Chapter One: Unfulfilled Ambition

  Liu Songde looked at the two of them with disdain, "After the first game, I'll make him know that after mixing for almost two years, I am absolutely not someone who can be compared to this kind of rookie."

  Gritting his teeth and muttering a threat, he walked towards the locker room.

  The eunuch's clothes were simple, and not the chief eunuch, a colorless garment was put on and that was it. The headgear was stuck on, no more than ten minutes later, the two reappeared in the hall.

  This time, they all stood by Chen Daoming's side.

  "Ready, A!"

  Siqin Gaowa walked in slowly again, "thud" as Chen Daoming knelt down, Liu Songde, Lin Xiao, and several other palace maids also knelt down together, except for those supporting Siqin Gaowa.

  "CUT!" Chen Jialin's good mood was immediately ruined, and he pointed at someone, shouting "What's wrong with you?! Can't you kneel?! Do I need to teach you?!"

  Liu Songde's eyes widened in shock as he lifted his head from the ground. He absolutely did not expect that just a moment ago, he had said it was just a casual kneel, but he actually got CUT!

  "Director... I..."

  "What's wrong with you?! Come on again! Teacher Chen, don't get emotional for now, let's get them all passed first!" Chen Jialin finally found a place to vent her anger.

  "Ready, A!"

  This time, as soon as Chen Daojin knelt down, several others immediately followed suit.

  "Cut." Chen Jialin leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples painfully, without even the energy to get angry. He pointed at Liu Tongde: "Such a simple scene, and you managed to mess it up like this. Get out...get out! One eunuch is enough."

  "The Emperor kneels, and you actually dare to kneel down so calmly?! Are you really that scared?! Is this how your teacher taught you to act?!" He finally raised his voice as he spoke the last sentence.

  Liu Songde's face was ashen, his lips trembling uncontrollably. He really couldn't believe it - just a simple kneel, and he had failed twice!

  "Hmph." As he walked back to the crowd, the person who had just spoken to him smiled slightly and said "Brother, isn't it? Some shots need to be carefully considered."

  Another actor, who had been dissatisfied with Liu Songde's behavior for a long time, also spoke bluntly: "Well, it turns out that he just simply knelt down and nothing more. Indeed, someone who has mixed in the industry for over two years is different from a rookie."

  Liu Songde gritted his teeth and glared at the two men, "So you're Mingzhu's young master Cai Dekuan and Su Kesaha's young master Sun Lei? We'll be acting together for a long time to come."

  "Huh? You remember our names?" Cai Dechuan and Sun Lei exchanged a glance, suddenly bursting into laughter "Unfortunately, we really don't know which family's young master you're playing."

  Liu Songde gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "You'll know later."

  After saying this sentence, he left the scene without looking back.

  "Let him go, this kind of person who has no real talent or learning, and only knows how to speak ill of others behind their backs, is not a threat at all." Sun Lei looked around the scene and muttered, "On the other hand, this Lin Xiao, I originally thought he was relying on connections to get ahead. But unexpectedly, he actually has some skills..."

  The camera was already focused on Shi Qianjin. She trembled and stretched out a finger, fiercely breaking free from the palace maid, pointing at Chen Daoming and saying "You... what did you just say? You don't want to be this emperor?!"

  Chen Daoming hung his head low and said, "I was too impatient, which led to the Three Feudatories rebelling ahead of time, causing suffering among the people. I am not worthy of being a ruler of a country."

  He tightly closed his eyes, and two lines of hot tears fell naturally from the eyelids, leaving behind "I, abdicate to yield to virtue."

  Lin Xiao secretly praised him in his heart.

  Although he lowered his head, the corner of his eye didn't miss any changes on the scene, Su Qin's shock, Chen Daoming's heartbreak and despair were all perfectly portrayed, suddenly, a soft "ding" sound, prompting acting skill upgrade +2.

  However, he didn't mind and was eager to watch the acting of the movie emperor and empress in front of him, which was absolutely worth his long observation.

  "You!" Sujin's whole body trembled with rage, her face twisted in a scowl. Her eyes were red-rimmed, but no tears fell.

  "You don't want to be emperor?" She sneered "You don't want to be emperor? Who will then?! You don't want to be emperor, yet you think many people will come to seize this throne?"

  "You're confused!"

  With a "crack", her dragon-headed cane struck the ground fiercely, and only then did tears begin to fall, perfectly timed. Even Chen Jialin, from afar, gave a distant thumbs up.

  She has fully entered the role of Xiaozhuang, gritting her teeth and saying "Do you know how many people have coveted this throne? You don't do it? Is it to let the people suffer another decade or so of war?! Are you thinking for the people or for yourself?"

  Chen lowered his head even more and didn't respond.

  "Isn't it?" Xiqin Gaowa hummed and turned to ask Sumala beside her, "You say."

  "I don't dare." Ru Ping's expression was also very much in place, her head bowed down to her chest, extremely fearful.

  "Let you speak!" Su Qin shouted loudly.

  Lin Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he found that behind them, Qin Xin's back was already wet.

  "He's gotten into character." He silently praised, even he himself hadn't fully immersed yet. Knowing that he was still Lin Xiao and not some eunuch. Unexpectedly, a newly debuted female artist without an agent had actually gotten into character without any lines!

  I don't know if it's because she performed too well on the spot, or if her self-control is just too strong. Even her whole body started to tremble slightly, intimidated by Xiaozhuang's majestic aura.

  Outside, it was even more quiet, with everyone focusing on the collision of the two planets.

  "The slave girl only feels that the emperor is considering for himself. If he doesn't become the emperor, there will be war in the world and no peace." Like Ping replied timidly.

  "Good." Said well, Su Qianhao swept a glance at Chen Daoming, at this moment, she was the Empress Dowager who had brought up two emperors "Did you hear clearly?"

  Chen Daoming lowered his head and didn't respond for a long time, the scene seemed to freeze, after several seconds, he heard him reply softly "I understand."

  "CUT! It's over!" Chen Jialin shouted loudly, like a thunderclap, waking everyone up from the intoxicating atmosphere.

  The audience was silent for a few seconds, followed by applause and cheers of "Beautiful!" "Good!" that thundered through the venue.

  Chen stood up from the ground, smiled and didn't think much of it. He had heard similar praise many times before. Su Qianhua also didn't show any particular expression.

  "This is an Oscar-worthy performance. One day, I'll get to this level too!" Lin Xiao clenched his fist and stood up, but instead of going back to change clothes, he walked over to Qin Xin's side and softly asked "Are you okay?"

  Everyone got up, but she was still kneeling on the ground.

  When Lin Xiao spoke, Qin Xin's body trembled and he lifted his head. Only then did he discover that the other person had a layer of cold sweat on their forehead.

  "It's...it's nothing..." Qin Xin wiped the sweat and replied softly. Her pale face still had a tense flush, and her full chest was heaving up and down.

  Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment before asking "What's going on with you just now?"

  "I'm afraid I've gotten into character... just now, I felt like I was that palace maid, scared by Xiaozhuang." Qin Xin patted her chest, took a few deep breaths, and added another sentence "Since I was young, I've been prone to getting into character. Those two teachers, Siqin Gaowa and Chen Daoming, performed so well that I unknowingly got carried away."

  "Well... you can go back now?"

  "No problem." Qin Xin blinked her eyes "You don't need to see me back."

  Damn it! Lin Xiao cursed, he was originally just trying to be kind and offer to send the other person back, but also worried that the other person would think he had ulterior motives. This is great, being robbed by the other person, he actually became someone with ulterior motives instead.

  "That's all for this morning's play." Chen Jialin spoke up, clapping her hands to announce the dismissal.

  Except for the two leading actors, everyone else had left the scene. Chen Jialin, however, did not move, he sat in the director's chair, his fingers tapping idly on the armrest.

  "Director Chen, taken a liking?" The assistant beside him smiled and said "He's a good seedling."

  "Very bold." Chen Jialin didn't speak, and after a few seconds of contemplation, he said, "To dare to express his own opinion under the pressure of two movie emperors and a director, and it's correct too. Not to mention insight, at least this kind of courage is rare among newcomers. What's his name?"

  Lin Xiao plays the role of Da A Ge Yin Zhen.

  Chen Jialin nodded, and the assistant asked in a timely manner, "Since Director Chen has taken a liking to it, do you want to make some minor changes to the script and add some scenes with Yunhe? Although Yunhe is an imperial brother, his role is pitifully small."

  Chen Jialin didn't answer, and instead turned to ask Chen Daoming, "Teacher Chen, you personally auditioned this actor, what do you think?"

  "In the new generation, it's considered quite good. Just now, one kneel, seemingly simple, but actually requires being decisive and neat, just like a natural reflection. Suddenly realizing this point on the spot is very good." Chen said thoughtfully, "However, new actors need to be honed. His courage is sufficient. Acting skills still need to be looked at again. Otherwise, if investors support Li's actor, we'll have trouble explaining ourselves."

  "I meant that too." Chen Jialin let out a sigh of relief. "Alright, tomorrow we'll film the scene with him and Hui Fei, let Gong Xuehua prepare for it, and have Shi Qianhua teacher take a look as well."

  She smiled slightly, "That scene, the emotional ups and downs are no less than today's small test. Chen Dao has tested the emotions of monarch and minister, and Director Chen wants to test the relationship between mother and son. If both can be done well, it is indeed a rare talent."

  "If both teachers have no objection, we can consider taking good care of the actors with strength. The investors will also be easy to talk to."

  Assistant's eyes flashed, Chen Jialin was considered to be very supportive of newcomers in the circle. He opened his mouth and said that as long as the other party could really meet the requirements, the role of Yun Zhong might increase.

  This is a rare opportunity for new actors. Such opportunities are available everywhere, but those who can grasp them are extremely few.

  That night, Lin Xiao received a call from his assistant.

  "Pairing up with Huang Guifei Hui Fei?" He furrowed his brow "Isn't my schedule in September?"

  "Yes, but that's what Director Chen means." The assistant's voice was calm and unhurried, as if he were talking about the most ordinary thing. "There are too many actors left here now, Director Chen wants to take some time to shoot the supporting roles. Your scene is at 9:30 tomorrow morning, please be on time."

  "Alright."