Lu Xingxing went to the audition on a Friday.
Driver Zhang came to pick her up at the school, and Tian Xi, a staff member of Zhixing Film and Television, accompanied her there.
In recent days, the city is experiencing its first major drop in temperature since the beginning of winter this year.
The weather wasn't too good that day, it was gloomy and the wind was howling.
The car drove smoothly all the way to the office building where the audition was, Lu Xingxing and Tian Xi got out of the car. She was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a small black padded jacket today. Her jet-black hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, exposing her smooth forehead.
The character set to audition is a rural chick, and it belongs to the background of the age. She is not too dressed, and it is true that she does not need to be too elaborate. The clothes she chose were simple and everyday, no makeup, just a thin layer of lipstick.
It's actually not the first time Lu Xingxing has participated in a movie audition.
But the mood was no different from the first time, both excited, expectant, excited, and nervous.
They took the elevator up to the sixteenth floor.
There was no one else, Lu Xingxing and Tian Xi stood side by side, their faces were vaguely reflected on the shiny steel plate.
"Nervous?"
Tian Xi's voice sounded, Lu Xingxing did not deny but nodded: "A little bit, it's okay."
"Well, don't be afraid." Tian Xi comforted her, "This director has a good temper."
Lu Xingxing nodded again.
The sixteenth floor is very lively.
As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Lu Xingxing saw a lot of people coming in the aisle.
Most of the people who came were accompanied by staff like Tian Xi, and a small part of the staff surrounded by them came to audition like her. The director is quite famous, and she also found many faces that would be seen in entertainment news.
There is still a long time before the movie is filmed, and the scripts that have been released so far are only a small part of the content.
Lu Xingxing has already engraved the part of the script in his mind.
She doesn't know what other people are like, but she is used to reading the script thoroughly in advance. During the preparation period, reading and pondering over and over again, usually ten or so days is enough to memorize the lines very proficiently.
So, even though she was a little nervous, she didn't panic.
After her, people came to the sixteenth floor one after another. She didn't think too much about it and tried to calm down.
The location of the audition is in a separate room, and the auditioners go in one by one, and each person's time is basically ten to fifteen minutes. There are seven people in front of Lu Xingxing, she needs to wait patiently for a while.
The director is very casual, and the people who come to the audition are waiting directly in the corridor, there is no special place for them to sit and rest. But the corridor has not been very noisy, and people communicate with each other in a low voice.
By the time the person in front of Lu Xingxing was taken to audition by the staff, she had already stood there for an hour. Fortunately, the flat shoes she wears, and the fact that she can lean against the wall to reduce the weight and burden of her body, will not make her feel particularly hard.
It was about ten minutes before the person in front entered. Lu Xingxing was thinking that the person was about to come out when he suddenly heard the sound of the elevator stopping on this floor and opening the door. Turning her head subconsciously, she saw two people coming out of the elevator.
Inadvertently glanced at the face of the man and the woman, Lu Xing Xing, who should have looked away, landed on the face of the young woman—she had seen this person about a year ago.
At that time, at a memorial service, Lu Xingxing saw her haggard with red and swollen eyes from crying.
She is Lin Keke's older sister.
It was nearly a year since the memorial service, and they hadn't really met each other, and Lu Xingxing was also surprised that he recognized her so easily. You Qi's surprise on her face at the moment their eyes collided proved that she hadn't mistaken her identity.
Meeting this person unexpectedly, Lu Xingxing felt a little cramped. However, there was no time to think about other things right now, the staff had already come and led her to the audition room.
There are not many things in the audition room, a long table, a chair and a little photography equipment. Director Xu Sen, who is nearly fifty years old, has gray hair on his temples. He sits behind the long table with a friendly smile on his face.
Lu Xingxing made up his mind and introduced himself a little. Hearing that she said that she was an A college student, Xu Sen raised his eyebrows and asked, "You are such a good college student, and you didn't come from a major. Why did you come to audition?"
"It may not be clear why in a few words, but it doesn't mean to play casually." Lu Xingxing smiled, "And I think Director Xu should judge everyone's strength objectively, instead of measuring everything by professional and non-professional."
Xu Sen smiled: "This is natural. The most important thing is to act well and fit the role."
"Then don't talk nonsense, you have a try."
Lu Xingxing nodded: "Okay."
After politely saluting Xu Sen, she immediately devoted herself to her audition this time.
Ten minutes later, Lu Xingxing came out of the audition room.
Tian Xi was guarding the door, when she saw the door opened, she immediately went up to meet it.
In the end, they needed to go back and wait. There was nothing else to do, and they quickly left the sixteenth floor by elevator. Lu Xingxing thought about seeing Lin Keke's sister who seemed to be waiting for the audition, and felt a little dazed for some reason.
Arriving at the first floor, driver Zhang was parking the car at the door.
They got into the car, and after they were seated, the car drove in the direction of University A.
Tian Xi asked about the audition situation: "How do you feel? Did Director Xu tell you anything?"
"It's nothing special..." Lu Xingxing said, "However, I don't think I can be selected this time."
Tian Xi: "Why do you think so?"
"Director Xu said that my temperament is too urban, and I lack the flavor that a country chick should have."
In fact, Director Xu also praised her for her good acting, but with the latter sentence, Lu Xingxing felt that she should be mentally prepared for the result. If Director Xu thinks this role is not suitable for her, then there is no other way.
"It still depends on the final result."
When Tian Xi said this, he knew in his heart that Director Xu was picky about casting roles. Since he said that, it meant that he failed to meet his expectations. He has always been unwilling to give up, if he can't choose a suitable one, the project will be shelved directly.
At this moment, Lu Xingxing cared more about Lin Keke's sister than the final result for no reason. She asked Tian Xi: "The two people who came here just before I went in to see the director, a man and a woman, do you know them?"
Tian Xi thought for a moment: "Is that man average in size and very thin?"
"Yes, do you know them?"
Tian Xi said, "I don't really recognize her... She doesn't look like someone from the industry."
Tian Xi, who works in a film and television company, said he didn't know each other, probably because he really didn't know the background of the other party, so Lu Xingxing stopped asking.
After the auditions, the school arranges for freshmen to take midterm exams.
The grades of this exam and the final exam will be combined with the grade points to form the final subject grade in proportion.
For almost a week, Lu Xingxing spent in the library reviewing and preparing for the exam.
Most of her subjects this semester are not difficult, so she can focus on advanced mathematics.
Feng Qiluo, however, had to memorize too many things for the exam, holding the review materials all day long and crying in pain, complaining that she had been fooled. Although howling, she prepared very seriously for pocket money and freedom after graduation.
During that period of time, Lu Xingxing was busy with other things, and he almost finished the matter of the audition results.
Later, when she received a notice of failure, she was neither surprised nor frustrated.
Now Lu Xingxing, who finished the exam, has returned to Lu's house.
Although she guessed that Lu Jianhua and Shen Zhi might know the result before her, she was still ready to take the initiative to mention it.
However, what Lu Xingxing did not expect was that when Lu Jianhua returned home from the company, he saw her and said, "Xingxing, Director Xu asked me to hand over something to you." He took out a thick stack from his file bag paper.
"This is... a script?"
Lu Xingxing was holding the sudden script material, but felt that he couldn't figure out the situation.
"Yes, the script." Lu Jianhua said, "Director Xu means that although he doesn't think you are a suitable heroine for that movie, he thinks you are suitable for this. If you are interested, he will help recommend it."
Shen Zhi heard the conversation between father and daughter, and leaned over: "Director Xu used to like recommending people?"
Lu Jianhua smiled: "No, Director Xu rarely does such things."
The script in his hand made Lu Xingxing feel that he was recognized.
It's not polite or polite, but I think she is really good and is willing to provide some resources and help.
Lu Xingxing was suddenly excited, with a big smile on his face.
"Dad, I'll take these upstairs first, and I'll take a closer look at them later, is that okay?"
Lu Jianhua nodded, saying it's okay.
Lu Xingxing turned around with a smile, and ran to his room on the third floor.
With her daughter not there, Shen Zhi lowered her voice and asked her husband: "Didn't you and Director Xu want it?"
"If I go to ask for this, won't I expose it directly?" Lu Jianhua said, "Your daughter said before."
Shen Zhi raised her eyebrows: "So Director Xu really thinks Xing Xing's acting is good?"
"I'm not too sure about this..." Lu Jianhua smiled, "Maybe I think it can be cultivated."
For a new actor, potential is very important. It is related to how far the actor can go and whether he will be limited by a certain type of role. Lu Jianhua, who has been in contact with artists for a long time, is also aware of this point.
Today is not the weekend, Lu Yunshen did not come back to Lu's house.
Lu Xingxing had dinner with Lu Jianhua and Shen Zhi, and couldn't wait to go back to the room and sit at the desk.
She flipped through it a few times before. The script that Xu Sen asked Lu Jianhua to hand over had a very complete story, which meant that all the content was directly shown to her. If he wasn't particularly optimistic, he probably wouldn't do this kind of thing on purpose.
Lu Xingxing almost read through the entire script in one go.
Seeing this story, her eyes were red and her nose was sour, and she couldn't stop the urge to cry.
Seeing the clock showing that it was two o'clock in the morning, Lu Xingxing, who had no habit of staying up late, knew that it was time for him to sleep. She closed the script, pressed the cover with her palm, got up and went to the cloakroom to find her pajamas, and then went into the bathroom.
There is no doubt that Xu Sen can become a famous director.
Lu Xingxing didn't hesitate after reading the script, and told Lu Jianhua early the next morning that he thought the script was good.
At noon that day, Lu Xingxing received a call from Lu Jianhua from the company.
Lu Jianhua told her on the phone to let her prepare in advance, there will be a dinner for Xu Sen in the evening.
There were not many people at the dinner party in the evening, except for Lu Jianhua, Lu Xingxing, and Zhixing Film and Television's two high-level executives, it was Xu Sen and Gu Xiaofeng who came with Xu Sen. Because there are few people and they are all serious, the atmosphere in the box has always been very relaxed.
Thirty-five-year-old Gu Xiaofeng is also a director.
He is currently preparing to shoot the movie that Lu Xingxing got the script for.
If it starts shooting and releases smoothly, this movie will be Gu Xiaofeng's Virgo.
Compared with Xu Sen, Gu Xiaofeng's qualifications are still relatively young, and he has not yet made a name for himself in the film industry. Making a movie with Gu Xiaofeng is definitely not the same thing as making a movie with Xu Sen. It can be said that participating in Xu Sen's film is equivalent to gilding the actor.
Xu Sen said clearly: "If Xing Xing is willing to play the heroine, I can be the producer."
If he serves as the producer, he will be using his fame to help promote the movie.
"If Director Xu can supervise the production, the quality of the film will be more guaranteed." During the meeting, one of Zhixing executives said with a smile, "These days, the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, and newcomers will inevitably have to pay a little more if they want to get ahead. .”
"Xiaofeng is not a problem."
Xu Sen did not hesitate to praise, "He is down-to-earth and has good things. There is such a type of people who have accumulated a lot of money."
They were talking about this when the hotel manager knocked on the door and came in.
The hotel manager in a black suit said to Xu Sen and Lu Jianhua: "Director Xu, Mr. Lu, Mr. Feng heard that you are eating here, so he came here to say hello. He is at the door of the box now."
Not long after, Feng Haochen walked slowly into the box from the outside.
It was a long time ago that Lu Xingxing saw him last time, but obviously he was more surprised to see Lu Xingxing.
Feng Haochen probably also had a social event here today.
He was wearing a blue striped shirt and tie loosely tied, followed by several men in similar condition.
Seeing Lu Xingxing’s unexpected emotions in the box only lasted for three to five seconds, and in a blink of an eye Feng Haochen said politely to Lu Jianhua and Xu Sen: “It happens that there is a party upstairs, and I heard that Director Xu and President Lu are here, come over to say hello .”
Lu Jianhua and Xu Sen responded politely.
Feng Haochen stayed for about five minutes, during which time he toasted two glasses of wine and left quickly.
"Lao Feng's son is also a tiger father and has no dogs. He took care of Jing Teng very well at a young age." After Feng Haochen left, Xu Sen commented with a smile, "But if he is the same as Lao Feng, I'm afraid It’s about suffering.”
"Young man, it's not a bad thing to suffer a little bit."
Lu Jianhua smiled good-naturedly, didn't talk much about Fengjia and Jingteng Media, and continued to greet Xu Sen for drinks and food.
Xu Sen's new movie officially announced a female lead, and it took a while.
Lu Xingxing saw the news on the entertainment news section.
The news said that the lead actress was born as an amateur, and apart from the promotional text, a few photos of her life were posted. The person in the photo is pure and pure, like a deer with innocent eyes.
When Lu Xingxing saw her name, the news clearly stated: Lin Chuchu.
It's Lin Keke's sister, Lin Chuchu.
Lu Xingxing remembered that after what happened to Lin Keke a year ago, Lin Meishu went abroad. Probably she subconsciously thought that Lin Keke's sister should go abroad with her, and she would be surprised when she saw Lin Chuchu.
Seeing that she was the heroine chosen by Xu Sen today, I couldn't help being even more surprised... Lu Xingxing didn't know who to talk to about this matter. In fact, this shouldn't have anything to do with her, but unfortunately, she felt inexplicably uneasy.
After thinking about it, Lu Xingxing felt that he could only discuss it with Lu Yunshen.
It might involve Lin Meishu and Lin Keke, she couldn't talk about it with Shen Zhi naturally.
No one answered the call to Lu Yunshen, but after checking that the time was six in the afternoon, Lu Xingxing went directly to his company. It didn't take long to walk there. Through the small garden of the community, she was about to call Lu Yunshen again, but when she looked up, she saw his back first.
Lu Yunshen turned his back to Lu Xingxing's direction, so naturally he couldn't see her.
But Lu Xingxing could see two people standing in front of him, they were two middle-aged women.
One is beautifully dressed, the other is simply dressed.
One of them, including this time, was the third time Lu Xingxing saw her appear in front of Lu Xingxing.
Lu Xingxing hesitated whether to step forward.
While she was hesitating, a sharp voice said: "I am your mother, I gave birth to you, why don't you support me?!"
The wind howled, and the world was silent for a moment.
Lu Xingxing froze in place, looking in the direction of the source of the sound with a pair of eyes in astonishment.
The raised arm of the woman who dressed herself up beautifully was clamped by Lu Yunshen's palm. Lu Xingxing heard Lu Yunshen's extremely decisive voice, colder than winter: "I only have one mother, and her name is Shen Zhi. I also only have one father, and his name is Lu Jianhua."