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Chapter 1374 Back to the Second
In the audition room.

Overwhelmed by a surge of humiliation, Song Wen, who was in his forties, was deeply affected.

He had encountered similar situations before, but none were as direct as this one. Just like when he was left in the desert, he simply humbled himself and said a few times, "I won't pick it up anymore, I won't pick it up anymore."

The crew members scolded him a couple of times, but still took him back.

But this time... Song Wen endured the humiliation. If it were more than twenty years ago, he would have definitely punched back in the face of such a thing. But now! He was already not very famous in the industry. If he punched the assistant director of "The Legend of the Harem" again, things would become even more difficult for him in the future.

Even famous actors dare not offend the assistant director, let alone him.

Moreover, after assaulting someone, he also had to pay for their medical expenses. He stepped forward and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Director, should we keep the photos?"

"Why keep photos! You can't even be an actor, why would you keep any?"

The assistant director laughed and said, "Can't you be a little more self-aware in the future? With that appearance... and at your age, what are you still doing in this industry! You won't even get a role as a clown."

"You're right"

Song Wen gave him a forced smile.

He reached out and picked up the resume he had asked his friend to submit to the film crew. The main reason he hadn't changed careers was that he still loved acting, and he always believed he could really do it.

He may not have a great image, but he graduated first in his class from the acting department more than 20 years ago. How come everyone thinks he's no good now?
"This kind of person will never get ahead in this industry, even until their dying day. A complete idiot."

As he turned around with his resume in hand, the assistant director's undisguised insults came from behind him. Song Wen seemed not to hear them, finding the assistant director rather inexplicable.

He came to audition and didn't offend him, so why should he act like this? But Song Wen had been in this industry for so long and he had long understood that sometimes it's not that you don't offend others, but that others won't attack you. Anyway, he had encountered a lot of bad people over the years. Even when he was a supporting actor in a film crew, people would laugh at him for wearing a costume.

He stepped out and reached out to open the door to the audition room.

then.

He saw a person standing at the door. Song Wen thought it was a staff member announcing the next actor to audition, so he quickly stepped aside to let him in. This was a conditioned reflex he had developed over the years. He didn't even have time to see the next actor's face clearly.

"Let me see your resume."

To his surprise, the man didn't just go in when he stepped aside; instead, he said something like this to him.

Song Wen finally realized what was happening.

When he recognized the person in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly and respectfully said, "Mr. Zhang."

"CV"

Zhang You spoke up to remind him.

The male actor in front of me was indeed quite old, and his appearance wasn't particularly striking, but it wasn't as bad as the assistant director had described. He had a square-round face, prominent brow bones, and somewhat thick lips.

Simply put, he looks like many middle-aged people. When Song Wen heard Mr. Zhang's reminder, he first said "Ah", and then, as if he had just realized it, he quickly responded with "Oh", and handed his resume to Mr. Zhang.

"Come in with me."

Zhang You spoke up.

As she walked into the audition room, she flipped through the middle-aged man's resume. "Who..."

The assistant director saw Song Wen come in again and was about to say, "Who let you in?" but the words caught in his throat when he saw Zhang You, who was looking down at his resume. He froze, then quickly stood up and called out, "Mr. Zhang."

The other two people in the audition room then stood up as well.

Zhang You ignored the three of them and went straight to the assistant director's seat. He gestured to Song Wen with his hand to indicate the stool in front of the table, and Song Wen immediately sat down. He hadn't expected to run into this person today.

This must be the biggest name he's ever met. At this moment, his heart was pounding, as if he had lost his balance.

Zhang You looked at the resume in his hand.

The man in front of me is named Song Wen. He is 44 years old this year, which is indeed quite old. It's not that there are no older actors in the entertainment industry; on the contrary, many famous male actors are over 40. Zhang You was referring to Song Wen, who is 40 years old this year. According to his resume, he has played some minor supporting roles.

So… Zhang You felt that, putting aside the assistant director’s insulting words, there was one thing he said that made sense: at his age, being able to only play these minor roles, and not even professional ones, it was indeed time to consider changing careers.

Extras can only make it to forty at most. Once they are over forty, it is really not easy to become famous. As for many male actors, they are late bloomers. But before they become famous, the acting profession can already support them and their families. Even if many audiences are not familiar with them, they can still earn hundreds of thousands or millions a year.

But this Song Wen... according to his resume, the biggest role he has ever played is a clerk in a period drama with only two episodes.

However, when Zhang You saw that Song Wen was actually a student of acting, and even a graduate of the acting department, Zhang You's eyes widened for a moment. Acting students have been around for so many years... it's not easy.

Normally, among students in a performing arts academy, there will be one or two who become stars in each class. With the help of this old classmate connection, even if they can't get leading roles, they can still get some supporting roles with more screen time.

Zhang You had acted in many films in his previous life, so he naturally knew that a film crew was like a small world, and actors liked to form cliques. When he played the lead role, recommending his classmates to the director for a supporting role was often just a matter of a word.

After reviewing the resume, Zhang You didn't look at Song Wen. Instead, he took out his phone and called Director Zheng. After the call connected, Zhang You asked a question and, upon learning that Director Zheng wasn't out of town, said, "I'm at Xiaowan Entertainment right now. I need to talk to you about something."

hang up the phone.

Zhang You then looked at the two men… one of whom was a producer sent by Tianyu Entertainment. Seeing Zhang You looking at him, he immediately said, “Director Zhang, I didn’t say anything, and I already reminded Assistant Director Xu to be careful with his words.”

"You don't need to worry about 'The Palace Chronicles.' Go back to the company tomorrow, and I'll transfer someone else from there."

If he had stood at the door a little later, he might have actually been fooled.

But he had been standing at the door listening ever since Assistant Director Xu started talking about Song Wen. This guy was laughing quite happily. And it's true, he ran off to be the producer of a TV series, still getting his salary from the company, and he could even act like a big shot on the set.

After talking about the people in his own company.

Zhang You then looked at another person and said, "You're not really suited to stay on the set of 'The Palace Chronicles' either."

The two men turned pale instantly.

Compared to the two of them, Assistant Director Xu's eyes looked somewhat lost.

He knew... he might be finished.

Being remembered by others means that even if something happens now, his connections will allow him to go back to normal after a while without any impact. But this guy... I bet even his own boss would have to think twice about what he does.

Not to mention Director Zheng.

(End of this chapter)