I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 250 248. Self-mutilation (Thanks to the leader of "mercury11"!)

"Xiao Ming, did you ask about Yang Mi last time? Her contract expires in the first half of next year. Does she have any plans for the next step?"

In the business car, Huang Xiaoming opened his half-lidded eyes when he heard his agent Zhou Siwei's words.

His eyes were actually different from usual at this moment, looking more or less sinister and cold.

It seems that the whole person's temperament has also undergone a completely different change.

Even the voice he spoke became a little weird, no longer so smooth.

"I didn't ask. It's not easy to ask about this kind of thing."

Very weird Mandarin.

It's not a dialect, it's a deliberately somewhat artificial sense of "pretending to be a foreigner".

Zhou Siwei was not surprised, he just nodded:

"Then... try to keep Director Xu for lunch at noon so that I can talk to him about Yang Mi."

As he spoke, the car had arrived at the parking space.

The car door was opened, and Zhou Siwei got out of the car without waiting for Huang Xiaoming:

"I need to go to the toilet."

Huang Xiaoming didn't say anything. After getting off the car, he walked up two steps to the door of the small office building and saw an A4 paper posted on the sign at the door.

There is a line of words on the paper:

"Audition for "The Wind", please go to the third floor and turn left."

He had an idea in mind, but he was not in a hurry to go in.

Instead, he took out a cigarette from his pocket.

He put the cigarette to his nose and smelled it. He seemed to be stimulated by the smell, so he rubbed his nose again.

It's like having rhinitis.

Finally, he put it to his mouth and lit it, and then started pacing in place with half-closed eyes.

This is his audition status.

Every actor's preparation for a role audition is different, including the steps of relaxing, getting into the role, and acting out.

Everyone's habit is to follow the pace that is most comfortable for them.

For Huang Xiaoming, the most comfortable state is to sleep until he wakes up naturally and then drinks a glass of warm water.

Skip breakfast because eating too much will make him feel mentally tired.

Therefore, after drinking this glass of water, he will not eat anything again, maintaining the "transparency" from the inside out and the slight discomfort of lack of food in the stomach, to keep his spirit where he wants. When you go off track, you will only notice these discomforts and not think about anything else.

And then...keep it up until the audition is over.

He can communicate with people in the middle, but the people he communicates with cannot talk more or less.

Too much will make him act out.

Anything less will make it impossible for him to grasp the state of the character.

Then when he arrived at the audition, he didn't need anyone else to take care of him from the moment he got out of the car.

I will go directly to the audition after making sufficient preparations based on my own understanding of the character.

And now this is the state he is in when he is preparing.

Because in his setting, the character "Takeda" should be aloof at heart.

It's not about good or evil, it's about his self-righteousness.

And this kind of self-righteousness is also accompanied by an emotion that looks like self-confidence, but is actually narcissistic.

You also need to have a little mysophobia, otherwise it will not match the punishment of physical examination.

He shouldn't smoke too much. He should seem to have reason above all else. Tobacco can only be used to refresh himself or as a transition when his mood fluctuates.

It absolutely cannot be dependent.

Etc., etc.

He adjusted these details little by little.

Once adjusted, he will go up.

Even though it was a little late, he had already greeted Xu Xin before, so he didn't panic.

This is not the time to pay attention to human feelings, but to show the professional standards of an actor.

Then he heard the sound of a car engine.

He ignored it and continued to pace.

Then I heard the movement of the car door and the strange sound under the footsteps:

"Brother Xiao Ming?"

"..."

Huang Xiaoming paused in his steps.

The mental level of being involved in the drama is a little unstable.

Subconsciously, he turned his head to look with a little dissatisfaction, but immediately the dissatisfaction in his eyes turned into confusion, and then gradually turned into an accident.

Liu Yifei?

Even though he was wearing a cap and a mask, he still recognized those eyes immediately after seeing them.

Liu Yifei...?

He blinked rapidly...

But after Liu Yifei saw his appearance, as a "Little Dragon Girl", she had seen with her own eyes how Huang Xiaoming entered the character state, and she immediately nodded:

"Brother Xiao Ming, you prepare first, I'm going up for the audition."

After saying that, she nodded politely to Huang Xiaoming, lowered the brim of her hat and passed by Huang Xiaoming.

"..."

Huang Xiaoming's eyes finally jumped out of that mental state, and then were quickly replaced by a trace of doubt.

After briefly regaining consciousness, his mind began to spin rapidly.

Didn't he tell Xu Xin about Liu Yifei's situation?

I said it.

Then why... would she come again?

She just said she wanted to audition...

But he has read the entire script of "The Wind", and there are only two female characters. One is Li Ningyu and the other is Gu Xiaomeng.

Gu Xiaomeng is Yang Mi, and Li Ningyu is Liang Binning.

Will these two change?

Not to mention that he had changed... Even if he, a junior, had an affair with Yang Mi and Liu Yifei behind his back, he wouldn't believe it.

Because the problem now is not his junior, but Liu Yifei herself.

She was rejected by this circle.

Therefore... it is impossible for Gu Xiaomeng and Liang Binning.

So who will she audition for? ……Um?

Suddenly, Huang Xiaoming thought of a possibility.

But after thinking about this possibility, a sense of absurdity arose in my heart.

this……

impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

How could she possibly play this role?

impossible.

But apart from this role, there is no reason for anything else!

Even if she plays this role, what good will she gain? ……benefit? Wait, could it be...

In a daze, Liang Binning, Xu Xin, Xiying Studio... a series of keywords emerged from his heart.

And along with these keywords came two guesses.

One is...isn't Xi Film Studio afraid of being tricked like the first two "taken advantage of"?

The second thing is... in this matter, what kind of role did the junior brother play in this?

"..."

"Huh...Xiao Ming, how are you? Can you go in?"

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the words of his agent Zhou Siwei.

He woke up as if from a dream.

Subconsciously, she turned her head and glanced at him. The frown on her brows made Zhou Siwei stunned for a moment, and he asked with words of concern:

"Are you okay? Can't you enter the state?"

"……fine."

Huang Xiaoming was silent for a moment before shaking his head.

He chose silence because he knew that his agent was a staunch supporter of the company. Therefore, if he told about Liu Yifei, the company would definitely report it and Huayi would send more female artists over.

In this case...it's not necessary.

Therefore, he chose to conceal and remain silent.

But when he planned to enter the character's heart again, the last thought in his mind was an afterthought:

"It seems that the attitude towards Liu Yifei needs to change."

…

When they heard that Liu Yifei was coming to audition, everyone present was silent for about five or six minutes.

No one knew what to say.

The matter between Hua Yi and Liu Yifei has actually spread in the circle.

Although many people may not know the details, they all understand that actors who offend Huayi, a giant, will probably not end well.

Now Liu Yifei is willing to audition for a small role, which can be seen from this.

That's the heroine of "The King of Kung Fu".

A new generation of celebrities who "overwhelmed" Li Bingbing.

But time has passed, how long has it been...

Therefore, each of them has a bit of a dreamy feeling of right and wrong in their hearts.

However, Qi Lei woke up the fastest and asked in a low voice:

"Then...how to define it?"

"Friendly guest appearance."

After hearing this, Qi Lei probably had the answer in his mind and nodded:

"no problem."

"It's not necessarily her yet. Let's watch the show first."

"..."

"..."

"..."

So, while waiting in silence, Liu Yifei opened the door and walked in.

Seeing the formation of more than a dozen people, there was no tension in her eyes. When she finally looked away from Xu Xin, she had already taken off her mask and hat.

Standing in front of the cross tape, he bowed politely and introduced himself:

"Hello directors, I am Liu Yifei. I came here today to audition for the role of the unknown female killer."

Height is not introduced.

No need.

But after hearing her words, Xu Xin said:

"Thank you, Yifei, for asking you to travel such a long distance."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips before nodding:

"Director Xu is too polite. Then...can I start?"

"emmmm..."

Xu Xin thought for a while and suddenly asked:

"This character actually appeared for a very short time. Can you tell me your understanding of it?"

"able."

Liu Yifei responded and slowly expressed her understanding:

"This role is to promote the emergence of Wang Tianxiang and the "Sixth Master" who uses acupuncture, and to reflect the cruel punishment within the Wang puppet and the Japanese. In terms of expressiveness, what I want to show is that this character is Pain and persistence during torture.

Even though her body was eaten by Ba Niu, she did not reveal any information about the underground lurkers. Until Master Liu appeared.

The more painful I show myself, the more cruel my methods are. In this way, later on, when Wu Zhiguo faced Liu Ye's torture methods, he forcefully took three needles to echo my scene. It can also show how firm the inner will of an unsung hero who serves the country and the nation.

Therefore, I exist as the most direct expression of the pain Wu Zhiguo suffered. Everything he encounters is based on my pain, and when the audience sees him, they can naturally merge the two characters into one. Therefore, this role is actually... very important! "

"!!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Not to mention Xu Xin, everyone showed a surprised expression.

This morning, there were about ten actresses auditioning for the role of "Gu Xiaomeng" and performing the torture scene...?

Normally, Xu Xin would ask this question after the performance.

Because he wants to see what comes out of the pot.

Those with poor acting skills, such as the girl named Wang Xiaochen...

The voice is not small, but the acting is a mess.

I am not qualified to be asked.

If your acting skills are not up to standard, how can you talk about understanding?

But Xu Xin would ask some questions about some actors whose acting skills were acceptable and who showed that kind of pain.

And the answers obtained varied.

Some people say that it "embodies the animalistic behavior of the Japanese."

Indeed, some people say, "This expresses the suffering we have suffered and reflects the hard-won success of today"...

Overall, these two explanations.

According to reading comprehension, the theme is accurately defined.

But there is a lack of contrasting story themes.

Liu Yifei was the first to connect this unknown female killer with Wu Zhiguo.

It is also the one that best fits the definition of each role by the people in these director groups.

Everyone, including Xu Xin, felt a hint of recognition in their hearts.

But no one showed it, but listened to Xu Xin say:

"Okay, someone will play with you in a while. You can bring your own props and you have one minute to prepare."

"OK."

After hearing this, Liu Yifei nodded, turned around and picked up the chair next to her, moved it to the position of the cross tape, and suddenly took out a small bottle from her handbag.

A group of people were attracted by her movements and didn't understand what the small bottle was for.

But soon I saw Liu Yifei opening the vial and squeezing out some transparent glue-like stuff inside.

Then start applying the whole hand.

Disinfectant gel?

Seeing this action, everyone became more confused after understanding what was in the bottle.

Does Liu Yifei have mysophobia?

While she was thinking about it, everyone noticed that she paid special attention to cleaning her nails.

After rubbing the inside and outside of her hands for a while, she took off her down jacket, revealing a thin cotton T-shirt.

Then he put his hands behind his back and sat on the chair.

Take a deep breath.

"Hiss~~~~"

"call……"

At this time, Xu Xin thought for a moment, waved to the scriptwriter, and took over the script.

At the same time, he opened the teacup in front of him and poured some water into it.

"time up."

The stage manager took time to speak.

Liu Yifei also opened her eyes.

In the quiet audition hall, her slight breathing sounded.

"Hiss~~Huh, Huh, Huh..."

The sound was rapid and staccato.

It's like he's in pain.

But she looked straight at the stage manager, her eyes unblinking.

But the muscles in his face began to twitch.

An instinct to endure pain appeared along with the knitting of his brows.

"His, hiss, hiss, hiss~"

Every gasp was fitful.

Just by listening to her breathing, you can tell that she is suffering from constant pain.

But Li Pingdong, who was sitting at the very edge, suddenly frowned...

At this time, Xu Xin took a look at the script and spoke:

"Mmm, it smells so good."

With one sentence, Liu Yifei shivered, and Xu Xin's figure was reflected in her fearful eyes.

"Tell me, where did your information come from?"

"..."

Liu Yifei has no lines.

Just his body started to tremble.

Suddenly he was shaking violently, and his head tilted forward.

Chest.

Because Wang Tianxiang brushed the brush full of spices on her chest.

This holding of the breast is the instinct of not wanting others to touch the breast.

First he sucked his chest, then his head began to fall back and turned to one side, his lips trembled, but his eyes closed.

It was like being humiliated.

Because Wang Tianxiang's brush had already brushed her neck from her chest.

The itching, pain, and smell turned into fuel for fear.

But as her eyes closed, her lips pursed hard.

Sip very hard.

Xu Xin, who had been paying attention to her microexpressions after finishing her lines, nodded, picked up the tea cup, and spilled the water in the cup on the ground.

There was a "Zila" sound.

Then came the sentence:

"Ba Niu, come on."

"..."

Liu Yifei's body suddenly leaned back, her feet began to kick on the ground, and she wanted to retreat in fear.

Her strength was indeed quite strong, and the chair and the tiled floor made friction sounds.

And after struggling like this on the ground, she suddenly let out a painful wail.

It's a real cry.

It's not the kind of screaming like Wang Xiaochen's neck, but a kind of sound coming from the throat, because the tongue cannot move freely because of clenching the teeth:

"Uhhhhhhh!!!"

At this time, she began to shake her head, but the frequency of shaking her head was not high. It was a set of movements of "turning her head quickly, stiffening her whole body, gritting her teeth and making a sound, and then turning her head quickly".

And because her hands were behind her, when her body began to twist on the chair, it felt like someone had cut off her arm, and her struggle was in vain.

Even Xu Xin saw the veins on her neck.

And those cheeks that turned red from gnashing of teeth!

"Director Xu..."

Li Pingdong suddenly spoke...

But Xu Xin's hand was raised instantly.

Signaling him to stop talking.

"..."

The old man who has been in the world for a lifetime is being stopped by a twenty-year-old young man in this way. Strictly speaking, it is a bit shameful.

But no one cared.

Because everyone's brows frowned.

But the director didn't say stop.

Then it can't stop.

I kept watching Liu Yifei in this state of being possessed, struggling on the chair until her lower back finally lost strength and her head lowered.

"Okay, stop."

After saying that, he stood up and walked quickly towards the pale Liu Yifei.

Walking to the side of her who was still breathing heavily, Xu Xin didn't say anything, and even pushed her back roughly, making her sit on the chair and lie forward, and slightly lifted up her dress. T-SHIRT.

In fact, logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. After all, there are differences between men and women.

But the problem is...Liu Yifei can't see it.

So it cannot be evaluated.

As for what to evaluate…

You can tell by looking at the bloody nail marks on his back.

"...It's okay. It's bleeding, but luckily you didn't act stupid and dig it to death..."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Yifei, who had a trace of blush on the tips of her bloodless ears, subconsciously sat up straight and looked up at him with pain still in her eyes.

"...Is the assistant here?"

"without……"

Hearing this, Xu Xin sighed helplessly and said:

"Go and wait on the first floor. I'll ask my assistant to take you to disinfect and apply iodine... You don't have a scarred constitution, do you?"

"Hiss...it's okay."

"This is not the director or actor, I am telling you as a friend. Okay, go and wait, I will ask the assistant to contact you."

Having said this, he paused.

His hand patted her shoulder:

"Thank you for your hard work. You did a great job."

One sentence.

Liu Yifei's eyes suddenly turned red.

But she did not continue to say anything. Instead, she stood up silently and bowed politely to everyone:

"Thank you directors."

He bent down to pick up his bag, picked up his clothes and walked out silently.

From waiting for her when she received the call to when she left.

It took less than ten minutes in total.

But in exchange, everyone was silent for more than a minute after she left.

Finally, Xu Xin, who put down his phone, spoke.

"She's the best right now, no doubt about it."

Li Haiping also nodded:

"Well, although I don't agree with this way of acting...but her understanding of the character and her energy...I think it's okay."

"……well."

Li Pingdong suddenly sighed:

"My nephew likes her very much... If he knew about her "self-mutilation", he would be very sad."

After speaking, he turned to his disciple Lin Li and said:

"Rewind the paragraph just now and read it."

After a while, Liu Yifei's performance started again on the screen.

After the performance lasted for more than a minute, and everyone watched in silence, Xu Xin said:

"Do you have any objections? If not, I will make the decision...Mr. Qi?"

Hearing that he specifically called him, Qi Lei knew what Xu Xin meant, so he seemed a little hesitant.

Xu Xin also knew why he was hesitating.

There is also a thought in my heart.

Because this decision actually involves some pressure.

But these pressures...compared to her performance just now and the friendship between Yang Mi and her...

It seems that it is not worth mentioning.

So I added:

"I think the play is very good."

As soon as these words came out, Qi Lei smiled and shook his head:

"Director Xu says it's okay, then that's okay."

"...Okay, let's just say that. Call the next one."

…

"Yifei."

On the stairs leading to the third floor, Huang Xiaoming saw Liu Yifei coming out, with a happy smile on her face this time.

Liu Yifei, who was still a little pale, was stunned for a moment, and this time she took the initiative to pull down her mask:

"Brother Xiao Ming."

"Well, it's over?"

"……right."

"That's it...I believe you'll be fine! Maybe we'll have to form a crew again."

"Well……"

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, a smile appeared on her face, and she bowed politely:

"Brother Xiao Ming, come on too."

"Well, okay. I'll go up first...Hey, are you free tonight?"

"……some."

"...?"

Huang Xiaoming was stunned when he heard this.

But the words have already been spoken... After he reacted, he nodded:

"Well, let's contact you tonight? When we were on the set, I even asked you to treat you to a particularly delicious hotpot."

Then I heard Liu Yifei say:

"Okay, Brother Xiao Ming, I will definitely be there!"

"..."

Huang Xiaoming was stunned again, then smiled and said:

"Um!"

"Brother Xiao Ming, come on!"

"haha ok!"

The two of them parted.

Liu Yifei hurried downstairs.

After reaching the third floor, Huang Xiaoming passed by Zhang Jiao, who was walking in the same hurry. Huang Xiaoming's eyes were full of doubts.

Strange.

The sun comes out in the west?

…

"Huang Xiaoming's performance is still very stable."

"Well, I really like the somewhat morbid qualities he added to Takeda himself."

"...But I always have a vague impression that he is playing the CEO of a listed company. What's going on?"

"Has Xu Wenqiang seen too much?...What does Director Xu think?"

"It's not bad. He put a lot of thought into it. Like Liu Yifei, he has a complete script, which I have given him before. So he has a better understanding of the character's heart than others. I think... he can be in the second grade. The round of auditions is the same as the roles that can be selected today. Everyone gets the complete script before trying again."

"Can……"

"Agree."

"good."

"...Then let's do this this morning. Let's go have a meal. The cafeteria is already ready."

Finally, with Qi Lei's words, the entire crew ended the audition in the morning.

When they went out, the director and the actors did not make any mistakes.

After the meal, while Xu Xin was smoking in the lounge, Zhang Jiao walked in:

"Director Xu, it's done."

"Um...is it serious?"

"Fortunately, I did pick the flesh, but I just need to disinfect it and wait for recovery. Fortunately, I picked it to death, not scratching it, otherwise it might leave scars after picking out the flesh. But there is no problem now..."

Xu Xin breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Huh...that's fine."

After hearing this, Zhang Jiao thought for a while and asked:

"Director Xu, why...why did she do this?"

"Because she's an actress."

"Well……"

Zhang Jiao was stunned.

Obviously he didn't understand what Xu Xin meant.

"Acting is not about making expressions, nor is it about imitating others. There is a saying in this industry: what we need is a hungry actor, not an actor who performs hunger. She wanted to express the pain of the character, so she felt the pain."

This time, Zhang Jiao understood, her eyes filled with disbelief:

"She...she picked her own flesh just to play the pain of this role?"

"Um."

"..."

That's Liu Yifei!

Fairy sister Liu Yifei!

Let the gods...pick their own flesh?

Performing in this self-harming way?

Zhang Jiao didn't know what others would think after knowing the news.

But here, after hearing this, she had only one thought in her mind.

This person...

Are you so cruel to yourself? !

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