Chapter Twenty-Four

  On this side, Jiang Chuan was holding onto his teammate's hand and going crazy in various ways. On the other side, staff members came to settle them down - meaning that although Director Jiang Luocheng had left, the deputy director and producer were still there, so the work of re-selecting actors couldn't be delayed and didn't need to be put off.

  Suddenly became anxious like having contracted mouse plague.

  If someone had told him a week ago that he would be so anxious to get the male lead role in Jiang Luocheng's TV series that he would jump up and down, his first reaction would probably be to slap that person awake before continuing to talk to them.

  Jiang Luocheng, TV series.

  Too low, can't be lower.

  But the thought of giving in to such a lowly person made him feel extremely unwilling - humans are just such strange creatures, previously he had thought that Xu Wenjie wouldn't pose any threat to himself and could be ignored, but now it's clear to both of them that if Xu Wenjie were to take this role, he would at least be able to immediately shed his identity as a marginal 18th-line star, and might even really be able to replace Jian Ran to some extent...

  Even if it's just a very small part.

  But for Xu Wenjie, it was enough.

  Thinking of this, Jian Ran felt uncomfortable all over, it's not about him being petty or not, just three words: what right?

  Right, he stomped his paws, raised his head and chest, and sprayed a stream of air from his nostrils. What's the big idea!

  “……”

  With great difficulty, he made a difficult arm movement for the hamster, and cautiously walked back and forth in his master's pocket. After thinking about it, he felt that he was overthinking - among the people who came to compete for the role of "Qiao Sheng" today, there were not a few experienced first- and second-line actors. If they were inspired by the previous film and performed according to the routine of "Yuan Jinran", then...

  Xu Wenjie may not necessarily win.

  Because he can only learn the shape of "Yuan Jinran", but cannot learn the spirit.

  "Hmm, of course. Thinking about it, I silently rolled my eyes in my heart, thinking that if he could learn to this extent, this kid would have been famous long ago."

  When the hamster was squatting in its owner's pocket, making small movements to cheer itself up, it didn't know that a tragic fate had already befallen it - as punishment for running around and jumping wildly everywhere, Jiang Chuan actually put Jian Ran back into his cage as soon as he returned to the resting room, depriving him of his freedom. The hamster was shocked at first, then resisted for a while, but when it realized that its owner was too busy reading scripts to even notice its struggles, it finally understood that its resistance was ineffective and insignificant in the eyes of its foolish human master.

  The hamster suddenly threw open the food bowl, stuck its big pancake face on the cage, and stared at its owner with a pair of resentful eyes for a while, then stared at Xu Wenjie. The hamster's "lively" appearance attracted the attention of many people.

  Among them was Wang Mo, a good friend who had previously been on good terms with Jian Ran and also came to audition this time.

  This guy is the labor model of the entertainment industry.

  In the past two years, he has been frequently appearing on the screen with a series of plays, making him a familiar face - in fact, some TV dramas were popular and some were not, but because he was always acting, it gave people the illusion that "this person is always appearing in particularly popular TV dramas". Just this year, Wang Mo won his first film and television award since entering the industry, and at the same time, he stepped into the ranks of second-tier actors who are close to being first-tier.

  Maybe considering that they would be acting together soon, the two were completely unfamiliar and it was awkward, affecting their performance. At this moment, Wang Mo, who was thinking about getting close to them, walked over with a hand holding a rolled-up script, looked at the hamster stuck on the cage with its mouth puffed out, turned his head and asked Jiang Chuan: "Jiang Chuan? Ah, you're good, your hamster is quite cute, does it bite?"

  Jiang Chuan took a glance at Wang Mo - the expression was so obvious that even an idiot could tell that his own stupid master didn't recognize the person in front of him. Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, the newcomer who had been approached by a big shot calmly shook his head and said indifferently: "Not interested."

  Wang Mo's expression was quite interesting, and seeing him like this also made her feel amused. She laughed until her eyes were curved into crescent moons and asked: "How are you so sure?"

  Jiang Chuan nodded and said with a hint of embarrassment: "Because I'm fat."

  Wang Mo: "......"

  Jian Ran: "......"

  Because I'm fat.

  Because! For! Half moon!

  Jiang Chuan, is this something a human would say?!

  Look down on me for being fat? Why don't you go buy a slender one and see if it can sway its thin waist to do a peacock dance for you?!

  Only know the eighth set of middle school students' broadcast gymnastics, I'm really sorry!!!!!!

  The hamster in the cage suddenly turned into a three-white-eyed, puffed out its chest and glared at its owner. Just as it had made up its mind to give this impudent servant a good scolding next time he came near, the door of the rest room was suddenly pushed open from outside. Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of the opening door, only to find that the person poking his head in from outside was a familiar face.

  "Sister." Xu Wenjie stood up happily.

  Xu Qianqian hastily walked in, politely greeting everyone in the rest room before finally fixing her gaze on her own brother. The two exchanged a brief glance before walking over to sit down together on the corner sofa. Xu Wenjie handed Xu Qianqian a script, which she took and flipped through quickly before closing it and turning to ask Xu Wenjie several questions. After he answered each one, Xu Qianqian fell silent.

  They said something but it's completely inaudible from this side.

  However, he could clearly see that after Xiu Qianqian had been quiet for a while, she flicked her hair and began to talk to Xu Wenjie in a lively manner - on the one hand, she was talking, and on the other hand, she was also making some small movements, such as struggling or hugging... Jing Yan immediately understood that Xiu Qianqian was acting out a play for Xu Wenjie.

  This elder sister has been on the big screen, and in recent years she's been quite active, a small flower. Her experience on the silver screen is naturally more than her younger brother who has always been wandering outside of the 18th line...

  He stared intently at Xu Qianqian's mouth, trying to read something from her lips. However, after staring from head to toe until the end, his beady eyes were about to pop out. Finally, he saw Xu Wenjie pointing to the poster of himself and Jiang Chuan behind him, then pointing to his own face, saying something to Xu Qianqian. Xu Qianqian raised her head, looked at Ruo Ran's poster, shook her head, and said four words to Xu Wenjie.

  This time I finally understood it.

  She said: ——

  Don't imitate him.

  “……”

  I don't know why, but suddenly I feel like something is off.