In the empty hall, behind a long table, the director flipped open the resume in his hand and said, "Cheng Bo, right? Just play the role you have in hand, the eating scene."
"Yes, Director."
Cheng Bai closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, a simple smile appeared on his cold and handsome face.
The director was stunned for a moment, his body unable to help but sit up straight. The young man took two quick steps, walked to the table, reached out and took a pancake, stuffed it into his mouth, and walked to the wall to sit down while chewing. He seemed to choke, and hurriedly picked up a teacup from the ground and drank the water. After drinking, he wiped it with his sleeve and smiled to the front: "Captain, this pancake is delicious!"
The entire performance, his eyes, movements, temperament, and even the biscuits and water he ate made everyone think they were seeing the real thing with their own eyes.
"Director, I'm done." A voice sounded.
Everyone came back to their senses, and then, without knowing who started it, everyone began to applaud.
The director looked him up and down and was very happy: "Not bad, not bad!" He originally thought that the role he gave away this time was wasted, but he didn't expect to get such a big surprise.
Cheng Bo's performance was completely beyond his expectations!
He looked at the young man in front of him who had regained his handsome appearance and couldn't help asking, "What movie are you filming recently?"
Cheng Bo blushed a little and said that he was playing a eunuch.
The director was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh: "There are not many young people nowadays who can bend down to act in this kind of scene. You are very good." He smiled and waved his hand, "Go ahead, and pay attention to the phone when you go back."
Cheng Bai's eyes lit up slightly. He bowed to the teachers and then left.
As soon as the people left, the screenwriter, assistant director and others congratulated Director Zhang on finding a good actor. Director Zhang waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go interview first, I'll go take a look in the back." He lifted the curtain and walked straight towards a girl on the bench.
"Huan girl, is your dad in good health recently? I haven't played chess with him for a long time."
"He's fine. He even said the day before yesterday that he wanted to play a game of chess with you when he's free. He's been waiting for a while and he's itching to play."
"Hey, your dad is just a flash in the pan. He's talking nicely now, but once I get there, he'll definitely drag me fishing again. I don't even know him yet."
Xihe offered a cup of tea and said, "Then you can fish and play chess at the same time."
Director Zhang laughed heartily, took a sip of tea, and held his stomach: "I think your method will work!"
The two chatted for a while, and Director Zhang went to the front to continue the interview. During the interview, he did not talk about Cheng Bai.
Xihe came out of the tent and saw Cheng Bai waiting by the roadside from a distance. She walked over quickly and said, "Are you hungry? Let's go eat."
Cheng Bai seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally nodded: "Okay."
The two of them didn't run far and ate at a small restaurant near the film and television base. The food tasted and the hygiene was pretty good.
After finishing his meal and drinking water, Cheng Bai finally couldn't hold it in any longer: "What do you mean by my brother and sister?"
Xihe blinked, raised his head to finish his drink, put the cup on the table, and said with a smile: "Aren't you the younger brothers and sisters in the welfare home? I remember you were an orphan and donated money to various welfare homes every year. Most of your salary was spent on this."
Cheng Bai's hopeful eyes gradually faded, and he twitched the corner of his mouth slightly: "Is that so? I thought..."
"Why?"
"without."
"But don't worry, since I've accepted your favor, I will definitely work hard on the film. It's just that my current contract is still under Changhong, so I may not be able to make much money for you in the short term."
Xihe smiled nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, I'll earn as much as I can."
Seeing her like this, Cheng Bai also smiled, but he didn't know whether it was more of joy or bitterness.
Xihe didn't have much to say. He asked him a few more questions like "When will this web drama end?" and "What are your plans for the future?" and then let him go.
Not long after that, Cheng Bai finished filming that web drama. Knowing that he had no plans for the time being, Xihe took him to audition for another drama.
However, it was unsuccessful, and I went to two more companies afterwards. Either the schedule conflicted with Director Zhang's drama, or the script itself had too many flaws.
Xihe was so annoyed by the end that he couldn't help but secretly curse Dihuang for not being helpful and that his agent hadn't shown up yet.
Otherwise, why would she have to run there in person?
"It doesn't matter, actually."
Cheng Bo squatted down beside her, watching the people coming and going on the street: "When I went for auditions before, eight out of ten didn't want me. We are doing very well now."
He still remembers that he only had one steamed bun and a bottle of water for each meal, and he would stay in the film and television city every day looking for opportunities.
Compared to that time, things are much better now.
After all, directors generally prefer actors with good acting skills, fame, or the ability to spend money, and he has none of those qualities, so it's normal for him to be passed over.
Although Cheng Bai didn't say anything, Xihe understood what he had not yet said. After thinking about it, he made a decision.
She stood up and said, "Director Zhang's play is about to start. We won't go for the interview recently. Let's wait until you settle in the crew. You should think about the script first."
Cheng Bai: "Okay."
Xihe smiled and thought he was a little well-behaved.
Later, when Cheng Bo was thinking about movies or joining the crew, Xihe never went to see him again, but sent Zheng Hua away.
She was alone at home, staying in her room every day except for meals. After pulling several all-nighters, she finally drafted a script. Then she told the nanny, "Don't call me for meals," and crawled into bed, falling into a deep sleep.
When Jin's father came back in the evening, he sneaked into his daughter's room and saw papers all over the floor.
There were black words falling all over the ground.
He shook his head and sighed, then squatted down and picked up the pictures one by one. However, he picked up slower and slower, and finally became fascinated.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Xihe stared at the messy hair, sat up, covered his mouth and yawned.
Father Jin held a stack of papers and stared at her closely: "Did you write all this?"
Xihe closed her eyes and said, "Yeah, Dad, remember to give me money for the photo shoot." She threw back the quilt and went downstairs in her slippers.
Father Jin: ...a naughty child will cause financial loss.
However, the next day, Mr. Jin happily asked his secretary to prepare.
Secretary: ...The president is undoubtedly a daughter slave.
Because he had a powerful father backing him up, Xihe didn't care about the location and the director. He just told them that the male lead had been decided and asked them to start preparing. Then he went to Director Zhang's crew.
Director Zhang represents the highest quality, and his strictness is evident from this. She couldn't even get in at the door, so Director Zhang had his assistant come and pick her up.
Xihe followed the assistant inside and saw Director Zhang shouting through a megaphone, "I told you to be fierce and angry, not to stare with wide eyes and furrow your brows! Um, get down, are you stupid?"
The little Eighth Route Army soldier on the opposite side was yelled at so hard that his face turned black and red. He was at a loss and didn't know what to do.
Xihe chuckled and looked around.
Their film is about the Anti-Japanese War, and the filming location was chosen on the mountain. Except for the camp area, the rest of the ground was decorated with destroyed walls, broken tree trunks, red ribbons fluttering in the wind, dark red marks on the ground...
All of them are filled with desolation and vaguely foreshadow the bloody tide that is about to erupt.
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