Chapter 24 Blind Well
Watching the three handsome men and beautiful women go away, Xu Kun breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help feeling secretly proud.
After all, she is the Golden Horse Film Queen. How can she ask for my phone number in front of others? How can she be so dignified?
It's a pity that she didn't look at me differently because she appreciated my acting skills, but because I beat up a Hong Konger.
This made Xu Kun feel that there was something missing.
It would be great if one day I could win the favor of a beautiful woman with my acting skills.
It was not until he got into the taxi that Xu Kun gradually put aside all distractions and turned his attention back to the movie he was about to audition for.
He originally thought that he would play an important role earlier than Baoqiang, but who knew that Baoqiang would become so successful overnight.
Although we don’t know much about Baoqiang’s future, this movie should, as expected, be Baoqiang’s masterpiece.
Based on this, it can be inferred that the quality of this movie must be good. If I can play an important role in it, it will definitely allow me to make further progress in the circle.
Following this logic, Xu Kun was full of anticipation for the upcoming audition, but also a little nervous.
Although his acting skills have improved greatly in the past three months, isn't the leap a bit too big for him to suddenly be promoted from a special actor in a TV series to a major actor in a movie?
But on second thought, Baoqiang has a bigger step to take this time. Since he hasn't gotten hurt, there's no reason why I can't get over this hurdle!
The address Baoqiang gave was near the Beijing Film Studio, a relatively well-known small restaurant.
When Xu Kun arrived, it was just past eight o'clock in the evening, which was the busiest time in the restaurant.
"Brother Kun, here it is!"
As soon as he entered the store, he was spotted by Bao Qiang who was peeking into the private room. Seeing his baby face was purple and red, Xu Kun thought he was drunk. But when he entered the private room, he discovered that there were four dishes and a soup neatly arranged on the table and had not been touched at all.
The reason why Baoqiang's face turned red was purely because he was excited.
Just by the fact that the food was still intact, Xu Kunxian had a good impression of the director who stood up to greet him - Baoqiang's iconic baby face always makes people underestimate him unconsciously, but this director waited for him for so long just for Baoqiang's sake.
However, after the other party looked at Xu Kun, he couldn't help but frown secretly.
After sitting down, with Baoqiang's introduction, both parties introduced themselves.
The director's name is Li Yang. He is a returnee who studied in Germany. He has made several documentaries and a TV series, but none of them are famous.
At the beginning of last year, he came across a novel called "Shenmu" by chance. The book's portrayal of complex human nature and descriptions of morality and money all made Li Yang applaud.
So he decisively bought the film and television adaptation rights of the novel, and spent a year and a half raising funds for the film and completing the filming procedures.
But just when Li Yang was full of confidence and wanted to go to Shanxi for filming, the originally scheduled leading actor showed up.
First, the young protagonist, who was a child star, backed out after hearing that he had to go down to a small coal mine for an unsecured on-site shoot. Then even the other main villain went back on his word.
Later, Li Yang tried to contact several child stars, but they all declined. Some were afraid of taking risks, while others’ families did not allow them to go.
He had no choice but to go to the gate of Beijing Film Studio and post a recruitment notice, looking for a young actor who grew up in the countryside, was short, had a childish face, was brave and able to endure hardships.
In the end, Baoqiang, who came after hearing the news, stood out. In addition to his appearance that met the requirements, his acting skills were also obviously better than the others.
Xu Kun never imagined that Baoqiang's appearance, which had always been a hindrance to his performance, would one day become his stepping stone to play the leading role in a movie.
While sighing, Xu Kun also tentatively brought up the main topic: "I heard that our crew is still short of two important villain actors?"
“This one, actually, is only missing one.”
Li Yang pursed his lips awkwardly, but still admitted: "Originally, when I heard Baoqiang talk about your conditions, I also thought you were quite suitable, but..."
"only?"
"You are really too young."
Li Yang shook his head helplessly and said, "According to Baoqiang's description, I thought you were at least 30 years old, so it would barely be enough to put on old-age makeup, but... you are 25 this year?"
"22 [nominal age]." Seeing Li Yang sigh helplessly when he heard his actual age, Xu Kun was very depressed. He had thought about failing the audition before coming here, but he did not expect that he would be rejected because of his age.
After thinking for a while, he said with determination: "Director Li, can I see the script?"
"of course can."
Li Yang was a good talker. He took out the script from his briefcase and said, "In fact, the other supporting characters in our film also have their own highlights."
Obviously, although he does not intend to let Xu Kun play the main villain, he still hopes that Xu Kun can join the crew and contribute to the film.
"director."
At this time, Bao Qiang mustered up the courage to say: "I think Brother Kun is quite mature, why don't you let him try to dress up as the role?"
Li Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The character of Tang Chaoyang is set to be a middle-aged man in his forties, and his son has graduated from high school. This is more than twice the difference..."
Baoqiang looked at Li Yang, then at Xu Kun who was concentrating on reading the script, and then lowered his head with a troubled look on his face.
Xu Kun took about twenty minutes to quickly read through the script.
The general plot of the story is that Tang Chaoyang and Song Jinming lured migrant workers to pretend to be their relatives under the pretext of introducing them to high-paying jobs, and then brought them to the mine and waited for an opportunity to kill them, fabricating the illusion of death in a mine accident.
Then they took advantage of the mine owner's eagerness to settle the matter, one played the good cop and the other played the bad cop, and took away the compensation for the accident.
When Tang Chaoyang chose the male protagonist Yuan Fengming as his next target, Song Jinming felt sympathy for him because Yuan Fengming was of similar age to his son and he discovered that Yuan Fengming's father seemed to have died at the hands of the two.
So Song Jinming tried to force Yuan Fengming away with his bad attitude, but not only did he fail, but he was further moved by Yuan Fengming's simplicity and kindness.
Finally in the mine, seeing that Song Jinming was hesitant to take action, Tang Chaoyang killed Song Jinming first in anger, and then prepared to get rid of Yuan Fengming.
Fortunately, Song Jinming was injured but not dead, and killed Tang Chaoyang at the critical moment.
Yuan Fengming was so frightened by this scene that he fled from the mine, while Song Jinming and Tang Chaoyang were trapped in the mine forever.
Although Yuan Fengming refused again and again afterwards, he still took the 60,000 yuan compensation under the coercion and inducement of the mine owner.
Many detailed descriptions are interspersed during this period, making the whole story both realistic and cruel, as well as full of black humor.
And just as Baoqiang said, the two villains have more scenes than the protagonists, so it is not an exaggeration to say that all three of them are the male protagonists.
After reading the script, Xu Kun had an idea in his mind.
Gently pushing the script back in front of Li Yang, he said seriously: "Director Li, I have a somewhat immature opinion about the role of Tang Chaoyang."
Although Li Yang was not optimistic about Xu Kun's performance as Tang Chaoyang, he still leaned his upper body forward slightly, as if listening attentively.
Xu Kun also pulled his chair closer, and then talked to Li Yang: "Look, according to the script, Song Jinming felt sympathy for Yuan Fengming because he was about the same age as his son.
Although Tang Chaoyang also had a son, he acted indifferent. Moreover, Tang Chaoyang's son, who failed to get into college, only appeared during their phone calls and a casual chat.
In general, Tang Chaoyang's son and family did not play any practical role, and in fact deleting them did not affect the plot at all.
Since his family background is fictitious, there is no need to set his age so rigidly. As the saying goes, 'old men are timid'. In fact, young people who are alone and without any ties are often more ruthless. "
After Xu Kun finished speaking, he observed Li Yang's expression. Seeing that he seemed to be thinking about something and did not directly oppose his argument, he struck while the iron was hot and said, "I think this can be modified. Set Tang Chaoyang as a bachelor in his twenties, and let him laugh at Song Jinming for being dragged down by his family. What wife and children, they are all debt collectors!
It would be better for him to be like Tang Chaoyang, who took the money and lived a carefree life, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling to his heart's content! This way, the two people's ideas would clash in advance, and it would also lay the groundwork for the subsequent split - Director Li, don't you think this is the case?"
After all, forty years old is different from twenty years old. If Xu Kun was in his early twenties in his previous life, he would definitely not be able to make up these things.
(End of this chapter)
