In the early morning, the morning glow reflects the thin clouds.

The sun's rays shone through the frost-covered branches and sprinkled on the Qi family's compound, sweeping away the haze for several days.

Winter always feels gray, the climate in the north is cold and dry, Zuo Siyan changed his costume, dressed neatly, and hurriedly picked up the hydrating liquid on the table and sprayed wildly left and right on his face.

"Speed up, it's all sharp!"

The assistant director came to the dressing room again to urge the scene.

Here is the TV drama crew she has just been stationed in for more than a month, called "Qi Family Compound", which is a biographical drama film based on the local Jin merchant culture.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a family surnamed Qi who had been doing business for generations in Zhaocheng in Jinzhong, and the eldest young master Qi Zhiguang died of serious illness due to a business fiasco.

The second young master Qi Zhiyong (the male protagonist) wanted to gain fame, but he had no choice but to abandon literature and business, and cut off the connection with his childhood sweetheart (female number two) and marry the daughter of a rich man (heroine); After taking over the family business, he appointed people as virtuous and carried out drastic adjustments and reforms, and since then, a generation of legendary Jin merchants began his journey through all dangers......

Although the main line of the story is the business war, the emotional drama throughout is also very brilliant as a secondary line, which adds a lot to this type of serious theme.

Zuo Siyan's original interview role was the second female, in order to win this precious opportunity to audition, she worked hard before and after, and poured chicken soup with her agent every day to cheer up.

It's easy to get the casting director, but who wants to get the "pass", and the information is handed over, but in the end it is still stuck with the chief director.

The reason for being brushed off is, firstly, her appearance is not pure, which does not match the setting of the first love of the second female childhood sweetheart; Second, the male protagonist is completely subordinate to the female protagonist after the original lotus root is broken, and the second female protagonist begins to blacken her career against the male protagonist, and her temperament can't support that decision...

Hearing the news of this painful defeat, Zuo Siyan smoked and kicked on the tires of the car a few times to vent indiscriminately, if she hadn't reacted violently that these high heels were genuine with her teeth, otherwise she would have to kick the heel off to relieve her anger!

Fortunately, before the start of the film, the agent told her that she could play the role of the second female personal maid, although her status is humble, she is like a sister; She has several key highlights, and even has rivalry with the male and female protagonists, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the third female in terms of weight.

She also has self-esteem, but not much.

After all, it is the new work of the great director Wang Chao, the hottest celebrity in the TV industry now, and the top production team... For a low-level actor like Zuo Siyan, it is a great opportunity to participate in it, which can directly help her rise several levels in a row.

So after only a moment's hesitation, she was ready to join the group.

"The Courtyard of the Qi Family" is a feature-length TV series with a total of 45 episodes, and the crew is divided into two groups.

After a month of start-up, the heroine was withdrawn, and Group A was suspended to be determined; Group B is represented by the assistant director of the scene, who directs the shooting of some minor scenes.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the group performers were almost in place, and the drama coordinator who was responsible for supervising the makeup and props was holding a notebook and calling people.

Today's sets of shots are very simple, they are ordinary mass moving scenes, machinery and equipment are ready, the assistant director waved his hand and raised his voice to remind: "Pay attention, take a look at the camera, one pass!" ”

I heard that the director will bring someone back to audition later, and the producer and investor will also follow, so I don't know what heavyweight it is.

Zuo Siyan guessed in his heart, and saw that the two assistant directors on the scene spoke much faster than usual.

Thinking of the model who had just been removed not long ago, she suddenly smiled silently, her eyes full of disdain; What kind of phoenix can fly here, eighty percent is just a lively quail around the big guy.

At this time, the first scene of the morning begins.

"Qi Family Compound, Scene 89, Ready, Begin!"

……

The Qijia compound is in the shape of a double "Xi", divided into six courtyards, with 20 small courtyards and a construction area of nearly 5,000 square meters.

It faces the street on three sides, is not connected with the surrounding houses, the periphery is a closed brick wall, the gate sits west to east, and there is a piece of bluestone embedded in the middle of the top, and the book "ancient style" is written.

Entering the gate is a straight stone-paved road, 80 meters long, dividing the six courtyards into two rows, north and south. There are three bays on the north side, which is convenient for vehicles to enter and exit.

Jiang Ye followed Tang Shuo's car all the way from the ancient city to the Qi family's compound, and the whole journey took less than forty minutes.

Ye Jinwen sat in the co-pilot, chatting and discussing with Jiang Ye while supplementing the biography of the character.

From the collective auditions in the studio era to the gradual formation of multi-check and balance casting methods after the rise of independent production, although the domestic commercial system is not as mature as Hollywood, the cultural environment here is relatively relaxed.

As an actor, auditions are routine, and it is difficult to predict what happens and what happens every time, as well as success or failure.

In his previous life, a king-level celebrity like Brother Xueyou, auditioned for Wong Kar Wai's movie, and he had to eat twenty plates of pasta until he vomited, and he hadn't been selected yet...... Before Huang Bo became famous, it was common for him to be complained about his appearance in public and miss his role.

Jiang Ye saw that Ye Jinwen didn't sleep well, and encouraged her to calm down and don't be nervous.

"It's okay, just wait for a little dark circles and cover up the powder twice." Ye Jinwen stared at the memo on her mobile phone and responded, "Whether it can be done or not, I just want not to lose your share!" ”

didn't get the script, just based on a few sentences of Wang Chao and A Cheng's overview, she wrote a few thousand words of character biography last night according to her own understanding.

The heroine in the play is the daughter of a wealthy Jin merchant, pampered but not arrogant; After marriage, she learned that her husband had an ex who was still in love, and she was disheartened, but in the end she touched her lover with her affection and kindness.

Soon, at eleven o'clock, the two cars arrived at the Qi family's compound.

Eno clenched his fists: "Come on!" ”

Ye Jinwen nodded solemnly.

As soon as I got out of the car, the assistant director was waiting at the door, and several people came around one after another, and according to Wang Chao's instructions, I took Ye Jinwen to change clothes first.

"We're not part of the crew, so we're not watching." Ah Cheng half-jokingly said, "I'll hang around with Jiang Ye casually, and I'll have lunch when you're done." ”

"Look at the energy." Tang Shuo gave him a blank look. There are more than 300 rooms in the Qi family's compound, and he left with Wang Chao after speaking.

……

An hour later, the shooting mission of Group B in the south side courtyard ended.

Although the requirements of general TV dramas are not as high as those of movies, the details from the shots to the actors' lines will not be too fine.

But the assistant director on the scene knew very well how much their director Wang Da had, especially the recent delay in the selection of the hostess, the whole crew was very tense like the temples being pulled, and they didn't dare to slack off.

On Huating's side, Zuo Siyan also played.

is looking for the right time, and wants to have a relationship with the casting assistant director again; However, this circle is full of people, and she is walking on thin ice, often feeling that her dual business is not enough.

Slowly moving with the large army, suddenly, there was more bustling voices in front of her, and she hurried closer.

"The heroine is decided, she just tried to play and only read one line, and Director Wang made a decision on the spot!"

"I look very smart, I didn't read the script to play freely, and the producer was satisfied and applauded! Group A was fully glimpsed. ”

"It is said that I have run a lot of tricks, what is it called... Eh, which school is coming, anyway, I only graduated this year. ”

"It's recommended by an acquaintance, it seems to follow, let's go faster! Maybe it's still there at the academy. ”

“……”

The more she listened, the more evil she became, and Zuo Siyan had an uneasy premonition, which gradually became strong and inflated like a balloon, as if it was about to burst in her chest...

The palms of her hands were inexplicably covered with a layer of cold sweat, she tugged at the corners of her clothes, her eyes stared in the direction of the assistant director without blinking, and she kept surpassing the people around her.

From east to west, three into the five-ring set of courtyards, bucket arches and cornices, inside and outside there are through the heart hall connected.

Entering the main courtyard door to the main house above, you need to climb the steps three times in a row, implying the auspicious meaning of "three levels in a row" and "steady steps".

She stopped in her tracks—

Ye Jinwen has not changed out of the heroine's costume, and the chief director and Boss Tang are chatting and laughing, which is a relaxed atmosphere she has never seen.

The person who admired the wood carving from a distance turned his head to look like a handsome man who was not dying.

Yes、Eno?!

It's like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, but even if he is struck eight times by thunder, Zuo Siyan will never think of it...

Could it be him!?