Mr. Zhang...... What do you mean by that?"

Wu Kele looked confused, looking at Zhang Jin at a loss.

This feeling of crampedness was only felt when he first met Zhang Jin, and later as the relationship between the two grew, Zhang Jin became more and more intimate to him, and he had not had this feeling in front of Zhang Jin for a long time.

Zhang Jin eased his nerves, calmed down his anger, and said: "You don't have to think about this drama, I'll give you a drama in the second half of the year, what type you want to play, how you want to break through, I support it! But you must maintain your fans, they are your greatest wealth, understand?"

"Understood!

Wu Kele nodded again and again, looked at Zhang Jin, smiled tentatively, and asked, "Then, what if Li Zhifan ...... over there?"

"No ifs!"

Zhang Jin squinted at Wu Kele, "Whether this scene is cast by Lei Shanhe or not, he can't use you!"

"I ......"

"Say no more, go ahead of yourself!"

Zhang Jin waved his hand and drove Wu Kele away.

After leaving the Splendid Group and sitting in the special car, Wu Kele was still puzzled for a while, so he asked the assistant: "Why? Isn't the relationship between Mr. Zhang and Lei Shanhe very good?"

"I don't know!" the assistant said embarrassedly, "but I can ask my friends in the tech circle if there is anything going on with the two of them lately." ”

"Hmm!" Wu Kele said, "If there is indeed a thing, then in the future, we will try to avoid the investment of Lei Shanhe and go around." ”

Wu Kele turned out the window, and Li Zhifan's face during the audition inexplicably appeared on the windowpane, recalling that expression, that tone, Wu Kele seemed to understand something, and rubbed his eyes, "Let's go!"

……

The other side.

The auditions went on in an orderly manner.

The actors who come to audition are also very wide-aged, ranging from experienced supporting actors in their fifties to the new generation in their early twenties who have just graduated from college.

There is only one review criterion, that is, the acting skills are passed, the ability to be dedicated and dedicated, and the reputation in the circle is excellent.

As for popularity or something, it's useless here.

Therefore, some familiar old actors decided on the role on the spot, asked them to go back to prepare, and started the film and directly entered the group.

Near noon, Li Zhifan ordered takeout and ordered a box lunch for the audition actors who were still waiting outside.

At this time, a boy with clear eyebrows and unsmiling eyes came in.

"Hello!" Wang Yue asked first, "What's your name?"

"My name is Cheng Xiaodong!"

The boy said, "I graduated from the Shanghai Art Institute, I used to be a model, and after entering the entertainment industry, I made some idol dramas, but I wanted to challenge myself and try some styles that I hadn't touched before." ”

"Hmm!"

Li Zhifan nodded, he knew exactly where the other party came from, but since he treated everyone equally, he would not be swept out of the house directly because of his relationship with Guo Siwen, and the opportunity to audition was still given.

But whether he can act or not depends on himself, and the other is whether he is willing to condescend to dignity.

If it weren't for Guo Siwen's matter, this Cheng Xiaodong would definitely be red and purple now, which is about the same as Wu Kele's current status.

However, Cheng Xiaodong did not have Wu Kele's luck, and after Guo Siwen was imprisoned, he did not have a rich man to take care of him like Wu Kele, which caused his popularity to fall to the second line.

"Then you can try this role!"

Li Zhifan looked for a bunch of scripts in front of him, and then took out a page and handed it to Cheng Xiaodong.

Cheng Xiaodong hurriedly took it in his hand, honestly afraid, but because his expression was stiff, he couldn't see it, only his eyes could convey some meaning.

After reading the script twice, Cheng Xiaodong raised his head and asked, "Is this ...... Cheating huh?"

"What, have questions?" Li Zhifan squinted at him.

"No, no!" Cheng Xiaodong hurriedly said, "Let me try!"

Li Zhifan nodded: "Then let's start!"

Cheng Xiaodong glanced at the script again, then put the A4 paper on the table, took a chair and sat down on the edge of the table, then picked up the lid of the cup on the table, pretending to be a chess piece.

Director Yu ...... Oh, don't torture me!"

Cheng Xiaodong lowered his head and raised it from time to time, revealing a helpless expression.

But because of the almost paralyzed face, the expression is very stiff, and I feel like I want to show that I am uncomfortable, but I am not in place.

However, it was this kind of expression that Wang Yue, Zhou Shilei and others who watched it were stunned.

I didn't expect that facial paralysis also has the benefits of facial paralysis, and the embarrassed, ashamed and unwilling expressions of the characters were played just right.

"Director Yu, I, I know, your wife told you everything!"

Cheng Xiaodong lowered his head and read the dialogue at a 45-degree angle.

After being silent for a few minutes, he raised his head and looked at Li Zhifan with tears in his eyes, his almost paralyzed face kept shaking, and it could be seen that the stiff muscles were floating up and down.

"Director Yu, actually, I ......" Cheng Xiaodong suddenly stood up and shouted.

Li Zhifan pressed his hand and motioned for him to sit down: "Don't get excited, speak slowly!"

Cheng Xiaodong sat in his place, lowered his head and sobbed: "Director Yu, in fact, I really like Mrs. Ma...... Wow, while Ma Kui is still there, we'll ...... We're ...... Yes!"

Saying that, Cheng Xiaodong stood up and took two steps to Li Zhifan's side, and knelt down with a "bang": "Director Yu, we are not stealing chickens and dogs!"

Cheng Xiaodong grabbed Li Zhifan's arm, pursed his lips, looked very aggrieved and unwilling, and then lowered his head and sighed: "It's love!"

"Alright, get up!"

Li Zhifan patted him on the shoulder and reached out to help him.

But Cheng Xiaodong obviously got into the play too deeply, grabbed his hair in annoyance, and came back to his senses after a long time, saying: "I'm sorry, it's a little too much!"

"It's okay, it's good!"

Li Zhifan said, "You, you are just hurt by this face, and others can show it casually with a little effort, you have to work hard and use all your strength to do it! But at least you still have the soul of drama in your heart, and you also have your own cognition of such things as acting. ”

"Yes! For more than half a year, I have been learning how to really act, instead of posing in front of the camera and pretending to be cool, but unfortunately my mouth is still problematic, and my lines have been unfavorable. ”

Cheng Xiaodong's slightly sluggish note, when it comes to dialogue, it really makes people want to beat him, it feels like a fool reading a text.

This also has a lot to do with plastic surgery, the two cheek muscles were removed a lot, and the rest was also affected by hyaluronic acid, resulting in his pronunciation variation.

"It's okay, you can find a dubbing!"

Li Zhifan said, "What about the role you got just now, there are not many scenes, but it is very important, to put it bluntly, it is a cameo, would you like to try it?"

"Yes, willing!" Cheng Xiaodong nodded again and again, his expression still stiff.

"Okay!" Li Zhifan said, "When the script comes out and the date for joining the group is set, I'll send you an email! It's not too early, they have ordered a boxed lunch, let's eat together!"

"No, no need, I'll just eat outside!"

Cheng Xiaodong hurriedly waved his hand and nodded to several people in the room repeatedly, "Thank you, thank you, thank you Director Li!"

After he left, Li Zhifan looked at Wang Ye and Zhou Shilei and asked, "How is it?"

"Alas, after all, it's facial paralysis!" Wang Ye smiled bitterly, "Otherwise, he is definitely a good actor." ”

Zhou Shilei said: "This is at most a semi-paralysis, at least I can make some expressions, now many small fresh meat in the entertainment industry is not even as good as this, when I am angry, I know how to frown, when I am happy, I know that I purse my lips and smile, and when I am sad, I know that I droop my eyelids and pour eye drops, and normal people can't do it." ”

"It's all because of the image, the face has undergone surgery, and they will never be ugly when filming, and some artists sign contracts with the crew, and it is stipulated that filming cannot be ugly, except for scenes that need to show their faces, no matter whether they are easy or dangerous, they will use stand-ins. ”

Wang Yue complained for a long time, and then asked, "Zhifan, do you really want to use this Cheng Xiaodong?"

"Just give him something to eat. ”

Li Zhifan spread his hands and said, "If Guo Siwen knew that he used to be a favorite general, and came to me to play a small role as a guest, I don't know what he thinks?"

"As long as he can act, I don't think it's a problem to use him. ”

Zhou Shilei said, "The posture is so low, and the questions we gave can be successfully completed, but the lines are more troublesome, and we have to find a dubbing for him." ”

Li Zhifan knocked on the table and looked at the casting assistant director: "Lao Chang, if it's okay, contact his agency to see how much he wants, the price should be reasonable, and it should be fair!"

"Understood!" Lao Chang nodded, and wrote Cheng Xiaodong's name in the small notebook in front of him.

……

Outside the door.

After Cheng Xiaodong came out, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, he didn't have much hope today, and his goal was not the protagonist from the beginning, so it was very good to be able to give a male No. 8 supporting role.

Although I don't know how many scenes he wants to play as Secretary Hong, but listening to the meaning of Li Zhifan's words, it should be a very ordinary supporting role, but even so, he hopes to take this as the beginning of his return to the entertainment industry and seize this opportunity.

"Xiaodong, come out?"

The actors who sat with him before, there are still a few who haven't left, watching him come out almost expressionlessly, they all have answers in their hearts, some laugh secretly, some feel sorry for him, and some openly ask and want to ridicule him.

"Hmm!"

Cheng Xiaodong retracted his thoughts and smiled slightly.

"Don't be discouraged!"

An actress got up and comforted him, "If you can't do it this time, there will be a next time!" In this way, why don't you introduce the crew to you? Lower the requirements, run the tricks or something first, anyway, you are already well-known, and there should be many crews willing to use you. ”

"Then thank you, sister!"

Cheng Xiaodong nodded and said, "If you have such an opportunity, you can introduce it to me, and I also got a similar cameo role on Director Li's side, so I plan to start from a low level." ”

"Huh?"

"What?"

"You...... Got the role?"

Those people all had incredible expressions.

In their opinion, Li Zhifan's drama should be produced according to the specifications of the movie, how can a facial paralysis like Cheng Xiaodong still get the role through the audition?

"Xiaodong, what did Director Li ask you to play?"

An actor who had been sitting there and hadn't paid attention to Cheng Xiaodong before stood up and walked over.

"Oh, it's a secretary!"

Cheng Xiaodong said truthfully, "Although Director Li said that there are only a few scenes, I am still very honored. ”

"Secretary!"

The actor smiled, "Then I'll fight for it and play your boss! Anyway, I'm a lifetime behind you, and I'll take care of you when I join the group." ”

"Hmm!" Cheng Xiaodong felt that he had nothing to say, and he could feel everyone's malice, but he still faced all this very gently.

At this moment, the office door opened again.

All the actors pricked up their ears, only to hear Zhao Yiduo shouting with a copy of the document: "Xu Qianling!"

"Here!" the actress who comforted Cheng Xiaodong just now and said that she wanted to introduce him to the crew beckoned happily.

Zhao Yiduo glanced at her, lowered the decibel and said, "Come in!"

"Yes!"

Xu Qianling turned her head and winked at the other actors around her, and said with a smile: "Wait! Sister take the second and third girls down, and invite everyone to eat when the time comes!"

"Yo-hoo!"

Several male actors laughed weirdly.

"Then wait for Sister Ling's treat!"

"Congratulations to Sister Ling in advance!"

Even Cheng Xiaodong said: "Come on!"

After Xu Qianling entered the door, she looked at Li Zhifan and others sitting in various places in the room, and bowed generously: "Hello teachers, Director Li! I am Xu Qianling, born in Shanghai in 82, graduated from Nortel, and has participated in many red dramas, family dramas, and several comedy movies. ”

"You have a lot of qualifications!"

The assistant director looked at her and smiled, "Girl, have you seen "Latent"?"

"I've seen it!" Xu Qianling said with a smile, "It's definitely necessary to do your homework in advance." ”

"Hmm!" The assistant director searched for a long time in the pile of lines on the table, found an A4 paper, and handed it to Xu Qianling, "Come on, you can try this!"

Xu Qianling took the A4 paper, glanced at the identity of the character at the top, and wrote: Mrs. Ma!

doesn't even have a proper name, not to mention the third female, the fifth female is very likely not to be!

Xu Qianling was a little disappointed, but she didn't show it, she was experienced, and after a little preparation, she immediately started her own performance.

……

The audition for "Latent" lasted three days.

However, Li Zhifan only went for one day, because the auditions were all small roles, and the male and female protagonists were all arranged by him.

The heroine has already decided on Qi Feiling, but the female No. 2 Zuo Lan and the female No. 3 Mu Wanqiu have not made a decision for a long time.

Image is just the first image of a woman, what can really make a man's attention and stay in his heart is her temperament.

In order to find a temperament that matches the images of these two characters, Li Zhifan not only watched the video materials of domestic actresses, but also went to major art academies to secretly investigate.

He went to several major colleges and universities in the capital several times, and if he couldn't screen it again, he planned to go to art academies in other cities.

On this morning, Li Zhifan was invited by Tao Jun to go to Renyi to watch a drama.

In this drama, there are several songs sung by Tao Jun for online publication, but when they are officially performed, they are still sung by the actors.

Li Zhifan thought that he was tormented by casting during this time, so he readily agreed and went together.