Just after returning to his apartment, Shen Kong's phone received a call from an unknown number.
He paused, then picked up the phone. Brother Tang's voice came through the receiver:
"I heard about today's interview. You did a good job. Very good. Our people will work in the company and should be able to secure you a role. We will arrange a few variety shows for you later."
The credit for taking down the character was attributed to their internal operations in a mix of half-truths and half-lies.
It's a textbook combination of hard and soft tactics.
Shen Kong's eyes were cold, and his tone of surprise and joy was almost completely different from his expressionless personality:
"Really? Thank you, Brother Tang. I really don't know how to thank you! Next, I will definitely do as you say..."
The two exchanged a few words before Brother Tang finally told them the real purpose of his call:
"I heard that you and Han Li had a private talk in the infirmary for a while? What did you talk about?"
After Shen Kong repeated the conversation between the two people verbatim, the person on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time before finally slowly asking:
"You just said... he said that he would let Pei Xiuran apologize to you in person in two days?"
There was a hint of smile in Shen Kong's eyes, but his voice was still terrified:
"Yeah, speaking of this, Mr. Han is really approachable. I didn't expect him to make such a suggestion..."
There was dead silence on the other side again. After a long while, he asked with some difficulty:
"So, what did you say? Did you agree?"
"How is that possible? I was so scared at the time that I couldn't possibly agree to let someone of Director Pei's status come and apologize to me."
Tang Ge's voice seemed a little dazed, as if he had not yet recovered from this incident:
"...Yes, you did the right thing."
The two exchanged a few words, and then the other party ended the call absentmindedly.
Looking at the dimmed screen of the phone in his hand, Shen Kong's expression gradually faded, and there was silence in his lowered eyes. In fact, the reason why he told Brother Tang the exact conversation in the infirmary was, firstly, he said at the beginning that he already knew what happened during the audition, which meant that there must be one of their people among the interviewers present, and there was no point in deceiving on such a matter, and secondly, he wanted to test it out.
Judging from Brother Tang's performance tonight, Han Li doesn't seem to be the type of person who would do such a thing.
Shen Kong was not so narcissistic as to think that the image he played could instantly change the attitude of a person he had never met.
Then there are only two possibilities, either this face similar to Ye Jinghuan played a role, or Han Li discovered some clues.
Shen Kong sincerely hoped for the first possibility.
But no matter what, he will have to be more careful next time.
The accident that happened during the audition today really caught Shen Kong off guard, and his rhythm was disrupted for a moment - this kind of thing must not happen again.
Pei Xiuran's beast-like intuition is really difficult to deal with, and he also likes to do things unconventionally, so it's best to stay away from him in the future.
As Shen Kong was thinking this, he heard a gentle knock on the door.
“Boom boom boom.”
The rhythmic tapping was gentle and restrained, very cultured.
Shen Kong frowned - Meng Mingxuan's social circle was very narrow, who would come to visit him at this time?
He stood up and walked to the door, and saw Pei Xiuran's gentle and elegant face through the peephole.
Shen Kong: “…”
day.
It's true that whatever you don't think about will happen.
He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, but finally opened the door with gritted teeth. Meng Mingxuan's fearful expression instantly appeared on his face again - Chen Kong felt that after a few days of experience, his grasp of the original owner's demeanor had reached perfection.
"Pei, Director Pei? Why are you here?"
When Pei Xiuran saw Chen Kong, his eyes lit up instantly, and he walked straight into the house without caring whether he was invited or not.
He had long arms and legs, and standing in the small apartment, the space seemed even more cramped and small.
Shen Kong's eyebrows twitched, and before he could say anything, he saw Pei Xiuran staring at him sincerely, and then slowly said:
"Regarding what happened this afternoon, a friend of mine made me realize my mistake, so I actually wanted to sincerely apologize to you. I hope you won't have a bad impression of this play because of this incident."
Pei Xiuran frowned slightly: "Actually, my friend was planning to come with me later, but I became more and more excited after returning to the office..."
—Wait, excited?
Shen Kong suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Pei Xiuran continued, "...So I came to see you in advance and told you about the play."
Obviously, the purpose of the play is to apologize, so it is just a by-product!
Moreover, a world-famous director personally came to the apartment of an 18th-tier actor to talk about the play? ? ?
…What the hell is this magical realism plot?
For the first time, Shen Kong truly realized that he was indeed in a novel - because such a person who did not play by the rules could not possibly exist in the real world!
As if realizing that Shen Kong had been silent for quite some time, Pei Xiuran took a step forward and asked in confusion:
"What's wrong?"
Shen Kong took a deep breath and smiled:
"No, nothing. I'm just too surprised... I'm so surprised that I can't speak."
After all, Meng Mingxuan is a commercial spy assigned to Han Li. His employer also knows that he cannot deliberately create opportunities to meet his target. This audition is just for him to show his face in front of Han Li. If he appears too frequently, it will have a counterproductive effect. Except that his agent's attitude towards him has changed a lot and he has accepted several small variety shows for him, Chen Kong's current schedule is not much different from before.
And because the filming of "Guiyuan Tower" was about to start, Pei Xiuran, who had always come uninvited since that day, also began to get busy and could hardly find time to harass and make things difficult for Chen Kong - it must be said that he was greatly relieved.
It was a challenge to get along with this weird director. It took Shen Kong's amazing self-control to resist the urge to punch Pei Xiuran in the face as soon as he saw him.
During this period, Han Li had almost no news except for occasionally appearing in some economic news. However, the output value and popularity of his company were growing at a terrifying rate. It was only a few months since he returned to China, but his name had already become very important in the entire business community. Although Shen Kong was not clear about what he had done during this period, he could still feel the shock to the entire industry.
The passage of time is calm and slow, but underneath it seems to be hidden a dark current with surging waves, stirring up the current situation.
A month later, the official Weibo of "Guiyuan Tower" began operations.
The ink-splashed background and the concept of romanticism are pieced together into a picture of war in troubled times. There are no extra slogans, only four simple words:
"The Guiyuan Tower is open."
The whole network went crazy about it.
Guiyuanta's novel is extremely well-known, and has a large number of loyal fans in China for its vast worldview, a main line with many clues and strict logic, and rich and three-dimensional characters. Although this kind of national IP comes with its own traffic, it is also the most difficult to film. Because before it is filmed, readers have an image in their minds that is completely made up of imagination when reading the book. The film and television adaptation requires using real actors to replace and challenge this illusory image. The resistance it encounters does not simply come from the difficulty of adapting from text to picture, but also has to worry about the backlash of fan traffic.
Pei Xiuran's directing added fuel to the craze.
You know, this is the first work he took over after returning to China, and also the first feature-length TV series he directed alone in his career. As a new genius director, Pei Xiuran is famous for his almost obsessive-compulsive strictness in casting and filming - this is also the only comfort that book fans feel during their anxious wait.
After posting that Weibo, the official Weibo account immediately struck while the iron was hot and announced the confirmed roles one by one according to the process of posting promotional slogans on the actor’s Weibo and accompanying photos with makeup photos.
From supporting roles to leading roles, every time it can spark heated discussions online, and the popularity is very high.
until--
Official announcement from Shen Guiyuan.
This character actually does not appear very often in the plot, but he is the irreplaceable soul of the entire show.
In the book, everyone thought that Guiyuan Tower did not exist. It was just a legend, a fairy tale in troubled times, an antidote for the people to comfort and numb themselves in the midst of war and strife, and a ray of hope that was made up.
The world will be in chaos, and the Guiyuan Pagoda will open.
The Guiyuan Tower will choose the ruler of the world and restore peace and order to the world.
But Guiyuan Tower does exist, it’s just that it is not a building, but an organization.
Shen Guiyuan is not his real name, and no one knows what his real name is, but it does not prevent him from attracting a large number of loyal fans. Instead, it makes him appear more mysterious and charming.
Almost all fans of the book are extremely uneasy about the casting of this role, and some even say that no one in today's entertainment industry can perfectly interpret this role. However, there are also people who want to give Director Pei a little trust, believing that his vision is still trustworthy.
The official announcement brought all the fans who were still holding out hope to the bottom of the valley.
There are no final photos, only a concept map - a broken sword is inserted diagonally in the pitch-black abyss, and dried blood is all over the black iron sword like spots of rust. A scarlet tattered ribbon is wrapped around the hilt, swaying in the north wind.
There was no promotional slogan, just a mention of Meng Mingxuan’s Weibo.
There was an uproar on the Internet, and everyone was shocked.
What is the origin of this Meng Mingxuan?
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