Chapter 4 Chapter 4 is within reach
Yu Xiangwen was able to sit next to the director and participate in the casting. Yin Yan could not think of a second possibility except that he was one of the leading actors in the film.
He froze completely.
Strictly speaking, director Zhao Qing's latest film "Mistaken Identity" has two male protagonists. Yin Yan did not get the full script, but from the character biographies and audition clips sent to him, the film's claim of having two male protagonists is also biased.
It is leaning towards the role that Yin Yan is going to audition for today, Lin Wu.
Even the name is similar to the movie title, and this bias is actually quite obvious.
So the question is, what qualifications does Yin Yan have to let Yu Xiangwen play supporting role to him?
Not to mention being a supporting role, he is not even qualified to be the dual male lead.
Perhaps noticing Yin Yan's hesitation, the assistant director followed Yin Yan's gaze and looked at the calm Yu Xiangwen. He smiled and said, "Xiao Yin should know Xiangwen, right? He came to play with the director and is sitting here to join in the fun. Do you mind?"
"Of course I don't mind. Hello, Teacher Yu." Yin Yan bowed again. He was not sure whether what the assistant director said was true or not, but he felt a little relieved in his heart and his mood was not so heavy anymore.
Yu Xiangwen looked at him and nodded without saying anything. Director Zhao Qing raised his chin and said, "Let's see the audition content first."
Yin Yan took the script page handed over by the assistant director, and Zhao Qing said, "Get ready in ten minutes."
Yin Yan nodded, took the script page and went to the camera. After hesitating for a second, he turned around and faced the director and the others.
This might not be very polite, but he really couldn't bear to look at Yu Xiangwen right now.
He ordered himself not to think about anything else and focus on the audition in front of him. After taking a deep breath, Yin Yan opened the script page and was slightly stunned.
He thought the probability of this segment being selected was low.
Yin Yan received a total of five audition clips, ranging from Lin Wu’s high school days to his last meeting with He Xiandu.
He Xiandu is another male protagonist in "Mistakenly", the boyfriend who broke up and reconciled with Lin Wu several times.
Among the five audition scenes, Yin Yan was most confident in the scene where Lin Wu was bullied in high school. This was his debut role, and Yin Yan even suspected that the director contacted him for the audition because he had watched his debut work.
The most uncertain part is the last time Lin Wu met He Xiandu. At that time, Lin Wu's attitude towards He Xiandu was not simply disgust or relief. That emotion should be extremely complicated, which would test the actor's own understanding and interpretation.
The lines that the assistant director gave to Yin Yan now were about Lin Wu's college years. From an acting perspective, this part wasn't too difficult.
The difficulty lies in the fact that this is an audition, and no one is acting with Yin Yan, so he has to act to the air.
Yin Yan calmed down and quickly got ready. He turned around and automatically thought of Yu Xiangwen as a cabbage. He only looked at the director and asked, "Director Zhao, I'm ready. Who is the teacher who will be helping me with the lines?"
Zhao Qing said succinctly without turning his head: "Xiang Wen, go over and act with us."
Yin Yan: “…”
Yin Yan: “………………”
The man put down the notebook in his hand and stood up.
Yin Yan watched helplessly as a cabbage, almost 1.9 meters tall, walked towards him step by step.
No, you don't even refuse?!
Or maybe it's worthy of being Director Zhao's movie, as he can just let the movie emperor act with the auditioning actors.
...But what virtue and ability does he have? !
"Teacher Yin?" Yu Xiangwen noticed that Yin Yan's hands were shaking as he held the script paper, and guessed that he might be a little nervous.
Without waiting for Yu Xiangwen to say anything else, the hand dropped.
Yin Yan raised his head and looked at Yu Xiangwen, curled his eyes, and said in a steady voice: "I wanted to say this last time, Teacher Yu, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Yin Yan."
He really doesn't deserve to be called "teacher" by the best actor.
Yu Xiangwen followed the good advice: "Okay, Xiaoyan."
Yin Yan: “…”
There is no need to be so intimate.
"Teacher Yu, do you want to see the lines?" At this moment, Yin Yan just wanted to end this disastrous audition as soon as possible.
The cabbage in front of him had noses and eyes. If he was stared at for any longer, Yin Yan would forget all the lines he had memorized with great difficulty.
It's like when you finish reviewing with full confidence and go to the examination room, only to find that the invigilator is sitting face to face with you and even leans over to look at the paper with him.
Not to mention doing the test, I can’t even understand the questions.
"No need to look." Yu Xiangwen replied immediately.
Yin Yan: “…”
Who just said that this person is just here to play?
That's how we play it, right?
I have memorized all the lines.
The assistant director coughed and said kindly, "Let's get started now that everything is ready."
Records should also be kept of the audition, with the camera turned on and the red light on the camera flashing.
Yin Yan and Yu Xiangwen stood side by side in front of the camera. Yu Xiangwen's posture was more relaxed, while Yin Yan's originally upright posture became a little stiff and rigid.
His body was leaning away from Yu Xiangwen, with his head lowered, but his eyes would occasionally glance at Yu Xiangwen.
"I don't care about those things anymore." Yin Yan raised his head deliberately, pursed his lips and turned his gaze to a place where Yu Xiangwen couldn't see him, and said coldly, "I was admitted to the ideal school, and my life is very good now. There is nothing to mention about the past. I have forgotten it."
"Really?" Yu Xiangwen's voice was a little vague. Yin Yan subconsciously turned his head to look at him and saw the man put his hand to his lips, making a smoking gesture. When he took his hand away, he smiled, with a big arc at the corner of his lips, with an arrogant and ruffian air, "Did you really forget everything?"
Yin Yan felt his heartbeat stop for a beat. He stared at Yu Xiangwen's smile, his face burning. Yin Yan turned away suddenly, put the back of his hand against his face, and looked as if he was overwhelmed by the smell of smoke. He said dryly, "What else?"
Yu Xiangwen leaned over to look at his face: "But I haven't forgotten it at all."
Yin Yan couldn't tell whether his heartbeat was due to being immersed in the play or for some other reason. He only knew that he was Lin Wu, who had a crush on He Xiandu.
"Have you forgotten what this has to do with me?" Lin Wu took a step back, but He Xiandu took a bigger step to block his way.
"Of course it does." He Xiandu brought the cigarette to his lips, glanced at Lin Wu who was frowning, then put out the cigarette butt and threw it away.
He turned his eyes away uncomfortably and touched his hair irritably. He Xiandu looked back at the man who looked like a girl in front of him and said, "I'm sorry."
"What?" Lin Wu seemed not to hear clearly.
"You did it on purpose." He Xiandu narrowed his eyes.
Seeing that Lin Wu was trying to hide from him again, He Xiandu grabbed his wrist and repeated in a louder voice: "I said, I'm sorry."
Lin Wu turned his face away, not looking at him, his chest rising and falling rapidly, and suddenly he shook off He Xiandu's hand fiercely: "I don't want your apology."
"Why?" He Xiandu's hands tightened, and he pulled Lin Wu, "Because I called you a homosexual and it was disgusting? Or because I pretended not to see it when they surrounded you? Didn't you forget everything?"
"Yes! I haven't forgotten! I haven't forgotten anything! Are you satisfied?" Lin Wu's hand was held in the air by He Xiandu, who was half a head taller than him. Seeing that he couldn't break free, he stopped struggling and just looked up at He Xiandu with red eyes. "Why do you always do this? It's fun to play tricks on me, right?"
"Yeah, it's fun." He Xiandu looked into the clear eyes, his Adam's apple moving, "But I'm serious now."
"Lin Wu, why don't we give it a try?"
The emotions surging in Lin Wu's eyes seemed to have been paused. He asked blankly, "What did you say?"
"Why do you think I scolded you so harshly at that time? Because I realized that something was wrong with me, Lin Wu. I was distancing myself from you. Something was wrong with me, and it was you who led me astray." He Xiandu approached.
Lin Wu couldn't tell whether he was shocked or collapsed: "He Xiandu, are you crazy?"
He Xiandu pulled Lin Wu's hand hard, and with his other hand he pressed the back of Lin Wu's neck.
He lowered his eyes and approached him, saying in a low voice: "I'm not crazy."
"——Okay, that's enough."
Yin Yan opened his eyes wide and looked at Yu Xiangwen who was so close to him, not daring to breathe.
Tears of excitement rolled down his eyes, but he didn't bother to wipe them away because his body was trapped in another person's arms and was as stiff as wood.
Only the hand on the back of his neck felt a little strong and a little hot, reminding Yin Yan that he was not dreaming.
The aggressive gaze moved away from his lips, and the man who had just looked like he was going to force a kiss on him changed his expression without him even blinking.
Yu Xiangwen loosened his hand from the back of his neck, wiped away the tear marks on the side of his face without leaving a trace, took a step back and said, "Sorry, did I hurt you?"
This time, there was not even Harley in Yin Wen’s mind, only a blank and the sound of his pounding heartbeat.
"……No."
*
"How was the audition? Was the director not satisfied?" It was only after they left the building that Liu Xiaodong found the opportunity to ask Yin Yan, who had a heavy face.
"The director told me to go back and wait for notice." Yin Yan said absentmindedly.
"This feels a bit shaky. I just looked around and no one else seemed to be auditioning for the lead role. Could it be that the time was wrong?" Liu Xiaodong really wanted Yin Yan to get this opportunity, but he was not in a high enough position to contribute much. He could only rely on Yin Yan's performance. "Did the director say anything else? I saw your eyes were red. Were you criticized?"
"No, I got the scene that required emotions during the audition." Yin Yan got in the car, slumped into his seat, and said nothing.
"Something's wrong with you." Liu Xiaodong also got in the car.
Xiao Wu, who was sitting in the front row, looked back and said, "Brother, why is your face so red?"
"Hmm..." Yin Yan hummed.
Then he shouted with full force: "Ah!"
Both people in the car were frightened.
Yin Yan had no idea what he was thinking about, and he rolled over in the back seat, holding his head. “Help! Help!! This is so embarrassing!!”
Xiao Wu: “…”
Liu Xiaodong: “…”
Xiao Wu: "...or else let's go to the hospital and check our brain first."
After Yin Yan went crazy, it was as if he had used up the last bit of energy. He leaned against the back of the chair, closed his eyes and said peacefully, "No need. Let's go home. I want to sleep. I'll forget everything when I fall asleep."
Liu Xiaodong felt that he should have been thicker-skinned and followed Yin Yan into the audition room. He would not be so confused by Yin Yan who was obviously not in a good state. "What's wrong with you?"
What's wrong.
Yin Yan remained silent.
He couldn't say that when he first auditioned, he thought Yu Xiangwen, who was kind enough to act with him, really wanted to kiss him.
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