Xu Cheng is a handsome middle-aged man with a good appearance. His hair is polished very shiny. He is wearing a floral shirt and a green jacket casually put on the outside.
When Du Yuanzhe saw him for the first time, he almost thought he had walked into the wrong room.
"Du Yuanzhe?"
The voice is deep and magnetic.
Du Yuanzhe: "...Hello, Director Xu."
For some reason I felt that his voice and face didn't fit well.
Xu Cheng glanced at Liu Xu, waved his hand and said, "Next I will audition alone."
Liu Xu gave Du Yuanzhe an encouraging look and left the room.
Xu Cheng said, "Wang Ligang showed me your performance as Luo Xun. You performed well, but your acting skills were a bit mixed, as if you figured it out on your own. But I heard that you graduated from the acting department?"
Just by looking at one performance, we can tell Du Yuanzhe's style. He is indeed a genius director and his reputation is well deserved.
Du Yuanzhe explained: "I was too playful in college and didn't learn much. Later, I became interested in acting and figured it out on my own, which made Director Xu laugh."
Xu Cheng shook his head: "Don't be too modest, you are very talented in acting. As for those things in college, it doesn't matter whether you learn them or not. I always think that being an actor is a profession that requires a lot of talent."
"I think your image is very suitable for the male lead. Do you want to audition for the male lead first?"
Du Yuanzhe secretly said happily: "Thank you Xu Cheng for your appreciation."
This was exactly what he wanted.
Xu Cheng casually threw a few pages of paper to him: "Performance in ten minutes."
On the paper was the content of the performance that Du Yuanzhe was going to audition for.
This plot is about the police having identified the real murderer. Before being caught, the real murderer talked to the hero through his cell phone, which had a strong impact on the hero's beliefs.
The real murderer originally had a very happy family, but his wife suddenly died in a car accident. Because there was no surveillance on the road where the accident happened, the perpetrator was rich and powerful, so he simply spent money to find someone to take the blame. He appealed many times over the years but lost the case because there was not enough evidence, and the perpetrator is still living a glorious life.
Because he was busy seeking justice for his wife, he neglected his daughter's growth and did not realize that his daughter was bullied at school. In the end, his daughter committed suicide by jumping off the school building. In order to cover up the incident and avoid him causing trouble, the school said that his daughter committed suicide because of poor grades and too much pressure. In the end, he found out the details by secretly asking some students.
But what does it matter if you know?
The daughter jumped off the building by herself, and the bully's family just spent some money to settle the matter, and she didn't even have to go to jail.
In the phone call, the real murderer screamed: "Officer, you always say that the country will give us justice, I believed it, but what did I get? What did my wife and daughter do wrong? What's wrong with me killing those scumbags?"
"Today you treat me as a bad person and organize people to catch me, but why didn't anyone help me find the truth about my wife's death? Why didn't anyone help me bring those tyrants to justice?"
"In this world, it's not the bad people who make mistakes, but the poor people!"
The hero was in great pain during these heartfelt accusations. He considered himself a righteous law enforcer, but faced with a poor man who was forced onto the path of crime, his heart was shaken.
In this scene, the male lead has no lines, only changes in his eyes, which is not easy to act.
Du Yuanzhe simply stirred up his emotions, put down the script, and began to perform.
First, he was surprised when he received the call, and then he was angry at the real murderer for daring to provoke the police. As the real murderer began to talk about the past, the male protagonist's expression became more and more solemn, and his eyes flickered. When he heard the real murderer's accusation, the male protagonist's face was tense and his expression was complicated, with shame, pain, and a hint of confusion.
After the real murderer hung up the phone, the hero held the phone for a long time without moving. His eyes became dim due to the shock in his heart, and he looked like a sapling in the cold wind that could break at any time.
"Card!"
Du Yuanzhe instantly got rid of that emotion.
Xu Cheng crossed his fingers and supported his chin, and asked an irrelevant question: "I heard that your eldest brother is Du Yuanwen?"
"ah?"
Du Yuanzhe was waiting for Xu Cheng to comment on his acting skills, but he was stunned when he heard this.
"Is your brother Du Yuanwen?"
Xu Cheng asked again,
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Yes."
Xu Cheng snapped his fingers and said happily, "My crew is still short of funds. If your brother is willing to invest, this role will be yours."
......
Outside the box
Liu Xu paced back and forth in the corridor, waiting for news from Du Yuanzhe. When he saw Du Yuanzhe coming out, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "How is it?"
Du Yuanzhe did not answer.
Seeing that Du Yuanzhe was not in a good mood and looked listless, Liu Xu thought he had failed. He comforted him, "Don't be too disappointed. There is still "The Legend of Yunlan". When this drama is broadcast, you will definitely have so many scripts to collect that your hands are tired."
Despite saying this, Liu Xu was still extremely disappointed.
Du Yuanzhe regained his composure and asked Liu Xu, "Brother Liu, do you know Director Xu?"
Liu Xu thought he was still determined, so he thought for a moment and said, "Director Xu is quite low-key. He is rarely seen except during the movie promotion period. He likes to travel around the country, supposedly to accumulate material."
"Also, the actors who have worked with him all said that he is very strict in casting, and the thing he cannot tolerate the most is someone using backdoors."
"Is the casting very strict?"
The corner of Du Yuanzhe's mouth twitched.
Then who was the person he saw who told him that he could become the male lead if he paid money?
Liu Xu felt something was wrong and asked, "What happened?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "Brother Liu, as long as I want, the male lead in Director Xu's movie will be mine."
"real???!!!!"
In just a few minutes, Liu Xu experienced ups and downs and almost suffered a nervous breakdown.
Du Yuanzhe sighed helplessly and added: "Only if my brother invests in the production team."
Liu Xu was also stunned, and he and Du Yuanzhe looked at each other in confusion.
After returning to the hotel, Du Yuanzhe went back to his room alone, using the excuse of talking to Du Yuanwen on the phone, and then called Xia Ningmi immediately.
Without waiting for him to speak, Xia Ning asked, "Have you got the male lead in Xu Cheng's movie?"
Du Yuanzhe finally understood what Xia Ningmi meant, but he had other questions.
"Boss Xia, what's going on? Isn't it said that Xu Cheng is very strict in casting?"
Xia Ningmi reminded him, "Think about where the rumor that Xu Cheng is very strict in casting came from."
Du Yuanzhe suddenly realized: "It's the actors who worked with Xu Cheng."
They spent money, more or less, to promote Xu Cheng's strict casting, and to prove indirectly that they were able to defeat their competitors because of their outstanding abilities.
"Is Xu Cheng just a name for nothing? That's not right. Those awards can't be fake."
Xia Ningmi said: "Xu Cheng is indeed very talented, and he deserves the name of genius, but he is different from some big directors. He does not hate capital. On the contrary, he likes capital very much. He wishes investors would throw money at him to death."
"However, Xu Cheng is not just after capital. He also requires actors to fit the role and have good acting skills, but it's not as strict as the rumors say."
"Xu Cheng will choose the one that pays more for two actors who meet the requirements."
Du Yuanzhe murmured, "No wonder Xu Cheng's films never lack funding. I thought it was because the director had charisma."
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "Capital only looks at profits. Even if you are a big director, you can't attract investment if you can't let capital see the profits."
There are many big directors in the entertainment industry who have fallen on hard times.
There is no shortage of talent in the country, but there is a lack of enough mentors.
Xia Ningmi: "You can convince Du Yuanwen to invest. Although Xu Cheng loves money, he will not cheat investors."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a good reputation in the entertainment industry.
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Thank you Mr. Xia for clearing up my doubts, but Mr. Xia won't invest?"
Xia Ning frowned: "I don't like this person."
Du Yuanzhe hung up the phone with a puzzled look on his face.
Isn't it said that this investment is a stable profit with no loss?
Next, Du Yuanzhe called Du Yuanwen.
"Brother, I want a role, but I need you to spend money on it."
There was no need to beat around the bush when talking to his own brother, Du Yuanzhe just spoke directly.
Chen Rongshan's voice came from the other end of the phone, saying, "Yuanzhe, how long has it been since you last called your mother?"
Du Yuanzhe took away his phone and looked at the call display. Yes, he did not dial the wrong number.
"Mom, you're here too."
Chen Rongshan snorted in dissatisfaction: "I'm afraid that in a few days, you will forget about mom."
Du Yuanzhe smiled apologetically: "How can I, I think about you every day, but you also know that I am the second male lead, I have too many scenes every day, I am so tired that I fall asleep as soon as I return to the hotel."
Chen Rongshan didn't care to get angry when she heard this. She said distressedly, "How could this happen? The country says that work should be balanced with rest. Let your agent and director talk to you and let them give you a few days off to rest. It would be best if you could rest two days a week."
Du Yuanzhe laughed: "You think I work in a company and have two days off, but I don't even have one day off when I'm filming."
Chen Rongshan felt even more distressed: "Why don't we stop filming, so as not to make you sick from exhaustion."
Du Yongliang scolded in a low voice: "A loving mother often spoils her child. He has already signed the contract, how can he give up halfway?"
Chen Rongshan glared at him and said, "You said you would pay a penalty at the beginning."
Du Yongliang was silent.
The owner of the phone, Du Yuanwen, hadn't been able to say a word yet, fearing that the two elders would quarrel, so he hurriedly asked, "Yuanzhe, what do you mean by spending money?"
Du Yuanzhe immediately told him about Xu Cheng.
Chen Rongshan was still thinking about her son's suffering. When she heard about the investment, she asked, "Yuanzhe, if your brother invests, does that mean you are bringing money into the team?"
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Yes."
Chen Rongshan's eyes lit up, and she decided, "Yuanwen, invest quickly."
Du Yongliang glanced at her: "What did you think of?"
Chen Rongshan said, "I read online that actors who bring in money are very proud and can do whatever they want. This way our son can have an easier time when filming."
Very good, you are worthy of it!
Du Yongliang is too lazy to complain.
杜氏家大業大，幾億的投資不算什麽大事，不過畢竟是動用公司資金，必然要和公司高層商量。
杜元聞道：“元哲放心，這個角色一定是你的，等我說服公司高層，就聯系那個徐程。”
杜元哲道：“哥，這個投資穩賺不賠，你讓人查查徐程就知道，你把資料查得齊全一點，到時候更容易說服他們。”
杜元聞聽言笑了：“元哲真是長大了，都知道主動幫哥想辦法了。”
說得好像原主之前是個弱智一樣。
不過就憑這一家子寵兒子寵弟弟的樣子，原主不廢都說不過去。
陳蓉珊還想着小兒子在受苦，問道：“元哲，你現在這個劇組需不需要投資啊？”
杜元哲尴尬地笑笑：“不用了媽，我們這個劇都快拍一半了，什麽都不缺。”
王立剛再喜歡投資，也不可能答應陳女士的條件。
陳蓉珊一臉失望：“那太可惜了。”
一點都不可惜。
杜永椋和杜元哲父子兩人浮現共同的念頭。
最後再三确定自己今後會經常給家裏打電話，杜元哲才順利挂了電話。
呼——
有個太寵自己的老媽，有時候也是個煩惱。
.....
第二天到了片場，王立剛詢問他試戲結果。
杜元哲道：“徐導讓我等消息。”
畢竟還沒完全定下來，他也不好現在就告訴王立剛自己過了。
王立剛納悶：“不應該啊，以徐程的性子，不可能放過你啊。”
杜元哲瞪大眼睛：“原來王導也知道徐導的性格，您也不給我提個醒。”
王立剛笑道：“這不是更有趣嗎？”
沒想到你這個濃眉大眼的也喜歡看笑話。
“你不用擔心這個角色來得不正，能讓徐程主動要錢的都是他認可的演員。”
王立剛感嘆道：“外人看我們這些導演，都覺得風光無限，可誰懂我們的難處，腦中明明有很多靈感，就因為受限于資金，只能一改再改。”
“徐程是個較真的，他想要将自己的想法完美呈現出來，你看他之前的電影就會發現，裏面大多都是實景，可這些都需要大量資金。”
有難處的何止導演，娛樂圈多的是有實力的演員，可真正冒頭的寥寥無幾。
杜元哲前世深刻體會到底層人的不易。
王立剛早已不是沉浸在自己情緒裏出不來的年輕人，他感慨完就道：“徐程是個很會**演員的導演，你和他合作會學到很多東西，到時候好好把握。”
杜元哲再次道謝：“多虧了王導的推薦。”
“關鍵還是你自己有本事，”王立剛笑道：“等你今後紅了，我找你演戲別拒絕我就行。”
杜元哲道：“我肯定随叫随到。”
“那就一言為定。”
兩人說笑幾句便又開始緊張的拍攝。
昨天杜元哲請假的事大家都知道，但杜元哲團隊口風很緊，什麽都打聽不出來，但正因為如此，衆人覺得杜元哲肯定是去談什麽重要合作了。
他們沒有線索，只能憑自己瞎猜，衆人猜了幾天就沒了興趣，杜元哲請假這事沒人再在意。
《雲瀾傳》的拍攝進度持續推進，時間進入十一月份，劇組已經開機兩個月。
十一月二號是楊詩瑤的生日，千影娛樂組織了一次粉絲探班，主要是為了給楊詩瑤過生日。
這天，杜元哲一到劇組就看到片場外面放着一排排的桌上，上面是各種吃食，包裝都是定制的，每個上面都有楊詩瑤的照片。
桌子旁邊還有一個大型立牌，上面是一張楊詩瑤的全身照，還有對楊詩瑤和劇組的祝福語。
除此之外，楊詩瑤的粉絲還給劇組所有人準備了禮物，從主演到工作人員全部都有。
小胖露出了沒見識的表情：“楊老師的粉絲好厲害，做得面面俱到，每個人都顧到了。”
粉絲給杜元哲準備的是一套男士護膚品，禮物中規中矩，不差也沒有太好。
杜元哲淡定道：“現如今基本都是這樣。”
好歹在娛樂圈混了多年，他對這種陣仗見怪不怪。
不過楊詩瑤粉絲能給劇組所有人送禮物，可見她的人氣有多高，不愧是幾部爆劇在手的一線小花。
得了人家的禮物，杜元哲不能一點表示都沒有，他走過去道：“詩瑤姐，生日快樂。”
楊詩瑤今天顯然很開心，臉上的笑容就沒消失過：“元哲，一會兒記得吃蛋糕。”
“那我就不客氣了。”
很快，鄭霄和尤映雪也過來了，祝楊詩瑤生日快樂。
粉絲們看到主演們關系融洽，紛紛請求合照，杜元哲幾人自然不會拒絕，這也算劇播前的一次宣傳，等這些粉絲回去發微博，營銷號肯定會搬運，到時候必然會有一次熱搜。
這都是提前設想好的，要不然公司怎麽會安排粉絲探班，公司才不會做沒意義的事。
等合照完，杜元哲回到片場，他們還有拍攝任務。
等到了晚上，劇組衆人又一起給楊詩瑤慶祝生日，如此今天才算圓滿過去。
回去的路上，小胖道：“突然感覺在劇組過生日太麻煩了。”
杜元哲深有同感，道：“今後我過生日不要搞這些。”
主要是太費錢了，而且他不覺得多有意義。
劉旭潑冷水：“想多了，你能不能到楊詩瑤如今的地位還兩說。”
打鐵還需自身硬，人氣不夠想組織粉絲探班都湊不夠人。
“......紮心了，劉哥。”
小胖在一旁偷笑。
杜元哲幽幽道：“我如果成了一線，你的工資會高很多哦，想想楊詩瑤的助理。”
小胖立刻雙眼冒光：“哲哥，你肯定會成為一線的。”
杜元哲滿意地點點頭：“你很有眼光。”
劉旭一臉無語。
回到酒店，杜元哲照常和夏凝覓接通語音，玩游戲的過程中提起楊詩瑤過生日的事。
“劉哥竟然覺得我到不了楊詩瑤的咖位，他太小瞧我了。”
夏凝覓淡淡道：“以你現在的地位，劉旭的話很客觀。”
杜元哲質問：“竟然這麽懷疑男朋友，你這女朋友怎麽當的！”
自從那天後，兩人很喜歡拿這種話攻擊對方，屢試不爽。
夏凝覓淡定回應：“是你太過自信。”
杜元哲道：“我這可是有事實依據的。”
夏凝覓：“比如？”
“比如我女朋友是娛樂公司總裁。”
夏凝覓語氣中帶着疑惑：“這和你有什麽關系？”
“關系大了，只要你多給我些公司資源，我直接飛升一線。”
夏凝覓繼續問他：“你覺得什麽資源适合你？”
杜元哲控制角色搜索二層樓，随口道：“現在的觀衆就喜歡磕cp，我随便演幾部偶像劇，到時候在各大視頻平臺推廣什麽吻戲剪輯，cp剪輯，再和那些名氣高的捆綁，貼上一些美男子或者演技派一類的标簽，這麽炒作幾個月，保證我的人氣以坐火箭的速度上漲......哇，三級甲。”
夏凝覓一狙打中遠處那人的頭，屏幕顯示爆頭擊殺，神情變得有些冰冷：“吻戲剪輯？”
杜元哲沒注意到夏凝覓的語氣變化，道：“現在哪部劇沒吻戲，都成基本操作了。”
“看來你很期待演吻戲？”
“不過是工作罷了，就跟兩塊豬肉碰一起差不多。”
夏凝覓聽到這個形容，腦海中不自覺把男女主唯美的吻戲替換成豬肉，一時間什麽情緒都沒了。
“你怎麽會這麽想？”
杜元哲聳肩道：“接吻的是角色，雙方演員又沒有感情，兩個沒感情的人接吻可不就和豬肉差不多。”
夏凝覓的語氣恢複平淡：“你可以不演。”
杜元哲搖搖頭：“哪有那麽簡單，人家都能演為什麽就我不能演，你信不信這話如果被人搬到網上，會有無數人罵我不敬業。”
杜元哲對吻戲沒什麽感覺，演員就是這樣的職業，你既然選擇了就得接受。
“不過，我也就是随口一說，我可不想真演偶像劇，那東西鍛煉不了人，我又不缺錢，沒必要浪費時間。”
夏凝覓沒說什麽，杜元哲是千影娛樂的藝人，他接任何戲都得經過公司同意。
換句話說，夏凝覓不點頭，他什麽戲都接不了。
“啊——”
正在這時，房間外突然傳來一聲尖叫。
是楊詩瑤！
杜元哲立刻起身跑出房間，一眼就看到一個帶着鴨舌帽和口罩的瘦小男人被楊詩瑤的經紀人壓在地上，楊詩瑤則被助理護在身後。
杜元哲微微松了口氣，走過去一看楊詩瑤的房間被翻得亂七八糟。
這人應該是躲在楊詩瑤房間，幸好今天是楊詩瑤的生日，經紀人和助理幫她拿着禮物一同回她房間，沒讓她單獨面對私生，要不然後果不堪設想。
楊詩瑤可能也想到了可怕後果，哪怕那男人已經被擒住，她的身體還在發抖。
這一層的人聽到動靜全都走出來，沒一會兒，酒店的負責人到了。
Yang Shiyao's agent had an undisguised look of anger on his face: "A living person is hiding in Shiyao's room. Is this how your hotel protects guests' safety? How did he get the key? You must give us an explanation for this matter."
The hotel manager apologized repeatedly, saying that it was their mistake and fortunately Yang Shiyao was not in trouble, otherwise public opinion would have torn their hotel apart.
"I'm so sorry. We didn't do our job well. We will change Miss Yang's room and waive all the fees for the next few months. In the future, Miss Yang will get a 30% discount when she comes to our hotel."
The person in charge was honest and sincere, did not shirk his responsibility, and even made compensation.
It’s a pity that Yang Shiyao is not short of money, but she no longer trusts this hotel.
Yang Shiyao said in a trembling voice: "I want to change hotels."
The person in charge's face froze; he was afraid that this might happen.
Du Yuanzhe and Yang Shiyao are from the same company, so he should support her. He is also dissatisfied with this hotel. Their momentary mistake may cause serious harm to others. He said, "Sister Shiyao and I will change together."
The hotel manager's expression became even uglier.
Wang Ligang was also nearby. Seeing that Yang Shiyao and Du Yuanzhe had expressed their opinions, he said boldly, "Let's change together!"
This kind of thing needs to be dealt with seriously, only in this way will other hotels pay more attention to safety issues.
The only question left was where to move to. They had to go to a hotel with better security and enough empty rooms to accommodate all of them.
Du Yuanzhe suddenly remembered something and was about to make a call when he found that Xia Ningmi had not hung up yet. He subconsciously looked up at everyone, walked a few steps away from them, and whispered, "Mr. Xia, do you have anything else to say?"
"I can help you find a hotel."
Xia Ningmi just listened to the whole process.
Du Yuanzhe said, "I remember that the Du family seems to have a five-star hotel in Jiangcheng. I was just about to call my brother to ask."
Seeing that he had a plan, Xia Ningmi hung up the phone directly.
Du Yuanzhe immediately called Du Yuanwen.
"Brother, is our hotel in Jiangcheng close to the Film and Television City?"
Du Yuanwen said: "It should take half an hour by car."
Du Yuanzhe's eyes lit up: "That's great."
He immediately told Du Yuanwen what happened today.
Du Yuanwen said, "What a coincidence! Your sister-in-law is at Jiangcheng Hotel right now. Just call her and let her make the arrangements for you."
Du Yuanzhe contacted Zhao Zhimeng again, and after everything was communicated, he returned to the crowd and said, "Director Wang, my family's hotel in Jiangcheng still has a lot of empty rooms, enough for all of us to stay."
"Your home?" Wang Ligang slapped his forehead and said, "I was so confused. I forgot that Du Corporation has a hotel."
"Well, with this young master here, we don't have to worry about having no place to live. Everyone pack up and we'll move out."
Yang Shiyao said gratefully: "Yuanzhe, I am so grateful to you today."
Du Yuanzhe said, "Don't be polite, Sister Shiyao. I don't dare to stay in such an unsafe hotel."
Yang Shiyao was frightened for a moment: "Yes, it's terrible."
Half an hour later, Du Yuanzhe and his party drove to Du's Hotel.
Zhao Zhimeng was waiting in the lobby. When he saw them come in, he immediately came over and said, "Welcome everyone."
Wang Ligang said: "It's General Lao Zhao who is here."
Zhao Zhimeng said gently, "The hotel has been tidying up its housekeeping these few days and has not received any guests. Please feel free to stay here. The Du family has always attached great importance to the safety and privacy of their guests, and such a situation will never occur."
Wang Ligang said happily: "That's great, all expenses will be covered by the crew."
Zhao Zhimeng refused and said, "Director Wang, you are too polite. Yuanzhe has been very grateful for your care during this period. How can we ask you to pay for it? All expenses of your stay here will be borne by the hotel."
The staff at the back couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard this. They would have to stay here for at least two months, and this was a five-star hotel, so the expenses would definitely be high.
As expected of the Du family, they are truly wealthy and powerful.
Wang Ligang declined but had to agree.
Afterwards, Zhao Zhimeng asked someone to take Wang Ligang and others to the room.
Du Yuanzhe naturally did not leave, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law."
Zhao Zhimeng raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Do you still remember that Jiangcheng has its own hotel?"
Du Yuanzhe spread his hands and said, "The crew had arranged all the hotels for us before, I can't ask for special treatment, and this time an accident happened."
Zhao Zhimeng threw a card to him: "The presidential suite on the top floor is reserved for you. Jiangcheng's affairs have been dealt with. I will be back soon."
Du Yuanzhe looked outside and said in astonishment, "It's so late already?"
Zhao Zhimeng said: "There is no way, I was born to work hard."
After saying this, Zhao Zhimeng left with his assistant.
Du Yuanzhe shook his head.
Zhao Zhimeng looks gentle, but he is actually a very capable person.