Tong Liya was also very nervous at the moment and did not perform well during the audition.

Fortunately, Wang Hao didn't say much. After the whole process was completed, he asked Tong Liya to call Wang Zhi in.

During this process, Tong Liya did not forget to comfort Wang Zhi: "Okay, Xuanxuan, it's okay, you have performed very well, we will continue to work hard, there will be opportunities in the future."

Wang Hao put away his camera and nodded.

"Yes, I think the chances of us working together are still very high. At least I have fully understood your level through the audition just now.

I will discuss the specific situation with my team members later and will inform you then."

"Ah!" Wang Zhi was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe what he heard. "Director Wang, do you mean that I still have a chance?"

Wang Hao nodded. "As long as you work hard enough, you will still have a chance. I'm going back now. Keep your phone open and wait for notification."

"Yes, Director, don't worry, I will definitely work hard!"

Wang Zhi nodded heavily, and together with her best friend, sent Wang Hao out of the school gate.

As for Tong Liya, Wang Hao also did not say anything final when he left, which made her very happy.

In the following days, Wang Hao was still busy preparing for the new movie. After a few days, he contacted Wang Zhi and Tong Liya again and told them that they had successfully become the heroine and supporting actress of the movie "The Shallows".

Wang Zhi and Tong Liya were naturally very happy to hear the news, but their happiness did not last long as Wang Hao informed them again that due to the needs of the film's plot, they had to rush to the filming location chosen by the crew and start surfing and water training in advance.

Regarding the selection of the filming location, Wang Hao went with Li Kui.

Unlike the previous film "Buried", "The Shallows" is also a one-man show, but it has many scenes about the ocean.

Some of these scenes may be shot in a pool, but there are still many panoramas that require the entire reef and beach to be captured.

So after the project was initially approved by the film channel, Wang Hao and Li Kui immediately began looking for a location for the filming.

Of course, there is no sea in Shangjing.

So the first stop Wang Hao and his team chose was Tianjin, which was relatively close to Shangjing and close to the ocean.

Unfortunately, after visiting several famous beaches around Tianjin and asking local people, they did not find any suitable filming locations.

So they could only go to the next stop, which was Yantai, Shandong.

Here, Wang Hao finally found the filming location of his dreams, which is the Changshan Island Scenic Area in Changdao County, Penglai District, YT City.

The entire Changdao County is surrounded by the sea and is named after Changshan Island within its territory. It consists of 32 islands, 66 exposed reefs and 8700 square kilometers of sea area.

After Wang Hao and Li Kui arrived here, they were immediately attracted by the natural scenery of the island.

Especially the two scenic spots of Crescent Bay and Jiuzhang Cliff in Changdao County.

Among them, Crescent Bay, also known as Half Moon Bay, is located at the northernmost tip of Beichangshan Island and is about 2 kilometers long.

The white sand beach is like a huge crescent moon, embracing the dark blue sea.

And at one corner of the crescent moon is Jiuzhang Cliff.

There are strange rocks everywhere, layer upon layer, and dense reefs. People have to be extra careful when walking among them.

Wang Hao and Li Kui fell in love with this place at first sight. In addition, there were many residents on the island and all the necessary living materials were available. So the two of them immediately decided to select the filming location and then returned to the capital.

(End of this chapter)