Youqing was taken aback upon hearing this.
After arriving in this world, she discovered that the world was not the same as before; history had changed, and it was more like a parallel world.
History took a turn as early as the Kangxi era.
Anning is her daughter.
Youqing felt conflicted about playing a role in a historical drama about her daughter.
However, this opportunity is indeed better than those idol fantasy dramas.
"Thank you, Anna."
Anna nodded, sent her the audition time, and then left. She was busy! Some of the male celebrities under her management had recently run into trouble, and she had to clean up the mess.
After leaving the company, Youqing went straight home. The house was bought by the original owner of the body. The entertainment industry is indeed a fast way to make money. Even a third or fourth-tier female celebrity like her could afford a house in a decent location in a first-tier metropolis.
After returning home, Youqing decided to study history properly.
Seeing the historical records, as someone who had personally experienced them, she found them amazing and gradually became fascinated.
After her death, her daughter did a lot, her grandson did a good job, and although there were some shortcomings in her descendants, it was already very good.
Looking at the peaceful and prosperous world outside, just as she had wished, and as that person had wished, Youqing felt relieved.
But what followed was boundless loneliness.
Even if she acted normally, she still felt somewhat out of place. It wasn't that she disliked technological advancements, but rather that there were no familiar faces around. The world was vast and beautiful, with endless possibilities for the future, but she had no one to share it with.
"Sister Shu, the car will be downstairs in half an hour."
"I see."
Cui Jia sent me a message saying she was going to audition for the movie "The Story of Anning" right away.
On the way, Cui Jia told You Qing what she had heard.
"Sister Shu, I heard that 'The Story of Anning' is being produced by the National Television Station, with Zheng Qing as the director and other well-known figures as assistant directors. The entire entertainment industry is watching the casting process closely! By the way, it's said that the producer is someone from within the system, which is a first for them. I wonder what's going on."
Cui Jia said a lot of things that You Qing didn't know.
"Thank you for finding this out."
Cui Jia smiled. She was a working professional in the entertainment industry and planned to become a manager in the future, so she would naturally train herself. Besides, although You Qing was aloof, she had a good temper and was generous to those around her. Cui Jia also hoped that she could go further in her career.
Upon arriving at the location, Youqing received a number. There were many people auditioning; apparently, it had been going on for several days! Today was the audition for several important supporting actresses, and there were nearly a hundred people there.
Youqing arrived neither late nor early, on the 35th.
It was almost noon when she arrived. Youqing thought that once the audition was over, she could go straight to lunch.
Youqing was quite confident about the audition, not for any other reason than that the character she was auditioning for was herself, Empress Shu, the third empress of Emperor Kangxi, who was favored by Kangxi for most of her life, participated in many court affairs, and gave birth to Empress Anning.
Inside the studio, which had been converted into a temporary audition venue, were the director, assistant director, investors, and the producer who was rumored to be from within the system.
I spent most of the day auditioning, but I wasn't satisfied with any of the results.
The main problem is that the producer wasn't satisfied.
After half a day, several minor supporting roles with limited screen time and not too difficult to play were decided, but no supporting roles with significant screen time were finalized.
The director was also angry. Although he was a strict director, he did not expect that there was someone who was even stricter than him. According to her plan, wouldn't she have to bring all the acting talents in the entertainment industry to play supporting roles? They might be willing, but they might not be willing to come.
After all, in the entertainment industry, if you've played a leading role and then go on to play a supporting role, that's lowering your status, and most people wouldn't do that unless the production team is exceptionally good and the male and female leads are top-tier celebrities.
However, the male and female leads for this drama have already been cast. Although they are not bad, they are good actors but not very famous. Top-tier actors with good acting skills would never support younger actors in the entertainment industry; it would be too disrespectful.
Therefore, those who come to audition are either newcomers or people who are not very popular in the entertainment industry, and few can reach a satisfactory level, especially since producers value acting skills and charisma highly.
"How about we take a break first? It's already noon, I'll have someone book a private room," the assistant director said.
The director and investors also felt somewhat exhausted.
The producer glanced at his watch; it was indeed noon. "How many people are left?"
There are about fifty or sixty people outside.
"Let's keep looking." After a whole morning of fruitless work, I felt unwilling to give up.
Since the producer has spoken, we naturally have to keep watching.
"Number 35, Shu Youqing, is Number 35 here?"
Upon hearing her name called, Youqing quickly stepped forward.
Upon entering the audition room, Youqing looked at the row of directors, producers, and investors with cold faces. She wasn't nervous and first introduced herself.
"Hello everyone, my name is Shu Youqing, and I'd like to audition for the role of Empress Shu."
Upon hearing her name, everyone scrutinized her even more closely, and the producer looked at her with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
"Shu Youqing, what a nice name. It's the same name as Empress Shu, and they even look somewhat similar," the director said, trying to ease the tension. After working on it for so long with little success, the director was exhausted!
Furthermore, the director is not wrong; Youqing's appearance is indeed very similar to the portrait left by Empress Shu.
The assistant director standing nearby chimed in with a few words of agreement.
Let's begin!
With the director's words, a staff member handed Youqing an A4 sheet of paper with lines and a scene on it. The scene she was to audition for was the conversation she had with Kangxi when he was about to abdicate.
Youqing couldn't remember the specifics of what was said, since it was from her past life. However, looking at the lines, she did recall some of them. The lines weren't drastically altered and were generally fine.
After Youqing's audition, the director was very satisfied. To be honest, Youqing's acting skills were okay, not particularly good, but she just felt right for the role!
The director glanced at the producer.
"Miss Yu, what do you think?"
Ms. Yu is the producer the director mentioned.
Looking at the person in front of her, Yu An'an suppressed her excitement and nodded, saying, "Miss Shu will play the role of Empress Shu."
These people spoke to Youqing's face, announcing on the spot that the role belonged to her, which surprised Youqing quite a bit. Although she was confident about the role, she wondered if this was a bit too fast.
Just as Youqing was about to leave, Yu An'an spoke up again: "Miss Shu, please stay and have dinner with us!"
His tone was kind and gentle; he didn't seem like a producer at all, but rather like a long-lost friend.
Youqing couldn't refuse, and since this was an opportunity, she agreed. Of course, the main reason for agreeing was that Yu An'an was a woman, so there was nothing to worry about.
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