A few days later, the Orchid Theater.
"Next."
"Director, give me another chance!"
"Next!"
Audition, failure, and leaving in a dejected manner, this scene really made Ning Ning feel familiar.
She walked in and the interviewer looked up behind the desk, looking from behind the lens.
Ning Ning came too late, and most of the roles had already been selected. But it's not too late, because the most important heroine has not yet been decided. Facing the interviewer's gaze, she stood up straight. Before she came, she put on makeup in advance to make herself look more mature, because she is only eighteen years old this year, and Phantom's character is in her twenties and thirties. mature woman.
But Rao was like this, and the interviewer only gave her a glance, and then lowered his head: "Next."
But Ning Ning didn't want to leave like this, at least let her take a look at the script, the actors, the performance, and see if the "Phantom of the Theater" here is the same as the "Phantom of the Theater" in reality.
But the interviewer seemed to be a little impatient after the audition for several days. He raised his head and repeated to Ning Ning: "Next!"
The door behind her opened, and a burst of laughter, beating and scolding came from behind Ning Ning. She turned her head and saw a pair of stylishly dressed young men and women hugging the door. His expression and actions were completely playful. He hugged the woman beside him and smiled at the interviewer: "No need to choose, I have already found a suitable candidate. Come on, Jiaojiao, say hello to the director."
"Hi, Director!" The woman dressed like a courtesan pursed her flaming red lips and flew a kiss to the interviewer.
"Unqualified, next." The interviewer, who is also the director of the play, said coldly.
"Oh, what's wrong with her?" After being pushed by the courtesan a few times, the young man immediately scolded her, swept his eyes around the room, pointed at Ningning and said, "It's better than this?"
Ning Ning looked at him and was stunned.
"What's wrong?" The young man misunderstood her expression and touched his face with a smile, "Why are you looking at me so hot?"
Because Ning Ning had already recognized who he was.
"Chen Guanchao!" The courtesan pinched the flesh around his waist and feigned anger, "And you said you love me! That's how you love me? Provoking wild flowers and weeds outside in front of me..."
She glanced at Ning Ning and smiled, "I still don't have my beautiful wild flowers and weeds."
Ning Ning ignored her, her whole mind was on the young man.
Although he is much younger, although he is a lot more frivolous, and although... he is a lot more brainless, he is indeed Director Chen, the director Chen in 1988, the screenwriter and actor Chen Guanchao of "The Phantom of the Theater"!
Now that she has recognized him, she can't go back like this!
Ning Ning quickly glanced around. Amidst the exclamations of the courtesan, she hurried to the window, raised her hand and ripped off the upper curtains. With a hula, the heavy dark blue curtains fell on her like a cape, flying upwards. The rising edge slowly fell, wrapping her body in it.
Before being blasted out, Ning Ning raised his right hand and slowly covered his face, as if he had put on half a mask, and the other half had an extremely mocking smile on his face, and said to Chen Guanchao: "This is your new love?"
She narrowed her eyes to look at the courtesan, her eyes were critical and sharp, as if they were looking at each other between rivals in love, and at the same time as Chen Guanchao's mother was looking at the daughter-in-law who had just entered the door.
Obviously, the old lady was not satisfied with her son's vision.
"Arrogant boy, this fashion slave."
"Ignorant fool, daring suitor."
"How dare you covet my flower of victory!
One of the arias of "The Phantom of the Opera" - "themirror".
The heroine Christine made her debut on the stage and achieved great success. At the same time, she also won the favor and invitation of Viscount Shani. Just when she was putting on her clothes and preparing to go to the appointment, the voice of the phantom came from the mirror behind her, contemptuously belittling that. Viscount, and then lured the heroine into the mirror.
"Are you going to give up on me for him?" Ning Ning smiled at Chen Guanchao, and slowly stretched out a hand under the curtain, like a godfather reaching out the back of his hand to his godson, "Christine."
She was so confident, so high above her, as if she was sure that the other party would not go against her will for a mere common man, because she was his mentor, who taught him to sing, and taught him a mere newcomer into a musical angel, making him Become the Phantom of the Opera, a popular pillar of the theater!
"What is she crazy about?" The courtesan pouted, and as soon as she turned her head, she was hit in the face by an oncoming suit jacket.
Chen Guanchao loosened his neckline, then walked over in awe, knelt down on one knee in front of her, like a godson who had made a mistake repenting to his godfather, with his forehead on the back of her hand, Ningning didn't understand opera, so she just It was said, but he directly sang in an opera-like chant: "Please don't abandon me, teacher..."
After singing, he raised his head with a smile on his face and winked at the director: "How is it?"
The director frowned deeply and folded his arms silently.
"As I said earlier, the Phantom should be a woman!" Chen Guanchao jumped up from the ground and ran over to hook up with the director. "Before you refused to compromise and said that there was no suitable candidate, isn't there now?"
Facing the gazes of the two of them, Ning Ning was slightly taken aback.
… what happened? Is the Phantom of "The Phantom of the Theater" still a woman
Ning Ning carefully recalled the recruitment advertisement in the newspaper, and it seemed that it was not. The above only states that the filming of "The Phantom of the Theater" based on "The Phantom of the Opera" is about to start. It needs a heroine, a supporting actress and a number of extras. It does not mention who the heroine is. But the original heroine Christine
"...The risk is still a little big." The director still seemed hesitant, "The difference from the original is too big, and I will definitely be scolded by people in the industry..."
"So what? Anyway, the movie was made for the audience, not for those insiders." Chen Guanchao's face was indifferent, "There is a controversy, and the most important thing is..."
Ning Ning pricked up his ears.
"The Phantom of the Theater" is Director Chen's debut and street-fighting work. The finished product is just like what the two of them discussed. It was reviled by industry insiders, and it remained popular for a long time due to controversy. So far, there are still some Few people are discussing why he made such an adaptation of a famous book, why he must reverse the gender of the hero and heroine...
"...I don't have to be ugly." The young Chen Guanchao said seriously, "I'm more suitable to be a handsome actor than the ugly Phantom!"
After he finished speaking, he showed the director and Ning Ning what he thought was very handsome, and blinked: "After all, I am so beautiful hahahahaha!!"
Director: "… "
Ningning: "…"
… where is the camera! ! She is going to take this film and bring it back to the modern age! Let the three views of those who are still digging the deep meaning of the male and female roles in "The Phantom of the Theater" shatter! !
The director took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, he may have been brought to tears, put on the glasses again, he agreed with Chen Guanchao's proposal: "Well, I also think that from all aspects, you are more suitable to be the heroine... "
Ning Ning had an intuition that he was talking about IQ...
"No, no, I'm not going to be the heroine, that's what I want to be. Lu Yunhe, a male actor who has fallen into the theater, looks better than Pan An, and has a melancholy voice and a moving singing voice. Even if he falls into the quagmire, I still maintain a pure and beautiful heart like a lotus flower..." Chen Guanchao took out his script from his suit pocket and pointed it out to the director word by word. It feels a little scary, although I don't know what was written in the first draft, but the director watched and shed tears again...
"What about me?" The socialite also posted it at this time, and said to Chen Guanchao tenderly, "Didn't you agree to let me be the heroine?"
"Of course you are the heroine, baby." Chen Guanchao said to her affectionately, "a rich and beautiful rich lady, do you like this role?"
Socialite: "People like it!"
Chen Guanchao: "It's just that the beauty is slightly inferior to mine."
Courtesy: "… "
Ning Ning watched from the sidelines, a narcissistic screenwriter and male lead, a socialite heroine, a director with tears in her eyes... She knew why this film would hit the street!
"...Hello..." A timid voice suddenly sounded, with a hint of hesitation and extreme disbelief, "Excuse me, is this... the audition for "The Phantom of the Theater"? No, may I ask... Is there any shortage of people here?"
Ning Ning and the others looked at the sound, and saw that the door was half open, behind which stood a woman dodging, with a beautiful appearance, about twenty years old, with a white shirt and black trousers, with a braid, she looked rustic, On his face was the fear and longing that he had just come out of the small county to see the world.
The director and Chen Guanchao have seen a lot of such people in the past few days, so there is no reaction when they see it. Chen Guanchao waved his hand impatiently: "No shortage, no shortage, let's go."
Ningning looked at her, but her movements and voices stopped completely. Her appearance was like a set of slow motion, and every frame was filled with nostalgia, sadness, love, and the beautiful color of nostalgia, reflected in Ningning's eyes. , Tears gradually blurred her vision.
She whispered in her heart: "Mom..."
"Is there no shortage of people?" The young Ning Yuren didn't even have the courage to fight. She lowered her head in disappointment and was about to turn to leave, but was pulled from behind.
"Let her try it out." Ning Ning said to the director and Chen Guanchao, then turned around, looked at Ning Yuren with reddish eyes, and said with a smile, "Show them."
Ning Yuren was a little overwhelmed. She was pulled by Ning Ning in front of everyone. Chen Guanchao rolled his eyes and said casually, "Then let's have a confession to the male protagonist."
He glanced at Chen Guanchao tremblingly, and then looked at Ning Ning tremblingly, as if he had gained a little courage in Ning Ning's eyes, Ning Yuren took a few deep breaths, then raised his head suddenly, his nostrils were enlarged, his eyes widened in anger, and he seemed to be running down the mountain. Like a blind bear, he roared at Chen Guanchao: "I love you!!"
Chen Guanchao: "… "
Ningning: "…"