Chapter 17
Ever since the audition invitation was posted online, Huan Xu had been looking forward to it. Perhaps it was really because Wuti had made him famous, and Huan Xu's audition requirements were so low that even ordinary people could sign up. As soon as the channel was opened, he received resumes from all sides.
There are many self-recommendation forms from young actors, as well as some from young people who are just playful or dreamy.
As for Huan Xu's request for knowledge of the classical oriental drama of the mother planet, some people who tried to get away with it began to open their light brains to search.
The terminal star brain of Cang Tianxing demonstrated its powerful reception and storage capabilities. Even for the Blue Star culture that was about to be lost, a brief introduction was still found.
This also makes the review process more difficult for Xinghuo employees. The initial round of screening is to eliminate those who may cause trouble in the future. Artificial intelligence Xiaohuo is the main labor force, and other employees are responsible for manual proofreading, which is still a considerable project.
Huan Xu is not going to waste time. Huang Hao is preparing to release a new drama at the end of the month. Huan Xu wants to compete with him, and time is also tight. In addition to the most important female lead and the supporting role that requires professional skills, don't forget that another important male lead has not been confirmed.
Huan Xu had previously stated in the company group that he was not going to use Xinghuo's artists for the male and female leads of this script. There was no special reason, it was just because they were not suitable.
The male actors in the company are over the age limit.
Although they are all very young, Huan Xu wants something more vigorous, full of passion, and the clean youthfulness between adolescence and youth!
Therefore, this time Huan Xu set his sights on those students who were still in school and had just stepped into the entertainment industry.
Students in school can also take on acting jobs, but most of the roles they get are extras that others don’t like.
Even among students from excellent colleges, it is rare for them to become famous after graduation, not to mention rookies. It is too difficult for them to get good scripts with their immature acting skills.
Huan Xu accessed various universities through the Xinghuo official website and began to browse the personal information of college students.
Anyway, for this drama, he is planning to use a female lead who has no acting experience, and he doesn’t mind bringing in a new male lead.
Huan Xu's criteria for finding someone was also very simple. He still wanted to make sure that the other person's image in ancient costume matched the image of the male protagonist in his mind.
Huan Xu spent an entire afternoon sending audition invitations to more than 20 selected young people.
In the dormitory, several young people were discussing that a bronze-level director was planning to shoot a drama with a campus as the early background, and he selected several early villain supporting roles in the school yesterday.
Although he is a minor villain, he has lines and several minutes of screen time, not to mention that the show is directed by a bronze-level director, which is already a very good resource.
Many students went to audition, including several people in dormitory 205.
"I'm so anxious! The announcement said the results would be out at 5 o'clock, and I don't know if I'll be selected. It's only the last ten minutes!"
"We agreed that whoever becomes famous in the future must not forget the brothers."
"Fourth Brother, aren't you nervous?"
The fourth child, Lin Yi, looked up and spread his hands towards his roommates, a trace of helplessness on his particularly youthful face: "During the audition, the director said I didn't look like a villain. I've given up hope."
The other three roommates were silent. They must be good-looking to be able to enter the acting class of their school. In the dormitory, the eldest, the second and the third are all handsome guys with their own characteristics.
Lin Yi's appearance is certainly not bad, but... he has a baby face, big eyes and double eyelids, and two faint dimples on the corners of his mouth when he smiles, which makes him unsuitable for the role of a villain.
The eldest brother sat next to Lin Yi and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry, this is called accumulating strength for a breakthrough. He doesn't play a villain because there are better roles waiting for you later."
The other roommates also followed suit to comfort and cheer Lin Yi up. Lin Yi raised his hands and patted his brothers on the shoulders one by one: "Thanks, I'll treat you all to a big meal when I get a new role."
Soon, at five o'clock, as expected, Lin Yi was eliminated, but the second brother got the role of one of the villains.
The eldest and the third came forward and put their arms around the second's neck: "Old rules."
The second brother didn't act pretentiously and waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go make some rice. You guys order whatever you want, I'll pay! What does Si'er want to eat?"
Lin Yi followed and said with a smile: "Then I have to think about it carefully, otherwise I can just eat at that popular self-service barbecue..."
Before Lin Yi finished speaking, a reminder suddenly came from the light brain. Hearing the special prompt sound, Lin Yi and his roommates stopped at the same time. Lin Yi held his breath and opened the message.
After a while, Lin Yi was still standing there stupidly. The eldest brother called out anxiously, "Si'er?"
Lin Yi raised his head, his chest heaving violently, but he didn't know what to say. He simply turned on the speaker on his laptop so that his roommates could watch it together. He stumbled and said, "Director Huan, please invite me to audition for the male lead."
"Director Huan, is this the Director Huan I imagined?"
“It seems so…”
"It's not like, it's Director Huan, Director Huan from Xinghuo, a talented new director!"
"Oh, Si'er, remember your brothers when you become rich!"
The other three roommates excitedly went forward and hugged Lin Yi. Although they were not the ones who received the invitation, it was all the same. Their brother was invited to audition for the male lead, and they were extremely happy.
Lin Yi finally found his voice and asked foolishly, "Are we still going to eat barbecue?"
The eldest brother called out to Lin Yi directly, "What are you eating? Why are you so careless, Fourth Brother? Hurry up and get ready for the audition!"
"When you get this role, Si'er, let's go have a ten-star meal!"
"Okay." Lin Yi scratched his head, then straightened his face and promised: "If it works, I'll treat everyone to a meal at Ten Star Private Kitchen."
"That's about right, go get ready."
At nine o'clock in the evening, more than a dozen college students entered the virtual space, anxiously waiting for the audition.
Huan Xu also asked them to try out their costumes first. After each actor interacted for a few minutes, the audition ended. Huan Xu said to the young people:
"Thank you all for coming to the audition. I will send you the results tomorrow morning."
After the young actors left, Huan Xu did not finish his work. Instead, he replayed the video of Xiaohuo and observed and compared the performance of the young actors over and over again.
Huan Xu selected the three most satisfactory candidates, frowned and scanned the photos of the three people. Finally, Huan Xu pointed the tip of the pen at the baby-faced Lin Yi.
The person who finally made Huan Xu decide on the candidate was none other than the baby-faced guy who had repeatedly frustrated Lin Yi. In the picture, the young knight in knight's uniform was riding on a horse, smiling shyly at the camera, with a pair of eyes clearly defined by black and white - what a young man in bright clothes and a vigorous horse.
Good things were about to happen. As soon as the male lead was decided, Xiaohuo sent the list of candidates who had passed the initial round of screening to Huan Xu.
In the study, Huan Xu shook his head and said, "Then continue to work overtime."
I stood up, took my thermos and prepared to go downstairs to get some hot water and stretch my body.
When I went upstairs, I unexpectedly met my younger brother.
Gu Chen obviously heard the noise and came out of the bedroom. Huan Xu looked at him. Gu Chen's fingers hanging at his side tightened unconsciously, and then he spoke in a slightly cold voice:
"Staying up late is bad for your health. You need a balance between work and rest at work."
Like a snail carefully sticking its tentacles out of its shell.
Huan Xu smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll sort out some more information and then I'll take a break. Xiaochen, you too."
Gu Chen:?
Huan Xu: "Basic work and rest. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, kid. Just enjoy your last days in high school. Leave the rest to me and Uncle Gu."
Gu Chen couldn't hold back his indifferent expression any longer: "I'm not a kid, I'm only five years younger than you!"
Huan Xu's smile deepened: "Yeah, you will soon be a reliable master."
Gu Chen: “…” Don’t be too obvious in your perfunctory attitude.
Huan Xu raised the corner of his lip again and stopped teasing the child. "What I want to say is, Xiaochen, you don't need to think too much about what major to choose in college, and there's no need to force yourself. Just follow your true feelings. I believe you can make the right decision."
Huan Xu accidentally saw Gu Chen frowning while flipping through a book on directing. He looked even more nervous than when he was working on his thesis. It was obvious that Gu Chen was not interested but was still forcing himself to read on.
The time when the mother passed away, the father was busy traveling, and the brother was unreliable must have given the child some ideas.
His sense of responsibility proves that Xiao Gu is a good kid. With him around, Xinghuo will never lack directors. Huan Xu hopes that the child can follow his heart to choose his future career, rather than considering the reality.
Even if a child is very smart and manages to enter the directing industry, he may be able to do well, but he will not be able to feel the joy of being a director and shooting the work with his own hands.
Fearing that Xiao Gu would get stuck in a rut, Huan Xu reminded him at the right time that with the child's intelligence, he should know what to do later.
On the other side, after sending her personal information, Chi Xuanmo fell into a long wait.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't nervous. Fortunately, she had waited for too long, and the time waiting for the preliminary trial also allowed Chi Xuanmo to calm down.
When she received the interview invitation, Chi Xuanmo frowned and whispered to herself in the old house:
I am ready.
You can perform on stage at any time.
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