Chapter 33

Nan Tao touched up her makeup, reapplied the bean paste-colored lipstick, then walked out of the bathroom in high heels.

The two people who were talking at the door heard the voice and subconsciously looked in the direction. They saw it was Nan Tao and felt embarrassed. Family members, who could have thought that they would meet the object of gossip in a place like the bathroom? It seems that Nan Tao is also here to audition for Director Lotte?

Nan Tao smiled politely at the two of them, then returned to her seat. Not long after she sat down, she heard the staff calling her number card.

After pushing the door open and walking in, I found the space was very large, about 40 square meters. On the wall opposite the door hung a banner with yellow letters on a red background, which read "Welcome to the Audition". In front of the wall were two tables, with three people sitting at each table. They were obviously the interviewers for the audition, and one of them was an acquaintance of mine, Jiang Hui.

Jiang Hui was temporarily arranged by Director Lotte to be the interviewer. She smiled helplessly at Nan Tao and gave him an encouraging gesture.

Nan Tao quietly made an OK gesture, then looked at Director Lotte and the others and said, "Hello everyone, I am the 26th auditionee, Nan Tao."

Director Lotte: "Have you ever acted in a movie before?"

Nan Tao: “No.”

Director Lotte: "Have you ever acted in a play?"

Nan Tao: “I played it when I was in college.”

One of the interviewers interrupted and said, "You have graduated for so many years and have never acted in a play or a movie. You come directly to audition for this difficult female lead role. Aren't you wasting our time?"

Nan Tao looked at the person who was speaking. He was short and fat and wore a pair of small glasses. There was a seat card on the table with the name of Li Ding, the producer of Tianyushiji written on it. She smiled and said, "I haven't started the audition yet. How do you know that I wasted your time? It's too early to judge others and think that they are not good enough. Tianyushiji sent you, who has no quality, to be the producer?"

Producer Li's face flushed red. His company was the largest brokerage firm in the entertainment industry and a subsidiary of Yu Group, a Nasdaq-listed company. In addition, he had been stationed in the crew for many years. These halos made him sought after by glamorous stars. He was angry and annoyed at being squeezed out by Nan Tao for a while, and slammed the table, "I think you should just stop auditioning, you are not suitable!"

Nan Tao clicked her tongue, "The director hasn't spoken yet, why are you in such a hurry? If you don't like someone and don't let them audition, then why don't you just hold a casting audition and just use you as a backdoor to get them in."

Director Li was so angry that he was shaking. Who would directly expose the dirty secrets? Even if he used a backdoor to get someone in, could he admit it? It was hard to resist such a person who did not follow the common sense. He did not know how to refute it. After a long time, he finally said: "Who used a backdoor? Don't talk nonsense! Director Yue, I think she is a troublemaker and is a troublemaker."

Director Lotte laughed, "Really? Don't you think she looks a lot like He Xian? There's a scene in the play where He Xian and her rival who came to pick a fight had a 300-round argument."

Producer Li suspected that Director Le was scolding him, but he could not find any evidence. He glared at Nan Tao in frustration and said, "What are you hesitating about? Why don't you come up and draw lots?"

Nan Tao stepped forward and put her hand into the box. There were three pieces of paper in total, which were three audition clips. She hoped to choose the prison clip. Jiang Hui said that she had strong explosive power, and although the difficulty was high, it would be amazing if she performed well.

After searching for a while, Nan Tao took out a piece of paper and saw the words "A clip of He Xian being imprisoned and severely beaten with a stick" written on it. It seemed that God was helping her.

Producer Lee laughed and said, "Your luck is really bad. You chose the most difficult one."

Director Lotte: "Let's start. First, act out the scene where someone reports him to prison, then act out the scene where he is beaten in court."

Nan Tao's expression changed and she quickly got into the play.

Her face was stubborn and she was unyielding, but she was pushed hard by the block, and He Xian's knees hit the ground, and the crisp thud seemed to prove her innocence.

He Xian gritted her teeth in pain, but her eyes remained firm. She looked at the constable and shouted, "We at Tianxia Restaurant were framed! You arrested me and Shuang'er without any reason. Do you still have the law? I want to see the prefect!"

The constable sneered: "My lord is so busy, how can he have time to see you? You two should stay in the cell and be obedient. Once the investigation is thorough, I will naturally clear your name."

He Xian was pushed into the cell by the brigade and was killed with a click.

He Xian grabbed the wooden pillar of the cell with both hands and asked the constable: "Where did you take Shuang'er?"

Constable: "You better find a way to prove your innocence, or you will lose your life."

He Xian fell to the cold ground, his eyes slowly becoming firm, "I, He Xian, will never let anyone get away with anything. Don't let me find out who framed me!"

After finishing the first section, Nan Tao quickly switched to the second section.

He Xian was taken out of prison by the brigade and brought to the government court. Outside the court, there were many common people who came to watch the excitement, whispering and pointing at each other.

Amid the majestic sounds of the court, He Xian was pushed to his knees.

The prefect said: "Who is here? Please tell me your name."

Hexian: "My little girl Hexian, the other day a customer at Tianxia Restaurant got food poisoning. It was really unjust. Please investigate and clear our name!"

The prefect said: "I will make my own judgment. Please bring the accuser forward."

After the plaintiff came forward, he exaggerated and slandered Tianxia Restaurant, saying that the environment was unclean, the kitchen was dirty and messy, and that incompatible ingredients were mixed together.

He Xian was so angry that her face turned red. She shouted, "You are lying! We clean Tianxia Restaurant every half a day, and I personally supervise the kitchen. I have studied medicine since I was a child, and the ingredients I use are completely incompatible with food. Your Excellency, please don't believe his nonsense."

The plaintiff handed in the evidence, and after the magistrate read it, he threw the sticks in the tube on the ground and said, "Twelve strokes of the cane!"

The constable pushed He Xian to the ground, and punished him with a cane according to his instructions.

He Xian shouted angrily: "You are a dog official, you don't see the slightest detail, you don't look at the facts, you are unworthy of being the parent official of the people!"

He Xian, who had never suffered any hardship since childhood, did not shed a tear when faced with severe beatings, nor did he confess under torture.

After Nan Tao finished her performance, she couldn't get out of the role of He Xian for a long time.

The scene was silent as everyone was immersed in the wonderful performance brought by Nan Tao. They seemed to see another noble quality of firm belief in the arrogant young lady.

"Good, great performance!" Jiang Hui clapped excitedly.

Director Lotte stood up excitedly, "This is the Hexian I imagined. She is not only a rich girl, but also a person who dares to resist feudal ideas. When faced with frame-ups, she endured but was convinced. Especially the part where she angrily scolded the official, she has so much personality!"

Nan Tao did not expect that she would explode so strongly, as if she was possessed by He Xian. She did not empathize with He Xian at first, but during the interpretation process, she suddenly saw her own shadow in He Xian, who was also unwilling to give in. He Xian did not give in to others' frame-up, but she was unwilling to give in to others' taking away her luck and leading to the miserable fate of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting role.

"Thank you for the compliment, Director!" Nan Tao said generously, and then looked at the producer of Sky Entertainment Century, "Producer Li, are you satisfied with the performance I tried?"

Supervisor Li glared at Nan Tao and said, "You can leave now. Next one."

Nan Tao secretly rolled her eyes and turned back to tell Assistant Yu that if the producers of Tianyu Century were all at this level, it would not be long before bankruptcy.

After the audition, Nan Tao returned to the car to wait for Jiang Hui.

I'm bored alone, so I play games to kill time and occasionally check Weibo.

Wow, I actually saw some new content.

#Yong Ya auditioned and received praise from Director Lotte! #

#Yong Ya's audition clip for playing He Xian#

#Nan Tao and Rong Ya compete for the role of He Xian! #

When you click on the entry, you will see that everyone is praising Rong Ya for her beauty and acting skills. Every time they praise Rong Ya, they will also criticize Nan Tao.

[Goddess Rongya is so handsome! She fits the character very well. 】

[I am a fan of the original novel, Rong Ya is the Hexian in my mind. 】

[Director Lotte does have some vision, and my goddess deserves to play his role. 】

[Who is Nan Tao, and why would he dare to touch my Rong Rong? ]

[A variety show star who has no film or television works auditioned for the female lead. It made me laugh to death. Who gave her the courage? She is not even worthy of carrying my Rongrong’s shoes.]

[Please, Nan Tao, don't take advantage of the fact that you and actress Jiang are in the same variety show and have a good relationship and take advantage of her soft heart. ]

There were a few people who liked Nan Tao who spoke up for her, but Rong Ya's fan base was so large that they were soon overwhelmed by the scolding and had no power to resist.

Nan Tao looked at Rong Ya's fans, 12 million, and then looked at her own, 1.3 million. Most of them were passers-by who followed her for the sake of gossip. With such a huge gap, it would be strange if she was not crushed to the ground by the other party. It seemed that she had to work hard to attract fans and could not always rely on public relations.

Internet agent Lin Hong also noticed this and called to ask if Nan Tao needed any online public relations.

Nan Tao refused, "It's different for now. The casting results will naturally slap them in the face."

Lin Hong: "This movie is invested by Tianyu. Do you want to talk to Mr. Yu?"

Nan Tao: "I am confident that I can get in with my own strength. By the way, please help me pick out a few good movie scripts. I am planning to develop in the film industry."

Lin Hong: "Thank God, you are finally going to take action?"

Nan Tao: "Help me do more promotion so that I can have more fans than Rong Ya next year."

Lin Hong: "If you have a hit movie or TV show, plus your looks, it should be no problem for you to surpass her."

Nan Tao: "I'm here to give you my blessing. Also, keep an eye on Rong Ya for me. Although I'm willing to prove myself with my own strength, if the other party wants to use some tricks, I can't just stand there and let them punch me."

Lin Hong: "Don't worry, I will take care of all this."

Shortly after hanging up the phone, the car door opened and it was Jiang Hui.

Nan Tao: "It's over. Was it hard?"

Jiang Hui: "I was supposed to leave after the audition, but the music director stopped me and talked to me for a while. Can you guess what he talked about?"

Nan Tao: "Don't keep me in suspense, just tell me now!"

Jiang Hui's eyes were full of smiles, and she whispered something in Nan Tao's ear.

Nan Tao's eyes lit up, "Really?"

Jiang Hui nodded: "Of course it's true."

Nan Tao: "By the way, let me show you today's hot searches."

After reading it, Jiang Hui wondered, "This is all made up. Director Le also told me that Rong Ya's acting was too stiff and unnatural, and she was not suitable for the role of He Xian. Don't exaggerate. Given Director Le's personality, it's good that he didn't scold her in person."

Nan Tao's eyes were full of gossip. "Weren't you with me this morning? How did you know?"

Jiang Hui: "Director Le asked his assistant to send me the audition videos this morning, asking me to help pick out any good talents. Here, I'll show you. It contains Rong Ya's audition clip. Don't mention compliments. The way she portrayed He Xian, Director Le didn't scold her, which was already very good."

After watching the video, Nan Tao said it was difficult to comment, "Aren't people online saying she is a cool beauty? Why did she act like a womanizer? It's too strong. The look of someone who wanted to refuse but also wanted to welcome her, I thought she was going to be imprisoned, but I didn't think she was going to be forced to play in a small dark room."

Jiang Hui gave a thumbs up, "You got the point that I wanted to express but couldn't say!"

Nan Tao: "Have you worked with Rong Ya before?"

Jiang Hui: "No, but I heard from others that she has a good attitude. I don't know if it's true, but I've learned a lot about her acting skills today."

In the car, the two talked about everything from beauty to the ends of the earth, and finally returned to Wanyuanzhuang to pick up Yu Ze, and the three of them went to eat hot pot happily together.

After eating hot pot, Jiang Hui slept in Wanyuanzhuang for one night and flew back to Beijing early the next morning.

That day, Nan Tao was resting at home and didn't go anywhere. She just lazily sat on the swing sofa on the balcony playing with her mobile phone.

When I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly received a call from Yu Zhengyang, saying that he would be home early the next morning on his flight tonight.