Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 1 1. Actors please take their places

(Parallel world, please do not contact reality.)

March 15, 1994.

In a large courtyard on Zhushikou Street in Beijing, an old man stood on the steps of the courtyard door and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Boy Chen! Are you up? Come out quickly, your notice has arrived."

From a side room in the backyard of the courtyard, a young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes ran out with a towel on his shoulders and toothpaste foam in his mouth.

The young man who was called Chen Xiaozi at the gate of the courtyard came out and saw only the postman's leaving figure.

"Bah!" Chen Li'an spat out the toothpaste foam in his mouth and asked, "Why did the postman run away? Where is my notice?"

The old man leaning on the door frame at the door smiled and said: "If you are still dawdling like you, you will never be able to work as a postman. I gave you the notice. I also have a registered letter here."

"Where is it? Let me take a look."

Uncle Qi said happily: "It's been more than a year since you graduated from high school, and you can still pass the exam. Here, here."

As he spoke, he handed the notification letter and registered letter that he carried behind his back to Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an took the notice and the registered letter, glanced at the registered letter and saw that it was from Yangcheng, and ignored it.

Taking the art examination passing notice and checking it carefully, Chen Li'an was not too surprised, but he still had a smile on his lips.

Uncle Qi also followed the music and looked at Chen Li'an with relief and said: "You can't fight four or six every day. This part of Nancheng has been ruined by the gangsters. You can still go to college. The old Chen family is really smoking from its grave."

Chen Li'an: "Don't slander, you asked me to fight."

Uncle Qi is an expert in Baguazhang. According to him, his ancestor was a disciple of Dong Haichuan, so when he taught Chen Li'an Baguazhang, he tricked him into practicing every day.

It is said that Baguazhang pays attention to body skills. If you can't hit ten of them one by one, it doesn't count as a master.

Uncle Qi snorted and said, "Then I don't let you go out and cause trouble every day. Go and brush your teeth."

Chen Li'an: "Okay, I'm back at home. I have to go to an audition in the afternoon. I won't be back for the next two days."

Uncle Qi stared at Chen Li'an with a straight face and said, "We can still audition at night, so don't do evil things again!"

Chen Li'an laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have corrected my evil ways and turned to good deeds."

"Go away, you'll be acting like a fool all day long." Uncle Qi kicked Chen Li'an angrily.

Chen Li'an patted the footprints on his butt, smiled like a normal person and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore."

"Just remember not to make a mess."

"Okay, then I'll go back and wash my face and brush my teeth first."

Chen Li'an responded and went back with the qualification notice.

Back in his room, Chen Li'an looked at the Nortel qualification notice in his hand and couldn't tell whether he was happy or disappointed.

I have already passed the exam once in another world, and one more time is not worth the joy.

Chen Li'an in another world is a drama actor, but in this life he wants to become a film and television actor.

As long as you wait until you take the college entrance examination in July, you will be a qualified college student.

Looking back on the past six months, Chen Li'an is generally very satisfied with his life.

The only thing that makes Chen Li'an feel regretful is that he has been an orphan in his life and has not experienced the warmth of family love.

The original person's parents died in an accident on the way to work a few years ago, leaving him a small wing in a large courtyard with a total area of ​​only more than 60 square meters.

Chen Li'an actually doesn't care about the house, it will happen sooner or later.

Chen Li'an's idea in this life is very simple. He wants to swim in the muddy waters of the entertainment industry, and, by the way, discuss art with female stars.

After a while, Chen Li'an recovered his thoughts and remembered that his second uncle in Yangcheng had sent him a registered letter.

When he opened it, he saw that it was a remittance slip and a letter sent by his second uncle. Seeing the numbers on the remittance slip instantly made Chen Li feel at ease. The living expenses and tuition fees for the next two years were settled.

There are more than 36,000 in total, which is a real household of 10,000 yuan.

Chen Li'an does not have high material needs, but he also understands that money makes heroes brave.

This money came from when his second uncle came to visit him from Yangcheng last year. His second uncle asked Chen Li'an to give him all the family money to start business.

It sounds like Chen Li'an is helping his second uncle, but in fact it is his second uncle who is helping Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an opened the letter again. The letter was written by his cousin, and he asked her a lot about her welfare. Finally, he asked Chen Li'an if he had obtained the certificate from Nortel.

After reading the letter, Chen Li'an did not reply immediately. He would just answer the phone call tomorrow.

The first priority now is to prepare for the audition.

Chen Li'an put on a very old long-sleeved shirt and went out. After going to the post office to settle the remittance, he went to Wangfujing Street to buy clothes.

The audition film was a very niche, very pretentious, and very artistic film.

The work of sixth-generation director Wang Xiaoshuai is extremely cold.

Chen Li'an has watched this movie twice and was very impressed.

It’s not that I think this movie is great, but because of Jia Hongsheng, who plays the leading actor.

A very crazy "artist" cannot be described as a simple actor.

Chen Li'an went to the audition this time because he wanted to compete with Jia Hongsheng for the male lead. In terms of fame, Chen Li'an couldn't compete with Jia Hongsheng.

But Chen Li'an is not completely without advantages, that is, he has watched the movie and knows what Wang Xiaoshuai is thinking.

I also know how to better fit the characters in the movie, and I know exactly what kind of "madman" I want to play.

In terms of acting skills, Chen Li'an believes that he will not lose to Jia Hongsheng. He still has some confidence after acting in dramas for more than ten years.

It's just that Jia Hongsheng has slowly determined his acting style now. I wonder if his melancholic temperament will attract Wang Xiaoshuai.

In a fashionably decorated clothing store on Wangfujing Street, Chen Li'an shopped around and picked out a black turtleneck sweater, which he ordered two sizes larger.

Chen Li'an came out of the fitting room, looked at the hair in the mirror that he had not cut for two months, and brushed it casually.

Even the long black hair cannot hide Chen Li'an's handsome face, and his dark and deep eyes seem to be able to directly strike people's hearts.

The salesperson next to him looked at Chen Li'an intently, feeling his heart pounding. How could he be so handsome?

The saleswoman put her legs together, and a poem suddenly appeared in her mind. The water flowed down three thousand feet, which was like the Milky Way falling from the sky.

A large black turtleneck sweater was put on Chen Li'an, as if he was wearing a black robe, covering his whole body.

Chen Li'an turned to look at a blue knitted hat on the hanger, picked it up and put it on his head.

At this moment, Chen Li'an put away his loose and carefree temperament. Now he is about to transform and become a character in the movie.

There is a huge gap between the character image in the movie and Chen Li'an himself. If you want to win this role, you must enter the character state as soon as possible.

The most exciting thing about being an actor is being able to experience different lives and expand your limited life.

Chen Lian slowly adjusted his expression in front of the mirror, with the corners of his eyes looking down, his lips slightly pursed to appear thinner, and the muscles on his face tensed and then relaxed, slowly adjusting to the right state.

In two minutes of adjustment, Chen Li'an instantly changed from a sunny boy to a melancholy and lonely "depressive patient".

"Are you OK?"

The waiter in the clothing store looked at Chen Li'an worriedly.

I don’t understand why a man who was so cheerful just now suddenly becomes so deep and melancholy.

His eyes are like black holes that people can't help but sink into.

Chen Li'an lowered his head and did not look at the waiter's face. He seemed to be immersed in his own world.

"How much?"

Chen Li'an's deep voice was a little ethereal, like the echo of a dry and empty abdomen.

"Twelve dollars for the coat, ten dollars for the hat, twenty-two dollars in total."

Chen Li'an didn't say anything when he heard it. He just took out a crumpled fifty-yuan note from his pants pocket and handed it to the waiter.

The pale and slender fingers formed a sharp contrast with the rough-edged banknotes.

The waiter reached out to take the money, and the moment her fingertips ran across the back of Chen Li'an's hand, she seemed to feel an icy chill.

At this moment, she suddenly felt an impulse surge in her heart, wanting to go forward and hug this melancholy man, and cover him with her hot chest.

For women, melancholy and handsome men have an irresistible fatal attraction.

After the money was taken away by the waiter, Chen Li'an lowered his head and glanced at himself in the mirror, then turned and left.

Just throw away the old clothes and the like. The characteristics of the era are too distinct, and Chen Li'an doesn't like them.

He is very satisfied with his current state, but he still lacks a little feeling and is not angry enough.

Most artists in the 1990s have been in this state for a long time. It seems that the beautiful sunshine has nothing to do with art.

In fact, Chen Li'an feels that the artists of this era have similar characteristics to Sha Matt more than ten years later.

I like to express loneliness, melancholy and pain very externally, but one is really melancholy and the other is really empty.

The stage has kicked off and the performance has officially begun.

I’ve opened a new book. I’ve grown up this time, so don’t scold me.