Xu Qian was summoned to the company by Xiang Feifei the next day; his vacation was over, and it was time to go back to work.

During the three days he was on leave, screenwriter Wen contacted Xiaomai to ask him how he was considering the previous matter. After Xu Qian returned and heard about it from Xiaomai, he immediately replied to screenwriter Wen on WeChat, saying that he would attend the audition. If there were no unexpected events, he felt that screenwriter Wen had made a decision.

The only thing is that screenwriter Wen writes period dramas; all her scripts are period dramas. In other words, Xu Qian's journey with the wig will continue for a very long time.

Since the final script was still in its second revision, screenwriter Wen did not send the entire script to Xu Qian, but only gave him the part about the character, who was a strategist of the enemy country. He had a lot of screen time in the early and middle stages and was considered a decent supporting character, even though he was from the opposing camp.

In comparison, the production team that Xiang Feifei arranged for him was moving faster. They were already preparing to have all the actors join the crew to study the script. Xu Qian was just in time. His role was directly arranged by Xiang Feifei, which saved him the trouble of auditioning. It was a company perk!

Recently, Yimi Sunshine has started filming three dramas simultaneously, two period dramas and one modern drama. As a specialist in period dramas, they have also tried modern dramas in the past two years, but the response has been mediocre. Yimi Sunshine's reputation is mostly due to its high-quality period dramas. Almost every quarter, Yimi Sunshine will "diligently" release 1-2 new period dramas. In the middle or at the end of the year, they will release a big-budget production to consolidate their position.

Xiang Feifei gave Xu Qian a supporting role in a palace drama, a women's drama with no male lead and all the male actors playing supporting roles. Xu Qian's character was Xu Chengyan, a royal physician in the palace. The moment she saw the role, she inexplicably thought of Xu Qian; the fit was so perfect, it was practically made for him!

Xu Qian read the script once and was then taken to the "Palace" production team by Xiang Feifei. The study room was packed with people. Most of the characters with names from the previous scenes were there, and two of the four main characters were also there. The other two were said to arrive in the afternoon.

Xu Qian carefully reviewed his character's scenes. He would only appear in the seventh scene, where he would check the pulse of one of the female leads, Hui Meiren. He would have few lines, just two or three sentences, making it a simple entrance.

But as Xu Qian watched, he felt he had seen this kind of plot somewhere before, like... have you seen "War and Beauty"? Back in junior high school, Aunt Jin in the neighborhood would watch that show every noon, never changing the channel, as if she would never get tired of it. Xu Qian ended up watching the show with her, and several times at that.

Xu Chengyan is very similar to Sun Baiyang, but he is much more ruthless than Sun Baiyang. He seems gentle, affectionate and charming, but in reality he loves no one but himself, including the two female protagonists. Of course, the two female protagonists are not truly in love with him, but are just temporarily infatuated during their teenage years.

This drama is a traditional palace intrigue drama with very little romance. The male actors are basically supporting characters, used to highlight the main characters. In terms of screen time, Xu Chengyan has less than half the screen time of Sun Baiyang, but this is more realistic. If it is well-made, it can indeed be considered a major drama of the year.

While the two lead actresses were reading the script, Xu Qian observed their lines. Both were accomplished actresses in their 30s, and their delivery of lines perfectly matched the various awards they had received, making them excellent role models.

Xu Qian's lessons over those few days weren't for nothing. To become a qualified actor, one must start with imitation. A high-quality role model is very important, as it can save one a lot of detours.

Xu Qian took out his prepared notebook and tried to write down character analyses of the two female protagonists.

Actress Pei Rui plays the role of Consort Hui, which is similar to the character 'Yu Ying'. She is a seemingly innocent but actually ruthless character. If we had to assign an absolute protagonist to the four female leads, then Consort Hui would definitely be number one. The second is Consort Zhao. From the character 'Zhao', we can see that she is an extremely favored high-ranking concubine. Her character setting can be roughly equivalent to 'Consort Ru', but Consort Zhao is much more ruthless than Consort Ru. Consort Ru may still have a soft spot in her heart, but Consort Zhao is a character who is determined to be ruthless to the end.

As Xu Qian was writing and drawing, he quickly attracted the attention of the person next to him. It was Liu Weirui, who played the role of the head palace maid of Consort Zhao. She was also a talented actress in her 30s, but she was less popular than the main characters. She saw the words "black lotus" and "white lotus" in Xu Qian's notebook and immediately asked Xu Qian in a low voice what they meant.

Xu Qian was taken aback at first, staring at her blankly for two seconds before he came to his senses and explained the meaning of "black lotus" and "white lotus".

"Ah, so that's what it means..." Liu Weirui chuckled softly, "That's quite interesting."

Xu Qian returned a smile and said nothing more.

"Would you mind if I took a look?" Liu Weirui said softly.

“Of course,” Xu Qian said without hesitation, handing the notebook to her directly. He then added shyly, “But these are just my own thoughts, so please don’t take them seriously, senior.”

"I'm just looking, don't be nervous." Liu Weirui used to enjoy writing character analyses, but now she's getting busier and busier. She only insists on writing for some major roles, but she rarely sees any young people writing analyses. After all, the industry is becoming more and more superficial, and there are fewer and fewer young people who are focused on acting.

Liu Weirui watched quietly, offering almost no opinions, so Xu Qian didn't respond either. Instead, he continued watching the two leading ladies act out their scenes. Although neither of them had put on makeup or changed clothes, the moment the lines came out, well, it instantly had that feel! That's right, it was a palace intrigue drama!

A moment later, Liu Weirui returned the notebook to him, smiling as she said, "You're a newbie, right? That's good, keep up the good work!"

"I will do my best, thank you senior."

Liu Weirui is already a mother of two, but that doesn't mean she doesn't like looking at handsome men. No matter when or how old she is, handsome men are always pleasing to the eye. "I wouldn't call myself a senior. If it's appropriate, you can just call me Sister Liu."

Xu Qian obediently replied, "Sister Liu, you can call me Xiao Xu."

The two struck up a conversation, and Liu Weirui, as if on a whim, dissected the character analyses he had written. As a veteran with over twenty years of experience in the industry, Liu Weirui, a former child star, had acted in more dramas than he had eaten rice, so mentoring a newcomer was a piece of cake for him.

With Liu Weirui's guidance, Xu Qian became even more interested in acting, not just because it was lucrative, but also because, according to Liu Weirui, actors experience a great sense of accomplishment. While the average human lifespan is sixty or seventy years, art lasts far longer. One of Liu Weirui's dreams is that when she grows old, all her works will be preserved, and her youthful image will remain forever in the world.

Yes, that's a pretty amazing dream.

After studying the script all morning, Xu Qian also went over his lines with 'Beautiful Lady Hui'. She didn't pay attention to him at first, since there were so many people present, but when Xu Qian stepped forward, his natural, refreshing aura seemed to brighten the surroundings, which made Pei Rui, who had been going over his lines for several hours, feel much better.

This newcomer named Xu Qian has a beautiful voice, three parts warm and seven parts cheerful. It's not the currently popular low-pitched or magnetic voice, but a clean one, like a clear spring flowing, instantly bringing joy to the listener.

And that face, tsk, no wonder it could make 'Beautiful Hui' so eager.

Pei Rui attributed everything to the character, which was 'Hui Meiren's' problem, and had nothing to do with her, Pei Rui!

...

After lunch, the other two lead actors arrived, and judging from the cast, "A Meter of Sunshine" really put a lot of effort into it.

Xu Qian had three scenes to rehearse that afternoon, so he stayed on.

Peng Fei called him at noon to confirm that Xu Qian would not be able to finish his work in a short time and would continue to look for a job. Because Meng Ziqiu was injured some time ago, Peng Fei, who was looking for a job recently, temporarily took over Meng Ziqiu's pick-up and drop-off work. Although Xu Qian said that he could go to work himself, Meng Ziqiu was still very insistent. Xu Qian always felt that he was guilty.

In short, Peng Fei drove Xu Qian to and from get off work every day. After dropping him off at the film studio, he would go to the company for job interviews. It wasn't troublesome for him to go back and forth, since it was all on the way. It was because of this that Xu Qian agreed to the job.

The script reading session continued in the afternoon. Xu Qian, one of the "parachuted" members, made a strong impression. However, this was inevitable. Although his character didn't have many scenes, he had spoken to every female lead. Xu Qian had actually complained in private about why he was the only imperial physician with a name in such a large imperial hospital.

Around 6 PM, Xu Qian officially left work!

Peng Fei was already waiting outside the film studio, along with Xiaomai. Xiaomai had come to see Xu Qian about the promotional song for "The Legend of the Thousand Demons." Feng Tang planned to release the behind-the-scenes footage on the 12th of next month, followed by the main feature at the end of the month, and then the anniversary celebration. They hoped that Xu Qian could also attend the event.

"Okay." Xu Qian had no objections; it was just a matter of after-sales service, which he understood.

Xiaomai nodded and smiled, "Then I'll send you the arrangements later."

Xu Qian nodded again, "Okay, by the way, next time you can just send me a WeChat message, otherwise I'll have to wait here."

Xiaomai pursed her lips, thinking to herself, "If I didn't want to come here to admire your looks, who would want to come here and just wait around!"

Xu Qian, in his typical straight-man manner, expressed his incomprehension, saying that he really couldn't understand young women these days.

Once in the car, Peng Fei pointed mysteriously at the wheat outside and said, "Brother Xu, that girl likes you!"

Xu Qian glanced at him and said, "Well, after a few days, you've stopped stuttering and even learned to gossip."

“Drive!” he said.

"Yes!" Peng Fei replied cheerfully.

Author's note: I'll try my best tonight, there might be another update!