Chapter 345

Chen Nuo was truly happy that Jeon Do-yeon was able to win the Cannes Best Actress award for "The Housemaid."

Among the pile of setbacks these days, he finally ushered in a piece of good news.

Because he could say it without blushing.

In this, he played an extraordinary role.

Chen Nuo felt this feeling was even happier than him winning the Cannes Best Actor award himself.

After the meeting, he ran to Hearing Qi Yuntian office and opened the computer. Through the video, he finally saw how the Cannes Best Actress from a few hours ago shed tears on the podium.

Jeon Do-yeon wore a white dress, standing by the podium, speaking English for a while and Korean for a while.

She mentioned many people along the way, and he was exactly one of them. The tone was not heavy at all, not at all like the crazy way she was on the phone earlier; he felt that if he were in front of her, he probably wouldn't get to sleep all night tonight.

The woman was on stage, seemingly casually saying that it was precisely because of his encouragement that she had the courage to star in such a controversial movie, and it was also because of his help in acting that she won such a trophy. Therefore, she was here to express her special gratitude to him.

A simple sentence, Chen Nuo watched it over and over several times, and a sense of pride in changing history welled up in his heart. He could be certain that in the original history, Jeon Do-yeon definitely had never won the Cannes Best Actress award for "The Housemaid."

All of this was just because of that phone call of his.

Chen Nuo thought excitedly back and forth, and finally felt that he still had to go to the Korean side.

Then, in the week before he goes, let's finalize the heroine for No Man's Land.

The news of Chen Nuo's return to the country swept through the entire mainland entertainment industry like a tide on May 24th.

When Wang Zhonglei learned of this news, he was galloping on Gu Xuan's delicate body.

Although it was 10:00 AM, the Chinese version of "High School Musical" had just wrapped up, and the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so Brother Lei's interest was still very high.

Waking up early in the morning from a dream, he couldn't wait to get back on the horse.

The twenty-something-year-old girl was just at the time when she couldn't wake up and was still dreaming, when she suddenly felt a weight on her body and woke up instantly.

The girl bit her lip, enduring it, and occasionally pretended to let out a delicate sound.

The mattress kept creaking.

Looking from the mirror, it was like an elephant pressing on a petite deer.

Suddenly the phone rang; at first, that elephant didn't intend to answer the phone, but it didn't stop after ringing for a long time.

He patted Gu Xuan's head, "Bring it here."

Gu Xuan reached out and got it from the bedside table, handing it to the man behind her.

Wang Zhonglei picked it up, looked at the familiar name, frowned slightly, but still didn't stop his movements.

Answering it, he said "Hello," and asked: "Brother, what's up?"

"Do you know that Chen Nuo has returned to the country?"

"Ah!?"

Gu Xuan heard the man behind her shout like that, and he instantly deflated.

Then her body felt light, and the man moved away.

"He... why did he come back?" Wang Zhonglei turned over and sat on the bed.

Don't say, Wang Zong's current figure, sitting there like a Taiyi Zhenren, was actually quite cute.

"He is Chinese, why do you think he came back? He finished filming, of course he has to come back."

Wang Zhonglei also knew he said something stupid, and quickly said: "I mean, what does it have to do with us?"

"What do you think?"

"I..." Wang Zhonglei was about to speak when he suddenly glanced at Gu Xuan on the bed.

"You, go to the bathroom."

Gu Xuan was stunned, bit her lip, stood up without a word, grabbed the clothes by the bed, and walked into the bathroom.

She entered the bathroom, closed the door, and locked it.

Suddenly she lay down, pressing her ear against the door crack and listening earnestly.

"... I have always said that my ideal might be to let this play become a mirror, letting many people see themselves. I feel that I am realizing some things in the hearts of all the audience, or rather, stimulating the feelings they have hidden for a long time."

"The lines in a TV series are very important. Only lines that are within reason but unexpected can be liked by everyone, because there are too many movies and TV shows flooding the surroundings. If you want to stand out, the lines must be exquisite. You can take a look at the script when the time comes; many of the lines inside are actually the result of my long brewing."

Chen Sicheng talked for a long time with spit flying, and finally got a bit tired, stopping to take a breath.

The woman opposite listened very carefully, her eyes fixed on him, just like a student attending a class with a teacher.

Chen Sicheng took a sip of coffee; after talking for so long, the liquid was already a bit cold, but it couldn't extinguish the fire in his heart.

After "Spring Breeze" failed at Cannes, he was decadent for more than half a year after returning to the country, drowning his sorrows in alcohol every day.

But it was a blessing in disguise; he gradually had some inspiration in his mind, so he contacted a female screenwriter named Li Yaling on the Internet. Starting after the New Year, he tossed for three months and came up with an urban romance script, tentatively titled "Beijing Love Story."

He also called the guys who filmed "Soldiers Sortie," put together a plan, and used this to pull in two investors, New Classics Media and LeTV. Everything was ready except for the east wind, and he was preparing to start filming at the end of the year.

What was missing were the few female roles inside. He interviewed quite a few, decided on two, but was never satisfied with the others.

Until he came to this cafe today and saw this woman.

Even though there had never been a shortage of women around him these days. However, she was still like a fire, igniting the dry grass in his heart, making his whole person burn up.

"Miss Tong, what do you think?" Chen Sicheng calmed down and asked.

The woman didn't speak, but the agent surnamed Zhou next to her spoke happily: "I think it's quite good. But Director Chen, are you sure this role is the heroine? Our Yaya doesn't take second female lead roles now, please understand this point."

"It is the heroine. Of course it is the heroine." Chen Sicheng said without hesitation. Actually, before coming, he thought of another role, but at this moment, he changed his mind without hesitation.

The agent surnamed Zhou was satisfied and nodded: "Then I'll go sit over there and make a phone call. Yaya, you chat with Director Chen."

The eyesore lightbulb left, and Chen Sicheng flipped his hair; he had always been quite confident in his looks. Not to mention fame or money, just with his appearance, if he stayed in any bar in Beijing for a night, it would be impossible for him to leave alone to catch a taxi.

However, he was a little disappointed to see that the other party didn't seem to pay much attention to his full forehead and regular features.

She still lowered her head, stirring the coffee with a spoon, her eyes seeming to carry a faint melancholy.

For Chen Sicheng, this bit of sorrow in the woman's eyes was like a bottle of poison, drugging him into becoming more and more infatuated.

He could be considered a person who had flirted with countless girls. Seeing that the other party seemed to have something on her mind, he steadied himself and decided not to talk about the play and the script first, asking: "Miss Tong, I heard you are from Xinjiang?"

"Yes, Director Chen."

"Is Xinjiang fun? I heard the scenery there is very beautiful."

"Yes, Director Chen, you are welcome to travel to our place when you are free."

"Haha, I will definitely go when I have time. By the way, when I go, can you be my guide?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said softly: "... We have many professional tour guides there, I can help you hire one when the time comes, Director Chen."

Chen Sicheng hadn't heard such a refusal-like remark from the opposite sex for a long time. Not only was he not discouraged, but he became even more interested.

He had many women in his phone book who came when called and left when waved away. At first, they were all like this, ignoring him, but in the end, they still became his trophies barking like dogs.

However, none of them were as beautiful and charming as this woman. If one day he could let her be in bed...

That sense of conquest, Chen Sicheng thought about it a little, and felt particularly excited.

Moreover, it wasn't difficult.

He was a screenwriter and director, and also the male lead.

As long as he let her enter the crew, he would arrange more kiss and bed scenes between the two of them.

Wouldn't many things happen naturally?

Chen Sicheng didn't intend to let people try out scenes anymore; after all, she was already acting as the heroine in Jiang Wen's movie, so what could be the problem.

He was just about to say something else and use it as an excuse to finalize the matter.

As a result, the agent Zhou who had just left turned back, patted the woman on the shoulder, and said:

"Yaya, come here for a second."

Chen Sicheng sat in his seat, thinking about how not to be too deliberate in negotiating this matter and finalizing the role.

As a result, he suddenly heard an exclamation of "Ah."

It was clearly a woman's voice.

This cry was crisp and melodious, full of emotions of surprise and joy. In an instant, all the surprises, joy, and disbelief were all in it, making people empathize.

After that, the woman walked over in a hurry, pulled up the bag on the seat, lowered her head and bowed slightly, said sorry, and then didn't even look at him, just turned and left.

That feeling was as if he were a pile of foul-smelling, disgusting things; she didn't even have the interest to take another look, just wanting to escape quickly, fearing she wouldn't be able to avoid it.

Agent Zhou followed behind, saying with a full face of smiles: "Sorry, Director Chen. Let's make an appointment another day. Yaya has something to do here, sorry, really sorry."

Chen Sicheng smiled reluctantly: "Okay, okay, it doesn't matter, let's make an appointment another day."

What exactly happened?

Chen Sicheng's ears seemed to echo with that exclamation all day long.

Until he went home at night and went online, he suddenly saw such a news story on the Sina Weibo webpage.

"It is rumored that after Chen Nuo returned to Beijing yesterday, he will be casting for a new play by Director Ning Hao for the Huanran Yixin Film and Television Company. Rumored to be invited to try out are Chen Hao, Ma Su, Zhang Jingchu, Hearing Tong Liya and other young actresses..."

He stared at the last name for a long, long time.

Unknowingly, the cigarette box in his hand, along with the cigarettes inside, had already been crumpled into a ball of waste paper by him.

What kind of person is the character Jiaojiao?

As one of the first few people in the world to see Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" script and even put forward revision suggestions, Chen Nuo felt that he still had a certain right to speak.

Presumably this is why Fatty Ning asked him to help with casting.

As for not being able to come back.

That's just an excuse to be lazy.

But since he promised, Chen Nuo wanted to do things well.

So, from his experience as an actor, since she is a dancer who receives guests in a dilapidated car, it would be best if she could dance.

Like Yu Nan.

Although her acting skills are up to standard, her dancing posture really can't be called stunning. When she appeared in the movie, it didn't have the feeling of making the audience's eyes light up, and one couldn't feel the vitality that formed a sharp contrast with the dark background of the film.

Basically, this character was half-ruined. Even if she acted well later, so what? The positioning of this character in the movie was not a role used to show off acting skills.

Have to say, Brother Nuo has indeed grown. After filming for a few years, he is not just eating off his talent.

If these inner thoughts of his were spoken out, even Li Er would have to praise him a few times, saying that he is no longer a rookie actor. He knows how to think about an actor's position in a movie from a "functional" perspective.

What is functionality? It means if you play a bit part, you run the bit part honestly. If you get shot and insist on rolling three times on the ground before climbing up and shouting before dying... then don't blame the director for making you crawl.

Doing your own job well and keeping your own duty is the foundation for an actor to play a role well.

Like Jiaojiao.

Chen Nuo believes that her duty is to have a beautiful face, to have a vivid vitality in her gestures, and to become the only bright color belonging to the human world in this no man's land.

That's enough.

Chen Hao is undoubtedly beautiful.

And her dancing posture is also great.

Just as she said in her self-introduction, she started practicing dance at 11, studied for 6 years, and after being admitted to the Central Academy of Drama, she has also been studying folk dance.

A woman in her 30s is just at the mature and seductive time. She wore a fiery red tight dance costume, which wrapped around her exquisite figure like a second layer of skin, and the full curves on her chest were like ripe honey peaches.

Her slender but powerful waist rotated nimbly, and every twist was like a nimble water snake, drawing graceful arcs, driving the whole body to dance with full rhythm.

At the same time, her feet seemed to have wind, and the skirt flew up, just like a stunning red lotus blooming everywhere in the room.

After one dance, Chen Nuo, Qi Yuntian, and two casting directors, a man and a woman, from Ning Hao's crew all applauded together.

Chen Hao's chest rose and fell, panting heavily, her pair of charming eyes not looking at others, but staring in one direction.

Chen Nuo looked at her thoughtfully.

After a while, Chen Hao shifted her gaze and said in a low voice: "I didn't dance well just now, how about I do it again?"

Chen Nuo pondered: "No need. Do you know how to pole dance?"

Chen Hao was silent for a moment, and said: "I haven't specifically learned it, but I can learn."

"How long will it take?"

"Very quickly, one or two days is enough."

"Hmm... show me the look of a prostitute who just entered the industry."

"Okay."

Chen Hao took the chair from the corner of the audition room, put her legs together, sat on the chair, lowered her head, glanced over from the corner of her eye, and a slightly shy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Chen Nuo nodded and said: "Been in this industry for three years."

Chen Hao immediately raised her head, revealing a smile as beautiful as a flower, her watery eyes looking at the faces of the four people in front of her one by one, occasionally turning her eyeballs, feeling like she was thinking about the other party's wallet.

"Say two lines of improvised dialogue."

Chen Hao immediately said: "Master, come and play."

"Hahahahahaha."

Including Chen Nuo and Chen Hao, everyone couldn't hold back and laughed all at once.

The laughter spread out of the audition room and into the ears of the few women outside, who couldn't help but look at each other.

Ma Su sat up straight, looking to the right with a curious face, as if she could really see something through the door crack, and asked curiously: "What are they laughing at? Did they get the part? Then didn't we come for nothing?"

Zhang Jingchu smiled: "No matter what, since we're here, we have to try."

Ma Su chuckled and said: "I'm just saying it for fun, I wouldn't leave even if I really wanted to. However, the pressure is really high. Sister Hao is here, you are here too, and there's little Tong. Little Tong dances really well."

Hearing Tong Liya said a bit shyly: "No way."

Ma Su laughed: "Don't be humble, I heard Xiaolu tell me, she filmed that play with you two months ago, what was it called, the name is quite stupid. Hey, don't just laugh, remind me."

Hearing Tong Liya felt that Ma Su was too straightforward, and her slightly nervous mood couldn't help but relax a bit, laughing: "Tang Palace Beauty World."

"Right, that stupid name. Anyway, she said, your dancing is impeccable, better than mine."

"Really not. I know Sister Su, you are also a professional dancer."

"Yo, you know that too. Looks like you've also scouted the enemy situation. Hahaha."

Zhang Jingchu also laughed at this time, saying: "So both of you are professionals, and I'm the only amateur."

Ma Su sighed and said: "It's not like we're really comparing dancing. Sigh, to be honest, it would be great if it were really just dancing."

After this sentence was finished, for some reason, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent again.

Hearing Tong Liya was even more nervous than before.

After a while, Chen Hao came out, smiled and waved at the three of them, and then walked to the other side.

A casting director followed out of the room and called: "Ma Su, are you there?"

"Here." Ma Su, who was grinning a few minutes ago, had no smile on her face at this time, and was extremely serious.

"Come on."

Hearing Tong Liya whispered: "Good luck."

Ma Su didn't look back, didn't make any movements, and walked directly into the room.

Ma Su went in for a very short time, about ten minutes or so, and came out.

Moreover, there were tears on her face.

Nodding at the two of them, she walked away quickly.

"Zhang Jingchu."

In Hearing Tong Liya's feeling, the time Zhang Jingchu went in was even shorter than Ma Su's. But when she looked at the time on the wall, she realized that Zhang Jingchu's time inside was the longest, almost half an hour.

After Zhang Jingchu came out, she didn't greet her, didn't even have eye contact, and left directly.

No need to greet either, Hearing Tong Liya exhaled lightly and walked towards the room.

The director from before just happened to come out, and smiled when he saw her: "Quite self-aware, come in."

Hearing Tong Liya walked in, and the first thing she saw was the man sitting in the middle.

This time she came to audition, she didn't go to see him in advance, didn't call, didn't send a text message, just like in the past few months.

She didn't know who she was sulking with either.

Clearly she knew from the beginning that he had a girlfriend, didn't she?

Talking about a nominal girlfriend, thinking about it later, she also realized that the man should have been lying to her and coaxing her.

But strangely, she wasn't angry.

She even felt that it was actually quite good that he was willing to lie to her and coax her, and she was quite satisfied.

But this time she received the notice to come for the final audition, and it was him personally doing the casting, she suddenly had some resentment again.

Thinking about it, it was also quite groundless.

But she just couldn't help but think, why was it so official to have someone notify Brother Zhou, instead of sending her a text message directly? Did she not even have the qualification to let him send a text message?

Hearing Tong Liya just kept thinking wildly like this.

Then.

Honestly, she felt it was just for a moment, and she was told the audition was over and she could go out.

And at this time, she didn't even remember what dance she had just danced.

When Ma Su cried, she felt it was a bit childish, but at this time, she couldn't control herself either.

Hearing Tong Liya didn't know if he had seen her tears.

Anyway, when her nose felt sore, she turned around and walked out quickly.

At the same time, she thought in her heart that actually that Beijing Love Story was also quite good, the cast was also very strong, and it would probably be a hit in the future.

She would just go and act in that one!

What's the big deal, don't be sad Yaya.

When she goes out, she will tell Brother Zhou that she will take that play.

After Hearing Tong Liya went out, the few people in the room didn't speak for a while.

Chen Nuo didn't intend to be dictatorial either.

Although he had already decided on the candidate in his mind.

However, he still had to listen to opinions.

"Let everyone share their thoughts." He said.

Qi Yuntian kept his mouth tightly shut, as if he hadn't heard him speak.

The casting director who kept calling people in and out smiled: "Chen Zong, why don't you just decide?"

"Don't, Brother Liu, I'm not sure either. You guys say something too."

"Hmm, then I'll share my opinion, Chen Zong. I think among the four, Hearing Tong Liya is the worst, followed by Ma Su, then Zhang Jingchu, and the best is Chen Hao. This is my opinion."

Chen Nuo nodded and asked again: "Sister Zhang, what about you?"

The female director surnamed Zhang said: "I have a similar view to Old Liu, however, I think, looking at the character, is Chen Hao too... unrealistic. She's a 'Wan Ren Mi' (heartthrob), too beautiful. I feel it's not very realistic. This is my personal opinion."

"Then do you think Zhang Jingchu is more suitable?"

"Hmm, you could say that."

Chen Nuo nodded, finally looking at Qi Yuntian: "Qi Da, what about you?"

Qi Yuntian said: "I have no opinion, I'll listen to you."

Ever since he was played by the people at Summit Entertainment, this person had been in a depressed state for the past few days. Chen Nuo didn't force him, and said directly: "OK, then everyone's opinions have been expressed. Personally, I think we should decide on Ma Su."

"Good, Ma Su is indeed okay. Especially that crying scene at the end, it was too good."

"Yes, I think so too, that dusty flavor is also enough, I feel she has experienced life."

The two assistant directors praised one after another.

"Still Chen Zong's level is high, once you said it, I felt it, Ma Su is indeed the most suitable candidate."

"Indeed, for us, we must savor it carefully. But for Chen Zong, it's a matter of one glance."

Chen Nuo laughed: "Alright, that's it for today's work. Sister Zhang, you are responsible for notifying Ma Su, don't drag it out, let her come over and sign the contract early. Qi Da, you chat with her when the time comes, I think the pay can be a bit more. After all, she is going to blow sand there for a few months. I have something to do, I'm leaving first."

Chen Nuo originally thought about making a phone call after getting in the car, and then see where to meet.

As a result, just as he walked to the elevator entrance, he saw Hearing Tong Liya coming out of the elevator.

He blinked and asked with a smile: "Why are you back, Miss Tong, did you forget something?"

Hearing Tong Liya looked at his smile, opened her mouth, and couldn't say a word.

(End of chapter)