Passing by the conference room just now, the door was wide open, and a few people had already left. Zhou Ru and the photographer were standing in the corridor smoking a cigarette. Seeing him walking alone, she looked at him and asked with a smile, "Where's the young master? Bring it here. Let's talk."
"I didn't stop it, very skinny," Zheng Yin stopped, "How about it, are you satisfied with seeing the real person?"
"The only seedlings of Director Cao and Teacher Li You are still so outstanding. They are not satisfied. Then I will be too hard to serve." Zhou Ru squeezed the cigarette with her slender fingers, shook her head and smiled.
"That's good," Zheng Yin also laughed, "it's not worth the risk of being scolded for leaking the script to me."
"Actually, I like that boy with him." Zhou Ru's temperament has always been straight, and then joked, "I knew that Director Cao could find a boy who fits in with the young master, and I wrote two male protagonists at that time. Oh, it's a pity, it's really cruel to choose one or the other."
"That's how all the newcomers are picked."
"That's right..." Zhou Ru shrugged.
"Let's talk," Zheng Yin smiled and pointed forward, "I'll go make it easier."
Zhou Ru made a gesture of "please please", and then continued to chat with the cameraman while smoking a cigarette.
This studio has not been built for a long time. It was officially opened at the beginning of this year. The bathroom is still clean and tidy.
Liang Sizhe stood in the compartment, staring at the gray-white partition for a long time. The thumb of the left hand clenched the knuckle of the middle finger unconsciously.
Originally, he thought that the scar related to the violin had grown. After all, when Cao Xiuyuan asked him if he could still play the violin that night, it was clear that his heart was calm. But the few words he had just heard at the door made him suddenly realize that it was not a scar. The scar was a sign of wound healing. It was a piece of flesh that had regrown. At first glance, it is very thick, impenetrable, and indestructible, but as long as you find the right angle and gently uncover it with your fingers, you will find that it can be torn easily, the blood gurgling from the wound, and the heart-piercing pain will follow. To every nerve ending in the body... It's really, really painful.
Seventeen years in my life, as far back as I can remember, my mother took her to the violin class she taught, sitting in the middle of a group of brothers and sisters, crawling to touch the four wonderful strings, all the good and bad memories are all related to it. The violin is related to the summer night at the age of five, Liang Zhu at the age of seven, Bach unaccompanied at the age of thirteen, and Paganini at the age of fifteen…
"If you can't practice this song, you are not allowed to eat today."
"Your dad came back today to watch your game."
"The aunt just said that you are very spiritual. She is an internationally renowned violinist."
"My son is too powerful. Dad didn't hurt you in vain. Tell me, what reward do you want this time?"
"Mom and dad will send you this game together... why not? We must go to such an important game! Or do you just want mom to accompany you? What frowns... Do you want dad to accompany you?... Okay I'm not going to talk about this..."
However, it all came to an abrupt end with the screeching brakes and terrified screams, as well as the weight and body temperature that came over in an instant.
The violin, which once occupied most of his life and carried all meanings, was forcibly torn apart from him.
Yes, it's abolished... A voice came from the depths of my brain, and that person was right, right
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then Zheng Yin called his name: "Si Zhe, are you there?"
Liang Sizhe didn't answer.
"You can come out if you don't want to, then I'll tell you outside." After a while, Zheng Yin said again.
Forget it, it couldn't be worse. Liang Sizhe thought, since he can't avoid it, he should just face it.
"I'm here." His voice was so hoarse, he pushed open the door and walked out, looking at Zheng Yin, his tone was calm and indifferent, "You say."
He stood in front of Zheng Yin, his body was straight, a few centimeters taller than Zheng Yin, and the emotion on his face was also mostly suppressed at the moment. Standing in front of the light-transmitting window, his thin body was like a thin blade shining with the light of a sharp knife. .
It's too easy to break... Zheng Yin looked at the thin and sharp boy in front of him, and these words appeared in his mind.
"Si Zhe," Zheng Yin thought about his words and said cautiously, "the teacher at your school told me about your situation..."
As soon as he said a word, Liang Sizhe interrupted him: "You don't need to mention the past, I don't need mercy."
Zheng Yin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll just talk about today's affairs, what we just said... You heard that right?"
Liang Sizhe made a "hmm" sound.
"It's too much, I know, I'm sorry for those teachers..."
"It goes without saying," Liang Sizhe said almost indifferently, "I don't need it, nor do I accept it."
"Okay, let's not talk about this," Zheng Yin said without further ado, then nodded, "Then let's talk about this casting."
Unexpectedly, Liang Sizhe did not intend to cooperate, and looked up at him: "I ask, you answer, can you?"
This kid's personality really fits his image, Zheng Yin said in his heart, a newcomer, anyway, to be soft with the seniors, how can anyone want to take the initiative to talk... But he didn't say anything, smiled gently: "Okay, what do you want to ask?"
Liang Sizhe focused directly on the key points, and did not intend to detour: "You planned to choose Cao Ye for this role from the beginning, didn't you?"
Zheng Yin thought for a while and said, "In the beginning, there was indeed an idea for Cao Ye..."
He spoke slowly, and just after half a sentence, Liang Sizhe asked the next question: "If this is the case, why did you find me and bring me here?"
Speaking of this, Zheng Yin didn't intend to whitewash Taiping, he shook his head, and said bluntly: "Si Zhe, you don't understand how risky it is to hire a new person, it involves millions, or even hundreds of millions of investment, With the hard work of hundreds of staff, we must be held accountable to our role."
Speaking of this, he paused, looked up to observe Liang Sizhe's expression, Liang Sizhe frowned slightly, his eyes were indifferent and cold, and he didn't mean to interrupt him, he continued: "Every movie, we are in There will be many rounds of screening before deciding on a newcomer. Did you see the boys who auditioned with you today? They have passed several rounds of screening by the staff before they can stand in front of Director Cao... How about you? Luckily, I was picked by Director Cao at a glance, but you must know that Director Cao told you at the time that if you want to try, come with us to Beijing, but until the role is determined, no one can guarantee that you will be selected. , including Cao Ye, otherwise I wouldn't need to take him to audition today."
He spoke for a long time. Unexpectedly, Liang Sizhe never interrupted himself. He just nodded calmly after listening, "I see."
Zheng Yin sighed silently in his heart and looked at him: "Is there anything else you want to ask?"
"The audition results have been confirmed, haven't they?"
"You heard it outside the door just now. I won't hide it from you. Now everyone is more inclined to settle on Cao Ye."
"I see," Liang Sizhe lowered his eyes, "Then I can leave at any time, right?"
"This..." Zheng Yin paused, "I think you'd better tell Director Cao before you leave, but Si Zhe, Beijing is quite big and there are many opportunities. If you want to stay here, the one in Lanyan's You can continue living in the house..."
Hearing this, Liang Sizhe raised his head and asked bluntly, "Help you keep looking at Cao Ye?"
Zheng Yin said with a wry smile: "If you insist on saying that, I won't refute it... Also, I said I owe you a favor last time. If you are really interested in acting, I can help you introduce other crews to try it out. ."
Liang Sizhe shook his head and said, "You owe me a favor, just answer my last question truthfully."
"you say."
"Is it because Cao Ye is indeed more suitable than others, or because he is Director Cao's son?"
Zheng Yin didn't expect that he would ask such a straightforward question, so he was stunned for a while, and then answered thoughtfully: "How do you say... The screenwriter of this script came to the idea after seeing a photo of Cao Ye, so if there is no Cao Ye , this script, this movie, may not exist at all. And Director Cao went to your music affiliated high school, you and Cao Ye were sent to the blue banquet, and today's audition would not happen at all, you know what I said do you mean?"
Liang Sizhe lowered his eyes and said, "Well, I understand."
There was an air of arrogance in this boy, Zheng Yin looked at him, and this thought appeared in his mind. After all, he couldn't bear it, and finally, he raised his hand and patted Liang Sizhe's upper arm: "Think about your future plans. If you need my help, you can call me. You have my number."
"Well, thank you." Liang Sizhe said.
After Zheng Yin left, Liang Sizhe lay down in front of the sink and washed his face with cold water.
The cold water splashed on his face, making him feel a little more awake. He looked up at himself in the mirror. The bloodless man in front of him looked fragile and depressed, which made him feel a little strange.
What Zheng Yin said just now woke him up - this is Beijing, not Yancheng, and it's not a music high school. He is not in a competitive relationship with Cao Ye, and the starting line is thousands of miles away. How can he talk about competition
Liang Sizhe, who plays the violin very well, can be the well-deserved principal in the music affiliated school, so that everyone else can only be a foil. Under the roots of the huge imperial city, he is nothing - not to mention that he can't play the violin now. .
It is false to say that there is no loss, and it is also false to say that there is no hope.
On the day Cao Xiuyuan personally came to find him, he stayed up all night with his eyes open in the dark, without falling asleep for a second.
Cao Xiuyuan's sentence "For an actor, it doesn't matter whether he can play the violin or not" is as if a road was suddenly opened up in front of him, giving him a direction in the desperate situation. Late, he felt that it was time to end this kind of dull days. People can't stay stagnant all the time, they have to move forward...
It's just that I have just walked on this road for a short time, and suddenly I realize that this is actually a dead end. If I continue to walk, I am afraid that I will be completely empty.
Maybe this was a kind joke played by fate with him. Liang Sizhe sighed and thought, rewarding him with a big dream, letting him know that he has not been completely destroyed so far, and that he still has the courage to start a new path.
However, this road doesn't work, let's change it... It's time to wake up.
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The phone vibrating against his thigh made Liang Sizhe pull out of his thoughts. He raised his hand and wiped the water on his face, then lowered his head and took out the phone from his pocket.
The call was from Cao Ye.
While pressing the on button, Liang Sizhe cleared his throat, but his voice was still a little hoarse: "Hello?"
"Are they still there?" Cao Ye asked on the phone.
"Yes." Liang Sizhe knew that he was asking those people in the conference room, he turned his back and leaned on the sink to answer the phone.
"Why haven't you left yet... Then come out and guess what I'm going to do?" Cao Ye asked in a condescending manner.
"I can't guess." Liang Sizhe said, he is not in the mood to guess now.
"I knew you couldn't guess it, just come out and find out. I'm in Studio No. 8, come here quickly." Cao Ye urged.
"Oh, good." Liang Sizhe responded. Through the phone, I could imagine the liveliness of Cao Ye when he spoke, which made him feel dead. If Cao Ye is a sunflower born to the sun, then he is probably like a withered plant in the corner of a backlit wall... When this thought appeared in his mind, Liang Sizhe smiled slightly.
The other side hung up the phone, Liang Sizhe slowly stuffed the phone back into his pocket, got up from the sink, and walked out of the bathroom.
When passing by that conference room, the door was still closed, and the voices came from inside. Liang Sizhe didn't stop this time, and walked over quickly.
Walking out of the studio, his footsteps slowed down again. In fact, he really didn't want to see Cao Ye now. To be precise, he didn't want to see anyone, especially Cao Ye.
Before that, he never felt that he was any different from Cao Ye. He was brought up in the middle of his childhood, and in the music-affiliated middle school, he was the best in the eyes of others. Even the few times he came to Beijing to participate in the competition, he was the most outstanding among the contestants from all over the world.
But after today's episode, he suddenly understood why Zheng Yin asked him to help watch Cao Ye from the very beginning—it was not a request at all, but an order that was taken for granted. The subtext hidden behind it was: this time You don't have much chance for casting, but if you can help me take care of my young master, I may give you a chance later.
What kind of favor, help, entrustment... are just hypocritical excuses.
Thinking about it now, it's really ironic. Liang Sizhe laughed at himself. He was still too young and had never seen the world.