But Jiang Qi's audition this time was not too smooth.
Wang Zhaoqiu should have greeted Qu Heng in advance. After Shen Lei and Jiang Qi arrived at the audition scene of "Arrogance", it was Qu Heng's assistant Huang Haofan who came out to pick them up in person.
Qu Heng is the director and assistant in Hong Kong. Before he came over from a distance, he said with a smile: "Sir Shen."
... Logically, Shen Lei should reply 'Huang sir', but he always felt that it was awkward to say that, so he just said: "Assistant Huang."
"Director Qu is waiting inside." Huang Haofan greeted Shen Lei first, and then turned his head to look Jiang Qi up and down. During this period of time, who hasn't heard the name of Jiang Qi swiping the screen? Who is not curious? Naturally, Huang Haofan was no exception, his eyes were full of interest, and he smiled slightly: "I'll take you there."
The three went to the audition scene together.
Qu Heng is a middle-aged man who is nearly forty years old, still unmarried, tall and thin, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his sharp-edged face, and he also wears a suit that looks like he can attend a dinner party in a noisy film set.
Most Hong Kong men are very good at taking care of themselves. Qu Heng looks like he is in his early thirties, and he has a delicate, strict and meticulous feeling.
When he saw Shen Lei, he got up and shook hands to say hello, but he just nodded to Jiang Qi.
In the entertainment circle, there is a clear distinction between junior and senior and "superior and superior". Qu Heng obviously knows how to do it well.
In the industry, the status of Shen Lei and Qu Heng is actually similar. Qu Heng has more awards, but Shen Lei has a stronger box office.
But in comparison, Shen Lei is much more easy-going.
"Old Shen." Qu Heng's slender fingers gently pushed the temple of the glasses, and the narrow eyes behind the lenses glanced at Jiang Qi, and smiled slightly: "This is the kid you dug out?"
"Yes." Shen Lei also smiled, and patted Jiang Qi on the shoulder. He said the most frequently discussed word in the industry recently: "Ziweixing."
"Director Wang didn't say that. He just recommended you as a kid." Qu Heng was very polite inside and out, but he didn't agree with Shen Lei's praise.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Qi, and asked gently: "Little friend, do you like the role of Chen Si?"
Jiang Qi didn't mind Chen Si calling him 'little friend', and shook his head: "I don't like it."
Qu Heng was taken aback for a moment.
Jiang Qi has not yet adapted to the way of flattering you and going back and forth in the entertainment circle, and his words are actually choking.
But sometimes, those insiders who are used to watching those scenes find this kind of "pure and unpretentious" quite interesting. Qu Heng raised his eyebrows: "I don't like it, why are you willing to audition?"
This time Jiang Qi answered confidently: "Because I can act."
Sometimes auditioning for a role is not just to see if you like it or not, but to see if you can perform it.
Funny, so funny.
Qu Heng couldn't help laughing, he stretched out his hand to signal Huang Haofan to come over and pass the script to Jiang Qi.
Shen Lei on the side heaved a sigh of relief—this is what it means to be able to audition.
Just today's audition clip...
Jiang Qi looked at it, and Qing Jun frowned slightly.
In fact, the selection of the audition is not difficult. In the movie, Chen Si still doesn't like to play with boys after he went to middle school. He likes to dress up very "softly" and hang out with girls.
The girls felt awkward and awkward at first, but in the end they also felt fresh.
It was at this time that Chen Si met Meng Li, the "heroine" in the movie. She had no relationship with the male lead. She was also an "outlier" among ordinary people. mouth.
In the movie, Meng Li is more like the other side of Chen Si.
She just realized that Chen Si was different, so she began to indulge in 'dressing up' him.
The girl's clothes, the girl's cosmetics, Chen Si was in the gentle fragrance. He lay on Meng Li's big lace bed, bathed in the sun, touched himself, completely immersed in the "gentle land" he imagined.
Then, it is necessary to show the girl's cute smile, even ignorant of the world.
This is the segment that was selected for the audition.
Everything else is fine, just...
As we all know, Jiang Qi can't laugh.
Even before #江琦 Never笑过# was on the hot search and was discussed in a heated discussion.
Shen Lei briefly recalled that he had known Jiang Qi for almost two years, and indeed he had never seen this young man smile.
Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help feeling a little worried.
Shen Lei lowered his brows and watched Jiang Qi walk in front of the camera after reading the script.
Auditions are always a one-man show when other actors have no time to follow along, which shows their acting skills extremely well.
Jiang Qi, on the other hand, has not received professional training, but he is a complete 'genius' actor. When he stands in front of the camera, he naturally becomes Chen Si.
The eccentricity of silence at school required in the script, the unconscious tenderness and ambiguity between frowns and smiles, like a shy girl.
In the end, Jiang Qi performed a one-man show in front of the mirror for a long time, and finally lay down on the bed.
There was a 'thud' in Shen Lei's heart, and then the play started, and his slender hands subconsciously clenched into fists.
Sure enough, what he was most worried about happened.
The girl’s demeanor before Jiang Qi can still be deduced, but his mysterious and blurred temperament is easy for people to enter the play, but in the end, he has to laugh sincerely and feel happy and satisfied...
But it was very difficult, Shen Lei could see that the smile on Jiang Qi's face was forced and stiff.
At this moment, Qu Heng behind the camera shouted 'card'.
"It's very exciting." Qu Heng's gentle face couldn't hide a smile, and he looked at Jiang Qi in surprise: "The kid really has two tricks, but the last part is a bit of a drama?"
Shen Lei listened to Qu Heng's words with a stiff face, because he knew clearly in his heart that Jiang Qi was not acting, he was... He might not know how to laugh.
But why would anyone not laugh? Is it psychological or something else
And Jiang Qi's face was also ugly, he shook his head at Qu Heng.
"I'm sorry." The boy said, "I may not be able to act well."
"Who said that!" And Qu Heng seemed to be more confident than himself, shaking his head with a smile: "You acted very well, it's just that the last scene is a bit out of character."
He is still blindly optimistic.
"But the last paragraph is the big problem." Jiang Qi still shook his head, and he didn't know why he felt frustrated with himself: "Director, I can't feel happy and satisfied like the protagonist, and laugh naturally."
The smile on Qu Heng's face gradually stiffened, and then he frowned: "Is this how you judge yourself?"
The first time he saw an actor come to audition, he was praised by the director, but he was at a loss as if he had been rejected.
This legendary 'Ziweixing' is really a fucking strange person.
What's even more strange is that Jiang Qi nodded after hearing what he said, and turned around to leave.
Before Qu Heng had time to react, Shen Lei stopped him.
"Why do you want to be a stamp collector for rejecting the director?" Shen Lei held Jiang Qi and said in a low voice, "Do you still want to hang out?"
If Jiang Qi said before that he couldn't act, that's fine—but half an hour ago Jiang Qi just said that he wanted to sign a company, which means that he wants to hang out in the entertainment circle, how can he be so willful all the time
Wang Zhaoqiu, Qu Heng...these directors can shock a group of people in the circle. Does he want to offend all of them
Shen Lei felt his scalp go numb just thinking about it.
Sometimes, if an extreme talent has an unruly soul, it is really a double-edged sword.
Qu Heng didn't hear what Shen Lei and Jiang Qi said, but before Jiang Qi left, he rushed over and said, "Why don't you try again, I really think you have the talent to play this role."
In the capitalist society, some roles can be replaced by things like 'money' and 'fame and fortune'.
But in the face of extreme "suitability", Qu Heng found that he still wanted to pursue perfection, and he wanted the boy in front of him.
With Jiang Qi playing Chen Si, he can almost predict how successful this movie will be after it is shot and released.
"Director Qu, it's already noon." Shen Lei was afraid that Jiang Qi would directly reject Qu Heng's suggestion, so he simply spoke on his behalf: "Why don't you take a break first and ask Jiang Qi to try again this afternoon?"
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It's pity that he is a famous director, and now he is actually working as a manager.
It's time to find a really suitable agent for Jiang Qi.
"Alright." Qu Heng glanced at his watch and nodded, "Then it's half past one."
After finishing speaking, Qu Heng dismissed the staff on the set and asked everyone to go eat.
Jiang Qi didn't want to refute Shen Lei's face, so he kept silent, and only frowned after everyone left, "I really can't act."
"Just try again, let's see if it works or not." Shen Lei insisted on saying this, and then drove Jiang Qi to the restaurant upstairs on the set to have dinner.
After the young man's tall and thin figure left, Shen Lei stood on the spot and pondered for a moment, the thought that had just been formed in his mind suddenly grew wildly like weeds.
He called Qiu Mi over, leaned over and whispered a few words, but the latter's expression became more and more surprised, and his mouth opened wide unconsciously.
"Well, you go and do this, and you must bring the person before one thirty." After Shen Lei finished speaking, he smiled at him, but there was a hint of threat in the whirlpool of his lips: "Do you understand? "
Qiu Mi shook unconsciously, and nodded hurriedly: "I'll go right away!"
Sometimes, he really felt that their Director Shen was a god.
Even this kind of idea can come up.
Qiu Mi bought a sandwich on the way, then drove to the gate of Linlan University while chewing on it.
After confiscating his ID card at the gate, Qiu Mi inquired about various things in the huge campus at the speed of his wild horse prolapsed anus, and finally went straight to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory.
It was the first time that Qiu Mi saw the true face of 'Zhiqi' on Mount Lu after waiting for a long time after reporting to the dormitory aunt.
The girl in a dark green suspender skirt came down the steps. Her slender figure was well-proportioned, and her whole body was glowing white. The girl's chestnut hair was loosely pulled up, and a few strands fell on her clear collarbone and her small feet. Stepping on a pair of flaxen strappy sandals.
Zhiqi's ivory-white slapped face has no makeup applied, and her beautiful plain face is well-behaved and dazed.
This appearance is more beautiful than most of the female stars that Qiu Mi has seen, and the little assistant was stunned for a moment.
Until the girl walked in, and the gentle questioning of the dormitory auntie reached his ears—
"Auntie, who is looking for me?"
Only then did Qiu Mi regain consciousness as if waking up from a dream.
He finally understood why brother Qi, who had always been so calm and indifferent like a robot, would become confused because of some information about this girl named Zhiqi.
"It's me, it's me." Qiu Mi thought about the business, and hurried over: "Beauty, is your name Zhiqi?"
"I am..." Zhiqi looked at the strange man with a baby face in front of him, a little surprised: "You are?"
"I'm Jiang Qi's assistant."
After saying this, he clearly saw a trace of astonishment flashing in the beautiful black pupils of the girl in front of him.
In Qiu Mi's mind, Shen Lei had told him to use "exaggerated" words before, no matter what, he had to deceive people...
So he suppressed his guilt and gritted his teeth: "Well, can you come with me? Something happened to Brother Qi."
It's not that Qiu Mi wanted to deceive people like this, but he remembered that Shen Lei's original words were—
"Jiang Qi must accept this book, otherwise he will not be able to get along in the circle in the future."
"So we have to find a way to make him laugh, and use all means."
"Only the girl named Zhiqi can make him laugh and soften him. You go and find her."
"Well, just exaggerate and trick her into telling Jiang Qi that something happened."