Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

Big Beard's group is located in Kangcheng Apartment in Zuojiazhuang.

These past few days, Xie Jin has been practicing the audition scenes repeatedly, trying to make the performance as convincing as possible.

According to the schedule of The Return of the Condor Heroes, this audition will go through several rounds.

Today is only the first round.

Auntie was getting a beauty treatment. In the afternoon, she picked up Liu Yifei. Xie Jin came to the audition alone with her big hamster, but she also had Liu's driver bring an empty car.

The big hamster sat in the car, holding a comic book, with five Doritos chips on one of its fingers. As it played, it said, "Doggy, I'm nervous! What if it's not me?"

"I didn't notice you were nervous, I only noticed your stomach was tense."

ヽ(`Д´)ﾉWhat does it mean!

Am I just a woman who loves to eat?

Miss Liu rolled her eyes and continued her battle with the Doritos: "I can't be bothered with you."

Xie Jin thought for a moment, then whispered to Miss Liu, "The first round of interviews probably isn't the final decision. Big Beard probably hinted that he's interested in Zhou Xun, but he'll likely pull a fast one at the contract stage."

"Why not just cast Zhou Xun? Isn't she suitable?"

"You can lower your price regarding the money, but she has a company behind her, so it's not that easy for her to give in. Besides, Big Beard never intended to use her in the first place; he was just using her to generate buzz."

"Just take it easy. The big beard is just an act for the media; just go along with it."

The big hamster's eyes widened: "Dogs...doggy, is this how you guys play now? This is too shady, it's not good."

Xie Jin shrugged helplessly: "It's not like I play games. When have I ever messed with actors? If Big Beard wants to create a gimmick, would I interfere with their business?"

That's how it is in this industry. You can understand it, but don't get involved; even if you see through it, don't say anything.

Xiao Liu pursed his lips: "Oh, that's really complicated."

To avoid giving the media something to talk about, the car was stopped on the side of the road a long way from the apartment, and the hamster got into her own car.

There have been many paparazzi lying in wait downstairs at the apartment building for the past few days.

The rivalry between Huang Nie and Yang Guo, and the competition among young actresses for the role of Xiaolongnu, has long been the most talked-about topic in the entertainment industry.

Even though Liu Yifei was wearing a mask and sunglasses, she was still surrounded by the media as soon as she got out of the car.

  

"Ms. Liu, are you also here to audition for the role of Little Dragon Girl?"

Seeing that it couldn't leave, the big hamster simply stopped pretending and nodded.

The reporter then posed a second question: "Besides Little Dragon Girl, would you consider other roles?"

The big hamster smiled confidently, shook its head, and went inside.

A while later, when Xie Jin was spotted by paparazzi, he immediately said, "Andy Lau is behind me," and took advantage of the chaos to flirt with him.

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Xie Jin wandered around for a while before finally entering the apartment's lounge.

Upon entering the house, I was surprised to find that quite a few people were already waiting.

No matter how famous you are normally, you don't have an assistant with you when you audition.

The room is now filled with actors who are auditioning.

Xie Jin glanced at them; none of them were minor figures. It seemed today would be a fierce battle.

There were more women among the people who came.

Wang Fei, Yang Yuying, Sun Li, Liu Xiaoqing, Sun Feifei, Zhang Bozhi, Jun Ji-hyun, Zhou Xun, Jiang Qinqin.

(I was also surprised when I was doing the research, but I did see the information about the big-bearded guy dating Jun Ji-hyun. Zhou Xun had already signed the contract, but in the end, things got very tense and she withdrew from the role.)

There were few men; I only saw Huang Xiaoming, Nie Yuan, and Chen Kun.

As soon as Xie Jin entered, everyone looked at him. Liu Xiaoqing raised her eyelids slightly and then closed them again, while Zhou Xun tilted her head and smiled.

Xie Jin nodded and waved politely as a greeting.

The assistant director approached with a broad smile: "Director Xie, Ms. Liu. These are your number tags. We'll call your numbers shortly. You can start resting or getting ready now."

The room was crowded, but very quiet.

Otherwise, he closes his eyes to rest, or he reads the script.

Following the director's assistant's guidance, Xie Jin sat in the men's section in the corner, with Huang Xiao on one side and Nie Yuan on the other.

Huang Xiaoming was somewhat delighted and turned around to whisper, "Director Xie, I've heard that we haven't been able to meet yet."

"You're too kind, we've met now."

"Where are we now?"

Huang Xiaoming grimaced and whispered, "The people from Hong Kong Island are inside. It sounds like they're arguing. It seems like the producer and he aren't having a good talk."

"Not going too well?"

Chen Kun, with his eyes closed, casually remarked, "He only has 40 days on the schedule. How can any production crew possibly finish filming that? The entire crew can't revolve around just one person."

Xie Jin nodded: "No wonder, 40 days is enough time to get by."

Chen Kun smiled wryly: "I've given up hope; I'm just here to try my luck. The bearded man thinks I'm effeminate. Good luck to you guys."

Nie Yuan was in a state of distress; the Divine Condor had already exhausted him.

I chuckled to myself: "I haven't even auditioned yet, and the tabloids are already saying I've already been cast."

Huang Xiaoming smiled but didn't say anything.

Xie Jin and Chen Kun exchanged a glance; something seemed off between Huang and Nie...

"Forget it, I'll just play dumb," Xie Jin thought, closing his eyes to rest.

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The four most popular male actors in period dramas in mainland China in the past two years—Yin Xiaotian, Tong Dawei, Nie Yuan, and Huang Xiaoming—are all incredibly popular.

Right now, the media seems to be focusing on Huang and Nie, creating quite a stir.

However, it's normal for the media to stir up trouble; otherwise, wouldn't the big-bearded guy's efforts have been in vain?

During this period, Big Beard has indeed shown a lot of fancy tricks.

First, they spread rumors about a certain actor and then create news and controversy, then they move on to the next actor and start the same thing.

These people in front of me have already been tortured.

His move really messed up the mentality of many actors.

In the past six months, the female lead has been secretly seeing several men.

It's fair to say that every celebrity in the industry has used this opportunity to generate buzz.

The key point is that the resources for Divine Eagle are too good, so no one dares to really gamble, and thus they all get tricked.

Chen Kun spoke very politely: "Junior brother, congratulations on the great success of your new movie, Vision Light & Magic. I even went to see that junior brother Huang from the dubbing department; he's really good."

"Hey, it's mainly because my senior brother has been working on this script for several years. He's been working so hard. All the actors in the crew are very dedicated. I haven't been able to help much."

Huang Xiaoming leaned over and asked, "You're too modest. I heard your new TV series sold to Zhejiang TV? When will it air?"

"End of May"

As the three of them started chatting, the men and women present suddenly remembered.

The other party is a few years younger than me, but doesn't actually belong to any company.

They work for themselves and have a group of people around them to make a living.

Even though we're all sitting together, we're not the same people.

It's possible that Xie Jin's social circle is relatively fixed, and she rarely socializes.

Several female celebrities were seeing him up close for the first time.

Many actresses glanced at Xie Jin, and the hamster narrowed its eyes.

Xie Jin, oh Xie Jin, you're using this opportunity to flaunt your wealth again, like a peacock displaying its plumage...

Xie Jin sensed it in her mind; a slightly unfriendly gaze pierced her, and a chill ran down her spine...

Chen Kun was incredibly curious: "Why are you auditioning for Yang Guo too? We thought you were going to continue filming and acting in your own movies."

Xie Jin shrugged: "I received the invitation, it wouldn't be right not to come. I'll perform if I have the chance, otherwise I'll do something else."

Several male actors looked on with envy: "It's still better to work for yourself."

"What's so great about it? If you lose money, it's your own loss anyway."

As the group was talking, the commotion inside the room grew increasingly intense, a mix of Mandarin and Cantonese. Zhou Xun, who was near the door, pushed it open a crack...

Sure enough, Nicholas Tse's manager and the bearded man got into an argument inside.

"If you want to act, then act; if you don't want to act, then get the hell out! Who the hell has time to waste on you?"

The agent wiped the sweat from his brow: "Producer Zhang, leave some room for maneuver, so you can meet again in the future."

"Did you leave me any way out? 40 days? You're kidding me! My director can't do that, and I can't agree to it. Get out! Get out!"