After putting on makeup, the four took turns to audition, Wu David was the first, Guo Tiansheng was second, Zheng Feihong was third, and Shen You was the last.

"The last one is not bad, big shaft. ”

Shen You shook his head and smiled bitterly, comforting himself in his heart.

From the time David Wu left the room, he waited for more than three hours before the staff came over and asked him to audition.

Walking into the audition room and standing in the center of the empty stage, Shen You saw the four assessors sitting on the long table opposite.

Sitting on the far right of the long table is Pei Lao, and the man in black who is in his fifties and has a cold and thin face next to Pei Lao should be the famous director Zhang Cheng.

From the information Guo Tiansheng told before, it is speculated that the middle-aged man with gold-framed glasses and a slightly chubby body on Director Zhang's right hand should be the producer Liu Xin, and the beautiful old lady on the far left, who is seventy or eighty years old and still looks very temperamental, should be Chai Yuan's youngest daughter Chai Nianfang.

The audition had been going on for more than three hours, and when Shen You came in, the four assessors were already exhausted.

Director Zhang Cheng was writing something, and Mrs. Chai was a little surprised by Shen You's dress, judging from his appearance alone, he was the most like his father among the four.

Producer Liu Xin verbally urged Shen You to start quickly, which means that he will finish the audition early and end the work early.

Pei Laoqiang gave Shen You a reassuring look, and asked gently, "The script for you is difficult, do you need an assistant?"

"No, I'll do it all by myself. ”

Feeling the contempt of Liu Xin and Zhang Cheng, the arrogance in Shen You's heart was also stimulated.

Zhang Cheng raised his head, glanced at Shen You seriously, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's start." ”

Standing in the center of the stage, this place became his home field, closed his eyes, and Shen You entered Chai Yuan's world.

The train was moving in bumps, and the sun was shining through the thick glass windows, and at this time, Chai Yuan was sitting on the window seat of the military train and pretending to sleep.

From the emperor to the prisoner, he was escorted back to his home country to face trial, and he may even have to accuse the woman he loves the most...... , this panic and helplessness tormented him, how could he sleep.

The train slowly entered the station, and the shrill whistle interrupted his chaotic thoughts.

The front officially pits Manzhouli.

More than a dozen Chinese officers escorted him off the train and set foot on his homeland again, Chai Yuan looked up at the sky, and his mood was very complicated.

It should have been a joy to return to China from Saudi Arabia, but when he thought of the next trial, he began to worry.

After watching Shen You's performance, Zhang Cheng nodded secretly at Pei Qingfeng and expressed his appreciation for Pei Lao's vision.

The temperament and makeup are convincing, and the understanding of the characters and the control of emotions are also in place......

Entering the Manzhouli Railway Station, through the eyes of Chai Yuan, played by Shen You, Zhang Cheng seemed to see the faces of the low-level characters in China who belonged to that era.

Chai Yuan was once the emperor, and he entered the station under the escort of the Huaxia military, which naturally attracted the attention of countless people.

In the crowd of onlookers, some were flattering, some were awe-inspiring, some were numb, and some were resentful...... These images of all kinds of passers-by need to be portrayed and depicted by Shen You through his own feedback.

And his performance is not bad, at least in Zhang Cheng's opinion, qualified.

After passing through the various crowds and talking to the escorted officers, Chai Yuan entered the bathroom of the Manzhouli Railway Station.

When he closed the door, Zhang Cheng found that the temperament of Chai Yuan deduced by Shen You had changed, and the previous hesitation and decadence slowly became firm, and there was a calmness born of despair in the firmness.

Plugging in the deadbolt and pressing the toilet door against a mop and a pile of debris, Chai Yuan unscrewed the faucet and drowned out the sound of water in the bathroom.

Facing the mirror, Chai Yuan carefully sorted out his appearance, which was his last dignity as the last emperor.

He took out a hidden knife from his arms, cut the blood vessels on his wrists, and put his hands into the cold pool with pain, the red of blood fainted in the pool, as if a cloud slowly bloomed, giving people a unique and strange beauty.

These scenes are naturally Shen You's imagination, and others may not be able to feel them, but Director Zhang happened to see them.

The blood was about to run dry, and the weak Shen You closed his eyes slightly, allowing tears to slip from the corners of his eyes. He suddenly laughed silently, with tears in his laughter, madness, humiliation, pride, guilt and remorse......

Looking back on this life, it was just a dream.

At this moment, Shen You seemed to be incarnated as Chai Yuan, and all the emotional fluctuations in Chai Yuan's heart when he committed suicide were interpreted through his own feelings.

Seeing Shen You's performance, Mrs. Chai had already burst into tears, she had never heard her father tell this story in Manchuria before, but when he made up his mind to end his life, he should have been in this mood now.

Pei Lao stood up and applauded him, the pen in Zhang Cheng's hand suddenly clenched, and then slowly loosened again, he was shocked by Shen You's performance.

For Shen Yuelou, he didn't expect it.

Even the script given was only a random interception of the beginning of the whole story, and he didn't expect Shen You to hand over such an unexpected answer.

Hearing Pei Lao's applause, Shen Youcai slowly withdrew from Chai Yuan's role, he wiped his tears, bowed to the four people in the audience, and left silently.

After Shen You left the audition room, Zhang Cheng looked at the three of them and asked, "The four auditioners have finished watching, let's talk about our opinions." ”

Pei Lao said with a smile: "I think Boss Shen's performance is the most shocking, if he plays the first paragraph, he will definitely be more brilliant than David Wu." ”

"I also think Boss Shen acted very well. Mrs. Chai echoed with a smile, and said: "Of course, Tiansheng's kid is also good, if I have to choose, I will vote for Guo Tiansheng." However, Boss Shen's performance just now really moved me. ”

Although she expressed her intention to support Guo Tiansheng, she meant that she was recommending Shen Yuelou.

Seeing this situation, Liu Xin said in a deep voice: "I have a little different opinions from Pei Lao, although Shen Yuelou acted well just now, his acting skills are still a little green, and he can see a lot of traces of axes and chisels, which is not as skilled as David Wu's acting skills, saying that he can play the first paragraph better than David Wu, I don't agree with it, I vote for David Wu." ”

Pei Qingfeng immediately retorted: "Mr. Liu, you are a businessman, you may not know much about art, a really good performance is not a blind pursuit of eliminating the traces of performance, sometimes, a good actor can turn the traces of performance into a part of the performance, turning decay into magic, so as to achieve his acting skills." ”

"You, what kind of crooked reasoning are you, I can't say you ......" Liu Xin was scolded by Pei Lao and lost his temper.

After listening to the opinions of the three people, Zhang Cheng directly put a cross on Zheng Feihong's name. His pen lingered on the remaining three names, more often stopping at the names of Shen Yuelou and David Wu.

Liu Xin is not in a hurry, this candidate should not be decided for a while and a half, and he can slowly do Director Zhang's work later.

However, Zhang Cheng did not put the matter on hold first as he thought, but slapped the table case and directly circled Shen Yuelou.

Zhang Cheng said to Pei Qingfeng: "Old Pei, please tell Boss Shen, next, he is busy." ”

Comprehending Director Zhang's meaning, Pei Lao said with a look of surprise: "Okay, I'll go tell Boss Shen about this." ”

Mrs. Chai also said: "Help me bring congratulations to Boss Shen, and look forward to working together in the future." ”

Liu Xin had a gloomy face and did not speak.

In front of Mrs. Chai and Pei Qingfeng, it was impossible for him to directly question Director Zhang's decision, and some things could only be said behind his back.

When Mrs. Chai and Mr. Pei both went out, Liu Xin said: "Director Zhang, do you know what your decision just now means? Before, Mr. Durant has made a promise that as long as we give Chai Yuan's role to David Wu, he is willing to take a step back and give up three percent of the box office share, which is a big business of hundreds of millions of Chinese yuan." ”

"Over the years, I've made enough money for the company. ”

Zhang Cheng sighed: "Over the years, I have made a lot of compromises in the choice of business and art, and most of the time, I have chosen business. This time, I'm going to follow my heart and I'm going to choose art. ”

"However, David Wu is not bad, weren't you optimistic about him before?"

"Indeed, from the very beginning of the project, the company said that it would be cast internally, but as a result, the entire Summit Entertainment could not find suitable actors, so we could only recruit openly.

Among David Wu, Zheng Feihong and Guo Tiansheng, I did think David Wu was the most suitable, until, I saw Shen Yuelou.

I know that even if David Wu is selected, "The Last Emperor" will become a classic, but this time, I want to make a classic among classics, a film that can go down in the history of film, and it will become my coffin. ”

Liu Xin asked uncertainly, "Is that Shen Yuelou really that good?"

"At least, I see that possibility. ”

Feeling Director Zhang's unshakable will, Liu Xin didn't persuade him anymore, he sighed and walked out of the room.