It is not a new thing for actors to meet directors, but it is the first time for Lu Yanhe.
To be precise, he is not even an actor yet.
Lu Yanhe was nervous on the way there. He even thought, if only he had been a movie star before he traveled through time. Like in many time-travel novels, with strong capital, even if he traveled through time as an ordinary person, he would still have the capital to make a comeback.
He... He felt that his only capital in this world was the golden finger for the college entrance examination. Well, the books he had read, the TV dramas he had watched, and the songs he had listened to before he crossed over could be counted, but those only left a little memory. He could neither copy them word for word nor immediately turn them into a mature work that would allow him to beat the geniuses of this world as an eighteen-year-old high school student.
Do I need to audition to meet the director?
It seems that they all want it.
But he can't act either, what should he do?
Lu Yanhe felt uneasy.
But this is an important opportunity and he can't miss it.
There was no way he would give up this opportunity just because of this nervousness and uneasiness.
The worst that can happen is that you get rejected. If you get rejected, just come back to live streaming and study again!
Thinking of this, Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
That’s right, the worst that can happen is rejection.
People still need to have a way out so that they can walk more calmly.
In fact, Lu Yanhe didn't know where this retreat would lead to in the end, but at least it wasn't a situation where he had to go down this path to the end.
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Luo Yuzhong has been a TV drama director for almost thirty years.
He has won almost all the major awards for Chinese-language TV dramas. He is a truly great director, not just one who brags about his achievements.
The drama he is preparing is a modern workplace story. It has been in preparation for several years. It was not started before because there was no suitable opportunity. Now it is finally officially put on the agenda.
The heroine Jiang Yuqian once played a supporting role in one of his dramas. At that time, she was not yet famous and was a newcomer who had just debuted. Because of her excellent acting skills, she left a deep impression on him.
Eventually, Jiang Yuqian became famous and one of the most popular female stars. Even after Jiang Yuqian became famous, she didn't change her attitude towards him. She would send him blessing messages during festivals and gifts on important occasions. This left Luo Yuzhong with a good impression of Jiang Yuqian and he always wanted to find an opportunity to work with her.
However, at their level, they have very high requirements for projects and it is difficult to match their schedules. It took them two or three years to find a project to cooperate on before they came across "The Golden Age".
That morning, they met at a morning tea shop.
Because it was early and it was Sunday, there were not many customers in the store.
Jiang Yuqian also saw that Luo Yuzhong was in a good mood today, so she suddenly suggested asking Lu Yanhe to come over and let him take a look.
Luo Yuzhong said, "Although the role of Lin Xiangyu doesn't have many scenes, he is your first love in the play and has a very important meaning. As for the Lu Yanhe you recommended, I see he has never acted before?"
"I haven't played it before, but the role of Lin Xiangyu doesn't require much acting skills. I think he is quite suitable. You can meet him. If you think he is not suitable, forget it." Jiang Yuqian said with a smile.
"I heard he was an idol before?"
"I guess so, but he hasn't been very popular since his debut, and he hasn't been active much. If he hadn't saved a girl who was almost kidnapped a few days ago and made the news, many people wouldn't even know him."
"Then how did you notice him?"
"I saw the news, and he's also from our company." Jiang Yuqian laughed, "But I definitely didn't recommend him for the role of Lin Xiangyu for that reason."
"What's the reason? Because he's so handsome?"
Jiang Yuqian lowered her head and chuckled before saying, "That's pretty much the reason."
Luo Yuzhong pointed his finger at Jiang Yuqian and said, "You."
If the heroine recommends someone to play a role with not many lines, the director will generally do her the favor.
Even a great director like Luo Yuzhong is the same. In the field of TV dramas, although the director is also very important, from the perspective of others, the director's importance to a TV series is not as high as that of a movie director.
A-list superstars like Jiang Yuqian who can carry the show are the key factors that can make investors pay.
From this perspective, Luo Yuzhong would also give Jiang Yuqian this face, not to mention that he himself has a good relationship with Jiang Yuqian.
When Lu Yanhe arrived here, Luo Yuzhong had already finished breakfast.
"Xiao Lu is here." Jiang Yuqian saw Lu Yanhe coming in and waved, motioning him to come over.
Lu Yanhe passed by.
"Sister Yuqian, director." Lu Yanhe walked over and called politely.
Jiang Yuqian gestured to the seat next to her and said, "Sit down."
Only then did Lu Yanhe sit down.
Luo Yuzhong has been looking at Lu Yanhe.
This child is really handsome, and he is the kind of handsome with regular features.
Luo Yuzhong is a bit prejudiced against idol-type actors, because the dramas he shoots, whether modern or ancient themes, are still mainly based on realistic expression methods, and he also has such an aesthetic preference for the image of the actors. Generally, unless there are special requirements for the character modeling, actors in his dramas rarely wear heavy makeup.
When idol actors are filming, no matter what the role is, good looks are the first priority. Luo Yuzhong once used idol actors because of the recommendation of investors, but after a drama, Luo Yuzhong was almost driven crazy by these people.
Their attitudes were truly one better than the other, but no matter what you said, they absolutely refused to accept their appearance becoming uglier, and they didn't even dare to make exaggerated expressions. Without such basic qualities, let alone acting skills, Luo Yuzhong later found it difficult to accept idol-type actors and basically stopped using them.
He knew he was biased, but he had no intention of changing it.
When he met Lu Yanhe today, to be honest, he had already passed the hurdle of Lu Yanhe's image in his mind.
On the one hand, Lu Yanhe wore no makeup, aiming for a flawless look, which initially impressed Luo Yuzhong. On the other hand, he was polite, but not pretentious. He had an air of grace and grace, yet not a touch of femininity, rather a sense of openness and harmony, which further impressed Luo Yuzhong.
He even thought of several costume dramas he had filmed before, which all had this kind of smart and handsome young man type of character. He immediately imagined it and felt that Lu Yanhe was also quite suitable.
A lot of things went through Luo Yuzhong's mind, but he didn't say a word and continued to observe Lu Yanhe.