lark

In the second week after meeting Qi Yubai, Lin Nan received a call from Hou Ziwen at home.At that time, he was wearing plastic gloves to wipe the floor. When the phone rang, he took off the gloves and hurried to the living room to pick up the phone.

"Brother Ziwen."

"Lin Nan, I have an audition opportunity."

Hou Ziwen's voice sounded in a good mood. Lin Nan, who hadn't heard his mood on the phone for a long time, was a little surprised.

"Thank you, brother Ziwen, when can I go for an audition?"

There was a pause of two seconds on the other end of the phone, and Hou Ziwen asked back: "You don't even ask me what drama it is?"

Lin Nan was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that he was too impatient.

"I forgot to ask."

Hou Ziwengui is busy with personnel, and the voice is heard in the noisy background.He didn't go around with Lin Nan, and said bluntly with his hands on the microphone: "It's a fairy tale drama, a big production, the hero and heroine have been decided a long time ago, and they are quite topical. You go try the male third, the heroine's brother, the character design good."

Since his debut, Lin Nan can't even be considered tepid. He has never acted as a male third, let alone a male third in a big production.Now suddenly a good role was cast on him by a person from the sky, and he couldn't react for a while.

"really?"

Hou Ziwen raised his voice: "Do I seem to be so free to lie to you? Tomorrow Wei Jing will take you to an audition. The script clip has been sent to your email." He paused, and added something as if he was still worried : "The high probability is yours, but you prepare well for me, and you must seize the opportunity."

Lin Nan was a little embarrassed by his slightly anxious tone. After thinking for a while, he asked Hou Ziwen before he hung up the phone: "Brother Ziwen, did the company help me win this opportunity?"

He had a vague guess in his mind, but he couldn't make it right until he got the answer.

Hou Ziwen didn't expect him to react so quickly, and said with an imperceptible smile: "You fought for it yourself."

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The next day, Wei Jing really drove to pick up Lin Nan early, and went straight to the casting studio.

"Don't you need to put on makeup first?" Lin Nan asked.

Wei Jing didn't look back, and returned to him while driving: "The director asked for an audition without makeup."

This is the first time for Lin Nan to go to the casting studio to participate in the interview of the main role, and it is inevitable to feel nervous.As the executive broker of the third group, Wei Jing has much more experience than him.When he was about to reach the destination, Wei Jing glanced at him in the rearview mirror, "If you have anything to ask me, just ask me now."

Lin Nan thought for a while and said, "Sister Jing, how many candidates are there for my role?"

"two."

"Me and the other one?"

"Yeah." Wei Jing said: "I preliminarily set a male number three before, and I will go to try again today." She looked at Lin Nan in the rearview mirror and said: "There is nothing to be burdened with. I can win It's your job."

Lin Nan heard the deep meaning in her words, and felt more worried about this audition.

When he arrived at the studio, Lin Nan was led into a room filled with nearly ten people, none of whom Lin Nan knew well in advance.Wei Jing introduced him one by one. The director, assistant director, platform producer, drama producer, and actor coordinator were all present. Lin Nan tried not to show timidity, and greeted everyone sitting in turn.

Arriving in front of the director, as soon as Lin Nan stretched his hand forward, the director waved his hand: "Forget it if it's fake, let's try the play directly."

Wei Jing nodded with a steady smile, "Yes, the director is more pragmatic."

What Lin Nan wants to try is for the character to die at the climax of the whole play to protect the heroine from going down the mountain. His emotions must be both tragic and decisive.Wei Jing found a chair and sat in the corner, leaving Lin Nan to brew alone.The room was quiet for a while, Lin Nan closed his eyes and thought for a while, opened his eyes and looked around, walked to the producer and said, "Can I borrow your script?"

It is said that the script is actually incomplete, just a few thin pages of A4 paper.The other party nodded in agreement, Lin Nan rolled them into a tube and used them as sabers. He started with "You can kill me today" and finished a one-man show that lasted for a few minutes.His good line skills are all due to vocal practice in his spare time. After a performance, at least he feels that he has done his best.

However, the reaction of the people present was not great, and no one should speak, like a lamp repairer in a theater who has watched the same performance ten thousand times, his face was expressionless, only Wei Jing in the corner rushed to him with a smile on his face. He nodded.

The director asked him to wait outside the house for a while, Wei Jing brought him out, and said with a smile: "You scared me just now, I didn't expect you to instantly bring out the atmosphere."

Lin Nan smiled embarrassedly: "The role needs it, not really."

Wei Jing looked very satisfied, and handed him a bottle of water from her bag.

"Excellent, really, much better than I imagined. To be honest, I didn't expect you to act like this at first."

Hearing her sincere words, Lin Nan felt a little less uneasy. After thinking about it, he said, "But I don't seem to be satisfied with the director and producer."

Wei Jing shook her hand at him in relief: "Then you are wrong, this is the director's personal style. I have seen him two or three times, and every time he has such a poker face. And as long as he doesn't speak , and no one else dared to speak out."

I don't know if it's his own illusion, but Lin Nan felt that after the audition, Wei Jing talked to him more and more.He carefully unscrewed the bottle cap and raised his head to drink some water. I don't know whether it was because of the heat or emotions, two patches of faint pink flew on his cheeks.

"Actually, I was very nervous just now." Lin Nan said softly, "The time is too short, and the script I received is only part of it. I don't know if I have grasped the emotions correctly."

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and another audition actor arrived, followed by three people.

He stopped in front of Lin Nan, and stared at Lin Nan with less polite eyes.Lin Nan felt uncomfortable, stood up and said "Hello".The expression on the other party's face did not change at all, his eyes immediately fell to the side, and he walked into the audition room without saying a word.

Lin Nan turned his head in embarrassment and gave Wei Jing an ugly smile, and Wei Jing patted him on the shoulder.

During the ten minutes of waiting, Lin Nan had a hard time.He was worried about losing his first promising job in months, about the rent of his apartment for the second half of the year, and... and that night like a dream.

Qi Yubai hadn't contacted him since that day, and he had no way to contact Qi Yubai.Not only Qi Yubai, but even Wu Yutong is not someone he can find casually. It is impossible for him to find someone to talk to, and it is even more impossible to find someone to ask.The wound on his body healed completely within two or three days, without leaving any mark.If he wanted to prove that Qi Yubai had really appeared, he had nothing to rely on except his memory of Lin Nan.Right now, he is still floating on the cloud in his dream and hasn't landed on the cloud. He may end up falling off, or waking up.

But today is different. Today's audition is like a brand new gift from God. It is not precious to others, but it has double meanings to Lin Nan.

When the door of the audition room was pushed open, Lin Nan still hadn't recovered.

"that whoever!"

The assistant director shouted at him from the door: "Come in again."

Wei Jing stood up first, Lin Nan paused for a second, and immediately reacted, got up and walked into the audition room.The actor who arrived later sat next to the director, his expression was very different from when he faced Lin Nan just now, he should have performed well.Lin Nan couldn't help becoming nervous again, his palms sweated a little, for fear that he would hear bad news.

The assistant director motioned for him to come to his side, and pushed the computer screen towards him.

"Play this part again."

Lin Nan squatted down and watched the excerpts of the script for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "This is a rivalry scene with my junior sister, and it's not easy for me to act alone."

The assistant director turned to look at the director, and the director said, "It's fine if someone plays with you."

The people in the room are clear at a glance, there are no junior sisters.The director glanced to the side, "Go with him."

The male actor was taken aback: "I'm playing the junior sister? How can I play this?"

The director frowned slightly: "It's just a set up, and he will set it up for you later."

The actor hesitated and didn't answer right away, the woman behind him who looked like a manager wanted to persuade him, but seemed hesitant to speak.

Lin Nan thought for a while and said, "Let me help him set it up first."

No one in the room made a sound, they were all waiting for the director to speak.The director nodded, still with that serious expression: "It will start in five minutes."

Lin Nan's appearance was originally pretty, and his voice was also soft. Coupled with nervousness, there was a layer of blush on his cheeks, which really fit the character of Junior Sister.During the official audition, the pairing of the two was unexpectedly harmonious, and the performance came down with almost no lag, and the director's expression was also rare.

Another male actor was about to switch roles with some reluctance, and the director said, "Let's go here."

It was inconvenient for everyone to stay longer, and each left the studio.

On the way back, Wei Jing deliberately asked Lin Nan to sit in the co-pilot's seat, saying that she wanted to chat with him.

As soon as the car drove out of the intersection where the studio was located, she couldn't wait to raise her eyebrows at Lin Nan: "Today is really fun."

Lin Nan asked inexplicably, "Sister Jing, what's so fun?"

"You got this role, don't you feel very happy?"

"Get this role? Isn't there no result yet?"

Wei Jing glanced at him, and smiled knowingly: "You don't have much experience, so it's normal to be unsure. But you think, if the director still hesitates, why didn't he let you try that male third scene again?"

Lin Nan looked slightly startled: "I thought it was because the opponent acted too well, and the director didn't want to watch me act."

"How is it possible?" Wei Jing said, "I don't know much about acting. I'm better at judging people than you. Nowadays, second- and third-tier actors are just getting famous, and they don't even pay attention to directors. I've seen them before. A man, I won’t mention his name. If he was asked to act as the father of an actress on the spot, he would not be happy in front of his face. Of course he said goodbye. Let me tell you, the director likes you, you are practical and open-minded. Go out, and ah..." She smiled a little: "And it's cheap."

Lin Nan listened to her praise himself, and her tone of voice was relaxed, and her tense nerves could not help but relax.

He said sincerely: "It's nothing. When we were in school, we, men, women, young and old, had to play flowers, birds, insects and fish, otherwise the teacher would directly fail us."

"That's why I said that person is not good." Wei Jing said disapprovingly, "I forgot all about my ability to go to school after becoming popular. Doesn't that mean that the more you learn, the more you go back?"

"Maybe, he just doesn't care about the role."

Wei Jing thought for a while and said, "It's also possible. Anyway, this kind of popular character doesn't live by this character."

"Yeah." Lin Nan nodded and smiled self-deprecatingly: "I'm different, I live by it."

Wei Jing stopped the driver, turned her head and glanced at him quickly, and said softly after a while: "It will get better slowly."

This is the second time Lin Nan heard someone say this to him this month. Suddenly, a different emotion rushed out of his heart, out of his blood vessels, and ran into his nasal cavity, making his nose sore .

He took a deep breath, turned to look at Wei Jing gratefully, and said with a smile: "Thank you, sister Jing, I believe it will be fine."

During this section of the road, Wei Jing drove the car steadily, as if she was carefully escorting Lin Nan.However, Lin Nan's thoughts flew out of the car with bumps and bumps, floating around aimlessly.For a while, he suddenly became extremely thirsty for temperature, which belonged to Qi Yubai.It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad, or even painful, he just wants to hear Qi Yubai say it again, and it will get better gradually.