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Chapter 2 Audition
The next morning.

There was a hint of coolness in the air, and the sunlight shone on the earth, covering it with a golden coat.

Inside the quiet house, Jin Qixuan was standing on the treadmill for his morning run.

Forty minutes later, morning exercise ended.

Stretch, shower, eat, change clothes.

I admired myself in the mirror for a while.

Jin Qixuan was about to go out and take the subway to TVN TV station.

"Cha, chat, chat..."

Jin Qixuan walked out of the corridor and raised his eyes inadvertently.

I saw a magpie in black, blue and white colors singing happily on the branch.

eight thirty.

Kim Ki-hyeon arrives at the TVN building.

After informing the security at the door.

The staff guided Jin Qixuan down to outside the audition room on the 12th floor.

Take a pen to sign in, then sit in a chair and wait quietly.

Even though Jin Qixuan arrived half an hour early.

But there are quite a few actors waiting for auditions.

There was just the most basic nod and greeting between them, without any unnecessary communication.

They are all silently waiting for their names to be called.

Nine o'clock sharp.

As the auditionees arrived.

A staff member with a work badge pushed open the ceramic wooden door of the audition room and walked out.

Holding the list in his hand, he read out the names of the auditioning actors to everyone.

"Liu Junyeolxi, please come in for the audition."

"Inside!"

……

"Next, Li Donghuixi, please come for the audition."

"Inside!"

……

"Next, Choi Seung-won, please come for the audition."

"Inside!"

"Next, Ahn Jae-hong, please come for the audition."

"Inside!"

The actors present were called in for audition one after another. Some stayed in for five minutes, while others stayed for half an hour.

Jin Qixuan raised his wrist to check the time.

It's almost noon.

It’s not my turn yet.

I felt inexplicably anxious.

five minutes later.

The last actor to audition left the house.

Not a moment later.

The staff member whom Jin Qixuan had seen several times came out again, holding the form and shouting:

"Next, Jin Qixuanxi, please come for the audition."

"Inside!"

Hearing the staff's call, Jin Qixuan stood up immediately.

Take a deep breath.

Smooth out your clothes and put on a smile.

Da walked into the house.

As soon as you enter the house.

Jin Qixuan saw the names of the four people at the table clearly.

[Producer Lee Myung-han], [Director Shin Won-ho], [Screenwriter Lee Yu-jung], [Screenwriter Kim Song-hee]

Bow, greet, and hand over your resume.

"I'm Jin Qixuan, a new actor auditioning, and this is my resume."

Jin Qixuan's face was handsome and unique, and the four of them couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

A pair of standard grape eyes, like two sparkling black gems, are clear and bright, revealing a deep and fascinating light.

There was a faint smile on his smooth, white face, and that smile seemed to carry some kind of magic that made people unable to look away for a moment.

The four of them have met countless handsome actors.

But the indescribable aura emanating from Jin Qixuan made them feel somewhat fascinated, as if they were being drawn by an invisible force.

"Please take a seat."

"Inside."

Director Shin Won-ho looked down at Kim Ki-hyun's resume:
"Jin Qixuanxi is 23 years old this year?"

"Inside."

"You are a graduate of the Department of Drama and Performance at Central University, but I see on your resume that you have not appeared in any productions."

"I joined the army for two years while I was in school. After I was discharged, I focused on my studies and only came out for auditions after I graduated."

Screenwriter Li Youjing nodded and handed the script to Jin Qixuan:
"Well, please read the script first."

"Inside."

Jin Qixuan took the script with both hands and began to read it attentively.

As a newcomer auditioning, he was not assigned a specific role, but had to deal with the scripts randomly assigned by the director and screenwriter.

Usually, only those actors who are actively invited by the production team have the opportunity to access the script content in advance.

At this moment, the plot in Jin Qixuan's hand describes that after Deshan's grandmother passed away, Deshan's father was drinking alone at the door of the house, reminiscing about his mother, and happened to meet Aze who came back from get off work.

The character of Aze is based on the Go master Lee Chang-ho. He lost his mother at a young age and spent most of his time on the chessboard. He has participated in Go competitions all over Asia and therefore has not received formal school education.

He is dull and introverted and not good at expressing his emotions.

After listening to director Shin Won-ho's brief introduction to the role, Jin Qixuan nodded and began to ponder and analyze the character's personality traits in his mind.

He believes that because Aze has been dealing with adults for a long time and has no school experience, his mind should be relatively mature.

At the same time, since he has been dependent on his father since childhood and lacks maternal love, he may be lacking in emotional expression, which also leads to his quiet and introverted personality.

Taking these factors into consideration, Jin Qixuan speculated that Aze's voice should have a somewhat cold feeling, giving people an impression of being difficult to approach.

However, due to the limited script information he had, he was temporarily unable to make deeper reasoning and analysis about Aze's other personality traits.

Five minutes later, Jin Qixuan had already built the basic outline of the character in his mind.

He gestured to Shin Won-ho to show that he was ready.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Qixuan quickly switched to the role state, as if he had transformed into a character in the play.

His shoulders drooped slightly, showing an exhausted posture, and his eyes were half-open and half-closed, revealing a deep weariness.

Shin Won-ho witnessed how quickly Kim Ki-hyeon integrated into the role and nodded slightly, his heart full of approval.

Then, in a casual tone, he recited Deok-sun's father's words:
"Master Aze, are you off work now?"

Hearing this call, Jin Qixuan's originally confused state changed instantly. He tried hard to open his eyes, straightened his body, bowed respectfully and greeted.

His voice was deliberately cold, as if he was still a teenager who was not very good at dealing with strangers.

However, even in his slower speaking speed, one could still hear his tiredness at the moment.

"Anihasayo," he responded politely.

"Pour uncle a glass of wine."

"Inside." Jin Qixuan responded, blinked, and lowered his head to look for props.

At this time, screenwriter Li Youjing handed over a bottle of mineral water. He took the bottle and simulated the action of pouring wine, looking well-behaved.

Director Shen couldn't help but sigh when he saw this:
"When did you become so sensible? Time flies so fast. Before we knew it, we, Aze, have grown up."

Jin Qixuan put down the water bottle and looked at Director Shen with a worried look in his eyes. Then his state and tone returned to that of meeting an elder. He clamped his hands between his legs, swayed his body slightly back and forth, looked apologetic, and said softly:

"Agassi... I heard that your mother passed away. I'm sorry that I couldn't go there to attend the farewell."

Director Shen's tone became low:

"Forget it, don't say these things, I'm about to cry... Alas, when you bring it up like this, I miss my mother again."

Then, Director Shen turned and asked, "But when does our Aze miss his mother the most?"

His emotions and tone were spot on.

At that moment, Jin Qixuan seemed to be put into the situation of his previous life.

Thinking back to his mother, his nose felt sore, his eyes gradually turned red, and he slowly lowered his head.

Seeing that Jin Qixuan didn't respond, Director Shen asked again softly: "Hmm?"

Jin Qixuan slowly raised his head, the tears in his eyes reflected tiny rays of light, revealing deep sorrow.

He opened his mouth and said with a trembling voice:
"I miss my mom every day... every day."

As soon as he finished speaking, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Cut."

Jin Qixuan's performance was so good in controlling his emotions and interpreting the timing of tears that it made Director Shen's eyes light up.

He immediately stopped the call, handed Jin Qixuan some toilet paper, and apologized:
"I didn't mean to make you cry."

Jin Qixuan took the tissue, gently wiped away his tears, smiled and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay:

"it's okay no problem."

The atmosphere in the room was a little heavy for a while, and everyone looked at Jin Qixuan silently.

Director Shen saw this and decided to lighten the mood. He joked, "Are you okay? Do you want to say a dirty word to lighten the mood?"

This humorous remark immediately broke the silence, making everyone present burst into laughter, and Jin Qixuan also smiled.

"Can you swear?"

Director Shen asked further.

Jin Qixuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded honestly.

Then Director Shin asked, "What about smoking and drinking?"

Jin Qixuan replied: "Not really."

Director Shen laughed and joked, "That won't work. If you can't drink well, how can we get you drunk in the future?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed again.

Jin Qixuan seemed to have guessed something during his laughter.

At this time, screenwriter Li Youjing handed over the next script.

Jin Qixuan intercepted it and read it carefully.

The plot describes that Sun Woo scratched his face for the first time, but he chose to lie because he didn't want his mother to know and feel sad because he didn't have his father's guidance.

The reason behind this lie was that her younger sister Pearl mistakenly brought back cigarettes from the leopard lady's clothes, which caused Sun-woo's mother to worry and react sensitively, and the two had their first quarrel.

Jin Qixuan lowered his head to read the plot carefully while listening to screenwriter Li Youjing's in-depth explanation of the character.

He learned that Sun Woo’s character’s father died three years ago in the drama’s timeline.

The family conditions are average. The mother does not have a job and lives on the pension from the father. They live in the house that was inherited from his father.

Due to the death of his father, Shanyu became very sensible and became the pillar of the family. Not only did he have excellent academic performance, he was also filial and considerate to his mother and took good care of his younger sister.

After listening to Li Youjing's story, Jin Qixuan nodded with deep emotion.

This character's experience was similar to his experience in his previous life, which caused his emotions, which had just calmed down, to become turbulent again, and his nose unconsciously felt sore.

five minutes later.

Kim Ki-hyeon has successfully immersed himself in the role of Sun-woo and made an OK gesture to screenwriter Lee Yoo-jung, indicating that he is ready to start acting.

Li Youjing nodded and began to act with Jin Qixuan according to the script. She frowned and asked:
"When did you start smoking?"

Jin Qixuan completely put himself into his own adolescence to understand the character of Sun Woo, which is an age when one cannot tolerate any grievance.

Therefore, he frowned slightly and responded with a little impatience in his tone:
"I've said it many times, this cigarette is not mine!"

Li Youjing slapped the table with her hand, and her tone became even more severe:
"Everything is here, and you're still trying to make excuses? Also, where did you get that scar on your face? You fight and smoke all day long, and you're not a good person. Do you want to piss me off to death? Don't you care about your mother's feelings at all?"

After hearing this, Jin Qixuan's anger level instantly reached its peak.

As a young man full of vigor and vitality, he could not tolerate such injustice.

So he reached out and slammed the table hard, his brows raised, his neck stiffened, his eyes wide open, and he shouted:
"mom!"

Li Youjing was stunned by Jin Qixuan's sudden outburst. Five seconds later, she responded with a whimpering fake cry.

Hearing the crying, Jin Qixuan's heart trembled and he was a little panicked.

A strong sense of guilt and self-blame came over him, and his raised brows gradually became calm, with an embarrassed apology on his face.

He changed his tone and stammered:
"Mom... the cut on my face was caused by shaving..."

"Mom, I'm sorry, I'm fine. My friends all say that this is the case when they shave for the first time. It's not because of Dad, and that cigarette was really not smoked by me..."

After hearing Jin Qixuan's words, Li Youjing stopped crying.

Although her crying scene in this scene was much worse than before, and even a bit fake, even Shin Won-ho next to her was covering his mouth and laughing.

But in Jin Qixuan's ears, this crying revealed the mother's self-blame and guilt for misunderstanding her son.

Therefore, Jin Qixuan's nose felt sore, and the tears in his eyes rolled down instantly, and his voice was trembling and hoarse:
"Mom... don't cry... you make your son so sad..."

"Cut." Director Shen shouted, and then gave Jin Qixuan high recognition: "Jin Qixuanxi, your crying scene is very good and very empathetic."

Jin Qixuan did not respond immediately, but lowered his head and covered his face with his hands. Tears kept flowing and sobbing continued.

He is not a god, and he cannot immediately detach himself from the role by shouting "cut".

Seeing this, Shen Yuanhao handed him a tissue and patted his back, trying to comfort him:

"If it's really hard to extricate yourself, just say a few swear words to lighten the mood."

Jin Qixuan took the tissue and wiped his tears. After a long pause, he began to imitate the sound of muting the video: "Beep, beep, beep..."

Although his voice was trembling, this action successfully amused everyone.

"Pfft...hahaha..."

The sad atmosphere was instantly diluted. Li Youjing looked at Jin Qixuan with satisfaction and asked curiously:
"Jin Qixuanxi, can I ask you what you were thinking about when you were brewing your emotions just now?"

Jin Qixuan scratched his head embarrassedly and replied:

"Well... I just feel that this character is similar to some of my own experiences, and I can deeply feel the bond and reliance between the character and his mother."

Director Shin lowered his head and drew a line next to Jin Qixuan's name on the list of audition actors, then looked up at him:

"Your two performances just now are indeed outstanding, but we still have some concerns about your role and need to discuss it further. Please come again next week, and I will contact you in advance then."

Jin Qixuan's joy paused, he raised his hand, clenched his fist and put it down, looking a little embarrassed:

"Um... Director Shen, I actually don't have an agent, nor an agency..."

Director Shen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay, just come next week and I will talk to you in person.

"Yes." Jin Qixuan responded respectfully.

"Okay, then I look forward to seeing you in a week." Director Shen said with a smile.

"Yes, thank you very much."

Jin Qixuan bowed again to express his gratitude, then turned and left.

After Jin Qixuan left, screenwriter Li Youjing turned her chair and looked at Director Shen, raising her doubts:

"He's really good, but he's too handsome. He doesn't meet the director's usual casting standards, right? Isn't your standard to only choose the right one, not the handsome one?"

Shin Won-ho shook his head and replied:
"His handsomeness is not the stereotyped kind we usually see. He has a positive and sunny vibe, which I like very much."

Then, he showed a wicked smile on his face and said jokingly:
"Besides, his acting is fine. He was recommended by Professor Lin. He has a good image and his crying scenes are very empathetic. He is still a newcomer and his price is cheap. As for his appearance, he was born in 88. Let his bangs seal him."

This sentence immediately caused laughter from everyone and the atmosphere became relaxed.

"Hahaha……"

After the laughter, Li Youjing said:

"Okay, then I'll show the audition video to the casting director and ask him to recommend which role Jin Qixuan is suitable for."

Shin Won-ho nodded in agreement:
"Well, that's a good idea."

Then he turned to the staff and said:
"Notify the next auditioning actor."

"Inside."

The staff member answered and immediately began to prepare to notify the next auditioner.

(End of this chapter)