Chapter 72: Trying on Glasses & An Unexpected Encounter

  Just as he had analyzed, the three judges already showed a rather obvious fatigue. What surprised Lü was that Dun He Lian was also one of the judges.

  But then it made sense. Dun He Lian is the male lead in this movie and a true film emperor, so it's only natural that he would be the judge.

  After a polite and not overly enthusiastic greeting, Iida's face didn't show any particular expression, he simply pointed to the table with his index finger, indicating that Ritsu should take a look at the request on the table.

  The words on the note were simple, but they made Lu pause for a moment.

  "Act Twenty-Three."

  Yes, just these few words, nothing more.

  In his heart, Ida Taizan is really very sinister. If he hadn't remembered the 23rd act and didn't bring the script, there would be a big difference, probably affecting the evaluation.

  Fortunately, the lawyer had read the script too many times and was already familiar with it.

  Then Lu looked at him with a smile, although his face was expressionless, but with a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

  "Excuse me, Director Ida, do you have time to think about it?"

  Yi Da was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. "One minute."

  After a simple thank you, Lü began to ponder how to perform this scene in order to better capture the audience's hearts.

  "Let's get started."

  Iida spoke up. Ritsu nodded and stepped back to a position on the side, rather than in the center.

  And before he even started, Lü had already wrinkled his originally neat clothes a bit, looking somewhat decadent.

  Ida Tatsurou stared intently at this young man, observing him from the moment he entered the room.

  Actually, he intentionally put him in the last position. Tōka Ren's recommendation made it impossible for him to refuse, but since he let a newcomer try out for his movie, it can't be said that Iida was as carefree as he seemed on the surface.

  After all, others have worked hard to get where they are today, so why did this young man get the chance to audition just as he was starting out? In fact, Iida Tasuke, who is usually serious about such matters, didn't like this one bit.

  It's like opening the back door.

  So he arranged for the young man to go last and see how he would perform after waiting for more than half a day.

  In fact, Ida was somewhat surprised.

  Young people are always vigorous and ambitious. If there is only a slight difference, they will feel dissatisfied and become impatient.

  It was during his own youth that Iida Daisuke also couldn't guarantee he could maintain the best attitude to continue.

  However, the young man named Lü was as calm and gentle as a few judges asked him. He bowed slightly, just right to pick out any flaws, with a light and courteous attitude that was neither humble nor arrogant.

  A dazzling young man.

  Iida hid her own dark expectations and gestured for the young man to look at that request form.

  He changed it. The previous ones were all specific content, only the law is not.

  I thought I would see a crack in the calm mask of the young man, revealing even a hint of panic.

  But it didn't.

  Iida watched as Ritsu moved, having deliberately rumpled his neat clothes before starting, becoming more natural and giving off a slightly decadent and irritated air.

  This scene is actually very simple on the script. It's just the situation where Yu Mu has just figured out his own mind and is flustered and at a loss.

  There is no specific details, how will this person come and perform?

  "Let's get started."

  The boy in his hand seems to be holding a mobile phone, constantly opening and closing it.

  His footsteps weren't simply fast or slow, but rather a mix of slow and quick steps, sometimes speeding up suddenly, giving off an impatient and irritable vibe. Several times, he almost tripped over something by accident.

  The expression on his face became somewhat childish, and with a pouty kick of his leg, it was as if he had kicked away an annoying stone.

  He then seemed to react as if he had just thought of something, scratching his hair with a bit of embarrassment and some annoyance. The young man slightly lowered his head, the expression on his face couldn't be seen clearly, but it was tinged with a heart-wrenching desolation.

  After standing still for a while, the boy with his head hung low could hear a soft and gentle call.

  Mountains and rivers...

  The voice was very soft, so soft that if you didn't listen carefully, you might not even hear what the young man had said. But the voice was clearly and unmistakably transmitted into the ears of the three judges.

  After a brief silence, the young man slightly lifted his face up.

  With nostalgia that cannot be described in words, wandering, struggling, yearning. And sweet and deeply missing.

  Such intense and complex emotions, with an indescribable impact, rushed towards the judges.

  It touches one's heartstrings.

  Perplexed, lonely.

  The expressions on the young man's face kept changing, making the viewer feel as if they had personally experienced his inner turmoil and struggle.

  "Card."

  Liu stopped, regained her composure after a brief moment, and then looked at the three judges.

  Iida's expression didn't seem to have changed much from before, and Ryū couldn't guess what he was thinking.

  But Lü felt that he had already expressed the role as he understood it, and as for the outcome, it would ultimately be known.

  Tong He's expression was as gentle as ever, so Ritsu didn't expect to see anything out of the ordinary on his face. After bowing slightly again, Ritsu left the room.

  Nanako didn't ask anything else and just handed the bento she bought during the audition to Ritsu, intending to send him home.

  Ryota handed over a warm bento box, and Nanae smiled sweetly.

  "Thank you, Nana. You're a great agent."

  Nanako still spoke in a robotic tone, but the words she uttered made Ritsu pause for a moment before bursting into laughter.

  "I know."

  Wow, such a narcissistic remark, combined with Nana's strong and beautiful appearance, is really... quite interesting.

  His agent was originally so cute.

  After returning home, Lv felt that although he hadn't done any intense exercise throughout the day, he was mentally exhausted.

  No wonder I've heard before that being an actor is actually a very tiring job.

  Mentally always requires high concentration, it is easy to produce fatigue.

  Once relaxed, Lü quickly fell asleep.

  I didn't expect to sleep until the next morning.

  To know, he started sleeping at just over eight o'clock. Normally, Lü was absolutely unable to sleep for such a long time.

  After washing his face and waking up, Lü started composing some tunes.

  The system's task is clearly stated: film, television, and music triple threat.

  Fu, who had been waiting in the dark for two hundred years, learned many things to pass the time. With a slightly aching head, he thought back, after all, it had been a while since he last touched it, and picking it up again wasn't as simple as he thought.

  As I thought and wrote, when I finally came up with a rough melody, it was already late.

  Rubbing his slightly concave stomach, he thought to himself in surprise, not expecting that he could still recall the melody from his past life after such a long time.

  I was so focused that I didn't even notice how much time had passed, and I still haven't eaten lunch.

  After carefully putting away the manuscript, Lyu decided to go out and find a small store to eat something.

  Too lazy to cook for myself, and besides, there's no ready-to-use ingredients at home.

  After leaving the apartment, Lü slowly strolled around and saw a ramen shop. Without hesitation, he walked in directly.

  The ramen shop is doing a good business, although the storefront is not big, it looks very clean.

  Lv found a seat by the window and took over the menu from the enthusiastic store staff, Lv simply browsed through it and chose a spicy flavor.

  To be honest, he hasn't had spicy food for a long time despite loving it so much, and now that he sees it, he's actually quite craving it.

  Covering his already very hungry stomach, Lü Bai waited listlessly for the noodles to be served.

  The wind chime in front of the door rang out, but he didn't notice it at all until a man wearing a simple windbreaker and sunglasses sat down across from him.

  His voice was low and husky, yet still magnetic.

  "No more seats available. Mind joining another table?"

  "Uh-huh, okay."

  After finishing speaking, he glanced around and found that there were still two empty seats.

  He then raised his head to look at the man opposite him, but found that even though his facial features were partially blocked by a large frog mirror, the outline of his face was surprisingly familiar.

  The aura on this person's body is both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar.

  He stared for a moment, and then thought of an apparently highly unlikely possibility.

  He covered his mouth so as not to be too loud.

  "Tonari... senpai?"

  Originally wanted to call Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun's Horiuchi, but the timely brake almost bit his own tongue.

  The entertainment industry attaches great importance to the time of debut in calculating seniority. If you directly call him by his name, it may not be a big deal, but it will still seem somewhat impolite and arrogant.

  But in fact, it's also right for Lu to call his name directly. Lu thought that he had lived much longer than Dun He Lian.

  Before he knew it, Ritsu had begun daydreaming and when he came back to his senses, he found that Tonari's expression was a mixture of smile and not.

  After being stunned for a moment, Lu said somewhat awkwardly.

  "Uh, I often get distracted and zone out. Sorry about that."

  Dun He Lian didn't seem to notice anything out of place, but her lips curled up slightly.

  "Uh-huh."

  Ritsu finally remembered how a star like Tonkatsu Ramen could appear in such a small ramen shop, but asking directly was obviously impossible. They hadn't gotten to that level of familiarity yet.

  Actually, they had never said a word to each other before.

  Rubbing his nose, thinking about how to get rid of this relatively silent awkward situation.

  He beckoned to the shop assistant. "Would you mind bringing a menu over for this gentleman? Thank you."

  Tun He Lian did not look at him and simply said.

  "It's just like this gentleman."

  "Okay, please wait."

  The law didn't have time to call out to the store clerk, so he asked with a mixture of laughter and tears.

  "Does Senior Dunhe also like spicy food? I want the highest level of numbing and spicy."

  It can be seen that Tōka hesitated for a moment, and her hand unconsciously covered her stomach.

  Dunhe Lian's little movements also made him slightly amused, and he smiled and said.

  "Mr. Tonari, why don't you change it instead? If you're worried about being found out, I can help you talk to the store clerk."

  Originally Lü thought Dun He would agree, but unexpectedly he just paused for a moment and then shook his head.

  "It's not that I can't eat spicy food, it's just that I need to control myself. It's been a long time since I last had any, so this time I'll make an exception and have some."

  The second update will be presented as soon as possible~

  Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! o(∩_∩)o~

  Also: Thanks to Xinruozhi's hand grenade and Bingzi's landmine