Zhou Chenxi’s footsteps paused.
“Journey of the Immortals” was a popular drama in his previous life. Although the response was not as enthusiastic as the drama Luo Xinghe had participated in, at least the script had won a good award.
The director of this drama also deliberately asked Luo Xinghe to star as the male lead, but Luo Xinghe regretfully refused due to scheduling problem.
So, would this be an opportunity?
Zhou Chenxi fell into contemplation.
Back home, Zhou Chenxi opened Weibo.
The topic of #Contestant withdrawing from the “I am an Actor” program was still hanging on the hot search. Although the popularity was not high and Zhou Chenxi’s name was not mentioned on it, but you could still see a small number of people discussing him when you click on it.
Some people said that this little brother was good-looking. They paid attention to this show because of Zhou Chenxi. Some people said that although Zhou Chenxi’s ranks were not as good as Luo Xinghe’s every time, it was a pity that something like this happened.
It should be noted that at this time in his previous life, many viewers were already eager to let him quit this show.
Because he had too many accidents on the stage, many people even speculated whether it was because of his poor acting skills that he had to promote himself in this way.
This time, the program team explained in time, saying that it was indeed their safety measures that were not in place, and the scolding was much better than before.
Did this mean that as long as he avoided it carefully, he and the Zhou family could still have a different ending?
It might not be feasible to avoid it blindly, perhaps prevention and control were the best choice fundamentally.
After thinking about it, Zhou Chenxi turned the salted fish in his heart over and decided to work harder in the end.
He first sent a text message to Zhi Qi, asking the other party to find out Luo Xinghe’s recent announcements and arrangements to avoid all his activities. He made it clear to Zhi Qi that as long as he didn’t collide with Luo Xinghe, he could go to the audition for the drama “Journey of the Immortals”.
Zhi Qi was so happy. Although he didn’t know why Zhou Chenxi was so concerned about Luo Xinghe’s movements, he was willing to let go. Zhi Qi immediately checked all Luo Xinghe’s itinerary and told Zhou Chenxi that he had just recently taken on another drama and was in talks to work with director Zheng Hua because of the show “I’m an Actor”.
Sure enough.
These two dramas were big dramas in the future.
Luo Xinghe couldn’t miss it.
A few days later, Zhou Chenxi went to the audition site for the drama “Journey of the Immortals”.
In fact, he was still taking a wait-and-see stance because he knows that with his strength, he might not be selected for the audition, and he might not be able to be popular after acting in “Journey to the Immortals”.
This drama was invested by the Lu Group. As one of the largest wealthy groups in China, the Lu family was involved in many things, including the entertainment industry.
Lu family had an entertainment company that specialized in film and television investment. The company had also signed many artists, but they were still not comparable to the Huangtian where Luo Xinghe was signed. Their focus was different and it was still investment-based.
After sending Zhou Chenxi to the door of Lu Entertainment, Zhi Qi planned to wait for him outside.
Zhou Chenxi quietly complained about the laziness of the author’s naming of the companies under Lu family. At any rate, it was one of Luo Xinghe’s harem. Or was it Lu Ji that had no face1have no face = no shame = shameless?
All of his companies had the same name?
As soon as he finished complaining about it, Zhou Chenxi met Mr. Lu who had “no face” in company’s elevator.
He seemed to have just gotten out of a certain meeting, wearing a straight suit, walking with the wind2走路带风: Walk with the wind, which means that they walk relatively fast and there is a gust of wind when passing in front of others . Walking with wind generally describes people who walk quickly and their backs are very straight. People who walk with wind generally have People who belong to the elite class. They speak elegantly, every word is precise, they do things vigorously, without sloppiness, and they do what they say., and his whole aura was also very strong.
It had to be said that as one of Luo Xinghe’s harem, Lu Ji did have the appearance and capital.
His facial features were well-defined, his figure was also very tall, and his eyes were jet black and deep. Everything was fully in line with the fantasy of the overbearing president in all Mary Sue and Jack Sue novels.
Zhou Chenxi had just entered the elevator and the doors were already closing, but someone quickly came over and pressed the door button, reopening the slowly closed elevator door.
Looking at Lu Ji who appeared outside the elevator, Zhou Chenxi: “…”
He quietly moved to the side, not intending to say hello to Lu Ji.
According to the timeline, at this time, he actually didn’t know Lu Ji at all and he hadn’t met him before. If it weren’t for the memory of his previous life, he wouldn’t know what Lu Ji looked like.
Zhou Chenxi decided to pretend not to know.
And– why would he say hello to an enemy?
Just pretending to be a quiet wall flower against the elevator wall, Zhou Chenxi suddenly heard a low voice from behind him: “Are you here for the audition?”
Zhou Chenxi turned his head in surprise. Except for Lu Ji and his assistant, there was only himself in the elevator.
“Are you…talking to me?” Zhou Chenxi pointed to himself.
Lu Ji laughed: “Otherwise?”
Zhou Chenxi was even more surprised.
In his mind, he quickly went through Lu Ji’s reason for talking to him and found that he couldn’t find a reasonable explanation, so he had to bite the bullet and said, “Yes, yes…”
Lu Ji nodded: “Jiayou3加油: Good luck. Chinese expression of encouragement and support. The phrase is commonly used at sporting events and competitions by groups as a rallying cheer and can also be used at a personal level as a motivating phrase to the partner in the conversation..”
Zhou Chenxi was so shocked beyond words. He turned his head silently and continued to pretend to be transparent against the wall.
Why was Lu Ji smiling at him?
Zhou Chenxi couldn’t help but felt fuzzy inside.
Soon they arrived at the 18th floor. It was the floor where Zhou Chenxi would audition at, but Lu Ji had to go up again. The elevator door opened and Zhou Chenxi walked out. He couldn’t help but glanced at Lu Ji through the reflection of the elevator mirror.
Unexpectedly, Lu Ji was also looking at him.
Zhou Chenxi avoided his gaze like a frightened fawn.
Until he was out of the elevator, Zhou Chenxi’s heart was still pounding.
It’s terrible, it’s like being targeted by a predator.
Nevertheless, after arriving at the audition location, Zhou Chenxi was no longer in the mood to care about it.
The location was in a conference room. There were a row of people sitting in it including directors and producers. There was also an empty place in the middle. It was said that Lu Ji would also be here in a while.
Although very unhappy, Zhou Chenxi accepted the reality.
Outside the conference room, there were a few artists who came to audition. Whether they knew each other or not, they all greeted each other.
After drawing the number, a girl came over and said, “Zhou Chenxi, you are the first.”
Zhou Chenxi stood up and smiled sweetly at her: “Thank you, sister.”
Zhou Chenxi looked young. The girl was a few years older than Zhou Chenxi. She blushed a little when she saw two round dimples on Zhou Chenxi’s sharp face. After enthusiastically sending Zhou Chenxi into the conference room, she retreated.
The atmosphere in the conference room was a bit serious. Lu Ji should still be dealing with other things, so he didn’t show up. Qin Chuan sat on the left and asked Zhou Chenxi: “Zhou Chenxi, you’ve just participated in the show ‘I am an Actor’, right?”
Zhou Chenxi nodded: “Yes, but there was an accident in the middle and I withdrew.”
He didn’t shy away from talking about this matter. Qin Chuan didn’t have any dissatisfaction. Instead, he said: “I have watched the show. During that time, you had frequent accidents, which did affect your mentality. Actors wants to show their best side to the audience. Since you can’t do it, why bother participating. You did the right thing.”
Zhou Chenxi was startled, could this still be the case?
He thought Qin Chuan would, like some viewers, criticize him for disrespecting his career by withdrawing from the competition halfway.
The idea of the big director was really different from that of the ordinary audience.
The assistant handed over the script and Zhou Chenxi took a look.
Those were a few paragraphs taken from the script of “Journey of the Immortals”.
Unfortunately, although Zhou Chenxi had not read the script, he had seen the drama.
The male lead of the drama “Journey of the Immortals” in his previous life was Gong Rui. He didn’t come today. He heard that Qin Chuan was not satisfied with the actors who came to the audition. Later, he found him. The role he played was called ‘Xianliu Jun, Immortal Liu’.
“Journey of the Immortals” was actually a group drama4群像剧: Group drama. A type of works where multiple protagonists interlaced different stories to advance the plot together. about some love and hate that occurred in the three realms of immortals, demons, and monsters.
Zhou Chenxi didn’t have much confidence in the role of Xianliu Jun. Today, he actually came for another role.
This character was called ‘Liuli’. He was a deer demon. He was a mount under the seat of ‘Xianliu Jun’. In the process of cultivating immortality, he experienced a tribulation of dust fate, and finally came to a complete enlightenment and ranked in the immortal class.
In fact, Zhou Chenxi had seen Liuli played by another actor before. The performance was mediocre and the audience response was not great, but Zhou Chenxi felt that Liuli was a character worth exploring. If it was performed differently, it should have a different effect.
Therefore, after Zhou Chenxi finished reading the script, he asked Qin Chuan: “Director Qin, can I try the role of Liuli?”
Qin Chuan was a little surprised.
He thought that the people who came to the audition this time would all tried for ‘Xianliu Jun’ first. After all, he was the male lead and had more scenes.
But Qin Chuan still nodded: “Yes, start whenever you are ready.”
The actor who originally played the role of Liuli focused on portraying Liuli’s ‘simplicity and ignorance of the world’. In fact, for a deer demon who had lived for thousands of years, he also had a profound past. It was impossible to be as simple as it seemed.
Zhou Chenxi interpreted it in his own way to make up for the ‘sense of debt’ he had seen in the drama in his previous life.
Liuli’s feelings for Xianliu Jun were very complicated. Xianliu Jun once saved him, but at the same time he was also the enemy who wiped out their deer demon clan.
Because the deer Demon clan had rebelled and tried to replace the Immortal Realm, it was suppressed by Xianliu Jun. At that time, Liuli was still young, only a little more than a hundred years old, hiding in the corner and trembling. Seeing his youth and innocence, Xianliu Jun took him in and erased part of his memory.
One day Liuli stole the immortality fruit of the Queen Mother5王母: Wangmu, another name for Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality. and restored his memory. He remembered that Xianliu Jun was his enemy who exterminated his family.
Later, Liuli was ordered by Siming Xingjun6司命星君: Siming is a Chinese deity who makes fine adjustments to human fate and has the bureaucratic function of human lifespan allocation. to go down to earth to experience tribulation and Xianliu Jun went to the Chenyuantai to send him away.
This was the scene played by Zhou Chenxi.
By the pavilion of the Chenyuantai, Xianliu Jun poured a glass of wine for Liuli.
“It’s going to be dangerous trip, Liuli should take more care of himself.”
‘Liuli’ took the glass of wine, smiled slightly, tilted his head, and drank all the wine. Then he took three steps back, knelt down and kowtowed three times to Xianliu Jun.
When he raised his head again, Zhou Chenxi, who was playing Liuli, had tears in his eyes. He said to the ‘Xianliu Jun’ in the void: “Thank Xianliu Jun for taking care of me, goodbye.”
After speaking, he stood up and smiled freely. He stopped looking at Xianliu Jun and turned back to the Chenyuantai leading to the earthly world.
At this time, both he and Xianliu Jun knew that when they met again, they would no longer be master and disciple, but enemies.
After a few short minutes of physical performance and with no one acting against him, Qin Chuan fell silent.
At some point, Lu Ji had snuck in and sat in the middle. He turned to Qin Chuan and said, “What does Director Qin think?”
“It’s a good performance,” Qin Chuan slowed down and recovered. “It’s a little bit jerky, but it can be adjusted and taught.”
Lu Ji flipped through the script and said, “What does Director Qin think?”
“Look again?” Qin Chuan replied conservatively.
Lu Ji nodded and said to Zhou Chenxi: “Go back and wait for the notice. If you pass the audition, we will send someone to send a contract to your agent.”
Zhou Chenxi bowed hurriedly: “Thank you, Director Qin. Thank you, President Lu. And thank you, teachers.”
He thanked everyone and quietly retreated from the conference room.
As soon as he went out, many people came up and asked him, “How was the audition? What did Director Qin say?”
“It’s pretty good.” Zhou Chenxi chatted with them roughly for a few minutes before leaving.
In the conference room, several people were still discussing.
Lu Ji saw that Director Qin was very optimistic about Zhou Chenxi, so he deliberately asked, “What does Director Qin think of Zhou Chenxi?”
Qin Chuan also wanted to give Lu Ji some face. Lu Ji had already asked once before, but now that Zhou Chenxi was not there, he asked again. Qin Chuan felt that he might already have an idea in mind.
Qin Chuan simply pushed the boat along the water: “Then let’s go with him.”
Lu Ji nodded and said to the assistant behind him: “Let Zhou Chenxi know tomorrow that he has passed the audition.”
On the other side, Zhou Chenxi was about to take the elevator downstairs and go back. Along the way, he told Zhi Qi that he had come down. He was taking out his mobile phone when he suddenly heard the elevator ‘creaking’ and the entire elevator compartment began to fall rapidly.
Zhou Chenxi hurriedly held on to the handrail next to him, crying without tears, no way, why was he so unlucky again?!
This was not a little bit of bad luck anymore, was it a little bit of bad luck?!
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The author has something to say: Mr. Lu looks at Xixi: Interesting, a portable poisonous chicken soup.
Xixi looked at Mr. Lu: Terrible. Mom, he seems to want to eat people QAQ……
Thank you “Houmiao” for your support!
Thanks to the nutrient solution irrigated by “Xi Xi Shu”!
