Chương 80: Chapter 80 The Weak Gorilla

Next, the male actors came out one by one and started the audition.

The two passerby judges had no expression on their faces, as if they were saying "I'm just watching and not saying anything."

Nanaya and Washimine Shion showed serious expressions, but Nanaya's eyes were a little teasing, while Washimine Shion's were more of a scrutiny.

In order to demonstrate his "fairness", Nanaya first called on several auditioned actors who had accompanied the prince in his studies. These actors were basically not that good, and even Washimine Shion didn't want to choose them.

Only a man who looked quite burly caught Nanaya's attention. After a brief exchange with him, Nanaya asked him to wait for the audition for the heavy warrior position.

"Looks pretty steady, maybe a good candidate for a heavy warrior."

Washimine Shion didn't have much objection to Nanaya's evaluation. She didn't care much about these unimportant characters.

Because the next actor to audition is the highlight.

A male actor with short blond hair walked onto the stage, his back slightly hunched, his eyes fixed on the floor.

The not-so-confident young man walked slowly in front of the judges and waited for their orders.

[Why is this the same as the talent show in my previous life? What kind of person did my Onee-chan recommend to me? Be a little more confident! ]

Looking at the photo, Nanaya originally thought that this guy would be a bit flamboyant, but he didn't expect that he would be so reserved.

This guy is actually a member of the new idol team that J-house is about to launch. This idol group is basically composed of Europeans and Americans in Japan, and has dual goals in Japan and abroad.

For Japan, J-family hopes to attract fans with the freshness of handsome white European and American guys. For overseas, it needs to let these handsome European and American guys open up the international market and expand J-family's business overseas.

However, the person that Hoshisora picked out did not seem to be the right person to take on such a big task.

Washimine Shion was not very satisfied with this candidate. She turned to Nanaya and said, "Is this the person recommended by Hoshisora? Why does he look like a golden turkey waiting to be slaughtered?"

Nanaya smiled bitterly and said, "Well... after all, they are just actors. As long as their image and acting skills are OK, other details are not particularly important."

The idea that an actor's real personality is exactly the same as the role they play is only useful to fool children. Except for a few isolated cases, the real side of an actor is usually quite different from the role they play.

Although this guy looks a little insecure, he has a very good figure. Unlike the traditional Japanese and Korean idols, this actor looks very good. At least you can feel his muscular and angular figure. Just looking at him might make people think of a gorilla.

However, this guy's performance was indeed a bit too weak.

[Although his figure is well suited to the tastes of Europeans and Americans, his aura is a bit... It seems that he needs to be put under some pressure. But what's the matter with this comment? Onee-chan, what are you playing at? ]

When Nanaya saw the words that his brother-in-law had marked on Gawain's profile with a marker, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"My dear little brother, insult him in the name of Knight Gawain. It will have a miraculous effect~"

"Mr. Gawain, right?" Nanaya asked the other party for confirmation. "Is this your stage name?"

Gawain held the microphone and said nervously, "Yes... it's my Christian name, because my father hopes that I can become a great man like the knight Gawain."

"Oh~ I see~ Stand up straight! Hold your chest out! Give me some confidence in your voice!"

"puff----"

Nanaya's sudden roar scared Washimine Shion who was drinking water so much that she spit it out.

Gawain on the stage was also startled. His hands were shaking and he almost dropped the microphone on the ground.

"That Kiryu…" Washimine Shion looked at Nanaya whose expression suddenly changed, and asked in surprise, "Why are you…"

Nanaya ignored Shion beside him and continued to yell at Gawain: "You are not standing properly. Can you still be considered a Gawain knight?!"

Nanaya's words seemed to turn on some switch for Wayne on the stage. He suddenly pulled in his stomach, raised his hips and straightened his chest, completely changing his previous unconfident look.

"I am Gawain, the Knight of the Round Table! The Knight of the Sun! Knights of the Round Table, follow me as I charge! I will give the King a perfect victory on the scepter of the name of the Knight of the Sun!"

Gawain on the stage suddenly started dancing with the microphone in his hand. He seemed to treat the microphone as a knight's sword and began to perform the Knight Gawain directly in front of the judges.

No, it should be said that this guy who has not yet graduated from his chuunibyou syndrome thinks of himself as Gawain at this moment.

"Oh, that's more like a conversation."

Nanaya's eyes lit up. He was somewhat surprised by Gawain's performance at this moment.

Goblin Slayer will not reveal his true face in the movie, but that doesn't mean the role is easy to play. It's not easy to make people remember this character just by actions and language without relying on appearance.

In particular, Nanaya intends to make the adventure world in the story full of dangers, using the elusive goblins to create all kinds of insecurities.

However, what Nanaya shot was not a horror film. This sense of insecurity was just a way to create an atmosphere in order to highlight the alternative power of Goblin Slayer.

Although this knight is slaying monsters and his hands are covered in blood, he brings a sense of security to the audience that is like the sunshine.

Therefore, Nanaya needs this knight to put the audience at ease as soon as he appears on the stage, and make the audience feel that with Goblin Slayer here, any kind of goblin can be defeated.

Although Nanaya can also enhance this feeling through post-production special effects and sound adjustment, these are only auxiliary after all. The real dominant role is still the actors' acting skills in front of the camera.

"Hoha! Yahei! Hasaki!"

Gawain, who had already entered the state, had no intention of stopping. He was still waving the microphone and muttering something.

[This is a mess, right? You are the Sun Knight, not the Wind Sword Master! Onee-chan, what on earth did you teach this guy? ]

"Interesting."

Even though he kept complaining in his heart, in order to maintain his authority as a director, Nanaya pretended that everything was under control.

"Well, this guy is indeed okay when he has a Chuunibyou attack." Washimine Shion nodded, "But can you guarantee that he will always be in this state?"

"We just need to find a way to turn on this switch after this guy puts on the armor. Maybe it would be a good idea to ask the prop team to build a real metal armor."

Nanaya nonchalantly said something that made Shion Washimine feel nauseous. She felt that the director in front of her might be a person even more cruel than herself.

"That's enough, Gawain."

Nanaya signaled to the "Knight Gawain" who was still dancing to stop the performance.

"Oh! Sorry...I'm sorry!"

Gawain stood on the stage in a daze. He seemed to realize what he had just done after coming out of his chuunibyou state. He blushed, lowered his head and waited for Nanaya's verdict without saying a word.

"That's it for now, we'll let you know the results in a few days."

"OK..."

Gawain, who thought he had performed very badly and was definitely going to be eliminated, looked even more depressed than when he was on the court. He walked out of the audition studio muttering something like "My sister will definitely make me do 100 push-ups when I get home."

"Then it's basically confirmed that it's him, right?" Washimine Shion asked this question in an affirmative tone.

"Almost." Nanaya made a mark on Gawain's profile. "Unless an actor who can impress me appears, this is it."

The selection of roles for a movie does not only consider the acting skills of the actors. Conditions other than the actors themselves are also very important reference factors.

When Marvel was preparing Iron Man, Tom Cruise was interested in the role. At the time, Tom Cruise's image and reputation were definitely ten thousand times better than Robert Downey Jr., who was at the bottom of his career.

But why didn't Marvel consider Tom Cruise? Is it because the other party's asking price is too high, or the poor Marvel simply can't afford it?

Nanaya also had this consideration when choosing the role of Goblin Slayer. It can be said that there is no actor famous in Europe and the United States in his crew. The idol group J-family, which is about to develop in Europe and the United States, will be a good publicity point, so unless there is an actor who is countless times better than this "Knight Gawain", Nanaya will definitely choose this actor who can leverage the power from the perspective of film publicity.

It's a pity that the quality of European and American actors in Japan is not that good, and none of their acting skills can overshadow the external points added by Gawain.

Nanaya could only express regret about this.

"call--"

After sending off another audition actor, Washimine Shion stretched lazily. Her beautiful figure wrapped in the black dress looked particularly seductive.

Unfortunately, Nanaya didn't dare to have any different thoughts about this female tyrant.

"Who are we auditioning next?"

After most of the day, Washimine Shion had become very familiar with the audition process.

"The leading actress, the one I have chosen."

"Oh? Then I'm looking forward to it."

Washimine Shion, who had been feeling a little sleepy due to the large number of auditions, immediately became alert.

"Hello everyone, I am Luviagelita Edelfelt from Finland."

The blonde girl walked onto the stage confidently, and her appearance immediately caught the attention of all the staff, including the judges.

Washimine Shion secretly sighed. In fact, from her point of view, she was not very optimistic about this young lady. She had seen the works of Nanaya, but since Nanaya's current output was really not much, Shion could watch "Kara no Kyoukai" and "Magical Girl Illya" carefully.

Both works are very interesting to shoot, especially the battle scenes, which show that Nanaya is a very thoughtful director.

The characters in the film also left a very deep impression on Shion. It is also because of this that Luvia has already had an inherent impression of Shion as a muscular lady.

Combined with the information she had collected about these actors, Shion also knew that they were the same kind of people in real life.

Therefore, Shion still expressed doubts as to whether this young lady from Northern Europe could change her previous image and play the role of a priestess who was weak but strong.

At the same time, Nanaya, who was sitting next to Shion, was also a little nervous. Although this foreign student had done several simple auditions privately, it was still hard to say how she would perform in this formal audition.

"Then please start your performance."

At Nanaya's signal, Luvia's audition began.