Volume 1 Chapter 28 She Was Not Acting at All
Zhu Sheng ignored Lin Xingyao's insults and walked into the audition room calmly.
The room was very big, with some props placed on the floor. A man and a woman were sitting opposite each other, and they should be the ones being cast this time.
Before coming here, Zhu Sheng did some homework.
The man is director Li Ping, and the woman next to him is his regular screenwriter Yan Xue. The two have collaborated for many years and have produced many popular films.
In the original book, after Lin Muyun remarried Gu Chiye, her career took a big step forward. Not only did she receive a film contract from Li Ping, but she also won the Best Actress award for that movie.
At this timeline, it was unexpected that Zhu Sheng contacted Li Ping first.
Thinking of this, Zhu Sheng couldn't help but stand up straight, wanting to perform well.
After all, she couldn't be sure whether her fate of living on the streets had changed, so she had to work hard to earn more money before the show ended.
Yan Xue looked at Zhu Sheng, nodded with satisfaction, and said to Li Ping beside her.
"Compared to the previous one, this one at least looks more suitable and seems to have worked out regularly, but I don't know how good his acting skills are."
Li Ping frowned, looking a little unhappy, and it seemed that he did not have much hope for Zhu Sheng.
He did not respond to Yan Xue's words, but spoke directly to Zhu Sheng.
"Have you read the script? Then don't waste time. Start directly from the climax of the last scene. Action."
Zhu Sheng took a deep breath and started the performance.
Several soldiers were tasked with escorting civilians, but they were chased and blocked by the Japanese along the way, and many of them died.
She plays Jiang Hua, one of the soldiers in charge of the escort. Unfortunately, while trying to protect a little girl, she was hit by several bullets and suffered heavy bleeding from the wounds. She is afraid that she will not live long.
In order not to hinder the main force, she voluntarily took the last grenade, stayed behind alone, ambushed in the trench, and blew up the pursuers behind her.
What Zhu Sheng was going to interpret was the part where the female soldier was lying in the trench before her death.
She fell to the ground and closed her eyes, as if she had returned to the days of fighting in the wasteland.
That time, the zombies surrounded the city and the shelter could no longer hold out.
As the captain of the defense team, she could only escape with the survivors.
Some people say that there is a castle with complete military facilities to the north, which has not yet been breached by the zombies.
After passing through many passes and defeating many enemies along the way, and with nearly half of their men killed, they finally reached their destination.
But who would have thought that a powerful corpse king suddenly rushed out halfway.
In order not to lure the Corpse King to the castle, Zhu Sheng chose to stay, intending to get rid of the enemy in front of him even at the cost of his life.
That time, she was just like Jiang Hua, hiding in a corner, lying in ambush, and quietly waiting for the enemy to come.
She held a weapon in her hand, and what flashed through her mind were sometimes the smiling faces of the children and sometimes the last words entrusted by her teammates before their death.
Faced with the impending killing, her adrenaline surged rapidly, and a nervous and exciting feeling flowed throughout her body.
In the audition room, Zhu Sheng's expression changed, half excited and half relieved.
As the prey got closer, she was increasingly unable to suppress her emotions, and her half-crying, half-smiling face revealed her complex feelings at the moment.
Finally, the prey fell into the ambush circle, and Zhu Sheng pulled the fuse.
In an instant, everything exploded, and all that was left was a vast expanse of white. Listening to the enemy's screams, she smiled her last smile...
"Card--."
After the performance, Zhu Sheng did not get up immediately. She lay on the ground, her chest heaving violently, still immersed in the emotions just now.
This scene turned out to be more powerful than she had imagined.
She never imagined that through acting, she could connect her present self with her past self.
Li Ping stood up suddenly and looked at Zhu Sheng in shock.
For a moment, the great director didn't even dare to approach her, as if the person lying there was really a female warrior who had just returned from the battlefield covered in blood, with murderous intent still remaining in her eyes.
"Okay! It's you!"
It took a while for Li Ping to react.
He rushed forward excitedly, pulled Zhu Sheng up, and almost gave her a hug on the spot.
"You acted really well, Yan Xue, you see, this is exactly what I want!"
After saying this, he immediately called the TV station staff and told them, "Tell the people outside that there will be no more interviews. Let them go back."
Then, Li Ping turned around again and looked at Zhu Sheng with satisfaction.
"Go directly to the set tonight and act out the scene exactly as you did just now."
Zhu Sheng nodded, thanked him, and left the audition room.
Even after Zhu Sheng left, Li Ping still couldn't calm down for a long time. He couldn't wait to call the program producer and tell him the good news.
"Mr. Chen, I have been looking for this person for almost a week, but I still can't find the right one. It seems that the construction schedule is about to be delayed.
The group of young handsome guys you gave me are not good enough, and the guest actors we found from outside are not good enough either. I have lost my appetite for the past two days and I am about to collapse.
The day before yesterday, I heard from Lao Kong that there was a particularly strong female actress in his variety show who might meet my requirements.
I was really at my wit's end, so I reluctantly asked someone to send out an audition request. I didn't expect that I would actually strike it rich.
I tell you, this is a rough diamond, she is not acting at all, she is the character itself!
You, just wait for the show to go viral! "
After hanging up the phone, Li Ping still couldn't sit still. After thinking about it, he pulled the screenwriter Yan Xue to discuss it.
"No, we need to re-examine the script and try to make Jiang Hua's character more three-dimensional, otherwise it would be a waste of such a good actor."
Yan Xue was also surprised that Zhu Sheng, despite his young age, could have such a murderous aura.
So, the two of them hit it off and spent an entire afternoon revising the script in the audition room.
Here, as soon as Zhu Sheng walked out, he reported to Sister Yun that he had passed the audition.
Sister Yun was overjoyed and immediately arranged for her to have an assistant named An An to help on the set in the evening.
"I didn't expect that Director Li Ping really likes you. If you perform well, you may have more options in the future."
In the evening, Zhu Sheng arrived at the set on time.
An An, who was arranged by Sister Yun, had arrived long ago. When she saw Zhu Sheng, she immediately greeted her politely, "Sister Zhu Sheng."
When Zhu Sheng was blacklisted on the Internet, her previous assistant sold her privacy to the paparazzi, making the scandal escalate.
Although Sister Yun fired her immediately, she still felt guilty and spent some time looking around for an assistant who was a little more strict with her words.
An An has just graduated. Although he does not have much experience, he is simple, reliable and trustworthy.
In preparation for the evening's scene, Zhu Sheng came to the crew early to put on makeup.
When I entered the lounge, I heard a familiar mocking voice.
"Director Li Ping was desperate and actually let you in."
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