Countless memories emerged in Lu Chen's mind.
They were all memories belonging to Mo Ran.
This powerful actor in the dream world is deep and introverted, strong-willed, and has outstanding talent.
But his luck has always been bad, and he has never been a real protagonist.
Although Mo Ran was very open-minded about this, Lu Chen knew that it was one of the biggest regrets in his life.
As an actor, who doesn't want to be the protagonist?
Lu Chen once made a vow in his heart to help Mo Ran realize his long-cherished wish in his own world.
So today's audition was undoubtedly an excellent start!
His mind was full of thoughts, but his expression was calm and his steps were steady and powerful.
Because Lu Chen knew that as an actor coming to the audition, the first impression left on the director was very important.
He didn't want to deduct points in this regard.
The conference room of Alchuang was not big. For the needs of the audition, the conference table had been readjusted, leaving enough space for the actors who came for the audition.
Behind the long table sat four people, three men and one woman, with paper and pens in front of them, and a digital camera next to them. Two young men and women stood side by side.
Lu Chen stood in front of the judges, first bowed to them, and then said, "Hello, Director Yan, hello, teachers, I'm Lu Chen, please advise me!"
Among the four judges, he recognized Yan Chengyi, the director of "Urban Love".
After receiving the audition notice, the studio sorted out the corresponding information for Lu Chen. There was a photo of Yan Chengyi on the Internet, so he couldn't be mistaken.
When Lu Chen came in, everyone's eyes lit up.
Compared with the first three guys who were quickly eliminated, Lu Chen's appearance conditions were undoubtedly much better. He was tall and handsome enough. Wearing a police uniform, he had the kind of hot-blooded momentum of a generous man.
In the jargon, with his style, if he acted in an anti-Japanese war film or a spy war film, he would be wearing the uniform of an underground worker, full of sunshine and righteousness!
The most important thing was that Lu Chen's performance was calm and polite, not like a newcomer at all.
Yan Chengyi was very satisfied. He came to preside over the audition today, mainly to interview Lu Chen.
Everyone else was just a foil, a necessary procedure.
After all, the company and the investors had their own requirements.
For example, the middle-aged woman with gold-rimmed glasses sitting on the far right was the representative of the largest investor.
Yan Chengyi didn't have much of a good impression of this person and was a little worried that she would cause trouble for him.
Similar things had happened several times already.
However, Lu Chen was so outstanding that she had nothing to say!
"Hello, Lu Chen."
The director showed a kind smile, nodded and asked, "Have you read the script?"
Lu Chen replied, "Yes, I've seen them all."
Not only had he read the contents of the two thin pieces of A4 paper, but he had also memorized them.
There were a few scenes that were part of the audition.
"That's good …"
Yan Chengyi pointed to the young man and woman standing next to the camera and said, "Then you can try it. The two of them will play the heroine and the thief respectively."
Alchuang obviously attached great importance to this interview. Not only did they prepare uniforms, but they also had people to accompany them.
In this way, the interviewee didn't need to be empty when performing, which was conducive to their own level.
Lu Chen nodded, "Okay!"
The script had been in his mind for a long time, and he had repeatedly figured it out many times. Naturally, there was no problem performing on the spot.
The assistant sitting next to Yan Chengyi pressed the play button of a digital video recorder on the table.
The sound of heavy traffic in the city immediately sounded in the conference room.
The man and woman who accompanied the actor stood separately. The man was behind the woman's side, staring at the latter's bag.
He slowly extended his hand towards the bag.
The scene of this play was in the subway. The heroine was targeted by a thief, and the male police officer came to her aid.
Because of this, the two became entangled and had emotional entanglements.
At the moment when the "thief" made his move, Lu Chen, who was standing a few steps away, looked cold, and his dark eyes revealed a cold light, as if an eagle was staring at a fox, and the muscles of his whole body suddenly tightened!
"Good!"
Yan Chengyi couldn't help but give Lu Chen a thumbs up in his heart.
As the saying goes, an expert can be seen as soon as he makes a move. Yan Chengyi has been a director for so many years, and his eyes for watching a play are undoubtedly more profound than his directing skills.
What he was most worried about was Lu Chen's acting skills, because the latter was not a professional or even a real actor – Lu Chen was a newcomer singer who had just made his debut.
Although Lu Chen has already shot commercials and MVs, in Yan Chengyi's opinion, it was not worth mentioning at all.
Although "Urban Love" is a youth idol film, this Director Yan still has high requirements for the actors' acting skills.
Just now, Lu Chen's expression, eyes, and seemingly subconscious movements made him realize that he might have picked up a treasure today – it felt so good!
In the next step, Lu Chen turned sideways and approached the "thief" with a big stride. His right hand stretched out like lightning and grabbed the thief's hand that the latter had just retracted, firmly grasping it.
Without waiting for the other party to react, Lu Chen's left hand had already grabbed his shoulder, and at the same time, his right leg swept across the knee joint.
The "thief" was caught off guard and lost his balance in an instant. He was put to the ground by Lu Chen with a standard grappling movement, and his hands were firmly locked!
"Ah!"
The four judges exclaimed in unison.
Because the script did not require actors to do this at all, after being caught, the "thief" would be twisted and pressed to the ground, unlike now, where he was completely helpless and was controlled by Lu Chen like a puppet.
The "thief" classmate wouldn't really be hurt, right?
In fact, their worries were superfluous. Lu Chen controlled his strength very well. Although the actor was restrained, he was not hurt at all. He just instinctively screamed.
Lu Chen ignored the person who received the lunch box, took the wallet he had just stolen from the other party's hand, and half squatted down and handed it to the female lead.
He smiled and said, "Miss, is this your wallet?"
The female lead was completely stunned and didn't know how to deal with it. It took a while for her to wake up from a dream.
She took the wallet handed over by Lu Chen with a red face and said softly, "Thank you."
Lu Chen didn't continue to act, but helped the bitter "thief" up, helped the other party pat the dust off his body a few times, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, are you hurt?"
The person who received the lunch box shook his head and showed a look of admiration on his face: "You're so amazing!"
Lu Chen smiled and turned to face the judges.
Yan Chengyi was the first to raise his hand, clapped his hands, and clapped very hard.
Lu Chen not only met his requirements for the role of Chen Yaoyang, but he was also extraordinarily excellent!
Lu Chen's skill was not a special skill, but real Kung Fu.
Not to mention that he was young and handsome, his acting skills were first-class, and he knew martial arts. He was simply a perfect idol star!
Yan Chengyi firmly believed that Lu Chen was Chen Yaoyang.
The director was even excited. According to Lu Chen's level, the scenes related to him could be stretched out for several episodes.
The others also applauded.
This didn't happen at all in the previous interviews.
Yan Chengyi put down his hand and said with a smile, "Very good, I think …"
"I think …"
What Yan Chengyi never expected was that just as he opened his mouth to express his approval of Lu Chen, the investor representative sitting on the far right interrupted, "You are not very suitable for the role of Chen Yaoyang!"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was stunned.
Including Lu Chen.
Everyone looked at the middle-aged woman with incredulous eyes.
The latter reached out and lifted her gold-rimmed glasses, then smiled at Lu Chen and said, "Lu Chen, your appearance and acting skills are very good, and I like it very much, but you are too tall, not good enough for the female lead, and …"
After a pause, she continued, "You are putting too much pressure on the male lead, which is not conducive to the overall style of our show, so it's really a pity."
Unexpectedly, he was rejected, and it was for such a reason …
Lu Chen was speechless.
This person was not denying his strength, but thought that he was too strong, so he overtook the main role!
Such a strong reason made him speechless.
And Yan Chengyi's face turned blue.
What bullshit reason, he chose Lu Chen, this was the effect he wanted!
The ratings of the first season of "Urban Love" were ordinary. Although the second season was renewed to continue filming, in order to improve the ratings, there must be highlights or even explosive points.
The role of Chen Yaoyang was exactly where the breakthrough point was, and an actor like Lu Chen was needed to shine.
Moreover, Lu Chen's fame was not small, and he had nearly ten million fans on the Waves blog.
This was the guarantee of ratings!
The representative of the investors actually thought that Lu Chen had overtaken the main role.
His brain was simply flooded with water!
If this was a movie, there would be a problem if the light of the supporting role was stronger than the protagonist, but as a fast-paced weekend show, a good supporting role would undoubtedly bring a sense of freshness to the audience. It was a good thing to have controversy and conflict.
He said flatly, "Manager Gong, I don't think these are problems."
The middle-aged woman still smiled: "Director Yan, then let's put it aside first and let the people behind us finish trying. If there is no more suitable one, then we can consider this Mr. Lu Chen, okay?"
Yan Chengyi finally understood. What bullshit pressure, it was clear that the investors already had a candidate.
They were 100% waiting for the audition in the back!
What was too much was that the other party did not discuss it with him in advance, and set him up at the critical moment.
As for the reason, it was very complicated.
But the world was big, the investment was the biggest, and it was easy to annoy the investors and replace the director. The first season of "Urban Love" had already been filmed, and Yan Chengyi's importance to this TV series had not reached the level of indispensable.
Unless the ratings of the first season were so high that people could not ignore his role.
Yan Chengyi couldn't help but be disheartened and said expressionlessly, "Whatever."
This was the loudest protest he could muster.
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