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

Chapter 78 "You auditioned for Under the Hawthorn Tree???"

"Mom, I'm going in!"

Outside the meeting room of New Picture Company, Zhu Yanmanzi, without any makeup, spoke to her mother.

She was wearing a simple pair of jeans and a sweatshirt with a solid sweater underneath. Her delicate facial features were very recognizable.

Mainly her eyes. She slept for more than 8 hours yesterday in preparation for today's audition. She is full of energy, her eyes are deep and bright, and she looks very confident.

With her hair casually tied up, she has a cool temperament mixed with a hint of literary and artistic atmosphere, making her look like a campus girl who has not yet stepped out of the ivory tower, possessing a very fresh and natural affinity.

"Zizi, come on!"

"do not worry!"

Zhu Yanmanzi's mother was talking there, and Zhu Yanmanzi, with her ponytail swinging, knocked on the door of the audition meeting room.

"come in!"

Zhang Yimou's voice reached Zhu Yanmanzi's ears. Zhu Yanmanzi let out a breath, then raised his head, opened the door and walked in.

"Hello, Director Zhang!"

Zhu Yanmanzi was still a little restrained. Even though she had prepared herself mentally for a long time, she still nervously grabbed the hem of her sweatshirt with both hands.

"sit down!"

"Zhu Yanmanzi, this name is very special!"

"The Mongolians..."

Zhang Yimou glanced at Zhu Yanmanzi. Besides the two of them, Zang Xichuan, Zhang Mo and others were also in the office.

"Well, actually my real name is Zhu Manzi. My mother's last name is Yan, so my father added her last name as well!"

After Zhu Yanmanzi sat down, she introduced herself to Zhang Yimou.

"Have you ever been in love?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly asked: "Tell the truth!"

"no!"

Zhu Yanmanzi shook his head.

"Do you usually wear makeup?"

"No, the teacher at the Beijing Dance Academy Affiliated High School wouldn't allow me to do that. I used my mom's makeup to do it in private!"

"Ha ha!"

Not only Zhang Yimou, but Zhang Mo was also laughing.

Little girls generally like this. Before going to college, Zhang Mo lived with her mother.

"You tried it last time you performed it, so you don't have to this time!"

"Just change clothes?"

Zhang Yimou pointed to the clothes rack and shoes next to him: "Next door is the dressing room, change over here!"

"Okay, Director Zhang!"

Zhu Yanmanzi walked forward, picked up a set of prop costumes and shoes, and walked into the dressing room.

It was just a set of clothes. Zhu Yanmanzi only took off her sweatshirt and jeans, and wore a sweater and trousers inside. The sweater was quite figure-flattering. Zhu Yanmanzi saw that the heroine in the original novel had big breasts, so she originally wanted to pad them.

But in the end, I gave up because I was afraid that the sharp-eyed Director Zhang would notice.

The first two people who auditioned were just given a chance.

So now Zhu Yanmanzi has a little breast shape, but not much.

The little lotus has pointed corners, only slightly better than a flat plate.

Thanks to the underwear, it's well wrapped, so it looks okay.

After changing her clothes, Zhu Yanmanzi bit her lip and walked out shyly.

Zhang Yimou, Zhang Mo and others were looking at her, but a makeup artist walked up to her.

"I need a haircut!"

The makeup artist immediately started tinkering with Jingqiu's makeup.

Double pigtails, maximum attack speed.

Zhu Yanmanzi looked a little embarrassed about changing clothes and hairstyle, so Zhang Yimou just kept watching with his chin in his hand.

He looked very serious the whole time and it was hard to tell what he was really thinking.

"Smile!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly spoke, and Zhu Yanmanzi imagined the description of Jingqiu in the novel, lowered her eyebrows and smiled shyly, blushing a little.

He felt a little uneasy and glanced at Zhang Yimou after laughing.

"A real laugh!"

Zhang Yimou obviously saw through it, and Zhu Yanmanzi had to lower his head and force a smile, feeling a little embarrassed.

She even subconsciously grabbed her pigtail.

"Don't think about Jingqiu in the original novel. What I want is your most genuine feedback!"

"At your age, you can only play yourself. Do you understand?"

As Zhang Yimou spoke, Zhu Yanmanzi nodded, but sighed slightly in her heart. She felt that today's audition was definitely in jeopardy.

Being too clever may backfire. Isn't my acting skills just showing off in front of Director Zhang?
"Let Chen Jin prepare!"

Zhang Yimou whispered something to Fu Lulu who was standing beside him, and Fu Lulu hurried out.

After a while, the melodious sound of accordion suddenly came from the innermost room.

Zhang Yimou, who was in deep thought, was stunned.

"Where's the accordion music?"

"..."

Zhang Mo spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know.

"This kid, does he need this kind of atmosphere for a play?"

Zhang Yimou reacted quickly. He thought Chen Jin turned on the speaker on his cell phone.

But he didn't think much about it, and said to Zhu Yanmanzi in front of him: "Go out and play a scene with someone. Imagine that a girl from the 70s, whose family background is not very good, falls in love with a boy at first sight. You fell in love with each other the first time you met!"

The door opened and the sound of the accordion was very melodious. Zhang Yimou's expression changed completely.

He can still tell the difference between the performance from the loudspeaker and the live performance.

“Who’s playing the accordion?”

"Chen Jin?"

Zhang Yimou asked in disbelief.

Zhu Yanmanzi, who was standing up and about to walk out, widened his eyes slightly when he heard Chen Jin's name.

Chen Jin?

But now that she was auditioning, she could only suppress her doubts and walked out the door. Fu Lulu walked up to Zhang Yimou and whispered a few words to him.

Zhang Yimou's eyes moved visibly: "Is it really this guy who pulled it?"

"Well, he said that restoring the plot would make it feel better!"

Zhang Yimou: “…”

"No, this accordion is really good..."

People of Zhang Yimou's generation have listened to a lot of accordion music, and the song played by Chen Jin is very familiar.

"Forget it, let's act it out!"

Snapped!
Zhang Yimou subconsciously clapped his hands to act as a clapperboard.

Zhu Yanmanzi looked at the direction where the music came from, and guessed in her heart that it was possible that "Chen Jin" was the boy who was acting opposite her.

Squeak!

Just at this moment, Chen Jin came out with an accordion in his arms and a smile on his face.

He also made a gesture of lifting the curtain, and his expression instantly saw Zhu Yanmanzi standing not far away. A bright smile suddenly appeared on his face. His white teeth looked particularly different in everyone's eyes.

Zhu Yanmanzi was pulling the hem of his clothes with his fingers, and obviously he also saw Chen Jin. He was a little afraid to look at him at first, but when he saw him smile, he also opened his mouth slightly and smiled.

I felt a little embarrassed, thinking that it might not be good to open my mouth, so I pursed my lips and lowered my head.

He was rubbing the clothes with his fingers, and suddenly he couldn't hold it back anymore. He raised his head and smiled again, revealing a row of neat teeth.

This time her smile was very ecstatic, it was the kind of joy that came from the heart of a young girl.

"Yep!"

Zhang Yimou smiled and clapped his hands: "That's it!"

The series of expressions that Zhu Yanmanzi just showed were the Jingqiu that Zhang Yimou wanted. She had the beautiful fantasies of a young girl, but at the beginning, due to her status, she was restrained, introverted and shy... Zhu Yanmanzi was definitely not acting in this part.

Zhang Yimou's eyes were experienced and he could see the little girl's subconscious reaction.

"Okay, the audition is over!"

"Next one!"

Zhang Yimou smiled at Zhu Yanmanzi, who bowed and went back to the locker room to change clothes.

In fact, Zhu Yanmanzi's mother also watched the performance just now. She didn't expect that a boy would come out from the innermost room.

The key point is that she knows this boy. Isn’t he the candidate who took the art exam with Zizi?
Her name seems to be Chen Jin?
She also chatted with the other person's mother.

"Tell me, what's wrong with your accordion?"

Zhang Yimou pointed at the accordion in front of Chen Jin with a smile.

"I found time to learn it these past few days. I saw in the original book that the third child is very good at the accordion!"

"Oh, is this true?"

Zhang Yimou was surprised: "Don't lie to me, you have learned this in just a few days?"

With this level, even Zhang Yimou felt that the piece he just played was beautiful.

How can this be considered a beginner's level?!
"Really? I bought it on the day of the audition. The accordion is still in my dormitory..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou couldn't help himself: "Come on, play another song for me!"

"I only know this one, The Hawthorn Tree from the Soviet Union. I saw this piece of music in the original book!"

"Then this one!"

Zhang Yimou was quite amused.

Zhu Yanmanzi, who had just changed her clothes and walked out, and her mother also turned their heads at this time.

Zi~~ Lala~~
Chen Jin got ready and started pushing and pulling the bellows.

The unique sound of the bellows, accompanied by a rhythmic melody, soon resounded throughout the corridor.

Zhang Yimou also pointed his finger slightly.

"..."

Fu Lulu and the others looked at Chen Jin, who was immersed in pulling the bellows, as if they had seen a ghost. The way he pushed and pulled looked very professional, not at all like someone who had only learned it for a few days as an amateur.
Several people looked at each other, completely dumbfounded.

"This kid has this unique skill?"

"Amazing, Director Zhang's eyes are absolutely sharp!"

"What? Don't put everything on my dad. He obviously doesn't know this!"

What Zhang Mo hates most is these people's flattery. It's obviously the first time that Xiao Chen has shown his strength, right? !

"Hahaha, I don't know!"

"This guy didn't tell me, and the information he gave me didn't mention any special skills!"

Fu Lulu was smiling, but Zang Xichuan said directly: "No, didn't he just say that he had only studied for a few days? Didn't you hear what he told Director Zhang?"

"Yes!"

When this was said, everyone suddenly became a little withdrawn.

This is the level I’ve only studied for a few days... What kind of person is he!

"Cattle!"

In the end, assistant director Li Shuang raised his thumb, while Zhang Yimou laughed and clapped his hands.

He just likes these literary and artistic styles.

Chen Jin's performance of "Hawthorn Tree" is indeed very good.

"If you didn't say you just learned it, I wouldn't believe it!"

“Although the accordion is easy to learn, it is still difficult to play it proficiently…”

Zhang Yimou certainly knows more about this instrument than many people present. Compared to the violin and the piano, the accordion is definitely easier to get started with, but it doesn't mean that you can learn it in a few days.

Chen Jin was able to reach this level in less than ten days, which means she is definitely very talented in music.

"It's a waste of your time to learn acting!"

Zhang Yimou rarely made a joke, but turned to Fu Lulu and the others and said, "Is the next audition coming?"

"We're here. We're downstairs. Call them up?"

"Oh, by the way, please take care of the girl who just auditioned and tell her not to say anything when she gets out!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly thought of something and said to Fu Lulu.

Fu Lulu nodded, went downstairs, picked up her phone and texted Zhu Yanmanzi.

When Chen Jin sat back in the room, a QQ message suddenly popped up on his phone.

"You auditioned for Under the Hawthorn Tree???"

Judging from his tone, he's quite shocked!

(End of this chapter)