With the order from the group's big boss, the cooperation process between Xie Entertainment and the "Poppy" crew was finalized quickly.
However, Rong Jing still received the news from Sang Lianyun.
Xie's Entertainment and Ruiming Entertainment are backed by two major groups and have strong foundations.
With their investment, the entire crew's preparation speed is unprecedentedly fast. They can start filming as soon as the auditions for the remaining roles are completed.
Rong Jing looked at the various messages from Sang Lianyun thanking him for his contribution to the crew, and he was rarely surprised.
After a while, he replied.
Teacher Rong: Yes.
Sang Lianyun: By the way, tomorrow we have auditions for the second male lead and the female lead, will Mr. Rong come?
Although it is announced to the public that there are two protagonists, the absolute protagonist of "Poppy" is actually Qiao Wangzhi.
It’s just that because this character is a pure villain in the movie and the ending is a little metaphorical, it was not pointed out clearly when it was submitted for review.
But anyone who is interested can find out with just a glance at the script that Qiao Wangzhi’s character is the most fully developed in the entire script, and he is the absolute protagonist.
After Ruiming Entertainment and Xie's Entertainment invested in the crew, many actors also noticed their crew.
However, Sang Lianyun was still inexperienced, and the role of Qiao Wangzhi had already been decided, so Sang Lianyun did not expect the actors who came for the interview to be famous.
But even so, there are many actors who are willing to take the role, as he is the tallest among the short ones, and his acting skills are still worth picking.
Rong Jing's performance during the previous audition gave him and Cheng Yuan a lot of inspiration. In addition, Qiao Wangzhi is the center of conflict in the entire movie, so when choosing actors for other roles, they also need to consider the compatibility between him and Rong Jing.
So Sang Lianyun really hoped that Rong Jing could come when the second male lead and the female lead were auditioning.
Rong Jing had only auditioned on the crew before, and never thought that one day he would be able to audition for others.
But after thinking about it, he lowered his eyes and accepted Sang Lianyun's invitation.
...It's also a way to find something to distract myself.
Sang Lianyun was just trying to ask at first, but when he saw Rong Jing's reply, he was subconsciously a little surprised, and then quickly sent the time and place of tomorrow's audition.
Rong Jing's reply was still concise.
Teacher Rong: Yes.
The next morning, Xun Hao came to pick Rong Jing up.
With the investment from Xie Entertainment and Ruiming Entertainment, the crew finally no longer had to audition in Sang Lianyun’s old house.
The audition location was changed, and when Rong Jing arrived there, not many actors who were auditioning had arrived yet.
He knocked on the door and walked in. In the audition room, Sang Lianyun was collecting the filming equipment he would use next. Cheng Yuan squatted beside him and helped him tidy up the places he had accidentally overlooked.
Rong Jing paused and subconsciously turned his eyes away.
Then the next second, he frowned slightly and turned his gaze back.
"Teacher Rong, you're here." Cheng Yuan noticed the movement at the door, looked up and greeted him.
Rong Jing held the door handle and nodded faintly.
Cheng Yuan keenly noticed that Rong Jing's expression seemed a little strange, but when he looked closely, he couldn't see anything different.
Cheng Yuan casually handed the power cord in his hand to Sang Lianyun and stood up. However, because he had been squatting for too long, his legs went weak and he almost fell down again.
Sang Lianyun supported his waist in time and laughed at him: "Why are you so excited to see Teacher Rong? Stand still."
A faint blush appeared on Cheng Yuan's pale face, but he still glanced at him and said, "Isn't it because you were too careless that I had to clean up your mess for you that you stayed in jail for so long?"
Sang Lianyun thought about it and it seemed to be true.
Rong Jing, who saw all of this, said: "..."
He turned around and closed the door of the audition room. With a soft "bang", Sang Lianyun subconsciously withdrew his hand from Cheng Yuan's waist.
Cheng Yuan: "Teacher Rong, please take a seat first. The audition will start in about half an hour."
Several sets of tables and chairs had already been placed in the audition room. Upon hearing this, Rong Jing walked over and picked a seat to sit down.
In fact, after receiving the investment, Ruiming Entertainment and Xie Entertainment also sent people to help manage the business.
But Sang Lianyun was used to doing things by himself, so he didn't notify many people to come over. He just adjusted the camera by himself.
About ten minutes later, the assistant and the producer came over.
Rong Jing looked at the list of actors who came to audition this time, and many of the names looked a little unfamiliar.
The first person to audition was the actor who played the second male lead.
It was the first time that Rong Jing watched the actors perform from the perspective of the crew. When his vision was detached from the identity of the actors, Rong Jing vaguely felt that he seemed to see a lot of problems clearly.
When he puts himself in the role of an actor, no matter how much he tries to imply that he is the character himself, his words and actions still have a sense of deliberate "acting".
This feeling became more and more obvious as he sat behind the camera and watched the actors perform during their auditions.
Another auditioner opened the door and went out. Sang Lianyun looked at the pros and cons written down in the small notebook, frowned for a rare time, and a hint of helplessness appeared on his rough and handsome face.
Although he had investment from Xie Entertainment and Ruiming Entertainment, his qualifications were too low. Most actors in the film industry with good acting skills preferred to work with famous directors when choosing a crew, so the actors who came to audition for their crew...
It can’t be said to be bad, but it is indeed mediocre.
I originally wanted to pick the tallest person among the short ones, but judging from the current situation, it is still unknown whether this tall person exists or not.
"How about..." Sang Lianyun noticed Rong Jing sitting next to him, and with an idea in mind, he turned around and asked hesitantly, "Could you please try to act with them in the next scene, Mr. Rong?"
Maybe I just couldn't let go during the audition, and if I acted with Rong Jing, my performance would be different?
His request was not that difficult. Rong Jing had watched the performances of several auditioning actors behind the camera and had gained some insights. Now that he was on stage, he could test whether his feeling was correct.
So when the next actor for audition came in, he saw Rong Jing with silver hair standing aside, with his sleeves lightly rolled up.
He wore a white shirt and black casual pants today.
The fitted cut precisely outlines his slender and smooth figure. His exposed wrists are slightly raised, and his fingertips are white and slender, carrying a certain metaphorical and indescribable sexiness.
The actor who was auditioning was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then came to his senses after hearing the assistant's voice.
After greeting the director and producer, he randomly picked a clip.
It happens to be a rivalry between the second male lead and Qiao Wangzhi.
Rong Jing rolled up his sleeves and took a look at the scene that the other party had drawn.
"Doctor Qiao, what should I do if I still feel a little uncomfortable?"
Seeing Rong Jing also left the stage, the actor who was auditioning this time also reacted. After adjusting his state, he looked at Rong Jing and said.
"The woman's voice has been in my head for the past few days. She is screaming and telling me to die..."
The second male lead is actually an undisciplined genius celestial master.
After hearing about the so-called strange stories in the hospital's psychiatric department, he found the reporters who had investigated the recovered patients and obtained the reporters' records on the patients' conditions.
The men and women in the video were thin but strangely excited, praising the psychiatrist in sharp and rapid tones.
As a celestial master, he immediately realized that something was not right with the conditions of these patients.
Dry skin, lost muscle...
These people seemed to have had most of their vitality sucked away by something, and even their minds were controlled by someone.
Tianshi didn't take the matter seriously at first, but he obtained the historical number of patients visiting the hospital's psychiatric department through the government channels he cooperated with.
As a local key hospital, its psychiatric department became famous after Qiao Wangzhi joined the hospital. By the time someone finally noticed something was wrong, the number of patients who had visited the psychiatric department had already exceeded tens of thousands.
With such a large number of patients, if everyone who came into contact with Qiao Wangzhi would become like the person in the video, then what exactly did Qiao Wangzhi, the chief psychiatrist, do?
Or, what exactly is “he”?
After reporting the suspicious points, Tianshi directly disguised himself as a patient who suffered mental shock from witnessing a murder case, and went to the psychiatric department of the hospital for treatment.
The scene that this audition actor drew was the first meeting between the second male lead, Tianshi, who was disguised as a patient, and the evil ghost Qiao Wangzhi.
Facing the man who seemed to be on the verge of collapse, Rong Jing—or Qiao Wangzhi—gently reached out his hand and patted his shoulder gently without any aggression: "It's okay, it's safe here, there are doctors and nurses outside the door, no one can hurt you."
"Don't worry, just relax."
Rong Jing's voice conditions are excellent, and when he speaks in a slow tone, his voice is as clear and pleasant as flowing water. The actors who were auditioning couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when they heard his voice, and then remembered that this was an audition, and quickly lowered their heads.
"But she's screaming. She's scolding me for not saving her. She wants me to die with her. What should I do... Doctor, what should I do?"
Perhaps the soothing aura emanating from Rong Jing was too real, the actor auditioning subconsciously brought himself into it, and his tone began to become nervous and fearful.
Qiao Wangzhi stood up and pressed her beautiful, slender fingers on the table, causing him to look up.
Those amber eyes, filled with soothing emotions, fell gently and gently on his face.
"It's okay. I know you tried your best. Didn't you say you called the police as soon as you found out? So this isn't your fault." Qiao Wangzhi said slowly, "She was just saying that in anger... If you don't believe me, just listen."
"Has the sound disappeared?" Qiao Wangzhi looked at the young man in front of him with a smile, and a trace of greed flashed quickly in his eyes.
What a young body, what full vitality, what a fragile soul...it's really hard for people, no, it's hard for ghosts to control themselves.
——It has been pretending to be a human for too long, and it has almost forgotten that it is actually a ghost.
The Heavenly Master's aura was concealed very well. Qiao Wangzhi had succeeded too many times before, and at this moment he was feeling very self-inflated, so he did not notice the slightest abnormality.
After comforting the patient as he did before, he called the nurse and considerately asked the nurse to take the patient to pay for hospitalization.
In this section, the actor who plays the second male lead has to act out a feeling of extreme fear and being on the verge of collapse, but because he is actually a Taoist priest who has infiltrated in disguise, he has to show a sense of firmness at certain times.
Rong Jing grasped the emotions of Qiao Wangzhi very well, but the actor who came to audition for the second male lead... I don’t know if it was because of nervousness or some other reason, but he was carried away by Rong Jing’s acting from beginning to end.
This is clearly a plot that should have a back-and-forth relationship, but it looks like a one-man show by Rong Jing, and the existence of the second male lead played by the auditioning actor is almost overshadowed.
Sang Lianyun shouted "cut". Although he didn't say it explicitly, the auditioning actor recalled his performance just now and knew that he probably couldn't get this role.
But it cannot be said that he had gained nothing from this trip. At least during the time when Rong Jing led him into the play, he vaguely felt what it would be like to truly integrate into a role.
After thanking the director and Rong Jing, the auditioning actor turned and left. After a while, the next actor walked in.
…
After trying more than a dozen actors, in the end, either they were a little off here or a little lacking there.
Rong Jing rehearsed the scenes with him in every scene. His condition was fine, but Sang Lianyun felt a little embarrassed.
"Or, why not choose from the actors mentioned above?" Sang Lianyun sighed as he said this.
This script is the result of Cheng Yuan's hard work and is also the first film he directed after graduation. Sang Lianyun has always wanted to make it perfect as long as conditions permit.
But their crew is indeed not well-known. When the film is released later, it is estimated that the theaters will not give it too many screenings. Those actors who he is extremely satisfied with will be lucky enough to find Rong Jing to take over their role.
The heartache on his face was clearly visible and he didn't hide it. Rong Jing was silent for a moment and then looked away.
"No, let's take a look."
Just watch it.
The assistant called the number of the next auditionee.
But after trying several more people in a row and almost trying all the people on the list, Sang Lianyun still couldn't pick a satisfactory actor for the second male lead.
Do I really have to choose among those mentioned above?
Sang Lianyun was a little hesitant.
The assistant suddenly called out, "Ah, there's another teacher outside."
Sang Lianyun: “?” Haven’t all the people on the list been tried?
Could it be that someone heard the news and wanted to give it a try?
It’s not impossible.
Anyway, I haven’t picked the right one yet.
Sang Lianyun asked someone to call the actor in. When he looked up and saw the other person's face, he immediately sat up straight.
"Teacher Mu?"
Hearing this, Rong Jing raised his eyes slightly.
Mu Yunzhou's somewhat familiar face appeared in front of him. Rong Jing frowned and paused slightly.
After not seeing each other for a while, the sign that Mu Yunzhou would be childless seemed to become more and more clear.
Thinking of the fortune-telling about marriage that the other party had asked him for before, Master Rong, who had just opened the door to a new world, belatedly realized something.
However, after Mu Yunzhou came in, he didn't say much to him. He just called him "Teacher Rong" politely and considerately. Rong Jing observed him carefully, and then put aside his doubts.
Retracting his gaze calmly, Rong Jing said in a light tone: "Long time no see, Teacher Mu."
Mu Yunzhou saw that his expression didn't seem to change at all. Even though he had known that this would be the result, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Smiling, Mu Yunzhou nodded at Rong Jing, then looked at Sang Lianyun.
"I didn't expect Teacher Mu would come here..." Sang Lianyun was a little surprised.
He had seen quite a few of the works of this actor, and to be fair, his acting skills were considered top-notch among this generation of actors. He also thought it was a good idea for him to play his script.
But this possibility is even smaller than Rong Jing coming to star in his film, so he only tentatively sent the script and invitation to Mu Yunzhou's studio and didn't pay any more attention to it.
Seeing Mu Yunzhou coming over, Sang Lianyun got excited for a moment, but then calmed down and said, "Then please let Teacher Mu draw the next audition clip."
Generally speaking, actors of Mu Yunzhou's status don't need to audition, especially since his role is the second male lead in the entire script.
But the performance of a series of previous audition actors dealt Sang Lianyun a heavy blow. He hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but say this.
Fortunately, Mu Yunzhou didn't care about these things.
The reason he came for the audition was not only because Rong Jing had accepted the film, but also because he was interested in the script himself.
After taking off his coat, Mu Yunzhou picked up the note handed to him by assistant Zhang and read it.
A few minutes later, when he was ready, he saw Rong Jing stand up from his seat and walk into the venue.
The face that he had imagined countless times in his mind appeared clearly before his eyes. Mu Yunzhou's breath caught unconsciously, and then he made a "please" gesture.
Compared to the actors who auditioned previously, the actor's acting skills are naturally much better.
He calmly felt the emotional attitude that the character should have at the moment, and while performing the state of a patient with a mental breakdown, he also left some subtle hints.
The overwhelming sense of oppression made Rong Jing unconsciously perk up.
The auras of the two collided, and a feeling of secret confrontation arose spontaneously.
But unlike the situation in the crew of "Who is the Third Person", the roles they are playing now are that one is a doctor and the other is a patient, so the whole conflict is covered up under gentle comfort.
Sang Lianyun watched intently until the end, when their eyes met for a moment at the end of the plot, and he slowly relaxed his mind.
The best actor is worthy of being the best actor. Even when he is playing a mentally ill patient on the verge of collapse, he can still be on par with Qiao Wangzhi played by Rong Jing.
In the scene just now, if any one of them had a weaker aura, the atmosphere of the picture would be very different.
But before he, the director who was conducting the audition, could say anything, Mu Yunzhou spoke up: "Teacher Rong... your acting skills have improved a lot during this period."
When he was looked at gently and slowly by those amber eyes that always showed cold and calm emotions, Mu Yunzhou wanted to move closer and place a kiss on those eyes for a moment.
but--
His gaze fell on Rong Jing's face, and unlike the script, the other party's expression instantly returned to its previous indifference.
With a smile on his face, Mu Yunzhou looked at Rong Jing in self-torture.
Rong Jing looked at him and replied calmly, "Thank you, Teacher Mu, for the compliment."
He returned to his seat and didn't pay much attention to Mu Yunzhou's reaction.
Mu Yunzhou: “…”
Sang Lianyun didn't notice anything wrong between them, and looked at Mu Yunzhou with drooping eyebrows.
To be honest, Mu Yunzhou's acting skills are undoubtedly the best among so many actors who came to audition, but relatively speaking, his status is very high. If they want him to join the crew, then how much remuneration to give him is a big problem.
Yes, with the investment from Xie Entertainment and Ruiming Entertainment, they are rich, but there are still so many things to prepare for the subsequent filming, and it is impossible for them to use half of the funds as film remuneration.
Sang Lianyun was so confused that he could only say, "Mr. Mu's performance just now was very good. If there is any news, we will contact your agent."
Seeing his behavior, Mu Yunzhou probably guessed something. He smiled like a gentleman, nodded without saying much, and turned to leave.
When closing the door, Mu Yunzhou turned around and looked at Rong Jing again.
"Tell me what you're doing here for..." His agent had been waiting for him downstairs early in the morning. Seeing him coming down, he couldn't help but mutter, "I've read the script, it's really okay, but the most outstanding role wasn't given to you, so why did you come here for an audition?"
Mu Yunzhou put on his coat and looked out the window again.
After a few seconds, he said, "I just want to give it a try."
As for what he was trying, he didn't say clearly.
The agent also vaguely guessed what he was thinking. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
In his opinion, Master Rong Tian obviously had no interest in Mu Yunzhou, otherwise he would not have been so cold in their previous cooperation.
But Mu Yunzhou was an artist that he had brought up, so the manager thought about it and said, "You can try, but if anything happens, I still hope you can communicate with the company before making a decision."
Is she worried that he will come out on the spot if he catches someone? Mu Yunzhou laughed and thought, the agent is really overthinking.
After Mu Yunzhou left, Rong Jing didn't stay long.
Sang Lianyun was still sitting there, hesitating. Cheng Yuan looked down at him, then stood up and sent Rong Jing out.
He didn't talk much, and Rong Jing's temperament was also a little cold. The two walked side by side to the elevator entrance, and Cheng Yuan said, "Teacher Rong, be careful on your way."
Rong Jing responded indifferently, then suddenly reached out and gently touched the corner of his eye.
Cheng Yuan subconsciously wanted to hide, but then he thought of the true identity of the young man in front of him, so he endured the discomfort of a stranger approaching him and let Rong Jing's fingertips gently stroke the corner of his eyes.
Inexplicably, Cheng Yuan felt as if something was brushed away by Rong Jing's action, and even his eyebrows couldn't help but jump.
"...Teacher Rong?" Cheng Yuan called out hesitantly.
"Yeah." Rong Jing replied indifferently. In the end, he didn't explain anything more and turned and walked into the elevator.
Cheng Yuan stared blankly at the elevator going down, and without him realizing it, the corners of his eyes were so bright that they were almost flushed with red clouds.
Rong Jing stood in the elevator and looked up at the blurry figure reflected in the elevator.
He didn't do much, but Cheng Yuan's marriage palace was a little dark, and there would be some bumps in the early stages.
However, Rong Jing's action helped him remove that subtle obstacle.
Unable to explain why he did this, Rong Jing frowned and just thought of it as doing a good deed every day.
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