coronation of stars

Chapter 10 The number one scandal (3)
She bent slightly and bowed to Cao Rui, stood up and smiled happily and brightly, "I never thought I could do a little favor for the heroine after I came here, I don't think anyone else auditioned today, congratulations to Man Xin for taking the role." The heroine in "The Ranger of the End of the World" really did a good job."

"If Director Cao has nothing to do, I'll leave first?"

Such straightforward and obvious irony from Qiao Yan was polite and bold, Cao Rui's face turned blue and pale, and he couldn't answer for a while.Wei Ze looked at her with gentle eyes, a little appreciative and also a little worried. Mu Ting, who had been silent since just now, suddenly smiled, glanced at Qiao Yan, shook his head and took out the phone openly. What are you pressing.

...Prince Mu disrespected the turbulent atmosphere a little bit, but this is not the point. The point is why she suddenly had a bad premonition?
Her premonitions in predicting bad things have always been very accurate. Seeing that Cao Rui didn't answer, she bowed and went back to Shu Li, put on her coat, and was about to leave.However, the sight behind him was so obvious that Qiao Yan had to take out his phone to look.

Sure enough, Prince Mu sent her a text message, and I don't know why he saved the phone number of an eighteenth-line artist like her.Qiao Yan swiped open the lock screen and saw Prince Mu asking her:
"You just left?"

Qiao Yan thought for a while, then pressed the screen to reply him: "Otherwise? Can I get a box lunch if I stay here?"

"Yes." Mu Ting replied quickly, "find a place to wait for me, and treat you to a meal after the show."

Qiao Yan put away the phone, turned around and glanced at Mu Ting, who was still sitting where he was and continued to watch the audition. He looked at the audition very seriously, frowning slightly from time to time, showing a kind of pickiness and dissatisfaction at certain times.

Qiao Yan didn't look at his expression during the audition just now, but now that she saw it, her original plan to go back with Shu Li as if she didn't receive the text message was a little shaken.She rubbed the screen of her phone in thought, and sent another message to Mu Ting after a while.

"Where? Is the price within your reach?"

After receiving the text message, Mu Ting read it quickly, but replied very slowly.Qiao Yan glanced at it after receiving it, stopped after leaving the door of the audition site, and pulled Shu Li who was walking in front of her: "Sister Li, someone invited me to dinner, I will return to the company later inside."

"Oh, fine." Qiao Yan is a very measured person, and Shu Li is more at ease, so she doesn't care too much.She took the car keys and continued walking towards the parking lot. After walking a few steps, she turned back and asked, "Where are you going to eat? Do you want Liu to pick you up?"

"Director Gu Famous's home." Qiao Yan said calmly, shaking her head under Shu Li's surprised gaze.

"Don't need Liu to pick me up, I don't know how to drink."

There are many types of directors in the entertainment industry.

A director like Zhang Jian who pays attention to details is a type. You don’t need to give him an excellent script, as long as you let him direct, you can always move your heart inadvertently with a picture.Or a pear vortex with a low eyebrow and a smile, or the wine foam splashing in the air while singing, or just a frozen frame looking sideways.

He will design these details into the storyboarding action of the script. The actors have to act over and over again until the effect in his mind can be continued for the next shooting, so almost all the actors will suddenly NG when they come to him. The increase is sometimes not because the actor's understanding of the role is too outrageous, but it is really not easy for one person to interpret what another person thinks.

And a more commercial director like Cao Rui is another type. He pursues big productions and backgrounds, special lineups and luxurious announcements. A green screen can be shot from beginning to end, and the time spent on post-production may be longer than the shooting cycle. long.

He has relatively low requirements for actors' skills, and the personal qualities of actors should not be too outrageous to be below the average level.On the contrary, he requires actors to be sensible, obedient, knowledgeable and interesting, not to cause him trouble, and not to make him feel bored, to talk about everything at the wine table, to be beautiful in all directions, to be beautiful everywhere, not to win many awards, but almost Every time, everyone from investors to TV stations can make a lot of money, and they have always been a type of film and television professionals that are very popular with all parties.

Gu Feisheng was different from both of them.

The audition location was on the outskirts of the city, and Gu Feisheng's residence was located on the other side of the city diagonally in the suburbs. It was already afternoon when Mu Ting left the studio, and it was already dark when the two hurried to Gu Feisheng's residence. Time is lost.

But fortunately, what should not be missed is just about to catch up. Gu Feisheng's home is a single-family three-story building with a little yard. Only the suburbs can provide such a spacious and quiet residence.

From the gate to the door, a path for people to walk is swept out, and the rest of the place is covered with silver everywhere, and the snow reflects the front of the steps, which is stable and solemn in the low and dark sky.Gu Feisheng was sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching TV intently with black-rimmed glasses. Without the makeup and clothing to cover him up, he looked much older than he looked in front of the camera, but he was also a little more amiable and down-to-earth.Seeing them coming in, Gu Feisheng nodded slightly to them as a greeting, and raised his finger to the sofa in the living room.

"Don't be restrained, sit wherever you want."

On the TV is an old American movie from the last century, a classic love movie that is well-known both at home and abroad.The black and white picture quality is not very clear, and the characters are blurry, but the swaying skirts of the ladies and the neat suits of the gentlemen are still beautiful. The rhythm of the whole movie is slow and the rhythm is brisk. When they arrived, the movie had already come to an end.

Qiao Yan was a little puzzled, but the joy of seeing Gu Feisheng and her own personality made her finish watching the movie quietly. Mu Ting sat next to her, but it was not very peaceful. When she was in Ansheng, she took a fixed look and then rubbed her nose embarrassingly, then reluctantly fell silent.

When they came, there were already seven or eight people sitting in the living room. Qiao Yan recognized two senior actors who often appeared in front of the camera, and a quasi-first-rate producer who was not sure. She looked at the other faces. She was very strange, and it was the same when they came to see her, but no one asked each other. After the movie screening, Gu Feisheng took off his glasses, wiped them and put them away, and smiled when he looked at them.

"A lot of people came to see me, an old man, today."

He is indeed very old. It was already in the 80s of the last century that the film he directed became famous in the Chinese film industry. He is a leading figure of the fifth generation of directors in China.In the 30 years of ups and downs in the film industry, Gu Feisheng has not directed many films, but his weight is astonishing. He is still the winner of the highest award for Chinese directors abroad.

Now he is still making his films, but it seems that he has been unable to keep up with the changes in public tastes. Several films in succession have been well received but the box office is dismal.But Gu Feisheng doesn't seem to be in a hurry, and with his current status, he really doesn't need to cater to anything to gain anything.

What he is still insisting on may be feelings, enthusiasm, or just a director's pride and self-esteem for his career. Others don't know these things, and Qiao Yan doesn't make wild guesses, but just looks at Gu Feisheng intently, Listening to him continue to chatter while laughing and shaking his head.

"You all know this movie, right? "The Wind Chimes Ring Again" directed by Towers is a classic movie with a plot full of dramatic conflicts. It was a movie my teacher tried to reject...At that time, the teacher played this movie for us in class. Movies, students, this kind of movie is not good. China has been like this for hundreds of thousands of years. It is time to change when it is passed on to us. We have to have something of our own, and we can’t blindly take things from the ancients. Come to use it?"

After Gu Feisheng graduated from majors, it was only natural for him to embark on the path of directing.His teacher is a member of the fourth generation of directors in China. He has spent his whole life studying and eliminating the dramatic structure of movies, getting rid of the shadow of drama since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and making movies fresh and natural, simple and documentary. Somewhat too urgent and overkill.

In addition, China was going through a catastrophe 40 years ago, and it was almost the 80s when this generation of directors really devoted themselves to the film industry, so they had to urgently pass on years of theoretical experience to future generations.Gu Feisheng grew up under such a background, and was deeply influenced by it in his early years.Looking back now, it was already a sad face, shaking his head and laughing.

"Actually, I liked these films when I first watched them. But the teacher didn't allow us to watch them. What's the matter? Then don't watch them, just tell yourself it's wrong...but this is not what a filmmaker with independent thinking should do. When I realized this, I turned these films out and watched them again, and I still thought they were good-looking.”

"A true classic, how can it become mediocre with the passage of time? I am getting old, and you are all a new generation of filmmakers. The future of our country's film depends on you."

When Gu Feisheng talked about these things, his expression was gentle and serene. He looked around, leaned forward and asked Qiao Yan, who looked at the most unfamiliar: "Little girl, do you know what to do in the future?"

Qiao Yan was looking at Gu Feisheng when he was suddenly clicked on. He was taken aback for a moment and quickly realized: "Hello, Teacher Gu, I am a newcomer actor... I haven't acted in a movie so far."

Almost everyone laughed silently, Qiao Yan was also a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it carefully, he slowly replied: "Whether it's a performance or a movie, the first thing is to read the lyrics on the stage, and the audience applauds. Maybe it originated from colorful clothes to entertain relatives, or it originated from what everyone expects, it is always a relaxing and pleasant thing.”

"In the beginning, I followed the story, then recorded it as a cassette, and now I actively restore and create various plots. Innovation in form is necessary, but everything remains the same, and perhaps the essence has never changed. pass?"

"Just like I chose the path of acting. When I think about it, there may be many reasons, such as interest, life, self-choice, and a job... But in the final analysis, I like acting, and I also like acting. My everything."

"And if one day I work so hard that they like me too, then that will be enough."

They stayed at Gu Feisheng's house for a long time, and when they came out, it was already the time when the lights of Wanjia were on.The city is as prosperous as ever, and it doesn't fall silent because of this late season, it is the bustling and bustling time.

They also had a meal together as they said during the day, Mu Ting invited guests, and the place Qiao Yan chose was a hot pot restaurant that was open until late. The scale was small, and the private room was just a table for four people. panels and curtains.Mu Ting had no objection to Qiao Yan's choice, but was a little surprised when the hot pot was served.

"Mandarin duck pot is specially ordered for me?" He asked, and put half a plate of mushrooms into it.

"It seems that singers generally don't eat a lot of spicy food. Consider it from the perspective of protecting your throat." Qiao Yan didn't admit it or deny it. Spicy food?"

"Recently, I have to record a song and I can't eat it. Actually, I really like it." Mu Ting smacked his lips regretfully, and stared at the red soup base for a long time before looking away, inadvertently looking at Qiao Yan's lit phone screen , glanced at it and asked casually, "Why are you watching "The Wind Chimes Rise Again", such a classic movie, haven't you seen it before?"

"I'm not from a major, and I was rarely introduced to this before." Qiao Yan also glanced at the phone, seeing that it was still downloading, she didn't care anymore, looked up and saw Mu Ting's face, I was very curious, but I didn't know whether to ask or not The expression suddenly felt amused, "I studied history in college, and I still liked it. If I hadn't become an actor, I might be a history teacher now."

"By the way, why did you think of taking me to see Gu Feisheng today?"

"Being cheated by Yao Manxin and using unfair means to snatch the role, it's a bit of a fight for you. Anyway, I also got involved in the middle, so I can't wave my hand and pretend nothing happened."

Mu Ting answered very frankly, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with helping an artist who had no relatives or relatives and was not from our company. He even smiled sarcastically when he mentioned the unfair means.

"Director Gu Feisheng has a new movie to start shooting recently, and everyone in the circle should have heard the news after a while. Kaixing doesn't have the ability to go through the back door, but Gu Feisheng's casting has always been fair. It's okay for Luo Ming to get you into the audition list. of."

"I haven't even acted as the second female lead in a TV series, you want me to try out the role of Gu Famous?" Qiao Yan was taken aback.

"You can grab as many scenes as you are bold, do you understand, Ms. Qiao?" Mu Ting shrugged and concentrated on eating meat in the pot with chopsticks.

"Don't say that this place looks so unreliable, the taste is really good... It's just an audition. What are you afraid of? Gu Feisheng's casting has always been fair. If you have the ability to participate in the audition, you may be selected. You Aren't you quite confident in yourself? Didn't you say that you will be popular sooner or later? Where is the previous domineering?"

"It's still there, and I can use it to scare others at any time." Qiao Yan smiled, lowered her head and started to move her chopsticks. After a while, she said as if casually mentioning it, "I have made a note of this favor, and I will definitely return it when I have a chance. Whatever you need me to do, just ask, and I will try my best to do it for you.”

"Don't have a chance, if you want to pay it back now." Mu Ting looked up at her, his eyes were quite serious, Qiao Yan raised his head in surprise, saw Mu Ting looking at her seriously, and said seriously, "Let Kai Xing will assign you a stylist as soon as possible, I have never been embarrassed to say that your dressing vision is really, special, earthy."

Qiao Yan: "..."

It was already late when they went home after dinner with Mu Ting. A lot of things happened today, and generally speaking, they had a much happier time than yesterday.Qiao Yan got a good night's sleep, woke up lazily the next day, picked up the phone and unlocked it, and the missed call from Shu Li was displayed immediately.

Qiao Yan was startled, and immediately called back. The phone was quickly picked up, and Shu Li's tone was a little strange.

"Qiao Yan, did you have dinner with Mu Ting yesterday?" Shu Li asked.

"Yeah," Qiao Yan hesitated, "What's wrong?"

"You've been photographed."

Qiao Yan stood there in horror for a full 2 ​​minutes.

She held the phone and was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a long time, she didn't think that she and Mu Ting could be photographed with any earth-shattering photos yesterday, so she felt relieved, and finally calmed down after drinking a sip of water: "What's going on, Sister Li?" ? What's going on now?"

"Oh, there's nothing wrong with it." Qiao Yan asked calmly and clearly. Shu Li's answer was even more casual and without pressure. It seemed that it was nothing serious. It seemed that she was just checking with her after seeing it on the Internet.

"The photo taken by Mu Ting very late yesterday was very clear. Your face is not very clear, but I still remember the clothes you wore yesterday. I will ask you to confirm after I recognize it. It's okay. ? Is going to Gu Dao's place for dinner going well?"

"Oh, that's good." Qiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and her whole body relaxed. Apart from Liu Yuxuan, she has no role that can be remembered by the public at all. She is most afraid of being involved in scandals and shady scenes before she shows her strength. In the vortex of uncertainty.

She moved her stiff left arm all the time, sat in front of the computer and pressed the power button: "I went to Director Gu to listen to him chatting casually. I watched an old movie and was very happy. After I came out, I talked to Mu Ting." The dinner we had together was probably photographed at that time, and after the meal, we went back separately. The restaurant I chose was the hot pot restaurant near the neighborhood where Qiao Xue and I often went, and it was useless for him to send me. .”

Qiao Yan has always been down-to-earth in this regard, smart but not opportunistic, and she handles things quite appropriately, which has always been an advantage that Luo Mingshuli appreciates and feels at ease.Shu Li hummed, and was about to end the call, but Qiao Yan on the other side hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Sister Li, yesterday Mu Ting said... Director Gu Feisheng will be preparing to shoot a new movie soon."

"Gu Feisheng's new film?" Shu Li was also surprised, but she quickly calmed down and asked Qiao Yan after pondering for a while, "Kai Xing will try his best to help you get an audition opportunity, and the company will follow whatever role you want to audition for." fight hard."

"Why didn't you try your best to fight for it?" Qiao Yan was slightly surprised.

(End of this chapter)