Shattering the talent show script, sweeping the world film scene

A week later, a group of men, women, and children gathered in the Universal Entertainment Hall, chattering away.

Monchi came out from inside, cleared his throat, and said, "First, we'll audition for the female lead role. Those who want this role, please line up."

As soon as he finished speaking, the parents in the group walked out holding their little girls' hands. Monchi counted them; there weren't many, only four in total.

That's right. There are two important female characters in "Life and Death Loop". After careful consideration, Jiangxi Heng decided to make the "male lead's sister" the female lead and the male lead's "white moonlight" the female lead.

Looking at the four well-behaved little girls, Monchi's expression softened, and he handed the four parents the same interview question: "This is the play you will be performing in a little while. You have 30 minutes to prepare."

After Monchi finished speaking, he went to the adult group and distributed the scenes of the female lead and the foreground actors with lines to the adults.

Most child stars in the Chinese entertainment industry are precocious and sensible; ten-year-olds can already read on their own.

Zhang Yang'en is the fourth child actress in the group. At eight years old, she is the youngest of the four. She took the interview questions from her mother and read them softly, word by word:

Background: You and your brother are orphans. After your parents were in a car accident, you depended on each other for survival. Your brother is cold and indifferent but takes good care of you. You are very sensible and self-reliant.

Scene: One day, your brother suddenly returns home covered in blood. You are eating breakfast alone and are terrified. Just as tears are about to well up in your eyes, you hear your brother say, "Ringling, I'm taking you to school today."

Zhang Yangen blinked and took out a colored pen from his small backpack.

He asked his mother, "Mom, what do you pronounce these two words?"

Zhang's mother: "The 'oversight' means that your brother didn't take good care of you, so you have to rely on yourself."

Zhang Yangen nodded, indicating that he understood.

She began to project herself into the image, fantasizing about having such an older brother, constantly filling in the imaginary personality she had.

The girls weren't the ones who went in for the interview first; it was the adults. They only had about ten minutes to prepare, since adults' understanding of words is definitely simpler than children's.

As a result, Zhang Yang'en saw these older brothers and sisters leaving one after another, basically in groups of five minutes.

Before leaving, someone complained, "Isn't this too difficult? It's the exact same scene, but they're asked to portray different feelings? Who can do that?!"

The three little girls next to them couldn't help but feel nervous.

No matter how much the eliminated contestants complained, the number of people at the scene continued to dwindle.

Just then, Monchi poked his head out: "Thirty minutes are up, girls, who wants to go first?"

"I'll do it."

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhang Yang'en stood up. She had read the passage over and over again and was ready to act it out. As for whether she acted it out correctly, that depended on what the director and the others thought.

Zhang's mother led Zhang Yang'en into the house, and together with her daughter, they politely bowed to the people sitting in front.

Noticing the nameplate on the table, he cleverly said, "Hello, Director Lin, hello, Producer Jiang."

Surprisingly, only two leaders were overseeing the casting process.

Lin Tang is a director brought in by Meng Qi. His current representative works include a web series and a short video.

This is a web series director who transitioned from short video production.

Lin Tang and Monchi have known each other for many years. After reading the script, Lin Tang joined Universe Entertainment directly.

He looked at the little girl and laughed at the person next to him, "Hey, you know what, this little girl really does look a bit like you, like siblings."

Jiangxi Heng raised his head and glanced at Zhang Yangen.

With striking features, large, almond-shaped eyes that slant upwards, sharp eyebrows, and a pursed-lip posture, he exudes both intelligence and arrogance.

Like yourself? That's beautiful.

Zhang Yang'en also saw the older brother sitting in front of her and couldn't help but tighten her grip on her mother's hand.

This brother is the most handsome person she has ever seen!

Monchi chimed in, "It's good that they look alike. They're playing siblings anyway, so if they look alike, it'll make the role more relatable."

Mrs. Zhang was completely confused. Her daughter and this producer Jiang only looked a little alike. They said they were going to play siblings? Could it be that this producer Jiang was going to act?

However, it's not uncommon for people in the Chinese entertainment industry to bring their own funding to projects. Zhang's mother stood quietly, waiting for the next steps.

Jiangxi Heng took out the interview questions and said, "Let's get started."

Zhang Yang'en nodded, released his mother's hand, and Zhang's mother retreated to the corner of the room.

This scene made Jiangxi Heng a little dazed. He couldn't help but think of when he was eight years old. At first, Weng Xueqi would stay with the original owner on the set. Later, she would send the original owner to the set and leave by herself. After a day's filming was over, she would come back to pick up the original owner.

At that time, the original owner was still very young, but he dared not wander around, afraid that his parents would not be able to find him. He suppressed the fear and apprehension in his heart as a child, and was active and curious.

The kind of gardener you are determines the kind of flower you will grow.

Zhang Yangen's mother is a good mother, and Jiangxi Heng saw acting talent in Zhang Yangen.

She was sitting at the dining table, obediently eating the clear soup noodles in her bowl, when suddenly the door opened.

Her brother, who had never been close to her, returned covered in blood.

Startled, she quickly put down her chopsticks, ran to her brother, and wanted to ask him something, but then withdrew her hand. She just stared at her brother with wide, worried eyes, and soon her big eyes filled with tears.

Hearing her brother's words, she was stunned, and a cautious joy appeared in her eyes.

It seemed like she was asking, "Really, brother, are you going to take me to school?"

This entire scene was performed without props, and Jiangxi Heng did not respond to her lines. Children's acting is closer to the method acting style than adults', and interrupting them would only affect their performance.

After Zhang Yang'en got up and wiped away her tears, she looked at Lin Tang and Jiangxi Heng with her big, innocent eyes and said, "Director Lin, Producer Jiang, I've finished my performance."

Lin Tang had just gotten married and was trying to conceive with his wife. They hadn't really cared about having a boy or a girl, but now he was completely charmed and was leaning towards having a daughter.

"Wow, that's great! You acted really well!"

Jiangxi Heng flipped through Zhang Yangen's resume, which was made by Zhang's mother.

Zhang Yangen entered the entertainment industry a year ago, when she was in the first grade of elementary school. The opportunity for her to enter the entertainment industry was also very mysterious. At that time, there was a variety show where the guests were to act as elementary school teachers. Zhang Yangen immediately came into the audience's view. After the variety show ended, someone contacted Zhang's mother and asked Zhang Yangen to act in a movie.

And so, 8-year-old Zhang Yangen became a child star.

People tend to bet against the first one to appear, wanting to see who comes next.

Jiangxi Heng didn't want to settle things there. This little girl was talented, but there were plenty of talented people in the Chinese entertainment industry who could act, right?

He told the mother and daughter to rest in the next room and immediately began interviewing the three child stars behind them.

After this interview, Jiangxi Heng felt he could take back what he had just said. It turned out that not all child stars were like him and Nie Mingzhu.

The second girl's acting was dry and unnatural, as if she was simply imitating what adults said; the third girl seemed frightened, her performance was very flustered, and she ended up with red eyes and tears streaming down her face; as for the fourth girl, the parents were the problem, as they interfered with the candidate even though it was already the "interview" stage.

Out! All out!

Jiangxi Heng put down his pen: "Let's go with Zhang Yangen."