Chapter 28

Nine out of ten interviews start with this kind of conversation. Jiang Tang is already a little numb. She remembers that when she first went for the audition, there was no follow-up at all, because they didn't ask her any questions. Seeing

this beginning, Jiang Tang was a little disappointed. She must have made another wasted trip today. She didn't care, but she felt that her sister would be very sad, after all, she was looking forward to this trip so much.

"Jiang Tang, right?" The person in front suddenly spoke.

Jiang Tang, with her eyes downcast, didn't expect to be called at all. Like a student who was caught truant, there was panic and guilt in her eyes.

"I'm Jiang Tang." She raised her hand and answered like a primary school student.

The casting director sitting in front flipped through her resume twice, "You've appeared in quite a few."

Jiang Tang's eyebrows raised uncontrollably. Just as she was about to say something, she saw the person in front of her put down her resume, "Are you being coached by Sister Cheng Yuan now?"

"Ah... yes." The situation went in a direction that Jiang Tang could not have predicted.

The director was wearing a hat, and the brim might have blocked his sight, so he raised his chin high, leaned on the back of the chair with his arms around his chest, and looked at Jiang Tang with his nose. "How much do you weigh now?"

Jiang Tang immediately recalled the last time she weighed herself. In just two seconds, she even hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she should exaggerate her weight, but what if she was asked to step on the scale on the spot? In the end, she reported the real number, "I am 1.66 meters tall and weigh 49 kilograms."

After listening to her, the director pondered for a moment, "...Can you lose weight to 44 before filming?"

In just such a moment, Jiang Tang's brain "buzzed" and fireworks began to explode in front of her eyes, but after coming to her senses, she immediately shouted, "I can!"

"Okay, go back and wait for the next group to be called."

Jiang Tang stood up and said, "Thank you, director! Thank you, teacher!"

The people sitting there looked puzzled and laughed at her, "You haven't even started yet."

But she kept saying, "Thank you, teacher!"

This was the first time in Jiang Tang's life that she was questioned during an audition. She had auditioned so many times before, but just like the actor sitting at the other end, she was never mentioned and was always the one who just went through the motions to make up the numbers.

All the acting experiences on her resume were earned by her own efforts in Hengdian. She went to Hengdian alone to be a prospective actor for a few months, and then took the exam to become a special actor with some lines, so she had the experience to write on her resume.

After coming out, Jiang Tang's mood was still a little difficult to describe.

Jiang Juyou came over and looked at her sister carefully, holding her phone, "...How is it?"

"She said she would go back and wait for notification." Jiang Tang shared the news with her sister.

From her sister's expression, she knew that she must have performed well in the video. Jiang Juyou felt relieved after hearing this, "That's good, Sister Cheng Yuan is basically settled."

After she said this, Jiang Tang's expression changed.

Jiang Juyou was busy looking at her phone and didn't notice. She took her sister's arm and said as they walked out, "Sister Cheng Yuan said that the crews for the next few auditions are not overlapping. If you all qualify, you can go."

As soon as they walked out of the crew's studio, Jiang Tang grabbed her sister's arm. She frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Juyou was stunned for a moment, then recalled that there was something wrong with what she had just said, "...That's right, if you qualify, you can go...but if you think the time is too tight, we can adjust it. Sister Cheng Yuan only said an approximate time."

Jiang Tang, who was standing in front of her, suddenly deflated, and his expression was not as bright as before.

Jiang Tang loosened her grip on her sleeve, as if to let out all the anger in her chest, and took a long breath, "... Forget it, it's nothing."

"What's wrong?" Jiang Jueyou asked carefully.

Perhaps she noticed that her sister was in a bad mood, so she hunched her shoulders even when she asked, fearing that her attitude would be too tough and make her sister unhappy.

"It's nothing, I just let go of my hypocrisy and became someone I hate... but I really want to be."

Jiang Tang used to curse this kind of relative very harshly, and even cried while cursing. Now that she has become the person she hates, the burden only lasted for a few minutes, and she soon accepted it. Now

that you have entered this world of fame and fortune, just let go of those useless self-esteem, and the truth is only when you climb up.

And she also admitted that the reason she criticized those people in the past was because the target was not her. Now that her position has changed, she should feel this kind of refreshing feeling.

She walked forward with a relieved expression. Jiang Juyou followed behind her. She chewed over her sister's words several times before she understood the meaning. She wanted to say something, but in the end she just moved her mouth and said nothing. When they

went back, Jiang Tang drove the car again. She muttered as she drove, "Tsk... No, I drive every time I go out. What's the use of you?"

"I have to reply to Sister Cheng Yuan!"

"You are right."

"I'll drive tomorrow!" "

...I'd be surprised if I believed you."

Having said that, Jiang Tang asked her if she wanted to eat when passing by a convenience store.

"No, I'm not hungry yet."

"..."

After sending the message, Jiang Juyu suddenly remembered that her sister hadn't eaten anything, so she asked, "What did you eat? I'll go buy it."

"No, the director asked me to lose ten pounds."

"Then go back, drive faster, it's rush hour later... Forget it, drive slower, I get carsick."

"Tsk! Besides, you drive!"

"..."

Many times, Jiang Tang felt that his parents gave birth to two more daughters just to irritate her, because the two sisters were not well-behaved, but after his parents passed away, Jiang Tang was able to survive during that time entirely with the help of his sisters.

Although she was the eldest, the change happened so suddenly and she had never experienced such a thing before, so she was always in a state of being shrouded in white fog. She felt that everything was very unreal, just like she was dreaming. The things that

followed were all handled by Jiang Juyou and her neighbor aunt. She was only in the third grade at that time and knew nothing, but she did a good job.

Jiang Tang was facing the college entrance examination at that time. She was already anxious about studying, and such a thing happened at home. Basically, she cried for more than a month.

During that time, Jiang Juyou's eyes were always red, but she never cried in front of them. The only time she cried was when she went with a neighbor aunt to close her parents' bank account.

Jiang Tang happened to be taking the college entrance examination that day, so she couldn't go. She thought she would go after the exam, but Jiang Juyou asked the neighbor aunt to go with her. Since then, she has been crying, crying as if the sky was falling.

This time Jiang Juyou came with her. Although she always complained about Jiang Juyou, she felt relieved because of her sister's presence. At least she was not so anxious that she couldn't sleep.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tang turned around to glance at her sister who was sleeping in the passenger seat, frowned and sighed, "...What a pity, I can't free my hands to take ugly photos of her."

Jiang Juyu suddenly woke up when she heard some sound, "Huh? Are we there yet?"

"No, go to sleep."

The obedient Jiang Juyu fell asleep again.

"Chief Producer Jiang Juyu: Jiang Tang's first interview is over, sister, how are you doing?"

"Cheng Yuan from the General Affairs Department: Everything is going well here too, it's basically confirmed."

"Chief Producer Jiang Juyu: Okay, as for the implementation of other agents, HR is already in the process, but it may take some time."

"Cheng Yuan from the General Affairs Department: It doesn't matter, the workload is not too heavy right now."

"Chief Producer Jiang Juyu: Then you go ahead and do your work, I'll go to eat first."

"Cheng Yuan from the General Affairs Department: Go ahead."

Looking at the two people's titles and then their conversation, it doesn't feel like Jiang Juyu is the boss at all, but there's nothing you can do about it, his position is there.

The reason why Cheng Yuan is so awesome is that she used to be a business and film and television agent. She has enough connections and resources to make people call her a mother. Of course, for those big companies, her business resources may not be worth mentioning, but for Jiang Juyou,

Cheng Yuan can be her mother if she wants. She can get Jiang Tang many audition opportunities by typing a few words on WeChat. An artist like Zhai Ke'er who has not appeared in the public eye for several years can be cast as the female lead in her movie. The skills and abilities involved cannot be explained in a few words.

She knows a little about the audition news from Zhai Ke'er.

The circle didn't care about her incident at the time. After all, it's not a big deal to say anything casually in this circle. But the public opinion was too serious at the time. All her social platforms collapsed. She thought it would be fine after a few months, but after a year, her comment area was still very chaotic. Fans even gave up controlling the comments because of her love affair and let her be attacked by netizens.

She didn't take any more works afterwards. After completing her undergraduate studies in China, she went abroad for further studies and only came back recently. The one who kept in touch with her was Cheng Yuan.

The conditions for Cheng Yuan to sign a contract with Opportunity Entertainment were very simple, that is, he agreed to sign Zhai Keer on the basis of her original salary. When Jiang Juyou heard this condition, she was suspicious and thought it was a trap. In the end, she checked and found that all the negative information about Zhai Keer was irrelevant. Why not

? After all, she still made money. With Zhai Keer's conditions, she only needed a work that could be marketed to become popular again.

But it was such a heaven-fallen pie that made Jiang Juyou think hard for several days with her little brain. Cheng Yuan's contract conditions were not difficult. She could obviously choose a bigger and better company, so why did he have to choose her.

Later, Jiang Juyou figured it out, because her company was smaller and worse, which was what Cheng Yuan needed very much.

The only person who has more power than her is Jiang Juyou, who seems to have little experience. If Cheng Yuan can operate well here, she may become the person with the most say, which is equivalent to opening a company without any risk. She just needs to rush forward, and someone will carry the burden for her, and that person is Jiang Juyou.

Jiang Juyou was not unhappy about being calculated, but was happy that someone with a mind came to the company. At least she would not have to bite the bullet when discussing business and docking in the future, and she would not have to worry about being deceived.

Cheng Yuan's ambition is written on her face. Not long after she joined the company, she planned the future performances of Zhai Ke'er and Jiang Tang. Jiang Tang's path is the same as what Jiang Juyou said before, taking the route that can make money, while Zhai Ke'er is developing in the direction of a word-of-mouth artist.

She auditioned for the leading role of an independent film this time. The director of this film took his short film to Cannes some time ago and is a relatively well-received new director in the circle.

Because of the different routes, Zhai Ke'er will not be exposed to the public during this period. Even Cheng Yuan said that it is necessary to value her first exposure opportunity after returning to China. Before there are truly word-of-mouth works and roles, it is forbidden to market Zhai Ke'er.

Jiang Tang is different. After Cheng Yuan learned that she wanted to take the entrance exam for Central Academy of Film, he arranged for her to show her face in front of the audience. According to the timeline, if she passes the exam, she will be enrolled in September next year. By then, the drama she is currently filming will be almost aired. If she takes on some important roles at the beginning of next year, she will be officially famous in this circle. With marketing and promotion in the meantime, it should be no problem for her to get a third or fourth-tier role.

The reality is just as Cheng Yuan planned. Jiang Tang passed all the small roles she auditioned for. The first role was a princess who was used to be seduced during the war, the second role was the pet beside the third female lead, the third role was one of the female lead's college roommates, and the fourth role was the female lead's classmate.

Each role has a very small part, and there is not much time to shoot, but these are all S+ projects of various platforms, and just going there to make a name for yourself can increase your value a lot.

"I have lived here for more than half a month. Although it is very hard, the results are not bad at least." Jiang Juyou sighed while lying on the bed, rolling around and saying, "Great Sister Cheng Yuan, she is so reliable."

Jiang Tang, who was sitting on the lazy sofa, also raised her eyes and looked at it, but didn't say anything.

Jiang Juyou was about to say something when her phone vibrated. She got up and took the phone. It turned out to be a message from Cheng Yuan. She was surprised and said, "Oh!"

She clicked it and read it. After reading it, she frowned and confirmed it again. Then she looked up and said to her sister, "...Sister, the role of the princess has changed."

Jiang Tang, who was reading the novel, looked up and saw Jiang Juyou's serious expression. She seemed to understand something. She pursed her lips and said, "It's gone, isn't there another one?"

"Not this one." Jiang Juyu said and then looked at her phone. "Sister Cheng Yuan said that there's a role vacant over there, and the casting director asked if you want to play that role. It's the maid beside the heroine, named Liu Cheng."

Cheng Yuan had obviously read the original work as well, and in the message she sent to Jiang Juyu, she also analyzed the pros and cons of the two characters.

Jiang Juyu looked at the content written on her phone and said, "The princess doesn't have many scenes, but her makeup should be very gorgeous. Originally, the crew wanted to find a second-tier actress to come and make a guest appearance, but in the end I... uh, sister Cheng Yuan fought for it. Although she doesn't have many scenes, this part is at the climax of the show. If the makeup and acting skills are on point, it will be very memorable and convenient for marketing. Liucheng's role is more pleasing. She is the one who always follows the heroine. She has many scenes, but not many lines. She is mainly a mouth stand-in. The shooting time may be very long. The advantage is that she follows the heroine and can show her face."

After she finished speaking, she looked at her sister, "Sister Cheng Yuan asked you which one you chose?"

Jiang Tang: "..."

The world has really changed. It's her turn to choose.

Jiang Tang, who was sitting calmly, suddenly panicked. She raised her hand to stop him, "Wait, it's too sudden, let me think about it."

Jiang Juyou on the other side was still urging, "Sister Cheng Yuan said to give an answer within an hour."

After thinking for two or three seconds, Jiang Tang immediately raised her hand and said, "I choose Liu Cheng!"

"Why?" If it were Jiang Juyou, she would definitely choose the role of the princess, which has its own story background, tragic color, and a small climax. In addition, the makeup is guaranteed, and anyone who sees it will be a memorable role.

Jiang Tang's expression changed. She looked at Jiang Jueyou with a sullen face as if she were a fool. "Can you think about it for me? The reason why the princess was held captive was because she was the emperor's favorite daughter. The reason why he favored her was because she was beautiful and lovely. What word do you think I am related to?" "

... With self-knowledge." Jiang Jueyou whispered.

"..." Jiang Tang heard the correct answer, but she was not in a good mood at all.

Seeing her sister's expression changed to speechless, Jiang Juyou immediately added: "But you are pretty, but your current figure is a bit fat for the entertainment industry, you just need to lose some weight. Fortunately, we both have oval faces like our mothers. If we had our fathers, you would be the No. 1 and I would be the No. 2."

"I'm not comforted."

"Whatever, I'll go reply first."

Jiang Juyou fell back on the bed and replied to Sister Cheng Yuan's message, sending Jiang Tang's choice. Just as she was about to put down her phone, it vibrated.

"Hiss... I'm the one on standby 24 hours a day in the company." Jiang Juyou turned on her phone and found that it was not sent by Sister Cheng Yuan, but from the new personnel department.

Today, the trainees had a preliminary checkup, and seven of them were already selected to perform on the solo stage. Jiang Juyou looked at the list and sat up in shock.

Among the first seven, there was only one person she was familiar with, Pei Luming.

"What's the situation?" Jiang Juyou said as she sent a message to the other side to ask for details, wondering if the people who had checked before had made a mistake.

It was understandable that Yao Shuo was not there, but how could Ye Xing be missing? Obviously, the group of people had made sure that she was like that.

The staff there replied in the group: "No one made a mistake, they were just too eager."

This was the first time that Jiang Juyu had not asked about the interns' situation for such a long time. Before, there were weekly meetings, and someone would report on the interns' situation every morning. Now she was not in Beijing, and the interns were not practicing in the company. This information was like a galaxy away, difficult to convey.

Jiang Juyou calmed down and replied, "Okay, I got it."

Jiang Tang, who was sitting on the sofa, dared to ask, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Juyou shook her head, "The situation over there with the trainees, the ranking is beyond my expectation." After she finished speaking, she remembered something and looked up at her sister, "The survival competition is still short of a host, do you want to go?"

Jiang Tang paused while holding the phone, "...Is it paid?"

"Yes."

"Then I will definitely go!" Jiang Tang said and thought about it, "I haven't met the company's trainees yet. I heard that Ye Xing is very famous. He looks handsome in the photos. What is he like in reality?"

Jiang Juyou didn't have time to pay attention to her. She was busy buying a ticket back home.

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Jiang Juyou: I feel that if I don't go back, things will change over there.

The number of words today has stood up a little!