"Director Kiryu, it seems like your children are very lively."
Looking at the Trier members playing and frolicking together, Akimoto Yasushi showed a helpless smile.
It's good to lead the Trier team, but these members are too powerful and it's hard to manage them one by one.
These guys are either world-renowned artists, descendants of the old Japanese nobility, or the mistresses of the director next to him.
This is not an idol group at all, they are just a bunch of moving grandmas.
Fatty Aki was able to manage the remaining foot-washing maids, and he was able to make them obedient.
But what's the use of this?
The foot-washing maid also knew that her opportunity to join Trier was hard-won, as all the girls there were obedient and good.
They will obey whatever the operators ask them to do.
This left Yasushi Akimoto with no sense of accomplishment at all.
But having said that, it is still very rare for Fatty Aki to be able to operate Trier.
Only a fool would choose to let go of such a good opportunity.
"So who are you going to choose for this audition, Director Kiryu?"
Akimoto Yasushi asked Nanaya cautiously.
"Well..."
Nanaya paused deliberately.
Seeing Akimoto Yasushi's throat constantly moving, Nanaya smiled smugly.
"Does Mr. Akimoto care?"
When Nanaya said this, there was an obvious warning in his tone.
"Well, we have to arrange the schedule after all."
Fatty Aki wiped the sweat from his temples and answered awkwardly.
At that moment just now, Akimoto Yasushi felt like a subordinate being scolded by his boss.
He knew that Nanaya was drawing a line for himself so as not to cross it.
"Teacher Akimoto Yasushi, you are too impatient."
Nanaya held his chin with one hand and said, "How could this simple meeting be an audition for a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars? At best, it's just to see if these girls have the potential to play a role."
[You are kidding me. ]
Akimoto Yasushi curled his lips in disdain.
Who in the circle doesn't know that Kiryu Nanaya is famous for taking care of her own people?
If the girls present here can pass today, then the formal audition will just be a matter of a word from him.
Nanaya ignored what Fatty Aki was thinking. He looked at the materials in his hand and fell into deep thought.
The story of "Madoka Magica" may seem complicated, but it can be very simple if you plan it out.
Except for the Five Colors Team, the others are just extras.
So Nanaya didn't want to waste too much time on those supporting roles.
For example, Nanaya was going to directly hand over the blue-haired NTR character Shizuki Hitomi to her female boss who liked to play minor roles.
Green hair, and long hair.
Is there any more suitable role than this?
As for that scumbag Kyousuke, Nanaya could only make a cameo appearance reluctantly.
Of course, this was definitely just because Nanaya felt that he could save some actor's pay by making a cameo appearance.
I want to use the movie to kiss the female boss or something.
Nanaya had never thought of such a thing!
Absolutely not!
The same goes for other characters. Nanaya basically arranges them in the simplest way possible.
Although the investment for this movie is very high, from the moment Nanaya decided to use 3D live-action shooting, the cost of actors was destined not to be too high.
According to Nanaya's idea, except for individual cases like Luvia, all the characters in the story of "Madoka Magica" will be played by Japanese actors as much as possible.
As for whether some people will criticize the film for having wrong skin color or incorrect visual effects during the screening.
Nanaya could just slap them in the face:
Look carefully, this is a Japanese movie!
In fact, Nanaya does not have any hatred towards black actors, but he also cannot develop a good impression of them.
Or maybe Nanaya just couldn't appreciate the beauty of black people.
After all, in Nanaya's eyes, the black of [Sunburn] and the black of race are two completely different concepts.
The former would be a cute feature of the girl, but the latter would not arouse any desire in Nanaya.
Although when Nanaya is watching Marvel movies, he is occasionally touched by Shuri in "Black Panther" or the black girl MJ in "Spider-Man".
But that feeling is more like being entertained by your own pet cat or bird.
Anyway, Nanaya believed that he himself could never do it, and he would not even think that he was "worse than beasts".
[Fortunately, Urobuchi and Shinbo didn't design a black girl when they were designing, otherwise it would be really hard for me to fool her. ]
Although Nanaya is not a fan of the original work, if there really is such a character in the original work, it would be a hassle for Nanaya to make changes.
While Nanaya was thinking about the cast, the staff had already set up a simple audition venue in front of him.
"Shonan, get ready for the shoot."
Nanaya called out to someone who was adjusting the camera behind him.
Although this is not a formal audition, some necessary procedures still need to be followed.
The first to appear were a few foot-washing maids.
Although these girls performed very hard in front of the camera.
But as a warm-up presence, Nanaya's energy in focusing on these girls is limited.
After all, apart from the chubby style, each member of the Five Colors Team is a top-notch beauty.
Therefore, these girls who were only good-looking enough to play supporting roles were eliminated by Nanaya at the first level.
Of course, if there are some that perform particularly well.
Nanaya might give the girls supporting roles with one or two more lines as a reward for their hard work.
After a few foot-washing maids came to warm up the crowd, the first person that Nanaya was a little concerned about appeared.
Nanaya looked at the girl whom he discovered as a child star.
The face that used to have a bit of baby fat has long since turned into a handsome oval face.
Even the original single ponytail hairstyle was changed into the long straight hair that Nanaya preferred.
The only thing that remains unchanged is probably the shy expression that still contains timidity.
This may be the most iconic feature of the black-haired girl in front of him.
If the girls in the past were big, lovable porcelain dolls.
So now Sakutsuki Yumi is definitely a doll that people want to protect.
emmmmm...
Nanaya suddenly felt that his description was a little bit abnormal.
"Ahem."
Nanaya temporarily put aside his dirty thoughts and began to look at the girl in front of him with the eyes of a director.
「Hmm...」
Yumi noticed that Nanaya had been looking at her, and her cheeks turned red again involuntarily.
[What is Big Brother looking at? Is he looking at me? Or is he comparing me to others? ]
Perhaps because it had been a long time since Nanaya looked at her like this, Yumi's thoughts began to become confused.
[It seems like she wants the role with long black hair, but Rin-sister...]
Thinking of the topic instigated by her red-haired companion, a hint of hesitation flashed across Yumi's face again.
[If I fight for it, will the older brother think I'm a bad kid? ]
On the other side, Nanaya rubbed his eyebrows helplessly as he watched Yumi's little face turning red and white.
[I'm still so nervous.]
Although it is a good thing that the child he knows is still the same as he was back then, Nanaya still hopes that the little star he likes can make some progress.
[After so many years, you should be more confident. ]
Nanaya didn't know that he was the source of Yumi's nervousness, and he continued to look at her with a scrutinizing gaze.
[Hmm... I've seen it, I've seen it. ]
Yumi-chan suddenly became even more flustered.
"Hey, Nanaya-san~?"
Shonan, who couldn't bear to watch it any longer, finally spoke up.
"Although we all know that you and Yumi-chan seem to have a good relationship~? But we can't not get down to business first~?"
"What do you mean by doing business first? Do you mean I'm going to do something frivolous later?!"
"Not serious…Pfft——!"
Shonan herself was indifferent to Nanaya's words. Instead, she boiled water in the Yumi-chan electric kettle which she heard their conversation.
"Ahem."
Nanaya made a vulgar gesture towards Shonan through the blind spot of the table.
But Shonan looked up and whistled at the ceiling, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
"Relax, Yumi." Nanaya smiled, "Your mother is not here."
"Big brother~"
The girl made a coquettish sound.
But judging from her expression, she was indeed much more relaxed.
"Then let's get to the point." Nanaya said, "Please tell me which role you want to play."
Because this movie is purely a product of Nanaya's personal investment, many processes have been simplified.
Therefore, Nanaya skipped all the self-introductions that were originally required for investors to review during the audition.
Especially for those girls that Nanaya had helped "cheat" in advance, Nanaya started directly from choosing the roles.
Yumi hesitated.
Originally, she had prepared to choose the role of the girl with short blue hair who was relatively low in the ranking.
But seeing the encouraging look Nanaya gave her, she changed her mind at the last moment.
"I want to play the second female lead."
Yumi mustered up the courage to speak to Nanaya.
"Is that so?"
Nanaya nodded slightly, but did not express his opinion immediately.
The character of Homura Akemi is very important in the story of "Madoka Magica".
Although she is not the female lead (in the main story of "Madoka Magica"), she is irreplaceable at several key points in the plot.
Especially the subtle differences in the performance when experiencing reincarnations again and again at the most critical moment of the plot, and the behavior in the previous narrative story that was obviously a prophet but was restrained.
All of these require a certain level of acting skills to be able to show these details.
However, in terms of appearance, Yumi, who already has long black hair, is suitable for the role of Homura Akemi.
However, Nanaya still had doubts as to whether Yumi could express that feeling.
Nanaya, who directed "Magical", knew that when Yumi acted, there was a kind of overly serious and stiffness.
It was good enough to star in a special effects drama back then, but if it were this movie, it would still be a little lacking.
Although Nanaya is accustomed to favoring the girls in his own family, this is only when they can meet his requirements.
Whether the acting skills are up to standard is the decisive prerequisite for Nanaya's choice.
But since so many years have passed, I think this girl should have made some progress, right?
[I asked the operators to frequently give them some roles. ]
Nanaya said to Yumi: "Well, now you will perform as a weak and timid girl."