Huayu: After meeting Aunt Liu, the host blocked the door.

Chapter 68 Sleep with someone and run away without taking responsibility

"Hey bro, which role did you audition for?"

"Wu Xiuwen."

Chen Wenbo carefully watched the audition clips sent by the production team, and wasn't very interested in chatting with the person next to him. This person was familiar, Wang Ning, a sketch actor who played Wu Dunru.

People who don't know him might think he's a sketch comedy actor, but he actually graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. However, he didn't do very well as an actor, so he turned to stage plays and sketch comedy.

He's been on the Spring Festival Gala, considers himself to have a strong comedic talent, and left Mahua FunAge indignantly after being robbed of a movie role. To be honest, I haven't paid attention to how things have turned out since.

Wang Ning silently observed him for a moment without saying a word. Fortunately, he wasn't competing for the role of Yang Guo. This guy was really crazy. If he had that kind of looks, he would be wasting his face if he didn't audition for the role.

"Number 69".

Chen Wenbo took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and went inside.

The people who went in before me all came out in three to five minutes. It felt like the audition was too casual. I don't know what kind of performance they could deliver.

When assistant director Zhao Guangbin saw the person who pushed open the door, his tired eyes instantly lit up. What kind of weirdos had he been auditioning all morning?

Putting aside acting skills, his appearance is truly hideous. In recent years, the admission standards for film and drama schools have been getting lower and lower.

"Hello, director."

"Chen Wenbo, let's audition for Wu Xiuwen first. Change into that outfit and let's begin."

The assistant director's words sent a chill down Chen Wenbo's spine. This audition was like child's play; those people only had three to five minutes, and they even had to change props and clothes. What kind of performance could they possibly deliver?

Zhao Guangbin sized up the young man in front of him who was dressed up, and frowned. This look, even without makeup, made all the cannon fodder in front of him disappear without a trace.

Being too handsome isn't good; it makes it hard to find a suitable partner for Da Wu, otherwise this kid will steal all the spotlight.

The woman you like likes him. This reflects the inner thoughts of Da Wu and Xiao Wu. What is the mentality of a "simp"? The woman you like is not wrong; the man is the one who is wrong.

I'm afraid that if I can beat that guy up, my sweetheart will naturally accept me.

In real life, a simp doesn't need to act; actions speak louder than words. But in movies and TV shows, a simp does need to act; facial expressions and lines are very important.

With his senior sister's magical power, Chen Wenbo was able to convincingly portray a scene of hatred towards Yang Guo, but he couldn't recall any such scene in the 06 version.

Zhao Guangbin looked at the young man's resume, which listed Da Wu and Xiao Wu, and put an X over their names. He then turned to his assistant and said, "Give him a copy of Yelü Qi's segment."

"Chen Wenbo, go and prepare yourself. You'll be trying out the role of Yelü Qi later."

"Thank you, director."

Chen Wenbo took the audition script and was surprised to find that there was such a good thing. Although Da Wu and Xiao Wu were direct descendants of the Guo family, their roles were not much better than minor ones.

Liu Yifei looked around and saw the handsome guy coming out of the door. She hurriedly ran up to him and said, "Come with me quickly."

"Oh, I still have an audition to do. What's up, Ms. Yifei?"

Chen Wenbo was at his wits' end. There were outsiders present, and the little girl was acting all coquettish and unreasonable.

"I mentioned you to Director Zhang, and we're going over there for an audition."

Liu Yifei didn't care what the handsome guy thought. The production team was just doing a preliminary screening. Whether or not she was selected was ultimately up to the director and producer.

Wang Ning watched as the kid was pulled away by Liu Yifei as soon as he came out, her mouth agape. She thought to herself, "Damn it, with this kind of relationship, why did he even bother auditioning for the role of Da Wu?"

The bearded man wasn't impressed by Liu Yifei's praise of his acting skills and handsome appearance; no matter how handsome a guy was, his true colors would be revealed under his influence.

The current focus is on how to promote the characters Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu. Several of the supporting actresses have also been divided up. Huang Rong was taken by the investor's wife, and Guo Xiang was arranged by Li Shaohong.

Lu Wushuang was given to actresses she had worked with before; the remaining supporting actresses need to be carefully selected—they must be beautiful, and beautiful in a sophisticated way.

As for the supporting male roles, those who are willing to do favors will do so, and for the rest, forget it, does it matter? As long as the acting skills are up to par, whoever asks for the lowest salary will get the role.

The office door was pushed open, and the bearded man looked up and felt he should take back what he had just said; a supporting male character could also be important.

"Director Zhang, this is the person I was just talking about, his name is Chen Wenbo."

"Hello, Director Zhang and Director Yu."

Chen Wenbo greatly admires the older man and younger woman relationship. Even though she's already too old to work, she's not afraid of being cheated on. Perhaps in the eyes of a big shot, there's not much difference between a woman and a nanny.

A quick glance around the office revealed that Da Yao and Chen Jingfei were talking about something on the sofa, which looked like a scene of conspiracy.

"Hmm, what role does Yifei recommend he try out for?"

Zhang Jizhong carefully examined the young man in front of him and found him increasingly pleasing to the eye.

Liu Yifei said calmly, "I don't know about that. I saw him in ancient costume on set a while ago, and he had the air of an ancient person."

"Is that so? Then let's try Yelü Qi."

Zhang Jizhong was also quite curious. Liu Yifei would actually introduce a handsome young man to audition. What was the relationship between the two of them? Didn't Lao Chen care?

Chen Jingfei turned to Liu Xiaoli and asked, "Does Qianqian know this person?"

Liu Xiaoli looked up at the little tiger and whispered, "I saw this young man on the set of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series a while ago. It seems like the boss of Tangren Media is going to promote a newcomer."

"Why would Qianqian recommend Cai Yinong for an audition?"

Chen Jingfei frowned. Apart from that little boy Shu Chang, he hadn't heard of this girl being close to anyone, and more importantly, she was a boy.

"Maybe it's because we're around the same age, and there wasn't much to talk to on set, so it's just friends I made."

"You should remind her to be careful not to make friends casually, because people will jump to conclusions about everything."

Liu Xiaoli calmly replied, "I've been watching him on set the whole time. That young man is very well-behaved and there's nothing between him and Qianqian."

I thought meeting Zhang's father-in-law would give me a chance to audition for Huo Du, but it turns out it's no different from auditioning with the assistant director.

Chen Wenbo felt something was off after changing his clothes. In Wang Jing's drama, he was the beloved of the Palace Mistress of Yaoyue, but now in the drama of the Big Beard, he had transformed into her son-in-law.

Looking again at Liu Yifei and Da Yao beside him, it seemed as if they were hinting at something that was going to happen. No, no, he wanted to live a happy life, but he had to uphold his moral bottom line.

It's best not to perform too well; just make do.

Chen Wenbo gave a performance that was somewhat frivolous, which was not in line with the image of a down-on-his-luck noble prince.

"Excuse me, Director Zhang, Director Yu, I only have experience playing villains. Could I try out for the role of Zhao Zhijing?"

"The villain? Zhao Zhijing?"

Zhang Jizhong frowned after watching the young man's performance. The acting was too exaggerated. Once he said that, the villain understood. No wonder something felt off.

Yu Min spoke up from the side, "No, I think you might be more suitable for Yin Zhiping."

Chen Wenbo suddenly raised his head and looked at Director Yu incredulously. Zhao Zhijing's acting skills are more valuable. What's so great about playing a sycophant like Yin Zhiping?

Zhang Jizhong's eyes lit up instantly, and a great gimmick for hype immediately came to mind.

"Xiao Wang, go and get one of Yin Zhiping's outfits."

What the hell!

Chen Wenbo was internally screaming with frustration. They didn't even ask for his opinion; they were going to change his mind about becoming a son-in-law to a bridegroom, weren't they?

Yin Zhiping is the kind of person who runs away after the wedding night and doesn't need to take responsibility, but if he doesn't need to take responsibility, then maybe he doesn't—

Liu Yifei watched her senior brother change into Taoist robes and felt extremely grateful to Director Yu for saying what she wanted most.