Chapter 124 Feng Mingxu
A bespectacled man next to the person being surrounded exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, he noticed?"
A hushed discussion began to rise from the surroundings.
"It seems so."
"As expected of someone who has participated in talent show competitions, their insight is a bit stronger than others."
“I even voted for him.”
"Then you're not allowed to participate in the audition later." Feng Mingxu, who had been silently listening to everyone's conversation, suddenly spoke up. The staff member who had voted for Meng Fanxi silently shut his mouth, feeling a sense of frustration.
"Let's get ready to begin." Feng Mingxu stood up and left the room.
The noise in the waiting room stopped abruptly after the staff entered.
"Please proceed to the audition in the order drawn. After the audition, please leave from the other side. There will be staff on site to guide you. We will notify you of the audition results after all auditions are completed."
In other words, the result will not be known immediately on the spot.
Meng Fanxi tapped his fingers lightly on the table. Some directors' reactions at the audition, even if they don't tell the results on the spot, can give the auditionee a general idea.
Based on his experience of being "tested" at the scene, Feng Mingxu did not seem as straightforward as he had previously been perceived. Instead, he seemed like a cheetah observing from the shadows, ready to strike at any moment.
The number of people in the waiting room was gradually decreasing. Suddenly, someone came up from behind, sat down next to Meng Fanxi, and greeted him, "Hello."
Meng Fanxi turned his head and was stunned. That familiar face, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an upright demeanor, was none other than Qi Xiu, the actor who played the second stage of Bo Jin in his previous life.
Meng Fanxi responded politely, saying that Qi Xiu debuted as a child star and has been on the big screen for many years, making him a respected veteran. If it weren't for the controversy surrounding his role as Bo Jin, his life might have been smoother.
Qi Xiu spoke directly, "I've been observing you for a long time. You're different from the others. Have you discovered something?"
Meng Fanxi didn't speak, but gestured with his eyes to the place he had just discovered.
Qi Xiu followed his gaze and smiled knowingly.
"You have excellent observation skills."
Meng Fanxi: "If the senior's position wasn't so far back, they should have noticed it too."
Qi Xiu's smile never faded, and he remained seated in his current position, maintaining a subtle atmosphere between the two.
Meng Fanxi didn't know what Qi Xiu wanted to do, but he could sense that he meant no harm.
Qi Xiu had been holding his audition number in his hand the whole time; it said number 12, and he was next.
A short while later, a staff member came over and said, "Please ask number 12, Qi Xiu, to come for the audition."
"I'm leaving," Qi Xiu said to Meng Fanxi.
Seeing that this senior colleague was quite outgoing, Meng Fanxi nodded. Although they were unfamiliar competitors, he still said, "Good luck."
Qi Xiu's smile deepened.
As Meng Fanxi watched Qi Xiu's retreating figure, he felt that Qi Xiu was always smiling. It turned out that he was actually an optimist.
Meng Fanxi deliberately estimated the finishing time for everyone, and they all seemed to be about the same, except for Qi Xiu, who took a little longer.
"Please ask No. 15 Meng Fanxi to go for the audition."
It was finally his turn.
The audition room was a spacious place, similar to a dance studio. As soon as you entered, there was a row of judges. Apart from the director, there were probably the production team members related to the drama. Sitting in the middle was naturally the director of the drama, Feng Mingxu.
He was expressionless, devoid of any joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, and showed not even a trace of fatigue from auditioning more than a dozen people; he was like an emotionless robot.
Meng Fanxi calmly met Feng Mingxu's gaze; one of his advantages here was his complete lack of nervousness.
Having participated in countless auditions, including those teams that displayed disdain from the moment they entered, I'm even less likely to encounter judges like this who, while outwardly offering no feedback, don't actually influence the auditionees from outside the audition room.
His information was presented to the judges, and the crisp sound of papers being turned over in the room seemed to be deliberately creating tension, but it had no effect on Meng Fanxi.
"Have you finished reading the scripts?" Feng Mingxu asked.
"I've finished reading it."
The script he received was a synopsis of about five or six hundred words, along with all the plot points and lines for the younger version of Bo Jin.
Although his spare time was short, it was enough for him. After going through the script once, Meng Fanxi got into character and memorized the lines perfectly.
Feng Mingxu: "Perform the scene where he first destroys Yunyu behind Xie Yunzhou's back."
“Okay.” Meng Fanxi immediately recalled Bo Jin’s state and the environment he was in during that scene.
Xie Yunzhou and Bo Jin are outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds. On the surface, Xie Yunzhou is dependent on Bo Jin, but Bo Jin is also controlled by Xie Yunzhou.
After Bo Jin's body grew, his strength also recovered somewhat, and he began to set his sights on Yun Yu.
Yunyu is a spiritual jade formed from the tears in the corners of Xie Yunzhou's cat's eyes every morning after it wakes up. It is quite beneficial to Xie Yunzhou's cultivation, which naturally makes Bo Jin quite unhappy.
Yunyu recognized a master because of Yunmao, and was only useful to Xie Yunzhou, which Bo Jin disapproved of.
Having found the perfect opportunity, taking advantage of Xie Yunzhou's unavailability due to an urgent mission at the sect, they extended their treacherous claws towards Yun Yu.
Meng Fanxi put one hand into his coat pocket, and two or three judges looked on with curiosity, seemingly not understanding what his posture was.
The next second, Meng Fanxi took out the Cloud Cat doll that he had left on the way to the audition from his pocket.
He didn't look at the judges' reactions, but he sensed that the judges' panel seemed a bit restless after seeing the doll.
He stood tall and straight, tilted his head, and lifted the cloud cat, which was small and cute like a hamster, just like a toy in his fingertips, powerless to fight back.
His fingertips twitched slightly, and the cloud cat swayed along with them, but his gaze grew colder as he arbitrarily scrutinized the little creature before him.
Tears welled in its eyes; a cloud of jade was about to form.
"Beast." Bo Jin's lips twitched slightly, but no sound came out.
The cloud cat can understand human speech, but it cannot distinguish lip movements. It did not sense any danger, and the person carrying it seemed to be a friend of its owner. It did not struggle.
Thin brocade covered the cat's back with her other hand, which had distinct knuckles, and gently stroked the cat's back. The cat closed its eyes comfortably.
"You bastard." Bo Jin continued with a silent curse, but if it were spoken, it would be rhythmic and forceful.
Slowly, Bo Jin's hand, like a net, encircled Yunmao's almost fleshless neck, gradually increasing the force. His fingertips touched Yunmao's skin and then moved downwards.
A hint of anger flashed in Bo Jin's eyes. What difference would it make if he killed this pet? He would still be at the mercy of others.
What's infuriating is that this idiot in front of me thinks I'm tickling him, and he squints his eyes comfortably, tilting his head back.
Bo Jin's hand, which was about to exert more force, suddenly stopped. He saw a golden jade piece slide down from the corner of Yunmao's eye. At the same time, a piece of ice-cold, bone-chilling golden jade appeared in his palm.
This is Yunyu.
Xie Yunzhou's sanctimonious appearance came to mind.
"Although this cloud jade is only useful to me, I can give it to you to cool you down during the hot summer."
When he was a child, his mind was not yet mature. Now that I think about it, it's not that he's mocking me for having to endure the changing seasons like an ordinary person, and having to rely on external forces to get through the sweltering heat.
hateful!
Bo Jin forcefully flung Yunmao away, but Yunmao, agile as ever, ran off.
He used all his internal strength to break the jade in his palm into six pieces.
Bo Jin picked up the pieces one by one and ground them vigorously until each piece of cloud jade turned into powder and flowed through her fingertips before she stopped.
His expression changed from a ferocious look, as if he had gone mad, to a calm and aloof demeanor.
"You messed with Cloud Cat?" Xie Yunzhou flew over, carrying his pet in his hand.
Bo Jin's face showed no trace of the expression from before. She curled her lips and said, "Fatty, I just picked it up and weighed it."
"If you can't bear to do it, I'll train it for you."
Xie Yunzhou accepted his explanation: "Thank you."
Bo Jin almost lost control of her expression: ...
The performance has now ended.
"That concludes my performance."
All of Xie Yunzhou and Yunmao's performances were imagined by Meng Fanxi himself. He only performed Bo Jin's scenes, but everyone present who was familiar with Bo Jin's script could imagine the entire dialogue.
They looked at Meng Fanxi with amazement. This young man could portray Bo Jin's multiple emotions so vividly, and he even carried a cloud cat doll with him.
The cloud cat doll was a clue for them, but so far only Meng Fanxi had it with him, and he had even given a wonderful semi-physical performance.
Half of it is the actual Yunmao, and the other half is Xie Yunzhou based on Meng Fanxi's imagination.
To be honest, the gentle aura of the young man in front of me is hard to reconcile with the emotionally volatile Bo Jin in the previous performance. It seems that as soon as the performance started, the aura and the overall feeling of the audience underwent a huge change.
This is the kind of energy that only highly experienced people possess to change the atmosphere, and this young man in front of me doesn't seem to have studied acting formally, does he?
Is Will Company really that amazing that its acting classes can rival those of professional schools?
The protagonist, Meng Fanxi, who was the focus of everyone's attention, first picked up the cloud cat doll that he had thrown on the ground and was lying there all alone. Then he stood up straight and looked at the director, Feng Mingxu, in front of him.
The latter didn't speak, but just stared at him.
Meng Fanxi could sense that the other party was satisfied; his gaze was no longer as indifferent as it had been at the beginning, but rather carried a hint of interest and curiosity.
Without any comments, a staff member stepped forward at the opportune moment and said, "Okay, please leave."
Following the staff's directions, Meng Fanxi walked out of the door and left through another exit.
In the audition room, the screenwriter on Feng Mingxu's other side immediately said, "This is exactly the young Bo Jin I imagined."
Another voice said, "He's a bit young, but his appearance is good. As for his acting skills..." This person was cunning and unwilling to make a definitive judgment on his acting skills, wanting to leave the most professional evaluation to the director.
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