soul collector

In the evening Tang Xiu took the initiative to knock on Jiang Qiao's door.

"Director, was it you who interviewed Hu Guangran during the audition for "Fox Killing Stage"?"

Jiang Qiao nodded, "It's me."

"That……"

"I know what you want." Jiang Qiao led him inside.When Tang Xiu tried Hu Guangran to write at the dinner table just now, he had already guessed what he was going to do, and when he returned to the room, he asked the assistant to scan and send over the audition registration forms filled out by the leading actors on the day of the interview.

Tang Xiu clicked on the file on the phone, and looked at the registration forms of several people one by one.

Chen Bing's handwriting is very beautiful, very similar to the copy of Zhongxingkai spread out on his desk that day.

Wang Yu's handwriting is quite satisfactory, and it won't leave any impression on people when placed in a pile of registration forms.

Tang Xiu mainly wanted to read Hu Guangran's.Hu Guangran did not lie. Although his handwriting seemed to be written with great effort, it was still ugly.This person should not write often, and made many mistakes in the process of writing. There are several marks crossed out by clerical mistakes in a simple form.

Jiang Qiao said, "Actually, Hu Guangran concealed something that day. You asked him what he studied as an undergraduate, but in fact he didn't have an undergraduate degree."

"Huh?" Tang Xiu looked up in surprise, "Lying?"

"No." Jiang Qiao shook his head, "Hu Guangran entered the industry after graduating from junior high school, and then a junior college. He is not from a major, and his education is not high, so he has been avoiding disclosing his education information in the circle, so it is not considered a lie."

"so."

Tang Xiu frowned slightly.He originally speculated in his heart that Hu Guangran might be jealous of Lu Kangjing because of his affection for Song Mian.Out of jealousy, he secretly filmed and exposed the video of Song Mian beating Lu Kangjing, intending to force Song Mian to tell the truth and kill Lu Kangjing, but he did not expect Song Mian to stand up and take the blame.Later, he used his knowledge of computer programs to delete the surveillance video. In order to continue to hurt Lu Kangjing, he forged his handwriting to write to Song Mian's father.

Hu Guangran deliberately imitated Lu Kangjing's gestures, and he has many years of programming education background. These are all evidences, but the handwriting alone cannot be justified here.

It is impossible for a person who is good at imitating other people's handwriting to be unskilled in his own handwriting.

While Tang Xiu was thinking about it, his phone vibrated suddenly, and he received a text message from Lu Kangjing.

[It shouldn't be the person you mentioned. He participated in an event outside the city in those few days and broadcast the whole process live. 】

Jiang Qiao leaned over and glanced at the screen, and said, "I think your thoughts should not be on Hu Guangran's head. That kid's brain is missing, and he can't do any great things."

Tang Xiu, "..."

Is this the contempt from the director?

If Hu Guangran heard that Jiang Qiao was so committed to protecting him, he probably wouldn't be happy.

Jiang Qiao saw Tang Xiu standing there with the corner of his mouth curled up, and suddenly the scene of his eyes tearing apart in the last scene of the day flashed into his mind. In contrast, he felt that Tang Xiu was extremely cute now.

He couldn't help but wanted to reach out and touch the old ancestor's head or face, but felt that this was really rebellious, so he silently put his hand back.

"Have you ever asked why Wang Yu and Hu Guangran fought that day?" Jiang Qiao asked.

Tang Xiu nodded, "It is said that it is because Wang Yu snatched a spot in a winter vacation variety show from Hu Guangran."

"I know about it." Jiang Qiao smiled, "Strictly speaking, it's not a robbery. Hu Guangran auditioned for a TV series a while ago, and the director gave a verbal promise, but the filming period conflicted with the variety show, so he turned it down temporarily." The variety show. But the investors put pressure on others to join the group, and he was squeezed out, with bamboo baskets fetching water at both ends. It was a bit of bad luck, but he chose which one to push and which one to keep. No latecomers."

Tang Xiu couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "I see you panicking at home every day, and I thought you were not good at socializing, but I didn't expect you to be so well informed."

Jiang Qiao smiled, "I'm in a panic when I'm idle? Where did you know that?"

Tang Xiu curled his lips, "I eat takeaway at home every day, and when I have nothing to do, I use Weibo to pay attention to the topic red and black list, and come to my house to chat, you..."

He didn't continue, because the smile in Jiang Qiao's eyes grew wider, and he interrupted him: "Busy is busy, I still have to find time to serve snacks to the person I like."

Tang Xiu, "...be more serious about the director."

Jiang Qiao lowered his head and coughed lightly to cover up his smile, "Okay."

Lu Kangjing was confused by the voyeuristic investigation, and Tang Xiu was a little annoyed.If it was just a sliver of collected souls, he wouldn't be so concerned, but that night when the soul collection flag changed, he was really eager to find out whether the uncollected souls were in Jiangqiao or related to Lu Kangjing. on the person.

After thinking about it all night, the names of these people were still flooding in my mind at dawn.According to intuition, there must be a clear chain of character relationships, but he couldn't find the thread.

During filming during the day, Tang Xiu rarely made a mistake.

This scene is a scene between Xiaobai and Renjun. The opponent is Zhang Kaixing. The two of them were in a bad state at the beginning, and they reshot several scenes.Tang Xiu was in a trance all the time, and when the fourth shot was filmed, he still made a mistake in his lines.

The original line was "Who wrote this poem?", but when Tang Xiu saw the props on the table, he was dazed and blurted out, "Who imitated this poem?"

After saying this line, Zhang Kaixing was stunned, and Jiang Qiao had zero tolerance for mistakes in his lines.Sure enough, a deep cut came from the loudspeaker.

After several days of starting up, a certain director was obedient to a certain newcomer actor, almost killing him.Although Tang Xiu was very popular, the crowd couldn't stand the loneliness of the night in the crew, and they all twisted their necks to see what it would be like for Tang Xiu to be scolded.

Zhang Kaixing felt nervous for Tang Xiu. Seeing Jiang Qiao standing up from behind the small table from a distance, he quickly pulled Tang Xiu's wide cuff, turned off the radio and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, be thick-skinned. .”

Only then did Tang Xiu come back to his senses, "Huh?"

Seeing his bewildered expression, Zhang Kaixing couldn't help sighing, thinking that after all, Jiang Qiao had a reputation as a living hell, and a child as steady as Tang Xiu was frightened by him. Sure enough, the better the student, the less he could withstand the blow.

"The first time the director scolds someone is quite harsh. He had a good impression of you before, so you will pretend to be good, bow your head, admit your mistake and promise not to do it again, and you'll get over it."

Only now did Tang Xiu understand, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

Afraid of this emotion...he never seemed to have it.

So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tang Xiu stood there with his back straight, and everyone felt emotional in their hearts, and they were dumbfounded.

Jiang Qiao stood in front of him with a straight face, stared at him sternly, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter with you? Did you remember such a simple line?"

In all fairness, Jiang Qiao was no more intimidating than his historical record, but somehow, Zhang Kaixing felt like he was sweating.

This time the director swears, the atmosphere around him is different from the previous ones, he can't tell exactly what's different.

He was about to smooth things over, but Tang Xiu said as usual: "Sorry director, I didn't sleep well last night, I was in a daze."

Zhang Kaixing almost didn't recite the words, and rolled Tang Xiu's eyes several times in his heart.

A newcomer is a newcomer, so straightforward.

According to historical experience, if the actors did not have a good rest or were not feeling well, Jiang Qiao would directly say that personal reasons should not affect the start-up of the crew, is it reasonable for you to delay other people's time?

Also based on historical experience, Jiang Qiao would throw out the script if the actors were in a daze on the set, shouting and daring to slip away while filming, so don't come tomorrow!

People around were panicked, thinking that the big tiger was about to go mad, but Jiang Qiao was surprisingly calm after hearing Tang Xiu's explanation.

He stared at Tang Xiu earnestly, and Tang Xiu also looked at him calmly and innocently.After a while, Jiang Qiao suddenly sighed, "It seems so, we didn't choose the studio well this time."

Zhang Kaixing thought, maybe I have a fake ear.

Jiang Qiao turned to him, "You and I live together, do you find it noisy at night?"

"Noisy?" Zhang Kaixing went back to his room to make videos with his wife after the show every day, and then fell asleep soundly, never being woken up.

Jiang Qiao didn't have the patience to wait for his answer. He had already turned around to call the logistics staff, frowning, "Which crew is upstairs? There are voices every night, which has already affected the performance of the actors. You should go back and communicate."

The logistics boss who was inexplicably named was stunned for a while, subconsciously said a few good things, and then thought about it, why did this pot come to him inexplicably.

Jiang Qiao turned around, still frowning, and looked at Tang Xiu with unfriendly eyes. "Buy earplugs if you think it's noisy, and clear your mind before going to bed. How can an actor perform if he can't sleep well?"

Tang Xiu said yes humbly, and Jiang Qiao said again: "How much time was wasted... Do it again, if you still can't speak the lines well, don't shoot, just go back to sleep."

The staff hurriedly returned to their respective posts. Zhang Kaixing watched Jiang Qiao go away, and the creepy feeling in his heart became more and more intense.

Maybe it was a fantasy, but he really felt that if Tang Xiu made another mistake, Jiang Qiao would really let him go back to sleep.

It's not the kind of "go back to sleep and don't come to film again", but go back to sleep for a night, recharge your energy, and continue filming tomorrow.

"Senior?" Tang Xiu straightened his collar, turned around and saw Zhang Kaixing in a daze, and called him, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's okay." Zhang Kaixing smiled forcedly, and secretly re-examined the calm young man beside him, as if nothing had happened.

What an amazing cast.Even directors like Jiang Qiao... have become miraculous.

The mistakes in filming were just a small episode, the crew was under a lot of pressure and the pace was fast, and they were quickly forgotten by everyone.Tang Xiu's scene today was extraordinarily torturous, mixed with literary and martial arts, and there was some problem with the props in the afternoon, and it was almost twelve o'clock at night when the last scene on the schedule was finished.

He was so tired that Jiang Qiao called him to eat, but he had no appetite at all, so he picked out a half-cold box lunch and went back to his room.

After taking a hot bath, Wang Yu, who had not been in touch with him, suddenly sent him a message.

- "Little Tang, are you asleep?"

Tang Xiu was a little surprised, and replied: "No, is there something wrong, senior?"

After less than 5 minutes, Wang Yu came to the door.He held two sheets of paper in his hand, and the traces on the back could be seen full of words.Standing at the door, Wang Yu glanced back at the closed door of Jiangqiao's house, subconsciously breathed lightly, and said in a low voice, "Can I go in?"

"Of course." Tang Xiu let the person in, "What's wrong?"

After Wang Yu entered the room, he first looked at the layout of the room.The dormitory building of the crew is very old, and the construction is not standardized. The size and facilities of each room are different.Tang Xiu's bedroom was actually not good, it was small in size, and the furniture was relatively old. The only advantage was that it was relatively clean.

Wang Yu handed the two pieces of paper to Tang Xiu, "Well, I think you like Director Jiang, so I'm here to ask you for help. Didn't I have some conflicts with Guangran last time? Director Jiang got angry Said that we will not be used in the future, I wrote a review to him, can you help me check the wording?"

Tang Xiu wanted to laugh when he heard this.

What kind of great achievements did Jiang Qiao have in his early years? People in the whole circle were so afraid of him.In this world, the actors would still write a review to the director?

He sighed, picked it up casually, and said, "Actually, I can't figure him out, but I can help you find out..."

His voice suddenly got stuck in his throat.

"What's wrong?" Wang Yu was a little nervous, "What's wrong?"

Tang Xiu looked up at him, shook his head, "It's all right, I'm distracted again, senior, sit down."

Wang Yu's handwriting is very beautiful, with powerful writing, neat structure and skillful writing.But Tang Xiu's mind suddenly recalled the registration form he saw last night, and the word "criticism" in front of him was completely different from that on the registration form.

He raised his head slightly surprised, "Senior's handwriting is so beautiful."

Wang Yu laughed when he heard the words, "I thought something was wrong, you surprised me and scared me."

Tang Xiu shook his head while flipping through the pages and sighed, "It's really beautiful. Hey, I remember that during the interview, there were a bunch of application forms scattered on Director Jiang's desk. I seem to have seen yours before, but I didn't leave any impression at that time. It's strange. .”

Wang Yu snorted, "There were too many people in the corridor that day, and I was so crowded that I couldn't even stretch my arms. My left hand was right next to the wall for convenience, and I swiped with my left hand."

Tang Xiu glanced at him, "I see."

Wang Yu waited for him to look at it for a while and asked, "How is it? Is the wording okay?"

"No big problem." Tang Xiu shook his head, and suddenly thought of something, "By the way, Director Jiang seems to hate people's long-winded words. You have written so much, why don't you delete some, keep the main ones, and delete the repeated apologies."

"Okay, what do you think is the main thing?"

Tang Xiu thought for a while, "Why don't you explain the reason for the quarrel between you and Guangran? Make it clear and be sincere, and Director Jiang won't make up any serious plots."

Wang Yu's face changed slightly when he heard the words, "Guangran and I... have no major conflicts, it's just trivial matters, so let's not explain these."

"It's fine." Tang Xiu didn't insist, but just sighed, "I went to your side to take a look that day, and Brother Kaixing stopped me and didn't let me in. I think you're seriously injured."

Wang Yu hummed and waved his hands again, "Actually, it's nothing. Guangran is young and vigorous, and I can't speak."

Tang Xiu lowered his head and continued to read the review. Wang Yu was still looking at his room from the corner of his eye. After a while, Wang Yu suddenly said in a casual tone: "Xiao Tang, the environment in your dormitory is really tough enough. , Our two bedrooms are still vacant, both of them are brighter than yours, did you choose the dormitory by yourself, why did you choose such a one?"

Tang Xiu glanced at him and said with a smile, "I picked it myself. My manager told me that newcomers should be restrained when they join the team."

"That's right." Wang Yu licked his lips, "That's right. The actors in our crew are all very talkative, but if you meet someone with such a temper, they might make things difficult for you."

Tang Xiu smiled and didn't say anything else. He casually handed the two pages of paper to him, "It's almost done."

He didn't help Wang Yu make any major revisions. Writing a self-criticism was a nonsense. According to Jiang Qiao's temper, he would probably sneer and throw it into the trash can immediately when he saw this thing.

He casually talked to Wang Yu and sent him away.

Wang Yu walked forward, and Tang Xiu entered Jiang Qiao's room behind him.

"Director, I have a new idea and I need you to do me a favor."