Sure enough, the legendary man who spent his whole life making money and spending money.
Hang Ze was also generous enough to share some of his popcorn with Gu Qi. Gu Qi tasted it... Too sweet, not as good as the ones from the roadside stalls.
But she was too lazy to say anything, and lowered her head to read the script.
Through this action, she hinted to Hang Ze——
If there was nothing, get out quickly.
Hang Ze sat at the back door, holding his bucket of popcorn that was as valuable as gold, and slowly chattered: "Our company is only going to recruit one actress. You have two competitors today. One is He Quanyi. She got her personal studio who prepared her film and television contract. The other is the little flower who recently appeared in a popular idol drama and became popular again. Her name is... oh right, her name is Shen Anran."
Gu Qi was stunned.
She suddenly raised her head and looked in the direction of Hang Ze.
Hang Ze still eyed at the popcorn in his arms with disdain, but threw two more into his mouth and continued: "He Quanyi's acting skills are indeed good, but you don't have to be afraid, I think you aren't bad either."
Gu Qi was shocked by the fact that Shen Anran would also appear here, not He Quanyi.
This was a side story that wasn't elaborated in the original plot. Still, it made sense now.
It turned out that at this point Hang Ze would see Shen Anran with a new eye in this audition and led to some subsequent involvement.
The reason why Gu Qi appeared here seemed to be because she and Wen Renjing had become a little closer, at least from false politeness to being able to understand each other's thoughts. Therefore Wen Renjing helped her get connected with Hang Ze to come to Jinyue Media for today's interview.
Before the next episode of the variety show, she met Shen Anran again and even became a competitor.
Gu Qi responded casually and lowered her head again.
Soon, Shen Anran arrived here.
The moment she saw Gu Qi, she smiled sweetly, "Gu Qi! I didn't expect you to be here too."
She looked delighted and hurriedly trotted to Gu Qi, babbling how nervous she was when she entered Jinyue and fortunately she met an acquaintance. How wonderful!
Gu Qi: "...We are competitors."
Shen Anran paused with a smile on her face, and then said, "Then let's cheer each other on!"
"Pff--"
Hang Ze, who had been sitting in the back row and had not left, laughed.
Shen Anran seemed to have just discovered the existence of Hang Ze. Her face was a little red because of surprise.
Hang Ze waved to Gu Qi, told them that a staff member would take them there later, and then left with his bucket of popcorn.
Watching Hang Ze leave, Shen Anran looked at Gu Qi nervously and asked in a low voice, "Gu Qi, are you familiar with Director Hang?"
Gu Qi raised her eyes and looked at her, but didn't say anything.
Shen Anran immediately waved her hand and explained: "I don't mean anything else, I just feel very envious. I also hope that there will be a great director who can guide me, so that I can make better progress."
Gu Qi directly distanced herself from Hang Ze: "I'm not familiar with him. He just passed by."
Shen Anran smiled sweetly again. After getting the answer, she stopped asking about this topic, just expressing that she was very nervous.
She blinked her big eyes, like a doll, staring at Gu Qi expectantly.
Gu Qi: "..."
What was she looking at her for? She wasn't nervous.
Just as Gu Qi was hesitating whether to say something perfunctorily to Shen Anran, the door was pushed open again from the outside.
He Quanyi walked in with great momentum on her high heels of more than ten centimeters, looked at the two with a proud look, and snorted from her nose.
Unlike Gu Qi and Shen Anran who came alone, she was followed by three assistants this time.
Some helped her spread a blanket on the chair, some washed the fruit, and some put on makeup for her.
He Quanyi was well-known in the industry for her generosity. The staff who followed her have received a lot of benefits and were loyal to her. No matter which company He Quanyi cooperated with, she wouldn't abandon them.
Although they had met, He Quanyi's expression looked much more relaxed because Jiāng Zhiyu wasn't present this time.
She looked directly at Gu Qi and said with a hint of underlying meaning: "Teacher Gu is really capable. Actually made the Jiāng Family member get out of the entertainment industry. I really underestimated you before."
Shen Anran immediately stood up to defend Gu Qi: "You can't say that. That's... she was punished for doing something wrong."
Gu Qi glanced at He Quanyi, "It's good that you know."
Shen Anran was stunned.
Being directly confronted by this sentence, He Quanyi didn't know how to respond.
Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere did not last too long.
The staff quickly came in and told them that the directors were waiting and they could go directly when they were ready.
Gu Qi stood up first.
She followed him out.
Shen Anran looked at He Quanyi and after a brief two-second hesitation, she immediately followed Gu Qi.
He Quanyi was irked.
She was determined to win today's 'competition'.
In terms of acting skills, she didn't believe she would lose to idol drama actress Shen Anran, or Gu Qi, who had been declining in recent years.
The winner would only be her.
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Only three of Jinyue's five directors came. The other two were in the crew and abroad and didn't have time to come.
The on-site camera would only record their performance clips and then the clips would be sent to other directors for comments.
Hang Ze sat in the seat closest to the window, with his bucket of popcorn next to him, and a cup of coffee that looked extremely expensive on the table.
Wei Yan sat on the other side closest to the door. He had thick eyebrows and a square face, and looked extremely difficult to get along with.
Sitting in the middle was another director who loved to shoot realistic themes, named Fang Zhian.
He wore a pair of black-framed glasses and looked gentle. He told them not to be nervous and chatted with them while the staff adjusted the equipment.
At this moment.
Wei Yan glanced at Fang Zhian, "Except for He Quanyi, who has a chance, is there anyone else who can stay? Stop wasting time."
The atmosphere instantly became awkward.
Obviously, Wei Yan felt that apart from He Quanyi, Gu Qi and Shen Anran weren't worth interviewing.
Wei Yan looked at Gu Qi, "Since you took on the film "Dream Flower", you have never been in the mainstream film industry again. That film was so bad that the whole world suspected it was money laundering. What was your team thinking at the time?"
For Gu Qi's acting career, the almost devastating blow was that she had starred in a well-known bad film.
It was also because of such a role that the high honor of winning the three best female support awards at a young age was directly reduced to nothing.
Gu Qi was silent for a few seconds before replying, "At that time, we were short of money and they gave us a lot."
Wei Yan's face became even uglier.
To make money, one could lower themselves to act in such a bad movie, especially when she just won the Golden Award for Female Support and her future was the brightest. She really didn't care about her feathers at all.
Hang Ze laughed out loud when he heard this, "Gu Qi, you are really honest. I like this most about you. I also think it's not shameful to love money. If the money is in place, let alone the movie... Fang Zhian, why are you covering my mouth!?"
Hang Ze felt very irked.
Fang Zhian smiled at Gu Qi, "He is sick, ignore him."
At this moment, the staff had adjusted all the equipment and indicated that they could start at any time.
Wei Yan couldn't be bothered to watch their nonsense and asked directly, "Who will go first?"
Shen Anran hesitated for half a second, then bravely raised her hand: "I will!"
He Quanyi also stood up.
Because today's performance required each of them to choose their favorite clip from the movie and they might choose the same clip, so the one who performed first would have a certain advantage.
Gu Qi swiftly chipped in: "Then I'll be the last."
Let them fight over it.
Shen Anran mustered up the courage to say: "Senior, I said it first."
He Quanyi rolled her eyes at her and said: "I've already stood up."
Gu Qi looked at Shen Anran with a little surprise.
She thought that with Shen Anran's personality, she would not compete with He Quanyi for the first place.
It was Wei Yan who spoke: "He Quanyi, you are the senior, you'll be second."
It went without saying He Quanyi was dissatisfied, but she understood that this was also a kind of affirmation of her by Director Wei Yan. Not believing Shen Anran could beat herself in acting, she agreed.
She got the opportunity to perform first as she wished.
Shen Anran stepped onto the stage with some nervousness. Once Hang Ze said "Let's begin", she quickly got into role.
Shen Anran chose the last clip of the entire movie.
The aging female lead with slow reactions and a slightly dull and empty gaze gradually returned to her younger self.
What surprised everyone was that Shen Anran had a strong sense of conviction.
Without any old-age makeup, she did look a bit old and no inkling of being out of character.
He Quanyi's expression looked a bit ugly.
Because she and Shen Anran chose the same segment to perform.
After Shen Anran finished her performance.
Fang Zhian was the first to praise: "Not bad, Shen Anran. Though you are young, you can act so well in this state. You have some acting talent."
Even Wei Yan's face looked better than before.
He said: "The performance feel is too heavy and the empathy is not enough. You don't know her life well enough. But with such a short preparation time, it's certainly passable."
Wei Yan didn't praise people very much. So this was already a very high evaluation for him.
Shen Anran's eyes lit up and she bowed quickly, "Thank you, director!"
She instantly heaved a sigh of relief and walked off the stage with a relieved expression.
It was He Quanyi's turn next.
She didn't expect Shen Anran's performance to be able to get above 80 points. Because she chose the same segment, she was even more flustered. The original contempt and even underestimation of the enemy turned into a subtle factor that affected her performance at this moment.
After He Quanyi's performance, her own expression wasn't pretty.
The rhythm of the performance in the middle was not right, and even the details did not match when performing without physical objects.There were more than one mistake in the whole segment performance.
Wei Yan's expression, which had finally eased a little, turned cold again after He Quanyi's performance and asked, "Have you properly prepared?"
Even though He Quanyi had actually prepared for a long time, she couldn't say it, because she knew that what Wei Yan hated most in his life was others refuting him. She could only follow his words and say, "Sorry, Director Wei, I was shooting scenes yesterday until the evening and didn't have any time to prepare. It's my fault."
He Quanyi's outright apologies and admitting her mistakes made Wei Yan's attitude slightly better. He even said, "This is not the level you should have. As an actor, you should take every scene seriously."
Then He Quanyi left the stage.
Shen Anran curled her lips, feeling that this 'victory' was already in her hands.
The moment she saw Gu Qi stand up, she said sweetly, "Do your best!"
Not taking it to heart, Gu Qi nodded at her as a response and then walked onto the stage.
Perhaps it was because of He Quanyi's low-scoring performance that Wei Yan's already poor patience was further strained, and he said, "You chose that scene too, right? Let's start."
In Wei Yan's opinion, it was normal for all the actors to choose the last scene, the ending.
Because that was almost the most obvious emotional fluctuation of the female lead in the entire movie.
Because there were emotional fluctuations, there was impact and was easier to show acting skills.
In addition to Shen Anran and He Quanyi, they had interviewed dozens of actors before this script was put into motion for filming and more than half of them chose this scene.
"No."
Gu Qi denied it, saying, "I want to perform the scene in the twelfth scene, the first time the female lead saved enough money to leave home, but finally chose to postpone her plan because her child was injured."
Wei Yan's expression finally changed a little.
Even Hang Ze, who had already started yawning, looked up when he heard Gu Qi's words.
Before Wei Yan could speak, Hang Ze asked the question on his mind: "Why did you choose this scene? There is no outward emotion, no highlights, and it is even a little repetitive with the following plots. It is not advantageous to perform."
"I think the opposite."
Gu Qi tentatively answered based on her understanding of the script: "I think this plot is a crucial turning point in the female lead's mental journey. It seems that her departure was delayed by some trivial things, but this concession has already hinted that she will never leave again. Countless such things in life will only keep her back again and again."
Fang Zhian was slightly stunned before a grin appeared: "This script was written by Xie Yun a few years ago, but it has not been filmed because of the lack of suitable actors. If you said you wanted to play this part earlier, she might have flown back from abroad to see it."
Xie Yun. The only female director among the five directors of Jinyue Film and Television, she was also the first among these directors to win international awards and become famous the earliest.
It was just that she had a leisurely personality, wasn't career-oriented, and wasn't short of money. So she hadn't made many movies in the past two years and disappeared for a long time. Now she was doing some fashion magazine-related side jobs abroad as a photographer.
Countless fans shouted that they hope she can come back to make another movie, because her unique lens language and poetic narrative rhythm have occupied a position in the film industry that was difficult to replace so far.
Hang Ze also said: "I accompanied her to interview at least dozens of actors in the past few years, but in the end no one suitable was found and it was left on a hiatus. But it is the first time that someone chose this scene.
If I remember correctly, this is also Xie Yun's favorite scene."
Saying this, Hang Ze took out his mobile phone and made a video call to Xie Yun directly.
In the face of the other party's impatient expression, Hang Ze made a hush gesture and turned the camera directly to Gu Qi, "Let's start. Live broadcast."
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