Beiyang Grand Theatre, "Foundation Stone" audition room.

A group of actors sat down in an orderly manner, and a few acquaintances were communicating in low voices, without any tension on their faces.There were also actors who came to the audition alone and sat upright, feeling uncomfortable at all.

This is the last audition for "Cornerstone."Although Xu Erbao is not a very big role, being able to have a name in the play is already much better than acting and group acting.

Everyone came to the audition with the mentality of giving it a go, but they saw two unexpected people.

One is Zhou Zheng, the resident No. [-] freshman in the Acting Department of the Drama Academy. He is not only extremely talented, but also very hardworking.When he was a child, he also studied Peking Opera with famous masters for a period of time, and even the masters praised him profusely.

He seems to be determined to act in a drama. Even if many people invite him, they all refuse on the grounds that he is not good at learning, and he has never stepped into the film and TV circle.

He actually came to audition for "Foundation Stone"?

However, "Cornerstone" is an old classic, and it is not too unexpected that he will come.

What really made everyone unbelievable was the young man sitting in the last place.

Since he entered the arena, he hasn't talked to anyone, and has kept his mouth shut, and the black eyes are clearly visible.His long eyelashes drooped down, casting a small shadow on his face, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.

It was Song Zhulan who was on fire recently.

The news that Song Zhulan came to audition for "Foundation Stone" came out not long ago. At that time, it was said that he came to audition for the male lead, and he was deliberately retained by Director Ma. It is said that he even tried for the A role.

Then why would he appear here now and come to audition for a role like Xu Erbao?

Compared with the role of the second male lead, Xu Erbao is nothing.

Could it be that his acting skills are mediocre because of his reputation?

But those who participated in the audition together at that time all recognized Song Zhulan's acting skills, and said that their emotions were all driven, and they should not be fake.

That means he offended Director Ma?

Or is there something unknown inside?

Everyone tacitly guessed the inside story in their hearts, and couldn't help but cast their gazes in Song Zhulan's direction.

Compared with these gossips, they are actually more interested in another thing.

Song Zhulan, who doesn't follow the course of taking classes, is about the same age as him, and Zhou Zheng, a serious actor from the Drama Academy, who is better.

Just as he was thinking, the screenwriter, director, producer and other people in charge of casting came in one by one.

Director Ma was still sitting in the middle position. Seeing that Song Zhulan was there, he didn't say much, but signaled to everyone: the audition can begin.

Zhou Zheng was the first to appear on stage, bowed to those in front of him, and then began to perform.

He deserves to be the No.1 of the Academy of Drama. In his performance, there is no trace of youthfulness and nervousness that young people may have, and he is extremely skillful and sophisticated.Maybe it's because I learned Peking Opera when I was a child, my eyes are very bright, and I seem to be telling stories.

After he finished his performance, everyone applauded and praised him one after another.

"Sure enough, a hero is born as a teenager. He is only nineteen. I didn't have this level at that time."

"I may not be able to compare with him now. He is talented and hard-working. God rewards the food, and I also value the job. It's very good."

"This Xu Erbao is probably stable."

"That's not necessarily true," someone pointed back quietly, "then there is Song Zhulan."

After Zhou Zheng thanked everyone, he returned to his seat and sat down, with no intention of leaving.

He turned his head and looked at Song Zhulan who was sitting on the other side.

He didn't know if the other party looked at him during the performance, but after the performance, everyone in the audience applauded enthusiastically, only Song Zhulan did the same, but he didn't look up at him.As if he didn't take himself seriously.

Zhou Zheng was inexplicably a little upset.

Since Song Zhulan's word-of-mouth turned around a few months ago, they were often mentioned by classmates because of their similar age.

Zhou Zheng didn't feel embarrassed, he was very interested in Song Zhulan's acting skills, and wanted to compete with each other, maybe we could have a chat together and discuss things related to acting in detail.

He thought Song Zhulan thought the same way, after all, so many people put them together for discussion.

However, when it was the audition today, he realized that Song Zhulan didn't pay much attention to himself?

Zhou Zheng felt offended.

With an anger that came from nowhere, he sat down angrily, waiting to see Song Zhulan's performance.

How could he be so proud?

Song Zhulan felt Zhou Zheng's gaze—it was so obvious that he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.

But because the other party didn't have any malicious intentions, he didn't bother.

The orphanage that Qin Jingye took him to was not close to Beiyang, not to mention there was a rugged and winding mountain road after getting off the plane, the two of them spent a lot of time going back and forth, Song Zhulan yesterday It was only two o'clock in the middle of the night to rush home.

Running around all the way, he was somewhat lackluster, and at the moment he was thinking about the performance wholeheartedly.

Qin Jingye was right, he was indeed inspired there.

How to play well Liu Suo and Xu Erbao who are completely different from him.

No, they are not small people.

Song Zhulan raised his eyes slightly, looking at an actor who was performing Xu Erbao in front of the stage.

Xu Erbao's lines are in the middle two, which is a bit silly. He wanted to be a hero so unrealistically, but in the end he ended up being ignored by no one. In the end, he didn't leave his name as he dreamed.

But he's not that humble.

He was not satisfied with his fate, and kept trying to resist. Even at the last moment of his life, he still exerted his light and heat—he saved the protagonist, and thus saved the family who depended on the protagonist.

To the main character, he is the hero.

He is also his own hero.

And people like them in the whole show are clearly like this.

No matter how absurd the fate is, he never surrenders, but keeps fighting, never being defeated.

Sisyphus was fooled by the gods and forced to push the boulder every day, repeating useless work day after day, but he didn't feel sad about it, because he was always on the road of fighting against fate.

Such people are neither small nor humble. They may not engrave their names anywhere, but they are remembered with a common name.

--cornerstone.

Not too many people came to audition for Xu Erbao, and soon the audition was coming to an end.

Because Zhou Zheng took the lead, he didn't leave, and so did the others, still sitting in their original positions and looking forward to Song Zhulan's performance.

They all wanted to see the difference between this blockbuster actor who suddenly changed his reputation and the actor trained by a well-behaved orthodox class.

At the judges' table, everyone was expecting the same.

"I didn't expect Song Zhulan to really come. I wonder if he will improve this time."

"There should be progress, but Zhou Zhengzhuyu is ahead, and it is not easy to surpass him."

"I still think Xiao Song is a little impatient. It's not a bad thing to give yourself more time to develop. I don't remember acting. Hey, Director Ma, you seemed to be quite optimistic about him at the time. What do you think now? ?”

Director Ma sat in the middle and smiled: "Isn't the result coming soon, why worry about it?"

While speaking, the last number has been called.

Song Zhulan got up from his seat, calmly bowed to the judges in front of him and those who were waiting for him to perform.

From the moment he got up, his expression changed.

It doesn't belong to Song Zhulan's usual self-confidence, and it doesn't belong to Liu Suo's foresight and hesitation before, but an image of a young man who is not deeply involved in the world, has a little low self-esteem, and is eager to make great achievements in the new world.

This is Xu Erbao.

It's not the Xu Erbao played by Song Zhulan, but the real person.

Everyone in the judges' seat stopped talking after Song Zhulan uttered the first line, and leaned forward more and more, not wanting to miss his every expression and movement.

The actors sitting below couldn't help but focus all their eyes on Song Zhulan.

At this moment, they are no longer competitors, but pure spectators, enjoying a great performance up close.

Obviously, the lines were all memorized and pondered for a long time, but when Song Zhulan said them, it seemed to have changed in a different way.

As actors, while enjoying it, they can also perceive the small movements deliberately designed by Song Zhulan, each of which makes the character's image more three-dimensional.

Is this the finished product that Song Zhulan prepared in just three days?

After the performance, this idea was almost on everyone's mind.

Those who had curiously guessed who would win between him and Zhou Zheng before were no longer entangled in this.

Because it is up to you.

Zhou Zheng himself sat on the chair without saying a word.

After Song Zhulan started performing, his eyes also changed.It's not the looking and questioning look like before, but genuine appreciation.

Song Zhulan is stronger than himself, and much stronger, so it's no wonder he didn't want to pay attention to himself before.

He must be engrossed in thinking about how to act!

So this is the real actor?As expected, I still have too many and complicated thoughts. I should be like Song Zhulan, regardless of the things outside of me, and focus on improving myself.

Except for Zhou Zheng, who is extremely rich in inner drama, even Director Ma was a little surprised.

He guessed that Song Zhulan's performance would not be too bad, but he didn't expect him to be so successful, which far exceeded his original expectations.

He is a good seed for acting, but it's a pity that he was buried in the past few years.Director Ma looked at Song Zhulan with emotion.

But it's not too late to start now. If Song Zhulan maintains this mentality and continues to work hard, his name will definitely be in the film history in the future.

In the end, the role of Xu Erbao fell into the hands of Song Zhulan without any surprise.

He played in Group A, and Zhou Zheng was his substitute.

Song Zhulan himself is not too obsessed with the role, and the role of Xu Erbao is more of a proof for him.His previous efforts were not in vain, and he walked out contentedly.

Qin Jingye's black SUV was parked not far from the theater. When he saw the boy's figure, he also got out of the car and stepped forward to pick him up.

"The result is not bad, right?" He saw the smile on Song Zhulan's face, and he felt very happy.

"Not bad." Song Zhulan smiled slightly, "Thank you for your inspiration."

"What does it have to do with me?" Qin Jingye waved his hand, "Let's stop saying thank you in the future."

"Okay," Song Zhulan said frankly, "Director Qin has invited me to dinner so many times, so this time I'll take you somewhere."

Qin Jingye was flattered: since he knew Song Zhulan, he hadn't seen him take the initiative to eat somewhere.Song Zhulan's popularity is too high, and he is easily recognized when he goes out. Generally, everything is called Jiang Xiaofeng Belt. Although he loves to eat, he rarely researches what is delicious every day.

Qin Jingye was very curious about what Song Zhulan could take him to eat.

The two were about to get into the car when a figure suddenly ran over from a distance.

"Wait... please wait!"

Song Zhulan turned around, Zhou Zheng was running towards him, and he took a few breaths halfway.

Seeing that Qin Jingye was also at the side, Zhou Zheng was obviously taken aback for a moment, then slowed down, and asked Song Zhulan pretending to be calm: "We are both in the same crew, add WeChat to make it easier to contact in the future, what's the matter?" Things can also be exchanged with each other.”

He spoke nonchalantly, his palms still sweating slightly.

I don't know if Song Zhulan gets along well or if he will agree to his request.But he seems to be the same kind of person as himself, he likes to act, so there shouldn't be any problem... It's Director Qin who is next to him, his eyes are still so fierce, standing in the way is a bit in the way.

They are all actors from the same crew, and if they are not added now, they will be added in the future.Song Zhulan directly scanned Zhou Zheng's QR code, and the two became WeChat friends.

Zhou Zheng's acting skills are also good, and he is from a serious academic school. If there is any problem in the future, the two of them can indeed communicate with each other.

"Is this added?" Zhou Zheng looked at Song Zhulan's ordinary WeChat profile picture with calculus written on it and his ordinary WeChat name, and seemed a little unbelievable.

"Added." Qin Jingye replied for Song Zhulan, and his tone was not very friendly.

He felt that the way this person looked at Song Zhulan was not right, how could it be the same as when the fans looked at him?Is this the look that actors in the same group should have?

Director Qin Da was in a bad mood. Seeing that Song Zhulan had finished handling the matter, he walked towards the car with him.Chatting while walking, the voice is not low, just enough for Zhou Zheng to hear.

"Where is the place you mentioned? I'll open a navigation, let's go directly."

"If you invite me to dinner, then I don't care about it? Let me guess what's delicious for lunch today..."

The word "please me" seemed to be pronounced deliberately by someone, and passed to Zhou Zheng's ears, no matter how unpleasant it sounded.

Why did he feel that Qin Jingye was provocative?

The two people who were not far away walked side by side and gradually walked away.

The place Song Zhulan mentioned was actually not far from the Beiyang Grand Theater, it was in a nearby guild hall.

The guild hall has a long history, and it used to be a place for acting. Many famous actors sang here in the last century, and their reputation is not low now.

There is a molecular cuisine restaurant near the guild hall, which still cooks traditional old Beiyang dishes, but the way of presentation is completely different.

After Qin Jingye saw it, he understood: This is indeed Song Zhulan's style.

He likes new things, but he doesn't reject traditions. When the two are combined, naturally there is no reason to refuse.

"I've been queuing for this restaurant for a long time," Song Zhulan sat in the private room, and handed the menu to Qin Jingye, "I've always wanted to invite you to eat, but I just got in line, and it's just in time for today, so it's fate. "

"I'll celebrate it for you," Qin Jingye said, ordered a few signature dishes that were not greasy and suitable for nourishing the stomach, and specially added a soup for Song Zhulan.He looked at the decoration in the restaurant and the guild hall across the street, and asked casually, "You didn't buy a ticket back, did you?"

Before he finished speaking, Song Zhulan had already taken out two tickets from his pocket and waved them in front of his eyes.

"Mr. Qiu's "Locking Sack", I guess you will like it."

Qin Jingye was very surprised when he saw the ticket, not to mention hearing Song Zhulan mention Mr. Qiu.

That is a famous artist, before he wanted to watch a play of the other party, he had to rely on several layers of relationships.What's more, this is Mr. Qiu's famous work "Suolin Bag", he really didn't expect Song Zhulan to get it.

He vaguely remembered that when he was chatting with Song Zhulan, he once mentioned that he liked Mr. Qiu's Tsing Yi very much.So... Song Zhulan has been preparing since then?

Qin Jingye wanted to ask a little more, but he was hesitant to ask, for fear that he would be self-indulgent.

He doesn't understand what's wrong with him, he has always been straightforward, how can there be so many entangled things.But only in matters related to Song Zhulan, he refused to take it too seriously.

While waiting for the food to be served, he inevitably recalled the time when he and Song Zhulan met on the set.

After all, he is the director and Song Zhulan is the actor.The two met many times during the filming of "Drunken Moon".

But only on the night when Song Zhulan danced the sword, the two of them had a real conversation.

However, that conversation was not a good one at all, in Qin Jingye's opinion it was even an embarrassment.If he was given another chance, he would definitely not talk to people so aggressively, but would order people to bring dinner to Song Zhulan first, and put a few more little suns over to keep him warm.

By the way, it seemed to be very cold that night, and Yueming's costume was only a few thin layers.Although Song Zhulan didn't say anything, she must have been frozen...

Qin Jingye thought a lot unconsciously.It wasn't until the food was served that I was reminded by the waiter that I didn't react.

But he didn't eat peacefully during this meal, and he kept thinking about what he had and what he didn't have.

He felt that he shouldn't be like this, but there was nothing he could do.

The inexplicable problem disturbed him so much that he didn't even look forward to Mr. Qiu's stage.

Sitting in the teahouse, watching the Peking Opera actors fully dressed and babbling, I still haven't recovered.

Song Zhulan was sitting next to him, and the young man was watching attentively, as if he was very interested in the art of Peking Opera.

Even though the venue was dark, Qin Jingye could still see that it was a look of interest.

He didn't know when it started, but he was very familiar with Song Zhulan.When Song Zhulan took off the disguise in front of others, Qin Jingye seemed to understand every movement and look in his eyes, and could know what he was thinking.

He realized that Song Zhulan was a little thirsty, and poured him a cup of tea in a timely manner.

The young man was excited, and inadvertently, the two touched their fingers.

Song Zhulan's health is not very good, even after a long time, his fingertips are still slightly cold.

But when touching the cold fingertips, Qin Jingye felt hot.

His heart was beating fast.

The actors on the stage were still singing, and the vocals of his favorite master were as delicate and pleasant as ever.But he couldn't listen anymore.

Qin Jingye remembered what Song Zhulan had said to himself in a daze that night.

In fact, he also felt that it was a very lucky thing to meet Song Zhulan.

And he may not be satisfied with the meeting between two people.

He wants to go further.

Qin Jingye took a deep breath.

He leaned back on the seat, thankfully the lights around him were all off, and no one else could see his blushing face.

He turned his head to look at the boy next to him, and the light from the stage fell gently, illuminating his outline.

At this time, Mr. Qiu, who played Xue Xiangling, sang on the stage: "He taught me to accept the remaining hatred, avoid coquettish anger, and renew, change the love, stop falling in love with the passing water, turn back from the sea of ​​bitterness, and realize Lanyin early."

Qin Jingye had seen "Suolin Sac" before, and knew the meaning of this phrase.

But at this moment, he still inevitably began to misinterpret the meaning of the words.

If this sentence really only refers to love... the passing water and the sea of ​​suffering have nothing to do with him.

He had already found his Lan Yin.

Right here, right next to him.

"Song Zhulan." He whispered the other party's name.

"Huh?" The boy turned around in response, with a bright smile on his face.

Obviously the lights under the stage have been turned off, but he is still dazzling.

Qin Jingye seemed to be shaken for a while, and suddenly woke up.

Shengsheng swallowed the sentence "I like you".

The author has something to say: Has Director Qin got up today?

No.

"This is also a lesson from God. He told me to put away remaining hatred, avoid coquettish anger, and rehabilitate, change love, stop falling in love with passing water, turn around from bitter seas, and realize Lanyin early." - "Suo Lin Nang"

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