Top Dupe CH 021 Senior Brother, Are You Asleep?

Luo Yu was dragged by him to the small square table where Lin Yue was.

"Director——I found Luo Yu for you!" Xiao Ding said.

The camera crew leader who was eating at the same table covered his box lunch and stood up, "Xiao Luo, sit here. I'm going to check the cameras."

Luo Yu had no idea what was happening and sat down blankly.

Opposite him was Lin Yue, who had a gentle but serious expression. On the left was Hua Xingyun, and on the right was Gu Xiaowei, who was eating his lunch unhurriedly.

"Director Lin, what's the matter?" Luo Yu asked.

"Well, I heard that you are very anxious to play a historical drama after tomorrow... and the role is a eunuch?" Lin Yue asked.

"I'm not in a hurry. I just want to audition. It's still unclear whether I will be selected." Luo Yu glanced at Gu Xiaowei and thought, could it be that this guy made a snitch?

But tomorrow after he finished filming, he could do whatever he wanted. Even if he wanted to play the role of Concubine Yang then that was his freedom.

"Don't be restrained, let's talk for a bit." Lin Yue's hand patted Luo Yu's shoulder, "Is there anything special about the role of the eunuch that you plan to audition for?"

Luo Yu thought to himself, could it be that Lin Yue wanted to discuss the role with him?

That’s understandable, because in his previous life, Luo Yu often talked with Lin Yue all night long, talking about the plot, the characters, and the mindset of the audience.

"Oh, because the impression of eunuchs in most people's minds is that they have psychological distortions due to physical defects, hiding behind the imperial power to play political schemes, relying on flattery and slander to please the emperor, etc."

“En." Lin Yue nodded.

"But the eunuch in this script is a servant who grew up with the young emperor. He also grew up in the palace from a young age. He knows a lot about the darkness within the harem. But he understands the sufferings of the world to some extent. Even so, he also possesses an innocent heart. When the palace fell, he escaped with the little emperor through a secret passage. The jewelry in the carriage was all his life savings. He thought that even if the little emperor lost the throne, he could still serve the little emperor and live a life as part of the land owning class. But as soon as they left the city, they were caught by the revolting people, and the jewelry carriage was looted. The people thought they were escaping officials and attacked them. The eunuch held the little emperor in his arms and blocked all the anger and fists of the people for him. It was only when the little emperor dragged him to a half-collapsed thatched house that he found that he was already dead. Before he died, he still held the last jade pendant in his hand and told the little emperor to pawn it for money."

Director Lin nodded after listening, "You think this character has layers and depth. He has a side that flatters the powerful, but also a side that is loyal. He is twisted, but also humane, which really makes people sigh."

"Yes." Luo Yu paid attention to the expressions of the others.

Screenwriter Hua hesitated and seemed a little anxious. Gu Xiaowei was drinking soup from a disposable plastic bowl.

The warm water vapor swirled up, making his eyelashes slightly moist, which caused him to appear much softer.

"I originally thought that you wanted to cater to the popular aesthetics by taking on such a role, but I can rest assured to hear that you have your own understanding of the role." Director Lin nodded.

"Then I’m thankful to Director Lin for caring about me. Don't worry, I will take every role seriously."

Luo Yu still felt strange in his heart. He was just a supporting actor in this drama. Why would Director Lin care about his next audition plan?

Screenwriter Hua on the side finally couldn't hold back, "Okay! Okay! Because of Xiao Ding's negligence in not notifying you in time, Bai Ying's role won't be finished tomorrow! If you take other roles, it's not your fault! Director Lin is thin-skinned. He originally wanted to give you an analysis of the eunuch role you want to take. If the role is not suitable for you, he could just convince you to give up and continue to stay in our crew! But what you said is clear and logical so Lin Yue doesn’t know how to keep you!"

"Bai Ying can't finish filming tomorrow?" Luo Yu was startled.

He remembered that when he watched the drama in his previous life, Bai Ying's role was not that important. He died because of Ah Lan's betrayal. Yan Ye caught Ah Lan and gave him to Bai Ying's father, the biggest villain of the show, Bai Zhongxing, in order to get in the old graces of Bai Zhongxing. Finally, he found evidence and cooperated with the police to bring Bai Zhongxing to justice.

What it meant by not being finished tomorrow... they won’t shoot Bai Ying’s death tomorrow, instead it will be postponed later?

Lin Yue nodded and said: "It's true that it can't be finalized tomorrow. There was originally a character in the script who is an informant working undercover in the Bai family for a long time. But the actor who played this informant, Luo Hao... had a lumbar disc herniation, and can’t even stand up due to ringing in the ears, so he is already in the hospital.”

Luo Yu was stunned. That was not right. In his previous life, Luo Hao was admitted to the hospital because of a lumbar problem, but it was only after he finished filming the role of the informant.

Why was he hospitalized so early?

Lin Yue continued: "After watching your and Xiao Gu's performance, we feel that the bond between Yan Ye and Bai Ying should be deepened, so that when Bai Ying dies, it would leave a greater impact on Yan Ye, and make him have the belief that Bai Zhongxing must be brought to justice. It just so happens that the role of the informant became vacant at this time. It is also very troublesome to find another actor to play it on such a short notice… so I discussed it with Screenwriter Hua and felt that the role of Bai Ying dying by the third episode is too boring, so why not just merge Bai Ying with the role of the informant. This way there is no need to adjust the script structure. Bai Ying will probably have to live until the… eighth episode..."

Screenwriter Hua interrupted directly, "What eighth episode? According to the script outline we discussed, the earliest will be episode 10, the latest will be episode 15."

"Hai hai hai!" Luo Yu choked.

If the role of Bai Ying had to last for so many episodes, then it was no longer an ordinary supporting role, but an important supporting role, and belonged to the third or fourth male role.

This level up was as fast as a rocket.

"Xiao Luo, I also support you in playing the role of the eunuch, because it is really interesting… Aiyah..." Lin Yue looked at Screenwriter Hua, "Why are you kicking me? Please be patient and wait for me to finish my sentence. But If Bai Ying dies too early, the dramatic conflict will not be strong enough. I believe you still have feelings for the character Bai Ying. Let’s give him a happy ending together, okay?”

Luo Yu lowered his head, still immersed in the shock of his role suddenly having scenes added.

Lin Yue thought that Luo Yu was hesitant and still reluctant on missing out on the role of the eunuch, and immediately said: “The role of the eunuch should not be started so soon, right? The director of that drama, Xiong He, is my college classmate. If there is an audition, I can ask him to move your audition for this role back so as not to delay your follow-up work."

Lin Yue was different from other directors who were controlling and always stood by their word. He was more like an elder or a friend. He tried his best to discuss things with the actors in his crew, no matter how big or small they were.

Hua Xingyun also patted Luo Yu on the shoulder, "Don't you just want to play the role of a eunuch? This chance may be lost but Director Lin and I will pay attention to other opportunities for you in the future. Or... or, I can write a eunuch role for you in the future. I guarantee that I will dig deep into the complexity and multifacetedness of the character so that you can act to your content, okay?"

"No, no, no, I will discuss it with my agent right now. It is an honor for me to stay on in Director Lin's crew! I will study the script after the roles are merged and live up to the trust the director and screenwriter have in me!"

Luo Yu originally regretted that he could not continue to act with Gu Xiaowei. Now that the opportunity had come, how could he miss it?

"That's good. In a moment, Screenwriter Hua will show you the newly written script. You can consider it carefully. Also communicate with your agent."

At this time, the announcement to start preparations for the afternoon filming sounded, and everyone stood up one after another.

Lin Yue patted Luo Yu's shoulder meaningfully and left with the others.

Gu Xiaowei followed Lin Yue, and Lin Yue suddenly said to Gu Xiaowei: "Are you satisfied now?"

"Satisfied with what?"

"Still acting. Luo Yu is the starting point for you to enter the scene. Don't think I haven't noticed that every time you perform most freely, it's when Luo Yu is watching. Just like Bai Ying is Yan Ye's center point of all the contradictions and emotional conflicts.”

Gu Xiaowei was stunned for a moment and did not open his mouth to refute.

Because deep down in his heart, he knew that he enjoyed pitting his acting skills against Luo Yu. The invisible cold light of their blades crossed in the air, but the two rivals were nevertheless united by a friendly understanding of each other.

The afternoon filming began. Luo Yu did not watch the filming. Instead, he found a quiet corner and called Sister Cui.

But after calling several times and still not getting through, Luo Yu sat on the roadside and played a game on his cell phone. Just when he was about to blow up his opponent, Sister Cui called.

"Luo Yu! Do you know who contacted me just now?" Sister Cui's voice was full of excitement.

"The crew of "Counterattack"?"

"Yes! The assistant of producer Ren Ting!"

Luo Yu touched the tip of his nose and said, "The way you sound, I thought it was Ren Ting herself who contacted you."

"You stinky brat! Ren Ting's assistant is already the highest-level I can have access to! You already know, right? The role of Bai Ying will be extended! It will take at least three weeks for you to finish filming!"

"En."

"The remuneration has also been added, very fair!"

"So… that little house of mine shouldn't be taken away, right?" Luo Yu said half-jokingly.

"En!"

That it could cheer up Sister Cui, Luo Yu also felt happy.

However, he thought he would only stay for a week at most, and the clothes he brought seemed a bit insufficient now, so he had to go back quickly and wash all the clothes he had prepared to take home.

That night, Luo Yu got the new script. He had to say that this version of the script was indeed much more exciting than the previous one.

For once Luo Yu didn't go to bed at nine o'clock, but leaned on the bedside to study the script.

Fang Qin on the side didn't know that Luo Yu's role had been extended, and thought he was studying how to perform his character’s death in a stunning manner tomorrow.

Luo Yu also became more and more excited as he read. He wanted to go and talk to Lin Yue and Hua Xingyun all night long, but unfortunately they were not familiar with each other yet, and his own status was far from enough.

Just when he was filled with enthusiasm, his cell phone rang, displaying an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, who is this..."

"Senior Brother, are you asleep?"