"you sure?"
In the dark environment, Pei Mingzhan's voice was extremely low. He was very close to Zhao Yao, and his voice was low and hoarse.
Seeing that he was useless to move, Zhao Yao directly grabbed his waist and pulled him a little closer, and ordered without knowing the danger: "Hold on."
Pei Mingzhan's body tensed instantly, and he held his hands silently where Zhao Yao couldn't see, so as not to lose control.
The passengers who were scared away by the NPC ran past the curtain, followed by several NPCs in strange clothes, the screaming continued, and the two people in the small space seemed to have been pressed the pause button. Zhao Yao could smell the faint mint fragrance from Pei Mingzhan's body, and the warmth came from the place where the body touched, giving people a refreshing and warm feeling.
I don't know how long I stood there, until the curtain was pulled away, and an NPC wanted to come in to hide, but just as he was about to squeeze in, he bumped into the two of them, directly bumping them into each other.
Why can't you squeeze in
The NPC looked back in a daze, and then screamed: "Ah! Ghost!"
Pei Mingzhan: "..."
Zhao Yao: "..."
Before the two could explain, the real NPC scrambled and left.
Pei Mingzhan gasped, took two steps back and exited the small space behind the curtain, and then pulled Zhao Yao out.
The feeling that Zhao Yao deliberately created was completely lost by the NPC's scream. He frowned and looked at the direction where the NPC was escaping, and said unhappily: "It's a disappointment."
Pei Mingzhan couldn't help laughing out loud: "You've taken up his position, and you blame him for disappointing?"
The two didn't stay here for too long, so they walked out along the original road. When they left the haunted house, two staff members stood at the door and gave them a sad look: "Brother, it's not appropriate to steal our jobs." ?”
It turned out that the frightened NPC turned around and adjusted the surveillance to check the situation. It turned out that Zhao Yao and the others had been hiding inside earlier, and when he entered, he directly bumped into the two of them.
"Sorry." Pei Mingzhan was still wearing a hat and mask, and he deliberately disguised his voice, so the staff did not recognize him.
After the two left, the staff member wondered, "The place is so small, it's a shame that two people squeezed in."
The staff next to him said: "It's poisonous. Two big men are crowded in that cabinet, which is comparable to the dog couple who were having sex in the haunted house last time."
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The audition for "Li Meng" started on time, and there were quite a few people auditioning for the lead role. Apart from Huihua's artists, there were also many actors from other companies in the industry. After the manager Xiao Liu sent him here, he asked a few words, asking if his former assistant is still there
Zhang Qi said no, and Xiao Liu said he would hire an assistant for him when he got back.
Zhang Qi felt that there was no need to be so troublesome. He had long been used to living without an assistant over the years. A few years ago, he still had that kind of arrogance, thinking that even if he offended the management, he could still get mixed up in the circle as long as he relied on his ability. However, this arrogance soon faded away. He was hidden by the company, he had no filming, and he could not accept big orders in private. Seeing that he was in trouble, the director who had worked with him before wanted to invite him to play a role in the crew, but such help Soon other unknown factors were blocked.
Only then did he realize that the boss he had offended had already let go of the rumors in the circle.
Whoever helped him was actually against the boss. He didn't dare to accept the kindness of other friends, for fear that his problems would implicate them.
Until one day he met Mr. Chen of Huihua Culture in the hospital, who brought him new hope. He rejected Chen Xi at first, because he knew that Huihua Culture had just suffered a crisis of high-level exodus a while ago, and now Huihua is incomparable with the big companies in the industry, and the capital he offended is from the big companies in the industry .
But Chen Xi offered him very good conditions, including solving the problem of liquidated damages for him, and also promised that after he came to Huihua, he would have the resources of the protagonist. To be honest, after these years of suppression, Zhang Qi no longer dared to expect such things, and with his situation, there was no need for Chen Xi to make a big deal for him.
These conditions really moved him.
"I know you are hesitant. In fact, I don't agree with signing you to Huihua, but this time, Mr. Zhao strongly recommends me and wants me to sign you." Chen Xi knew that Zhang Qi also understood, knew The worries in Zhang Qi's heart in the current situation explained the matter clearly: "Signing you is a loss-making business for us Huihua, but I have seen your works before I came these days, and I think you are worth our risk."
It was Zhao Yao's suggestion to read the works. The person who came to talk to Zhang Qi at the beginning was only the manager of Huihua Culture, but Zhang Qi quickly rejected it. Chen Xi originally wanted to let it go, and told Zhao Yao that he didn't want to, but Zhao Yao asked him to take time to read Zhang Qi's previous works before drawing conclusions.
Seeing this, he decided to come to invite him in person.
Zhang Qi hesitated: "I have offended someone, if Hui Hua signs my words, he is against them."
Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words: "If you are worried about this issue, it is a trivial matter. At least for now, our Huihua has offended many people, and you are probably one more."
"And our President Zhao also said that when you come to Huihua, you don't have to be afraid of troubles, because if you are afraid of troubles, you will not be able to achieve great things." Chen Xi said with a smile: "I am just an errand runner, and the person who proposed to sign you is President Zhao. Thanks to him."
Some time ago, he was running around for his daughter's medical expenses. Huihua's action this time helped him solve a great dilemma. It's just that he has been in Huihua for a while, and he thought he would meet Mr. Zhao to say thank you personally. But I didn't expect to meet Mr. Zhao when I went to the company several times.
After making some inquiries, I found out that Zhao is always a hands-off shopkeeper, and unless the company's sky collapses, he won't show up in the company. He still has the vx of Mr. Zhao's assistant who Guan Chen wanted in his phone, but he hasn't added it yet. He always feels that if he really wants to apologize to Mr. Zhao, at least he can live up to Mr. Zhao's expectations.
The director of "Li Meng" is surnamed Tang, and he is a college classmate of the Chen family. Director Tang has been filming low-budget web dramas for many years, but they have received rave reviews. Before the IP of "Li Meng" became popular, he suggested to Chen Xi to buy this IP. Sure enough, when the original "Li Meng" became popular, Huihua had already won the copyright first.
"A lot of people came to interview this time. The role of the male lead runs through the whole drama. Many traffic want to take this opportunity to make a transformation." The assistant director flipped through the audition list.
Tang Daotian has a bad face, and when he doesn't speak, he always gives people a sense of cognition that he will go crazy at any time. He said: "I don't know what the company that sent people here thinks. Transform to try this kind of costume drama , I am not afraid that the transformation will not be completed by then, and the trick will be cut off."
The assistant director said with a smile: "It's been popular all these years. They think our show is an ancient puppet. Especially for the male protagonist with facial paralysis, in their eyes, it's enough to put on a face, and the audience will buy it."
"Don't try to engage in such nonsense in my crew. This time, Huihua has full investment rights and wants to send money to me, without looking at who the employer is." Director Tang smirked at this face, "Who will be auditioning next?"
The assistant director looked at the list, and gasped, "It's Zhang Qi from Huihua."
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The two couldn't get on the carousel in the end, because when Zhao Yao first got in line, the girl standing in front of him kept staring at him and Pei Mingzhan. Pei Mingzhan was almost covered in camouflage, not even a hat or a mask, but Zhao Yao didn't. The hat he was wearing was still brought by Pei Mingzhan.
The girl looked at it for a long time and finally made up her mind, so she asked Zhao Yao if she had seen it somewhere
In the end, it was Pei Mingzhan who came to his senses first. He lowered his hat and said in a false voice: "I haven't seen it before, you've got the wrong person."
The girl nodded, but she was still a little reconciled, and looked back to confirm from time to time.
Zhao Yao also saw that something was wrong. In order to avoid Pei Mingzhan being recognized and causing a small commotion, he took the initiative to take Pei Mingzhan's hand and leave.
And not long after the two left, the girl took a photo and took a picture of their backs, and said to the sister next to her, "Don't you think that boy just now looks like Comrade Xiao Zhao?"
"Xiao Zhao?" The companion looked at the photos she took, "No way."
The girl was a little hesitant: "I didn't dare to recognize it just now, I think the man with him seems to be the actor Pei..."
The sky was also getting dark, and the two played a lot of sports during the day, but they chose to exclude the ones that were too exciting. Soon Zhao Yao's driver came to pick up people at the gate of the amusement park. Zhao Yao asked Pei Mingzhan if he needed a ride. Pei Mingzhan said that the assistant had already arrived and he had to go to the company temporarily.
The two had to separate.
On the way back, Zhao Yao received an audition brief for "Li Meng" from Chen Xi, which meant to let Zhao Yao see the audition of the protagonist. Chen Xi knew that Zhao Yao was very concerned about the project "Li Meng", so when the director was hesitant to choose a candidate, he also sent a copy of today's audition video to Zhao Yao.
Chen Xi: That’s how it is. The director watched two people, one is Zhang Qi recommended by you, and the other is a young fresh meat. Both his appearance and acting skills are online. The audition performance of the two can be said to be evenly matched.
Zhao Yao: What does the director think
Chen Xi: The director wanted to choose Xiao Xianrou. He said that with the same acting skills, it is better to choose traffic than borrowing from the unknown Zhang Qi.
Zhao Yao also thinks so, because under the same circumstances, at least choosing traffic can maintain a better topicality. Since the acting skills of this little fresh meat are online, choosing him is indeed the best choice.
He conveniently clicked on the two audition videos sent by Chen Xi. The first one he watched was Xiao Xianrou's video. After watching it for a while, he frowned slightly. Then he watched Zhang Qi's video, which made him see the clue.
The clips of the performances of the two are different, but each has its own difficulty, but compared with Zhang Qi's impromptu performance, Lu Zishi's performance clips seem simple.
Zhao Yao called Chen Xi directly, "Is this actor called Lu Zishi?"
Chen Xi didn't expect to receive a call from Mr. Zhao, and heard the question as soon as he got through. He said, "It's Lu Zishi, how do you know?"
How could Zhao Yao not know about Lu Zishi? When he studied the IP of "Li Meng" in his previous life, Lu Zishi's name appeared in his field of vision many times. Because the protagonist of "Li Meng" was found in the previous life, Lu Zishi, and he was also the male protagonist who was criticized by the audience for his poor acting skills.
But the performance in the video is not like this. Lu Zishi seems to be able to perform at his fingertips, and the calmness he shows just fits the personality of the protagonist. This is completely different from the performance clips that Zhao Yao watched in his previous life.
"Why didn't you choose the same segment to perform?" Zhao Yao asked again, because the audition segments sent by Chen Xi were actually two different scenes.
Chen Xidao: "Lu Zishi left after the performance, and there was no chance for the two of them to try again on the same scene."
"Notify the director for an additional test." Zhao Yao's face darkened, "I don't want to go to the director for the performance clips, I will choose."
Chen Xi was taken aback: "Mr. Zhao, do you mean that the questions were revealed before the audition?"
"I'm not sure, so I have to take an extra test." Zhao Yao thought about something in his heart, "Be safe, if he can really beat Zhang Qi in the extra test, then choose him."
But if he really cheated to win the opportunity, then he doesn't have to stay on the set.
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The audition plus test was selected two days later. Zhao Yao temporarily asked Pei Mingzhan to discuss the selection of the performance segment. He did not question the director's intention, but the audition questions were all based on drawing lots to show fairness. It is not impossible to cheat without telling Director Tang.
There were so many staff members at that time, if Lu Zishi bribed the staff members to reveal the questions, they would indeed be able to do so without anyone noticing.
After Zhao Yao went back, he looked for Lu Zishi's performance clips, and found that the play he acted in was only an ancient puppet filmed in the past two years, and his acting skills were average. He sent the clips of the performance to Pei Mingzhan, and the latter's evaluation was indeed similar to that of Director Tang. Speaking of which, the performances of the two were similar.
Pei Mingzhan added: "If you know the topic in advance, you can indeed do this kind of scene performance, because Lu Zishi's clips can be performed in the simplest way by trying to figure out the character design. As long as someone sets the performance actions for his staff, it will be instant." Yes. Moreover, Zhang Qi’s acting level is indeed not as good as before. If it’s because he doesn’t perform well on the spot, it’s another story, but if his acting skills have regressed, then I can’t recommend him to you.”
After reading the script overnight, Pei Mingzhan recommended a clip as an additional test performance. After discussing, the two decided to try this clip.
On the day of the audition, Director Tang was already there when Zhao Yao passed by.
This was the first time he met director Tang. This director really put on a bad face all day long, just as Chen Xi said.
"Director Tang, take a step to speak." Zhao Yao nodded to Director Tang, and then told Yao Bai to look at someone.
Director Tang was a bit impatient with Zhao Yaoyue's right to interfere in the casting. Although Zhao Yao is the biggest employer, but the audition clip was rejected, the director still felt a sense of anger that he was not trusted.
After the two arrived in the small room, Zhao Yao took out the tablet, showed Director Tang a comparison of Lu Zishi's and Zhang Qi's previous performance clips, and told Director Tang the result of his discussion with Pei Mingzhan.
"I know that you will lose face by deciding to audition, but I believe that you have the same idea as me. If someone cheats to get into the crew, they will encounter more troubles after signing the contract later, and as the leading actor, they also have the same idea as "" Word of mouth is closely related to the later stage of "Li Meng."
Zhao Yao said simply: "If today's performance can still be as good as the previous two days, then compared with Zhang Qi, he is indeed more suitable to be the leading actor. As a manager, I will not let go of any opportunity to make money, but I also hate Opportunists."
Director Tang was also a little silent after reading this, "Chen Xi told me yesterday that there is something hidden in this matter, and he was talking about your matter. If this is the case, it is really best for you to decide the part of the performance, because it is in my This side will always pass by the crew, if Lu Zishi really bribes the staff, then this clip will not be able to keep."
"But in fact, in two days, even if he knows the content of the performance, it will be difficult for him to prepare." Zhao Yao said: "So this is a fair opportunity, and it is also convenient for the crew of "Li Meng" to make the best plan. I will not interfere with you Decide."
When Director Tang left the small room, he saw the assistant director standing at the door.
The assistant director asked: "Why did the employer come here, and the temporary addition of clips doesn't take us too seriously? It also interferes with the protagonist's affairs. How can we shoot in the future?"
Director Tang glanced at the assistant director: "It's just a selection of a clip. Besides, we were already hesitating between the two of us. One more chance to try and see the situation won't make a big deal."
The assistant director just watched Tang Dao rush in angrily, why did he change his appearance when he went in and out
When Zhao Yao went to the door of the audition room, he saw Zhang Qi, and as soon as he saw him, Zhang Qi stepped forward.
He looked a little stiff, but his back was still as straight as ever, as if the pressure from the management all these years could not crush his resolute body. Compared with the two actors, Zhao Yao likes Zhang Qi more. The protagonist of "Li Meng" experienced a lot of hardships when he was young. His family broke up and he went into exile and traveled in foreign countries, and finally returned to his hometown. The various experiences during this period have not been polished by the years. It is difficult to act that kind of truth.
And Zhang Qi has this kind of temperament, but Zhao Yao is not a director after all, he is an employer. Under the same competition, he will choose actors who can bring him more benefits, and Zhang Qi is not as good as Lu Zishi in this regard. If you want to choose Zhang Qi, then Zhang Qi must at least come up with something worthy of Zhao Yao's investment.
"Mr. Zhao, thank you very much." Zhang Qi bowed.
Zhao Yao stretched out his hand to support him, "You don't need to thank me, if you really want to thank me, I hope I can show your strength."
Zhang Qi didn't know that Zhao Yao was the person he met in the hospital by accident after he was signed by Huihua. At that time, he only recognized Pei Mingzhan, but he didn't expect his opportunity to start at that time.
Zhang Qi's eyes were slightly red, "Thank you very much."
Zhao Yao paused slightly: "Is your daughter okay?"
"It's much better. I hired a nurse to take care of her life." Zhang Qi said seriously: "Mr. Zhao, don't worry, I won't let you down."
Zhao Yao nodded slightly: "Come on."
After Zhang Qi left, Yao Bai came over, "Brother, Director Tang said that the audition is about to start, and asked if you can come in and watch."
"Don't watch it." Zhao Yao suddenly changed his mind, "Director Tang is a man with ideas, I can't interfere in this matter, and I'm partial to Zhang Qi, so I can't be a qualified judge."
"Ah?" Yao Bai asked unexpectedly, "You're partial too?"
Zhao Yao was stunned: "It can't be said to be biased, but the degree of partiality will affect rational judgment. In fact, including me, everyone in the project team of Huihua's "Li Meng" understands that choosing Zhang Qi is a big gamble, and choosing Lu Zishi At least a certain traffic advantage can be guaranteed, stable businessmen will seek stability, aggressive ones will gamble, each has a choice.”
"The quality of the performance is related to the choice, and Lu Zishi is superior at the same level, unless Zhang Qi can show the acting skills that everyone is willing to bet on him." Zhao Yao said lightly: "In terms of acting skills, I am still a layman, so I can't make accurate ones. Judgment. Leave it to Director Tang, he is an excellent director."
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Mr. Zhao of Huihua Culture has seen a rapid increase in the number of searches on the Internet recently. At first, he attracted a lot of fans because of the cultural and tourism programs, and later he attracted a lot of fans because of his performance in the movie crew. So much so that there are now a lot of fans who have checked in in the super chat about Zhao Yao, and some bloggers have directly opened a map building, and began to tell new fans in the small circle about the deeds of Xiao Zhao, an enthusiastic public citizen.
This wave of new fans comes from the previous Ji Heyu black fan battle. Shuijun and the marketing account posted a lot of pictures in a desperate situation. Some sharp-eyed fans can see that there are many cultural travelers in the pictures. The logo of the show, I also guessed that these pictures came from the period of the cultural tourism show.
Most of the new fans are fans of the "Voice" contestants. As a result, they saw Zhao Yao at a glance in this chaotic battle, and asked curiously which contestant it was, and why they didn't see it in the feature film.
[Then you won't be able to see it. I don't know if Huihua invested in "Sound".]
[The one who asked the contestants in front, you dragged the show to the end, he is the boss of Huihua Culture, one of the investors at the end of the film.]
[Fuck, I didn't realize Mr. Zhao actually invested in "Sound".]
[Such a handsome boss? Does he have Weibo?]
[The new sisters are naive, don't even think about Weibo, go directly to Huihua Cultural Headquarters to check in and have a chance to meet.]
[Fuck, don't even think about meeting by chance, my sister Huihua staff may not be able to see Mr. Zhao for a month.]
[Do you understand, our Xiao Zhao is such a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world. If you want to find him, you can only rely on the marketing account to post a black picture.]
Most of Zhao Yao's fans are Buddhist fans, but there are also a small number of fans who are Mr. Zhao's career fans. Previously, some employees of the Zhao Group had popularized science and said that Mr. Zhao is no longer employed in the group, and the keen sense of career fans has noticed the importance of Huihua culture.
Because Mr. Zhao said he was looking for the official blog for something, he was not talking about the official blog of the Zhao Group, but the official blog of Huihua.
What does this mean? It means that in Mr. Zhao's current career map, Huihua is his own son.
Fans used to be fan artists, knowing that to support an artist is to support endorsement product sales, but Huihua has no product sales, so is it possible to become an artist who supports Huihua? ?
[You guys are stupid, Huihua has also produced a lot of TV dramas and online dramas, if you have a good reputation, please support them, and become a member to contribute a view volume, that's easy.]
[Is Fan Ba always so easy? Just a membership fee? ?]
[I hold my thick wallet and have nowhere to use it.]
[[Huihua Film List] Some time ago, some sisters summarized the film list for supplementary dramas. I have to say that Huihua still had a lot of high-quality works in the past, but then they declined for some reason.]
[By the way, you can also support Xiao Ji's variety show next door. This kid has performed well in the show. Mr. Zhao really has vision.]
[It's "Sound"! ! ! I just crawled over from Xiaoji, Mr. Zhao is amazing.]
And at this time, a fan in Chaohua quietly posted a photo—
[I'm not too sure about something before, but I seem to have met Mr. Zhao at the playground in S City! ! ! [photo]]
The author has something to say: Staff: I have seen couples hid in a small corner and hid in a small corner, but I have never seen it like this.
Mr. Zhao who is still full of thoughts: Oh.