Ye Shuang had always known that her cousin was miserable, but most people in the world were miserable. It was really difficult for Ye Shuang to have a concrete idea of Luo Che's situation until he saw it with his own eyes.
Ou Qianru flew back and forth at home and abroad every three days, and the gifts she brought to her relatives in the Ye family were French winery red wine and Belgian handmade pure chocolate. She was full of high spirits and boundless scenery.
But what about cousin Luo Che? !
This serious relative, on the other hand, is rarely seen by the Ye family a few times a year. Basically, only during the Spring Festival can we meet him in a hurry. When I ask about him, he usually takes the artist to audition, takes the artist to perform acupuncture, and takes the artist to run the crew...
After meeting today, Ye Shuang finally understood that there was a reason why his cousin refused to marry Ou Qianru before he became famous. They had the same career and the same starting point, but now their status is in the sky and on the earth. ...Unless he is determined to be a soft-boiled person, any normal man will feel uncomfortable.
After a moment of silence, Ye Shuang patted Luo Che on the shoulder: "I just arrived today, and I'm going to treat Director Zhou's crew to dinner tonight. I mean... If Brother Luo doesn't mind having a table chat, why not join us and save me a meal."
Luo Che didn't know that this was Ye Shuang's politeness, saying it was to save money on the meal, but in fact, it was to show his face that he owed a favor from Director Zhou.
Normally, people would not be invited to dinner parties that they did not know. If Ye Shuang cherished the feathers, he would not have given Luo Che a chance to interact with the crew. However, there are two different things between letting him watch and expressing his stance... The latter, even if Director Zhou really did it in the end. Even if he doesn't like Luo Che, he will at least be more careful in his evaluation. Even if he doesn't use it himself, he will willingly introduce a few other ways.
As for the former, if Ye Shuang had not intervened in the situation, it is possible that no one would have taken Luo Che seriously at all. If Luo Che had not performed brilliantly, he would have been quickly forgotten.
Thinking of this, Luo Che, who understood Ye Shuang's meaning, was naturally grateful: "Of course I don't mind. Being able to have dinner with Director Zhou is more than anyone can ask for, but will it be too troublesome for you?"
"It's okay, my family is talking about trouble."
Ye Shuang sighed, said a few more words, excused herself to urinate, and then found a deserted corridor to make a phone call—originally she had no arrangements at all, but for her cousin, she had to make arrangements.
"Eat?! There's no need. You're not familiar with Jinghu City. Besides, the crew all live in villas. We can just buy groceries and have a fish hot pot. It's lively and easy..." Director Zhou didn't understand what Ye Shuang meant. He finished listening on the phone. Ye Shuang declined the invitation smoothly.
Ye Shuang thought for a while and realized that she had never learned much about euphemism. Besides, no matter how euphemistic she was, she couldn't compare to the veteran gangsters who had been mixed up in the entertainment industry, so she simply got straight to the point: "Eating is the second best thing. The key is that my acquaintance is working as an agent." , my artists now have no qualifications and no works, and they are worried about how to make their files look good. Director Zhou, please see if you can help me."
Director Zhou: "..."
It was also the first time that Director Zhou met someone who asked for a role so directly and calmly.
No matter how famous a director is, he has only three or four relatives and friends. Even though Director Zhou claims to strive for excellence, it is impossible to say that he has no connections in his films, no matter which crew he is placed in.
For a film lineup of a normal scale, the first ten cast members and onward are basically gifts, such as setting up connections for investors, bringing new faces to familiar film and television companies, or friends of relatives or friends. Does any relative want to join in the fun...
Anyway, a small supporting role that doesn't even have a name will not hinder the quality of the film. Besides, we won't use someone who is too different to embarrass our recommender... What if there is a real idiot who is so shameless that he wants to take advantage of the camera? , Director Zhou naturally doesn’t have to save face for the other party.
But no matter what kind of person they are, they always do so tactfully and reservedly when entering the set... Not only because they are afraid of Director Zhou's attention, but more importantly, everyone also wants to save face.
Leng Buding suddenly showed up with Ye Shuang's straight-to-the-point routine, and Director Zhou was really unable to react for a while.
"Help... Well, let me think about it..." Director Zhou pondered for half a minute before coming back to his senses. After thinking about it, after all, the scenes where extras are required to appear are all temporary extras. You can just add a lead actor who has lines. , I’m afraid that the other party wants a character with a complete personality.
So after thinking about it, Director Zhou decided to clarify the matter first: "Did you just say that your acquaintance is an agent? I have already filmed almost half of the scene. It is easy for you to insert a supporting role, but it is impossible to insert a role." The supporting role is used as a character or as a background prop, while the character participates in the plot.
"Besides, even if I really use that person, the artist will benefit the most, and your acquaintance may not be able to get the glory..." Director Zhou also understood and said: "Before you speak to me, you should think clearly first, don't waste it when the time comes. With strength, the benefits will not fall on oneself." Unless Ye Shuang plans to use his own face to win roles for the other party in the future, an agent without connections will not be competitive at all.
Director Zhou meant to ask Ye Shuang to think carefully and think long-term... When it didn't involve filming the film, Director Zhou actually didn't have much of a director's airs. Ye Shuang was young, so he just treated it as a junior and made a few casual remarks.
Ye Shuang understood that Director Zhou had good intentions, but she actually only meant to help her cousin get started, and the long-term matters were her own business.
The thread is drawn, the path is given, and the role is about to come... As the saying goes, love is divided into three parts when meeting. If Luo Che is really capable, relying on his interactions with several big-name classmates this time, and following Ye Shuang to become familiar with him on the set, In the future, when others have the same choice, if they happen to meet Luo Che, they will naturally give priority to the person he brings.
And if Luo Che still can't get ahead after being pulled in by someone like this, it means that he is really not suitable for this job, and he might as well change his job as soon as possible and find another way to make a living.
Ye Shuang explained what he meant in detail, and Director Zhou also understood the situation. The role is still secondary, that is, since he has been brought out this time, he can casually give the agent a chance to show his face to make his face less ugly, and the main thing is to introduce his so-called acquaintance in the evening.
"Okay, okay, if you want to treat us, why don't we worry about spending money for you?!" Director Zhou said indifferently: "Then just bring the actor over and let the recorder arrange it for him. Just send him a text message after you have decided where to eat in the evening. .”
After finishing Director Zhou's side, Ye Shuang stood for a while and used her mobile phone to search for local delicacies in Jinghu City. She paid the bill on her mobile phone and booked a hotel with private rooms. She made an appointment over the phone to finalize the time, and then sent the text message to invite the crew. Director Zhou notified the main creator and other actors incidentally.
After putting her phone back in her pocket, Ye Shuang put on her sunglasses and returned to the audition room. After a while, the audition had ended and everyone was sitting together chatting. The fat man in the middle who seemed to be the person in charge of the interview saw Ye Shuang coming back and raised his eyebrows. He raised his voice and shouted: "You are the only one left. Come and audition quickly. The role will be confirmed after the audition."
In fact, this is just going through the motions. Who has ever heard of waiting for someone to audition? ! Ye Shuang has basically been selected, but it's just a pretense that she needs to come together before announcing the list.
"Audition?!" Ye Shuang glanced in the direction of Luo Che, who was dumbfounded. He turned his eyes back and waved his hand: "You may have misunderstood. I am here to pick up people, not to audition."
"Why are you getting your number if it's not an audition?" The fat man was unhappy: "Do you know how much time we wasted waiting for you? Newcomers must be humble and sincere, and firmly grasp every opportunity... Take off your sunglasses and come over to try out this scene in the script. "
Ye Shuang didn't mean to take off her sunglasses, and she chuckled lightly with the corners of her lips: "I'm sorry, but I can't actually act." Then before the fat man could say anything, he greeted Luo Che: "Brother Luo is leaving! We have already booked a place for dinner."
Booking a place for dinner meant that he had made an appointment to meet with Director Zhou. Of course Luo Che could hear Ye Shuang's subtext. It was such a precious opportunity. Even if it didn't succeed in the end, it was still worth trying to seize. Not to mention that the person who auditioned for this place was not a good person. Influential works can, at best, act as a money laundering tool.
After grabbing the artist he had brought with him, Luo Che followed Ye Shuang and strode away without hesitation, not even paying attention to the angry threats from the fat man behind him.
Ye Shuang didn't shake her head at Luo Che until she walked out of the club: "Brother Luo, you can really bear it. This crew has a casual attitude in recruiting people. Even if you mix up the characters and use them to add to your resume, I'm afraid you will only become a black history."
"Who in the entertainment industry doesn't have a dark history?" Luo Che smiled, seeming to have become accustomed to it.
Ye Shuang glanced at him and said nothing.
Luo Che is willing to endure to stick to such a low-level crew, is willing to bow his head and gratefully accept the help of a newcomer of his own generation, and can even take on dirty works that he doesn't need to get involved in, and lead his artists to work hard outside... But he can lower his There are so many things that I can't accept, but the only thing I refuse to accept is the help from Ou Qianru.
You know, if Ou Qianru takes Luo Che out as her fiancé for a month or two, even if the latter cannot reach Ou Qianru's fame immediately, at least he will be much better than he is now.
But one doesn't want to be said to be dependent on a woman, and the other also wants to help him maintain a man's self-esteem. So both of them were desperate to save face and suffered, and the result was that Luo Che ended up as miserable as the leader of the Caotai class, while Ou Qianru couldn't bear to just disappear...
You are so embarrassed to show off to outsiders, why do you need to work so hard in front of your own woman
Ye Shuang didn't understand a man's self-esteem, so he simply didn't understand it. They were her relatives anyway, so even if she rebelled in the second grade, she would still have to help wave the flag and cheer for him.
The young artist following Luo Che still didn't understand why he suddenly left the audition venue. He hesitated and was about to ask a question when a car parked next to the three of them and honked its horn.
Then the back seat window slid down, and the little artist screamed as soon as half of the face of the person inside was revealed.
"King Luo Tian?!" (To be continued)