Chapter 10: Auditions
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Hong Shao Gang Leader. After eating, he returned to the hotel, and Mu Qingxue came to say goodbye to Hong Chen.
Mu Qingxue is a popular traffic artist, and the schedule is very full. Even if it is completed in advance now, there is a new itinerary arranged immediately.
For the entertainment company behind her, Mu Qingxue's time represents a huge fortune.
"I'll see you soon, Miss Mu. Hong Chen waved his hand and said with a smile.
Then, Mu Qingxue and her assistant got into the artist's exclusive business car and left.
"It's a popular flower, it's perfect. Hong Chen sighed in his heart.
Then, he went back to his room to pack his things and prepare to leave the next day.
He looked at his phone and received dozens of WeChat messages.
After his classmates knew about his acting under Zhang Hai, many classmates came to get close to him.
In the past, when he was playing tricks, he would only have two or three WeChat messages a day, and occasionally he would chat a little more with his friends.
Now, a lot has changed.
The entertainment industry is indeed very realistic.
These messages are all greetings, and Hong Chen didn't pay much attention to them, just responded politely.
Then, he frowned and saw that Li Feifei sent him a message:
"How's it going, is the filming going well?"
Hong Chen smiled indifferently, only to find that Li Feifei was still lying in his friend list, so he clicked on the message and deleted Li Feifei as a friend.
The next day, Hong Chen left the crew and returned to his rental house first.
Not far from Hengdian, there is a rental house specially prepared for Hengpiao, the environment inside is very poor, a small room for one person, and dirty things are scattered in a mess.
Hong Chen remembered everything that had happened here in the past two months, and he was deeply moved.
He packed up his important things, asked the landlord to make up the rent owed, and left the place decisively.
Next stop, HK.
He contacted Zheng Rui, the director recommended to him by Zhang Hai, and learned that the movie is called "Kill the Wolf 2", and now there is a lack of a villain to play the role of the warden.
A character with high requirements for acting skills and martial arts skills.
Hong Chen is not worried about this.
He got on the plane and headed straight for his destination.
Before getting on the plane, he contacted his family once and called his parents 200,000 yuan, which surprised and delighted his parents.
His family is ordinary, his parents are just ordinary people, and 200,000 yuan is their total income for a year and a half.
Now Hong Chen has earned 500,000 in a few days.
That's why so many people are going to squeeze into the entertainment industry one after another.
It's just that these people haven't realized that the entertainment industry is a pyramid, and only the people at the top can enjoy huge resources, and the rest are just a handful of loess buried at the bottom of the pyramid.
Hong Chen got off the plane, came to the treasure land of the motherland, called a taxi and went straight to the crew.
"Looking at it now, it's better to find an entertainment company, and you don't have to worry about everything like now. Hong Chen laughed at himself.
Artists have entertainment companies, after all, when artists become famous in the future, they can't answer all the crew's calls in person, or look for crews all over the world like Hengpiao.
There is an entertainment company, and there is an agent who arranges everything for you.
But Hong Chen was not in a hurry.
He has to show his strength and wait until that time to sign before he has more say.
When you sign a contract when you are not famous, you can only get it by being squeezed.
In the entertainment industry, strength is king.
Hong Chen first found a hotel to put his luggage, changed into new clothes and freshened up, and then rushed to the crew lightly.
First impressions matter.
When he arrived at the crew, he contacted director Zheng Rui, and Zheng Rui asked him to come over directly.
"Director, this can't work, I don't believe that anyone is more suitable than me!" As soon as he walked into the crew, Hong Chen heard a loud sound inside.
It is still in the casting stage of the crew, and filming has not officially started, and the actors and casting directors should be arguing inside.
Hong Chen and the crew reported their names, and the director Zheng Rui had already confessed, so the staff brought Hong Chen into the room.
Only then did Hong Chen see that the person who was noisy just now turned out to be a somewhat famous actor.
Chen Dongxing, a burly strong man, often plays the bad guy in Hong Kong films, the most important thing is that this person is usually a gangster, and acting is his true colors.
The entertainment industry on HK's side is more complicated, and many times there is also contact with the underworld.
Chen Dongxing himself is a person from the underworld, and the expression on his face is slightly hideous, which looks like a fierce and vicious feeling.
Chen Dongxing's role is the warden of "Slaying the Wolf 2".
But director Zheng Rui was not satisfied with his performance.
Chen Dongxing shows both ruthlessness and cruelty, but the role of the warden does not talk much, and what he wants is a sense of restraint.
Chen Dongxing is far from it.
But Chen Dongxing doesn't think so.
"Ruthless, can fight, isn't it enough? I don't believe that anyone can play better than me!" Chen Dongxing roared.
Hearing this, Hong Chen couldn't help frowning.
Looks like we're going to have trouble again.
At this time, the staff reported in the ear of director Zheng Rui that Hong Chen had arrived.
Zheng Rui's eyes lit up.
Because Zhang Hai's status is much higher than his own, he is highly recommending Hong Chen to himself. He also watched a few clips sent by Zhang Hai, and was very satisfied with Hong Chen's performance.
In addition to Zheng Rui, there are also two casting directors for the screening of this role, and of course, it is Zheng Rui who finally determines the candidate.
"Hong Chen, this is the script, you watch it first, and then try out the play later. Zheng Rui called Hong Chen over and handed over a piece of paper, which was the scene that Hong Chen was going to play.
Hong Chen took the script and read it.
Chen Dongxing saw that the script that Hong Chen got was the role of the warden, and immediately understood that Hong Chen was also here to rob the role of the warden.
He stared at Hong Chen for a while, and found that Hong Chen looked handsome, but had no momentum, so he couldn't help but pout, and said to Zheng Rui:
"Director, can you perform that feeling with such a little white face?"
He has a bit of disdain on his face, coupled with his rogue temperament, as if he was born for villains.
And he is burly, he has played many powerful villain roles in the past, and he is also very good at playing.
Hong Chen didn't pay attention to his disdain, just read the script intently on the side.
"Director, I'm done. ”
After about 5 minutes, Hong Chen stood up, handed the script to the director, and said with a light smile.
Zheng Rui nodded, "Okay, you can start when you're ready." Xiao Wang, you come to play with him. ”
This scene needs a person as a foil, which can better reflect the actor's acting skills.
"Director, I'm going to play against him!"
At this moment, Chen Dongxing took the initiative to step forward and said.
After he finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present changed.
Director Zheng Rui also looked a little embarrassed, because acting against Chen Dongxing, the actor would unconsciously fall into a kind of pressure, which would make the actor's performance unnatural.
Obviously, Chen Dongxing wants to use this method to make Hong Chen ugly!
"Director, there shouldn't be any problem, just stand here for a while. Chen Dongxing said with a smile, looking relaxed.
"This .......," Zheng Rui turned to look at Hong Chen.
"Director, I'm okay with that. Hong Chen said with a light smile, looking without the slightest nervousness.
"Okay, refreshing. Chen Dongxing applauded, and immediately walked to the open space in the middle, grinning, staring at Hong Chen with a smile.
Chen Dongxing's eyes were exposed, and the casting director felt a little numb in his heart when he saw it.
Looking at Hong Chen, his face was calm, with a sunny smile on his face.
This calmness made the director a little admired, but in Chen Dongxing's eyes, can Hong Chen still perform normally?
"Let's get started when you're ready. Zheng Rui felt that with Chen Dongxing here, Hong Chen would definitely not play well, and he didn't have much hope in his heart.
But the next moment, something unexpected happened to him.
Skill villain deduce, launch!