9 Chapter 9

◎Audition◎

The heroine is indeed the heroine, and her appearance is always more eye-catching than others.

"Ms. Liu, welcome! Please come in, the audition will start soon!" At some point, the staff member was replaced.

The enthusiastic exhortation quickly attracted everyone's attention.

Zhang Li looked towards the door.

Liu Qingran, wearing an exquisite red dress, made a grand appearance accompanied by her agent.

After seeing the person coming, everyone who should have been amazed by Liu Qingran was stunned.

They couldn't help but glance at Liu Qingran's skirt, and subconsciously glanced at Zhang Li who was also wearing a red dress.

Unlike Zhang Li's dazzling and high-profile dress, Liu Qingran's skirt is more gentle and ladylike, but it is a high-end custom-made dress of the season, and the price is at least dozens of times more than Zhang Li's.

But no matter how prejudiced they were against Zhang Li, they had to admit that even though Zhang Li's skirt was not worth much, it was still a crushing sight compared to Liu Qingran.

As a result, everyone who had been overshadowed by Zhang Li felt inexplicably balanced.

See? Even if you're the daughter of a wealthy family, in front of someone like Zhang Li, you'll end up like us...

Thinking of this, everyone's attitude towards Liu Qingran became subtle.

Those artists who were good at getting along with everyone went up to greet him enthusiastically again.

Although Cheng Wanrong and other seniors did not stand up, they nodded to Liu Qingran as a gesture of goodwill.

Only Zhang Li just glanced at Liu Qingran when he arrived, without saying anything.

Liu Qingran naturally saw Zhang Li as well.

Her originally relaxed expression became inexplicably stiff for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal. After responding to everyone, she even took the initiative to smile at Zhang Li.

No matter whether the other party was sincere or pretending, Zhang Li didn't have the time to act with her and simply ignored her.

This contrast caught everyone by surprise.

The atmosphere in the room became even stranger, with curiosity, surprise, confusion and other emotions flashing in everyone's eyes.

Even Cheng Wanrong and others couldn't help but exchange glances.

"Isn't it rumored that Zhang Li is a mimic? How come today, not only did she outdo the Liu family's daughter, but she even greeted her in return?"

"I don't understand..."

Recalling the negative articles Zhang Li had written about Liu Qingran, everyone knew that things were definitely not simple.

However, just as they had different expressions, the door of the audition room suddenly opened and a staff member came out.

"There are still ten minutes until the official auditions. All auditioning actors or representatives please come over and draw your audition order."

Hearing this, everyone put aside their other thoughts.

Zhang Li didn't let Cheng Yu do it for her, she went forward and drew the lot herself.

Liu Qingran behaved in the same way, but just as she stood up, she found Zhang Li walking in front of her. She hesitated for a moment, and waited until someone else lined up behind Zhang Li before she lowered her eyes and walked forward.

The agent next to her hated Zhang Li and even talked it over with the Liu family. She knew that it was probably Zhang Li who did it when Liu Qingran was almost sent to the bed of that smelly director last time. Although she didn't understand why the Liu family didn't allow her to call the police, she hated Zhang Li deeply.

Thinking of the Liu family's advice to her not to let Zhang Li get close to Qingran again, she hurried forward to replace Liu Qingran.

"Qingran, you don't feel well, let me help you with the pump."

Liu Qingran's mood was also very complicated. On the one hand, he was a little scared of Zhang Li's frame-up, and on the other hand, he felt a little guilty about Zhang Li being kicked out of the Liu family.

After hearing her agent's words, she hesitated for a moment, nodded, and sat down again.

Noticing the movement behind him, Zhang Li remained expressionless as he began to recall the original novel's description of the audition.

As the heroine, Liu Qingran was naturally favored by the original author. Although she was surprised in this audition, she got the role of Concubine Li without any trouble.

The number she got was right behind Cheng Wanrong, who had won two Best Supporting Actress awards.

As a professional supporting actress, Cheng Wanrong has played countless vicious female supporting roles, and she almost did it with ease when auditioning for the role of Concubine Li.

The producer himself was somewhat tempted, but director Zheng Wanying reserved his opinion.

It was not until the "unpolished gem" Liu Qingran appeared that Zheng Wanying decided to choose her against all odds.

In the original novel, the banned original body naturally could not appear in this audition.

But Zhang Li came.

After queuing up and grabbing his own number, Zhang Li was stunned when he opened it.

Number nine, just after the original heroine’s number.

She handed the note to the staff for registration, then returned to sit next to Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu: "What number?"

Zhang Li answered truthfully.

Cheng Yu: "Number nine? That's pretty good. Not too far forward, nor too far back." If it were too far forward, without any contrast, the director and others would likely lower the score. If it were too far back, the director and others would become visually and aesthetically fatigued, which would also likely lower the score.

Among more than twenty people, number nine is a pretty good number.

The drawing of lots is still in progress.

I don’t know if it’s the effect of the heroine’s halo, but even though Zhang Li was there and the person drawing lots for Liu Qingran was replaced by her agent Fang Se, Fang Se still drew number eight.

After returning to Liu Qingran, Fang Se felt a little excited.

"Qingran, I caught number eight for you!"

As soon as the words fell, Cheng Wanrong's assistant's excited voice rang out, "Sister Wanrong, I caught number seven!"

Fang Se's smile immediately disappeared.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingran felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

Although she has gained some fame thanks to several high-quality works, she is still not as famous as Cheng Wanrong. What's more, the other party is a professional supporting actress and her acting skills are among the best among the group of auditioning actors. She has never played a role like a vicious supporting role before, and the audition team may have some concerns.

Liu Qingran thought of the original novel she had read, and her eyes became determined. She decided to try something different!

Zhang Li and Cheng Yu standing nearby saw the whole scene.

Zhang Li guessed what Liu Qingran was thinking at the moment, but Cheng Yu didn't take it seriously.

She recalled Zhang Li's performance this week and was still quite confident in Zhang Li.

But she didn't know yet that after seeing the changes in Liu Qingran, Zhang Li also suddenly changed his mind.

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After the lots were drawn, the auditions began in full swing.

Soon, the actress who drew number one was called into the inner room by the staff.

No one knew how the other party's audition went, so they could only make guesses based on how long the actor stayed in the inner room.

The result was obviously not unexpected. Number one came out after eight or nine minutes.

Pretty standard.

Number two comes on stage.

The other party stayed for dozens of seconds longer than No. 1.

Number three.

Breaking through ten minutes.

…

As the number got closer and closer, the remaining people became visibly anxious.

Cheng Wanrong appeared to be very calm, but she was constantly reviewing the script in her mind.

Even Liu Qingran looked nervous.

Only Zhang Li had a blank look in his eyes at this time.

She was thinking about some of the popular TV series in her previous life...

Finally! With her excellent memory, she found a very suitable role from the numerous memory fragments.

Recalling the similar details described in the original book, Zhang Li's eyes lit up.

She probably knew how to act.

【Author’s words】

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