I'm a professional villain actor; my fans are begging me not to kill them.

Fu Zi'ang had already memorized how to politely decline the role of Zhang Ziqian and how to subtly express his desire to play another important role.

He'll definitely impress Chen Xiangbei and the others, making them realize that he's a new generation actor with ideas, talent, and ambition.

While it might be difficult to explain why someone might not want to act after successfully auditioning, this was not a problem thanks to his eloquent speech.

I, Fu Ziang, a potential Best Actor, what's wrong with picking and choosing roles?

On Douyin, Fu Ziang even prepared the copywriting, which is called "What kind of chosen killer is he? He's nothing special." Coupled with the promotion of "The Hearts of People in Chaotic Times," this is bound to take off immediately.

We were too quick to celebrate.

On the other side, Bai Ye received a call not from the assistant director, but from Chen Xiangbei.

"Your performance today was very good."

Bai Ye remained silent, waiting for that "but".

He was somewhat surprised when Chen Xiangbei personally called to tell him he hadn't been selected, but what good was it?

"but……"

Sure enough, Chen Xiangbei immediately shifted to the "but," and as everyone knows, what comes before the "but" is unimportant.

"But we hope to take this character a step further and turn it into a cultural symbol, just like Lin Dong."

Bai Ye was stunned for a moment, then burst into ecstasy.

"What does Director Chen mean?"

"Come over when you have time and talk to Hong Shuo about this character. We must portray him as someone who can only get worse."

On the other end of the phone, Bai Ye snapped to attention and said firmly, "Please rest assured, I will definitely complete the mission!"

"Good, good, good. You're very determined, young man. I have high hopes for you."

Bai Ye was overjoyed. Holy crap, there are actually people who think I didn't act bad enough? Fine, fine, just wait and see.

"Director Wu, I've been chosen!"

As soon as the call connected, Bai Ye shouted loudly.

"I heard it, it's deafening," Wu Zhan grumbled. "Alright, it's good that you got selected. Don't forget the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow."

"Leave it to me!"

"Director Liu, I've been selected."

"Hahaha, congratulations! I knew you were a rotten bastard, it would have been a wonder you weren't chosen."

"Thank you."

"Jingjing, I've been chosen."

"Congratulations! Ugh, I wasn't chosen!"

"It's okay, I'll recommend you again next time I have the chance."

Bai Ye was overjoyed and called all her friends one by one.

Generally, once a role is cast, the director will ask the actor to keep it a secret to maintain the suspense and buzz of the film. However, this is a privilege reserved for lead actors; supporting actors don't care.

The character Zhang Ziqian is even more outrageous. Chen Xiangbei offered to reveal the casting details to the public and even encouraged him to do so.

Bai Ye couldn't understand it, but the main point was to respect and execute.

After all, what bad intentions could a director possibly have?

That's why Bai Ye was so brazen in announcing the good news to everyone one by one.

The news spread quickly.

Despite being relatively unknown, Bai Ye successfully stood out from numerous star auditions and landed the role of the young warlord in "The Hearts of a Chaotic World".

More than thirty celebrities, whose fame surpassed that of Bai Ye, all became cannon fodder.

One of the notorious cannon fodder was named Fu Zi'ang.

Netizens were shocked and began searching everywhere to find out who Bai Ye was.

"Holy crap, who is this guy?"

"Is it someone with connections? That's impressive."

"Wait a minute, why is Fu Zi'ang there too?"

"That goes without saying. This Zhang Ziqian is definitely the kind of aloof, expressionless, domineering young marshal. Fu Ziang is the best at playing this role."

"I know this story well: the aloof young marshal falls in love with me, a disheveled beggar fleeing famine."

"No doubt about it, I can tell what kind of movie it is just from the title."

"Indeed, as soon as I heard that Fu Ziang was in it, I could already imagine the plot."

"The 'I'll die if I don't fall in love' series."

Fu Ziang was not selected, but the topic still focused on him.

The reason is simple: most people don't know who Bai Ye is, but they know who Fu Ziang is.

"Dude, Fu Ziang didn't get selected! Don't you guys watch the news?"

"Does it matter whether he gets selected or not? What kind of good role could Fu Ziang possibly get by auditioning for?"

"Wow, that makes sense!"

"Wait a minute, I know who Bai Ye is now, this guy is Lin Dong!"

"Lin Dong? Holy crap!"

"Is he also changing careers?"

"Is it possible that Lin Dong playing the young marshal isn't Lin Dong's career change, but rather the young marshal's career change?"

"666, the young marshal has turned into a murderer in an instant, hasn't he?"

The "young marshals" in movies and TV dramas are mostly young, promising, handsome, and dashing, which makes people yearn for them.

"Few" represents youth.

The word "handsome" has a dual meaning: power and good looks.

Therefore, the role of the young marshal has always been one that many people aspire to. Netizens believe that Fu Ziang was aiming for the role of the young marshal, but in the end, Lin Dong snatched it away.

No one knew Bai Ye's name, but Lin Dong's name was widely known.

When netizens think of Lin Dong, they picture a psychopathic killer. Someone like that playing a young marshal? Is the director mistaken?

But you know, it's not impossible.

Quite a few people are actually quite interested.

This incident sparked a discussion online, and as the discussion progressed, Fu Ziang was brought up again and his past was rehashed.

"Lin Dong's portrayal of the young marshal is far superior to Fu Ziang's."

"A character that can be both righteous and wicked—that's the true nature of the young marshal! I support Lin Dong!"

"You know what, putting murder aside, Lin Dong is actually quite handsome."

"Whether it's Lin Dong or not is unimportant; what's important is whether it's Fu Ziang or not."

Fu Ziang is very popular and has many fans, but his fans are quite eccentric, which leads to a lot of people criticizing him.

Fu Ziang was practically grinding his teeth to powder. Damn it! What did I ever do to you? I get yelled at just for an audition? Is there no one who can do anything about this?!

"Actually, there's no need to worry. This is actually a good thing," the agent said, looking confident.

"Oh?"

"Look at all those people online, they all have high expectations for Zhang Ziqian's portrayal of the young marshal. What will happen when the film is released and they find that Bai Ye isn't the young marshal they imagined?" the agent said with a smile.

Fu Ziang scratched his head, thought for a moment, then slapped his forehead and suddenly realized.

"That's right!" Fu Zi'ang exclaimed excitedly, "Hahaha, this young marshal isn't the young marshal they imagined! Hahahaha!"

"That's right, Bai Ye will definitely be in a terrible situation then."

Fu Ziang nodded vigorously, "I'll give them a push."

Classic praise that backfires, it's timeless.

More and more people are discussing Bai Ye's portrayal of the young marshal online, almost praising him to the skies.

They all boasted about being "a noble young master of the Republic of China," "a peerless gentleman," and "a true aristocrat," each one more boastful than the last.

Everyone is waiting to see the image of the new generation of noblemen.

Normally, Bai Ye should have prepared a contingency plan for Fu Ziang's actions, but Liu Xiu's idea was to ignore him for now.

In Liu Xiu's words, Fu Zi'ang has been acting strangely lately, and his actions might actually be very useful.

But it might not be useful against Zi Ang; it might be useful against Bai Ye.

Bai Ye didn't understand, but he listened to advice.

So he stopped paying attention to what was happening online and instead focused on preparing for the parent-teacher conference.