yawn--
The next day, Du Yuanzhe yawned all the way from the hotel to the set.
Playing games is depressing!
We had agreed to play for half an hour last night, but Xia Ningmi was unwilling to accept being killed and insisted on playing one more round. Du Yuanzhe also had a great time afterwards, and it was already very late when he realized what was happening.
Du Yuanzhe had just sat down and taken out the script when he heard a commotion coming from the set: "What's going on?"
Xiaopang said, "The second female lead has joined the group."
The second female lead is a subordinate of Demon Lord Luo Xun. She is ordered to go undercover in the righteous sect Miaoyin Sect and has many rivalry scenes with Du Yuanzhe.
The opponent actor has arrived, and Du Yuanzhe has to go and see him for both moral and logical reasons.
He stood up and walked over. As soon as he got closer, he saw Zhou Chenlang apologetically saying, "Director Wang, I'm really sorry that Yingxue has delayed everyone's progress. So, I'm willing to personally give out one million to improve everyone's food. I hope Director Wang will not refuse."
Du Yuanzhe felt disgusted. What kind of shitty fate was this? The second female lead was actually Zhou Chenlang's girlfriend You Yingxue.
He still remembered that she had stood up for Zhou Chenlang at the charity dinner.
When someone offered to give him money, Wang Ligang accepted it with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, you are too polite. It is just one day late and it does not have much impact."
You Yingxue's schedule was set before signing the contract, and she reported it to the crew in advance. No matter how strict Wang Ligang was, he would not find fault with her because of this.
However, Zhou Chenlang's attitude is still comfortable, without any arrogance of a rich second-generation.
You Yingxue said, "Director Wang, I have memorized the lines, just follow the plan."
Wang Ligang was even more satisfied. He caught a glimpse of Du Yuanzhe and started to introduce him, "Yuanzhe plays Luo Xun. You two have the most scenes together. You should get familiar with each other first, so that you don't lose the feeling when the real shooting starts."
Wang Ligang had other things to do, so he left after introducing the two people.
Several people looked at each other, and Zhou Chenlang said, "We meet again, Second Young Master Du."
You Yingxue no longer had the hostility she had before, and said in a friendly tone: "Please take good care of me in the future, Second Young Master."
She took this play very seriously and hoped to become good friends with Wang Ligang through it. If she had conflicts with her co-stars at this time, it would definitely reduce her points in Wang Ligang's heart.
Don't hit a smiling person. Moreover, Du Yuanzhe had no fundamental conflict with the two of them. He said, "I don't have much experience either. Let's help each other."
Zhou Chenlang heaved a relief of relief after hearing this. He couldn't stay in the crew forever. It would be best if Du Yuanzhe was willing to make peace. He smiled and said, "We were wrong before. I want to treat the Second Young Master to a meal as an apology. I wonder if the Second Young Master will appreciate it?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "Forget it. Everyone is very busy now. We don't have much time left for meals. It's better not to go out and mess around."
Avoiding conflict does not mean being willing to make friends, and he still has no good feelings towards the Zhou family.
Zhou Chenlang didn't care about being rejected: "Then I owe you a meal. Whenever you want to eat, just contact me."
Then the few of them separated and returned to their seats.
Liu Xu said, "Ever since You Yingxue got Zhou Chenlang as her boyfriend, she signed a contract with Huanxing Entertainment. Her resources have been getting better and better. I heard that Zhou Chenlang also helped her get the audition for the second female lead this time."
Du Yuanzhe suddenly remembered something.
Zhou Chenlang has a good relationship with Jiang Chelin, and he has even squeezed into Jiang Chelin's small circle. In the book, he tried his best to bring Xia Ningmi and Jiang Chelin together, but unfortunately he failed and angered Jiang Chelin, so the two broke off their relationship.
Given the relationship between Zhou Chenlang and Jiang Chelin, it is normal for You Yingxue to sign a contract with Huanxing Entertainment.
......
After You Yingxue joined the crew, Du Yuanzhe had a lot more filming tasks every day. After a month, except for Yang Shiyao, Du Yuanzhe had the heaviest filming tasks.
Zheng Xiao's role is mainly concentrated in the middle and late stages. This month is the easiest time for him. He will be busy starting from next month.
Du Yuanzhe gradually got used to the atmosphere on the set and arrived at the set early every morning. Even if he did not have any scenes in the morning, he would be there to watch other actors perform or discuss roles with the director.
After a month, the voices saying that he was a resource-rich guy gradually disappeared, and now when the staff mention him, they describe him as serious and dedicated.
Demon Lord Luo Xun does not use weapons, and many of his fighting scenes require special effects to present, but there are many real fighting scenes in Luo Xun's past in his memories. When Luo Xun was weak, he mostly used swords to fight enemies.
In order to perform well in the fighting scenes, Du Yuanzhe practiced sword moves with his instructor whenever he had time before filming. However, it was not enough to just practice, he also had to show the ruthlessness of Luo Xun and the sharpness of the sword moves.
A one-on-many fight scene is not easy to shoot. In order to make it both entertaining and not like playing house, Du Yuanzhe and others shot for a whole day before Wang Ligang was satisfied. Everyone was almost exhausted.
The weather in Jiangcheng was mild in October. Du Yuanzhe had been practicing swordplay for a whole day and had sweated a lot. But it was not summer after all, and it would be easy to catch a cold if he was blown by the fan directly, so he could only let it dry naturally.
Du Yuanzhe felt uncomfortable the whole day, and he changed back into his own clothes as soon as the filming task was completed.
After returning to the hotel, taking a shower and lying on the bed, Du Yuanzhe felt a strong sense of fatigue. He closed his eyes and prepared to go to sleep. Just when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly opened his eyes.
Today is the weekend!
In the past month, Xia Ningmi asked Du Yuanzhe to play games with her every weekend. One time, Du Yuanzhe forgot, and Xia Ningmi even called to remind him.
Mr. Xia is also very regular in playing games.
Du Yuanzhe was afraid that he would be woken up by Xia Ningmi's phone call, so he forced himself to open WeChat and send a message to Xia Ningmi, and then he fell asleep peacefully.
Yancheng, Jincheng Garden
Xia Ningmi was in a video conference and opened her cell phone immediately after hearing the notification tone.
Du Yuanzhe: "I have been practicing swordplay all day today. My hands are too tired to lift them. I am going to sleep now."
Xia Ning felt a slight emotion, then turned off her phone and continued with the meeting.
Half an hour later, the meeting ended. Xia Ningmi turned on her phone again to check the message. She put her fingers on the keyboard, pondered for a while, and sent a few words.
President Xia: "I'll make it up tomorrow."
When Du Yuanzhe woke up the next day and saw the message sent by Xia Ningmi, he was not surprised at all. After spending a long time with Xia Ningmi, he found that she was sometimes quite sincere. If there was an unexpected event in the plan, she would definitely complete the plan after dealing with the unexpected event.
Therefore, the idea of helping Xia Ning to quit playing games by avoiding playing games is simply not feasible.
Du Yuanzhe arrived at the set early in the morning. Wang Ligang called him over and asked, "How was your trip yesterday?"
Du Yuanzhe waved his arms and said, "Director Wang underestimated me. I am still full of energy after a good sleep."
"Haha, young people are still full of energy."
The two chatted for a while, and Wang Ligang asked him, "Do you have any plans for your next play?"
Du Yuanzhe's heart skipped a beat, and he said helplessly, "You know my situation. The internet is full of people scolding me for being a resource guy. Some fans even want to beat me up. How could they find me for this?"
Wang Ligang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't try to fool me. Even though you were scolded harshly, at least you have gained popularity. I don't believe that there are no people who would like to see your popularity."
Du Yuanzhe chuckled, "I knew I couldn't hide it from Director Wang. There are indeed a few scripts that have come to me, but they are all campus web dramas. Not only are the characters flat, but the plots are also hundreds of years old. Acting in such dramas is just a waste of time and I don't get any training. I've been in your crew before, but I can't adapt to those crudely made things."
"You are just flattering me," Wang Ligang said directly without beating around the bush, "Xu Cheng is preparing a movie. He has spent two years polishing the script alone. He is currently casting. If you are interested, go and audition."
Xu Cheng!
Du Yuanzhe almost couldn't control his emotions. If he hadn't remembered that he was still on the set, he would have been even more excited.
Xu Cheng is a well-known domestic film director. His debut film entered the main competition of the Cannes International Film Festival. He has maintained a frequency of making a film every four to five years. Each of his films has won numerous awards, and he himself has won the Cannes Best Director Award.
More importantly, as long as one can play a major role in Xu Cheng's film, at the very least, one can be nominated for the three major mainstream film awards in the country. For an actor, the award is an honor.
"Thank you, Director Wang."
Wang Ligang was not surprised by Du Yuanzhe's excitement. In today's entertainment industry, the two words "Xu Cheng" are as tempting to actors as poppies.
"This is the contact information of Xu Cheng's assistant. Please ask your agent to contact him and he will give you a chance to audition."
Now that the news of Xu Cheng's casting has not spread yet, Du Yuanzhe has a huge advantage by being able to get the news in advance.
Du Yuanzhe took a deep breath and returned to his seat, whispering this to Liu Xu. When Liu Xu heard the name Xu Cheng, he was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.
"Yuanzhe, is this true?"
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Director Wang told me this himself."
Liu Xu calmed down his breathing and sighed, "As expected, everyone has their own circle. Our company is large and has connections throughout the entertainment industry, but we didn't get any news about this matter."
"Yuanzhe, this is your chance, you must seize it."
Du Yuanzhe also understood the importance of this matter and said, "With Director Wang's connections, it won't be difficult to get an audition spot. Brother Liu, go talk to Director Xu and set a time for the audition. I will ask Director Wang for leave later."
Liu Xu nodded, turned around and walked out of the set to contact Xu Cheng.
Du Yuanzhe sat there waiting for news, with the script on his lap, but he could not read a single word. Fortunately, he did not have a part this morning, so he did not have to worry about messing up the performance and being scolded by Wang Ligang.
Half an hour later, Liu Xu came back and said with suppressed excitement, "It's done. The audition will be held in three days. Director Xu is in Jiangcheng now. The movie outline has been sent over. I'll send it to you."
Every director has his own method of selecting actors.
Xu Cheng never gives the script to the actors in advance, only the outline, and then gives the script to the actors before the audition. This means that the actors don't have enough time to prepare, so there will inevitably be some improvisation, and improvisation can always show the aura of the actors.
To put it bluntly, Xu Cheng just likes actors who are smart and talented.
Du Yuanzhe immediately opened WeChat.
Movie title: "Up in the Water"
This is a suspense film that tells the story of a serial murder case ten years ago that has attracted renewed attention because of a murder case, and the real murderer who disappeared for ten years has reappeared in the police's sight.
Just by looking at the synopsis, you can tell that the plot will be very intriguing. It must not be easy for a murderer to evade police pursuit for ten years. The plot will obviously revolve around the murderer and the police.
There are two important characters in the movie, one is the murderer, and the other is the person in charge of the police investigation into the case, that is, the male protagonist.
Du Yuanzhe is too young to play a murderer, but he can try for the male lead. It just so happens that he has been working out, so he doesn't have to worry about his appearance holding him back.
Liu Xu waited for him to finish reading and asked, "Which role do you want to audition for?"
Du Yuanzhe said without hesitation: "The male lead."
Liu Xu frowned: "This role is not easy to get."
Du Yuanzhe said: "There are only two characters in this movie with well-developed personalities. I hope I can try this role."
He was actually struggling with the question of whether it was more important to star in Xu Cheng's film or to play the role. In the end, he chose the role.
In his previous life, he made a lot of compromises for the sake of life, but now he has the qualifications not to compromise, and he hopes he can stick to his original intention.
According to Liu Xu's idea, Du Yuanzhe can strive for a role with not too many lines, and with Du Yuanzhe's acting skills, he has a great chance of getting it, but the male lead is not certain, because this role is too important, and Xu Cheng must have considered it more.
"Then you have to be prepared to fail."
Du Yuanzhe has his own ideas, and Liu Xu can't force him, so he can only remind him to keep a calm mind.
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Don't worry, Brother Liu."
He doesn't think he will fail. Xu Cheng is extremely talented and is known as a genius director. He doesn't care about traffic or fame when casting. Du Yuanzhe's shortcomings in the eyes of outsiders are not important to Xu Cheng.
As long as Du Yuanzhe can ensure that his acting skills can satisfy Xu Cheng, he may be able to get the role.
As for Xu Cheng's other considerations, that is not something Du Yuanzhe can influence, but he can ask Qianying Entertainment to help.
After work in the evening, Du Yuanzhe returned to the hotel. All the way there, he was thinking about the characteristics of the character. Even when he was taking a shower, he was thinking about how to play the role more brilliantly.
Du Yuanzhe stood in front of the mirror, touching his hair that had just been blow-dried, and thought that if he really got that role, his current hairstyle would have to change.
Back in the bedroom, Du Yuanzhe remembered that he still had to play games with Xia Ningmi, so he opened WeChat and made a voice call. They would make voice calls whenever they played games to ensure smooth communication.
Xia Ningmi's cold voice came instantly: "You want to audition for Xu Cheng's movie?"
It seems that Liu Xu has reported this matter to the company.
"Director Wang helped pull the strings."
"Which character?"
"Male lead."
Xia Ning was a little surprised: "You are quite ambitious."
Du Yuanzhe said helplessly: "I just want to play a more three-dimensional role, and I have never played a criminal police, so I want to give it a try."
Xia Ningmi pondered and said, "If your acting skills can satisfy Xu Cheng, you have a great chance of getting the male lead."
Du Yuanzhe was delighted when he heard this: "The company will help me run it?"
"It's not me, it's Du."
"Du?"
Du Yuanzhe was a little confused about this.
Xia Ningmi said: "You will know when the time comes."
Du Yuanzhe was dissatisfied: "Boss Xia, it's not a good habit to leave things unsaid."
This is just to keep people in suspense.
"Play!"
Du Yuanzhe curled his lips: "I want to strike."
Xia Ningmi: "What did you say?"
"I don't want to be a playmate today."
Xia Ningmi raised her eyebrows: "Who said you were just playing with me?"
"You always ask me to play games with you. If I'm not playing with you, what am I?"
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "You are my boyfriend, it is your job to play games with your girlfriend."
Du Yuanzhe was stunned. Isn't boyfriend or girlfriend just an excuse?
Unwilling to let Xia Ningmi get the upper hand, Du Yuanzhe complained: "Since we are boyfriend and girlfriend, why should I play games with you and you don't have to do anything for me?"
Xia Ningmi said: "You didn't mention it yourself."
Du Yuanzhe was speechless for a while: "If I hadn't protested today, would I still not have been able to fight for this right?"
Xia Ningmi didn't feel the slightest bit ashamed and said calmly, "You have to fight for your own interests."
Insidious capitalists!
Du Yuanzhe secretly complained.
Xia Ning asked: "What do you want me to do?"
Du Yuanzhe originally wanted her to tell him what she meant by what she said about Xu Cheng before, but then he thought that he would know it soon and it was not worth wasting his power.
But after thinking for a long time, Du Yuanzhe still couldn't think of what to ask Xia Ningmi to do, so he said calmly, "I can't think of it for now."
Xia Ningmi: "It's too late to wait!"
Just these four words put Du Yuanzhe under tremendous pressure. He didn't want to suffer any loss. After playing games with Xia Ningmi for such a long time, he had to ask for some benefits.
"I've thought of it," Du Yuanzhe said excitedly with bright eyes, "I like to eat pork with preserved vegetables. I hope that when I finish my job and go home, President Xia will personally make me a dish of pork with preserved vegetables."
Braised pork with preserved vegetables is not difficult to make, but it is a big challenge for Xia Ningmi, who has never been in the kitchen.
As expected, upon hearing this, Xia Ningmi frowned: "Cooking?"
Du Yuanzhe was very proud of himself when he saw that Xia Ningmi was stumped, and said, "As a girlfriend, it's your job to cook a dish for your boyfriend."
Du Yuanzhe took the opportunity to return the same words to Xia Ningmi.
Xia Ningmi's expression became calm again: "Sure!"
Du Yuanzhe added: "Boss Xia, if it doesn't taste good, it doesn't count."
If Xia Ningmi was casual and perfunctory, he would most likely eat dark food, and he had to eliminate this possibility in advance.
"Play!"
Xia Ningmi spoke again, her tone cold and hard.
Du Yuanzhe's heart shuddered, thinking of Xia Ningmi's strong character, and he knew that he should stop while he was ahead and not push his luck too far.
He opened the game, listened to the background music, and said confidently: "I feel very good today, I will definitely be able to help President Xia eat chicken."
Xia Ningmi reminded him calmly: "The last time you said that, we were killed as soon as we landed."
Du Yuanzhe: "...This time it's real."
Five minutes later
With a loud "boom", two people were killed in the bombing zone.
They both fell silent.
Xia Ning said, "Du Yuanzhe!"
Du Yuanzhe defended himself: "This really can't be blamed on me."
He had just picked up an airdrop with some really good equipment, and was just thinking about finding someone to fight with when the bombing zone disappeared.
Xia Ningmi said: "From now on, you are not allowed to speak."
Du Yuanzhe was not convinced: "It wasn't me who brought the bombing zone here."
"Stop talking!"
Ten minutes later
Xia Ningmi watched her character being ambushed and killed, her brows twitching: "The enemy has gone down the mountain, why didn't you tell me?"
"You didn't let me speak."
Du Yuanzhe's voice was filled with grievance.
He was also beaten to death, but he was not sad at all.
"Du Yuanzhe!"
Du Yuanzhe could feel Xia Ningmi's anger through his phone, but he was not afraid. After all, they were tens of thousands of miles apart, and she couldn't hit him no matter how angry she was.
After a while, Xia Ningmi calmed down her anger and said, "Can you stop being so childish?"
Du Yuanzhe retorted: "Who is more childish?"
"What's wrong with me?"
"It was clearly the bombing zone's fault in the last game, but you're blaming me. Isn't that childish?"
Xia Ningmi held the phone tightly and said, "It's a tie. Let's play well from now on."
Du Yuanzhe agreed: "Okay."
This time we played the game for more than an hour, and neither of us got a single chicken. Every time it was either because our equipment was too bad or we ran into a sneaky old man. Anyway, we just had bad luck.
Before hanging up, Xia Ningmi suddenly asked, "Do you want to know why Xu Cheng is likely to choose you?"
As soon as the words fell, the voice was hung up.
Du Yuanzhe didn't even have the chance to ask any questions.
Du Yuanzhe gritted his teeth.
childish!
Small-minded!
On the other hand, Xia Ningmi put down her phone and finally felt relieved. She was never one to suffer losses.
......
next day
Xiao Pang looked at Du Yuanzhe's dark circles and asked in surprise, "Brother Zhe, what did you do last night?"
Liu Xu comforted him: "Just do your best as far as the role is concerned, don't worry too much about it."
Du Yuanzhe twitched the corner of his mouth but did not correct Liu Xu's misunderstanding. He couldn't say that Xia Ningmi aroused his curiosity and he tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep.
Arriving at the set, the makeup artist helped Du Yuanzhe cover up his dark circles and said with a smile, "I spent so much time doing makeup for Brother Zhe, and I used more powder today."
After working together for more than a month, we have become familiar with each other and have become more casual in our conversations.
Du Yuanzhe closed his eyes and said, "If you want to compliment me on my good skin, just be direct. I like to hear the truth."
Hearing this, everyone laughed.
"Teacher Du, the shooting begins!"
The assistant director came in to inform.
Du Yuanzhe stood up and walked out, his demeanor changing instantly.
Watching Du Yuanzhe leave, the makeup artist's eyes sparkled and she said, "Brother Zhe looks more and more handsome. He is much more handsome than the male lead."
"Yes, especially when acting, that arrogant look is so cool."
"Ah, if it weren't for the confidentiality agreement, I would have taken hundreds of photos and posted them to let those idiots who curse all day long see, if this isn't Luo Xun, who else could it be?"
"......"
Du Yuanzhe's efforts during this period have paid off. At least many people in the crew have a good impression of him.
The actors worked together for more than a month and became more and more in sync with each other. The number of NGs became less and less. Wang Ligang was grinning all day on the set, thinking that good actors are less troublesome.
After the morning's filming was over, while they were having lunch, Du Yuanzhe approached Wang Ligang and said, "Director Wang, Director Xu asked me to audition in three days."
Wang Ligang nodded: "I'll clear your space when the time comes."
"Thank you, Director Wang."
Wang Ligang waved his hand: "Which role are you going to audition for?"
"I'm very interested in the male lead."
Wang Ligang raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "You are quite brave."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said nothing.
"I haven't read the script so I can't comment. Since you made this choice, you must be sure of it. Some things just have to be fought for. No one stipulates that the male lead must be played by a certain type of person."
Wang Ligang was very optimistic about Du Yuanzhe, otherwise he would not have introduced the role to him. After hearing his choice, he did not think that he would not be able to do it.
Du Yuanzhe said gratefully: "It's OK as long as the director doesn't think I'm arrogant."
The other members of the crew looked at Du Yuanzhe and Wang Ligang sitting together with different expressions on their faces.
Zheng Xiao's eyes flickered, and he remembered his agent's advice. He suppressed the jealousy in his heart and told himself that the most important thing was to play the role well.
Zhou Chenlang has been accompanying You Yingxue on the set today. He said, "I've always heard that Young Master Du is cynical and doesn't care about anything. Now it seems that the rumor is wrong."
You Yingxue shared the same sentiment: "We have acted in many scenes where we play opposite each other. I can see that he really loves acting. On the set, he is either memorizing the script or studying the role. It is no exaggeration to say that he is completely focused. None of us are as pure as he is."
Zhou Chenlang retorted, "Yingxue, don't belittle yourself. Others may not know, but I do. You've almost ruined the script in your hands. I don't know how many words you've written in the character bio. You've put in as much effort as anyone else."
Zhou Chenlang held her hand and said affectionately: "In my heart, Yingxue is the best actor. I will protect you, you just need to act well."
You Yingxue leaned into Zhou Chenlang's arms, her eyes calm and her tone full of tenderness: "Thank you, Chenlang."
The staff around smiled ambiguously and looked away. They all knew that Zhou Chenlang doted on You Yingxue, almost to the point of being obedient in everything. They had a common interest with You Yingxue and were happy to see this scene.
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