At this moment, Director Wei couldn't control himself and tried to pull out a cigarette from his pocket and light it.
Before the lighter even touched the smoke, he remembered there were so many people around and he couldn't let them inhale secondhand smoke.
He was craving a cigarette, so he put the lighter back in his pocket and just held the cigarette between his fingers.
He sighed and said, "You can check out Director Yan's films. She's still my senior in the martial arts world."
There are so few people like her in this circle who are purely dedicated to art.
"Yes, he's 65 years old, and he's been rehired by the school to be a teacher, yet he still has to act in movies," the assistant director remarked with emotion.
Xu Yanyu replied, "I'm not sure I can land the role I'm interviewing for."
Although Xu Yanyu received an interview invitation from Yan Honglian Film, she did not receive any information related to the plot of the film.
Director Zeng's previous explanation was that Director Yan wanted to see the actors' most direct reactions.
I don't want to see those stiff, repetitive, dead-fish-like acting performances.
She wants actors who match the roles.
It's clear that Director Yan has high standards.
Director Wei clenched his cigarette tightly and said, "I can't guarantee you'll get other roles, but you have to fight for the lead role."
"You're the most suitable one in the whole circle; you have that kind of spirit!"
Xu Yanyu said regretfully, "I told Director Zeng that I wanted to film the scenes for the second female lead."
If she were to become the lead actress in a movie, she would have to follow the film crew from beginning to end.
Xu Yanyu's other identity is that of a singer; a singer cannot not sing.
Therefore, considering the time factor, she chose to play the second female lead.
Director Wei, being in the directing circle, should be familiar with Director Yan's script.
He shook his head and sighed, "Then there's nothing we can do. But you should also be prepared; my senior sister's movie might not be a huge hit. The environment in China isn't suitable for her."
She was aiming for international awards. This film might very well be her last.
Xu Yanyu recalled the online introduction that Director Yan Honglian was already seventy-one years old this year.
He was banned from filming for fifteen years during the prime of his career, and after returning, he struggled for nearly ten years but still failed to make a comeback.
If this director hadn't had such a strong will to live, he would have retired long ago at the age of seventy-one.
But even if one still has the willpower, given one's age, how many more decades can one persevere?
Thinking of this, Xu Yanyu couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, Zhang Ying glanced at Director Wei, gritted her teeth, and stepped forward, saying, "Yan Yu, you really need to listen to Nian Zhuang's words and carefully consider whether or not to accept Director Yan's role."
I heard before... that Director Yan's films didn't take off because some of her shots expressed ideas that were... too extreme.
Zhang Ying paused for a moment before finding the word "extreme" to describe it.
This time, Zhang Ying was genuinely considering Xu Yanyu's best interests.
Actors' time is precious. Not only will this director Yan's film not earn much in salary, but it may also not be able to be shown in theaters for various reasons.
Directors can film whatever they want to express their artistic vision.
But as actors, they also have to consider their personal gains.
Director Wei, please don't mention winning any big awards from outside.
Every year, some directors in China make films that are hard to describe and submit them to Hollywood awards.
But did anyone win an award?
This is all hype, empty promises.
It's best to avoid movies that won't make money or gain fame!
These are classic quotes from Zhang Ying's agent when educating her.
If Xu Yanyu hadn't helped Zhang Ying so much, Zhang Ying wouldn't have risked being disliked by Director Wei to step forward and remind Xu Yanyu.
Even Chang Xuan nodded in agreement.
The director's and actor's perspectives are sometimes different.
They came for fame and money.
Director Wei glanced at Zhang Ying, not at all surprised that such words would come out of her mouth.
Zhang Ying is a purely commercial actor; she'll take on any role that makes money.
Judging from her previous behavior of taking on multiple projects at once, and now her sudden efforts to work hard and compete on set.
I knew Zhang Ying was the type who wouldn't act until she saw the benefit.
Of course, it's not just Zhang Ying; the entire entertainment industry and society are so superficial these days.
It's hard to say who's good and who's bad.
He didn't refute Zhang Ying, but said to Xu Yanyu, "I'll arrange your scenes later. Even if we can't finish filming today, you can leave at 2:30."
"Okay. Thank you all for your help." Xu Yanyu looked at everyone apologetically.
Zhang Ying shook her head; she thought Xu Yanyu was a fool.
Just then, the assistant director suddenly said, "The trailers for the TV series have already been released. You guys hurry up and retweet the official Weibo post from the production team!"
Xu Yanyu quickly took out her phone, found the latest Weibo message sent by the production team, and forwarded it to her Weibo homepage.
Chang Xuan, Zhang Ying, and others also took out their phones, logged onto Weibo, and forwarded the message.
In H City, a fourteen-year-old boy named Ye Zhonghuan was secretly taking out his privately owned mobile phone to play games while his family was away from home.
Soon, because his skills were too poor, his character in the game died.
He was so angry that he kept cursing, "Attack! Charge! I told you we were in a small cubicle, and those stupid teammates are completely unreliable!"
"Hurry up and go! I told you he's seriously injured, really seriously injured! Don't cower! If you're a man, go and beat him up!"
However, his teammates clearly had their own plans and did not follow his instructions.
Ye Zhonghuan was so angry that he shut down the game interface.
At this moment, a message popped up in the phone's status bar.
[Xu Yanyu, whom you are following, has a new Weibo update.]
"Ah! Yan Yu posted on Weibo? Someone who rarely posts more than a few statuses a week actually posted on Weibo today."
Ye Zhonghuan's interest in Xu Yanyu was simple: besides the fact that Xu Yanyu was beautiful, another reason was that she sang well.
He clicked on the pop-up message, and his phone screen quickly redirected to the Langbo software.
"Oh, it's a trailer for 'The Legend of the Immortals: Fallen Flowers'! The costumes are beautiful."
He clicked into the video, and the pleasant music and stunning visuals quickly silenced him.
Accompanied by music, and with the dazzling sword skills of the white-clad woman on screen, Ye Zhonghuan was completely dumbfounded.
A short video was quickly finished being watched.
He jumped up and exclaimed, "My God! Is this really a TV series or a movie? Are those sword techniques even something a human could perform? And the music is amazing!"
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