The place where Yuxi auditioned was at Director Zhu's home, a two-story new-style western-style building. Before Yuxi arrived, Director Zhu was cutting trees in the flower garden. Bai Yutang led Yuxi over and shouted, "Director Zhu."
Director Zhu wore a pair of glasses, and squinted his eyes when looking at Bai Yutang: "Xiaotang."
"Are you free today?"
Bai Yutang glanced at Yu Xi and smiled, "Yes, we came over just after Yu Xi got off the plane. I'm sorry to delay you for two days."
"We just bought this on the side of the road. I heard it's very sweet. Would you like to try it?"
It was a bag of purple grapes with full grains. Just by looking at the skin, you could tell it was carefully prepared and not bought on the roadside. But Director Zhu didn't say anything, just nodded: "Okay, I'll taste it later."
Did not take it.
Bai Yutang smiled: "Okay."
The two continued to stand beside Director Zhu, watching him use scissors to cut off the redundant forked strips. Yu Xi looked around from Director Zhu. The flowers and plants were lush and the trees were green. In this weather, there could still be some green trees in the garden. The thriving state is not easy.
Obviously Director Zhu likes these flowers and plants very much and has been taking good care of them.
Yu Xi lowered his eyes and saw that Director Zhu raised his glasses and squinted his eyes. The evening sun hit him, making him a little hunched.
Director Zhu seems to have been bent over for a long time, and when he stood up, his body turned sideways. Yu Xi supported him and shouted, "Director Zhu."
"I'll help you."
Director Zhu tilted his head to look at her: "You?"
"You too?"
Yu Xi pursed her lips and smiled: "I used to learn a little from my grandfather when I was at home."
"There's no meeting."
Director Zhu looked at her thoughtfully when he heard what she said, and nodded after a few seconds: "Try."
Yu Xi took the big scissors from his hand.
Director Zhu stood behind her.
Yu Xi stood and watched for a while, first cut off the small broken branches that came out next to her, and then looked around, her expression was serious and focused, the afterglow shone on her, reflecting her facial features more clearly and three-dimensionally, Yu Xi stared at After a while, he stretched out his hand and cut off the luxuriant branch on the top, which was the one that Director Zhu had been carefully pruning for a long time before cutting off the broken branches.
Bai Yutang's face changed slightly. Although she didn't understand these twists and turns, this branch was obviously very important. Yu Xi cut it off so easily
For a moment, she felt that the grapes in her hand weighed a thousand catties.
After finishing cutting, Yu Xi turned her head. In the evening, she was smiling with a calm posture. She handed the scissors to Director Zhu: "It's finished."
Bai Yutang was waiting for the storm to strike.
Director Zhu took the scissors: "Miss Yu, is this what you call being superficial?"
Yu Xi still smiled lightly, looked at Director Zhu impartially, and calmly said, "Yes, this is what I know."
Bai Yutang bit her lip: "Director Zhu, Xixi may not be very good at it, don't mind, I..."
"Why did you cut this branch?" Director Zhu ignored Bai Yutang's words and asked Yu Xi himself.
Yu Xi thought for a few seconds before replying to him: "When the moon is full, it will be short, and when the water is full, it will overflow. This branch is too strong. If it is not pruned now, the other branches on this tree will not be able to absorb nutrients."
"This tree will go bad sooner or later."
Director Zhu nodded when he heard the words: "Then according to Miss Yu, what should I do?"
Yu Xi smiled: "Trees are dead, but people are alive. What trees can't do, people can help."
Bai Yutang stood behind the two and listened to their conversation, took a step back, and heard a voice next to her ear: "Come in."
"Xiaotang, go and wash the grapes."
Yu Xi glanced at Bai Yutang's position, the two smiled, Yu Xi followed Zhu Ziming into the room.
The decoration of the table in the living room is very simple without too many decorations, but the paintings on the wall are all treasures. Yu Xi stared at one of them and smiled: "My father has been looking for this painting of Wanqing for several years. Thinking of being here with Director Zhu."
Director Zhu was also polite, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Yu Xi: "Imitation, if I have the real one, I wouldn't dare to hang it up."
Yu Xi nodded and took a sip of tea.
There are still many Zhu Ziming's trophies on the table, some of which are still familiar to Yu Xi.
"Come and sit." Zhu Ziming said to Yu Xi: "Let's talk about the script."
Hearing this, Yu Xi immediately walked to the sofa beside him and sat down. Bai Yutang happened to bring grapes, and Zhu Ziming waved: "Xiaotang also come to sit."
"Have you read all the scripts?"
"Any thoughts?"
Both of them have read the script, Bai Yutang blinked: "It's pretty good."
Yu Xi lowered her eyes: "Except for the messy relationship, everything else is pretty good."
Zhu Ziming was amused by Yu Xi's straightforward words: "You are the first one who dares to say that my script is messed up."
"I've watched your TV dramas and interviews before, and you are more in line with the later Queen Zhao."
Whether it's temperament, appearance, or charm, Yu Xi is in line with it, but the current situation, needless to say, if he insists on using Yu Xi as the heroine, the investors will definitely withdraw their capital, and public opinion will be controversial. He doesn't like others very much. Putting all the attention on the actors, he likes others to be fascinated by the plot and the TV series, not by the actors.
So his TV series never use hype as a gimmick.
But under the current situation, if Yu Xi takes over the heroine, netizens will definitely focus on her personal virtues, and he doesn't like this kind of putting the cart before the horse.
If Bai Yutang hadn't been asking him to audition before, he wouldn't have considered Yu Xi either.
"But we don't need to explain the situation now, we all understand it, so if you want to accept this script, I want to try it out."
Yu Xi raised her eyes and showed her face, her pretty facial features instantly relaxed, like the flowers in the garden just now, bright and moving, she smiled: "Director Zhu is right."
The audition was on the second floor, and Bai Yutang was very confident about controlling Yu Xi's role. As long as she wanted to win the role, she would never fail to get it. Sure enough, half an hour later, Yu Xi and Director Zhu came down from upstairs.
Director Zhu looked regretful.
Such a good seedling.
But I can only play a supporting role, and I don't know if it's luck or misfortune.
Yu Xi looked relaxed, seeing Bai Yutang looking over, she raised her lips and smiled.
"Then Director Zhu, we won't bother you anymore."
"I'm leaving."
It is rare for Zhu Ziming to keep someone: "Leave after dinner?"
Bai Yutang looked at Yu Xi and smiled, "Director Zhu is too polite, Xixi will be filming a night scene later, so we won't bother you."
Director Zhu nodded: "Okay then, I'll see you off."
All the way to the door, Yu Xi turned her head to look at the branch she had cut off, and the delicate branch next to it stretched out, full of vigor and vitality.
After getting into the car, Zhong Chen immediately asked, "How is it? Have you passed by Xixi?"
Yu Xi looked at her nervously and shook her head: "No."
Zhong Chen drooped his head, and heard Yu Xi answer again: "How could it be impossible?"
"Huh?" Zhong Chen immediately raised his fighting spirit again: "Passed?"
"I just said Xixi is the best! This kind of audition is a small case!"
"Let's celebrate tonight!"
Yu hoped that she would revive with full blood from her downcast moment and laughed: "What are you celebrating?"
Zhong Chen looked excited: "Of course it's to celebrate your passing!"
Yu Xi looked at Bai Yutang, and the scenes of the past few months flashed in front of the two of them. Those anxious days and nights, unable to sleep, how many times they looked for resources, met cold faces, and rejected them. Start.
Bai Yutang nodded: "Okay."
"Let's go celebrate."
Just after finishing speaking, the phone rang, Zhong Chen and Yu Xi looked at her, Bai Yutang looked at her name and answered the phone: "Yitong, what's wrong?"
"where?"
She looked at her watch: "Okay, wait for me for five minutes, we will be nearby."
After she finished speaking and hung up the phone, Zhong Chen pulled the corner of his mouth: "Tao Yitong?"
Bai Yutang nodded: "She's shooting a magazine cover nearby, and just finished, there's something wrong with the car, let's pick her up."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Yu Xi.
Yu Xi shrugged: "No problem."
She is far less hostile towards Tao Yitong now than before, but it is unrealistic to be completely innocent right away, so after receiving Tao Yitong, she did not speak, but sat in the car by the window, tilted her head to look at Outside.
Tao Yitong thanked after getting into the car: "Sister Bai, fortunately you are here."
She originally called Bai Yutang to say that the car was broken down, but Bai Yutang was nearby, so she took her with her.
"Hey, you're here too."
The tone was the same as before, and Yu Xi admired her the most. No matter what the situation was, whether the two of them broke up or talked about it, she could always treat her with this attitude.
Yu Xi thought she couldn't do it, so she nodded slightly: "Yeah."
The tone is neither light nor light, barely agreeing.
Tao Yitong didn't take it to heart, but turned her head to look at Zhong Chen who was sitting next to her: "Good evening, Assistant Zhong."
Zhong Chen pulled his lips and smiled.
The atmosphere in the car was awkward for a moment, Tao Yitong didn't seem to notice it, she looked down at the time and said, "It's getting late, Sister Bai, have you guys had dinner yet?"
"We—" Zhong Chen was about to speak, but when Yu Xi looked at her, her tone weakened.
"Not yet." Bai Yutang smiled: "Have you eaten yet? Let's go together."
Tao Yitong: "Okay."
"Hey, don't you mind?"
Yu Xi tilted his head, with a faint smile on his face, and his voice was crisp: "Of course I don't mind."
Tao Yitong lowered her eyes: "That's good."
The car was swaying, and when it was near the company, Tao Yitong said, "Let's eat here."
"I know a store that has a really good specialty."
Bai Yutang looked at Yu Xi, who nodded, and she responded, "Okay."
The four got out of the car and walked to the restaurant. On the way, Bai Yutang asked Tao Yitong about the cover shoot. She couldn't accompany her today because of Yuxi. Tao Yitong didn't care too much, and nodded: "I understand."
"So Chihi has auditioned?"
Bai Yutang smiled: "It's over."
As if seeing Yu Xi's comeback, Bai Yutang's face was full of joy.
Yu Xi's tense side face also eased a little.
After arriving at the box, they ordered a few signature dishes, and Tao Yitong looked at his phone: "It's past eight o'clock."
She put down her phone and said, "Miss Bai, can I call more people over?"
Bai Yutang poured tea for them: "Who is it?"
Tao Yitong raised her lips, and before she could speak, she heard Yu Xi's voice: "Is it Mr. Jiang?"
His tone was cold and quiet.
Tao Yitong nodded: "Yes."
Yu Xi raised her eyes and looked at her: "Then Miss Tao doesn't need to call."
"I've sent her a message and she'll be here soon."
Tao Yitong's eyes were filled with astonishment: "You—send a message?"
Yu Xi looked natural: "I'll send a message to my girlfriend."
"Is there a problem?"
As soon as the words fell, Bai Yutang's chopsticks hit the bowl, making a crisp sound.