The day after the completion of "The Character of a Gentleman", Zheng Xiyi left South Korea and flew to China, he was in a hurry to meet the director of "Huaxia Partner", and he was embarrassed that in order to wait for him to complete "The Character of a Gentleman", the filming plan of the film had been postponed for 20 days.

Fortunately, South Korea and China are close to each other, and it only took two hours for Zheng Xiyi to arrive in the capital, and Chen Kexin asked him to meet at a private club in the Summer Palace.

The clubhouse is an antique garden, as if entering the Grand View Garden, there are small courtyards hidden between flowers and trees, rockeries, flowing water bridges and corridors, Zheng Xiyi came to the door of a small courtyard, gently buttoned the door knocker, the door opened, and Chen Kexin stood behind the door with a smile.

Zheng Xiyi solemnly apologized:

"Director Chen Kexin, hello, I'm Zheng Xiyi, I'm very sorry for the delay for such a long time. ”

Chen Kexin has a trademark middle-style hairstyle, a pair of thick-rimmed glasses, a gentle smile, a somewhat low and magnetic voice, and speaks Chinese very well, unlike most Hong Kong showbiz people with a strong accent or even no Chinese.

He stepped over the threshold and walked in front of Zheng Xiyi, stretched out his hand and said:

"Hello Xiyi, I'm Chen Kexin, don't be so polite, wait for you to make my own decision. ”

Zheng Xiyi stretched out his hands and shook hands with him, but Chen Kexin didn't let go, and directly pulled him inside, saying as he walked:

"Come, let me introduce you to the others. ”

There are a lot of flowers and plants planted in the yard, and there is a row of side rooms in the middle, but everyone is now sitting in the courtyard, and a coffee table is placed in the middle, and they all stood up early when they saw Chen Kexin and Zheng Xiyi coming in.

The other two male protagonists Deng Chao and Tong Dawei both brought their wives, the other girl is Du Juan, who is going to play the first love with Zheng Xiyi, and the last lady is Wu Junru, the wife of director Chen Kexin.

After a round of introduction, it was finally Deng Chao and Sun Li's turn, Zheng Xiyi had never seen Tong Dawei, but he had known each other for a long time and knew each other very well, so as soon as Deng Chao came up, he joked:

"Eh, Xiyi, look at you, ah, don't stay in the country, you have to go to the stick, but after so many years, you haven't even mixed up with a daughter-in-law, it's too miserable, let's come back quickly, let your sister-in-law help you introduce ten or eight beauties!"

Zheng Xiyi smiled and said nothing, Sun Li glanced at Deng Chaodao:

"Come on, Xiyi signed with S.M Company in South Korea, and there are no beauties in it, so why don't you need me to introduce it, right, Xiyi. ”

Before Zheng Xiyi could speak, Deng Chao asked excitedly:

"Hey, really? Xiyi, are they really all beautiful women?"

Zheng Xiyi nodded and said:

"Almost, S.M is known as the No. 1 idol agency in South Korea, and it is the company that attaches the most importance to appearance, no matter how talented you are, you don't want to look good. ”

"Wow, I like it! Heeyi, aren't you some kind of director over there, or my Korean regional acting contract will be signed in your name?"

Deng Chao rubbed his hands happily, Zheng Xiyi pointed at Sun Li and said:

"Brother Chao, of course you are welcome to come, but ...... Do you need to ask for advice first?"

Deng Chao turned his head to look at Sun Li, Sun Li looked at him with a sneer on his shoulders with both hands, and Deng Chao suddenly changed to a righteous face:

"No need to ask for instructions, please ask for instructions, I'm from Huaxia, what are you going to do in South Korea, Xiyi, I won't go if you invite me to go!"

Everyone laughed, and Chen Kexin said with a smile:

"Come on, come on, now that everyone knows each other, let's sit down and talk first. ”

Everyone sat down, Chen Kexin personally poured a cup of tea for Zheng Xiyi and handed it to him, Zheng Xiyi took it with both hands and tasted it, and praised the good tea.

Chen Kexin waited for him to put down the teacup before looking around, and after glancing at each actor, he said:

"It's been a while since the script was sent to you, so you should have read it, right?"

Zheng Xiyi, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei and Du Juan all nodded, and Chen Kexin asked again:

"Is there anything wrong with that? Whether it's the lines, the script, or even the shooting plan, you can ask me now, and we'll try to solve the problem before the filming starts. ”

Deng Chao and the others took out the script and asked a few questions, basically about the plot and lines, and when they finished asking, Zheng Xiyi said:

"Director, I have a question for you......"

Chen Kexin looked at him and nodded, meaning you ask.

"Why are there so many good actors in China, but you chose me?"

Zheng Xiyi looked at Chen Kexin with a puzzled expression, this question had been holding back in his heart for a while, after all, he and Chen Kexin didn't know each other, and they were far away in South Korea, but they were suddenly selected to be the protagonist, which was really weird.

Chen Kexin laughed and said:

"What, you don't think you're good enough? You're an actor, you've even won an Oscar, if you're not a good actor, then who else dares to call yourself a good actor?"

Zheng Xiyi waved his hand:

"It's just lucky, if you really want to talk about acting, Brother Chao is definitely no worse than me, he is a powerful faction from Chinese opera, and I am just an idol of Beiying. ”

Chen Kexin looked at Zheng Xiyi, then at Deng Chao and Tong Dawei, and suddenly smiled:

"Eh, Xiyi, don't you say that I haven't found out yet, you graduated from Beiying, Deng Chao graduated from Chinese opera, and Dawei graduated from drama, our movie has gathered graduates from the three major film and television universities in China. ”

Everyone laughed, which was a bit of a coincidence.

Chen Kexin took a sip of tea and said while reminiscing:

"Actually, I really didn't choose you at the beginning, the first thing that popped up in my mind when I saw the role of Cheng Dongqing was Huang Xiaoming......"

Everyone else didn't know that there was such a thing, and they all suddenly became interested, and they all looked at Chen Kexin in unison.

"Because it's a group drama, I didn't immediately ask Huang Xiaoming, I wanted to wait until I found all the people and then meet together, but one day when I went to the Chinese opera to see if there was a suitable candidate, I met Mr. Wang Ziwen by chance, he asked me what I was doing, I said I was looking for an actor with good enough acting skills, Mr. Wang Ziwen recommended you to me, and after I went back, I watched all the scenes you have filmed in recent years, and after thinking twice, I decided to use you to play Dongqing. ”

Deng Chao and Tong Dawei looked at each other, and then at Zheng Xiyi, they were a little envious of his luck, even Zheng Xiyi himself felt that it was really lucky, and he picked up a male protagonist for nothing when he was thousands of miles away.

Ah Kexin thought about it, and suddenly said to everyone:

"Let's just listen to this, just a few of us know, don't spread it outside, lest Xiyi and Huang Xiaoming have a conflict. ”

Chen Kexin is not worrying about the sky, the most common reason for the feud between artists in the entertainment industry is to grab roles, although Zheng Xiyi was finally selected has nothing to do with himself, but no one knows what the other candidate will think about it, and there is no shortage of people in this circle, not to mention those media who have nothing to do and have to do something about it.

Everyone is a person who has been in the circle for so many years, and they all know what Chen Kexin is worried about, so they naturally nod their heads.

Next, a few people chatted about their understanding and supplementation of their respective roles, and an hour later, Chen Kexin nodded happily and said to Deng Chao and Zheng Xiyi:

"Yes, it seems that you have done your homework very solidly, especially Xiyi and Deng Chao, who were able to understand the roles to this extent in between filming, and also added a lot of their own ideas, which is very good. ”

Tong Dawei's smile on the side was a little stiff, the three of them were filming some time ago, he actually read the script carefully, but he did have less effort, but he didn't expect to be compared now.

The cuckoo on the other side was even more embarrassed, she was nervous just now, she stumbled for a long time, she didn't know what she said, she couldn't be blamed for this, although she also graduated from opera, but she studied opera dance instead of acting. Moreover, her main job is a model, and "Huaxia Partner" is her first electrocution, so she is no different now except that she has more camera sense than an amateur.

Chen Kexin didn't notice Tong Dawei and Du Juan's faces, but Wu Junru saw it in his eyes and hurriedly interjected:

"I think Dawei and Du Juan are not bad, when Dawei speaks, I feel that he is Wang Yang, Du Juan is definitely not as good as their three predecessors, but it is really rare for a newcomer to understand the role to this extent, I was not so good when I was filming for the first time. ”

As soon as she praised like this, Tong Dawei and Du Juan's expressions were finally much more natural, Sun Li and Guan Yue on the side were also secretly relieved, and Zheng Xiyi and Deng Chao also glanced at each other.

Although it is not a contradiction just for the director's casual comment, Tong Dawei will feel a little pimple in his heart, which is not a good start for the three people who are about to shoot together for a month or two, fortunately, Wu Junru added a sentence, which can be regarded as helping Chen Kexin round the scene.

Chen Kexin also understood at this time that what he had just said was a little wrong, but fortunately, he had a good wife at home to help him pick up the missing and make up for it, so that the scene came back.

His heart warmed, and he couldn't help but quietly reach over and hold Wu Junru's hand, but he continued quietly on his face:

"In addition, Xiyi, I was a little worried that your figure was too good, but now it looks okay, but you have to be a little fatter, and it's best to gain more than ten pounds in this half a month. ”

Zheng Xiyi's current figure is indeed not as strong as before, which is the result of deliberately relaxing and exercising for the filming of "The Character of a Gentleman". After all, he is acting from a small person, unless he wears makeup for four hours a day, there will be a huge difference between him and the forty-year-old Cui Run, so he greatly reduces his exercise time, and tries to choose high-calorie fried meat when he eats, which makes him look a little middle-aged and fat, and fits the role from the image.

Du Juan was almost dizzy when he heard the director's request, as a professional model, it is absolutely impossible to be fat, and it is impossible to be fat, not to mention the requirement of being fat ten pounds in half a month, which has no model professional ethics, fortunately, it is a requirement for Zheng Xiyi alone, otherwise she really doesn't know what she should do.

Tong Dawei couldn't help but look Zheng Xiyi up and down, as an actor, he knew very well that it was not too difficult for an actor to lose more than ten pounds in half a month, but it was not easy to gain more than ten pounds.

Deng Chao was also a little worried, and asked in a low voice:

"Xiyi, no problem, right?"

Zheng Xiyi laughed and said loudly:

"No problem, Brother Chao. I just happened to return to China, and the gluttonous worms in my stomach couldn't wait, and the director asked me to gain more weight, which was ordered to gain weight, and I didn't eat much for ten days and a half months!"