Actor, too deep into the play

Less than a month before the finale of "Xuan Zhan", Xiang Chen has already started selecting the script for the next play.

The CP hype with Han Jinshen made Xiang Chen feel a lot of presence on the Internet, and now it is still a little popular, and now there is a big IP male lead like "Xuan Zhan", so Xiang Chen can be counted Half a potential stock, so there are also scripts that actively seek out Xiang Chen, and there are many leading men among them.

It's just that although Xiang Chen is small and popular, it is only limited to a small circle at present, so famous directors and big producers look down on him, or they only want to give him a small supporting role, and Xiang Chen doesn't want to waste time with the shoddy script team After all, he has suffered from bad dramas in the past three years.

Hua Nan won a lot of excellent scripts for Xiang Chen. After a lot of screening, he finally chose to stay on three scripts, one with an eye-catching theme and a reliable team. The male number two of the popular IP modern star drama, and a male number one who is also on the star, but the team is relatively less famous.

Hua Nan didn't want Xiang Chen to frame other actors, so he suggested that Xiang Chen choose between the two leading male lead scripts, but Xiang Chen wanted an excellent team script, and had a soft spot for the leading male lead role. .

"The script you have chosen now must be aired after "Xuan Zhan"." Hua Nan analyzed, "After "Xuan Zhan" aired, your popularity soared. inappropriate."

"The male number two of an excellent script team is good for accumulating word of mouth." Xiang Chen said, "I don't know how the broadcast effect of "Xuan Zhan" will be. It's too dangerous to think everything is too ideal right now."

"Then you only want the script of the second male lead?" Hua Nan put his hand on his chin and said with complicated eyes, "But the male lead in this script is famous in the industry for changing plays in order to beautify himself. The character design of the character will often change the other supporting roles to make all kinds of misconceptions. The script team is very good, but the biggest investor in this drama is the gold master of the male lead. How many uncertain factors will there be at that time? I no longer know."

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"Don't be surprised, there are many such things in the circle. I tell you some inside information I know, just to let you choose carefully."

Xiang Chen frowned, and seemed to be getting tangled up.

"Since you like the script team so much, why don't you try director Zhou An's play." Hua Nan said suddenly.

Zhou An, a well-known domestic film director, ranks at least in the top three in the country according to the director's ability. The films he directed have produced many best actors. It was Zhou An.

Xiang Chen was extremely surprised, "Zhou... Director Zhou?"

"Director Zhou's new movie "Journey" is in preparation, and there is still one male lead yet to be decided. The requirements are between 28 and [-] years old, and have more than three years of acting experience. You are all qualified. Why don't you give it a try? .”

Xiang Chen was very excited, "Really, Sister Nan?"

"Actually, the second male actor has already been decided, but just three days ago, the male second actor who was finally selected by Director Zhou was exposed to a scandal. It seems to be some kind of domestic violence ex-girlfriend. I guess it is a competitor who exploded Yes, and then he was kicked by Director Zhou, the male number two position was vacant, so he re-selected." Hua Nan said calmly, "I haven't heard any news yet that it's settled, I'll wait a while Get in touch there and see if you can get an interview."

Xiang Chen said excitedly, "Thank you, Sister Nan."

"It's too early to thank you. It's not easy to get the second male lead under Director Zhou. The interviewees for this role are all actors with superb acting skills. You have no advantage in front of them." Hua Nan said, "To tell you the truth Well, our company sent four actors to audition for this role, but three were rejected in the first round, and the other fell in the second round."

"Sister Nan, why didn't you let me try it earlier?"

"One is that I don't think your chances are great, and the other is that I don't want you to enter the film industry so early. I have limited contacts in the film industry. I really can't help you much now." Hua Nan said, "I can entrust my relationship to you Fight for an interview opportunity, but in the end I can't control it, you can only rely on yourself."

"Anyway, try."

"Well, if you lose the election, at worst, you can come back and play your favorite male number two."

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In the evening, Xiang Chen returned to the hotel after work, and received a call from Hua Nan.

Hua Nan told Xiang Chen that she had successfully won an interview opportunity for Xiang Chen, and at [-]:[-] pm the day after tomorrow, Xiang Chen only needed to go to Director Zhou's studio with the required materials.

Xiang Chen immediately began to prepare the required interview materials, one of which was to bring a USB flash drive containing his past film and television works, and edit in about half an hour.

In the past three years, Xiang Chen has indeed participated in dramas, but there are really no outstanding works. The acting skills are indeed not bad, but the low-quality special effects lighting and costume props also make Xiang Chen's performance less empathetic. .

Xiang Chen knew very well that the strength shown in his so-called works was not enough to impress Director Zhou. He had to start from other aspects.

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On this day, Xiang Chen's shooting task was in the morning and evening, so he left half a day's leisure in the afternoon to meet with Director Zhou.

When Xiang Chen arrived at the door of Director Zhou's studio, he was told by the front desk that Director Zhou had gone out for lunch with friends and hadn't returned yet.

Xiang Chen sat on the sofa in the rest area and waited patiently. After waiting for nearly two hours, a slightly familiar man's voice suddenly came from above his head.

"Isn't this Xiang Chen?" The voice was full of unabashed jokes, "Are you waiting to see Lao Zhou here?"

Xiang Chen raised his head in response, and was taken aback for a moment.

Standing in front of Xiang Chen at this moment, the middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, with a fake compassionate appearance, was the director Li Jia who took advantage of Xiang Chen at the banquet three years ago and was then slapped by Xiang Chen.

The entertainment industry is indeed a circle. If you want to climb up, you can't bypass people you hate but have a higher status than you.

"What? Don't you remember me?" Li Jia looked at Xiang Chen with a smile, "I haven't seen you for three years, and I've become even more handsome."

Xiang Chen slowly stood up from the sofa... He was no longer the frivolous and impulsive person he was three years ago.

He can still do the necessary restraint.

"Of course I remember." Xiang Chen said politely, "I didn't expect to meet Director Li here. Are you here to find Director Zhou?"

"Yeah, I'm here to discuss some cooperation matters with Lao Zhou." Li Jia said with a smile, "What about you? Now you can come to Director Zhou. It seems that the development momentum is good."

"Director Li was joking." Xiang Chen said, "It's just an interview for a role. Whether you can meet Director Zhou or not is another matter."

"That's right." Li Jia squinted, looked at Xiang Chen, and said in a slightly lower voice, "If you can be in Lao Zhou's movie, then the slap I got was not in vain."

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