There were not many people who came to audition, and it was Xiu Si's turn soon.

Although they had made preparations before coming here, what they saw still made them feel a shock that was rare in the past.

Just after they came out of the audition room covered by rags, Xiu Si and the others walked out silently without saying a word.

Because the furnishings they saw in that room just now were not at all the dilapidated appearance they had imagined.

Bejik muttered to himself as if he hadn't recovered yet.

"Will anyone really do this?"

Joe shrugged slowly.

"This may be spending money wisely..."

The voice did not fall.

Walking across from Xiu Si was the very familiar Instructor Tao, but they didn't understand why Instructor Tao even followed the audition as a consultant invited by the producer.

"Do you have any questions to explain here? I will talk about it in the meeting later."

"Well, I'll remind them."

Instructor Tao, who was extremely serious about the things he was busy with at hand, didn't seem to notice them at all.

He was following another gray-haired man, writing something hastily with a notebook in his hand.

Although I don't know what they were discussing just now.

But Instructor Tao's attitude towards the middle-aged man who was pointing out the window and saying something was completely different from when he saw them.

It can be seen that this elderly man has a much higher status in Instructor Tao's heart than the others.

Seeing a group of people squeezed out from the door blocked by the old yellow cloth strips, they seemed a little anxious.

Xiu Si didn't exchange pleasantries with them, but thanked the teachers who cooperated with him during the audition, and then left the dilapidated building.

"Why do I feel that this crew is a bit weird everywhere..."

Ye Yiwei glanced back at the empty, dilapidated staircase with no windows, and frowned slightly.

"That's right, and didn't you say that Instructor Tao is also on the producer list of this film?" Baijik was puzzled, "Why does he follow other people's butts, and still act like he is sincere and obedient to them?"

"Who is in charge of this crew?"

Zhuo Yang scratched his hair, feeling really confused.

As people with tasks, they are used to thinking about the staffing of the entire project and the relationship between superiors and subordinates every time they come into contact with a project.

But in each project, the relationship between people is far from being as simple and clear as the end credits.

"Let's talk in the car."

Qiao slowly saw a car approaching them from a distance.

The car's flamboyant and dazzling sapphire blue highlights the character of its owner.

"Hey, here."

Chen Xi rolled down the car window and waved at them.

Chen Xi, who had long heard the news that several people were coming to audition, also drove here to pick them up after finishing his work.

Although, she has heard that this is a small project that is not even as big an investment as an IP web drama.

But Chen Xi thought that this project would be in the name of international exchange, so it wouldn't be too bad.

But when she noticed the staff coming and going in front of her, she couldn't stop beating her heart.

Although this group gave Chen Xi a particularly unreliable feeling.

But no matter what, this is the first time Xiu Si decided to participate in a short film.

As their boss, Chen Xi naturally couldn't pour cold water on them at this time.

"How was the audition?"

After Xiu Si got into the car, Chen Xi started the car and headed towards the company.

The four of them didn't answer, as if they were thinking about something.

Seeing the faces reflected in the rearview mirror, Chen Xi didn't seem to have the joy of passing the audition.

Now, in the expressions of several people, there are some things that she can't understand.

Did the group really ditch the last available gimmick and dump them all?

While muttering in his heart, Chen Xi had already turned on the air conditioner at the back for them, and comforted them with a smile.

"Oh...it's okay if you don't pass the audition this time."

The four were silent.

Chen Xi continued, "I'll find you some good books with positive energy at the next Jianghuliu meeting."

"At that time, we will find a few reliable directors and technical directors, and we can also enter the film and television industry."

"Anyway, I heard that the positioning of this project is also very general. In fact, it is not suitable for your current coffee position."

"However, if you find out that you still have any shortcomings during the audition, you can tell me about it."

"As long as you think it is necessary, I can invite teachers from related majors for you."

"Let's adjust our status and get ready for the next book, okay?"

Chen Xi spoke while driving, trying not to put too much pressure on them with his words.

But the four young men in the back didn't say a word since they got in the car, which made Chen Xi flustered even more.

Chen Xi had no choice but to take advantage of the red light and slowly stop the car, looking at the expressions of several people through the rearview mirror.

And Baijike, the person who couldn't hide his thoughts the most, finally couldn't suppress the smile on the corner of his mouth.

He met Chen Xi's gaze and smiled lowly.

"Sister Chen, we have passed the audition."

"But we always feel that the crew is weird, and we feel a little worried."

Chen Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that they were not affected by this matter.

But after realizing that these young men were pretending to show off their acting skills in front of him, Chen Xi cursed again with a smile.

"Since you all have passed the audition, why didn't you tell me when you got in the car? It made me worry for nothing!"

"Sister Chen, you haven't given us time to talk since you drove the car."

What Zhuo Yang said was very aggrieved, as if Chen Xi had wronged them.

Chen Xi also laughed when he thought of the scene just now.

"Haha... yes, it's my fault that I didn't ask clearly."

"But I'm also concerned about chaos."

"I thought you were brushed out the first time you tried your best. I'm not in a good mood."

Chen Xi spoke slowly while thinking about how he should express this meaning clearly.

"It's just...you have to tell me the truth."

"As for the film crew that looks tattered, do you really want to go there?"

This time, Xiu Si nodded almost without hesitation.

The four people even nodded at the same frequency, almost resonating.

"It's crazy..."

Chen Xi couldn't help muttering.

It was Qiao Xu's firm eyes that responded to these words.

"Even if we turn down other jobs, we have to shoot this short film."

Although even Chen Xi was not very optimistic about this project.

But thinking of the basic principle that these people have always chosen not to work for the sake of fame, Chen Xi finally chose to respect their decisions.

"Well, before joining the group, I will find a teacher to accompany you to read the script carefully and analyze the character and behavior logic of the characters."

"Although it's a movie with a small investment, you still need to pay more attention to analyzing the characters."

"After all, this is your first movie after your debut, I don't want to ruin my own brand."

As Chen Xi said, she was about to turn on her phone to contact the screenwriter with whom she had a good relationship.

"Cough cough..."

"It's not necessary."

"Do not use the communication function while driving."

Ye Yiwei spoke solemnly, causing Chen Xi's hands to pause.

"Ok?"

Chen Xi frowned puzzled.

"Is this the first time you guys are so confident in yourself?"

"It's not that I'm confident, it's mainly because of this subject matter..."

"I'm not particularly familiar with it, but I know a little bit."

Qiao Huan touched his ears unnaturally.

"What we're going to play this time is the police."

Chen Xi: ...

Acting, police, police?

She paused for a second.

then.

"Hahaha goose goose goose!"

A burst of joyful laughter suddenly broke out in the nanny's car, and Chen Xi's driving hands shook from laughter.

"Comrade Chen Xi, please drive safely."

Ye Yiwei's face was sullen, very serious.

"Hi Goose Goose!"

Only then did Chen Xi hold back his smile. Fortunately, he had just waited for the red light, otherwise he would have been in a ditch.

"Okay, okay, I'm talking too much."

"Then this time, you can't mess it up."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

A few people all brushed up the authenticity.

*

OSOK-X Official Forum.

"It's been more than half a month since the concert, why hasn't Xiusi made any movement at all?"

"Could it be that the performance of the concert did not meet the company's expectations, and they have been hidden away?"

"Isn't it? The topic we brought up isn't too low, is it? And there are so many follow-up posts!"

"Unless Xinghe Film and Television is crazy, they will choose to hide them when they are the most famous. They are not fools..."

"According to industry insiders, Xiusi hasn't had any event schedule or commercial endorsement recently because they are going to shoot a movie!"

"How do I remember that the owner of our family, not to mention making short films, even shooting a commercial is extremely embarrassing... If you are a fan, please find another company, thank you."

"Huh?!! Let them make a movie, is this serious?"

"Is the advertisement upstairs talking about shampoo? It really makes me "fresh in my memory" hehehe."

"If it wasn't for my 800-meter fan filter, I wouldn't be able to watch the advertisement, let alone buy it..."

"Upstairs add one, I'm really worried that their first work will be completely overturned. Of course, if they want to shoot a comedy, just pretend I didn't say it."

"No...wouldn't it be good to be a singing and dancing artist?"

"It's really not possible to use a substitute, that is to say, it's not impossible to change the face of AI, I don't mind, really..."

"It's the same with me, even if I'm a fan, I'm not very optimistic about their success in acting..."

"It stands to reason that if you like them, you have to support their works, but I'm really afraid that the acting will be too eye-catching."

It's different from looking forward to their stage performance.

When most fans heard that Xiu Si was actually going to make a movie, they couldn't help complaining on their homepage.

Although this movie is not long, it can only be regarded as a "medium movie" between big movies and micro movies, but Xiu Si is not from a major after all.

Even the person who had a little bit of unrealistic hope turned his head and looked at the absolutely unattractive photo printed on the shampoo bottle, that little bit of unrealistic hope was shattered with a bang. land.

begging.

Xiu Sifan suffered from insomnia that night and prayed one after another.

After all, it is in the rising period, as long as it is not too embarrassing.

……

the other side.

Xiu Si couldn't sleep all night.

They have been in the group for three days.

Now is the time for the characters to start grinding and slowly enter the state.

And when he officially entered the state of the entire crew, Xiu Si also had to admit that some fans said it was indeed good.

At least it's not that their acting skills are all based on emotion and they have no skills. They really have no way to integrate themselves into the role they need to play in a short period of time.

What's more, the director's requirements for them are not only to integrate into the characters, but hope that they can become one with the characters.

Whether it's actions, sitting, lying, or speaking tone, it should be as close as possible to the characters in the script.

"Why is this line so long?"

Ye Yiwei became haggard a lot with the naked eye.

He sighed, threw the script on the bed and walked out the door.

Several other people sighed when they looked at his back.

Because Ye Yiwei went out to learn scriptures again, and went to Jiang Renbao to learn how to become a chatterbox.

In fact, during the recent period, it was not only Ye Yiwei who was uncharacteristically dealing with Jiang Renbao, whom he had always kept a respectful distance from before.

Although the days of the remaining few people in the crew could not be said to be in dire straits, they were not really relaxed and happy.

Whenever he picked up the script, Xiu Si felt that his mental state was constantly on the verge of danger.

And the cause of this kind of thing is naturally the audition that they passed through luckily and unfortunately.

Due to the limited investment in this short film, it is impossible to tell the story in all aspects.

Therefore, the director finally decided to describe the whole story from the perspective of a group portrait.

In terms of funding, the credo of the crew is to save as much as possible.

Most of the extras are crew members who don’t have to work that day;

Living in a hotel with a net in the corner, being able to shoot in real scenes and never using special effects to synthesize...

But for Xiu Si, who has suffered a lot from the beginning of this mission, the most unfortunate thing is not these.

The frugality of the crew is still within the reasonable range that Xiusi can accept.

After all, everyone can understand that the small amount of money should be used wisely.

What makes them feel the most painful is the request from the director.

After the audition, the director found that Xiu Si did have the different temperaments that he wanted, which belonged to the protagonists.

So, he wanted to venture into a somewhat crazy challenge during filming.

And this challenge is to let them show the hidden side of their hearts.

All in all, each of them chatted with the director for several hours, except for what they couldn't say, basically everyone was as frank as if they had a psychological consultation.

The director's hair is all gray, and he has been ups and downs in the industry for decades, and he has long cultivated an unusually unique vision for people.

On the spot, he said that he was addicted, saying that he had a new understanding of the characters in the play.

And Xiu Si, who was full of expectations, was dumbfounded after receiving the script and the biography of the characters.

what is this?

They had chatted for so long, but why did the final character seem to be randomly selected by drawing lots? ? ?

Bejik, who is the most socially phobic, now has to play the role of a veteran ace undercover who can talk to anyone with ease;

Qiao Huan, who has the most undercover experience, is going to play a rookie detective;

Zhuo Yang was ordered by the director to become a muscular man with an extremely delicate heart but an indifferent appearance.

But that's not even the most outrageous.

The most outrageous one is Ye Yiwei.

He plays an intuitive and narcissistic chatty detective...

He is the one who talks the least in real life, and the part outlined in the script book is much more than the other three combined.

Baijike could still learn from Qiao Huan how to deal with people as an experienced undercover agent.

But Qiao Huan, who was already very familiar with interrogation, arrest, undercover, etc., found it difficult to overcome his instinctive reaction.

As a rookie criminal policeman should respond to criminals, Qiao Huan felt that there would never be a trace of sophistication.

However, the setting of the director team is too realistic.

Even if Qiao Huan had given himself enough psychological hints before the filming started, he still couldn't fully present the appearance of a newcomer.

Just like in the scene this morning, the extra actor playing the murderer just got closer to him, and he would involuntarily put his hand on the holster on his thigh.

Now, Qiao Huan can't just tell Bai Jike how to act, he also has to learn from Bai Jike how to become a "little white".

In this regard, Baijike's suggestion is to ask Qiao Huan to go to Huixin Welfare Institute and get in touch with children more.

It means that he needs to let his guard down properly.

"Back to Basics".

As for Zhuo Yang, who played martial arts with others, he "missed" and counterattacked the opponent's offensive several times during the confrontation.

It's a good thing that the show is not turned on, otherwise I'm afraid it will take a lot of time.

Fortunately, this martial arts actor has a good physical foundation, and he can still persevere after being tortured by Zhuo Yang for a day.

But after rehearsing one day, the other party was also bruised, but he smiled stubbornly and said that he was fine.

Zhuo Yang felt a little regretful.

It was only then that he realized that he was actually a bit of a "soldier". After all, he came to work as an undercover agent after he came out of the army. In fact, he had never had contact with other people in society.

When he was with the three brothers, especially Ah Huan, it was okay to be alert, after all, they would definitely be able to catch his moves.

But it's the same with other people...

It's really not good.

But he still has an undercover identity after all, and he has to be vigilant.

So as a last resort, he had to chat with martial arts actors and establish a friendship.

It is indeed a practice for Zhuo Yang to distinguish what is normal sensitivity and what is excessive sensitivity.

In fact, each of the four people has to complete some kind of practice in this performance.

——Although they still only think of it as completing a mission, they haven't realized it yet.

Of course, they have long been used to this kind of life.

The more difficult the task, the less they can relax.

Qiao Huan pulled Baijik up from the ground who was about to touch the fish.

"Remember, as long as there is a camera that captures your appearance when you are asleep, don't fall asleep like you usually do."

"Miao Jing is a veteran undercover agent, and she won't relax her vigilance when she sleeps."

"So you'd better be able to arch your body like this, so that your body can respond at any time."

"Also! You must remember that you are an old undercover agent, but you just look younger. So, your weapon must never leave your hand, understand."

After carefully instructing Baijik on these details, Qiao Huan helped Baijik, who was always sitting in front of the computer, adjust his wartime posture from beginning to end.

Baijik, who finally saw Qiao Huan's methods, could no longer hold on to the posture that was about to make him uncomfortable everywhere, and discussed with Qiao Huan in a low voice.

"Brother Xu Can I take a break first?"

"Okay, then you should read the script first."

Qiao Huan threw the script back into Baijike's arms.

Xiaobai lowered his head and muttered, "Brother Qiao... I didn't say that, those movements are beyond human capabilities."

Hearing this, Qiao Huan stood up, hands behind his back.

"If everyone can do it, why do we practice it so hard?"

Bejik was so tired from the actions just now that he couldn't lift his little finger, let alone stuff this thick book of lines into his head.

He is not forced to grow up now, but is forced to grow rapidly.

Xiao Bai simply lay back and covered his face with the script.

"I really hope that quantum speed reading is achievable."

"In this way, the lines in it will be poured into my head directly, and then I will broadcast it when I face the camera tomorrow..."

"Stop dreaming about your Spring and Autumn Dreams."

In order to fit the role, Zhuo Yang distributed the peeled and cut apples to Joe and Baijike.

It would be nice if he could wash the whole thing for the three brothers in normal times.

Zhuo Yang started nagging:

"Tomorrow is your first scene. No matter what happens tonight. You have to memorize this line."

"Brother Zhuo, why don't you..."

Baijik's wailing suddenly resounded throughout the dormitory.

Communicating with people is what he is least good at, even in the play!

But Baijik wiped his face and continued to recite his lines.

At the age of 16, he may become the leader of Hongke. He may not even know that he is a competitive little monster.

Among the four present, which one is not competitive?

Regardless of the enthusiasm, indifference, or salty fish, in my heart, I always want to win.

Two hours later, Qiao Huan came back from Huixin Welfare Institute, and casually put the origami he made with the children in front of Baijike who was still in "quantum fluctuation".

"I just thought about it. People have to combine work and rest. Since you are so tired, why not do something you are good at to relax."

With that said, Qiao Huan lifted the script covering his face.

"Although it was Teacher Tao who gave us important clues about the specific location of the virtual idol when we were in Starlight..."

"We also had a cooperative relationship with him."

Qiao said slowly, pointing not far away.

"But I always feel that he is facing these staff..."

"No, his attitude towards everyone in the crew is a bit strange."

Qiao Xu swallowed the apple left on the plate like a gulp, wiped his mouth and said again.

"When I was dealing with them today, I got the crew list from the crew."

"You check this list to see if there is anything else tricky in this crew.

"I'm here to help too."

After Zhuo Yang realized that both of them were no longer struggling with the lines, he immediately moved to Baijike's computer.

But as Bejik typed the names one by one into the search program he made, their expressions became more dignified as the results popped up.

When the last page was turned, Qiao Huan tapped the table with his index finger.

"It seems... this crew is really not as simple as we thought."

The author says:

Jiang Renbao: Hmph, Xiao Yezi also comes to ask me sometimes!

Ye Yiwei: I'm going to ask Xiaoyue, so I'm leaving.

Jiang Renbao: I'm sorry, brother Ye, don't go!

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