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During the period after Lu Li was temporarily "released" by Shen Xingze, he received harassment from Shen Xingze almost every day.Sometimes it is a text message or WeChat, and sometimes it is a direct phone call.And the central idea of ​​all these harassments was basically the same - to ask what Lu Li was doing and whether he was free to meet him.

Lu Li's classes during the day were tight, and his mobile phones were basically set to mute and placed in his schoolbag.After two acting classes, the phone screen is often full of missed calls.He also tried to block Shen Xingze's mobile phone number, but it didn't work, there was always a new number that made him hard to guard against.

After complaining to Professor Gu, this frustrating situation has finally improved a little—maybe Professor Gu has set the rules, and Shen Xingze has been calling every day after dinner in the past few days.Although he still couldn't help asking questions, at least he didn't keep nagging about meeting Lu Li anymore.

Of course, Shen Xingze's unilateral concession is not enough.After old man Gu's point, Lu Li also gave Shen Xingze a positive response - he didn't like being asked questions, so he took the initiative to find topics: from the seemingly incredible rebirth experience, to each other's mental journey in the past two years, everything Bit by bit, I broke it apart, crumbled it, and told it.

The grievances between the hearts of two people are softened little by little in this 15 minutes of unshakable communication every day.When resentment and anger melt away, love is like a new sprout after snow, becoming more precious and lovely.

Gradually, this once-in-a-day phone call became what Lu Li looked forward to the most, and it even reminded him of the time when he first started dating.

This harmonious situation lasted for less than half a month, and Shen Xingze finally joined the filming group again.All living arrangements have to revolve around the crew, so the daily phone calls had to be temporarily interrupted.But Lu Li allowed him to send him three text messages every day, and promised to answer every question.If the delay exceeds one hour, two fines will be added the next day.

It can be seen that Shen Xingxuan is quite satisfied with this regulation, so he chooses to send messages at such weird and tricky times as late at night and during class as much as possible, in order to cheat extra text message compensation.

Although there is such a carefree and clingy giant baby in his life, it seems that Shen Xingze is still somewhat restrained.It was only then that Lu Li was able to shift his focus to various studies in the school.

I don't know why, a strange rumor began to appear in the class recently - saying that the bruises on his face were left by fighting with others because of jealousy.Lu Li half-jokingly expressed that he wanted to investigate the source of the rumors, but Ma Meng, an outspoken guy, brought over a mirror and said that Lu Li's face was full of peach blossoms recently, his eyes were full of spring water, and he just stared at his phone with a smirk, which made it clear that there was something wrong.

Lu Li was also blinded by him, and asked in a daze, is it so obvious?Now everyone made a fuss, saying yes to you, Lu Dali, the older you are, the more ready you are to break up, but you are fine, why did you suddenly get the hang of it?

No matter what, no one can pry out from Lu Li's mouth who is the master of love who made him "face a peach blossom".And Lu Li quickly developed a set of effective anti-harassment methods - if anyone dared to inquire about his private life, he would enthusiastically grab that person to practice and rehearse together.Anyway, Lu Li has always been the student who got up the earliest and went to bed the last in this class, and even in the whole department.He is always the winner in the rehearsal room and prop battles, and never misses a debrief or expert lecture.His energy and thirst for knowledge were astonishing, and it wasn't that no one tried to keep up with him, but all gave up exhausted.

What's even more astonishing is that during the intensive training, Lu Li gradually developed a pair of insightful eyes like a video recorder: as long as he watched it once, he could copy other people's actions vividly.And these perfect reproductions are by no means a one-off—in his mind, he has already stored these behaviors in categories according to age, occupation, personality, etc., and reserved them for flexible use when performing in the future.

Some people even joked that Lu Li has become a well-known "play lunatic" at level 26 and even in the entire acting department.There are usually small-scale classroom performances in the class, and there will also be younger students and even senior students coming to watch, which has become an interesting scenery.

In this way, the days progressed peacefully and steadily to the beginning of May, when a sudden news disrupted Lu Li's life again.

"Do you want to act?"

On this day, old man Gu suddenly asked with a smile.

The "drama" mentioned by the old man should be more precisely a movie - as the leading acting school in China, many directors come to China Film Academy every year to find suitable actors from the majors.According to the school's relevant regulations, in principle, only juniors and seniors are allowed to go out to film movies. Those who can stand out in the second semester of their sophomores like Lu Li are rare.

As the saying goes, "You cherish your broom", Professor Gu is also a famous figure in the academic world, of course he will not casually introduce unreliable jobs to precious students - in fact, this time the production team, even Lu Li himself will be shocked when he hears it. I feel heartbroken.

Director Han Weimin is an extremely rare genius among the seventh generation of directors in China.Most of the other directors with his seniority have devoted themselves to the production of commercial films and made a lot of money; but he insists on shooting literary films all the year round, even though the box office is bleak and the income is not enough, but he still remains the same.

Of course, the many years of going his own way is not just wishful thinking—Han Weimin has been greatly respected and respected in the industry, and he is also an award-winning professional at home and abroad.Among other things, he has won two of the three European awards alone, and there are countless domestic awards.

The entertainment industry is such a place full of contradictions: good reviews don't necessarily lead to blockbusters; and there are too many profitable movies, but there is an urgent need to make some stylish ones to prove yourself.Therefore, "high-ranking and few" like Director Han will never disappear. Some people jokingly call him "professional gold-plated for 20 years"; but some people say that he is the last backbone and conscience of film art.

Such a senior director, not to mention now, even Lu Li ten years ago may not be able to climb up to the top (unless Shen Xing chooses to match it, which is something Lu Li is even less willing to do).Then again, why did Han Weimin go to the school to find newcomers this time?

The answer is actually very simple: because this movie "Longevity" adapted from a famous novel, the hero is an educated youth in the 60s.And Han Weimin believes that among the male actors on the market right now, even if they are close in age, their eyes and temperament lack something he wants.

Of course, budget is also a very important consideration-the investment in literary films is often far lower than that of commercial films of the same level.If actors are paid according to the standards of commercial films, there will be very little money left for filming.

Han Weimin and Professor Gu are old friends for many years.As Lu Li is Professor Gu's student, Han Weimin should naturally take care of him.It's just that the selection of the leading actor is related to the quality of the film after all, so Lu Li is not the only one who participated in the audition, but a collection of young talents from China Film, Beijing Opera, Shanghai Film and other channels to compete in the same field.

"Some young people feel that they don't need to work hard because others have set up a bridge for them. It's better to lie down and get into the crew and shoot tricks while lying down. Boy, you should know that I never do old men. That kind of thing. You go to the interview well by yourself, and if you fail to pass, then go back and continue to work hard; if you pass, then act hard, and don’t blow up the old man’s brand. Pay special attention, your experience is an advantage, but also the biggest disadvantage. Remember , you are an actor. A good actor turns himself into the character, not the character into yourself."

Five days later, Lu Li went to the interview site of "Longevity" with Professor Gu's advice in mind.Perhaps it was because director Han Weimin graduated from Peking Opera, so he chose the small theater on the campus of Beixi Opera for the interview location.Lu Li followed the posters posted on the wall all the way to the backstage, and found that the place was already crowded with people.

This morning is the special audition for the leading actor "Lu Kaifeng". According to visual inspection, there are already 30 people waiting in the background.All of them are young people in their 20s, and many of them are still wearing cultural shirts embroidered with the Peking Opera school emblem. It should be hoped that Han Weimin will get more impression points for the sake of alumni.

Lu Li wandered around the crowd, observed their temperament and appearance, and found a wide range of commonality; he integrated the "commonality" of the candidates with the characters in the script, and slowly prepared for his performance in his heart. Do the finishing touches.

He has already been able to memorize the script of the audition fluently, and the rest only needs to be performed on the spot.He has full confidence in himself, but he doesn't hold [-]% hope.After all, "I gain my luck and lose my life", that's all.

After waiting in the background for about 45 minutes, a makeup artist came over to apply the most basic makeup to the audition candidates and reminded some basic problems during recording.When it was Lu Li's turn, the makeup artist tied all his bangs into a braid on the top of his head, and then looked at his face for more than ten seconds.

"It's so beautiful. It's thin-skinned and tender. It doesn't look like a bitter child who is struggling on the prairie."

Lu Li wasn't nervous when he heard this, and he still smiled and replied, "If I don't intentionally look a bit more contrasting, how can it reflect your professional and superb makeup skills?"

Maybe the compliment really helped, the makeup artist spent twice as long on his face as anyone else.This also directly led to his turn for an interview as soon as the make-up was done, without even a chance to adapt.

After checking the name, the crew led him through the aisle to the front desk, which is the audition scene.This is the black box theater of Beixi Opera, and of course it is dark all around, except for a beam of follow light on the top of the stage, illuminating a small area.

If you look closely, there is a camera in front of the beam.There is a group of people sitting vaguely behind the camera, presumably it should be director Han Weimin and key members of the crew.

Lu Li walked to the positioning point in the center of the chasing light, and first introduced himself.The crowd in the dark whispered a little, and they didn't seem to care much about this link.After Lu Li's introduction was over, someone used a microphone to ask him if he was ready.Lu Li gave an affirmative answer, and then a man walked out of the darkness, and walked up to him in two or three steps.

It turned out to be Lin Gan - the actor who brought the cat over for a "blind date" at Shen Xingze's birthday party last time.

Lu Li was a little surprised and raised his eyebrows unconsciously; Lingan also nodded at him.At this time, the staff came up to play the board, and the performance began.