I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 321, Li Xuan: I'm coming clean, I'm the one with connections.
When Li Xuan appeared here.

Huang Xiaoming and Hu Jun assumed that this was Li Xuan, who was no longer the same as before, who came to audition for "Three Kingdoms". However, they only found out now that he was not auditioning as an actor.

It was the director.

Here is Li Xuan, the director!
The director who was parachuted in by China Film Group was actually Li Xuan!

Even Gao Xinxin looked completely astonished. It was clear that he didn't know beforehand that the director who had been parachuted in was actually Li Xuan!
One of the actors he wanted to audition for when he was filming "Shanghai Bund".

To be honest, he didn't really know much about this, since he knew that China Film Group would never act recklessly in this regard.

But when he saw Li Xuan, his mind began to waver. After all, Li Xuan was a seventh-generation director, and it was quite a feat to entrust such a young director with the task of directing the Three Kingdoms.

First of all, Gao Xinxin felt a sense of anger.

He also realized that, for China Film Group, the purpose of "New Three Kingdoms" was simply to boost the morale of the young people he admired!

That's just how it is!

I feel indignant, angry, and resentful that this shouldn't have happened.

My work deserves better and higher treatment.

Because they don't have a good outlook?
"Hello, Director Gao, we will be collaborating on the next film, 'Three Kingdoms'." Li Xuan shook hands sincerely.

Gao Xinxin took a deep breath, suppressing her dissatisfaction and unhappiness, and forcibly calming her emotions.
"Hello, I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration from now on – Director Li."

Anyone present could understand the unpleasant atmosphere.

But that didn't change anything. Li Xuan was sent here by China Film Group as a person with connections, as a director, and as one of the directors of "New Three Kingdoms".
As a parachuted-in 'Zhuge Liang'.

The biggest advantage of having connections lies in this.

Having connections means you can do whatever you want.

At this moment, Li Xuan finally understood why people were so obsessed with capital, resources, and status.

When he appeared in the judges' room, Gao Xinxin, the screenwriter and director, felt angry. But what happened after that anger? He still had to return to a smiling demeanor.

Even if his distrust has reached its peak, and his dissatisfaction has reached its zenith, at least his outward emotions will remain stable.

Because I was parachuted in by China Film Group.

For this very reason, he dared not speak out against his anger.

in short.

This is the sense of superiority that comes with 'status'.

"Well, however, using a position to bully others is a nonsensical thing."

Li Xuan was briefly lost in the feeling for half a minute before pulling himself out of it.
His eyes became clear and bright.

Let's start the audition.

The audition was scored, and the average score was taken.
One by one, actors came in, some familiar faces, some not, all showcasing their talents in the audition room.

Including Hu Jun and Huang Xiaoming.

Huang Xiaoming was shaken to his core by Li Xuan's change in position, but it didn't seem to affect his acting performance. He still managed to portray the 'Zhou Gongjin' in his heart.

Li Xuan gave Huang Xiaoming's Zhou Yu a score of 85.

Meanwhile, there's also Hu Jun's Guan Yu. As Guan Yunchang, he has a lot more domineering presence and less refinement. Compared to Hong Kong actor Liu Rongguang, frankly speaking, Liu Rongguang is more 'like' him. But relatively speaking, Li Xuan still gave Hu Jun's Guan Yu a high score.

The fiercest general in Shu, though a scholar-general, fierceness was the primary consideration for any warrior.

This was at least the first factor Li Xuan considered.

He Rundong is pretty good. He's got Kamen Rider, Xiang Yu, and Lu Bu all covered for you.
As for Chen Jianbo and Yu Hewei, their roles did not require auditions. These two formidable TV Kings had already decided and assigned their roles long ago.

This is due to their own achievements, which have brought them a special status.

They are the 'TV Kings'.

There's no need to be subjected to the scrutinizing gaze of the director and censorship team at close range.
When the audition ended.

Huang Xiaoming also fell silent. He never expected that Li Xuan would actually be the director parachuted in by China Film Group, the handpicked Zhuge Liang.
Perhaps it's a sense of destiny that I am Zhou Yu, a character with an extremely high level of difficulty.

He, on the other hand, is Zhuge Liang, a figure with an extremely high level of difficulty.

Oh wait, I haven't even passed the audition for Zhou Yu yet, while Li Xuan has already secured the role of Zhuge Liang and will also be the director of "New Three Kingdoms".
The location of this 'large-scale project'
When they returned to Huayi Brothers, Wang Haiyang, as Huang Xiaoming's agent, listened to Huang Xiaoming tell the story.

"What! The other director of 'New Three Kingdoms' is Li Xuan? No way! He's the one who was parachuted in from China Film Group! When did he get in touch with China Film Group?!"

Wang Haiyang's eyes flickered. He now knew that his boss, Wang Lei, had an even deeper 'desire' for Li Xuan.

And China Film Group?
Well, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. After all, China Film Group essentially needs to maintain a 'neutral' stance and must follow the rules.

He wouldn't openly subdue Li Xuan; he had no reason to. But this level of 'support' indicated a 'legitimate' approach. Under such a legitimate reason, who could dare to gossip about him?
After a moment of silence, Wang Haiyang spoke.

"I'll prepare another project for you. You don't need to think about Zhou Yu in the new Three Kingdoms."

"Ok?"

Huang Xiaoming was somewhat taken aback: "The audition results haven't come out yet."

"Do you think you can get the role of 'Zhou Yu'? Impossible, absolutely impossible," Wang Haiyang said. "Li Xuan, Gao Xinxin, China Film Group, and others—their scores are all averaged. How many points do you think Li Xuan will give you? If he gives you a low score, you have absolutely no chance of getting the role."

Huang Xiaoming remained silent at this point.
like
Makes sense.

"I think my performance skills are pretty good."

“You need to understand one thing: when you were fighting him, we used Huayi Brothers’ capital advantage to pressure and coerce him. Even when we had the capital advantage, we still used this method. Now that he has the power to veto you with a single sentence, what choice will he make? It doesn’t seem like a difficult choice.”

Wang Haiyang knew and understood that when someone holds power, they can decide a person's success or failure with a single sentence.

When you have the power to control the fate of others.
Even if Wang Haiyang knew that his power was to serve capital, that it was power that required them to strip away his surplus value, he still couldn't resist it and still wanted to cling to the behemoth that was capital and rely on the power it granted him.

Besides the benefits, the feeling of being in control of one's destiny was irresistible to him—"One word from me can ruin your efforts and your career."

When I can do this, how can I possibly stop feeling?

Li Xuan is a person with a clear vision of his future and who values ​​his own interests extremely much; even capital cannot get a bite out of him.
He's such a damn stingy person.

Therefore, Wang Haiyang was certain.

Li Xuan will definitely give Huang Xiaoming an unimaginably low score.

A score that is absolutely low.

This is human nature.

Wang Haiyang's unwavering humanity.

Huang Xiaoming remained silent in response, because it reminded him of his own past experiences, during which he also relied heavily on off-court support.

Relying on the power of capital.

He wavered as well.

The fierce battle with this arch-enemy.

Does this mean the mission will fail before it even begins?
Frankly speaking, if I were in Li Xuan's situation, I would be very happy to see my failure.

Why should I do hard labor when I can defeat it effortlessly?

No one has the right to be the challenger right now.

It was me.

At this moment, Huang Xiaoming looked at the book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in his hand with a complicated expression, but in the end he still said something.

"If this is truly the outcome, I will accept this fate with all my resentment, because this is the failure I deserve."

It's just a matter of fortunes changing. You can't only criticize the use of rules to oppress others when you're already in a position of power yourself.

"So let's look for a new project. This new Three Kingdoms isn't as good as we thought. It also has a lot of pressure. Whether it's the pressure from the previous work, the pressure from the project itself, or the pressure from those veteran actors, it's all very real."

What Wang Haiyang admires most about Huang Xiaoming is this.

Appreciate him
Those who know the current affairs are handsome.

This statement was truly reflected in him.

His greatest strength lies in this: he doesn't resort to brute force.

They will calmly accept the inevitable failure they will face.

But despite all the shortcomings, it still has some advantages. For actors, wanting to portray those charismatic characters is itself a desire, a need.

Unfortunately, this is no longer possible.

The audition results came out in less than three days.

Originally, Wang Haiyang didn't care about this matter at all, because he knew that his Huayi Brothers people couldn't get the role, so he didn't care.

However, what people in the industry are more concerned about is that this new "Three Kingdoms" is probably going to be a flop, since Li Xuan was chosen as the director.

It's baffling how China Film Group made the decision to appoint someone this young as a director for the "New Three Kingdoms" project.

My confidence in this project has diminished.

And when the characters also appear.

Guan Yu was captured by Hu Jun.

And Zhou Gongjin.

Huang Xiaoming won.

Wang Haiyang initially thought he was seeing things.

And it really happened! Huang Xiaoming really did play Zhou Gongjin.

Staring in astonishment at the computer screen, Wang Haiyang murmured to himself.

"He actually didn't give Huang Xiaoming a low score!"

Even Huang Xiaoming himself was shocked and surprised.
I actually got the offer to play Zhou Yu.

Looking at the invitation in his hand, Huang Xiaoming had very mixed feelings.

If it were me, would I have done something so magnanimous?

No, I wouldn't be that magnanimous.

feel.

Some things never even began.

We've already lost a little bit.

When it was officially announced that Li Xuan was a relative of this person from the Three Kingdoms period, the industry was filled with surprise and astonishment.

I never expected that the person who had been hiding for so long was actually Li Xuan.

It turned out to be that new generation.

That seventh generation.

"This is a good job, but not an easy one. Filming the Three Kingdoms is too difficult. The previous work is too high a mountain to climb. It is basically impossible to replace the previous work, whether it is the overall work or the individual characters."

Xu Xiang gave his own evaluation of this, and also took a look at the officially announced role.

"Some things just surprised me."

Wang Fengsheng looked at the name Huang Xiaoming in the character list.

To be honest, he was somewhat surprised.

In other words, Li Xuan gave Huang Xiaoming a fairly high score in this audition, which shows that even though the two don't have a good relationship, he still gave a fair and objective score.

A rating that allowed Huang Xiaoming to appear in this production crew.

This is one example.
accident.

Most people would say they are selfless, but in reality, when faced with a choice, how could most people dare to say they have no selfish motives at all?

Who can truly do that?

Give the most appropriate score in the most selfless way.

But Li Xuan did it.

A purely rational intuition for scores.

I gave Huang Xiaoming this score because I thought he was suitable.

From the perspective of the Three Kingdoms period.

Instead of acting based on personal preferences.

Even if they were given the power to decide someone's future, they would still make the most appropriate choice.

In this regard.

Xu Xiang greatly admired it.

He was less interested in the Three Kingdoms period than in Li Xuan.

He became more and more expectant.

What kind of achievements can Li Xuan make?

Wang Fengsheng, however, was even more optimistic.

"Just look at my students, and see how they should be the next generation."

"Let's overthrow the old guard."

At this time, Li Xuan prepared "Hidden in the Dust".

The truth about "New Three Kingdoms" has been completely exposed.

I'm that incredibly powerful person with connections to China Film Group.

To be honest, it felt pretty good.

As someone with connections.

I love seeing you guys hate me but can't do anything about it; it's a strangely satisfying feeling.

"I thought if you were the director, you would make things difficult for Huang Xiaoming," Gao Yuanyuan said from the side. "If it were me, I would definitely do that."

"When he promoted Xiao Liming, he never thought of you."

"Personal grudges are personal grudges, and there's no need to involve the production team. I think his score is higher and more deserved, so I'll give him that score. If he had performed poorly, I wouldn't have given him a high score."

Li Xuan shrugged at this moment.

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Li Xuan.

Perhaps it is this attitude that makes him feel that this man is so different from others, both in his character and his talent.

(End of this chapter)