Playing the Eighth Route Army, the system is forcing this on me?

Chapter 6 Where did these Japanese soldiers come from?

Kong Sheng's words, "He's the second male lead," were like a bomb thrown into the audition room.

At the same time, one word popped into everyone's mind.

what?

The assistant director's lips twitched several times.

He has acted in five films with Kong Sheng.

The casting process for every film is a complete mess.

For the third male lead role in his previous drama, more than twenty actors auditioned, but Kong Sheng didn't like any of them.

In the end, the casting director almost resigned.

This time, the Japanese actors are even more outrageous.

It is said that more than forty actors were contacted in the early stages alone.

Among them are many veteran actors who are well-known in the industry.

A veteran actor who had won the Golden Eagle Award flew over specifically to audition for a scene.

After reading it, Kong Sheng said three words.

Not dirty enough.

They got so angry they slammed the door and left.

There is also a veteran actor who has played villains for twenty years and is recognized in the industry as a specialist in bad guys.

Kong Sheng shook his head after reading it.

They said he played a bad guy, not a Japanese soldier.

Bad people are different from Japanese devils.

Bad people are still people.

The Japanese devils are beasts.

This is not a species.

They screened them one by one until the crew had been filming for half a month, and the role of the Japanese lead actor was still vacant.

And now?

An extra went up and stood there for more than ten seconds, reciting eight words.

Did Kong Sheng make the decision on the spot?

He complained about everything when others auditioned.

When it comes to Yi Zheng, there's no need to read it a second time?

The assistant director's mind was buzzing.

If this gets out, the whole industry will explode.

Outside the audition room, the three actors who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama were completely speechless.

All three of them graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. None of them got in without pulling strings and using connections, and they were all severely berated as a result.

Yi Zheng, an extra, only read eight words and immediately landed the role of the second male lead, who appears throughout the entire series.

At this moment, Lao Qin was preparing a new contract.

But then Kong Sheng's voice came from behind.

"Old Qin! Come here!"

Old Qin's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.

"Hole, hole guide..."

"Tell me the truth."

Kong Sheng stood up from his chair.

"How long has this kid been following you?"

"It's been more than four years."

"Four years?"

Kong Sheng raised his voice.

"For over four years, you made him an extra?"

Team Leader Qin shrank back.

"Director Kong, he really wasn't good before. He had the same leg movement, and he couldn't even walk properly before—"

"You call that no good?"

Kong Sheng poked Qin's forehead with his finger.

"Did you see that on stage just now?"

"Are you blind or am I blind?!"

Team Leader Qin opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

What could he say?

Is it true that Yi Zheng was nothing before?

But everyone saw what happened just now.

Team Leader Qin stood there, stunned.

He glanced in the direction Yi Zheng had left.

There was only one thought in my mind.

When did this kid finally figure it out?

……

On the other side...

Li Sisi finished her live stream in the studio and walked out with the cameraman.

She took out her phone and was stunned for a moment.

Number of viewers in the live stream.

Two hundred thousand.

There were only tens of thousands of people when they arrived.

Yi Zheng's audition lasted only a dozen seconds, but it immediately boosted his stats.

The barrage of comments was so dense it completely covered the screen.

[I hereby declare that the King of Bends in Hengdian has officially ascended to the throne!]

[This is incredible! This guy is a colonel reincarnated!]

I recorded those eight words, and now when I close my eyes, all I can think about is that flavor of the seasoning; it's so intoxicating.

[Director Kong is awesome! He really dares to use people. No wonder he's the number one tough-guy director in China!]

She opened the backend, and the message bar was already exploding.

People from the station, her colleagues, and editors from several marketing accounts were all asking her for materials.

Li Sisi hadn't had a chance to reply to the message yet.

Trending topics have already started appearing on my phone screen.

The media and marketing accounts have the keenest sense of smell.

Before the live stream even ended, major short video platforms were already flooded with clips of Yi Zheng's audition.

The headlines are getting more and more exaggerated.

#Shocking! A real colonel was spotted in Hengdian, and a top student from the Central Academy of Drama suffered a devastating defeat!

#Director Kong Sheng made the decision on the spot, and won the second male lead role after a ten-second audition. What made him so special?

#Stop pretending, I suggest thoroughly investigating this guy's family history for three generations!

Three trending topics, two of which were directly in the top ten.

The marketing accounts were even more efficient than she had imagined.

The scene of Yi Zheng walking into the audition studio during the live broadcast has been edited into more than a dozen short video versions.

Some titles read—

[The entire room fell silent! The moment the extra spoke, the director dropped his script!]

Some are even more outrageous—

[A background actor who spent four years as an extra won over a top director in ten seconds!]

There's also one that got the most likes—

He was speaking Mandarin, but I could hear a Taiwanese accent in his accent! Help!

The comments section turned into a large-scale debate.

The top comment caused an uproar.

"Wait, who is this guy? His accent is so authentic!"

There were over a thousand replies below.

"That's outrageous. I studied in Japan for three years, and I listened to that part five times. That tone of voice didn't sound fake at all."

"Here's something that's really chilling to think about. A friend of mine who works as a simultaneous interpreter said that Ichiko's pronunciation is a characteristic of the Kansai region of Japan. People from China who learn island languages usually learn the Kanto dialect."

"So, is he actually from China?"

"You're overthinking it, they just have talent."

"Talent can reach this level? That's not talent, that's bloodline."

The debate is intensifying.

At first, it was just a ripple in the entertainment industry.

By that afternoon, the nature of the matter began to change.

First, several history bloggers stepped in to analyze it.

It is said that Yi Zheng's posture and micro-expressions in that performance are highly consistent with the behavioral habits of island nation army officers during World War II.

It's not the kind of imitation seen in movies and TV shows.

It really matches perfectly.

Then military bloggers also joined in the fun.

It is said that when Yi Zheng wore his military uniform, the order in which he buttoned the buttons was the island nation style, left over right, not the dragon nation style, right over left.

This is a detail that even many professional actors wouldn't notice.

In no time, the topic "What nationality is Yi Zheng?" became the number one trending topic.

One extra has captured the attention of half the internet.

What truly brought the matter to a head was a post from an official account.

Nanjing History Museum.

Officially verified, marked with a blue V and yellow label.

The post was published at 4:00 PM that day.

The content consists of only a few lines.

We have no problem casting indigenous people from island nations as actors; we are open to it. However, we urge the production team to verify their true identities to prevent them from being infiltrated by the enemy. @DeXianProductionTeamOfficialWeibo

This post was forwarded over 100,000 times within an hour.

The comments below are beyond lively.

is crazy.

"Hahaha, even museums are involved!"

"Official confirmation—suspected enemy infiltrator, I'm dying of laughter."

"No, it's just an extra, why does it warrant a statement from a museum?"

"The museum is right, what if it really is?"

"I suggest you investigate his family history."

"What's the point of investigating? Is being a good actor a crime?"

The comments section was immediately divided into two camps, arguing fiercely.

……

Kong Sheng's phone had been ringing non-stop since the afternoon.