Guo Wenyuan sat in a chair, his hands tied to the armrests with rope by the assistant actor.
His collar was pulled open a little, and his hair was a bit messy, but he had a nonchalant smile on his face. He looked at Urano across from him and said with a smile, "I didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance, Chang... oh, no, I should call you Mr. Urano now."
Urano took two steps forward, raising his eyebrows slightly, as if trying to make out Ning Shen's face in the dim light. Then he smiled and said, "Reporter Ning, how have you been?"
Ning Shen said helplessly, "Mr. Urano, I was just doing an interview last time, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you, you don't need to kidnap me for such a small thing, do you?"
"Oh, so Reporter Ning thinks I brought you here because of a personal grudge?" Pu Ye straightened up, looking at Ning Shen with a half-smile.
Ning Shen retorted, "Isn't that right? I'm just a reporter, and I haven't done anything heinous, so why are you arresting me?"
Urano's eyes darkened immediately, and he placed a photo in front of Ning Shen: "Reporter Ning, do you recognize him?"
Ning Shen's pupils contracted slightly, but his face showed impatience: "I don't know him."
After a few rounds of back and forth, Ning Shen tried his best to conceal his identity, but Pu Ye keenly seized on the loopholes in his words and pressed closer step by step.
The dialogue in this scene is very tight, and most importantly, the rhythm is extremely difficult to control, yet Guo Wenyuan and Song Yimian act as if they had rehearsed it. Especially Song Yimian, whose character Pu Ye is in a dominant position at this moment, his presence actually overshadows Guo Wenyuan's.
Later, Ning Shen was cornered by Pu Ye and looked extremely disheveled, but she still stubbornly refused to admit her identity.
Urano's face turned completely cold. He knew this was a tough nut to crack, so he ordered, "Treat Reporter Ning well and let him know that we're not to be trifled with."
Originally, this part of the story should have ended here.
Yu Fan and Shao Ning were both very satisfied. Their performance in this segment was excellent, and they remembered the entire long dialogue perfectly, which shows how much effort they put in behind the scenes.
However, Ning Shen, who was sitting in the chair, suddenly spoke up: "Pu Ye, your Chinese is really good. Who taught you?"
Yu Fan was somewhat surprised. This was a passage from the original text, which was the background of Pu Ye. However, he had deleted this passage at the time for the sake of a tighter plot. He did not expect Guo Wenyuan to suddenly improvise. He was about to interrupt him when Shao Ning pulled him back and gestured for him to look at Song Yimian.
Song Yimian was also taken aback by Guo Wenyuan's impromptu speech, but he quickly recovered. He glanced coldly at Ning Shen, his eyes carrying a warning: "Reporter Ning, being too curious is not a good habit."
Ning Shen laughed loudly: "I heard that you told your classmates that you had a lover you deeply loved, but she has unfortunately passed away. Let me guess, did you kill her?"
"Shut up!" Pu Ye stepped forward with a fierce expression, grabbed Ning Shen by the collar, and said in a sinister tone, "I'm warning you, there's no benefit in angering me!"
Ning Shen smiled crookedly: "Anyway, I'm already in your hands and I didn't plan to leave alive. It would be quite interesting to tear off the mask of such a hypocrite as you before I die, wouldn't it?"
"Smack!"
Urano slapped Ning Shen's face so hard it twisted to the side.
All the staff were stunned.
Guo Wenyuan's assistant was about to rush forward to pull Song Yimian away when Shao Ning, quick-witted and agile, stopped him: "Shh! Don't disturb them."
assistant:"!!!"
Only Guo Wenyuan and Song Yimian remained unaffected throughout the event.
Ning Shen coughed twice, slowly turned his head back, stared at Pu Ye, whose eyes were bloodshot and who was panting heavily, and said in a low voice, "Actually, it's better that she's dead. Otherwise, if she knew that she had raised such a beast, she would probably wish she were dead."
Pu Ye's eyes were filled with murderous intent as he reached out to grab Ning Shen's neck: "I'm going to kill you!"
"Card!"
Shao Ning quickly called for a halt.
Song Yimian's hand was stuck right on Guo Wenyuan's neck. He suddenly came to his senses, took a few steps back, and realized what he had done. His face turned pale instantly.
Guo Wenyuan's assistant rushed over to help his boss untie the rope.
Guo Wenyuan flexed his wrists, looked at Song Yimian's bewildered expression, and said, "You acted well."
Song Yimian was stunned to find that Guo Wenyuan was not angry but instead praised him.
Guo Wenyuan's expression remained unchanged: "You performed very well in these two matches. Your expressions and movements were very well controlled. You have been practicing your walking posture, right? That turn you just did was very good."
Song Yimian nodded, flattered: "Yes, I have practiced it specifically."
Urano was trained in the Japanese military and had some military bearing, so Song Yimian added this small detail when researching the character. However, he did not expect that Guo Wenyuan would notice such a small detail.
Even Yu Fan and Shao Ning were somewhat surprised, since they hadn't noticed it either.
Guo Wenyuan continued, "You have a lot of ideas and you work very hard, which is great, but you can't be arrogant or complacent. There are still many areas where your acting skills need to be improved."
Seeing Guo Wenyuan's stern expression, Song Yimian felt a chill run down his spine and subconsciously bowed, saying, "Yes, thank you for your guidance, teacher."
Guo Wenyuan: "..."
Seeing Song Yimian's nervous expression, he felt as if he were bullying a child, so he simply waved his hand and said, "Alright, this role is yours. Have your agent come and sign the contract."
Song Yimian looked at Guo Wenyuan in disbelief. He had thought that he was finished after slapping the producer, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
He was so happy he was almost incoherent: "Thank... thank you, Mr. Guo, thank you!"
Guo Wenyuan hummed in agreement and then said, "Go back and prepare well. When we get to the set, I will be a hundred times stricter than I am now."
Song Yimian nodded vigorously: "I will work hard, and I hope you will continue to guide me in the future!"
Song Yimian has completely changed his opinion of Guo Wenyuan. Although it was just a scene, after slapping Guo Wenyuan hard, his fear has vanished.
Guo Wenyuan watched Song Yimian walk out of the audition room, unable to contain his excitement, and felt a mix of emotions.
He knew about Song Yimian's inner conflict, but like Shen Huai, he admired Song Yimian's talent and hard work. That's why he took this opportunity to help Song Yimian resolve his inner conflict through the play.
For this method to work, Song Yimian had to be completely immersed in the role. And Song Yimian did not disappoint him, which led to Guo Wenyuan's impromptu performance that provoked Song Yimian's anger.
Unexpectedly, the effect was so good. At that time, Song Yimian was completely in the character state of Pu Ye. Guo Wenyuan even suspected that if Shao Ning hadn't called "cut" in time, Song Yimian would have really cut it off.
However, this also shows how deeply Song Yimian was immersed in the role, which made Guo Wenyuan quite satisfied.
Guo Wenyuan smiled, but then his cheek was pulled, and he hissed in pain. He cursed inwardly: This brat, he hit so hard!
Chapter 121
Song Yimian rushed out of the audition room, so excited that he could barely walk. He ran and jumped to Shen Huai and told him the audition results in a jumbled mess.
Shen Huai listened for a long time before he understood, and couldn't help but sigh, "Old Guo really put a lot of thought into this."
Guo Wenyuan didn't need Song Yimian to be moved by what he did, and Shen Huai naturally wouldn't let him down. He simply encouraged Song Yimian, saying, "You were able to pass the audition because of your own hard work and dedication. Keep up the good work!"
"Yes!" Song Yimian nodded vigorously, his face still beaming with an undisguised smile. He seemed to have thought of something. "I'll tell Sister Mei about this when I get back. She'll definitely be very happy!"
This wasn't Song Yimian's first audition, but this role meant something different to him.
It wasn't just the complexity of the role that was new to him; more importantly, it was the first time he had ever fully immersed himself in a character and truly got into character.
Only then did Song Yimian truly understand many of the things Chu Meibo had said before. Some vague feelings from before suddenly became clear, and he felt as if he had been enlightened.
Seeing this, Shen Huai told him to go back first, while he stayed behind to discuss the contract with Guo Wenyuan later.
The morning auditions ended quickly. Guo Wenyuan and the main cast chatted as they walked out of the audition room. His assistant had already booked a private room for dinner.
Guo Wenyuan smiled when he saw Shen Huai: "Let's go together..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly stared intently behind Shen Huai.
Tang Wanjun was complaining to Shen Huai that the company's braised pork intestines weren't as good as the auntie's when she suddenly felt a gaze fixed on her.
She frowned and looked back, almost jumping in fright: "How come there's a ghost here too?!"
Shen Huai: "..."
He realized that he hadn't mentioned Guo Wenyuan to Tang Wanjun, but now he hesitated to bring it up.
Guo Wenyuan suddenly stopped, which surprised Shao Ning and the others. "Mr. Guo, what's wrong?"
Guo Wenyuan snapped out of his daze, coughed lightly to cover his expression, and said to them, "You guys go ahead and eat, I'll come over in a bit."
Shao Ning and the others assumed that he and Shen Huai had something to say, so they considerately left first.
The corridor quickly became empty, leaving only the three of them. Shen Huai was about to introduce them when he noticed that Guo Wenyuan's expression seemed a little... shy.
Shen Huai: "..."
Guo Wenyuan strode over, his gaze fixed solely on Tang Wanjun, not sparing Shen Huai even a glance. He wiped his hands on his leg and spoke softly to Tang Wanjun, "Miss Tang, hello, my name is Du Yuping, oh, my name is Guo Wenyuan now, I'm your fan..."
Shen Huai had never seen Lao Guo so gentle before, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Even Tang Wanjun was stunned when she heard his self-introduction.
Seeing Tang Wanjun's expression, Guo Wenyuan thought she didn't believe him, so he quickly said, "It's true. I love your song 'Moonlight' the most. Back then, I was busy with life every day, so I bought a tape recorder and listened to your songs to fall asleep every night. — I still have all your songs saved on my phone!"
As Guo Wenyuan spoke, he turned on his phone and created a separate playlist, which was entirely composed of Tang Wanjun's songs.
Shen Huai: "..."
He suddenly remembered what Tang Wanjun had told him before, that she had once been the dream girl of countless young men...
Shen Huai glanced at Guo Wenyuan and silently shut his mouth.
At this moment, Tang Wanjun had already returned to her usual sweet and charming appearance, and said to Guo Wenyuan with a standard smile, "Really? Then thank you so much."
When Guo Wenyuan heard the goddess speak to him, his eyes lit up. He had worked hard to save money to go to Tang Wanjun's concert, but just when he had saved enough, he learned of Tang Wanjun's death. He was so sad that he couldn't eat for three days.
He never imagined he would see Tang Wanjun again in his lifetime. Guo Wenyuan's mind was a complete blank, and he stammered, "I...can I shake your hand?"
Tang Wanjun nodded, her smile growing even sweeter: "Sure."
Guo Wenyuan stepped forward with a solemn expression, wiped his hands on his clothes, and then solemnly extended them, his expression as serious as if he were meeting with a national leader.
Tang Wanjun also extended her hand, and the two shook hands gently.
Guo Wenyuan placed his hand on his chest with satisfaction, then remembered something: "Should I prepare some food for you later?"
Tang Wanjun covered her mouth and chuckled: "Then I'll trouble you. Just prepare some fruit and light vegetables for me."
Guo Wenyuan: "Okay, okay, I heard you love cherries the most, I'll have someone buy a box of them in a bit."
Tang Wanjun: "Wouldn't that be too much trouble?"
Guo Wenyuan: "No trouble at all, as long as you're happy."
Shen Huai: "..."
He watched Tang Wanjun walk with ladylike steps, covering her mouth and chuckling softly, while Guo Wenyuan was so happy that he seemed to be surrounded by pink bubbles. For the first time, he felt a little superfluous.