sinovels Chapter 112 [First Sight Chapter]
Chapter 112 [First Sight Chapter]
-five years ago-
Before Shi Zhou received the script of "Troubled Times", he knew that another actor had already been chosen - Sheng Yanwen.
Sheng Yanwen was originally an actor who debuted in Huayu, but unfortunately, he had some kind of conflict with the company's senior management three years ago, and the contract was terminated before the expiration of the cooperation period.
Not long after Sheng Yanwen terminated the contract, Shi Zhou joined the company under the introduction of Di An.
Huayu's senior executives were angry with Sheng Yanwen's departure, and wanted to quickly find a newcomer to take over. Therefore, Shizhou, who was in good condition in all aspects, became their primary goal.
Maybe Shi Zhou has some talent in acting, or maybe his face is popular in the entertainment industry, or maybe Huayu is so high-spirited——
Shizhou took hold of the first drama after his debut, and his popularity skyrocketed.
For the next three years, the TV dramas he took over had stabilized their performance, until Huayu's senior management handed him the audition invitation for "Troubled Times".
To put it more bluntly, actors with a little bit of acting skills in the company have received invitations to audition from high-level executives.
Compared with other artists, Shizhou's team obviously had a little more concern about this invitation——
There are so many male actors in the entertainment industry, who debuted at the same time, have similar looks and temperament, and even have overlapping filming paths. It is easy to choose a few pairs.
But when it comes to the most "bloody" pair of opponents in the past two years, there is nothing more than Shi Zhou and Sheng Yanwen.
It is clear that the two are different in terms of debut time, appearance and temperament, and the way they filmed scenes, but they were compared in all aspects by the unscrupulous media because they signed contracts with the same company successively.
In addition, the two are always colliding on 'commercial endorsements', 'fashion events', and 'brand platforms'——
As the days went by, the quarrels in the fan circle increased, and the two became the opponents of "the king does not see the king" among outsiders.
Faced with this statement, Shi Zhou has always said nothing.
Compared with the rumors three years before his debut, he has not even been nominated for the Shidi trophy. How can he be worthy of the "king" that fans and marketing accounts hold high?
"The investment in the production of this drama is huge, not to mention outside companies, the competition with the company is fierce enough."
Shi Zhou flicked through the thin story outline and character fragments, and couldn't help but glance at the corridor outside the lounge——
There is also an actor in the same company named Song Mingyan, relying on the momentum of his debut a few years ago, he has been overtly and secretly suppressing Shizhou. I am afraid that this time the script of "Troubled Times" is a must.
"It's better to go to the audition, there is no reason to waste the opportunity you get."
The team all know the excellence of the project "Gone with the Wind", even if another male lead has been confirmed, they dare not let Shizhou give up this project easily.
Shi Zhou naturally thought so.
With a limited outline of the story and character fragments, when he returned to his residence that night, he immediately found the original novel with the same name as "The World in Trouble", and then stayed up all night chapter after chapter with relish until four o'clock in the morning.
The next day, when he announced his makeup with rare dark circles under his eyes, he surprised his agent and makeup artist.
"Brother Zhou, what did you do last night? The dark circles under your eyes are a bit heavy."
"Look at the original novel of "Gloomy Times"."
Shi Zhou's face was full of sleepiness, but there was a gleam in his eyes, "Sister An, I like the script of Troubled Times very much, and I have to do my best to try for this audition."
It doesn't matter whether the co-actor is the opponent or not. The point is that good scripts and good roles are hard to come by.
Shi Zhou has a well-known "cold beauty" label in the circle, and his eyebrows and eyes are always cold and pale in front of outsiders.
As a member of the team, Dean knows better than anyone else the competitive nature in his bones, as well as the childish temper that only occasionally shows up.
She heard Shi Zhou's tone of suppressed excitement secretly, and knew that he was interested in this drama, "Okay, but from now on, you are not allowed to stay up late to read the original novels. You are usually busy with announcements, so don't stay up late to hurt your body when you can rest."
Hanhan on the side answered, "Damn, Sister An, you still don't know Brother Zhou?"
These days, there are fewer and fewer good scripts written by original screenwriters and independent creations. On the contrary, more and more IP dramas are adapted from novels. The three TV dramas that Shizhou took over before are all based on high-quality original works.
Shi Zhou is usually not very interested in reading novels, but when it comes to his work, he must read the original novels, which has become the default fact in their team.
"If you want me to tell you, brother Zhou's 'bad' habit, we say it's useless." Hanhan handed the chilled almond milk to Shi Zhou, teasing like a prophet——
"It's up to the other half of the future to take care of it. Be tough and just take the phone away when the time comes. Brother Zhou will definitely have no choice."
Dean and the makeup artist looked at each other and smiled.
Shi Zhou drank two mouthfuls of almond milk to quench his thirst, and remained unmoved, "Nonsense."
What other half?
He had no intention of falling in love at all.
Even if he can have it ten or twenty years later, it is unlikely that anyone can restrain his occasional petty temper.
Are you still smoking your phone and forcing you to sleep?He will be so obedient?When you encounter a really good novel, how can you be as happy as staying up late chasing novels while sleeping?
...
After two rounds of audition competition, Shi Zhou successfully won the role of Yan Zhui in "A Troubled Times", and because of this, he had a little unhappiness with the artist Song Mingyan who was competing with the company.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of shooting the makeup photo. Shi Zhou was sitting in the dressing room, using his trumpet to follow the trend of public opinion on Weibo.
Just this morning, the production team used the marketing account to release the real melon of the casting of "A Troubled Times"——
Sure enough, upon hearing the news that he and Sheng Yanwen were going to star in a TV series, the majority of netizens watched the fun with the mentality of eating melons for good things.
The two fans who haven't been fighting for a while have started a new round of "battle". Of course, there are also unscrupulous marketing accounts who fan the flames and earn popularity.
——Come on, who doesn't know that the TV series that Shizhou made his debut stole Brother Wen from?If it wasn't for this drama, would he be where he is today?
——Speechless, why does Shi Zhou stick to Brother Wen in everything?Advertisement endorsements are posted, fashion events are posted, and now they are directly posted to a drama?Through the back door?
——The Huayu executives are really interesting. For the sake of the other party, Brother Wen, have you given all the resources to Shizhou in the past two years?Brother Wen is charming, and he still misses his former company.
——Fake it, don't hype Shizhou, where can he get this big-resource hero for his coffee position?
Shi Zhou took these malicious comments against him into his eyes. Although he didn't express much on the surface, he still had some depression in his heart that refused to admit defeat.
Because of the rumors about his invitation to shoot in his first film since his debut, since then, fans of the Sheng family and some passer-by netizens have 'confirmed' his 'grabbing the role' remarks.
Even if he worked hard to improve his acting skills and used his own strength to win other male lead roles, he would still be labeled as a "resource coffee" and "company's favorite".
Every time the two fans make a hot search, this matter will become one of the vicious sources of the opponent's attack on him.
Shi Zhou knew that to work hard in the entertainment industry, one must have a strong heart and be able to withstand criticism and abuse from netizens.
But seeing one's own efforts being denied by the whole article again and again, it is inevitable for anyone to feel uncomfortable.
Sheng Yanwen was the actor who had been chosen from the beginning, but he also got the chance to play the role after auditioning, so why should he be scolded strangely?
The official announcement has not yet been made, and the two fans and marketing accounts have started to fight each other, so how will he get along with Sheng Yanwen in the crew in the future?
While his thoughts were wandering, the assistant Hanhan ran in, "Brother Zhou! Something is wrong!"
Shi Zhou turned off the phone interface, "What's wrong?"
Hanhan approached his ear and lowered his voice, "Sheng Yanwen came to the studio early to take a makeup photo! I just saw him take the elevator up to the second floor!"
"..."
Shi Zhou gripped the phone tightly.
If I remember correctly, the two of them staggered the shooting time, because they were afraid of encountering embarrassment in the studio.
Hanhan naturally knows this, but now the rumors about being a co-star have come, "Brother Zhou, should we go over and say hello?"
greet?
Fans of both parties are fighting online, and Sheng family fans have sent thousands of private messages scolding him, and they still say hello?
Shi Zhou couldn't break free from the public opinion on the Internet for a while, and his tone was slightly cold, "I won't go."
I still don't know what Sheng Yanwen himself thinks, he is easy to be said to be courteous if he rushes over, if the other party ignores the answer, he will be the one who is embarrassed.
"Sister Di'an is not here during this period, so we will proceed step by step. Before officially joining the group, I don't want to involve unnecessary troubles."
Hanhan nodded, "Brother Zhou, what you said makes sense. Our current status is not necessarily lower than that of Sheng Yanwen, there is no need for you to take the initiative!"
How do you say something?The first to take the initiative loses!
Hanhan knows that the hot searches on the Internet are making a lot of noise, and some netizens watched the show and said that when the two masters met, they would have to fight on the spot!
No no no!
Sheng Yanwen doesn't seem to have an easy-going personality, what if Brother Zhou gets bullied?
Han Han is Shi Zhou's strongest supporter, the more he thinks about it, the more he defends him, "If you don't see him today, don't see him anymore, anyway, there will always be a suitable time to meet him."
Shi Zhou nodded, "It's almost time, let the makeup team come in, we will try to finish the filming as soon as possible."
"it is good."
Shi Zhou originally thought that this opportunity to meet formally would have to wait until he went to Hengcheng, but what he didn't expect was——
After the filming was over, Ling Feng, the chief producer of "A Troubled World", came to the door and said that he wanted to take this opportunity to let him and the two leading actors, Sheng Yanwen, meet and get to know each other formally.
Shi Zhou naturally wanted to give the producer teacher a face, so he could only agree to go.
Before seven o'clock, the two cars parked in the parking space of the high-end community. As soon as Shi Zhou got out of the car, he had a face-to-face meeting with Sheng Yanwen who came at the same time.
It's also outrageous to say.
Even though the two have become incompatible existences in the mouths of outsiders, the fact is that they have never met in public.
What's more, it's still in private right now.
The moment their eyes met, both sides paused.
Sheng Yanwen wore a black thin lining of suitable size, with wide shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, which made him look extraordinarily tall and straight, which could easily remind people of the proud figure hidden under the cover of the clothes.
The innate arrogance is fully unfolded in the night, and the real person is far more handsome than the screen.
No wonder when it comes to the "gentleman" in the entertainment circle, the most nominated one is Sheng Yanwen.
Although Shi Zhou was satisfied with his appearance, he felt that he was not strong enough after hearing too many so-called 'beauty'.
If he could choose, Sheng Yanwen's handsome and upright would be more to his true taste.
We've met each other, so we should say hello.
With this idea in mind, Shi Zhou took the initiative to meet Sheng Yanwen's secretly scrutinizing eyes.
"Hi, I'm Shizhou."
"Hi, I'm Sheng Yanwen."
Without deliberate preparation, the tacit understanding of greetings between the two seemed innate.
The teams of the two followed behind their masters, and no one dared to disturb this "historic meeting" greeting confrontation.
Shi Zhou didn't expect the coincidence to reach this point. After introducing himself in unison, the surrounding air fell into an unspeakable strange silence.
Forget it.
Shake hands.
Shi Zhou raised his right hand and said with his usual cold tone, "It's the first time we meet, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."
Sheng Yanwen took a deep look at him, "Yes."
Simple handshake.
Sheng Yanwen's complexion is not too dark, but when Zhou's complexion is two degrees fairer than ordinary people, under the infiltration of the night, there is a bit of blending color difference that is not exaggerated.
Shi Zhou's gaze drooped, only to realize that Sheng Yanwen's hands were far wider than he had imagined.
It's better to say it's a big hand wrapping a small hand than a handshake.
An inexplicable sense of competitiveness surged up, and before Shi Zhou could recover, Sheng Yanwen withdrew his hand without hesitation.
"..."
"Yanwen, Xiaozhou, this way."
Sheng Yanwen signaled to the producer Ling Feng, "Brother Ling, here we come."
He walked up quickly, squeezed the right hand that he had just held together under the cover of darkness, and felt a sense of strangeness that he had never felt before in the tip of his heart——
Hands are so cold and soft, how did they grow?
Shi Zhou who was 'thrown' looked at Sheng Yanwen's back, his eyes changed slightly, and followed Ling Feng's beckoning gesture.
Hanhan followed him, taking advantage of the gap at the end of the line and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhou, Sheng Yan heard that the real person is quite handsome? Even better than on the screen."
Sheng Yanwen's looks are not only liked by girls, it is said that they are also very popular in same-sex circles.
Shi Zhou completely put aside his thoughts of seeing Sheng Yanwen for the first time, and replied casually, "Really? It's so-so."
No matter how good-looking she is, she is also a cold and arrogant character who rejects others thousands of miles away.
He collaborated with such a person in a TV series with two male protagonists. I'm afraid that after the filming of the drama, the private conversation between the two of them could not exceed a hundred sentences.
Hanhan heard Shizhou's petty temper hidden in his tone, and hurriedly coaxed, "Then no one is as good as our Brother Zhou!"
Taking advantage of other people's inattention, Shi Zhou ravaged Hanhan's curly head, "Don't do this rainbow fart, my ears will get calluses."
Hanhan straightened her hair, "Hey."
...
Producer Fang Lingfeng came earlier than them and ordered the dishes one step ahead.
When the dishes are served, the wine is also sober.
"It's a bit sudden tonight, and the director, screenwriter, and the others are not all here, but on behalf of the crew of "Troubled Times", I wish you two male leads a happy cooperation in advance! Come, have a drink?"
Faced with the invitation from the producer Fang Lingfeng, Shi Zhou toasted neatly, but Sheng Yanwen was hesitant.
Ling Feng asked, "Yanwen, what's the matter?"
Sheng Yanwen's assistant at the next table got up in a panic, "Mr. Ling, Brother Wen still has an announcement to shoot tomorrow, maybe..."
First, he received angry attacks from fans and marketing accounts of the Sheng family, and then he was treated with 'indifference' by the master himself. At this moment, Shizhou's petty temper has not completely disappeared.
Impulsively, he intercepted the assistant's evasion, "It's just a glass of wine, what's the matter with the announcement tomorrow morning?"
It was just a glass of wine, and Ling Feng gave the reason of 'pleasant cooperation' again.
Even if Sheng Yanwen doesn't like his co-star of the 'opponent', he should save face.
Shi Zhou swayed the drunken red wine, and looked at Sheng Yanwen who was standing still beside him, "Teacher Sheng, wish us a happy cooperation?"
The sound of 'Teacher Sheng' fell on the ears of others, and it seemed particularly meaningful.
Hanhan who was also sitting at the next table swallowed nervously, secretly feeling something was wrong——
Brother Zhou, something is wrong tonight!In the past, no matter how competitive she was, she would not show her temper in front of others at will.
How come they are really tit for tat after encountering the rumors?Don't be really stimulated by those demonized comments on the hot search!
Fortunately, Sheng Yanwen, the person involved, picked up his glass and responded calmly, "Of course, I wish the crew smooth shooting and happy cooperation."
--boom.
The wine glasses collided and the drink entered.
With this glass of wine as the opening, Ling Feng continued to open up most of the following topics, and the atmosphere was quite normal.
It's just that when it came to 'cooperating with the drama marketing', the always disgusted Sheng Ruo refused without thinking. When Shi Zhou heard this, he also gave the same answer.
Although the tone of the two is very friendly, there is always a sense of indifference towards each other.
Seeing this, the producer had no choice but to give up.
After the topic was over, Sheng Yanwen ended the meal ahead of schedule with the reason of 'an announcement will be made tomorrow', and his footsteps when he and the team assistant left were a little inexplicable and hasty.
Shi Zhou bid farewell to producer Ling Feng, and walked back to the parking lot with his assistant Han Han.
Taking advantage of no one around, Hanhan finally asked, "Brother Zhou, what do you think of Sheng Yanwen? Can we have a happy cooperation?"
Shi Zhou remembered Sheng Yanwen's refusal at the dinner table——
"Brother Ling, as an actor, what I value most is the quality of the script itself. I will definitely do my best to play the role well within my obligation. As for the off-screen, I don't need to spend that kind of extra thought."
When Shi Zhou thought about it, he felt depressed.
In other words, is he an actor who relies on "extra thoughts" to gain popularity?
When he goes back, he will study the script carefully!In any case, you must not lose to Sheng Yanwen during filming!
"How about what? After joining the group, it's enough to film well. If you can avoid contact in private, try to avoid contact as much as possible."
As Shi Zhou spoke, he felt an indescribable sense of being wronged, "In case he and his fans think I'm going to bind his popularity."
Whether Sheng Yanwen has no feelings for him or doesn't like him, after all, after a cooperation, they fall apart.
Shi Zhou sat back in the car, turned on his phone and saw the trending topics that hadn't completely disappeared, and the first one he clicked on was related to Sheng Yanwen's fans.
There are still fans lending lemons in the comment area of Amway Weibo——
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo L L L L L L L I have started to envy Brother Wen's future significant other!
Shi Zhou snorted, and subconsciously added in his heart——
Thank you.
Whoever loves wants whoever wants, anyway, I don't want it.
--
At the same time, Sheng Yanwen, who had already gotten into the car, drank half a bottle of cold water, but still couldn't suppress the burning sensation from his alcohol allergy.
The assistant Xiao Cheng on the side saw it and was anxious, "Brother Wen, I should have stopped you from drinking it just now! Do you think Shi Zhou did it on purpose?"
"What on purpose?"
Sheng Yanwen unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt in an attempt to get some air.
"Like Brother Ling, he doesn't know about my alcohol allergy. Where did he get so careful? It's nothing more than trying to suppress the momentum of my 'opponent' verbally, nothing else."
Xiao Cheng quickly stopped his inappropriate conspiracy theory, and asked instead, "Brother Wen, what do you think of Shi Zhou?"
This is Sheng Yanwen's first new play after three years, and the rival actors are so important!
Sheng Yanwen thought for a while, and replied, "Huayu must be able to support Shizhou after I leave, he must have some real skills."
He casually glanced at the palm of his hand, inexplicably recalling the coolness touched by the greeting before dinner——
The hotness in the body stopped for a moment, and then it quickly became even more outrageous!
Sheng Yanwen had to open the car window to breathe, and he still did not forget to explain verbally, "Xiao Cheng, sort out Shi Zhou's past works and send them to me for a look."
"what?"
Sheng Yanwen gave an explanation, "Get to know this partner in advance, so that it is not easy to make mistakes during the shooting."
Xiao Cheng didn't think much, and nodded.
Like Sheng Yanwen, it was also the first time he saw an artist like Shi Zhou in real life.
"Brother Wen, to be honest, the images of Shi Zhou and Yan Zhui are quite compatible! In today's hot search, I think some netizens are joking—"
Xiao Cheng remembered the second half of the netizen's sentence, and stopped abruptly, secretly feeling that he started the wrong topic.
Sheng Yanwen took a deep breath, intending to use chat to divert his physical discomfort, "What joke?"
Under the gaze of Sheng Yanwen, Xiao Cheng bit the bullet and finished, "I said that you may be 'in love with drama', after all, the emotional drama in "Troubled Times" is too abusive."
Sheng Yan frowned slightly, apparently disagreeing, "It is the most basic professional ethics for an actor not to blur the boundary between inside and outside of the play."
For things like drama, either the actors are unprofessional, or the ones who really like it are actors outside the drama.
What if it is because of the emotional entanglement of the characters in the play that the transfer of emotions leads to falling in love with the opponent actor?
Who is this being used as a substitute for?Not responsible at all.
What's more, he and Shi Zhou fell in love because of drama?
This is clearly impossible!
Both of them are actors on the rise, and no one would waste time on boring love affairs.
The author has something to say:
#Today each other loves to ignore each other, and tomorrow my husband Zhouzhou will kiss—the famous research couple in "True Fragrance Study".