Chapter 317: Shen Zhichu's Strong Domination
Bai Qiujing, Bai Qiu, there are many people with the same name in this world, not to mention that these two people's names are completely unrelated.
Shen Zhichu didn't want to encounter the situation of mistaking someone for someone else again. After all, in her previous life, a mistake ruined her life and cost her her life.
Shen Zhichu stared at the photo on Xu Nian's phone, trying hard to suppress the bitterness in his eyes.
"Sister Zhichu, what's wrong with you..." Xu Nian asked cautiously. Even if she was a thick-skinned person, she could still notice that something was wrong with Shen Zhichu.
Shen Zhichu shook her head and said, "I just want to meet this person." Her voice was still a little hoarse, with a muffled tone of grievance.
"That might be difficult."
Qiu Jing is a movie emperor with tens of millions of fans, who dominates the entertainment industry and is known as the "most sleep-inducing" husband. However, Shen Zhichu is a sixth-tier actress, and his current fame was earned by being scolded, comparable to the ancient Pan Jinlian.
Is it difficult?
It’s actually not difficult.
As long as you are alive, you will always see it.
During the years that Shen Zhichu was with Li Jingshen, he only learned one thing: as long as people have the ability, they can not only decide their own lives but also the lives of others.
Shen Zhichu retracted his gaze and focused his attention and emotions on the script in his hand.
Xu Nian was confused for a moment and whispered, "Sister Zhichu, Emperor Bai recently accepted a variety show called 'Actors Arrive'. It's similar to a stage play, and the actors are given about four days to rehearse their scenes. The show is a PK competition. Do you want to talk to Brother Liu about participating in this variety show? This is Emperor Bai's first variety show since his debut, and it will be your only chance to meet him face to face."
"It is said that he took this show in order to select co-actors." This is just talk. Although Xu Nian believes in Shen Zhichu, he will not have blind confidence in her.
She has only acted in one campus youth drama, and the rating was only 2.5, which is really not a good result.
Shen Zhichu narrowed his eyes slightly. Are they co-actors?
The time spent reading the script passed quickly, and it was already two o'clock. Director Wang attached great importance to this large-scale costume drama. He not only selected the leading roles but also the supporting roles. The role of the third female lead was usually given to the assistant director, but he still came in person.
The audition process was very long. Shen Zhichu waited for nearly forty minutes before it was her turn, with an average of ten minutes given to each person.
Chen Zhichu roughly estimated the time. Lin Qi's audition took the longest, about 15 minutes. After she came out, her expression was relatively relaxed. Her status was the highest among those who were present for the audition. In addition, she was good-looking, had a strong fan base, and had a company to back her up. The role of the third female lead was most likely hers.
Director Wang is named Wang Xiangrong. He is very famous in the circle. He is in his forties and has directed 10 TV series. The lowest rating is eight points. The audience calls him the godfather of costume dramas.
Wang Xiangrong has extremely high standards for selecting actors. He is very capable but has a bad temper. If anyone fails to perform well in an audition in front of him, he won't care about their status and will go straight to Weibo to scold them until they cry.
It is said that a few years ago, a female actress wanted to bring money into the crew and performed a "staring" acting act in front of him, so he directly asked the security guard to carry the female actress out.
Later, the two quarreled on WB for several days. The actress was at a disadvantage and had to withdraw from the performing arts circle. She ran variety shows for a long time and her reputation was not as good as before. Wang Xiangrong became famous overnight, making the actors in the circle love, hate and fear him.
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"Chen Zhichu, get ready, you're next." The staff member came out to inform her, glancing at her with disdain.
Shen Zhichu took off her sunglasses and mask and put them in her bag and asked Xu Nian to hold them for her.
She walked in slowly. There were four people sitting opposite her, and the one in the middle was Wang Xiangrong.
"Are you Shen Zhichu?" Wang Xiangrong suddenly said, disbelief in his eyes. He looked at the photo of Shen Zhichu in the actor's information in his hand. The makeup was so heavy that it looked greasy.
He had only obtained this information an hour ago. Her resume was a mess. As for her record, it was probably that she had been ranked first on the blacklist of female stars for many years. Compared with the second place, the voting gap was directly exceeded.
He had already rejected the idea in his mind before he even saw the person. Before Shen Zhichu came in, he drank an extra glass of water to prepare for the scolding that was about to happen.
But he didn't expect Shen Zhichu to be so beautiful without makeup. It was hard to believe that she was the same person as in her resume.
He has seen many beauties. The entertainment industry is a place where beauties are produced in large quantities. People are not afraid of being ugly, but they are afraid of being monotonous and the same.
Shen Zhichu was one of those people with a very unique beauty. She had a plain face without any makeup, and her facial features were so delicate that they looked like they had been carefully measured with a ruler. But her eyes were the most outstanding.
It's not that he hasn't heard of Shen Zhichu. He has even seen videos of her appearances on the trending searches on Weibo. He likes to look at people's eyes. Although Shen Zhichu's eyes were beautiful before, they lacked some spirit. They were a bit bitter, and empty and dull, as if someone owed her money.
To put it simply, it is a lack of confidence.
And now, Shen Zhichu's eyes were full of sharpness. She stood quietly in front of the window. The sunlight from outside came in and shone on her, coating her thin figure with a layer of light, and she herself was more dazzling than the light.
Even though Wang Xiangrong was such a picky person, he had to admit that Shen Zhichu was very much to his liking. Only a face like that could be called a vase.
Wang Xiangrong was thinking, if there is any drama in the future that requires a dead person to play, then he can drag Shen Zhichu to lie in the coffin as a background board, which would be quite nice.
"Hello, director. I'm Shen Zhichu, and I'm here to audition for the third female role, Su Yu." Shen Zhichu interrupted the other party's thoughts, his voice as cold as pearls falling on a jade plate.
Wang Xiangrong asked directly: "Have you read the script?"
"I've finished reading it."
"Then act out the scene where Su Yu dies."
Su Yu died in prison. She was tortured before her death. Her ten fingers were pinched and her body was burned. She was tortured to the point of madness. With resentment, she bit her breath and met the heroine Zhao Jinyu for the last time, cursing with blood.
This is the climax of the whole drama and is extremely impactful.
Wang Xiangrong asked Shen Zhichu to audition for this scene, which seemed to be a deliberate hindrance to those present. After all, of the four actresses who came in for audition before, Wang Xiangrong only asked the third actress to audition for her innocent look when she first appeared on the stage.
In fact, Wang Xiangrong asked Shen Zhichu to try the last part simply because he heard Shen Zhichu say that she had finished reading the script and wanted to see if she was telling the truth.
"Can you act?"
"I can act, but I need someone to act with me..."
"Then let me do it."
A voice suddenly joined in, Shen Zhichu looked in the direction of the voice, and his brain reacted quickly.
——This is Xia Yanyue.
Although her name is similar to Xia Mingyue's, the two people don't look alike. Compared with Xia Mingyue's plain and delicate face, Xia Yanyue's facial features are obviously much more beautiful.
But for some reason, I felt unnatural when I stared at her face for too long.
When Xia Yanyue saw Chen Zhichu, she was obviously stunned for a moment, and her agent also came in with her.
Why didn't Shen Zhichu listen to the instructions and put on makeup? She came with a face without makeup.
This is the common idea of the two people. The clown should act like a clown, and the supporting role should act like a supporting role all his life.
Xia Yanyue looked at her face, and a ferocious expression flashed across her face in an instant. Shen Zhichu had been staring at her face and naturally did not miss this subtle change.
Xia Yanyue turned to the director team and said, "Director Wang, I introduced Shen Zhichu, so let me act with her in this scene."
"Well, you're the leading lady anyway, so as long as you don't mind the trouble, then it will definitely be suitable."
"Thank you, Director." Xia Yanyue pretended to be harmless towards Shen Zhichu, as if she was considering her, "Zhichu, do you think I can do this?"
"As you please."
Shen Zhichu's expression was dull, and in Xia Yanyue's eyes, she was just pretending to be calm. But she knew Shen Zhichu very well and knew that she had only acted in a youth drama with poor acting skills, mediocre lines and mediocre acting skills. It was impossible for her to perform the emotional ups and downs of "Su Yu" and give people visual impact.
No one was optimistic about Shen Zhichu, but that didn't stop them from enjoying the show.
Xia Yanyue's last drama broke all previous ratings records and she became a film queen. Her acting skills should not be underestimated.
After she finishes beating up Shen Zhichu, you’ll probably see the exciting scene of Director Wang losing his temper on the spot.
If Shen Zhichu offends Director Wang, he will completely disappear from this circle.
Others were trying to kick someone when he was down, but Xia Yanyue wanted to replace the water in the well with sulfuric acid.
The staff shouted to start. Shen Zhichu undid her braids and let her hair fall behind her head. She even deliberately messed it up a bit, revealing only a pair of dark eyes.
Wang Xiangrong sat up instantly. Shen Zhichu had obviously understood the script. How could a woman who had been tortured in prison still look neat and tidy?
But she couldn't do makeup to look injured on the spot, so she could only mess up her hair and reveal her eyes.
Acting with eyes can be captured well on camera, but it is difficult to resonate with the audience if the emotions are not in place.
Shen Zhichu untied her hair and instantly got into character. She curled up on the ground and looked up at Xia Yanyue, but in a moment her eyes were filled with red bloodshot.
"My dear sister...you finally came to see me..." She breathed hard and her voice was hoarse.
As soon as Shen Zhichu read out her lines, the audience fell silent. She controlled her lines very well and expressed the energy of a dying struggle vividly, which made people's scalps tingle.
Xia Yanyue, who was standing in front of her, had an expression that changed instantly. When did Shen Zhichu's lines become so good?
She was brought into the play almost instantly, and looking at Shen Zhichu's movements as she collapsed on the ground, if she didn't know she was acting, she would have thought she had a serious illness and was on the verge of death.
"Su Yu, don't you think you did something wrong?" Xia Yanyue continued with the lines.
Shen Zhichu's eyes suddenly became fierce, and the deterrent force burst out at the scene, shocking people. Her scarlet eyes were filled with tears of hatred. She looked ferocious, and veins on her forehead bulged. She gritted her teeth and trembled.
"Wrong? What have I done wrong? I just want to live a better life. You, Zhao Jinyu, are amazing and noble, but do you know what kind of bullying I have suffered here? You brought me into the palace, saying that you would treat me well and share wealth with me. I helped you deal with Concubine Xi. Back then, I lost my child to save you, and I can no longer get pregnant."
"How did I treat you, and how did you treat me? Everyone in the palace praised you for your kindness and beauty. Bullshit! Zhao Jinyu, you are a heartless bitch!" She scolded angrily, with a glaring smile on her face. "I'm just trying to survive in this murderous palace. What did I do wrong? I don't want others to bully me. I relied on myself step by step to sit in my current position! Tell me what I did wrong!"
The atmosphere around them suddenly became so oppressive that it made people breathless. When Shen Zhichu's eyes got closer and closer, Xia Yanyue panicked instantly. Originally, her next line was to list all the mistakes made by "Su Yu" one by one, but now she had forgotten the words.
He only awkwardly replied with the last line, which had no persuasiveness at all: "Are you still stubborn and stubborn?"
"Zhao Jinyu, aren't you tired of pretending in front of me? Since you like pretending so much, then I curse you to wear your human skin mask for the rest of your life. You will never be treated sincerely by others. I, Su Yu, curse you with my life to be haunted by nightmares. My fate now is your fate! Life is worse than death!"
Xia Yanyue staggered back and fell to the ground, her feet unsteady. In the original script, her expression should have been cold. Regarding the curse of "Su Yu", she thought of the past and felt pity and compassion for "Su Yu's" death.
However, Xia Yanyue only showed fear. She even collapsed to the ground, her face pale and her body trembling.
She was led astray by Shen Zhichu's acting skills. She was so caught up in the scene that she completely lost her ability to think for herself and subconsciously became afraid of Shen Zhichu's performance and lines.
It’s an absolute highlight!
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