Audition ended
Assistant Directors: “!”
That’s a good question. Their first reaction after reading it is to ask who wrote it! The person who wrote the original novel has something seriously wrong with his brain. Even though it's just a part of the audition, it's enough to drive people crazy.
They couldn't imagine it. After reading all the content, their CPU would burn out.
What's more, this kind of movie content only appeared at the very beginning of film history, and no one has ever made it since then. Will anyone really buy it?
Where did Shen Xiu find the script?
Shen Xiu: “…I wrote it.”
Isn't it an audition? Who wrote something related to the audition? Shen Xiu didn’t quite understand.
Ji Huaiyin: “?”
Assistant Directors: “?”
After answering Ji Huaiyin's question, Shen Xiu didn't hear anyone speak. Fearing that he would exceed the time he had set in advance, Shen Xiu spoke: "Any questions?"
At this point, in the entire room, except for Shen Xiu, everyone else shook their heads and said in unison: "No, no, absolutely no problem!"
Shen Xiu was relieved.
"continue."
Ji Huaiyin: "...Okay."
Fortunately, he restrained himself and didn't say out loud what he was thinking, "Who is a psychopath who wrote this?"
Otherwise, now he would not only be kicked out, but also offend Shen Xiu.
Assistant Directors: “…”
Fortunately, I didn’t say what was in my heart!
Ten minutes later, the preparation time was over and Ji Huaiyin began his performance.
Five minutes later, the audition was over.
Although it did not achieve the feeling that Shen Xiu needed, it was similar to Ji Huaiyin's performance in other dramas that Shen Xiu had seen before.
Chen Xiu followed the audition process he had seen online and said what he had drafted in his mind before.
Notify Ji Huaiyin on the spot: "Mr. Ji, congratulations on passing the audition. If you get a contract..."
Before Shen Xiu finished speaking, an assistant director blurted out in confusion: "Wait... Director Shen, is it settled? Aren't you going to see the other people's auditions later?"
After saying that, the assistant director realized that he had interrupted Shen Xiu.
But the assistant director also felt that what he said was not wrong.
This was Shen Xiu's first movie, and they couldn't imagine how many people would come to audition.
Moreover, signing the first one to be cast is unfair to those who audition later. If no investors were to insert people, their previous audition process would be to audition everyone and then make a choice based on everyone's abilities.
He is nothing like Chen Xiu, who makes a decision based on the first one he sees. That is too arbitrary.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu paused with his pen, thinking that the assistant directors Shi Buwen had found for him had objections, so he stopped writing and looked at them: "Is there anything wrong with Ji Huaiyin's performance just now?"
The assistant directors recalled that indeed, no, Ji Huaiyin was very good at this kind of... twisted and dark performance, and they answered truthfully one by one.
“No, no.”
"Neither have I."
After listening to all the assistant directors' answers, Shen Xiu nodded: "Since there is no problem, then it must be Ji Huaiyin."
No problem, there is no need to waste any more time. Chen Xiu was afraid of deviations, so he had dreams in the middle of the night about not being able to follow the schedule today and the deviations that occurred.
After he finished speaking, Shen Xiu added: "Don't worry about the 'later part'. There is no later part. The only person who auditioned for the role of Qin Xiao in 'New Life' is Ji Huaiyin."
Ji Huaiyin: “!”
So...Chen Xiu has been interested in him for a long time!
Thinking of his first reaction when he saw the script just now, Ji Huaiyin felt guilty.
Assistant Directors: ...Too careless!
Very good, they finally felt Chen Xiu's strength and decisiveness up close. It turned out that Chen Xiu only had eyes for Ji Huaiyin and only asked someone to notify Ji Huaiyin to come for the interview for the leading role.
When Shi Buwen thought of the dramas Ji Huaiyin had played before, he couldn't help but feel puzzled - so, Chen Xiu was looking for a protagonist who appeared to be a sunny and cheerful big boy, but was actually twisted and dark inside every moment?
Chen Xiu looked at Ji Huaiyin: "Mr. Ji, you..."
Ji Huaiyin knew what Shen Xiu was going to say, and hurriedly said, “No problem, it’s a great honor to work with Director Shen!”
Hearing the word 'Director Shen', Shen Xiu shamefully turned his gaze away from Ji Huaiyin and looked at Jin Can: "Assistant Jin."
Jin Can walked up to Ji Huaiyin with a smile: "Mr. Ji, please follow me."
Ji Huaiyin: "...Okay."
Could it be... that they are going to take him to sign the contract?
"Next one."
When Ji Huaiyin left the audition room, he heard the sound coming from inside, and his steps became unsteady, with a sense of unreality.
Jin Can handed a copy of the signed contract to Ji Huaiyin's agent: "Happy cooperation."
Ji Huaiyin stretched out his hand and shook hands with Jin Can: "Happy cooperation."
As soon as Jin Can left, the agent asked in confusion: "Is it so fast?"
Ji Huaiyin: "Don't talk about you. I'm confused too. As expected, this is Shen Xiu's team. They focus on efficiency. They want to beat the insiders in the audition and signing process. Brother, if you have something to do, go do it first. Anyway, the audition is over. I'll wait for Director Shen here as Assistant Jin said."
The agent nodded: "Okay, I'll go look after Xiao Liu. It's his first time filming, I'm worried about him not being around. If you have any questions, call me... No, how about I call your assistant over."
Ji Huaiyin refused without even thinking: "No, you see Director Shen is usually alone, and he hired Assistant Jin because he needed an assistant today. I am just here for an audition, and I brought an assistant with me. What if Director Shen has a bad influence on me?"
The agent thought about it and felt that it made sense.
Anyone who has watched the live broadcast of the "Storm" crew going to Basat to receive the award knows that Shen Xiu only brings people with him when necessary.
In a country like theirs with a high security factor, Shen Xiu didn't like to have people around him. He was definitely not used to having too many people close to him.
"Okay, bye."
"Bye-Bye."
The audition ended at 6:30 pm.
The assistant directors who participated in the audition took advantage of the time when Chen Xiu went to the room specially set aside as a waiting room to communicate with the artists who were confirmed to sign the contract, and stayed in the audition room to talk.
As soon as Chen Xiu and Shi Buwen left, the assistant directors, who had been holding back for almost the entire day, could no longer hold back their chatter.
"This is the first time I know that auditions can be done so quickly. In the past, it took us four or five days to finish, but Director Shen finished it in one day. It's amazing."
"What's even more amazing is that Director Shen told everyone who auditioned that they were almost all built according to the body shape and facial features in the table that Director Shen showed us. As expected of Shen Xiu, he has a firm control over even such things, as if they were confined to a certain framework. Does it give me goosebumps?"
"The Galaxy Zhuang Yi, Ning Sinian, Jiang Yanxi, Xiang Yueting and others are here too. Do you think this is a backdoor that Director Shen opened specifically for them?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you ever seen anyone who uses a backdoor and ends up dying early and being an unimportant character? According to the list given by Director Shen, didn't you find that the people in The Galaxy have the same personalities as the ones in it?"
"I'm speechless. Is this the point? The point is... Director Shen wrote the script for "New Life" himself, and it's so... twisted and morbid."
"I agree. Our Director Shen is really... different from ordinary people in terms of spirit!"
Click...
The door was pushed open from the outside, and Shi Buwen's figure appeared in the direction of the door.
Shi Buwen walked in, closed the door, and looked at everyone in the room with a smile.
The discussions in the room stopped abruptly when Shi Buwen appeared.
"Shi, Shi Dao..."
"Hahaha Director Shi, how much did you hear?"
Shi Buwen is different from them. Shi Buwen has a good relationship with Shen Xiu. If they tell spies on him in front of Shen Xiu, their positions as assistant directors will be in jeopardy.
Shi Buwen smiled wryly: "Unfortunately, I heard it all."
Assistant Directors: “…”
"Ahem, Director Shi, don't think too much. What we mean is that Director Shen is worthy of being Director Shen. Even in terms of spirit, he is far ahead of us. Don't you think so?"
"Hahaha yes yes, that's what we mean."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Shi Buwen's mouth twitched slightly: "Do you think that I can't understand what you mean by saying that?"
"Teach us..."
"Alright, alright." Shi Buwen waved his hands impatiently. "Since we have worked together many times and we are all friends, please don't say such things again. My junior brother may not care, but we senior brothers will feel uncomfortable if we hear it. I will pretend that I didn't hear it this time and won't do it again."
"good."
"OK......"
A few people nodded awkwardly.
Shi Buwen walked to his seat and put away everything that had been placed on his desk.
In the room.
Shen Xiu strode towards the front position that Jin Can had left for him.
Jin Can followed behind Shen Xiu, holding a stack of scripts.
Chen Xiu gritted his teeth and sat down at the front seat arranged by Jin Can. He glanced at the actors who had signed contracts with the crew of "New Life". He slid his throat twice to moisten his dry throat and said, "Hello, everyone."
While speaking, Chen Xiu looked at Xiang Yueting and the others who were sitting in the back. He didn't quite understand why Xiang Yueting and the others, who always liked to sit in the front row, were now sitting in the back row.
As a result, he was surrounded by a group of strangers whom he had just met in real life for the second time, which made him feel quite nervous.
When Ning Sinian and the others met Chen Xiu's gaze, they couldn't help but sit up straight.
"Lao Xiang, you are right. We are sitting in the place where Captain Xiu is used to sitting. Captain Xiu is really looking at us."
"Of course not. No one knows Team Xiu better than me!"
When the artists sitting in front of Jiang Yanxi and the other three heard this, they thought that these people were indeed the friends who were treated as double-standard by Shen Xiu. They dared to whisper in front of Shen Xiu. What was the difference between this and whispering in front of the class teacher?
Chen Xiu: "Assistant Jin, distribute the scripts according to the names."
Jin Can nodded: "Okay Director Shen."
Before meeting Shen Xiu, everyone in the room had already eaten the dinner provided by the hotel and was not hungry.
In less than ten minutes, Jin Can had distributed the scripts belonging to each character according to their names, and also distributed the complete script.
Therefore, everyone has two scripts.
Shen Xiu glanced around the room, making sure that everyone had the script in their hands before continuing to follow the process he had set.
Chen Xiu: "The total script of "New Life" is 120,000 words long. The script is not long. According to the distribution of individual roles, each character's individual lines are only a few thin sheets of paper. You have one week to read and memorize them. Is there any problem?"
As the protagonist, Qin Xiao, played by Ji Huaiyin, has the most scenes, and his personal script is naturally the thickest. Shen Xiu looked at Ji Huaiyin in particular: "Do you have any questions?"
Hearing Chen Xiu's cold and ruthless words, the artists who were still excited and happy about being signed by Chen Xiu to join the crew a second ago, now felt like a bucket of water was poured over their heads, chilling them to the core.
Being stared at expressionlessly by Shen Xiu, Ji Huaiyin couldn't even utter the words of refusal.
"......No."
The others cast sympathetic glances at Ji Huaiyin and spoke up one after another.
"No."
"no problem."
"OK."
Obviously, the crew of "New Life" directed by Shen Xiu is not exactly the same as other crews, and they are simply not related at all.
Before they officially joined the group, they had already anticipated the difficult and chaotic days that lay ahead.
As for being a big shot and affecting the shooting progress? Oh, who would dare to think of the word "Chen Xiu"?
Chen Xiu heard everyone's response, and his heart was relieved. He looked at Ji Huaiyin and said, "Ji Huaiyin stays, and the rest of you can do as you please."
Ji Huaiyin: “!”
No way, brother, are we going to talk to him about the role now?
As Ji Huaiyin was the protagonist, Chen Xiu felt that it was necessary for him to watch Ji Huaiyin finish the novel, and then they could communicate with each other, so as to prevent Ji Huaiyin from reading it privately and understanding Qin Xiao differently from him.
"OK."
"Goodbye, Director Shen."
"Bye Director Shen."
"See you, Team Xiu!"
"Bye-bye Team Xiu!"
In less than a minute, only Ji Huaiyin, Shen Xiu and Jin Can were left in the room.
Ji Huaiyin stood up holding two scripts of varying thicknesses, and looked at Shen Xiu nervously, "Director Shen."
Now he finally understood why Jin Can had asked Shen Xiu if he had time in the evening before he came, made an appointment with him in the evening, and asked him to finish reading the entire story tonight.
Chen Xiu was nervous facing Ji Huaiyin alone, but no matter how nervous he was, he had to face it. The protagonist's deviation in understanding the role would only affect his filming.
Shen Xiu: "Mr. Ji, please take a seat."
"......good."
Hearing Shen Xiu's cold and commanding voice that could not be refused, Ji Huaiyin sat down subconsciously while speaking.
At this moment, Jin Can was standing beside him, and Ji Huaiyin was the only one opposite him. He could no longer look away like before. For the sake of politeness, Shen Xiu forced himself to look at Ji Huaiyin.
Shen Xiu sat down, looking into Ji Huaiyin's eyes with gritted teeth, his hands resting on the armrests of the chair, his palms cold, and he subconsciously clenched the rounded front part of the armrests.
"Mr. Ji, Assistant Jin should have told you that I need you to watch the full version of "New Life" tonight. Is there any problem?"
Ji Huaiyin hurriedly shook his head: "Assistant Jin told me a long time ago, no problem."
In order to escape Shen Xiu'an's hawk-like cold and stern comments as soon as possible, Ji Huaiyin hurriedly said: "Director Shen, I'll watch it now!"
Isn’t it just reading the script in front of Shen Xiu? Could anything be more stressful than looking into Shen Xiu's eyes? He looks!
Ji Huaiyin was the first to look away, Shen Xiu's Adam's apple slid a few times, and his hand holding the armrest of the chair quietly loosened: "Yeah."
Ji Huaiyin: “!”
Why can a mere cold "hmm" from someone make a person feel so stressed?
Ji Huaiyin didn't refuse, so Shen Xiu continued to follow Plan A in his mind and looked at Jin Can: "Assistant Jin, bring me my notebook, thank you."
Jin Can nodded: "Okay Director Shen."
A minute later, Jin Can sat aside, watching Shen Xiu with the laptop on his knees, his eyes slightly lowered, his slender fingers with distinct joints typing quickly on the keyboard.
Jin Can: ...Are you so busy?
Although he was curious about what Shen Xiu was doing, he didn't dare to peek.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Ji Huaiyin finished reading the script given by Shen Xiu. His hand holding the script trembled slightly, and he had goose bumps all over his body as he read the script.
Ji Huaiyin looked at Shen Xiu, who was typing on the keyboard not far from him, with his lips pursed. He moved his mouth, and his mind was full of the trance of "Who am I, where am I, and why did I sign this contract so desperately?"
After the filming, he won’t become a psychopath, right?
“Chen…” Ji Huaiyin wanted to call Shen Xiu Mr. Shen, but thinking of Shen Xiu’s current identity, he swallowed and changed his words: “Director Shen.”
The moment Ji Huaiyin looked at Shen Xiu, Shen Xiu had already noticed it. After typing the last word, Shen Xiu subconsciously glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer. Seeing that the time was no different from what he had expected, he looked at Ji Huaiyin with satisfaction: "I've finished reading it."
Ji Huaiyin nodded: "Yes, I've finished reading it."
Ji Huaiyin swallowed his dry throat and mustered up the courage to say, "Director Shen, do you think that this story is a little bit...ahead of the times for the current film market?"
Ji Huaiyin actually wanted to say "perverted", but when he met Chen Xiu's eyes that were devoid of any warmth, he shuddered and immediately changed his words to a euphemism.
Shen Xiu was puzzled: "Is there?"
"The New Life" was written by him himself. How normal and logical is the story?
Just like facing the homework he had done, Shen Xiu had absolute confidence and said firmly: "It's just a simple story."
Ahead of the times?
It's not even remotely related.
Hearing Shen Xiu's light-hearted question, Ji Huaiyin was a little doubtful for a moment. Could it be that... he was really too ignorant and making a fuss out of nothing?
Ji Huaiyin murmured, "Then... no."
Shen Xiu nodded: "Yeah."
Ji Huaiyin: "......"
For some reason, he knew that Shen Xiu himself was too scary to look at, but he didn't know that Shen Xiu was also very "scary".
After the previous topic was over, Shen Xiu continued to bring back the topic that had temporarily gone off track: “Mr. Ji, tell me about your understanding of Qin Xiao’s role.”
Ji Huaiyin: "Okay."
"Qin Xiao is essentially..."
While Shen Xiu and Ji Huaiyin were chatting about the script, news about Shen Xiu's audition for the role in the movie he was about to film was on the hot search list for the whole day.
Although there were not many people auditioning in the arranged hotel, they gathered together and were photographed by paparazzi coming out of the same hotel one after another. Combined with the information revealed by the artists in their blog posts two days ago, it was easy for netizens to guess the answer.
But what made everyone anxious was that after the audition, Chen Xiu and the other artists were on the hot searches again and again, and until the evening, no news about Chen Xiu’s new movie was revealed.
Therefore, everyone could only gather in the comment section of the artists who went to audition to ask.
Ning Sinian's studio booked a live broadcast for him tonight a few days ago, so Ning Sinian had to go live.
Before the live broadcast started, Ning Sinian had a hunch that the live broadcast room must be full of questions about Shen Xiu's movie.
Therefore, when Ning Sinian saw the overwhelming barrage of comments, he had already prepared himself mentally and remained calm.
"Sorry, I can't tell you."
"If you want to know, you can follow the official Weibo account of New Life. If there is any news, it will definitely tell you the first time."
Ning Sinian said helplessly: "When signing the contract, everyone signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot reveal any spoilers."
"I can't tell you what the content is, but I can guarantee that based on Team Xiu's actions, what everyone wants to know will not be delayed for too long."
When Ning Sinian ended the live broadcast, Shen Xiu ended his chat with Ji Huaiyin, asked Jin Can to send Ji Huaiyin home, and drove back to Yulin Banxia himself.
After returning home, Shen Xiu glanced at the time and saw that it was still a few minutes before midnight.
Before Shen Xiu went into the bathroom, he said to the system: "System, please scan the edited blog post in the notebook and send it at midnight."
System: [OK! 】
While Shen Xiu was taking a shower, the system jumped into Shen Xiu's laptop and easily found the blog post content edited by Shen Xiu.
Not only that, the system also saw the shooting plan of "New Life" that Shen Xiu had already made.
【"newborn"? 】When the system saw the name of this document, it was a little confused.
But I was only confused for a few seconds because the system was busy with the scheduled blog post and I didn't think about it any more.
At midnight, netizens who were unable to get the latest news saw the official blog post of "New Life". They were confused by the long string of @ and the start-up time notification.
@新生official account: The opening ceremony of "新生" was held on July 18 this month, @纪淮阴@宁思年@庄毅......
--"newborn"? Is this the name of the original novel? I searched for several, which one did you take a picture of? Who wrote it and what was it about? Damn, I'm so curious!
——It seems like neither is the case. I have already sent private messages to the authors of these articles.
——What a long string of @. Are you @ing all the actors and actresses who have lines in the show?
——As expected of you, Master Xiu, you’re really a little faster. This is the first time I’ve seen an audition start so quickly. Was the filming also fast?
As soon as the post was published, it quickly became a hot search thanks to the comments of netizens. The artists who were @ed were moved that small-time celebrities like them could be @ed with their names, and that they were personally @ed by Chen Xiu’s movie account. They all forwarded the post, but when they thought of the signed confidentiality agreement and the two words "Chen Xiu", they didn't dare to reveal the spoilers even through the screen.
They didn't even dare to say that "New Life" was an original script written by Shen Xiu himself, and the content was... very 'morbid'.
After taking a shower, Shen Xiu came out of the bathroom and remembered the blog post he asked the system to post. He rarely clicked on the account homepage to check the comments.
When you see the top comments, click Reply.
—I wrote it, it’s pretty normal content.
good evening!
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