196. Gunner Scumbag (13) (1/2)

196. Gunner Scumbag (13) (1/2)

Not only Chen Miaoyi, but also Xu Xinyue herself was shocked.

She stood up in surprise: "Director Miao? What did you say?"

When Director Miao saw her appearance, he was surprised and asked, "What? You don't know yet?"

Screenwriters have great power. Basically every screenwriter on the crew will discuss with the director and decide on a few roles if they have any preferences. Director Miao has been so excited since watching "The Way of Heaven" that he is about to ask for a statement from the author. I was on the phone to discuss with him how they should film "The Way of Heaven", but they bluntly asked Yan Ming to appoint the actor for the role of the little girl in the book.

Director Miao was still a little unhappy at the time. Although this was the trend in this circle, in his opinion, Yan Ming might be a great master in the world of online literature, but in the world of screenwriters, he was a pure and complete newcomer.

Since his debut, he has directed countless movies and TV series, and basically every work has been well received by the audience and the market. It is because of his meticulous temperament and strict requirements for artists who interpret roles that he is where he is today.

If Yan Ming wanted to insert an insignificant supporting character, Director Miao would not go against him. The problem is that in "The Way of Heaven", the little girl is the core character.

It can even be said that in the eyes of many die-hard readers, she is more important than the protagonist. If this role is ruined, the book "The Way of Heaven" will also be ruined.

Director Miao has no doubts about Yan Ming's writing ability. After all, he has read this book himself. The sophisticated writing style and the ups and downs of the plot make it hard to believe that this is only the author's first book.

But being a good author does not mean that you can also be a good screenwriter.

This is a genius. He will definitely become a very good screenwriter in the future, but for now, Yan Ming is just a newcomer.

If they could make friends, it would be a good thing for both parties. However, Director Miao's first step in establishing peace encountered obstacles.

About who plays the little girl.

According to Director Miao's original idea, the actress who plays the little girl must choose someone who looks pure and fairy-like, and has a temperament as elegant as an orchid. It is best to have some dance foundation. Of course, if you are not afraid of hardship, don't just cry and scream. If this pain hurts, then the pain will be better.

The acting skills must be good. Even if he is not perfect, he must be trained. If he is good-looking but has mediocre acting skills, Director Miao would rather give up the role.

Everyone knows how serious a crime it is to destroy the original work.

If it really doesn't go well, especially now that "Tiandao" is sweeping the Internet, those readers who are enthusiastically discussing the filming of "Tiandao" are so excited and looking forward to it now, and how angry they will be when "Tiandao" is officially released.

Director Miao is getting older and has worked hard to maintain his reputation until now, but he doesn't want to capsize in the gutter when he gets older.

He had already heard from the investors about Yan Ming's age, and before they even started talking, he felt a thump in his heart. After all, men of this age were not very mature in the strict sense, and could even be said to be a little willful.

Maybe the star he wanted to designate to play the little girl was the star he liked. Director Miao went through the looks and temperaments of the popular stars in his mind, and his heart became even heavier.

He was not sure that he could convince Yan Ming. After all, Yan Ming himself was the largest investor in this investment. Director Miao couldn't wait to take on the drama after reading the book, so he let it go in the face of such a good script. How could he give up.

In the end, Director Miao decided to tell Yan Ming that at worst, he would decide the heroine's role.

He himself is considered a half-fan of the book, and he knows very well that destroying the character of the little girl will have much more serious consequences than destroying the heroine.

Before making the call, he tossed and turned, mentally drafted over and over again, and prepared a lot of arguments to convince Yan Ming.

Before he called, Mrs. Miao looked worriedly at her husband's look like an ant on a hot pot. She was afraid that he would get angry in a hurry, so she specially cooked some dishes that would make him angry.

As a result, Director Miao had not been seen for a long time, so Mrs. Miao simply went to the study to call. As soon as she opened the study door, she saw her old man contemplating a pure and beautiful girl on the computer.

Mrs. Miao: ...This old man has an occupational disease again.

After Director Miao ended the conversation with Wei Mingyan, he struggled to find the few scenes where Xu Xinyue appeared with lines and compared them one by one. After watching them all afternoon, the more he watched, the more he looked forward to Xu Xinyue playing the little girl. Looks like.

Why have I never heard of such an artist who needs good looks, good temperament, and good acting skills?

After checking with an old friend, Director Miao roughly got it.

After understanding it, it is a pity that there are too many unspoken rules in the industry. It is obvious that people with no acting skills and only a face can get high positions, while artists who are quite excellent in all aspects are suppressed like this just because they are unwilling to sell their bodies.

Director Miao was very frustrated. If he had discovered this pearl earlier, he would ensure that she could bring out the greatest charm in his work.

But it's not too late now. With him and Yan Ming protecting her, it's hard to cover up the brilliance of this pearl.

I thought she was a well-connected person who relied on her looks to rise to the top, but I didn’t expect that she turned out to be such a well-rounded character. It was as if she was tailor-made for the role of a little girl. Director Miao was very happy for several days, during the audition. Shiya put a check mark on the little girl as usual.

A check mark indicates that the role has been decided. The previous routine was probably to audition as usual, and then after a group of artists worked hard, the original actor was selected behind the scenes. However, since an artist was rejected after the audition, this unspoken rule was changed in anger. After quitting Weibo, the rules in the circle simply changed.

We don’t pretend to be pretentious anymore, we decide directly.

This role is here. No one should come to audition. Anyway, whether the default actor is good or not depends on the audience. It doesn't matter how jealous other artists are.

In addition to the popular stars, the roles generally reserved are minor supporting roles that are not very eye-catching, and most of the artists who appear have backers behind them.

Chen Miaoyi once relied on her skills in bed and coquettishness to pester several sponsors to help her get a few reservations. Although it was impossible to get the female lead in the reservation, every time she was able to join the cast without having to work hard to audition and figure out the role, while others While she was still struggling to memorize the script, Chen Miaoyi felt extremely proud.

Perhaps because of the popularity she has enjoyed since she was a child because of her looks, she is used to looking down at others from a high place. No matter how hard others try, they can only watch her win the assigned role. Chen Miaoyi feels that she will never get tired of it in a hundred years.

Of course it felt good when she was standing at a high place, but this time, she was standing at the bottom, looking up at Xu Xinyue, who had been stepped on by her.

Chen Miaoyi almost lost her composure.

The influence of "Tiandao" is too great. It's not that she didn't find the sponsors she had worked for in order to join the crew, but this time none of them had any way to insert Chen Miaoyi into the crew.

Director Miao himself doesn't really like informal contracts. The majority of the investors this time are with the screenwriter. Although the film and television rights are not in Yan Ming's hands, they can't get involved with the company that bought "The Way of Heaven".

Helpless, Chen Miaoyi, who had no privileges, had no choice but to read the book "The Way of Heaven" and reluctantly auditioned with other artists.

When she was inside just now, Chen Miaoyi was overjoyed when she looked at the confirmed list. Chen Miaoyi was 100% sure that Xu Xinyue would definitely audition for the role of the little girl. Today is the first day and the news has not been released yet. Xu Xinyue Yue didn't have any personal connections, so he definitely didn't know the news.

Unexpectedly, she was so lucky. The only member of the crew who couldn't get involved was Xu Xinyue, who couldn't get ahead.

Chen Miaoyi finished the performance in a good mood.

She played a character who didn't appear much but was called the most beautiful character in the book. Originally, Chen Miaoyi was very confident, but Director Miao asked her to play the part where this character dies.

Chen Miaoyi is not good at tragic scenes, and because she was just happy that Xu Xinyue could not get this role, her face looked a little stiff during the performance.

When it was over, she could tell that Director Miao was not very optimistic about her acting skills. Chen Miaoyi was anxious at the time. When she finally left, she gritted her teeth and bent her chest towards Director Miao when she bowed.

From that angle, Director Miao should be able to clearly see the looming whiteness underneath her light-colored clothing.

As long as Director Miao has a little lust, Chen Miaoyi is sure that she can sleep with him.

However, Director Miao glanced at it unconsciously and immediately turned his attention elsewhere, refusing to look at Chen Miaoyi again.

Chen Miaoyi then remembered that Director Miao and Mrs. Miao had a good relationship. The two had been married for thirty years. As a well-known director in the industry, Director Miao had never been involved in any scandals. People in and outside the industry said that he was a clean man.

She once scoffed, thinking that men were not all lecherous animals, how could they not be moved by the sight of beauty. Director Miao had not been exposed to scandals, it was just that he acted cleanly.

As a result, after what happened just now, she was dubious.

How could any man resist her temptation? Is Director Miao just pretending?

It was because of this idea that Chen Miaoyi thought that Director Miao was here to see her when he came over.

She deliberately raised her posture a little higher, so that Xu Xinyue, a woman who had always been stepped on by her, would know that the clouds in the sky were different from the mud on the ground.

But in the end, Director Miao actually came to see Xu Xinyue.

She is actually the actress who was assigned the second female lead.

how can that be possible?

How did that happen!

In the past few years in the entertainment industry, Xu Xinyue had no connections, no resources, no resources, and even only a pitiful few hundred fans.

When Chen Miaoyi goes out, there are three layers of assistant bodyguards on the outside and three layers outside. Xu Xinyue just wears a mask when she goes out, and no one will recognize her anyway.

How could she become the unofficial second female lead?

Why is it her Xu Xinyue!

The smile on Chen Miaoyi's face froze without embarrassment, and she couldn't tell whether it was more jealous or unwilling.

Director Miao ignored Chen Miaoyi intentionally or unintentionally, and concentrated on Xu Xinyue, "I still don't believe my assistant just now when he said he saw you outside. Why hasn't your company notified you yet?"

Xu Xinyue subconsciously looked at Sister Qing, but saw that she was still in a trance.

She had no choice but to answer bravely, "I haven't received any news yet, maybe..."

In the middle of speaking, Sister Qing's phone rang. She quickly made an apologetic gesture, took a few steps back and answered the phone.

"Yes, yes, I already know. Okay, I will take good care of Xin Yue."

Although they didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone, seeing her mention Xu Xinyue and the belated look of joy on Sister Qing's face, everyone present guessed what the person on the other side was talking about.

Sure enough, after hanging up the phone, the trance and disbelief in Sister Qing's eyes faded away, and she returned to Xu Xinyue with eyes full of joy.

"Xin Yue, the notice has come down. This time, the role of the second female lead in "Tiandao" has been confirmed to be played by you."

Even though Xu Xinyue had always had an easy-going temperament, her heartbeat couldn't help but beat faster when she heard these words.

In her mind, she thought of the phone call she had just received.

He made it clear that he wanted to give her a surprise.

Did he do all this?

Director Miao smiled and glanced at Chen Miaoyi, who seemed to be unaware of the assistant quietly reminding him, and whose face was getting more and more ugly.

His ability to remain in the industry for so many years is of course not only due to his works. In terms of popularity and connections, Director Miao is the real old fox.

Ever since Xu Xinyue was confirmed as the second female lead, Director Miao has been thinking about her relationship with the author of "The Way of Heaven" whose real name is Wei Mingyan.

Xu Xinyue once offended someone because she refused to sell her body, and she has been suppressed until now. When he tried so hard to find the scenes starring Xu Xinyue, it only took more than an hour and a half to put them together. To say that Wei Mingyan is Xu Xinyue. For Xin Yue's fans, the chances are too small.

And if it was an old acquaintance, how could it be possible for Xu Xinyue to fall into such a miserable situation with such a talented old person.

Wei Mingyan must have met Xu Xinyue recently and was willing to use this privilege for her.

Director Miao followed the path and went to Weibo.

"The Way of Heaven" hasn't started filming yet and has been on the hot search for several days. Director Miao is confident that "The Way of Heaven" he produced will be on the hot search for a longer time.

He went to the author Yan Ming’s Weibo.

It said that the character of the little girl is based on his fiancée, and the innocent-looking Xu Xinyue with clear eyes in front of him just stops here and without saying anything, Director Miao will automatically replay "Tiandao" in his mind. "The description of the little girl's expression in ".

Like, too similar, no, not like, just exactly the same.

Even if Wei Ming said nothing, the old fox was already 80% sure.

Xu Xinyue is probably Wei Mingyan's fiancée.

And he had a hunch that in the future he would have more dealings with the author, who became a god after his first book and was about to transform into a screenwriter.

What else is there to say? There are many paths for many people.

Director Miao's eyes lit up when he came out to use the toilet and saw the girl standing there.

This girl is much prettier in real life than on the screen.

But yes, they are all playing cannon fodder roles. It would be good if they are not ugly. How can they still look good?

Director Miao was about to step forward to say hello when he saw Chen Miaoyi, who had just tried to seduce him but was ignored by him, stepping forward arrogantly.

Although he couldn't see clearly what they were talking about from a distance, just from Chen Miaoyi's facial expressions, he could guess what this pretty woman with no brains was doing.

It has to be said that Chen Miaoyi's character, if it weren't for the manager behind her good looks and high skills, how could she still be so successful in the entertainment industry.

Director Miao didn't like her anyway, but he didn't bother to offend the financial backers behind Chen Miaoyi. At worst, he would just ignore her.

Fortunately, he was too lazy to talk to Chen Miaoyi, and Chen Miaoyi started to make trouble on her own.

Not to mention that Xu Xinyue has been acting calmly and quietly in the entertainment industry for many years, making it easy for people to like her. Just talking about Wei Mingyan behind her made Director Miao unable to help but take action.

He doesn't need to do much else.

Ask the assistant to listen to what Chen Miaoyi is saying, and then he will step forward carelessly and say that Xu Xinyue is the second female lead.

Perfect solution.

As a result, he was waiting for the assistant who pretended to be passing by some women to come back when he received a call from Wei Mingyan.

They are a couple, how else could they be so nervous?

After defining it, Director Miao went up and slapped Chen Miaoyi in the face, stepping on a woman he didn't like to get the favor of a screenwriter who wrote excellent works.

Isn't this a good choice?

Director Miao still had a smile on his face, pretending he didn't see Chen Miaoyi's stinky expression.

Anyway, he doesn't know anything. If this woman dares to lose her temper with him without knowing what's going on, Director Miao will let her know the reason why he has remained standing in the industry for thirty-five years.

Of course Chen Miaoyi did not dare to get angry at Director Miao.

She can be arrogant and vent her grievances to young artists with little foundation, but she really doesn't dare to offend Director Miao at all.

So no matter how much he wanted to be angry, he still suppressed it, said hello to Director Miao stiffly, and left without looking at Xu Xinyue again.

Seeing Director Miao replying coldly, Chen Miaoyi was about to feel aggrieved.

She looked at Xu Xinyue again, thinking that this woman might be so proud, but when she looked over again, Xu Xinyue didn't notice her at all.

Without even looking at her, for Chen Miaoyi, Xu Xinyue was using this way to show that she looked down on her.

So she was so aggrieved that she was about to explode, but in front of Director Miao, she still had to leave step by step and gracefully.

Xu Xinyue!

Wait for me!

Xu Xinyue didn't notice Chen Miaoyi at all. Her mind was now filled with what her boyfriend had just said.

Is this role really made explicitly?

She subconsciously didn't believe it, after all, they had told each other about their family backgrounds, and Mingyan said that his family was a very ordinary family.

If Mingyan really did it to make her happy, then he must have paid something.

Xu Xinyue was a little worried that her boyfriend had paid a price for her to get this role. Although she wanted to stand out and play the role of a little girl, if her role was obtained by Mingyan at a price he couldn't afford, she would rather not have it.

Director Miao looked at the girl in front of him with a smile.

She didn't look very old. Although the information showed that she was in her twenties, because of her appearance, she could put on makeup and play a twenties.

It must be said that with such a beautiful face, he had never seen more than one hand in the thirty-five years in the circle, so it was no wonder that the rich businessman had an idea.

"Xinyue, our audition will be extended to another week. You should read the script carefully at home first. I'll leave you a phone number. If you have any questions, just ask me."

"Oh, by the way, it's the same if you ask Mingyan. He knows more than I do, and it will be more convenient for the two of you."

Looking at the kind director in front of her with his eyes narrowed in a smile, Xu Xinyue had to respectfully agree no matter how confused she was in her heart, and then watched Director Miao happily leave his phone number.

After he left, Xu Xinyue's uneasiness on her face was revealed.

What does Mingyan know more mean, and why did Director Miao say this?

"This day is really..."

Sister Qing couldn't help getting excited. After she got excited, her IQ returned. "Xinyue, what's the matter with this character? What's the matter with Mingyan that Director Miao just mentioned?"

Mingyan...

Sister Qing immediately thought of Yanming, the original author of "The Way of Heaven". Could it be...

"Mingyan..." Xu Xinyue subconsciously clenched her phone, "Mingyan is my boyfriend, and I don't know what's going on."

"Boyfriend? When did you start dating? How come I don't know?" Sister Qing wanted to ask more clearly, but she saw that Xu Xinyue's face was even more confused than hers, so she had to swallow the rest of her words.

"You should ask him, Xinyue, this role is being watched by many people. I heard that someone wanted to bring money into the crew just for this female second role, but Director Miao insisted on not agreeing. You have such an opportunity, so you should seize it." Sister Qing said, and was afraid that Xu Xinyue was too arrogant, so she quickly added, "Since your boyfriend can give you this role, it means that he really likes you and feels sorry for your hard work. When you go back, act like a spoiled child to your boyfriend and thank him well, understand?" Xu Xinyue was still confused, but after Sister Qing said this, her face inexplicably turned red. Sister Qing excitedly went to drive. She brought so many artists, but none of them could join Director Miao's crew. Of course, those ungrateful people didn't count. If Xinyue really gets up, then her hard work in the past few years will not be in vain! The girl who had been shrinking like a quail and not saying a word since Chen Miaoyi also came back to her senses from this shocking news at this moment, and she squeezed and rubbed to get up. "Xinyue, congratulations, I'll go to dinner with you later, didn't you come down without eating this morning?"

Xu Xinyue didn't hear her compliment, to be more precise, she was still in a trance, shook her head, said she was leaving first, and left here.

The only one left was the girl who wanted to curry favor with her and get a role by the way, stamping her feet in anger.

What a proud thing!

Who knows which old man she got this opportunity by currying favor with!

After getting angry, she started to feel uncomfortable again.

How come such a good opportunity didn't fall on her head, how could Xu Xinyue be so lucky!

Xu Xinyue went out and sat in the car, and Qingjie remembered that she forgot to take something and got off the car in a hurry, leaving her alone holding her mobile phone and hesitating for a long time, and then she decided to send a text message to ask her boyfriend anxiously.

She really couldn't figure out how Mingyan helped her get this role, so she had to ask clearly...

When she turned on the phone, it showed that she was on a call.

Xu Xinyue then remembered that when Director Miao came just now, she was on the phone with her lover.

It had been so long, but Mingyan didn't hang up.

Xu Xinyue carefully put the phone to her ear and asked tentatively, "Hello?"

The other side responded almost immediately, and the man's gentle voice with a smile sounded, "I'm here."

It was just an ordinary sentence, but Xu Xinyue's nose was inexplicably sour.

It seemed to be always like this, no matter where she was, no matter when she looked for Mingyan, he could respond quickly.

It was as if he was always protecting her.

She was about to ask her boyfriend how he did it, and she heard Wei Mingyan say with a smile: "Come on, act like a spoiled child, I'm ready."

The author has something to say: The first ten little angels will send red envelopes, and ten more will be randomly sent.

It's still two in one, good night everyone!