Cao Ye and Liang Sizhe opened the doors one by one and got into the car, sitting in the back of the car. Zheng Yin takes them to the audition venue.
This is Liang Sizhe's second time riding this off-road vehicle. Compared with the last time, the atmosphere of sitting with Cao Ye is obviously much more relaxed and lively.
"Have you ever played a live CS battle?" Cao Ye was no longer sleepy, and happily pulled Liang Sizhe to chat.
"No." Liang Sizhe said.
"It's fun, it's super exciting," Cao Ye turned to look at him, his eyes bright, "Next time you go with me? Replace Li Zheng, he always drags our team back, causing us to keep losing."
"I haven't played it before, so I'm not necessarily better than him."
"Why are you better than him! As long as you don't kill me, you don't know that Li Zheng, the big fool, actually shot at me. I'm on the same team as him! And I'm still the main force, It is conceivable that without me, our team lost too badly in that game."
"Then you shoot him in the next round and destroy him." Liang Sizhe said lazily, leaning on the back of the seat, and he couldn't tell if he was interested.
"Dude, I see you as a werewolf!" Cao Ye bent his elbow and put it on his shoulder, "Next time, let's go together."
Liang Sizhe hadn't spoken yet, when Zheng Yin opened his mouth in front and said with a smile, "Cao Ye, you are really... You don't even ask if Sizhe is interested in your kid's stuff. Isn't it hard for a strong man?"
"How do you know if you're not interested if you don't try it? Besides, what is a kid's stuff? Uncle Yin, go and have a look. There are a lot of kids as big as you playing. Why don't you come with us next time?"
"I'm not interested," Zheng Yin smiled and shook his head, "You don't need to try to know."
The car drove into a film and television base, and the two got out of the car and followed Zheng Yin in. There are several dome sheds in the base, all of which are used as filming venues, and Zheng Yin took them into one of the buildings.
There are several simple rooms on both sides near the door, where the actors and crew can rest. Walking in is today's audition venue. The theater is very spacious and looks a bit empty. All the curtains are drawn tightly and shielded. The natural light from the outside, and the lighting in the center of the venue is carefully arranged by the lighting engineer. As soon as you enter, the dim lighting makes the whole theater environment a bit dull and depressing. There is still sewage left on the pitted ground, whether it was deliberately sprinkled or left by the previous crew, reflecting the various lights in the theater.
Cao Xiuyuan sat behind the monitor and watched the images in the camera. There were seven or eight men and women of different ages standing and sitting around, and they were talking to each other in low voices.
There were several boys standing beside the theater, all of them were about sixteen or seventeen years old. Some came on their own or accompanied by others.
"You guys stand here for a while," Zheng Yin said, "I'll go over and talk."
Zheng Yin walked over, stopped behind Cao Xiuyuan, bowed down, put his hands on his thighs, leaned into Cao Xiuyuan's ear and said, "Brother Yuan, I brought Xiao Ye and the others here."
Hearing this, Cao Xiuyuan turned and glanced in the direction of Cao Ye and Liang Sizhe.
Hearing that Cao Xiuyuan's son, Cao Ye, came over, the other cast members who were sitting around Cao Xiuyuan also turned their heads to look over.
Liang Sizhe put his hands behind his back, and the leg that stretched out to the front was slightly bent. Cao Ye put an arm on his shoulder and tilted his head slightly, as if he was saying something to Liang Sizhe. Two good-looking teenagers standing together, this picture is too eye-catching, and the other people next to it are eclipsed.
The person next to him turned his head to make a mouth shape at Zheng Yin, and secretly asked Cao Xiuyuan, "Which one is it?"
Zheng Yin pointed to the left with his finger, and also returned his mouth shape: "Short hair."
At this time, the screenwriter Zhou Ru said with a smile: "Yo, the young master is here, the real person looks better than the photo."
"Really?" Zheng Yin also smiled.
"It doesn't look like Director Cao, does it look like Teacher Li?" said the assistant director next to him. The "Mr. Li" he said refers to Li You, Cao Ye's mother, and an internationally renowned violinist. Although this marriage has not been made public with great fanfare in the media, everyone in the circle knows that Li You is Cao Xiuyuan's wife.
"The face and eyes are like mother's," Zheng Yin looked up at Cao Ye and said with a smile, "but the nose and mouth are exactly the same as that of Brother Yuan."
"Really president." Someone said.
"Who is that boy standing with him?" Zhou Ru asked what the others were thinking. Although there is no such dazzling halo as "Cao Xiuyuan's son", Liang Sizhe, who is standing on the side, is not blocked at all. Not inferior. "It looked very impressive at first glance." Zhou Ru recalled in an interview later.
"Brother Yuan also picked him to audition." Zheng Yin didn't introduce much.
"Then let's continue," Cao Xiuyuan said, "try the others first, then try the two of them."
The staff standing on the outside glanced down at the list in his hand and walked towards the teenagers on the side. "Xu Qisheng, let's go, it's your turn." One of the boys responded, walked quickly to the front of the camera, and stood still, feeling a little overwhelmed.
"Take a step forward." Cao Xiuyuan said behind the monitor.
The boy looked a little nervous, and immediately took a step forward and asked tentatively, "Is it alright?"
Cao Xiuyuan said again: "Put up my hair and let me take a look."
The boy quickly raised his hand and put his bangs on top of his head and pressed it with his palm.
Liang Sizhe and Cao Ye stood by and watched the audition process. Suddenly, Cao Ye's arm was lifted from Liang Sizhe's shoulder, and his hand was raised high, as if to say hello.
Liang Sizhe glanced in the direction of his greeting, and a boy of seventeen or eighteen came towards them at this time. The boy had a handsome face, not tall, at most about 1.75 meters, and looked very thin. He had been sitting near Cao Xiuyuan just now, and was blocked by Cao Xiuyuan's tall figure.
"Hi, Zhang Minghan," Cao Ye put his hand back on Liang Sizhe's shoulder and asked the boy with a smile, "Why are you here too?"
"I haven't had a movie to shoot recently. I'm bored at home. I came to watch Teacher Cao's audition." Zhang Minghan also said with a smile.
"What's there to see..." Cao Ye said lazily, "Didn't you try this too?"
"It's always different to try it yourself and watch others try it. Besides, isn't there still you, I'll witness the beginning of a superstar."
"You're calling it a flattery, right?" Cao Ye said with a smile.
"I call it a god," Zhang Minghan's eyes fell on Liang Sizhe next to him - their relationship seemed to be very close, he guessed that this person may be a rich boy who grew up in the same circle with Cao Ye , otherwise there would not be such a good temperament, "... Who is this?"
"Oh, I should give you a good introduction," Cao Ye patted Liang Sizhe's shoulder, "Liang Sizhe, like you before, is a newcomer picked by my dad." He introduced Zhang Minghan to Liang Sizhe, "Zhang Minghan doesn't need me. Do you need to introduce more? The male protagonist of "Missing is a River"."
Liang Sizhe actually doesn't know Zhang Minghan very much. Zhang Minghan starred in Cao Xiuyuan's film the year before and won the Best Newcomer Award at the film festival, which made him a little bit of limelight. For him, Zhang Minghan is just one of the many stars in the entertainment industry who "listen to a familiar name but don't match my name".
After Cao Ye's introduction, Liang Sizhe and Zhang Minghan simply shook hands, and they didn't seem interested in having a deep friendship with each other.
Hearing that Liang Sizhe is a newcomer brought in by Cao Xiuyuan, Zhang Minghan's attitude changed slightly, put away his previous cautious attitude, and began to look at Liang Sizhe frankly, thinking thoughtfully: "A newcomer... This movie is actually a double film. The male lead?"
"We are also guessing." Cao Ye said with a smile. He grew up abroad, and the speed of Chinese characters is extremely slow. The script has been turned over by less than a third. I don't know if there will be another male protagonist with the same role as Xiaoman when the plot progresses. His eyes crossed Zhang Minghan's shoulder, "Why is this audition like an admission to a film school?"
"It's like you've been admitted to the film school." Zhang Minghan looked at him happily.
"A friend of mine told me... It's exactly the same."
"This is much more difficult than the film academy," Zhang Minghan looked back at the audition area in the middle, "Mr. Cao's eyes are very poisonous. Just by looking at this moment's work, you can basically know whether this person is up to the role."
The audition went on quickly, and everyone went up for a few minutes before it was over. Only Cao Ye and Liang Sizhe remained at the scene.
"Xiao Ye is the last, is it okay, Brother Yuan?" Zheng Yin asked Cao Xiuyuan for advice.
"Director Cao's own son still uses it to watch in front of the camera?" Someone joked next to him.
"Tell Cao Ye to come first." Cao Xiuyuan squeezed his chin with his fingers and said while looking at the monitor screen.
"Okay," Zheng Yin straightened up, stretched out his arms and beckoned to Cao Ye, "Come here, Xiao Ye," and gestured with his chin to the position in front of the camera, "Stand there."
"Then I'll go first." Cao Ye took his arm away from Liang Sizhe's shoulder, said to Zhang Minghan again, and walked to the front of the camera.
"Take two steps forward, lift your chin a little... Turn your body sideways, come back, don't turn your side so big... Okay, turn a little further... Turn around, walk back, don't stop, keep going..." Cao Xiuyuan posted behind the camera simply His attitude towards Cao Ye was no different from that of others.
Cao Ye seemed to act obediently according to his requirements, but when he heard Cao Xiuyuan's voice, his mood became worse again. The more requests Cao Xiuyuan issued, the worse his mood became.
In the last few steps with his back to the camera, he even had to wonder if he was born to Cao Xiuyuan, otherwise how could he be as indifferent to himself as he was to others - just staring at the monitor screen, even raising his eyes Look at him without a single glance.
"Come back again." Cao Xiuyuan said behind,
In the few steps back, Cao Ye's face became very ugly. The usually high-spirited teenager was full of anger and dissatisfaction at this moment, and the emotions he couldn't hide were all written on his face.
But this emotional change caught Cao Xiuyuan's attention. Cao Xiuyuan frowned slightly, his eyes stayed on the monitor screen for a few seconds, then raised his head and looked at Cao Ye from the air.
Cao Ye also looked at him. This glance has content, full of questioning, unwillingness, anger, and grievance. This emotion is so strong that other people present also feel that the atmosphere is not right.
But this confrontation seemed to be just Cao Ye's wishful thinking. Cao Xiuyuan raised his chin slightly to look at Cao Ye, observed him calmly, and tapped his chin with his fingers, as if in deep thought. After a while, he turned his head to Liang Sizhe and said, "Sizhe, you also stand here."