Chapter 956 Meeting

Shenyang, located in northeast China.

Fan Shan sat alone in his study, frowning, looking out the window from time to time.

More than ten years ago, he accidentally said the wrong line on the Spring Festival Gala because of too much pressure. From then on, he decided to stay away from the Spring Festival Gala stage forever.

No matter how many years the old actors have been on the Spring Festival Gala, the pressure they have to bear in the face of national live broadcast can be imagined. Whether it is the eyes or the expression, or even the pause for a few seconds in the middle, they are all fully presented to the audience.

There are many sketch actors like Fan Shan who cried after the performance.

Later, he also performed some sketches on some small stages, but as he grew older, his creative ability declined significantly and could not reach the previous height. In order not to consume his image in the minds of the audience, he gradually faded out of the sketch industry.

By chance, one of his friends was a movie director. When he visited the set, he played a small role in the play.

Fan Shan was very famous at that time. After the movie was broadcast, it became a hit instantly, and he had the idea of ​​becoming an actor since then.

For a skit actor, the first impression of the audience when they see him is "fun", which also led to many directors looking for him to play comedy roles in the play.

In the era when comedy films were popular, he did successfully transform and created many successful roles on the big screen.

Then, comedy roles were not what Fan Shan pursued. He looked at the roles he had played and suddenly found that they were no different from skits, so he decided to change his acting style and play "serious dramas". No longer rely on jokes to please the audience, but rely on acting skills to penetrate people's hearts.

There is a saying in the industry that skit and crosstalk actors do not need to look good.

Fan Shan's appearance is relatively ordinary. At that time, the selection of actors for domestic film and television works was gradually developing in the direction of appearance. What's more, he was born as a skit actor. Considering his impression in the audience's mind, the director naturally did not dare to try it easily.

Fan Shan, who could not get a play, did not give up. He decided to start with a small role and change his image in the audience's mind little by little.

Fan Shan has always known what he wants. Every step he takes is showing his ambition. He is very patient in the path of an actor.

Although the role was small, he also tried his best to perform it. Since then, he has created many classic small roles, all of which are small people at the bottom of society. Their lives are insignificant, but Fan Shan performed the essence of life.

Hard work pays off.

After several years of accumulation, he finally succeeded in transformation and became an old actor.

Acting has long become a part of life. It is his principle that he would rather not act than take a bad movie.

Fan Shan retracted his gaze and put his attention back on the script.

Recently, it has become popular in the group to find old actors to film. He has also received many scripts, but the quality of the scripts is very poor, and none of them can meet his requirements.

The only one that can be read is the script in his hand, which comes from Tianjing Entertainment Company and plays the father of the male protagonist.

I have read the script once. Although it is not bad overall, it is absolutely impossible to become a hit drama.

Moreover, the plot of this drama is relatively redundant, and many plot designs are meaningless. It is obvious that they are just to make up the length.

After some thinking, Fan Shan put the script aside. The more he read it, the more dissatisfied he was with the script.

‘Ring, ring, ring. ’ The mobile phone in the living room suddenly rang.

Fan Shan doesn't like to carry his cell phone with him. When he's at home, he always puts his cell phone on the coffee table in the living room.

Fan Shan took off his reading glasses, walked out of the study slowly, picked up his cell phone and saw that it was a call from Beijing.

"No impression."

He had seen many cases of elderly people being defrauded in the news, so he rarely answered strange calls and was about to hang up.

But then he thought of his son in Beijing.

His son had been busy with work and hadn't contacted him for a while, so Fan Shan wondered if it was his son who had changed his cell phone number and called. If it wasn't his son's call, he would just hang up.

After making a decision, Fan Shan answered the call and asked, "Hello! Who is this?"

"Hello! I'm Qian Tao. Are you Mr. Fan Shan?"

"I don't know you, hang up." In Fan Shan's memory, there was no such person at all, so he thought it was a scam call.

Qian Tao hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, Mr. Fan, I am the director of the TV series department of Brilliant Entertainment Company. You can check my relevant information online. Qian Tao, the money of money, the turbulent Tao."

"Oh, the fraud calls nowadays are really terrible. They all think they are entertainment companies. You dialed the wrong number. I am Tan Yue."

"Your number was given to me by Mr. Liang Gaobo." Qian Tao explained again, fearing that he would hang up the phone. The Liang Gaobo he mentioned was Fan Shan's old friend in the circle for many years.

"Are you really from Brilliant Entertainment Company?" Hearing the name of his old friend, Fan Shan's idea of ​​hanging up the phone immediately gradually disappeared.

"I didn't lie to you, Mr. Fan. I am the department director of Brilliant Entertainment Company."

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

Fan Shan was very confused. He had no contact with Brilliant Entertainment Company. How could they suddenly find him, and the other party was a director.

"I am in charge of the company's TV drama department. I have a script in hand now. The characters are very suitable for you. I hope you can come over and try out the play." Qian Tao continued: "If you don't have time now, we can wait you."

"TV drama?"

"Yes."

As an actor, he certainly knows the influence of Bright Entertainment Company in the industry, having produced many hits. Especially Tan Yue's drama, he likes it very much.

The dramas produced by Bright Entertainment are generally relatively reliable. For example, the recent "Hurry" is a phenomenal work that has attracted the attention of the entire industry.

Thinking that I have been worrying about finding a script recently, I started to feel a little shaken.

Qian Tao on the other end of the phone was afraid of Fan Shan's rejection and said: "The quality of this script is absolutely guaranteed. I can vouch for it. You can rest assured in this regard. The character is also very compatible with you and is very suitable for you."

Since it is Mr. Tan's choice, of course there is no problem.

Fan Shan became more and more excited and said, "I can try it."

"When do you have time?"

"I've been at home all the time recently. I can do it at any time, but I'm in Shencheng now. It will take me some time to get there."

Qian Tao immediately became excited. After all, it was the task given by Mr. Tan, and said: "Let's set it in three days. Do we need to send someone to pick you up?"

"No, no need." Fan Shan refused: "I can go there by myself."

"No problem. When the time comes, you can tell me your arrival time in the capital, and we will send someone to pick you up at the airport."

"good."

This time Fan Shan did not refuse.

Three days later.

A commercial vehicle stopped in front of the Bright Entertainment Company.

"Teacher Fan, this is our Bright Entertainment Company."

Fan Shan got out of the car and felt a little shocked when he looked at the brilliant entertainment company in front of him.

He has heard that there are only three entertainment companies in the domestic entertainment industry that have the strength to own independent office buildings, and the building of the Bright Entertainment Company is the most magnificent. This is also his first time to visit such a large entertainment company.

"Teacher Fan, please come inside." This person was sent by the public relations department to pick him up at the airport.

Fan Shan said embarrassedly: "The bag is a bit heavy, so let me carry it."

He also wanted to take this opportunity to see his son and his family, so he brought a lot of specialties.

"It's okay, Teacher Fan, I'll just come, please come in!"

Fan Shan was led by the staff to the reception room of Bright Entertainment Company.

"Teacher Fan, please drink some water. Please wait a moment. Mr. Qian will be here soon."

Fan Shan nodded "Yes".

All the way here, I took a plane and a car. At this age, I can't stand it anymore, and I am a little tired both physically and mentally.

There was a short wait.

The conference room door opened.

"Mr. Qian." The staff introduced: "This is Teacher Fan Shanfan."

Fan Shan has also stood up.

"Hello, Teacher Fan! This is Qian Tao who called you a few days ago."

"Hello, Director Qian!"

The two shook hands.

"Teacher Fan, please sit down." Qian Tao arranged, "Pour some more water for Teacher Fan."

"Thanks."

"Thank you for your hard work along the way."

"As actors, we are used to this kind of life of flying around. I had never noticed it before. This time I came here and suddenly realized that I was really old and my body was not as strong as before."

"You are in very good health for your age. Many people I know are not as good as you."

The two sat and chatted.

Fan Shan said: "I'm so sorry. I didn't know it was you that day and thought you were a scam caller."

Qian Tao responded with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Now that information leaks are so serious, I receive all kinds of sales calls every day. It's a good thing to be aware of precautions."

"There are too many examples of being deceived now, especially the elderly. They can't distinguish these types of calls at all, which almost delays important events."

"It's my fault for this. I was too anxious. I should have asked Teacher Liang to call you first to let you know."

"After hanging up the phone, Lao Liang called me. He also advised me to seize this opportunity and said that your company's dramas are very good."

"It should be an honor for us to have you."

The two drank tea and chatted for half an hour.

Fan Shan asked: "Director Qian, when are we going to audition?"

"I was having so much fun chatting with Teacher Fan that I almost forgot about the real thing." Qian Tao stood up and said, "Teacher Fan, come with me."

After a tiring journey, he wanted to give Fan Shan more time to rest.

"This bag."

Although there is nothing valuable in the bag, it is all for his son.

Qian Tao said: "Put the bag here for now. The staff at the party will bring it to you."

"Thank you!"

Fan Shan followed Qian Tao out of the reception room. He thought he was going to try out a play and didn't think much about it.

Although he said he was going to audition, Fan Shan was thinking about the script.

He just asked when the audition was going to take place. The implication was that he wanted to read the script first and was worried that the audition would be too hasty and he would not be able to accurately control the characters.

The quality of Bright Entertainment's scripts is notoriously high in the industry, and even if it is not Tan Yue's drama, it will be widely praised.

Therefore, Fan Shan valued this opportunity very much, otherwise he would not have traveled all the way from Shencheng to the capital by plane at his age.

"Teacher Fan, please!"

As the elevator door opened, the two people stepped onto the elevator, and Qian Tao pressed the button for the eighth floor.

Fan Shan was about to ask about the script, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up. Each crew has different criteria for selecting actors. He thought that they might directly stipulate the performance scene to test his on-the-spot reaction.

‘Ding Dong. ’

The elevator arrived at the eighth floor.

“Teacher Fan, this way please!”

Qian Tao stopped at the door of an office and knocked gently.

“Come in.”

Qian Tao pushed the door open and made a gesture of invitation.

Fan Shan thought it was an audition scene, but after entering, he found that the scene in front of him was not the same as he imagined, and he was stunned.

This is an office, very large.

As an old actor, Fan Shan is familiar with many big directors and big bosses in the circle. He has seen many offices, but this is the first time he has seen such a big one. The simple decoration style inside reveals exquisiteness.

There is a person sitting in front of the computer on the desk.

“This person looks a little familiar.” Fan Shan looked at the person sitting in front of the computer, his brain spinning rapidly. He had never seen him before, but he had a very familiar feeling.

Just as he was recalling carefully, he heard Qian Tao next to him say: "Mr. Tan, Teacher Fan is here."

Fan Shan's expression changed from doubt to surprise in an instant. He never thought that he would meet Tan Yue in person.

"Teacher Fan, you have worked hard on this journey." Tan Yue stood up and greeted him.

Qian Tao introduced: "Teacher Fan, this is Mr. Tan from our company."

"Hello, Mr. Tan!" Fan Shan hurriedly stretched out his hand and said: "I have always heard your name, and today I finally have the honor to meet you in person."

Tan Yue said modestly: "You are too kind. Compared with seniors like you, I am still far behind."

"There is no senior, I just got involved in this industry earlier, compared with you, it is insignificant."

"Teacher Fan, please sit down."

The three of them sat on the sofa, and Qian Tao watched tea and water on the side.

Tan Yue said: "Did Mr. Qian tell you about the TV series?"

"He told me that there is a role that is quite suitable for me. I am so old, I didn't expect that your company would still take a fancy to me." Fan Shan seemed a little restrained.

"Our company's selection of actors has nothing to do with age. As long as they are suitable, that's the most important thing."

Fan Shan smiled and nodded. He had heard about the criteria for selecting actors in the Brilliant Entertainment Company.

Qian Tao on the side said: "Teacher Fan, let me tell you about the details of this drama. This drama is written and directed by Mr. Tan. We invited you to play the leading male role in the drama."

Fan Shan was unable to react for a while because of the surprises.

This drama is written and directed by Mr. Tan?

Is he still the leading male role in the drama?

Fan Shan felt like he was dreaming, and it was a beautiful dream.

Although he has the label of an old actor, he rarely receives the script of the leading male role. After all, his age is there. Who would like to watch a TV series starring an old man?