Li Jian sat in a corner of the square table, looking at Xu Rong who was talking and laughing with Ke Lan in a complicated mood.

He is six years older than Xu Rong and has just entered his thirty years this year. But it is precisely because he is only six years older that in the media's evaluation, he is still the "80 generation" among the "80 generation represented by Xu Rong".

He has always paid attention to this junior who is three years younger than him. As the youngest Grand Slam, the second National People's Art Theater actor from Beijing Film Academy, the first member of the People's Arts Committee, and the representative of the 80s actors, he cannot ignore it.

When he first stepped into the gate of Beijing Film Academy, like most of his classmates, he felt that he was the pride of heaven and would definitely become a big movie star in the future.

But not long after, a female classmate in the same class who had almost never seen anyone all day gave him a blow. When he couldn't even get a date for a date, she was already soaring into the sky.

Saying that you don’t envy is deceiving yourself.

He has always believed that the efforts he put in will surely bear fruit, and the castles in the sky will inevitably collapse. In the past, he has always believed in this.

However, reading the script just now made him understand why Xu Rong was able to become the representative of the 80s generation, but more so, he was self-doubt.

In previous scenes, he and Xu Rong both had a line shouting loudly.

He tried his best, but the sound he made was still unable to be as powerful as Xu Rong and was not dispersed. Xu Rong was similar to him, and he didn't stand up, just sat so casually, and couldn't even see any effort on his face.

But he was going to hoarsely.

He knew that Xu Rong was an actor of the People's Art Theater. For the People's Art Theater, this is the basic skill of getting started. If he couldn't do this, the audience sitting in the back row during the performance could not hear clearly or even hear the actor's lines, which means that he did not even have the qualification to pass the first examination of the People's Art Theater.

What he wondered was why such a big gap in basic skills was caused. He asked himself, during his time in school, he did not relax at all, and even worked harder than most people in his class. However, why did he obviously get involved in this industry earlier than him, but the gap was so big?

And he could imagine that what he saw was just the tip of the iceberg, and he had no way to guess how many there were under the surface.

In a strong contrast, he suddenly felt a little self-doubted about the fact that the efforts he had been persisting in the past would definitely have results.

While doubting, he secretly thanked that fortunately, there was only one Xu Rong in the 1980s. If he had a few more, he would have no idea whether he would have the chance to make a comeback in his life.

At some point, Li Jian saw Lu Fangsheng, who was chatting with Xu Rong, turned his head, waved to him, and quickly got up and walked over.

He and Lu Fangsheng are both Liu Yifei's classmates.

"I'll introduce it to you."

Lu Fangsheng pointed at Xu Rong and said, "Teacher Xu, member of the People's Arts and Arts Committee, the pride of our school."

Then Lu Fangsheng turned his head and patted Li Jian on the shoulder, saying, "Li Jian, I am in the same class as me, and now he is a performance teacher at the City College."

Xu Rong reached out and gently hit Lu Fangsheng, and said with a smile: "Don't let Teacher Xu, Brother Li, just call me Xu Rong."

Li Jian did not shout as Xu Rong said, and chuckled, "Teacher Xu, please take care of him in the future."

Xu Rong did not insist on it anymore. He had encountered similar situations many times. He also knew that even if he corrected the other person's name, he could not correct the other person's mind. Instead, he asked, "Brother Li or a teacher?"

Li Jian waved his hand and said, "Hi, find a job to make a living."

He mentioned when he was chatting that after the school invited him many times, Xu Rong returned to school to teach.

"When school starts, will it delay filming?"

Lu Fangsheng shrugged his shoulders and said, "You don't know that this guy always asks for leave when filming. Although the teaching salary is low, it is a stable job after all. You can earn a lot of money in filming. However, like us, sometimes we may not receive a script a year. If we are together, we will be upset when we get to the crew and the director's eyes, and we will be annoyed when we return to the school leaders."

Xu Rong understood the deep meaning of Lu Fangsheng's words, probably because he hoped to take care of Li Jian during the filming in the future.

He actually wanted to persuade him to quit his school job. If the school leaders do not support him, his energy will be distracted. It is better to burn his boat and fight.

But considering that we met for the first time today, we didn't say it.

Li Jian said: "Teacher Xu, I would like to ask you one question, which is your lines. Are there any special skills?"

"Um?"

"I just feel that my breath is very stable."

Xu Rong shook his head and said, "That's not."

Seeing Li Jian’s face showing confusion, Xu Rong did not explain immediately, but asked: “Have you ever felt despair?”

Lu Fangsheng asked in confusion: "Despair?"

Xu Rong smiled and said, "It's the despair that you'll be better than you when you make up your mind to do this job in this life."

Li Jian shook his head gently and said, "No."

Xu Rong smiled and said, "I have felt it. It has been five years since then. Even now, every time I think of the situation at that time, my whole body will be full of energy. And then again, if you want to say that other skills are skilled, there is no shortcut to breathing. You can only practice day after day. Despair is the driving force for this persistence."

"Smack it."

Xu Jizhou clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, everyone, gather."

"Talk back."

"Okay, I'm not busy and invite you to drink."

While the people outside the conference room were walking in, Xu Jizhou whispered: "Teacher Xu, I feel that everyone has not yet finished the New Year and their hearts have not been taken back. Please say a few words to mention your morale?"

Xu Rong understood what he meant. From the first actor reading the first word, he realized this problem, and most people were not very involved.

But it is also impossible. Xu Ji, Zhou Da, pulled people from all over the country on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, which means that many people have to set off to the capital on the second day of the Lunar New Year. It’s a damn thing that can be focused on the play.

"It's better for you to come, Director Xu."

Xu Jizhou smiled and said, "I said it was not as effective as you said. You are the producer and can also represent Luo's producer."

After everyone sat down, Xu Jizhou did not immediately signal to start, but said, "Our producer did not come today. In this way, please invite our producer, Mr. Xu Rong and Xu, to speak for a few words."

With Xu Jizhou's voice, most people in the conference room looked at Xu Rong in surprise, because only a very small number of them knew that Xu Rong was not only the starring actor, but also the producer.

Xu Rong smiled, but was thinking about what to say in his heart. After about ten seconds, he coughed softly and said, "That's right, Producer Luo originally planned to come here today, but he didn't buy a ticket to return to Beijing, so he delayed it. He asked me to convey it to everyone for his old age. In addition, for those who came here today, he also prepared red envelopes. Of course, those who did not come, like Ni Dahong, would be gone."

Xu Jizhou was stunned. He didn't expect Xu Rong to say that he would send red envelopes, so he waved to his assistant and asked him to prepare the red envelopes quickly.

"Wow."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little, Xu Rong pressed his palm down and calmed the applause before he started to enter the topic, saying, "Everyone, we have read the script for four episodes just now. I have seen all the efforts we have put in the early stage, but I would like to ask you a question, do you think "The Number" will be popular?"

I immediately remembered the response in the conference room: "Yes."

Xu Rong smiled and said, "I think so too. To say a bragging thing, many actors I have worked with cannot receive any dramas before they collaborate, but after that, they were so dazzling that they chose many scripts."

Seeing that some people's eyes began to flash, he changed his words: "Of course, there are also some colleagues who have worked with me, and they have many roles, but even if the show is so popular, people are still lukewarm. Do you want to know the reason?"

Although no one answered him, he already knew the answer from his expectant eyes and continued: "I think it's investment. I know that many people in our industry regard filming as an ordinary job, and it is natural to get money for work, but I don't know if you have ever thought about it. Some people can only get tens of thousands of dollars in a hundred scenes, while others can get millions or even tens of millions of dollars in pay. Since they are acting, why don't you choose to earn more?"

"Some people say that I may not be able to earn so much if I invest. I cannot guarantee that anyone will become a big hit after the broadcast, but I can guarantee that if you don't invest, you will definitely not be famous, and you will definitely not earn a million or tens of millions of dollars in film pay!"

"Everyone should know that there is actually no distinction between the main and the supporting role in our play. Many people have many scenes. Although some of them are not many, the character's personality is three-dimensional. As long as you invest, I believe it is difficult not to be outstanding. Everyone, the year has passed, and the time we read the script was squeezed out, so I still hope that everyone can focus all their thoughts on the play in the next few months, and wait for the play to be famous and make a lot of money after it is broadcast."

As soon as Xu Rong finished speaking, Wang Lei and Xu Jizhou immediately raised their slaps, slapped in the air and made a "slap" sound: "Okay."

"Wow."

"Okay, let's start."

Xu Rong did not talk about professional ethics or ideals, but only talked about more practical things, fame and fortune.

Because he knew very well that for most actors in the crew who were still on the edge of the film and television industry, professional ethics and ideals were too luxurious, and only fame and fortune were the most realistic.

And as he started again, he obviously felt that many people's emotions were getting up. Although he was still at a certain distance from the character, at least from the voice, he could feel that he was working hard.

At this moment, a sentence he saw last year suddenly appeared in his mind, half of whom were greedy and profitable.

"What's wrong with this? It's been ten days since I didn't touch any food and didn't even drink water. I just hang my breath and didn't move."

Sun Yang, who played Men Shulan, finished the 23rd episode, and Xu Rong did not answer, but frowned and looked at Xu Jizhou.

The plot of this scene is that after Li Da Benshi died of his wife Sai Diao Chan, he fell into a coma due to injury and did not get into the water for ten days.

Xu Rong took his chin and picked Sun Yang, asking, "Director, isn't it a bit exaggerated to not eat or drink for ten days?"

Xu Jizhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Theoretically, if a person has good physical fitness and relatively balanced nutrition, there is a possibility of surviving for ten days without eating or drinking."

As he spoke, he smiled and said, "This doesn't affect the plot, just change it to seven days."

Then he turned his head and said to Sun Yang with long hair: "Start again."

"What's wrong with this? It's been seven days since I haven't touched any food and didn't even drink water. I just hang my breath and don't move."

After Sun Yang finished speaking, Xu Rong immediately followed, lowered his head, and whispered a narration in a brisk voice: "Daughter-in-law, my wife, let's live together in the future, I will listen to you. What about you, I'll give us a bunch of kids. I've decided to have a name for myself. I've called Li Bang, Li Yuanzhang, Li Da Nengnai, my wife, stop hiding, I've seen you."

"Don't open your eyes, open your eyes, I'll leave. You are Diao Chan's man, Lu Bu, who is invincible to thousands of men. Tell the people in the world that you are a hero..."

While reading the script, Ke Lan inadvertently raised her eyelids and her voice subconsciously fell, because Xu Rong, who was sitting opposite her, was looking at her with a smile.

But the corners of his eyes were wet.

A small girl from a director team sitting behind Ke Lan hurriedly took out a pack of paper from her bag, took out a piece, leaned forward, and handed it to Xu Rong: "Teacher Xu, paper."

Xu Rong took it, but did not wipe it off, and said with a smile: "Continue."

He was just playing for Ke Lan who couldn't let go.

But her and others' reactions were unqualified. In the past, when reading the script of "The Ming Dynasty", some people would suddenly stand up and walk to the space in front of them. The actors who played against him would get up without hesitation and walk over to play.

This is the real reading of the script, rather than a group of people gathering around a round table and reading the script several times.

That is perfunctory, and it is better not to read it, because once you have an inherent impression, you will subconsciously follow the way you read the script when you are in real shooting.

Ke Lan stared at Xu Rong with bright eyes blankly. She was a little confused. She was just reading the script now, and it wasn't the real shot. Is it necessary?

And he found that Xu Rong's feelings came too naturally, and it seemed that there was no need to be brewed at all?
To be continued...