Chapter Ninety-Eight: Audition
What does it mean to be self-sufficient?
It is nothing more than a mantis arm as a car, an axe at the door, a mayfly shaking a tree, a moth fighting a fire, hitting a stone with an egg, playing with a big knife in front of the gate, and a toad wanting to eat swan meat
Some people will wonder why I am writing so many idioms in order to show off that little bit of vocabulary?
Am I that superficial?
Really.
In Song Yiguo's view, Jiang Taizhe is a man who does not measure himself, a fledgling boy who vainly tries to break into the film industry with the second male lead in a hit drama?
As everyone knows, he himself is also a male No. 2 background.
And in Jiang Taizhe's eyes, this man with a square face, two thick eyebrows, and an overindulgent appearance is not a good thing. I greeted this person with the principle of respecting the old and loving the young, but what I got back was his two white eyes.
"Hey, I'm not afraid of cramps." Jiang Taizhe said sarcastically with malice.
Since the two of them looked at each other unpleasantly, they naturally did not have any communication, and one occupied the place on one side, sitting on the sofa and closing their eyes.
The agreed time has already exceeded a lot, but Song Yiguo's nostrils don't dare to say more, Jiang Taizhe naturally won't be stupid enough to ask the director what he is doing.
After waiting from nine o'clock in the morning to half past nine, the door to the conference room finally opened again, and a man in a checkered shirt walked in first, followed by two assistant-like characters and the heroine Son Ye-jin.
Song Yiguo, who had been pretending to be dead, saw the few people who came in and hurriedly got up, and his expression turned into a smile, and Jiang Taizhe couldn't help but sigh with good acting skills.
The two greeted the director, and then Song Yiguo's eyes locked on Son Ye-jin's body, and the fiery eyes seemed to want to melt her.
It's a pity that Lang Youqing's concubine had no intention, and since he hit Son Ye-jin and entered the door, he didn't even glance in his direction, but walked straight to Jiang Tae-cheol's side.
Kang Tae-cheol looked at Son Ye-jin, who was sitting on the sofa, lowered his head and touched his nose, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart.
He could feel two rather direct eyes looking at him, one was the director's and the other was Song Yiguo's.
He didn't need to look at it to know what Song Yiguo was thinking now, and he was so angry that Jiang Taizhe was still a little happy when he thought of this.
After all, happiness based on the pain of others is true happiness.
Oh Ki-hwan's gaze swirled back and forth from Kang Tae-cheol and Son Ye-jin with a thoughtful expression.
His mood wasn't good.
Strictly speaking, Oh Ki-hwan used to be a big director, and the "Gift" filmed in 2001 brought together many popular movie stars such as Lee Jung-jae, Lee Young-ae, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kong Hyo-jin and Kim Tae-hee, and the box office reputation was also good.
But just like Epiphany, Lee Jung-jae became a meteor that fell rapidly in the sky, and in the four years after this work, he didn't even have a single work released.
The world is hot and cold, and the former new star directors are now in a bad position, and they have to endure the changes and difficulties of the producers and investors again and again.
The heroine is replaced - he has no problem with this, it must be an excellent thing to change from a second-tier actress to Son Ye-jin.
The reduction in investment is nothing more than a tightening of food and clothing, which he can bear.
The actor has not been decided for a long time - for the sake of the film, it is also appropriate to make a careful decision.
But it's been a month since the movie that was supposed to start filming at the end of June, and the actor hasn't been chosen, what's going on?
Let him finish filming in three months and then release it?
"Asi", Wu Jihuan couldn't help but curse angrily in a low voice.
Although the voice was small, it was enough to reach everyone's ears in this empty conference room. Song Yiguo quickly put away his eyes full of anger, and Jiang Taizhe also retracted his thoughts and sat on the sofa.
Although he is a declining director, his status is not something that they and actors can match.
"You probably know who I am, and I don't need to introduce me more about who the female number one over there is."
"Don't talk nonsense, you've all read the script." Although Wu Jihuan is not very good-looking, his voice is unexpectedly good, not as smooth as his uncle's age, but a little magnetic loyalty.
"Inside"
The two spoke at the same time, then looked at each other disdainfully.
Naturally, the complete script could not be handed over to the two of them, and this was done to prevent the leakage of the script, but the outline of this movie was already known to the two people.
"You are all the only two male lead candidates left after layers of selection." Wu Jihuan spoke slowly, his face a little ugly.
Because his status has been impacted, his voice is not as big as before, and the two people in front of him are all stuffed in by investors, where did they go through what selection?
Hearing Wu Jihuan's words, the two of them glanced at each other at the same time, and their eyes revealed the meaning of "Is this guy's acting really so good".
However, the director's words calmed down Song Yiguo, a person with a higher eye.
Although he won the Most Popular Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards with "Poseidon", the guy opposite is also very popular now with the role of "My Name is Kim Sam Soon". And the second male lead he plays seems to have a lot of overlap with the male protagonist of this movie.
Song Yiguo was finally able to take the guy on the other side seriously.
"Let's try out."
Oh Ki-hwan lit a cigarette and took a puff violently, pulling out the tallest one among the short ones, and choosing which one has good acting skills.
Motioning to the assistant to send a page to the two, Wu Jihuan spoke: "In three minutes, Song Yiguo will start first." ”
Song Yiguo's face changed, his lips squirmed a few times, but he finally didn't speak.
Oh Ki-hwan's approach is obviously eccentric.
If Kang Tae-cheol performs later, he will not only have more time to deepen his understanding, but also be able to find inspiration and avoid flaws from Song Yiguo's performance.
No way, who made Jiang Tae-cheol's company stronger than Song Yiguo's company? Reality is so unforgiving.
As for the saying that the first voice grabs people, if they really have that strength, do they still need the two to pinch each other?
The world is as black as a crow, and no one can laugh at anyone.
Song Yiguo sat on the chair, unbuttoned with one hand, and gently pushed his clothes to the side.
"She said to me, don't be angry." Song Yi's Chinese voice was low, his face showed a melancholy expression, and the cigarette he was holding was slowly picked up by him.
"Thirty dollars on your fingers." His voice gradually became hoarse, and his fingers trembled slightly.
Although it was only a few short sentences, this Song Yiguo acted quite decently, Wu Jihuan nodded, although his acting skills were not so good, but they were enough to cope with this movie.
Jiang Taizhe stood up, his tall figure attracting everyone's attention.
Leaning back in the chair, Jiang Taizhe unbuttoned his shirt, his fingers barely moved, and his strong chest muscles stretched open the mouth of his shirt, revealing the hardness inside.
The director just nodded slightly, this figure is indeed much stronger than Song Yiguo's. Son Ye-jin's eyes flashed suddenly, not knowing what she was thinking.
"She said to me, don't be angry." Kang Tae-cheol's tone was gentle, as if he was recalling something good, but his facial expression gradually became dull.
Holding the cigarette in his hand, Jiang Taizhe's eyes focused on the ash standing on the top of the cigarette, and rubbed his fingers unnaturally on the cigarette holder.
"Thirty dollars on your fingers." The tone is very calm, and if you listen carefully, you can still hear a hint of sarcasm contained in it.
Judgment from above.
The director's heart instantly made a decision, and Song Yiguo's face also showed a look of despair.
And Jiang Tae-chul seemed to be immersed in the performance, and the cigarette he was holding was slowly brought to his mouth, and he took a puff slowly and forcefully.
"Ahem, cough, cough"
Jiang Tae-cheol suddenly coughed, and his face was choked red.
Son Ye-jin's eyes narrowed into crescent moons.