In later generations, it was once very popular to post black and white photos of one's grandparents on the Internet. Those who can take good black and white photos are truly one in a million beauties. Black and white photos are a true test of a person's appearance. Any flaws in facial features or a slightly stiff expression will be faithfully recorded and reflected in the photo.
In recent years, taking photos has become increasingly popular. Young girls who have saved enough pocket money will go to photo studios to take photos. The poses for taking photos are also the same: wearing a military cap and holding a red book. With a determined look and a fist raised high, or holding a plastic flower in one hand. However, most ordinary people are inevitably nervous and their expressions are stiff when facing the camera.
But the photo in the director's hand shows the beauty with bright eyes and white teeth, and a fresh face, with a lively charm that cannot be erased even in black and white photos, and it touches people's hearts.
Chen Yongqiang smiled and said, "We have booked a table at the hotel. It is a specialty of our place. Director Rong, please go and have dinner first. I guarantee that the people will come after dinner!"
After much persuasion, Director Rong finally went to the hotel with the deputy director. After Chen Yong sent him away, he fell into a chair as soon as he returned to the office, sweating profusely.
Liu Xiaoli picked up the thermos and poured a cup of hot water, then handed it to him: "Don't worry."
Chen Yong put down his cup and said, "How can I not be anxious? You said how to do this! Now Director Rong thinks that I want to force people from our group to make a movie and deliberately deceive them!"
This matter is not really Chen Yong's responsibility, it's just a coincidence. A while ago, the art troupe suddenly received a call from Shanghai Film Studio, saying that they saw a photo of a girl from reporter Ouyang, and Director Rong took a fancy to her at first sight and wanted her to be the heroine of the new movie. Reporter Ouyang said that the girl was from the Lin'an City Art Troupe. Chen Yong heard that reporter Ouyang had taken photos of the girls in the cultural center, but he didn't know which one was in the photo?
The movie studio decided: let them come and watch it in person!
The cultural center was as excited as if it was Chinese New Year. When had they ever dealt with such a great director in such a small place like Lin'an? If Ji Youyou got a movie, their cultural center would be very famous!
Chen Yong led the entire cultural center to prepare excitedly for two months, and the director actually came in person with a group of people. But after watching the carefully rehearsed program by the girls on the stage, the director was silent: "Are all the girls from the art troupe here?"
Chen Yong said, "They are all here! Look, the three in the middle are the best. Which one do you like?"
The director took out the photo and said, “Neither of them!”
Chen Yong and his friends gathered around and saw that the girl in the photo had a pair of peach blossom eyes, which could move a country or a city. Chen Yong's jaw almost dropped to the ground: How did Cheng Yaoyao's photo appear in the director's hands? !
It was such a coincidence that the directors came all the way here with great fanfare, and they used public funds. If they returned empty-handed, who would bear such a huge loss and responsibility?
Liu Xiaoli said, "This is not your responsibility. I have already sent someone to tell the fertilizer factory that today is a big market day, she will definitely go to the city and come over when she hears the message. Besides, she also wants to bring me some mushroom sauce."
Chen Yong said anxiously: "Then find someone to go out and look for him on the street. We must find him!"
The black market was particularly busy today. There were people selling soybeans, brown sugar, soap, cloth, and a few country women with baskets in front of them selling eggs and chicks.
Xie Zhao sold all the goods he brought to Monkey, and walked with Cheng Yaoyao for a while, buying a bag of oranges. The two looked at a few more stalls, and finally stopped in front of an old lady. This old lady had a dozen chicks in her basket, less than others, but each chick was particularly lively, with black eyes.
The chicks were clean and cuddled together, flapping their wings and pecking at each other. Cheng Yaoyao couldn't help but touch them with his fingers. The chicks' down was as soft and warm as dandelions. One chick pecked at his fingertips with its tender yellow beak.
Cheng Yaoyao chuckled and picked up the chick: "Xie Zhao, let's buy it."
"Okay." Xie Zhao smiled and picked other chicks.
Yes, the important task that Grandma Xie gave them was to buy chicks.
The old lady looked at Cheng Yaoyao happily and said, "This girl looks like Guanyin. Let's get married, right?"
Xie Zhao picked up a chick and examined it, then said naturally, "It hasn't been married yet."
"..." Cheng Yaoyao poked him with his elbow.
Xie Zhao handed the chick in his hand to her naturally: "That's good."
Cheng Yaoyao couldn't help but take the chick over: "What do you think?"
Xie Zhao taught her to push aside the chick's feathers and look at the top of its head: "Look at the top of the head, and you'll find its eyes and belly button."
The old lady smiled and said, "My boy, all the chicks I hatch are happy and docile. You don't have to be picky."
Xie Zhao said: "We need to choose hens."
Buying chicks is also a technical job. Nowadays, everyone raises chickens for laying eggs, so naturally, you have to choose hens. However, the combs of such young chicks have not grown yet, so only experienced people can choose hens. Look at the eyes. Healthy chicks have bright eyes. Look at the belly. The belly of a chick that has not fully absorbed the yolk is bloated, and there are blood on the belly button.
The chickens in the basket were all healthy and lively, with clean nipples. Cheng Yaoyao and Xie Zhao lowered their heads and carefully selected them. Two cultural center staff members were anxiously searching in the black market and walked past Cheng Yaoyao.
Xie Zhao picked a few, and together with the little chick that Cheng Yaoyao liked, there were ten in total.
The old lady said, "I only have thirteen left. Why don't you take them all? I'll charge you eight cents each!"
Xie Zhao paid 1.3 yuan, and the old lady even gave them the basket. Cheng Yaoyao happily carried a basket of chicks. When ten chicks grow up, how many eggs can they pick in a day?
Xie Zhao covered the basket with a piece of cloth and took it over: "Don't open it, the chicks will freeze to death."
Cheng Yaoyao said: "Then let's go back early, the chicks also need to eat."
The two of them had already bought their things, so they didn't delay and went back to the fertilizer factory together.
The meeting room of the county cultural center was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
Director Rong insisted on leaving, and Chen Yong tried to keep him no matter what.
Others who came with the director also said, "Reporter Ouyang said that the girl in the photo was from your art troupe. We called you to confirm it, and you said she was here!"
"It's our responsibility, it's our responsibility!" Chen Yong promised, "Director Rong, don't worry, people will definitely come!"
Director Rong said sullenly, "Our time is very precious! We have already booked the train tickets for this evening. I will report your behavior when we get back!"
Chen Yong immediately broke out in a sweat. If the higher-ups knew about this, they would not be able to bear the responsibility! Wu Man and his companions looked even uglier. Although they did not know why, Director Rong did not choose them!
Just when the atmosphere was tense, a clear voice came from the door: "Is Director Chen here?"
The deputy director angrily asked, "Who is it? Didn't you see there were guests here? How could you barge in?"
Cheng Yaoyao paused, and he had already appeared in front of everyone. Cheng Yaoyao did not expect that there were so many people in the cultural center, and he looked a little surprised, and immediately said: "I'm sorry. I walked in when I saw that there was no one at the door. Sorry to bother you."
Cheng Yaoyao turned around and was about to leave when several excited voices suddenly erupted from behind him: "Wait!"
Director Rong took out the photo from his pocket and kept looking back and forth between Cheng Yaoyao and the photo. Cheng Yaoyao was even more stunning in person than in the photo, with fair skin, red lips, peach blossom eyes, and an amazing figure, with black hair that shone like satin.
Chen Yong rushed over like a phoenix falling from the sky: "Yaoyao, you're finally here! Come here, let me talk to you."
"What's the matter?" Cheng Yaoyao was confused.
Chen Yong pulled Cheng Yaoyao aside. Cheng Yaoyao was frightened by the people's hot gazes. Even if she was beautiful, their gazes shouldn't be so weird, right? Cheng Yaoyao whispered, "What's the matter?"
Chen Yong whispered, "Yaoyao, ancestor! You must help me with this!"
Just as Chen Yong was about to explain, Director Rong rushed over and looked at Cheng Yaoyao excitedly: "This is the person I'm looking for!"
A bald uncle stared at him with a red face, and Cheng Yaoyao almost jumped up. Glancing at Chen Yong's pleading eyes, he resisted the urge to call for help and just looked at him with a stiff face.
The director's secretary came over and introduced him proudly, "Comrade, this is Rong Tian, Director Rong!"
Cheng Yaoyao asked: "Who?"
The secretary thought she was just an ignorant little girl and patiently explained: "Have you seen "The Lotus Ballad"? Have you seen "Eternal Regret"? These are all Director Rong's masterpieces!"
Cheng Yaoyao had no expression on his face: "Oh."
Which young girl wouldn't be excited when seeing a director? Cheng Yaoyao's reaction made the secretary blush, but Director Rong was not angry at all. He clapped his hands and laughed: "This expression, this demeanor, is right!"
Cheng Yaoyao had no patience. With everyone in the room watching, he became increasingly impatient: "I'm here to see Director Chen. If there's nothing else, I'll leave."
Chen Yong hurriedly said, "No, no, Comrade Xiao Cheng, Director Rong came all the way from Shanghai just for you."
Chen Yong explained the story behind the photo, and Director Rong nodded with a smile: "That's what happened. The first time I saw the photo, I felt that you were the right heroine for the new movie."
Cheng Yaoyao took the photo and took a look at it: "It's a good photo. Can you give it to me?"
"Of course!" Director Rong said with a smile, "This photo taken by reporter Ouyang is really good. It was published in the magazine. Many people wrote to the newspaper to ask for your name."
Is this considered an infringement of her portrait rights? Cheng Yaoyao didn't expect that reporter Ouyang would send the photos to the magazine. She put the photos away and heard Director Rong say, "Comrade Cheng, you have a great image. If you want to take photos, our accompanying photographer can help you! We can take the makeup photos today."
Cheng Yaoyao said: "I didn't agree to make a movie with you. I just came to see Director Chen."
Director Rong immediately said to Chen Yong with a cheerful face, "Director Chen, is this Comrade Xiao Cheng yours?"
"Comrade Xiao Cheng is my wife's relative!" Chen Yong immediately drew closer the relationship, saying with a smile, "She often comes to the cultural center to visit my wife. Last time, when reporter Ouyang saw her, he thought she was from the art troupe, so he took a photo."
Director Rong said: "So that's how it is. It seems we misunderstood!"
Cheng Yaoyao was anxious about something else, so he said, "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. Someone's waiting for me outside."
Cheng Yaoyao was not interested in such a rare opportunity? Everyone was stunned for a moment, watching Cheng Yaoyao walk away, only Chen Yong quickly chased after him.
Wu Man's face was so ugly that it looked like water was dripping out of it. Cheng Yaoyao actually disdained the opportunity she had dreamed of? Looking at Cheng Yaoyao's arrogant back, Wu Man gritted her teeth.
As soon as the heavy door of the cultural center was pushed open, the view in front of me suddenly became bright. Outside, the sky was already full of sunset glow. Xie Zhao stretched out his long legs and sat on the steps, playing with the chicks in the basket with his big hands.
Hearing footsteps, Xie Zhao turned around and came to meet him. Cheng Yaoyao was about to speak with a smile, but Chen Yong caught up with him again: "Yaoyao, Yaoyao!"
Xie Zhao walked over with a sullen face and stood in front of Cheng Yaoyao.
Xie Zhao looked ferocious, which scared Chen Yong: "Who... are you?"
Cheng Yaoyao said hurriedly: "Xie Zhao, this is the Director Chen I told you about. Director Chen, this is Xie Zhao, my boyfriend... my girlfriend."
Chen Yong looked at Xie Zhao in surprise. They looked like a good match. "Hello, I'm Chen Yong."
Xie Zhao's expression then softened and he greeted Chen Yong.
Chen Yong said to Cheng Yaoyao without saying anything, "Yaoyao, he's a famous director from Shanghai, why did you just leave like that?"
Cheng Yaoyao took out two cans of fruit jam and mushroom jam: "I gave this to you. I heard that you went to the fertilizer factory to look for me several times, and I thought you had something to do."
Chen Yong said: "Director Rong is looking for you, this is not a big deal! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the girls in our art troupe dream of being selected. Think about it, you..."
Chen Yong glanced at Cheng Yaoyao, pulled Cheng Yaoyao aside and whispered, "As long as Director Rong says a word, you can go to the film studio or return to the city with just one word!"
Xie Zhao stood alone, his fists clenched at his sides. It was not until Cheng Yaoyao grabbed his hands that Xie Zhao came to his senses. Chen Yong had already left.
Cheng Yaoyao looked up at him and said, "I called you several times, why are you in a daze?"
Xie Zhao silently picked up the things on the ground and said in a hoarse voice: "Go back."
Cheng Yaoyao followed him and whispered, "A big director is looking for me to act in a movie! Do you remember the last time a nasty reporter took a picture of me? He sent my picture to a magazine, and the director saw it and found his way here."
Xie Zhao's lips moved, but he couldn't ask a single word: "Do you want to go?" He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, it would become true.
Cheng Yaoyao took out another photo and put it in front of Xie Zhao: "Look! Is it good?"
Of course she is beautiful. The first time Xie Zhao saw Cheng Yaoyao's photo, Cheng Yaoyao was standing in front of the velvet curtain of the Cultural Center. The contrast between light and shadow was strong, and the black and white background highlighted her gorgeous complexion.
Cheng Yaoyao's words were unintentional, but every word hit Xie Zhao's heart. What he had been worried about had finally happened. He wanted to hide Cheng Yaoyao, but how could he hide Cheng Yaoyao's beauty? Just a photo could make the great director chase him from afar.
Xie Zhao looked away expressionlessly and said, "Hurry up, it's getting late."
Cheng Yaoyao was a little disappointed: "You haven't said whether it looks good or not..."
Cheng Yaoyao lowered his eyes, revealing a trace of grievance that could not be ignored. Xie Zhao said, "It's beautiful, but you are more beautiful."
Cheng Yaoyao suddenly became happy again and quickened his pace to catch up with Xie Zhao: "Let's go take pictures together next time? Bring Xiao Fei and grandma and take a family photo together."
"She doesn't want to make a movie? What young girl doesn't want to make a movie? Have you told her how much allowance there is for making a movie?" the director's secretary said in disbelief.
Chen Yong rubbed his hands and smiled: "This girl is also from Shanghai. I heard her family is well-off. Her father is an engineer."
People said, "No wonder he is so arrogant. I think we should look for Zhang Man or Xu Lingshuang. They are famous and have good acting skills."
"But this girl's image and temperament are so rare, exactly like the heroine Shen Jiqiu."
"There are so many beauties, but they are just like wood when they are in front of the camera. It is better to find someone with experience."
Everyone was talking, each holding his own opinion.
The secretary asked Director Rong, who had been smiling but saying nothing, "Director, what do you think?"
Director Rong laughed and said, "You want me to say? It's better to be a little arrogant. Having never filmed a movie before, you will be more talented!"
Chen Yong reminded: "Director Rong, she refused."
"She will agree." Director Rong smiled and made the decision: "She is the best choice for the role of Shen Jiqiu!"
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