Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 23 23. The stubborn director (please read and collect)

The courtyards in the capital do not seem to be hot in summer. There is a very lush ginkgo tree in the huge courtyard.

There are still many white flowers blooming among the green leaves, but it is June now, and most of the flowers have withered and grown into young fruits.

There is also a stone table under the shade of the tree. It is dusty and looks very old.

Chen Li'an and Shu Qi were in Director Cheng's courtyard at this time.

"Didn't you say it was just a recommendation? Why did you come to Director Cheng's house?" Chen Li'an asked curiously.

Shu Qi's small eyes under the transparent lenses narrowed slightly, and she said a little arrogantly: "I'm not...um...thighs, I guess they're calves. What adjectives you use, they're so weird."

"Okay, Mr. Shank, I hope this little actor like me can succeed in my audition." Chen Li'an chuckled lightly, and then noticed a woman walking out of the east room of the courtyard.

Shu Qi introduced succinctly: "Xu Feng, the producer."

Chen Li'an nodded. He knew this man's name and his husband was very rich.

The Huayue crew is still in the stage of story creation and location construction, so the brainstorming of several screenwriters took place at Director Cheng's home.

The producer Xu Feng was naturally there, but she didn't look very happy and was standing on the phone under the eaves.

When he saw Shu Qi coming in with Chen Li'an, he just nodded and continued to call.

Chen Li'an heard a few words, which seemed to be that there was something wrong with the work of setting up scenes in Shanghai.

In order to make a movie, a street in old Shanghai was specially built. The producer is not a rich man and would not be able to do this.

However, this was because of Director Cheng's dignity, so Tomson was willing to pay the money. If it were an underground director like Wang Xiaoshuai, no one would care.

Shu Qi brought Chen Li'an to the study, opened the door and took Chen Li'an in.

In the room, Director Cheng was chatting with Wang Yi'an. When he saw Shu Qi coming in, he immediately said excitedly: "You came back just in time. I want to change the role of Yu Zhongren again, add a scene between him and Zhongqiu, and add it at the end of the movie." Looking at each other while walking shoulder to shoulder, the two men, both abandoned by Linglong, feel hatred and sympathy for each other in the end."

Wang Yian sat next to him and said nothing, as if he was used to Director Cheng being the same for a while, but Shu Qi had a headache.

"If we change it like this, we will also have to change the front. There will be more scenes of Zhongqiu and Zhongren's rivalry in the front."

Shu Qi's words made Director Cheng frown slightly, and then said: "I don't think it's necessary. The previous one was already very good, and the last one won't affect it."

Shu Qi glanced at Wang Yi'an and wanted her to say a few words, but Wang Yi'an had already tried before Shu Qi came in, and now she didn't want to talk at all.

"Yi An also agrees." Director Cheng looked at Shu Qi and added.

Shu Qi's expression was slightly startled, and she looked at Wang Yian with questioning eyes. Wang Yian smiled slightly, and then there was a trace of helpless compromise in his eyes.

Wang Yi'an has given up her plan to persuade Director Cheng. As long as the story can continue, she won't care.

Now her attention is more on Chen Li'an. She always feels that Chen Li'an looks like Yu Zhongren, who was the one who revealed the truth in the story, rather than Zhong Qiu who came to the audition.

After working together for a month, Shu Qi immediately understood Wang Yi'an's attitude, but he still didn't want to give up, so he said to Director Cheng: "Zhongren and Zhongqiu are different. What exactly do you want to express the feeling you mentioned."

"Men's rights persecute women's rights. Whether they are servants or former lovers, they all choose to destroy Linglong at this moment." Director Cheng still insisted on his opinion.

Shu Qi stopped talking. If the argument continues, Director Cheng will say that famous saying again, "This is my thing."

After a moment of silence, Shu Qi said, "Okay, I'll add it later."

After speaking quickly, Shu Qi ignored this annoying topic and said to Director Cheng: "This is Chen Li'an, as I told you, come to audition for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Chen Li'an hasn't read the current script yet and doesn't know if they are talking about the last one he saw. He is just a little surprised by Director Cheng's ego and stubbornness.

He could see the perfunctoriness and compromise in Wang Yian's eyes, and he could also see that Shu Qi was telling the truth, but Director Cheng didn't seem to "find" it, or did he not care?

Chen Li'an even felt that he asked Wang Yian and Shu Qi to come here just as tools to provide him with inspiration and reference.

"Director Cheng, Teacher Wang."

Chen Li'an greeted him politely and did not show too much enthusiasm.

After Director Cheng looked at Chen Li'an carefully, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Good-looking and sunny, but also giving people a very lonely feeling. Chen Li'an gave Director Cheng a very contradictory feeling, with a very strange attraction.

"You are not like Mid-Autumn Festival, but more like Zhongren. That is, your temperament is more masculine, while Zhongren is more feminine." Director Cheng looked at Chen Li'an and said.

Chen Li'an frowned slightly, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "It's normal for actors and characters to have deviations, and I'm not auditioning for Zhongren."

"Yes, come sit down and talk." Director Cheng sat down and waved Chen Li'an to sit with him. He was a little arrogant but also very polite in dealing with others.

Pride is his character, etiquette is his upbringing, and he is also a very interesting person.

Chen Li'an casually sat across from Director Cheng. This time he did not enter the scene before the audition and turn himself into a Mid-Autumn Festival like the extremely cold audition.

Chen Li'an's impression of Director Cheng is that he is extremely egotistical. He must like an actor who can act according to his ideas.

It's hard to figure out people like Director Cheng. If you are like the character, he won't like you.

What he wants is an actor who has something in common with the character, but who can also let him splash ink on a good blank paper.

Because he always comes up with new ideas at any time, an actor who is too fixed is not suitable for him.

For the role of Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Feng originally recommended an actor from Baodao, but because the script had not been polished yet, he never came to the mainland to audition.

If no one recommends it, the role of Mid-Autumn Festival will not be cast, but Shu Qi and Director Cheng are friends. Shu Qi helped with the overseas distribution of Farewell My Concubine, and he also came over to be the screenwriter this time.

Of course, he wanted to give this face, and since Shu Qi praised Chen Li'an so well, Director Cheng also wanted to see what was so good about him.

"Have you read the novel?"

"Looked at it."

"Okay, then take a look at this scene and try it out later." Chen Kaige found a page from the scattered script and handed it to Chen Li'an.

"good."

Chen Li'an looked at the scenes that would be auditioned later and suspected that Director Cheng was fooling him.

Just one sentence on the paper, outside the Pang family ancestral hall, Zhongqiu saw Linglong for the first time since she grew up.

Shu Qi came over and took a look. She felt it was quite simple, so she whispered to Chen Li'an: "It won't be a problem for you. Perform well. The most important thing is the feeling."

Such a scene is indeed not difficult for Chen Li'an. It is a very simple scene, and the emotions of the characters do not change much.

Chen Li'an took a look and adjusted his mood.

"Ready."

Several people in the room immediately focused their attention on Chen Li'an, and saw that Chen Li'an, who was still a little lazy at first, changed his temperament instantly.

Loyal and simple, with a hint of uneasy expectation, he resembles a young boy who is about to meet the one he admires.

Xu Feng pushed open the door and walked in at this moment. Chen Li'an, who was just about to make a move, almost couldn't hold back his skills, but his many years of experience on the stage of dramas allowed him to react very quickly and directly regarded Xu Feng as Linglong in the script.

Chen Li'an looked at Xu Feng with a hint of panic in his eyes, mixed with excitement and admiration, but this admiration was quickly suppressed. The identity gap between the servant and the eldest lady made him dare not reveal his heart.

Chen Li'an retreated slightly behind the chair next to him, his fingers gripping the chair with their joints turning slightly white from the exertion, as if he was very nervous inside.

Only the corner of his eye was still secretly watching Xu Feng. When Xu Feng continued walking into the house, Chen Li'an immediately changed his position and kept the angle between himself and Xu Feng at an angle where he could see her profile.

As if he was sure that Xu Feng would not notice him from this angle, the expression on Chen Li'an's face was no longer controlled. The admiration and excitement in his eyes seemed to have turned into reality, making people's back feel hot.

Xu Feng, who had just walked in, was a little surprised why everyone was so quiet. When he turned around, he saw Chen Li'an looking at him.

What kind of look was there, greed, love, panic, and annoyance? Only then did Xu Feng realize that she was auditioning for a play, and then her eyes lit up.

This young actor seems to be very good!

Director Cheng and Wang Yian originally wanted to stop when Xu Feng came in, but they never expected that Chen Li'an's next performance would directly excite them.

"That's great! Li'an, you did a great job. Although it's a little different from the script I thought of, the careful exploration and hazy feeling are really great!"

Director Cheng interrupted the audition in excitement, couldn't help but stand up and said: "This role is yours!"