Huayu: Starting with Rejecting 00s Actresses on a Dating Show

Chapter 92 He's Just My Friend

Tan Wen returned to the hotel, changed into casual clothes, and then rushed to the recording site.

As he arrived at the scene and was about to pass through the passage, a young man called out to him, "Brother, they won't let you in. I've already tried."

Tan Wen turned around and saw a tall and good-looking boy who looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place him.

"Who are you?" Tan Wen asked.

"Wang Ziqi, I just tried, but the staff won't let me in."

Wang Ziqi? Tan Wen remembered her; she was also an actress.

"Not allowed in?" Tan Wen was a little confused. He walked towards the staff member, a girl, who opened the barrier for him with slight hesitation, afraid that he would be late and upset him.

"Why do you act like I'm going to eat you up?" Tan Wen asked the girl.

After seeing the video of him arguing with Guo Jinming, the girl thought he had a terrible temper, so she turned away and didn't dare to meet his gaze.

Wang Ziqi was initially confused, then began to question, "Why can he get in, but I can't?"

The girl was even more confused than him: "He's a guest."

Wang Ziqi paused for a moment, then smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"I thought he was here to see someone too."

Tan Wen: "Who are you here to see? If I run into you, I'll pass on a message."

Wang Ziqi: "Do you know Wang Churan?"

Ahem, Tan Wen touched his nose somewhat stiffly, "I roughly know him."

He didn't ask any further questions, saying he would pass on the message if he encountered the situation.

Following the directions, Tan Wen quickly walked into the inner area, where Zhou saw him and waved to him.

As Tan Wen walked toward Zhou, he noticed that many of the artists inside were looking at him strangely.

"Is there something on my face?" he asked Zhou.

Zhou rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't be so cocky. In the first trailer for 'The Actor,' you alone took up a third of the screen."

"You should know that many people don't even have a single frame in their lives, so don't blame everyone for watching you like this."

Tan Wen was speechless: "Is it possible that I'm being used as a sacrificial lamb? They don't even look at those vile insults?"

Zhou: "It's normal to be criticized. If you don't even get criticized, then you're really done for."

"Oh, you see things very clearly."

"By the way, how did your audition go?" Zhou asked.

"I've done everything I could. Now it's up to fate."

"Last night—I was under the bed, uh, I think I heard you turn down Director Ning Hao's invitation?"

"Can't you finish your sentence already?!" Tan Wen didn't explain further, "It's not a complete rejection; there's still a possibility of discussion in the future."

"Are you currently signed with a company?"

"I have my own studio. If you ever become unemployed, you can come to me, and I might reluctantly sign you."

"Ha, I have resources, and besides, if you sign me, can you afford the penalty for breach of contract?"

Tan Wen didn't tell her that he had three chances to breach the contract, which he could use not only on himself but also on others.

He saw Wang Churan glance in his direction, so he spoke to Zhou and then sat down next to Wang Churan.

Zhou pouted unhappily and turned to chat with the person next to her.

"What's the procedure now?"

Tan Wen's tone was casual, no different from usual. Wang Churan breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that the two of them would feel awkward when they met and become more distant than before.

However, Tan Wen's nonchalant attitude left people feeling uneasy.

"The next step is to select the play."

Tan Wen nodded. Arriving two hours late didn't seem to have caused any problems; the inefficiency was exceptionally low.

"By the way, someone named Wang Ziqi came to see you, but he couldn't get in. He said he'd wait until you're done."

Wang Churan's expression changed slightly. Although he recovered quickly, Tan Wen still noticed it and guessed that the relationship between the two was unusual.

Wang Churan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Tan Wen did not press her about their relationship.

"He's a friend I met some time ago," Wang Churan explained.

After explaining, she felt it was a bit like trying to hide something, so she secretly glanced at Tan Wen.

Tan Wen pretended not to understand anything, his expression remaining calm.

About half an hour later, staff finally arrived and announced that we could choose the play and the role.

The selection process is as follows: B-level actors are selected first, then A-level actors, and finally S-level actors.

A-list actors can steal the choices of B-list actors, and S-list actors can steal the choices of both A-list and B-list actors.

So the show's producers arranged this order to create drama and conflict, which is perfectly reasonable!

"Have you decided to choose Chu Qiao?"

"Hmm, but I think quite a lot of people should choose it."

"It's alright. If there aren't any S-level actors available, I can help you get one. S-level actors have the privilege of being replaced."

"In that case, you might offend the actor you're replacing."

"It doesn't matter."

"What if Zhou were the one being replaced?"

"...

"You have a great imagination!"

Next, B-level actors will go on stage to choose their roles, followed by A-level actors.

During this process, some of the effects that the production team wanted to see did indeed occur.

"Oh dear, I don't want to compete with you for the role, but this role is really suitable for me."

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine."

"You're actually perfect for the role of Eric. Eric is sexy, charming, and a bit sassy."

"Ah, right, right, let me take a look at the other characters."

After all the A-level actors were selected, the roles in Princess Agents were all filled, as expected.

Wang Churan, Weiwei An, and Xing Fei all chose the role of Chu Qiao, and there was another one that Tan Wen never expected: Jin Jing.

Her image is completely unrelated; I don't know what she was thinking.

Tan Wen wanted to play the role of Yan Xun. There were two B-level actors who were considered for this role: Yu Xiaotong and Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi played the son of Chef Huang in the TV series "A Little Reunion" which aired this year, and the show was quite popular.

Both felt that the other's image was not suitable for playing the role of Yan Xun, so neither was willing to give in, but they remained polite on the surface.

They waited nervously for the A-list actor selection, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when they found that no A-list actor was chosen to play Yan Xun.

If no one chooses an S-class actor, then it's down to two people competing, and they're both convinced they're more suitable for the role.

Finally, it was time to select the S-level actors. Everyone got up and lined up to go out, and they had to choose one by one.

The first to go out was the young male actor. As he stood up, Tan Wen vaguely heard cheers coming from afar.

It was probably sent by an audience member at the recording site, who could see the actors backstage on the big screen.

This actor is Xu Kai, who has many fans. His fantasy drama "The Legends," which he starred in with Bai Lu this year, did quite well.

There's a saying about him online: "He has no shortage of love as a human being, and no shortage of people as a prostitute."

Tan Wen looked at the big screen and saw that Xu Kai walked directly to the scene from "Princess Agents" and then stopped in front of Yan Xun's nameplate.

He stretched out his finger, placed it on Yan Xun's name tag, paused for a few seconds, and the camera lens also lingered on his finger.

His fingers were long and slender with distinct knuckles, which drew even louder screams from the recording studio. Xu Kai was very satisfied and said to the camera, "I choose Yan Xun."

Yu Xiaotong and Zhou Qi's faces fell immediately. As B-level actors, they had no right to compete and could only choose again.

Zhou Qi: "I think he's just average-looking."

Yu Xiaotong nodded: "His mouth is a little crooked, you're more suitable than him."

Zhou Qi: "You are more suitable than him."

The two shook hands and reached a reconciliation.

After several more actors passed by, it was finally Tan Wen's turn.

He walked lightly to the front of the screen in front of the drama "Princess Agents," meeting everyone's gaze.

He nodded to Xu Kai, then said to the camera, "I choose Yan Xun."

Tan Wenxuan made his choice quickly and directly, leaving the camera with no footage to provide any context or transition.

Standing to the side, Xu Kai timely showed a wronged expression, as if someone was trying to steal his gift.

Tan Wen got goosebumps watching this; effeminate men shouldn't be popular in 19, right?

He distanced himself from Xu Kai: "Don't talk."

Xu Kai made a puzzled expression: "I didn't say anything."

Tan Wen: "You're thinking."

Xu Kai: "I want to act in a period drama this time, can you give me a chance?"

Tan Wen: "I remember there's a Qing Dynasty drama, which is also a period drama. You can go and choose that one."

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