We promised to develop a game of elimination, but what the hell is going on with Havoc in Heaven?

After a brief silence.

The director glanced at Zhang Lai, then at the certainty in Lin Dong's eyes, hesitated for a moment, but still nodded to Zhang Lai.

"It's really good. Although you've never acted in a movie or TV series before, you have a real talent for playing Sun Wukong."

Upon hearing the director's affirmation, Zhang Lai's expression became even more excited; he felt that he was one step closer to his dream.

The director, assistant director, and others were all whispering amongst themselves. Because of Lin Dong, they smiled and nodded at Zhang Lai from time to time.

Standing before the crowd, being scrutinized, Zhang Lai felt extremely nervous.

After some discussion.

The director then looked at Mu Wanqing and Lin Qiulin and asked, "What do you two think?"

After all, Mu Wanqing and Lin Qiulin's opinions are also very important, and they cannot be ignored.

Although Zhang Lai didn't know who the two people were, she followed the director's gaze and looked at them nervously.

He noticed the two of them from the moment he entered the room.

There's no way around it, it's just too beautiful.

She even struck him as more beautiful than many of the actresses who came for auditions today. It was mainly because of the kind of charisma that actresses didn't have; it was hard not to notice her.

Upon hearing the director's words, Mu Wanqing looked at Zhang Lai and asked with a smile, "Do you play 'The Myth'?"

Zhang Lai was taken aback by the question at first, but then quickly replied, "I play, but I didn't manage to get a spot in the closed beta. I played during the open beta. My character was a monkey on Flower Fruit Mountain, but I wasn't very famous, haha... However, my current competitive ranking is ninety-seventh."

This surprised not only Mu Wanqing, but also Lin Dong. He hadn't expected this person to be such a master.

After a brief moment of surprise, Mu Wanqing smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, I have no further questions."

Lin Qiulin picked up the conversation and asked Zhang Lai, "Do you know what Sun Wukong thought about most when he was imprisoned under the mountain for five hundred years?"

Zhang Lai said almost without hesitation: "It's not hatred. I think that with the arrogance of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, what he thinks about most often is reflecting on his past behavior, his desire for freedom, and his longing for his master, Bodhi Patriarch, and Flower Fruit Mountain."

Lin Qiulin nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Seeing that Mu Wanqing and Lin Qiulin both seemed quite satisfied, the director had his answer. He said to Zhang Lai, "Okay, Mr. Zhang Lai, your audition is over. We will contact you further if we have any updates."

The director paused at this point, his tone becoming more serious: "At this stage, you are our primary choice for the role of Sun Wukong."

“The primary candidate…” Zhang Lai repeated these words, her eyes instantly reddening, her lips moving but unable to utter a word for a long time.

He gripped the "golden cudgel" in his hand tightly—which was actually a wooden stick painted with gold paint, but now it felt as if it really weighed a thousand pounds.

After a long while, he bowed deeply to everyone present, his voice choked with emotion: "Thank you, teachers. I will definitely not let you down!"

After Zhang Lai left the room, the director breathed a sigh of relief before continuing with the casting process.

After all, besides Zhang Lai, there are many other people waiting.

As for the other casting choices, Lin Dong didn't interfere; he just watched with great interest from the sidelines.

Mu Wanqing and Lin Qiulin nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.

Sure enough, although the junior said he wanted to find more pretty girls, he was doing it all out of the good of the community and had no selfish motives whatsoever.

He did not abuse his privilege to speak up for even one actress; the only time he spoke up was for Zhang Lai, the character Sun Wukong.

No wonder he's a junior.

I admire him.

Mu Wanqing leaned closer and quietly nudged Lin Dong's arm, saying in a voice only the two of them could hear, "You're quite the daredevil to gamble."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong immediately understood what Mu Wanqing was talking about.

This refers to the recent selection of Zhang Lai to play the role of Sun Wukong.

As the male lead of "Journey to the West," the actor playing Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is obviously going to be the most important character in the entire series.

In this situation, choosing someone with absolutely no fame over so many popular celebrities seems to ordinary people not just to gamble, but to gamble big!
To be honest, if Lin Dong hadn't spoken up, someone like Zhang Lai wouldn't have been considered by the director or even Mu Wanqing and Lin Qiulin, no matter how good his acting skills were.

Although Mu Wanqing and Lin Qiulin both tested Zhang Lai and were quite satisfied, if it weren't for Lin Dong, Zhang Lai wouldn't even have had this opportunity.

Their support stemmed entirely from their trust in their junior.

"It's not a gamble, it's just that we have a connection. He looks a lot like the Sun Wukong in my mind." Lin Dong smiled and replied in a low voice, "Besides, when we're casting, we don't need fame. Suitability is the most important thing. As long as he has the ability, that's enough. With the popularity of 'The Myth' and 'Journey to the West,' isn't that enough?"

"That's true." Mu Wanqing agreed wholeheartedly.

Their "Journey to the West" series has no shortage of popularity, nor does it need any celebrity hype. The most important thing is that the actors fit the roles. So what if they're not famous? That's enough.

Time passed slowly as the two chatted idly.

By the afternoon, all the candidates interviewed today had finally finished their interviews.

Lin Dong didn't interfere too much with the director team's casting process, but he did recommend the actor who looked like Jiao Enjun to play Erlang Shen Yang Jian.

Besides.

Lin Dong also told the production team that he could take full responsibility for the theme song, ending song, and songs interspersed throughout the series.

As soon as these words came out.

Not to mention the production team, they were stunned.

Even Lin Qiulin's expression froze.

"Junior, you know this too???" Lin Qiulin asked incredulously, she really didn't know that.

As the theme song and ending theme of "Journey to the West", there is no room for carelessness. It's not just about knowing how to do it, but about being extremely professional.

"Haha, otherwise where do you think many of the songs in the game are from?" Mu Wanqing said with a hint of pride.

Lin Qiulin was astonished upon hearing this; she truly hadn't expected that the music in the game was also composed by her junior.

While Lin Dong was talking with the production team,

She pulled Mu Wanqing along and walked towards another room.

She had something to say to Mu Wanqing alone.

After the two arrived at the lounge.

As soon as Lin Qiulin closed the door, he couldn't wait to say, "Ahhh, Wanqing, junior brother can even compose music? How many other talents do you have that I don't know about?"

Mu Wanqing sat on the sofa with a smile: "It seems like there's nothing he's not good at. The background music in the game, like 'The Great Sage's Song' when Sun Wukong wreaks havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and 'The Legend of Nezha' in the Nezha dungeon, were all written by him. They became popular after they were released, so it's no problem to entrust the music for the TV series to him."

Of course, this applies to both the theme song "Yun Gong Xun Yin" and the ending theme "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is".

And the tender and poignant "Daughter's Love," the heroic and expansive "The Road to Heaven," or "Pigsy Carrying His Bride," and so on.

Lin Dong didn't want them to be forgotten. Perhaps there are other very talented composers in this world, and even without them, "Journey to the West" could still have many great pieces of music.

However, for Lin Dong, the Journey to the West with these songs is the Journey to the West in his mind, which is why he took the initiative to be fully responsible for the music.

"This is too outrageous." Lin Qiulin sat next to her, his tone full of amazement: "He can become a phenomenon by writing novels, become a top influencer by making games, and the poems in his games can be included in textbooks. Now he can even provide music for songs... He is just too much of a genius. I really don't know what he is thinking."

Mu Wanqing smiled broadly upon hearing Lin Qiulin's words, feeling incredibly proud. After all, he was praising her junior, so how could she not be proud?
But the next second, her face was full of black lines.

Lin Qiulin continued, "The key is that he's handsome too. He's the perfect ideal man. I wonder if he'll mind that I'm older than him. I hope not..."

Lin Qiulin spoke while looking thoughtful.

Little did he know that Mu Wanqing's face had turned completely dark, and she asked irritably, "What did you call me here for? Don't tell me it's just to tell me this."

Saying these things to her face—don't think she doesn't know what Lin Qiulin's intentions are!
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiulin shook his head and quickly said, "Of course not. I actually wanted to ask you, Wanqing, when are you and your junior going back to Qinzhou?"

Mu Wanqing's eyelids twitched. For some reason, she found it a bit grating to hear Lin Qiulin call Lin Dong "junior brother," even though he was clearly her junior brother.

But after taking a deep breath, she didn't say anything, only saying, "I should be going back in a while, right? Things at the World Tour are basically done. Although the awards have been determined and announced, the official award ceremony won't be until after the competition. What's wrong?"

"It's like this. I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, but when I came to Zhongzhou, Uncle Mu asked me to tell you that he would visit you after returning to Qinzhou," Lin Qiulin said earnestly to Mu Wanqing.

Upon hearing this, Mu Wanqing's expression froze.

The Uncle Mu that Lin Qiulin mentioned was, of course, Mu Wanqing's father.

Because the two grew up together, Lin Qiuling's father knew Mu Wanqing, and Mu Wanqing's father naturally knew Lin Qiulin.

Mu Wanqing frowned: "Why did he call me back?"

Lin Qiulin said, "He didn't mention that, but I guess it's about Dong Qing and 'Mythology'?"

Mu Wanqing said, "Huh? Doesn't he know absolutely nothing about games? How could it be because of this?"

"Even if you don't know much about games, Myth has become so popular that it's hard not to know about it," Lin Qiulin said helplessly.

Mu Wanqing fell silent upon hearing this.

That's true, but she actually resisted going home.

Because of her previous involvement in game development and her unwillingness to follow her family's arrangements, she had a rather unpleasant falling out with them.

What's the point of going back now? Just thinking about it makes me realize it's definitely not a good thing, so why would I want to go back?

Although she didn't want to go back, Mu Wanqing couldn't completely ignore the situation.

All of a sudden.

Mu Wanqing also began to ponder.

……

……

at the same time.

Just as Lin Dong and others were preparing for the TV series "Journey to the West".

In the game.

Countless masters were also fighting fiercely around the arena, and the atmosphere was now completely electric.

"Damn it, charge! Kill! We're almost in the top 100!!!"

"Damn, I'm in the eighties, this doesn't feel safe! I need to push harder."

"Damn it! Qiao Liang! Are you crazy?! You're already in the thirties! You're a sure thing for the top 100, why are you still playing?! You stole a point from me and made me drop out of the top 100 again!"

"So what! Does being ranked in the thirties mean I can't compete? I told my fans I was going to aim for number one!"

"You? Number one? You think Old Ye doesn't exist?! Can you even beat Old Ye to be number one?! Just get lost and stop interfering with my ranking, okay?"

"Mind your own business. If I'm losing points, you should reflect on your own actions. Old Gao, you're really getting old. You're even struggling to get into the top 100 now. If you can't handle it, just let someone else have a turn."

Besides, although the announcement only mentioned that the top 100 players could enter the dungeon early, the higher the ranking, the better, because there might be some hidden rewards. Old Ye has been playing all along, so why don't you go and tell him to stop too!

"Ugh, damn it, Xiao Li got a point! Damn it!"

"..."

Many expert players were cursing and complaining.

Those who can reach this level are generally either professional players, top-level technical streamers, or legendary street slickers.

The circle of expert players is actually very small, so many players in the game know each other, which leads to them arguing and cursing at each other after losing.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it; many people actually agree with Qiao Liang's statement.

They believe that although the top 100 players can enter the instance earlier, the higher the ranking, the better.

With the efforts of countless players.

Liu Ruyan, Han Paopao, Xiao Huohuo, and several others even dropped out of the top ten, with some falling to outside the top twentieth.

Qiao Liang himself, and every single one of them, had an incredibly difficult journey.

If we were to ask which of the many players is relatively relaxed and without much pressure...

So, the only one who can stand firmly in first place right now is Ye Shen.

……

……

Zhongzhou.

Inside a high-end e-sports hotel.

A man watched as he received a constant stream of private messages in the background every time he started a game.

They just wanted to pay a high price to make them deliberately admit defeat so that they could advance into the top 100 in the competition.

If outsiders saw that price, they would all have an incredulous expression.

Furthermore, for a man, losing one or two games doesn't really matter and won't affect him much.

But the man only glanced at it and lost interest, continuing to play the game.

There was not a trace of desire for money in his eyes, only appreciation for his own methods.

And he is none other than Ye Shen, currently the number one player in the competitive events of "Myth"!
He is also one of the strongest active professional gamers on Earth.

(End of this chapter)