"Mantes, you are too late!"
Lin Xi looked up, and saw a grey-haired but hale and hearty old man standing at the door, leaning on a thick lacquered cane with a curved head, looking at himself and Uno with a serious expression. When the line of sight touched his body, it stayed for a full ten seconds before slowly retracting.
Raymond has a hooked nose, his skin has gradually loosened due to his age, and his blue eyes are also a little cloudy. The cane seems to be just a habit, and it does not match the aging appearance at all. Raymond walked up to Uno and said, "Mantes, do you know how long you have been late?"
Uno lowered his eyes and replied calmly, "About five or six minutes?"
"No! It's a whole half day!"
Junting frowned, Uno said, "Raymond, I can't teleport myself directly to Europe like Blink."
Hearing a familiar English sentence suddenly, Lin Xi finally recovered from the foggy state. When Raymond saw Uno, the first sentence he said was bitter and difficult German, but with Lin Xi's level, he could only understand a sentence or two at most.
"Hmph, I thought you were really omnipotent." As if noticing Lin Xi's confused expression, Raymond spoke fluent and deep English this time.
Uno couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Raymond, that doesn't mean I can become an X-Men."
Lin Xi: "..."
Although he didn't quite understand what the two people meant when they didn't match each other, Lin Xi still couldn't help but feel helpless. Just now Uno mentioned that Raymond is different from ordinary people. Could it be that the difference is...
Extra serious
The three of them didn't stay in the corridor in front of the door for too long. They followed Raymond into the small gate, and Lin Xi had the opportunity to seriously look at the things inside the building. Different from the expected view from the outside, once you enter the simple and old wooden door, the whole field of vision will open up.
Contrary to Lin Xi's expectations, the whole house has only two floors—the first floor and the second floor are quietly merged, and a layer of concrete floor is extracted to become the tall and wide first floor at the bottom. Lin Xi suddenly understood when she saw a wide variety of cameras of different sizes, lighting boards, rollers, spotlights, etc.
This is actually a small studio!
There were not many people in the room, only four or five strong men fiddled with the equipment in their hands with their heads down. After seeing the three of Lin Xi, they stopped what they were doing and greeted them with smiles.
"Lin, it's the first time we meet, so I won't say much." After walking to the director's chair and stopping, Raymond turned to look at Lin Xi: "If you can really successfully express the person in my heart , I think we will have more opportunities to get to know each other. Now, you can follow Erica to change clothes and make up first."
Lin Xi was startled when he heard the words, and immediately said: "Director Raymond, in fact, I don't know what the plot of "Chaconne" is. Mantes didn't mention it to me when he was on the plane, and I didn't even know about the audition. What content."
"I specifically asked Mantes not to tell you this." Raymond stared at Lin Xi with sharp and serious eyes, and Raymond supported his crutches with both hands, and said: "About the content of the audition, you only need to know one thing Saying—'If you don't have the purest and most authentic feelings for music, and you just rely on superb skills, then you are insulting this sacred palace!' That's it. "
Hearing such incomprehensible words, Lin Xi only felt a stagnation in his throat. Before he could ask Raymond any more questions, he heard a clear and hearty female voice from behind: "Long time no see, Uno, Lin Xi." The words were spoken in Chinese, with a soft and pleasant voice, and Lin Xi felt a different sense of familiarity spontaneously.
He looked back in surprise, his eyes froze the moment he saw the person coming—
"Chen Yajing?!!!"
A small door more than two meters high was opened on one side of the studio. As soon as I entered the door, I saw several long mirrors facing the door. Lin Xi sat in front of a swivel chair in the center, raised her eyes to look at herself in the mirror, and slowly became another person under Chen Yajing's verdant fingers.
"Are you so surprised when you see me?" Chen Yajing asked with a smile as she gently scratched the young man's tall nose with a brown facial contouring cake.
A helpless smile appeared on her lips, Lin Xi sighed softly, and said, "I just didn't expect...the daughter of the world-renowned director Raymond Chen would actually go to work as a styling consultant in a TV series of the Chinese x dynasty .”
"If Director Li heard your words, he must be so angry." Putting down the beauty cake, Chen Yajing picked up the nose shadow brush and began to paint on the side of Lin Xi's upright nose, "And, with "Ling Shen", I I was also nominated for the Best Modeling Design Award of the Celestial Star Awards, this honor is also very good in the industry. If I win the award, this will also be my first trophy."
Lin Xi nodded lightly, thought for a while, and asked again: "Are you the one who designed "Chakong", Sister Chen?"
The actions of her subordinates suddenly paused, and then Chen Yajing smiled lightly: "Who else could it be if it wasn't me?"
"without."
With a trace of doubt in his heart, Lin Xi frowned slightly, but didn't ask any questions.
Judging from the brief negotiations before, it is obvious that Raymond is one of the most serious and serious directors Lin Xi has ever met in his life. He thought that with the other party's picky and delicate attitude down to every strand of hair, he would invite a Golden Edge Award winner from Hollywood to participate in the film's styling design, but he didn't expect to invite a stylist who had never even won an award. leader.
Sure enough... because it's her own daughter
"You are probably thinking that Raymond chose me as the styling consultant for "Chaconne" because my surname is Chen?"
Lin Xi was startled when he heard the words, and immediately denied: "No. I know, Sister Chen is very powerful."
Seeing Lin Xi's quick clarification, Chen Yajing couldn't help but burst into laughter: "You don't have to be nervous. Compared with all the big names in the industry, I am indeed not good enough. Your doubts are justified. .”
Hearing Chen Yajing's admission, Lin Xi could only honestly say, "Sister Chen, you are too young."
Although she is in her thirties, compared with well-known stylists in the industry, Chen Yajing can only be regarded as a newborn. Generally speaking, with the qualifications of the other party, now you should go to some TV dramas and low-budget movies to practice your skills. For a movie like "Chaconne" that has been planned for many years, the stylist is definitely one of the most crucial links in the whole process.
"If it's "Chaconne", then I should be the best candidate. From the time I was sensible, I began to understand their stories." Gently dabbing on Lin Xi's fair cheeks with her fingertips, Chen Yajing He said: "For more than thirty years, in this world, apart from Raymond, I am afraid that no one knows them better than me. Lin Xi, do you know? The prototype of Uno's character... is my great-uncle .”
Suddenly hearing the other party mention "Chakong", Lin Xi suddenly held his breath and listened quietly.
"Raymond..." The sound of Chen Yajing's hands paused for a moment. She sighed silently, and then continued: "Father, he has always been very busy, so my childhood was almost spent at my uncle's. I watched him caressing the piano covered in white cloth every day. Never bounced, and I watched him toss and turn touching that yellowed photo every night."
"Since I set foot in this line, the image of my great-uncle has been vividly and vividly in my mind. I can imagine how brilliant he was when he was young, and I fully understand how he will be in the next sixty years. How sad and wandering the years are."
Chen Yajing just lowered her eyes and spoke quietly. There is no expression on her beautiful face, but it seems that she has long been used to this kind of melancholy and sadness like still water.
There were only Lin Xi and Chen Yajing in the small dressing room, and the door was closed, creating a quiet and gloomy atmosphere. Listening to Chen Yajing's soft voice, Lin Xi felt as if an invisible big hand suddenly grabbed his heart, making him feel heavy.
"I don't know that person, but I know my uncle. I think the person who can make him fall in love with him all his life must be a very pure and clean person." Chen Yajing's voice did not fluctuate, as if she was just narrating a fact That's all: "If you can become that person, then you will understand why I have spent more than ten years studying the styling of a movie that may never be able to be turned on after entering the industry."
Finally, she used a lip brush to gently draw on Lin Xi's lips. Chen Yajing seemed to have concentrated on her movements, and had no intention of continuing the topic just now. Lin Xi wanted to ask a question, but didn't know where to start.
When the last stroke was sealed at the corners of her lips, Chen Yajing put the lip brush aside and said with a smile: "Okay, you're done! Now I can finally understand how Amei felt back then, Lin Xi, here is this picture for you." Face makeup is really a treat."
After laughing twice, Lin Xi said, "Thank you, Sister Chen, for your compliment."
Looking at his current makeup in the mirror, Lin Xi roughly understood what kind of person he was with just one glance.
"To be honest, Lin Xi, you are prettier than that person." While tidying up the things on the dressing table, Chen Yajing smiled and said, "This is definitely a highlight for many other directors. But... Lei Mond wouldn't think so."
Hearing this, Lin Xi's elegant phoenix eyes bent into a beautiful crescent shape, and looked at Chen Yajing with a smile. Like a gorgeous oil painting drawn with the finest meticulous brushwork, the young man's always elegant and delicate facial features are even more eye-catching at this moment, and wearing a tight-fitting brown-red vest, it looks even more as if from a distant place. The century is coming.
Chen Yajing was amazed for a moment, and then Lin Xi said calmly and confidently: "Sister Chen, no matter what the result is, I will definitely put in my best efforts."
She gradually woke up from the state of trance, looked down at the young man who described Yili for a long time, and Chen Yajing sighed softly: "Actually, Lin Xi, you are really the most suitable actor for that person I have ever seen. I hope, you Can successfully impress Raymond."
Lin Xi's expression gradually became serious: "Okay."
"Go ahead, stand in front of Raymond and let him know... Mo Qing, whom he has been waiting for for so many years, has finally appeared, and don't let "Chacon" wait any longer."
Lin Xi nodded with a faint smile, turned and walked to the door. He just stretched out his hand to open the doorknob, when suddenly he heard Chen Yajing's voice that was almost inaudible behind him: "I think... when my uncle heard that man... Mo Qing's words, he must have Already fell in love with this frank and lovely man."
"This may be called... belated, love at first sight."
The pace under his feet suddenly faltered, and the hand that had just hit the doorknob also stopped in mid-air. A flash of inspiration flashed in Lin Xi's mind, he turned around slowly, smiled gratefully at Chen Yajing, and said, "Thank you, Sister Chen."
Chen Yajing just shook her head with a faint smile, and did not speak again.
With a crisp sound of closing the door in the quiet dressing room, Chen Yajing slowly stretched out her hand to cover the delicate makeup.
There was a bitter smile on her lips, and she whispered in a voice that only she could hear: "Lin Xi, come on. Uncle is in heaven. He has been waiting for too long...too long."
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As soon as Lin Xi walked out of the dressing room, she saw Uno and Raymond standing in the middle of the studio. The two were arguing for some reason, and Raymond's face flushed slightly, as if he was very excited.
Lin Xi has never seen Uno's emotional ups and downs. Although he still has a handsome face indifferently, his suddenly raised voice is invisibly revealing the fact that this person is emotionally agitated at the moment.
Frowning involuntarily, Lin Xi walked towards those two people. Before taking a few steps, Uno raised his head, and his eyes instantly met Lin Xi's. Without hiding the astonishment in his eyes, Uno's deep eyes sparkled for a moment, then he lowered his head and said something to Raymond.
Raymond also turned his head immediately, and the moment his eagle-like sharp eyes touched Lin Xi, he was suddenly shocked. It wasn't until Lin Xi walked up to him that he sighed softly and said frankly: "Lin, your appearance and temperament are really suitable for this role."
"Thank you for the compliment, Raymond."
"However, my requirements are not generally high. I know you have also filmed Steven's movies before, but I want to tell you cruelly, my requirements for "Chaconne" are definitely three times higher than Steven's. Grade."
Steven, who was watching the clip of "X-Storm", sneezed across the ocean.
Lin Xi raised his eyebrows lightly when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "I will definitely do my best. I don't know, when can I start auditioning?"
Hearing Lin Xi's calm and confident words, Raymond was also surprised for a while. He raised his hand and gestured to the lighting engineer and cameraman, then turned to look at Lin Xi, and said, "As long as you are ready, you can do it anytime."
"Okay, so we now..."
"Raymond, I've never heard of a movie audition that didn't even tell the audition actor the name of the character or the outline of the plot." Uno closed his deep eyes and interrupted Lin Xi's words.
As soon as Raymond heard the other party's words, he also turned his head and said: "Mantes, then I must tell you a piece of good news ruthlessly. Congratulations, you have seen the first movie that only told the audition actors one sentence. "
When Uno heard this, his straight eyebrows frowned suddenly. "It's just one sentence, without even the background of the story and the character of the characters. How do you let Lin Xi show the effect you want?"
"..." Hearing this, Lin Xi finally understood what the two were arguing about just now.
He was about to tell Uno that, in fact, he had obtained a little from Chen Yajing just now... Spoiler. Before he could speak, Raymond snorted coldly: "It all depends on Lin, maybe Lin can show the person I want most."
There was a sneer on his lips, and Uno said in a low voice: "Raymond, you also know that this means no. It seems that you didn't want "Chaconn" to start at all!"
"Mantes, you..."
"Okay, can you let me audition first?" Lin Xi suddenly raised his voice and said abruptly, extinguishing the flames of this war that was about to ignite again. Seeing that the two of them stopped talking, Lin Xi sighed softly, looked at Raymond and said with a smile: "Thank you Director Raymond for giving me this opportunity, no matter what the result is, I will definitely do my best."
Raymond nodded hoarsely, but did not speak.
Lin Xi also nodded slightly towards him. Then he raised his eyes and gave Uno a light smile, which successfully made the latter swallow back what he wanted to say.
Raymond's audition was different from the requirements of other directors. He auditioned directly according to the rules of regular filming. Although only one camera was used, the requirements for lighting, video recording, and image content quality were very high. Even a very short audition is definitely costly.
The on-site lighting engineer began to adjust the lighting board and the main light, and Lin Xi stood in the center of the studio. Immediately, the red light of a high-definition camera came on, and he looked up seriously at Raymond and Uno who were sitting opposite and watching the monitor carefully.
Just one glance, then quickly moved away.
Gently closing his eyes, Lin Xi took a deep breath and let it out slowly. The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the black lens.