Chapter 7 The wind starts from a puppy who likes humans.

Chen Xing extended his hand to Xia Huanming and said with a cheerful smile: "Xia Huanming, do you still remember me?"

Xia Huanming didn't say anything, his eyes kept wandering over his face, and then he held that hand.

Chen Xing was afraid that Xia Huanming didn't remember, so he added: "We met at the premiere."

"I know," Xia Huanming asked him inexplicably, "Are you... not sick?"

Sick? Chen Xing thought about his physical illness and nodded, "Yes."

The other party frowned and asked seriously, "What's the disease?"

Chen Xing pointed at his back teeth: "Seasonal toothache."

Xia Huanming: “…”

It's unnecessary to ask.

Xia Huanming was sure that he had regretted that time in vain.

He even went to the temple to draw lots for the little green-haired boy's good health, and it turned out to be a blessing for seasonal toothache.

But after all, it was his own fault, and the other party was not at fault. Xia Huanming could only ask in a gentle voice: "What's your name?"

"Chen Xing, wake up clearly." Chen Xing answered neatly.

"Have you acted in any plays before?" Xia Huanming took a good look at Chen Xing and found that he looked innocent by nature.

He really has a face that is naturally suited for playing villains.

Chen Xing shook his head: "I haven't acted before. I was doing music before, and at most I appeared in some variety shows."

"No wonder... If he was an actor, I would definitely remember him." Xia Huanming looked down at Chen Xing, "So what songs do you have?"

Chen Xing briskly said his representative work: "Zhan Zhaoyuan."

Xia Huanming thought for a few seconds and said calmly, "If you wrote this song, then your stage name is Qingfeng? Your song "I'm in Qingshan Lake" is also very good."

Xia Huanming just said it casually, but Chen Xing heard it carefully.

Something hit his chest violently several times, causing him to want to laugh uncontrollably.

"I'm in Qingshan Lake" is a song that Chen Xing played and sang when he was 17 years old.

The total number of clicks on all platforms is only 100,000, making it a song that cannot be more niche.

Xia Huanming actually knew?

Chen Xing suddenly lowered his head, trying to suppress the smile that was about to burst out.

Lu Qing warned him several times not to get too excited, as this was not the place to laugh ridiculously.

Xia Huanming waited for a long time but got no answer from the other party, who even lowered his head. He then crossed his arms, leaned forward slightly, and patiently asked, "Didn't you ask me to remember you? Now that I remember you, why don't you dare look at me?"

Chen Xing then raised his head, his dimples were tickled by him: "I was surprised that someone knew this song. I was a little too happy. I was afraid that I would laugh too loudly and scare you."

What's so scary about laughter?

Xia Huanming stared at the bright eyes, thinking of the tragic story he had made up, and couldn't help but laugh: "I was curious about one thing before, why are you called Qingfeng, what is the meaning?"

"This is taken from Gao Shi's 'Autumn sails are far away on the Qingfeng River, and the ancient trees are sparse beside Baidi City'. Although this is a farewell poem, the contrasting scenery between the two is well written. In addition, the Qingfeng River was the confluence of Changsha and the Xiangjiang River at that time, and my hometown is Changsha, so I named it this."

Chen Xing finished his explanation without any pause, his eyes curved and his voice became more high-spirited: "This analysis is not in the encyclopedia, and you are the only one who asked, so I only told you."

Xia Huanming cooperated and pretended to be flattered: "So I am the first one to know the inside story?"

"Yeah!" Chen Xing leaned close to Xia Huanming's ear, "Actually, that's not what I wanted to say to you at the premiere."

Xia Huanming stared at the people who were coming over and asked, "What is that?"

"yes……"

Chen Xing suddenly shut up.

Because a male artist came over and he was very excited to see Xia Huanming.

The male artist pointed at himself and said, "Xia Huanming, do you still remember me?"

Xia Huanming glanced at Chen Xing, who had consciously stepped aside to watch TV, and extended his hand, answering in a friendly manner: "Li Mu?"

"Yes!" Li Mu was very happy. "I didn't expect to meet you here. We didn't add each other on WeChat last time, but we really should add each other this time."

Xia Huanming pointed at Chen Xing: "Well, I was chatting with him..."

Xia Huanming originally wanted to say that they should finish their conversation first, and Li Mu would come over to talk later.

Then someone with fox eyes came over and tugged at the corner of Chen Xing's clothes, saying in a familiar tone, "Little Pig, there are egg tarts over there."

Chen Xing's eyes lit up and he said hello to Xia Huanming: "Then I'm going to eat egg tarts, you guys chat about your own things."

Xia Huanming: “…”

Chen Xing didn't notice Xia Huanming's speechless look at all and was enjoying eating the egg tarts.

The egg tarts were so attractive that Chen Xing ate four of them, making the female artists who were trying to lose weight next to him envious.

Chen Xing thought they were thin enough, with wrists so thin that their bracelets were about to fall off, so he picked up two chicken legs and put them on a new plate. He walked over to the sisters, squatted down and said, "You should eat something too, don't starve yourself."

The female artist in cheongsam took the plate first and pretended to wipe away her tears: "Okay, okay, I will eat it before I drop my little pearls." But her tone was laughing, and it was obvious that she was joking.

The thinnest artist was more open-minded: "There is nothing we can do. We are also following the director's request. If the director says we should be thin, we have to be thin. If the director says we should be fat, then I can eat more. After all, we have to make this decision if we want to make a living."

The other actresses nodded in agreement.

"Compared to other industries, we just reduce weight and fat, which is a piece of cake."

"But losing weight suddenly is not a good thing. I'm a little worried that I might develop anorexia."

"That's right. If it's serious, I'll have to go to the hospital. But I was born with a small frame so it's okay."

"You still need to eat nutritious meals and exercise to lose fat. Hey, do you have my WeChat? I'll send you my nutrition list."

"Okay, send me one."

…

The female artists were chatting enthusiastically about weight loss and even pulled Chen Xing into the group.

A female artist looked at Chen Xing and said to others: "Hey, looking at you up close, I found that your skin is very good. At first I thought you were a freshman, but it turns out you graduated a long time ago."

"And it's white." Another female artist stretched out her arm and compared it with Chen Xing's arm from half a meter away, "Take a look."

Her skin was also fair, but Chen Xing's was obviously fairer.

"I haven't seen the sun for 365 days. Of course my skin is white. As for your skin, yours is better. I noticed this place when I came in. It feels like a garden. Each place has its own beauty. I can't see it all." Chen Xing's expression was so sincere that anyone could see that the compliments were all genuine and there was absolutely no falsehood.

The female artists were praised so much that they smiled happily, and the tense atmosphere disappeared.

Although the number of female artists and male artists is 1:1, there is still a wall between them. Both sides automatically define the left and right sides as the Chu River and Han River, and no one dares to cross the line, for fear of causing any scandal.

Chen Xing was different. His identity was there, as a "novice actor", it was normal for him to be curious about anyone, so no one would say anything when he ran around. Moreover, he had no bad intentions, and his natural intimacy made the group of female artists feel uncomfortable, as if they had seen him somewhere before.

A girl slapped her thigh and realized: Isn't this just a puppy that likes humans?

After these words were spoken, everyone nodded in sympathy.

After a while, Chen Xing became familiar with the female artists and returned to his seat smelling of perfume.

Xia Huanming, who was sitting behind him, stared at the shaking back of his head and teased him, "I thought you didn't want to come back."

When Chen Xing saw Xia Huanming sitting behind him, he immediately smiled and said, "It's great that you sit here. We can chat later!"

"You're really good at chatting," Xia Huanming leaned forward and wiped the egg tart crumbs off Chen Xing's face with his sleeve, "How did you get here?"

"Anything else?" Chen Xing touched his face, wiped off a few more crumbs, and smiled awkwardly, "It was all carelessness. I'm not usually like this."

Xia Huanming snorted: "Why am I so unconvinced?"

How can I not believe this?

Chen Xing saw that his already scarce "deterrence" had completely disappeared. Just as he was about to make a few more excuses, Qi Yinrui came over and reminded him.

"You should be careful of your distance. There are cameras everywhere. When the show is broadcast, be careful of any strange entries."

Chen Xing looked at Qi Yinrui in confusion: "I came here to learn from each other. Even if I don't talk to them now, I will talk to them in the future. I would rather miss an entry than abandon my friends."

Chen Xing spoke righteously and convinced Qi Yinrui.

Qi Yinrui nodded thoughtfully: "What you said makes sense."

After listening to the conversation between the two, Xia Huanming said, "You are a musician, but you have become familiar with us actors so quickly. You are really capable."

He's not being sarcastic, he really feels capable.

How many of you here have ever been seen at an awards show?

Up to now, they are just nodding to each other. How can we chat for more than ten minutes like Chen Xing?

Zheng Qi next to him echoed: "Chen Xing is amazing. He can sing all the theme songs we play. He can sing everyone's theme songs."

Chen Xing scratched his hair and said, "It's not that exaggerated. I don't know some of them either." He sounded humble, but his tone was full of pride.

Xia Huanming discovered that Chen Xing's hair was not the standard pure black, and the highlights were like the color of coffee latte.

But it suits Chen Xing very well.

After the chat here, the last actor came in and the premiere officially ended.

The door opened, and the four big men from the judges' panel appeared in the waiting room. Everyone stood up and applauded to welcome them.

The host began to introduce the basic summary of the first episode to the camera: "'Acting First' is a program that trains actors. In this program, everyone lives together and shoots together. Although everyone is in a competitive relationship, I still hope that everyone can make good friends while improving their acting skills."

After the host finished his introduction, the photographer moved back to the corner with the camera.

The host held a cue card and introduced the mentors, then described the competition specifications: "After discussion, the four mentors have divided you into six groups, which are also your teams for the entire season. The teams are exactly three all-male teams and three all-female teams, each with five actors and two screenwriters. The screenwriters are also new screenwriters selected from various companies or universities."

The corresponding rules appear on the TV behind the host.

"Let me first explain the rules for the screenwriters. For each episode, the director specifies a set of keywords and assigns them to the screenwriters to create the scripts. The scripts are anonymously uploaded to a public mailbox in the form of text and then assigned to different directors. The screenwriters and directors then revise and create the scripts. In order to give the screenwriters time to prepare, the program team has informed them of the keywords for each episode. The screenwriters have currently completed the scripts for five episodes, and they only need to complete the remaining two episodes in the program. Except for the last two episodes, the total duration of the other episodes is between half an hour and forty-five minutes."

Chen Xing suddenly realized.

No wonder the program team, which started recruiting last year, only started recording now. It turns out that this was to leave time for the screenwriters.

The big screen was playing animations that matched the rules. A group of little blue men switched back and forth between several rooms. The host calmly read the manuscript:

"Next are the rules for the contestants - the order of each episode is to receive the scripts from each group, participate in the overall training, and each group will start filming. The time distribution is as follows: receiving the script is the first day, the overall training is the second day, and starting from the third day, the contestants are given ten days to film their works. On the eleventh day, no matter what the results of the filming are, they are not allowed to continue filming and enter the activity period. We will discuss this later."

"The program team will assign some tasks in each episode, but the tasks do not have to be completed. Groups with fast shooting progress and free time can try to challenge themselves. There are rewards but no penalties."

"There are a total of seven practice rooms in the second zone, six team practice rooms, and one public practice room. After the promotional image of the team practice room is released, the players can choose a time to start live broadcasting. The live broadcast is available 24 hours a day, which helps to accumulate popularity."

"In order to facilitate communication, the program team has arranged accommodation for everyone, collective accommodation. If there are force majeure work factors, the artists can go there on their own after communication, but they must be present at the performance time."

The host paused here to allow the people to discuss and understand freely.

Everyone's voices changed from a murmur to a downpour, and everyone was discussing the future arrangements with great excitement.

Chen Xing stared at the jumping blue man on the screen and fell silent.

...a long, despairing passage.

Chen Xing nudged Qi Yinrui's arm with his elbow: "Brother Rui, do you understand?"

Coincidentally, Qi Yinrui was also listening to the heavenly book like him: "No."

At this time, Xia Huanming's voice came from the sky: "That is to say, each of our groups will have five people plus two screenwriters. Each group must work together and live together. The shooting time is ten days. After the promotional pictures are sent out, we can start a live broadcast in the practice room. The live broadcast can accumulate popularity and interact with the audience."

Chen Xing: “!?”

The host spoke for four paragraphs, but was instantly silenced by just a few words?

Chen Xing was stunned and turned to praise: "Xia Huanming, you are born to be a captain."

Xia Huanming raised his lips inadvertently and patted Chen Xing's head: "It's okay if you listen carefully."

The host added: "Since not everyone in each group can have many scenes, the program team will conduct courses during the filming. Contestants who have time can choose courses one day in advance. There will be a detailed explanation later. You just need to know that during the learning process, the teachers will score your performance in class, and students with high scores will also receive prizes."

"Although everyone is divided into teams by gender, it is inevitable that there will be crossovers in the subsequent filming, so each episode will draw lots to select the cooperative group, and then assign roles. In addition to the filming will be scored, the mentors will also come to the scene to evaluate. The score is closely related to the treatment you get here. The front row is better, and the back row may be..."

Chen Xing didn't want to use his brain at all, and directly asked Xia Huanming for help: "This part..."

Xia Huanming stared at the big watery eyes and began to simplify again: "Those who don't have a role can come to attend the teachers' classes. Don't worry about having nothing to do. If you need a role to appear later, you can draw lots to choose a cooperation group. In addition to the final score, the daily score is also very important, so you have to perform well in your daily life."

Chen Xing suddenly understood, gave a thumbs up, and said happily: "Just let you go up and talk. I will understand once you talk."

Xia Huanming supported his chin with one hand, his eyes swept across Chen Xing's face like a feather, and finally he chuckled.

However, Chen Xing had already turned his head to listen to Zhang Jin'an's speech and did not notice the chuckle.

Zhang Jinan spoke up and scanned the contestants in front of him: "Before that, let me say this. In my opinion, none of your performances are perfect, so don't have the illusion that you will be dragged down by your teammates. Of course, those who deliberately don't do their best are excluded. But I don't think anyone is so bad at the moment. Everyone has their own strengths. Even those who didn't debut professionally have the spirit and relaxation that you don't have, so everyone should help each other and get along with each other in a friendly manner. Do you understand?"

Zhang Jinan's voice was steady and powerful. At least Chen Xing heard it and answered with everyone else: "Got it!"

"Okay, the groups will be announced now. Your luggage is already at the door of your residence. The location of each team's residence will be displayed on the public screen in a moment."

After the host finished his last speech, six groups appeared on the big screen.

Everyone stood up and looked for their names.

Chen Xing found it in no time.

Because his name follows closely behind Xia Huanming.

[Team 2: Xia Huanming (captain), Chen Xing, Zheng Qi, Wang Baiyue, Zhao Xingyu, Zheng Peiya (screenwriter), Xue Si Nian (screenwriter)]