Chapter 405 405. Victory
The male colleagues working at Huayi Company today suddenly found that their female colleagues were particularly diligent today. They ran to a lounge almost every few minutes. I don’t know which big shot they were so active in entertaining.
After asking curiously, everyone gradually showed a clear expression. No wonder, it turned out that they went to see handsome guys.
“Who do you think is handsome?” A female employee just finished delivering coffee and was immediately stopped by her bestie and asked when she came back.
Faced with the gossiping expressions of several girlfriends, the female employee smiled like a fangirl and replied, "They are all very handsome."
"What? You are too greedy, but I think Cheng Kun is still handsome. He has a devilish smile and looks like a bad boy."
"He is married, Xiaoming is still more handsome. His facial lines are so handsome, his features are so handsome, and he is also so gentle."
"Tsk, none of them are as handsome as our General Manager Nie."
"..."
The girls gathered together and chattered excitedly. Although they could see Huang Xiaoming and Cheng Kun on weekdays, the two handsome guys appeared together and competed for the male lead. Just thinking about it made these girls excited. This matter was almost blown up in their colleagues' group as a showdown between Ximen Chuxue and Ye Gucheng on the top of the Forbidden City. These girls used their eyes to steal the tofu of the two male gods, and at the same time, they also placed separate bets on who would win.
"It must be Cheng Kun. Haven't you seen Like Fog, Like Rain, Like Wind? Chen Zikun's role makes people feel sorry for him. He is such a handsome young man. If I were to feel sorry for him, I would not be able to wait."
"Huang Xiaoming is not bad either. He is so handsome in The Emperor of Han Dynasty. He also played Tang Bohu, who is so romantic and suave. He is my idol."
"Isn't Nie Wei your idol?"
"Nie Wei is my No. 1 idol, and Xiaoming is my No. 2 idol."
"He is crazy about girls."
Even when comparing, most girls focus on his face. Compared with their male colleagues, they are more rational and their analysis is more comprehensive. Generally speaking, they still think Huang Xiaoming has a better chance of winning.
But Huang Xiaoming in the lounge at the moment does not think so.
Huang Xiaoming, who played an important role in "Night Banquet", originally thought that this would be a work that would add points for him, but he never expected that this work would not only not add points for him, but also bring a not-so-good influence. Although most of the pressure of the bad reputation of the movie was borne by the director and the leading actor, Huang Xiaoming, as an important supporting role, was still affected. This made him feel very panicked, fearing that it would cause a bad impression on Nie Wei.
So today, as soon as he arrived at the lounge, he immediately put on an attitude of serious study. He took out the script and read it as soon as he entered the room. In fact, he couldn't read it at all, and his heart was in a mess, but he had to act like it. Who knows if Nie Wei will suddenly attack him? If he put on an attitude of being eager to learn, at least he can get an impression point.
Compared with Cheng Kun on the side, he seemed much more relaxed.
After he entered the lounge, he greeted Huang Xiaoming first. He wanted to chat for a while, but Huang Xiaoming was obviously not in the mood. Cheng Kun did not force him. He took a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator next to him, and then took a fashion magazine from the bookshelf next to him. Then he found a seat and sat down. His leisurely look made Huang Xiaoming couldn't help but complain a few words.
But in fact, Cheng Kun's heart was far less leisurely than he showed.
Is this role important? It's a bit tasteless to some people, but it's very important to Cheng Kun. Being the male lead in the movie, whether it's good or not, being able to play this role is a good start for Cheng Kun, because it represents a recognition.
As long as the movie is successful, he can find some important roles with the help of it, and his career will be revitalized. What could be more important than this?
So his leisure is intentional, to give himself a psychological hint, to relax as soon as possible, so that he can perform better in the next audition.
The two of them just did their own thing and sat in the lounge for nearly twenty minutes before a staff member came over and asked Huang Xiaoming to audition.
When Huang Xiaoming walked into the meeting room, he felt that today's interview was not simple.
The first thing he saw was Nie Wei, Wang Zhonglei and Lin Yifei sitting in a row, but unlike usual, there was something on the table in front of them that Huang Xiaoming was very familiar with, the monitor used by the director during the formal filming.
Seeing this thing, Huang Xiaoming subconsciously swept his eyes and found that there was indeed a staff member standing not far away, and next to him was a camera.
Seeing this scene, Huang Xiaoming didn't understand that Nie Wei had directly moved a set from the set over, especially since the three of them were still looking at him with scrutiny at this moment. Huang Xiaoming really felt that he was under a lot of pressure at this moment.
"Xiaoming, introduce yourself first." Although everyone knew Huang Xiaoming's resume, Wang Zhonglei still asked Huang Xiaoming to introduce himself first. This was not only an introduction to himself, but also a process of relieving pressure.
Huang Xiaoming walked up to the three people and introduced himself seriously.
"My name is Huang Xiaoming, I'm from Qingdao, graduated from Kyoto Film Academy, and have acted in many TV dramas, including..." He talked for more than half a minute. As the self-introduction ended, Huang Xiaoming's shoulders, which had been hunched up nervously, finally relaxed. He also looked at Nie Wei, and he knew that this was the main examiner of today's audition.
"Have you done a detailed analysis of this character?" Nie Wei didn't know what he wrote there. Huang Xiaoming waited for more than ten seconds before he put down his notebook and asked Huang Xiaoming.
Huang Xiaoming naturally nodded to this, indicating that he had done his homework well.
He thought Nie Wei wanted to hear his analysis of the character next, but to his surprise, Nie Wei didn't ask any more questions after asking. Instead, he directly took out the script, wrote a scene for Huang Xiaoming, and then gave it to Huang Xiaoming. Lin Yifei was sent out from the side to let the two of them compete directly against each other.
Huang Xiaoming was really confused at first, but after all, he had been trained by many crew members, and he soon calmed down and watched Nie Weihua's scene seriously.
Ten minutes later, under the camera lens, the two began their official performance.
In this scene, the music director played by Huang Xiaoming was attracted to the elderly activity room by the singing. He happened to see Lin Yifei singing on the stage, and was immediately fascinated by Lin Yifei's singing, and finally ended with a glance.
Because this is the first scene where the male and female protagonists really meet, Huang Xiaoming also focused on reviewing this scene at home on weekdays, so he quickly got into the groove during the performance.
"The photographer took a close-up of Huang Xiaoming's profile."
"Mid shot, turn."
"Pay attention to Huang Xiaoming's eyes, advance slowly, close up, okay, that's it." This scene is not long, only about half a minute, but it is not simple, because there are no lines, and the acting relies entirely on the eyes.
After Huang Xiaoming finished his performance, he walked to his original position and stood, while Lin Yifei returned to her seat and turned to look at what Nie Wei was writing in her notebook.
"Perfect temperament, very suitable for the positioning of the character. The actor's profile is mirrored, with excellent lines, eyes that are electric, but a little hollow, and the expression changes are a little unnatural..."
After Nie Wei finished writing, he realized that Huang Xiaoming was still there, standing in front of him with a slightly embarrassed expression. Nie Wei waved to him with a smile and said, "Brother Xiao Ming, you can go back to the lounge first. Call Cheng Kun by the way." come over."
Hearing this, Huang Xiaoming was startled. He didn't expect it to end so soon. He returned to the lounge with an uneasy mood and informed Cheng Kun who was still reading a magazine.
When Cheng Kun came to the conference room, he was very calm when facing the looks of the three people. The main reason was that he was very confident and confident in his acting skills.
Seeing Cheng Kun's state, Wang Zhonglei didn't let him introduce himself. He directly gave Cheng Kun the scene that Nie Wei had assigned to Huang Xiaoming, and then let him play opposite Lin Yifei.
"Play well, you are a professional actor." Nie Wei shook Lin Yifei's hand under the table and said.
This also reminds her not to get involved in her personal emotions for a while.
Rolling her eyes at Nie Wei, Lin Yifei walked not far from Cheng Kun and started her performance at Nie Wei's signal.
Nie Wei, on the other hand, was directing the photographer while observing Cheng Kun's performance.
"He is indeed a future international actor. Even if Cheng Kun has not received a leading role in the past two years, his acting skills are still better than Huang Xiaoming." Looking at the monitor, Cheng Kun's seemingly natural and obsessed eyes couldn't help but praised.
"How is it?" Wang Zhonglei asked Nie Wei on the side. He felt that Cheng Kun's acting skills seemed more comfortable, but what was so good about it? Wang Zhonglei couldn't explain why.
"If you look at Cheng Kun's eyes and compare his pupils to a camera, what is shown now is a state of out-of-focus. It seems that he is looking at Lin Yifei. In fact, his eyes are not actually on Lin Yifei, but on Lin Yifei. Immersed in his own state, this is the current state of this character. Huang Xiaoming's eyes are also very electric, but he stared at Lin Yifei too closely, and the immersive state was not shown. After all, this scene is mainly about The music director was attracted by Lin Yifei’s singing voice, not her person.”
Nie Wei told Wang Zhonglei about the state of the two people's eyes. After listening, the latter carefully looked at the feedback from the monitor and couldn't help but nodded subconsciously. Although Cheng Kun and Huang Xiaoming were both firing towards Lin Yifei , but the eye states of the two people are indeed different.
"Then we should choose Cheng Kun?" Of course Wang Zhonglei could hear Nie Wei's appreciation for Cheng Kun's acting skills at this moment, so he asked.
I thought Nie Wei would nod as a matter of course, but Nie Wei actually shook his head: "I promised Sissi to let her choose."
Hearing this, Wang Zhonglei glanced at Nie Wei in surprise. He was really surprised by the other party's calmness for a moment, but he quickly recovered and shook his head with a smile. He didn't suggest anything. He knew that Nie Wei Now that Wei has made a decision, he naturally has his reasons.
The scene of more than half a minute ended quickly, and Nie Wei also sent Cheng Kun away.
Turning to look at Lin Yifei who was sitting back next to her, Nie Wei asked directly: "You have acted opposite both of them. Who do you want to act opposite?"
After hearing Nie Wei's question, Wang Zhonglei also looked at Lin Yifei with interest. Lin Yifei's eyes were a little confused at the moment. Nie Wei did not rush her when he saw this, but instead comforted her to think slowly.
On the other side, Cheng Kun returned to the lounge, and Huang Xiaoming, who had been there for a while. For them, the time of waiting for the results was simply torturous. They were both confident in themselves, but they did not dare to guarantee 100%. This uneasiness also affected the mood of the two people, and the atmosphere in the lounge seemed very dull.
Ten minutes later, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and the dull atmosphere was swept away. The two people stared at the staff who came in with burning eyes, which scared the staff who just came in.
After all, the eyes of these two people were really terrible, as if they could eat themselves in the next second.
The staff took a deep breath, then looked at Huang Xiaoming, one of the two, and said with a smile: "Brother Xiaoming, Mr. Wang asked you to come over. Brother Cheng Kun, you can go back and rest for the time being."
Cheng Kun lowered his head. In fact, when he heard the first half of the sentence, he knew that he had failed.
On the other side, Huang Xiaoming couldn't suppress the joy on his face, but he was afraid of irritating his old classmates next to him, so his face became weird, and he wanted to comfort Cheng Kun, but when the words came to his lips, he was afraid that the other party would think he was hypocritical.
But soon Huang Xiaoming didn't have to worry about it, because Cheng Kun took the initiative to stand up and congratulated him, and then came to the lounge disappointedly.
"Brother Xiaoming, Mr. Wang is still waiting." Seeing Huang Xiaoming staring at the door in a daze, the staff hurriedly reminded him. After all, it is not reasonable to let the boss wait for the employees.
After being reminded by the staff, Huang Xiaoming also came back to his senses. While saying sorry, he walked towards Wang Zhonglei's office with a happy face.
Sure enough, after entering the office, Wang Zhonglei took out a contract and asked him to sign it without saying a word.
And this contract is naturally the performance contract of the male lead of this play.
"Act well, this movie is very good, I hope it can create a big profit for me again during the Lunar New Year. Brother Hu, the male actor, is a newcomer, so it mainly depends on you to support the box office. Don't let me down."
"Mr. Wang, don't worry, I promise not to let this opportunity down." Huang Xiaoming patted his chest and promised.
On the other side, Cheng Kun walked out of the company in disappointment. Looking at the gloomy sky outside, he felt that was his mood at the moment, and he still had a lot of troubles. For this role, he had been practicing hard behind closed doors recently, and his wife and son also supported him. He was afraid to go home and tell them the bad news, afraid that they would show disappointment. That scene might make Cheng Kun feel more painful than his current mood.
Just when Cheng Kun was thinking about what to say when he got home, he didn't notice that a Mercedes-Benz G was slowly approaching him...
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