I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 58 Has the heroine changed?
"Senior, happy cooperation!"

Chen Jin held several agreements and statements regarding the film and television adaptation rights of "Love Is Not Blind" in her hand and extended her hand to Bao Jingjing's boyfriend Wang Ran.

The two parties have just signed the corresponding copyright contract.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Then I'll wait for news from my junior fellow student!"

Bao Jingjing waved her hand without any airs, and Wang Ran also smiled shyly at Chen Jin.

He wore a pair of glasses and looked very artistic. He was a good match for Bao Jingjing and they looked like a perfect couple. It was just that he didn't seem to be doing well recently.

In fact, Wang Ran is quite talented. The future Chen Jin has seen the movies he directed.

It is the film "Flash Girl" which I collaborated with Bao Jingjing. It has good reputation but average box office.

Later it was adapted into a TV series, which was also quite popular.

An advertising director who is not from the directing department but the photography department can shoot a big screen movie and gain some fame, which is actually better than many graduates from the directing department.

The Beijing Film Academy's directing department enrolls only a dozen or twenty students every year, and sometimes recruits once every two years. However, there are actually only a few who can eventually gain a little fame in the industry and work as directors on the big screen.

More students in the directing department either change their careers or quietly work in post-production.

The chances of becoming famous are even lower than studying acting.

Wang Ran is not the best, but he is at least a talent. Of course, his popularity is also thanks to Bao Jingjing.

The two of them seemed to have some minor conflicts at the moment. Chen Jin pretended not to notice and said, "Senior, would you like to have dinner together?"

At the dinner table, Chen Jin raised his doubts.

"Senior, have you ever thought about letting senior participate in this movie? After all, he is the prototype of 'Wang Xiaojian'!"

"he?"

Bao Jingjing glanced at Wang Ran, who was pretending not to listen, and shook her head: "Forget it!"

"..."

Then Chen Jin knew why the two people had a conflict.

There was a hint of contempt in her words for her boyfriend who couldn't find a job.

They broke up some time ago and wrote this novel during the breakup. Now they are reluctantly getting back together. 80% of the prototype of Wang Xiaojian is him, and part of his personality is adopted by Bao Jingjing herself.

Bao Jingjing told Chen Jin all this and also introduced Wang Ran's identity.

"I think that seniors from the Fine Arts Department can also participate in the film!"

Chen Jin gave a suggestion.

Mainly bhb!

Boy helping boy is definitely more reliable than ghg!

Wang Ran really looked at Chen Jin. That look was full of meaning, and all men would understand.

Chen Jin feels that making friends with a director is meaningful. Bao Jingjing has written so many works, but her husband's works have the best ratings and reputation, which is very telling.

It is true that she has talent, but her husband who lives with her is actually the one who understands her work the best.

Even if "Love Is Not Blind" is ultimately filmed according to the original director, if Wang Ran participates in the post-production, it should be of some help to some extent.

"Do you want to participate?"

Bao Jingjing asked Wang Ran who was eating beside her. Wang Ran was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.

"You see, he is like this. He doesn't like the novel I wrote and said that the character Wang Xiaojian was not portrayed well!"

"How can there be..."

Wang Ran smiled helplessly at Chen Jin, and Chen Jin also smiled and said, "Senior sister, actually you misunderstood my senior. I think even if he doesn't want to, if he participates in your work, he will be very active!"

Chen Jin gave Wang Ran a look, and Wang Ran nodded quickly: "Yeah!"

"Anyway, I'll find the director and the crew as soon as possible, and once it's settled, we can all meet together!"

Chen Jin was actually waiting for the director to come to her. If he didn't come, she would think of other ways. That was what she must have said.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, junior brother!"

Bao Jingjing is obviously looking forward to the adaptation of her own work.

Buzz!
Chen Jin's cell phone on the table rang. This time it was Pang Liwei who answered the call. Chen Jin answered it and immediately said, "Okay, Sister Wei, I'll be there right away!"

"Excuse me, seniors, something's up!"

Chen Jin apologized to Bao Jingjing and Wang Ran, paid the bill and left.

These days, he basically has to run to the studio.

After signing him as the leading male role, he must cooperate well in selecting the leading female role. Zhang Yimou mainly looks at the compatibility between men and women. Before, when he hadn't decided, the female lead was chosen based on appearance; now that the leading male role has been decided, both of them have to "enter the frame" together!
In the words of later generations, it means that the couple should have a good sense of CP.

If they don't match, the audience won't buy it; but on the contrary, they will be a classic screen couple.

This thing is also metaphysics, because the director's feelings may not necessarily represent the public.

But the stronger the CP feeling, the easier it is to get into trouble. It's definitely better if the actors who play the couple can act emotionally. For example, Wen Zhang and Yao Di in "Naked Wedding" played Liu Yi Yang and Tong Jia Qian, just like the young couple that many people imagine.

And even if you haven't dated, if the performance is so good, the audience will be drawn into the story and think that you two must have dated, and the two of them will be forced to be together.

If you mention it too much, the actors might even start to act out their acting.

This is an inevitable problem for many works. If there is no CP, the work will fail. If there is a CP, after the breakup, it will be mentioned again and again by fans and netizens, which is very embarrassing and difficult to resolve.

Of course, Chen Jin has not reached this stage yet. In the past few days, several actresses have accompanied him to try again and again.

I don’t know what Zhang Yimou is dissatisfied with, and he has not yet decided on the final candidate.

"Chen Jin, which actress do you think is better among the ones you auditioned with these days?"

The night before the third audition at Beijing Film Academy, Zhang Yimou suddenly asked Chen Jin this question.

This caught Xiao Chen off guard.

Right now, there are only him and Lao Mouzi in the office. Pang Liwei has gone to buy food.

This is Zhang Yimou's favorite pasta, and he eats it every few days. Maybe it's a love that Shaanxi people have in their bones.

After getting familiar with auditions during these few days, Chen Jin was no longer as restrained as she was at the beginning. Apart from audition work, Zhang Yimou was actually a pretty cheerful person in private.

The main reason is that Chen Jin gave him an increasingly good impression, and was very much in line with the image of Sun Jianxin in his mind.

Cheerful, enthusiastic, and always smiling at people.

This feeling of being in a movie made Chen Jin feel as if he had become one with the third brother.

Fortunately, this experience is like watching a movie. There will be a kind of role adaptation in the first few days, but after a while you will get out of it and slowly forget it, so it will not cause the actor's mental and personality split.

But now that Chen Jin has nothing to experience every day, the character temperament of the third brother becomes more and more prominent.

Zhang Yimou took it for granted that Chen Jin was deliberately maintaining her posture for the sake of her role, so he didn't remind her. This made him feel that Chen Jin was very concerned and serious about this movie, which was a good sign.

There is no director who doesn't like such an actor, not to mention that Chen Jin is a newcomer and is from his own studio, which makes Zhang Yimou even more satisfied and optimistic.

So much so that I suddenly wanted to ask him what he thought of the heroine.

After all, in this movie, the third brother played by Chen Jin and Jingqiu account for 90% of the scenes, mainly these two people. Listening to the male lead's opinion can also be regarded as a casual chat and reference.

"..."

Chen Jin did not answer immediately. This kind of thing must be considered carefully. Although Lao Mouzi seemed casual, he actually wanted to hear other people's opinions.

So after thinking about it, Chen Jin guessed that Zhang Yimou himself was not decisive, otherwise he would have directly targeted Zhou Dongyu.

"Director Zhang, actually..."

Chen Jin showed a hint of embarrassment, Zhang Yimou smiled and said: "Don't hesitate, just say what you want to say, there are no outsiders here!"

"Then I'll tell you, I actually think... none of them are good!"

"what?"

Lao Mouzi had a black question mark on his face, and it was obvious that this answer was beyond his expectation.

And this is indeed what Chen Jin said truly. After all, the movie he watched was "Under the Hawthorn Tree", in which the heroine was not Zhou Dongyu's type, but Jingqiu, a woman with a nice figure and a curvy figure, exactly the same as in the original novel.

Of course he was not satisfied with the ones Zhou Dongyu wore.

"..."

Zhang Yimou was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter the next second: "Hahaha, why?"

This kid is really good at pretending.

Chen Jin has been very nice to these actresses these days, and Zhang Yimou thought he thought they were all pretty good, but he didn't expect to hear such an answer.

Oh, maybe because of the audition, it seems that Chen Jin didn’t talk much with them in private. I have to ask Pang Liwei about this.

But Zhang Yimou really wanted to hear the reason why Chen Jin was not okay.

"Tell me!"

Zhang Yimou heard some noise outside. It should be Pang Liwei coming back from buying food.

Chen Jin scratched his head and said directly: "I read the original novel these days. Jingqiu in the original novel... has a good figure. Although she comes from a poor family and is sensible and self-abased, her figure is also an aspect of her self-abasement!"

My breasts are too big, so I always try to hide them or cover them up if possible.

This is what is written in the original novel. Chen Jin thinks that the original novel should be respected at all costs!!!
"Director Zhang, I bought the noodles. Eat them while they're hot!"

Pang Liwei was shouting outside the door. Zhang Yimou thought about what Chen Jin said and said, "Bring it in. I'll eat with Chen Jin!"

After a while, Zhang Yimou and Chen Jin started eating there.

Lao Mouzi also handed over a few cloves of garlic, but Chen Jin was of course not used to it and waved her hand to refuse.

"What you said is what I thought!"

After eating a few mouthfuls of noodles, Zhang Yimou suddenly said something to Chen Jin.

"But there are too few actresses with good figures and simple character. I can only choose one of them. Of course, I also know that it must fit the script. But more than 3000 actresses have tried, and none of those with good figures are suitable!"

"Do you know why?"

Zhang Yimou grinned and said, "Because those with good figures usually come from well-off families, it's very difficult to act like Jingqiu!"

Although this statement is absolute, it does make sense.

But Chen Jin retorted: "Director Zhang, Jingqiu's family conditions in the original novel were not good, so why does she have a good figure?"

“That’s a novel!”

Zhang Yimou almost choked on his mouthful of noodles.

Chen Jin disagreed: "Director Zhang, I checked this book. It is based on facts. The prototype of Jingqiu is called Xiong Yin. She has a great figure and comes from the same family as Jingqiu..."

Why is this kid acting like a fool?

"You can't find an actress like that!"

Zhang Yimou slurped up the noodles and sighed helplessly. He also wanted to find one like this, but what could he do if he couldn't find one?
Chen Jin had no choice but to remain silent, but he was actually complaining madly in his heart.

Damn it, you couldn’t find it and just picked a tablet?
Going to an extreme?!

No wonder fans of the original novel "Under the Hawthorn Tree" blasted it after it was released. Even Chen Jin couldn't stand it. A busty girl turned into an airplane runway. Which fan of the original novel could stand it? !
This is what you get after auditioning over 3000 actresses?

If you can't find a girl with big breasts, it's better to find one with slightly smaller breasts than this flat road!
At least the audience can accept it in their hearts. Of course, Chen Jin only dares to say these words in his heart.

Smiling on the surface, but cursing inside.

"When is your third try?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly raised his head and asked.

"Tomorrow, the third audition of Beijing Film Academy tomorrow, and the Central Academy of Drama the day after tomorrow!"

"Then go back quickly after eating and prepare well..."

Zhang Yimou attached great importance to Chen Jin's third test, but he still didn't tell Chen Jin to apply to Beijing Film Academy.

No matter what, we have to wait until Chen Jin finishes his third try.

If the results of the third test are good and you pass both schools, then you can have a good talk with Zhang Huijun about this.

"Okay, goodbye Director Zhang!"

Chen Jin finished eating quickly, walked out to say hello to Pang Liwei, and then left the studio.

"This boy!"

Zhang Yimou actually likes Chen Jin very much. She is a bit serious and has the potential to learn acting.

This kind of perseverance is required to bring a character to life when performing.

If you don't live without being crazy, it actually means acting.

This is the jargon in the Peking Opera industry, referring to a kind of dedicated professionalism.

Throughout history, there have been many art masters, scientific giants, and others who have achieved great things, and there are many crazy people among them. Only with such obsession and dedication can one eventually become a great person and accomplish great things.

"Xiao Pang, has Chen Jin had any private contact with those actresses who auditioned these days?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly asked after finishing his noodles.

"I don't know. I don't think there is any contact. Several actresses wanted to add Chen Jin's contact information, but he rejected them all, saying that it was not a good idea..."

Pang Liwei walked into the office with a smile, and Zhang Yimou laughed: "Okay, that's smart, that's how it should be!"

"Oh, by the way, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, ask Lulu to go to Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama again!"

"Among the art exam candidates, please choose the right one!"

"Let's take a look at the Beijing Dance Academy..."

Zhang Yimou suddenly thought of what Chen Jin had just said about the third Beijing Film Academy test tomorrow, and decided to make another choice.

The main reason was because of what Chen Jin had just said, which made Zhang Yimou waver in his opinion of Zhou Dongyu and the others.

"it is good!"

Pang Liwei agreed, picked up her phone and called Fu Lulu.

(End of this chapter)