Chapter 131 Fair Competition
I went back to the courtyard and took a short rest.

I originally wanted to have dinner with Cheng Hao. After all, he called me before and it seemed like he had something to ask him but was not in a position to tell him.

Besides, Alyssa Chia was speaking the truth at that time, so I couldn't talk much.

So I thought about chatting with the popular guy after returning to the imperial capital. According to etiquette, I should pay him a visit after knowing that his father's condition has improved.

But when I called, I found out that Cheng Hao not only returned to the crew of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", but also followed the crew to Yunnan to film.

"Even after I helped Big Beard get investment, it's still not enough for this old guy to brag about."

Originally, Big Beard only planned to reshoot the scenes of Yanmen Pass and Shaoshi Mountain, but now that he has gotten more money and power due to his methods, he is planning to reshoot the battle scene where Qiao Feng becomes the King of Southern Courtyard.

They even spent several million to build the exteriors of the palace and city walls, which was a grand scene.

"Fortunately, I escaped early!" Zhang Yuan thanked.

Although he had the profits from the storytelling and lunch box business as subsidies, his pay was only 3 yuan after all. He would be furious to follow the bearded man for half a year just for such a small amount of money.

The next day, he went to the audition location according to the address given by the crew.

The crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is very low-key, or rather, very normal.

After all, after Zhang Yuan auditioned for the role of the bearded man, he seemed low-key to everyone else.

The audition venue was set in a small conference room in a hotel.

I also rented two rooms for makeup and changing.

Save money and be convenient.

I arrived at the designated floor and after walking a few steps, I met an acquaintance.

"Zhang Yuan, are you here for the audition too?"

A graceful figure with long flowing hair stood up and waved at him.

"Hello, Sister Xu Lu. What a coincidence."

The person who recognized him was Xu Lu, who played in "My Fair Princess". Zhang Yuan and she played the star-crossed couple Xiao Lian and Liu Chunjiang in "The Story of a Noble Family".

Having worked in the same crew, the two had a lot of scenes together, and even had to carry the emotion of being deeply in love during most of the filming time, so they had a good relationship in the crew.

Therefore, Xu Lu was very happy about the unexpected meeting.

"I remember she is not in this movie..." Zhang Yuan thought to himself.

However, there are too many variables during the audition stage and everything is unknown.

"Sister Xu Lu, how are you doing recently? I haven't seen you for a long time since we last met last year."

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was still as enthusiastic as he was on the crew, Xu Lu also smiled.

"I'm fine. I took a break after filming 'The Legend of Zhen Huan'. I've recently started taking on acting jobs and am running around for auditions." Xu Lu looked relaxed and gentle at this moment, but Zhang Yuan knew that once this elder sister entered the acting state, she would be incredibly crazy.

"I haven't seen you for a while, and now I feel that your temperament is better than before." Xu Lu squinted and looked at him. He looked more handsome and mature.

"Sister, what role are you auditioning for this time?"

"Spider spirit... that's what they told me anyway. What about you?"

"There are several choices, but I want to play the Seven Nights Demon Lord."

Zhang Yuan knew clearly that the most outstanding male character in this play was actually Qiye, followed by the leader of the Jinguan Sect and Zhuge Liuyun.

On the contrary, the role of the male lead Ning Caichen is so fake that there is nothing interesting to watch.

Moreover, the male and female protagonists of this play were directly decided by Yang Dengkui, so no one else had to even think about it.

Especially Xu Xiyuan, who played Xiaoqian, who was personally promoted by Yang Dengkui.

But with Joey Wong’s excellent performance as Xiaoqian, thousands of viewers felt that this version of Xiaoqian was just average looking. But the boss liked her and was willing to spend money on her. He was just so willful.

The two were chatting when a male voice came and interrupted their conversation.

"Senior!"

"You're here too, what a coincidence, everyone here today is my acquaintance!" Xu Lu stood up with a smile and greeted him.

The visitor was a young man with an angular face. He wore a baseball cap pulled down low, as if he was afraid of being seen.

Zhang Yuan glanced at him, immediately stood up and walked forward to greet him.

The visitor was Nie Yuan, a young actor who has become very popular in recent years.

He and Xu Lu both graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, but Xu Lu is three years older than him, so he calls her senior.

"Are you afraid of being recognized?" Zhang Yuan thought.

"This is an old friend I met on the previous set, Zhang Yuan." Xu Lu hurriedly introduced.

"Brother Nie Yuan, I really like your play."

"Hello, hello." Nie Yuan shook hands enthusiastically, and they sat down to chat.

"Ah, you are going to play the Seven Nights Demon Lord too?" After saying a few words, Xu Lu asked in surprise, and turned to look at Zhang Yuan.

"He too..."

Nie Yuan, who had been quite kind to him just now, suddenly changed his expression and immediately became gloomy.

His face, which was originally angular, now looked even more worried and even a little hostile.

Such a big reaction... Zhang Yuan thought, this person is too naive.

Nie Yuan seemed to react as well, realizing that he had lost control of his facial expression, and quickly put on a smile again.

"That's great, fair play."

Do you believe this yourself?
Zhang Yuan knew that this man was an old scumbag, and was famous for having only one girlfriend for each movie he starred in.

Unlike Hu Jun, Jun Ge may play but the red flag at home remains high.

This guy is different. Not only does he "completely immerse himself in the role" every time he acts opposite the actress.

Huang Yi in "Marrying the Wrong Man", Shen Aojun in "The Story of Tang Dynasty", and later there are Liu Yun, Xie Na, Hu Ke and others, all of them have made their mark in the play and outside of it.

What’s even more amazing is that this man met his first and second wives through Big Beard’s “Journey to the West”.

Those who knew him understood that he was going to film a movie, while those who didn’t thought he was going to the crew for a blind date.

Moreover, Nie Yuan is not only a scumbag, but also very good at using his lover as a "ladder". He steps on his girlfriend's shoulders and uses other people's resources to climb up.

An old relative.

It was he who took advantage of Huang Yi's resources to play the role of Sha Yi in the film "Marrying the Wrong Man".

As a result, when it came to "The New Three Kingdoms", he again replaced Sha Yi's Zhao Yun.

By the way, he once "topped" someone else's wife, Hu Ke, in a physical sense.

Not only that, Nie Yuan, like Gao Hu, had been to jail.

It’s just that Gao Hu was just unlucky, while this guy intentionally beat someone and caused serious injuries, which is completely different in nature.

This person had once been accepted by the art troupe, but after thinking it over after arriving there, he felt that the troupe was not suitable for him, so he left without even saying goodbye.

Fortunately, I haven't reported for enlistment yet, otherwise... I would be brought to court for desertion.

Zhang Yuan knew very well that this person had an arrogant personality and was definitely not a good person.

"Little brother, which college did you graduate from?" Nie Yuan put away his smile, rolled his eyes, and asked.

"I didn't have the blessing of Sister Xu Lu and Brother Nie Yuan. I didn't go to college."

"Oh..." Nie Yuan's expression relaxed a lot.

No professional college background, good.

"How long have you been in the industry?" "Only a little over a year, at most."

"Hehe... cough." Nie Yuan almost laughed out loud when he heard his answer, but quickly held it back.

That's it?

Scared me!
He has neither academic qualifications nor experience, yet he's trying to steal my role.

The alarm in Nie Yuan's heart just started to ring, but he turned it off manually.

You are not qualified to compete with me at all.

Xu Lu, who was sitting between the two of them, also felt that Zhang Yuan was at an absolute disadvantage and felt sorry for this younger brother.

"Zhang Yuan is so unfortunate. My junior has never lost in the fight for roles."

After that, Nie Yuan's interest in him faded a lot. He only chatted with Xu Lu and hardly spoke to him again.

Because of Zhang Yuan's background and experience, he cannot be a resource for him, so there is no need to have further contact with him.

Don't think he is cold-hearted, this is the reality of the entertainment industry.

"Mr. Nie Yuan, please follow me." Soon after, a staff member called him away and took him into the conference room for an interview.

"Zhang Yuan, don't be surprised." Xu Lu also noticed the change in Nie Yuan's attitude.

In fact, she had also heard that Nie Yuan had a bad temper at school, often started fights, and dated several girls at the same time.

This junior of mine does have strong personal charm and professional ability, but in terms of being a good person he is far inferior to the younger brother in front of him.

"It's okay, that's how it is in our line of work." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.

"You have a really good temper." Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, Xu Lu was also happy to show her tiger teeth: "By the way, what did you do after leaving the crew of "The Story of a Noble Family"? "

Zhang Yuan broke his fingers and started counting.

"I opened a company that provides lunch boxes for the crew."

"What?" Xu Lu looked confused.

"I opened a crosstalk performance company."

"What?" Xu Lu became more and more confused.

"I acted in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."

"What!" Xu Lu was shocked, her eyes widened: "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber?"

"The one with Jia Jingwen and Gao Yuanyuan?"

"Yes, I play Song Qingshu."

"That's amazing!" Xu Lu had read the novel and knew that Song Qingshu was the third male lead.

Even for her, an "old actor" who has debuted for many years, it is difficult to get a role in such a big drama.

"besides……"

"More!" Xu Lu felt like her brain was about to burn.

"Yes, there is also the bearded Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, in which I played Murong Fu."

"That's also an important role!" Xu Lu thought. Although Murong Fu is the fourth or fifth male lead, this is because there are too many male protagonists in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

In fact, if the villain Murong Fu were put into other dramas, he would already be a good role at the level of the third or even second male lead.

"It's gone...right?" Xu Lu swallowed and asked tentatively.

"Gone."

The copyright of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" should not be disclosed now, so he did not mention it.

Huh...Xu Lu let out a long sigh and it took her several minutes to digest the information Zhang Yuan gave her.

"You're working too hard." After a long while, she spoke again.

Two dramas, two companies. Even though Xu Lu has seen many tough guys in the industry, this is the first time she has seen someone so fierce.

You know, she is a popular actress who graduated from a professional school and has played in Qiong Yao dramas, but she can't even take on two dramas in half a year.

Opportunities in the entertainment industry can’t be obtained by just working hard; it depends on fate and connections.

"I have no education and no background, so I can only work hard."

Hearing him say this, Xu Lu's heart softened.

She knows how difficult this job is.

There was some tenderness and pity in her tenderness as she used her fingers to help him straighten his bangs, as if she was taking care of her own brother.

"You, take care of your health and rest, don't get too tired."

"Don't worry, sister, I'm strong."

"By the way, who is prettier in person, Alyssa Chia or Gao Yuanyuan?" Xu Lu suddenly drifted around the corner and changed the subject.

Sure enough, women are all gossipy...

Is it the state of wearing clothes or not wearing clothes... Zhang Yuan thought, I only have a deep understanding of one side, this question is really difficult to answer.

The two chatted happily. After an unknown amount of time, Nie Yuan walked out of the conference room with a beaming smile on his face, followed by the previous staff members.

"Mr. Zhang Yuan, please follow me."

Zhang Yuan responded and stepped forward to prepare for the audition.

At this moment, Nie Yuan sat down again and started chatting with Xu Lu.

"You two have a good relationship."

"Zhang Yuan is very caring and nice to everyone." Xu Lu replied with a smile.

"In our business, good people are the most useless." Nie Yuan said disdainfully.

Xu Lu looked normal, but she was thinking about the incident in which Zhang Yuan slapped the actress's face to make her sing.

She knew that Zhang Yuan’s “good man” had to be put in quotation marks.

To his friends, he is indeed a very good man.

To the enemy, haha... you probably don’t know how powerful he is.

"Hello, how are you..." After chatting for a while, Nie Yuan answered the phone.

"Senior, I have something to do and I'm leaving first." He stood up and said, "Please apologize to your friend for me. I've got the role this time."

"You...he..." Before Xu Lu could say anything more, Nie Yuan left confidently and gracefully.

He shook his head helplessly.

If it were before, she would also agree with Nie Yuan's statement.

But after knowing Zhang Yuan's recent experience, she thought about it and then chuckled.

"Haha, Nie Yuan really got it right."

"In terms of strength, they are indeed competing fairly."

Xu Lu held her chin with one hand, looked in the direction Nie Yuan left, and then looked in the direction of the conference room where Zhang Yuan was.

"Even..." Xu Lu smiled and cheered Zhang Yuan in her heart.

"I think Zhang Yuan has a better chance of winning."

In the conference room...

(End of this chapter)