Chapter 63: Director Bi Dong’s Test (Ch 63)

At twelve o’clock noon, the two arrived in the capital.

As soon as he left the airport, Qi Jia felt the cold and chilly air from the north.

Although I was wearing a down jacket, I still felt my calves shaking after standing outdoors for a while.

According to the address given by Qiu Mingyu, I took a taxi at the airport and went to where he was.

Since there are still several months before the crew starts filming,

Therefore, there is no large-scale open audition yet. The crew is only looking for suitable candidates for a few leading roles within a small circle.

Therefore, the place Qi Jia and the others were going to now was not the set but Qiu Mingyu’s office.

More than forty minutes later, the two arrived at the location.

After a phone call, a female employee with a work badge around her neck walked out of the building.

The other party saw Qi Jia and Chen Yuwen at a glance, walked up to them with a smile and greeted them warmly.

“You are Teacher Qi Jia, right?”

“Hello, I’m Qi Jia, and this is my agent Chen Yuwen.”

Qi Jia responded with a smile, and the other party greeted Chen Yuwen again and continued.

“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll take you upstairs. Producer Qiu and Director Zeng are already waiting upstairs.”

Following the staff to the office on the ninth floor, the staff first arranged for the two to stay in the lounge.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll go inform Producer Qiu and the others.”

After saying that, the staff left first.

“Have you read the script carefully? Do you have confidence?”

Seeing Qi Jia’s calm appearance, Chen Yuwen couldn’t help but feel a little worried.

“Don’t worry, sister. When have I ever joked about auditions?”

Qi Jia gave her a calm look.

These days, he did nothing but study the script in his apartment.

He even wrote a biography of more than 20,000 words for the character of Xiaobei based on his own understanding.

In his opinion, Xiaobei is a person who is both good and evil.

Say he is evil,

First of all, his job is to collect naked loans, and his work performance is pretty good.

This proves that when he is collecting debts, his methods of dealing with borrowers will definitely not be gentle.

Coupled with the tragic experience of being abandoned as a child, he suffered personality and psychological trauma.

The above two points prove that he is not a kind-hearted person.

However, due to his tragic childhood experiences, he desperately longs for family warmth and care from others.

As the only person who cared about him in the story, Chen Nian

In Xiaobei’s heart, she is as pure as the white moonlight.

As a violent and ruthless person, in order to protect this purity,

He would help Chen Nian fulfill her dream without asking for anything in return, and he would not regret it at all even if he helped her go to jail.

This point also shows that he still has some kindness in his heart.

Not long after,

The staff member came back and took Qi Jia to an office door alone and knocked on it.

After waiting for a response from inside, he opened the door and let Qi Jia in.

There were three people sitting in the room.

Qi Jia only knew the middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses in the middle.

This is the film’s director, Zeng Guoxiang. He searched for him online before coming.

When the three of them saw him come in, they all looked at him and then nodded slightly.

“Hello, teachers. I am Qi Jia, an artist from Jiaxing Media. I am here to audition for the role of Xiao Bei.”

Qi Jia stood up in front of the three people and introduced himself respectfully.

“Hello Qi Jia, I’m Qiu Mingyu. Xu Zheng thinks highly of you. Today, the three of us will test you. I hope you won’t let us down.”

After Qi Jia finished his introduction, Qiu Mingyu, who was wearing black-framed glasses and looked like a university teacher, nodded to him.

Then, he was introduced to Zeng Guoxiang and another casting director Zheng Hao.

“Thank you to the three teachers and Teacher Xu Zheng for giving me the opportunity. I am ready and can start.”

Qi Jia nodded and said confidently.

“Director Zeng, how do you want to try it?”

Qiu Mingyu asked Zeng Guoxiang who was sitting in the middle. After all, he was the director and whether it was suitable or not would ultimately depend on him.

Zeng Guoxiang thought about it, then stood up, walked to a tea table nearby and sat down, waving to Qi Jia.

“Come here, I’ll act with you.”

Qi Jia didn’t think much about it, just walked over and sat down opposite him.

“I’m playing Chen Nian, and you start from the first time Xiaobei brings Chen Nian home, when Xiaobei asks Chen Nian if she likes him.”

“Good director”

Qi Jia nodded, and quickly found the corresponding lines in the script in his mind. At the same time, he began to adjust his facial expressions and vocal cords.

Try to completely immerse yourself in this plot.

After getting ready, he nodded to the three of them at the same time.

“Then let’s get started.”

The director went to act, so Qiu Mingyu shouted.

As soon as the words fell, Qi Jia’s serious expression suddenly changed, and he exuded a nonchalant aura.

With a cynical smile on his face, he looked at Zeng Guoxiang and said.

“Do you like me a little bit?”

The almost seamless transition of expressions made Zeng Guoxiang’s mind go blank for a moment, and he actually forgot the lyrics.

So much so that after Qi Jia finished speaking, he was stunned for a long time, and finally waved his hands awkwardly and said.

“Sorry, I forgot the words. Let’s start over.”

Qiu Mingyu and Zheng Hao were also a little confused. They didn’t expect this to happen.

Qi Jia didn’t think much about it. After all, he was just a director, not an actor, so it was normal for him to forget his lines for a while.

Zeng Guoxiang took the script, and after everything was ready, he continued.

“What do I like about you?”

After Qi Jia finished speaking his lines, Zeng Guoxiang recited the first line without any emotion.

After hearing this, Qi Jia’s expression changed again.

He remained silent, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

There was a hint of confusion in the look he gave Zeng Guoxiang, because he had just said that casually.

He never thought that Chen Nian would ask him so directly, because he didn’t know what was so worthy of Chen Nian’s love for him.

But soon the confused look was replaced by displeasure, because he felt contempt and disdain from Chen Nian’s tone.

The seamless switching of three expressions in succession made Qiu Mingyu, who was watching the show on the side, nod his head repeatedly and think to himself.

“Xu Zheng is right. This guy’s acting skills are really good.”

After a pause of a few seconds, Zeng Guoxiang continued.

“I never thought about whether I like you or not.”

“If you don’t like it, come home with me!”

Qi Jia immediately took over the conversation, and at this time, his expression and tone changed again.

His face and eyes were full of disdain, because after hearing Chen Nian’s words,

He felt that Chen Nian was also a very casual woman. Why would such a person look down on him?

…

Time passed, and the two had been acting together for nearly a minute.

No one called for a stop, so Qi Jia just kept on performing.

“Don’t worry, I didn’t bring you back just to sleep with you.”

“I never thought about why I should say it.”

As soon as Zeng Guoxiang finished his line, Qi Jia snorted and a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He returned to his nonchalant expression and spoke in a teasing tone.

“To be honest, I have thought about it.”

“Are you sure you want to continue?” Zeng Guoxiang continued.

“I’m just chatting casually.”

In response to Chen Nian’s unreasonable behavior, Qi Jia showed a helpless and impatient expression.

“Has anyone ever taught you how to speak?”

As soon as Zeng Guoxiang’s last line came out,

Qi Jia’s face suddenly showed a fierce expression, as if his scars had been exposed.

His eyes were filled with anger that was about to burst out.

“Good! Good! Good!”

At this point in the play, Zeng Guoxiang was very satisfied with Qi Jia’s performance.

Whether it was the expression and tone, or the delivery of the lines, the other party showed him what “professionalism” meant.

Just as he waved his hand to end the audition,

Bang!

Qi Jia slapped the table with his hand, and the loud noise startled all three of them.

Before Zeng Guoxiang could react, Qi Jia had already stood up.

Grabbing both of his hands, he pushed his entire body backwards and pressed it directly against the wall.

Facing the oppressive and overbearing masculinity that was coming towards him, Zeng Guoxiang had only one thought in his mind.

“What the hell! I was pushed against the wall by a man?!”