past star

The sun is setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun is full of clouds.

The orange light slowly covered the alleys, and the dilapidated red brick buildings cast long shadows.

Raising his head slightly, Wen Yanyu was bathed in the soft light of the setting sun, and the lazy cat in his arms turned over, looking for a more comfortable position to sleep.

Wen Yanyu looked at his lazy cat with a grin, and walked into the building quickly.

Gently put the cat in the cat litter made of cardboard boxes, and pour the milk from the refrigerator.

dong dong.

"Are you teasing cats again?" "Yeah."

The landlord's aunt leaned on the threshold, squinting at the cat's nest from the corner of her eye, "I said...you have spare money to raise a cat, why don't you have the money to pay the rent? It's the middle of the month, Xiaowen, it's not me urging you. yes……"

Wen Yanyu tightly clenched the milk with his fingers, turned his face to look at the landlord, and smiled: "Can you wait for two more days? Just two days... the salary will be remitted."

The shy smile softened the heart, and the landlady curled her lips and said, "Stop laughing, let me let you go for two days, but remember, don't delay this time..."

"Well, I see, thank you."

"Tch, forget it... Hey, I've never seen an actor as down-and-out as you..."

After the door closed, Wen Yanyu squatted down, running his slender fingers along the cat's fur, his shy smile just now was tinged with bitterness.

remuneration...

Maybe actually pick up that movie...

No matter how inappropriate, no matter how unwilling...

He dug out the crumpled business card from the wastebasket and called it according to the number.

"Beep..." After two beeps, the connection was made.

"Hey, who is that?"

"I'm Wen Yanyu, Director Xu, that character..."

"Oh, that role hasn't been decided yet. Have you... figured it out?"

"……Um."

"Alright then, let's audition tomorrow."

"Ah."

Without too many words, the tone is firm.

To put it bluntly, how can a star who has passed away, or a star who has been treated as a laughing stock because of scandals in the industry, be qualified to choose a role?

The kitten woke up, picked up the plate and hid behind it, and began to lick the milk, leaving only a big fluffy butt facing its owner and a long tail still waving.

Wen Yanyu rubbed the cat's head hard twice, got a cat's eyes, and chuckled softly.

Arrived at the scene very early the next day, there were only a few staff members.

Wen Yanyu took the script and sat in a corner to read it carefully.

It's a low-budget art film, produced by Director Xu, but actually directed by a new director.

Lu Yuan.

Completely unfamiliar name.

Wen Yanyu has read the plot part before. It involves many social issues and is very topical, such as mistresses, unspoken rules, black school, corruption, homosexuality, etc...

It was the last item that really made him afraid to accept it.

Wen Yanyu rejects homosexuality, but the role he auditioned for was the male mistress who had been vilified in the film, with a handsome appearance, shameless, greedy, and vulgar heart, who would use any means to achieve his goals, and the relationship between men and men was chaotic.

The most despicable character in the film.

Maybe even he himself almost forgot what a pure and healthy image he was when he debuted as a child actor.

After rubbing the script twice, Wen Yanyu began to recite the lines of the audition part silently.

He needs this role, he needs to live.

The so-called persistence is vulnerable to survival.

However, it doesn't matter.

At least he still has his lazy Ah Hui.

The audition process was very short, and I basically passed after only trying a few shots.

It was originally only a supporting role.

After packing up the script, Wen Yanyu was about to catch the subway home, but he didn't expect to meet Lu Yuan at the door, that young director, with short black hair and a white shirt, looked neat and tidy.

"Wen Yanyu?"

"Ah."

Lu Yuan smiled and stretched out his hand generously, Wen Yanyu unconsciously shook it back.

"I watched your TV series when I was a child, and I admire you very much."

Wen Yanyu was slightly embarrassed in his heart, but still smiled: "Thank you for your appreciation."

"You're welcome. Is there anything you don't understand about that character just now?"

Not knowing why the other party came, Wen Yanyu rubbed his nose and thought about it and said, "It should be about the same."

"By the way, didn't you realize that this character is actually the most exciting and brilliant character in the film. Oh, I forgot to mention that I wrote the script."

"Well, I see, I will try my best."

Lu Yuan, who had been speaking politely, suddenly raised his palm and patted Wen Yanyu, showing a big smile: "Hey, if you want to cooperate in the future, don't be so reserved!"

Wen Yanyu froze, and retreated calmly.

The other party didn't notice it at all, and found a USB flash drive from his backpack.

"Here you are, this is something I have photographed before, most of which were taken when I was studying abroad. It should let you understand what I want to feel."

Wen Yanyu did not connect the USB flash drive, but looked at the passionate young man with clear eyes, and his voice was gentle and firm.

"Sorry, but I'm just a supporting role, not a leading actor."

The other party scratched his head in embarrassment, and deliberately lowered his face: "I'm sorry, did I scare you with my enthusiasm. Actually, it's because I liked your acting skills very much when I was abroad before, and this time I specially asked Uncle Xu to please you. You come……"

No wonder they came to him specially.

When I first received it, I thought it was someone deliberately embarrassing him, but now it seems that I just didn't know it.

It's me, too sensitive.

Wen Yanyu couldn't help but smile, and took the USB drive.

Lu Yuan stared blankly at his smile, and then asked, "Are you going home?"

"Ah."

"I'll see you off, wait, I'll get the car."

Before waiting for an answer, the person had already run away.

For some reason, Wen Yanyu suddenly thought of his lazy cat.

Lu Yuan drove over, the white body, the lines were simple and smooth, and the surface of the hood was shiny.

Although Wen Yanyu has no research on cars, he still knows the BMW logo on the front of the car.

It turned out to be a rich young man.

The goodwill that had just risen was quickly extinguished.

For the next film, the advance salary is enough for Wenyu to live a life without worrying about food and clothing for a while.

To celebrate, I went to the supermarket and bought two extra fish and a box of cat food.

The aroma of the food made the cat, which is usually lazy than a pig, jump into the kitchen in three steps and two steps, scratching Wen Yanyu's leg with its sharp claws from time to time.

"Ah Hui, stop making trouble. Put it on your plate when it's done."

The lazy cat retracted its paws, smoothed its fur lazily, and finally coiled its tail on the kitchen floor.

A single man, especially a single man with little money and a lot of home, usually has pretty good cooking skills.

Two fish, one person and one cat, more rice for people, and more cat food for cats.

Two bachelors dine in the same small space.

It's kind of funny, but overall it's warm.

After skillfully washing the dishes, wiping the table, and cleaning the cat's litter box, Wen Yanyu remembered the USB flash drive Lu Yuan gave him.

The computer in the room is a very old Lenovo desktop, and the operating system is windows98 which has not been upgraded.

It was not commonly used.

After inserting it from the back of the host, I found out that it could not be read because the version was too low, and I could barely open it after downloading the software compatibility.

There are about 20 files in it.

There are more than a dozen short films, ranging from a few minutes to 10 minutes.

There are only three or four feature films, and the time is about the same as normal movies.

Some of them are marked with the competitions they have participated in, and there are many types. The most striking thing is that two seem to have entered the competition unit of foreign film festivals, and one won the film award of domestic film festivals.

Wen Yanyu tried hard to recall that the young director obviously looked like he was only 23 or [-] years old.

The content of the film is varied and covers a wide range, but without exception, it has a great sense of imagery, various techniques emerge in an endless stream, and most of the actors' performances are remarkable.

However, the content of the film itself seems weak. After watching it, it is difficult to remember the content of the film, and even largely do not know what the film is trying to say.

But this is almost a common problem of literary films, and these films are still very good in general.

Turning off the computer, Wen Yanyu read the script again.

Compared with the previous films, this script is undoubtedly more content, and the dramatic conflicts are more obvious.

It's just, how to grasp such a role.

After thinking about it for two days, after receiving a call from Director Xu to attend the opening ceremony at night, Wen Yanyu was surprised and went in formal attire.

Can't remember how long it's been since I've been in the flash.

I watched what I thought was just a small ceremony, but squeezed into many mainstream media scenes.

Wen Yanyu unconsciously became nervous.

Fortunately, most of the shots are focused on the hero and heroine.

The leading actor, Ling Liyang, has just won the best newcomer, and he is in the limelight.

The heroine Xue Yan is a model-turned-actor, and she is on the screen for the first time, but she has an older brother Xue Xun who has won three times of best actor, which is considered a gimmick.

Facing the camera, every member of the rookie crew is full of energy.

It's just that the stars are shining, but Wen Yanyu has the idea of ​​running away.

The interview microphone was passed from Director Xu to the heroine next to Wen Yanyu. It was all minor problems, but Wen Yanyu was shaking nervously.

The microphone reached his position and was about to hand it over when suddenly the young director over there seemed to think of something, grabbed the microphone from one side and started talking.

The strange thing is that no one thought it was wrong. After his long speech was over, the microphone was never handed over.

Wen Yanyu didn't know if Lu Yuan made a rescue for him on purpose, but he still felt lucky.

After leaving the stage, other members of the crew went to the party, especially when they heard that Xue Xun would also be there, the crowd was furious and noisy.

Wen Yanyu took advantage of the excitement and hid in the toilet, preparing to come out when everyone was gone.

As soon as I entered, I heard the sound of two people coming in.

"Hey, Lao Zhao, it would be nice to have a father who runs an entertainment company. Look at this scene, Director Xu is leading it, and the leading actors are all newcomers who are hot recently. If I had such a father, I wouldn't be a reporter. Go to the movie."

"Shh, keep your voice down so that no one can hear you."

"Come on, we don't rely on them for salary. But why does the second male look familiar?"

"Keep your voice down. Isn't that Wen Yue's son?"

"He! Hey, I wanted to hand over the microphone just now, but fortunately I didn't, otherwise I would have to wash this microphone several times."

"You are really bad enough, and he is already unlucky enough. All right, let's go out."

When Wen Yanyu pushed open the toilet door and came out, he couldn't smile again after trying several times.

When he walked out of the gate like a wandering spirit, his expression remained in a trance, and he didn't even notice the white BMW driving by.

The author has something to say: Gong is not Lu Yuan, well, I hope you like it.