Shang Yechu entered the audition room, greeted the interviewers, handed over her personal information, and then said nothing more.
There was only one interviewer—that's right, it was Zheng Bohan himself. This renowned screenwriter, in his early fifties, had a long, thin face, a shaved head, and a serious expression; you could tell at a glance he was the kind of stubborn old man who was difficult to deal with. He looked even more intimidating in person than in his online photos.
Zheng Bohan scrutinized Shang Yechu critically. Shang Yechu knew that he was not satisfied with her appearance.
Shang Yechu wasn't wearing makeup. After realizing that the good offer Jiang Lei had given her was a hot potato, Shang Yechu gave up on her idea of making a good impression on Zheng Bohan.
Zheng Bohan slowly opened his mouth: "You were recommended by Jiang Lei?"
"Yes," Shang Yechu replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Director Zheng."
Zheng Bohan was clearly not interested in Shang Yechu, and casually tossed her a script, saying, "Choose a role yourself and see what you think is best."
Shang Yechu wasn't upset by the other party's perfunctory behavior. Perfunctory was good; it saved both of their time.
Shang Yechu opened the script.
She had read "The Legend of Yun Qing" and could vaguely recall some of the plot. She remembered that there was an extremely annoying villain in the show who impersonated someone else to participate in the imperial concubine selection, and was eventually beaten to death by the emperor.
This villain only appeared in the first episode, and when it aired, people ridiculed the plot for being stupid. Because the concubines all had nameplates, it was difficult to impersonate them. The writers made this plot point completely illogical.
Let's choose this villain.
Shang Yechu opened the script. Sure enough, the script Zheng Bohan had given her was the script for the first episode. But what puzzled Shang Yechu was that the script didn't contain any plot related to the imposter villain.
What happened? Was that scene added at the last minute?
Seeing that Zheng Bohan's expression was becoming increasingly impatient, Shang Yechu had no choice but to flip through a few pages and choose a role like a head maid.
“Beauty,” Shang Yechu said in a high-pitched voice, “we must be wary of Consort Zhao!”
Zheng Bohan raised his eyelids and glanced at Shang Yechu, then casually asked, "Yuzhu, what do you mean by that?"
Shang Yechu paused for a moment, a very brief pause that Zheng Bohan didn't notice.
“The emperor’s will is unpredictable. How can we presume to know what His Majesty likes or dislikes to eat?” Shang Yechu said earnestly, “The beauty has just entered the palace…”
“Yuzhu, you’re judging others by your own petty standards,” Zheng Bohan interrupted Shang Yechu impatiently. “Last spring, Consort Wang made turtle jelly, which offended His Majesty. Wasn’t she demoted to the rank of concubine? Even her father, who was the Prefect of Guixi, was reprimanded by His Majesty. His Majesty’s every meal and drink is no small matter!”
Shang Yechu glanced at Zheng Bohan with a worried expression, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
The performance ended there. After that, the maid in the script had no more lines.
Shang Yechu felt her performance was rather mediocre. This maid really didn't have much room to maneuver. Unexpectedly, Zheng Bohan glanced at Shang Yechu, and his expression softened considerably.
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Shang Yechu's heart skipped a beat.
No way?
Just as I feared, Zheng Bohan said the next second, "You did a good job. This role is yours."
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