Chapter 29 Best Supporting Actor in Chinese Entertainment
"Hello, directors and teachers. My name is Zhang Ruoyun. I graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 2007 and have been in the industry for about four years."
The new man introduced himself while placing several paper materials in front of Meng Bai, Wu Bai and others, saying, "This is my resume. The role I'm auditioning for today is the male lead 'Xia Dongqing'."
After doing this, he returned to his original position and stood quietly, looking very calm and composed.
It must be said that just this appearance alone gave Wu Bai and others, who had been watching the "poor performance of newcomers" for a long time, more confidence and expectations for Zhang Ruoyun.
Meng Bai picked up the resume in front of him and found that it was more than one page. It not only recorded the actor's personal information, but also the past dramas he participated in, the types of roles, and stills and personal photos of different styles.
After browsing through the whole thing, Meng Bai looked at the acting experience on his resume again -
2010, TV series "Snow Leopard", male No. 3 Liu Zhihui;
2011, TV series "Black Fox", male lead Fang Tianyi;
2013, TV series "Lijian", male No. 2 Yan Songsheng;
...
What a luxurious resume!
Meng Bai couldn't help but be surprised in his heart. Looking through the whole resume, if it wasn't the male lead or the male No. 2, they were all serious TV dramas on satellite TV.
With such qualifications, wouldn't it be good to find a big-budget TV drama project? How did he end up in this small web drama crew?
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Meng Bai couldn't help but mutter in his heart, this kid couldn't have forged his acting experience to fool people here.
But he immediately rejected his own idea. The acting industry is no different from other professions. What qualifications and works are there, a search on the Internet will clearly show it. Various photos and videos are also 360-degree high-definition without dead angles, and there is no way to fake it.
Li Qin, who was standing by, probably had the same idea as Meng Bai. She fiddled with her phone for a long time, then handed it to Meng Bai. Yes, the photo on the Internet showed clearly that the person in front of her was indeed the same person.
Something was wrong. It was definitely wrong.
Meng Bai was about to ask, but Wu Bai, who was standing by, spoke before him: "Zhang Ruoyun, right? I'm the director of this drama. I have a question. I don't know if you can ask it. What is the relationship between you and Director Zhang Jian?"
Zhang Ruoyun was stunned by this question, but he seemed to have expected it. He said happily: "It's not inconvenient. Director Zhang Jian is my father."
Wu Bai heard this and suddenly showed a look of realization on his face.
Li Qin pulled the corner of Meng Bai's clothes and asked curiously: "Who is Director Zhang Jian?"
"He is a very famous producer and director in the circle. He has directed "Bird of Paradise", "Gengzi Storm" and "Snow Leopard."
While Meng Bai was explaining science to the "little fool" who knew nothing, he also reacted in his heart.
No wonder, it turns out that this guy is a "second-generation star", and all the works listed in his resume were directed by his father.
At the same time, he also remembered that this Zhang Ruoyun was the "relative" that Gan Wei had asked him to take care of before.
"Relationship" doesn't matter, Meng Bai has a lot of "relatives". As long as your acting skills are good, it doesn't matter who put you in.
It was still the same audition clip, and Li Qin was still helping with the acting.
"...Aren't you the god we believe in? Why don't you show up!"
"I'm sorry, Dongqing, but we celestial beings can't interfere too much in human affairs."
"Why interfere too much?"
"Believe me, Dongqing, we have learned our lessons in human affairs..."
"..."
After several rounds of running-in, Li Qin's performance is obviously much better than the first time she played. In particular, she has grasped the slight difference in the heroine's attitude and emotions towards the hero in the second season because of their different identities.
However, her progress did not attract everyone's attention, because Zhang Ruoyun, who was acting opposite her, completely took over the main stage of this scene and became the leading role.
What made Meng Bai and Wu Bai particularly satisfied was that although it was an audition and the preparation time was not long, Zhang Ruoyun fully adjusted his emotions.
Not only were the lines extremely explosive and contagious, but in just a few seconds, his eyes were already full of tears, which perfectly matched the current state of the hero in the plot.
This alone has greatly added points in Meng Bai's heart.
If there is a problem, it is that the momentum he showed is a little too strong. Even if it is because he is in an emotional state in the plot, it is not like the aura that the always timid "Xia Dongqing" will show.
Wu Bai obviously noticed this problem. He and Meng Bai looked at each other and then whispered a few words.
On the other side, Zhang Ruoyun had finished his performance. He thanked Li Qin for helping him, and then looked at Meng Bai and the others with a little nervousness.
As an actor with a lot of experience in the crew, although Wu Bai introduced himself as the director of the crew, he could see that the young man next to Wu Bai was the "big boss" of the crew.
Should he be the producer? Zhang Ruoyun guessed secretly in his heart.
It's just that such a young producer is still quite rare in the circle.
But then again, the most important responsibility of the producer is to find investors for the project. From this point of view, age doesn't really matter.
Thinking about it, Zhang Ruoyun couldn't help but start to worry again.
I don't know if this audition will be successful. I found it by borrowing that person's name. Although it is a web drama and it doesn't seem to be very large, I don't have much capital to be picky in my current situation. I just left that person to live independently, and I just got a girlfriend recently. I just hope that the pay can be a little higher.
Zhang Ruoyun was daydreaming when he suddenly saw Wu Bai and Meng Bai, who were whispering to each other, stop talking. He quickly regained his focus and looked at the two of them seriously.
"Don't be too nervous." Meng Bai smiled and it was his turn to speak this time: "The performance just now was very good, with highlights in all aspects. So, there is another plot here, you try it again."
Although he had not participated in many auditions before, Zhang Ruoyun was not a fool. When he heard that he was asked to "take an extra test", he immediately felt more confident -
no one would arrange an "extra test" for a contestant who was about to be eliminated.
"By the way, there is a place to remind you." Meng Bai suddenly said: "Although the male protagonist 'Xia Dongqing' is born with yin and yang eyes, he can only see, and has no magic power or means to catch ghosts, so he is essentially just a somewhat lonely student."
While preparing a new clip, Zhang Ruoyun pondered Meng Bai's "reminder" in his heart, and vaguely reacted. He seemed to want to tell himself that this role should not be so "strong", but a little dull and timid.
With a plan in mind, Zhang Ruoyun adjusted his mood and state. Not long after, he started a new round of performances. This time it was his one-man show, without anyone to act with, which made it more difficult.
"Not bad." Wu Bai said in a low voice.
Meng Bai nodded and asked, "Then choose him?"
Wu Bai hesitated for a moment, frowned and said, "Isn't there another person behind? Let's take a look, maybe he's more suitable."
"That's fine." Meng Bai chuckled, "I hope there will be a more suitable newcomer behind, so that at least the pay can be less."
(End of this chapter)
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