
"Are you sure you want to do that scene?" Wei An asked with a hint of hesitation.
"Yes," Tangning nodded confidently.
"As you wish!" After speaking, Wei An gestured for his assistant to hand over the script. After familiarizing herself with the scene, she pushed onto Tangning, "Let's start ..."
In reality, he did not really care to fulfill his request. He only challenged her to show her what she could offer.
So, he sat down in his chair, placed one foot on top of the puppet and pointed his fake weapon at the other...
Tangning crouched down about 2 meters away from him. His head was originally bowed, but, as he lifted it, his eyes were red from a complex mixture of anger, panic, and disappointment. He surprised the judges!
At this moment, she was no longer Tangning - she had become a female fighter!
"You've been missing for 12 years, so I've been looking for you for 12. Everyone says I'm crazy. One time, I saw someone wearing clothes similar to yours drowning. I hugged their corpses and cried all day thinking.it's you!"
Tangning lowered her voice as it became hoarse and heavy. The slight trembling in his tan tone left the judges shocked once again.
Wei An's mind went blank for a moment, not knowing how to respond. He never imagined that/that Tangning would become a character so quickly and turn on that female fighter so clearly.
"Wait, let's start again," Wei An asked.
Tangning immediately retracted her expression and returned to her usual calm self; it only took a second to do so. Although she still had the same makeup, it was clear that Tangning was Tangning and the female fighter was a female fighter.
Wei An was once again shocked. This time, he decided to take it seriously. After all, she had previously studied her acting and understood that she should not underestimate this model-turned-actress.
A moment later, they were preparing for the second experiment. Once again, Tangning lowered her head. To everyone's surprise, he picked up exactly where he left off and did not need to start again.
"Our son stood beside me and told me that the body in my hand was not his father; that I had made a mistake. In the end, I laughed and cried as the real family member dragged the body away. Basic b*stard!" Tangning's voice accelerated and became louder as an additional layer of suffering and hatred could be heard.
"You're a police officer and I'm a criminal, it's impossible for us to walk the same path," Wei An finally understood as he opened his eyes wide and sneered at Tanging.
"We will definitely walk the same path. We can walk the same path to death!" After speaking, Tangning suddenly pounced towards Wei An...
Wei An responded by shooting him. Tangning held onto her waist in pain as she lay on it, biting her arm.
Wei An had always been strict towards himself: while having high expectations for others, he naturally had high expectations for himself. As a result, he was actually trained in martial arts. But, as she fought with Tangning, she actually found a challenge to win against her.
Because at this moment, the female fighter completely ignored the possibility of death. As he fought with her, her every blow was strong and powerful...
As for the thing that made Wei An the most amazed: tangnings skills and posture were comparable to Gu Heng! Especially her eyes... The look that he was fighting with everything he had!
Although, in the end, she was still being held back by him, Wei An could not forget the look in her eyes. A hopeful gaze that if he persisted he would be free, making him once again dumbfounded.
The man in front of him...
...like the person who jumped out of the script. He is very realistic and relatable.
But, Tangning's appearance had ended due to time constraints...
Wei An was also frozen in place. It took some time before he finally recovered from his daze. He had never seen an actor with such convincing power.
For the sake of the role, he let it fuse with his life.
Others act; they act as others. But, Tangning became a character and only appeared as herself!
Wei An was very sorry. How could he assume that Tangning couldn't take action? Wei An hated using a stunt double because he felt it was ruining the dynamics of his film, so he wondered...
"Are you using a stunt double?" Wei An asked straightforwardly.
"I don't use it in 'Stupid' or 'WH'" Tanging replied. "Whatever it is, I myself am willing to learn even the most difficult movements."
"Good," Wei An nodded his head firmly. He then pointed to Tangning and said with certainty, "I don't want anyone but you to 'The Lost Relative'!"
Hearing this, the other people in the room were shocked again. They had never heard Wei An say such words to an actor during their audition.
Not only that, he immediately turned to his assistant and said, "The female lead has been decided. Next ... we'll audition for supporting roles."
"Thank you, Director Wei," Tangning bowed gratefully.
"I have one last question before you go. I'm sure I told someone to tell you that the audition was at 3pm, why did you come early?" Wei An asked straightforwardly. Ever since Tangning arrived, it meant that she was a smart person. He did not need to talk to an intelligent person indirectly.
"I arrived at 9am," Tangning also replied straightforwardly, "Regardless of the time, I am determined to get the role."
What Tangning meant was - for the sake of the role - she had made a lot of preparations. He even came early and waited patiently without revealing the dirty methods he had used on him. He did this to save Wei An.
And Wei An replied, "I'm deliberately making things difficult for you."
"But, it is clear that you were born for this industry!" After speaking, he returned to his seat, "You may leave. We can discuss your contact tomorrow."
"OK," Tangning nodded with a smile. He then walked out of the audition room as the judges gulped down their water glasses in panic.
"He's pretty scary... I've never seen anyone get in and out of character so easily.I can't believe she's only been acting for less than half a year."
"But, the act of studying others is something that he has been doing for the past decade," Wei An replied. "What surprised me the most, was the fact that his fighting moves were quite impressive. It seemed like he had done a lot to prepare for this role."
"I don't think you have any way to turn down an actress like this?" the other jury laughed. "I wonder how he managed to make me break out in cold sweat from looking at her."
"This must be a gift from God."
Even if God had given him talent, without hard work, how could he have amazed everyone?
Wei An was well aware of this. Especially since he saw the bruises on the back of his hand. He seems to have high hopes for himself.
Elder Mo was still sitting in a hidden corner as he nodded in agreement. Her daughter-in-law's granddaughter has a pretty good personality. It was definitely worth the time to continue analyzing it.