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An ordinary third-year student in the acting department of China Film and Television, wants to become a well-known director in the industry-this sounds very difficult.But on Lu Li, it became extremely simple.

This morning, he just sent his resume and photo to the email address of the crew preparation office found on the Internet.Just half an hour later, the actor's assistant director personally called and confirmed that he was indeed the leading actor of "Longevity", and immediately agreed to arrange for him to meet with the director in the afternoon.

Three hours later, at a tea house near the North Fourth Ring Road, Lu Li met Director Li Haowen as scheduled.

I haven't seen him for many years. The Mesozoic director, who is quite casual in his life, still wears a baseball cap, a T-shirt, a photography vest, and a string of Buddhist beads of unknown texture.The only change is that all the beards that have grown for many years have been shaved off, perhaps making her look younger.

The two sat down facing each other, but Lu Li hadn't greeted them yet.It was Li Haowen who was the first to sigh, saying that when he received the resume, he still wondered if someone was impersonating him. After all, online registration usually only finds candidates for major characters or small supporting roles, and it is rare to find someone as famous as Lu Li. A professional actor came to him.

In response, Lu Li explained again the fact that he hadn't signed a contract with any company; he just occasionally heard from a friend that Li Dao had a project that was being formed, so he approached him "recklessly".He also expressed that he has admired Director Lee for a long time and sincerely hopes to get the opportunity to cooperate.

Regarding Lu Li's initiative to show his favor, Li Haowen naturally expressed "flattered" politely.Unlike ordinary actor interviews, he didn't immediately test Lu Li's lines and basic skills, but instead took out a script.The two chatted about the IP drama while drinking tea.

Lu Li never fought unprepared.He is familiar with Director Li's preferences and routines, and he has done a lot of homework around the original work in the dormitory these days.After two hours of communication, the two sides talked happily.Li Haowen was particularly satisfied with Lu Li's interpretation of the characters and his attitude towards the performance, and even spared half an hour to publish his impressions of "Longevity".

However, regarding the implementation of the role, Li Haowen has never given any definite answer.

As time passed hour by hour, Lu Li's uneasiness gradually increased.It seems that loss is inevitable, but it doesn't make sense to force it all the time.Seeing that it was getting late outside, he began to put away the topic, looking for an opportunity to say goodbye.

Finally, at the last moment, Li Haowen's face showed an expression that seemed to be conflicted.

"Xiao Lu... don't you mind if I call you that?"

His tone was sincere, and even made people feel a kind of humility that didn't match his status.

"You are the new best actor in Berlin, and you are also a top student of China Film and Television. You also have a good understanding of the film. Logically speaking, if you can come to our crew, I should give you such an important role as the first male and the second male. But right now , Unfortunately, I cannot give you such a promise."

Li Haowen's words reminded Lu Li of the unpleasant meeting in Jiayue - An Huawen also mentioned that Lu Li's current appeal is not as good as that of a third-rate TV actor.If there is no considerable stake, the general TV crew would never take the risk of using a newcomer like him as the leading role.

So he hastened to say that he doesn't expect too much drama, but mainly hopes to get a learning opportunity.

The entanglement on Li Haowen's face became more obvious. After four or five seconds of silence, he finally nodded.

"Well...it's rare for you to be so sincere, and I really don't want to miss a good seed like you. It just so happens that tonight I have an appointment with the producer for dinner. Otherwise, you will come over to accompany me, and I will have a detailed chat with them when the time comes .”

It's not a nod, but it's not dead-on - Lu Li felt that there was something to be said, so he immediately agreed.

The restaurant Li Haowen reserved happened to be near Shichahai.Seeing that there was still some time left, Lu Li returned to the dormitory to tidy up in a hurry.By the way, I searched on Baidu for the name of the producer and investor from Director Li.

The producer's name is Qiu Linfu, who is not particularly famous in the industry.Because he was not a person in the entertainment industry, but a businessman; three years ago, he started to get involved in the film and television media industry, and now he owns a film and television company named after him.

As for the investor Wang Dong invited tonight, because there are too many people with the same name, there is really no valid information to be found.

Forget it, the boat is naturally straight when it reaches the bridge.

After seven o'clock in the evening, Lu Li came to the designated restaurant fifteen minutes earlier with the script in hand.Although he had checked the basic information on the Internet beforehand, Lu Li was still a little taken aback by the gorgeousness and exaggeration of this store.

Red walls and green tiles, painted pillars and carved beams.Under the red lanterns with gold lines at the gate, there is a pair of gilt unicorns half a person tall.The waiters are all dressed up as colorful court ladies, with big flowers on their heads and handkerchiefs pinned to their lapels; all the way along the long corridor, the boxes are named after palaces, and the gold-painted door plates are shining under the crystal lamp.

Lu Li was speechless secretly, thinking how could Director Li find such a restaurant with the taste of nouveau riche, while being led outside the "Jiaotai Palace".Knocking on the door and pushing in, it turned out that Director Li had arrived earlier than him, and beside him were the screenwriter, assistant director and production director.

The inside of the private room is also exaggerated in the same strain.After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Li sank into the flowery Chinese sofa together with the others.After sitting like this for three or four minutes, finally two more people entered the box.

They were two girls in their early 20s. They were already beautiful, but they had been dressed up more carefully.Looks like it should be cast.

But good looks is not the point, the point is that Lu Li knows one of them - none other than Wang Ruoqiu.

Lu Li was completely unprepared, and didn't know what expression to make for a moment; while Wang Ruoqiu who was opposite was also slightly taken aback, but didn't say anything.

Here, Director Li has already started to introduce Lu Li, saying that the two girls are actors that the crew is considering.The girl Lu Li didn't know was from Peking Opera, and she was also a third-year acting student.As for Wang Ruoqiu, Director Li didn't introduce too much, probably because he also knew that the two of them were old acquaintances.

When friends got together, Lu Li could only exchange a few casual greetings in embarrassment.The girls in Beixi Opera were quite cheerful and friendly, but Wang Ruoqiu didn't show any face at all, and only treated Lu Li as air, and turned around to chat with other people happily.

Lu Li was suddenly worried—whether tonight's dinner would turn into a new material for Men'er Studio.Just when he was hesitating whether to vaccinate Shen Xing, there was another burst of noise outside the box, and this time four or five people rushed in all of a sudden.

Years of "human behavior observation training" played an important role at this moment - Lu Li immediately saw the primary and secondary relationship among the five people.

The one with the highest "status" among all the people is the short and fat man who walks in the front and the middle.He was wearing a white suit and a black silk shirt. The open neckline could vaguely see the gold chain and curly chest hair.

Compared with the hair on his chest, it is the hair on his head that is sparse.As a result of the strong oil secretion, all the places that do not grow hair all have mirror reflections under the light, giving people an uncomfortable feeling of being fat and greasy.

The upstart - Lu Li quietly gave a position in his heart.He had imitated many similar characters, and the chunky man in front of him was obviously a very typical example.

Walking on the right of the upstart is a tall, slender woman.She is considered a beautiful woman, but it is a pity that she is so common - not the common one in daily life, but the familiar face on the brochures of plastic surgery hospitals.

Perhaps it was because of the face-lift injection just now, her left and right cheeks were as tight as a bald head bursting out with oil, and mirror reflections also occurred.But even brighter is the diamond pendant that hangs above her cleavage, no one can ignore its existence.

On the left of the upstart is a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses.White t-shirt jacket and black grid shirt, sports watch on his wrist and net red running shoes on his feet make him look like he still wants to save his youth; however, the big H belt around his waist and slightly protruding belly betray him. The old man who is cured by medicine.

Such a schizophrenic dressing style may reflect the confusion of inner identity positioning.And more importantly, Lu Li had seen a photo of this person—it was the businessman-turned-producer, Qiu Linfu.

On both sides of the producer and the man-made beauty, there is also a middle-aged man, whether it is a colleague, a driver or a companion, it is no longer important.

The eleven guests and hosts were all present, and everyone took their seats after a brief exchange of greetings.After some pushback, everyone unanimously invited the short and fat nouveau riche, that is, investor Wang Dong, to sit in the chief seat.Lu Li sat next to the scriptwriter, next to the girls from Peking Opera and Wang Ruoqiu.

While the waiter was serving the drinks, Director Li Haowen took out the script from his bag and wanted to hand it to Director Wang to watch, but the artificial beauty beside Director Wang took it with a smile.

Wang Dong himself stretched his neck and looked around: "Then who... the heroine? Wang, Wang..."

"It's Wang Anliu."

The assistant director quickly replied, "She has something to do with the child at home today, and she can't leave temporarily. Let me say sorry to you. I will make amends if I have a chance in the future."

An expression of displeasure suddenly appeared on Wang Dong's face.

"I just said why are you acting in a play after the baby is born! If you are so unprofessional, if you don't want to do it, then let's replace it. With such a high salary, I don't believe there is no one else to act."

Having said that, he glanced at the two female students across from him again.

"These two little girls are also actors?"

"Yes." Qiu Linfu nodded again and again, "I just plan to sign it, so I brought it here for you to see if it's suitable or not."

Wang Ruoqiu and the girls from Beijing Opera quickly laughed along with them and said hello to Director Wang.Perhaps it was the first time to meet such an important person, even Wang Ruoqiu, who was as cunning as Wang Ruoqiu, seemed a little nervous at the moment.

When Wang Dong saw the little beauty, his crab-like eyes suddenly became a little straight.The man-made beauty beside him seemed a little displeased. She also glanced around the dining table, and her gaze was instantly fixed on Lu Li.

This strange atmosphere lasted for five or six seconds, and Wang Dong finally came back to his senses.He asked Li Haowen: "Have you decided on Nana's role? We also have self-knowledge and dare not ask for the starring role, but this role must not be missed."

"...Of course."

For some reason, the screenwriter's voice sounded weak.

"According to your previous request, we stepped up to revise the script. We have already marked Miss Nana's scenes in the script in your hand with red lines."

The man-made beauty named Nana happily opened the script upon hearing this.However, after reading only a few lines, his face darkened, and he moved to Wang Dong's side and whispered a few words.

Wang Dong nodded again and again, and relayed: "But did I say it last time? Nana prefers the character named Liu Qing'er. Take a look, can you change it?"

The faces of the four members of the crew froze at the same time, taking advantage of the screenwriter's lack of response.Producer Qiu Linfu quickly smoothed things over.

"Let's talk about this slowly, slowly. Let's have a drink first—cheers!"

Eleven bright red wine glasses collided together and made high and low sounds.Lu Li didn't intend to drink it all down, so he just dipped his lips in the wine while looking around vigilantly.

And at this glance, he met Wang Dong's eyes.