Chapter 23: Encountering a role change with a wealthy person
Three days later, the teacher sent the final confirmed list of the crew to the class group.
The roommates opened the document with great anticipation along with Chen Li, but their expressions froze after they saw the contents clearly.
"Ayu" - Kate Tsui.
Xu Zishan from Class 8?
"What's going on?" Wang Chuhan asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Wasn't this role decided on the spot for Chen Li to play? How did it end up being Xu Zishan's turn?"
Sun Yuan was also surprised. Recalling the audition that day, she felt sorry for Chen Li: "What the hell, the role that Xu Zishan auditioned for that day wasn't "A Yu", so how did she end up playing this role?"
And look further down.
"Aru" - Chen Li.
The roles that the two people finally decided on were the roles that the other person auditioned for that day, completely reversed.
"It must be a mistake." Wang Chuhan patted the stunned Chen Li and urged, "Chen Li, quickly ask Teacher Zhang if the crew made a mistake and confused you with Xu Zishan."
Sun Yuan also nodded.
Only Zhao Meina suddenly looked at Chen Li and sighed at this time: "Chen Li, don't ask anymore. I guess this is the result. You can't change anything."
"Mina, what do you mean?" Wang Chuhan's eyebrows tightened. "Do you know something?"
Chen Li also looked over, her eyes slightly red with tears, but she tried hard not to cry.
She had originally been looking forward to playing the role of "Ayu".
Zhao Meina looked at Chen Li's pitiful appearance and held her hand with some heartache. "During military training yesterday, I accidentally heard some news from Class 8. It said that Xu Zishan's father invested 500 yuan in the crew of "The Phoenix of Destiny."
"Five hundred yuan?" Wang Chuhan and Sun Yuan were shocked at the same time and subconsciously glanced at Chen Li.
Unexpectedly, after hearing what Zhao Meina said, the grievance in Chen Li's eyes disappeared by seven points.
She nodded slightly as if accepting the result, and whispered, "I felt a little unwilling just now, but if she had spent 500 yuan to get this role, I wouldn't feel so bad."
"Chen Li..."
Her roommates thought she was just pretending to be strong. Anyone who'd experienced something like that would feel unfair, right? How could they possibly accept it?
But Chen Li forced a smile, looked at her roommates, and shook her head. "Seriously, although the role of 'Ayu' has the most room for development among the maids, it's still just a maid, so it doesn't really matter who plays it. But if you can get 500 yuan for the crew, I can understand."
Wang Chuhan and Sun Yuan hugged her on both sides, trying to give her some silent comfort.
Zhao Meina also patted her hands: "In fact, this kind of situation is quite common in the entertainment industry. It is inevitable that you will encounter it in the future. Your role was snatched away by someone else during your first audition. Just think of it as a lesson for yourself and temper your mentality."
Chen Li nodded: "Many of my classmates didn't get any roles, but at least I can play "Aru", which is pretty good."
Seeing her so optimistic, her roommates were relieved.
At the same time, Shen Ci stayed at home for three days and finally finished reading "The Fate of the Phoenix", which has nearly two million words, in the dormitory.
Although she only took a quick look, she already understood the main storyline and the settings of the main characters.
"You finally finished reading it?"
Gu Lianxing held a plate of green salad and shook her head in amazement. "You're amazing! When I first read this book, it took me nearly a month. When the Second Young Lady died, I took a break for two or three days. I cried so hard..."
She put down the salad in her hand and said with shining eyes, "You haven't left the house for the past three days. Li Xiao has been here for three days in a row. I just sent him away when I went downstairs to get takeout. Let's go out for dinner. I still want to eat at the restaurant we went to last time."
Chen Ci smiled and nodded. She had been staying in the dormitory reading novels these days, and it was Gu Lianxing who bought her meals. Naturally, she had to repay her.
On the way out of school, Shen Ci played a video to her sister.
She is currently undergoing military training and can only be contacted at night.
The video was quickly connected, and before either of them spoke, Shen Ci noticed something was wrong with her sister.
Although she appeared optimistic and strong, Chen Li cried quietly while taking a shower just now. Unexpectedly, when she was photographed by the Apple camera, her eyes were obviously red.
"What's wrong?" Shen Ci asked, the smile on his face disappearing.
Chen Li quickly smiled and said, "It's okay, sister. I just wanted to tell you some good news. The crew of "The Phoenix" came to our school a few days ago to select actors, and I got a role."
Shen Ci was stunned. What a coincidence?
"I just read this book. Who are you going to play?" Shen Ci asked.
"I'll play 'Aru,' the little maidservant beside the Fourth Young Lady."
Chen Ci thought about it carefully before remembering this extra cannon fodder, who was beaten to death in the early to middle part of the novel because he "took the blame on behalf of his master".
"Sister, Chen Li was originally supposed to play "Ayu", but the role was snatched away by a wealthy celebrity."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Wang Chuhan suddenly squeezed into the camera and said loudly. Before Shen Li could react, she found that her sister's face had darkened.
Gu Lianxing, who was beside Chen Ci, also frowned when she heard this: "Isn't your sister a freshman? Someone has already started using this kind of tactics to compete?"
"Ali, tell me what's going on." Shen Ci asked calmly.
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Chen Li told her sister everything that had happened. At the end, fearing that her sister might be unhappy, she pretended to be relaxed and said, "But I think it's good. It's better than nothing. There will be opportunities in the future."
Shen Ci naturally felt sorry for her sister, but from her perspective, she didn't want her sister to play "Ayu".
"Ali, listen to me. The role of Yu is not suitable for you. Although the director and the teacher think you acted very well, it is precisely because of this that I don't want you to play this role."
"This role is a villain, even though it's just a minor supporting role. But if you play it too well, it's easy for a newcomer to be typecast. What if everyone comes looking for you to play the bad maid in the future?"
Chen Ci was not forcibly comforting her sister, nor was she exaggerating. Many actors who had just debuted would be limited by the roles in their first work. Once they performed too well, many similar roles would come to them later.
Besides, there was no way she could let her sister play the role of a maid, no matter whose maid it was.
Even if you can't be the heroine from the beginning, you must be a supporting role with your moments of glory.
For example, the second young lady in the novel is timid, kind and carefree in the early stage, but resolutely willing to die for the heroine in the later stage. If she lets her sister play such a good role, she will definitely gain a large number of fans.
(End of this chapter)
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