After getting back together with my ex, I became popular

"King Power" was the biggest winner in February, and Xu Chen spent the entire February in a busy schedule.

Although the business plan with Pei Qing was forced to be suspended because of Xu Chen's "bold disclosure", but because of the accident that almost made the other party cry in the underground parking lot, when Xu Chen participated in promotional activities later, he often faced Pei Qing. Clear, there will always be a little embarrassment of not being able to explain clearly.

But I don't know what happened, but the CP popularity of the two of them continued to rise in this "atmosphere of mystery". In the few days after the finale of "King Power" on the Internet, they directly rushed to the top of the Super Talk list.

Under the highly targeted publicity of Guanying, Xu Chen's popularity has been rising steadily, and his popularity has continued to soar. It can almost be called a phenomenon-level rise of a newcomer.

He entered March in a busy schedule, and finally got the chance to audition for "Battle of the Sword".The time is scheduled at 5:04 pm on the 30th, and the director and screenwriter will be present.

"Since the audition has started, the focus of future work will be on "Baiting the Sword". If you are free during this time, remember to read all these materials. The parts I marked in black are the key points to remember."

As soon as he got into the nanny car, Wang Wen handed him a thick document.Roughly estimated, there are at least twenty or thirty pages.

Xu Chen took it, raised his eyebrows when he opened the first page, his eyes were full of doubts, and asked: "What is this?

"Information about the main creators of the film." Wang Wen leaned over to help Xu Chen turn over a few pages, and said with a proud face, "It took me a long time to sort it all out, look how complete it is."

"The age of the director, producer and producer, their masterpieces, whether they are married, what they like, what they dislike, and even the taste of food will be found for you."

Xu Chen was even more confused after hearing this: "...But I know what to do with all this?"

Hearing this, Wang Wen was full of old blood in his heart, but he still smiled flatteringly on his face: "Isn't this helping you to cultivate contacts? Although you said you were the leading actor in this show, you met the director, producer, investor, etc. Boss, you still have to shoot where you should flatter at the dinner table, know how to behave, and only when you make them happy will you have the chance to cooperate next time."

When Xu Chen chose to take the filming of "King Power", Wang Wen never expected that the other party would directly rely on this drama that he was not very optimistic about, so he didn't follow the group at all, but put the focus on his subordinates. Another second-tier star there.

As a result, once the situation changed, and Xiao Transparent turned into a cash cow, he could only quickly put on a good posture to make up for those deliberate neglects before.

"The director will definitely not choose people that he hates. Think about it, is this the reason?" Wang Wen continued to be courteous.

"so......."

Xu Chen nodded in response: "Okay, I will watch."

"That's right." Wang Wen patted Xu Chen's shoulder with a smile, "How could Brother Wang harm you?"

The nanny car set off from Guanying Building, drove in the urban area for more than half an hour, and finally stopped in a star-rated hotel. The audition location was set in the conference hall on the second floor.

The two got out of the car, but they didn't expect the director and screenwriter to be waiting directly at the door. First, they went up to shake hands with Xu Chen and Wang Wen very enthusiastically, and then looked around for a while as if they were looking for something.

Director Du Guohua asked: "Mr. Zhang didn't come with you?"

Xu Chen was startled, didn't understand why Zhang Rui would come with him, and blurted out: "No, what's wrong?"

Du Guohua said "Oh", and put his arms around Xu Chen's shoulder with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, come on, let's go up first."

"We have seen your performance in "King Power." Du Guohua said as he walked, "Your appearance is very good, and the acting is also brilliant. The role of Xiao Yao will definitely be popular again."

"Thank you Director Du for your approval." Xu Chen remained humble.

After entering the conference hall, the director and screenwriter sat down behind the long table. Du Guohua handed the script to Xu Chen and said, "Then you read the underlined section and try acting it out. Let's go through the process and see the effect."

"......"

This was not Xu Chen's first audition, but it was the first time he had a very subtle feeling during the audition. Du Guohua's attitude towards the script and the audition made him feel a little uncomfortable.

.......never mind.

Every director has his own style, so be yourself.

He glanced down at the script, took a breath and drove out the things that had nothing to do with the performance in his head, then sat down on the chair that had been prepared earlier, and began to mobilize his emotions.

The scene I ordered is actually not very difficult. It is different from the previous scene where Xu Xiaodong specially selected a scene with strong emotional conflicts. This is just when Xiao Yao's character was not mature in the early stage, when he met the heroine, he was obviously nervous but pretended to be cold. Scenes.

Very entry-level and very basic.

Xu Chen settled down for five or six minutes, then stood up from his chair, signaling that he was ready.

He relaxed, walked back and forth a few steps leisurely, and pretended to be twirling the sash with his left hand.

All of a sudden, Xu Chen's body tensed up unnaturally as his gaze froze forward for a moment. Just as he was about to put his left hand behind his back, the performance was suddenly interrupted.

"Stop for a while." Du Guohua raised his hand to signal.

Suddenly interrupted, the pressure doubled.Xu Chen licked his lips, and asked nervously, "Director Du, is there something wrong with the performance just now?"

"No." Du Guohua waved his hand and said with a smile, "The acting is very good. It's just the side of you just now. I wonder if it would look better if you exposed your forehead."

As he spoke, he tilted his head to discuss with the screenwriter beside him, making hand gestures while talking: "Look, when the shot is cut directly like this, it will look good if all the lines of the face are exposed. Don't design bangs when making makeup. Face."

Xu Chen was a little dazed standing where he was.

Haven't finished watching the audition performance, but first discussed makeup...

"Okay, okay, continue."

After Du Guohua finished chatting, he turned his head back.

Xu Chen nodded, and when he was about to go through it again from beginning to end, Du Guohua interrupted him again, glanced at the script and said, "Hey, there's no need to start from the beginning, just pick it up from the place just now. Seeing the heroine, why are you nervous and cold, just show a little bit of that tone."

Xu Chen: "..."

That uncomfortable feeling grew stronger and stronger.He closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, put his left hand behind his back, stretched his five fingers and then clenched them tightly, veins gradually bulged on the back of his thin white hand, and his face looked calm and calm.

"very good."

Du Guohua nodded and smiled with satisfaction: "Very handsome."

But Xu Chen felt as uncomfortable as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat. From the beginning to the end, this audition was not considered a performance at all.

He pursed his lips and remained silent for a few seconds, then frowned slightly and asked proactively, "Director Du, do you need me to try other clips? For example, clips with more layers in the later stage."

"No, no, no." Du Guohua shook his head without even thinking about it, "You can even play that Li Yuanjing well, Xiao Yao will definitely be fine, we have already decided on you, today is just a formality... …”

Before he finished speaking, the conference hall behind him was pushed away. Du Guohua's eyes lit up immediately, he stood up and walked forward quickly, with a flattering tone: "Mr. Zhang, you are here."

Xu Chen turned his head, and it really was Zhang Rui, whom he had met a few times, who had already walked in front of him.He was wearing a slim suit, and the strong scent of cologne on his body was a bit pungent.

"How is he doing?" Zhang Rui asked Du Guohua, but his eyes kept falling on Xu Chen.

Du Guohua rolled his eyes and smiled: "It's great, it's very emotional."

"..." Xu Chen frowned even tighter.

Zhang Rui nodded, then directly stretched out his hand to grab Xu Chen's shoulders, and said very enthusiastically: "Okay, let's go when this is over, everyone will have a meal later, it just so happens that the producers are also upstairs, Everyone should set up a warm-up venue in advance."

Xu Chen's body froze, and he turned his head to look at the hand. His first reaction was to refuse.

When I said I came to the audition, I didn't mention eating at all, but Du Guohua and the screenwriter looked very happy, and even Wang Wen ran over from the corner, smiling happily.

The co-workers of the film were chatting and asking for dinner on a whim, and then called up the actors who were auditioning downstairs, which seemed to be a normal thing in the circle.He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and swallowed the words of refusal.

It's just that he still took advantage of the opportunity to pack the script and carry his schoolbag, escaped from Zhang Rui's "shoulder hook" without a trace, and walked directly to the end of the team.

This hotel was originally a high-end club integrating catering and accommodation. A group of people came and took the elevator directly to the private room on the third floor.

Sure enough, as Zhang Rui said, there were a few unfamiliar faces at the dinner table. They were of different ages, some looked about the same age as Xu Chen, and some were older, five or sixty years old.

Standing beside him, Wang Wen introduced with emotion in a low voice: "Fortunately, I checked the information before, and the man with the square face and beard is the deputy general manager of Hetai, and the young woman next to him is from "Battle of the Sword" this time. The producers. The rest of them are not on the main creative list, they should be Mr. Zhang’s private friends.”

Everyone present, except for Xu Chen and Wang Wen, should all know each other. After Du Guohua, the screenwriter and everyone nodded their greetings, they naturally chose their seats and sat down.

"Xiao Xu also sit down." Someone said aloud.

"......"

Xu Chen slightly raised his eyes to look around, and saw that the eyes of the surroundings were all on him, and it was not easy to save everyone's face, so he could only bite the bullet and put on a fairly standard smile, and then he was ready to go directly to the outer edge of the door. sit down.

"Hey, Xu Chen, come sit by my side." Zhang Rui sat in the first seat inside, raised his glass to him with a smile.

.......I.

fuck.

No matter how dull Xu Chen was, he had fully reacted now.

"Hurry up." Wang Wen saw his stiffness, and quietly pushed him behind him, "It's not the same wherever you sit, don't disappoint, it's just a meal."

Zhang Rui obviously mixed a lot of people at the dinner and wine, and he was very skilled in pouring wine.After the food and drinks were served, they poured three full cups for Xu Chen, and said with a smile, "You should respect everyone first, and everyone will work around you from now on."

"......"

Xu Chen lowered his eyes slightly to look at the wine glass in front of him, and there was a moment of silence.He suddenly realized that an actor is indeed more than just acting. The word "accompanying wine" used to only exist in the stories he heard, but now it really falls on himself.

The scene would be embarrassing if he didn't speak any more. Wang Wen coughed lightly on the opposite side, which was an obvious reminder.

"It should be, I'll toast to everyone first." Xu Chen covered the wine glass with his slender fingers, stood up to toast, and finished with his head raised.

He understands the world, can drink, and can speak in beautiful scenes. When he was an engineer, he participated in a lot of entertainment to talk about projects. In fact, he is not afraid to deal with such scenes.After a few rounds, the words and deeds are so decent that people can't find fault at all.

Seeing that the whole bottle of red wine had run out, Xu Chen sat down without blushing and panting. At this moment, the phone in his pocket vibrated suddenly.

It's Ji Fei, asking him if the audition is over.

Xu Chen put his phone under the table and quietly typed a reply.

[Xu: "After the audition, we had a meal together."]

"You get off work..."

He lowered his head and typed these words in the input box, but before he could finish, there was a sudden smell of alcohol and breathing from his side, and Xu Chen subconsciously turned off his phone.

Zhang Rui turned his whole body to face him, his slightly evil eyebrows and eyes showed a bit of frivolity: "Why are you hiding and playing with your mobile phone?"

"Have two more drinks with me."

As he said that, he wanted to reach out to hook Xu Chen's shoulder, and pressed his body over, "I'm happy with the drink, so I'll put more money into the project."

"..." Xu Chen's hostility was aroused by these words and actions.He frowned, turned sideways without showing any face, and shouted coldly in a low voice as if wrapped in ice: "Mr. Zhang."

Although this evasive movement was not too big in front of outsiders, the meaning of resistance couldn't be more obvious.

Zhang Rui saw him like this, and the evil fire in his heart became more intense.

He has money and more power. In the entertainment circle, he has everything and everything at any time. He hooked his fingers, and there were countless people who rushed to him, but this person regarded him as a big money lord as air, Not even a glance was given.When I was on the set of "King Power", I refused the opportunity to eat even if others asked for it.

His eyes fell on the few marks on the side of Xu Chen's neck that hadn't faded away, and suddenly the scene of him sitting on another man and kissing him in the drive-in movie theater appeared in front of his eyes not long ago.

It was one of the most upscale private clubs in Hwaseong, and ordinary people were not qualified to enter at all.Since she already relied on her body, why should she put on a show in front of him and pretend to be aloof.

But it's good.

He just likes this kind of reluctant tone, it's not interesting to play with someone who is too docile like a little girl.

He pretended to withdraw his hand, straightened his clothes, stood up and walked to the waiter at the door, and whispered a few words in his ear.