Chapter 12: Are you a heartless pig

The audition site.

Wong Kar-wai was inside the room interviewing Huang Huang Xiaoming.

A staff member handed Su Chen a few sheets of paper.

On them were the background and character profile of the male lead for this drama.

Following that, a few scenes were provided as the content for the audition.

The lines were not many.

The performance time was also limited.

But Wong Kar-wai had a very sharp eye.

Within this extremely limited time,

he could judge whether an actor was truly suitable for a role.

After upgrading the Perfect Best Actor skill to Advanced,

Su Chen’s speed at memorizing lines increased significantly.

After scanning through them a few times, he had memorized the lines perfectly.

Furthermore, Su Chen could take two-dimensional text

and build a three-dimensional model in his mind.

He could perform a simulated acting session as if he were truly there.

After a few simulations,

Su Chen had almost completely grasped the essence of the character "Bao Zong."

Just at this moment,

Huang Huang Xiaoming walked out, looking dejected.

Yang Mi leaned in and asked, "Huang Xiaoming, how did the audition go?"

Huang Huang Xiaoming shrugged.

"I'm afraid it didn't go well..."

"Director Wong wasn't very satisfied with my acting style and corrected many details."

"I did learn quite a bit, but this role..."

"I'm afraid it'll be hard to land. I really can't snatch it from Hu Ge!"

In his past life,

the original choice for the drama *Nirvana in Fire* was Huang Huang Xiaoming.

But at the time, Huang Huang Xiaoming was under contract.

He wasn't very interested in this TV series adapted from a web novel.

He decisively chose to refuse.

In the end, it paved the way for Hu Ge,

bringing him to another peak in his career.

Before *Nirvana in Fire* burst onto the scene,

Hu Ge was in a low period of his career.

Even with *The Disguiser*,

it would have been impossible to push him to his current heights.

In this world, the drama *Nirvana in Fire* did not yet exist.

Huang Huang Xiaoming and Hu Ge had no grudges between them either.

But Huang Huang Xiaoming truly favored this top-tier production.

He wanted to snatch the male lead role!

Huang Huang Xiaoming’s looks were not inferior to Hu Ge’s.

His acting skills were likewise not below his.

After all, Huang Huang Xiaoming was someone who held two Best Actor awards.

His achievements in the film industry

were something Hu Ge could never hope to reach in eight lifetimes.

The reason their reputations were so polarized

was because Hu Ge’s acting was stable and he was low-key in his personal life.

While Huang Huang Xiaoming’s peaks were very high, his lows were also frighteningly low.

He also liked to act cool and was exceptionally greasy.

His works like *Shanghai Bund*, *The Patriot Yue Fei*, as well as *American Dreams in China* and *The Message*,

were classics among classics, no worse than Hu Ge’s.

Furthermore, Huang Huang Xiaoming had been living in Tomson Riviera for years,

and he had learned a bit of the Shanghai dialect. ===== CHAPTER 34 =====

With so many halos already added to him,

he still felt deep despair after the audition.

One can see how insane Wong Kar-wai’s standards are!

Subsequently, Huang Huang Xiaoming looked up at Su Chen.

"Da Mimi, the actor under your banner coming to audition, it wouldn't be him, would it?"

"Brother, you're so tall and handsome, I'm envious!"

"But you're a newcomer, you have no fame, and your acting skills need polishing."

"I reckon you're just going through the motions. Increasing your experience and knowledge isn't a bad thing."

And this was exactly Yang Mi’s purpose in bringing Su Chen to the audition.

She didn't expect Su Chen to actually be able to snatch the male lead from Hu Ge.

Su Chen was lazily lying on the sofa in the lounge,

almost falling asleep while waiting.

Yang Mi, on the other hand, appeared very nervous,

as if she were the one about to audition.

"Hey, Su Chen, it’s almost your turn."

"Why are you so heartless, like a pig?"

Su Chen was in a completely relaxed posture.

"Didn't you say it yourself? My chance of success in the audition is 0."

"Then what pressure do I have?"

When a person is doing something,

having a 100% chance and a 0% chance are both the most relaxing states.

Because one is a sure win, and the other is hopeless.

Yang Mi said speechlessly, "That may be so, but I brought you here to let you see a top-tier director in the flesh."

"To talk to a big shot, learn, receive guidance, and see if you can have an epiphany."

"With your attitude, you might as well go back to feeding pigs!"

Su Chen grinned.

"With my looks and physique, even if I fed pigs, I could turn them into a mega-influencer with tens of millions of fans, believe it or not?"

Yang Mi: "Keep bragging! I... I believe you!"

Even if Yang Mi found this rascal Su Chen annoying,

she had to admit that this guy was truly handsome!

His physique was truly explosive!

The key was that his stamina was also terrifying.

That night, he had worn Sister Reba out completely.

She had practically ascended to heaven on the spot!

Yang Mi, even through the wall, had felt a sense of immersion.

Now that self-media is so developed,

countless influencers with tens of millions of fans have been born.

If Su Chen took that route, he would definitely be one of the top influencers.

Su Chen had a flash of inspiration.

"Sister Mi, how about we bet on something?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes.

"Why do you love gambling so much?"

"I heard from Sister Reba about that incident with Huang Huang Jingyu."

"Don't call yourself Su Chen anymore, call yourself Su Yan Shuangying!"

"But you really found the right person, I love to gamble too!"

Yang Mi is the most famous gambling queen in the entertainment industry.

Because when she debuted, she had no background.

She was just an ordinary little girl.

If she wanted the company to give her good resources,

she had to sign gambling agreements full of traps.

If she won, she gained both fame and fortune.

If she lost, she might be frozen.

And she would have to pay off huge debts.

That was how Yang Mi stepped over one gambling agreement after another

to reach the peak throne of the traffic queen!

Beneath her feet were countless dry bones.

Yang Mi’s path to fame was far less easy than those super-resource-backed stars like Da Da Tiantian, Liu Liu Haochun, and Yu Shuxin.

It was an absolute history of blood and tears.

It had blood, it had tears, and it had history!

"Speak, what are we betting on?"

Su Chen fished a coin out of his bag.

"Let's bet on whether I can get the male lead in *Blossoms Shanghai*!"

"If I don't get it, then you win."

"From then on, I'll obediently film traffic dramas for you, and this coin will also be yours."

Yang Mi nodded: "Of course, no problem. Isn't that what we agreed on?"

"If I get the male lead in *Blossoms Shanghai*..."

Yang Mi quickly interrupted.

"Wait a second, I... I think that's impossible, no need to discuss it."

Su Chen retorted: "Since it's a bet, of course there must be two sides."

"I'm saying, what if! What if I get the male lead in *Blossoms Shanghai*... you become my girlfriend!"

Yang Mi widened her beautiful eyes.

"You want to hit on me?"

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