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Waiting for auditions is a long process.Mingxi's candidates each hold a piece of paper with a few identical lines on it.

That was what the little attendant knelt on the ground and said when he was rescued by the King of Yue.

"There is no repayment for the grace of life. Ming Xi has no long-term possessions. He only hopes to follow the prince to do the work of dogs and horses."

The king of Yue saved this man just to take advantage of the situation, and he didn't want him to repay his kindness, so he didn't agree at first.

So there was another pleading: "My lord, please let me stay. As long as I can stay with my lord, I am willing to do whatever you want me to do."

An Xuan stared at the note and thought.The people around me are chanting words, they are reciting lines.

Occasionally people came in and out of the audition room, because actors who came to audition for other roles were meeting with the group.It was agreed that the manager and assistants could not follow, but there were still people who looked like managers waiting outside the room, occasionally whispering to the passing staff.

It was the first time An Xuan met such an audition with such fierce competition.

But what other people do has nothing to do with him.

After an unknown amount of time, it was finally Mingxi's turn to audition for the role.The number began to be called one by one in the room, An Xuan took a last look at the note, folded it and put it in his pocket, and closed his eyes.

What should Mingxi be like?The book does not explain his life experience in detail, but it is written that he was a slave in an official kiln and could read and write.According to his speech and actions, it can be inferred that he should be a confiscated official slave.Such a person must be different from ordinary servants.Did he initially follow the King of Yue just to repay his kindness?not necessarily.At that time, King Yue was more of a lifeline to him.

People in the room came and went, sometimes without closing the door, and the actors who auditioned could be heard speaking lines with various emotions.

When it was finally An Xuan's turn to go in, the four people behind the table were obviously exhausted.One of them got up and went out the door with a cigarette in hand, and the other pressed his temple to read the materials.Of the remaining two people, one of them raised his chin at An Xuan: "Let's get started."

An Xuan brewed her emotions for a while, and said those two lines to the void.

At first nobody paid any attention to him.But later, when his voice became hoarse and his words choked with sobs, the man who had raised his chin at An Xuan sat up.

After the lines were finished, the three people behind the table looked at each other and whispered.After a while, the person in the middle hesitated and said, "Okay, An Xuan, right? I'll be here today, and we'll let you know if there's any news."

An Xuan sighed quietly in her heart.Judging from his previous experience, this basically means that the game is over.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to go out, the thin staff member sitting on the far side suddenly asked, "Have you participated in "Love Bubble Gum" and "Once Upon a Time in the Old Town"?"

"Love Bubble Gum" is a low-budget idol drama arranged by the company for An Xuan two years ago.The script is bad, and the actors are all 38-line idol artists.He played a supporting role in it, playing a nerd with a bad brain, with a chicken-nest head and glasses, very sloppy.And "Once Upon a Time in the Old City" was a movie that An Xuan participated in filming before Zou Jianguo's death.In the film, he is a small blacksmith with less than ten lines.That film was nominated for Best Picture and Best Cinematography at an overseas A-category film festival, and finally won the Best Cinematography Award, but it was not screened in China.

In short, they are two films that have nothing to do with each other.

An Xuan nodded in surprise: "Yes. It happened many years ago."

The person sitting in the middle said, "Call the next one in."

An Xuan bowed politely, turned around and left.

When he was about to walk to the elevator, he heard someone calling his name from behind.During the audition earlier, the person who asked him to participate in the film ran over panting: "Why are you walking so fast... Well, do you have anything to do later?"

An Xuan shook her head, confused but said politely: "It's okay. Excuse me..."

The man put his hips on his hips and panted, "You go to the 24th floor and wait for a while, and try again, okay?"

An Xuan quickly reacted, nodded and said: "No problem. Then I'll go over now. Excuse me..."

The man smiled, and stretched out his hand to An Xuan: "Don't remember me?"

An Xuan shook hands with him, and said honestly, "I'm sorry, it's true... I'm a bit unfamiliar."

"I'm Fan Yuzhou. I worked as a photography assistant on the crew of "Love Bubble Gum." Fan Yuzhou patted his arm friendly: "Go quickly." After finishing speaking, he ran back in a hurry.

An Xuan pondered for a while, and finally remembered this person.The circle is big and big, and it is small and small. I didn't expect to meet again.

The elevator came, and An Xuan went up.

A middle-aged man who looked like a manager was on the phone impatiently. When he saw An Xuan coming in, he didn't lower his voice: "...Isn't it already fixed? Why do you want to audition again? It was all agreed before, he Shen Yuanshu Isn't this obviously bullying..."

The elevator dinged softly, and the man strode out.

An Xuan walked out right after her, turned around the elevator room, and instead of a long and narrow corridor, what came into view was an expansive and luxurious restaurant.Compared with the crowded downstairs, this place is obviously much more spacious.Actors sat at empty tables in twos and threes, some were looking down at the script, and some were discussing something with their managers.

An Xuan registered with the staff at the entrance and got the script.The lines are the same as the lines that were just auditioned below.

He found a corner and waited silently.

This time it didn't take long.Soon someone took him into a certain room.The person who just went out before the audition downstairs, the person sitting in the middle, and two other strange older faces were waiting for him in the room.

The oldest person looked at An Xuan carefully, but didn't speak.The woman next to him didn't even look up, she kept frowning and looking through her resume: "Who called this person up."

The person who was sitting in the middle before, this time sat on the far side.He cautiously said: "Xiao Fan." He glanced sideways at the person in the middle, saw that person nodded, and nodded to An Xuan: "It's time to start."

An Xuan tried the lines of the scene just now again.

At this moment, everyone's attention was obviously concentrated.The woman who lowered her head before raised her head with a look of surprise.

A play is over.She put down An Xuan's resume: "Do you have any videos of filming in the past?"

An Xuan handed over the USB drive.

Several people gathered around the laptop and looked at it for a while.The female audition officer took out a piece of paper from the thick folder: "Try this paragraph, Mr. Jin."

An Xuan was a little surprised, but her face remained calm.He read the script for a while, then clasped the paper on his lap, and slowly opened his mouth to the void.

After finishing a line, I turned around and saw the four people had different expressions and were arguing in low voices.

"The appearance is not suitable, it is too overhanging..."

"Can I put on makeup..."

The person who hadn't spoken in the middle finally said, "The actor Bi Shenghuan is suitable."

The female audition officer also nodded: "You can consider adjusting it."

The one downstairs who didn't participate in An Xuan's audition just now frowned and said, "It's easy to talk about everything else, mainly his resume. We have to consider the employer..."

The person on the far side said to An Xuan: "You wait in the hall for a while."

When An Xuan went out, the door of another room in the corridor happened to open.An actress stood at the door and said delicately: "...I heard that you are from Anyang. What a coincidence, my father's hometown is also there... just a while ago, I also collected some local products, and I just gave them to you One... oh, it's nothing, just don't feel shabby..."

Shen Yuanshu walked over at some point, pulled down his mask, and said to the man, "Are you talking?" Then he turned his head and smiled at the actress, "Hello, I'm Shen Yuanshu."

His face seemed to be his weapon, the actress was obviously shocked by his appearance, she was stunned for a moment before she recovered, she even hesitated to say coquettishly: "I...I am He Yujia." But she quickly realized, Almost exaggerated: "Wow, you are too handsome in real life."

Shen Yuanshu's brows were affectionate: "I'm really a little embarrassed to be praised by the Flower of Nanyi like this... I just watched Ms. He's "Thorn Butterfly" a while ago. It can be called amazing."

He Yujia really laughed now, and before she had time to say anything, she heard the people around her say: "Xiao Shen is short on time, or..."

He Yujia reacted, and immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, Director. Then Brother Shen, I won't delay you."

Shen Yuanshu smiled at her: "We'll talk again when we have a chance."

An Xuan walked over, brushing shoulders with Shen Yuanshu.

Shen Yuanshu seemed to be aware of it, but when he looked back, he only saw a figure from the back.The producer noticed his distraction and asked casually, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yuanshu shook his head: "It's nothing. Let's start."

An Xuan waited in the hall for about 10 minutes, and the person who sat on the farthest side during the audition before came to him.The man handed An Xuan an envelope, telling him that he passed the audition and that he got the role of Mingxi.

An Xuan thanked him.

The man looked at his face very carefully and showed regret, but in the end he didn't say anything more.Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Xiao Fan asked me to ask you, have you ever been a child actor?"

An Xuan clenched her empty left hand tightly.He was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "...No."

The man said nothing more, shook hands with An Xuan, and went back.

An Xuan stood by the window, opened the envelope, and inside was a notification letter, which informed the various procedures and arrangements after passing the audition.Of course, this kind of paper document is just a formality, and they will send emails to the agent or actor to confirm the specific matters.

An Xuan spread her hands and stared at the purple nail prints on the palm of her left hand for a while.

Just then, the phone rang.Xia Mengyang's energetic voice came over: "Little Xuanzi~ Did you audition today? How was it?"

An Xuan put down her left hand, feeling a sudden lightness on her body: "I took a small role."

Xia Mengyang said happily: "Wow! That's very good! That IP is huge..." He was a little regretful: "If it weren't for the schedule, I would also like to try it... But the crew of "Chasing the Deer" started in Dongxi, away from Datang is not too far away. When I am free, I will find you for dinner."

An Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, it's a deal."