Xie Ning thought that the audition was to find a room, the director and his party sat behind the table, and the actors came in to perform one by one, just like an interview.
It was only after Zhuang Yan took him into the building that he realized that this was not the case.
The elevator stopped on the 7th floor, and when you got out of the elevator, you were faced with a long corridor.
On the outer side of the corridor is a row of spacious floor-to-ceiling windows. Looking out, you can also see the scene of people coming in and out downstairs.
Xie Ning took a breath and leaned in without a trace.
This is too close to Zhuang Yan, and his elbow bumped into his arm inadvertently when he was walking.
Zhuang Yan only thought that he was "throwing his arms into his arms" and took people into his arms.
The corners of his mouth quietly raised a shallow arc: "I also said that I didn't know how to restrain myself, and you didn't restrain myself too much."
Xie Ning's face was pale, he wanted to stare at him, but he didn't know what to think, and silently hugged his arm tightly.
Zhuang Yan looked out the window and Xie Ning's face, suddenly.
He lowered his voice, leaned into Xie Ning's ear and asked, "Are you... afraid of heights?"
His ears were a little itchy from the sound of breathing so close, Xie Ning's ear tip moved, and the fear in his heart eased a bit.
He nodded: "Yes, a little bit."
Zhuang Yan looked at the tips of his ears that he didn't know whether he was afraid of red or blush, smiled silently in his heart, and pulled the person to the other side of him: "Would it be better to walk in?"
Xie Ning looked straight ahead, not daring to look either side at all, and nodded: "Much better."
The voice was still soft.
Zhuang Yan asked as he walked, "I've never seen you so scared before, and I didn't even know you were afraid of heights."
Xie Ning: "The lower floors are fine, the fourth floor is up... You can't look down."
Zhuang Yan was curious: "The first time I heard that people who are afraid of heights depend on the number of floors."
Xie Ning licked his lips unconsciously: "This fear of heights is... a psychological reason."
Zhuang Yan raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, and asked again, "How do you feel when you look down?"
Xie Ning's face turned paler, he closed his eyes, and after a while he said, "I feel... I will jump down."
Zhuang Yan was taken aback.
He was stunned, and a group of people came rushing towards him, just bumping into the door of the conference room.
Xie Ning glanced at it and found that in addition to Zhao Yang and an assistant director he knew, there were a few others he had never seen.
Looking at their clothes, they don't look like ordinary people, but it can be said that they came to audition, and they don't have that kind of temperament - some of them are not even the right age.
The one who stood out the most was about the same height as Zhuang Yan, and he was very well-dressed. Anyone in that group of people could see him at first sight.
He looks too good, looks good, his facial features are angular and angular, his lips are slightly raised, he looks gentle and elegant, and he has a different kind of romance.
Xie Ning took a second look subconsciously until he was pulled into the conference room by Zhuang Yan.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Zhao Yang took two quick steps to get close to them, joking in a low voice: "Why are you two like sticking glue, and you're not happy about being separated for a while? Are you going to bring them over for the audition?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhuang Yan glared at him sideways, and pulled Xie Ning to sit next to him.
Zhao Yang didn't mind either, pulled out the chair on the other side of Xie Ning, sat down and introduced the others to Xie Ning in a low voice.
"That's the person in charge of Wenxin, called Wang Congliang, you should know Wenxin, another major investor in our film, and the few next to him are also investors, but the amount is not as big as Wenxin's..."
Xie Ning nodded while listening, in awe of the fathers of these gold owners.
Zhao Yang looked at him like this and said cheerfully, "Don't be too restrained. The one who invests the most is your director Zhuang. He has a lot of money. Every time the filming ends, he will make up as much as he is short of, and he is not afraid of losing money at all."
Xie Ning estimated the investment cost of the movie, and then compared the funds he had with the dealer behind Zhuang Yan, and he was not so restrained at once.
Thinking so, he raised his head and glanced at the other side, only to find that other people's eyes seemed to fall on him.
Especially the person who stood out the most, looked at him with a smile, and a look of scrutiny flashed in his eyes.
Xie Ning didn't know why, but he didn't notice any malice from him, so he didn't feel relieved, and even blinked when he looked at him.
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled at him, looked away, and whispered something to the people beside him.
What Xie Ning didn't know was that today was indeed the audition for the male lead, but there was only one person who came to audition, Sheng Shisong.
Previously, Wen Xin wanted Sheng Shisong to be the male protagonist, but Zhuang Yan refused to let go. In the end, Wen Xin could only take a step back and gave Sheng Shisong the right to audition first, and the investment amount also shrunk.
When Zhuang Yan brought Xie Ning into the door, the investor sighed in his heart.
Without him, it was because Xie Ning was born too well and his temperament was extraordinary. Wang Congliang suspected that it was Zhuang Yan who came out to fight with Sheng Shisong.
In the film industry, the actors that the director looks at and the actors that investors look at are often different. The final result is often not up to the actor to decide, and it depends on who has more confidence on both sides.
After all, it is the battlefield of capital.
"I don't think he's here to audition for the male lead." The client, Sheng Shisong, was calm.
Sitting next to him was the manager Chen Guangbin, who couldn't help but glared at him when he heard this: "It's true that the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry."
After a pause, he couldn't help but ask, "How?"
Sheng Shisong said: "It doesn't look like much. At first glance, he looks like an amateur with no acting experience."
Chen Guangbin was dumbfounded: "Amateurs are more competitive. Some directors just like to use amateurs, saying that they are simple and natural, and they can better shape them into what they want when they are trained."
Sheng Shisong thought for a while: "Then he can't either. If he were an ordinary person, his temperament would definitely be more appropriate. His words... "
Chen Guangbin became curious: "How is he?"
Sheng Shisong raised his lips: "The temperament is too cold, the eyes are too innocent, and the image of the male protagonist is 108,000 miles away. You have read the script a little bit. The male protagonist is a slutty and frivolous son of a noble family, romantic but not obscene. , it is a great challenge to let an amateur with no acting experience take the responsibility, no matter how dissatisfied Director Zhuang is, he will not choose this kind of temperament that is completely inconsistent."
Chen Guangbin listened to what he said so well, but he let go of his worries and wondered, "But what did Director Zhuang bring people here?"
Sheng Shisong hesitated for a moment: "Actually, his temperament is quite consistent with that of another character..."
Chen Guangbin: "Which one?"
Sheng Shisong: "The No. 2 male, that aloof and glamorous actor who is famous for a while."
After a pause, he rejected it by himself: "...It's not very good. That role requires a certain drama foundation."
Chen Guangbin thought about it for a while, and none of the other important roles were suitable for him, so he simply stopped thinking about it: "It doesn't matter which role he is, just don't compete with you for the male lead."
Sheng Shisong nodded and smiled again: "Even if someone comes to grab it, I may not be able to grab it."
Although Zhuang Yan returned to China not long ago, he is already notoriously difficult in the investment circle.
In the film industry, there are not directors without a bad temper. Some of them are arrogant and have a weird personality, but at any rate, if you pay a high price, everyone can shut up obediently.
But Zhuang Yan can't, how much you smash it, he can double it back.
If it weren't for Wenxin's too many money-making commercial films in the past two years, and his reputation has dropped to the extreme, he would not have chosen to cast Zhuang Yan's films.
A group of people chatted for a while in the conference room, and then Wang Congliang took the lead and led the topic to today's audition.
Wang Congliang's Mediterranean hairstyle is not sure if he touched the hairspray today, and it is shiny: "We have finished dividing the cake. Today is mainly to watch the audition.
As he spoke, he sold Sheng Shisong to Zhuang Yan again, what a good acting, a box office guarantee, Yu Guang couldn't help but turn a corner on Xie Ning.
Zhuang Yan pretended not to see it, turned around and introduced to Xie Ning, "Sheng Shisong, I'm here to audition for the male lead today."
Xie Ning glanced at Sheng Shisong, and now he felt familiar: "I seem to have a little impression, have you acted in "The Lawyer"?"
"The Lawyer" is a commercial film produced by Wenxin. The box office was so high that year, but the word of mouth was polarized. A group of people praised it, and a group of people criticized it for being worse than a bad film. It was a pure money-making work.
Xie Ning was taken to the cinema by Yan Xi at the time, because it was not his favorite style, so he didn't feel anything.
On the contrary, Yan Xi liked this film very much, and he was arguing with people on the Internet at that time.
In short, there is no conclusion whether it is a good film or a bad film, so the topic of the film is not generally high.
In the end, both sides were all labeled as hype.
Listening to their conversation, Wang Congliang turned his attention to Xie Ning and asked, "... Who is this?"
Zhuang Yan introduced: "Xie Ning."
Seeing Wang Congliang's bewildered face, he added, "Have you heard of the Xie family who is in the real economy?"
Wang Congliang suddenly realized that it is nothing new for the rich second generation to invest in the film and television industry.
Zhuang Yan gestured a number: "My investment is half of his."
Taking advantage of the gap between Sheng Shisong's preparations, Xie Ning pulled Zhuang Yan blankly: "What did you mean just now?"
Zhuang Yan rubbed his hair: "It's the main artist, I'm afraid they will look down on you. Today, it's either the boss or the famous producer."
"I'm not asking this." Xie Ning tugged at his sleeve, "When did I invest half of your money?"
"This." Zhuang Yan replied with a smile, and said after a while, "Although I don't have it yet, I will have half of yours one day."
Xie Ning is even more confused: "You are not saying that the funds are saturated, and I have never thought about investing."
Zhuang Yan chuckled: "The joint property of husband and wife, shouldn't it have half of yours?"
Xie Ning: "… "
Looking at Zhuang Yan with a calm expression, he couldn't help but start thinking wildly.
Is Zhuang Yan's progress on the same channel as him? Before he agreed, Zhuang Yan started talking about marriage.
If he agreed, would Zhuang Yan...
Thinking about it, he shook off Zhuang Yan's hand, and his cheeks were inexplicably dyed red.
What are you thinking about at this time
Before today, Xie Ning had been trying to figure out the image of the male protagonist.
To be honest, in this script written by Zhuang Yan, the male protagonist is not a likable character.
He is romantic, rambunctious, lingering among all kinds of beauties, and is the image of a playboy.
But he is also responsible and affectionate. After falling in love with Bai Yueguang at first sight in the teahouse, he never forgets it until the end of the play.
If the actor fails to grasp his charisma, he will either turn the protagonist into a disgusting scumbag, or appear to have a split personality.
Shaining has always wondered what kind of person such a protagonist will be, and can anyone really shape it.
Until he saw Sheng Shisong's interpretation.
He auditioned for the scene where the male protagonist and Bai Yueguang first met.
Bai Yueguang was sitting in a rickshaw and inadvertently looked back when he passed by downstairs, and the male protagonist glanced down from the teahouse.
The props at the scene are very simple, just a table and a few paper cups.
Sheng Shisong twisted his fingertips on the cup, and the suave taste came out.
There was a smile on his lips, and his eyes were full of indifference. The paper cup was like a ceramic cup in a teahouse, making a crisp sound under the light tap of his fingertips.
After a long while, Jomo felt bored, he turned his head and looked at the window casually, and the sound of the crash suddenly stopped.
The casual mood gradually dissipated.
A look of surprise flashed in his eyes just right.
I don't know if it was a coincidence or an accident.
Sheng Shisong's eyes at that moment happened to fall on Xie Ning.
"OK." Zhuang Yan interrupted him with a cold face.
Sheng Shisong withdrew his gaze and returned to his original gentle and upright appearance.
Xie Ning's eyes lingered on Sheng Shisong for a long time, and suddenly it was like a slap in the face, and he understood what was missing from the style he designed for the male protagonist.
With inspiration, he couldn't help but grab Zhuang Yan's hand next to him.
Zhuang Yan paused, and then said to Sheng Shisong with a blank face: "This paragraph is fine, try the next paragraph."
The author has something to say: Zhuangzhuang: You are not allowed to look at my family Ningning in this way.
Ningning: (eyes light up) I have inspiration!
Zhuangzhuang: (jealous)