Not only Chen Miaoyi, but even Xu Xinyue herself was shocked.
She stood up in surprise: "Director Miao? What did you say?"
Director Miao saw her appearance, and asked in surprise, "Why? You don't know yet?"
Screenwriters have a lot of rights. Basically, if the screenwriters of each crew have any biases, they will discuss with the director and decide on a few roles. Director Miao has been in a state of excitement since watching "The Way of Heaven", and is about to ask the author to explain. He planned to discuss with him how they should film "The Way of Heaven", and they bluntly asked Yanming to appoint the actor for the role of the little girl in the book.
Director Miao was still a little unhappy at the time. Although the atmosphere in this circle is like this, in his opinion, Yan Ming may be a master in the Internet literature world, but in the screenwriting world, he is a pure and complete newcomer.
Since his debut, he has directed countless movies and TV series, and basically every work has been well received by the audience and the market. It is because of his meticulous temperament and strict requirements for actors who perform roles that he is today.
If Yan Ming wanted to insert an insignificant supporting role, Director Miao would not oppose him. The problem is, in "The Way of Heaven", the little girl is the core character.
It can even be said that in the eyes of many diehard readers, she is more important than the protagonist. If this character is ruined, the book "Tiandao" will also be ruined.
Director Miao has no doubts about Yan Ming's writing ability. After all, he has finished reading this book himself. The sophisticated writing and the ups and downs of the plot make it hard to believe that this is only the author's first book.
But a good author does not mean that he can also be a good screenwriter.
This is a genius, he will definitely become a good screenwriter in the future, but right now, Yan Ming is just a newcomer.
It would be a good thing for both parties if they could make friends. However, Director Miao encountered obstacles in his first step of making peace.
About who plays the little girl.
According to Director Miao's original idea, the actor who plays the little girl must choose the kind of girl who looks pure and pure, with a temperament as elegant as orchid, and it is better to have a little dance foundation. Of course, if you are not afraid of hardship, don't hang on to Wia and cry It's better to see this pain and that pain.
Acting skills must be good, even if he is not perfect, he must be trained. If he is good-looking but his acting skills are mediocre, Director Miao would rather give up this role.
Everyone knows what a crime it is to destroy the original work.
If it really didn't go well, especially now that "The Way of Heaven" is sweeping the entire Internet, those readers who are discussing how excitedly the filming of "The Way of Heaven" will start are now, and how angry they will be when "The Way of Heaven" is officially released.
Director Miao is getting old, and he has worked hard to maintain his reputation until now, but he doesn't want to get old and capsize in the gutter.
He had already heard the investor talk about Yanming's age, but he was still a little nervous before he started to talk about it. After all, it seemed that a man of this age was not very mature in a strict sense, and he could even be said to be a bit willful.
Perhaps the star that Yan Ming wanted to appoint to play the little girl was the star he was currently liking. Director Miao turned around in his mind the appearance and temperament of the current popular stars, and his heart became even more heavy.
He wasn't sure that he could convince Yanming. After all, Yanming himself was the biggest investor in this investment. Director Miao couldn't wait to take over the show after reading the book, and let him let go of such a good script. How could he be willing.
In the end, Director Miao decided to tell Yan Ming that the big deal was that he would appoint the heroine.
He himself is considered a half-book fan, and he knows very well that the consequences of destroying the role of the little girl are much more serious than destroying the heroine.
Before making the phone call, he tossed and turned, repeatedly typed the draft in his stomach, and prepared a lot of arguments to persuade Yan Ming.
Before he called, Mrs. Miao looked worriedly at her husband's appearance of ants on a hot pot, fearing that he would be in a hurry to get angry, so she specially cooked a few dishes that were not on fire.
As a result, Director Miao hadn't come out for a long time, so Mrs. Miao simply went to the study to call, but when she opened the study door, she saw her old man meditating on a pure and beautiful girl on the computer.
Mrs. Miao: ... This old man has another occupational disease.
After finishing the conversation with Wei Mingyan, Director Miao took great pains to find the few scenes where Xu Xinyue showed her face with lines and compared them one by one. After watching them all afternoon, the more I watched, the more I looked forward to Xu Xinyue playing the role of the little girl. look like.
Such an artist who needs to have good looks, temperament and temperament, and acting skills, how come I have never heard of it before.
I checked with an old friend, and Director Miao has roughly figured it out.
After I figured it out, it was a pity that there were too many unspoken rules in the industry. Those who had no acting skills and only one face could be promoted, while artists who were excellent in all aspects were suppressed like this just because they refused to sell themselves.
Director Miao couldn't help feeling sorry for her. If he had discovered this pearl earlier, he would guarantee that she would be able to bring out the greatest charm in his works.
But it's not too late now, with him and Yan Ming escorting him, it's hard to cover up the brilliance of this pearl.
At first, I thought she was a good-looking person, but I didn’t expect that she had everything, as if she was tailor-made for the role of a little girl. Director Miao was very happy for several days. Shi also put a check mark on the little girl as usual.
The check mark means that the role has been decided. The previous routine was probably to audition as usual, and then after a group of artists worked hard, the original actor was shady, and since an artist was rejected by the internal audition after the audition, the anger made this unspoken rule After hanging up Weibo, the circle simply changed the rules.
We don't pretend anymore, we directly make an appointment.
This role is right here, no one should come to the audition, anyway, whether the appointed actor is good or not is up to the audience, no matter how jealous other artists are, it doesn't matter.
Generally, apart from the big stars, the default roles are basically small supporting roles that are not very eye-catching, and most of the artists who star in the show also have backers behind them.
Chen Miaoyi also used to rely on her bed and acting like a baby to pester several gold masters to help her make appointments several times. Although it is impossible to get the female lead by default, every time when she does not have to audition hard to figure out the role, she can enter the group, while others When she was struggling to memorize the script, Chen Miaoyi felt very proud.
It may be because of her looks since she was a child. She is used to looking down on others from a high place. No matter how hard others try, they can only watch her win the default role. Chen Miaoyi feels that she will not get tired of it in a hundred years.
Of course it was fun when she was standing on a high place, but this time, she was standing at the bottom, looking up at Xu Xinyue who was once stepped under her feet.
Chen Miaoyi almost lost her composure.
"The Way of Heaven" has too much influence. It's not that she didn't find the financial master who had served before in order to be able to enter the crew, but this time none of them had a way to insert Chen Miaoyi into the crew.
Director Miao himself doesn't like to make internal decisions very much, and the main investor this time is with the screenwriter. Although Yan Ming doesn't own the film and television rights, they can't get involved with the company that bought "The Way of Heaven".
Helpless, Chen Miaoyi, who has no privileges, had to read the book "The Way of Heaven" honestly, and then reluctantly auditioned with other artists.
When I was inside just now, Chen Miaoyi first looked at the list that had been confirmed by default and was overjoyed. Chen Miaoyi was 100% sure that Xu Xinyue would definitely audition for the role of the little girl. Today is the first day, and the news has not been released yet. Xu Xin Yue has no network resources, so he definitely doesn't know the news.
She didn't expect her to be so lucky, and Xu Xinyue couldn't make it to the only crew that she couldn't get her hands on.
Chen Miaoyi finished the performance in a good mood.
She played a character who didn't make many appearances but was called the crown of beauty in the book. Originally, Chen Miaoyi was very confident, but director Miao asked her to play the part where the character died.
Chen Miaoyi was not good at tragic dramas in the first place, and she just finished being happy that Xu Xinyue didn't get the role, so her face became a little stiff after the performance.
At the end, she could see that Director Miao was not very optimistic about her acting skills. Chen Miaoyi was anxious at the time. When she finally went out, she gritted her teeth and bent her chest towards Director Miao when she bowed.
From that angle, Director Miao should be able to clearly see that she is only wearing light-colored clothes and her inner beauty is faintly visible.
As long as Director Miao has a little bit of lust, Chen Miaoyi is sure that she can sleep with him.
However, Director Miao glanced unconsciously at that time and immediately shifted his gaze to other places, and refused to look at Chen Miaoyi again.
It was only then that Chen Miaoyi remembered that Director Miao and Mrs. Miao had a good relationship. The two had been married for 30 years. As a well-known director in the circle, Director Miao had never been involved in any scandals. People inside and outside the circle said that he kept his life clean.
She used to sneer, thinking that men are not all lustful animals, how could they not be moved when they see beauty. Director Miao has not been exposed to scandal, but he did it cleanly.
As a result, after what happened just now, she was dubious.
How could any man be able to resist her temptation? Is Director Miao just pretending
It was because of this kind of thinking that Chen Miaoyi wished to think that Director Miao had come to find her when she walked over.
She deliberately raised her posture a bit higher, so that Xu Xinyue, a woman whom she had been stepping under her feet all the time, would know that the clouds in the sky and the mud on the ground were different after all.
But it turned out that Director Miao actually came to find Xu Xinyue.
She was actually the actor who was appointed as the second female lead.
how can that be possible
How did that happen!
In the past few years in the entertainment industry, Xu Xinyue has no connections, no resources, and no resources. Even fans are only a few hundred people.
When Chen Miaoyi went out, she was on the third floor of the assistant bodyguards and the third floor. Xu Xinyue put on a mask when she went out and she was done. No one would recognize her anyway.
How could she become the default female number two.
Why is she, Xu Xinyue!
The smile on Chen Miaoyi's face was so unembarrassed and stiff, and she couldn't tell whether it was more jealousy or reluctance.
Director Miao ignored Chen Miaoyi intentionally or unintentionally, and focused on Xu Xinyue, "Just now when my assistant said I saw you outside, I still didn't believe it. Why hasn't your company notified you yet?"
Xu Xinyue subconsciously looked at Sister Qing, but saw that she was still in a daze.
She had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer, "I haven't received any news from here, it may be..."
In the middle of speaking, Sister Qing's phone rang. She quickly made an apologetic gesture, and took a few steps back to answer the phone.
"Yes, yes, I already know that, okay, I will take good care of Xinyue."
Although they didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone, seeing her mentioning Xu Xinyue and the belatedly delighted look on Sister Qing's face, everyone present guessed what the person was talking about.
Sure enough, after hanging up the phone, the daze and disbelief in Sister Qing's eyes faded away, and she returned to Xu Xinyue's side with joy in her eyes.
"Xinyue, the notification has come. This time, the role of the second female lead in "The Way of Heaven" has been confirmed to be played by you."
Rao Xu Xinyue has always been at ease, and now hearing these words, she couldn't help but feel her heart beat faster.
In her mind, she remembered the call she had just received.
He said clearly that he wanted to give her a surprise.
Did he do all of this
Director Miao laughed, and glanced at Chen Miaoyi who seemed to be unaware of the assistant quietly reminding her that her face was getting uglier.
He has been able to stand in the circle for so many years, of course not only because of the works, but also in terms of personal connections, Director Miao is the real old fox.
Ever since Xu Xinyue was confirmed as the second female lead, Director Miao has been thinking about her relationship with the author of "The Way of Heaven" whose real name is Wei Mingyan.
Xu Xinyue used to offend others because she refused to sell her body, and has been suppressed until now. He wasted so much energy when he was looking for Xu Xinyue to act in the scene, and it took less than an hour and a half to piece it together. Wei Mingyan is Xu Xinyue. Xinyue's fans, the chances are too small.
And if it was an old acquaintance, how could it be possible for Xu Xinyue to fall into such a miserable situation with such a talented old man around.
Wei Mingyan must have just met Xu Xinyue recently, and he was willing to use this privilege for her.
Director Miao found Weibo along the way.
"The Way of Heaven" hasn't started filming yet, and it has been on the trending searches for several days. Director Miao is confident that "The Way of Heaven" he made will definitely be on the trending searches for a longer time.
He went to the author's Weibo.
It said that the prototype of the role of the little girl was his fiancée, and the pure-looking Xu Xinyue in front of her, with clear eyes, just stood here, without saying anything, and Director Miao would automatically replay "The Way of Heaven" in his mind. "The description of the expression of the little girl.
Like, too much like, no, not like, just exactly the same.
Even if Wei Mingyan didn't say anything, the old fox was 80% certain in his heart.
Xu Xinyue is probably Wei Mingyan's fiancée.
And he has a hunch that in the future, he will have more dealings with this author who has become a god in the first book and is about to transform into a screenwriter.
Then there is nothing to say, there are many people and many roads.
Director Miao's eyes lit up when he saw the girl standing there when he came out to go to the toilet.
This girl looks much better in real life than on the screen.
But it's also true, the characters are all cannon fodder, it's good if they don't uglify, how can they still look good.
Director Miao was about to go up to say hello, when he saw Chen Miaoyi, who was just ignored when he tried to seduce him, came forward arrogantly.
Although he couldn't see what they were talking about from a distance, but just from Chen Miaoyi's facial expression, he could guess what this woman with no brains and a beautiful face was doing.
It has to be said that Chen Miaoyi's character, if it weren't for her good looks and the skillful manager behind her, how could she still be famous in the entertainment circle until now.
Director Miao didn't like her anyway, but he didn't bother to offend the benefactors behind her for Chen Miaoyi, at worst he ignored her.
It turned out to be good, he didn't bother to talk to Chen Miaoyi, and Chen Miaoyi started looking for trouble on her own.
Not to mention Xu Xinyue's unhurried and quiet acting in the entertainment industry for the past few years, which makes people easy to like. Just mentioning Wei Mingyan behind her made Director Miao couldn't help but make a move.
He doesn't have to do much else.
Ask the assistant to listen to what Chen Miaoyi is saying, and then go forward carelessly and say that Xu Xinyue is the number two female.
Perfect solution.
As a result, he was waiting for the assistant who pretended to pass by a few women to come back, when he received a call from Wei Mingyan.
Cliffs are a couple, otherwise would they be so nervous
After making the definition, Director Miao went up and slapped Chen Miaoyi in the face, stepping on a woman he didn't like to get the favor of a screenwriter who wrote excellent works.
Isn't this a good choice
Director Miao still had a smile on his face, so he pretended not to see Chen Miaoyi's stinky face.
Anyway, he doesn't know anything, if this woman dares to lose her temper with him, Director Miao will let her know why he has been standing in the circle for thirty-five years.
Of course Chen Miaoyi didn't dare to get angry at Director Miao.
She can be arrogant and vent her grievances to a little artist with no foundation, but she really doesn't dare to offend Director Miao.
So no matter how much he wanted to be angry, he still suppressed it, greeted Director Miao with a stiff expression, and left without looking at Xu Xinyue again.
Seeing Director Miao's indifferent reply, Chen Miaoyi was about to die of aggrieved heart.
She went to look at Xu Xinyue again, thinking that this woman might be so proud of herself, but when she looked again, Xu Xinyue didn't notice her at all.
She didn't even look over at her. To Chen Miaoyi, Xu Xinyue was using this method to show that she didn't like her.
So she was so aggrieved that she was about to explode, but in front of Director Miao, she still had to leave step by step and gracefully.
Xu Xinyue!
Wait for me!
Xu Xinyue didn't notice Chen Miaoyi at all, her mind was full of what her boyfriend said just now.
Is this role really what you said it would be
Subconsciously, she didn't believe it. After all, the two of them had told each other about their family backgrounds, and they had clearly said that his family was a very ordinary family.
If he really did it to make her happy, then he must have paid something.
Xu Xinyue was a little worried that her boyfriend had paid a price for her to get this role. Although she wanted to stand out and play the role of a little girl, if her role was obtained by paying a price that he couldn't afford, She would rather not.
Director Miao looked at the girl in front of him with a smile.
She doesn't look very old, although the information shows that she is already in her twenties, but because of her appearance, it is no problem to put on some makeup and act like a 28-year-old.
I have to say that with such a good-looking face, he has never seen one with more than one hand in his thirty-five years in the industry.
"Xin Yue, our audition will be extended to another week. You should read the script carefully at home first, and I will leave you a call. If you don't understand anything, just ask me."
"Ah, by the way, it's the same if you ask Mingyan, he knows more than I do, and it's more convenient for you two."
Looking at the kind director who was smiling and narrowing his eyes, Xu Xinyue respectfully agreed no matter how confused she was, and watched as Director Miao happily left the phone.
After he left, the uneasiness on Xu Xinyue's face was revealed.
I know a lot about what is called Mingyan, and why did Director Miao say this.
"This day, it's really..."
Sister Qing couldn't restrain her excitement long ago. After she was excited, her IQ came back, "Xin Yue, what's going on with this character, and what's going on with that clear statement that Director Miao just said?"
clearly stated...
Sister Qing immediately thought of Yan Ming, the original author of "The Way of Heaven". Could it be that...
"Mingyan..." Xu Xinyue clenched her phone subconsciously, "Mingyan is my boyfriend, and I don't know what's going on."
"Boyfriend? When did you fall in love? Why don't I know?" Sister Qing wanted to ask more clearly, but seeing Xu Xinyue's face was even more confused than hers, she had to swallow the rest of her words.
"Ask him carefully, Xinyue. Many people are staring at this role. I heard that someone wanted to bring money into the team just for the second female lead. Director Miao insisted on not agreeing. You have such an opportunity. Just take good care of it."
As Sister Qing said, she was afraid that Xu Xinyue would be too lofty, so she quickly added, "Since your boyfriend can give you this role, it means that he really likes you and loves you for your hard work. When you go back, talk to your boyfriend more." You have to thank him for acting like a baby, you know?"
Xu Xinyue was still confused, but when Sister Qing said this, her face blushed inexplicably.
Sister Qing went to drive excitedly. She brought so many artists, but none of them could join Miao's crew. Of course, those white-eyed wolves didn't count.
If Xinyue really gets up, then her hard work in the past few years will not be in vain!
The girl from Chen Miaoyi who had shrunk to the side like a quail and said nothing at the moment also recovered from the shocking news, and she squeezed closer.
"Xinyue, congratulations, I'll accompany you to have a meal later, didn't you come down without eating in the morning?"
Xu Xinyue didn't hear her compliment. To be precise, she was still in a daze, shook her head, said something and left here.
Only the girl who wanted to flatter her and decide on a role by the way stomped angrily on the spot.
What an air!
Maybe it was an old man who got this opportunity by fawning on him!
After getting angry, I started to feel uncomfortable again.
How could such a good opportunity not fall on her? Why is Xu Xinyue so lucky!
Xu Xinyue went out and sat in the car. Sister Qing remembered that she forgot to take something and got off the car in a hurry. She was left alone with her mobile phone and hesitated for a long time before she uneasyly decided to send a text message to ask her boyfriend.
She really couldn't figure out how Mingyan helped her get this role, so she had to ask clearly...
When the phone is turned on, it shows that the call is in progress.
Xu Xinyue just remembered that when Director Miao came, she was on the phone with her lover.
After such a long time, Mingyan didn't hang up.
Xu Xinyue carefully put the phone to her ear, and said tentatively, "Hello?"
There was a response almost immediately, and the man's gentle and smiling voice sounded, "I'm here."
It was just an ordinary sentence, but Xu Xinyue's nose felt sore for no reason.
It seems to always be like this, no matter where she is or when she looks for Mingyan, he can respond quickly.
It was as if he had been protecting her all along.
She was about to ask her boyfriend how he did it, when Wei Mingyan said with a smile: "Come on, I'm ready."