Chapter 8: The Audition Ends
As early as a year ago, when An Ning had not yet become Meng Anning, he had a meeting with Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei was raising funds for his new film at the time, and at the same time looking for actors, he found An Ning's agent and wanted to invite An Ning to play the heroine.
Zheng Wei's original movie An Ning is not unwatched, in all fairness, it is indeed very artistic, but it is too detached from the life of the general public. The so-called high and low, except for some literary youth, there are really not many people who like it.
So when Zheng Wei first found her, An Ning refused. Later, Zheng Wei took the script to the gate of the community where An Ning lived to block people.
She remembered that in a small restaurant nearby, Zheng Wei lit a cigarette and pushed the script down in front of An Ning: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse first, let's see." ”
I watched this for more than two hours. When An Ning raised his head from the script, the ashtray in front of Zheng Wei was already full of cigarette butts.
"Director Zheng? How about this script ...... """? "That's great, but that's not your style."
Zheng Wei's movies are not unambitious, and their connotations are not profound. But from the script to the editing, everything is obscure, to put it bluntly, he is an out-and-out abstract director.
But in the script that An Ning is holding in her hand, the protagonist is a hair salon girl who lives a chaotic life in a gray world. The overall color of the script is still very depressing, but unlike the original, this story has an extremely complete main line and branches, not the "broken" style that Zheng Wei is used to.
Zheng Wei lit another cigarette: "The style can be changed, and you know that a good script is something that can be met but not sought after being an actor for so many years." “
"Director Zheng, since this script is so good...... I'm a little puzzled, I haven't worked with you, why are you so obsessed with asking me to play the heroine? “
Zheng Wei smiled: "I've seen the movie you starred in, although it is not a major role, but there is unwillingness in your eyes." Although you try to pretend to be peaceful, not fighting or grabbing, you can't suppress this unwillingness. The heroine of this movie is also like this, unwilling, but struggling unwilling to fall. What's more, among the actors I can invite, you have the best acting skills. ”
An Ning felt that to a certain extent, Zheng Wei could be regarded as her Bole. She has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and her popularity is not very good, but she can make do with it. The reaction of people in the circle to An Ning is, "Oh, An Ning, he is a very good-tempered and gentle person." Who knows how unwilling she is in her heart, looking at those who obviously have no acting skills but rely on their own backers, relying on hype and scandals to become popular, her unwillingness has turned into little insects, gnawing at her heart all the time.
However, even if he was unwilling to the extreme, An Ning had no way to convince himself to go to a gold lord on his knees.
Just because of the similarity between herself and the heroine, she couldn't refuse this play. What's more, this script is still so well written.
originally planned to wait until Zheng Wei's funds were in place this year, and he would join the group after filming "Perfect Lover". Who knows that man is not as good as heaven, alas......
It was already dark outside, and An Ning remembered the past, shook his head and sighed and walked forward.
Bai Jun walked behind her, heard An Ning sigh, and saw her shaking her head, a little apprehensive in her heart. She thought about this audition, obviously Meng Anning played better, but because the official director was absent-mindedly sleeping, she missed a good opportunity to make her debut. And I don't know what shit luck I had, and I was dizzy by this big pie in the sky.
"Ahem, ahem. That Meng Anning ......" Bai Jun hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke: "You, I...... I'm sorry today......"
When the four of them entered the house just now, Bai Jun was the first to question Wen Deyi, and later after the play, only Bai Jun came to apologize to her. An Ning knew at that time that this was a child who had not been polluted by the big dye vat of the entertainment industry.
"I haven't had a chance to introduce myself yet, my name is Bai Jun, I am a senior student at Beiying University, and I am twenty-two years old this year. This is my first audition, that, I ...... Anyway, I'm sorry. If you don't mind, let's make friends. Bai Jun stretched out his hand.
An Ning looked at her in surprise, as if she was looking at some rare protected animal. Even if you haven't been polluted by the entertainment industry, this ...... You can still be so straightforward to strangers, what do you say, isn't it a bit too much?
Bai Jun looked at his hand hanging in the air, a gust of evening wind blowing, and this hand couldn't help but look a little desolate.
Fortunately, An Ning didn't stay stunned for long, and then stretched out his hand and shook it: "Hello, my name is Meng Anning, I just graduated this year, and I am a graduate of Jinqiu Art Academy." However, we just met today, and it's a bit ...... to say that we are making friends."
Bai Jun raised an eyebrow, seemingly puzzled that his proposal would be rejected.
"You don't have to feel sorry for me today. Everyone comes to audition, they are competitors, and whether they can be selected or not depends on their abilities. Since Director Zheng chose you, it means that you have something he likes. What's more," An Ning laughed: "I think you acted very well." ”
She looked back and saw that Wang Liuliu and Zhang Shanshan also walked out, whispering something from time to time. An Ning said to Bai Jun: "Next time, next time, if we still have the fate to meet, let's make friends then." ”
In fact, An Ning was really reluctant to make a friend like Bai Jun in her heart. She has been rolling in the entertainment industry for eleven years, and she has learned well the way of protecting herself and avoiding disadvantages, and knows that if she really has such a straight friend, it will definitely bring a lot of trouble.
Not to mention, she is bound to win the heroine of Zheng Weixin's movie. If he succeeds in getting this role, Bai Jun will know about it in the future, and maybe he will turn his face with her. Such troubles can be avoided in peace.
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When I got home, it was already past eight o'clock, and there were two dishes on the table in the living room, a bowl of rice, which was covered with a gauze cover. An Ning picked up the gauze cover and looked at it, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and a plate of fried shredded pork with green peppers.
She knocked on Meng Anping's door, pushed open the door and asked, "Anping, who cooked the dishes on the table?" ”
"I burned it. Sister, why did you come back, the dishes are cold, I'll help you warm it up. When Meng Anping saw An Ning, he got up from his small desk and was about to walk out.