Reborn to be rich

Chapter 143 Auditions
Shopping in the Hong Kong Island area for an afternoon, Zhang Guodong had a lot of bags and bags on him, most of which were goods brought by Ouyang Xinlan to his family and friends. They took a taxi back to the hotel.

On the second day to continue shopping, Zhang Guodong specially bought a large shopping cart, and bought a lot of toys, game consoles, clothes, and bags. At the last moment of shopping, Zhang Guodong saw Ouyang Xinlan staring at the shopping cart. I can't stop looking at diamonds in a jewelry store.

"Buy it if you want it! The diamonds here are much cheaper than those in Beijing. We have already customized a wedding dress to look better with a diamond ring." Zhang Guodong said standing beside Ouyang Xinlan.

"Then... let's buy a small one! We've spent more than 16 today, and my dad will scold me to death if he knows."

Ouyang Xinlan said with some uncertainty that she spent 16 today mainly on the dozens of boxes of health care products. When she went to a shopping mall, the salesman fooled him into buying more than a dozen boxes. A box of more than 8000 was said to be an old man. Ouyang Xinlan bought a box for all the elders in the family to strengthen the body and prevent many diseases.

Zhang Guodong came to this jewelry store with a shopping cart. There were not many people in the jewelry store. Several beautiful shopping guides with Huaguo faces saw Zhang Guodong and the two coming in and ignored them.

"Hello! Where is the diamond ring area?" Ouyang Xinlan saw that no one was paying attention, so she asked in half-baked English. In the past two months, her English has made great progress, and she can communicate in basic spoken English.

"There, you have to see for yourself! Don't push that thing in, you can't lose it at the door!" Several girls replied in Cantonese without even turning their heads.When they saw Zhang Guodong and Ouyang Xinlan, they thought they were bringing goods from the mainland.

In this era, there are a lot of people who bring goods from the mainland. Many young people can earn tens of thousands of yuan by buying some luxury goods from Xiangjiang and transporting them to the mainland. However, it is very difficult to go directly to Xiangjiang from the mainland.

"Miss, can I know your name badge? As a Cartier customer, I have the right to know the name and ID number of the shopping guide who serves me. This is the service level of Cartier?"

Zhang Guodong put down the shopping cart and slowly came to the girl who spoke just now. He spoke Mandarin.

"The diamond rings are all there, you have to see for yourself!" The girl's voice was a little soft. Ordinary mainlanders are cautious when going to Xiangjiang. She looked at Zhang Guodong with disgust, and she didn't think the other party would dare to complain to her.

"Tell me your badge number! I don't want to say it a third time!"

The girls got up and dispersed. It was not easy for them to find a job in Xiangjiang. Even if Zhang Guodong entered the store just to have a look, it would be hard for him to be seen by the manager.

"Wang Qian, the badge number 016 is at your service, what do you want to see?"

The girl made a standard bow and said to Zhang Guodong with a smile that she spoke English.

"Call your manager over here!" Zhang Guodong said.

The girl hesitated, but got up and called the manager.

Within a few minutes, a 30-year-old woman in western professional attire came down from upstairs.

"Hello, sir! I'm Lisa, Cartier jewelry manager, how can I help you!"

"What is the size of the best diamond ring here, I need to buy a wedding ring for my fiancee!" Zhang Guodong said in English.

"Well... the largest finished diamond ring in our store is 12 carats. Please sit upstairs first, and I will bring it for you." Cartier jewelry is one of the most famous jewelry in this era, and the manager's handling ability is still very good. She Seeing a large shopping cart at the door, he guessed what was going on. Even if Zhang Guodong was looking for trouble on purpose, he couldn't be in Yikou Hall. Generally, precious jewelry customization is on the second floor, and there are much fewer people there.

"No, just take it out." Zhang Guodong pulled Ouyang Xinlan to sit on the counter seat, the manager saw this and had to go upstairs to get the diamond ring himself.

"This is the largest diamond ring in our store, 12.2 carats and 48 Hong Kong dollars."

The manager deliberately emphasized the word 48.

"Xinlan, how about you try?"

Zhang Guodong took the ring box, which was ten centimeters long and wide, surrounded by small diamonds, sparkling under the light.

Ouyang Xinlan took the ring and tried it on her ring finger. The size was right and the diamond ring was very beautiful. There was a circle of small sapphires around the diamond. Anyone who saw it would like it.

"Just right, this diamond ring is really beautiful, much better than the ones on the counter."

Ouyang Xinlan put on the ring and happily walked around under the light. Several customers in the shop surrounded it when they saw how beautiful the diamond ring was.

"Do you like it?" Zhang Guodong asked with a smile.

"I like it!" Ouyang Xinlan took it in her hand and Liu didn't want to take it off again.

"Is this ring discounted?" Zhang Guodong turned to look at the manager and asked.

"This ring is one of the high-quality diamond rings in our store. There is no discount. We can give you a men's platinum wedding ring, which can be used as a pair with this ring. The 22-gram platinum ring is also inlaid with sapphires." The manager is still patient. Introduced to.

"That's okay, I don't have so much cash with me, you can send someone to withdraw the money with me! The ring is installed for me!" Zhang Guodong said softly.

"You...you bought it!" the manager asked uncertainly.

"That's right! Why come here if you don't buy me? Please hurry up, I'm in a hurry!"

"Okay, I'll get your ring for you right now. Here is the jewelry appraisal certificate. Every ring is made by our professional masters, and the quality is guaranteed for a lifetime."

Only then did the manager introduce the ring craftsmanship to Zhang Guodong. At the beginning, the shopping guide who asked Zhang Guodong to put the shopping cart at the door was already covered in cold sweat. She knew that she couldn't be good today.

The manager sent a security guard to Zhang Guodong's area to withdraw the money. Ouyang Xinlan reluctantly put the ring back into the ring box and waited for Zhang Guodong to come back.

When Zhang Guodong came back more than ten minutes later, the security guard took the money to buy the ring and didn't need to order any more. Zhang Guodong got the packed ring box.

The No. 016 shopping guide named Wang Qian came to Zhang Guodong, lowered her head in panic, and dared not look at Zhang Guodong's face.

"sorry!"

The girl bowed her head and apologized. At this time, she can take the initiative to admit her mistake and possibly keep her job.

"Hua people are not inferior to people from other countries in the world. As a Hua country, you treat your compatriots like this. So let people from other countries think of us. Poverty is not terrible, and there is nothing to be proud of if you are rich. The key is a There is nothing wrong with your self-improvement, but you just feel a little regretful!" Zhang Guodong pushed his shopping cart and left after speaking, and Ouyang Xinlan followed behind him carrying the ring he just bought.

Seeing that Zhang Guodong did not complain because of Wang Qian, the manager of the Cartier jewelry store only punished her for this month's bonus. Standing at the counter, Wang Qian felt a little disappointed. What Zhang Guodong said today made her feel superior. She is clean, she also grew up in the mainland, and when I arrived in Xiangjiang, I felt that a new world door opened for me, but at this moment, her sense of superiority disappeared in an instant, maybe the path I chose was not the best.

On July [-]th, it had been five days since Zhang Guodong returned to the capital. During these five days, Ouyang Xinlan went back to school to complete her final exam for the third semester. "Desire" has been broadcast on CCTV for more than a month. In the ending, the response was particularly good. When she returned to school, Ouyang Xinlan had become the most famous student in their junior year. Of course, the teachers would not make things difficult for her in the final exam.

Zhang Guodong rented a Santana in Beijing for convenience, and drove Ouyang to and from get out of class every day, looking for authentic Beijing snacks to eat.

The two of them came to an activity center in the south of the city this morning. Director Wang Fulin called Zhang Guodong a few days ago to tell Zhang Guodong that the cast of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" had started auditioning today.

Zhang Guodong and Ouyang Xinlan also analyzed the characters of several main female tasks in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Today, his main audition targets are Diao Chan and Cai Yan. These two roles play the most important role in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". If She failed to audition for these two roles, at least she has to grab the roles of Xiao Qiao and Zhen Mi. Ouyang Xinlan is suitable for the role of a gentle beauty with outstanding appearance. Suit.

At the audition scene, Zhang Guodong saw the main actors in the old three kingdoms, such as Tang Guoqiang, Bao Guoan, Lu Shuming and other teachers. Most of them were the main roles that the director team had planned long ago. Most of the more than 20 people who auditioned today were the main actors. .

At the audition scene, Director Wang Fulin introduced the other five directors of the crew to Zhang Guodong. It was the first time for CCTV to shoot such a large-scale movie with the theme of historical classics. For the shooting, the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City in Zhangjialing is one of the main locations for this shooting, and there will be many places where they will deal with Zhang Guodong in the future.

Ouyang Xinlan went to the audition hall to wait for the audition, and Zhang Guodong waited for her audition to end in the temporary meeting room of the crew.As a result, only the first 7 actors completed the audition until dark, and the crew told Ouyang Xinlan to let her come back at [-]:[-] pm the day after tomorrow.

On the afternoon of July [-]th, Ouyang Xinlan's audition was not going well. She didn't know enough about the history of the Three Kingdoms period. Both Diao Chan and Cai Yan were famous historical figures, and her performance was not enough to satisfy the director team. .

On the second day, Ouyang Xinlan was depressed, and Zhang Guodong also thought that his girlfriend's idea of ​​acting in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was lost. Cai Xiaoqing, the crew of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", suddenly called the front desk of the hotel and told Ouyang Xinlan to go to the audition battlefield again. .

For this audition, Director Cai Xiaoqing preliminarily booked Ouyang Xinlan as one of the candidates to play Cai Yan. If this role is not selected in the end, Zhen Mi will let her play the role.

Zhen Mi should have the highest appearance in the original "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu" was written specifically for Zhen Mi, but in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhen Mi only appeared in a few scenes, and the total is two Of course, Ouyang Xinlan was not satisfied with only playing Zhen Mi for a matter of minutes.

For this reason, Zhang Guodong also specifically talked to director Wang Fulin about this matter. Director Wang Fulin told Zhang Guodong that in September this year, the crew will specially organize some main actors to conduct a half-year training in the capital. If Ouyang Xinlan wants to play the role of Cai Wenji, she must participate in this training. times training.

Zhang Guodong also admires the crew's dedication. It is not without reason that the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" can become an unforgettable classic for future generations.

After returning, Ouyang Xinlan was very happy. This training opportunity is rare. She plans to stay in school for more than a month to make up all the senior courses. Next year, she will focus on filming "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Their plan to go back to Qin Province together was shattered. Zhang Guodong packed and checked the presents she had bought for her family back to Ouyang Xinlan's home in Qin City, and gave them to her family when she came back next year.

On July [-]th, the Huaguo elementary school students are about to go on summer vacation, and Zhang Guodong has been traveling for more than three years.Xiao Guorui will enter the third grade in September this year, and Zhang Xiaoyue will also enter the sixth grade.The third sister, Zhang Ping, will be in her third year of high school after the summer vacation. Her academic performance has never worried the family. Zhang Guodong often tutors him in English when he has time. Judging from her current grades, it is not a big problem to pass the exam.

When he returned to Zhangjialing Village, Zhang Guodong felt as if he had been away from his hometown for a few years. Zhang Guodong had been away from the village for three months. Now the special line from Zhangjialing Village to Yongkang County has become four buses, which run every 20 minutes to Zhangjialing Village. tourists flocked.

When he arrived at the Guanlu intersection of Zhangjialing Village, the fifth and sixth teams were still the same as before he left, but the prosperity of the Guanlu intersection was much higher than three months ago. The fields on both sides are full of lush green flue-cured tobacco, and it will be time for flue-cured tobacco in a few weeks.

"Brother! You are finally back, Miss Xinlan!" Zhang Xiaoyue is already 12 years old, and she is already as tall as Zhang Guodong's chest. She was watching TV at the door of the house after school, and hurried over when she saw Zhang Guodong coming home.

"What sister, sister-in-law! Your sister-in-law is still training in the capital and hasn't come back yet! What TV are you watching!" Zhang Guodong patted Zhang Xiaoyue's head, but Zhang Xiaoyue dodged to let him touch it.

""Longing"! It's on every channel now, look quickly, Xinlan's sister-in-law is out!" Zhang Xiaoyue said happily when she saw Ouyang Xinlan come out.

Zhang Guodong also watched "Longing" several times in his previous life. Ouyang Xinlan played Liu Yanbi, a delicate and cute character, and her acting skills are also very good. Her acting skills have always been improving. Zhang Guodong began to have a little expectation for his role as Cai Yan.

Three months have passed, and the Three Kingdoms film and television base is currently under construction on three sides. The foundation of the troubled area of ​​the first team has almost been built. This year, the house can basically be completed, and next year will be the main decoration.

The city wall base has been built into a city wall more than ten meters high. The city wall is nearly ten meters thick, and the middle is empty and can be used as a house. These two are the largest projects for the film and television base this time. The farmhouse in District C is also under construction. In the past four months, more than a dozen yards have been built, and the crew is already filming and decorating here.

(End of this chapter)