Doting in my arms

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The selection arena is very lively, full of people, all of them are 18-year-old handsome men and beautiful women, with long legs over 1.8 meters.

As a judge, Lin Zhan usually enters through the VIP lane at the back door. This is the first time he knows that he needs to queue for an hour to enter the gate, and two hours to go through the security check at the second gate.

Xie Jun took out two registration forms from his schoolbag, and handed one to Jiang Mingran, "Here, I'll register for you. They only let contestants in. It's so boring to wait outside, why don't you come in and have a stroll."

Except for those who signed up for the competition, outsiders were not allowed to enter the venue that day, so Xie Jun registered Jiang Mingran, even if he didn't participate in the competition, could he still come in for a walk?

The two passed the security check smoothly and arrived at the waiting area according to the notice. The waiting room No. 15 corresponds to the judging room No. 3. Based on the previous time calculation, it will probably not be their turn until noon.

There were eight contestants in the waiting room, including Jiang Mingran, who was a fake.The teenagers were all nervously preparing, some were reading the script, some were practicing kung fu, and some were reviewing the program. Xie Jun closed his eyes and rested his mind, not knowing what he was thinking.The mobile phone is put away, there are no entertainment activities, everyone is a competitor, and they don't have the heart to chat and connect with each other.

Lin Zhan still watched how others were preparing for the competition. He had served as countless judges in the past. Those with background connections would of course be more serious. Don't take your mind off it, just like visiting an exhibition hall, the past is the past.

"I'm nervous." Xie Jun said quietly, "I want to go to the bathroom."

Jiang Mingran looked at his watch, "It's almost time, you are the first one in waiting room 15."

Xie Jun looked at the number plate, there was a "2" on it.

"If it's really that bad, it's a bit annoying. You go in first and give me a while. I really can't hold back."

Jiang Mingran nodded, "Don't take too long, up to 10 minutes alone."

Lin Zhan was in the small window, revealing that he was so enlightened.

If you are unlucky, you will get your teeth stuck in a sip of cold water, not to mention such a crucial competition occasion.As soon as Xie Jun stepped out, the guide held up a sign to call out, "Waiting room No. 15, prepare for No. 1."

Jiang Mingran raised his hand and followed the guide.

Lin Zhan was overwhelmed with emotion, and the moment he saw the deity, he was finally able to go home.The first thing he did when he got home was to apologize to Duan Qi. He played a decisive role in the inexplicable will of Grandpa Bai that changed the course of Duan Qi's life.

Passing through the slightly dark alley, the guide slowly opened the door, and the warmth of the fluorescent lamp rushed to the face, miraculously... nothing happened.

Lin Zhan waved wildly at the real version of himself from the small window, but no one could hear or see him.

What is this scenario?

In other words, the feeling of looking at myself...is not very good.

Jiang Mingran didn't prepare for any program, and even the process was just what Xie Jun said. After standing there for 5 minutes, the small auditorium was silent, and the five judges, all busy on their own, finally couldn't help raising their heads together. The one who slept all the time also woke up suddenly, and asked Lin Zhan next to him, "Is it over? Is it over?"

In fact, in the first round of selection, the judges first look at the face. As an actor, he must be photogenic.If a face, at first glance, can be associated with countless scripts, or some familiar movie characters, no matter the protagonist or supporting role, it means that he meets the most basic requirements to be an actor.

Those who come to participate in the selection are more or less talented, but most of the judges treat them with the attitude of "whatever you have".Because talent can be cultivated, and actors are not musicians and dancers, so they don't need to be very specialized. After being selected, there will be training for trainees. As long as they work hard to keep up, the final report card will satisfy the audience.

"What about your performance?" the chief judge asked.

Jiang Mingran's physical condition is excellent, but among the six scoring items, talent is one, and performance is a must. This is the initial screening for the selection of trainees.Generally, when players enter the arena, they will directly show their talents, play and sing, and take the lead.

At that time, Lin Zhan had a deep impression on Jiang Mingran. Not only him, but the oldest of the five judges had been a judge for 18 years. The microphone in front of the stage recited the entire "List of Teachers".

The time was just right.

Lin Zhan finally understood why this strange performance, which can be called the primary selection of Sophie's trainees, happened.

In order to delay Xie Jun.

After going to the bathroom in 15 minutes, Jiang Mingran procrastinated as long as possible. At that time, Lin Zhan wondered how he could time it so accurately.

The final selection results were released on the Internet three days later. After the two finished the exam, they took a taxi back to school.Xie Jun was curious about what Jiang Mingran acted in, and Jiang Mingran replied, "I just memorized a text."

Lin Zhan lay on the small window and sighed helplessly, because he knew that after the conclusion, after centralized scoring and video review, he finally gave Jiang Mingran the highest score of all the candidates.Scores are not reflected in the final results, only the selected list is displayed on the computer.

The highest score was not given by the five judges, but by the higher-ups during the review.

There are cameras in all the auditoriums of the selection competition, and everyone's performances are recorded. Controversial extraction of videos will be scored centrally and entered into the review process.

Obviously, Jiang Mingran's 5-minute silence at that time caused great controversy among the five judges.

Some thought it was nervous, some thought it was deliberate. Lin Zhan didn't remember what he was thinking at the time. In short, he reported it to the upper management as a controversial candidate in their field.

Generally speaking, there is basically no hope of being selected in the re-examination, unless the relationship with the backstage is strong, or the high-level executives are busy every day, how can they be in the mood to watch a performance by an unknown newcomer?Of course, there is also a certain mascot named director who just wandered around with nothing to do. During the ten-fold fast-forward video show, he pressed the pause button and sent a sigh, "This person is very good-looking."

Later, it was Zhang Hong who told Lin Zhan that because of He Ziwei's one-click pause, he casually said that two new spots were added to the selection of Sophie's trainees.

Lin Zhan, who usually doesn't pay much attention to company gossip, knows that Jiang Mingran is the person named by Director Xiao He. For this reason, the secretary of the Sofia Real Group even made a special trip to his school to do ideological work.

Although Director Xiao He forgot what he had said, ran to Las Vegas to hold a party, and got married with a popular little fresh meat, but the personnel department of Sophie Company did not dare to be ambiguous. What should Xiao He do if he remembered again one day?It is entirely possible to dream of just a few words from the past.In order to keep the jobs that may be lost, we still have to try our best to attract people to the company.

Facing Jiang Mingran's numerous rejections, Sophie's head of HR tried to persuade him, "You can act while you are studying. As long as you sign a contract, everything is easy to negotiate. We will try our best to meet your requirements and conditions, even a ten-year brokerage contract. It will be shortened accordingly. Sophie’s platform is world-class and will give you the best resources. During the one-year trainee period, you will definitely be popular. You can sign this contract, and you can raise the number of advertisements you receive each year and the price. come out."

Lin Zhan's ears were callused when he heard it in the small window, and it varies from person to person. This sentence is too classic.Even when Sophie signed him, he never gave such an unequal contract.

Even if Jiang Mingran doesn't take the road of performing arts, he can still become famous. Although he can't become a popular actor at the top of the pyramid, at least he must be a senior manager of the cultural industry until he retires.But Lin Zhan knew the future, so he was sure that Jiang Mingran would sign the contract, and he only made one request, "I can go, but you must add another quota."

Because Xie Jun lost the election, he hugged the quilt in the dormitory for several days and refused to come out.When an unknown number told him that Sophie's additional quota was reported on schedule, he excitedly ran to Jiang Mingran's dormitory immediately to tell him the good news.

Two people were added, and Xie Jun couldn't believe his ears when he said that the score in the previous examination room was wrong.

"It's true, they called me too." Jiang Mingran was typing on the computer.

Xie Jun looked at the shiny "Application for Suspension of School" on the LCD screen of the computer.

"No...you want to go too?" Xie Jun couldn't even believe his eyes, "You want to go too?"

Jiang Mingran gave him an affirmative answer, "After we graduate from majors, it's hard to find a job. I think this job is quite suitable and the income is OK."

"What is suitable!" Xie Jun didn't know why, and he was very angry. "Aside from your looks, what makes you suitable to be a star? You are suitable for staying in the office or doing some scientific research work. Be quiet, you Didn't you want to stay in school for the postgraduate entrance examination?"

Lin Zhan muttered to himself at the window, defending his manager, "It's not all because of you!"

Jiang Mingran smiled, "It's not suitable at all, I'll do something else. In this society, no matter what industry, as long as you do things down-to-earth, you will never starve to death."

"Ten years of brokerage appointments! There are only a few decades in life, and they are still the most energetic ten years. How many people who come from majors have acted for a lifetime, and have never even entered the top ten rows of a cast list. There is a lot of competition in the entertainment industry. Fierce! Even I'm your competitor, you're going to suffer a lot with your non-competitive nature! Jiang Mingran, have you really thought it through?"

"Well, think it through." Jiang Mingran looked into the other person's eyes without any hesitation, "Even if you play a supporting role, even if you play a passer-by, you are paid a basic salary every month, which is already much higher than that of ordinary white-collar workers. How could I tell you? In fact, I have considered switching careers behind the scenes, Sophie has also had a precedent of an actor switching careers to be an agent, at that time, will you let me be your agent?"

"Nonsense! You have a little bit of ideal pursuit, okay? I'm really mad at you." Xie Jun fell on the bed. After so many years of friends, he knows Jiang Mingran. Once something is decided, it is difficult for him to change it. If you become popular, you are not allowed to compete with me for the role."

The two entered Sophie's trainee training together.

The training courses are very full. There are regular classes from 10:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm, followed by homework and group exercises. All night has become the norm. In order to complete the course rating, everyone dare not be lazy and work hard. [-] minutes will become a particularly precious time.

Lin Zhan signed the contract directly, and did not take the path of selection.Seeing the trainees sweating profusely, with drowsy panda eyes every day, and no time to drink saliva, thinking that Duan Qi will participate in the same type of training in a few years, I feel inexplicably distressed.If he could go back, he must strongly condemn Sophie's inhuman high-pressure training rules.

Everyone works hard, for fear of falling behind others.The ranking of the usual training results determines the order of the future debut.Seeing that a year is about to pass, and the final selection of the debut is about to be determined, everyone is trembling with fear, for fear that there will be some mistakes that will affect their future.

Xie Jun counted his training points countless times every day, and arranged a rough order for a few trainees who were as high as him in his mind. When the ranking rose, he was very happy to invite Jiang Mingran to drink. He didn't even eat and stared straight at the number one trainee.

Jiang Mingran didn't have any foundation, but he found that among the trainees, there were also half-way monks like him. Besides, to learn this thing, the method is more important than the content. middle level.

"Of course, I won't go to the cafeteria for dinner. Tonight there will be a point test in the lines class. I'll go back and memorize the script."

Even the only three 10-minute meal time is not let go.

Jiang Mingran asked, "I'll make some porridge, shall I take it home for you?"

"No, you can eat by yourself."

It can be said that there is nothing to choose about the food for the trainees. There are all kinds of meat and vegetables that can be imagined. After all, Sophie's logistics support work is among the best in all media companies.

Trainees have a dedicated dining area.Lin Zhan used to come here to make a living when he was a child, but when he grew up, he had assistants and managers to work with him, so he seldom came to crowded places.

Jiang Mingran sat in the corner, watching his mobile phone while eating. Recently, he became obsessed with SF light novels, and he read them both in class and after class.At first, Lin Zhan found it incredible that besides working, his agent used to like to watch this kind of secondary painting style?But think about it, who doesn't have a childhood?Who doesn't have an electric hobby?

A few trainees were eating and talking next to them.

"I heard people say that Director Trevor is going to come to us to practice psychology and choose actors. The film has been prepared for three or four years. Guess who is the leading actor? Lin Zhan! He has excellent acting skills. If anyone is lucky enough to be selected, he will make his debut. With such a free ride, the work will definitely become a hit.”

"Well, I heard that the announcement will be made tonight. There will be a fair competition, and everyone will have the opportunity to audition."

"Fair, maybe not. I also heard that someone in our high-level board of directors has taken a fancy to someone from our group of trainees. I don't know who it is, but I guess this role was assigned to him by default."

"I've heard this gossip too, alas... how come this kind of big production is our turn, let's not be toads wanting to eat swan meat, obediently wait to be the denominator."

Jiang Mingran was confused by what he heard, and he finished eating quickly. Although Xie Jun didn't want it, he still brought him some porridge in a lunch box.

Knocking on the door, Xie Jun opened the door with a pen in his mouth, "I even said no."

"I brought them all up, let's eat."

Xie Jun nodded, took the lunch box, and slammed the door shut.

Jiang Mingran was shut out.He understood Xie Jun's personality of not caring about other things when he was busy, and when he turned a corner and was about to go back, he bumped into an old man.Lin Zhan was lying at the window watching the excitement, so it turned out that Mr. Cui and Jiang Mingran had met each other a long time ago.

Mr. Cui sat down on the ground, ready to be a smug old man, but Jiang Mingran went around, didn't even sign to squat down, and directly swiped his card to open the door and enter the house.

Lin Zhan was about to die of laughter, but the old man stood up innocently, "Young people nowadays are really rude. They don't even say sorry when they bump into someone."

Not surprisingly, in reality, he should receive complaints from his grandfather about the marathon tonight.

In the evening, as expected, a teacher announced the casting of the movie.

"Two films. The first one is "Pretty She", the casting audition for the whole film will start at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning. The other one is "Evening Wind", the casting audition for the whole film will be at [-] o'clock on the weekend, which is the day after tomorrow Eight o'clock in the morning. This is a very good training opportunity. The directors of the two films will be present in person, including the confirmed leading actors, and they will also come to watch the audition. I hope everyone can participate enthusiastically."

Lin Zhan wondered, neither of these two films were Trevor's films.But Trevor is indeed the actor chosen here.

The audition times for the two films do not conflict.Many people decided to participate in both games.

Xie Jun also signed up. Jiang Mingran said that he would not compete with Xie Jun. He was probably the only one in the entire team of trainees who did not sign up.

A few good friends formed a circle, holding scripts to practice words against each other, and those whose names were called to take the exam.

"Jiang Mingran."

Jiang Mingran entered the classroom next to him, reciting it was not difficult for him, maybe he lacked emotion, but the accuracy could be [-]%.

"It's you," the old man was sitting inside chatting with the teacher, and suddenly found the person who just bumped into him.

Jiang Mingran bowed, "Can we start?"

The teacher nodded. He only glanced at the script on the table, recalled it quickly, and then recited it word for word from beginning to end.

"Wait." Trevor said suddenly, "You don't need to memorize this passage again, just try to figure out the character's feelings, just read it out."

Seeing Mr. Cui handing over a new notebook, the teacher said, "Try another paragraph."

Jiang Mingran had no choice but to take the clip and read it again. This is a new script. He probably didn't read it with his memory. He jotted down the key words, closed the clip, and memorized it from beginning to end fluently.

"Otherwise, it's settled. I don't think there is any need to read it again." Cui Fu said to the teacher, "I will make an appointment with Lin Zhan on Sunday, and he has no objection, so he will sign the contract directly."

After the old man left, the teacher was very excited. "Jiang Mingran, Mr. Cui's new play "West Wind Withers the Green Tree", the male lead Zheng Donggui has never been in agreement. He said he just looked around, but he picked you. Trainees can be in Cui Fu's play, and his debut works can win international awards. Award. This is the original draft of the script. You should go back and prepare it. It is best to memorize it all. If there is no accident, Lin Zhan will come to visit on Sunday. He is the leading actor, and he will probably try a scene with you."

Jiang Mingran returned to his seat with the script.

"You don't audition on the weekend, what are you going to do? Are you still going to the library?" Xie Jun finished the exam early, performed well, was in a good mood, and waited for Jiang Mingran.

"There is an audition," Jiang Mingran handed over the script, "The script the teacher gave me just now."