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"Can Zhang Danfeng still act?" Yang Chaoyue suddenly asked.

"It's probably impossible, if it's true."

Tian Xi swiped her phone screen and tapped the comments section.

It has been discovered that many fans who follow the "The Journey of Flower" production team are calling for Zhang Danfeng to never be cast as Dongfang Yuqing again.

"We absolutely cannot let Zhang Danfeng star in 'Eastern'!"

"The leaked official photos were not good to begin with, and they didn't look like the leader of the sect in my mind at all. It's better to change them."

This is a discussion among fans of the original novel "The Journey of Flower".

"Isn't the 'The Journey of Flower' production team going to respond yet? If they really cast this guy as the second male lead, wouldn't that be a complete flop and drag our beloved Wallace Huo down?"

Huo Jianhua's fans are protesting.

"No way? Ying Bao just got a good role and this kind of thing happened. Please don't let Zhang Danfeng play the role! Just thinking about Ying Bao and him playing a couple makes me feel disgusted."

Although Zhao Liying is experiencing cyberbullying, she still has fans who are holding their breath and waiting to turn the tables.

And then this mess happened, it was really bad.

"Haha, Zhao Liying, that hostess, that low-class country bumpkin, should be paired with an actress like her."

Rivals are relentlessly mocking her, which has angered not only Zhao Liying's fans.

It even attracted Huo Jianhua's fans, causing a brawl.

Yang Chaoyue clicked her tongue in astonishment: "It seems like no one is really interested in having a proper discussion..."

"It's all just emotional venting, just spewing trash talk, right?" Jiang Yuan laughed.

More than a decade later, many people feel that the internet environment was so much better ten years ago.

That's all an illusion.

It's really 2014, and people are already resorting to cursing.

It's not 2004.

"I wonder if Dongfang Yuqing will also be used for auditions."

Li Yitong doesn't care about anything else; she's more interested in the extra roles.

Mencius hesitated and said, "Probably not. Everyone's scrambling to play these kinds of supporting roles with so much screen time. They probably have connections..."

"It's like nobody doesn't have one."

Li Yitong nodded to Jiang Yuan, "We have that too, and it even goes straight to the Heavenly Court."

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but admire Mo Tong; he really knew how to guess.

His connections truly reached the highest levels of government...

Upon hearing this, Ma Ke was startled, and his gaze towards Jiang Yuan changed completely.

"Brother, you're a master of disguise!"

Ma Ke whispered to Jiang Yuan, "Tell me, are you just here to go through the motions?"

Jiang Yuan smiled, but hadn't said anything yet.

Ma Ke immediately understood: "I understand, brother."

No, what do you know?

Jiang Yuandu was speechless.

At that moment, a staff member called out Ma Ke's name and took him away.

Meng Ziyi leaned close to Jiang Yuan, covered her mouth, and laughed, "Does he think you're a relative of someone else, brother?"

Jiang Yuan scratched his head and said seriously, "Actually, I really am a relative."

"Is that Yueyue?"

Tian Xi asked, and took out a lollipop from her pocket, "If you really succeed with Jiang Yuan, I'll give this lollipop to her."

"Maybe a little, but not entirely."

"Who is that? You scoundrel, what other relationships do you have?"

Li Yitong was surprised and looked at Yang Chaoyue, thinking that Chaoyue should know since she was with Jiang Yuan every day. "Does Chaoyue know?"

"I don't know," Chaoyue shook her head.

Everyone looked at Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan then mysteriously gestured for everyone to come closer.

Everyone's curiosity grew stronger, and they drew closer.

Even Jiang Xin couldn't help but pretend to be in a daze while actually leaning closer.

Then they heard Jiang Yuan say, "My connections are incredibly strong, reaching right to the heavens!"

The girls nodded quickly: "Who is it?"

"My relationship is..."

Jiang Yuan pointed upwards, making the girls stare intently.

"It's God."

Jiang Yuan uttered the last words.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent...

"You bastard, is that what I meant by 'reaching the ears of Heaven'? Don't you dare say I said that!"

After a long pause, Li Yitong finally managed to utter a sentence.

Sometimes, when you tell the truth, nobody believes you.

Jiang Yuan shook her head and looked at Jiang Xin, who was eavesdropping, "Do you believe me?"

"I don't believe you for a second." Jiang Xin rolled her eyes.

"Jiang Yuan."

At this point, the staff started shouting again.

Yang Chaoyue quickly straightened Jiang Yuan's collar and encouraged him, "Go for it, brother!"

"Don't get so nervous, you dog of a man," Li Yitong teased, seemingly trying to ease the tension.

"If you pee your pants in fright later, just don't use the clothes in Xiaotian's schoolbag to wipe it off."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiwei's attempt to cheer him on turned into a glare at Jiang Yuan.

Mencius unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to Jiang Yuan: "Here, have a drink of water, then we'll be on our way."

"Sister Meng, you're making me feel like I'm going to my execution. I'm not going to survive here today."

"Pah, pah, pah, what do you mean by dead or alive? Don't talk nonsense about yourself."

Mencius noticed the ambiguity and quickly spat, his pink tongue appearing and disappearing.

"I'll go see what's going on."

Jiang Yuan stood up, took a sip, and then walked out.

Jiang Xin rolled her eyes at him, and Jiang Yuan returned the favor with a pout.

Why does this guy necessarily think he's her rival?

I followed the staff outside and walked into a room.

Jiang Yuan was quite surprised. Was this a proper audition? It seemed quite professional.

Ma Ke happened to come out and saw Jiang Yuan. He nodded to him, but didn't have a chance to say anything.

"You can go in now," the staff member said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan went into the room.

A group of people were sitting in front, while the middle of the room was empty.

It's quite similar to a civil service interview, except they didn't provide tables and chairs for the candidates.

"Brother Jiang Yuan!"

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to walk over, a child's voice came from the side in front of her.

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw Yueyue sitting on a stool waving her hands and swinging her legs happily.

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded to her, appearing extremely relaxed.

But not responding would be too impolite, especially since it was an audition.

Before Jiang Yuan could even enter, several directors had already become impatient as soon as he walked in.

As mentioned before, sometimes, the director can judge whether you're suitable or not just from the first glance at the audition.

They don't even need a director.

Hu Ge, who was just auditioning for a small supporting role, was asked by his aunt Deng Jiajia, "You're playing Li Xiaoyao, right?"

He simply changed Li Xiaoyao's appearance, stood in front of the director, and got the role of Li Xiaoyao.

"Anyone who didn't know better would think this kid was here to interview us," Gao Lingbao laughed.

Lin Yufen's eyes lit up as she saw a promising talent: "I've been acting for so many years, and I've never seen anyone with such a good appearance. Her features are so beautiful."

When I was reading the original novel of "The Journey of Flower," I was wondering how a man could be so incredibly handsome.

Now that this child is standing in front of me, I have the answer.

The description of Sha Qianmo is particularly exaggerated.

The book says he has an unparalleled beauty that transcends gender and captivates all beings.

Her face was so beautiful that it eclipsed the heavens and earth, almost transcending all other forms of beauty in the human world.

Lin Yufen was having a real headache finding actors. For this kind of role, you couldn't just find an average handsome guy; you'd get flamed to death by the fans.

But no matter how hard they searched, even the handsome guys considered good-looking in the industry, they just didn't seem right; they couldn't pull off that kind of good looks at all.

Now, with Jiang Yuan's facial features enhanced by a long wig and makeup, she has a completely different look.

Lin Yufen is confident that she can achieve the greatest possible restoration.

Liang Shengquan had a different opinion: "There is still a difference. Sha Qianmo is beautiful, so beautiful that it is hard to tell if he is male or female."

This child is so handsome, but his smile is just like the warm spring flowers described in Dongfang Yuqing's book, which is very endearing and satisfying.

No matter how others laugh, they can't capture that feeling; acting is difficult enough, but he doesn't need to act at all.

"You can use long hair to cover up your heroic spirit, soften your facial contours with contouring, and then apply soft makeup."

If you can't apply more foundation, won't you lose your heroic look?

On the contrary, perhaps this heroic spirit paired with heavy makeup can create the kind of "otherworldly" beauty that Sha Qianmo possesses—a demon king whose beauty is so striking it's hard to tell if he's male or female.

Lin Yufen argued her case based on reason.

"That's not right. He could easily play Dongfang Yuqing in period costume, so why bother with all that? Wouldn't it be better if he just stayed clean and tidy?"

Liang Shengquan refused to budge an inch.

Tang Lijun, who was sitting to the side, twitched at the corner of her mouth and then felt her clothes being tugged.

Then Yueyue ran over: "Aunt Tang, this is the brother, I want him to play the lead role."

"The lead role has been decided."

Tang Lijun explained, but this time she was full of confidence, "Don't worry, Yueyue, I'll definitely arrange a role for him!"

Didn't you see that two directors who have produced many hit TV series are now vying for roles for him?

Regardless of what role he'll play, which is still up for discussion, this guy is definitely going to get a role.

Yueyue wasn't stupid either; she also noticed the two directors arguing.

"Why isn't he the main character? Only the main character deserves Jiang Yuan-gege," Yueyue whispered.

I didn't realize you were such a love-struck kid at such a young age!

Tang Lijun couldn't help but look at the culprit, Jiang Yuan.

Upon closer inspection...

Good heavens, let alone Yueyue.

If she stares at it for too long, she might get love-struck and be tempted to start supporting him...

"She's also a main character, with a lot of screen time." Tang Lijun told Yueyue to go back and sit down.

However, although they are all main characters, their billing order varies.

Yueyue, still a little dazed, went back to sit down. Feeling that she hadn't done much, she made up her mind to give the older girls behind her a lot of help.

"Old Gao, what do you say?"

Lin Yufen sought help from another director, Gao Lingbao.

"Didn't you say before that if there really wasn't a suitable one, could Ma Ke replace Sha Qianmo?" Gao Lingbao asked tentatively.

Lin Yufen shook her head: "He's no good! It was one thing before, but now there's a chosen one, Sha Qianmo."

"I can't even stomach Ma Ke anymore. I'm afraid if I cast him as Sha Qianmo, his fans will drown me in their spit."

Liang Shengquan corrected, "Dongfang Yuqing is the chosen one. With that kind of charisma, he can play the second male lead, why do you insist on making him the third male lead?"

"How did it become Dongfang Yuqing? The original description of Dongfang Yuqing's appearance wasn't this stunning."

"But he has an extraordinary temperament, is very approachable, and his smile is like the spring flowers blooming in the book."

Plenty of roles with average looks are played by handsome men and beautiful women, and Dongfang Yuqing is certainly not bad-looking either.

Lin Yufen and Liang Shengquan started arguing again.

This wasn't the first time the two had worked together; they were old partners, and neither was willing to give in.

Jiang Yuan stood in front, waiting, feeling bored.

These directors are quite talkative; they've been arguing ever since he came in.

He didn't even have a chance to introduce himself.

He even thought for a moment about which role he should say he was auditioning for.

Seeing this, Gao Lingbao said to Jiang Yuan, "Go back and wait."

Jiang Yuan was stunned. No, why did she go back to wait?

He didn't even say anything, and it was gone?

Is this audition reasonable? Give me a straight answer!

They praised your professionalism before I came in, and then they turned around and did this to me?

Let's hope he doesn't leave and the two directors can't reach a conclusion.

I thought we could compromise and not let him act at all.

Well, that possibility might exist for others, but it's absolutely impossible for him.

But he left without saying a word.

If I go back, Mo Tong and the others will laugh me to death!

Gao Lingbao, fearing Jiang Yuan might overthink things, said, "We have high hopes for you, but we still need to discuss what role you should play."

We'll let you know once we've discussed it.

Okay, that's what the director said.

Jiang Yuan couldn't just stay put any longer.

Seeing that the director was still arguing, he ultimately decided not to interrupt.

All I could do was bow politely and leave without saying a word.

Gan!

My first audition, and I didn't get to say a single word.

After Jiang Yuan left.

Liang Shengquan finally gained the upper hand: "Xiao Lin, don't forget that Dongfang Yuqing was the one who auditioned Zhang Danfeng in Hong Kong. You think he's suitable."

Now that Zhang Danfeng is in this state, it wouldn't be right if you didn't find Dongfang Yuqing a completely suitable replacement.

If Jiang Yuan had played Dongfang Yuqing, after the show aired, everyone would have praised your discerning eye, saying that the actor you found later was a perfect match.

"It was because Zhang Danfeng caused the delay that this new actor was finally found. People will say that good things come to those who wait, rather than that you were blind to cast Zhang Danfeng."

Leung Sing-Kuen was part of the team that Lee Kwok-Lik brought to develop in mainland China, and he participated in the production of Chinese Paladin 1.

To be honest, he was indeed half a generation older than Lin Yufen, Li Guoli's prized apprentice.

But we usually address each other as equals.

Now, the way he called her "Xiao Lin" made Lin Yufen laugh in exasperation.

"We still need to ask for his opinion," Lin Yufen insisted.

I'll accept the criticism, but if I can create a stunningly beautiful and otherworldly Sha Qianmo, then it'll still be worth it.

After all, she's a woman, and she's quite curious to see if she can create such a role.

"Okay, let's register it first. Both Dongfang Yuqing and Sha Qianmo can play the roles. We'll decide after all the auditions are completed."

Liang Shengquan had no objections, but he also told Lin Yufen to prepare.

"Jiang Yuan definitely wouldn't want to play a character like Sha Qianmo."

Like that Ma Ke before, wasn't he unwilling too? You still have to persuade him.

You even asked him to perform a scene in the style of Brigitte Lin's Dongfang Bubai.

This shows that you yourself also think that Brigitte Lin played Dongfang Bubai well, making it a classic role for director Tsui Hark.

If you ask me, Sha Qianmo should probably find a suitable girl to date.

Lin Yufen hesitated. Before, she would have been absolutely against it.

Even during the auditions, she did indeed have the auditionees for Sha Qianmo perform a scene in the style of Brigitte Lin's Dongfang Bubai.

But that doesn't mean she's willing to let a female character cross-dress as Sha Qianmo.

Now, after meeting Jiang Yuan, she felt a sense of disappointment.

I can no longer look at those ugly, rotten male actors who want to play Sha Qianmo the same way.

I can't even convince myself.

Lin Yufen hesitated and said, "Let's take another look. We can also consider suitable actresses."

If Jiang Yuan really does play Dongfang Yuqing, then we can discuss it further.

Perhaps Jiang Yuan is quite interested in Sha Qianmo.

Jiang Yuan: No, I'm not interested.