As soon as the audition was over, Fu Cheng used the excuse that he had other work to do and left in a hurry without even eating.
Guo Wenyuan looked at his back, and something seemed to flash in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal and went to eat with the crew as if nothing had happened.
At the beginning, except for Director Xie and a few producers, no one in the crew knew Guo Wenyuan's identity. They just marveled at his good acting skills and were not inferior to the actor Fu.
But after Fu Cheng revealed Guo Wenyuan's identity, everyone was dumbfounded and began to think about whether they had done anything disrespectful to the sponsor.
The makeup artist covered her face silently. When she was doing makeup, she touched the sponsor's face twice and complimented him on his smooth skin.
The prop master remembered that before the audition, the sponsor asked him if he could prepare a plate of sushi, but he ruthlessly refused.
The actor who played Adjutant Yokota looked up at the sky sadly. He had the most scenes with the sponsor. How should he get along with the sponsor? Should he ask Mr. Guo's assistant for advice?
Guo Wenyuan, a shrewd man, immediately noticed that everyone had become reserved.
He did not expose it. When they arrived at the dining place, he asked his assistant to buy several large pots of lobsters and some barbecue, and carried in several boxes of wine.
After a round of drinks, Guo Wenyuan had become one with the entire crew, and even called him Brother Guo.
Shen Huai and others had to admire his ability.
Director Xie sat next to Guo Wenyuan and tried to test him a few times, but Guo Wenyuan got away with it with his jokes. However, Guo Wenyuan was also worried that he would be exposed if he continued talking, so he slipped out on the pretext of going to the bathroom.
After solving the problem in the bathroom, Guo Wenyuan staggered back to the private room, and on the way he saw Shen Huai and Ye Cang talking in the corridor.
Since they parted at the hospital, Guo Wenyuan had no chance to see Shen Huai again. After experiencing the various unreliable assistants in selecting scripts, he became more and more aware of how important it is to have a professional agent with a normal vision.
Although Guanrui still has many excellent agents if he really wants to find one, Guo Wenyuan can't help but feel a little wary about letting them be agents. After all, life is not acting. Even if his acting skills are good, they will always show flaws over time. Moreover, Guanrui is not his company alone, and it is not easy to fool other directors.
The company's agents are no better than his assistants. If they are bribed by someone, he will probably regret it.
After thinking about it, Shen Huai is still the most suitable.
Guo Wenyuan walked towards Shen Huai. Before he approached, Shen Huai had already noticed him and stopped talking to Ye Cang.
Guo Wenyuan laughed: "Busy? Um... can you please have a word with me?"
Shen Huai nodded and asked Ye Cang to go back first. Then he smiled and said: "I was worried that you were not doing well before, but now it seems that you have adapted well. I was just worrying for no reason."
"No way!" Guo Wenyuan heard Shen Huai say this and immediately retorted righteously, "Am I the kind of person who is greedy for fame and wealth?"
Shen Huai looked at his branded clothes, the big gold watch on his hand, and the big gold chain around his neck: "..."
Guo Wenyuan coughed a few times and covered up the question: "It feels good to have money, but it still can't compare to the satisfaction of acting. But my assistant is so annoying! His aesthetics have completely fallen below the bottom line of human beings. Without him, I can't imagine that there are so many bullshit scripts in the world, and they can still be invested and filmed?!"
"I worked so hard to get the role of Yokota, but he actually thought I bought it with money! This is simply an insult to me!"
Shen Huai certainly didn't think Guo Wenyuan came here to complain, so he waited for him to tell him what he was talking about. After
Guo Wenyuan complained about his troubles, he finally felt better and said, "Didn't I say before that I wanted you to be my agent? If you don't want to come to Guanrui, I can come to Morning Star!"
In order to find a suitable agent, Guo Wenyuan was willing to go all out.
"When I sign the contract, you can use the resources of Guanrui as long as I have the say. If I come across a suitable script, I can also bring in funds. As for the remuneration, you don't have to worry about it. Although you don't need it, I won't treat you unfairly."
Guo Wenyuan thought that since he had already said so and got a lot of benefits, Shen Huai should agree.
Unexpectedly, Shen Huai shook his head: "Sorry, I'm afraid I can't agree."
"Why!"
Guo Wenyuan was anxious, "You can tell me if you have other requirements!"
Shen Huai sighed: "If it was before, I would probably agree, but now it's not possible. I have to consider the physical and mental health of my artists."
Guo Wenyuan was stunned.
Shen Huai said, "Song Yimian is now an artist under me. That incident had a great impact on him. I hope he can get out of that psychological shadow, but if he signs you, his nature will be different. I'm sorry."
Guo Wenyuan stopped talking. He certainly knew what Shen Huai was talking about. Although that incident had nothing to do with him, it was indeed committed by this body, and Shen Huai was right.
Guo Wenyuan had no choice but to curse the former Mr. Guo in his heart.
Shen Huai probably felt a little embarrassed and said, "Although we can't cooperate, if you have any problems in the future, you can always find me."
Guo Wenyuan sighed and didn't know what to say. He said goodbye to Shen Huai weakly, and his back looked particularly bleak.
It seems that I can only go back and continue to endure the assistant with weird aesthetics. I hope that over time, he will improve his aesthetics a little bit because he may be fired at any time.
Shen Huai shook his head helplessly and went back.
When the two left, a figure walked out from the shadow of the green plants on the other side. It was Song Yimian.
Song Yimian originally planned to talk to Shen Huai about wanting to stay in the crew, but when he walked over, he saw Guo Wenyuan and Shen Huai standing together. He was worried about what Guo Wenyuan would do to Shen Huai, so he hid aside, ready to save the agent from danger at any time.
But who knew that Guo Wenyuan changed his previous lecherous look and was actually discussing the contract with Shen Huai.
Song Yimian listened to the conditions he said. If it weren't for their past, he would have been tempted, not to mention that for agents, Mr. Guo was simply a gold mine. Song Yimian could hardly think of any reason for Shen Huai to refuse.
However, Shen Huai still refused, and the reason was because of him.
Song Yimian didn't believe what he heard. In terms of acting skills, he was far inferior to Guo Wenyuan, not to mention his status and the abundant resources in Guo Wenyuan's hands. However, Shen Huai refused without even thinking about it.
Song Yimian was panicked at first, but then came a strong desire to make progress.
Even though Shen Huai signed Song Yimian, Song Yimian was still very unconfident. The big and small blows in the past two years have caused an indelible blow to his psychology, which cannot be changed in a short time.
But at this moment, he really felt Shen Huai's expectations of him.
Shen Huai never said what he did for him, but he always protected him and encouraged him carefully. He even gave up Mr. Guo's tempting proposal just for himself.
This made Song Yimian, who had always been inferior, surge with strong self-confidence.
For the first time, he told himself in his heart, I can do it! I will definitely become a good actor, and I want to prove that Brother Shen’s choice is not wrong.
This will completely changed his state. He even felt that the shadow cast by Guo Wenyuan, who had always been as terrifying as a monster in his heart, seemed to have faded a lot.
——After
dinner, everyone in the crew returned to the hotel. Director Xie was a little drunk, and assistant director Xiao Chen helped him back to the room.
Director Xie rubbed his forehead and said, "Copy the video you shot before to the computer."
He was talking about the audition of Guo Wenyuan and Fu Cheng.
Xiao Chen hurriedly said, "Director Xie, you should take a rest first. There is no rush to watch it later."
"Who said I'm not in a hurry!" Director Xie glared at him.
Xiao Chen could only helplessly copy the video on his phone to his computer. While waiting for the transfer, Xiao Chen asked hesitantly, "Director Xie, has the actor been decided?"
Director Xie said "hmm".
Xiao Chen had a headache. He didn't think much of it before, but among the three leading actors, except for the movie emperor Fu Cheng who had been decided long ago, the most important female lead was a newcomer who had just acted in a web drama and a variety show. The villain was changed from a veteran actor to the investor of the movie.
How to promote this then? !
This combination was full of unspoken rules. Xiao Chen could imagine how much hair the producer would lose because of this.
Director Xie was too lazy to care about these things. He always focused all his energy on filming and let others worry about other things.
At this time, the video had been copied, and Director Xie clicked to play.
Xiao Chen's video started from the moment when Fu Cheng tried to seize the rhythm and took a step forward. The whole video was not long.
Director Xie played this video twice in silence before pausing it and asking Xiao Chen, "What do you think of his acting?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Chen realized that Director Xie was talking about Guo Wenyuan. He hesitated for a moment, "He is very strong, and Fu Cheng has no power to fight back in front of him."
Director Xie laughed, "Fu Cheng's acting skills are not bad. How many people can you think of who can suppress him to be like this?"
Xiao Chen thought about it, and finally gave up.
Director Xie did not intend to explain his doubts to him. He just clicked to start again, looked at Guo Wenyuan in the video, and said slowly: "This acting skill is not just a natural talent. It is the result of many crews and polishing it bit by bit..."
He paused and asked Xiao Chen: "Do you believe what Guo Wenyuan said?"
Xiao Chen was a little helpless: "I'm not stupid..."
Director Xie laughed again: "That's right, the nonsense that the business world is like a battlefield, only fools believe it. Apart from him, there is really no one else who can talk nonsense seriously..."
"He?" Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, "Who are you talking about, Director Xie?"
Director Xie waved his hand: "Nothing."
"I don't care what the truth is, as long as we can make this drama well, that's enough."
Xiao Chen nodded: "You are right, although Mr. Guo is full of lies, his acting skills are indeed impeccable. Even if Teacher Geng were to play the role, he might not be able to act better than him."
Director Xie also recognized his words and said with emotion: "Yes, I didn't expect that the male and female protagonists of this drama didn't have sparks, but instead they had sparks with the villains..."
Xiao Chen: "..."