At 5:45 pm, a restaurant on the Fourth Ring Road of the Northeast.

At about six o'clock, Ye Qing arrived at the scene about ten minutes in advance. As a result, he came over and saw:

What a guy, he's lively.

It can be seen that it is a prosperous store. The lobby on the first floor is full of people. People pass by the private room on the second floor from time to time on the way. Some people even met Ye Qing, but they didn't recognize him. They just thought it was strange that this guy wore a mask and hat on a hot day.

Could it be that I am sick? I come here to have a meal if I am sick...

Oh, I won’t want to come next time.

"How to arrange it here?"

Sister Hua was a little depressed when she was evading the waiter who served the dishes sideways. She thought to herself that she respected the director’s opinions and would just choose where to meet, but this is not very suitable for meeting.

Well, there's no way, who made you win such a big prize in your last movie?

If there are more people, there will be more people.

"Just enter the private room."

Ye Qing is not used to it, so there are indeed many people. Fortunately, after going up the second floor, the private room I made was at the deepest point.

As the journey went by, fewer and fewer people were.

He recalled the director's information in his mind:

The photo shows a man who is a bit fat but with a gentle aura, and looks more like a teacher.

But in fact, they have a very deep qualifications.

Director Diao Yinan.

I was originally a screenwriter. From the early co-written "Put Love to the End", "Take a Bath" and "Love Malatang", they are all good movies.

Later, when I filmed myself, the early stories were quite interesting, such as "Uniform", but the ratings were not high.

It has been 14 years since I was a film called "Day Fireworks" and won the highest prize in the Berlin Film Festival, as well as the Best Actor.

Still not particularly high scores, but being able to win the award is a skill.

Sister Hua and the others had contacted each other before, but they were not determined at that time. Unexpectedly, it was still up to date at this time.

...

The atmosphere in the private room was a bit deserted.

"It's good, or you just give up the protagonist, or you just choose him."

After waiting for more than half a minute, Shen Yang sighed: "Mr. Li is right: It is really rare for others to choose this role. You should know that many people who are of this status do not play supporting roles."

Li Li in her mouth is always Li Li, the film's general producer.

The works produced by Mr. Li include the "Tiny Times" series that took off at the box office, and of course, there are also works such as "No War in Peking", "Gang Rinpochi", and "The Flowers Blooming That Year" with a Double-Graduation.

So when they worked with such a producer, their initial goal was to: "Game at Southern Station" was not an art film. On the premise of maintaining Diao Yinan's personal style, they tried to combine the author's expression with genre films and commercialization.

The first part of the combination is casting.

It can't be so niche, because the director himself is relatively niche.

So there were many people who voted at that time.

Among them is Ye Qing - if he had voted for the protagonist at that time, he would have basically been wiped out without accident, and there would be no follow-up. And to be honest, even if "Chinatown" and "The God of Medicine" are released now, his reputation has only begun to improve.

But at that time, his team was very smart and voted as the captain of the criminal police, because he played the same type of role in "The God of Medicine". This time he hoped to learn from the director.

At that time, everyone agreed that Liao Fan would be the protagonist of the movie.

In fact, Liao Fan must be in Diao Yinan's consideration. But this time I said that I want to be commercial, Liao Fan really can't do it. But, hey, Ye Qing came over - business is enough, the only thing I worry about Ye Qing's acting skills.

But it is indeed an attractive option.

At the beginning, they originally planned to use another well-known male star as the supporting role of the protagonist Liao Fan, but Ye Qing's intrusion seemed to provide a better choice:

Liao Fan and Gui Lunmei have an old partner, and add a new supporting role.

If you choose a male star who has been in the big screen for the first time, you may not have an old friend to be the starring insurance, and there is one who can support the box office better.

Director Wang Jia liked this.

But in the end it's this acting...

That is, the recent performance in "The God of Medicine" is a serious "although it is lacking, it is indeed remarkable."

"Tu tuk!"

The knock on the door was followed by the door opening. While the director was thinking, the person he had already made an appointment came in and greeted: "Hello director, good producer, good teacher Liao Fan."

"Yes, OK." Diao Yinan nodded.

Chen Zhuan was very enthusiastic and greeted him: "Xiao Ye, come on, come on, sit here."

"Yes, you're welcome, just sit down first."

At this time, Liao Fan had met him in the final of "Creation 101" before, and also acted as an intermediary, saying, "Let's see what you want to order first, let's order some casually."

Ye Qing politely took the menu, glanced at it twice, and smiled and said, "Enough, there are quite a lot."

"Order two more."

"You need some peeled egg tofu, it's OK, if not enough, add it."

“…”

This sentence fell into Diao Yinan's ears, and she couldn't help but move her eyebrows, and she always felt that it was different from what she remembered.

...

Although both parties are not very familiar with each other, they are usually not too unlucky when there are agents and producers.

In addition, Liao Fan has seen this place.

And to be honest...

Who wants to play the supporting role if you can play the leading role?

So, except for the two parties involved, Ye Qing and Diao Yinan, the other three are all inclined to Ye Qing.

This is called a smooth start.

But after all, Diao Yinan has to speak out by himself. If he doesn't agree, the investors here will not interfere in particular, but just say that they will quickly set up the filming, otherwise the time may be a bit too tight.

So on the surface, everyone has a good atmosphere, but in fact, they are waiting for the director to speak. The director didn't say much, but just listened to them quietly, which was not as if they were talking to each other in a movie.

More often: He is observing.

Ye Qing is interesting.

A little gentle and casual, but more importantly, he has a sense of alienation that seems to be there and not have...

This surprised him.

"You have played the role of the detective captain before, have you?"

When the director spoke, Ye Qing nodded: "Well, yes, in "I'm Not a God of Medicine."

"Will you experience life?"

“Yes, but it’s not long.”

Ye Qing hesitated for a moment before saying, "About a week."

"A week?"

The director was a little surprised and raised his eyebrows: "Shortter than I thought."

"Yeah, it's a little bit."

Ye Qing nodded, wondering what this sentence means. Is it "I have only experienced it for a week, and it's too short" or "I have experienced it for a week, and it's not bad to act like this", or both.

The director didn't seem to care about his expression, but continued to ask:

"Have you ever been on the police with them?"

"I followed some civil affairs, such as quarrels, then fights, etc." Ye Qing thought for a moment and said, "Once, the couple quarreled, and then once, the customer in the store drank too much and smashed the table."

These are definitely not considered the job of the criminal police captain, but if the case really involves the case, he will definitely not be able to go.

The director talked about something else, and it was covered with mountains and fields.

What I am concerned about is some more life-oriented issues.

Ye Qing is still a little familiar with this, because when he was experiencing life, he did not specifically say that he had the opportunity to contact the cases he was working on. Most of the time, he was observing the characters.

"Are there any summary?"

Ye Qing was a little embarrassed and wanted to force a few more sums, but he still said, "The points I observed were very scattered. If I had to say something, maybe they were not so tight in normal times."

"..." Diao Yinan lowered her head and thought for a while.

Then he said, "It's cold when you eat."

Ye Qing was so confused that he didn't know what was going on, so he could only say: "Okay, director."
To be continued...