Chapter 53: Audition (1)
In mid-January, He Shuihuai went to audition for a movie.
The name of the movie is "Sky", and the name looks quite literary, but it is actually a depressing youth movie.
The director is Xu Tian, and neither He Shuihuai nor Lin Bai have heard his name. As soon as Lin Bai went to inquire, they learned that Director Xu had just returned from abroad, and he was a top student in the directing department of a famous university abroad, and he had made several short films abroad, and the response was good.
And "Sky" is the first film he directed since returning to China.
Taking on the drama directed by a newcomer often does more harm than good, so most of the artists who are a little famous are not willing to participate, especially this kind of film directed by the other party for the first time.
At first, when Lin Bai received a call from Xu Tian's studio, he also thought about refusing, but after thinking about it, this was also an opportunity, so he didn't rush to refuse the other party first. Instead, let the other party send the script over first, and then reply to the other party after He Shuihuai and him read it.
After receiving the script, Lin Bai sent it to He Shuihuai as soon as possible, and asked him to give a reply after reading the script.
The storyline of "Sky" is not complicated, the male protagonist Xia Zheng's parents divorced, and he was sentenced to his father. Xia Zheng thinks that his father is to blame for everything, and thinks that the reason why her mother left them is because of his father's fault.
Xia Zheng's father, like most fathers, was silent and did not handle the relationship between father and son well, and over time, the estrangement and contradictions between the father and son of the Xia family became bigger and bigger.
Xia Zheng gradually became rebellious, skipping class, smoking, and fighting were already commonplace for him, and the more his father beat and scolded him, the more he intensified.
In his sophomore year of high school, Xia Zheng's class ushered in a transfer student, his name was Song Yi. Song Yi is always silent on weekdays, quietly sitting in his seat reading and studying. Oddly enough, even in the hottest part of summer, he always wore long sleeves.
Song Yi was cold and alienated, and was soon ostracized and blinded by the boys in his class, coupled with his weird long sleeves, the classmates gradually thought he was a freak.
But Song Yi doesn't care about the opinions of the outside world, and still goes his own way every day.
Xia Zheng also sneered at him at first, an adolescent teenager, always a little rebellious.
Until he passed by a park one night and saw Song Yi who was sitting on a bench with his legs crossed and crying quietly.
The ghost sent Xia Zheng to change the path he walked, walked in front of Song Yi, and handed the other party a pack of paper.
After that, the two gradually became friends, and Xia Zheng only learned later that Song Yi's mother took Song Yi to remarry to his stepfather's family, and his stepfather didn't like Song Yi and often beat and scolded him, but his mother didn't dare to say more and acquiesced to his stepfather's behavior. Song Yi's stepfather has a good face, in order to maintain the illusion of family harmony in front of others, he always picks the place where Song Yi's clothes cover it, and when the situation is inevitably out of control, it often hurts other places, so Song Yi usually wears long sleeves.
And Song Yi is not indifferent, but his stepfather's long-term violence made him gradually close himself.
Two teenagers with seemingly different personalities, because they have similar experiences, cherish each other.
It's just that one chooses to rebel and rebel, while the other chooses to suffer silently.
Once Xia Zheng witnessed the scene of Song Yiyi being beaten by his stepfather, he finally couldn't hold back anymore and rushed up to scuffle with Song Yi's stepfather.
The two were red-eyed, and during the fight, Xia Zheng was stabbed in the abdomen by Song Yi's stepfather with a fruit knife, and the blood stained his clothes red. But the other party didn't stop, and the blood made Song Yi's stepfather even more excited. In order to save Xia Zheng, Song Yi accidentally killed his stepfather.
At that moment, Song Yi's mood was surprisingly calm. He calmly stopped the bleeding for Xia Zheng, called an ambulance, and finally called the police and turned himself in.
The synopsis of the whole movie is roughly like this, after He Shuihuai read the script sent by Lin Bai, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
He dialed Lin Bai's phone and asked, "Xiaobai, Director Xu, let me audition for which role?"
"Male No. 3, Zhang Yunkai, is the one who took the lead in bullying Song Yi in the class." Lin Bai also finished reading the entire script, the story is good, but it's a little too sad.
"Oh," He Shuihuai said, "I thought I should play Song Yi or Xia Zheng." β
"Think beautifully, the male number three is not bad." Lin Bai is telling the truth, although He Shuihuai is a little popular now, the male number one is not what he wants to play.
He Shuihuai asked, "Do you know that Director Xu also invited those people?"
"I asked, and it was said that the role candidates have not been decided for the time being," Lin Bai asked again: "Bad, you want to take this play?"
He Shuihuai: "Well, the role of the male number three is okay."
Lin Bai: "Then it's decided, I'll call Director Xu back now!"
He Shuihuai: "Hey, Xiaobai, wait!"
Lin Bai: "What's the matter?"
He Shuihuai: "Have you negotiated the salary?" How's that, a lot of money?"
Lin Bai: "......"
Is this a drop of money?! Lin Bai seriously doubted that He Shuihuai's brain was Watt, he didn't go to the audition, and the role had not been decided, who would talk to you about the salary!!
In fact, He Shuihuai is also very innocent, after all, there is a bottomless pit at home, and making money is the real king!
After Lin Bai replied to Xu Tian's studio, the two sides set an audition time, about two days later.
He Shuihuai and Lin Bai didn't expect that the other party's time would be here, but fortunately, He Shuihuai's schedule has been relatively free recently, and he just had time to audition.
*****
Two days later.
The black nanny car was driving on the road, and the person sitting in the car was He Shuihuai, who was going to audition for "Sky" today.
Of course, as He Shuihuai's agent and assistant, Lin Bai is also there, in addition to the above two identities, he also works as a part-time driver......
It's not because he's too versatile, it's because the company is too picky! The company adheres to the tenet of never wasting a little bit of resources, making the best use of it, in the words of senior leaders, since there is already a personal assistant, what kind of scoop driver to hire.
It is safe and convenient to drive yourself.
Lin Bai He He Shuihuai was speechless about this, and it was not a matter of a day or two for his own company to pick the door.
Thankfully, at least the company didn't let them buy their own cars to drive......
Forty minutes later, Lin Bai He He Shuihuai arrived at Xu Tian's studio.
Lin Bai parked the car in the underground parking lot, and after He Shuihuai put on a baseball cap and mask, he covered his face tightly before getting out of the nanny's car.
The audition time for them and Xu Tian was half past two in the afternoon, and now it was two o'clock, and Lin Bai specially advanced it by half an hour. After all, people who arrive early often leave a good impression on each other.
The two walked through the parking lot one after the other and walked into the elevator.
Press the floor button of "18th floor", and the elevator slowly closes the door.
Just as the elevator door was about to close, a foot wearing a sneaker suddenly reached out from the outside, and the foot got stuck in the gap of the elevator door.
Lin Baiyan hurried and hurriedly pressed the door opening button on the side.
The elevator door opened, and Lin Bai and He Shuihuai saw clearly what the owner of the foot looked like.
The other party's height should be above 180+, with handsome facial features, bright eyes, and he should not look very old, like a college student. "Whew~ It's dangerous! Thanks! The man also stepped into the elevator with the other foot, and after standing still, he grinned at them, full of youthful vitality that belonged to the previous generation.
When Lin Bai saw the other party's face, he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly hid that trace of surprise in his eyes, and stood in place to secretly observe the person.
Seeing that after the other party saw him, his expression did not change in the slightest, and Lin Bai quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
I don't think I remember that night!
I don't remember the best!
Heβhe's like he's been bitten by a dog!
He Shuihuai had an inexplicable affection for this young man who looked like a big boy, so he replied to the other party without thanking him.
"What a coincidence, I'm on the 18th floor too!" The man continued, "Are you also going to audition for Director Xu?" My name is Shen Cheng, please advise! Hee-hee~"
"Hello, my name is He Shuihuai. This is my friend and assistant, Lin Bai. Since the other party took the initiative to say hello and went to the audition together, He Shuihuai couldn't just leave others like this.
Shen Cheng's gaze fell on the face of the person next to He Shuihuai, and asked, "Have we met somewhere?" β
There was an indescribable familiarity in front of him, and some sporadic pictures quickly flashed in Shen Cheng's mind, but he couldn't see the content clearly.
Hearing this, the expression on Lin Bai's face was like a cat with its tail scratched, and he involuntarily took a step back, "IβI haven't seen you!" β
"Haha, that may be my mistake, haha..."Shen Cheng didn't notice Lin Bai's small movements, and continued to turn his head He Shuihuai to speak, "Teacher He, I'm your fan!" Can you sign me later? β
He Shuihuai was a little embarrassed by the other party's sudden enthusiasm, "But, yes." β
Are you already so hot? You can also meet fans in the elevator???
Shen Cheng heard He Shuihuai agree, and smiled even more happily, "Teacher He, which role are you auditioning for this time?" β
He Shuihuai replied: "Uh... Male No. 3. β
Shen Cheng said: "Oh, why isn't it male No. 2, I think that role is more suitable for Teacher He!" β
"Male No. 3 is good, hahaha..."
"Teacher He auditioned for male 2, I'm the male number one!"
"The role suits you perfectly..."
"It's here!" Lin Bai suddenly spoke up, interrupting the conversation between the two.
He Shuihuai and Jiang Cheng looked at the elevator floor, and it turned out that the 18th floor had arrived.
As soon as the elevator door opened, Lin Bai walked out suddenly with a black face, leaving the other two looking at each other.
He Shuihuai looked at Lin Bai's back, why did he think Xiao Bai was a little strange?
Shen Cheng was also confused, he vaguely felt that Lin Bai seemed to hate him. But why, didn't they meet at one time?
Lin Bai walked in the front, and he had already scolded Shen Cheng hundreds of times in his heart.
The more he scolded, the more vigorous he became, full of indignation, hateful! You shouldn't have been kind enough to help this dead scumbag that night!!
Eat and wipe clean and forget about things, it's not a scumbag! Now that he still wants to hook up with He Shuihuai, Lin Bai swears that he will definitely let Shen Cheng, a scumbag, succeed!!