Chapter 299: Irony

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Hahaha, there’s no need to think about it again.” Haolun waved his hand and said. “Screenwriter Yu and I have unanimously decided to let Jiang Xun play Lin Xuyan.”

Youlan froze, even suspecting that she had heard wrongly.

Her mind went blank for a moment, and she could not maintain her smile. The corner of her mouth twitched as she asked Haolun, “Who did you say Lin Xuyan’s role was given to? I… I didn’t hear clearly just now.”

Haolun was very clear about Youlan’s reaction, but he didn’t mind and smiled. “Jiang Xun. Both Screenwriter Yu and I feel that Jiang Xun’s performance fully interpreted the role of Lin Xuyan.”

Screenwriter Yu felt that Haolun’s words were really too tactful, so he said directly, “Jiang Xun has thoroughly figured out the role of Lin Xuyan. Although it was just an audition, she memorized all of Lin Xuyan’s lines. Moreover, she acted out every layer of Lin Xuyan’s psychology. I can even say that the Jiang Xun who entered the role is Lin Xuyan herself.”

Youlan was speechless.

Thinking of what she had said to Jiang Xun just now, Youlan was in a bad mood.

“Director Guo, then what was wrong with my acting?” Youlan refused to believe that she would lose to a newbie who had only played two roles.

If Jiang Xun was talented, that was fine.

But Jiang Xun, who had only played two supporting roles, was better than her with such little acting experience.

She didn’t believe it!

If that was the case, how talented would Jiang Xun be?

Haolun gave her face and didn’t say anything about her stereotypical acting. Instead, he said, “It’s not that your acting isn’t good, it’s just that Jiang Xun’s acting is more suitable for the role. On the contrary, I think you’re more suitable for Lin Xulai’s role. So, I want you to play Lin Xulai. Are you interested?”

Xin’an, who was behind Jiang Xun, almost laughed out loud.

What irony!

She had just said that Jiang Xun couldn’t get the role of Xuyan, but in the end, Jiang Xun was chosen.

She had also said that even though Jiang Xun couldn’t get that role, if she was lucky, there would be other roles for her.

But now, Xuyan had failed the audition, and the one who had been given another role was Youlan herself.

Youlan’s expression was ugly as she asked, “But I didn’t audition for Lin Xulai. Why would you think that I’m suitable for Lin Xulai?”

“Because from your performance, I saw that you’re more suitable for the role of Lin Xulai.” Haolun was too lazy to explain so much to her. “Of course, this is only my suggestion. If you feel that you’re not suitable for the role of Lin Xulai, that’s fine too.”

Lin Xulai’s role was not as difficult as Xuyan’s.

In fact, other than Youlan, he had a few other choices.

These few choices were a little difficult for him to choose.

Only Youlan had surpassed these few choices.

Youlan looked at Jiang Xun and took a deep breath. “I’ll act.”

Haolun was not surprised.

The movie market was not doing too well right now. Many movie stars came to the mortal world to shoot television dramas.

Those people had a higher status than Youlan.

The good scripts were kept for them. It had nothing to do with Youlan.

Even when Youlan was acting in films, she had never acted in a drama.

If she was willing to shoot some idol dramas or something, the scripts would definitely be hers.

However, Youlan clearly wanted to be a little higher up. She didn’t want to come down to the mortal world.

And the most popular project recently was his drama.

That was why Youlan set her eyes on Xuyan.

Although “Path of Life” didn’t have a strict main character, it was a series with Xuyan as the center.

But this drama was a plot that radiated outwards with Xuyan as the center.

In addition, Xuyan’s character was set, and the character’s complexity was high enough.

Acting well as Xuyan, it would be very good for attracting fans, and it was equivalent to pre-booking the nominees for various major television drama awards.

Haolun said with a smile, “I look forward to working with you guys.”

Youlan had lost so much face, and she was not in the mood to say anything to Jiang Xun. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Haolun, she left in a hurry with Xiaoxiao.

Jiang Xun also got into the car with Xin’an and headed back.

In the car, Xin’an finally dared to laugh out loud. “When I saw the expression on Su Youlan and her assistant’s faces when they found out that Lin Xuyan’s role was given to you, I was laughing to death. How did they manage to predict that irony?”

“That’s why I say that it’s okay to be confident, but don’t flaunt it. Who knows when you’ll be slapped in the face?” Jiang Xun said, “Look at me. I’m so confident, but I never show off.”

Xin’an: “…”

The driver: “…”

The system: “…”

Everyone present, human or not, were silent after hearing Jiang Xun’s words.

That night, a gossip marketing account broke the news on the internet.

EntertainmentEightSkin: [A certain director’s period drama actor has been decided. There have been a lot of artistes in this drama. Previously, there were even rumors of an ex-female top-notch actor who slipped up not too long ago. I heard that the audition for the drama ended this afternoon. a certain movie star went to participate in the audition. However, she didn’t get the role and instead got another role. The role that the movie star auditioned for was given to a newbie who came from an influencer background.]

As soon as this piece of information came out, the comments immediately started to unravel the mystery.

[Many artistes are in the period drama of a certain director? It must be Guo Haolun’s ‘Path of Life.’ The previous top female artiste is Lu Xiuse. When she was rumored to be having an affair with Qin Mufeng, there were rumors that the investors of ‘Path of Life’ had specifically asked Lu Xiuse to act in it. However, Qin Mufeng later clarified and personally slapped Lu Xiuse in the face. The matter of Lu Xiuse acting in ‘Path of Life’ was once again put to rest. “Previously, when the CEO’s wife personally tore her apart, Lu Xiuse completely flipped over and disappeared from public view for a while.]

[If it’s this show, the movie star should be Su Youlan. Previously, Su Youlan’s fanbase had said that Su Youlan was currently choosing a television script and that she was going to participate in some auditions. In any case, they said that she respected the director very much. Although with Su Youlan’s strength, going to the auditions is just a formality, she still went to participate in the audition. In any case, her fans had said a lot of things. In the end, with such strength, she actually didn’t manage to get the role that she was aiming for? [dog head]]

[A newbie who came from an influencer background. The first person I thought of was Jiang Xun. There are very few actors who came from an influencer background. Most of them were still struggling to gain popularity. Only Jiang Xun acted as a supporting role for her first time. For her second role, she acted as an important role. I’m not surprised that she’s directly acting as the main character for her third role. Other than her, I can’t think of any other influencer who has such good resources.]

As a result, as the netizens speculated, the matter slowly developed into another gossip account.

GossipExpert: [A certain director’s period drama actors have been decided. Originally, one of the roles should be a movie star, but it was snatched away by a certain influencer using capital behind them. Although the movie star’s status is much higher than that of an influencer, it couldn’t be helped that their background was not as strong as that of an influencer. Although the director was famous for being fair, and that he did not accept artists bringing money to get into the group, the capital behind an influencer is really too strong, and the director had no choice. He tried his best to fight for the movie star, but it was useless.]