Children in the control group will not be used as cannon fodder (46)

He gave Jiang Lai a chance to audition, and the role he played was that of an ordinary mother who supported eight children with her own flesh and blood in a world characterized by frequent wars and chaos.

This is a great challenge for young actors.

In addition, this director is known in the industry for being strict and critical, and the films he makes are not aimed at traffic. Even if the quality is very high, most young actors are afraid to work with him.

Jiang Lai knew that this was a good opportunity, an opportunity to take her career to the next level, so she packed her bags and bought a ticket to another city without hesitation. Before departure, she went to say goodbye to Yangyang.

He said that if she succeeded in the interview, she would have to stay in the group for a year. Yangyang made a fuss and refused to let her go. When the family was at a loss, Jiang Lai directly signed him up for a Shaolin class.

"Come here during the winter and summer vacations to learn martial arts. When you can beat all the senior brothers, you can come to the set to find me. Then I will give you the most powerful Ultraman model in the world, okay?"

"Really? If I can beat my senior brother, I can go to you?"

"When did I lie to you, little bastard."

Of course Yangyang believed in Jiang Lai and agreed without hesitation.

At first, the child's grandmother felt sorry for Yangyang and was unwilling to let him go to the Shaolin class to suffer. Zhou Yiqing only said a few words and made the old lady relent.

"Yangyang's current height is one height lower than that of his peers. He must have inherited it from his mother. If you don't want him to be unable to marry when he grows up, send him to exercise while he is still young."

Yangyang is a little thin, and he was born with yellow hair, so he looks malnourished. This is the result of the child's pampering by his grandparents. After Jiang Lai appeared, he helped nurse him back to health for a while. Now he has gained some weight, but

Height is still a problem.

Afraid that her grandson would not grow taller when he grew up, and would lose the face of the Zhou family, which has an average of 185 men per person, the grandma of the child quickly packed Yangyang and sent it to the nearest Shaolin class. In addition to going to class every day, she did exercises.

He is a child of a wealthy family who cannot be easily disciplined.

After packing up Yangyang, Jiang Lai went for an interview, and Yang Bing came for the interview. The two were old acquaintances and got along well. Before Jiang Lai went in, Yang Bing even cheered her up.

Although the agent has said that the heroine of this drama will most likely be Yang Bing. She has good acting skills and no scandals. Choosing her is the safest and safest choice.

But Jiang Lai still wants to give it a try. She has never been a mother, but what she is best at is imitating and experiencing.

Before coming, she had been hungry for two days without makeup. When the director said it was time to start, Jiang Lai's bright eyes immediately dimmed, and the gray look instantly transported people to that barren and gloomy era.

In this scene, she acted in a scene where the heroine planned to sell her third daughter in order to support her youngest pair of children.

Of course, there were no actors on set except Jiang Lai. Everything had to be imagined by the actors themselves, speaking lines and performing actions.

Under the light, Jiang Lai's waist slowly bowed down. One hand seemed to be holding something, and the other hand held the air in his arms. He just stood there with his head lowered, oppressed by life.

The extreme heaviness and exhaustion made everyone around him feel suffocated.

For a moment, the director seemed to really see Jiang Lai holding a child in his arms, carrying a doll on his back, and holding a seven or eight-year-old girl in his hand. She had even calculated the height carefully, without any trace of acting.

, it seems that there are really three children attached to her.

The director began to speak the lines.

"How old is this girl?"

Jiang Lai slowly raised his head, his eyes seemed to have a little more sparkle.

"Eight years old."

"Eight years old...a bit older."

"Not too big, not too big. She grows slowly and eats little to work."

As he spoke, Jiang Lai made a push forward motion, as if pushing a child to the buyer, asking him to take a closer look.

At this time, her eyes were looking at the air, as if she were looking at a child, with a hint of hope in her forbearance. She wanted to sell the child, hoping that she could survive.

The buyer hesitated and started negotiating the price. After repeatedly giving in, Jiang Lai finally agreed to exchange three bags of millet for one daughter.

"Sanya, when you go to someone else's house, you should be more diligent and your hands and feet should be more agile, you hear me? From now on, he will be your father. Hurry, call him daddy."

At that moment, a scene of a business girl seemed to appear before everyone's eyes. The thin and hungry little girl was portrayed by Jiang Lai's tiny movements.

The child followed the others, and the performance should have ended at this scene, but Jiang Lai kept looking deeply into the distance, with a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, which contained reluctance, distress, and joy.

The three bags of rice in her hand looked so heavy, and the tears from the corners of her eyes did not fall.

After the performance, the director asked her a question.

"Have you read the original work?"

"Looked at it."

"In the original work, the third daughter was the heroine's favorite child. Why didn't you cry when your favorite daughter was sold?"

Jiang Lai stood up straight and looked at the director.

"At this time, the heroine has lost her second son and fourth son. She has experienced the pain of losing her son twice, and selling her daughter not only allows her daughter to survive, but also allows her remaining children to survive, so she

She won’t cry. No matter what happens in the future, she probably won’t cry.”

"Okay, go down and we will notify you of the follow-up results."

After going out, the manager asked Jiang Lai how she was and comforted her.

"It's okay. Director Wang has very high requirements for actors. It's okay if you can't be chosen. It's good to show your face."

Jiang Lai smiled and said nothing.

A week later, she received a reply.

She was selected as the heroine and joined the crew to start filming within a month.

Even the agent didn't expect that such a sought-after role would fall to Jiang Lai, but he had to admire Jiang Lai's determination and fighting spirit.

This role required the actors to lose less than 80 kilograms, which was in line with the image of the famine-stricken and skinny people of that era. Jiang Lai, who is 1.65 meters tall, originally weighed more than 90 kilograms and was already on the thin side. Now she has to weigh more for the role.

Lose more than ten pounds and must do it within a month.

This requirement was already very harsh, and the director actually didn't expect Jiang Lai to really meet the standard, but he didn't expect that when he saw her a month later, Jiang Lai was so thin that he was shocked.

He didn't expect that there were actually actresses who could lose less than 80 pounds in a month for a role.

The entire drama is expected to be filmed for one year. Jiang Lai has to perform the life of the heroine, and his weight must be maintained within the required range.

Over the course of a year, Jiang Lai's performance impressed everyone on the crew. Her dedication coincided with that of the demanding director. The two of them got along very harmoniously. Sometimes, Jiang Lai would shoot for thirty consecutive scenes just for one shot.

Many times, just to achieve the feeling the director said.
Chapter completed!