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Chapter 183 Showing off
"Chaoyang, what's going on?"

"There are no suitable candidates for the acting classes of grades 77 and 78."

After hearing what Lin Chaoyang said, Tao Yucheng said, "Yesterday you told me about Li Xiuzhi's character and characteristics. I thought about it and realized that there is a student in our school who is quite suitable. Unfortunately, he is in the 80th grade."

Lin Chaoyang was moved when he heard this, "Level 80? What's it called?"

"Cong Shan, the little girl is very smart, with a pure and simple temperament, which fits the character of Li Xiuzhi very well."

"Doesn't your school allow freshmen and sophomores to go out and act in plays?"

"We can discuss this. Director Xie is a famous director."

That's quite true, famous directors always have a halo around them.

"Then I'll tell Director Xie."

Lin Chaoyang went back to the house and told Xie Jin about the situation. Hearing that the candidate was recommended by Lin Chaoyang's brother-in-law, Xie Jin was very respectful and said, "Then let's wait a while."

After waiting for a while, Tao Yucheng walked in with a pretty girl with a youthful face and even some baby fat on her cheeks.

Looking at this girl, Xie Jin's eyes lit up.

"Hello, teachers. My name is Cong Shan. I am 19 years old and a student of the 80 Acting Department..."

Cong Shan's voice was clear and a bit childish. She seemed very nervous and was rubbing the corner of her clothes with her fingers while introducing herself.

In the novel "The Shepherd", Xu Lingjun and Li Xiuzhi are an old-young couple. Li Xiuzhi was forced to marry Xu Lingjun because she had nowhere to go when she was fleeing. She is a dozen years younger than Xu Lingjun, an older bachelor.

Cong Shan fits the character of Li Xiuzhi very well in terms of both appearance and temperament. After a brief observation, Xie Jin was satisfied.

When it came to the audition, Cong Shan's performance disappointed Xie Jin a little, it could be said that she was almost a blank slate.

It’s normal to think so. She is a student from the class of 80 and has not even been enrolled for a full semester. What acting skills can she have?

After the audition, Xie Jin remained silent. Cong Shan knew that she did not perform well and her eyes were filled with nervousness.

Tao Yucheng looked at Xie Jin's expression and had lost hope. "Cong Shan, come out with me first."

The two walked out, Xie Jin was still hesitating. After a long while, he looked at Lin Chaoyang.

"Chaoyang, what do you think of this child?"

"You are the director, your opinion shall prevail."

Xie Jin glared and complained: "When I didn't ask you, you kept talking, and now that I ask you, you won't say anything."

"I think the same as you." Lin Chaoyang said.

Xie Jin felt that this guy was making fun of him, and cursed: "Are you the worm in my stomach? And you think the same as me? What do you think I think?"

"What ideas do you have? Let her be the heroine!" Lin Chaoyang said lightly.

Hearing this, Xie Jin was surprised, "How did you know?"

"How else can I know? I can tell by looking at how confused you are."

Xie Jin attributed Lin Chaoyang's ability to guess his thoughts to his ability to read people's expressions. After all, writers are best at observing life and people.

"There's something spiritual about this child."

Xie Jin seemed to be talking to Lin Chaoyang, but in fact, he was more like convincing himself.

Cong Shan is just a freshman with no acting experience or skills, and giving her the role of Li Xiuzhi would be a huge risk.

"It's really good." Lin Chaoyang knew that what Xie Jin needed most at this moment was a word of approval.

Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the hesitation on Xie Jin's face disappeared.

"Then it's her!"

Lin Chaoyang went out and told the news to Cong Shan and Tao Yucheng who were waiting outside.

Upon learning that she had become the heroine of Xie Jin's new movie, Cong Shan was stunned, as if in a dream.

When she auditioned just now, she knew how badly she performed and never thought she would have a chance to get the role.

But unexpectedly, this role fell on her, which is simply unbelievable.

Cong Shan couldn't believe that she got the role, and Tao Yucheng couldn't believe it either.

His first reaction was to blame the incident on Lin Chaoyang. His brother-in-law must have spoken well of Cong Shan in front of Director Xie. Otherwise, with this girl's poor performance just now, how could she have gotten the role of Li Xiuzhi?
"Chaoyang, thank you!"

Tao Yucheng grabbed Lin Chaoyang's hand and shook it hard. Lin Chaoyang felt puzzled by his brother-in-law's behavior.

"What's there to thank me for?" Lin Chaoyang said politely.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Cong Shan on the side also realized that her ability to get this role must be inseparable from Lin Chaoyang.

Teacher Tao told her before he came that this was his brother-in-law.

"Thank you, Teacher Lin!"

Cong Shan bowed to Lin Chaoyang excitedly, and Lin Chaoyang quickly pulled her up and said, "No need to thank me, it's your image and temperament that fit the character."

Cong Shan and Tao Yucheng only regarded his words as modesty. They really couldn't figure out why Xie Jin would choose Cong Shan to be the heroine, except for Lin Chaoyang's help.

Cong Shan came into the room again. This time there was no audition. Instead, Xie Jin told her about the current preparations for "The Shepherd" and some of his requirements for her.

While they were talking, Bao Zhifang reminded him, "Old Xie, this kid is only a freshman this year. The Central Academy of Drama may not let her go out to film, right?"

Cong Shan's heart tightened when she heard this, and Xie Jin also frowned. He knew the rules of the Central Academy of Drama, but the rules were made by people.

In a moment, Xie Jin had a plan in mind. He comforted Cong Shan with gentle words, and then ran to the office of Jin Shan, the president of the Central Academy of Drama, to negotiate.

Tao Yucheng knew his unit very well, and the fact was just as he said. With Xie Jin's intervention, Cong Shan successfully obtained permission to go out for filming.

The news spread throughout the Central Academy of Drama in less than two hours, and everyone knew that Cong Shan from the 80 acting class had become the heroine of Xie Jin's new movie.

Suddenly, Cong Shan, a young girl who had been enrolled in the school for less than half a year, became the focus of attention of all teachers and students in the Central Academy of Drama.

As the most famous and powerful film director in China, Xie Jin's status and influence in the film industry are unquestionable. Cong Shan becoming the heroine of his new film is undoubtedly a step up.

This little girl who hadn't even taken acting classes for a few months actually became the heroine of Xie Jin's movie. The teachers and students of the Central Academy of Drama were full of envy and jealousy towards her.

Some curious people soon found out that Cong Shan was recommended by Tao Yucheng, and Tao Yucheng's brother-in-law Lin Chaoyang was the original author and screenwriter of "The Shepherd".

After the news spread, teachers and students were filled with surprise.

They were not unfamiliar with Tao Yucheng, the teacher who taught drama. Tao Yucheng was easy-going and carefree, and had a good relationship with his colleagues and students.

However, because he has no ambition and is lazy, he does not have a good reputation among some school leaders.

No one had ever thought that Tao Yucheng had such a relationship.

Many students felt annoyed and regretful when they thought that Cong Shan got the role of the heroine with the help of Tao Yucheng.

If they had known earlier that Tao Yucheng had this relationship, they would have done everything they could to curry favor with Teacher Tao!
Lin Chaoyang was busy for two days for casting for the movie "The Shepherd".

After the leading role was decided, Xie Jin was busy preparing for the movie, and Lin Chaoyang was no longer responsible for the rest.

On this weekend, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu went back to Tao's house for dinner, and the dinner was particularly sumptuous.

"Mom, is it a holiday today?" Tao Yushu couldn't help asking when he saw there were several more dishes on the table than usual.

"Ask your brother!"

Upon hearing this, Tao Yushu looked at his elder brother. Tao Yucheng had a smile on his face and looked very proud, but he did not explain.

Tao Yumo said: "Sister, the vegetables were all bought by my eldest brother, and he wouldn't tell us why when we asked him."

"Let's eat!" Tao Yucheng invited everyone to eat, but he didn't explain why he prepared such a sumptuous dinner today.

When dinner started, Tao Yushu asked again, and Tao Yucheng told him what had happened in the Central Academy of Drama two days ago.

"Now everyone in our school knows that Chaoyang is my brother-in-law, and that Cong Shan was able to become the leading actress in The Shepherd because of my recommendation."

At the end of his speech, Tao Yucheng could not hide the smug look on his face and his eyebrows were beaming with joy.

The fact that Cong Shan became the heroine of Xie Jin's new movie at his recommendation has been widely circulated in the Central Academy of Drama in the past two days and has become a hot topic among teachers and students. It has also made Tao Yucheng very popular among the teachers and students of the Central Academy of Drama.

More importantly, it allowed Tao Yucheng to show off in front of the school leaders.

In this way, his future days at school will definitely be more comfortable.

When he thought of this, he couldn't control the corners of his mouth.

"After all, it's all thanks to my brother-in-law. You just took advantage of it!" Tao Yumo concluded.

Hearing his sister's ridicule, Tao Yucheng glared at her, then cast a grateful look at Lin Chaoyang and said, "Chaoyang's contribution is of course great, and I just worked hard."

“Our recommendation is not decisive, the most important thing is that Director Xie is optimistic about this young girl Cong Shan.

Without the recommendation of my eldest brother, Director Xie would not have chosen such a suitable heroine, and Cong Shan would not have had this opportunity. He deserves the greater credit. "

Lin Chaoyang's words made Tao Yucheng couldn't help but grin. His brother-in-law was really good at talking.

Tao Yumo sighed, "I really want to see this movie sooner? This is adapted from my brother-in-law's novel, and I don't know when it will be released."

"The film hasn't started shooting yet. It will take at least half a year. We have to wait!" Tao Yushu said.

The dinner ended with the family chatting and laughing. When we went back to work the next day, the Yanda campus was becoming gradually deserted.

In the past few days, the final exams of various departments have ended one after another, and many students have gone on vacation.

With the students on vacation, the work in the library naturally became less busy, and Lin Chaoyang had more time to slack off, reading and writing.

When Du Rong came back from the cafeteria at noon, she was reading a magazine intently without blinking, when Lin Chaoyang called out to her.

"Du Rong, let's go eat!"

However, Du Rong turned a deaf ear to his voice, as if she didn't hear it at all.

Lin Chaoyang knocked the lunch box on the table, which startled Du Rong. She patted her chest and complained, "You scared me!"

"Let's go eat quickly."

Du Rong then noticed that it was already lunch time. She was about to go out, carrying her lunch box in one hand and a magazine in the other.

"You can read it when you come back. The magazine won't go away."

Du Rong ignored his words, clenched the "Contemporary" in her hand, and walked out of the library.

Lin Chaoyang looked at her performance and shook his head with a smile. He sat down and opened "The Temple of Akatsuki" which he had read before dinner. This is the third part of "The Sea of ​​Fertility", one of Yukio Mishima's representative works.

After reading a few lines, he noticed a young figure not far away looking towards him.

(End of this chapter)