Jiang Qi stared at the audition room under the glass window, but his thoughts were on that summer eight years ago.
His pupils were dazed, almost in an 'immersion' madness, and he didn't even realize it.
But Shen Lei, who couldn't wait for his response, found out.
The man's long eyebrows frowned slightly, his suspicious eyes stayed on Jiang Qi's uncertain face for a moment, then slowly moved to the audition room along the direction the young man's eyes were looking at, then paused, and suddenly a Bright.
Jiang Qi seems to be interested in this movie.
Realizing this, Shen Lei was as excited as Columbus discovering the New World. Taking advantage of the moment when the latter was staring at the glass window in a daze, he grabbed his wrist and pulled him off without saying a word.
Everyone in the production team naturally knew Shen Lei. Seeing that he brought a tall, thin man wearing a mask to come in, the staff did not stop him.
Just in time for the first two male actors to finish their auditions, Shen Lei asked Jiang Qi, who was confused, to stand by and wait, and went forward to chat with Wang Zhaoqiu behind the camera.
In the audition room, except for the place where the male and female leads are lit, the other places are dim and dark.
Jiang Qi stood there stiffly, watching Shen Lei's series of 'weird' actions - he walked over and said something to Wang Zhaoqiu, and the old director with gray hair raised his eyes and looked in his direction come over.
The eyes behind the glasses are sharp, as if looking straight into the heart.
The atmosphere in the room was silent, Jiang Qi heard him say 'hmm', and then said: "Then let him come and try."
"Hey." Shen Lei couldn't hold back his smile when he heard the words: "Then you always made money."
Wang Zhaoqiu frowned, lowered his eyes and condemned him: "Pi Shi, trust you once."
He said so on the lips, but he actually disapproved of Jiang Qi, who Shen Lei spoke highly of, in his heart—no matter how beautiful an undeveloped rough jade is, there are limits to it, and it’s not so good that you can “earn it” by just trying it out once. the point.
Jiang Qi has recently become famous in the industry, and Wang Zhaoqiu has also heard about it, but he hasn't spared time to watch "Watching the Sky", and he can't judge this rumored "Ziweixing".
But let Jiang Qi try the mirror once, in the eyes of Wang Zhaoqiu, an old fox, there is nothing to lose from him.
One is to sell Shen Lei's face, and the other is... He also wants to see how much this so-called Ziwei star is worth.
Standing in front of Jiang Qi, Shen Lei lowered his voice and couldn't hide his excitement: "Just watched the audition of two male actors, have you written down the lines?"
Jiang Qi frowned and looked at him: "You want me to try?"
"Well, let's go." Shen Lei's eyes were eager to test: "Director Wang's face is not so easy to give."
Jiang Qi wanted to say that I would not go, but he couldn't say it.
His personality has always been lonely and indifferent, but he also knows that Shen Lei has always taken care of him.
It's okay to be someone else, but Shen Lei deliberately gave him the chance... Jiang Qi was a little embarrassed and turned around to leave.
Although he didn't quite understand why Shen Lei asked him to audition.
"I think." And Shen Lei's next words helped him clear up his confusion, he said softly: "You seem to like this script quite a bit?"
Jiang Qi smiled self-deprecatingly.
Shen Lei didn't understand, what did he like about this script, he just saw the despicable and lying self from the scene just now.
In fact, it was a wound that he didn't want to remember to open up, but because of Zhi Qi in his memory, he was very relieved.
Jiang Qi didn't want Shen Lei to get off the stage, so after thinking about it, he went to the lighting board in the audition room.
His sudden action stunned everyone except Shen Lei and Wang Zhaoqiu. The third actor who auditioned was waiting to come in while reciting his lines. When he saw Jiang Qi's sudden appearance, he looked at Jiang Qi Next to the staff.
"Wait a minute, I'll ask..." The staff was also stunned, and subconsciously wanted to direct the staff in the venue to let Jiang Qi, who had 'wrecked' by mistake, leave, but a voice came from the earphones.
The staff pressed the earphones, and after listening for a while, they understood.
He raised his head and smiled at the male actor, and said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, you may have to wait for the next one. This is the person appointed by Director Wang to audition."
Wang Zhaoqiu personally appointed the audition
The actor was a little taken aback, and quickly turned his head to look at the screen, staring at the slender, tall and thin man inside without blinking.
Until everyone saw the young man take off his mask, revealing a pale face with a sharp and thin outline, sword eyebrows, star eyes and glazed pupils...
The actor called out unconsciously: "Jiang Qi?"
"Well, that Ziwei star who is very popular recently?" The staff couldn't move their eyes away from the boy's attraction, staring straight at it and muttering: "Why is he here?"
How did Jiang Qi get here? Except perhaps Shen Lei and Wang Zhaoqiu, no one knows how he appeared in the audition so suddenly.
But what does it matter? This did not delay everyone's attention from his face.
Jiang Qi's face has always been enough to be a demagogue, otherwise Shen Lei wouldn't have caught a glimpse of him in prison two years ago and firmly remembered him.
And Yue Yuan, who was standing in the center of the lighting board, saw Jiang Qi who suddenly appeared, and after a moment of surprise, she was naturally attracted to her eyes unconsciously.
As the young man walked closer and closer to her step by step, Yue Yuan, who was always inconspicuous, became a little nervous unconsciously. Her fingers hanging by her side curled up, her nails unconsciously fell into the delicate palm, and her clear eyes Stared blankly at him.
Yue Yuan saw Jiang Qi standing close to her, and her deep voice came to her ears, it was the actor's lines that she had just heard twice—
"I'll be with you, okay?"
Under Jiang Qi's pupils' complicated but gentle gaze, Yue Yuan's heart beats fast unconsciously.
She seems to have just really entered the play at this moment, becoming the heroine in the script, and timidly asked: "Will you always be with me?"
Jiang Qi smiled, the boy's light-colored eyes softly looked at the girl in front of him, but seemed to stare at another soul through her delicate outline.
He gently agreed: "Yes."
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Just like coaxing a little girl.
The entire audition room fell silent, just because the atmosphere of the two young people's play was so harmonious and beautiful, like a dream, like an illusion.
Even Shen Lei didn't expect Jiang Qi to perform so well.
He has always known that this young man is talented in acting, because Jiang Qi has not experienced any systematic training in a film and television school, and even has a limited education background without graduating from high school. He is afraid that he will not even understand the characters in the script. no.
But at the same time, Shen Lei also knows that Jiang Qi is a talented and experiential school, acting with an immersive sense of substitution, so once he enters the play, he will give people a feeling of wanting to stop.
Only this kind of actor can be called 'Ziweixing'.
It's just that Jiang Qi's role in his script is abnormal, neurotic, manic and anxious, and bloodthirsty.
In Jiang Qi's debut film, he played a Hitler-style hero, a one-man show, not even a supporting role.
So Shen Lei didn't expect Jiang Qi to be able to act so well when he was playing with a woman and acting this kind of tenderness covered with lies.
Maybe this is really God's rewarding meal, he faintly felt that his blood vessels were beating with excitement, high mountains and flowing water.
"cut!"
When everyone was caught in the plot, Wang Zhaoqiu called the card.
Jiang Qi seemed to withdraw from the play in an instant, his eyes suddenly became cold, he straightened up and stepped back, walking back to Shen Lei without saying a word.
Surrounded by a layer of cold air, Yue Yuan was inexplicably lost, her eyes chasing Jiang Qi's thin back.
"Well, not bad." Seeing Jiang Qi coming back, Wang Zhaoqiu actually stood up himself, with a smile on his always solemn face.
Then, under the gazes of the surrounding people with different emotions, he actually said something earth-shattering: "Can you play the leading role?"
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Even Shen Lei, who had always had a smug smile on his lips, was shocked after hearing these words.
The role that half of the entertainment industry is staring at, several movie kings in the audition room came... In the end, it fell on such a rookie with a 'famous talent' and a whole body of black material
How many people in the circle don't know the specious rumors about Jiang Qi that have popped up recently
The producer who was accompanying him suddenly tensed up, and hurried over to interrupt him: "That, Director Wang..."
Wang Zhaoqiu did not allow him to speak, and raised his hand to signal him to shut up.
The old director just stared at Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi was also taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.
He actually refused without hesitation: "I can't act."
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Everyone was stunned again, only thinking that this afternoon you may have touched some "mysterious" mechanism inexplicably.
It is unbelievable that the heroine of Wang Zhaoqiu's movie will find a rookie who is full of black material to act, and what is even more unbelievable is... Director Wang was rejected by someone!
Ten minutes later, Jiang Qi was dragged by Shen Lei and forced to go to the coffee shop on the top floor of Hengdian with Wang Zhaoqiu and the other three.
This place is full of Hengdian stars to rest on weekdays, so the decoration is separated by small boxes, which is extremely private, so you can talk at ease.
After Jiang Qi said 'I can't act', Wang Zhaoqiu always felt like he was being tricked. At this moment, his face was gloomy, and he stared at the coffee cup without saying a word.
And Shen Lei, who took the initiative to bridge the gap between the two, was embarrassed and angry, and kept winking at Jiang Qi: "Jiang Qi, what are you... Do you know how difficult Director Wang's films are?"
Shen Lei originally wanted to say, 'Do you know what you just rejected? ', but after thinking about it, Jiang Qi, who is so rebellious, might really not know. After all, although he is in the entertainment industry, he actually knows nothing about the entertainment industry.
—It can be regarded as a stubborn 'wonderful flower', after thinking about it, he thinks it's better to say it clearly.
But Jiang Qi didn't respond to his exasperated words.
The young man's sharp eyebrows have been faint after the play, and he seems a little sleepy. He said a few polite words without soul: "I know, but I can't act."
Wang Zhaoqiu couldn't help being stunned.
Seeing Jiang Qi's way of pushing out the hard-to-buy opportunity, Shen Lei was so angry that he couldn't help but beat the table: "Why not?"
Jiang Qi said honestly: "I can't act well."
"Who said that?" Shen Lei didn't believe his nonsense: "You obviously performed very well in the audition just now, otherwise Director Wang wouldn't have chosen you."
Wang Zhaoqiu, who had been silent from the very beginning, spoke appropriately at this moment, briefly agreeing: "That's right."
It's just that his praise is also limited, obviously because he doesn't want to make Jiang Qi too proud.
But no matter what Shen Lei and Wang Zhaoqiu said, Jiang Qi was still indifferent.
He is very clear about how much he has. The other reason why he agreed to Shen Lei to take over his play, besides the high salary, was that the character Jiang Qi in the script felt that he could act.
A pervert, a murderer, a boy with mental problems, a mad dog... isn't he himself
Familiar with driving a light car, very familiar, it is not considered acting at all.
As for Wang Zhaoqiu's movie, Jiang Qi knew that he would definitely not be able to act.
Jiang Qi smiled perfunctorily, but was honest and straightforward: "I am only suitable for becoming a psychopath, and I can't act in a scene of falling in love with a girl."
Shen Lei naturally felt that his excuse was really perfunctory, so he raised his brows together: "Why?"
"Brother Shen, I really can't act." Jiang Qi's eyes were empty, as if he was talking to himself: "I don't like her."
He didn't know that Yue Yuan at all, and he didn't like her, so how could he act out his ambiguous and tender attitude towards her
In the audition just now, it was just that he thought of Zhiqi.
Besides...
Jiang Qi raised his eyes, his light pupils looked straight at the two 'seniors' on the opposite side, the young man opened and closed his lips slightly, and what he said sounded absurd and bizarre, but it made people unable to laugh: "I'm sorry, I want to quit the entertainment industry."
This sentence of sorry is for Shen Lei who has always had great expectations for him and wants to be promoted.
There has never been any "noble person" in his life, and Shen Lei can be counted as one.
But Jiang Qi hates the entertainment industry.
He hates the countless pairs of eyes in this environment. He wears a mask and hat and is fully armed when he goes out. It seems that there are countless cameras aiming at him accidentally, and a wrong step can cause a huge storm.
What's even more ridiculous is that there are always people who justifiably question whether they can influence other people's "three views".
If an adult's three views are so easily influenced by the outside world, then he shouldn't have the Internet, mobile phones...
This big environment seems to be no different from a 'prison'.
Jiang Qi hated this kind of atmosphere, so he simply didn't stay, and he quit voluntarily.
"You, are you crazy?" Shen Lei and Wang Zhaoqiu can be regarded as people in the entertainment industry who have seen everything alive and dead, but it is the first time to meet a strange flower like Jiang Qi, which is rare in the world.
Shen Lei's voice was a little split: "You quit the entertainment industry? What can you do?"
"Hmm..." Jiang Qi thought for a moment, and then answered very seriously: "Let's open a supermarket."
The salary he got before should be almost enough.