Qin Hanlin likes to shoot scenes involving women. Not to mention the artists in the entertainment industry, anyone who has a little knowledge of the domestic film industry knows it. To be more precise, he likes to shoot scenes involving beauties. He likes to show beautiful women to the extreme. He especially likes to put beauties together and shoot scenes involving rivals that make people unable to stop watching.
Laiying said that she had acted in Qin Hanlin's play before. She was not the protagonist, but just a supporting role. She had a bed scene with the female lead at that time. It didn't necessarily have to be a passionate scene, but it would definitely make people imagine a lot. Holding the lute and half covering her face was what Qin Hanlin liked to play the most.
Laiying said that she had the female lead's script, and there was indeed a scene, no, there were several scenes with Lu Yinbing in bed. The plot progressed differently in each period, and the effect was also different. Qin Hanlin would definitely choose the most expressive and impactful one to test the CP feeling between her and Lu Yinbing. She didn't even need to have amazing acting skills, after all, Lu Yinbing was a good example before her, and she would only be able to perform like that no matter how hard she tried. But she couldn't relax either, and if she wasn't serious, Lu Yinbing would be the first to reject her, so it was best to let things take their own course.
Laiying: "When Director Qin asked me to play the female lead, I had already auditioned with Lu Yinbing. Unfortunately, I don't have the audition video with me, otherwise I could send it to you for reference."
"Have you tried a scene?" Xia Yitong couldn't help but feel a sour bubble in her heart, "Is it also a sex scene?"
Laiying laughed, "Isn't that right? Lao Lu is a stunner in bed. Even a straight guy like me can't control myself. I want to pounce on her and eat her right there and then."
Xia Yitong: “Hmm.”
After a while, Laiying smiled and clarified: "I was lying."
Xia Yitong grinned: "What is that?"
Laiying stopped joking and asked, "Xiaotong, what do you think of my acting skills?"
"That's great. Didn't you win the Best Actress award last year?"
"How do you compare to me?"
“Not even close.”
"You've acted with me before, how was it?"
“Very comfortable.”
"But you will feel uncomfortable acting with Lu Yinbing." Laiying said.
"Ah?" Xia Yitong's heart tightened.
Laiying said seriously, "I'll tell you honestly, Lao Lu and I have been friends for many years and have filmed three movies together. With my acting skills, sometimes I can't keep up with her. It's not that I act badly, but Lao Lu's aura and sense of substitution are too strong. As long as she appears in the camera, all the focus is on her. You will feel unprecedented oppression and tension, which will affect your performance."
Xia Yitong tightened her grip on the phone and bit her lower lip.
"You are still too young. You can only be led by the nose when facing Old Lu. Let me teach you some experience. Her strong aura has advantages and disadvantages. I just told you the disadvantages. The advantage is that she can bring you into the role as quickly as possible. Don't you always have difficulty getting into the role? You don't need to worry about this problem when you are with Lu Yinbing. The only thing you need to pay attention to is to stay awake, never look at her when you shouldn't, and look away when you should. Do your best to gain a place for yourself in her aura, otherwise you will lose miserably."
"Didn't you tell me the list of people who auditioned in the first round? The three people who entered the second round, besides you, should be Hong Kong Film Award winner Cen Siying and last year's Golden Horse Award winner for Best Supporting Actress Du Ruohan. Both of them are solid actors. It's already great that you can participate in the same audition with the two of them. Remember what I told you, and do your best and leave the rest to fate."
After Xia Yitong finished her phone call with Laiying, the color on her face gradually faded. Laiying's words undoubtedly put her under tremendous pressure.
If she could rely on luck the first time, could she still rely on luck the second time? She had used up all her luck in the first half of her life to meet Lu Yinbing, and she really didn't dare to hope that God could give her a little more luck.
There is a bit of pessimism in her character. She always expects the worst outcome. Two years ago, she did get the worst outcome every time. For example, she was injured on the set and was replaced, and her original role became very popular; for example, because someone with connections disliked her, her role was reduced again and again, and in the end she only showed her face; for example, in order to make a living, she had to take some very bad scripts and perform exaggeratedly. Later, even if she became famous, she was still cautious in everything, for fear that she would not do well or not work hard enough, and then fail soon and never be able to turn over. Joining the crew of "Breaking Snow" was the boldest choice she made in her life, except for giving up her musical ideal and entering the Capital Film Academy.
Xia Yitong thought: What if she fails the second audition? What will she do next? Will she continue to play the role of a little palace maid and watch others act with her, touch her skin, and even kiss her lips
Just thinking about it made her jealous and crazy. If she really saw this scene on the set, she couldn't guarantee what she would do.
She had been so close to her, just this little bit, and if she were to go back to her original position, she would be filled with reluctance. Rather than this, it would be better to never let her see any hope.
Xia Yitong sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes red and her chest heaving violently, like a trapped beast in its own cocoon, going crazy in her own cage. Only she knew all the hidden pain and embarrassment.
Her mentality collapsed.
Xia Yiting was clearly aware of this. She covered her cheek with her hands and wiped it hard, then almost staggered to the table. On the upper right corner of the table was a small jar of colorful stars. The jar was made of transparent glass and was very small. A dozen stars occupied half of it.
Xia Yitong pulled out a long, thin piece of colored paper with stars on it, and quietly bent over the table, writing something on the back with a ballpoint pen. She quickly finished one sheet, and with her deft fingers she folded it over and over, and a rose-pink five-pointed star took shape at her fingertips.
She put the five-pointed star into the glass jar, drew another one, wrote something, and continued stacking.
Seven stars were stacked in a row, and the small wishing bottle was about to be full. Xia Yitong looked at the bottle, lay down, rested his head on his arms, and slowly stroked the bottle up and down with his slender fingers. His mood had completely calmed down.
She didn't know when she fell asleep on the table, holding tightly in her hand the small wishing bottle that just fit in her palm. The breeze blew, and the blue ribbon on the bottle was blown up by the wind, and then fell steadily back into her palm.
Just like the secret she had been hiding for many years.
Director Qin called her at five o'clock in the afternoon. As expected by Rulaiying, the three people who entered the second round of auditions were indeed Cen Siying, Du Ruohan and her, but Director Qin brought an even more unexpected bombshell.
Qin Hanlin said: "The audition will be tomorrow, in room 4006 of the hotel. There will be no script, no preparation, just improvisation."
impromptu
It's been a long time since I heard this word. My impression is that it's only in some variety shows nowadays that actors or even singers/hosts who are not actors are allowed to perform impromptu performances for the sake of program effects, and most of this kind of "improvisation" is scripted.
Qin Hanlin's film "Breaking Snow" cost a lot of money, and the cast became a hot topic as soon as it was announced. However, when choosing one of the most important actors - the female lead, he still followed his principle of not playing by the rules and only went by his feelings. He was so willful, but the investors had no objection at all. It was because the investor was his lover and allowed him to give full play to his talent.
When she heard about improvisation, Xia Yitong's heart skipped a beat, but then she was surprisingly relieved. With only one day, she had no time to prepare, and without a script, she had no way to prepare.
The other two people were probably as confused as she was.
She didn't want to think about what would happen tomorrow anymore. It was useless.
Once she got away from work, her longing for Lu Yinbing was like a seed that had broken through the soil and had grown into a towering tree in an instant. She took a shower, fixed her makeup in front of the mirror, and went upstairs to knock on Lu Yinbing's door.
Xiaoxi opened the door, and her eyes lit up when she saw her. Without waiting for Xia Yitong to speak, she shouted inside, "Teacher Lu, Xia Yitong is looking for you."
Lu Yinbing, who had rejected Xia Yitong twice in a row, came out leisurely. She was in good spirits and looked radiant. She must have slept for a long time.
Xia Yitong breathed a sigh of relief that she had not disturbed her sleep.
She was wearing a V-neck T-shirt and white shorts, and her exposed skin was as white as fresh snow.
Lu Yinbing leaned against the door frame, looking her up and down with his eyes as if he were real, then smiled at her and said, "Director Qin told you that you will have an audition tomorrow. Are you here to rehearse with me in advance? Let me tell you first, this is not a deal."
Xia Yitong immediately said nervously: "I, I'm not."
Lu Yinbing nodded: "That's good, I'm just reminding you. Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Xia Yitong took a deep breath and said, "I want to treat you to dinner."
This is like stirring up a hornet's nest.
Xiaoxi's face froze and she kept wailing in her heart: It's all over, it's all over. She didn't go to the lunch that Director Qin and the producer had at noon today. They had sumptuous food and fish, but she ate like a rabbit.
Lu Yinbing raised her eyebrows slightly and said nothing.
Xia Yitong held her breath and spoke the next words in a hurry, "I see you have lost a lot of weight recently, it must be because you are working too hard. I know there is a private restaurant with delicious dishes here, Senior Lu, I wonder if you..." She swallowed her saliva calmly and continued, "Would you be willing to do me a favor?"
Lu Yinbing was silent for a while, then he let out a "tsk" sound, put down his hand that was supporting the door frame, took a step forward with his long legs, and was only ten centimeters away from Xia Yitong's body. He looked down at her with interest.
"Xia Yitong..."
It was that ambiguous tone again, and Xia Yitong's face turned red instantly. His reason forced him not to lose control and try hard to smell her fragrance.
Lu Yinbing: "Look into my eyes."
Xia Yitong raised her head as she was told and looked into her eyes which were as deep as an ancient well, her heart beating like a drum.
Lu Yinbing said, "Did you see anything?"
What do you see
Glaucoma? Cataracts
Nothing at all.
Xia Yitong shook her head.
Lu Yinbing sighed: "It's green."
Xia Yitong: “Ah?”
Lu Yinbing continued to ask softly: "Then do you know why it is green?"
Xia Yitong was almost intoxicated by her voice and murmured, "I don't know..."
Lu Yinbing's face suddenly darkened and he said coldly, "I'm hungry."
Xia Yitong closed her eyes subconsciously and heard a bang. The door slammed heavily from the inside.