Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 186 Nazha’s acting role is finalized
"Can you speak a little louder?"

Nazha was just about to perform when she was interrupted by Cheng Xi.

This caught Nazha off guard. Why does this sentence sound so familiar?
Then I blushed instantly.

Everyone present looked at Cheng Xi.

Reba also looked at her good brother and felt that the tone was not very friendly.

The role of Concubine Xiao Shu was recently given to Gao Ye, and now Nazha is auditioning for the role of Concubine Xiao Shu.
Everyone was confused about what Director Cheng was planning.

Nazha picked herself up again and introduced herself loudly again.

Then he started his own performance.

After the performance, Cheng Xi shook his head and said:

"Reba, you and Nazha should play a scene together, and you can play the role of Empress Wu."

"Just act out the scene where she loses the final palace fight and curses Empress Wu madly."

Upon hearing this, Reba and Nazha started reading the script.

But Nazha couldn't calm down, and was thinking about how Cheng Xi had just shaken his head at her.

Are you very disappointed?
The preparation time passed quickly, and Reba entered the state and said:
"Stop struggling, your fate has come to an end."

"And my life, Wu Meiniang, has just begun."

But it got disconnected at Nazha's place and couldn't be connected.

Reba was also stunned and had to repeat the second half of the sentence:
"My life, Wu Meiniang, has just begun!"

This time I added emphasis.

This time Nazha finally reacted and continued:

"Wu Meiniang, even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go."

"I wish that in the next life I will be a cat and you a mouse, and I will skin you alive with bloodthirsty passion, for eternity."

"I will never let you go even if I die."

As soon as the first line came out, Cheng Xi frowned.

This is the result of special training. My baby Zhan Wuzha, what can I say about you?
When I heard the second sentence, I forgot the words, and then I forgot the words for three sentences.

Ugh.
Cheng Xi couldn't help but look to the side.

Concubine Xiao Shufei seemed to be cursing Wu Meiniang, but in fact she was cursing the unfairness of fate.

A final indictment of all disillusionment.

She was simply acting out curse words.

The kind that doesn't feel good enough after scolding.

Fan Binbin had a gloating expression on his face, and the other people did not criticize anything for Cheng Xi's sake.

Cheng Xi rolled his eyes, waved his hand at Nazha, and said:

"Okay, that's it for the audition."

"Naza, what on earth have you been training for the past half month?"

"This is an audition, and you're actually distracted! If you weren't from the studio, your chance at life would have just slipped away, understand?"

After saying that, Cheng Xi frowned helplessly and was about to continue speaking.

Reba said at this time:
"Brother Cheng, it was my fault just now. I should have touched Nazha before starting over."

Cheng Xi didn't even give Reba any face at this time and continued:

"Don't defend her. This isn't good for her. Nazha, you can't act in my role on the set in this state."

"You're already studying acting in school. This is the foundation for your future. Even if you don't seek awards for your acting, you should at least make sure the audience can watch you and not hate you."

Seeing that Nazha was a little overwhelmed by the scolding, Cheng Xi felt that he had to harden his heart.

An uncle who loves his niece will plan for her in the long run.

We must make her remember this lesson so that she will think about today when she is not serious next time.

"If you want to be an actor, you must have at least some ambition. To put it bluntly, your problem isn't your acting skills, it's your attitude!"

At the end of his speech, Cheng Xi even tapped the table with his fingertips, making a harsh tapping sound.

When Nazha heard her uncle, who always patted her on the head gently in the past, scolding her like this, her eyes actually turned red on the spot.

Cheng Xi was even more furious when he saw this, and was about to continue speaking.

At this time, everyone came out to smooth things over.

Fan Binbin: "Director Cheng, the little girl's acting was pretty good, but I was scared by you at first."

Zhang Mingzhong: "This role is quite difficult. The part just now was the most difficult. I just didn't perform well at the moment."

At this time, Li Wentao knew that he was about to make his debut, so he said:

"Boss, let Nazha try the role of the Crown Princess."

Seeing that Cheng Xi neither agreed nor denied, she stood up and handed the script to Nazha.

And let Nazha adjust herself and wait for the next one to come in and make sure she performs well.

When the people waiting outside saw Nazha come out with red eyes, they were all surprised:

"I didn't expect this girl to be so beautiful and have such explosive acting skills. She hasn't even had a crying scene yet!"

"Qiang, I knew that the actors who came to audition were all hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Even though I didn't hear it clearly just now, I know that the scenes are very intense! Director Zui Bai even rehearsed the scenes himself!"

"Yeah, I think this girl must have passed. By the way, what role is she auditioning for?"

Li Wentao, who had sent her out, almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard this.

Nazha's eyes also turned red and her face turned red.

But thinking that he would have to go in and try again soon, he immediately picked up the lines in his hand and started preparing.

In the conference room.

"Director Cheng, luckily I'm not from your studio, otherwise I would be the one crying today."

Cheng Xi thought to himself: Xiao Binbin, don’t be so cocky, there will be a day when you will cry.

"Next."

When Nazha came in again, her second performance was pretty decent.

Nazha should be able to handle the role of the Crown Princess if she works harder.

You're asking for trouble. You wanted a bigger role, but you can't handle it.

I'd like to take this opportunity to give you a good thumbs up.

Don't spend all day thinking about buying QQ underwear on Taobao.

It’s not unfair to say that you are in love.

Cheng Xi certainly didn’t mean to train Reba and Nazha to become top-notch actors who win awards.

That is the route Zhu Yilong took.

He really doesn't have high requirements for the two of them, as long as they can act and it's not awkward.

Just compare to Fan Binbin’s acting skills, it’s fine if it’s not much different.

Otherwise, it will easily become the biggest obstacle to your becoming a top star.

Because there will definitely be people attacking you for not having any works, and if you really don’t have any, that would be embarrassing, and you won’t even be able to get any praise.

And just like that, the day's audition was over.

Although it was very tiring, at least I gained a lot.

In addition to the actor selection mentioned above.

Huang Mengying got the role of Zheng Wanyan, a talented woman who looks very much like Empress Chengde.

Li Yitong asked her to play Minyue, who is a sweet girl in the early stage and a crazy girl in the later stage.

Her performance in the studio today was pretty good. If she improves a little more, she should be able to handle this role.

Jin Chen has no breasts and there is no role that suits her.

I simply didn't let her come.

The most important role among the maids, Chunying, was given to Bai Xue, and this character also had a lot of scenes in the early stage.

He also has a character arc and is a good character.

Others who had no acting experience but had decent acting skills basically got the role of a maid or a talent.

Of course, Cheng Xi also selected a few actors to join the group.

All in all, the probability of getting the role is actually quite high.

Compared to other casting decisions where one is chosen from thousands of people, this is already very conscientious.

Whether they can seize the opportunity and have audience appeal, the rest depends on themselves.

Of course, there are other people I am familiar with who lost the competition, there is nothing I can do about it.

Just because you know each other doesn't guarantee you a role. That's also unfair to others.

This time, basically all the students from the three Yenching schools who did not have good resources came to try out.

In addition, there are some actors who have just graduated and are still working on the set to gain experience.

Therefore, the coverage of this selection was very wide, allowing Cheng Xi to meet many actors from later generations.

Maybe after "The Empress of China" starts airing, their paths will be smoother.

And in the future, the audience may discover that there are so many talented people in Director Cheng’s "The Empress of China".

I'm afraid that by then I will once again be amazed at Director Cheng's vision in selecting people.

In the nanny car.

Sun Jiaqi's agent, Sister Lin, is trying to persuade her earnestly.

Sister Lin: "I'm saying, isn't Zuibai's meaning obvious? What does 'to be determined' mean?"

Sun Jiaqi: "I'm not going."

Sister Lin: "Jiaqi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you know I asked the staff of Zuibai Entertainment yesterday. What did they say?
"Zuibai said it himself, saying this role might be the easiest and fastest to break out of the circle. Even Fan Binbin agreed."

Sun Jiaqi: “That’s possible.”

Sister Lin: "You still don't believe Zui Bai's vision. He has never made a mistake since he became famous."

"If it were anyone else, I wouldn't recommend you go."

"What do you think of Mr. Zuibai? To put it bluntly, he fucked you or you made the profit."

Sun Jiaqi: "Sister Lin."

Sister Lin: "Don't blame Sister Lin for being blunt. Ask yourself, did Zui Bai kill your ex-boyfriend in an instant?"

"And no one else knows about this. Once you become famous, will Director Cheng tell anyone?"

"What is his identity?"

"Do you want to spend your whole life playing the role of someone chopping down devils with a sword? If you want to be famous, this is the best opportunity you've got."

Sun Jiaqi was a little hesitant when he heard this.

Seeing those terrible scripts every day really makes me feel sick.

Teacher Zuibai is indeed very charming. I remember how he was able to call the shots yesterday.

He alone has the power of life and death over so many women, but
While the heated discussion was going on inside, the nanny car was about to arrive at the Tomorrow Star Hotel.

Sister Lin: "I never forced you before, right?"

"Jia Qi, you have to adapt. This is how the entertainment industry is. It takes ordinary people a long time to make a big leap, and if you slow down one step, all the steps will be slow. Actresses age and age don't wait for anyone!"

"I'll take you up there and give it a try. Maybe you have so much going on inside that Mr. Zuibai won't even notice."

Sun Jiaqi was a little speechless when he heard this:
"You're right. I don't think Mr. Zuibai is necessarily a lecher."

Sister Lin: "Tsk, every director is lustful, and young directors are even more lustful."

Cheng Xi was still reading the script of the movie "Wan Wan" on Tomorrow's Stars at night.

At this time, the doorbell rang.

I thought it was someone from Wanhe Tianyi, so I opened the door directly.

When he saw the actor Sun Jiaqi who auditioned yesterday and a strange middle-aged woman at the door, he couldn't help but blink.

"Hello, Mr. Zuibai, I'm Xiaolin, Jiaqi's agent."

"Jia Qi was able to audition for the role of Xiao Cairen yesterday thanks to your kindness."

"After she returned, she has been carefully studying the role. However, she doesn't fully understand the script, so she came to ask you for advice."

"Jiaqi, call someone."

Only then did Sun Jiaqi react and said:

"Hello, Teacher Zuibai."

Only then did Cheng Xi remember that Li Wentao had reported to him at noon.

He said that actor Li Jiaqi is ready and wants to audition again.

Because Cheng Xi was busy with the script, he asked them to come directly to Tomorrow's Star.

But I didn't ask you to knock on the door so late at night.

Sister Lin looked at Sun Jiaqi, who was blushing and silent.

Angry at her for not fighting back, he made up his mind and pushed her into the door.

"Teacher Zuibai, I'll leave Jiaqi to you. I'll be leaving first."

Cheng Xi was even more confused now. Could this be the legendary "delivered to your doorstep"?
The entertainment industry is really in dire straits.

"Teacher Zuibai, I, I."

Looking at Sun Jiaqi like this, I know that she is as unfamiliar with the entertainment industry as I am.

So he said:
"Jia Qi, right? I asked you to go see Jiang Xin's performance. Did you go?"

"I saw it, it was a good performance, but I'm a bit dumb and can't act to that level."

"Well, come in and sit down first. It doesn't look good to stay at the door all the time."

After the two of them sat down in the outer hall, Cheng Xi asked:
"Tell me, are there any difficulties in performing?"

"I won't roll my eyes."

"Rolling your eyes is a rather exaggerated gesture in acting. Normal people like us rarely do that."

"But as a dramatic expression, this is also a required course, and Jiang Xin's performance is just right."

Cheng Xi also pretended to know nothing and really began to give her acting lessons seriously:
"Jiang Xin has three ways of rolling her eyes: one for the Empress above her, one for the concubines of the same generation, and one for the servants. The expression levels are all different. Have you noticed?"

"Ah, I was wondering why Teacher Jiang's eye rolling was different every time, but it always expressed itself very accurately. So that's how it is. Teacher Zuibai, once you analyzed it, I can remember it now."

"Yes, and with the line 'Bitch is just pretentious', Jiang Xin instantly became popular. I think you can do the same in 'Empress Wu'."

"Really, Mr. Zuibai, do you really think I can do it?"

Cheng Xi looked her up and down and said:

"Yes. You can perform it right now and I'll show you."

Sun Jiaqi has now completely forgotten about being nervous and has also forgotten that he came to seduce Zui Bai.

I thought I was really here to ask the teacher for advice on acting.

So I slowly started to find the feeling and started to perform.

After a moment, Cheng Xi felt that it was almost done, nodded and said:

"The performance is fine. What's next? Is there anything else?"

When Sun Jiaqi heard this, he hesitated at first, then blushed.

Finally, he made up his mind and said:

"Teacher Zuibai, is it okay if I don't want to leave tonight?"

Cheng Xi smiled, thinking that she looked a little unnatural when she rolled her eyes just now, and decided to give her some more tutoring.

So he said:

"Then why are you being so hypocritical?"

The next day, Cheng Xi wanted to go back and accompany the injured Nazha after finishing the script last night.

I didn’t expect that Sun Jiaqi would cut in line.

In addition, Cheng Xi is still impressed by what Sun Jiaqi said at the end to help him with his acting skills.

"Teacher, can you touch my neck?"

This is her own request. As a tutor, can Cheng Xi refuse?

Is it wrong for her to strive for improvement in order to act well?

So Cheng Xi really satisfied her.

The eye roll at the end didn't seem acted, it was very natural and on point.

Actors nowadays really want to improve their acting skills.

As a promoter of the actors' advancement, Cheng Xi must of course fully cooperate to be worthy of their efforts.

"Want to go deeper?"

"think."

So the courtyard is very deep.

Cheng Xi behaved like a bad person again that night.

Just as I thought of this, the person next to me got up.

Rolling your eyes, I hope you can be more professional than Jiang Xin in the future.

(End of this chapter)