Drowning Reborn

There was no news about the audition results. Just when Jiang Zechen and Li Zhou were at a loss, Jiang Zechen received a call from Director Liu's assistant, saying that Director Liu planned to ask him to have another audition.

Jiang Zechen told Li Zhou the news without reservation, and Li Zhou thought for a moment, then patted him on the shoulder again, "It seems that Director Liu is more optimistic about you, come on! This time, we must try our best Ah, don't mess it up, or the role will probably fall to me instead!"

Li Zhou looked very free and easy, as if he didn't care about the fact that he lost a game temporarily. Jiang Zechen gave him a white look, "It's natural, you don't need to say it? Don't worry, I will never Increase your workload!"

Li Zhou rubbed his head to vent his anger.

This time, Jiang Zechen went to the audition alone, and he was the only one who auditioned.Instead of directly changing into costumes like last time, Jiang Zechen was directly led into the room by the staff. Director Liu and the screenwriter were sitting on the sofa talking in a low voice. The atmosphere was not a strict audition. It's more like communicating.

Jiang Zechen said hello politely, and then sat down on the sofa opposite the two under Director Liu's gesture, and took the script handed over by the screenwriter with both hands.

Although the crew of "Immortal Rebellion" announced the approximate plot flow and character settings for the actors who auditioned, it is impossible to come up with the real script, and Jiang Zechen just got a taste of watching this movie in his previous life——and watched it After several times of light, I have a more specific understanding of the whole film and even each character.

Turning to the first page, Jiang Zechen read it seriously without waiting for Director Liu to speak.After all, it is only a supporting actor, and the younger brother's role in the whole film only occupies a small part. Jiang Zechen used the ability to read scripts that he had cultivated since he was a child, and quickly browsed and summarized the whole plot, but he paid attention to the details and At the same time, he was trying to figure out the difference between the real character set in the script and the image in his mind.After the script was finished, Jiang Zechen felt even more at ease—although the details were different, he was right in grasping the general direction.

"Now that you've read the script, do you still insist on your understanding and interpretation of this role during the last audition?" Director Liu asked when Jiang Zechen closed the script.

"Yes." Jiang Zechen nodded without hesitation, "Although there are some differences in details, the main character is not much different from what I imagined."

Director Liu nodded, and seemed quite satisfied with Jiang Zechen's persistence, "Actually, there have been some arguments about this role in the crew, and the performance of you and Li Zhou just made this argument concrete. Later, we discussed After a while, I decided to give you this opportunity—don’t rush to thank me.” Stopping Jiang Zechen, who was showing excitement and gratitude, Director Liu waved his hand, “You still have one test that you haven’t passed yet.”

Jiang Zechen touched his nose in embarrassment - he knew that things were not that simple.

"You played an early role. This role was unpleasant and easy to be criticized. You didn't hide this in such an important audition. You didn't deliberately make the role lovable and make people feel good. This way It’s bold and very good, but it’s not enough.” Director Liu paused, “In the later period, the confusion and loss of this character after the drastic change of the school, and the subsequent growth are the only things that can deepen this role. , Three-dimensional is the most important thing, if you can't show it, then no matter how good you are in front, it will be in vain."

"I know." Jiang Zechen nodded seriously, "So you called me over this time to let me prove that I can also perform well in the following plots?"

Director Liu nodded, while Jiang Zechen was confident.

After leaving the audition site, Jiang Zechen was refreshed and full of ambition. After taking out his mobile phone, he was the first to call Jiang Zehan—although he still didn't quite understand Jiang Zehan's phrase "the joy of success, I just want to be with you." You share the feeling of "one person", but it feels really good to have someone by his side all the time, who is sincerely happy for every success of his, even more happy than himself.

It's a pity that Jiang Zehan's personal mobile phone was turned off, probably because he was in a meeting or something. Jiang Zechen felt disappointed for no reason. Although it was a little inexplicable, he felt that he really wanted to put this The good news came to Jiang Zehan.

Laughing to himself why he started to be awkward like a little girl, Jiang Zechen hung up the phone and called Song Yue to inform him that he had got the role of "Xian Ni" and asked him to contact the crew to arrange the next itinerary , and finally called Li Zhou.

As soon as he picked up the phone, Li Zhou naturally asked him about the audition with concern. After hearing Jiang Zechen's smirk, he immediately understood.

"Congratulations, I didn't expect it to be done by you kid!" Li Zhou smiled, then sighed, and complained half-truthfully, "Hey~ I was ahead of you this time, you have to make up for my wounded heart ah!"

"Come on! How many times have you been ahead of me, and I haven't done anything to you!" Jiang Zechen blocked back unceremoniously, "Li Zhou, you can't be so shameless!"

"You still have the nerve to call me shameless?" Li Zhou was astonished, and then suddenly became angry, "I don't care! I want to make up for it!"

Jiang Zechen hung up on him unceremoniously.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a reporter holding a camera at him. Seeing him looking over, he turned around and left. Jiang Zechen frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable. Jiang Zechen didn't bother to care about what he did, and started walking aimlessly, looking for an empty taxi.

Li Zhou, who was hung up on the phone, was naturally unwilling to give up and persistently called to ask for compensation. Jiang Zechen finally couldn't bear it after hanging up the phone several times. He answered the phone and gritted his teeth, "Li Zhou! Give me a little more!"

"...Huh? Li Zhou?" Jiang Zehan's voice came from the phone, and the slightly raised ending had a hint of danger, which made Jiang Zechen cower immediately.

"Brother, cough, brother, is it you? Are you done?" The voice suddenly dropped an octave, and Jiang Zechen complained all over his face that he hadn't checked the caller ID, and at the same time made a note on Li Zhou.

"Yeah, right after the meeting, I saw a notice saying that you called me, so I called back immediately." Jiang Zehan said in a gentle tone, "But isn't it a coincidence that your flirting with Li Zhou was delayed? Scolding?"

"Flirting..." Jiang Zechen really wanted to kneel down to his elder brother, the strong sour smell could be heard clearly through the phone, "Brother, don't use idioms indiscriminately, your primary school Chinese teacher will cry..."

"I don't care what she's doing crying or not." Jiang Zehan replied lightly, but didn't ask any further questions on this topic, "The audition is over? Did you pass?"

"Of course I passed! Who is I! Brother, just wait for me to come back with the Best Supporting Actor award!" Jiang Zechen immediately cheered up, with high ambitions and great enthusiasm.

"This is a psychological effect again. Before you start, you have to have a domineering attitude, and you need to judge the problem rationally after it is over?" Jiang Zehan chuckled.

"...Why does this sentence sound so familiar?" Jiang Zechen blinked.

"Of course it sounds familiar. These are your famous sayings."

"..."

Chatting without saying a word, until Jiang Zechen took a taxi to return to B Film University, the topic also changed from audition results to famous quotes and then how to celebrate, and finally turned into wanting to learn to drive.

"Learning to drive is fine, after all, driving is one of the basic skills now." Jiang Zehan agreed easily, "You can take the written test at will, it's easy to pass, and I'll help you find the pile, venue and road. People, it should be done soon, but pay attention to safety when driving, don't make fun of your own life, I will teach you when you go home on the weekend, and you will be able to get started soon."

"Brother, you're so busy, why should I bother you? Just find me a coach. I'm your brother, I'm good. I'm sure I can learn it in a day or two!" The driver couldn't stand listening anymore, and rolled his eyes at him through the rearview mirror.

——Who is Jiang Zechen?Smoking, drinking, gambling, racing cars and whoring women are full of five poisons.I often register with my friends in the middle of the night every now and then, the feeling of flying out of the highway on the ordinary road in the city, the feeling of flying out of the spaceship on the highway, and in retrospect, I never hit anyone, that is really lucky. God bless——however, I guess God kept accounts there, or why Jiang Zechen's cause of death was still a car accident?

Although he died in a car accident in his previous life, he probably felt too horrified at that moment, causing Jiang Zechen's mind to go blank. In retrospect, except for the pain and despair, it seems that even the past has been blurred.

Fortunately, Jiang Zechen felt that his ability to bear was pretty good. Even though a fatal car accident left such a big shadow in his heart, he didn't feel too much fear of making a car. He had almost forgotten, and he was old enough to get a driver's license legally. Jiang Zechen felt that he was probably ready to start driving again.

——Of course, it’s okay to drag racing or something, Jiang Zechen doesn’t want to have another car accident at all.

"You said that you can learn it in a day or two, so what's the trouble?" Jiang Zehan chuckled lightly, and his voice deepened, with a trace of ambiguity and temptation, "Besides, how can I teach you how to drive?" Maybe it’s troublesome? I can’t wait for it..."

Jiang Zechen blushed a little, moved his body uncomfortably, and tried to expel from his mind the delusion that was a little boiling because of Jiang Zehan's last words——Jiang Zechen, you can't be so limitless!

"That's it. Let's drive together this weekend. It's a short trip around City B, and I'll teach you how to drive." Jiang Zehan's voice returned to normal, probably in the office, so don't flirt too much .

Jiang Zechen breathed a sigh of relief, pondered for a while, and quickly nodded in agreement. He learned to drive very quickly in his previous life, and it was an automatic transmission. Basically, he got started after a while, and there was nothing to hide from pretending to be a novice.

After discussing and deciding on the arrangement for the weekend, he hung up the phone, and the taxi arrived at B Film University. Jiang Zechen paid the money and got out of the car. When he returned to the dormitory downstairs, he bumped into Li Zhou who was going downstairs to buy lunch.

"Good boy, who are you chatting with? We chatted for nearly an hour, and I called you several times but the line was busy. Are you talking on the phone?" Hooked his neck, dragged him into the cafeteria regardless of his struggle, and insisted that he buy a lunch.

"You're so shy! A meal in the cafeteria costs only a few dozen dollars. You still have the face to ask me to invite you?!" Jiang Zechen struggled hard, but couldn't hold back Li Zhou's strength, so he had to be dragged by him reluctantly. Step into the cafeteria.

"That's right, it's only a few tens of dollars. Are you embarrassed not to invite me? I'm so self-deprecating!" Li Zhou smiled, sat down at the table by himself, pushed Jiang Zechen, and sent him to buy food .

Li Zhou and Jiang Zechen had similar tastes, so Jiang Zechen simply ordered whatever he wanted. The cafeteria was overcrowded during lunch time, and by the time he walked back to where Li Zhou was sitting with the tray, it had been a long time. Li Zhou seemed impatient to wait, and was taking out his mobile phone to play.

Jiang Zechen suddenly felt a little unbalanced, but he didn't expect that before he put down the food, Li Zhou jumped up suddenly, hooked his neck and took an intimate group photo.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Zechen asked with a frown after touching the left side of his face that was hurt by Li Zhou.

Li Zhou didn't answer, he was still fiddling with the mobile phone, and after a while, he finished the movement in his hands before handing the mobile phone to Jiang Zechen, motioning him to read it for himself.

What was displayed on the screen of the phone was a webpage, a small piece of news that had just been released. At the beginning, Jiang Zechen was gnashing his teeth at the phone, and then there was a headline: "A character, two people are fighting, friends turn against each other", followed by There is also another famous saying by Jiang Zechen just now - "Li Zhou, you can't be so shameless!"

Jiang Zechen was silent, thinking about the reporter he met before, he couldn't help feeling a black line on his forehead.Later, Jiang Zechen turned to Li Zhou's blog, saw the canteen group photo he had just posted, and wrote a letter—"All rumors are paper tigers!"

Jiang Zechen twitched his lips, returned the phone to Li Zhou, and sat down opposite him, "Why are you so serious? No one will take this kind of report seriously. What should we do or what should we do? Anyone with a discerning eye will know what it is Something happened."

"I know." Li Zhou picked up a piece of cucumber and nodded, "But it's better to refute the rumor as soon as possible, so as not to cause any messy things and worry."

Jiang Zechen nodded, didn't say much, frowned and began stuffing things into his mouth while disgusted.

"Speaking of it... we are considered public figures, and some people will misinterpret it if we make a joke or mix it up. When it becomes more popular in the future, it will probably get worse." Li Zhou sighed, a little sleepy, and poked his face of rice.

Jiang Zechen also paused for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders, "Whatever you gain, you will lose. Some people still hope to have this kind of exposure. The little transparency that is not noticed by others is the most uncomfortable. Let's not be in the I don't know the blessings in the blessings."

"That's right." Li Zhou curled his lips, "But when I think that I have to pay attention to my image in other occasions except at my own home, and I can't do anything that might be misunderstood, I feel so boring! Who There is no such thing as a little secret, there are eyes staring in all directions, maybe you will be caught in the pigtails, make a scandal or something, and live like an underground party all day long, who can bear it?"

Jiang Zechen lowered his eyes slightly, and didn't answer any more, but his heart couldn't stop sinking, and the food that made people have no appetite was even more difficult to swallow.

——If in the future, after his career is booming, he will really live a life like this, and will be chased by people all day long to dig up news, then how long can he hide the secret relationship between him and Jiang Zehan...?