Literary Master 1978

The young man has a standard square face, with sharp facial contours, sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a nose like a gallbladder. He looks handsome and handsome.

When the two entered the room, Xie Jin was still chattering and blaming Lin Chaoyang. Because he was too focused, he didn't even notice that there were two more people in the room.

At this time, Lin Chaoyang, who had been silent, suddenly said, "This one will do!"

As soon as these words came out, Xie Jin's voice stopped abruptly. He first looked at Lin Chaoyang in surprise, and then followed Lin Chaoyang's gaze and saw an overly handsome face.

Xie Jin was surprised and was about to ask Lin Chaoyang, but he saw that the young man's eyes were looking at him. He invited the person, and it was not appropriate to leave him alone in the room. He could only stand up and shake hands with the young man.

"Xiao Zhu, you've worked hard along the way."

The young man was humble and polite and said, "It's not hard, hello, Director Xie."

He greeted Xie Jin and looked at Lin Chaoyang again. Xie Jin immediately introduced, "Let me introduce you. This is Comrade Lin Chaoyang, the original author and screenwriter of "The Shepherd", and this is Comrade Zhu Shimao, a young actor from the Fuzhou Military Region Drama Troupe."

Zhu Shimao shook Lin Chaoyang's hand enthusiastically, "Hello, Writer Lin, hello, I'm Zhu Shimao."

"Hello, Lao... Zhu!"

"Lao Mao" almost came out of his mouth, but fortunately Lin Chaoyang changed his words temporarily. Hearing his address, Zhu Shimao was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "This address is intimate."

"Just call me Chaoyang, don't be so polite." Lin Chaoyang also said.

Zhu Shimao nodded, "Okay."

Xie Jin had time to ask Lin Chaoyang, "What did you mean by that just now?"

Lin Chaoyang pointed at Zhu Shimao and said, "Isn't this the ready-made Xu Lingjun?"

After confirming what Lin Chaoyang meant, Xie Jin's face was full of surprise. He looked at Lin Chaoyang and then at Zhu Shimao.

Zhu Yongde and Bao Zhifang in the room had not noticed Lin Chaoyang's words "This is fine". This time when Lin Chaoyang spoke again, they finally realized something. They also looked at Zhu Shimao with surprised eyes.

Zhu Shimao looked confused and didn't know what Lin Chaoyang was talking about.

He joined the army in 1970 and became an actor in the Fuzhou Military Region Repertory Theatre with his outstanding appearance. In 1975, he was selected by Shui Hua, a director of Yanjing Film Studio, to star in the movie "Children of Xisha".

It's a pity that the movie died in the end, but it also opened his film career.

In 1977, Xie Jin prepared to shoot the movie "Ah! Cradle, once invited him to audition, but at that time he was seconded by the Bayi Film Studio to shoot the movie "War Song" written by Huang Zongjiang.

This time Xie Jin wanted to shoot "The Shepherd", and thought of Zhu Shimao again, so he notified him to come to Yanjing for an audition.

Zhu Shimao was naturally ecstatic when he received Xie Jin's offer. He had missed the cooperation with Xie Jin because of filming before, which always made him regretful.

Zhu Shimao is 26 years old this year. He has acted in several movies and has been the leading actor, but he is still not famous.

He knows very well that in this industry, working with a famous director is almost equivalent to becoming famous with one play, so how can he not cherish this opportunity?

All the way north, just arrived at the hotel, just put down his luggage, he was called by the deputy director Bao Zhifang to meet with the director, and met Lin Chaoyang, the original author and screenwriter.

He was a little nervous at first, but looking at the scene in front of him, he no longer cared about the nervousness in his heart.

After the initial ignorance, Zhu Shimao sensed the information hidden in Lin Chaoyang's words.

Isn't this the ready-made Xu Lingjun!

Zhu Shimao had read the novel "The Shepherd", so he naturally knew that Xu Lingjun was the protagonist of the novel, and he was invited to audition for the movie "The Shepherd".

It's right!

Zhu Shimao looked at Lin Chaoyang with a hint of eagerness in his eyes, which was the recognition from the original author and screenwriter!

Regardless of Zhu Shimao's presence, after the initial surprise, Xie Jin pulled Lin Chaoyang over and asked: "The actor just came, and the play has not been tried yet."

"Then you try it. Didn't you call the person here? What's wrong, you still don't think it's good?"

Lin Chaoyang's question made Xie Jin speechless. It's not that he didn't think highly of Zhu Shimao, on the contrary, he was quite optimistic, otherwise he wouldn't have asked him to come to Yanjing from afar.

He was mainly not used to the style of Lin Chaoyang's play. He saw a bunch of handsome guys during the day, and said they were not suitable without even considering them.

As a result, when it came to Zhu Shimao, he entered the room and before he could say anything, he was identified as the male lead with just one look.

"You are being too frivolous?"

Xie Jin's complaint was not only because he disliked Lin Chaoyang's decision, but also because he was annoyed that his directorial authority was despised.

"Art is about feeling." Lin Chaoyang perfunctorily said to him, and then said: "If you don't agree, then just ignore what I said."

He hit Xie Jin in the back, making Xie Jin feel as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.

"Did you do it on purpose?" Xie Jin questioned.

"What do you mean by intentional or not? I just think he is like the Xu Lingjun I wrote." Lin Chaoyang said innocently.

Xie Jin stared at Lin Chaoyang for a few seconds, and didn't want to be angry with Lin Chaoyang anymore. He turned his head and looked at Zhu Shimao.

He had to admit that Lin Chaoyang's words made some sense.

Before calling Zhu Shimao, Xie Jin just had a try mentality, after all, his impression of Zhu Shimao was still a few years ago.

Goodbye now, compared to the students I saw during the day, Zhu Shimao's appearance is more mature and handsome, and his temperament is gentler. It really fits the image of Xu Lingjun in the novel.

Although Lin Chaoyang's cold shot caught him off guard, it didn't seem entirely unreasonable.

With this thought in his mind, Xie Jin stopped entangled with Lin Chaoyang and instead pulled Zhu Shimao to chat.

The topic naturally started from the last time they almost collaborated, then they talked about Zhu Shimao's development in recent years, and finally they talked about "Wrangler".

"You just arrived today. Let's have a good rest tonight. Let's try out a show tomorrow." Xie Jin finally said.

Zhu Shimao didn't expect that the screenwriter recognized him, but the director was still hesitant. He stood up eagerly.

"Director Xie, I'm not tired. I can audition now."

Zhu Shimao's positive attitude surprised Xie Jin. He asked Zhu Shimao to come to the room to say hello.

Zhu Shimao had just taken a train for more than 20 hours from Fujian to Yanjing. No matter what, he had to let his family take a rest and get a good sleep before talking about business.

Now that Zhu Shimao took the initiative to request an audition, he actually admired the actor's hard work.

"Okay, let's try it."

The audition was in a hurry, and it was still the same page, but now there was no one to play with Zhu Shimao, so he could only play a one-man show.

Xie Jinxuan's scene had few lines and relied entirely on eyes, expressions, and movements, which tested the actor's skills. Zhu Shimao's performance was much better than that of the students during the day.

Zhu Shimao stood there after the performance, looking at Xie Jin. Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, he couldn't help showing a bit of nervousness on his face, "Director..."

"good!"

After being silent for a while, Xie Jin finally spoke.

But his words did not make Zhu Shimao relax. Director Xie just said that it was good, but he didn't say what the result would be.

"The character Xu Lingjun..."

Xie Jin spoke again and paused.

Zhu Shimao's heart almost rose to his throat, and the short pause became extremely long.

"I'll give you the role of Xu Lingjun!" Xie Jin finally said.

Hearing this, Zhu Shimao felt a surge of ecstasy in his heart, and his face was full of excitement.

"Thank you, guide!"

"No need to thank me, it's your qualifications that fit this role."

Winning the role on the first day he arrived in Yanjing and becoming the leading actor in Xie Jin's new movie was something Zhu Shimao never dreamed of doing. The joy in his heart was indescribable.

After the surprise, Zhu Shimao looked at Lin Chaoyang again. Lin Chaoyang was the first person to recognize him just now, and his eyes were full of gratitude.

"Thank you, Writer Lin."

"I've already said it, just call me Chaoyang." Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

After settling on Zhu Shimao as the male lead, Zhu Yongde suggested: "It's getting late, let's have a meal first, and just treat it as a welcome to Xiao Zhu."

After having dinner with Xie Jin, Zhu Shimao and others, Lin Chaoyang rode his bicycle back home and found his uncle sitting at home.

Tao Yucheng came over as soon as he saw Lin Chaoyang coming back, "Chaoyang, have you eaten?"

There was a hint of hospitality in his words. Based on Lin Chaoyang's understanding of him, he knew that he must be asking for something.

"I just ate outside. Brother, what's the matter with you?"

"Yes. Chaoyang, I heard that Director Xie is casting for "Wrangler"? Did you go to Yanying today?"

It's no secret that Xie Jin is casting for "Wrangler". These days, casting either goes to various theater troupes or professional schools. It's not surprising that my uncle knows about it.

"Um."

"Has the actor been appointed yet?" Tao Yucheng asked worriedly.

Lin Chaoyang probably understood his purpose and said truthfully: "The male lead has been decided, but the female lead has not yet been decided."

Hearing this, Tao Yucheng was half regretful and half happy. Unfortunately, the male lead has been decided, but happy that the female lead has not yet been decided.

"Who has chosen the male lead?"

"Zhu Shimao."

"Which class is Yan Ying in?"

"It's not Yan Ying's. He's an actor from a local drama troupe. I met Director Xie before."

After hearing Lin Chaoyang's explanation, the look of regret on Tao Yucheng's face disappeared, and instead he laughed.

He was originally worried that Xie Jin would go to Yanying first, and they would not have any part in the casting matter. Unexpectedly, Yanying was so unsatisfied that he didn't get any of the two roles.

“Yan Ying’s current generation of students is not good!”

Lin Chaoyang can probably understand the psychology of his uncle. The relationship between Yan Ying and Zhongxi is like Shuimu and Yan Da, who fall in love and kill each other.

After making a few sarcastic remarks, Tao Yucheng asked again: "Chaoyang, Director Xie, does he have any criteria for casting?"

"The standard is of course that it fits the character."

Lin Chaoyang said this, but he didn't say it. Tao Yucheng asked a few more questions and found that there seemed to be no shortcut, so he made up his mind again on Lin Chaoyang.

"Chaoyang, what do you think the character Li Xiuzhi should be like?"

Lin Chaoyang naturally knew what his uncle was planning. After all, he was from his own family, so he could still help with this little favor.

Tao Yucheng left with satisfaction after listening to him analyze the character image and characteristics of the heroine Li Xiuzhi.

The next day, Lin Chaoyang, Xie Jin and others came to the Central Theater.

The male lead of the movie has been decided, and the actress will be selected today. After hearing the news, the male students in the drama were full of disappointment, thinking that they had been robbed of their opportunity by Yanying's students, and they couldn't help but curse and complain.

The casting process is the same as yesterday, but because there are no male students, the efficiency is much faster than yesterday.

Before lunch, Xie Jin and his friends had already picked all the students, but Xie Jin did not pick the ideal candidate for Li Xiuzhi.

"Director Xie, why don't we go eat first?" Zhu Yongde suggested when he saw that it was already lunch time.

Xie Jin had high hopes for the Central Academy of Drama, but he did not expect that after searching through the two acting classes of 77 and 78, he did not find a heroine who could match his imagination in terms of temperament and image. He was inevitably a little disappointed.

"Okay, let's go eat first."

While he was talking, Lin Chaoyang saw Tao Yucheng secretly waving at him at the door, and then he walked out.