Chapter 153 Mainly because he is not handsome enough
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Hou Shimao who was leaving, and felt that he should not have been staring at him.
After all, everyone would feel embarrassed when being looked at!
So he said to the hesitant Feng Lao Er: "Old Feng, you go and get busy first."
"I'm on an errand."
As he spoke, he walked towards the office area of the People's Art Theatre.
Feng Laoer looked at Cheng Xuyuan walking towards Yanjing People's Art Theatre, and suddenly a sense of crisis arose in his heart.
These days, because I have been too busy, I have become a little estranged from Teacher Cheng.
This won’t do! I have to quickly increase my intimacy with Teacher Cheng.
Otherwise, if something good happens in the future, Teacher Cheng will no longer think of him! Thinking of this, he ran a few steps and caught up with Hou Shimao and said, "Old Hou, slow down. Why are you walking so fast? I said I would introduce Teacher Cheng to you!"
Hou Shimao sighed and said, "Old Feng, I know you mean well."
"But now, I really don't want to know anyone."
"I'm in Minzhou, what's the point of knowing people?"
Although Feng Lao Er felt that Hou Shimao's words made some sense, he still encouraged him and said, "Old Hou, you can't say that."
"You, Old Hou, have both good character and ability."
"It's not impossible to be transferred to the People's Art Theatre."
Hou Shimao sighed. Although Feng Laoer said it very easily, he knew very well that it would be extremely difficult to transfer there.
Although he has some works now, the People's Art Theatre has never lacked good actors.
Almost all the good actors are vying to come to the National Theatre of China.
Especially drama actors like them.
"By the way, what does Teacher Cheng do?" Hou Shimao, who was unwilling to continue discussing this topic, quickly changed the subject.
Feng Lao Er was stunned for a moment and said, "You don't even know him?"
"From what you said, he seems to be quite famous?" Hou Shimao asked back.
Feng Lao Er said, "Of course! He is very famous! The plays I acted in, "Eating Noodles" and "The Protagonist and the Supporting Actor," were both written by him."
Hou Shimao knew that the reason why his friend had been so successful in recent times was entirely because of two skits that had received good responses.
Hearing that it was Cheng Xuyuan who had just passed by, he couldn't help but said in annoyance: "Oh, I forgot to communicate more with Teacher Cheng just now."
Feng Lao Er said, "I'm planning to treat Teacher Cheng to dinner tonight. Don't you have a train ticket for tomorrow? Let's go together."
Hou Shimao hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."
"I don't know what Teacher Cheng is here for?" Feng Laoer said casually.
Hou Shimao said nonchalantly, "It has nothing to do with me anyway."
"As for me, I'm going to go shopping at the department store and buy some things for my family."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't know about the conversation between the two after he left. He had been to the office area of the People's Art Theatre once, but he came with Meng Dezhi.
When I came to the office area at this time, I found that although it was Sunday, it was even more lively here.
Not only were there a lot of people coming in and out, but there were also some sounds of rehearsal.
There should be a performance today! "Excuse me, who are you looking for?" Just as he was wondering where Lan Tianye's office was, a young man who looked to be in his twenties blocked his way.
Cheng Xuyuan glanced at the young man and immediately remembered who he was.
I thought to myself, I met three people when I came to the National Theatre of China, two of whom I often saw on the screen in later generations.
He smiled and said, "Teacher Lan Tianye and I have an appointment to meet him."
"Excuse me, is your last name Mu?"
Mu Yuanxin didn't feel too surprised about being recognized.
After all, he has also been on stage.
"My last name is Mu, but Teacher Lan didn't say she had an appointment with anyone today."
"If you are looking for Teacher Lan, you'd better turn back. Teacher Lan is busy and probably won't have time to see you today." Mu Yuanxin has experienced several times where some audiences pretended to be acquaintances to look for their favorite actors.
So when he heard Cheng Xuyuan say that he was Lan Tianye's friend, he immediately concluded that this was another fake who was talking nonsense.
So he immediately rejected this meeting on behalf of Lan Tianye.
Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "I was really invited by Teacher Lan. How about you..."
"Comrade, I've already told you that Teacher Lan has something to do today and he won't come. You can come tomorrow."
Mu Yuanxin interrupted Cheng Xuyuan before he could finish speaking.
After hearing what Mu Yuanxin said, Cheng Xuyuan had no choice but to leave.
But he had only taken two steps when he heard someone say, "Xuyuan, why are you here?"
Cheng Xuyuan looked up and saw Yu Shizhi walking towards him.
"Dean Yu, Lao Lan asked me to come over to look at the roles together, but I didn't expect he wasn't here."
After hearing what Cheng Xuyuan said, Yu Shizhi glanced at Mu Yuanxin.
Mu Yuanxin's face suddenly turned red. Only then did he realize that he had made a mistake. This person who was about the same age as him was really Lan Tianye's friend.
"Dean Yu, I..."
"Xiao Mu, you don't know that Lao Lan just came over temporarily." Yu Shizhi waved his hand and said, "Xuyuan, this is Mu Yuanxin, a very good young man."
"He is a very down-to-earth person, and he has good abilities."
When Mu Yuanxin heard Yu Shizhi say this, he felt grateful.
He hurriedly said to Cheng Xuyuan: "I'm sorry, I didn't know that Teacher Lan had returned, and I almost delayed your work."
Cheng Xuyuan understood this explanation, but since Yu Shizhi said so, he would not expose it because of such a small matter.
So he smiled and said, "It's okay, everyone makes mistakes sometimes."
Yu Shizhi extended his hand toward Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Xuyuan, let's go to my office."
"Xiao Mu, call Lao Lan and the others."
At this point, he continued, "Also, please inform all the actors of The Pursuit of Happyness to wait in the small performance room."
Hearing this, Mu Yuanxin's heart skipped a beat.
He is also a member of the drama crew of "The Pursuit of Happyness".
And they were also planning to let him play Xu Lingyun.
However, although Yu Shizhi and Lan Tianye both agreed to this role, it was not finalized in the end.
This made him a little confused! As a newcomer, if he could play the leading role in a play, it would be a well-known qualification.
Not to mention "The Pursuit of Happyness", which has a strong fan base.
What is Dean Yu doing? Cheng Xuyuan and Yu Shizhi chatted for a while, and then Lan Tianye came.
When he saw Cheng Xuyuan, he complained, "Xiao Cheng, I thought you were coming this morning, but I didn't expect you to come in the afternoon."
Before Cheng Xuyuan could say anything, Yu Shizhi said, "Xuyuan finally has a Sunday, so of course he'll go see the dean first."
"What, do you have any opinions?"
Lan Tianye laughed heartily and said, "How dare I object? Haha, Lao Yu, since Xuyuan is here, let's not waste time."
"Let's pull out the actors we selected and let Xuyuan take a look."
Yu Shizhi did not answer immediately, but looked at Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Xuyuan, how about taking a break and watching it later?"
Cheng Xuyuan glanced at his watch and found that it was already two o'clock.
He wanted to get back to school as soon as possible, so he said to Yu Shizhi: "Dean Yu, it's getting late now, let's get started quickly."
"I'll take a look at the actors and then I'll go back."
"Let me make it clear in advance. I am only offering my immature opinions. Please don't mind if they are not correct."
Yu Shizhi said: "Xuyuan, everyone is here to make this play better. If you have anything to say, just say it later. Let's go to the small stage now and let them come over to perform one by one."
When Cheng Xuyuan, led by Yu Shizhi and others, came to the small stage of the People's Art Theatre, quite a few people had already gathered in the room.
When these people saw Cheng Xuyuan surrounded by Yu Shizhi and Lan Tianye, curiosity showed on their faces.
After all, Cheng Xuyuan is too young.
And he's also very handsome!
What role would this young man play? When everyone was guessing, Yu Shizhi said, "This time we invited Cheng Xuyuan, the author of The Pursuit of Happiness, to come here so that he can give us the final approval."
"Let's see if there are any problems with our casting for The Pursuit of Happyness."
"Let's get started now."
Lan Tianye glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Old Wang, you go first."
As he said this, a thin middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties walked out. The moment he came onto the stage, not only did his steps become much bigger, but he also walked a little unsteadily.
"Old Xu, do you want a wife or not?"
"If you want, as long as you nod, I will be responsible for sending the person to you..."
Hearing these familiar lines, Cheng Xuyuan didn't feel happy.
Although Lao Wang is not an actor in the previous life's movie "The Horse Herder", from the perspective of performance, his acting skills are still remarkable and very good.
After Lao Wang performed, several other actors came on stage.
For example, Uncle Guo, Xu Lingyun's father, and his female secretary...
Looking at these people coming on stage, Cheng Xuyuan felt that these actors had fully understood their roles.
Although there are some differences compared to the characters in the movie, these differences are not gaps, but different forms of reasons.
However, when the heroine appeared, Cheng Xuyuan frowned.
It’s not that the heroine is not pretty enough, but she lacks the purity in the movie version.
Yu Shizhi and Lan Tianye had been paying attention to Cheng Xuyuan's reaction. Seeing him frowning at the heroine, they knew what he was thinking.
However, the two did not say anything and continued to change actors.
As the male protagonist, Mu Yuanxin was the last to appear. He performed very well. Cheng Xuyuan felt that he had put a lot of effort into the novel "The Pursuit of Happyness".
After Mu Yuanxin's performance, Lan Tianye said to Cheng Xuyuan, "Xiao Cheng, what do you think of our casting?"
If Cheng Xuyuan's character had been the same as before, he might have been more modest.
But what Mr. Wan said during lunch today made him feel confident.
So at this moment, he did not hide it and said: "I think the other actors are all very good. They all put their heart into their roles."
"But I think the two main characters are a little lacking."
"Especially the male lead, he should be replaced."
Lan Tianye hesitated for a moment and said, "Mu Yuanxin's performance was quite good, and the young man was willing to work hard. I don't think there's anything wrong with him, right?"
Cheng Xuyuan said: "His performance is not too bad."
"But he has a shortcoming, so he is not suitable to play Xu Lingyun."
"What are the shortcomings?" Lan Tianye asked anxiously.
"Not handsome enough!" Cheng Xuyuan said, "His image doesn't meet Xu Lingyun's standards."
Not handsome enough. Lan Tianye almost laughed when he heard this reason!
In the People's Art Theatre, the most important thing is acting skills. Strength is the hard truth. Since when did casting depend on appearance? But just as he was about to refute, Yu Shizhi said, "What Xuyuan said is not without reason."
"However, Xiaomu is already the most suitable actor here!"
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