Chapter Thirty-Five

  Zhang Chengyuan and Park Byung-ryul took a day off to attend the audition for "Autumn Fairy Tale". According to Zhang Chengyuan's information, the director of "Autumn Fairy Tale", Yoon Suk-ho, is an excellent director with a strong personal style, specializing in filming beautiful love idol dramas. In recent years, his works include "Family Secret" starring Ryu Si-won and Han Jae-suk, "Lovely Mr." starring Kim Min-jong and Kim Hee-seon, and "Who's My Love" starring Lee Young-ae and Kim Bum. Each of these three dramas tells a romantic urban love story, with almost all the leads being handsome men and beautiful women.

  It can be inferred that the first element of director Yoon Seok-ho's choice of actors is their appearance. This is not surprising, after all, he is filming a beautiful love story, not a realistic love story. If the leading actor's appearance is ordinary or even ugly, no matter how hard the actor tries, no matter how exquisite the picture is taken, this love story will definitely not be beautiful and cannot move the hearts of young men and women from thousands of families.

  In terms of appearance, Zhang Chengyuan has a bit of confidence, and Park Hyeon-seok is even more confident in Zhang Chengyuan. He really didn't think there were better-looking actors than Zhang Chengyuan, otherwise he wouldn't have passed the strict screening of the "Autumn Fairy Tale" crew just with a few photos and personal data during the actor selection a few days ago.

  Today, Jang Sung-won came here as a candidate for the second male lead to participate in the final selection. As for why not the first male lead? It's because Park Hyung-ryeol and Jang Sung-won both deeply know that Jang Sung-won's current qualifications are too shallow, absolutely unable to take on the heavy responsibility of being the main character in a highly anticipated drama series. Being able to be selected as the second male lead is already very good. Park Hyung-ryeol even considered that if not even the second male lead works out, he would ask the director and screenwriter to change to a supporting role with more screen time at that time.

  In the waiting room, Zhang Chengyuan held a script given by the crew and devoted himself to studying it. The script had only two pages, which introduced the personal situation of the second male lead Han Taixi and described two plots. Zhang Chengyuan read the script in one glance, then closed his eyes and used himself as a template to outline the specific image of the second male lead in his mind. With the help of his divine consciousness, he had an extremely strong imagination, and the image he constructed was vivid and lifelike, with every detail from head to toe clearly outlined, and every move perfectly simulated. Relying on this skill, he saved a lot of time and energy in shaping the character's image.

  When Zhang Chengyuan was guessing the characters, Park Byung-ryul quietly asked a few colleagues for relevant news. It is said that the male and female protagonists had already been confirmed two days ago, and will be played by two new-generation actors Song Chong-xian and Song Hui-qiao respectively. Moreover, it is said that the plot will start from adolescence, so two small actors around 13-15 years old need to be selected to play the childhood male and female protagonists. Today, in addition to selecting the second male and female leads, we also need to select the young male and female protagonists.

  At 8:30 in the morning, the audition officially began. First, it was the selection of young actors. Zhang Chengyuan didn't pay attention and continued to ponder over the script on his own. Although there were only two scenes that seemed simple, they were quite challenging for him, so he kept rehearsing them in his mind, hoping to find the best way to perform. After a while, the door of the audition room opened, and a 13 or 14-year-old girl walked out cautiously, suddenly skipping a few steps happily, running past Zhang Chengyuan with a smile on her face, unexpectedly catching sight of Zhang Chengyuan's profile, and then stopped abruptly to examine him carefully.

  Jang Sung-won suddenly felt something was off, looked up and saw a very pretty and lovely little girl looking at him with her head down. Before Jang Sung-won could ask any questions, the little girl asked first: "Excuse me, are you Jang Sung-won oppa?"

  Zhang Chengyuan nodded and asked, "Who are you? How do you know my name?" Countless people have seen Zhang Chengyuan on TV and in magazines, but few can call out his name. Even some of his fans often refer to him as "Zhang Dongjian's younger brother" or "Bao Hu's young Zhang Lie".

  The little girl said: "My name is Wen Genying, and I'm also an actor who came to participate in the audition." The word "actor" was spoken with particular weight, as if being an actor was a very impressive profession, and she wanted to become an impressive actor.

  As for why Xiao Guniang Wen Genying knew Zhang Chengyuan's name, the reason is actually very simple: she was a fan of Zhang Chengyuan.

  She debuted a bit later than Jang Sung-won, and last May, she participated in the filming of the movie "Road to Face" and debuted with it. At that time when she was filming the movie, it was also the time when Jang Dong-gun and Jang Sung-won's Nong Shim Shin Ramyun commercial was popular, and their portraits were printed on the packaging bag of Nong Shim Shin Ramyun. With the huge sales of Nong Shim Shin Ramyun in Korea, it is rare for Korean office workers not to know Jang Sung-won's handsome face. Moon Geun-young also saw Jang Sung-won's outstanding face while eating cup noodles during filming, and from then on, she paid attention to Jang Sung-won, and later slowly became a fan of Jang Sung-won, even asking her agent to inquire about Jang Sung-won's situation.

  It can be said that Wen Genying is an ordinary member of the many girls who have fallen in love for the first time and been deceived by Zhang Chengyuan's handsome face. If there is any difference, it is that Wen Genying is not infatuated with Zhang Chengyuan to a certain extent, after all, she has seen many handsome guys in the entertainment industry up close and has developed some immunity. But this does not mean that she is not interested in Zhang Chengyuan.

  At this time, a gentle and elegant old lady in her sixties walked up to Wen Genying's side. Wen Genying hastily called out softly: "Grandma!" The old lady asked gently: "Is the trial over? How was it? You didn't even come to report back to Grandma. Hmm, who is this young brother?"

  "Grandma, I'm sorry, I passed the audition and forgot to tell you. This is Zhang Chengyuan, my idol, and I wanted to ask him for a signed photo." The little girl was straightforward and not afraid of strangers, directly stating her purpose, which left Zhang Chengyuan both amused and flattered. It was his first time being asked for a signed photo by a colleague, and he couldn't help but think that this little girl might even have a higher status in the entertainment industry than him, despite being just a minor actor.

  Jang Sung-won stood up respectfully and exchanged a few pleasantries with Mun Ka-young's grandmother, asked Park Byung-ryul for a personal photo, signed it with the celebrity signature designed by the company, and then wrote in Korean and Chinese: "Jang Sung-won pays respects to lovely and beautiful Mun Ka-young, wishing her all the best and may all her wishes come true!"

  Although the words were ordinary, they were written with great elegance and beauty, making Mun-yeong look very happy and smile from ear to ear. Her grandmother also praised: "These Chinese characters are really well-written, you must have worked hard in your daily life." In Korea, people who can write elegant and beautiful Chinese characters are rare, and will always be respected. Mun-yeong's grandmother couldn't help but feel a little more affection for Jang Seong-won.

  Zhang Chengyuan humbly handed over the signed photo to Wen Genying. Wen Genying carefully accepted it with both hands and put it in her small handbag, saying: "Thank you, brother. I will take good care of it. I also wish you all the best for your audition, so we can act together soon. Brother, add oil!" Then, Wen Genying and her grandmother bid farewell and left. Out of politeness, Zhang Chengyuan stood up to watch them leave until they were far away before sitting back down in his chair.

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