Chapter 499

I suspect Muzan borrowed a lot from Naraku.

But I feel he didn't learn the essence of it.

Hearing Xu Feng's words, Jiao Enjun touched his face, which already had some wrinkles when he made expressions, and smiled bitterly: "Eh, I'm old." One can only say that time spares no one.

Byakuya Kuchiki can be said to be the last role of Jiao Enjun's handsome period.

He is already a father of a teenager, and his age can no longer support him playing handsome roles.

At least he doesn't want to play handsome roles in their teens or twenties anymore.

After all, not everyone is the "Cult Leader" Huang or the King of Pretentiousness.

With wrinkles on his face, he still wears a school uniform to play a high school student.

That's why Jiao Enjun chose the role of Toga, a high-level bit part whose screen time is not much more than that of Shiba Miyako played by Liu Yifei in *Bleach*.

Xu Feng nodded in agreement.

After all, with Jiao Enjun's current image as an old handsome man, playing Toga is more than enough.

The subsequent auditions were for the protagonists, and the first to bear the brunt was Peng Yuchang, who had already cooperated with Xu Feng several times.

When he saw him again after several months, Xu Feng directly wore a "subway old man" face. "... You kid have gained a few pounds."

That's right, the Peng Yuchang in front of him... was quite swollen, especially that face; it felt like you couldn't even see the lines on the contours anymore.

Is life at the Mushroom House that good? Getting this fat.

Peng Yuchang scratched his nose embarrassedly and laughed dryly: "Di-Xu Dao, I can lose..."

It wasn't a matter of gaining a few pounds; he had gained... ten pounds.

There was no help for it; Teacher Huang's cooking was too good. Xu Feng glanced at the date and said lightly: "I'll give you a month."

Peng Yuchang's face, which had a bit of a double chin, immediately collapsed.

Fine, in the end, it was his own doing.

It seems that for this month, he will have no fate with sugar-oil mixtures.

—"Brother Hu, were you cut?"

At Tang Ren Film and Television Company, Hu Ge, who was reading a script, turned his head and found it was the company's top sister, Liu Shishi. "I'm still studying another script, so it doesn't count as being cut," Hu Ge said, a bit embarrassed.

That's right, he was cut from the audition for *Inuyasha*.

The role of Inuyasha was impossible, and Hu Ge had self-awareness in his heart.

After all, he was older than Xu Feng; how could he play the other's younger brother?

As for Naraku, the big villain of the show, Hu Ge had wanted to challenge himself and try.

Unfortunately, he had too little experience playing villains and just couldn't bring out that flavor.

After all, Hu Ge's acting skills are considered the best among his generation, but unfortunately, they don't reach the level of Xu Feng, who can handle protagonists, villains, or psychological perverts with ease.

And Xu Feng's selection of actors is just that cruel.

It doesn't matter how good your relationship with him is.

As long as you aren't suitable, he will cut you without a moment's hesitation.

So he could only set his sights on another script Xu Feng was preparing—*Naruto*. Hu Ge had his eye on a character with very high screen time named "Kakashi Hatake."

The difficulty mainly lies in the fact that he wears a mask throughout the show; wanting to perfectly interpret a character solely through his eyes is very difficult.

Hu Ge, who had read a small part of this script, had a premonition that this was a truly epoch-making drama that could take the baton from *Bleach*.

He basically pushed all his subsequent announcements; he had to win this role.

Liu Shishi, looking at the *Naruto* script in Hu Ge's hand, was also thoughtful.

After all, if nothing unexpected happened, she should be able to get the role of "Kurenai Yuhi" in it.

However, the Tang Ren top sister felt that this role's screen time was still a bit too little.

What she wanted most was the second female lead in *Inuyasha*.

Although the nominal second female lead is Sango played by Da Mimi, anyone who has read the script knows.

The most charming character is Kikyo!

Even after it airs, her popularity could be higher than the female lead, Kagome.

This character, even more than ten years after *Inuyasha* ended, still occupies a place in the ACG world and is even bound to the attribute of "miko."

"Then I'm going to audition too, bye-bye~"

Liu Shishi waved at Hu Ge and prepared to leave.

"Be careful, your competitor this time is very strong."

Hu Ge kindly reminded her.

He had also received word that Liu Shishi's biggest competitor in this casting was—Liu Yifei!

Because she didn't play Li Xiaoyao but Tang Yu, Hu Ge and Liu Yifei's relationship had been just average since they filmed *Chinese Paladin* ten years ago.

Therefore, he supported Liu Shishi more now.

But this time, the opponent was too strong.

Hu Ge had also read the summary of the "Kikyo" character in the script: a beautiful, peerless miko, tolerant and kind to others, gentle and selfless, cold on the outside but actually possessing a gentle and strong heart.

Holy crap, this personality is exactly the same as Zhao Linger and the Shi Xiaolong Maiden.

It is completely the type of character Liu Yifei is best at.

However, Xu Feng indicated that Hu Ge's understanding of the Kikyo character was limited.

Indeed, from the surface, Kikyo belongs to the image of an ice beauty.

But once she truly falls in love, she loves more crazily than anyone else.

This is also one of the key elements of her personality that struck countless "LSP" (lecherous people) in his previous life.

Whether Liu Yifei can bring out that flavor is really hard to say.

After all, her acting skills... those who know, know.

And she isn't the same her who played Zhao Linger and the Shi Xiaolong Maiden back then.

Whether she still has that ethereal temperament from before is also a question.

"Thank you for your hard work, I still need to consider it, you go back first."

When Liu Shishi arrived at the door of the audition office for 2D Film and Television, she happened to hear Xu Feng's voice from outside the door. She peeked inside...

Good heavens! Who was auditioning if not Liu Yifei?

However, hearing Xu Feng's answer, Liu Shishi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, he didn't designate Liu Yifei as the female lead on the spot; she still had a chance. "Miss Liu Shishi..."

Just then, a voice drifted faintly into Liu Shishi's ears. "Wah!"

Liu Shishi was startled, stumbled, and threw both hands against the door, falling straight inside.

This startled Xu Feng and Liu Yifei inside the room.

Liu Yifei, who had been pouting unhappily because Xu Feng hadn't chosen her immediately, was startled by Liu Shishi the next second.

Turning her head to look, Liu Yifei's face had darkened quite a bit.

This pirated version had really come.

"Ah haha~ no, sorry, I tripped." Liu Shishi tried to ease the awkwardness with two dry laughs.

After climbing up, she turned her head angrily to look outside the door.

Which bastard is sabotaging me!?

And then she saw... Liu Xiaoli!... Seeking flowers...

Holy crap, it's just like the rumors.

This aunt and her daughter are conjoined twins, inseparable wherever they go.

"Sorry, Miss Shishi."

Liu Xiaoli first dealt with Liu Shishi, then quickly walked into the room and asked Xu Feng: "Xu Dao, is there anything about our Xixi's performance that you are dissatisfied with?"

Seeing Xu Feng as he is now, Liu Xiaoli didn't dare to call him "Little Xu" anymore.

"To be honest, except for her face, I'm not very satisfied with anything else."

Xu Feng sat back in his boss chair and said lightly.

"Pfft!"

Sorry, Liu Shishi indicated she really couldn't hold it in.

Liu Yifei was so angry her eyeballs were bulging.

"Miss Liu Yifei, you should still go back and find the feeling you had when you played the Shi Xiaolong Maiden back then."

When Xu Feng said this, Nazha dutifully performed her duties as a little assistant, pouring tea for her boss. ===== CHAPTER 501 =====