57 Discussion before filming
"So, Xu Ruien is the superior, right?"
"Yes, but I prefer to call her the Controller."
In the small room, Song Qixian and actress Kong Xiaomei had a discussion about the relationship between Xu Ruien and Zheng Xingwen.
The young director Qiu Mingsheng watching nearby was very interested and was obviously very satisfied with the atmosphere.
The two leading actors and the director are not much different in age: Song Qixian is 19, Kong Xiaomei is 23, and Qiu Mingsheng is 25. So this is a discussion among young people.
Director Qiu was a recent film academy graduate who had written the script himself. Having secured a relatively well-known actor like Song Qixian, Qiu Mingsheng felt incredibly lucky.
This feeling was reinforced after meeting Song Qixian: young, popular, dedicated to his work, and a pleasant personality. Qiu Mingsheng was even more satisfied; his efforts in getting the script to M Agency were well worth it.
As for the female lead, Kong Xiaomei, she's his junior, a new actress who's never acted in a drama before, so filming probably required a bit more attention from both him and the male lead. Fortunately, she's acted in stage plays before, so she's quite capable.
On the other side, Song Qixian and Kong Xiaomei's discussion was coming to an end, and you could see the director smiling foolishly.
Song Qixian: …
Song Qixian: "Director Qiu, why did you write such a wonderful story?"
Song Qixian raised a question, and unexpectedly, the director, who had just been standing there in a daze, immediately reacted, as if he had never been distracted.
"Well, it's a long story."
Qiu Mingsheng was serious. He pulled out a chair for the two leading actors to sit down. He also picked a chair for himself, but he did not sit down. Instead, he crossed his legs and squatted down.
Song Qixian and Kong Xiaomei: …
Qiu Mingsheng explained with a smile: This is more inspiring.
"The inspiration for 'Fantasy Fairy Tale' came from a dream I had. In the dream, I became another person, and I watched "him" do things I would never normally do. The feeling inside was like a cat catching a mouse—absolutely beautiful. After waking up, I created this story."
Qiu Mingsheng asked his two generals with great interest, "How about this story? Isn't it very interesting?"
Before Song Qixian could answer, Kong Xiaomei said, "It's really interesting. I think female audiences will like this dream very much."
Qiu Mingsheng clapped his hands. "Right? The theme of my play is to create a fantasy world for female audiences. Junior sister, you understand it very well!"
After saying that, Qiu Mingsheng turned his gaze to Song Qixian and said with a smile, "I see Xiao Song still has something to say. How about it? I created the role of Zheng Xingwen specifically for you. I will send the script to your company as soon as it is written."
Song Qixian was slightly surprised. Made for me? How come I didn't notice it? Do I look even slightly like Zheng Xingwen?
Later, he realized that the director was just being polite.
However, after the director's interruption, Song Qixian became more relaxed.
He pondered, "Zheng Xingwen, I think he's a contradictory person. What he thinks and what he does are completely opposite. In other words, I think he's very pretentious."
Qiu Mingsheng: "Oh?"
Song Qixian continued, "He has so many flaws. On the surface, he treats his colleagues and subordinates with warmth and kindness, but in reality, he never looks down on any of them. Eh, I don't see him having any friends in the script, so I'd venture to guess that he has very few true friends. Director Qiu, what were you thinking when you wrote the character of Zheng Xingwen? He's so complex, it must have been so difficult to play."
At this point, Song Qixian revealed a wry smile. Although he had only been in the industry for a short time, he could see that Zheng Xingwen could not perform using ordinary methods. This role was much more difficult than roles like Fang Xiyu.
Qiu Mingsheng laughed heartily and put a hand on Song Qixian's shoulder: "Xiao Song, I'm very optimistic about you. Just act according to your understanding."
Song Qixian sighed and said, "Director Qiu, compared to Zheng Xingwen, you actually like Xuanhe more, right?"
Qiu Mingsheng smiled and said, "You figured this out. Good. I like Xuanhe very much."
Kong Xiaomei interjected, "I like Xuanhe more, too."
Song Qixian was even more helpless. The role of Xuanhe was not a "decent" character.
He has too many flaws, but that also makes his character arc stronger. First and foremost, he is loyal to his heart and never backs down.
His love for money has never changed. It can be said that this heart of his has defeated many people.
Then the second point is that he is very "dedicated".
For example, while he was conquering Son Ji-ah, he did not use his beauty and intelligence to seduce other people, so Ji-ah was actually his first love. It was not until he broke off his engagement with Ji-ah that he turned his attention to Sun Hyun-ri, the second daughter of the Sun family.
From this perspective, he is more loyal than many men who claim to be affectionate.
Third, he is very smart.
He clearly knew what kind of person Ji-ah liked and had no problem playing such a role. He also quickly understood what kind of person Son Hyun-ri was and what kind of person she liked. Thus, he once again played a role that was completely opposite to the previous one.
Xuanhe was very "open-minded" and it was clear that he was a gigolo.
Song Qixian could understand why Director Qiu and Kong Xiaomei both liked Xuanhe more.
For the director, he prefers characters with more complex personalities. For women, Xuanhe can satisfy their hidden preferences.
As long as you have money, he will follow you wholeheartedly.
Based on this analysis, Zheng Xingwen may become an unnoticed male protagonist.
After talking about Zheng Xingwen and Xuanhe, let’s start talking about Xu Ruien and Sun Xuanli.
In response, Kong Xiaomei expressed her thoughts: "Rui En and Hyun Ri have one thing in common, and that is authenticity."
Song Qixian and Qiu Mingsheng nodded in agreement.
"In dreams and out of dreams, it's clear they both share the same view of men: disdain. The difference is that Sun Xuanli, due to her position, can boldly express her disdain. Meanwhile, Rui En, at the bottom of the corporate food chain, doesn't dare to express it openly. However, psychologically, they are both in a superior position, or in control."
Kong Xiaomei quoted the word that Song Qixian had just said and looked at Song Qixian, who nodded gently.
Seeing that the director and Song Qixian did not object, Kong Xiaomei continued to express her opinion.
"Sun Xuanli is the one in absolute control, and all contact between her and Xuanhe was tacitly approved by her. She is much smarter than her sister, and she saw through Xuanhe's intentions from the first glance."
"As for Ryan, on the surface, she's just an ordinary employee in the company's marketing department, a world apart from Zheng Xingwen's status. But she doesn't submit to him like someone superior. She doesn't know the truth yet. I think things will become even more interesting once she knows everything."
Song Qixian agreed with most of Kong Xiaomei's understanding, but he disagreed on one point, but he didn't say it at the moment.
Qiu Mingsheng clapped his hands exaggeratedly and jumped off the chair nimbly.
"Great! You've thought of more than I did. I think we should just forget about the script and let's just improvise while filming. Maybe that'll be a better outcome."
Song Qixian and Kong Xiaomei looked at each other, and the two young people who met for the first time felt the same helplessness.
I always feel that Director Qiu is different from ordinary directors.
After analyzing the four characters, the next step is to talk about the complex relationship between the four characters.
Kong Xiaomei was the first to express her feelings: "I have to admit that Xuanhe is a perfect match for Ruien and Xuanli. It's like you men will never dislike a scheming but pretty and cute little sister."
Song Qixian also raised his hand: "I admit that in Xuanhe's eyes, neither of you is worth ten billion won. As for Xingwen, he has some special feelings for both of you, but they haven't turned into good feelings yet."
Kong Xiaomei added, "Rui En's opinion of Xing Wen is: Man, you're so pretentious. He's eager to step on his head."
Song Qixian added, "Xingwen's opinion of Ruien is: I want to see what the difference is between you and Sun Xuanli. Xingwen's opinion of Xuanli is: What a domineering and wonderful woman."
They both said in unison: "They (they) are very interested in them (they)."
Qiu Mingsheng, who had been watching everything, praised, "Not bad, not bad. I think you understand it well. It's better to do it today than today. How about we do it again on the spot?"
Song Qixian had exactly the same idea, and Kong Xiaomei had no objection.
So in this small, shabby house, the first audition began for "Fantasy Fairy Tale", a fantasy love comedy that created a ratings myth in the next ten years.
Ryan ran into the new manager Zheng in the tea room.
Manager Zheng has broad shoulders and long legs, and his bow tie is always tied neatly and regularly. He has rejected wave after wave of attempts with ulterior motives, and has hurt the hearts of countless boys and girls.
Ryan heard all these gossips from Zhiyu, and therefore, unlike other colleagues, he did not approach Zheng Xingwen enthusiastically right away.
However, with a woman's sixth sense, Ryan noticed that Manager Zheng seemed to be somewhat interested in her.
Ryan is confident, so she trusts her sixth sense.
While taking the coffee, Ryan approached Manager Zheng.
Zheng Xingwen shuddered, seemingly displeased with her approach, and took a step to the right. Rui En, unwilling to give up, moved even closer to Zheng Xingwen, seemingly unintentionally.
Zheng Xingwen stopped, he realized that Xu Ruien's behavior was intentional.
If he wasn't dreaming, he might have given a polite smile and then stepped back.
But at this moment, facing the woman in his dream whom he had tried so hard to entangle with, his momentum was ultimately a little weaker.
"Miss Xu, your coffee."
Zheng Xingwen tried his best to pretend to be calm, but he didn't dare to look Ryan in the eye.
Xu Ruien's gaze reluctantly moved away from Zheng Xingwen's handsome face, and he responded with a dull "Oh".
For no reason, an indescribable heat rose in the small tea room. Zheng Xingwen thought that it was time to suggest to his father to expand the tea room.
After a while, Xu Ruien's cheerful voice rang out, "Manager Zheng, there's something I don't understand at work. I wonder if you'd be able to help me out? As compensation, I'll treat you to some hand-ground coffee."
Zheng Xingwen had also tasted the top-notch hand-ground coffee, but he only heard his own dry voice echoing over the tea: "...Okay."
The word "Victory" was written in capital letters on Xu Ruien's back as he left. Zheng Xingwen's eyes were complicated, and he accidentally burned his hand with the hot coffee in the cup.
The audition is over.
Qiu Mingsheng exclaimed not far away: "How perfect~"
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