Ch191 - I keep feeling that this person looks familiar (2/2)
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[ Tentative Dawn: Maybe. In that case, I’m going to go deal with some new projects. Soaring Skies’ new script is auditioning for actors today. Soaring Skies doesn’t have time to go, so I’m going to help him take a look. ]
[ Adverse Years: Go ahead. ]
Su Liunian was also an author that belonged to the World Literature Network. He had the same editor as Soaring Skies, and Tentative Dawn was now the editorial assistant in charge of their affairs. He had a lot of things to manage, and they were all complicated. It was hard on him, and he was busy to the point of going around in circles, but he still managed to pay attention to the voice he needed for the end of his audio drama.
Although Tianxuan was investing in this project, and Tianxuan was responsible for selecting actors, the audition was still held in the Huaxia Entertainment building. It seemed that Huaxia Entertainment was also investing in this, and a large portion of the directors had come out of Huaxia.
Xue Ling formally said goodbye to his former assistant due to the termination of his contract. He had no outstanding projects, and did not require an assistant for the time being, so he only brought the system with him to the Huaxia Entertainment building. After the front desk confirmed the letter on his nano-computer, he was invited to the seventh floor.
Huaxia Entertainment was a company that belonged to the Yuan Group. They mainly focused on the film and television industry. Other than Huaxia Entertainment, Yuan Group also had several other cornerstone enterprises in the cultural and entertainment industries, including the World Literature Network. This was also why Xue Ling’s first choice had been Huaxia Entertainment when he was considering switching agencies. Regardless of whether it was at home or abroad, Yuan Group was the sky for the entertainment industry. They controlled more than half of the entertainment lifelines of the industry in the world. Regardless of whether it was fiction, film, television, or games, music, as long as it was in any way related to people’s spiritual entertainment, the Yuan Group was involved in it in some way. They were very much worthy of their title as the entertainment industry’s number one.
But the system ultimately did not feel that it would be good for him to join with the Yuan group, so went with Tianxuan instead. Compared to Huaxia Entertainment, the shadow of the seven great families could also be seen in Tianxuan Entertainment. Although it seemed worse than Huaxia in all aspects, their company’s productions were always of a guaranteed quality.
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Many people came to participate in the audition. Fortunately, Xue Ling had arrived early, because otherwise he might have to wait in line until next year. Some people who came later basically gave up on the opportunity this time because they would be unable to join the current team. The director’s time was limited, and there was no shortage of actors in the circle. Even if they ended up unable to find the right actors from amongst so many people, it was still very possible for them to choose people that did not belong to Tianxuan. Regarding this point, Tianxuan had never insisted on anything. They had provided the opportunity, and whether or not the actors could grasp it was up to them.
Xue Ling’s spot was towards the front of the line. He put on his headphones and looked through the script again rather than greeting the people around him. Only when his nano-computer prompted him did he stand up, tidy up his clothes, and step calmly into the audition hall.
Because it was a modern drama, the audition did not provide any choice for clothing. Therefore, Xue Ling put in a little extra effort when he chose his clothing today. He picked out a long white overcoat and dressed up a bit according to the most common description of how the main character and the opposing boss dressed. They liked to wear all kinds of overcoats, and when they were worn on top of their suit, it gave off a kind of ascetic, serious, cold and distant feel.
The group of directors was seated in a line within the audition hall. Xue Ling’s eyes swept over them, and paused over a cute looking youth before sweeping on as though he hadn’t noticed anything. He bowed and greeted, “Hello, directors and everyone present. I’m Xue Ling. I am auditioning for the role of Wei Chisu.”
The director nodded, looked at Xue Ling and said, “You were an actor before, and I have heard a little about the roles you played. With your acting skills, you won’t be able to grasp a character like Wei Chisu.” He spoke very directly, and his words basically expressed one thing—you won’t be able to do it.
Xue Ling curved his lips, “If it’s possible to fully deduce whether or not a role is suitable based on previous works, then there would be no need for auditions.”
The director did not reject his response. He merely raised his hand and said, “Give it a shot then. Which scene?”
“Scene 10.” The script had not been fully completed, and most of the scripts that could be put into production now were all from the early stages of the story. Amongst the available scenes, the one most well suited to showcasing the protagonist was Scene 10, which expressed the contradictions within this character.
It was the first time that someone from behind the scenes appeared, and also the first time he confronted protagonist and his party.
The real murderer was clearly standing right beside him, but Wei Chisu still had the ability to control everything around him and make it so that his partners completely excluded him from the list of suspects. Many of his moves were even made right in front of everyone, but no one doubted him.
The audition hall was very empty. There were some props in the corner that people coming up for auditions could choose from to assist them in their performance. Xue Ling looked through the props, and finally chose a lighter that he then held in his hand.
Turning around and returning to the middle of the hall, he bowed again. When he looked up again, in front of everyone, he already resembled Wei Chisu.
Regardless of whether it was the clothing on his body or his pair of beautiful fox’s eyes, by the time he lifted up his gaze, everything was different.
A fair and powerful hand slowly flipped the lighter in his hand. He stood there, and there was clearly only one person, but everyone felt as though they could see several other characters following from behind. This was because all of Xue Ling’s movements indicated that beside him, were his companions.
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His body turned slightly to the side, and his gaze occasionally flashed with amusement when they touched on various places. His sombre, yet incredibly pleasant voice rang out as he slowly, leisurely opened his mouth to speak, reciting a few lines that belonged to Wei Chisu.
Standing there, he clearly showed the personality traits of two different people. His movements and appearance looked serious, but when one looked at that pair of hands that were spinning the lighter, the unrestrained side of his personality became obvious. The expression on his face was solemn, and even carried a trace of deep fear as though he felt that the opponent they were facing was a very powerful one.
But in fact, the person he was dealing with was nothing but a little lackey he had paid for. All of the lackey’s instructions had come from him, and he was the only person in this game who knew everything, and controlled everything.
The cast of characters for this final arc is actually based on three other novels written by the same author. The author wrote a set of four books set in the same ‘universe’, of which WTMT is the fourth (and last) one. This is also why some of the characters seem to have a deeper backstory than what’s actually written in the arc; it’s assumed that you know some things about their background already.
The pairings for the previous works are:
1 – Su Liunian x Su Xuanqing
Su Liunian rebirthed, the two of them are technically brothers, but not blood related~ Su Xuanyan is their eldest brother
2 – Yuan Chuanbai x Baili Shaojue
Yuan Chuanbai is a genuine fortune teller, the Yuan Family is the same one that owns the World Literature Network
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3 – Ji Zichen x Shen Chongwen
Ji Zichen is the transmigrating child that Xue Ling’s soul was originally attached to~