Chapter One: Unfulfilled Ambition

  The dressing room was very quiet, and he quickly changed his clothes. He was about to walk out when the door was suddenly pushed open.

  "Uh..." He and the person outside the door were both stunned in place just as he was about to leave.

  At the door was a very beautiful girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a typical oval face, a head of soft and smooth black hair hanging behind her brain, two eyes full of spirit, skin as white as snow tofu.

  The two of them simultaneously looked up at the sign on the door, and the girl asked timidly, "Excuse me, is this the dressing room for Su Malan's mirror?"

  Seeing such a beauty in the bustling crew, Lin Xiao was also stunned "No, this is Yīn Kuà's dressing room."

  "Oh, sorry, I went the wrong way." The beautiful woman playfully stuck out her tongue. "Thanks."

  "Go out and head north for thirty meters. You can ask your broker to take you there." Lin Xiao said with a smile.

  The girl thanked again and closed the door. Lin Xiao also tidied up her clothes, messed up her wig a bit more, and went out to find the staff.

  After being led by the staff to a large hall, he found that four or five "A Ge" were already standing outside.

  This play is a defeated army, with disheveled wigs and no longer the dignity of an imperial son. Those who don't know might think they're selecting some special role here.

  Through the closed door, a faint sound came from inside, he knew they were auditioning.

  "Hey. This is the first time I've ever seen Mr. Chen lose at cards!" said a guy next to him, forcing a smile but with a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

  "Distinguish." Lin Xiao said in his heart.

  He smiled and said that this person's acting skills were only half of his own and hadn't even reached E-level yet. He glanced at a few people beside him, none of whom were better than him.

  With a sense of security in his heart, his tension had already dissipated through the self-regulation he was accustomed to from his past life. After pondering the script again, he stood outside the door waiting.

  The "Zhilak" door opened and a brother with a full face of English air and haze came out from inside, apparently not passing.

  Every single person's entry and exit can affect the thoughts of several people outside. Watching the brother who came out walk into the dressing room. The next brother tidied up his clothes and walked in.

  Lin Xiao was the last one. Every person who went in before him came out with their head hung low and dejected.

  The atmosphere at the entrance, under the rendering of a certain loser, unknowingly became heavy, and it was still possible to say a few words occasionally at first, but when there were only a few people left, it had become dead silence.

  Complex emotions are intertwined, no one wants anyone to be chosen, yet hopes someone can be chosen, breaking the tense atmosphere, the feeling of being unable to move up or down is tormenting every remaining person.

  Someone swallowed saliva, but the rolling sound in their throat made others feel extremely irritated, and they turned their heads one after another, frowning unconsciously.

  "The door creaked" as it opened, everyone's eyes were fixed on it, with a mix of tension, anticipation and a desire to extract some useful information.

  Only Lin Xiao, calm and composed, after the initial screening, and with the impression of the previous Kangxi dynasty, he knew that these people's acting skills were absolutely not up to par, they could barely pass as extras, let alone the main characters.

  Another brother came out with his head hung low in dejection. Seeing the gaze of the crowd, he shook his head with a bitter smile.

  The atmosphere, which had relaxed after a moment of tension, became eerie again. This is how auditions always are - no one speaks unnecessarily. After seeing the young man leave in disappointment, someone finally couldn't help but let out a sigh.

  "Chen Lao's requirements are really high..." Lin Xiao, the person in front of him, had a bitter expression on his face, and his voice was slightly low "I've seen this person's acting skills, he's played two or three small roles...he should be better than me..."

  "Really... who would have thought that it was Teacher Chen himself who did the audition..." Another person also smiled wryly and said "I'm afraid none of us can enter his eyes."

  Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, in fact, he hadn't spoken since arriving here. The person who just left had an acting skill of barely 100, which was the highest among this group, and being eliminated was reasonable.

  "Next." A voice came out from behind the tightly closed temple gate.

  He hastily tidied up his clothes, took a deep breath, and went in.

  "Fearing defeat before the battle, actors can't get past this psychological hurdle. No matter how good their acting skills are, they're useless." He shook his head and waited for the results with the remaining people.

  As expected, in less than five minutes, that person came out with a disheveled appearance, and Lin Xiao even saw that his vest was drenched.

  "Ah......" "Is Old Chen's pressure that great?" The remaining few people muttered to themselves with uncertain expressions.

  "Next!"

  Lin Xiao composed himself, didn't have the leisure to carefully look at his competitor, after waiting for almost an entire afternoon, it was finally his turn. He pulled on his clothes, letting his mood relax to its best state, and walked in with a raised leg.

  He clearly felt that there were several uncertain gazes following behind him.

  "Look at the kind of people you've attracted with those sponsorships!" He heard a furious shout as soon as he pushed open the door.

  The speaker had a thin and long face, with small but bright eyes, wearing an ancient yellow changshan. He was discontentedly holding his tea and drinking it.

  This person, Chinese people are too familiar with him, known as the one who can play the emperor without anyone being able to surpass him, Chen Daoming, even if he doesn't play the emperor, various roles are also vivid and lifelike, saying that he is a top-notch actor in China is not an exaggeration at all.

  "Drip, drip, drip!" At the same time, a string of alarms began to sound in his mind, much louder than Wang Leehom's on TV last time.

  "Alert, alert. Highest threat level, doomsday threat level actor. Name: Chen Daoming, acting skills: ??? Other data values cannot be detected. Exceeds system prediction."

  His originally calm heart was stirred up by this damn system. It seems that it has exceeded the acting limit of 999 and directly became ???

  "Director Chen, you also need to consider the production costs." A fat man next to him said with a bitter tone, Chen Daoming was someone he absolutely didn't dare to offend. For second-tier and third-tier actors, he could speak casually, and even first-tier actors had to be mindful of his expression. But facing the movie emperor, China's highest-rated actor, it wasn't the time for him to put on a face.

  That's the movie emperor. Lin Xiao clenched his fist, one day he will also take this step, and not just the mainland, he wants the whole world to remember his name.

  "Let's get started." Chen Dao Ming sighed, pressed his brow, and slightly impatiently waved his hand at Lin Xiao.

  The audition is actually a monologue, where you recite the lines and then make a comprehensive performance to be judged. Or maybe the examiner has some other requirements. However, this time's examiner is probably the biggest name in the country.

  He remembered that in the original version, Da Ge walked in dejectedly, knelt down and started crying. The script was also like this. However, this time, he decided to make some changes.

  He still walked in slowly, but he was not hanging his head, and his face was not dejected.

  "Huh?" Fatso and Chen Daoming's eyes sparkled, but they didn't say a word.

  "Participate in the royal ceremony." Lin Xiao quietly walked to Chen Daoming's front, made a bow with his sleeve, his voice not loud, slightly low.

  "Get out." Chen Daoming lightly brushed his tea cup.

  "Get out and let someone else come in!"

  "I'll let him go again!" Chen Daoming stared at Pangzi for a moment, then turned to Lin Xiao and said "Play however you want, just play freely. I don't want to see actors limited by one style."

  Lin Xiao nodded and walked to the door, this time he came in even more relaxed than before, his head was even raised, it could be said that he walked in with his head held high. Not at all like a defeated general who had just been captured and escaped from Da Han's hands.

  "Chen Lao, this...?" the fatty asked in surprise. "Change the script? This is something that even a seasoned actor would only think of after several years, how can someone who looks like they're only 20 have such inspiration?!"

  Chen waved his hand and waited until Lin Xiao got down on his knees. Then he said softly, "Get up."

  If last time was astonishment, this time is shock! The audition actually let Chen Daoming, an old drama bone, personally act against him! Apparently, he came with interest!

  What's more important is that both of them changed the script! Originally, it was "Yin Zhen loses his soul and walks in, Kangxi shouts: Get up!"

  He stared blankly and continued to look down, below which Kangxi heavily patted Yunzhi's shoulder and said with an inscrutable expression: It's good that you're back.

  However, Chen suddenly slammed his teacup down! The tea splashed out, and he stared with wide eyes "Speak!"

  His face was expressionless, his two eyes were like two sharp swords that pierced Lin Xiao's body fiercely. Even if Lin Xiao didn't raise his head, he could feel a kind of invisible pressure, as if he was facing the emperor himself!

  The momentum is gone! From his experience in the previous life, he knew that second-rate actors would just pass by if the director didn't shout CUT. Second-rate actors follow the script. First-rate actors make the script follow them.

  However, there are actors who surpass this level. Even if they improvise, the play will not become awkward, and more importantly, he can not only make the play follow him but also make everyone follow him!

  There is no doubt that Chen Daoming is such a first-rate actor!

  It was painful to act like this, but the growth was also extremely fast. This thought flashed through Lin Xiao's mind, and he immediately knew that he was acting, and couldn't delay. He continued to speak according to the original script: "Your son mistakenly fell into Ge Er Dan's ambush, repeatedly defeated and fought, and broke out of the encirclement of ten thousand cavalry..."

  His lines were short, and after a few sentences, Chen Daoming closed his eyes to listen. After a long time, he sighed and said, "The bravery of a common man, take him away and flog him!"

  Fatso is completely messed up! This isn't just a slight change in the script, even the dialogue has changed! They're adding new plot twists!

  This action, completely comes from that line of inspiration! Fleeting, if the actors aren't on an equal level, this spark of inspiration can't be produced. What's being tested is the two people's usual accumulation of film and television knowledge, as well as their ability to think on their feet!

  In film and television, there are countless situations where special circumstances arise, all of which require this kind of quick thinking to resolve.

  Chen Dao Ming is far superior to Lin Xiao.