He really doesn't want to be popular with Pixiu [Entertainment Circle]

In fact, Ling Xiu was quite uncertain.

After all, he didn't have any preparations for the performance just now, it was based on the character of the second male lead, and he came up with it on a whim.

Wei Quan treated the performance extremely strictly, even if it was just a small internal competition, he would not deal with it.

And now the director is still sullen, holding hands, like a very majestic Buddha.

This made Ling Xiu even more anxious.

The atmosphere in the conference room fell silent again.

No one spoke, and everyone had different thoughts, but they all looked at Wei Quan intentionally or unconsciously, waiting for the big guy to make a professional judgment.

Every second of waiting is so long, the air seems to condense into a ball at this moment, making people's breathing stagnate.

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Quan let go of the arms he was holding, his wrinkled facial features relaxed, and the coldness in his eyes slowly disappeared.

In the end, an invisible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"This performance is not bad." Wei Quan nodded, "Although the acting skills are still a little rusty, the emotional expression and body movements are well performed. Sometimes restrained emotions are more touching than intense expressions."

As soon as these two comments come out, the outcome has already been decided.

Seeing Shu Chong and Ling Xiu giving a thumbs up, Shen looked proud.

Gu Weizhong and Meng Xueying's expressions were a little ugly.

Gu Yunfei, who was being compared, lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Thank you Director Wei." Receiving the compliment, Ling Xiu was so happy that he showed a crescent smile.

"Your name is Ling Xiu, right?" Wei Quan asked.

"Yes, Director Wei, I just signed a contract to join the company." Ling Xiu reported earnestly, "I am 22 years old this year, and I was a prospect actor at Binshan Film and Television Base."

Wei Quan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed again after a while.

When he smiled, the people in the meeting room also laughed, and the serious atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.

Shen Junyan cast a look at Shen Jianshu—sister, am I right, Xiao Xiuxiu is a little cute.

Shen Jianshu nodded helplessly.Yes, you are right.

"Okay, Ling Xiu, I know your basic information." Wei Quan took off his presbyopic glasses with a smile, and returned to a gentle and amiable middle-aged state, "You don't have a professional background. All right, keep up the good work."

"Thank you Director Wei for your encouragement, I will continue to work hard."

At this moment, Ling Xiu felt a sense of satisfaction.

This satisfaction seemed to fascinate him as much as acquiring gold, silver and jewels.

Actors can play various roles and experience different joys and sorrows. Isn't this the best human practice?

"Okay. Xiao Ling, go back to your seat." Zheng Baisong, the president of Nebula Entertainment, glanced at his watch and clapped his hands. "Since the performance of the two actors has ended, let's hurry up and vote."

The relaxed atmosphere suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the room became silent again.

"Old Xie, you are the director of the film and television department, how is the voting plan arranged?" Zheng Bosong looked at Xie Zhihao.

Xie Zhihao replied casually: "There is no special arrangement, the original plan is to name whoever is chosen."

Zheng Bosong pondered for a while, "I think it would be better to have an anonymous vote. Let my secretary deliver the ballots later. Everyone should write the actors they choose on it. Those who choose Yunfei write one, and those who choose Xiao Ling write two." , and then I will count the votes myself. Do you have any comments?"

If the president speaks, what else can he say?

And to be honest, this is the most fair and just way it seems so far.

Not only that, but also protect your voting colleagues.

I have to say that Zheng Bosong is able to create such a large company, there is indeed something.

Zheng Bosong's secretary was very fast. As soon as Ling Xiu sat down, he cut out the ballots and distributed one to the judges.

"Xiao Ling, you performed really well just now." Shen Jianshu moved closer to Ling Xiu's ear and said with a smile: "Both confidence and strength are online, far exceeding my expectations, very amazing. As for the result, it doesn't matter anymore. You must have a place in the future of the entertainment industry."

"Sister, thank you for your encouragement." Ling Xiu whispered, "Actually, I was a little nervous at first."

"Normal." Shen Jianshu patted his arm, "Wei Dao's aura is too strong, even a Uranus superstar is basically like a primary school student in front of him. So to a certain extent, you are very good."

During the interval between the two talking, the voting has been completed.

Zheng Bosong's secretary took back the ballot and put it in front of him.

"Except for yours, everything else is complete."

Zheng Bosong nodded slightly, put his own ballot in it, and then shuffled them all up.

"It's not too late, I'll come to vote right away."

This sentence successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Ling Xiu now has no mental burden and is relaxed.

On the other hand, Gu Yunfei subconsciously squeezed his fingers, looking a little embarrassed.

Apart from the two of them, other people in the room also had different expressions, vividly interpreting what is meant by the appearance of all beings in the workplace.

"President Zheng, let's get started." Xie Zhihao raised his glasses that had slid to the tip of his nose, "We are all ready."

Zheng Bosong took out one from the pile of ballots, opened it, and held it up to show everyone.

Ling Xiu saw the big word 1 written on it.

"Gu Yunfei has one vote."

After Zheng Bosong finished speaking, the secretary next to him made a stroke under Gu Yunfei's name.

Zheng Bosong opened another one, this time it said 2.

"Ling Xiu has one vote."

The secretary draws a vote on Ling Xiu's name.

Then they both get one vote each.

It is currently two to two, even.

"Continue." Zheng Songbai took out another ticket, "One ticket for Gu Yunfei."

The secretary drew another stroke as promised.

"Ling Xiu has one vote."

After saying this, Zheng Bosong himself found it inconceivable, "Is the number of votes so tight?"

His subtext is very clear - obviously the performance is very different, why can there be such a ticket type.

If Zhang Bosong said it implicitly, then Wei Quan directly expressed this incomprehension on the bright side.

When the ticket sang five to five, Director Wei's facial features simply twisted together, and his arms were tightly hugged together again.

There are only a few big characters written on the face: Are you crazy?

The atmosphere in the conference room gradually became subtle.

Everyone, you look at me, and I look at you. The content of the eyes is extremely rich.

Five to five votes, so exciting.

The internal competition, which was originally mediocre and clear at a glance, has changed.

The participation of the president and well-known directors made the simple pk look like a very glamorous selection.

There is only one last ballot left, which will decide who will audition for the male second of the costume idol drama.

"Okay." Zheng Bosong cleared his throat, "I'll announce the last ballot."

Shen Jianshu and Ling Xiu looked at each other, and patted his arm, indicating that he was already very, very good.

The atmosphere on Meng Xueying's side was quite different from that here.

She was sullen, and she didn't make any eye contact with Gu Yunfei the whole time—to use an inappropriate analogy, it was very much like a mother who was angry with her son because he didn't get good grades in the unit test.

Gu Yunfei lowered his head and continued to play with his hands, seemingly indifferent to voting.But Ling Xiu's sharp eyes saw that he pinched his index finger with his thumbnail, and there was already a deep red mark.

"cough."

Zheng Songbai picked up the last ballot and slowly unfolded it.

The word "2" is written on it.

This word is written very lightly and very small, it seems that the voters wrote it with hesitation and fear.

"I announce that Ling Xiu won the internal competition with a vote of six to five." Zheng Bosong announced, "He has the opportunity to audition for the male lead. The film and television department will prepare his materials and deliver them to the crew on time."

After he finished speaking, the meeting room was quiet at first.

A few seconds later, Wei Quan took the lead in applauding.

His wrinkled facial features were finally stretched out, but he could still see the lingering anger.

Director Wei applauded, and the others quickly followed suit. Everyone wished Ling Xiu well, whether it was sincerely or not.

Even Gu Yunfei and Gu Xueying showed their demeanor as professionals, and congratulated Ling Xiu for getting the chance to audition.

The atmosphere in the meeting room softened, Shen Jianshu restrained his emotions, but the slightly red eyes betrayed her.

"Little Ling, you are great."

Ling Xiu smiled brightly and made a comparison to her.

Shen Junyan had an outgoing personality, and when he heard the result, he was so excited that he ran over and hugged Ling Xiu.

"Little Xiuxiu, congratulations! I just felt like I watched a big male lead drama that turned against the wind! It's more passionate than my own drama!"

This outrageous description made Ling Xiu laugh.

"Jun Yan, I just won the audition spot, not the role."

"Never mind him." Shen Junya waved her hand, "At this moment you are very bright, that's enough."

The two quarreled for a while, and when Ling Xiu came back to his senses, most of the people in the conference room had left.

Wei Quan was about to go out with a thermos in hand.

Ling Xiu quickly trotted a few steps and caught up with him.

"Director Wei, thank you for your criticism and correction today. I will learn more and improve my acting skills in the future."

"This line of work is not easy, but I like you."

After Wei Quan finished speaking, he patted Ling Xiu on the shoulder, and then left with Zheng Bosong.

……

It was almost 01:30 when Ling Xiu had lunch.

Shen Jianshu ordered takeaway, and a few people made do in the office.

Recalling the ups and downs of the competition, Shen Jianshu still felt a little emotional.

"Xiao Ling, you can turn against the wind today. In addition to the factors of strength, luck is also indispensable." She picked up the coffee, "If there is no President Zheng and Director Wei today, you will not win."

Ling Xiu looked at his manager, honestly waiting for her to finish speaking.

"Without Mr. Zheng, the number of votes and the form of voting will not change. Just imagine, if you vote by real name, those colleagues in the film and television department would not dare to vote for you."

"Because they are afraid that Director Xie will put on small shoes for them?" Ling Xiu now understands a little bit about the world.

"That's right." Shen Jianshu nodded, "Although Gu Weizhong just joined the company not long ago, he was friends with Xie Zhihao before. In this competition, Xie Zhihao clearly sided with him. In the end, the anonymous vote was [-] to [-]. The probability is that Mr. Zheng, Director Wei, three fellow actors, and a colleague from the film and television department voted for you."

"..." Ling Xiu felt that his brain was not enough.

"Let's talk about Director Wei." Shen Jianshu resumed the set solemnly, "Your performance is convincing enough, plus his professional opinion, people who had a little bit of doubt before will firmly vote for you."

"Sister, you are good at analysis." Ling Xiu sincerely admired it.

Seeing that Shu broke his skills in a second, Shen burst out laughing.

"I'm telling you serious, how stupid you are."

She shook her head, "With your physique, you are born to abuse fans."

"Abusing fans? What does this mean?" Ling Xiu suddenly felt that he still lacked enough vocabulary for the entertainment industry.

Shen Jianshu took two sips of coffee and put down the cup.

"Abusive fans mean that fans feel sorry for their idols, and then they will like him more. There are two types of abuse fans now, one is active, for example, a certain artist deliberately creates a miserable appearance, so that fans feel very sorry for him, willing Give everything to support him, such as spending money to support businesses that are not practical or they don't need at all..."

Ling Xiu was shocked, it turns out there is such an operation method.

"But, isn't this cheating fans of money in disguise? This is wrong."

Shen Jianshu shrugged, "Now is the era of fan economy, and many traffics are operated in this way, but don't worry, I don't like to do this, and you don't need to do it. Because you have passive fan abuse skills."

Ling Xiu opened his eyes wide, looking eager for knowledge.

"You belong to that kind of natural idol, with a bloody physique. You are clearly superior and powerful, but you are targeted everywhere. Take just now, your acting skills can beat ten Gu Yunfei, but in the end, you only One more vote than him." Speaking of this, Shen Jianshu smiled, "Just now I saw that even Director Wei was a little bit abused by you, and I must think that the judges in the company are stupid. Otherwise, when the results come out, he will not Will lead the applause."

"Director Wei is very kind." Ling Xiu nodded.

Shen Jianshu laughed again.

"Amiable? You may not know it, but he is said to be aloof in industry rumors. Many people are afraid to even talk to him."

"..."

"That's why I said you were born to be in the spotlight, and you were destined to be the focus. This feeling of confidence and purity is great." Shen Jianshu put the lunch box and empty coffee cups into the big garbage bag, "You are only one opportunity away, and you are going to audition soon Male number two is your best chance."

Speaking of this, Ling Xiu immediately regained his spirits.

"Sister, is there an adaptation of Seeing the Bright Moon in the Sea? Then I'll go to the bookstore to buy a copy after get off work."

"I've got it ready for you."

Shen Jianshu stood up and took out a thick brown paper bag from the desk.

"There are three books, upper, middle and lower, all of which are in it. Also, the script for the audition is the one you got in your hand. I won't arrange work for you these few days. You should take a good look at it at home and think about the characters' personalities." .But the most important thing is to memorize the script by heart."

Ling Xiu took the brown paper bag and said seriously, "Understood, sister."

"The company is interviewing an assistant recently, and it will be arranged for you when it is finalized." Shen Jianshu patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, I will take you to the audition in three days."

At the same time, in another office on the same floor, the atmosphere was a bit depressed.

Gu Yunfei sat listlessly on the sofa, and in front of him was a healthy fat-reducing meal that only moved a few mouthfuls.

After Meng Yingxue finished the call, she sat on the single sofa.

"Yunfei, why don't you eat?"

"Can't eat." Gu Yunfei played with his phone.

"To be honest, you didn't deserve to lose in this pk. Ling Xiu is talented in acting, and Shen Jianshu was lucky to sign a good seed." The sternness on Meng Yingxue's face receded, and she said calmly, "It's because I made a mistake in the early investigation. , underestimated your opponent. If it wasn’t for your uncle, you might not get a single vote today.”

"I know." Gu Yunfei sighed, "It's because of this that I feel ashamed. I have acted in several dramas, and my acting skills were beaten by a newcomer who just signed a contract. If I had known that I would not participate in this PK, I could save some face .”

"What's face? It's a crime not to be popular. In this line of work, you are most afraid of being unknown and unpopular." Meng Yingxue said, "I will continue to find good resources for you and let you go for auditions. Acting classes and body classes are also required. Arrange it for you. If you continue to be lazy, let alone catch up with Shen Junyan, even Ling Xiu can crush you to death."

"Ah?" Gu Yunfei frowned, "Do you still have class?"

"If you want to be a second- and third-tier artist all the time, you don't have to go if you are half-baked."

"..."

"Gu Yunfei, you have to go to class."

Gu Weizhong pushed the door open and entered.

He sternly said: "I don't even want my old face because of you, and I was called to talk by Mr. Zheng, and my professional level was questioned. Who do you feel sorry for if you don't work hard? You didn't graduate from a major, how about your acting skills, don't you know?"

"Got it, uncle, I'm going to class, don't be angry." Seeing his uncle rubbing his head, Gu Yunfei asked with concern, "What's wrong with your forehead?"

"I bumped into it just now." Gu Weizhong was very annoyed, "I don't know what happened today, I was very unlucky. I almost got burned when I drank tea, hit the glass door when I walked, and almost fell when I went to the toilet."

"Did you not sleep well?" Gu Yunfei asked.

"I'm angry at you!" Gu Weizhong was angry, "Now that I think about it, it's a good thing you weren't asked to audition, and you wouldn't be selected if you went. You kid, go to class with peace of mind!"

"President Gu, don't be too angry." Meng Xueying said, "It's normal to lose to Ling Xiu. Even if Shen Junyan pk's with him, he will still lose."

Gu Weizhong nodded, "This kid is a bit evil. I can only say that I'm glad he belongs to our company."

"Ah!"

Holding the kraft paper bag, Ling Xiu, who had just stepped into the elevator, sneezed for no reason.

He touched his nose, very puzzled.

Could it be that after coming to the world to experience, the body will become as prone to colds as human beings?

……

Ling Xiu is a brave man, he knows that he won't get tired if he doesn't eat, drink or sleep, but Chang Xiaosong doesn't know that.

Seeing that Ling Xiu didn't eat much and stayed up all night to read the script, he was so anxious that he almost put him to bed.

But no matter what he said, Ling Xiu just verbally agreed to stay up late if he should, and not to eat if he should.

On the second day at Ling Xiu's house, Chang Xiaosong couldn't bear it anymore and came straight from school with a big bag of things.

"Brother, I know you're a workaholic, but people are like iron, rice and steel. If you don't eat a meal, you'll be hungry." Chang Xiaosong took out everything in the plastic bag, "Not only do you have to eat, but you also have to sleep at least at night. Five or six hours, otherwise, what should I do if my body breaks down?"

Ling Xiu didn't answer.

Boil it?That doesn't exist.

The furniture is all broken, and he can't break it.

He curiously picked at the snacks, burgers and drinks on the table, and fixed his eyes on a cardboard box.

There are vegetables and meat in the box, which are golden and exude a strong aroma.

After sniffing it a few times, Ling Xiu unconsciously salivated.

"Xiao Song, what is this?"

"This is fried skewers, haven't you tried it?" Chang Xiaosong took out two pairs of disposable gloves and handed one of them to him, "I ordered potatoes, lotus root, cauliflower, and chicken legs, chicken chops, Chicken feet, pork belly, beef. I remember that you have eaten these, you are not afraid to eat them, brother, please try them.”

Ling Xiu picked up a piece of pork belly and put it in his mouth. It was charred tender and salty with a hint of spiciness, oily and chewy.

His eyes shone brightly.

"Komatsu, the fried skewers are really delicious."

Chang Xiaosong was happy, "Fried food, calorie bomb, can you not eat it?"

Ling Xiu took one bite at a time, and had no time to answer, so he could only nod his head.

Seeing him in a storm, Chang Xiaosong was frightened again, and grabbed the paper box.

"Brother, this is delicious and you can't eat too much, especially now that you have signed a contract. As an artist, you have to be very thin to be photographed. Especially in ancient costumes, it is a special test of your figure. If you are not careful, you will be laughed at as fat men in costumes and the like. You are almost done with fried food, eat a banana."

"I won't get fat." Ling Xiu looked at the fried skewers far away from him, and muttered softly, "I really won't."

Chang Xiaosong is selfless and firm.

"It's impossible for someone not to get fat, it's just a matter of time. Brother, I know you are handsome and have a good figure, but do you know how many small fresh meats come out of the entertainment industry every year, just like leeks in spring, crop after crop. To improve competitiveness, in addition to acting skills, one must also have good looks and a good figure.”

Ling Xiu glanced at Chang Xiaosong's belly, "My friend, you don't seem to be very convincing."

Chang Xiaosong was speechless, "I'm not going to be a celebrity."

As he spoke, he handed over the peeled bananas, and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, brother, you told me that there were some unexpected situations during the competition with Gu Yunfei the other day, please explain in detail?"

Ling Xiu took a bite of the banana and told about what happened during the pk.

Chang Xiaosong's expression changed after hearing this.

It started with anger, then shock, and finally excitement.

"Brother, you are amazing! My God, you can actually perform in front of Wei Quan and get his praise?!"

"Director Wei is very strict." Ling Xiu continued.

Chang Xiaosong waved his hand, "It's not a matter of being strict or not, I'll show you a video."

As he spoke, he frantically clicked on his phone for a while, and finally found what he wanted on a certain video website.

"look by youself."

Ling Xiu took the phone and clicked the video play button.

This is a short video of director Wei giving a lecture to an actor a few years ago. He has a black face all the time, with a harsh tone and harsh words, criticizing the actor so dejectedly that his eyes turned red in the end.

To be honest, Director Wei in the video is completely different from the kind middle-aged man Ling Xiu met.

"Do you know who the man who was criticized by Director Wei to cry is?" Chang Xiaosong asked.

Ling Xiu shook his head blankly.

"..." Chang Xiaosong was speechless, and raised his voice, "It's Su Wenqing! Su Wenqing, who has taken two Best Actors! Even the Best Actors were scolded like grandsons, yet you were praised by Director Wei, bro, don't you Huotian can't tolerate it!"

Ling Xiu didn't know how to answer the words for a moment.

Just then, the phone rang.

Three words were displayed on the screen: Shen Jianshu.