Chapter 6: The triangle is the most stable shape
The old iron triangle has become a thing of the past, and a new iron triangle has emerged!
In the trio of Lu Huacheng, Du Li and Xia Siran, Xia Siran's position is replaced by Xiao Si.
Qiao Zhizheng heard the news from two makeup artist sisters. That day was also the day she came to the crew for an audition.
It had been three days since she last served as a stand-in. Although she had been roughly confirmed, Qiao Zhizheng still had to audition before that. The director asked her to perform steadily according to her previous state, and today's audition was just a formality.
Qiao Zhizheng breathed in and out nervously - for the second female lead in her life.
Yes, that’s right, the second female lead.
The drama is called "Locking Spring Deeply". The story mainly revolves around the characters played by Du Li and Qiao Zhizheng. There is no so-called male lead, and the role of the husband is not given much attention in the drama.
The character Liu Runiang, played by Qiao Zhizheng, is the mistress of Kong Zhuo, the husband of Guan Shanyue, played by Du Li. She was instigated to ask for a formal marriage on the day of the wedding banquet for Guan Shanyue's son Kong Wangxuan's high school graduation.
She was given a status and received a slap in the face. Liu Runiang was obsessed with family fighting. Guan Shanyue easily saw through her tricks and sent her to study when he was annoyed by her. Liu Runiang struggled painfully in the ocean of knowledge and gradually discovered that Guan Shanyue was not interested in family fighting at all.
Kong Zhuo is fickle and keeps bringing concubines home. Liu Runiang thinks she is special, but it turns out that she is the one Kong Zhuo particularly dislikes among all his concubines.
At the end of the story, Kong Zhuo died, Liu Runiang took over the Kong family business, and Guan Shanyue went out to travel to famous mountains and rivers.
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Qiao Zhizheng changed into her costume and met two familiar makeup artists, one named Liu Yu and the other named Zhang Yu. They hit it off immediately despite having the same name but different surnames. They often ate melons and chatted about gossip together and had a good relationship.
Liu Yu is responsible for Qiao Zhizheng's makeup. This time the makeup is different from the simple makeup she did last time when she was a stand-in. Liu Yu is going to do a formal makeup for Qiao Zheng this time.
However, Liu Yu looked at Qiao Zhizheng from left to right and felt a little lost. "This face is too perfect. Small head and face, good features, fair skin. She's a natural star."
Zhang Yu urged her, "Draw quickly, draw quickly, people are waiting for the audition."
Liu Yu didn't move, feeling a little worried. Makeup artists also have to be worldly-wise. Sometimes it's not good for an actress to be too beautiful. If the second female lead is prettier than the first female lead, people will easily hold a grudge against her, and the makeup artist who does the actress's makeup will also have a bad impression.
Qiao Zhizheng saw her concerns and said, "I have an idea..."
The notice Qiao Zhizheng received was to audition directly on the set. The existing characters, props and scenes were all available, and if the condition was right today, filming could start today.
The director was not there, and assistant director Shen Yuzhi and executive director Fang Xi were sitting in front of the monitor.
"Today we're filming the first scene where Liu Runiang frames Guan Shanyue after she enters the mansion and is exposed. Du Li has already acted this out once, and her part is pretty good. Where's Qiao Zhizheng? Is she here?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Xi pointed behind her and said, "Liu Runiang is here."
Chen Yuzhi was a little confused and asked if the actor had arrived and why Fang Xi mentioned the character's name?
Chen Yuzhi turned around and saw a weak figure walking towards her.
Her leg injury had not healed yet, so she walked a little slowly, but it was this slowness that revealed Liu Runiang's usual caution in front of Kong Zhuo. She moved lightly with lotus steps, and her eyebrows, which had probably been trimmed, were a long, thin line. She looked up, her eyes filled with tears that never fell. Her face was a little too pale, almost sickly pale, and she pinched a handkerchief with her orchid fingers. She looked pitiful at first glance - this was when she entered the state.
Chen Yuzhi glanced at her, pondered for a moment, and called her over, "Tell me about your understanding of Liu Runiang."
Qiao Zhizheng said without hesitation, "Liu Runiang was a girl who was raised under the tutelage of a skinny horse. Her early thoughts were limited to the favor of a man. Later, when she entered the Kong family, she only wanted to compete with the Madam for men. In her world, there was no one else to pursue, only Kong Zhuo. Later, the Madam allowed her to study. Reading allowed her to see a wider world and discover the cold and heartless nature of men. She knew that the Madam was the one who truly treated her well. She realized that the Madam did not want to be confined to the harem, so she took over the Madam's responsibilities, managing the family business for her and earning money for her travels."
Chen Yuzhi nodded, "Almost, but it's enough."
Qiao Zhizheng is very serious about acting. She pursues it as her lifelong career. What she wants is not "almost", but to reach and strive to surpass.
Qiao Zhizheng took the initiative to ask, "Where is the difference?"
Chen Yuzhi gave her a meaningful look and said, "You are in your current state and can play the role of Liu Runiang. What I say will only affect your current state."
Qiao Zhizheng was silent, knowing that Chen Yuzhi didn't have high expectations of her. The crew was very troubled by the fights between the wives of the investors, which made the crew restless, but they couldn't do anything about any of them. Now that one of them has withdrawn, the fight has subsided, and they don't care who takes the position of the second female lead. If Qiao Zhizheng performs poorly later, they can just edit and delete her scenes.
They were casual with Qiao Zhizheng, but Qiao Zhizheng wanted to take them seriously.
Qiao Zhizheng shamelessly asked Chen Yuzhi, "Can you point me in a direction?"
Chen Yuzhi turned her eyes back to the monitor and said in surprise, "Do you really want to know?"
Qiao Zhizheng nodded seriously.
Chen Yuzhi thought for a moment and said to Qiao Zhizheng, "Go up and perform a segment first. I'll see how you perform first." Chen Yuzhi patted her shoulder and said, "Go ahead. Don't feel burdened."
Qiao Zhizheng, Du Li and the actor who played Kong Zhuo prepared themselves according to the camera positions. Qiao Zhizheng opened and closed his eyes and quickly got into the mood.
Liu Runiang rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair hands covered in red rashes that spread deep into the fabric where they could not be seen. Knowing that this would displease Kong Zhuo, she only glanced at everyone before hurriedly lowering her sleeves and falling gracefully towards Kong Zhuo. Guan Shanyue gave her a look, and the maidservant beside her rushed over to support her.
The maid was strong and majestic, and spoke in a rough voice, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Runiang raised her face, blinked her watery eyes, and tears rolled down her eyes like little pearls. She leaned against the burly body of the maid. In contrast, she looked so weak and fragile, like a little bird.
"Master, you have to make the decision for me. From the moment I entered the house, I don't know what I did to make my sister unhappy. She called me in and slapped me. I did something wrong before, and I admitted it. Later, you made me live in the shabbiest house, eat the worst food, and even have only two servants. It's worse than me living outside with you before... I also accept it."
Liu Runiang looked at the arm where she had just shown Kong Zhuo the rash, tears welling up in her eyes. "Sister said she would let bygones be bygones, but today, after eating the cakes you sent me, I got a rash all over my body." Liu Runiang looked at Guan Shanyue with tears in her eyes, then quickly hunched her shoulders and lowered her head as if in fear. "I don't understand why you treat me like this..."
Liu Runiang was crying uncontrollably, and she even turned her right face to face Kong Zhuo. Liu Runiang knew that this side of her face was the most beautiful, especially when she cried, which could arouse a man's desire to protect her.
Liu Runiang hadn't seen Kong Zhuo since she entered the mansion. She was anxious and came up with this idea to arouse Kong Zhuo's sympathy and make Kong Zhuo feel annoyed with Guan Shanyue.
After crying for a while, Kong Zhuo didn't show any movement. Liu Runiang secretly went to see him and met the man's cold gaze.
Kong Zhuo said, "Leave the bitch to Madam to deal with."
Got up and left.
Liu Runiang felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Her knees went weak and she slid to the ground, staring blankly at Kong Zhuo's receding back.
Chen Yuzhi said, "This one's OK! Du Li, come out. Qiao Zhizheng wants to take a few close-up shots."
When Du Li passed by Qiao Zhizheng during a scene, he showed admiration, "The little girl has good acting skills."
Qiao Zhizheng was still immersed in the emotions of the role of Liu Runiang and couldn't get out of it. She looked at Du Li with a complicated look and said "thank you" with a sob.
Du Li was afraid that speaking would interrupt her emotions, so he stopped talking and walked out of the scene.
Qiao Zhizheng took a few more close-up shots of the changing expressions.
After the scene, Chen Yuzhi praised her, "Your lines are good, you get into the role quickly, and you understand the character well. It's just that..." Chen Yuzhi looked at her with a hint of worry, "How old are you this year? Have you ever studied acting systematically? It seems that it's a bit difficult for you to get out of the role."
Qiao Zhizheng's heart was heavy, still brimming with Liu Runiang's resentment and unwillingness. "I'm eighteen this year. I was admitted to the Huadu Drama Academy, majoring in acting. I'll be a freshman after the summer vacation."
Chen Yuzhi looked her up and down, "Have you ever acted in a play before?"
Qiao Zhizheng nodded and said, "Before joining the crew, I played the second female lead in a web drama."
Chen Yuzhi looked at her, waiting for her next words.
The two of them stared at each other.
Chen Yuzhi said, "No more?"
Qiao Zhizheng shook her head and said, "That's all, just this." Those jobs that ended before they even started didn't count.
Chen Yuzhi's eyes showed admiration, "Then you have some talent."
Qiao Zhizheng was delighted when she heard this. All the emotions that belonged to Liu Runiang disappeared, and a smile appeared on her face. "Thank you, Director."
Chen Yuzhi coughed and whispered embarrassedly, "I'm only an assistant director at the moment."
Qiao Zhizheng looked at her and asked, "So your goal is to be a director who leads the film set yourself?"
Chen Yuzhi nodded, "Yes."
Qiao Zhizheng looked at her seriously, "You will definitely become a great director."
Who doesn't like to hear nice words, let alone a good actor who, in Chen Yuzhi's opinion, has good acting skills and a serious attitude? Chen Yuzhi smiled sincerely, "You will also become a shining good actor."
The fate between people is so strange. They may be strangers in the last second, but become familiar with each other in the next second just because of a few words.
Qiao Zhizheng asked Chen Yuzhi again, "Did you satisfy with my performance? Can you tell me what I lacked?"
Chen Yuzhi gave an ambiguous answer.
Qiao Zhizheng didn't quite understand and decided to go home to discuss it with Qiao Zheng. For some reason, Qiao Zhizheng felt that Qiao Zheng was unexpectedly reliable.
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Qiao Mei: Sister Qiao didn't appear in this chapter, I miss her~
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