Peninsula: I can steal the luck of disgraced celebrities

The month of filming "The Warring States" passed by in a flash.

Lin Puzhi and Sun Honglei, Wu Zhenyu and Jing Tian exchanged contact information.

Lin Puzhi told them that if they ever come to Korea to film or travel again, they should remember to look for him.

Sun Honglei, Francis Ng, and Jing Tian also said the same thing: remember to contact us when you come to China.

And Kim Hee-sun.

After that day, Lin Puzhi felt that Kim Hee-sun's attitude towards him became strange.

Of course, this wasn't a look of adoration. Lin Puzhi didn't believe he had the charm to captivate a married woman with a happy family in just one month.

The two also exchanged contact information.

On the third day after I returned to China, Director Cui called.

"Lim Pak-ji, I have a new role. It's in the new SBS drama 'Bad Man,' and the director, Lee Hyung-min, is a friend of mine."

Director Cui's voice was as casual as ever, as if he were talking about what to have for lunch.

But Lin Puzhi knew that when Director Cui said he would find him a good project, the TV series would be quite significant.

"What role?"

"The second male lead, Hong Tae-sung, plays a bastard son of a conglomerate who has never experienced family affection since childhood." Director Choi paused for a moment, "This drama is Han Ga-in's first work after her comeback, so it will be quite popular."

The phone hangs up.

Lin Puzhi held his phone and remained silent for a few seconds.

The original owner had some memories of director Lee Hyung-min.

She has acted in films such as "Sorry, I Love You" and "The Snow Queen," and is known for her portrayal of tragic love stories and extreme emotional expressions.

He opened the system panel.

Current Good Deeds Balance: 434 points

Before he returned to South Korea, he had only 130 points in good deeds.

The extra 304 points in the system were automatically calculated by the system after the donations from Sun Honglei, Wu Zhenyu, and Jing Tian's film remuneration were received.

When Lin Puzhi's words and actions influence another person to do good deeds, his system will also increase his good deeds value.

……

The interview was the next day at the SBS Ilsan Production Center. Lim Pak-ji stood at the entrance, looking up at the gray building.

This was his first time having to interview and compete with others for a role.

The first role relied on the original character's father, and the second role relied on Jang Nara.

A real man should rely on his parents at home and on women outside.

The interview was held in a small conference room on the third floor. There were already five or six people sitting in the corridor, all of them male actors in their early twenties. Some were flipping through scripts, some were wearing headphones and resting with their eyes closed, and some were repeatedly adjusting their posture.

Lin Puzhi found a corner seat and sat down.

The young actor next to him glanced at him, seemingly trying to recognize his face, but ultimately didn't, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Puzhi didn't care. He took out the script—Director Cui had sent it to his email last night; it was only three pages long, a monologue by Hong Taicheng.

He did not receive the complete script.

Although he has already filmed two TV series and is a "returned overseas talent," this is the first time he has learned that actors do not receive a complete script when they audition for a role, supposedly to protect copyright.

He looked at the monologue and analyzed the character of Hong Taicheng.

A lonely person, a person who uses indulgence to cover up loneliness, a person who fell in love at the worst possible time.

"Next up, Lin Puzhi."

He stood up, somewhat hesitant.

He hesitated whether to use [Strong Luck].

This skill is indeed useful, but he is afraid that the interview will take too long and he might not be able to withstand the bad luck afterwards.

After thinking about it, he still used the skill.

System, use [Strong Luck]

[Beep! Skill "Enhanced Luck" activated, consuming Good Deeds Points.]

Current good deeds value: 434

Lin Puzhi pushed open the door and found that the conference room was not large.

Behind the long table sat three people—director Lee Hyung-min, screenwriter Kim Jae-eun, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses, presumably from the production company.

Lee Hyung-min is thinner than in the photos, with high cheekbones and noticeable dark circles under his eyes.

A stack of resumes lay on the table in front of him, the top one being Lin Puzhi's. He glanced at Lin Puzhi, his gaze lingering on his face for two seconds, before looking down and flipping through the resumes.

"Lin Puzhi, nineteen years old. He previously played the young Che Kangzhen in 'Will It Snow for Christmas?' and Tian Ji in 'The Warring States.'" After reading this, he looked up and said, "I've never heard of 'The Warring States.'"

"It's a Chinese film, with an investment of 200 billion Korean won, and it won't be released until next year," Lin Puzhi explained. "Kim Hee-sun plays the second female lead, and I play the third male lead."

Lin Puzhi tried his best to use all the scary words.

The three interviewees were indeed intimidated.

Lee Hyung-min's film "Heaven's Postman," which he directed last year, had an investment of only a few billion won.

The investment in the film "The Warring States" was nearly ten times that of his film.

The three of them unconsciously sat up straight.

Lee Hyung-min continued, "Then why did you interview for the second male lead? With your resume, you could easily have interviewed for the first male lead."

"Because Director Choi Moon-seok doesn't know."

Who would have thought that a month later, Lin Puzhi's resume would be so much more impressive?

"because……"

Just as Lin Puzhi was about to make up an excuse, the meeting room door was pushed open.

"elder brother!"

A small body rushed towards him and hugged him.

"Yuexi misses you so much."

Lin Puzhi looked down in surprise and found that it was actually Yuexi.

"Yuexi, what are you doing here?"

"Grandpa brought me here to play. I saw my brother from afar in the corridor just now, so I ran over," Yuexi explained. "When I got here, I realized you weren't there, so I pushed the door open and came in."

"Oh, I see," Lin Puzhi patted Li Yuexi's head and said, "Brother is having an interview right now. I'll play with Yuexi after the interview. Yuexi, go outside and wait for brother."

"good!"

Yuexi obediently agreed.

"Little one, you don't need to leave. Do you want to watch your brother's job interview?"

The middle-aged man wearing glasses, who was probably from the production company, spoke up.

Yuexi happily asked, "Is that okay?"

"Of course! Don't you want to see how your brother does his job interview?"

"Thank you, sir."

Yuexi sat obediently on the chair next to her, swinging her legs cutely.

Director Lee Hyung-min and screenwriter Kim Jae-eun looked at the middle-aged man with surprise.

Screenwriter Kim Jae-eun leaned close to the middle-aged man's ear and said, "Old Lin, what's gotten into you today? That girl ran in just now, and you didn't even have someone take her away, let her stay here to watch the show, isn't that ridiculous?!"

The middle-aged man, however, adopted a self-assured demeanor, as if he were the only one sober in a world of drunks. He said:

"That girl has a very powerful background!"

Director Lee Hyung-min also came over and asked:

"Do you know him?"

"I don't know him," the middle-aged man said, shaking his head. Then he added:

"However, I have seen the SBS director carry her on his back and let her ride on his back."

"Sigh—" *2

Lee Hyung-min and Kim Jae-eun gasped.

If the station director can play with her like this, then who is her maternal grandfather?

Lee Hyung-min and Kim Jae-eun dared not think about it further.

Li Hengmin suddenly thought, "Then if this girl calls Lin Puzhi 'brother,' wouldn't that mean...?"

Lee Hyung-min didn't continue speaking, but they all understood what he meant.

At this point, screenwriter Kim Jae-eun said, "Why don't we let Lim Pak-ji audition for the male lead? He has experience acting in big-budget films, although he's not very well-known in Korea since the film hasn't been released yet."

Lee Hyung-min and the middle-aged man from the production team both remained silent for a while.

They understood the subtext of screenwriter Kim Jae-eun: give the male lead to this young master to curry favor with him, since he had experience acting in "The Warring States" and his reputation in the Korean media was acceptable.

Lee Hyung-min was caught in a dilemma.

Red and black. The gray area between these two colors is where everyone belongs.