Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Auditioners entered the house one after another, but the results were very unsatisfactory.

Especially the acting.

Because Zhou Ziheng had made a requirement when recruiting that the auditioners must not be over ten years old.

As a result, there is no guarantee for the actors' acting skills.

Most of the kids who have auditioned so far are simply not suited to acting.

When Zhou Ziheng asked them to act out a scene, let alone difficult performance methods like crying.

It's hard to even make them look sad.

After sending out another auditioner, Zhou Ziheng rubbed his head with a headache.

He wondered if his requirements were really too high.

However, the role of Xiaomi in "The Man from Nowhere" is really too important.

If any random actor was chosen, it might have ruined the show.

"Next, An Feng!"

The staff was calling the auditionees outside to come in according to the list.

A woman with an exceptional appearance walked in with a little girl who was about eight or nine years old.

As soon as the two of them came in, they immediately attracted the attention of the people sitting there.

Chen Musheng's attention was attracted by the auditioner's mother. This woman was full of charm and people couldn't take their eyes off her.

Zhou Ziheng's gaze fell on the little girl.

It’s not that he is so evil, but the little girl’s face looks very much like Liu Yifei in her previous life.

"Ma'am, may I ask your name?"

As usual, Florence Hui asked the auditionees' parents.

Because the people auditioning are children, many things need to be approved by the children's parents, and even the children's parents have to accompany the crew.

"Hello, teachers. Hello, Mr. Zhou. I am Liu Xiaoli and this is my daughter An Feng!

Last year, she participated in the 2nd Tonghua Cup Children's Clothing Model Competition in Central and Southern Business City. She won the championship among more than 1800 participating children with her excellent performance level and superior physical condition.

This is proof of her dance training and the awards she has won.”

As the woman spoke, she took out something that looked like a certificate.

When he heard her say her name, Zhou Ziheng was already extremely certain that this person must be Liu Yifei's mother.

As for why Liu Yifei is not called Liu Yifei, this is not surprising.

In fact, many artists have different names before and after entering the entertainment industry.

"Boss Zhou, this should be OK!
She has the spirituality you described.”

Chen Musheng whispered to Zhou Ziheng.

Zhou Ziheng didn't say anything, but asked the staff to bring the script and find a small part for Liu Yifei to audition.

Nine-year-old Liu Yifei looks incredibly cute.

She seemed a little shy and afraid of strangers. After coming in, she kept holding her mother's hand tightly.

Liu Xiaoli took over the script on her behalf, and after reading it for two minutes, she began to explain the scene to Liu Yifei.

There was no special method. Liu Xiaoli was just teaching her how to say the lines and with what kind of expressions.

During this period, Zhou Ziheng and others were not idle either. Chen Musheng suddenly had an idea and gave Zhou Ziheng a suggestion.

If An Feng, that is, Liu Yifei, is selected, the role of her mother in the play can be directly given to Liu Xiaoli.

Zhou Ziheng had no objection to this. If Liu Yifei was suitable for the role of Xiaomi, then it would be totally fine.

After all, judging from the information she submitted, Liu Xiaoli is not without acting skills.

She herself came from an opera house background and in 1993 starred in the TV series "Beijing Natives in New York" directed by Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang.

Yes, Zhou Ziheng also found out after reading the information that this person actually starred in "Beijingers in New York". At the same time, in 1994, he also played Mrs. Xiang in the musical "Chu Yun" and won the "Five One Project Award" and the Ministry of Culture Wenhua Performance Award.

With her acting experience, she is fully capable of playing the role of Xiaomi's mother in the play.

And there is another important reason that Zhou Ziheng also considered.

If she plays the role of Xiaomi's mother, she will definitely be countless times better than any other actor.

After all, in reality they are mother and son, so there is no need to cultivate any additional feelings.

Five minutes later, Liu Xiaoli explained the play to Liu Yifei and Liu Yifei began to perform.

"Uncle, you also feel ashamed of me, right? That's why you pretend not to know me!"

"It's okay, classmates and teachers are all like this!"

"But uncle is worse than that rich kid who called me trash!"

Liu Yifei looked very sad and her eyes were slightly red when she spoke.

Zhou Ziheng and Chen Musheng nodded in succession.

In this scene, Xiaomi is caught by the police for stealing and needs her parents to claim her. The protagonist happens to pass by at that time, so she grabs at straws and wants the protagonist to pretend to be her father.

But when the protagonist saw the police walking over, he pretended not to see them and walked away.

Afterwards, she was released by the police, and the protagonist followed her until they reached a small alley, where she finally turned around and said these words.

“It was a very good performance!”

Zhou Ziheng smiled and asked Liu Xiaoli, "Did you provoke her with any words?"

Based on Zhou Ziheng's understanding of the future, Liu Yifei's appearance is indeed very spiritual, but her acting skills are actually not worthy of praise.

“I told her to think of you as her father when she talks to you!

Her father usually has no time to spend with her, and she complains about this.”

"It's a very beautiful performance. If she can keep up this performance throughout the whole movie, it will definitely be a great help to our movie."

"So, does that mean she passed?"

Liu Xiaoli asked a little excitedly.

"We can't guarantee this completely, but as long as there's no one better than her in the future, she should be our choice." Zhou Ziheng responded with a smile.

Although there was no definite response, this response was enough to excite Liu Xiaoli.

She happily kept thanking Zhou Ziheng and others.

"Thank you brother!"

Even Liu Yifei seemed to feel the atmosphere and thanked Zhou Ziheng with a smile.

"This girl is sweet-talking!" Zhou Ziheng turned around and smiled at Florence Hui.

"He's really good at talking! He's not bad looking either. If he doesn't grow crooked in the future, he should be able to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry."

Liu Yifei, who almost got the role, left the audition room with her mother.

Afterwards, Zhou Ziheng and others did not end the audition immediately, but continued to audition other people.

Although he knows that it is unlikely that there will be anyone better than Liu Yifei in the future, Zhou Ziheng still has certain expectations.

Unfortunately, he thought too much.

Not every child’s mother is Liu Xiaoli, and not every child is Liu Yifei.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to find someone better than him among these dozens of children.

At five o'clock in the evening, Zhou Ziheng and others finished the audition.

The role of Xiaomi was finally decided to be given to An Feng, that is, Liu Yifei.

That afternoon, the company called Liu Xiaoli and asked them to come over the next day to sign the contract.

(End of this chapter)