Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

11 month 3 day.

Downstairs at Fei Ye Studio, in the parking lot of the front square, assistant Xiao Tao locked the car, raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sunlight, glanced at the third floor, and then came to Gong Li's side.

"Sister Li, what did I tell you? This Flying Leaf is unreliable!"

"Unreliable?" Gong Li glanced at the 'leaf-carrying black cat' on the third floor, a smirk playing on his lips as he uttered a vague statement. "The word 'flying leaf' is quite unusual, you know. Tom from CAA told me about it."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving her assistant standing there, tilting her head in suspicion.

"Weren't we talking about Feiye, that lousy company? How did we get involved with talent agencies?"

She didn't understand that the Tom Gong Li mentioned was not just an agent, but also a senior screenwriter from the Writers Guild.

More and more cars were parked in the parking lot, and more and more masked men were getting out of their cars. There were also more and more media people downstairs at the company.

It wasn't until 9 a.m. that Xiao Hua downstairs nodded, and the group of reporters were finally allowed to enter the lobby, but they still couldn't go up to the third floor.

Flying Leaf Studio.

As soon as Gong Li stepped out of the elevator, she saw an actor walking briskly towards her, clenching his fists to encourage himself as he walked.

"Yes! Yes! Perfect!"

This person is a bit ugly, and I don't recognize him.

The two passed each other without saying a word.

It wasn't that the ugly man didn't recognize Gong Li; he was just too excited.

Just as I was getting curious, another person walked out; it was Zhang Yu.

"You, who are you? Sister Gong."

"Hello there."

When Gong Li doesn't put on an imposing aura, she's actually quite amiable.

The two shook hands and chatted for a bit, and soon Gong Shen had a new mentor.

As the two walked and talked, Gong Li learned the name of the man they had just met: Huang Bo.

His joy stemmed from successfully auditioning for a supporting role, one with lines.

The casting for Fei Ye started at eight o'clock. Gong Li thought she had arrived early, but when she got to the audition room corridor, she found that some people had already finished casting and been confirmed on the spot, while others were already waiting at the audition room door.

"Sister Li!"

"Hey, Sister Li."

Three people stood up calling Gong Li's name; they were Zhang Hanyu, Andy Lau, and Liu Ye.

Hello.

Gong Li reached out and shook hands with the three people, exchanging pleasantries as her heart was filled with turmoil.

Andy Lau and Zhang Hanyu have just finished their collaboration with Huayi Brothers, and there have been rumors in the industry that Zhang Hanyu is about to sign with Huayi Brothers.

Ye Chong actually invited these two to audition?

"Click—" The door opened, and a woman with a good figure wearing a pleated skirt walked out.

Liu Ye stood up, walked over to the woman, and asked in a low voice, "Lulu, how are you?"

Qin Hailu smiled and raised her hand to make an OK sign!

"This is wonderful!"

Gong Li, standing to the side, was completely bewildered.

In fact, these three future Best Actor winners were also completely clueless when they arrived, until Fan Xiaopang walked out of the audition room, and his regretful expression stunned everyone.

From Fan Xiaopang, the group learned the truth: the script was good, but... the casting director rejected her for both the lead and supporting roles because she was "too seductive".

Little Fatty has become very picky about art films in recent years, which shows that the scripts are indeed excellent!

That's why Liu Ye is so happy now that Qin Hailu has successfully auditioned.

This is getting more and more complicated!

Gong Li took a deep breath.

It's been a long time since she's been excited about a casting decision.

After becoming a "Zhang Yimou girl," her career has been smooth sailing, and this year she has even made it into Hollywood.

But if the version here is even better... wouldn't that be a breach of contract?

"Andy Lau!"

Andy Lau stood up, gestured to Zhang Hanyu and the others, and walked towards the audition room.

Light, brightness, simplicity!

This was Andy Lau's first impression.

The camera in the corner was a cheap one. On the army green square table in front of them sat three people: Shi Weicong on the left, Ye Chong in the middle, and... Ning Hao on the right!

"Andy Lau, you have fifteen minutes to read the script and ten minutes to prepare. That means you can begin your free performance in twenty minutes, choosing any scenes from the script you like." Ning Hao finished speaking, flicking his large gold chain, and looked up: "Any questions?"

Andy Lau shook his head: "No!"

"Okay." Shi Weicong nodded to the staff member, who immediately handed Andy Lau a chair and a script.

The audition room fell silent for a moment.

Sitting in the casting director's chair, Shi Weicong pinched his thigh hard, his lips twitching upwards every time he tried to smile, but he stopped himself.

Ye Chong looked at him suspiciously, his eyes asking, "Are you out of your mind?"

Shi Weicong's legs were shaking from gripping the weight so tightly, and he gave Ye Chong a look:

[I'm so nervous! This is the Heavenly King! I actually commanded the Heavenly King!]

[Utterly useless!]

Ye Chong grimaced slightly, his eyes filled with disdain for him.

One Heavenly King scared you? There's Gong Shen coming up later!

"You're so capable! You think you're the best among the three of us?"

Shi Weicong gestured towards Ning Hao with his lip, and the two of them turned to look at the newly recruited director Ning Hao. It turned out that this guy was wearing sunglasses, a big gold chain, and his calves were trembling.

【Utterly useless x2!】

Ning Hao: ...

Ning Hao's lips twitched, and he became increasingly worried about his future.

Is the work atmosphere at Feiye always this abstract?

He just completed his debut novel, "Incense," last year, and won many awards abroad this year.

When I got back, I found out that I was still a little karami?

Which director doesn't have awards? Even Lu Chuan, who was scolded by Ye Chong and is now in a lawsuit, has some kind of San Ann Award, right?

Without good scripts and connections, a mediocre work is still a mediocre work; even if it wins an award, it's just a mediocre work with a gilded edge.

He was recommended by his good friend, film critic Zhang Feng. Coincidentally, Ye Chong had also directed dark comedies, and he was immediately signed as soon as he expressed his interest.

"Ahem!"

Twenty-five minutes later, Ye Chong coughed, stopping everyone in the room.

"Brother Hua, let's begin."

"Whoosh—" Two pairs of eyes turned towards them simultaneously.

【Bro? You call that ambition? X2】

Ye Chong ignored them because Andy Lau was already ready.

The scene just happens to begin with a chair. Andy Lau is sitting in the chair and looks at the person in charge in the middle: "Director Yip, please, um..."

Ye Chong nodded and gave Shi Weicong a look, who immediately picked up the script and started reading: "How old are you?"

Andy Lau's mouth twitched, his shoulders relaxed, and his whole body loosened up. He pressed his chest and slowly murmured in a breathy voice, "Seven years old, but, phew, I look very old."

Ye Chong frowned, his eyes sharpening considerably, but he didn't say anything more.

Let's keep acting for now, we'll talk about it later.

At this moment, Shi Weicong, holding the script, seemed to have taken on the role and shouted at the top of his lungs, "In the name of Guanyin, the savior of the world, drive away the evil spirits! I command you to stand up!"

Upon hearing this, Andy Lau braced himself on the armrests, his fingers trembling as he exerted force, his wrists swaying back and forth, and his legs were in the same state, perfectly portraying an old man on the verge of death.

With his eyes narrowed, he took several unsteady steps, while Shi Weicong, sitting in his chair, excitedly recited his lines: "This is a miracle, a blessing from Guanyin!"

"Click—"

Ye Chong stopped the two of them, crossed his arms, and looked at the 'refined old man' in the room with a stern face.

"Brother Wah, are you really an actor?"