The next day, Liu Man kept Tao Zi's advice in mind, and arrived at the gate of Xinghe Building just after nine o'clock.
Xinghe Building is the headquarters of Xinghe Film and Television Co., Ltd., with a total of 37 floors. The building is quite grand, it can be regarded as a
a landmark building. Since well-known film and television stars often come and go here, in order to prevent fans from entering indiscriminately, the security here is very strict, and each entrance has a special security and electronic access control system.
As soon as Liu Man approached the gate, security guards in black uniforms came to stop her.
"Don't let idlers get close here, you go farther away," the security guard regarded her as a young star chasing star.
"I'm here for an interview," Liu Man said.
Coincidentally, Xinghe Film and Television had just finished its new year's school recruitment recently, and the security guard said impatiently, "Don't make excuses to deceive people, the school recruitment is over, and we haven't received a new interview notice."
Liu Man was also confused by the security guard's words. She opened WeChat, reconfirmed that there was no problem with the address, and said to the security guard, "Professor Qiu Jing asked me to come."
When the security guard heard Qiu Jing's name, his expression changed immediately. He looked at Liu Man twice, "So you came to audition, why are you alone? No one brought you here? Did you come here on foot? Where is the car parked?" ?”
Liu Man said, "I don't have a car, I came here by subway."
"It's weird," the security guard muttered, and then said, "You came too early, but it's better to come early, come to my place to register."
Liu Man followed him into the security office and wrote his information on the registration form. The security guard took out a card from the drawer, "This is a temporary access control card, you can go in now."
"thanks!"
Liu Man took the card and walked through a small square before arriving at the entrance of the building. On both sides of the entrance was a large parking lot, which was filled with all kinds of valuable commercial vehicles and nanny cars, as well as several rare sports cars.
It was working time at this moment, and many employees were walking into the building. They all look capable and mature, full of elite temperament.
Liu Man mingled among them and got into the elevator.
On the 37th floor, she stepped out of the elevator and stepped on the soft carpet. She looked around, not knowing where to go.
A young woman who also came out of the elevator looked back at her before recognizing her, and asked tentatively,
"You are Liu Man?"
"Yes, I am."
"I remember Mr. Qiu and the others set the time at 10 o'clock. Why did you come so early?"
Liu Man smiled, "I think it's better to come earlier."
There was still a student-like simplicity and shyness in her smile, as well as a hint of caution. After seeing too many young women who are domineering and domineering, I feel a little fond of her,
"You come with me first."
The young woman wore very slender high-heeled shoes, but walked very fast. Liu Man quickly followed her, and she said to Liu Man as she walked, "I am Mr. Qiu's assistant, Zhou Qian, and I will arrange you for the meeting on the 4th Room, I'll let you know when Mr. Qiu and the others come."
"Thank you, Miss Qian."
"There's no need to thank me, it's my job," Liu Man said sweetly, which made Zhou Qian very happy.
Zhou Qian had heard about Liu Man a long time ago, and Qiu Jing mentioned this girl to her more than once, and also showed her a photo of Liu Man, so Zhou Qian recognized her immediately.
Since the project of "Listen, the Voice of the Wind" was successfully approved, the company put all its focus on it, and Qiu Jing turned down other work to take full charge of the progress of the project. Now that the basic preparations for the film are complete, the only thing left is the supporting role that Liu Man will play, as well as the choice of the second female lead.
Today's audition was actually not specially prepared for Liu Man, but mainly for the casting of the second female lead.
Liu Man sat in the corner of the meeting room window and waited quietly. The side of the meeting room near the corridor was made of transparent glass, without curtains, so people outside could see the room clearly.
Ye Zi'an and an investor came over and saw the girl in the conference room at a glance.
The girl was wearing a light gray slim-fitting coat. She sat upright, with her upper body straight, keeping her clothes tidy and without any wrinkles. Her legs were close together and turned to one side, her hands were folded. Her demeanor was very natural, without any visible deliberate look. At this moment, she was looking sideways out of the window, revealing a very classic bun on the back of her head. There were two sparrows standing by the window sill, which attracted all her attention.
Even if she couldn't see her face, Ye Zi'an could still feel that her eyes must be gentle when looking at the sparrow.
"I remember that there was a scene in the script, when they were in class, Ji Ning looked at the birds outside the window like this, and that's how she should be in my mind," Ye Zi'an said.
The man next to him is the investor and one of the producers of "Listen, The Sound of the Wind". His real name is Gao Jindong, and everyone in the circle respectfully calls him Teacher Gao.
Gao Jindong was also a well-known actor when he was young. He has a good-looking appearance, and now even though he is over fifty, he still looks very temperamental. In his early years, he acted in majestic movies and TV dramas such as National Mountain and River. After accumulating enough popularity and capital, he turned behind the scenes and became an investor.
Gao Jindong said with a smile, "This little girl seems to have a good tutor, so she is suitable for the role of Ji Ning."
"The girl chosen by Mr. Qiu is also very suitable to play Ji Ning," Ye Zi'an said.
"That's why I came here today to see what she looks like. After all, it's rare for you two to agree."
Ye Zi'an looked at his watch, "It's 9:40, the 'female numbers two' should all be here."
The audition for female number two is scheduled for half past nine. Liu Man had no idea that while he was waiting, several popular little flowers also came here one after another.
Unlike Liu Man's shabbiness, they have full-time drivers driving nanny cars, accompanied by managers, makeup artists and assistants, and the ostentation is not small.
"Uncle Gao," a surprise call came from behind the two of them.
Gao Jindong and Ye Zi'an looked at the girl who spoke at the same time.
The girl's appearance is undoubtedly outstanding, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a radiant spirit. She has waist-length curly hair, and the tips of her hair are dyed grayish yellow. In such a cold weather, she is wearing a very thin, ginger-colored loose long sweater and denim underneath. The short skirt reveals a pair of sexy long legs.
This girl is called Yang Huayue. She just graduated from the Capital Film Academy last year, but she has been acting since she was a freshman. Yang Huayue initially played supporting roles in some TV dramas as the second and third females. She only set foot in the film industry in the past year. The first film was also invested by Gao Jindong.
Yang Huayue trotted over, "Uncle Gao, I didn't expect you to come today. Did you come to see me audition?"
Gao Jindong smiled, "Yes, you have to work hard."
Ye Zi reassures herself of hypocrisy.
Regarding the relationship between Gao Jindong and Yang Huayue, Ye Zi'an also heard a little bit about it. Yang Huayue's father was Gao Jindong's childhood playmate. When Yang Huayue went to the film school, it was because of Gao Jindong's relationship. The resources of various TV dramas in the future were also watched by Gao Jindong. It was only for Yang Huayue's sake.
Yang Huayue felt that the development of TV series was not as good as that of movies, so she changed to making movies. Gao Jindong also fully supported it, but the final box office was not satisfactory, making Gao Jindong almost unable to recoup the cost.
So Gao Jindong didn't want to help Yang Huayue that much this time, but Yang Huayue was able to qualify for the audition not because of Qiu Jing taking care of Gao Jindong's face.