“Contestant number 9527, Chen Feng? Chen Feng? Is he here?”
“Here.”
In the crowd, a clean-cut young man ran out.
“Teacher, I’m here.”
The examiner looked him up and down, nodded, and said, “It’s your turn. Stand aside and wait for a bit.”
With that, he unceremoniously pushed Chen Feng to the side.
Chen Feng: “…”
Helpless!
Reality is just that cruel.
When you have no fame or strength, no one will be polite to you.
Chen Feng is a transmigrator.
It’s been his fifth year in this world.
The original owner was a freshly graduated university student from Yanjing Film Academy, full of ambition, wanting to make a living in the entertainment industry.
But one dark and stormy night, while showering in his cheap rented room, the water heater leaked electricity, and the original owner died so ignominiously.
After Chen Feng transmigrated, he merged with the original owner’s memories and quickly accepted reality.
Let’s mix in!
In his previous life, he had also witnessed the glamour of the entertainment industry.
So he really wanted to give it a try.
But what was the result?
More than a year after graduating, he still couldn't find a single opportunity to show his face.
Without money or connections, he could only slowly try his luck in various film crews.
Playing minor roles, doing odd jobs.
This time, the second season of the hit variety show “What is an Actor,” currently airing in Xia Country, began its auditions.
So, Chen Feng also tried everything he could and finally successfully signed up for the audition.
This was also an opportunity.
If he could shine in such a variety show, he believed he could take a shortcut and break into the entertainment industry.
Today was the first audition.
The number of registrations for the Yanjing venue was simply terrifying.
It could be seen from Chen Feng’s ranking number, 9527.
How exaggerated was that?
Chen Feng felt both anxious and expectant.
As a member of the Dajun of transmigrators, it was already shameful enough not to have transmigrator benefits; if he couldn’t live a more exciting life, then he might as well just lie down like a salted fish.
The original owner had excellent grades in school.
He had a theoretical foundation.
Now it depended on whether he could turn these theoretical foundations into reality.
Excited!
Ganbatte!
Let's go.
“Contestant number 9528, Qu Dan? Is Qu Dan here?”
“Coming, coming, Teacher, I’m here.”
A girl squeezed out of the noisy crowd.
Short hair, round face.
She looked quite pretty.
The girl rushed to the door with a joyful expression: “Teacher, I’m here.”
The examiner looked at her twice, nodded, and said, “Alright, you two follow me in. Later, you two will act together for the assessment.”
Chen Feng glanced at Qu Dan.
Qu Dan also glanced at Chen Feng.
Both of their eyes lit up.
Good luck!
The man was handsome and sunny, the woman was sweet and charming.
Perfect.
“Come on, enter…”
The examiner hadn't finished speaking when suddenly, several people squeezed through the outer perimeter of the crowd in the distance.
One of them, an oily middle-aged man wearing glasses, called out with a chuckle from afar: “Teacher Meng, Teacher Meng, wait a moment.”
The examiner was startled.
He looked back and immediately smiled: “It’s Teacher Huang.”
“Haha, Teacher Meng, come here.”
After the bespectacled man came over, he directly pulled the examiner aside, then turned and whispered a few words to a young man who had come with him.
Chen Feng’s heart trembled.
No way?
Cutting in line?
Qu Dan, who was beside him, also bit her lip nervously.
Sure enough.
Two minutes later.
The examiner walked back.
That young man also followed him.
“Uh…”
The examiner looked at the two resumes in his hand, then looked up at Qu Dan: “Qu Dan, you… wait for the next batch. Alright?”
“Oh.”
Qu Dan looked wronged.
But there was nothing she could do!
In such a place, does a small audition participant with no background have the right to speak?
The examiner no longer paid attention to Qu Dan, waving to Chen Feng: “Come on, you two follow me in.”
After speaking, he turned and opened the door to the examination room.
The young man who came later immediately followed in with a smile, while trying to get close, he whispered with a chuckle: “Teacher Meng, is the assessment difficult?”
“Not difficult.”
“What are we performing?”
“I’ll tell you in a bit.”
“Teacher Meng, how many examiners are there? Besides you, are there others?”
“There are two others. Zhao Zhilong, speak less after you go in. Do what you are told. Don’t talk too much about other things.”
“Got it, Teacher Meng.”
The two went in.
Chen Feng, who was behind them, also slowly walked in.
His heart sank.
Zhao Zhilong?
Chen Feng was familiar with this man.
He seemed like a minor internet celebrity.
He became popular through cosplay, with over 300,000 followers on Douyin.
In this era where filters are rampant, even people with average looks can become handsome men with a little makeup.
What's more, Zhao Zhilong was somewhat photogenic.
This was clearly someone with connections.
How did he happen to run into him?
Going through the back door for an audition?
If you go through the back door, how awesome would it be to directly pass the audition and become a seeded contestant?
Do you still need an assessment?
This clearly showed that he found some connections, but not very strong ones.
Chen Feng secretly sighed.
He had a bad feeling.
After the three entered the examination room, the door closed, and the soundproofing inside was quite good.
In the spacious large room.
Three sets of tables and chairs were placed in front.
Currently, there was no one behind the tables; they must have gone to drink water or use the restroom.
Today's assessment had been going on for most of the day.
It was actually very tiring.
After the examiner came in, he motioned for Chen Feng and Zhao Zhilong to stand by the door and wait for a moment, while he himself hurried towards the back door.
On the table next to the back door were several stacks of folders.
Presumably, these were all script samples for the assessment.
At this moment, Zhao Zhilong, as if no one else was present, pulled out his phone, quickly opened his live stream, and walked to a window.
“Folks, netizens, the streamer is in now.”
“Hurry up, it’s time to tip, let’s get some gifts going, a wave, a wave.”
“No bragging, the streamer will definitely advance.”
“Really, is there any difficulty in this level of audition assessment?”
“Not advancing? Damn. If I don’t advance, I’ll live stream myself doing a handstand while having diarrhea, alright?”
“Alright, it’s settled then.”
“Hurry up and sponsor a wave.”
“Haha, thank you, Big Sister on the top of the leaderboard, thank you for your yacht, thank you Big Sister on the top of the leaderboard for your yacht.”
“Everyone else, hurry up and send gifts.”
“Don’t worry, today will definitely be exciting.”
“My opponent?”
“Don’t worry, just a little loser.”
…
Chen Feng: “…”
He silently glanced at Zhao Zhilong by the window.
Who the hell is a loser?
If it weren’t for the assessment, he would definitely go over and kick him.
This guy was a typical loudmouth.
Usually, loudmouths can become internet celebrities.
A few minutes later.
The examiner slowly walked back.
Zhao Zhilong quickly turned off his phone and hurried over.
“Teacher Meng, are we starting?”
Zhao Zhilong’s face was full of sycophantic expressions.
The examiner handed over the two sets of materials in his hand: “You have five minutes to read the script sample. After five minutes, the assessment begins.”
“Ah? Five minutes?”
Zhao Zhilong was startled: “So little time?”
The examiner rolled his eyes: “You don’t have any lines, just look at the scene and character development.”
“Alright.”
Zhao Zhilong quickly took his materials, opened them, and immediately his face was filled with surprise: “Awesome. I’m playing a police officer, right?”
“Yes.”
When Chen Feng heard this, his heart sank.
He quickly opened the materials in his hand.
Holy cow!
Inside the materials were several large characters prominently displayed.
Character Role: Addict.