SEC Chapter 33: Crossdressing is either zero times or countless times.
Chapter 33: Crossdressing is either zero times or countless times.
Jiang Bai walked out of the director's booth, his expression very conflicted.
The second he agreed, he had a second thought.
You shouldn't have agreed so easily to one million; it should have been at least one million and one hundred thousand!
Deng Xiaosha, who had been anxiously waiting at the door, felt a pang of unease when she saw her benefactor's appearance.
It’s over.
Judging from the goddess's distraught appearance, the negotiations must have fallen through.
That's right. Although Wei Zifu was a supporting character, she was the grand finale character, so she must have been targeted by those with connections and influence long ago.
Deng Xiaosha quickly went to greet him and asked cautiously:
"Jiang Bai... how is it?"
"Was the result not very good?"
Jiang Bai sighed, his eyes filled with melancholy:
"It can be considered a success, but it can also be considered a failure."
Upon hearing this, Deng Xiaosha naturally assumed it meant she had failed to be elected.
She quickly took Jiang Bai's hand and gently comforted him:
"It's okay, it's okay!"
"These big production teams are rife with problems. It's not that you're not good enough, it's that the capital behind them is too unscrupulous!"
"If they don't want me here, there are plenty of other places that will!"
"Let's audition for other productions! With your looks, you'd be more than capable of playing the lead role!"
When Xiao Liu, who was following Jiang Bai out, heard these words, he stumbled and almost knelt down.
He looked at Deng Xiaosha, who was still frantically comforting Jiang Bai, and his lips twitched uncontrollably.
A million grass mud horses galloped through my mind.
"Disqualified?"
"Sister, do you have some misunderstanding about losing the election?"
"Of the hundreds of people who auditioned today, none of them could possibly be outshone by this one!"
"This ancestor? The director would be begging to act in his film!"
"Just now, Director Yu almost swore brotherhood with her on the spot to keep her! He even offered an exorbitant price of one million!"
"You call this a failure? This is practically the pinnacle of Versailles literature!"
Xiao Liu was internally ranting, but due to confidentiality agreements and professional ethics, he could only hold it in, his face turning red with frustration.
Just as Deng Xiaosha was still rambling on and on, spouting motivational platitudes.
next second.
Deng Xiaosha saw Jiang Bai walk to the script shelf next to him.
Extend your long, slender fingers.
I picked up a script titled "Zhang Yan Character Script" with gold lettering on the cover.
Deng Xiaosha: "(O_O)?"
Her words of comfort stuck in her throat.
She was stunned.
"Um... Goddess Jiang Bai, what are you doing with this?"
"Isn't this the script for Zhang Yan, one of the important supporting actresses?"
Jiang Bai weighed the heavy script in his hand, as if he were holding a gold brick, or a hot potato.
He turned his head, looked at Deng Xiaosha, and had a "I'm helpless too" expression on his face:
"no way."
"The director said that the role of Wei Zifu was already filled."
"But he insisted that I try this one again."
"They said they wanted me to play Zhang Yan."
"They even said that if Zhang Yan didn't get the role, they would kick out the actress who played Wei Zifu and leave the role to me as a backup."
"So I have no choice but to try again, albeit reluctantly."
Deng Xiaosha: "..."
The air suddenly became quiet.
Assistant Liu turned his head to the side, his shoulders shaking violently, struggling to hold back his laughter.
A full five seconds passed.
"Holy crap?!?!"
Deng Xiaosha screamed, startling the extras around her who were memorizing their lines.
"Zhang Yan?!"
"The director wants you to play Zhang Yan?!"
"And there's Empress Wei Zifu as a safety net?!"
"My God!"
Deng Xiaosha's gaze towards Jiang Bai changed instantly.
The feeling of "feeling comforted" has turned into "worshiping the big boss".
What kind of treatment is this?
This is practically the treatment a biological daughter receives!
Many people fight tooth and nail for the role of a maid, but this woman not only got the audition for the third female lead, but even her backup love interest is the most radiant character in the entire series, Wei Zifu!
"This is great news! This is fantastic news!"
"My God! I knew you could do it, Goddess! You've ascended to immortality!"
Deng Xiaosha was so excited that she grabbed Jiang Bai's arm and shook it, even happier than if she had won five million yuan herself.
Jiang Bai was dizzy from the shaking, but he was conflicted.
What a load of rubbish!
Do you know what this means?
This means that if I successfully audition, I'll have to stay on set for a long time!
It means I have to wear women's makeup every day and hang out with a bunch of shrewd people!
They also have to film romantic scenes!
What if I forget to shave one day...
What if you accidentally go to the wrong restroom one day...
What if you get too into character while filming and accidentally let out a deep, masculine voice...
The scene was too beautiful; he would have died on the spot, and might even have been handed over to the police station by Yu Zheng for commercial fraud!
"Sigh, you don't understand."
Jiang Bai sighed, his face filled with the melancholy of someone at the top.
"I just want to be a pretty face quietly."
Why force me to rely on my talent?
Deng Xiaosha looked at him with even more admiration in her eyes.
Take a look!
This is the realm of a goddess!
View fame and fortune as fleeting clouds!
Even when a huge opportunity like the third female lead is thrown at her, she remains so calm, even a little disgusted!
so cool!
……
Although he said he was in pain.
But the body is still honest.
One million!
That's a million!
Money corrupted him completely!
Jiang Bai found a corner to sit down, opened the thick script, and looked at the dense lines on it, feeling like two little voices were fighting inside his head.
The little white figure said, "Jiang Bai! Have some backbone! You're a man! Playing this kind of resentful woman in the palace, what if you become famous and it gets exposed? Don't you have any shame?"
The black figure kicked the white figure away: "Have a conscience? Can a conscience feed you? That's a million! Only a fool wouldn't take that money!"
"Moreover, refusing will mean missing out on another million in system rewards. The total loss isn't just one million, it's a full two million!"
In the end, the black man defeated the white man in a second and established a kingdom called Million.
"call……"
Jiang Bai took a deep breath.
His eyes hardened (became greedy).
"Let's give it our all!"
"I'm going all in for those two million!"
"It's just playing an empress dowager, right? It's just crying, right?"
"With the system's support, even crying down the Great Wall wouldn't be a problem!"
He began to quickly skim through the script.
This audition scene is one of the important plot points of the entire series.
Zhang Yan has transformed from an innocent young empress into a lonely empress dowager in the deep palace.
She fell in love with General Zhou Yafu.
But Zhou Yafu's love is for the supporting actress, Mo Xueyuan.
This is a confession scene about unrequited love!
Zhang Yan hugged Zhou Yafu from behind, humbly expressing her heartfelt feelings!
"These lines..."
Jiang Bai looked at the dense text and felt a chill run down his spine.
"General, I don't want to be the Empress Dowager, I only want to be your Yan'er..."
"So cheesy."
"That's too cheesy."
"To say something like that to a grown man gives me goosebumps!"
"But with the system and the two million reward in front of me, this isn't just goosebumps, it's diamonds!"
Just as Jiang Bai was complaining.
A mechanical voice echoed in my mind.
[Ding! The host is detected to be performing intensive memorization work.]
[System benefits have been distributed: All attributes baptism.]
[The host's brain development has been slightly enhanced, resulting in a significant increase in memory and comprehension!]
As the notification tone ended.
Jiang Bai felt as if a bucket of cooling oil had been poured over his head, instantly clearing his mind.
The lines that were originally obscure and difficult to understand now seem to be imprinted in my mind.
He only scanned it a few times.
Those words automatically transformed into images and sounds, deeply etched into the depths of memory.
"Holy crap?"
"That's equivalent to having a photographic memory!"
Jiang Bai was shocked.
Is this the perk of time travelers?
This is too cool!
If I had this skill earlier, would I have had to struggle so much with the college entrance exam back then?
[Ding! Friendly reminder.]
This is just basic reinforcement.
[If the host aspires to become a true all-around film queen, facing a vast amount of scripts and lines, it is recommended to purchase the skill from the in-game store—[Quantum Speed Reading (Advanced Version of Photographic Memory)]].
[With just 10 popularity points, you can have a brain like a scanner!]
To buy or not to buy!
The system's promotion, though late, has finally arrived.
Jiang Bai rolled his eyes and mentally gave the middle finger:
"roll!"
"My memory is good enough now!"
"Besides, what would I need such a strong memory for?"
"I'm a man destined to be a Best Actor! I'll rely on my acting skills and good looks, not on rote memorization!"
"An all-around Best Actress... Give up! I'm not going any further down the path of cross-dressing!"
system:"……"
Ha, you foolish host!
There are only two kinds of cross-dressing: zero times and countless times.
You'll find it delicious sooner or later!
……
Ten minutes later.
The studio door was pushed open again.
Jiang Bai walked into the room with the script in his hand.
Yu Zhengzheng was holding a teacup and bragging to the assistant director about how brilliant his decision had been.
Looking up, I saw Jiang Bai come in.
stunned for a moment.
I checked my watch.
"So fast?"
"Jiang Bai, there's no need to be in such a hurry."
"This is the main event; there are quite a few lines, and the emotions are very complex."
"Prepare a little longer, half an hour? Three hours is fine too!"
Yu Zheng was genuinely afraid that this promising talent would falter due to insufficient preparation.
After all, they're newcomers, and it takes time for them to memorize their lines.
Jiang Bai shook his head, placed the script on the table, and said calmly:
"No need, director."
"I'm ready."
"Have you memorized all your lines?"
Yu Zheng stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.
"I've got it."
"Is the emotional delivery right?"
"More or less."
Yu Zheng gasped.
genius?
This guy is a genius!
In less than ten minutes, he memorized such a long scene and said he was emotionally on point?
He looked at Jiang Bai with some doubt, but seeing the other's confident gaze, he didn't think he was lying.
"OK!"
"Since you're confident, let's begin!"