39. Film Confirmation

After the live broadcast ended, Guan Miao was not idle either. She took off her makeup while listening to Deng Ling talk about the impact of the live broadcast.

"The number of plays of your two songs on major websites has exceeded 100,000, and the comments below are all positive. Your number of fans has also increased to 270,000.

You see, people always like people with real strength more."

"But some people say that playing the violin is a form of Western worship and that as a celebrity you should promote our traditional culture."

Hearing Chai Yue's words, Guan Miao slowed down the speed of applying makeup remover, thought for several seconds and said, "Do you know Sanxian?"

"Huh?" Everyone was puzzled. Xue'er asked, "Sanxian, is it something with three strings?"

She nodded. "You can understand it this way. The sanxian originated in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Yuan Dynasty, and died in the Qing Dynasty. Over time, it became a characteristic instrument of the northern region."

"Then how did you get this?"

"When I was young, I traveled to the north with my family and happened to hear the music of a sanxian in a scenic spot. After listening to one song, I was obsessed with it and sat next to the auntie and listened to it all day long.

Finally, after my pleading, my parents agreed to let me use my New Year's money to buy a sanxian. The price was that they immediately found a teacher for me to learn it after I returned home. But..."

At the end, Guan Miao shook his head and smiled, "But if my mother knew that this was the reason I wanted to become an artist, she would probably be so angry that she would want to go back in time and beat her old self to death."

When the topic of gossip came up, Deng Ling immediately became interested. "Did your family initially disapprove of you becoming an artist?"

"Of course I don't agree. I've always had excellent grades since I was young. I've always been in the top three in my grade, and I even attended a key high school experimental class. If my parents had followed their original plan, I might have become an outstanding scientist like my dad!"

Guan Miao was a little excited when he spoke, but Chi Yi and Chai Yue breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a good thing we didn't go as planned. Otherwise, if you had picked up San San as well, we really wouldn't be able to help you."

Just imagine, if Guan Miao, who has no acting skills at all, was picked up by San San and forced into the circle, he would probably be scolded to death.

It seems that this may be God's will?

"Okay, I'm going to go home tomorrow and get my sanxian back to practice. I'll try to shoot a short video before joining the crew to help restore my image."

Chi Yi said angrily, "Don't forget, I have an audition scheduled for you with Director Li at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! Put down this sanxian for now and go back to prepare for the role."

"Got it. I will definitely not let you down."

On the 17th floor of Xinyue Hotel, "Miaomiao, this is Director Li Lan, the director of 'The First Lesson'.

Director Li, this is the Guan Miao I mentioned to you before."

Li Lan smiled politely at her and spoke first, "Teacher Guan, I won't say any polite words. I want to hear your opinion of the character Zhu Yan."

Guan Miao was well prepared. She took out the character biography she had written from her bag and handed it to her. "Director Li, this is the character biography I wrote for Zhu Yan. Please take a look."

Li Lan was a little surprised. She didn't expect Guan Miao to be so serious.

The B5-sized notebook lay quietly in her palm. Turning to the first page, the elegant and graceful words "Zhu Yan" occupied the entire interface.

Continuing to flip through the pages, she found that the characters' personalities, characteristics, preferences, and every trait were fully described, and most of them matched her expectations.

It seems that Guan Miao has studied this role seriously.

After closing the notebook, Li Lan looked up at Guan Miao with satisfaction. "Teacher Guan's biography is very well written. I wonder if Teacher Guan would be willing to act out the scene where he learned that Yu Xue was being bullied?"

Guan Miao nodded happily, stood up and walked to the opposite side of them. When Li Lan noticed that she was empty-handed, she couldn't help but feel a little interested.

Could it be that she has already memorized her lines?

Guan Miao was trying hard to adjust herself. After a few breaths, she opened her eyes, which were full of heartache and fear, and her voice was trembling a little.

"Yu Xue, you're injured. Can the teacher take you to the hospital?"

Not knowing what was said on the other side, the fear in Guan Miao's eyes was replaced by disbelief, "How could it be..."

After performing several clips in a row, Li Lan finally asked her to stop, "Teacher Guan, your performance is very good. I am looking forward to working with you."

“It is a great honor for me to work with Director Li.”

Originally, Li Lan just thought that Guan Miao's acting skills were acceptable. At most, she could find a few more capable supporting actors, and the movie would still be able to hold up, and it would not ruin her reputation.

As for whether Guan Miao will receive bad reviews after the show is broadcast, it has nothing to do with her.

Unexpectedly, Guan Miao's acting skills can be rated 80 points, and if he joins the group and receives some guidance, he might be able to get 90 points.

Li Lan was very satisfied and immediately took out the signed contract from her bag and handed it to Guan Miao, "Teacher Guan, take a look. If you are not satisfied with anything, we can revise it."

Guan Miao flipped through two pages and handed the two contracts to Chi Yi and Deng Ling. "Take a look at them. If there's no problem, I'll sign them."

While they were looking at the contract, Li Lan pulled Guan Miao aside to talk about the details of the movie.

After signing the contract, Chi Yi and Deng Ling mentioned the crew's current progress, "I'm already auditioning for other roles, and the results will be out in ten days at the latest.

As for other issues such as the set and costumes, my team is still negotiating, and it will take at least two weeks."

"Director Li, just give me a definite answer. When can we start filming?"

Li Lan lowered her eyes and thought for a long time before she said, "March 5th at the earliest."

This time was a few days earlier than they expected. Chi Yi and Deng Ling met eyes and immediately understood each other's meaning. "Then I'll trouble you during this period, Director Li."

"Mr. Chi is so polite. This is what I should do."

After Li Lan was confirmed, Guan Miao made a special call to Geng Le and asked them to take their time looking for someone. She would not be able to join the crew until the end of May or early June at the earliest.

Geng Le expressed his understanding after hearing the news, "Teacher Guan, just focus on your own things and don't worry about us."

"If you need help, just call Sister Deng Ling and she will help you."

"Okay, we know that."

After Geng Le and Li Lan's issues were dealt with, Guan Miao finally had time to review his sanxian. Perhaps it had been several years since he had played it, and after practicing for a whole day he still couldn't regain his original feel.

In the end, Deng Ling found a sanxian master from somewhere and taught her for two days before she was able to recover her original level.

"At this angle, don't move."

"Are you ready?"

Guan Miao sat on the mahogany chair holding the zither and nodded, "Okay."

"We're recording this time. If you feel you've made a mistake, just stop it. We'd rather record it a few more times than save a mistake."

Hearing Deng Ling's nervousness, Guan Miao deliberately said, "Hey, don't be so nervous. I almost forgot the music score. Smile and let me relax, okay."

Several people gave her a cold look, but they all felt a lot more relaxed.

"Okay, let's get started."