"You debuted as the first in "Artist Producer", and your popularity is currently relatively high. Although many of your fans are fans of the show, the first TV series you starred in will definitely You will receive a lot of attention. However, since you have no acting experience, the pay will definitely not be high. In other words, your cost-effectiveness will be very high."
Kang Hui narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "As far as I know, Director Zhao used to pay more attention to the cost of the crew. He is a director who wants to spend every penny wisely. Now he invests in TV series by himself. The producers will definitely pay attention to this aspect.”
Chen Minhao thought to himself, just say that Director Zhao is very concerned about cost-effectiveness, that's enough, you have to talk so much.
Kang Hui smiled slyly: "For some big names, even if they are willing to lower their salary to play the role of Xiao Wangshu, it is difficult for them to do so. There are two main reasons. On the one hand, the agency is definitely not willing. After all, they make little money. On the other hand, it is easy to reduce salary, but it is difficult to increase it. Not every actor has such courage."
"But, as you say, there is no need to worry about the company. I will take care of it, Mr. Zhang. He sometimes has a long-term vision."
Chen Minhao thought to himself, sometimes the use of these three words is a little subtle. Chen Minhao suddenly made a bold guess, maybe his senior sister also relied on cost-effectiveness to win.
Kang Hui seemed to have seen through Chen Minhao's suspicion. She rolled her eyes and said, "Chen Minhao, don't look at me like that. Your senior sister relies on her strength."
Chen Minhao thought to himself, yes, yes, he relies on his strength, the strength of the ghosts in Station B.
"Next Wednesday you will be rehearsing for the nine-member troupe. I will help you cancel whatever activities I can. You must know that the advantages just mentioned are the icing on the cake. The core key lies in how well you performed during the audition. In the past few days, just concentrate on the script and study the character."
Wu Xiaoshuang drove Chen Minhao home. As soon as Chen Minhao got home, he couldn't wait to spread out the script and read it again.
He sorted out the plot about Xiao Wangshu. After sorting it out, he looked up at his watch and it was already 12:30 in the evening. He rubbed his sore eyes and planned to go to the bathroom to wash his face and wake up.
Chen Minhao took a deep breath and looked at the mirror. He imagined that the person in the mirror was not himself, but Xiao Wangshu, who was willing to resist his master for the right path in his heart.
Chen Minhao shook his head after looking at it for five minutes. He felt that the person in the mirror was still Chen Minhao and not Xiao Wangshu.
Chen Minhao felt that apart from their good looks and the fact that they were both orphans, there were very few similarities between his and Xiao Wangshu's settings.
Chen Minhao washed his face and returned to his desk. Chen Minhao leaned back on his chair, closed his eyes, and began to imagine that he was Xiao Wangshu.
When Xiao Wangshu was a baby, he was abandoned at the gate of Zhengguan Road on a snowy night. He was adopted by the head of Wu Hang who returned from an outing. He taught martial arts carefully and showed extremely high martial arts talent since he was a child. Then he met Fellow….
Then, Chen Minhao fell asleep.
When Chen Minhao woke up the next day, it was already noon. Chen Minhao did a few actions to stretch his body that was a little stiff because he fell asleep on the chair.
After washing up, while cooking noodles, he fantasized about Xiao Wangshu's life. After Chen Minhao lived through Xiao Wangshu's life several times, he found that he completely understood Xiao Wangshu's decision: to stand up after discovering what his master had done. After going out to protect his senior sister and being chased by his fellow disciples, he chose to only injure but not kill his fellow disciples.
But understanding is one thing, whether you would do that in someone else’s shoes is another. Chen Minhao felt that if he traveled through time and became Xiao Wangshu, the plot of the story would be that he was proactive and worked hard to become the leader of Zhengguan Taoism. Then the show would not be called "Bing Di Lian" but "The Leader" "Start with Orphans".
Unable to use the "acting method", Chen Minhao decided to use the "acting method". The names of acting method and acting method were both invented by Chen Minhao himself. Acting method means treating yourself as a character in the play. The acting method is to know that you are not the character in the play, and use acting skills to express the feeling of the character in the play.
Chen Minhao fixed his mobile phone on the TV and took a few selfies. Chen Minhao felt that his acting was not good, and there was nothing that could hinder a successful plan.
He sorted out several scenes in which Xiao Wangshu appeared.
The first is the scene at the beginning. It should be Zhao Shunhua returning from sword practice and seeing Xiao Wangshu, who is full of fairy spirit, does not eat the fireworks of the world, and is not a common man.
Chen Minhao searched some classic stories on Baidu about how boys are full of fairy spirit and downloaded them. After 2 hours of imitating everything from his eyes, movements, and tone of voice, Chen Minhao felt that he had learned seven or eight points.
The second scene is about being extremely entangled when facing the teacher and the righteous character in your heart. I searched on Baidu for a few classic boys’ entanglements. I continued to imitate them. After imitating to the seventh or eighth grade, I turned around and continued to practice the male immortality. A full performance, trying hard to make up for the two or three points.
I simulated it over and over again for 3 days. Chen Minhao deliberately chose characters from the play directed by Zhao Yao to imitate.
In Chen Minhao's opinion, this audition is somewhat similar to the college entrance examination. The scope of the examination is fixed. After all, Xiao Wangshu only has a few scenes. As long as he is familiar with the simulation questions, the college entrance examination will not be much different.
Chen Minhao had been practicing in isolation for four days. When Kang Hui and Wu Xiaoshuang came to pick him up, they were shocked by how messy his home was. After all, Chen Minhao's home was very tidy when they came here several times before.
Chen Minhao smiled sheepishly and said, "I have been preparing for the audition these days, and I haven't even done much at home."
Kang Hui smiled and said: "Let's go to the audition now. When the audition is over, it will be time for Wu Xiaoshuang to accompany you to look at the house. Wu Xiaoshuang has picked out a few good ones in the past few days."
After getting in the car, Kang asked back: "How are the preparations going?"
"It's pretty good." Chen Minhao said with a smile.
Kang Hui asked speculatively: "What trump card have you prepared?"
"When I practiced in front of the mirror for a few days, I felt that this face was somewhat similar to the shocking setting of Xiao Wangshu in Director Zhao's script."
Kang Hui calmed down and looked at Chen Minhao, feeling that he seemed to be really better-looking than usual. Kang Hui took a deep breath. She must have hoped too much that Chen Minhao would succeed in the audition, so she unconsciously used a beauty photo filter to look at Chen Minhao.
Chen Minhao was of course very unsure of himself, but he noticed that Kang Hui had smoked three cigarettes since he received him, which was far more than the usual amount. Chen Minhao guessed that Kang Hui must also be feeling uneasy, so he checked his skin. Let Kang Hui relax a little.
The audition location was in a small theater in Minhang, Shanghai. According to Kang Hui, the auditions of actors in East China are all held here. After the Shanghai auditions are over in the past two days, Zhao Yao will go to BJ to organize an audition.
Chen Minhao felt that the news had little to do with him, so he nodded and said nothing.
"Wait a minute you might meet someone, Lin Xiuzi." Kang Hui said suddenly.
"Is he also here to audition for the fourth male role?" Chen Minhao was stunned for a moment and asked.
Kang replied: "The third male lead is Wu Hang, a 70- to 80-year-old man. If he doesn't try the fourth male lead, do you think he can play the first and second male roles?"
Kang Hui lit a cigarette and said, "His agent is very capable. In the final ranking, Lin Xiuzi came in second, and Zhang Hanyu's ranking also improved a lot. Do you think they are lucky?"
Kang Hui blew out a smoke ring and said: "You will be more competitive in the future. When you get along with him in the future, you should be careful. If you get along with others too much, you will always be the one who gets hurt in the end."
Kang Hui saw Chen Minhao nodding slightly, but looked disapproving and said nothing more.
She looked out the window, took a long puff of cigarette, and choked until she coughed twice.
The car stopped in front of the small theater.
(End of chapter)