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Translated by: Peri
Jiang Qi was staring at
the audition room under the glass window, but his thoughts were on that summer
eight years ago.
His pupils were dazed,
almost like he was out of his mind. However, Shen Lei who was waiting for his
response figured it out.
The man's long eyebrows
frowned slightly and his suspicious gaze stayed on Jiang Qi’s uncertain face
for a moment. Then it slowly moved to the audition room where the boy's eyes
were staring at. He paused and watched the scene inside the bright room in
front of him.
Jiang Qi seemed to be
interested in this movie.
Upon realizing this,
Shen Lei was as excited as Columbus discovering the New World. He took
advantage of the moment when the latter stared blankly at the glass window.
Then, he grabbed his wrist and pulled the boy without saying a word.
Everyone on the
production team naturally knew Shen Lei. The staff did not stop him seeing that
he brought a tall and slender man wearing a mask inside.
It was time for the
first two actors’ auditions. Shen Lei let the confused Jiang Qi stand by the
side and wait. He then went up to chat with Wang Zhaoqiu who was behind the
camera.
The audition room was
dimly lit except for the spot of the male and female protagonists.
Jiang Qi stood stiffly
in place watching Shen Lei's series of 'weird' actions. He walked over and said
something to Wang Zhaoqiu which made the gray-haired director raise his eyes
and made a gesture for him to come over.
The eyes behind the
spectacles were sharp as if they could pierce the heart.
The atmosphere in the
room was quiet. Jiang Qi heard him utter 'um' before saying, "Then let him
come over and try."
"Hey." Shen
Lei couldn't help but laugh when he heard the words, “He can earn it.”
Wang Zhaoqiu frowned
and lowered his eyes with condemnation, "Pssh, I’ll only trust you
once."
He might have said this
but, despite being highly praised by Shen Lei, he was a little dissatisfied
with Jiang Qi in his heart. It seemed the rough jade is only limited to his
beauty, but it is not enough to 'earn' the role after an audition.
Wang Zhaoqiu has heard
about Jiang Qi’s recent popularity in the industry. However, he had not spared
the time to watch "Wang Tian", so he couldn’t judge the rumored
"Son of Heaven".
Although in the eyes of
the ‘Old Fox’ Wang Zhaoqiu, letting Jiang Qi audition won’t make him lose
anything. First, he can give Shen Lei a face but he also wanted to see how much
ability this so-called "Son of Heaven" have.
Shen Lei stood in front
of Jiang Qi. His low voice couldn't hide his excitement, "Watching the audition
of two male actors. Do you remember the lines?"
Jiang Qi frowned at
him, "You want me to try?"
"Well, you
should." Shen Lei's eyes looked eager, "Director Wang doesn’t give
face easily."
Jiang Qi wanted to
refuse, but he couldn’t.
He has always been a
loner. His personality is withdrawn and indifferent, but he also knows that
Shen Lei has always taken good care of him.
Shen Lei deliberately
gave him a chance to be someone else... Jiang Qi was a little embarrassed to
turn around and leave.
Even though he didn't
quite understand why Shen Lei asked him to audition.
Shen Lei's next words
solved his confusion, “I think, you seem to like this script?"
Jiang Qi smiled a
little self-deprecatingly.
Shen Lei didn't
understand what he liked about the script. He just saw a character who was
despicable and deceitful from the scene just now.
It was a wound that he
didn't want to recall. However, Zhi Qi’s existence in his memory gave him
comfort.
Jiang Qi didn't want
Shen Lei on the stage, but after thinking about it he walked towards the
audition room.
His abrupt move made
everyone except Shen Lei and Wang Zhaoqiu stunned. The third actor who was
auditioning was waiting for his turn while reciting his lines. He was stunned
when he saw Jiang Qi's sudden appearance and looked at him subconsciously next
to the staff.
"Wait a minute,
I'll ask..." The stunned staff subconsciously wanted to instruct the
others in the venue to make Jiang Qi who intruded leave, but a voice suddenly
came from the earphones.
The staff held down the
earphones and after listening for a while, felt assured. He raised his head and
smiled at the waiting actor embarrassedly, "Sorry, you may have to wait
for a while. This person is appointed by Director Wang to audition."
Director Wang Zhaoqiu
personally selected him to audition?
The actor was a little
stunned and hurriedly turned his head in the other direction. He gaped without
blinking at the slender and tall man inside the room.
Everyone saw the young
man take off his mask, revealing a pale face with sharp outlines, sword
eyebrows, stellar eyes, and glazed pupils...
The actor cried out
unconsciously, “Jiang Qi?"
"Well, that Son of
Heaven who has been very popular recently?”, the staff member's eyes were also
attracted by the man. They stared straight at him and murmured, "Why is he
here?"
How did Jiang Qi come
here?
Perhaps apart from Shen
Lei and Wang Zhaoqiu, no one knows how he suddenly appeared for the audition.
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Tn:
Hello everyone, I am back! I have neglected my translating work because life got in the way. However, I recently left my job and will be sending resumes for a while. In the meantime, I will continue translating this novel. Thank you so much for your patience, the messages, and the feedback. I will try to update at least 3x a week ^^