I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 91 Inviting Big Pear to Dinner
In other words, the dragon robes of the late Han Dynasty were mainly yellow, but the patterns on the robes did not feature as many dragons. Instead, they mainly featured six patterns: sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, and insects.

After discussing costumes and props with Liu Meng, we chatted for a while about the audition.

The audition was held at Cheng Sheng's personal studio. This time, he didn't bother the school again, nor did he hold the audition at the Central Academy of Drama.

After all, the Central Academy of Drama is a school, and having so many people coming and going during the auditions would greatly affect the school's teaching.

Therefore, Cheng Sheng plans to vacate the conference room and use it as an audition venue.

When Liu Meng heard Cheng Sheng say that he wanted to test the actors' historical knowledge during the audition, he was completely baffled.

Aren't auditions usually a test of acting skills?
When will I take a history exam?

However, after listening to Cheng Sheng's explanation, he felt that it was indeed necessary.

How can you portray a historical figure if you don't understand them?

考!
It's a must-take exam.

After the conversation, Cheng Sheng sent Liu Meng out to do his work.

Cheng Sheng turned on his computer and went online to see what news was happening recently.

"It's quite a coincidence that Wu Baige's filming location for 'Red Cliff' is also in Hebei Province."

Looking at the news, Cheng Sheng murmured in slight surprise.

I wonder if there will be any conflicts between the two film crews if they are placed together?
Fine, let's go together. If a conflict really breaks out, then let's fight it out.

Cheng Sheng was not one to back down from trouble.

Besides this news, Cheng Sheng also saw news about Zeng Li.

Zeng Li recently took on a role in the movie "The Hairdresser," where she plays the female lead.

Cheng Sheng recalled news related to the future and this movie.

However, there was very little news about the movie "The Barber," and it's clear from another memory that they didn't pay much attention to it.

However, I seem to be quite interested in Zeng Li, this goddess. I looked up her information and found that she was nominated for Best Actress at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her role in "The Hairdresser".

But she wasn't the one who won the award.

Pity.

Zeng Li has acting skills, and she could have become a veteran actress with age, but unexpectedly, at almost 50 years old, she capsized in a small stream.

Why do I say it's a small ditch?
Most celebrity scandals involve serious issues like tax evasion or infidelity. Zeng Li's case isn't that big of a deal. If she had just shown a little sincerity to appease her fans, it wouldn't have escalated to the point where she'd be ridiculed by the entire internet.

Essentially, she still thinks too highly of herself, is arrogant and selfish, and doesn't take her fans seriously. She thinks that her current status and popularity are due to her beauty and talent, not the support of her fans.

She made a mistake herself, yet she dragged her fans out to apologize repeatedly. Her actions were so disheartening that even bystanders couldn't stand it. Rather than saying her PR team was a failure, it's more accurate to say that she fundamentally didn't care about her fans' feelings. So, it was only a matter of time before she crashed and burned, and she's not wronged at all!
Thinking about Zeng Li's future reminded Cheng Sheng of his promise to treat her to a meal when he returned to Beijing, but he had forgotten about it because he was busy with his new movie.

After thinking it over, I decided to fulfill the contract since I had some free time today. I took out my phone, found Zeng Li's number, dialed it, and waited for the other party to answer.

In a residential community in Beijing, Zeng Li returned home after filming an advertisement.

She was lying in bed, preparing to rest and make up for the fatigue from shooting commercials these past few days.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, her phone rang on the bedside table. Zeng Li struggled to open her eyes, which were almost glued shut.

I glanced at my phone angrily. Why is someone calling at this hour?

It must be work assigned by the company again.

Since her role as Empress Xiao made her an overnight sensation, the company has been giving her a ton of work. One day she's shooting commercials, and the next she's at some company opening, where they're asking her to help them get started.

Especially after she returned from abroad, the company gave her even more work.

Less than three days after the Chinese New Year, she was offered an international endorsement deal. She's been working on the commercial for several days straight without much rest.

Because of the recent auditions for Cheng Shengxin's new movie, she bought a lot of history books and read them until late at night before resting.

This made her even more exhausted.

But in order to succeed in the audition, she had to roll up her sleeves.

Which celebrity in the industry isn't embroiled in this mess these days?
Since Cheng Shengxin's new movie auditions required historical knowledge, every actor has been even more stressed than a high school senior preparing for the college entrance exam, buying history books and reading them all the time.

This is even more hard-working than a high school student.

It's fine if one person rolls the roll, since there are many roles available. If you don't want this role, there are other roles to choose from.

But if most people get involved, and you're the only one who doesn't, then failure is inevitable for you.

Therefore, it would be somewhat unreasonable for any actor who wants to audition for Cheng Shengxin's new film not to have a history book in hand.

Suddenly, the history books, which were rarely purchased before, were all sold out, much to the surprise of the merchants.

How did the world change?

They can understand why martial arts novels, fantasy novels, cultivation novels, or urban novels sell well, since many people read these kinds of novels.

But what the heck is a historical novel?

How come so many people are watching!
That's a bit out of touch with the times!

Do people nowadays suddenly like history?

This has made merchants who haven't figured out the situation hesitant to stock up on large quantities of goods.

They were afraid that if they bought too many history books, they would be stuck with unsold inventory.

Zeng Li stretched out her snow-white arm and found that she couldn't quite reach it.

I rolled over and finally touched my phone with my fingers.

Without even checking the caller ID, he pressed the answer button and asked with a hint of resentment, "Hello, who is this?"

Cheng Sheng was momentarily stunned. Hearing Zeng Li's resentful tone, he raised an eyebrow and thought to himself: Who provoked this person? Or did she take a hit?

"I am Cheng Sheng," Cheng Sheng replied.

Zeng Li, who was still full of resentment, was a little confused when she heard Cheng Sheng's name. Who was Cheng Sheng? Did she know him?

But soon a familiar face appeared in Zeng Li's mind.

Cheng Sheng.

Be nice.

Instantly, Zeng Li shook off her previous fatigue, jumped out of bed, and stammered, ignoring her exposed cleavage, "Cheng... Sheng, what do you want?"

"Oh, it's nothing serious. Didn't I say I'd treat you to a meal when I came back from our hometown? How could you forget?"

After Cheng Sheng finished speaking, there was a loud slap from the other end of the line. After a moment of silence, Zeng Li finally spoke up: "Okay, okay, dinner's ready. I'm actually quite hungry. When and where?"

Cheng Sheng glanced at the time, gave an address, told him to wait for him there in an hour, and then hung up the phone.

When Zeng Li heard that Cheng Sheng was inviting her to dinner, she slapped her forehead with joy. After hanging up the phone, she was so excited that she almost shouted.

At noon, Cheng Sheng drove from the company to the agreed-upon restaurant.

(End of this chapter)