After giving Chu Meibo his instructions, Director Xie looked at Guo Wenyuan, and this time he was a little conflicted.
Guo Wenyuan's performance was outstanding. Seeing him reminded Director Xie of Du Yuping back in the day. In fact, if they were both thirty years old, Guo Wenyuan would probably have performed even better than Du Yuping.
Director Xie already had a suitable role in mind, and if Guo Wenyuan were to play the part, it would likely enhance the entire film. He now regretted casting that role too early.
But after much deliberation, Director Xie gritted his teeth and decided that he could do someone a favor. As long as it made the movie better, he was willing to risk his reputation.
Before the producer could even speak, Director Xie had already swiftly and decisively decided on the role.
Looking at the beaming Guo Wenyuan, the producer asked in a strained voice, "Director Xie, is it settled? You...won't you reconsider?"
Director Xie calmly said, "It's settled." Then he remembered something, "Oh right, after the audition, you come with me to apologize to Lao Geng. We agreed to let him play Yokota, but now we can only apologize to him."
Producer: "..."
He wanted to slap himself. Why did he have to say that? Now he's in trouble; Director Xie caught him and he's about to offend someone.
Guo Wenyuan patted the producer on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work!"
Producer: "..."
The producer felt a bit overwhelmed. It turned out that the worst thing in the world was not being caught in the middle between the director and the investor, but rather being dragged out to take the blame after the investor and director colluded.
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Chu Meibo and Guo Wenyuan left the audition room together.
Outside, Shen Huai and Guo Wenyuan's assistants were waiting anxiously.
Shen Huai was fine, because he knew Chu Meibo's abilities and had a lot of confidence in her. However, Guo Wenyuan's assistant was very worried that his boss was causing trouble in the audition room, and kept craning his neck to look in the direction of the audition room.
But neither of them expected that the audition would take an exceptionally long time.
Even Shen Huai, who was initially quite confident, began to have some worries.
They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two people walk out of the audition room.
Chu Meibo walked over, and Shen Huai was relieved just by seeing her eyes: "No problem?"
Chu Meibo raised her chin slightly: "Of course."
Shen Huai then looked at Guo Wenyuan: "Why did you two come out together?"
Chu Meibo then told Shen Huai what had happened in the audition room.
Shen Huai: "..."
Meanwhile, Guo Wenyuan and his assistant were talking about the same thing.
Guo Wenyuan: "Let me tell you, I got the role of Yokota, how about that? Isn't that amazing!"
assistant:"……"
Guo Wenyuan said proudly, "Let me tell you, Director Xie and I hit it off immediately. After watching my performance, he was immediately amazed and gave me the role!"
The assistant sighed: "...Please don't joke around. Just tell me the truth, how much did you actually pay for this role?"
Guo Wenyuan felt a mouthful of blood choke in his throat, and he was furious. So he said defiantly, "I spent ten million! Are you satisfied now!"
The assistant breathed a long sigh of relief, looking thankful: "Thankfully, it wasn't too expensive."
Guo Wenyuan: "!!!"
I'm so angry! He's firing this assistant tomorrow!!!
Chapter 94
With Director Xie's instructions, Chu Meibo settled into the hotel. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, she should be confirmed as the actress playing Cheng Yanxin.
After finding out the time of the next audition, Shen Huai asked Tong Yun to come and take care of Chu Meibo, while he himself went back to Zhongjing City first.
With the popularity of "Honey", Chu Meibo's popularity is also rising, and she has recently been approached for business activities. These matters can only be handled by Shen Huai when he returns.
In addition, Shen Huai also planned to check on Song Yimian's situation.
Song Yimian has been in the film crew for almost two weeks now. During this time, he has contacted Shen Huai, but he only reports good news and never bad news, which makes Shen Huai a little worried.
Upon arriving at the film set, Shen Huai discovered that the main cast and crew were all unusually young. After observing for a while, he noticed that Song Yimian was very comfortable with them and the atmosphere on set was great, which put his mind at ease.
When Shen Huai arrived, he specially bought drinks. A group of young people gathered around, sweetly calling out, "Thank you, Brother Shen!" Their film crew was very poor; they usually couldn't afford drinks, and even their boxed lunches were the cheapest available. They had never enjoyed anything like this before.
When Song Yimian saw Shen Huai coming over, he was both happy and a little embarrassed.
He knew he was no match for Chu Meibo and Ye Cang. Although he had signed with Shen Huai, he didn't dare to bother him on a regular basis. He never expected that Shen Huai would come to the film set in person.
Shen Huai looked at him with a gentle expression: "We've been chatting on WeChat, which has been a bit inconvenient. I happened to be here on some business, so I thought I'd drop by and see you."
Hearing him say that, Song Yimian relaxed a bit and scratched his head: "Everyone has taken good care of me, and although our crew is poor, everyone is very dedicated and has a lot of fighting spirit. After filming, we would get together to talk about the script and the characters. I feel like I'm living a very fulfilling life every day!"
Song Yimian's eyes sparkled. After thinking for a moment, he became a little embarrassed and said, "Actually, I feel like I've been having a breakthrough recently. Some of the things that Sister Mei taught me before, I didn't understand at the time, but now I seem to understand them a little."
He wasn't wrong. When Shen Huai arrived, they were filming. Song Yimian's performance had indeed improved a lot compared to before. Although he couldn't compare to prodigies like Chu Meibo and Du Yuping, he was no longer just mechanically reciting lines like before.
Moreover, when Shen Huai read the script, he felt that the role of the forensic doctor was also very suitable for Song Yimian.
Often, viewers will find that some actors' acting skills are inconsistent, but this is not necessarily a problem with the actors' skills. It can also be due to unreasonable script settings or the character setting being too different from the actor's own personality.
They cast the girl next door as a stunningly beautiful and wicked concubine, and a thirty-year-old as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school student.