Chapter 26: Cindy

Zhang Yiyi said he had been sleeping in the editing room for this period, and finally got it done seven or eight out of ten. Just returned to school to visit Li Er, and heard her talk about Chen Nuo going to Shanghai to film, so he called to ask.

Chen Nuo happened to be unable to enter the role, so he took the opportunity to ask Zhang Yiyi for advice on the dilemma he encountered in reading the script.

"... So, I can't substitute myself in like the mute."

Zhang Yiyi was silent for a while, and then his tone on the phone was particularly serious: "Do you think it's possible? Would Chen Kexin create a useless role in the script? If you feel you can't understand the role, there is only one possibility, that is, your hard work is not enough."

Chen Nuo said speechlessly: "How can I work hard? I only have half a script in my hand."

"Then complete the script." Zhang Yiyi answered very positively, "According to your understanding, supplement every shot, every line, and even the logic before and after every action and expression, write this story according to your understanding, depict those blank spaces clearly, and you will naturally know how to act this role."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Nuo picked up the script again.

This time, he read it from a brand new perspective. He no longer tried to substitute Monty.

He no longer just read and memorized lines; he began to conceive the whole story, imagining the ins and outs of this story.

He was like a mystery novelist, inferring the cause and effect from the known in his hand.

He began to take notes in the blank spaces of the script, recording his own imagination, although he didn't know how much difference there was between the story plot he thought of and the original script.

Just when Chen Nuo thought he had obtained the true scriptures from Zhang Yiyi, he didn't know that Zhang Yiyi laughed loudly after hanging up the phone, laughing until his waist couldn't straighten.

This unlucky child, really treats himself as the King of Comedy? Acting as a small supporting role with so many things, analyzing details, looking for meaning. Don't know how to listen to the director on the spot?

However... Zhang Yiyi laughed enough, and thought leisurely, if this child really did it, then he would really become the King of Comedy in the future.

For the next two days, except for eating, Chen Nuo didn't even leave the room; he was possessed again.

After these two days, he filled all the blank spaces of the entire script with very small words densely. If Zhang Yiyi saw it, he would definitely be very surprised, because the joke he made, Chen Nuo really did it all.

January 5, 2005, 8:30 AM.

Entrance of the film and television base.

Liu Wenjing, the assistant director of the *Perhaps Love* crew, was checking his watch.

The crew was filming location shots in Beijing, and Shanghai was currently doing pre-production. And now, he was waiting for an actor for an important role to enter the group on the first day.

Liu Wenjing didn't expect that after choosing for so long, they finally decided on such a person.

It is said that he is only 18 years old, has only filmed one movie, and it was a small-cost one like a child's play.

And what they are filming now is a big-production commercial film, which is completely different from that kind of art film. Can this guy named Chen Nuo hold it up?

Or is this boy some kind of connection? Or some young master with a deep background?

Liu Wenjing could only think so.

Uncomfortable is uncomfortable, but work is still work. Liu Wenjing is a rigorous person who usually doesn't let people pick any faults. When contacting yesterday, the other party said he would come over by himself at 9:00 AM, and Liu Wenjing waited at the entrance half an hour early.

Just looking at the cars on the road, he suddenly noticed a young man wearing a black down jacket and jeans, carrying a backpack, walking toward this side alone.

Closer, Liu Wenjing saw sweat on the other party's forehead, as if he had walked a long way.

The young man also noticed him, walked not far away, showed a smile, and asked: "Are you Liu Dao?"

"Ah, I am, Chen Nuo, right?"

"Yes, hello Liu Dao."

The two shook hands, and Liu Wenjing took Chen Nuo into the base.

"Where did you walk from?"

"I live in the town across the river, thought it wasn't far, so didn't take a car." "You're alone?"

"Hmm, the agent has something to do, I came by myself."

"... Very good."

The film and television base is very large. This was Chen Nuo's first time in such a place. On both sides were all kinds of old-fashioned Western-style buildings from the 20s and 30s, old-fashioned shop signs in traditional characters, old-fashioned street lamps, and even tram tracks laid on the ground. Walking all the way, in a trance, it really seemed like returning to the Shanghai Bund that was once bustling and powerful.

Noticing his gaze, Liu Wenjing introduced: "Your scenes are all filmed here. Today, I let you come here to let you follow the dance teacher to walk the positions, so you have a basic concept. Xiao Chen, I am a bit older than you, so I will call you Xiao Chen, don't mind, right?"

"Don't mind. You say."

Liu Wenjing said: "Your scenes will have a very large scale, and there will be many actors cooperating with you. I hope you practice well during this time."

Although the other party's behavior just now made him change his view a bit, the suspicion in his heart was not eliminated, and Liu Wenjing spoke quite directly, not being too polite.

Chen Nuo also felt that this assistant director didn't have a good impression of him, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I will."

The dance teacher's name is Cindy. Liu Wenjing introduced her as a dance actor from the local song and dance troupe. She wore very heavy makeup, couldn't tell her specific age, wore bright red lipstick, about 170 tall, very thin, wore a set of black clothes, standing there like a silhouette cast by a street lamp.

After Liu Wenjing introduced the two to each other, he threw Chen Nuo to this dance teacher and went to do his own business.

"You shouldn't be very old, right?" Cindy's voice was a bit hoarse, don't know if it was because of tiredness or if it was originally a smoky voice.

"Almost 19."

"That is only 18? Tsk tsk. The dance you are going to dance has been choreographed, I will take you to see the actual location, and then go to our troupe's dance studio. If possible, start practicing this afternoon, no problem, right?"

"No."

Chen Nuo then followed Cindy to stroll around the set again. Afterward, Cindy asked again: "Did your company arrange a car for you?"

"Uh, no."

Cindy said: "Then sit in my car. Are you alone?"

Chen Nuo smiled embarrassedly and said: "Yes, my agent has something to do, I came by myself."

Cindy nodded and didn't say anything more.

Her car was a yellow Chery QQ, which was a very popular micro-car in the early 2000s, so it was very popular as soon as it was launched.

Although the space in the car was not large, it could be seen that the owner had a girlish heart, the interior was all pink, and there was a fresh fragrance when sitting in the car.

Not long after getting on the road, Cindy took the initiative to ask: "You are still in university, right?"

Chen Nuo sat in the back seat, noticing Cindy's gaze observing him from the rearview mirror in the car.

Chen Nuo suddenly discovered that Cindy's eyes were very young, seemingly not as mature as her dress.

"Not yet, college entrance exam this year."

Cindy was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Really envy you. So young, and can be a lead."

Chen Nuo wanted to correct her a bit; his role really couldn't be considered a lead, but Cindy didn't speak again after that.

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