Chapter 65 You Are The One
The crew auditioned a total of seven people in the afternoon.
This was not because of a decrease in efficiency, but because they finally found two newcomers that Liu Heng was relatively satisfied with, so the audition time was greatly extended.
Both of them are from the acting class of the Central Academy of Drama. One just graduated this year and the other is a senior.
Both performances have their merits and deficiencies.
The former acted out the moody nature of a teenager, but his emotional outburst was a little too exaggerated; the latter was better at controlling emotions, but his understanding of the character was obviously not as good as the former.
Judging purely by appearance, the latter is better than the former; but if we look at recognizability, the former is better than the latter.
It can be seen that Liu Heng obviously prefers the former, because in his opinion, everything else can be adjusted and improved, but the recognition is irreversible.
Xu Kun agreed with this theory wholeheartedly. After all, his four white eyes were almost unique and highly recognizable.
Because the auditions would continue tomorrow, Liu Heng did not invite everyone to dinner. He just distributed the detailed script before dismissing them.
As expected, the previous assistant also intended to test him.
As soon as Xu Kun got the script, he was eager to go home. He wished he could fly back and study it all night. However, when he went out and looked around, he could not see Chen Xuebin and his van.
Needless to say, he must have gone to build relationships with the crew members - while digesting his lunch at noon, Xu Kun revealed the general situation of several crew members to Chen Xuebin.
Got~
Now I have to squeeze into the bus again.
I don’t know when I can save enough money to buy a car.
But after buying a car, there is no place to park it. There is not enough space in the alley, and I am worried that it will be unsafe to park the new car at the intersection.
So you still have to buy a house first.
"This big brother!"
Xu Kun was just wondering whether he could save enough for a down payment near the Third Ring Road by the end of next year when a man suddenly appeared from the side and blocked his way with an apologetic smile on his face.
Upon closer inspection, it was the graduate from the Central Academy of Drama with a more recognizable appearance.
"You are that Deng..."
"Deng Chao!"
Seeing that Xu Kun didn't remember his name, the visitor hurriedly introduced himself, then smiled and said, "Brother, to be honest, I'm a little short of money recently. If I don't find a crew quickly, I'm afraid I won't have food to eat, so what..."
Xu Kun was very surprised after hearing this: "You guys graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, how can you not afford to eat?"
"It has nothing to do with the school. It's my own fault."
Deng Chao said awkwardly, "Besides, my family is in financial difficulty. It took me a lot of effort to raise the tuition fees. Now that I've graduated, I have to help my family share some of the burden."
Hearing that he was being honest, Xu Kun asked, "Are you trying to find out from me whether you have been selected by the crew?"
"Yeah!"
Deng Chao nodded vigorously, then said a little embarrassedly: "I don't mean anything else. The main thing is that if I'm not selected, I have to find another way to make a living."
"I can't say that."
Xu Kun shook his head decisively. Not to mention that he had no way of verifying whether what Deng Chao said was true or not, even if it was true, he could not risk offending Liu Heng by revealing news that the crew had not yet fully confirmed.
Deng Chao looked disappointed, but he still smiled and said, "I understand, I understand. I am sorry for interrupting you..."
Xu Kun interrupted again: "But if you want to make some quick money, I can recommend some minor roles for you."
Deng Chao was stunned for a moment, his expression changing again and again, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, big brother!"
It seems that he is really short of money.
Students who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama or the Beijing Film Academy usually looked down on the job of playing supporting roles. Xu Kun extended his hand to Deng Chao and introduced himself, "Xu Kun."
"Deng Chao."
Deng Chao also hurriedly extended his hand to greet him.
After shaking hands, the two exchanged contact information. Xu Kun left his cell phone number, of course, while Deng Chao left his pager number - well, this student from the Central Academy of Drama is not as good as Bao Qiang.
However, Xu Kun's favorable impression of him increased a little bit. At least this man was truly poor and not just pretending to be poor.
So before leaving, he said, "Don't worry, these are daily jobs, they won't interfere with your work."
Deng Chao didn't react at first. It was only when Xu Kun walked about ten steps away that he suddenly realized what was going on. He quickly shouted at Xu Kun's back, "Big brother, thank you so much!"
Xu Kun waved his hand without even turning his head. Suddenly, he saw a bus coming from the intersection. He stopped pretending and ran towards the platform.
Speechless all the way.
After returning to the rental house, Xu Kun gave Bao Qiang the task of helping Deng Chao make some quick money for two days, and then began to study the script behind closed doors.
It has to be said that famous screenwriters and writers are different. Although "The Young Emperor" maintains a humorous tone, it also contains some relatively "curious" elements.
For example, there is no such thing as having sex everywhere, such as Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Su Malagu, Tong Layue and Wu Liangfu, the Empress and Concubine Jin...
But if you really read it carefully, you will find that behind the "humor" and "curiosity" lies a tragic core, and the whole story is filled with a faint bloody color.
In terms of the meticulous logic of the plot and the rationality of the dramatic conflicts, it is far superior to "The Thirteenth Princess".
Even if you just regard it as a novel, it is still very interesting.
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The next day, Xu Kun went to Nanluoguxiang as usual. However, because the role he was auditioning for that day was Wu Yunzhu [Dong Efei], and he had basically no rival scenes with Ji Du, he was not needed to assist.
So Xu Kun devoted all his energy to studying the script.
It was not until noon, when he had some free time, that he found time to call Lv Liping.
I didn't call last night. Firstly, I was so engrossed in reading the script that I forgot about it; secondly, I was afraid that if I called her in the evening, Lv Liping would misunderstand me.
But even during the day, Lv Liping's mood was obviously strange after receiving a call from Xu Kun.
Hearing the hint of vigilance and rejection in her words, Xu Kun hurriedly told her about Ge You - but while the other party was relieved, she was also obviously disappointed.
"I didn't expect you and Ge You are from the same hometown."
Lv Liping felt it was a little unbelievable. Although there were many fellow villagers in the entertainment industry, it was not common to find fellow villagers in a small and remote county. What was even more strange was that she actually ran into them all.
After sorting out her thoughts, Lv Liping suggested, "Instead of looking for Ge You, you might as well look for his grandfather directly. Ge You was born and raised in Beijing, and at least he has lived in his hometown. Besides, when people get older, they will inevitably want to return to their roots."
That's a good idea.
According to Lv Liping, the old man of Gecuncun has actually been living in the community of Beijing Film Studio. It is an old house that is more than 20 years old. Ge You bought a new house a long time ago, but the old man is nostalgic, so he has refused to move.
"What kind of gift should I bring? Giving cigarettes and alcohol is too vulgar, and just local specialties seems a little inappropriate."
"Is this..."
Lv Liping thought for a moment and said, "The old man doesn't seem to have any special hobbies, but Ge You likes to show off his literary taste and write calligraphy or something like that."
"This is easy to handle!"
Xu Kun immediately called Zhang Yong and asked him to look for any famous calligraphers in his hometown and ask them to write a calligraphy with the theme of "homesickness" and send it to Beijing as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)
