"You didn't say I can't audition if I'm fat, and I can lose weight."
The director glanced up at him and said, "It's written in the audition requirements. Didn't you read it? Also, we're going to start filming in two weeks. With your current size, you'll need to lose at least 30 pounds. Are you sure you can lose 30 pounds in two weeks?"
Qi Fuwu gritted his teeth and said, "I can try. What if I succeed?"
The director leaned back in his chair, his eyes serious.
"You're an actor, you should know that the entire crew can't wait for you alone."
Qi Fuwu glanced outside and just happened to see Yan Mofei smiling.
He didn't even try to hide it, just smiled so blatantly.
Qi Fuwu clenched his fists angrily. He didn't want to make a fool of himself in front of Yan Mofei, so he had to continue.
"You've been casting for this role for so long and haven't found one yet, and so few people have come to audition. How can you be sure you'll find the most suitable candidate within half a month?"
"I've played similar roles before and know how to handle them. I also believe I can lose 30 kilograms in half a month and slim down quickly."
"I have a rather burly build, but I'm not fat. I believe that with my acting skills, people will overlook my build and only focus on my acting."
"Director, please give me a chance."
Seeing Qi Fuwu's sincerity and the difficulty in finding a suitable candidate for the role, the director could only reluctantly let him try first.
If no suitable one is found later, we can only hope that Qi Fuwu can lose weight successfully.
"Okay, try this monologue. You have to show the character's crazy image."
Qi Fuwu immediately became happy and looked at Yan Mofei proudly.
Yan Mofei gave him a faint smile in return.
[You, an 18th-tier star, want to snatch a role from me? You don't deserve it.]
Qi Fuwu rolled his eyes in disdain and took the script fragment in front of him. The requirements during the audition were not so high, and he could just read the lines.
After Qi Fuwu glanced at the lines, he began his performance.
"Do you think you are worthy enough to fight me?"
"Everyone beneath me is an ant. I will crush you all one by one. I am the only one in heaven and earth!"
"All of you, die! Die! Die!"
Qi Fuwu tried so hard that his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.
Then he began to laugh wildly, and the sound was indeed very powerful and could be heard from far away.
Compared to the performances of the previous actors, Qi Fuwu is indeed quite good. However, his voice and body shape seem a bit out of place, and he doesn't have the feeling of being crazy at all.
The director frowned slightly: "Do you have any other way to perform?"
Qi Fuwu was stunned. When he was acting out this scene just now, he regained the feeling he had long missed.
That was the feeling when he played the villain before. At that time, he could live and die for the second female lead. This role now is very similar to the previous one, just a little crazier.
Not only could he die for them, but he could also let her die with him.
This was the performance he photographed.
"Director, please give your comments."
The director shook his head: "I want a crazy villain. You are a little too righteous. The smile at the end is indeed villainous. It's crazy enough, but not crazy."
"Do you understand?"
Qi Fuwu didn't understand.
After playing that role, he hasn't had any hit roles since then. He went into business for a few years and made a lot of money.
Now he can be both an actor and a boss, and he has no shortage of money.
"You should take a break first. Is there one last actor to audition? Let him come in."
Qi Fuwu pursed his lips and said nothing. He walked out with an unhappy look on his face and sat down in Yan Mofei's seat. He could just see the stage through the gap in the curtain. It was a great seat.
Yan Mofei smiled slightly as he passed by him: "Lose weight well."
Qi Fuwu's veins bulged with anger: "You're not much better. You've been around for so long and you're still an 18th-tier actor. What acting skills can you have?"
Unfortunately, by the time he finished speaking, Yan Mofei had already lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Your name?"
"Hello, Director. My name is Yan Mofei."
"Yan Mofei." The director frowned for a long time and couldn't think of such a person. It was the assistant next to him who took out Yan Mofei's profile and showed it to him.
An 18th-tier actor, he has acted in several dramas and participated in several variety shows, but none of them made much of a splash.
Several clips of Yan Mofei's acting were playing silently. He was seen performing a fight scene with an expressionless face. Even when he was cut on his body, he did not show any expression and was almost indifferent.
The director frowned even more tightly. This was totally unactable.
He showed the clip to Yan Mofei: "Are you sure you can act? You got slashed and showed no expression at all."
Yan Mofei smiled and explained, "I play an emotionless robot in this film. I haven't loaded it with too many expressions, so I acted like this."
The director then nodded, realizing that this was the character setting.
"You've been in the entertainment industry for four years now, and you've appeared in so many variety shows, but you're still an 18th-tier star, with only a few hundred thousand followers on Weibo?"
"Does the director consider whether the actor is an 18th-tier actor when casting?"
The director in front of him was nearly fifty years old, with a mixture of black and white hair and a deep vertical wrinkle between his eyebrows, which was caused by years of frowning.
His reputation in the industry is one of the best. Every drama he directs is very popular. He is very picky about scripts and actors.
Because of his ability, reputation, and temper, he refuses all traffic stars with poor acting skills, and therefore no capital dares to force traffic stars into his crew.
Otherwise, even if this villain role is unpopular, there will be people who will play it. After all, being black and red is also red. For some small stars who are not very popular, this role can give them a good bonus.
"No, I only care about the acting."
But he doesn't believe that a star who has been in the industry for four years and is still on the 18th line can have any acting skills.
"Since the director values my acting skills, let me speak for myself based on my acting skills, not my fan base."
This 18th-tier actor is surprisingly confident. That's good. He appreciates people who are confident enough.
This is also the reason why Qi Fuwu was given the opportunity just now.
"Okay, then conquer me with your acting skills."
After saying that, he handed the performance clip in his hand to Yan Mofei. It was the same as Qi Fuwu's performance clip.
Yan Mofei had studied this male villain carefully before coming here. He was crazy from the beginning to the end. He killed his father, brothers, and confidants, imprisoned the male protagonist and kidnapped the female protagonist. All the male and female supporting characters had fallen into his hands.
As far as we can see, he has no redemption, no weaknesses, he is just crazy from beginning to end. I heard that the ending of the script has not been written yet, so I don’t know what the fate of the male villain will be.
But according to Yan Mofei, the male villain is not only crazy, but also very smart. Logically speaking, if the good guys don't cheat or something, he can basically kill them all and truly dominate.
Yan Mofei discarded all distractions and began to drive himself crazy.
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