Chapter 505 New Ideas

Zhao Xilin is a horizontal drifter and an up master at Station B.

As a somewhat handsome young man, he had been playing a supporting role in Hengdian for two years and had never encountered the opportunity to move up to the next level. However, the director who gave him this opportunity was actually gay, and he also treated him differently. picture.

After Zhao Xilin rejected him, he took away the roles that he had already obtained. Many other crew members were also swayed by this director.

He has been arranged like this for more than half a year, and the director still hasn't stopped, and has been watching him to cut off his career. As soon as he gets a role other than a supporting role or a corpse, the director of the crew will receive negative news related to him. Anyway, it’s all kinds of slander.

This director has a lot of connections in the industry, and other colleagues will kick him out of the crew immediately, whether because they don't want to offend the director, or if they really believe these lies.

Zhao Xilin originally had many opportunities to become popular, but unfortunately he was rejected by this director.

Later, he temporarily gave up on acting to become popular, and turned around to develop his career at Station B. To put it simply, he recorded his daily routine of acting as a bit player in Hengdian, posted it on Station B, and shared it with his fans. .

Because every video contains content about eating box lunches on the set, fans also call him the meal anchor. They all said that watching him eat made them feel delicious, and then they themselves followed suit and ate two big bowls.

After Zhao Xilin became the up owner, he quickly gained over 100,000 fans at Station B due to his handsome appearance and humorous speech.

It’s not much, but the monthly income from video playback is already considerable.

However, his dream has never been to be a bit player, nor to be an up owner with hundreds of thousands of fans. Just like all the celebrities in Hengdian, he wants to be famous. He wants to be like Brother Qiang and counterattack from the grassroots to become the best actor!

It's a pity that the NT director is a stumbling block on the way to realizing his dream. Now others' words can't stop him. When the number of fans at Station B increases, he will personally expose the director's bad behavior and use the power of public opinion to defeat the director, which will also benefit himself. Clear the way.

As for the current focus, naturally it is to shoot daily videos of Hengpiao and manage his Bilibili account well.

"Ding dong."

There is a new announcement in Zhao Xilin's "Hengpiao Group Actors WeChat Group": Two hours later, a new production crew is recruiting male actors on XX Road in the east of the city. They are required to be over 1.75 meters tall naked, have good looks, and have an education level of high school or above, and a salary Negotiable.

Soon, all the diving friends came out, and most of them complained that this requirement was too high. In terms of height alone, more than 60% of the people in the group could not meet it.

As for Zhou Zheng's appearance...if he was really handsome, he would have signed a contract with an entertainment company long ago. Who would come to Hengdian to play a supporting role?

Everyone was talking about it, but Zhao Xilin, who had always liked Shui Qun, did not participate. He was changing clothes and preparing to go to the interview.

He met all the requirements in the announcement.

"Fans, a job came to the group today, and the requirements are not very high. Only a handsome guy like me can do it. I must win this role today!"

After Zhao Xilin went out, he talked into his mobile phone as he walked.

He records a lot of videos every day, and then edits them at night, condensing them into ten-minute essences. The more famous the crew, the higher the number of plays.

However, most of the crews he went to were small and not well-known crews, so the quality of the video still depends on the food of the crew.

After walking and recording along the way, Zhao Xilin arrived at the recruitment site about ten minutes early.

There were a lot of people, and the interviews seemed to have already begun, and were being conducted in two batches.

At the same time, I was interviewing passers-by, that is, ordinary extras.

On the other side, some actors with better image were being interviewed. Zhao Xilin looked at them and walked straight to the place where there were fewer people.

"Director, please choose me. I have a bachelor's degree and my acting skills are very good!"

"The director chose me! I have many talents and good singing skills. There will definitely be some use for me!"

A group of good-looking male actors raised their hands in the air, hoping to win the favor of the interviewer. However, the interviewer standing on the stage kept looking at the faces of the male actors, just like those picking vegetables in the market. Auntie.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up:

"You, what's your name?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the interviewer's finger. It was Zhao Xilin who was standing on the outside and had just arrived.

"Director, my name is Zhao Xilin." Zhao Xilin was ecstatic and quickly called out his name.

"Well, she looks pretty good-looking. You get in the car first and go to the interview later." The interviewer said, thinking about the actor's requirements that the director told him.

In the envious eyes of the people around him, Zhao Xilin got on the bus pointed by the interviewer.

Good luck came so suddenly. He didn't expect to be selected as soon as he came here. This also made Zhao Xilin full of expectations for the next trip.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the interviewer got into the car with five or six selected actors, along with the interviewer on the other side and more than thirty extras.

After the car started, the interviewer walked to the front of the bus and shouted a few words through the loudspeaker: "Everyone put down your mobile phones first and listen to me explain the rules for entering the set.

What we are going to shoot this time is an urban movie, and the director is a big star, so don’t be too excited when you see it, and don’t take out your mobile phone to secretly take pictures. If you are caught, you may be kicked out of the crew. "

"Don't worry, what kind of world have we never seen before?" One actor said with a smile, and the others also laughed.

The interviewer raised the corner of his mouth, but did not respond. He just said: "Here I will also tell you about the salary. You will be able to make a profit this time. The salary standard given by the director is based on the standards in the United States, even if it is a small role. Passers-by are given seven hundred to one thousand a day.

As for those with slightly more roles, the pay will only be higher, and the food will be provided directly by Good Taste! "

"Wuhu!" As soon as these words came out, everyone in the car cheered. It was the first time for me to meet such a generous crew after playing a small role for so long.

Usually, for a day of acting, their salary is only about two hundred, and the better ones can get three hundred, but this crew is better, it triples!

As for "Good Taste", it is the best lunch box provider in Hengdian. The meat in the lunch boxes is rich and fragrant, and the rice is soupy and fresh. However, the price is relatively expensive. Generally, only the crews of big productions will choose this store. .

"The sun is out in the west. Don't the bosses of this crew control costs? No matter how much investment they make, they can't afford to build it like this." Zhao Xilin kept recording the video while teasing in a low voice, "More and more I’m curious which director’s crew this is.”

The car drove for more than ten minutes and stopped near a hotel. After leaving several actors including Zhao Xilin behind, it continued driving into the distance.

Also coming down was the interviewer: "You are not the same type of actors, so the interview locations are also different. The director will conduct the interview in person in the conference room on the second floor."

"It's at the Yuehua Hotel..." Zhao Xilin looked at this one of the best hotels in Hengdian and recalled the most disgusting moment in his life.

More than a year ago, the NT director interviewed him here in Room 2401. He said a lot of disgusting things, which even now makes me sick to my stomach when I think about it.

When the hotel was mentioned, several of the male actors looked unnatural. How could they not have seen pigs run away if they had never eaten pork? If the interview had something to do with the hotel, it would definitely be bad.

After staying in Hengdian for so long, some things were more or less clear, but it was obvious that they were not mentally prepared for this.

"Why, are you afraid that the director will seduce you?" The interviewer chuckled, "Don't worry, if you see the director now, you will probably want her to seduce you.

Don't think that these are not available, just follow me. How many grown men are you afraid of being eaten? "

After saying that, he walked towards the hotel door. Several other actors looked at each other and then hurriedly followed.

After arriving at the conference room on the second floor, Zhao Xilin discovered that they were not the only ones here for interviews, or that they were not the only male actors.

There are also actresses, and there are more of them. They wear heavy makeup and are also very flashy in their clothes. Those who come here must have been carefully selected by the interviewer, and their appearance is not bad.

"Go in, sit anywhere in the conference room and wait for the director to call you." The interviewer opened the door of the conference room and said.

Zhao Xilin took the lead and walked in. Then he saw a figure he had never dreamed of: "It turned out to be her!"

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"Wang Yue, right? Leave your contact information and I will contact you again then." Luo Quan finished interviewing the last actress and rubbed his temples.

Interviewing actors is a rather boring process. She sat here for almost two hours and finally settled the selection of actresses.

It must be said that the positions of the first, second, and third women have already been decided. The people being interviewed here are actually all the female extras in the movie. However, in order to better reflect the glamor of this movie, even the extras Luo Quan also wanted to choose something with higher quality.

"What are you going to do next?" After resting for a while, Luo Quan asked his assistant Lan Xuan.

Su Yu was practicing her role in the room, and Lan Xuan had nothing to do so she pulled her in to be her secretary.

Lan Xuan looked at the memo and said quickly: "It's time to interview actors."

Luo Quan looked up and looked around, and said into the microphone: "All actors, please come up for the interview."

"It's our turn!" Zhao Xilin stood up with a confident look on his face.

Having acted in Hengdian for almost two years, stage fright should not have appeared again, but for some reason, when facing Luo Quan, he was extremely nervous and his legs were weak.

Looking at the other people in the same group, they seemed to have somewhat unnatural expressions on their faces.

"I know why the interviewer told us not to be too excited just now. The director is Luo Quan, who can't be excited!" An actor said in a low voice. Zhao Xilin listened and agreed in his heart.

Walking up to the director, a group of male actors were about to introduce themselves one by one just like they did during previous interviews, but were suddenly interrupted by Luo Quan:

"You...yes, it's you! What's your name?"

"Zhao...Zhao Xilin." At this moment, Zhao Xilin suddenly had the illusion that he had become the protagonist in Shuangwen's novel.

Twice in a row, the interviewer before and Luo Quan this time asked him his name directly.

He is a bit handsome, but not handsome enough to be loved by everyone.

Of course, Zhao Xilin is not so handsome that everyone likes him. There are not many handsome guys like Lyon in the world. The reason why Luo Quan specifically asked for his name was because the system prompted her that this was a man with potential. A new star, I suggest you sign him.

She had always thought that the system would only recommend female artists for signing, but she did not expect that this time it would also recommend male artists.

"Then let's start with you, Zhao Xilin. Please tell me what talents you have, or what your specialties are." Luo Quan looked at Zhao Xilin and asked seriously.

"I...well, my image can be..." He regretted saying this. Which actor who could come here has a bad image? Isn't this nonsense.

Sure enough, both the actors and the actresses in the seats below laughed.

"You can see, and is there anything else?" Luo Quan's expression didn't change at all. She really wanted to know what was so special about Zhao Xilin.

"I have also studied Peking Opera, four years of plum school Hua Dan, and I know basically all the famous pieces."

Luo Quan's eyes lit up. This was a shining point. He had studied Hua Dan of the Mei School for four years. No wonder his temperament seemed gentle to the point of being weak.

If this is the case, then the role of the male lead in the movie would suit him very well.

In "The Queen Wears Chanel", there are two main male characters. One is the boyfriend of the heroine, and the other is an old employee of the heroine's company. He is also a noble person who helps the heroine make a fashion change.

In Luo Quan's opinion, this old employee is more important than the heroine's boyfriend.

And based on her stereotype of men in the fashion industry, whether they are male designers or male models in this industry, they are probably all somewhat inclined in that direction.

Even if she doesn't, it may be because of her work that her habits or personality may be more feminine.

So when Luo Quan was casting this role, he wanted a "refined" actor to play it.

The so-called exquisiteness means that it should not be too rough or masculine, but should be intellectual and gentle, but not too girly, otherwise it will not give the audience a good impression.

It's really hard to find such an actor, but after seeing Zhao Xilin, Luo Quan felt that he had the best candidate.

An actor who has studied Peking Opera and can sing Huadan can be said to have a temperament that is completely in line with Luo Quan's expectations. He only needs to make some fine-tuning on the spot to basically meet the character image requirements in the script.

"I think your image and temperament are very suitable for the leading male role in the movie. Please take a look at the script and the character profile I wrote, and consider whether you should accept it." Luo Quan gave Zhao Xilin a document, and the other male actors looked at it. Looking at Zhao Xilin, his eyes were no longer filled with envy, but with outright jealousy.

"Have I really become the protagonist?" Zhao Xilin held the script with trembling hands, feeling a little numb.