Chapter 14

With just this one short shot,

Su Chen portrayed several emotions.

Down-and-out and inferior!

Bitterly pleading!

Self-important!

Proud and arrogant!

These emotions progressed layer by layer, yet blended with each other.

It left Wong Kar-wai stunned.

Even if Best Actor Tony Leung had come,

he might not necessarily have interpreted it better than Su Chen.

Yang Mi was also deeply shocked,

even more shocked than when Su Chen had seen her shirtless!

She had signed a handsome little fresh meat,

and Su Chen could clearly rely on his looks to eat,

yet he insisted on showing off his talent!

[Ding! Yang Mi experienced shock, points +1200]

The female acting teacher took out a piece of paper and said gently: "The Xuezhi of today and the Xuezhi of 10 years ago—the difference between them is this string of numbers."

"This is my monthly income. In the next 10 years, the speed at which I make money will only get faster. How will you catch up?"

Su Chen didn't say a word,

staring straight at the female acting teacher in front of him.

A sharp, tiger-like light radiated from his eyes.

At this moment, A-Bao was completely ignited with fighting spirit. ===== CHAPTER 39 =====

His ambition was bursting.

Without a single line,

just one look allowed the audience to read his inner thoughts.

"Amazing!"

Wong Kar-wai slapped the table and jumped up.

"Little Su, your acting is truly amazing, it’s perfect."

"Before you came, I auditioned many actors."

"I’m not afraid of offending anyone, but their acting skills are a huge gap behind yours."

"Aren't you just a Tony Leung who is decades younger?"

"Much younger, and your acting is no worse than his."

"I can't wait to see your next performance!"

The successful Bao Zong

wore suits that were all international luxury brands.

To get into character,

Su Chen changed into a more high-end suit,

and his hairstyle was also made more refined.

Su Chen appeared in front of Yang Mi again, dressed in a suit.

The first time she saw this scene,

she fell for him at first sight!

If Sister Reba hadn't suddenly barged in,

they would probably both be lying together watching the sunrise and sunset.

Su Chen’s outfit was incredibly handsome!

It was about the same as a man seeing a top goddess wearing a bikini.

[Ding! Yang Mi experienced admiration, points +1000]

[Ding! Yang Mi experienced wild fantasies, points +1300]

Su Chen was secretly startled.

This woman’s emotional points are really fast to farm.

Su Chen couldn't imagine

if Zhao Zhao Liying, Gao Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Zhang Zhang Liangying...

or even that little girl whose name cannot be mentioned

were all by his side!

How satisfying would it be to farm those points?

This audition shot was even simpler.

There wasn't a single line throughout.

Su Chen just had to react according to Wong Kar-wai’s prompts.

Wong Kar-wai said: "Perform the big-shot air of Bao Zong."

Upon receiving the instruction,

Su Chen straightened his body, put his hands behind his back, and tilted his head slightly upward.

A smile hung on the corner of his mouth that was extremely difficult to detect,

just like the Mona Lisa’s smile.

If Su Chen’s smile were any bigger,

it would make people feel he was being cocky.

If it were any smaller,

it would lose the pride and triumph of a successful person.

The scale was just right,

just like Yang Mi’s figure—

any bigger, and it would burst!

Any smaller, and it wouldn't be fun.

Wong Kar-wai was so excited he could barely sit still.

His sunglasses trembled along with his gaze.

"Perform melancholy."

Hearing these two words,

Su Chen put his hands in his pockets, hunched his body slightly, and lowered his head,

walking forward with a swaying motion.

He had just performed Bao Zong’s infinite glory;

now he was performing his inner emptiness and loneliness.

"Damn, acting this well?"

Wong Kar-wai was also a man of passion,

unable to help but curse.

Don't look at the fact that Su Chen is only 24,

slightly different from Bao Zong’s age setting.

But this suit with a strong sense of the era,

plus the slicked-back hair that could add 5 years to his age,

and Su Chen’s "disfiguring" acting skills

completely made the audience forget his age.

Liu Liu Xiaoqing can play a 17-year-old girl,

and an elderly Jackie Chan can jump off buildings in movies.

Su Chen playing a successful person ten years older

didn't have much of a sense of incongruity.

It started as an audition,

but by the end, it had turned into Su Chen’s personal performance show.

Wong Kar-wai became an old fanboy.

He kept putting forward various performance requirements,

constantly admiring Su Chen’s god-tier moments,

watching with great relish.

It was more satisfying than watching a movie!

After Su Chen finished his audition,

Wong Kar-wai couldn't help but applaud for a full minute.

He patted Su Chen on the shoulder.

"Little Su, are you willing to be the male lead of this *Blossoms Shanghai*?"

Hearing this,

Yang Mi’s legs went weak.

Oh my god!

No way?

Was Su Chen really taken a liking to by Wong Kar-wai and chosen as the male lead?

However, she could understand Wong Kar-wai’s decision.

Su Chen’s performance just now was too explosive.

That acting skill

was enough to become a textbook for major acting schools. ===== CHAPTER 40 =====

It is enough to become a textbook for major performance academies.

It’s no wonder Wong Kar-wai had the thought of letting Su Chen replace Hu Ge.

Wong Kar-wai promised: "Just say one word, do you want to act?"

"I’ll handle everything else."

Su Chen smiled faintly: "Director Wong, what are you saying? Why did I come here today?"

"Of course I want to act. I grew up watching Director Wong’s films, my admiration for you is like the surging river..."

Wong Kar-wai almost laughed his sunglasses off.

"You kid is a sycophant, confirmed!"

Wong Kar-wai shook hands with Su Chen.

"Then it’s settled."

"I originally planned to use Hu Ge as the male lead, but I suddenly feel you are more suitable than him."

"I will go talk to Hu Ge myself, and I will create another drama for him later."

"The role of A-Bao is yours!"

"Let’s have a meal together later, and before you leave, I’ll give you the complete script to take back and study carefully."

"Once you sign the contract, you can join the crew when you receive my notification."

After Su Chen and Yang Mi left,

the producer on the side raised an objection.

"Director Wong, using Su Chen... I’m afraid that’s not very appropriate, right?"

"This kid does have a good image and strong acting skills."

"But he has no fame! And no traffic or heat."

"Once we sign a contract with him, many production companies will withdraw their investment."

Capital chases profit.

Many investors were willing to throw money at this drama

not just because of Wong Kar-wai’s name,

but also because many were aiming for Hu Ge.

Replacing Hu Ge with a nobody—

what happened to the all-star cast?

In the end, the supporting cast is all-star,

but the lead is a small fry.

Isn't that just purely funny?

But Wong Kar-wai is a very stubborn person.

He makes works

not for box office, nor for ratings,

but to film the world in his mind.

Hu Ge is indeed very good at carrying ratings;

any drama with him is a hit.

But Hu Ge can’t act in movies.

This *Blossoms Shanghai*, to put it bluntly, is an extended version of a movie.

Su Chen has that classic movie face!

Perhaps with Su Chen as the male lead,

the ratings will be a big gap behind Hu Ge’s.

But Wong Kar-wai couldn't care less about that.

He only knew one thing:

relatively speaking, Su Chen is more suitable for the male lead than Hu Ge.

That’s enough!

Wong Kar-wai has done this kind of thing more than once.

Back when he was filming *Ashes of Time*, he was all kinds of dragging his feet.

To avoid losing money, the investors

had the leads quickly film a funny movie, *The Eagle Shooting Heroes*.

It ended up being a box office hit,

far more profitable than *Ashes of Time*.

But Wong Kar-wai didn't care at all.

He only pursued the art in his heart!

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[New book uploaded, begging for flowers, monthly tickets, and comments! Begging for all support]. ===== CHAPTER 41 =====