It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Naturally, Chen Fei had no reason to refuse the audition invitation sent by Yang Ma.

What's more, he really likes the TV series "Lotus Lantern". It is a costume mythological drama with an investment of up to 30 million, and it is very well-produced.

Even in 2023, those cool computer stunts would almost be ranked in the top ten.

Especially the Erlang Shen in it is simply amazing!

With his silver armor, square steps, and three-pointed two-edged sword, he was so skilled at it that it was not too much to say that he had summoned the true Lord Erlang himself.

It’s that Qingdao dialect that makes people laugh...

On March 9th, taking advantage of the fact that it happened to be a Saturday, Chen Fei was invited to Huairou Film and Television City.

This is not the main filming location, it is just used as a temporary audition venue.

The crew of "Lotus Lantern" has built a strange and terrifying "Underworld" in Hengdian since November last year. I heard that this year they also built the "Lingxiao Palace", "Queen Mother Yaochi" and "The Underworld". Nantianmen".

In addition, in order to create the momentum and difficulty of Agarwood cutting the mountain to save her mother, the crew also spent a huge amount of money to build a cave of more than 5,000 square meters as a place to imprison the Three Holy Mothers.

After all, it was Yangma’s investment, so the 30 million was spent wisely...

…

After riding his two-wheeled motorcycle slowly to the designated audition location in Huairou Film and Television City, Chen Fei looked up and immediately became happy!

Isn't this the same hotel where I auditioned for "The Eight Parts of the Dragon" and "The Heaven and the Dragon Sword"?

After parking the motorcycle, Chen Fei walked straight to the hotel.

Unexpectedly, before he could step across the threshold, a person suddenly appeared at the door and stopped him.

"What are you doing? Why are you rushing in so dull?"

Hearing this, Chen Fei looked up.

Good guy, he is still the young janitor!

He immediately became happy and said with a smile while taking off his mask: "Say, buddy, you stopped me when I was filming Yitian last year, and then you stopped me when I was filming Tianlong. Why are you still stopping me here at Baolian Lantern?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, staring straight at Chen Fei's face for a while, and his eyes suddenly widened!

"What the hell? Brother Fei! Hey! No! It's the Golden Horse... No, no! It's Director Chen! Director Chen, hello, look at me, I can't see Taishan. I didn't even recognize it was you."

With apologetic words in his mouth, the young man quickly got out of the way.

Let alone Chen Fei, even he himself did not expect that he could stop Chen Fei three times in a row!

"It's quite fate." Chen Fei patted his shoulder, smiled nonchalantly, and then asked: "Is Director Zhao here?"

"Yes, yes, it's upstairs, I'll take you up!"

"No, I'm busy with you. I'm no stranger to this place."

While saying this, Chen Fei walked into the hall and went straight to the second floor.

At the door of the hotel, the young man watched the background disappear at the corner of the stairs. The flattering smile on his face slowly faded, and his expression was extremely complicated.

When I first met Chen Fei, he was riding a motorcycle, dusty, humble and polite, with a very childish look.

When he met Chen Fei for the second time, he was still riding a motorcycle, but his demeanor was already a little arrogant.

When I met Chen Fei again this time, he was still riding a motorcycle. Although all his sharp edges had been restrained, he had become the Golden Horse Best Newcomer, Screenwriter Award winner, a leading actor with a box office of 61 million, and even directed and starred in a movie. .

These three transformations took less than two years!

Up to now, he has been mixed up with great directors such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhou Xingchi, but he is still a walk-on in the crew.

This huge gap made him feel a strong sense of disparity, but he was helpless.

He can't see clearly the path that belongs to his future...

…

As soon as he turned the corner of the stairs, a burst of noise reached Chen Fei's ears.

When he reached the second floor, he looked around and saw that the corridor was already crowded with people!

While he was dazed, he suddenly heard a slightly surprised shout: "Huh? Chen Fei? Why are you here?"

The sound was sharp and penetrating, and it instantly drowned out the discussions in the corridor.

Nearly a hundred people turned around one after another, and their eyes fell on Chen Fei with curiosity, confusion, and surprise.

"Hello."

Chen Fei smiled and said hello to everyone, and his eyes fell on the figure walking towards him.

Shu Chang!

This is an old acquaintance.

The two have collaborated in "Dragon" and "The Secret of the City" respectively, and their relationship is quite good.

Moreover, during the filming of "The Secret of the City", Chen Fei also saved Shu Chang's life, which also made the relationship between the two invisible and closely involved.

This girl is also straight-tempered. As soon as she walked to Fade Chen, she asked directly: "Are you here for the audition too? Do you want to play agarwood?"

As soon as Shu Chang finished speaking, before Chen Fei could answer, a young man standing not far away clenched his fists fiercely.

Chen Fei seemed to feel something. He turned around and saw Cao Jun, who had made his debut as a child star, looking nervously towards him.

"Are you afraid that I will steal his agarwood?"

Smiling, Chen Fei did not choose to respond to Shu Chang's question, but joked with her: "How do I find that I can see you everywhere? You are almost as popular as Zhang Ziyi."

"Go, go, go! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Shu Chang rolled his eyes and said depressedly: "Who am I? How can I compare to Zhang Ziyi? He is an internationally famous movie star, and I am just a TV series producer."

Those who act in movies look down on those who act in TV series, and those who act in TV series feel that they are not good enough in movies.

At this time, the chain of contempt was not that strong, but as time went by, this chain of contempt would become deeply ingrained in the future...

Shrugging, Fade Chen changed the subject again: "Have you auditioned?"

"After that, I'll play a little vixen."

Little vixen?

The image of "Xiaoyu" in Lotus Lantern suddenly appeared in his mind. Chen Fei smiled and teased her: "This character is quite good, a little vixen, which fits your character image quite well."

"Of course, I only tried it once and passed." Shu Chang twitched his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

While chatting, the two walked towards the end of the corridor.

Looking around, there are quite a few familiar faces.

Lilac, Liu Yanchang, Howling Sky Dog, Nezha, Zhu Bajie, Little Dragon Girl, Baihua Fairy, Bull Demon King...

It's a pity that among so many people, Chen Fei can only name the characters they play, but he doesn't know their original names.

The door at the end of the corridor was open, and there were many people standing inside, as if they were auditioning.

Chen Fei looked inside and saw several people sitting behind the long table, and Zhao Jian was among them.

As for the others, they were all unfamiliar faces.

Someone was reading lines inside, but Shu Chang kept silent and stood quietly behind Chen Fei.

The two of them just waited outside the door. After the sound of reciting the lines ended, Chen Fei tentatively stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Dong dong dong!"

The muffled sound attracted the attention of everyone inside.

Behind the long table, a group of people looked up subconsciously, and the moment they saw Chen Fei, several people stood up in a hurry.

"Hahaha! I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhao Jian's laughter was full of energy. He walked around from behind the long table and quickly faced Chen Fei.

"Brother Zhao, we haven't seen each other for a while."

"Come on, come on in and sit down."

After a few words of greeting, Chen Fei was pulled by Zhao Jian to sit behind the long table in a daze.

"This is Director Yu, as well as our screenwriter Li Hongwei, producer Li Gongtao, and supervisor Li Jian..."

After greeting the teachers at Yangma one by one, Chen Fei subconsciously turned his head to look in front of him, and then his eyes met an actor he was particularly familiar with.

Before he could react, the other party spoke first: "Hello, Director Chen, I am Jiao Enjun."

"Cough cough cough..."

Chen Fei couldn't hold it back, and immediately choked himself with a mouthful of saliva.

Jiao Enjun, who speaks Shandong dialect, who can withstand this horse?

"Director Chen? Are you okay..." Jiao Enjun was a little panicked. Why did he react so much when he just introduced himself?

"It's okay, it's okay," Chen Fei waved his hand and quickly changed the topic: "Just call me Chen Fei. I really liked watching you play "Li Xun Huan" in my first year of high school. I didn't expect to meet you here today."

After a brief chat, Chen Fei reacted belatedly.

Why are you sitting at the assessment table?

Just as he was about to stand up, Zhao Jian hurriedly stopped him: "Don't leave, let's help you audition together."

"How can I do that..."

Chen Fei still wanted to refuse, but Yu Mingsheng on the side also advised: "Director Chen is too humble, you are a screenwriter, the best newcomer of the Golden Horse, and you just directed a movie last month.

If you don't have the ability, then we should all retire and go home to take care of ourselves. Just think of it as helping us, okay? "

The two of them pulled Chen Fei from the left to the right and forced him to the seat.

Seeing this, Chen Fei had no choice but to give up: "Okay..."

Although he sat down, Chen Fei made up his mind to just watch and join in the fun.

Raising his eyes again, Chen Fei's eyes swept over everyone in front of him.

Erlang Shen, San Sheng Sheng, Sun Wukong, the Jade Emperor who is the favorite of the Ming Coin Manufacturing Factory, and...

"Senior?!"

Chen Fei stood up again and his eyes fell on Yan Danchen in front of him.

This person is from the performance department of Nortel, grade 96, and is several years older than Chen Fei.

Speaking of Class 96, this is a veritable star class. In the same class as her are Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, Guo Xiaodong, Li Jia, He Lin, Zhang Heng and others.

Yishui is a great person!

"Hello, junior fellow student." Yan Danchen smiled brightly.

Before, she was a little worried about whether the audition would be rejected, but when she saw Chen Fei being forced to sit in the judging position, she suddenly felt confident.

After saying hello, Chen Fei sat down again and quietly watched the people in front of him read their lines and perform their roles.

After more than ten minutes, the audition ended, and several people said goodbye to the judges and walked out.

After Yan Danchen, who was walking at the back, closed the door, Zhao Jian turned to look at Chen Fei, who was turning over the script, and asked, "How is it? Is there any character you like?"

Chen Fei didn't speak.

To be honest, I really haven’t…

Yu Mingsheng on the side suddenly interjected: "Are you interested in playing the role of Agarwood? This is the male lead."

Chen Fei shook his head: "The age doesn't match, and the image doesn't match either."

Agarwood has too many shortcomings in the early stage, including timidity, cowardice, indecisiveness...

Chen Fei doesn't like this role very much.

Yu Mingsheng asked again: "Where is Erlang Shen?"

Chen Fei still shook his head: "The age is not right, the role and image are too different, the Erlang Shen in the play must be played by a middle-aged man."

Jiao Enjun's image of Erlang Shen is very good. Chen Fei still has a clear understanding of himself. If he can't play that kind of feeling, let's just keep the classic.

There is no point in trying to act old.

What's more, "Crazy Stone" will be released in more than a month, and he has to be busy with promotions and has no time to follow the "Lotus Lantern" crew everywhere.

However, just when he closed the script and was about to refuse the invitation, the producer Li Gongtao on the side suddenly spoke.

"The character of the Eighth Prince is also quite good. It just fits the image of Director Chen. He is handsome and heroic!"

The Eighth Prince?

Chen Fei frowned unconsciously.

If he was just playing a supporting role, he might as well go back to school. This role is not worthy of his current image.

The previous promise to Jiang Xuerou to star in "Yin Tianchou" was just to repay the other party's recognition and support in "Young King Wesley".

But the crew of "Lotus Lantern" has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't owe them anything, so why give them a chance to take advantage of his popularity?

Even if it was produced by Yangma, this character was somewhat unworthy of his current status, and he looked down upon it.

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened to Chen Fei.

Li Gongta suddenly turned his head and glanced at the people next to him.

As if they had received some kind of order, Yu Mingsheng and Zhao Jian stood up directly and each took a bunch of information. Turn around and walk to the cubicle on the other side.

After a while, only Li Gongda and Chen Fei were left in the room.

Seeing the confused expression on Chen Fei's face, Li Gongda didn't do any "Tai Chi" with him and said directly:

“Some time ago, the General Administration convened relevant personnel from the Television Association and the Film Association, as well as several well-known domestic directors, to hold a symposium.

At the meeting, relevant leaders made speeches, hoping that the film and television industry can produce more and better works, drive the market, lead economic recovery, and even go abroad like "Hero" to promote our national culture.

After the meeting, our Screenwriters Association passed a decision internally.

For some excellent works, the review can be appropriately relaxed, and some excellent screenwriters will also be given appropriate support and help.

And you're at the top of the list!

The leaders above have affirmed your achievements and entrusted me to give you a message. "

Hearing this, Chen Fei's expression became much more serious.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Li Gongda solemnly say: "The future of the film and television culture industry will definitely belong to young people who are energetic, energetic and thoughtful. Go ahead with confidence and boldness, we will be your strongest backing!"

…

…

That night, Chen Fei returned to the dormitory with the script of "Lotus Lantern".

The bosses have shown such impressive performance, so it would seem a little impolite if I didn't respond?

So, he agreed to play the sixth prince in the play.

However, when he went to the "Lotus Lantern" crew to sign the contract the next day, he "incidentally" handed over a script he had already prepared to Li Gongtao.

"No man's land?"

Looking at the three big characters on the cover of the script, Li Gongda was stunned for a moment and looked at Chen Fei in front of him with some confusion.

"What is this? A movie script?"

"Yes!" Chen Fei explained with a smile: "This is a movie script I wrote before. I submitted it several times but was rejected. Can you help me and give me some advice?"

Hearing this, the doubts in Li Gongda's eyes became even more intense.

What script? I submitted it several times but was rejected?

With deep curiosity, he opened the script.

Northwest, desolation, desert, no man's land, poachers, violent murders...

After reading it briefly, a wry smile appeared on Li Gongda's face.

After closing the script and raising his head, he looked at Fade Chen helplessly: "Hey! You really gave me a problem!"

"Please take the trouble."

Chen Fei raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and the smile on his face became brighter.

It’s still the same rule that has been set, it’s fun to pull each other’s wool!

Want me to play the role of the eighth prince?

no problem!

But the prerequisite for filming is that you have to help me with the review and filing of the script "No Man's Land".

Chen Fei didn't want to experience the kind of movie that had to be revised several times before it could be released after filming and editing.

He wanted to make sure that all processes for "No Man's Land" were green-lit before filming!