Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 348 Casting
Chen Nuo was really happy that Jeon Do-yeon won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "The Housemaid".

Amidst all the setbacks these days, there is finally some good news.

Because I can say it without blushing.

He played an extraordinary role in this.

Chen Nuo felt happier about this feeling than when he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival.

After the meeting, he ran to Qi Yuntian's office and turned on his computer. Through the video, he finally saw how the Cannes Film Festival winner shed tears on the podium a few hours ago.

Jeon Do-yeon was wearing a white dress and standing beside the podium, speaking English and Korean alternately.

Many people were mentioned during the conversation, and he was one of them. His tone was not harsh, and he was not at all crazy like he was on the phone before. It felt like if he was in front of her, he would not be able to sleep the whole night.

The woman was on the stage, seemingly speaking lightly, saying that it was 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.

Chen Nuo read this simple sentence over and over again, and a sense of pride for changing history arose in his heart. He was sure that in the original history, Jeon Do-yeon had never won the Cannes Best Actress Award for "The Housemaid".

All this was just because of his phone call.

Chen Nuo was so excited that he thought about it and finally decided that he had to go to Korea.

Then let’s decide on the heroine for No Man’s Land during the week before we leave.

……

……

The news of Chen Nuo's return to China was like a tide, sweeping across the entire mainland entertainment industry on May 5th.

When Wang Zonglei learned the news, he was riding on Gu Xuan's delicate body.

Although it was 10 o'clock in the morning, the Chinese version of "High School Musical" had just finished filming and the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, but Brother Lei Zi was still in high spirits.

After waking up from sleep early in the morning, I couldn't wait to get on the horse again.

The girl, who was in her twenties, was in a deep sleep and still dreaming when she suddenly felt her body sink and woke up.

The girl bit her lip, enduring it, pretending to make a delicate sound from time to time.

The mattress kept squeaking.

Looking in the mirror, it looked like an elephant was pressing down on a tiny elk.

Suddenly the phone rang. At first the elephant didn't intend to answer it, but the ringing continued for a long time.

He patted Gu Xuan's head and said, "Give it to me."

Gu Xuan reached out and took it from the bedside table and handed it to the man behind her.

Wang Zonglei picked it up, looked at the familiar name, frowned slightly, but still did not stop.

I picked up the phone, called out, and said, "Brother, what's up?"

"Did you know that Chen Nuo has returned to China?"

"what!?"

Gu Xuan heard the man behind her shout like this and suddenly stopped.

Then his body lightened and the man moved away.

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

Not to mention, with Mr. Wang's current body shape, he looks like Taiyi Zhenren just sitting there, quite cute.

"He is Chinese. Why do you think he came back? Of course he has to come back after filming."

Wang Zonglei also knew that he had said something stupid, so he quickly said, "What I mean is, what does it have to do with us?"

"What do you say?"

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

"You, go to the bathroom."

Gu Xuan was stunned for a moment, bit her lip, stood up without saying a word, grabbed the clothes beside the bed, and went to the bathroom.

She went into the bathroom, closed the door and locked it.

Suddenly he lay down, put his ear to the crack of the door and listened attentively.

……

"...I have always said that my ideal is to make this play a mirror so that many people can see themselves. I feel that I am realizing something in the hearts of all the audience, or inspiring their long-hidden emotions."

"The lines in a TV series are very important. Only lines that are reasonable and unexpected can be liked by everyone. Because there are too many TV series around, if you want to stand out, the lines must be exquisite. You can take a look at the script. Many of the lines in it are actually the result of my long-term preparation."

Chen Sicheng talked for a long time without stopping, finally feeling a little tired, and took a break.

The woman opposite listened very attentively, looking at him intently, just like a student taking a lesson with her teacher.

Chen Sicheng took a sip of coffee. After talking for so long, the liquid had become a little cold, but it could not extinguish the fire in his heart.

After Spring Breeze failed at the Cannes Film Festival, he returned to China and spent half a year in depression, drinking to drown his sorrows.

But it was a blessing in disguise. Some inspiration gradually came to my mind, so I contacted a female screenwriter named Li Yaling on the Internet. Starting from the Chinese New Year, I worked hard for three months and came up with a script of urban love, tentatively named "Beijing Love Story".

He also called up the guys who were filming "Soldier Assault" and got together a group, and used the opportunity to attract two investors, New Classics Media and LeTV. Everything was ready, except for the east wind, and they were going to start filming at the end of the year.

What is lacking is the female roles in it. I interviewed a lot of them and decided on two of them, but I was never satisfied with the others.

Until today when I came to this cafe and saw this woman.

Even though there were always women around him these days, she was still like a fire that ignited the dry grass in his heart and set him on fire.

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

The woman didn't say anything, but her agent named Zhou next to her spoke cheerfully, "I think it's pretty good. Director Chen, are you sure this role is the female lead? Our Yaya doesn't accept the second female lead right now, please understand this."

"It's the heroine. Of course it's the heroine." Chen Sicheng said without hesitation. In fact, before coming here, he was thinking of another role, but at this time, he changed his mind without hesitation.

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

The annoying light bulb left, and Chen Sicheng lifted his hair. He was always confident about his appearance. Not to mention fame or money, with his appearance, if he stayed in any bar in Beijing for a night, he would definitely not be able to go out alone and take a taxi.

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

She still kept her head down, stirring the coffee with a spoon, and there seemed to be a hint of melancholy in her eyes.

To Chen Sicheng, the sadness in the woman's eyes was like a bottle of poison, which made him even more infatuated.

He was also a man who had flirted with countless girls. Seeing that the other party seemed to be worried, he calmed down and decided not to talk about the play and the script for the time being. He asked, "Ms. Tong, I heard that you are from XJ?"

"Yes, Director Chen..."

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

"Yes, Director Chen, you are welcome to visit us any day when you are free."

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

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

Chen Sicheng hadn't heard such words of rejection from the opposite sex for a long time. Instead of being discouraged, he became even more excited.

There are many women in his phone book who come and go at his call. At the beginning, they all ignored him like this, but in the end, they still became his trophies.

However, no one among them is as beautiful and charming as this woman. If I could have her in my bed one day...

Chen Sicheng felt particularly excited when he thought about that feeling of conquest.

Besides, it's not difficult.

He is the screenwriter, director, and leading actor.

As long as we let her join the crew, we can arrange more kissing and sex scenes between them.

Aren’t many things just a natural outcome?

Chen Sicheng was not planning to let anyone audition. After all, she was already playing the female lead in Jiang Wen's movie, so what could be the problem?

He was about to say something else when he made the excuse to settle the matter.

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

"Yaya, come here for a moment."

Chen Sicheng sat in his seat, thinking about how to finalize the matter and decide on the role without being too deliberate.

Suddenly, a scream of "Ah" was heard.

It was clearly a woman's voice.

The cry was crisp and melodious, filled with mixed emotions of surprise and joy. In an instant, it contained all the unexpectedness, joy, and disbelief, making people feel the same way.

Then the woman rushed over, picked up the bag on the seat, lowered her head and bowed slightly, said sorry, and then turned and left without even looking at him.

It felt as if he was a pile of smelly, disgusting things. She didn't even have the inclination to look at him any longer. She just wanted to escape quickly and avoid him as much as possible.

Manager Zhou followed behind and said with a smile on his face, "I'm sorry, Director Chen. Let's make an appointment another day. Yaya has something to do here. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

Chen Sicheng forced a smile and said, "Okay, that's okay, let's make an appointment another day."

What's going on?

Chen Sicheng seemed to be recalling that scream in his ears all day.

It was not until I got home and surfed the Internet in the evening that I suddenly saw this news on the Sina Weibo page.

"It is rumored that after Chen Nuo returned to Beijing yesterday, he will be casting for the new play directed by Ning Hao for Huan Ran Yi Xin Film and Television Company. It is rumored that young actresses such as Chen Hao, Ma Su, Zhang Jingchu, and Tong Liya have been invited to audition..."

He stared at the last name for a long time.

Before he knew it, the cigarette box in his hand, along with the cigarettes inside, had been crumpled into a ball of waste paper.

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What kind of person is the character Jiaojiao?
As one of the first few people in the world to have seen Ning Hao's script for "No Man's Land" and proposed revisions, Chen Nuo felt that he still had a certain say.

I guess this is also the reason why Fatty Ning asked him to help with casting.

As for what can’t come back.

Those are all excuses for being lazy.

But since he had agreed, Chen Nuo wanted to do it well.

So, based on his experience as an actor, since she is a dancer who picks up customers in a used car, it would be better for her to know how to dance.

Like Yu Nan.

Although her acting skills are passable, her dancing is not amazing. When she appears in the movie, she fails to brighten the audience's eyes, and she does not give off a vitality that contrasts sharply with the film's gloomy background.
Basically, this role is half-ruined, even if she performs well later, so what? The positioning of this role in the movie is not a role for showing off acting skills.

I have to say that Brother Nuo has indeed grown up. After filming for a few years, he is no longer just relying on his talent.

If he spoke out these inner thoughts, even Li Er would praise him, saying that he is no longer a rookie actor. He knows how to think about the position of an actor in a movie from a "functional" perspective.

What is functionality? If you are playing a minor role, you should just play a minor role honestly. If you are shot and you have to roll on the ground three times, crawl up and scream before dying... then don't blame the director for making you crawl.

Do your job well and fulfill your responsibilities; this is the basis for an actor to play a role well.

Like Jiaojiao.

Chen Nuo believes that her duty is to have a pretty face and a vibrant vitality in her behavior, making her the only bright spot in this no-man's land.

That's enough.

……

Chen Hao is undoubtedly beautiful.

And the dancing is great too.

Just as she said in her self-introduction, she started dancing at the age of 11 and studied for 6 years. After being admitted to the Central Academy of Drama, she continued to learn folk dance.

A woman in her 30s is at the age of maturity and charm. She is wearing a bright red tight dance costume, which tightly wraps her exquisite figure like a second layer of skin, and the full curve of her chest is like a ripe peach.

Her slender yet powerful waist rotated flexibly, and each twist was like a nimble water snake, drawing a graceful arc and driving her whole body to dance rhythmically.

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

After the dance, Chen Nuo, Qi Yuntian, and two casting directors from Ning Hao's crew, one male and one female, all applauded.

Chen Hao's chest heaved up and down, she breathed heavily, and her seductive eyes didn't look at anyone else, but stared in one direction.

Chen Nuo looked at her thoughtfully.

After a while, Chen Hao looked away and whispered, "I didn't dance well just now. How about I do it again?"

Chen Nuo groaned and said, "No need. Pole dancing?"

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

"how long?"

"Soon, just a day or two will be enough."

"Well... act like a prostitute who has just started her career."

"it is good."

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

Chen Nuo nodded and said, "I have been doing this business for three years."

Chen Hao immediately raised her head and revealed a beautiful smile. She looked at the four people in front of her one by one with her watery eyes. From time to time, her eyeballs moved, as if she was thinking about each other's wallets.

"Impromptu two lines."

Chen Hao immediately said, "Uncle, come and play."

"Hahahahahaha."

Including Chen Nuo and Chen Hao, everyone couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

The laughter spread out of the audition room and reached the ears of several women outside, who could not help but look at each other.

Ma Su sat up straight and looked to the right with curiosity, as if she could really see something through the crack in the door. She asked curiously, "What are you laughing at? Did you try it? Then we came here for nothing?"

Zhang Jingchu smiled and said, "No matter what, since we are here, we have to give it a try."

Ma Su chuckled and said, "I was just joking. I won't leave if you really ask me to. But the pressure is really great. Haojie is here, you are here too, and Xiaotong is here too. Xiaotong is a great dancer."

Tong Liya said a little embarrassedly: "No."

Ma Su laughed and said, "Don't be modest. I heard Xiaolu tell me that she filmed that play with you in February. What's the name of it? It's a stupid name. Hey, stop laughing and remind me."

Tong Liya felt that Ma Su was too straightforward, and her slightly nervous mood relaxed a little, and she smiled and said, "The beauty of the Tang Palace is the best in the world."

"Yeah, that's the stupid name. Anyway, she said you dance better than me."

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

"Oh, you know everything. It seems you have also scouted out the enemy situation. Hahaha."

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

Ma Su sighed and said, "It's not like we're really competing in dancing. Well, to be honest, it would be nice if we could really compete in dancing."

After he said this, somehow the atmosphere suddenly fell silent again.

Tong Liya was even more nervous than before.

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

Then a casting director came out of the room and called out, "Ma Su, are you there?"

"Here." Ma Su, who had been smiling playfully a few minutes ago, now had no smile on her face and looked extremely serious.

"bring it on."

Tong Liya whispered, "Come on."

Ma Su didn't look back or make any movements, she just walked into the room.

Ma Su went in very quickly, and came out in about ten minutes.

Moreover, there were tears on his face.

He nodded to the two of them and left quickly.

"Zhang Jingchu."

Tong Liya felt that Zhang Jingchu had been inside for a shorter time than Ma Su. But when she looked at the time on the wall, she realized that Zhang Jingchu had been inside for the longest time, almost half an hour.

After Zhang Jingchu came out, she didn't say hello to her, didn't even look at her, and just left.

There was no need to greet her anymore. Tong Liya let out a sigh of relief and walked towards the room.

The director just happened to come out, and when he saw her he smiled and said, "You are quite self-conscious. Come in."

Tong Liya walked in and saw the man sitting in the middle at first sight.

This time for the audition, she did not meet him in advance, nor did she call or send him text messages, just like in the past few months.

She didn't know who she was angry with.

Obviously she knew from the beginning that he had a girlfriend, didn't she?
What kind of girlfriend in name only? Later on, she thought about it and realized that the man was probably lying to her to coax her.

But the strange thing is that she was not angry.

I even felt that being willing to lie to her and coax her was actually quite good, and she would be quite satisfied.

But this time, when she received the notice asking her to come for the final audition, and he was the one who would choose the cast himself, she suddenly felt a little resentful again.

Come to think of it, it doesn't make any sense.

But she couldn't help but wonder, why did they have someone notify Brother Zhou so officially instead of just texting her directly? Didn't she even have the right to have him text her?

Tong Liya kept thinking about this.

then.

To be honest, it felt like only a moment before she was told that the test was over and she could go out.

At this moment, she didn't even remember what dance she had just performed.

She felt that Ma Su was a little childish when she cried, but at this moment, she couldn't control herself anymore.

Tong Liya didn't know whether he saw her tears.

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

At the same time, I also thought that Beijing Love Story was actually pretty good, and the cast was also very good, so it would probably be a hit in the future.

Just go and play that role yourself!

It’s no big deal, don’t be sad, Yaya.

When I got out, I told Brother Zhou that I had taken the role.

……

After Tong Liya went out, the people in the room were silent for a while.

Chen Nuo also had no intention of having the final say.

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

However, we still need to listen to opinions.

"Everyone, please share your ideas," he said.

Qi Yuntian kept his mouth tightly shut, as if he didn't hear him.

The casting director who had been calling people back and forth laughed and said, "Mr. Chen, why don't you just book it?"

"No, Brother Liu, I'm not sure either. You guys tell me something too."

"Well, let me give you my opinion, Mr. Chen. I think among the four, 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, "Sister Zhang, what about you?"

The female director surnamed Zhang said: "My opinion is similar to Lao Liu's, but I think that from the perspective of the role, Chen Hao is too... unreal. She is a popular figure, too beautiful. I feel that she is not very lifelike. This is my personal opinion."

"So you think Zhang Jingchu is more suitable?"

"Well, you could say that."

Chen Nuo nodded, and finally looked at Qi Yuntian and said, "Qi Da, what about you?"

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

Ever since he was fooled by the people from Summit Entertainment, he has been in a depressed state for the past few days. Chen Nuo did not force him and said directly: "OK, everyone has expressed their opinions. Personally, I think it's better to choose Ma Su."

"Okay, Ma Su is really good. Especially the crying scene at the end, it was great."

"Yeah, I feel that way too. It has a strong enough flavor of the world. I feel like I have experienced life."

The two assistant directors praised it.
"Mr. Chen is still a good person. As soon as he said that, I felt that Ma Su is indeed the most suitable candidate."

"Indeed, for us, we have to savor it carefully. But for Mr. Chen, it's just a matter of one glance."

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "Okay, that's it for today's work. Sister Zhang, you are responsible for notifying Ma Su, don't delay, let her come over and sign the contract as soon as possible. Qi Da, you can talk to her when the time comes, I think you can give her a little more pay. After all, she will be there for a few months. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

……

Chen Nuo originally planned to make a call after getting in the car, and then decide where to meet.

As soon as I walked to the elevator, I saw Tong Liya coming out of the elevator.

He blinked his eyes and asked with a smile, "Why are you back, Miss Tong? Did you forget to take something?"

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

(End of this chapter)