Chapter 7(1/2)
Before Yun Xian could reply to Jin Tian’s text message, a strange phone call came in.
The phone showed the number from the United States, and he answered it without hesitation.
"Xiao Zhong." Yun Xian slowed down his voice. It should be around 8 o'clock in the morning in the United States now.
The other party probably didn't expect Yun Xian to recognize him immediately. After a while, he said: "Brother, I saw a photo of Jin Tian and you on Facebook. It took a lot of effort to get your number."
"Well, is there anything?"
"Brother, I will be eighteen next month. Do you have time to attend my birthday party? I called Mr. Meng a few days ago, but he didn't reply me directly, so I came to ask you on my own initiative."
"Yes, next month is your birthday. I almost forgot about graduation recently. Do you want any gifts? I'll buy it for you."
Yun Zhong's voice was very low: "Brother, Mr. Meng has bought me his birthday gift. You know, my mother and I want to see you, and you haven't been here for more than half a year."
Yun Xian paused and smiled reluctantly: "Okay, I understand. If I have time next month, I will go there." Yun Xian knew that Meng Tangzhou didn't like him to go to the United States, but he couldn't refuse Yun Zhong's request.
Yun Zhong was indeed very happy and his voice became excited: "Okay, brother, if you come, tell me in advance."
"Yeah, OK."
Yun Xian closed the line and thought that next month, he happened to catch up with the start of "Ask the Immortal". If Tang Jun successfully auditioned, I am afraid that Yun Zhong's birthday party would probably have no time to pass.
He was not surprised at all that Meng Tangzhou suppressed this matter. Before sending Yun Zhong and Zhang Lan to the United States, they had already agreed to minimize contact with him. Yun Zhong and the others did not know about his relationship with Meng Tangzhou. They once thought that Meng Tangzhou was the savior of the Yun family, and they thought that Yun Xian planned to work directly in Meng Tangzhou's company after graduation in order to repay Meng Tangzhou's kindness.
At first, Yun Zhong often complained that Yun Xian did not take the initiative to contact them, but later he didn't know what Meng Tangzhou said to Yun Zhong, so Yun Zhong reduced the number of times he looked for Yun Xian.
After replying to Jin Tian's text message, Yun Xian covered himself from head to toe with a quilt, and his whole body was covered by Meng Tangzhou's breath, and he fell asleep quickly.
After the graduation photos were taken, the thesis defense was soon, and graduation ceremonies followed one after another. Time was as fast as turning pages, and more than half a month passed.
The brokerage company has also been registered, called the Innovation Artist Brokerage Company, with the English abbreviation CAA.
Xiao Liang was sent to Yun Xian by Meng Tangzhou and was demoted from the president's special assistant to the agent's assistant. Xiao Liang had to cheer up and manage the agency. Who told him that the boss on his head was still Meng Tangzhou?
Xiao Liang's work efficiency is still very high. As soon as Yun Xian, Tang Jun and Jintian attended the graduation ceremony, Xiao Liang immediately took the three of them to CAA. After a brief visit to the company, he began to introduce the team's creative staff to Yun Xian and others.
It was already seven o'clock in the evening, and Xiaoliang was already planning to go out for a meal when everyone got to know each other and work would officially start tomorrow.
Xiao Liang introduced the main creators to Yun Xian and others in turn, from assistants, stylists, public relations, lawyers, and makeup artists.
"...This is Juan Juan, a loyal fan of Holmes. He has been in the Hollywood makeup team. In the future, Juan Juan and his apprentice will be responsible for the makeup work of the company's artists..."
Juanjuan is a coquettish and enchanting... a man, a boy and a girl, dressed in a colorful manner, his eyes were blurred, and he stood out among the crowd.
Tang Jun is very suspicious of whether such a makeup artist is really reliable.
Before Xiao Liang could finish his words, a strange gasp suddenly sounded, and everyone held their breath and heard: "Immortal~ Yes~ It feels so comfortable~ I'm coming in~"
Everyone's eyes gathered on Yun Xian, who had clear eyes and calmness.
Tang Jun was embarrassed by the breath, and his face turned red like a monkey's butt.
Xiaoliang's face turned green and white. What's the situation? Who is causing trouble?
**'s breathing lasted for a few seconds. As if he was remembering something, he hurried to his desk to flip his bag.
"I'm sorry, everyone, this is my cell phone ringtone. It's really, I don't know if it's my working hours~" Then he twisted his waist and answered the phone, "hi, honey, I hate it~"
Everyone watched Juanjuan silently and called indirectly. The atmosphere in the office was so awkward.
Tang Jun didn't expect Juan Juan to be a gay man, so he was so scared that he leaned against Yun Xian and even got goosebumps.
He whispered to Yun Xian, "Xianxian, is that really okay with that scroll?"
“Don’t discriminate against homosexuality.”
Tang Jun had a bitter face and wanted to cry without tears.
After waiting for two minutes, Xiaoliang finished introducing the hairstyle designer and clothing consultant, and Juanjuan also answered the phone.
"... Overall, this is the case for everyone. Our team is full of professional and high-end people. I hope everyone can unite with each other and create brilliance together."
After Xiao Liang's introduction was finished, Tang Jun applauded, and everyone applauded.
"Mr. Yun, let's go out tonight to gather." Xiao Liang hopes that everyone will get familiar with each other as soon as possible. A dinner is the best choice.
"You all call me Xianxian in the future. It's not good to work together." Yun Xian's eyes were black and bright, with a warm color.
So the group went directly to have a meal nearby. After dinner, Juanjuan suggested singing K. Xiaoliang asked for a private room. Perhaps because he had a better relationship after dinner, everyone was not so restricted in KTV. They took turns to sing a song. The most surprising thing was Yun Xian, who didn't expect that his voice was surprisingly nice.
Yun Xian sang a song "Three Lives", with deep and full feelings and very well-controlled. Compared with the original singer, it has a unique charm.
"Zeng Mengying and I've been in love with you
Like a touch of sweetness in spring
A beautiful dream
How did this flower-like season come from the Three Lives Stone…”
Only then did everyone realize that Yun Xian had a hand and was willing to let him go easily, so they made another fuss to ask him to sing a song.
A group of people played in KTV until twelve o'clock.
Xiao Liang sent Jin Tian back, Yun Xian and Tang Jun walked back to the apartment nearby, but unexpectedly Juan Juan followed them, and even more coincidentally Juan lived next to them.
Tang Jun was a little afraid of Juanjuan. He was not discriminating against gay people, but was afraid that if he stayed with gay people for a long time, his sexual orientation would also be affected.
Whatever you are afraid of, Tang Jun heard the phone ringtone of Juanjuan next door while taking a shower. He was so scared that he was clever, slipped and sprained his ankle.
Halfway through Yun Xian's text message to Meng Tangzhou, he heard Tang Jun screaming in the bathroom.
The next day, Tang Jun limped to the company, and he gained everyone's sympathy. Juanjuan responded the most and was the first to rush up to ask about his well-being. Tang Jun was too late to hide.
Xiao Liang was not in a mood to watch the show at all, and his face was tangled: "I have to go to Director Tang's audition tomorrow, what should I do now?"
"It's okay, this little injury will not affect the audition." Tang Jun hurriedly explained.
Yun Xian had already scolded Tang Jun last night, so he didn't say much. Fortunately, Tang Jun just twisted his feet, and it would be troublesome if he dodged his waist.
Everyone comforted Tang Jun and went to work hard.
When Yun Xian saw a script on his desk, Xiao Liang hurriedly explained: "This is the final script of "Ask the Immortals". Mr. Meng asked me to bring it to you."
When Tang Jun heard this, he jumped over and rushed to see: "Let's take a look."
After a while, Tang Jun cried and said, "Xianxian, the screenwriter cut the second male lead's line by half. What's going on?"
Yun Xian saw that Tang Jun marked the part with a red pen, which was indeed much less than the lines in the first script.
"This is normal. The script of the first draft has not been finalized, and it is normal for the screenwriter to modify the script significantly. You should make sure you can win this role tomorrow."
Yun Xian was relatively calm. He looked carefully at the final script. He had few scenes and few lines. Many shots were expressed by their eyes, which increased the difficulty.
That night, Yun Xian discussed several main scenes in the play with Tang Jun, and analyzed and figured out how to act if he got the audition clips.
The two of them were off very late. Early the next morning, the driver and assistant drove a nanny car to pick Yun Xian and Tang Jun up for audition. Jin Tian wanted to go to the fun, so he followed him.
Because the biggest investor of "Ask the Immortal" is Qilin Entertainment, this internal audition will be held directly in the audition hall on the 22nd floor of Qilin Entertainment.
Those who came were all actors invited by Director Tang and the producer, mainly choosing the second male lead and the second female lead. The first female lead has been decided.
Yun Xian saw Ruan Qing without surprise, and then he realized that the man must be the number one brother of Qilin Entertainment Jinze.
"Xianxian, why did you come?" Meng Tangzhou's voice suddenly came into his ears.
Even though Meng Tangzhou is not a person in the circle, he is well-dressed, elegant and graceful, and is very dazzling even when standing among a group of male stars.
Yun Xian couldn't react for a moment, and Jin Tian was already close to him and greeted Meng Tangzhou: "Brother Meng, you can also come to the audition."
Tang Jun asked quietly: "Xianxian, who is this?"
"Our boss." Yun Xian only gave a vague answer.
At this time, assistant Linlin reminded Tang Jun that she could go and take the audition clip, and Tang Jun hurriedly ran up.
Yun Xian went to talk to Meng Tangzhou at this time, knowing that Meng Tangzhou was visiting him specifically today because Meng Tangzhou was going on a business trip for a week in the afternoon.
After a while, one of the judges in the judges' seats shouted loudly: "Next, Tang Jun!"
Tang Guoyong's assistant gave Tang Jun a piece of white paper: "Two minutes to prepare."
The audition clips drawn by Tang Jun are described in detail on the white paper:
Character introduction: Sangzi, male, charlatan, 26 years old, has no place to live. He has a cunning personality and never tells the truth.
Audition clip: By chance, I picked up a water-avoiding bead. I heard that the third princess of the Dragon Palace wanted to see folk tricks, so she used the water-avoiding bead to go to the Dragon Palace to recommend herself. As a result, she was disliked because of her appearance and was pulled out by the shrimp soldiers.
Yun Xian and Jin Tian sat forward, and Jin Tian asked in a low voice: "Is Tang Jun okay? Is he a little nervous?"
"Look first and then talk about it."
This scene was the first meeting between Sangzi and Long San, and because of this first meeting, it laid the foundation for Sangzi's love and hatred for Long San. When Tang Jun got the first script, Yun Xian had already talked to him thoroughly and figured out the characters' psychology. Later, the final script deleted some of the lines of the first scene. Yun Xian and Tang Jun had a fight last night, and coincidentally they had the same scene.
The actors who auditioned the previous ones all performed their best, but Tang Jun still didn't dare to take it lightly.
Tang Guoyong asked: "Are you ready?"
“It’s time to start.”
Tang Jun took a deep breath and walked to the middle of the stage.
Tang Jun kept rubbing his hands, his eyes secretly looked around him, and some subtle amazement flashed on his face from time to time.
To be continued...