Entertaining Children

After lunch, Chen Chen and Cheng Xi took Zhou Jingyi away, while Xiao Yao went back to the practice room of the studio with the band to continue rehearsing.

The atmosphere at the band rehearsal was relaxed and cheerful. Everyone stayed in the rehearsal room all afternoon. In addition to practicing the songs that will be performed at the awards ceremony tomorrow night, they also sang some previous songs together. Basically, it can be regarded as playing while practicing.

Throughout the afternoon, Zhou Jingyi did not return to the studio, nor did she call Xiao Yao and others. After the rehearsal was over, Xiao Yao could only call Cheng Xi and ask about Zhou Jingyi's whereabouts.

After contacting Cheng Xi, Xiao Yao found out that Zhou Jingyi also stayed in the dance studio for a whole afternoon, and now she is still with the dance troupe.

Zhou Jingyi was a guest from afar, and the members of the private team hadn't come to Huaxia yet. Xiao Yao couldn't leave it alone, so he had to take the band members to the studio of the "Dawn" dance troupe.

When Xiao Yao and the band members arrived, the members of the dance troupe were still there. Xiao Yao and the dance troupe hadn't seen each other for a long time, so he proposed to invite everyone out for dinner.

Over the years, Xiao Yao has had very little contact with this dance troupe, and the members of the dance troupe have also undergone some changes. Although there are still some old members whom Xiao Yao knew at the beginning, there are many people that Xiao Yao has never met or knows.

There are too many people including Xiao Yao and the dance troupe, and some people in the dance troupe have never seen Xiao Yao before, and feel a little embarrassed. Those old members who knew Xiao Yao felt that it was not good to leave their teammates to play with Xiao Yao, so they all refused, and only let Chen Chen and Cheng Xi, two star artists who had faded out of the dance troupe, go with Xiao Yao.

With the development of Xiao Yao's career, the gap between him and ordinary dancers in these dance troupes inevitably became wider and wider. Xiao Yao didn't care about these differences in identities, but he could understand the thoughts of those dance troupe members, so Xiao Yao didn't force it, but took Chen Chen, Cheng Xi and Zhou Jingyi to leave.

The host Xiao Yao hosted the dinner. Xiao Siqi and his wife were not there, everyone was of the same age, and the matter of Zhou Jingyi and Sun Tingting participating in the variety show was not mentioned, so the atmosphere of the dinner was more casual and relaxed.

During dinner, everyone drank a little wine. Dean and George took advantage of the alcohol and asked Xiao Yao to take them out to bars and nightclubs to continue playing, but Xiao Yao sternly refused on the grounds that he would attend the awards ceremony tomorrow. After dinner, Xiao Yao sent all five foreign friends back to the hotel and asked them to rest early.

Chen Chen and Cheng Xi didn't have work today. When they received a call from Xiao Yao to come to the company in the morning, they drove here by themselves without an assistant. However, since everyone drank alcohol during dinner, it was not easy to drive, so they all temporarily called their assistants to be drivers just like Xiao Yao.

Chen Chen and Cheng Xi had dinner with Xiao Yao and the others, and accompanied Xiao Yao to send Zhou Jingyi and the others back to the hotel.

"Thank you for your hard work today, we will meet again when we have time!" Xiao Yao bid farewell to Chen Chen and Cheng Xi when he came out of the hotel.

"Don't! We haven't seen each other for so long, let's find a place to chat!" Cheng Xi pulled Xiao Yao's waving arm and said with a smile.

"That's right," Chen Chen also laughed, "Just one phone call from you, and the two of us will help you entertain your friends for an afternoon. If you can't come to us when you have something to do, just throw us aside if you have nothing to do?"

"Well, I'm going to attend the awards ceremony tomorrow! Why don't we find time to get together the day after tomorrow after the awards ceremony ends?" Xiao Yao laughed.

"Don't worry, we won't take you to the bar." Chen Chen said, "It's still early, let's find a coffee shop and have a chat, it won't affect your rest!"

"How about the two of us take your car, you give us a ride, and we chat in the car? Anyway, we go back on the way!" Cheng Xi said, "We can just ask the assistant to drive our car back!"

"Are you looking for me?" Xiao Yao said, "Then let's find a coffee shop!"

The weather is relatively cold today, and all three of them are wearing scarves, which basically cover half of their faces, but they are not afraid of being recognized when they go to a coffee shop.

There is a coffee shop in the hotel, but the three of them did not enter the hotel again, but found a coffee shop near the hotel. After entering, the three asked for a private room to sit down, and waited for the waiter to bring the drinks and snacks ordered by the three before taking off their scarves and camouflage.

"What's the matter? Tell me!" Xiao Yao said to the two.

"I have nothing to do, mainly because Cheng Xi has something to do!" Chen Chen laughed, "I'm just a singer, and I just need you to write a song for me. If you want a song that suits me, I believe you don't need me to tell you." You can think of me, so I have nothing to say!"

"Are you vaguely reminding me that I haven't written a song for you for a long time?" Xiao Yao laughed.

"You say yes!" Chen Chen laughed, "But I don't mean to urge you to write a song for me! It's been a long time since Fan Linxuan and Gong Chen received the song you wrote for her. The two girls and I Incomparable, I still have this bit of self-knowledge!"

"Indeed," Xiao Yao nodded, "I haven't written songs for the two of them for a long time, what else do you have to complain about?"

"Hey~ you!" Chen Chen stared at Xiao Yao and said.

"However, I said that you can't compare with them, not because they are girls and you are a boy." Xiao Yao said, "You are a singer-songwriter, you have released your own original album, and it's not like you can't write !As a singer-songwriter who has released an original album, you still want me to write songs for you? Do you still want the title of singer-songwriter?"

"I~" Chen Chen choked, and said, "Singer-songwriters can also sing songs written for him!"

"Yes, singer-songwriters can also sing other people's songs," Xiao Yao nodded, and then spread his hands together, "But now I have a song that suits you, what should I do?"

"Cold salad!" Chen Chen said to Xiao Yao angrily, "So I just reminded you vaguely, and I didn't ask you to bring me the song now!"

"I received the reminder, but it's useless!" Xiao Yao said, "When you wrote a song for you, it was to help you transform into a singer and enter the music scene. Now you have released an original album and gained a firm foothold in the music scene. Didn't you return to the music scene last year? Have you been a mentor in a rap show? You have already been a mentor, which means that your status is already quite stable. Do you still need me to help you go? You don’t want others to say that you have always relied on me, right? In the future, if there is a work that suits you, I will still find you to cooperate with, but I decided not to do things like writing songs specifically for you, including Fan Linxuan and Gong Chen!"

"As expected," Chen Chen looked at Cheng Xi and said, "The boss knows him well!"

"Come on!" Cheng Xi said to Chen Chen, "I heard from Sister Jiaying that the two songs in Fan Linxuan's new album were stolen from him by the boss using excuses. Those two songs of yours are It was exchanged for the friendship between the two of us who taught him how to dance. There is no special situation, and the boss can't even get the goods from him, so why do you?"

"Chen'er, you are just looking for trouble!" Xiao Yao looked at Cheng Xi and said, "Cheng Xi, tell me, what do you want from me?"

At the beginning, Xiao Siqi and Ye Jiaying allowed Xiao Yao to cooperate with Yin Xi to build a fashion brand, and partnered with others to open a musical instrument company. They did not ask Xiao Yao to incorporate it into Qi Jia's studio. Later, they allowed Xiao Yao to establish his own personal work in Shanghai. Studio, and partnered with Zhao Rui and others to open a film and television company, all of which meant to let Xiao Yao develop freely.

Xiao Yao knew that Chen Chen was purely complaining among friends, and it was not his parents expressing dissatisfaction to him through Chen Chen's mouth, so he didn't feel any burden in his heart.

"I came to you because I wanted to ask about your TV drama project." Cheng Xi's expression was much more serious than Chen Chen's, and he asked seriously, "I don't have any long-term projects in the first half of this year, and the schedule is the same as that of your TV drama." The filming cycle is just right. Sister Jiaying and I have read the script of your TV series and think it is a very good project. I want to try it, and Sister Jiaying agrees!"

"My mother must have looked good at my project!" Xiao Yao smiled, "It's not my mother who asked you to come to me for a role, right? It should be my mother who came to tell me in person!"

"Your mother won't intervene in your project and force people into the crew!" Cheng Xi said, "However, she supports me to chat with you first to see if there are any roles that you think are suitable for me. Even if there are , I also want to participate in the unified role audition. If you feel that it is not suitable after chatting, or you don’t want Qi Jia’s actors to participate in it, I will not waste this time and let the company find other projects for me.”

"I don't open the back door, so there's nothing to shy away from!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Since you've read the script, why don't you tell me which character you're more interested in? Needless to say, the female lead, I've already decided! "

"I know, I heard from Sister Jiaying that Yin Xi has already decided to play the first female lead, and this drama of yours was written especially for her," Cheng Xi said.

"My mother already knows? It seems that her relationship with Yin Xi is really good!" Xiao Yao laughed.

It is not surprising that Ye Jiaying and Cheng Xi have read the script. Because the casting work was handed over to the casting studio for some preliminary screening, Xiao Yao provided the script to the casting studio. Qijia Studio has actors, so it is not surprising that they will receive an invitation from the casting studio to audition. But Xiao Yao only told the casting studio that the man and woman had already been decided, and there was no need to choose, and he didn't tell them who the man and woman were. For example, Li Ya also read the script in the morning, but she didn't know who the man and the woman were. Ye Jiaying knew that the girl had decided to play Yin Xi, but Xiao Yao didn't say anything, so she could only know it from Yin Xi.

Knowing the relationship between Ye Jiaying and Yin Xi, Cheng Xi didn't accept Xiao Yao's words, but continued: "Based on my current position, even if I can't play the female lead, I have to be a relatively important supporting role. If I go to You played a small supporting role with no role in the project, but it seems that you are relying on the resources of your parents' studio to forcibly promote the cast of a TV series."

"I understand," Xiao Yao nodded, "Just tell me which character you are interested in!"

Cheng Xi has developed very well under Ye Jiaying's staff in recent years. Even if they can't be counted as Li Ya and Ren Bing's top-level florets, they can still be regarded as first-line florets, the main force among young actresses. Given that she is now enough to be a major heroine, it is unlikely that she will play a lower role than the third female lead. If it's really an inconspicuous role, it can basically be regarded as a cameo, and there is no need to come to Xiao Yao to talk about it so formally.

"I'm not a few years older than you, and with my current position, it's not suitable to play the heroine's sister," Cheng Xi said, "I think the only suitable role for me is Anna, the heroine's colleague."

"You want to play Anna?" Xiao Yao looked at Cheng Xi and asked.

Although the older sister of the heroine in the play is the same age as the heroine and is a best friend, but in terms of positioning, this role is an older role, and Cheng Xi is now playing the style of a young and beautiful heroine, not only appearance and age It doesn't fit the role well, and playing such a role will have a great interference and impact on her current positioning, so it's really not suitable. In addition to the male protagonist's sister, the most supporting role is the female protagonist's colleague Anna.

"Well," Cheng Xi nodded, "What do you think?"

"Tell the truth?" Xiao Yao asked.

"Of course!" Cheng Xi said nervously.

"First of all, any actor must go through an audition to be determined, so I'm just talking about some superficial feelings!" Xiao Yao said, "In terms of appearance, you are not short, but your face is round, and you don't have that kind of appearance on your body." This kind of very fierce aura may not be suitable for a scheming female role in the workplace. Judging from your past acting experience, you have played more outstanding roles in ancient costumes, and modern dramas are not unimpressive roles, but Basically, they are innocent and cute characters, and I'm not sure if you can handle this character well."

"Then what should your ideal Anna be like?" Cheng Xi asked.

"This morning, Li Ya recommended to me Li Xiaorui from her studio to play Anna!" Xiao Yao said, "In terms of appearance, Li Xiaorui is more suitable for Anna."

"Oh~" Cheng Xi said with some disappointment.

"However, I just promised Li Ya to let Li Xiaorui audition, but I didn't promise Li Ya that I would definitely give Li Xiaorui the role of Anna." Xiao Yao continued, "In terms of appearance, Li Xiaorui is more beautiful than you. Appropriate, but when it comes to acting skills, I think you are better than her! When the time comes to choose who will play Anna, it still depends on your performance during the audition. If you perform well, it is not impossible. So You can audition, try it out!"

"Okay, I understand!" Cheng Xi nodded.

"Xiao Yao!" Cheng Xi said to Xiao Yao again, "I will still spend energy preparing for this role. But in case, I mean in case I am not selected, I don't have any long-term projects in the first half of this year. , if I am not selected, I am going to participate in a variety show, what do you think?"

"You are an artist from Qijia Studio, not one of my subordinates," Xiao Yao said strangely, "If you don't choose the role of Anna, you can join a variety show if you want to, as long as Qijia Studio has no objections, that's fine. Why are you asking me?"

"Of course other variety shows have nothing to do with you," Cheng Xi said with a smile, "but what if the variety show I want to participate in is Donghai Satellite TV's "Dancing with the Stars"?"

""Dancing with the Stars"?" Xiao Yao asked in surprise.

"Yeah!" Cheng Xi laughed, "I'm from a dance troupe, and I was invited to that show before. I didn't have a schedule or interest in the past, but this year Duo'er and Jin are both going to participate, and I want to Go join in the fun!"

"One more thing!" Chen Chen interjected, "If Xi'er also goes, then our dance troupe won't have to worry about whether to accompany Duo'er or Jin. Xi'er is the former captain of the dance troupe, and is still the dance troupe now. A member of her. Our dance troupe is her team, of course we are going to be her backup dancer, no one can say anything!"

"Isn't this the solution you discussed this afternoon?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "You two, who came up with the idea?"

"Whose idea do you care? You just say what's the idea?" Chen Chen laughed.

"Okay! I support you to join in the fun!" Xiao Yao smiled at Cheng Xi, "Since you have already figured out the way out, it is still such a fun idea, why don't you go to the audition! Anyway, Anna is not the first female, and you Not bad for this role!"

"Ah?" Cheng Xi asked dumbfounded.