I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 554: Firefly of Rotten Grass
"Not here yet?"

Su Chengyi looked at the sky that was gradually getting darker in the distance, and felt like he had arrived at the filming location of the movie "No Man's Land".

It seems that the series Caroline wants to shoot might also be of this type, a western suspense crime film or something like that.

"In fact, it should have arrived half an hour ago."

Xiao Zheng rolled down the window, lit a cigarette leisurely, and said incoherently while holding the cigarette holder:
"Master, sometimes I feel like life is meaningless."

In an uninhabited area, riding in a car alone, it is getting dark, the navigation route has deviated, the crime scene is perfect, and the driver, smoking while stepping on the accelerator, suddenly sighs that life is boring.

Passengers are lucky to get this car, as most people's fingers would have already pressed the emergency alarm button.

Fortunately, the person sitting in the passenger seat was Su Chengyi, who said "hmm" expressionlessly.

"Do you see that desert ahead? Step on the gas and go 200 mph."

His tone was calm. Xiao Zheng felt that he was going to grab the steering wheel in the next second, so he immediately gave in.

"Come on, come on, I was wrong, I was wrong, Master!"

Su Chengyi laughed and opened the window on his side. The hot evening breeze carrying the smell of sand and dust blew in his face.

Xiao Zheng adjusted his posture while mumbling and complaining:

"You are so young and have such a good life, don't you have any desire to survive? Master, be careful next time you hit someone else's car. I'm just kidding you, some people are really daring."

"Ah."

Su Chengyi responded without comment.

"Actually, I just took the wrong road. I thought there was only one road here, so I didn't pay attention. Now I have to go around the other side. It may take another 20 to 30 minutes."

Xiao Zheng threw the cigarette butt out of the window and rubbed his face to stay awake.

Driving in such an endless desert is most likely to cause driving fatigue, which is why long-distance drivers’ favorite in-car music is various DJ hits.

If you listen to anything on NetEase Cloud Music at this time, I'll probably have to wait until the next life.

Su Chengyi connected to the car's Bluetooth and clicked on random play in his favorite playlist.

The song that played was "Supersonic" by Oasis.

As the familiar drum beats sounded, Xiao Zheng couldn't help but shake his head along.

The sound of the wind made the sound of the speakers less clear, and it seemed to be mixed with the granularity of sand.

But what lies before us is an endless desert, the sound of the off-road vehicle's engine mixed with the rhythm and drums of rock music, the rotating wheels kick up a cloud of dust, and the sun sets at the end of the horizon.

When the prelude ended and the verse began, Su Chengyi and Xiao Zheng sang loudly at the same time:

“I need to be myself!”

She flew here from Beijing without telling Chen Jinzhi. After getting off the plane, she rented a modified SUV with graffiti all over the body, and followed the navigation to her location.

Su Chengyi looked at the straight road ahead and suddenly felt that this was clearly another moment worth recording in the history of his life.

the other side.

Chen Jinzhi and Lin Yishui have completed the social task of "saying hello".

Lulu followed behind and added contact information to many teachers' assistants, and followed each other on social media accounts such as Weibo.

After going through the circle, my network expanded very quickly.

While Lin Yishui was amazed, he also felt very frustrated.

Because she originally thought this was a good opportunity for her to help Chen Jinzhi. After all, she had received a lot of care from her when they were in the 101 girl group. Unexpectedly, it was Chen Jinzhi who brought her to meet these seniors in the circle.

Of course, Lin Yishui didn't know the importance of preparing for a rainy day like Chen Jinzhi. She didn't even know many of the people there. She just knew that given her mother's personality, the people she would invite would definitely be well-known figures.

But Chen Jinzhi is an omnipotent boss. She can be said to have guided Lin Yishui step by step through this circle of social interactions, and she even found a reason for her to remain silent.

"Teacher Wu, Xiaoshui was a little nervous when she saw you. Actually, we went to see the premiere of your new movie together."

"Hello, Mr. Zhang. This is Xiao Shui. You can tell she is of mixed race. But she has also watched many of the dramas you starred in. Compared to the popular dramas now, she likes the old dramas more. She said that she thinks the plots and lines are more exciting."

"By the way, Mr. Gui, Xiao Shui recommended this movie to me. She said that she couldn't recover for several days after watching it. When she closed her eyes, she could see the empty space at the end of the movie."

In this way, she always managed to bring Lin Yishui into the topic without any trace after each conversation.

In short, get it.

Lin Yishui's assistant was so grateful for this that she burst into tears. God knows how many times her artist had missed such great opportunities.

"Sister Jinzhi, I'm sorry I can't help you."

Lin Yishui held the mineral water bottle in his hand in frustration.

"If Xiaoshui hadn't fought for this audition opportunity for me, I wouldn't even be here."

Chen Jinzhi rubbed her little face and comforted her with a smile.

When Lin Yishui heard her say this, he felt even more guilty.

"But I should ask mom to let you play a better role. You have so few parts and you have to come here for the audition. It must be hard."

"No matter how small the opportunity is, it is still an opportunity and is equally valuable."

Chen Jinzhi took the twisted mineral water bottle from her hand and continued gently:
"For me, being able to join the crew allows me to learn a lot of knowledge outside of my field. No matter what the result is, it is worth the trip."

Lin Yishui usually has a cold and expressionless face, and rarely looks so sad.

Seeing Chen Jinzhi acting so indifferent, she felt even more uncomfortable. She sighed several times and couldn't say a word.

Chen Jinzhi looked at her bitter expression and had to comfort her from another angle:
"Xiao Shui, do you still remember the filming format of this episode directed by Caroline?"

"Yes, it is broadcast while filming."

Lin Yishui nodded and replied.

"The script can be changed at any time based on the effects after the broadcast, right?"

"Correct."

"So, the character script we get at the beginning doesn't actually represent the ending of this character. The difference between the protagonist and the NPC is just the amount of opportunities they can grasp.

I think this is why the director is so persistent about the performance of a certain shot.”

Chen Jinzhi smiled slightly, and the sharpness hidden in his eyes flashed by.

“Because sometimes a 0.1 second shot can change the direction of the entire plot.

The protagonist may not always be the protagonist in the end, and the NPC may not always be the NPC in the end."

The moment she finished speaking, Lin Yishui was a little stunned.

Damn, so cool.

She gave the most concise description using her limited Chinese.

Since the audition process for the main character was delayed for a long time, most of the auditions for important supporting roles had to be postponed to the next day.

The entire crew was in a state of extremely low pressure, and the staff members didn't dare to breathe. Caroline sat in front of the monitor with her afro that had expanded even more, and her fingers were white as she gripped the intercom.

It was already quite late, and logically we should have stopped filming and returned to the hotel, but the director obviously had no such idea.

After being annoyed by the amazing acting skills of the various protagonists all day, she now looks like her back teeth are about to be broken.

The main shooting script is simply:
As the sun sets, the heroine turns her head and takes one last look at the desert. The voice-over begins and the story ends.

To achieve this effect, the actor needs to put on the vicissitudes of life when looking back, and add some resolute courage to leave with all one gamble. This shouldn't be difficult, right? Caroline thought.

Okay, maybe it's a little difficult.

But she didn't ask the actors to perform to that level right now. If there is no emotion or appeal, then at least you have to look good, right? !
The few people who came for the audition were all well-groomed and well-proportioned, and all of them were graduates from prestigious drama academies with good family backgrounds. However, the results of their performances were terrible, and were not even close to being "good-looking".

“I traveled halfway across China to get to the location, but this beautiful scene turned out to look like a mound of dirt.”

"This is a suspense and mystery drama, not Country Love, so please don't act like a widow waiting for a man, okay?"

"What do you mean by off duty? Are you off duty because there's one shot we shot today that can be used? Why not just not off duty? Wouldn't it be more convenient to break up?"

The staff held their breath and thought to themselves, cherish your life and stay away from TV drama shootings. A good film director has been turned into a firecracker.

"Ben, bring it here for me to see."

Caroline vented her anger, took a deep breath, and began to review the progress of today's original process.

Several people who came to audition for supporting roles have already returned to the hotel to rest early. After all, they are old, so it is understandable that they can't handle it.

Although it was understandable, she still tapped the table impatiently and didn't look like she understood at all.

After flipping through a few pages, she threw the notebook on the table.

"They're all gone? If they're all gone, then try something else. This one. Try this one. What's it called?"

There were so few scenes that she almost forgot about the role. Caroline reconfirmed the name on the script.

“Georgia.”

Chen Jinzhi received the audition notification earlier than she expected. She was a little surprised and checked the time on her phone.

Upon seeing this, the staff took the initiative to explain:
"Well, you should have seen today's situation. It's quite special."

"That's good."

Chen Jinzhi understood and stood up.

"Well, Iris, the director is in a bad mood today. If she says something unpleasant later, don't take it to heart.

Our director is the kind of person who values ​​her work more than her life. Before the official shooting started today, she hadn’t slept for almost two days.”

Thinking of the tense and depressing atmosphere in the recording studio, the staff kindly reminded.

Although Iris is the most popular artist at the moment, she probably has no acting experience and has never seen how the crew gets along with each other, so it is normal that she cannot bear it psychologically.

"Ok, thank you."

Chen Jinzhi nodded and smiled, then turned his head to look at Lin Yishui who looked worried and Lulu who was nervously clenching her fists, and signaled with his eyes:

"Don't worry."

Both of them nodded, but their faces didn't look very good, especially when they heard that the director's mood had not improved.

Lin Yishui knows his mother's temper too well. She is a very easy-going person in normal times, but when it comes to filming, she becomes extremely sarcastic and petty, and will hold on to someone for three days over even the slightest mistake.

She really wanted to go over and quietly check out what was going on, but she knew her mother, who had already entered director mode, wouldn't care about the mother-daughter relationship at this moment, so she had no choice but to give up, and waited anxiously with Lulu.

Caroline was surprised for a moment when she saw Chen Jinzhi walking in from the side door.

Of course she recognized this Iris. Even if she could forget about her daughter's constant nagging, she couldn't avoid the overwhelming attention on the Internet.

She is indeed a beauty that is rarely seen in a century.

This was Caroline's first impression when she met him in person.

Perhaps most people's first impression of her is similar. When beauty reaches a certain level, other features will be temporarily ignored.

Unfortunately, there has never been a shortage of beauties in film history.

Caroline acknowledges the importance of face, but also knows that it is not the most important thing. For film and television dramas, atmosphere is more important than anything else.

An excellent director can, with the help of filters, atmosphere and BGM, make an ordinary face briefly give people the feeling of a peerless beauty in that special shot.

Because of this kind of "magic", in many cases, an appearance that is too dazzling will have the feeling of "stealing the show".

"Hello, directors and teachers. My name is Chen Jinzhi, and the role I want to play is Georgia."

She stood in front of the camera and smiled appropriately.

Caroline glanced at the script for her character Georgia and restrained her expression.

Not suitable.

This was the conclusion she came to in an instant.

In the original plot of the entire drama, Georgia was set up as an inconspicuous character. She was beautiful, but it was just the kind of beauty that was vulgar.

Obviously, it has nothing to do with the girl in front of him who is stunningly beautiful even without any makeup.

You can tell the end of his role at a glance. In simple terms, he is the easiest one to deal with among the villains in the early stages.

She is conceited about her beauty but does not know her own limitations, making her a stupid cannon fodder.

How should I put it, this is a character that will definitely be hated by the audience.

Caroline was a little confused for a moment.

It is obvious that they are not suitable for each other, but the problem is how to explain it to my daughter.

In order to get her sister Jinzhi to participate in the performance, she tried every possible means during those days, including using all kinds of tricks such as acting like a spoiled child and making trouble.

But that’s how filming works, if it’s not suitable, it’s not suitable.

Seeing the director inexplicably silent, the assistant director next to him coughed and nodded.

"Have you read the requirements for this audition?"

"seen it already."

"OK, Director, can we start?"

The assistant director touched the director's elbow.

Caroline reacted and looked at Chen Jinzhi with a complicated expression.

Forget it, even if the outcome is already decided, the necessary process still needs to be followed.

At worst, if it's not suitable, you can just change another character. If there's nothing suitable, just ask the screenwriter to add one, such as the white moonlight living in memory or the legendary goddess of faith.
Caroline thought about this and spoke absentmindedly:

"can."

Chen Jinzhi followed the guidance of the staff and walked to the filming location.

The sun has set, and a full moon is rising slowly on the distant horizon, the moonlight making the desert look like snow.

Chen Jinzhi walked in front of the camera under the moonlight with a cold expression.

The photographer couldn't help but follow her, and soon heard an angry curse coming from the headset:

"Where is the No. 2 camera shooting?"

He reacted and quickly turned the camera to shoot the empty shot required for this script.

The moon reflected Chen Jinzhi's slender figure. Her eyes seemed to be falling towards the camera, but also seemed to be falling far away.

"Even the fireflies on the rotten grass want to compete with the moon for brightness."

(End of this chapter)