Chapter 161

"You're hired!" the producer decided.

Xu Shulou and the coordinator beside him both thought it was outrageous: "Huh?"

"Give her a role with few lines, and it would be nice for her to be a vase in the background." The producer has his reasons.

"..." Xu Shulou tried to stop him, "How about letting me try the role of Xu Shulou?"

The coordinator looked at her in surprise and asked, "Have you read the original novel?"

Xu Shulou thought for a moment and said, "I've read the original novel."

"The person you just tested was Xu Shulou."

"What?"

"The original villainous female supporting character ended up with the male lead, but we were afraid that the audience wouldn't like it," the producer explained. "So we merged her story with another female character and added some cute elements."

“……”Xu Shulou took a deep breath.

The producer was in a dilemma: "You want to play Xu Shulou, but it may not be suitable for you."

I can't play myself.

Xu Shulou sighed and didn't force it: "Whatever, but since I'm joining the crew, can you arrange a room for me in this building?"

"Okay," the producer said cheerfully, "Come with me to sign a contract first."

The two of them walked out with Xu Shulou. When they passed the lobby on the first floor, she leaned over and picked up something from the ground: "This is..."

The coordinator took a look and said, "It's the work ID of a staff member here. Don't worry about it. Just put it on the table over there. If he finds it lost, he will come back to find it."

Xu Shulou glanced at the name on the work ID. Isn’t this the person who just gave him directions outside?

This place is really a bit weird. She frowned slightly, it would be better if the person just lost his work permit, rather than the work permit still being there but the person is gone.

In case someone else came in, she lagged behind and walked out the door behind the producer and coordinator. She raised her hand, gathered her spiritual power, and slapped the door lock, welding the door firmly to the wall.

The two people in front were unaware of this.

"By the way," Xu Shulou suddenly became curious, "I just saw Sheng Wuyou near the dressing room. Which role is she going to play?"

The coordinator looked at her and did not hide anything: "Qi Wutong."

“……”This is outrageous.

If they hadn't met by chance back then, Feng Jiuyou and Qi Wutong would have almost caused a tragedy in Sheng Wuyou's life. But now she is asked to play Qi Wutong?

"Your casting staff is truly talented."

"Yeah." The producer was quite proud.

“…”

"Senior Sister!"

The three of them met Song Ping face to face in the crew. The latter had probably just been taught a lesson by his junior sister. There was enlightenment in his left eye and confusion in his right eye. Both sides of his brain were thinking about their own things, and he looked very intelligent.

"Mr. Song!" The producer and coordinator greeted him enthusiastically. "What brings you here?"

Xu Shulou soon discovered that his second junior brother was indeed different when facing strangers. Song Ping nodded to the two of them and showed a polite smile that did not reach his eyes: "You two go ahead and do your work. I have a few words with my senior sister."

Xu Shulou said: "I'm going to sign a contract, I'll be back soon..."

The way they looked at Xu Shulou had changed. The coordinator interrupted her with a smile: "You continue chatting with Mr. Song. We will go get the contract for you."

"It's troublesome."

Watching the two hurriedly leaving, Xu Shulou sighed and patted his junior brother on the shoulder: "When did you grow up like this in a place where I can't see you?"

Song Ping was stunned for a moment before he realized what she was talking about: "Indifferent? I'm used to it... I've also seen some cultivators who choose to enter the secular world. They all have this problem, and are unconsciously indifferent to mortals. It's not that they are superior, but mortals have a limited lifespan after all. If you choose to make close friends, you will only be sad when the time comes."

"I understand." Xu Shulou could only give him a hug. "I understand."

"You don't understand," Song Ping smiled bitterly, "You are always enthusiastic towards everyone."

Of course, he didn't really think that Xu Shulou didn't understand.

When the two ended the hug, Xu Shulou noticed Sheng Wuyou passing by not far away and looked over here curiously.

Song Ping's shoulders slumped. "I hope she doesn't think I want to have a secret relationship with someone else."

"Even if that's the case, at least she won't be bothered by you for nothing." Xu Shulou comforted.

Song Ping looked at her with resentment.

"Hey, where's my junior sister?"

"She went to watch other crews filming," Song Ping said, "Junior sister seems to be quite interested in filming."

"Using a camera to record the world?" Xu Shulou smiled, "It's quite interesting."

While the two were chatting, the producer came back with a newly printed contract in his hand: "Take a look, is there anything wrong?"

"What contract?" Song Ping also leaned over and looked over. "Huh? You want to act?"

"It's not really a play," Xu Shulou shrugged, "It's just a background board."

In front of Song Ping, the producer could only laugh awkwardly twice: "No, that, you just said you wanted to play Xu Shulou, we can discuss it again."

"Xu Shulou?" Song Ping gave his senior sister a strange look, "Wait, can you show me the script?"

The producer quickly took out the script and handed it to him, hoping earnestly that the boss would be satisfied with the script and would invest more in the show.

Even the coordinator felt that his idea of ​​attracting investment with this kind of script was too optimistic.

Song Ping quickly flipped through a few pages, looked at Xu Shulou with a strange expression, and lowered his voice and said, "This was written by... someone who knows the inside story? Your enemy? Do you want me to check this author? To be honest, Lu Beichen is a big suspect."

"No, it can't be him," Xu Shulou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "He hasn't been in the human world in recent years, has he?"

Seeing the two of them whispering, the producer asked with a smile, "Are you two friends?"

"She is both a teacher and a friend," Song Ping thought for a moment, "My brothers and I were all raised by our senior sister since we were young."

"Senior Sister?" The two were a little curious about this title.

Xu Shulou nodded: "I am a martial artist."

The two men showed awe-inspiring expressions out of respect, and no one knew what they were thinking.

"I do want to play Xu Shulou, how about I go for an audition?"

The producer laughed dryly. We have already seen your ability to recite lines. Is there any need to try again? Just tell us whether you can bring money into the group. But in front of Song Ping, he couldn't speak directly, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay."

Xu Shulou saw that he was not sincere, smiled, and took out a page from the script: "I want to try the early Xu Shulou."

The producer looked down and was slightly startled: "This is..."

This is a passage from Lu Beichen's memory. He recalled the first time he met Xu Shulou. On the battlefield against monsters, a female cultivator descended from the sky, with a sharp sword in her jade hand. She rushed in front of him, and pierced a small monster through the heart with her long sword as cold as frost. Then she stopped and looked back at him.

It was a very simple description, without even any lines, and it was a particularly unflattering action scene. The producer looked at her strangely and said, "Okay, I'll go tell the director. You go to the dressing room first and have someone fix your clothes and hairstyle."

"Okay," Xu Shulou said softly to his junior brother before leaving, "I found a small building nearby that looks a bit strange. It has a smell that's neither demonic nor devilish. I don't know what it is exactly. I plan to go check it out at night when no one is around. Please tell my junior sister when I see her later."

"Okay." Song Ping nodded in agreement.

Xu Shulou went to try on the makeup under the guidance of the coordinator, but was hurriedly called away halfway. He seemed to want to send someone else to follow Xu Shulou in a panic, but she shook her head and said, "I remember the way, just go there by yourself."

Unexpectedly, after arriving at the dressing room, seeing that she was a stranger, several makeup artists who were busy gossiping asked her to wait aside. However, Sheng Wuyou, who was not far away, saw this and asked his makeup artist to come over to help.

Xu Shulou took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with her: "I heard you are going to play Qi Wutong?"

Sheng Wuyou had just seen her and Song Ping acting close to each other, and was actually a little wary of her, but seeing such a bright smile, he couldn't bear to do it, so he casually responded, "Well, what about you?"

"My name is Xu Shulou, and the role I'm auditioning for is also Xu Shulou."

Sheng Wuyou was slightly surprised: "What a coincidence."

"Yeah, what do you think of the character of Qi Wutong?" Xu Shulou chatted.

"fine."

Xu Shulou laughed: "Your expression doesn't say that."

Sheng Wuyou was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and told the truth: "In fact, the character of Qi Wutong gives me the impression of being vicious and pretending to be innocent."

Xu Shulou raised his eyes and looked at her seriously: "Why?"

"After deciding on the role, I immediately read the novel," Sheng Wuyou was a little absent-minded, "some of the unintentional behaviors of this character gave me this feeling, and Feng Jiuyou also made me feel very subtle. In this novel, it seems that many characters are fragmented, as if they can tear off their bodies at any time and turn into another face."

“…”

Sheng Wuyou came back to his senses and felt a little embarrassed: "I shouldn't say this to you. It sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?"

"No," Xu Shulou shook his head, "I think your evaluation is very accurate, pretending to be naive and vicious, and it hits the nail on the head."

Sheng Wuyou laughed: "Really? Even my agent didn't agree with it and told me not to read it blindly and to act according to my innocent and lovely personality."

When searching for the name Sheng Wuyou on the Internet, a lot of negative things actually appeared. Many people said that she was sour-faced, had a bad temper and was superficial. But when Xu Shulou looked at her, he felt that the souls of the two Sheng Wuyou in the past and present clearly shone with the same light.

When Xu Shulou got up to change her clothes, Sheng Wuyou said to her, "The audition went well."

"Thanks."

Xu Shulou walked around the prop room. The crew did not seem to have much money. Many of the clothes and dresses were a bit simple and did not quite suit the characters. She thought about it and simply took out her skirt and headdress from the Qiankun bracelet in a deserted place and changed into them before leaving the fitting room.

When she raised her hand, used her folding fan to push aside the curtain and walked out, she heard someone gasp.

At the audition, the director sat behind the monitor with his arms folded, waiting for her, looking a little impatient. He always wanted to do something profound when filming, but he could only work around this kind of script, which made him very annoyed. Then he heard from the producer that the person to be auditioned was someone brought by Mr. Song, and even though he acted badly, he had to give him some face, which made him even more annoyed. He was a little picky towards Xu Shulou.

After seeing this natural ancient costume, his frown relaxed.

Xu Shulou took the prop sword of the crew, leaped forward, and with his sleeves fluttering, the long sword in his hand was unsheathed and stabbed out, piercing through the plastic model that the crew temporarily used to act as a monster. Then he turned around and glanced at the temporary "Lu Beichen" who was helping with the audition. He made a sword flower in his hand and skillfully put the sword back into the sheath.

It was a very basic move. Even that sweep, considering everyone's acceptance, was no more than one and a half meters at most.

There was silence at the scene. Xu Shulou hesitated. Was it really not good to be so restrained? How about keeping them three meters away again?

The director broke the silence first: "Actor, why are you shaking?"

The actor who was acting with Xu Shulou temporarily glanced at her cautiously: "There is murderous intent."

“…”

The director ignored him and looked at Xu Shulou: "You are hired."

Xu Shulou clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much."

The director was stunned, and the person she led also subconsciously clasped his fists and said, "You're welcome."

The monitor screen repeatedly replayed the look in her eyes at the moment she drew her sword. Xu Shulou was always serious and fearless when she drew her sword.

After she left, the director looked at the stunned producer and said, "Is this what you call outrageously bad? When did your standards become so high?"