Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Part 2
The program recording officially began, and Lu Xuan drew number 6.
According to the recording rules, after each student performs a round, the instructor will select and group them, and they will study in the instructor's group for the remaining month.
The program has been running for several seasons and has gained a certain reputation among the audience. In addition, it has regular sponsorship from large companies. Therefore, the program producers will put some effort into inviting students to create topics, but never engage in any shady dealings in other aspects. The results have always been open and transparent, and the best students in each episode are selected through voting by the audience on site and on the Internet.
The instructors who come here are all very capable people. No one dares to raise any objections, and they are very brave to speak out.
But when it was Lu Xuan's turn, the program team first played his personal profile on the big screen. After seeing Lu Xuan's name, the expressions of several mentors were very interesting.
There were five mentors in total, and four of them knew Lu Xuan. It wasn't because they had seen Lu Xuan's works, but because they had seen him at various social gatherings or dinners in the past. Their only impression of him was that he had a poor alcohol tolerance, low IQ, and was a playboy who used money to commit crimes.
In short, avoid provoking others if you can.
The remaining one is a Hong Kong movie star, so he doesn't know much about mainland China.
What's wrong with this young master? He actually came to this kind of variety show without receiving any script from the production team.
What should I do then? Should I scold him or not?
Several mentors looked at the director in tacit understanding.
The director said to them over the headset, "Just proceed as you should. He came in through the normal process."
This is even more terrifying!
If someone scolds you too quickly, it won't be a program accident. Although it's a recorded broadcast, there are people in the audience.
The director hesitated for a moment and said, "He seems to be in a good mood today."
Qin Tianrui, who was standing next to him, sneered after hearing this.
Indeed, Lu Xuan's attitude today was very strange.
In his entire life, Qin Tianrui had never seen Lu Xuan stand up and extend his hand to greet anyone.
This guy must be possessed by evil spirits.
He wanted to see how long Lu Xuan could keep pretending.
The mentors on the judges' panel were trembling with fear, but Lu Xuan, who walked onto the stage, was as relaxed as if he had arrived in his own backyard.
Why was he nervous? As the son of the Lu family, there were always all kinds of paparazzi who wanted to spy on his wealthy private life. Moreover, they had seen so many big scenes in their daily lives that this small scene was nothing.
As soon as he walked out, there was an uproar in the audience.
Whether you know him or not, everyone is amazed at this man's appearance.
"That's impossible! I don't even know about this kind of person in the entertainment industry?"
"Maybe it's a newcomer who just debuted."
"Ah, don't you know Lu Xuan? He's the third young master of the Lu family, the heir to a wealthy family. He entered the entertainment industry purely for fun, and his acting skills are not up to par."
"What acting skills are needed when you look like this!"
"The main problem is that he's not a good person. He's always acting like a big shot because he's rich. I heard he won't take a role that's not the main character. I guess the mentors won't pick such a big shot to join their group."
"Then he won't have any mentors to serve at the beginning, right?"
"Who knows?"
The audience was buzzing with discussion, but the judges' seats were as quiet as a chicken.
The director was so anxious that he urgently ordered backstage: "Say something!"
Hong Kong star Jiang Qi glanced around, confused as to why his companions were so calm, and took the initiative to speak: "Lu Xuan? Your introduction video was completely unintentional; it was all just pictures of you. You're here to act, not to participate in a beauty pageant."
Lu Xuan: “……?”
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
After Jiang Qi finished speaking, he found that several other mentors turned their heads like sunflowers, their eyes full of respect, and some even waved at him from under the table.
Um?
Not cruel enough?
Jiang Qi thought for a moment and continued, "You've been in the industry for a year and a half but haven't produced any works. In fact, your acting skills aren't even up to par, not even at the entry level. The popularity of your web series can be ignored."
The instructors almost held him down.
Jiang Qi: “?”
No way, do you need to be so cruel? This is her debut performance.
"I think it's about time," he whispered.
The instructor sitting next to him couldn't stand it any longer: "You say too much."
“…”
Then why do you keep raising your hands at me?
He urgently tried to make amends: "Do you have any idea about your position by choosing to stand on this stage?"
Lu Xuan said coldly, "Hasn't your position been completely explained?"
Jiang Qi frowned: "Is he provoking me?"
The instructors nodded one after another, yes, that's right.
One of the tutors couldn't stand it anymore and secretly wrote a note and handed it to Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi looked down and saw the words written on it: "Rich, powerful background, bad temper, uncontrollable."
This made Jiang Qi laugh. The reason he came to this show was because no one talked about the backstage here. It was too late to tell him about it now.
"You seem very unconvinced?" Jiang Qi said.
like?
It seems like a fucking horse!
I'm telling you to try it!
Qin Tianrui's eyes lit up and he took out his cell phone to start recording.
Fight, fight!
Lu Xuan on the stage was about to speak, but Jiang Qi didn't want to give him a chance to lash out. He said coldly, "Then you have to show your strength. We, the audience, and your friends and family are all looking forward to your performance."
Lu Xuan's anger suddenly died down: "..."
The last person who dared to mock his poor acting skills was Qiao Wu.
Speak nicely.
Damn it, speak nicely.
No one told him that the difficulties he would encounter would be of this kind!
He took a deep breath and said with a forced smile: "I see myself as a vase at the moment."
Everyone: “???”
Qin Tianrui: "That's it?"
What about your temper? Is he so angry that he has lost his mind?
Lu Xuan was not talking nonsense, he took acting classes at the company every day, but no matter how talented he was, acting skills could not be acquired in a day or two, so before coming to the show, the acting teacher told him that he had to find his own position.
He is not someone who can play any role well, but if he finds his own position, even his acting skills of three points can be raised to five points.
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows: "Teacher, what do you think of the strength of my face?"
This attitude really piqued Jiang Qi's interest. If he wanted to criticize Lu Xuan's acting skills, he could talk about them for half an hour without repeating himself, but when it came to his face, there was nothing to say.
Besides, Lu Xuan is not like what the note says.
He nodded: "Not bad."
"That's it." Lu Xuan said, "My performance today was just a vase."
This aroused Jiang Qi's curiosity, and he raised his hand to indicate that he could start.
At the same time, the program team also released the images of the observation room where relatives and friends were.
Then everyone noticed that Lu Xuan, who had been relaxed, became a little tense.
Although Lu Xuan knew that Qiao Wu would see it, he didn't know that the program crew would broadcast the footage, making it almost like he was performing in front of Qiao Wu.
What if this time, she says her acting is too bad and she can’t bear to watch it?
Will you just leave?
Every student will go through this process, and the instructors and the audience will just glance at the screen as a routine, and then their eyes will be fixed on it.
Wait, why is there a vase here? Did the camera cut to the wrong spot?
But the next moment, all the lights in the studio except the stage were turned on, including the woman who had just been glimpsed.
The props behind him had been placed. As Lu Xuan turned around and walked over, Qiao Wu's face that had just flashed across the screen kept appearing in his mind.
He suddenly felt a little nervous.
Hearing the countdown, he exhaled and sat down on the sofa.
When the countdown ended, he slowly picked up the glasses on the table next to him and put them on. He then picked up a book and read while talking, as if there was a person standing in front of him.
His eyelashes drooped and his gaze seemed to be on the book, so the camera could not capture it.
All I could hear was his somewhat sarcastic tone: "Who do you think you are? How dare you shout in front of me? Do you know who's above me? Not to mention your life, I can buy the lives of your entire family."
Several mentors in the judging panel gasped.
Is this even necessary? Isn't this him?!
In the clip that Lu Xuan prepared this time, he plays a villain in the Republic of China period. After saying all his lines, he just needs to stand up and point a gun at someone's head.
So in the end he put the book down, and the hands that had just turned the page casually picked up the gun next to him. He leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, slightly tilted his head, loaded the gun nonchalantly, and pointed it at the "person" in front of him with a condescending attitude.
Then ask, “Want to try it?”
With a late gunshot, his performance ended and all the lights came on.
Lu Xuan put down his gun and took off his glasses, and immediately looked at the large screen on the side.
On the screen, those eyes seemed to be always looking at him. The moment he looked over, she raised her hands and clapped them gently. Although he didn't hear the sound, he could see that she was clapping.
She didn't leave midway.
The corners of Lu Xuan's mouth rose uncontrollably.
Applause also broke out from the judges' seats and the audience.
Jiang Qi simply threw away the note the other mentor had written him and picked up the microphone without being reminded: "You have indeed changed my opinion of you. It turns out that you have accurately positioned yourself for the role. Although your acting skills are indeed lacking, you have made up for it with your skills."
He didn't look at the camera, so the eye contact when he was speaking his lines was ignored.
When he looked towards the camera, his face and this villainous persona added points to his performance, so everyone was really drawn in. Perhaps because he had just been scolded so worthlessly, Lu Xuan actually felt a strange sense of accomplishment after hearing the affirmation.
"Thanks."
Another instructor couldn't help but ask, "Your acting is obviously better now than in the introduction video. Why do you still use the old clips?"
Others use their most eye-catching features to make short films, but he uses everything except his face.
"Oh." Lu Xuan said lazily, "This is another trick. This way I can show that I'm making progress."
This was the method Yu Xiu told him. He must find a way to mitigate his shortcomings in acting. In addition to what his teacher said about using suitable roles and appearance advantages, there was also this kind of conflict between the past and the present.
The training camp itself is a learning process. Only when he makes progress can the instructor see his plasticity.
The other instructors were surprised.
Lu Xuan is not someone who would pretend to be famous just for the sake of popularity, otherwise he would have become famous in the past year and a half.
But his performance today was truly eye-catching. If he were not Lu Xuan, they would indeed consider him for their group.
But he is Lu Xuan... Several instructors were hesitant.
At this moment, Jiang Qi picked up the microphone and said, "There are many people who are better than you in acting, but I think it is also important to have a clear understanding of yourself. This shows that you have really invested time in yourself and have a clear purpose. So I am willing to invite you to join my team."
Seeing Jiang Qi's straightforwardness, the other instructors were shocked. But before they could hesitate, Lu Xuan on the stage had already agreed without hesitation: "Okay."
Lu Xuan’s idea was very simple, as long as there was someone to choose from.
This way he will have the opportunity to continue and prove himself.
At this time, the host cueed the process and asked Qiao Wu, who was sitting in the observation room: "Then let's see what your relatives and friends think of your performance, Lu Xuan?"
Here it comes!
That beautiful lady who suddenly appeared!
The whole audience's attention was focused on the big screen, and Lu Xuan's heart was slightly lifted.
After a few seconds, the person in the picture smiled softly: "Lu Xuan, you are glowing."
Lu Xuan pressed the corner of his mouth and snorted softly: "I am a firefly, so I glow."
"Yeah." Qiao Wu said, "You look really handsome today."
She has no say in acting. It is normal for Lu Xuan's acting to improve, as the instructor has already said.
But what Qiao Wu saw was that he began to change himself, greeted people, and tolerated other people's bad comments about him, so he was already great.
Lu Xuan finally couldn't suppress the smile.
He thought that after this was over, he would need 200,000 yuan for his pocket money for next month!
Unfreeze the bank card? He didn't know when it happened.
The people on the stage are interacting, while the next contestant is preparing.
Liao Liao looked at the two people interacting on the monitor and pursed his lips slightly.
"Liao Liao." The staff member walked up to her and said, "I have something to tell you."
Liao Liao: “Hmm?”
"You're a special contestant, so you won't have the opportunity to interact with your friends and family later on stage. This is actually an opportunity for you," the staff member said sincerely. "But now there's an additional situation. Someone said they want to watch your performance as a friend or family member, so the choice is now yours."
Liao Liao was stunned.
Relatives and friends?
"who?"
"Qiao Wu."
Liao Liao suddenly looked up at the monitor. The person who was talking to Lu Xuan on the monitor was smiling sweetly, and his mind and eyes were full of him.
Since adding Qiao Wu's contact information, the two have never contacted each other again, so she originally thought that he had forgotten her long ago.
But she… "How does she know I have no relatives or friends?"
"I just went to the studio over there to hand out numbers. She didn't hear your name and asked about it, but she also said it depends on your wishes."
As the only student without any relatives or friends, the audience will most likely give Liao Liao some sympathy later on. This special status has certain benefits for her. For a newcomer, this exposure is hard-won, so the staff is also giving her advice sincerely.
Liao Liao also understood this truth.
She did regard this as a springboard for herself, but now when she heard Qiao Wu take the initiative to become her relative or friend, she was shaken.
Qiao Wu was paying attention to her.
If she had a choice, why would she use this as a springboard for herself? Sympathy can earn attention, but it can't earn recognition.
Don't use survivor bias on yourself. What you get by chance will only bring you uncertainty.
This is what Qiao Wu told her.
She had long hoped to have a place in Qiao Wu's sight, and she also hoped that someone could recognize her and witness her progress.
She said without hesitation: "I want her."
The staff was puzzled.
Qiao Wu was indeed pretty, but was she truly that charming? Why did Liao Liao and Lu Xuan both seem completely captivated by her?
"Okay, I'll go over here and talk. You should get ready to go on stage."
Liao Liao rubbed his face, becoming more nervous than before.
But when she thought that there was someone watching her behind the screen, she felt more uneasy than nervous.
She is a newcomer who just debuted and has no works. But as a student of the acting department, the scenes she performed were carefully selected and she put in great effort.
After the performance, she listened carefully to the mixed reviews from the mentors and finally looked at the screen expectantly.
The same face appeared on the screen again, and the audience was in an uproar.
It just flashed by and I thought it was a mistake by the production team, but why does it look like it wasn’t a mistake?
The instructors couldn't help but ask, "Is there a mistake? Isn't this lady a relative of Lu Xuan?"
Without waiting for Qiao Wu to answer, Liao Liao hurriedly said, "It's mine too!"
Lu Xuan, who had just returned to the studio, jumped up again after hearing this.
"Hey, hey, hey, Teacher Lu!" The other students were startled, "What's wrong with you?"
"What hers!" Lu Xuan had been enduring it again and again tonight, but now he finally couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted to rush onto the stage and catch that bird!
"How can it be hers?! That's mine! Mine!" He stared at the person on the screen and said angrily, "I spent all my savings to coax her here for four days!"
Isn’t fifty thousand yuan money?
The people on the stage had no idea what chaos was going on backstage. Liao Liao looked at Qiao Wu with shining eyes.
Qiao Wu also watched Liao Liao's performance carefully and was sure that she was a very talented actor.
"You're even better than I thought," Qiao Wu said gently, "and you're also very brave, hardworking, and sincere."
Liao Liao's eyes flickered faintly: "Sister Qiao, thank you for watching my performance and witnessing my journey. I have always hoped that you can see my progress and see me become stronger."
Qiao Wu looked at her seriously: "I believe you can become who you want to be."
Liao Liao clenched his fists excitedly and bowed in Qiao Wu's direction: "Thank you, Sister Qiao! I will try my best. Can I treat you to a meal when I'm done?"
Qiao Wu laughed: "I'll treat you."
Outside the screen, Lu Xuan also clenched his fists tightly.
"Teacher Lu, are you okay?"
Lu Xuan gritted his teeth, his shoulders trembling slightly: "She has never said so many words of praise to me."
We also have to invite that bird to dinner.
It is very likely that he used his 50,000 yuan.
Qiao Wu never invited him to dinner.
The more Lu Xuan thought about it, the angrier he became.
The others were confused. What was there to argue about?
Isn’t it enough that you are a glowing firefly?
No, you were so angry that your eyes turned red, brother.
The director was startled by Lu Xuan's sudden outburst: "Quick, quick, check what's going on! Stop the fight!"
Qin Tianrui waited for most of the day until Lu Xuan finally exploded. He grabbed his phone and went to watch the live broadcast: "See if I don't hire some online trolls to smear him to death!"
As a result, he had just taken two steps when he was held down by a hand and the phone in his hand was snatched away.
"Who is blind..." He turned his head angrily, and saw that the man had wilted again. "Brother?! Why are you here?"
Qin Lian confiscated his phone: "Did you eat the confidentiality agreement? Who told you to bring your phone?"
Everyone in the program crew: Dare not speak.
"I didn't cause any trouble, I was just watching!" Qin Tianrui argued.
"Just try it."
Qin Lian received the news just after finishing a meeting, so he came over. Fortunately, nothing had happened yet.
He looked at the monitor and understood: This was the job Lu Xuan was talking about.
That's why Butler Qiao came here.
The Lu family's housekeeper is quite versatile and is also in charge of this.
But according to his impression of Lu Xuan, it is absolutely impossible for Lu Xuan to be suppressed by a housekeeper, otherwise the previous housekeeper would have taken good care of them long ago.
Apart from anything else, he saw it clearly at the dinner yesterday. Wherever Qiao Wu was, Lu Xuan and Lu Yingchi were also there.
When will the brothers of the Lu family appear in the same picture so harmoniously?
And they all appeared beside Qiao Wu.
Qin Lian was involved in the entertainment industry. Although he did not attend the last charity reception, he heard that Lu Xuan drank too much that night and had a beautiful assistant by his side who was quite powerful. Not only did she keep a close eye on Lu Xuan, she also scared away those who usually had bad intentions.
He also heard that Lu Yingchi had a falling out with some uneducated rich second-generations on the Zero Ring Line and was taken away by a woman. Lu Yingchi has been quite honest recently.
Qin Lian looked at Qiao Wu and the irritable Lu Xuan on the monitor, and suddenly felt curious.
He was blocked by Lu Jinzhi, but Qin Tianrui was not.
So Qin Lian picked up his brother's cell phone and called Lu Jinzhi.
He took the initiative without waiting for the other party to speak.
"I'm Qin Lian." He asked sincerely, "I'm curious, where did you hire your housekeeper?"
Lu Jinzhi: "What?"
Qin Lian: "I want one too."
The other end was silent for a few seconds, and then gave him two clear words: "Don't even think about it."
The call was hung up.
Qin Lian: ...
Did you step on the princess' tail again?!
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