Shangjing City, Huaying International Hotel.

This hotel is located near the film and television city. Because of its convenient transportation and good environment, film crews often choose it as the audition location.

The comedy film "Charlotte's Troubles" that Ye Zhiqiu is preparing is currently in the casting stage, and auditions are being held here.

In its previous life, the film "Charlotte's Troubles" was created by "Happy Twist". It was originally in the form of a stage play. After its premiere and being loved by the audience and the number of performances continued to increase, it was adapted into a movie.

In the end, the film, starring core members of the team like Shen Teng and Ma Li, was a huge success.

Like other comedies, the performance of the actors is crucial to the quality of this film.

To some extent, the plot of a comedy may seem quite simple, but it actually requires very high abilities of the actors.

Exaggerated performances are just performances. While being "exaggerated", you must also control the degree well, avoid embarrassment, and cleverly amuse the audience.

Therefore, there is a saying that "it is a dimensionality reduction attack for someone who can act well in comedy to act in a serious drama."

Ye Zhiqiu has always attached great importance to the selection of actors for the film. There is no "Happy Twist" team in this world, so he decided to conduct an open casting.

......

At this time, a large banquet hall in the hotel was filled with actors waiting for auditions.

"Hey, bro, is this seat occupied?"

"...No."

The young actor, with his hair neatly combed and wearing a luxury brand jacket, reluctantly took the bag off the stool and took the opportunity to look at the middle-aged man who had "presumptuously" asked him a question.

The young actor quickly judged that the man was about 30 or 40 years old, a little fat, and not good-looking. He should not be his competitor.

At the audition, everyone could be a competitor, and everyone was wary of each other, so he didn't have much in mind to chat with anyone.

"Thank you." Bai Wei seemed not to notice the other party's impatient look. He pulled over a chair and sat down with a smile, then let out a long breath.

He is an actor in a small drama troupe and has always dreamed of becoming a movie actor. This time he saw the actor recruitment information on the Internet and squeezed on the subway for more than two hours to come for the audition.

I originally thought it wasn't a big crew, but when I got there, wow! It was a five-star hotel, and there were at least two or three hundred people waiting, it was so lively.

Seeing this scene, Bai Wei felt disappointed. Nowadays, relationships are not important when doing things. A small character like him would probably just be a runner-up!

But he has a good attitude. He decides to make the best of it and take it as an opportunity to accumulate experience and broaden his horizons.

Moreover, the crew members were quite polite and standardized in all aspects, which left a very good impression on him.

Leaning back in his chair, Bai Wei subconsciously scanned the entire room.

As a result, he saw a familiar figure.

At the same time he saw the other person, the other person happened to look over here, and their eyes met in the air and froze for a second.

"you!"

"you!?"

The two of them spoke in surprise at the same time, and their voices were quite loud, attracting the attention of people around them.

Zhou Mei, who had short hair and a conspicuous red dress, walked over quickly and asked, "Lao Bai, why are you here?"

"I'm asking you that." Bai Wei said, and then complained: "What else can I do here? Audition."

Zhou Mei and he were from the same drama troupe and were partners, but neither of them had heard of the other's audition.

Zhou Mei also realized that she seemed to have asked a nonsense question, but she was not embarrassed. Instead, she said angrily: "Okay, Lao Bai, what's the point of coming to the audition secretly? If you don't want to partner with me, just say so!"

The two of them see each other every day and are so familiar with each other that they don't need to be so polite when speaking to each other.

Bai Wei looked at her and said slowly, "That's not the case."

"But if there is an opportunity to act in a movie and I have to abandon you, I will not hesitate."

"......" Zhou Mei's voice choked and she rolled her eyes because of him.

"Can't you say something nice?"

Bai Wei pouted, still saying sarcastically: "You are not a little girl, do you still need to be coaxed?"

"Then explain why you are here."

The two of them chatted for a while, and the young actor next to them looked at them with disgust, as if he was a little annoyed by being disturbed, and couldn't help but get up and leave.

The two looked at each other, and Zhou Mei sat down in her seat quickly.

"This is a good location, close to the door, and I can hear the staff shouting clearly."

Zhou Mei said: "Our drama troupe is not doing well, so we can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to find a way out."

"But I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just thought I'd give it a try. If I'm not chosen, I won't tell you. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing."

Bai Wei nodded. To be honest, he had a similar mentality.

Zhou Mei glanced around and said with a guilty conscience, "But I didn't expect it to be so big. I saw the news from the casting company, saying they were looking for actors for a low-budget comedy. I thought the competition wouldn't be that fierce..."

"This doesn't look like a small crew..."

Bai Wei agreed, "I think so too. The recruitment information didn't mention which crew it was working for, so it must be kept secret."

"Just wait, you'll know soon."

While the two were chatting, actors were already being called in for auditions.

After a while, the actors who had finished the audition came out. There was a commotion in the crowd, and then a huge noise.

This kind of situation usually means some news has been revealed.

Bai Wei and Zhou Mei stopped chatting and asked curiously, and they were also stunned.

The name of the production we are auditioning for today is "Charlotte's Troubles"! The leading male and female actors have not yet been confirmed!

Ye Zhiqiu is the director, and he is personally selecting from them at this moment!

This bombshell news completely made the whole audience boil.

The three words "Ye Zhiqiu" alone are enough to excite all the actors.

You know, none of the films directed by Ye Zhiqiu have failed! He has made so many actors famous. Who wouldn't want to become the next Long Yuqing, Huang Bo, or even the best actor Huang Zhengmin...

At this moment, there was a blazing fire of fighting spirit in everyone's eyes, and when they looked at their colleagues next to them, their eyes became more defensive.

There is only one chance, and if you seize it, you can change your destiny. Anyone who comes will be nervous.

Among the crowd, there were also a few actors who had calm expressions and did not show much surprise. These were people who had heard about the crew's information in advance through various channels.

But there is no such thing as "going through the back door" in Ye Zhiqiu's crew. They have to come for the audition obediently, but they have made targeted preparations based on first-hand information, so their chances of success are somewhat greater.

Bai Wei and Zhou Mei were also very excited when they heard the news, but Zhou Mei's expression soon fell.

"Ye Zhiqiu's crew...then I have even less hope."