Chapter 68: The Movie Star's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (19)

A few days later, the episode of the variety show that Wen Wan participated in aired as scheduled.

The broadcast was quite successful, especially Wen Wan, who became somewhat popular due to some of her jokes, and the Weibo account Chen Jie registered for her gained over 100,000 followers.

This is a good start for Wen Wan, who has no works to her name yet.

The next step is to consider how to approach Gu Yiqin.

Knowing that Gu Yiqin was the director of one of the company's productions and that he would definitely be there, this became Wen Wan's next target.

So before Chen Jie could even summon her, Wen Wan went over to him.

"You're going to act in 'Double Path'?"

Wen Wan nodded.

Chen Jie still didn't quite agree, "But you haven't written any acting scripts yet. I was just about to find some acting teachers to train you first. Besides, 'Double Path' is a drama directed by President Gu, who is always very strict."

"Brother Jie, I just want to experience it, even if it's just a small supporting role or an extra. I'm willing to do it."

"Okay, I'll go see if I can get you an audition role."

Chen Jie acted quickly, and since it was a company production, he got Wen Wan an audition for a small role.

"Lin Dan is the male lead's sister. She doesn't have many scenes, but she is the softest spot in the male lead's heart. Playing her well will be very helpful to you."

In "Double Path," the male protagonist, Lin Yan, was originally a spoiled young master who, after experiencing family tragedy, mistakenly joined an organization and became an assassin. The female protagonist, Qiao Jiao, is the daughter of a drug dealer. Lin Yan is tasked with killing Qiao's father, so he infiltrates Qiao Jiao's inner circle and gains her trust.

Wen Wan could have predicted this development: the male lead falls in love with the female lead, but he's torn between his mission and his lover, leading to various dilemmas.

After reading the script, she realized she was wrong. The male lead never fell in love with her and disappeared after killing Qiao's father.

The female lead also went mad, and then, in order to take revenge on the male lead, she killed his only sister.

This development clearly shows that her previous thinking was too vulgar.

Later, the male protagonist killed the female protagonist and then committed suicide at his sister's grave. Before committing suicide, he also dismantled the entire assassin organization and the drug trafficking chain behind the female protagonist. It turned out that the male protagonist was actually an undercover police officer.

Wow, so many plot twists!

The role Wen Wan is auditioning for is Lin Dan, Lin Yan's younger sister, a well-behaved and beautiful girl who is also the softest spot in the male lead's heart.

He is the only remaining glimmer of light for the male protagonist in this tragic drama.

"The audition is in two days. Use this time to familiarize yourself with the script." Chen Jie's phone rang, and he looked very unhappy when he saw the caller ID. "I'll have Xiao Qi go with you. I have some things to take care of first."

"good."

The next day, Wen Wan heard from Xiao Qi that Zhao Hanjiao had changed her agent, and Brother Jie was furious.

...

It was time for the audition.

Wen Wan arrived at the audition location very early, and upon seeing the auditionees, she was surprised to find that there were more than a dozen people auditioning.

Wait a minute, she auditioned for a minor supporting role with only two episodes of screen time, not the lead role, right? How come so many people are competing for the same role?

Is it still possible for her to try this out?

I lack confidence.

They went in one by one, and when they came out, many of them looked unwell. One actor even burst into tears as soon as he came out.

Wen Yan: "???"

Is it really that scary?

"Master! Maybe we should just give up." Wen Wan started to back down.

[No way, think about your life! Besides, host, you're pretty good at acting, back in the last world you—]

What happened to me in the last world?

[He's practically a drama queen.]

Wen Yan: "..."

"Wen Wan, it's your turn."

Wen Wan walked in and saw about three people in front of her. One of them was Gu Yiqin. After five years, Gu Yiqin had become more mature, but he was still handsome. However, if he used to look like an angel at first glance, the current Gu Yiqin was hard to look at directly.

The assistant director is next to me, and the screenwriter is on the other side.

The assistant director saw Wen Wan and said to Gu Yiqin, who was standing to the side, "This image is quite fitting."

Exquisite and beautiful, with clear eyes that still retain a naive innocence.

Gu Yiqin looked at Wen Wan, who then turned her gaze somewhat guiltily to the screenwriter beside her.

"Let's begin."

The audition scene was of Lin Dan receiving a birthday gift from her brother and jumping around with joy.

This scene was also the one that Lin Yan would recall countless times when he was about to be swallowed by darkness, a scene that would pull him back to the human world.

Wen Wan took a deep breath, putting herself in Lin Dan's shoes.

"Brother, is this a gift for me?" Wen Wan squinted, a smile showing in the corner of her eyes.

"I'm so happy, my brother is the best."

Clutching her gifts, she bounced and hopped around her brother.

"From now on, I will spend every birthday with my brother."

At this point, Lin Yan would say, "Live with your brother? If you get married in the future, won't you find your brother a nuisance?"

“I don’t care, I want to move in with you. If he doesn’t agree, I won’t get married.”

Lin Yan: "Nonsense."

After the performance of this scene ended, Wen Wan was still in character, so she was no longer afraid when she saw Gu Yiqin. She even regarded him as her older brother and smiled with her eyes narrowed.

Gu Yiqin looked at Wen Wan.

Assistant Director: "Not bad. Although it lacks technique, it's natural and fits all the requirements. What do you think, Director Gu?"

Gu Yiqin: "Could you try another scene? You can prepare for it."

As part of an impromptu additional test, Wen Wan was given a different scene: Lin Dan's parents went bankrupt and got into a car accident, and she was crying sadly.

Cry!

Wen Wan has quite a story to tell; she has a special talent for crying.

So after memorizing the lines, she began to build up her emotions, thinking about being struck by lightning and dying, thinking about her newly bought car that she hadn't even had a chance to sit in yet, and thinking about how she hadn't said goodbye to the director of the orphanage and her family.

Then tears streamed down my face like pearls falling from a broken string.

"I don't believe it—"

"They just talked to me this morning, how could they have left already? Bro, you're lying to me, aren't you?"

I cried for a full minute.

When it was over, Wen Wan's eyes were red and her whole face was red from crying.

The assistant director was very satisfied, as was the screenwriter on the side. Looking at Gu Yiqin in the middle, Gu Yiqin nodded.

The assistant director breathed a sigh of relief. Heaven knows he almost lost all his hair while accompanying Director Gu in casting. Even for such a small supporting role, it took more than half a month to select actors and they eliminated two groups of people.

Moreover, Director Gu has a sharp tongue.

She's stricter than anyone else when it comes to acting. She's usually quite gentle, but on set, she's a devil.

He smiled and said to Wen Wan, "Go back and wait for news."

That's roughly settled.

Wen Wan left the audition room with a sigh of relief. The others, seeing her red eyes, knew she had no chance.

Xiao Qi brought water and tissues to wipe Wen Wan's face, saying, "Sister Wen Wan, it's okay, we'll have another chance in the future."

Xiaoqi also felt that Wenwan had been scolded and cried.

Wen Wan was puzzled. She felt that her chances were pretty good, right? The assistant director looked at her with great excitement, and he wasn't scolded.