Chapter 3: Auditions and Old Acquaintances
Xu Heyu contacted the Fang Fang that night to discuss the audition time and other issues, and the next day she accompanied Ji Qianyi to review her English and hurried to the company to discuss in detail. Produced by Fang Huayu Film and Television, she has dealt with several times, and the relationship is not bad, but I heard that Chen Xin, the director, is very strict and a little arrogant, and he is not very easy to get along with.
She was received by He Jin, the assistant director of this movie, who once asked Xu Hewei to play a role, with a good temper, although his talent was mediocre, but he was careful and steady, and he was the director's right-hand man. The choice of Ji Qianyi as the leading actor candidate this time was also recommended by him, on the one hand, he had a good relationship with Duan Lei, and on the other hand, Ji Qianyi also met the requirements of this role in all aspects, and his popularity and acting skills were good.
"There are five candidates for the leading actor this time, including rookie actors and idol singers, but in comparison, Ji Qianyi has stronger comprehensive ability, so it is also the object of our attention. But you also know that he is now a candidate, and the schedule is the biggest problem. Director Chen is a very strict person, even if it is a small production, it has to be meticulously worked, so the shooting time may be longer. He Jin and her are also old friends, so I trusted her.
"If that's the case, then we'd better go through the audition first and then discuss. Since Director Chen is such a responsible person, it is worth cooperating with him, even if it takes some extra time. Of course, the time he can call up is still limited, but if Ji Qianyi has outstanding results in the college entrance examination, it will also be of great benefit to the promotion of the movie. Xu Heyu was thinking about the time in her heart, whether it was enough or not.
"Of course, we have also taken this into consideration, which is a big advantage for Ji Qianyi. Because we are scheduled for July during the domestic film protection period and summer vacation, his college entrance examination results are very crucial! He Jin nodded, he recommended Ji Qianyi as a candidate for the leading actor, and he also took this into account, the promotion funds for small-budget films are limited, rather than creating hot spots, it is better for the protagonists to generate hot spots themselves, which can save them a lot of publicity costs.
"The schedule is set for July? Then the time is just right! Xu Heyu felt that Ji Qianyi's chances of winning this role were greater, as long as Ji Qianyi played normally in the college entrance examination, it should not be a problem to be admitted to the university. It's just that...... I shouldn't be able to tell him this now, so as not to put more pressure on him.
"So Heyu, you have to take advantage of this cooperation. I know you're bringing an artist on your own for the first time, so be careful. He Jin looked at her meaningfully, he didn't understand why such a good seedling didn't want to be an artist and worked hard like a nanny to serve a person's eating, drinking, and Lazar, two years ago he also recommended her to play the heroine of a small production of zuò movies, but in the end she was snatched by another newcomer who was open-minded, and now the newcomer seems to be on the rise, and she has retreated into the background.
"Thank you for your concern, I hope we can have a happy cooperation this time!" Xu Hewei is very grateful that Duan Lei gave her the first task to cooperate with He Jin, and she is also very grateful to He Jin for guiding her so patiently.
The audition was scheduled three days later, but Xu Hewei was not in a hurry to urge Ji Qianyi but still let him review according to the plan, because the actor is a refreshing high school student, and he doesn't need to deliberately dress up. On the day of the audition, Xu Hewei gave him a day off, and she drove Ji Qianyi back to his high school early in the morning, because the junior year of high school started very early, so on this day Ji Qianyi actually went back to school to report and prepare to officially return to school the next day.
After registering, Xu Heyu did not take him to leave immediately, but followed him slowly around the green campus, and listened to him say some impressions of his alma mater, but it is a pity that although he has been studying in school for two years, it has not been ten months since the whole of the class, and the classmates in the class are not particularly close, and it is a pity to say it.
At noon, I had a simple meal with Ji Qianyi in a small restaurant near the school, the audition started at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and it took half an hour to drive over, and according to Xu Hewei's temperament, I arrived at the scene 15 minutes early. While waiting, Xu Heyu began to communicate with him in English on a daily basis.
Xu Hewei graduated from W University with a major in English education, and won a national scholarship every year, which shows how good her grades are, and her IELTS is 8. 5. She applied for a scholarship to a British university but eventually gave up, so in the next few years, she taught Ji Qianyi more than enough English. As soon as Chen Xin came in, he saw the two of them talking in English, and he suddenly thought that because it was filming overseas, there were a lot of English dialogues in the script, and good language skills were also very necessary.
Ji Qianyi has auditioned countless times, but this time is very different, because this is his first real leading role, even if Xu Hewei did not emphasize to him that he was required to prepare carefully, he himself was still very attentive. Several other candidates came one after another, all of them were young and looked pleasing to the eye. Nodding to each other is to say hello, the others seem to have been carefully dressed, only Ji Qianyi is the most light, he doesn't even wear makeup, but he is young, his skin is fair and shiny, he is born with peach eyes, and he looks at everyone affectionately, which is a great advantage.
Ji Qianyi was in the third audition, and Xu Hewei did not accompany him all the time, but went to meet director Chen Xin under the leadership of He Jin. Chen Xin is a new director, but it doesn't mean that he has no foundation, he has been in the circle for three or four years, and his mother is the CEO of Hongyi Media, which gives him a lot of room for development, and at the same time connived at him to develop many quirks, which is very difficult to get along with. It's just that he is low-key, almost never appears in public in the media, and the photos taken secretly are always big black and mysterious.
It's just that I didn't expect that for Xu Hewei, Chen Xin was not a fresh face.
"I can't believe that after so many years, we actually met in this way!" Chen Xin wore a pair of glasses and looked sven.
"You...... Are you Brother Tian? Xu Heyu looked at him in surprise, it was also magical to meet an old acquaintance on such an occasion.
"So you remember!" Chen Xin habitually rubbed his glasses against his glasses and smiled a little shyly! He Jin looked at him as if he had seen a ghost, he had been following Chen Xin for more than a year, but he had never seen him smile like this at any woman.
"It's really you! When did you get back? Xu Heyu was surprised and pleasantly surprised, they had indeed not been in touch for many years, "I really didn't expect you to become a director!" ”
"I didn't expect you to become an agent, some time ago when I went back to the old city, I heard that you sold the house, I thought you took this money to go abroad for further study!" Chen Xin approached her and took a closer look at her face, the face that was beautiful when she was a child is now open, and her facial features are even more beautiful.
"Well, I sold the house in a hurry some time ago. It's not a bad job now......" Xu Heyu just wanted to ask him how he changed his surname, but he was interrupted, and the audition was about to officially start, and she didn't want to stay here for long.