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"..."

Lin Zhi's lips twitched when he heard Huang Xiaoming's words.

It turns out that the cause of this matter can be traced back to him...

This was something he never expected.

and!

At this audition, there are so many strong competitors vying for the role that Wu Jing has vacated. The competition is so fierce that it's honestly quite challenging!

Will he eventually be selected?

Will this role fall to him?

Lin Zhi's confidence vanished by half in an instant.

I started to feel uncertain.

no way……

The current group of actors, both newcomers and semi-newcomers, all look like they've come prepared and are quite capable.

Compared to his competitors, he is not significantly stronger.

Even compared to promising new stars like Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming, he not only cannot significantly surpass them, but in terms of overall strength, he is at best on par with them, not inferior to them.

Given such a challenging situation, he wanted to stand out from the crowd and secure the role of "Ah Fei" vacated by Wu Jing.

Honestly.

It's hard.

Extremely difficult!

It's no less than hundreds of people vying to cross a single-plank bridge, with only one person able to reach the other side. And in the process of fighting to cross the bridge, he has to push all his competitors into the river so that he can enjoy the fruits of victory all by himself. The difficulty of this is quite frightening.

With this thought in mind, Lin Zhi's previous good mood vanished instantly.

His expression also became serious.

For a moment, no one had any interest in talking.

Instead, they racked their brains for a solution.

See if there's any good shortcut to take...

otherwise!

If I were to actually compete on the same stage with these imposing, muscular, and eager beasts for a role, the chances would be incredibly slim, no less than winning the lottery.

He has always been a person with bad luck.

Even drinking cold water gets stuck between my teeth!

and so……

If you place all your hopes on luck.

That's really unreliable!

Huang Xiaoming, who was standing to the side, was very satisfied to see that Lin Zhi looked serious after hearing his explanation.

She smiled slightly and continued, "This film was actually ready to start production back in March of this year, but the investors behind it, for some reason, withdrew their funding temporarily..."

"This caused the production company to scramble to find investment, dragging on until August before they finally managed to raise enough funds to restart the project..."

"Who would have thought that just before filming was about to start, Wu Jing, one of the lead actors, got into a car accident. She was hit by someone. Haha, this crew... really seems to have a lot of bad luck."

"Ha, but this is a rare opportunity for both of us."

"So we should thank the person who hit Wu Jing, haha..."

Huang Xiaoming lowered his voice and chuckled maliciously.

It had a hint of schadenfreude.

"Can I fucking tell you... that Wu Jing was the one I hit while accompanying someone to driving practice?"

Lin Zhi's expression became quite interesting, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing that Lin Zhi's expression was unusual, the observant Huang Xiaoming immediately noticed and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Zhidao said, "Heh, Wu Jing was the one I hit while teaching someone to drive. Didn't expect that, did you?"

Huang Xiaoming was dumbfounded.

After a long pause, he gave a thumbs-up and said, "Brother, awesome!"

"So our 'benefactor' was right in front of us?"

"But...you really didn't mean to bump into me?"

"hey-hey!"

As he spoke, he revealed a knowing, mischievous smile.

Oki Rinji winked and made faces.

Lin Zhi said speechlessly, "I don't have the ability to predict the future!"

"Otherwise... would we have let you go?"

Huang Xiaoming: "..."

Bro, what you said makes a damn good point...

I couldn't refute it!

The two were whispering and chatting amongst themselves.

Suddenly, a female crew member with pigtails, who looked like a director's assistant, came out of a room in the hallway and walked towards Lin Zhi and the other actors who were waiting in line for auditions, calling out loudly, "Everyone who's here for auditions, come over here, come over here..."

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Zhi and the others swarmed towards her.

At this point, no one cared about the order of the queue anymore.

They all rushed over like headless flies, afraid of falling behind.

Lin Zhi, however, was unwittingly pushed to the front by the crowded throng...

"Don't push, don't push... Everyone in, everyone in..."

"The director wants to see your action scenes!"

"For this audition, we're only looking for actors who can do action scenes, and who can do them well and beautifully!"

"If you don't know how to do action scenes or have a martial arts background, you don't need to go in; you can go straight back..."

"To avoid wasting time, do you hear me?"

The girl with pigtails frowned and shouted loudly when she saw the crowd surging forward after she spoke, the chaotic and disorderly crowd almost pushing her over and drowning her.

Suddenly, the scene fell silent for a moment.

Afterwards, many people started whispering and discussing among themselves.

After that, a small portion of the young actors, who were slender, weak, and knew nothing about action scenes, voluntarily withdrew from the crowd and quietly left.

The number of people in the room decreased significantly at once.

It's not as crowded anymore!

"Oh, right—"

"No one over 25 years old, please!"

The girl with pigtails paused for a moment, then continued speaking loudly.

Upon hearing this request...

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Then, about half of the older middle-aged male actors who did not meet the production team's requirements left on their own.

As a result, half of the previously large group of over a hundred people were persuaded to leave.

The scene suddenly became less crowded.

Upon seeing this.

The girl with pigtails pointed to a large, empty office to her left and said, "Go in, everyone. What are you all standing there for? Didn't you hear me?"

Upon hearing the reprimand, Lin Zhi and the others quickly and silently walked into the large office space next to them.

The room was completely empty.

Once inside, everyone stood in groups, waiting for the film crew's next instructions.

"The director is coming right away!"

"Wait a minute..."

The girl with pigtails stood at the door, shouted a couple of words at them as a reminder, and then walked away.

The actors who were auditioning, including Lin Zhi, could only exchange glances and wait patiently, feeling utterly bored.

"Bro~"

"I've seen your acting; you're quite good."

"My name is Deng Chao, let's get acquainted."

After a while, Lin Zhi was leaning against the wall, feeling bored, when suddenly someone tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw that it was the young Deng Chao.

This guy is obviously a corporate slave.

Although he is still a sophomore at the Central Academy of Drama this year and has no representative works, he is very mature and knows how to build connections. He is obviously a shrewd person among shrewd people.

and so!

He struck up a conversation with Lin Zhi at that moment, his face full of smiles, showing no sign of awkwardness or distance.

The two seemed as familiar as old friends who had known each other for many years.

Lin Zhi's impression of Deng Chao was limited to variety shows like "Running Man" and "Five Ha".

I always felt this guy was a goofball with boundless energy that he had nowhere to vent. Although his acting was decent, he always wanted to write, direct, and act in his own comedies to show off his talent, but needless to say, it was one failure after another...

at this time.

Seeing that the other person had come to establish a rapport, Lin Zhi couldn't help but smile. "Hello, hello..."