How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 146 A mixed bag of fish and dragons
Led by Director Chen, Zhang Wen and his team drove to a four-star hotel located on the North Fourth Ring Road.

As the old saying goes: A day's plan begins in the morning; a year's plan begins in spring.

After entering March, many film and television crews entered the preparation stage to prepare for the next shooting.

Recently, the movie "Silent Love" has been selecting actors in this hotel who match the theme and role types of the script, in order to make each character more vivid and drive the whole story.

A good script can make an actor, and a good actor can make a movie.

The hotel is on the 7th floor.

When Zhang Wen walked out of the elevator, he was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.

I saw the corridor was full of people, one row of men and one row of women, all of them were handsome men and beautiful women, very pleasing to the eye.

His intuition told him that these were actors coming for audition.

After seeing this scene, the nine trainees following Zhang Wen, who had calmed down a little, became nervous again.

Especially after seeing some familiar faces in the crowd that had appeared in TV dramas, I became even more nervous and my heartbeat began to accelerate.

The roles of male No. 4 and female No. 4 are not so easy to get.

But can I win the audition with these professional actors?
At this moment, they began to doubt themselves.

At this moment, the door of a room in front suddenly opened, and a young beauty in her early twenties walked out with a sad face.

A middle-aged woman standing outside the door asked something, and the beautiful woman opened her mouth and smiled bitterly. Finally, the two of them walked into the elevator sighing, with loss on their faces.

"Teacher Zhang, please wait here for a moment. I'll be back soon." Chen Yang said to Zhang Wen, then walked to the front of the team.

Zhang Wen nodded, and when he was about to ask the trainees behind him to line up, he saw that the nine people were dejected and pale, just like the young beauty who had just walked out of the room.

The reason why he acted indifferent in the meeting room was that he didn't want to make these people nervous, because being nervous is a big taboo in art exams and also in auditions.

I didn't expect that the more I worried about something, the more problems I would encounter in that area.

"Close your eyes and meditate!" Zhang Wen said loudly.

The nine trainees were shocked, and then they understood what Teacher Zhang meant. They immediately closed their eyes, focused their attention on their breathing, eliminated all distracting thoughts, and calmed themselves down.

This is the unique secret technique taught to them by Teacher Zhang. Why wait now? When?
The people queuing around looked at these people who suddenly stood still curiously, their hearts full of doubts.

What are these people doing?
Were you acupunctured?
What is meditation?
Zhang Wen ignored the gazes of others, left the trainees to calm down, and walked to the front of the team alone.

He wanted to see the level of those who came to audition.

Chen Yu, skills: Folk Dance 49 points, Performance 45 points, Piano 24 points...

Su Meiting, skills: Ballet 52 points, Performance 48 points...

Li Enhui, skills: Performance 52 points, Changquan 50 points...

Zhang Junjie, Skill: Performance 25 points...

Zhang Wen's brows furrowed more and more as he watched, not because the threat was too great, but because he was wondering why so many people with low acting skills came here to audition.

Being in your fifties is considered a professional level, so it's normal for you to audition. Being in your forties is considered a top amateur level, close to being a professional, so it's understandable that you audition, but what's the point of auditioning in your twenties?

Is this the legendary feel-good feeling?
He has met several actors, such as the young actress Bai Lu, who has 62 acting skill points and is considered an industry elite, and the young actor Ding Chengxin, who has 59 acting skill points.

For those who work in their twenties, thirties, and forties, he really has no idea how he can make it in the film and television industry.

Thinking of this, he walked directly to a handsome guy whose acting skill was only 22 points and asked curiously, "Handsome boy, are you here for an audition?"

"Yeah." The handsome guy nodded, his bangs trembling, giving him a Takeshi Kaneshiro vibe.

"Do you have any experience in filming?" Zhang Wen continued to ask.

"Yes, I have acted in three TV series and two movies, and the most important role I played was the third male lead." The handsome guy said proudly.

Zhang Wen was stunned for a long time after hearing this. Does this mean that his acting skills are not good enough and he makes up for it with his looks?
I heard that many male stars entered the industry because of their handsomeness at first, and then they learned while filming and honed their acting skills. It turns out that appearance is the primary productive force.

He walked back and came to a beautiful woman with a performance skill of 45 points.

"Beauty, do you have any filming experience?"

"Yes, I've filmed more than 20 TV series."

"?"

Zhang Wen was shocked when he heard this. Did he meet a veteran actor? But he looked under 30.
The problem is, after filming so many TV series, I still haven't landed a lead role, and I'm still queuing up here waiting for auditions. What's the deal? Are I just playing corpses?

"What about the extras?" Zhang Wen asked.

"Uh, no, but I have played a special agent." said the beautiful woman.

Zhongte is a type of special extra, referring to a specific role with certain lines and performance requirements. It is a relatively high level among extras and requires certain acting skills and experience.

Being a "Zhong Te" is also Zhang Wen's minimum requirement for a role. Zhang Wen will not consider trainees like Xiao Te, who only has one or two lines, or ordinary extras who serve as background boards.

Seeing that the handsome guy didn't respond, the beauty thought he was being looked down upon, so she frowned and asked, "Why are you asking this? Are you from the crew?"

"I'm not from the crew, I'm from the production company," said Zhang Wen.

The beauty was startled at first, then her face lit up with joy as she asked excitedly, "Are you here for a casting? Is there a role suitable for me? If I can't play the fourth female role, I can accept other roles. Brother, add me on WeChat."

After saying that, he took out his cell phone and took two steps forward, deliberately leaning his body upwards.

Zhang Wen leaned back to distance himself from the other person. In public, men and women should not touch each other.

He is just thick-skinned, not shameless.

Besides, he is not interested in internet celebrity faces.

"Let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later." Zhang Wen waved to the beauty, then hurried to the back of the team, fearing that the other party would take advantage of him if he was a step slower.

Men must protect themselves when they are outside.

Just as he was about to ask another person, he suddenly stopped. Wait!

What did you just see?
65 points for the performance?
He quickly took two steps back and found his target.

The other party is a quiet actress, wearing ordinary casual clothes. She doesn't look beautiful at first glance, but she is very attractive when you look closely. She gives people a sense of alienation. To use the popular word nowadays, she has an ascetic face.

A little indifference, a little tranquility, a little coldness.

Looking at this face and then looking at the performance skill points, I really feel that acting skills have little to do with appearance.

"Du Wenjuan, skills: Performance 65 points, Ballet 60 points, Lines 58 points, Violin 52 points..."

After reading it carefully, Zhang Wen was stunned.

Another high-quality human female.

Even Gao Yue is not so perverted.

When Du Wenjuan saw the man next to her staring at her in a daze, she frowned slightly, pursed her lips lightly, said nothing, and just looked away.

Zhang Wen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, then looked at the other person and asked, "Hello, are you here to audition for Female Number Four as well?"

When I came here, Director Chen told me that today, in addition to the fourth male and fourth female roles, some supporting actors will also be decided, but the fourth male and fourth female roles are the most important.

Du Wenjuan took a look and nodded.

"..."

Zhang Wen was completely speechless.

So many skills, so many perverted skill points, and all related to acting. With this woman here, what role does Female No. 4 and the others have?

Hey, that’s not right!

How could such a talented actress audition for the role of female No. 4?
As a rising star in the current film and television industry, Bai Lu's skills are not as good as this woman's in terms of quantity and points.

According to the skill panel, the other party should be auditioning for the female lead.

"Do you have any experience in filming?" Zhang Wen felt that what he asked was nonsense. 65 points of acting skill and 58 points of dialogue skill could not have appeared out of thin air.

"I've made five movies." Du Wenjuan replied calmly.

"Female one?"

"Two times as the third woman, the remaining three times... that's the fifth woman, so to speak."

"..."

Zhang Wen was speechless again.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
With such acting skills, it would be unjust if she didn't become famous, not to mention that she has only played the third and fifth female roles.

Movies are different from TV series. TV series are long and have many characters. Even the fifth female lead will have a lot of scenes. However, movies are short, have few characters, and the relationships are simple, so the fifth female lead basically doesn't have many scenes.

Damn, is there something wrong?

Zhang Wen scratched his head, as if suddenly remembering something, and looked at the woman in front of him again.

As a result, when he took a look, his brows furrowed even more.

No negative personality derivatives?

In other words, this is a person with very stable emotions who is not affected by negative emotions.

Zhang Wen really wanted to ask the other party why he was in such a mess, but he felt that such a question was too offensive, so he suppressed the impulse in his heart and changed the question.

"Which company are you from?"

“I don’t have a company.”

"Where's the agent?"

"No."

Zhang Wen stared at the other person in a daze, and now he finally understood why this woman was not famous.

Without a company and an agent, it means that there is no backing and no resources. It is okay to play some unimportant small roles, but if you want to play the female lead, there is no possibility at all.

Slow!

He suddenly realized something. The other party had no contract with a company and no agent. If he could poach Tianxi Media...

Zhang Wen swallowed unconsciously, looked at the woman and continued to ask: "Why don't you sign a contract with the company?"

"I don't want to drink with you." Du Wenjuan said.

"That's it?"

"Ah."

Zhang Wen was stunned. He had personality and was very straightforward.

Nowadays, even famous artists have to attend various drinking parties for resources. It is indeed difficult for an actor like this who has no background, no backing, and no fame to make a name for himself.

He immediately took out his phone from his pocket and said, "Beautiful girl, add me on WeChat."

"Who are you?" Du Wenjuan's eyes were filled with vigilance.

"Someone who can help you."

"?"

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(End of this chapter)