Full-time actor

Chapter 649 [75] "He killed himself with his own hands!!!"

Watching Heath Ledger walk out of the audition room, he didn't think or sit down like everyone else.

He followed the staff into an adjoining room.

That room... Chen Yu knew that it was a temporary makeup and props room.

Several actors who were auditioning had already walked in.

According to Chen Yu's understanding of the audition, this is because the director wants to see whether the specific makeup and costumes of the auditioning actors are suitable for the role in the script.

It is also the final decision.

The third round of auditions is often like this.

In other words, Heath Ledger is likely to be cast in the role of the Joker.

Many times, the third round is just for the director to take a look at the makeup and styling, and the actors don’t need to perform anything at all.

It feels like a very mysterious thing. If the director thinks you can do it, then you can do it.

It's purely about the actors, not their acting skills.

Your acting skills are too outstanding, but in the director's eyes, you are not suitable and are passed.

It’s not that you don’t have the ability, it’s just that the director doesn’t recognize it.

"Boss, Ledger should be doing the third round!"

Even though Mazen didn't know the specific details of the audition, she actually knew the general process of the audition. Many actors were directly confirmed in the third round.

And sometimes, if only one actor enters the third round, there is no need to be notified at all, and the director may confirm the role faster than the actor.

An overly artistic director will be excited when he sees an actor who fits the role perfectly.

If this actor happens to be recommended by the investor, then the two will hit it off even better.

For example, in Nolan's future film "Oppenheimer", the actor who plays Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Nolan has declared more than once in front of the public and the media that he is the perfect candidate for Oppenheimer.

Recommended by the investors and with his stunning audition, Nolan's love for this actor went beyond words.

As for Heath Ledger now, although Nolan did not say so publicly many times in his previous life, he also admitted that he played the Joker well.

Chen Yu didn't know whether it was because of the other party's words after his death or Nolan's inner thoughts, but it was certain that Ledger was very close to getting the role.

Chen Yu was not in a hurry. He was still confident in his upcoming clown performance.

Mazen looked anxious.

Until Vision, also known as Paul Bettany, came out, Mazen watched him and his agent leave here, with a look of surprise on his face.

In the third round of the role of the Joker, apart from Chen Yu who did not audition, the only other candidate left was Heath Ledger.

Instead, two people including Prosecutor Harvey entered the dressing room.

The situation looked increasingly bad, and Mazan knew that Chen Yu could not be disturbed at this time.

Although he was very worried, he said nothing and forced himself to look relaxed and smile.

But some details and micro-expressions obviously could not be hidden from Chen Yu's eyes.

This is his job for a living. He even had time to see his manager before the audition, which is enough to show that Chen Yu's mentality is still good.

Although Chen Yu felt regretful for not getting the audition, he was not too sad. At worst he could just keep trying and audition for other roles.

It’s true that Chen Yu took a liking to the Joker’s audition this time, but that was all he took a liking to.

Out of a reborn person and a dedication to acting.

So, actually he doesn't have any psychological pressure.

"Boss, it's your turn!"

"come on!"

Mazen and Chen Yu bumped fists. Chen Yu always felt that this beautiful manager had the potential to be a lace artist in the future because she was somewhat neutral.

There is also a cheerful and open part in the character.

It's just a malicious guess in my heart.

With this thought in mind, Chen Yu tidied his appearance, knocked on the door and walked into the audition room.

There are still the same few auditioners as before.

It was obvious that Nolan was no longer interested in Chen Yu. After Chen Yu walked in and took a look, he lowered his head and said, "Chan, your understanding of the clown just now was very good. Then please perform the role in your heart!"

He then raised his head, looked at Chen Yu and smiled.

There is no nonsense at all.

He must have just been looking at the information of the actor who auditioned before, perhaps to determine whether he should proceed to the third round?

Generally speaking, Chen Yu is a well-known figure and has a status in the entertainment industry, so the director should at least greet him, but Nolan did not do so.

It may be due to Nolan's personality, or the other party may not take it to heart.

In his opinion, the person in front of him was an actor who came for an audition.

It’s such a simple logic.

Fortunately, Nolan leaned back in his chair, crossed his hands and made a gesture with his index fingers touching the tip of his fingers.

He placed it on his chest and stared at Chen Yu with interest.

He was still looking forward to Chen Yu's performance.

Probably, there is no director in this world who thinks Chen Yu has no ability.

Because there are so many awards here, one or two may be luck, but four or five means that even if the directors don’t want to cooperate, they still want to see the other party’s performance.

The relationship between directors and actors is just a complex yet simple supply and demand relationship.

If you are arrogant enough, the director will obviously have to look at your face.

vice versa.

But most actors don’t have the ability like Chen Yu, so they can only be the ones chosen.

There is no right to say no.

"Okay, everyone~~~"

Chen Yu suddenly bent down and a frivolous smile appeared on his face.

Nolan was slightly stunned. The other audition officers just raised their heads and looked at Chen Yu. They only had one impression in their minds.

clown!

Not the clown in DC, but the clown that performs all kinds of acrobatics for people.

"..."

Nolan shook his head slightly. Of course he understood it.

Although Chen Yu played the clown vividly and his ability to immerse himself in the performance made everyone realize at once that the clown in the zoo was like this.

This is a very clever way of performing without props.

But what Nolan needs is not a zoo employee, he wants an anti-hero.

"Thank you!"

Chen Yu made another gesture, as if he was taking a bow, and his performance was over.

A very good clown performance.

If there were children around, they would definitely clap their hands.

"Do not……"

Nolan was about to speak, but when the words reached his lips, he pulled them back.

He thought Chen Yu's performance was over, just a clown zoo performance, but after saying the word "no", he immediately saw... a completely different clown shadow.

Chen Yu sat cross-legged on the ground. His entire temperament and mental state changed completely, and he also immersed himself in the role in a second.

Surprisingly, his face at this moment was filled with fatigue, frustration and pain, and his eyes were full of dejection and sadness, as if he was a man who had suffered a great blow, as if his life had encountered all the darkness imaginable.

Everyone was attracted by the other side of Chen Yu that suddenly appeared.

It is also very clear what he is acting.

In the eyes of others, he may be a clown who is bright and funny, but when he goes backstage, he reveals a different emotion.

Nolan actually nodded slightly.

This kind of performance is very clever. It is not just a performance, but a narration of a story.

Chen Yu stared blankly at the air in front of him, occasionally turning his head to observe, as if there was a mirror in front of him.

Suddenly, he pulled open the corners of his mouth with both hands.

He pulled it open with force, revealing a smile that looked like a smile, but made everyone present feel very painful.

"Hahaha!"

Chen Yu only laughed three times and then stopped abruptly.

The hand that was originally pulling upwards suddenly pulled downwards again.

For a moment, Nolan's heart seemed to be hit hard.

Such a sad expression, with extreme brokenness in his eyes… and along with this expression, a tear dripped from the corner of Chen Yu's eye.

Just when everyone thought Chen Yu was going to cry, his hands suddenly pulled the corners of his mouth upwards.

Smile!

A smile that was even more blooming than before appeared on Chen Yu's crying face.

He was still laughing out loud, hahahaha, hahahaha... he was laughing nervously and his body was twitching.

There were more tears in the corners of his eyes, but he was still smiling.

Swah——

The smile suddenly stopped, and Chen Yu's hands loosened from his mouth and hung on both sides of his legs. He lowered his head and made an extremely strange posture with his body.

Very strange!
A normal person would never stand in that kind of nonchalant, relaxed, yet aggressive posture.

At this moment, Chen Yu suddenly raised his head.

What a peaceful face that was.

There is no smile, no sadness, only a pair of eyes that seem empty but full of world-weariness.

Playful, wanton, with a hint of madness and cruelty surging deep inside!

"hehe!"

This time Chen Yu's smile was normal, but his tone had obviously changed.

Weird and sharp.

Everyone who heard this felt a chill in their spine!

Especially when they were stared at by Chen Yu's eyes, everyone felt a sense of horror that made their scalps tingle.

Nolan even felt a little sweat on his back.

Everyone then realized that the performance had actually begun from the second Chen Yu started performing as a zoo clown.

A frustrated person who has suffered greatly from the devastation of the real society, a person who is full of despair towards this ruthless world, a person who is truly desperate...suddenly, he looks at himself in the mirror, and little by little...puts on a mask called a clown.

Everyone understood!

And the process of gazing at the mirror is actually the process of releasing the evil beast in one's heart.

It is a process that completely exposes the dark side of human nature and displays it nakedly in front of people!
This is the clown!
The Joker definitely did not appear out of thin air, but was forced into this situation.

When that shocking smile appeared on Chen Yu's face, he was no longer the same person as before, or it could be said that the "dark" personality in the deepest part of his heart had truly occupied this body.

The ordinary and common person before is dead. He killed himself with his own hands.

The person in the mirror at this moment is the real clown.

"..."

At this moment, everyone stared without blinking at the figure standing in front of them, who had a very unique personality.

Whether it was his posture, expression, or movements, it seemed as if that character was imprinted on Chen Yu.

And it’s different from Heath Ledger, who bursts out with all his strength right from the start, showing off his acting skills and giving a high-energy performance throughout.

Chen Yu releases the clown little by little through his performance.

Which is higher and which is lower is actually something that anyone can judge.

Chen Yu went from being an ordinary person to gradually becoming more and more depressed. When his smile ended and this desperate man laughed, the atmosphere in the room had become depressing to the point of being suffocating.

His performance is a story, not just a role.

Compared with Heath Ledger, Chen Yu's performance was more impressive and more heartbreaking because they witnessed the birth of the Joker with their own eyes!
I witnessed with my own eyes how an evil, terrifying, cruel and weird monster was born.

The entire audition room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Yu.

And Chen Yu didn't want to continue performing. He had to save some for the third round later...if he could enter the third round.

Snapped!
With a snap of his fingers, Chen Yu sat back in his seat.

He smiled slightly and nodded to Nolan and the others, and then Nolan came back to his senses.

"Hu~~"

The producers next to him and the agent from the Actors Guild all breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, they were all actually immersed in Chen Yu's performance.

It's like watching a stage play.

clap clap clap!
The agent from the Actors Guild couldn't help but applaud first.

Nolan also smiled, shook his head, shrugged, and clapped his hands.

Based on the performance just now, he admitted that his inner leaning towards Heath Ledger was suddenly somewhat shattered by Chen Yu.

Chen Yu performed a version of the clown he had never imagined.

Origin, birth, and then became a villain.

The transformation from an ordinary person to an anti-hero.

It only took less than 2 minutes.

This is a movie, in Nolan's movie, it doesn't have much space at all.

However, if this paragraph is added to the script, the image and three-dimensionality of the Joker's character will become more full-bodied.

Although the Joker has consistently ranked first in the TOP100 comic book villains voted by American media, he is also ranked first in IGN's selection of the greatest comic book villains of all time.

Many viewers themselves have a deep concept of the Joker's character.

But isn’t the original intention of the film adaptation to make the audience remember the image of the Joker more vividly?

“Is this part from the comics?”

Nolan suddenly asked Chen Yu.

Because he had never read any comics related to the Joker, he had only read some information about Batman, which mentioned the character of the Joker.

“No, I adapted it myself!”

Chen Yu smiled and said that the script of the independent film "Joker" was indeed not based on the comics.

Before this movie was born, obviously the Joker's background, role, etc. were all blank.

In the "Batman" comics, this guy also appeared out of thin air and there was no other introduction.

"Chan, this adaptation of yours is really great!"

"You gave the character of the Joker real humanity!"

Nolan praised him generously, and Chen Yu smiled slightly: "Thank you!"

"I'm really eager for you to turn into a real clown. In fact, the part you just performed gave me a very strong image in my mind!"

"Can you understand? Wearing clown makeup, so... go and become a real clown!"

"Can I... do my own makeup?"

Chen Yu suddenly said: "I have a great plot in my mind!"

"is it?"

Nolan's eyes lit up, and he glanced at the other people around him, all of whom smiled.

"Of course, this is your wish!"

"I follow your own ideas. You can do whatever you want. What I need... is a villain who gets better and better!"

If Chen Yu came in right away with the paint tray and other things, it would obviously be a bit abrupt.

But now, Nolan and others are looking forward to Chen Yu's performance in the third round.

Everyone was auditioning in makeup and costumes, except Chen Yu, who seemed to be performing a makeup scene that truly belonged to the clown?

Maybe so.

Nolan himself didn't know, but he understood clearly... He seemed to be captured by Chen Yu's performance just now.

That's the kind of love that comes from discovering that an actor is super brilliant.

(End of this chapter)