Zhang Cheng sat up straight and focused on the two people on the field.
Li Zhibai was silent with a complex expression when he suddenly received a call from his superior.
"Ju Liu... It seems that this time you got what you wanted, and you won't be able to go to Landu tonight." Li Zhibai looked at the caller ID and said to Bai Xin on purpose to cheer up the atmosphere. Bai Xinyan took advantage of the situation to get out of the emotional state just now, and gave Li Zhibai a sideways look, "I won't go if I don't have a job."
Li Zhibai made a comforting gesture to him, connected the phone, said a few words, his expression gradually became serious, "Explosion? Are you sure it was man-made?"
What was said over there again, Li Zhibai suddenly showed a shocked expression, opened his mouth, and said in a tight voice: "Ju Liu, are you... sure?"
Bai Xinyan sensed his abnormality, looked at Li Zhibai strangely, waited for the other party to hang up the phone, and immediately asked, "What case?"
Li Zhibai's expression was a little dazed, which was more complicated than before. Looking at Bai Xinyan's unaware but slightly concerned expression, he seemed to be struggling for a while. After a while, he closed his eyes, and with an undetectable tremor in his voice, he said softly, "There was a man-made explosion on West Street, and two people were killed and one injured. Mr. Liu said... the method was the same as that of the bomber sixteen years ago." The bombing was a lot like…”
Bai Xinyan's eyes widened all of a sudden, and his face turned pale almost instantly.
The sixteen-year bombing case was experienced by Lu Zifeng himself. He barely escaped, but his mother passed away. The murderer has yet to be caught.
This is Lu Zifeng's biggest knot in his heart. Although he never mentions it, it seems that he has given up and continued to investigate, but in fact he just buried it very deep in his heart, so that it will not be easy for people to find out.
Zhu Ling knew this, so he was very hesitant and worried about telling him about it. After Li Zhibai finished speaking, he looked at Bai Xinyan with a worried expression on his face.
Bai Xinyan's face was pale, and he remained motionless and stiff for a while, but his expression didn't change much. The eyes that were rapidly flushed were blocked by thick glasses, but the hand holding the book was involuntarily clenched, and he couldn't help but squeezed hard. The turbulent ups and downs in his heart can only be seen at the almost white knuckles.
After he realized his gaffe, he hastily lowered his head slightly to tidy up his expression, then quickly calmed down, let go of his hands and took a deep breath, raised his head again, and put the book back on the table, avoiding any contact with him. Zhu Ling looked at each other and said in a nonchalant manner: "So this case needs me to avoid suspicion?"
On the surface, Bai Xinyan didn't seem to be affected in any way, and he was still calm, self-possessed, and rational, but his evasive gaze and uncontrollable trembling fingers could make people feel the unrest in his heart, and even his tone of voice without ups and downs , all showed the taste of deliberately concealing.
"Good!" Zhang Cheng couldn't help but praise in a low voice.
Bai Xinyan's performance is very restrained and delicate. For TV dramas, this kind of acting that is not obvious may not be very flattering, but he is very smart. Although the performance is not large, he shows those details just right. The audience for this audition was Zhang Cheng and others, so when he performed, he deliberately chose an angle that they could see to show the details, and he would guide the audience to notice. For example, for the slight trembling of fingers, Bai Xinyan put down the book first, so that their eyes were all on his hands first, and then people naturally discovered the details that were easily overlooked.
Of course, it is possible to close up these details through the lens during the official shooting, but it has to be said that it is quite outstanding to have such expressiveness and performance awareness on the scene. These skills make his performance restrained, but the emotions and information conveyed are sufficient, and it is also a choice that perfectly fits the role setting. Even if the acting skills are not very suitable for TV dramas, it is conceivable that the effect is by no means worse than the relatively exaggerated acting method.
An actor who can find shots by himself and guide the audience to pay attention to details will save a lot of trouble for the director and post-editing. And I have to say that Bai Xinyan's performance seems to have a very strong appeal. Obviously, the emotions in this paragraph are completely contained, and Bai Xinyan's acting is also very restrained, but for some reason, Zhang Cheng feels that the atmosphere is very depressing. Thick, with surprise and pain, as if he felt the same as Lu Zifeng in the plot.
Zhang Cheng has seen many good actors, and there are many who can bring the audience into the play at the climax of the plot, but a plot point that is not particularly intense will have such an appeal, Zhang Cheng is still the first I saw it once, so that I put aside my picky and demanding character design for a while, and couldn't help but say hello directly.
But the few people nearby who heard the "good" didn't show any surprise. After all, they also wanted to say hello, but they were preempted by Zhang Cheng.
Bai Xinyan's cold expression concealed a trace of tension, and he seemed to be indifferent to this matter in his words, but he still revealed a trace of true emotions in front of familiar people.
Li Zhibai opened his mouth, wanting to say something to comfort the other party, but he couldn't find the right words. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice: "... not sure yet, we have to wait for the notice." It is not allowed to participate in the handling of the case, but Zhu Ling knew that Lu Zifeng must really want to catch the murderer, so he had to wait for the notice.
Bai Xinyan sneered softly when he heard the words, and said, "Okay, it's normal to avoid suspicion, and it's not that I can't solve the case without me. And it's not certain whether it's the same person who committed the crime."
Seeing this, Li Zhibai took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "The murderer will definitely be arrested and brought to justice, I promise." Not only the murderer in this case, but also those who ruined Lu Zifeng's family back then.
At this time, Li Zhibai was completely different from his old-fashioned appearance. Although his face was still the one that attracted bees and butterflies, his expression and posture became more serious and reliable, and his temperament became more prominent, bringing With the ruthlessness and determination in his bones.
Bai Xinyan twitched the corner of her mouth and smiled, "Of course, I believe you."
But after the other party turned around and left, he leaned back on the chair wearily, took off his glasses, and revealed those eyes that were originally very beautiful but now filled with complicated emotions, and stared silently and stiffly at the empty space for a while. The ceiling closed slowly after a while. His overall posture no longer had the calm and powerful feeling before, but against that pale and delicate face, he looked rather fragile and helpless.
The hearts of those who could see it were pulled.
It wasn't until Bai Xinyan opened his eyes and returned to his normal expression after the performance that the others came back to their senses.
At this time, Zhang Cheng was already pleasing to Bai Xinyan's opinion, and he was no longer as cold as he was at the beginning.
In fact, since Bai Xinyan and Li Zhibai deliberately changed their images before the start, Zhang Cheng became more comfortable. After all, it seems that their attitude towards this audition is at least serious. But at that time, he didn't report much hope. First, he was not optimistic about the acting skills of the two actors. Second, the segment they chose to perform was not very suitable. There was no intense plot, and most of them were daily dialogues. To show good acting skills requires a very delicate and in place processing.
In terms of acting skills alone, Li Zhibai is reluctant. His acting skills are not the best, but they are not bad. Moreover, he is very popular and has a high ranking. He is the male lead, so he can accept the default decision.
But Bai Xinyan is different. She is a pure rookie with a non-major background. She has only trained in Xinghuan for less than two months. She doesn't have any works. It doesn't look like acting skills at first glance. Even though the popularity of the Internet has been high recently, the actual popularity and appeal are still far from those of a well-established male star. Zhang Cheng never thought that Xinghuan, who has always been upright, would insist on making him the male lead.
Originally, Zhang Cheng's pickiness would definitely not agree to Bai Xinyan's role as Lu Zifeng, but Xinghuan asked He Wenhong to reassure him that Bai Xinyan's acting skills are actually very good, and showed him a performance Zhang Cheng reluctantly agreed.
But even so, Zhang Cheng only felt that Bai Xinyan's acting skills were probably at the level of Li Zhibai's. The so-called excellent performance must be exaggerated. Fortunately, Li Zhibai's acting skills are almost enough, and he has no choice but to object to the decision of the investor, so he can only spend more time on training during filming.
However, the audition was beyond his expectation, and it was Bai Xinyan who brought him a huge surprise! Only then did Zhang Cheng understand that what He Wenhong said was excellent was not an exaggeration, but truly excellent! With Bai Xinyan's acting skills, he is completely qualified to be the hero of the TV series he directed. Zhang Cheng even felt that he was no worse than some actor Bai Xinyan. Apart from age and image constraints, he is now capable of taking home a trophy in terms of acting skills alone.
No wonder Xinghuan, who has always relied on strength to speak, appointed a newcomer to be the male lead. It turned out that Bai Xinyan's strength is indeed qualified!
Besides acting skills, it is said that Bai Xinyan's popularity is also skyrocketing, and he has great potential at first glance, no wonder Xinghuan wants to praise her.
Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng became very warm and friendly to Bai Xinyan. He was strict and picky when filming, but he has always been good to young people with good acting skills, especially he had a bad impression of Bai Xinyan at the beginning, but now the impact is even greater after the reversal, and the more he watches Bai Xinyan, the more he is satisfied.
Li Zhibai's performance was much better than he had imagined. The two leading actors are both good, and Zhang Cheng put half of his heart in the filming of the whole drama.
After the audition, the main crew had another meal together, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious under careful management. Li Zhibai had always been worried that Zhang Cheng would not like him because of Yu Anyan, but now he was finally relieved.
After the dinner was over, Bai Xinyan and Li Zhibai were sent back by their respective managers and assistants, but they received the news that Bai Yin was coming to pick them up.
Bai Xinyan looked at the message on the phone, and said to Li Zhibai: "Little uncle is here to pick you up, right?" During this time, Li Zhibai and Bai Yin seemed to be getting along quite well, and they seemed to be continuing to engage in some kind of excitement therapy. When Bai Xinyan asked, both of them were vague, but the relationship was obviously closer than before.
Bai Xinyan is happy to see the results. Bai Yin puts his attention on Li Zhibai, and it happens that he won't keep staring at him and Yin Yan and disturbing his relationship.
Hearing this, Li Zhibai's face suddenly became unnatural, and he said bluntly: "He is your uncle, if he wants to come, of course he will pick you up." He forcibly ignored the message Bai Yin sent to him.
The two shirked each other, hoping that the other was the target, but unfortunately when Bai Yin arrived, the two of them were carried into the car by Bai Yin one by one, and neither of them escaped.