Huayu: I was immediately ensnared by Jing Tian as soon as I entered the industry.

Xuancheng Film and Television, in the rest area, announced that the child actors who had auditioned had arrived, and that they were all accompanied by their parents.

With a large number of people, the scene inevitably becomes noisy.

Several little girls of similar age, in particular, chattered away and made friends.

One of the little girls was particularly talkative.

"I'm two years older than you, you should call me 'older sister'."

"Call me 'sister' so I can hear it."

Watching his daughter chatter on and on, Guan Shaozeng could only keep apologizing to the others.

It's too noisy.

At the same time, he didn't have high hopes for this audition.

The casting requirements clearly stated that they wanted an introverted, quiet little girl. Given my daughter's outspokenness, I'm afraid she'll just be there to make an appearance.

Inside the meeting room, Wang Xuan was chatting with Li Xuejian.

After much thought, there are only a few male actors of similar age, with relatively high popularity, who can hold their own in Ge You's films.

In a way, the two of them are not outsiders.

Li Xuejian's wife is Yu Lan's niece, and Tian Zhuangzhuang is his cousin; they are all real relatives.

"Uncle Li, I'll call you that from now on. With you joining us, I have a lot more confidence."

"Thank you for the invitation, but I haven't made an art film in a long time."

This actor's acting skills are beyond doubt; he can convincingly portray any role and is a grand slam winner of domestic awards.

[Jiao Yulu] [Water Margin]... any one of them is a textbook-level performance, but they are all biographical films, commercial films.

The last art film she starred in can be traced back to 95, "Shanghai Triad," which she co-starred in with Zhang Yimou.

"I've seen your recent film, 'Life Is Beautiful,' where you brought an ordinary, unassuming character to life..."

"Thank you for the compliment. The audience's recognition is my greatest support," Li Xuejian said with a smile.

After chatting for a couple of minutes, Wang Xuan saw the person out.

It was called an audition, but the invitation was just a formality.

···

"Has Zhang Zifeng arrived yet?"

"They're here."

Upon hearing her number called, a middle-aged woman quickly raised her hand and then waved to her daughter, who was calling out "sister."

Inside the meeting room, seeing Zhang Zifeng enter, Wang Xuan knew he already had the result without needing an audition.

She's too young; she's only 8 years old this year.

How could there be a concept of "sex"?

As for inviting her over, it was because of her performance in "Aftershock".

Upon closer inspection, he was only the height of a tiny little bean.

After a brief chat and some words of encouragement, I had my assistant see the person off.

"Is Guan Xiaotong here?"

"Yes, I am."

Guan Shaozeng raised his hand in response, then he gave his daughter some instructions:

"Xiaotong, be quiet when you go inside. Don't speak unless I ask you to."

"understood."

Guan Shaozeng held his daughter's hand, cheering her on in his heart. He checked the time carefully and noticed that the child who had just gone in left in less than five minutes.

Upon entering the room, the first thing that catches the eye is a handsome face. I had checked his information when I submitted my resume; the handsome man is a Berlin Film Festival Best Actor and a director in the billion-dollar club.

While Guan Shaozeng was still in a daze, Guan Xiaotong had already stepped forward and introduced herself.

"Hello, brother, my name is Guan Xiaotong, I'm 11 years old, and I acted in [The Promise]..."

A standard self-introduction, no wonder he debuted at the age of 4 and has played more than a dozen roles, big and small, to date.

Wang Xuan smiled and said, "Hello, little friend. Which of your roles was the most fun?"

"Hmm~" Guan Xiaotong rested her chin on her hand, thinking, "Xiaoxue is the most fun..."

Guan Shaozeng explained from the side, "This is a role she played last year, in a thriller."

Wang Xuan nodded and handed a script to Guan Shaozeng: "Take a look at the script. It's a bit too explicit for a child. Are you comfortable with your daughter acting in it?"

"this……"

Guan Shaozeng was shocked by the explicit dialogue. He really wanted to know how the script had passed the censorship.

"Director, isn't this...?"

Wang Xuan shook his head, knowing what he wanted to say: "If you can accept it, then you can officially audition."

Guan Shaozeng hesitated. On one hand, there was the potential performance opportunity, but on the other hand, he didn't want his daughter to be exposed to "sex" knowledge too early.

"Dad, what are those lines? Let me see." Guan Xiaotong stood on tiptoe and craned her neck to look.

He had long since forgotten his earlier instruction to keep quiet.

Guan Shaozeng hesitated for a moment. Since he was letting his daughter pursue the path of acting, he had to give up some things.

···

After trying out several scenes, Guan Xiaotong spoke haltingly and couldn't understand the meaning of the lines at all.

However, given the domestic education system, her performance is already quite good.

"This is the complete script. Familiarize yourself with your lines as soon as possible. The filming schedule is very tight."

Ultimately, Wang Xuan chose Guan Xiaotong for the role and handed the complete script to Guan's father.

···

"Hello, Ms. Wenli."

In the coffee shop downstairs from the studio, Wang Xuan met with Jiang Wenli to arrange for her to play the role of the kindergarten director.

This was the result of Wang Xuan's careful consideration. As the principal of a kindergarten, someone too young would not have the acting skills, while she was around forty years old and had just won the Best Actress award, making her a very suitable candidate.

"Just call me sister," Jiang Wenli said with a smile, taking the script from her.

"May I ask who has been confirmed for the roles?"

"Besides Teacher Ge You, Teacher Li Xuejian has also been confirmed to star in the show."

Jiang Wenli nodded; she had no further questions.

With this cast, they have a real chance of winning an award.

"I need to reserve time to determine when filming will begin."

"After the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony, we expect to finish filming in about a month and submit the photos to next year's Berlin Film Festival," Wang Xuan briefly revealed the plan.

"Did you bring the contract? I'll just sign it." Jiang Wenli suddenly said this.

Wang Xuan could tell that she really wanted to participate in this film, after all, it had a cast of two award-winning actors, and good actors all want to encounter good scripts.

I didn't bring the contract with me, but I can get it later.

···

Wang Xuan was finalizing the casting for the other supporting roles when his phone, which was on the table, vibrated. It was Jiang Wenli's number, which he had left yesterday.

"I'm sorry, director, I've dragged you into this."

"What do you mean, Sister Wenli?"

Wang Xuan looked completely bewildered.

"Because of family matters, paparazzi have been following me lately, and photos of us meeting at a coffee shop yesterday were taken..."

After Jiang Wenli finished explaining, which she found difficult to articulate, Wang Xuan finally understood.

A while ago, Gu Changwei was spotted having a late-night rendezvous with Zhang Jingchu. Entertainment media speculated that the couple were each doing their own thing in private and that they had been stalking Jiang Wenli, hoping to capture evidence of her infidelity.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xuan turned on his computer to see how the report was being presented.

There was a lot of news in the entertainment section. The box office of "The Equation of Love and Death" was 1200 million yuan in its first 7 days, which was lower than expected, but it received high praise from the audience.

The Mummy 3 grossed 6000 million in its opening week, which is a good box office result, but its reputation has been questioned.

The main criticism from the audience was that the Dragon Emperor, played by Jet Li, was suspected of defaming the First Emperor and misappropriating Chinese culture.

There's plenty of celebrity gossip: Zhang Jie lost a lawsuit and has to pay 200 million yuan in damages for breach of contract; Lin Chi-ling was replaced by CCTV because her voice didn't match the bill; and a certain milk powder brand has run into trouble.

Amidst the flurry of gossip, the topic of "famous director's wife secretly meeting with young director" has garnered the most attention.