A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 178 As expected

"Hahaha, don't take it to heart. This girl is just talking nonsense." Guan Xiaotong's mother came over to smooth things over so that everyone wouldn't be so embarrassed.

Chen Jinnian waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

He naturally understood that the gossip and rumors had nothing to do with Guan Xiaotong. What he was curious about now was who was spreading the rumors outside. He didn't remember who he offended.

If other schools had heard that he was hooking up with a junior, then it would have spread all over Chunfeng Middle School a long time ago. It seemed that he had to find out what was going on.

After experiencing the social dead end just now, Guan Xiaotong turned the topic to other places and asked Wang Yidi, "Which role did you come to audition for?"

"I'm not here for an audition. I'm here with him to audition for the third male lead."

"The third male lead is Yu Huanzhen." Guan Xiaotong said in a slightly puzzled tone. She is the lead actor of this play, so she knows a lot of information.

Including the start time of filming of this drama, the reason why it was scheduled to start filming at the end of January was also negotiated in advance. They had to wait until she finished filming "Mr. Good" and Zhang Ruoyun finished filming "Waiting for the Migratory Birds for 15 Years" before they had time to join the crew.

As far as she knew, the second male lead, the third male lead, and the second female lead had all been decided long ago. The only main role still vacant was actually the third female lead, "Higanbana", which was why she asked Wang Yidi.

However, in order to avoid the awkwardness just now, she still wanted to confirm and said, "I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Guan Xiaotong."

"My name is Wang Yidi, and his name is Chen Jinnian." Wang Yidi replied.

"Chen Jinnian."

Guan Xiaotong silently memorized this name in her heart and compared it with the known list information to confirm that Chen Jinnian's name was not on the list.

At this time, a round-faced stage manager knocked on the door and walked in, saying respectfully, "Teacher Zhang, Teacher Guan, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. The makeup team is arranging the costumes. We can go take the final photos in a while."

"Okay, don't worry."

"fine."

Zhang Ruoyun and Guan Xiaotong also responded politely.

After notifying them of this, the round-faced stage manager did not leave. Instead, he looked down at the information in his hand, searched around the room, and then walked towards Chen Jinnian.

"Hello, are you Teacher Chen?" After confirming his identity, the other party smiled apologetically. "Excuse me, Teacher Chen, the director has already cast Yu Huanzhen this morning. Now there's also the role of Xiang Congling, who has quite a bit of screen time. I was wondering if you'd be interested in taking the role."

After he finished speaking, the faces of several people nearby changed. Changing roles at the last minute, without even asking him to try on the costumes, and directly replacing the third male lead, was obviously something that had been planned long ago. The claim that the actor had been booked in the morning was just an excuse.

After a slap in the face, there is a sweet date. If it were an ordinary actor, he would definitely accept it. After all, this is a major supporting role in a TV series that has been broadcast on TV, and it is considered a relatively high-quality film and television resource.

But Chen Jinnian is not in it now. Originally, because the time was not right, he had no intention of acting and was just here to go through the motions. Now even the middle process has been omitted, which is perfect for him.

"Really? That's such a shame. The new role is extremely difficult. I think it should be played by Chen Daoming, Ge You, or Zhang Guoli, top movie stars. How can a junior like me overstep my bounds? It's inappropriate, absolutely inappropriate."

These sarcastic words made everyone want to laugh. If they didn't know what the drama was about, they would have been fooled by Chen Jinnian. What kind of acting skills are needed for a vase role that only pretends to be cool?

After listening to this, the stage manager smiled awkwardly, and left tactfully without asking any more questions.

"Little brother, there are many people on the crew and they all have eyes and ears. If what you just said gets to the director's ears, it might have a bad impact." Zhang Ruoyun came over and reminded him quietly.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang, for the reminder."

Chen Jinnian thanked the other party for the kind reminder, and then continued, "My brother doesn't make a living as an actor. He only came here because of the platform's invitation. In fact, I don't have time to take on this drama. The crew needs to be established at the end of January, and filming will start after the new year. I am already giving him face by coming."

He actually suffered from the contempt chain in the film and television industry. These days, people who make movies look down on people who make TV series, people who make TV series look down on people who make web series, and people who make web series look down on people who make online movies.

After the skits came out, everyone looked down on those who made them.

If Chen Jinnian's first movie was released in theaters, even if it lost money, people would look up to him, but if it was released through streaming media, it would be like this now.

Whether he breaks the box office record for online movies or not, no one will care. The mainstream film and television industry will not recognize him, and he will not be included in the year-end awards and nominations.

"Brother Zhang, can you add me on WeChat? Maybe we can have a chance to cooperate in the future."

Zhang Ruoyun did not refuse. She took out her mobile phone and added him on WeChat. Then she patted him on the shoulder. No one would feel good if this happened to them.

Chen Jinnian chatted with Guan Xiaotong for a few more words, added her on WeChat, and then said goodbye to Wang Yidi and left.

After he left, Zhang Ruoyun sat next to Guan Xiaotong and asked in a low voice, "Who is the other party? Tell me about him."

"Wait a minute, I'm also looking for it." Guan Xiaotong's phone was flying around the screen, messaging her classmates. After a while, she said, "He's a senior high school student like me, but he made an online movie during the summer vacation and broadcast it on Penguin Video. He made over 20 million yuan."

"Online movies make so much money nowadays." Zhang Ruoyun raised his eyebrows. This was beyond his understanding.

"I'm not finished yet." Guan Xiaotong showed him the information on her phone. "His fans found out that he's opened a new company and submitted two scripts for review at the same time. It looks like he's planning something big."

"I was wondering why the other party didn't care at all and didn't even want the role I was given. It turns out he really doesn't think highly of it." Zhang Ruoyun said with emotion.

"I have a feeling that we might become college classmates," said Guan Xiaotong.

"Do you want to apply to the Beijing Film Academy or the Central Academy of Drama?"

"Of course it's the Beijing Film Academy. I couldn't film at the Central Academy of Drama for the first two years, which I couldn't accept. This year, I finally got to be the leading actress, and I can't lose exposure easily. I really envy you now. You've been the lead actress in all the recent dramas."

Then, Guan Xiaotong imitated the plot in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" and stroked her face and said, "Zhang Xianzong, I have a toothache."

Zhang Ruoyun couldn't help but roll her eyes, with black lines all over her forehead.

You are really good at making jokes in person, Guan Xiaotong.