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Someone outside the car was speeding past with an exaggerated Harley motorcycle, leaving a row of foggy exhaust when passing the nanny's car.Lu Xiumu stared at the thin air for a while, and suddenly the car door was pulled open.

Xiaowen half bent over, propping his knees with his palms: "Brother! The audition test, the test question is... a sad scene."

Gao Xin handed him the mineral water while helping him calm down: "Talk slowly."

After drinking most of the bottle of water in one breath, Xiao Wen beat his chest and took a long breath: "The title seems to be a scene from the script of "The Wedding Banquet". I couldn’t cry at all just now’, and the other said, ‘I knew it was a crying scene, I should have watched more tragic stories from last night’.”

Gao Xin immediately looked at Lu Xiumu: "Hurry up, think about sad things from now on!"

Xiaowen also said: "Brother, you brew it up, we won't disturb you."

"What are you doing..." Lu Xiumu found it a little funny, "There are many levels of crying. I don't know any script information. No matter how miserable I cry, it will only backfire. Besides, everyone's audition scenes are not necessarily the same. .”

"It should be the same..." Xiaowen muttered discouragedly: "It is said that Director Jiang has done a good job of keeping secrets. Did you 'learn the question'?"

Lu Xiumu knew that he had good intentions, and he didn't want to hit him again. He said with a smile, "It's hard work. Although I don't know the specific situation, I feel relieved."

"Really?" Xiaowen smiled instantly, "I wish you success in winning the role!"

Lu Xiumu made an "OK" gesture, turned around and got off the car.

The audition method is exactly the same as the art examination form of the film academy. The staff outside the hall handed Lu Xiumu a page of lines and said: "The background of the "Wedding Banquet" clip: Xiao Su's sister had an accident on the eve of her engagement, and her lower body was paralyzed. When she found out, she asked for a divorce. Xiaosu comforted her sad sister and said that she would take her to live in a big city. The story happened in a small closed village in the last century. You have 10 minutes of preparation time and asked to perform without script.”

Lu Xiumu nodded: "Thank you."

The staff members are Lu Xiumu's good fans, and seeing his modest attitude, they inevitably have some selfishness, so they whispered: "Mumu, I heard the scriptwriter said that the tone of "The Wedding Banquet" is very sad, this clip is a small climax, remember to control it." Get emotional."

Whether it's the outline of the clip or the words of the staff and Xiaowen, it has been confirmed from the side that this audition tests the actor's control over sadness.

Lu Xiumu originally wanted to work in this direction, but when he saw the lines, he suddenly stopped.

In just 10 minutes, Lu Xiumu took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the audition room.

He took off his sunglasses and bowed to the audition officers.Sitting in the middle was Jiang Bing, and extending out were screenwriters and assistant directors who could be named in the circle. When they reached the last seat, Lu Xiumu's eyes flickered—it was Qiu Xingfeng.

Very surprised.

Even though Qiu Xingfeng has already been selected as the male lead of this show, he is only an actor after all, and he is not qualified to choose who will play with him.

And with their current relationship, shouldn't they take the initiative to avoid suspicion?Are you not afraid of other audition actors gossiping?

Qiu Xingfeng didn't think as much as he did. On the contrary, he raised his eyebrows at him very naturally, and said two words silently.

It can be seen from the shape of the mouth that it is - come on.

Lu Xiumu was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly recovered and gave the other party a smile.

"What are you doing!" Jiang Bing interrupted the exchange of glances between the two, "This is an audition, not a place to fall in love!"

It is very embarrassing to be exposed to the "secret relationship" in public. Even if it is not true, Lu Xiumu's ears still felt a heat that cannot be ignored, and he rubbed his fingertips in embarrassment.

"If Director Jiang heard some gossip, then I need to clarify that Teacher Lu and I are just friends." Qiu Xingfeng said, "But if you think we are very suitable, and it is a loss for the entertainment industry if we don't fall in love, then I can only say--"

He seemed to pause intentionally, and his gaze fell directly on Lu Xiumu's face: "You have really good eyesight."

Lu Xiumu pursed his lips and held the back of his neck with his backhand.After feeling the rapid beating of the pulse at the gland, he pinched his skin ruthlessly, and then pretended to be calm and replied: "Mr. Qiu, if you keep talking nonsense, you will be blamed for my abnormal performance. up."

"My fault." Qiu Xingfeng made a gesture of surrender, and then said to Jiang Bing: "When you are old, don't listen to rumors. Look at Teacher Lu's attitude. Could it be that he likes me?"

Jiang Bing glanced at Lu Xiumu without a word.At first glance, their conversation just now sounded like a rivalry between friends, but for some reason, Jiang Bing tasted some sour smell of love in a daze.

"Okay." Jiang Bing waved his hand impatiently, "Start when you're ready, don't waste time."

Lu Xiumu quickly adjusted his state, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Qiu Xingfeng: "Teacher Lu, take it easy. Take out the energy that you just pissed me off and perform this scene."

Lu Xiumu was stunned for a moment.

Jiang Bing was more direct, gave Qiu Xingfeng a warning look, and said, "The audition for No. 57 begins."

The actress who played with Lu Xiumu was a group performer. She slumped on the chair, maintaining the appearance of losing consciousness in her lower body, and her eyes fell on the window sill.

Lu Xiumu chose to enter the arena from the entrance, first he ran a few steps quickly, the closer he got to the actress, his steps became slower, and finally he stopped a few steps behind her.He rolled his throat and said slowly, "Sister..."

The actress seemed to be awakened, she quickly looked away, and smiled lightly: "Xiao Su is here. Come here, let my sister have a look."

Lu Xiumu took a step forward, stopped suddenly at a certain moment, rubbed his cheeks, and walked over until a flawless smile appeared on his face.

He squatted halfway in front of the actress, his gaze slid all the way down from her face, and finally landed on her legs covered with blankets: "Your legs..."

"It's okay." The actress rubbed his hair, "It doesn't hurt at all."

So far, Lu Xiumu's performance has been quite satisfactory, exactly the same as the previous dozens of actors.It wasn't a mistake, but there was nothing shining. One of the assistant directors yawned uninterestedly.

As a result, before the deputy director could close his mouth, Lu Xiumu suddenly made an unexpected move—he lifted the blanket, and landed his fist on his sister's knee.

After all, in acting, Lu Xiumu's strength is not heavy, but the actress has very little on-scene experience, so she was stunned for a while.

Lu Xiumu didn't mind her reaction, he stood up and turned his back to her, and murmured, "Why don't you feel pain...you should..."

This is a line that was not there before. The actress looked at Jiang Bing in a panic, and after receiving the "continue" signal, she uttered the following line: "It's really okay...now I don't need to marry anymore , can spend a lot of time with you."

"Let's leave the village." Lu Xiumu squatted down again, staring at her face expectantly, "Go to the big city, where the medical equipment is very advanced, your leg will definitely be cured!"

At this point, the actress already thought that Lu Xiumu would not choose the role.This line is the most important turning point in the whole scene, and it is Xiao Su's last struggle in despair.Both he and his sister knew that the bird whose wings had been broken could never soar in the sky again, so he could only create a phantom to give his sister strength.

Deceive yourself and others, and be foolish.

For this reason, this sentence needs to express a progressive layering, but Lu Xiumu doesn't seem to have considered this, and the extremely fast speech speed almost ruined the entire segment.

The actress's eyes unconsciously showed a little more regret, and she sighed sincerely: "How can it be so easy? I am like this...forget it. Although I can no longer work in the fields, the village head promised to give We subsidize."

"I can also support you!" Lu Xiumu eagerly grabbed her hands, "I know a lot of words, and I can be a teacher. Then I will buy you new clothes and leather shoes."

"Xiao Su..." the actress said helplessly.

Lu Xiumu stood up and came to the window, fixed his eyes on a certain place outside: "It will get better, it will definitely! We can also live in a building, and we can see thick clouds every day when we open our eyes."

He paused, his eyes seemed to light up at this moment: "Sister, you believe me!"

With the last voice falling, the audition segment ends here.The sad atmosphere mentioned earlier completely changed under Lu Xiumu's interpretation. After the whole scene, he didn't even shed a single tear.

Lu Xiumu closed his eyes for a while, then bowed again.

There was an eerie silence in the room.The screenwriter's eyes shuttled back and forth between the script and Lu Xiumu, and finally he couldn't help asking: "Your way of handling is... well, very unique. When facing your sister who lost her mobility, you still didn't show sadness. Why did you choose to do this? way of acting?"

"Because I feel that Xiao Su is not very sad." Lu Xiumu said.

Another audition officer frowned: "You mean, the relationship between their siblings is not good?"

"That's not what it means. On the contrary, I think their relationship is very good." Lu Xiumu pondered for a while, "I haven't read the whole script, and I can only complete the story with a few lines. If my sister doesn't have any accidents, then she They will definitely get married and have children according to the expected plan. At that time, Xiao Su will stay in the village with her sister forever, and it is impossible to see the big city he imagined."

"In imagination?" the screenwriter asked, "Do you think Xiao Su has never left the village?"

Lu Xiumu nodded: "His lines are logically wrong. He said that because he knows a lot of characters, he must be able to be a teacher, and he also said that he can see thick clouds when he lives in a building. These are things that are unlikely to come true , so for Xiao Su, the big city is a utopian fantasy."

"Based on this, I think Xiao Su really thinks that the medical equipment in big cities can heal her sister's leg." Lu Xiumu blinked, "The key line is no longer a comforting effect, but Xiao Su persuaded with expectations."

The screenwriter nodded approvingly, and said, "I also noticed one more thing. After you learned that your sister's legs were paralyzed, you deliberately hammered her twice."

"Well, I have to confirm this matter myself." Lu Xiumu lowered his eyes slightly, "No matter what others say, it was my relatives who had the accident. Even if I don't want to believe it, I have to make up my mind to prove it. Only in this way can I be sure What to do next. Otherwise I'll keep lying to myself and things will get worse."

Qiu Xingfeng noticed that when he spoke, the person referred to him as "I" instead of a third-person perspective, which made these words seem to be a real situation.

Jiang Bing tapped his fingers on the table twice, turning everyone's attention to himself: "The last question, what do you think is the focus of this scene?"

"Little Su's longing for the outside world." Lu Xiumu answered very simply.

Jiang Bing snorted inexplicably: "I can only say that your performance this time is a very bold attempt. Turning a scene of affection between siblings into a revealing of personal thoughts... You never thought about what to do if the performance is ruined ?”

"Have I ruined my performance?" Lu Xiumu didn't retreat but advanced.

Jiang Bing didn't grow up a vegetarian, so he threw the question to him again: "What do you think?"

"I don't think so." Lu Xiumu smiled at Qiu Xingfeng: "After all, Teacher Qiu gave me hints before the show began."

Jiang Bing hummed lightly: "Cheating blatantly in front of the chief director."

Qiu Xingfeng opened his mouth to explain, but was preempted by Lu Xiumu: "How can this be considered 'cheating'? If I have to say it, it's just my personal bet——"

"I'm betting that Teacher Qiu won't cheat me."

"You trust him..." Jiang Bing muttered.

"Of course." Lu Xiumu said, "Teacher Qiu is a friend. He once said that I have the highest decision-making power with him, so I will reciprocate today—Teacher Qiu has the highest degree of trust in me."

……

After Lu Xiumu left, the room fell into silence again.

The screenwriter thought over and over again, and expressed the question in everyone's mind: "Is there still a need to continue auditioning?"

"What do you mean?" Jiang Bing didn't know what was going on, and his temper was always in a bad mood, "Where did you go, you decided on Xiaosu's candidate for me?"

The screenwriter argued: "He is really good. His height, age, and appearance are all in line with the characteristics of this character. The most important point is that only he understands what I am writing."

"Then you should reflect on what you wrote!" Jiang Bing was not polite, "The writing is so cryptic that only people with twisted brain circuits can understand it."

"This is a blank space in a literary work!" The screenwriter was also angry, "Furthermore, I have already written very explicitly. If you hadn't insisted on keeping the script mysterious, if you released a few more lines, no one would misunderstand it." The meaning of this play."

Qiu Xingfeng coughed lazily, interrupting the argument between the two "big gods" who were blushing.He looked at Jiang Bing and asked quite bluntly, "What do you think of Mr. Lu?"

Jiang Bing was like a duck being choked by someone, choked for a moment, and said reluctantly, "It's better than I imagined."

After finishing speaking, he added in a low voice: "But it's not that good."

Qiu Xingfeng automatically translated these two sentences for him: "I just don't want to give him the role of Xiao Su."

Before Jiang Bing could respond, the screenwriter over there had already patted the table and stood up: "Why?!"

The atmosphere became a little awkward.

Director Jiang did have his own considerations, but he couldn't put those words on the surface, at least he couldn't give everyone an explanation under this situation.

He fumbled for the cigarette irritably, and as soon as he put the filter on, Qiu Xingfeng stopped him coolly: "The smoking room is on the second floor."

Jiang Bing's movement of lighting the fire stopped suddenly, he glared at Qiu Xingfeng, and waved his hand: "Everyone rests for half an hour."