Chapter Seventy-Five: Crew Interviews

  This is Li Shenglin's second visit to KBS TV station, the last time was when he signed with the crew of "You Are My Destiny", but his identity and mentality are completely different this time. Last time, he was a composer, very relaxed and carefree...

  As for now... Li Shenglin admitted that he was so nervous that he was about to die, this being his first job interview.

  "No. 16", well, a relatively auspicious number, but the competition for the role of Yoon Ji-ho is really fierce...

  It was clear that Li Shenglin was very nervous, and Luo Bo helped him hold Xiao Huhu and chatted with him about some interesting things he had encountered in the past, trying to get Li Shenglin to relax.

  "Ah, Shenglin Ge, you're here too? Luobo Ge, hello!"

  Have to say, Li Shenglin's crazy extra life in the past few months wasn't in vain. Although he didn't get to know any big shots, at least he gained some fame in this extra circle and made a few friends...

  And this guy named Park Sung-woo (guest starring book friend Smokom) was someone I met while filming "The Painter of the Wind", one year younger than me, and now 19 years old.

  The two of them didn't have much in common to begin with, but this guy was a smooth talker. Later on, they met again at another film set and became acquaintances. "You're here for the interview too?"

  Park Sung-yoo exaggeratedly made a speechless gesture, "Brother, we didn't come here for an interview, are we just here to idle around?"

  The interview is over, isn't it just a supporting role? ...From Luo Bo, took over Xiao Huhu, "Come on, Huhu, call uncle!"

  "JO~JO!" Actually, Xiaohuhu's pronunciation has improved a lot now, it's just that he can't pronounce the word "Uncle", which is really strange... (The author's grievance, my dear nephew is almost two years old, he calls everyone else clearly, but when he says "Uncle", his pronunciation is JOJO, this is even self-beautified, in fact, it feels more like "Shu Shu"... also known as maternal uncle... otherwise, I feel that my grievance would be sky-high)

  Piao Chengyou didn't care what the little guy was called, anyway he was charmed and felt a bit at a loss, "Uh, brother, is this your son?"

  "Ah!" "Long time no see!"

  Although he is not very old himself, Park Sung-yoo genuinely likes little kids. "Brother, can I give him a hug?"

  Just then, the staff member called out Li Shenglin's number "Male No. 2, the 16th interviewee please get ready!", so he took a deep breath, handed Xiao Huhu to Park Sung-yo, anyway, now that the child was older, as long as it wasn't upside down, no matter how you held it, nothing would happen, "I'll go for the interview first!"

  Park Sung-yoo's attention was all on Xiao Huhu and didn't carefully hear what the staff said, "Uh, good luck, Brother!"

  He didn't know that when Li Shenglin walked out of that door again, he was no longer a person from the same world as him.

  ......

  The situation was right in front of him, but Li Shenglin suddenly didn't feel tense anymore (just like during an exam, before the test papers are handed out, you're nervous, but once they're handed out, whether you can do it or not, you'll relax a lot), he bowed deeply and then introduced himself, "Hello everyone, I'm candidate number 16, my name is Li Shenglin, and I'm here to audition for the role of male supporting actor, Yin Zhihou!"

  The middle-aged man in the middle should be the director, right? So that woman is the screenwriter... As for the other person, I guess it's a representative of the production company or TV station.

  The three of them didn't say a word, but instead carefully sized up Li Shenglin...

  Li Shenglin secretly thanked Luo Bo, thanks to his reminder, he deliberately put on a formal suit today, and his hair was slightly tidied up. At least in terms of appearance, the two people were quite confident and close to Yin Zhihou's role.

  Watching three people nod slightly, Li Shenglin secretly let out a breath of relief. At least the first hurdle was cleared...

  "As far as I know, you're a fixed member of MBC's 'Infinite Challenge', right? What makes you think you can play the second male lead well?" Looks like this guy is representing KBS...

  I'm under contract with Infinite Challenge production team, but I'm not an MBC contracted artist, so what's the bias...

  Li Shenglin didn't notice that when he heard the word "Infinite Challenge", screenwriter Yin Zhilian's face flashed a hint of surprise, staring at him for half a day, her face showing a hint of hesitation, followed by a look of sudden realization and delight.

  "Although I'm a member of Infinite Challenge, I'm also an actor myself. Although I haven't played any major roles, I've appeared in some small roles in TV dramas such as "Wind's Country" which was previously broadcast on your station, and SBS's "Old Thousand" and MBC's "East of Eden". At least it proves that I'm a lucky person, these TV dramas were all quite popular..."

  Director Jin Jishang was not a conservative person to begin with. Although he had already chosen the male lead, he didn't mind giving Li Shenglin an opportunity. If he performed better, they could replace him after all, the quality of the TV series came first. He let his staff hand Li Shenglin a sheet of A4 paper: "Give you five minutes to memorize your lines, then perform the scene above!"

  Li Shenglin respectfully took over the script, huh, isn't this the content of "Meteor Garden"?

  But it's okay, similarly a Yoon Ji-ho-like character, shouldn't be a big problem! Passed the second round, got the chance to perform...

  Although he was prepared, speaking to the air alone was still a significant challenge for Li Shenglin. However, he remembered Luo's words and tried his best to treat the air in front of him as Xiao Huhu, performing with deep emotions...

  “CUT！”

  Halfway through the performance, I heard the word "CUT" and conditioned reflex ended the performance. The person also returned to normal, looking at the director in confusion...

  "Alright, time's up, performance ends here, you can go back and wait for further notice!"

  Li Shenglin couldn't see any result from the three people's faces, so he had to bow again and step back to the door, turn around and walk out.

  "Sheng Lin, how are you?" Luo Bo asked with a half-bow, holding Xiao Huhu's small hand. Nowadays, Xiao Huhu is getting more and more mischievous, sometimes even unwilling to be held by people, preferring to walk on her own.

  Li Shenglin was a bit uncertain, but looking at Luo Bo's comical expression, he didn't want to add pressure to his heart. "I feel pretty good myself, the rest is up to the director's choice, all we can do is wait!"

  Luobo also knew that the role of the second male lead needed to be discussed and decided upon, so he nodded in agreement.

  "Ah, Sunglin ge, where did you go for an interview just now? I didn't see you when I was interviewing?" Just then, Park Sung-hyo came out of the interview...

  "Oh, you look pretty excited, did you pass?"

  "Alright, I'm done! How about you, brother?"

  "I'll wait for further notice! Let's go first, hope we can meet again in the crew!"

  Waving goodbye to Li Shenglin and the other two, Park Sung-woo finally reacted, "Wait, isn't this a notification? Didn't you come here for an audition as an extra?"