QWAPMP Chapter 39
by VolareChapter 39: Twin Male Supporting Character’s Older Brother
In the afternoon, Qiao Xin received an unexpected message from a friend in the industry that a well-known novel was being adapted into a movie and they were holding open auditions. The requirements were simple: decent features and good character were all that was needed to participate.
After replying to the message, Qiao Xin immediately called for the nanny van and rushed Song Xi to the audition location.
It was a coming-of-age campus film about how two teenage girls go from best friends to strangers.
As soon as Song Xi got into the car, Qiao Xin sent him the novel to read first.
An hour’s drive wasn’t enough time to read much, and Song Xi knew this. He carefully read the first three chapters and then checked the comments section to see if he could analyze the characters’ personalities.
When they arrived at the audition location, Qiao Xin exclaimed, “There are so many people!”
“Best Friends, Long Time No See” was the name of the novel. Although the name was a bit cheesy, the novel was popular. Even before filming, a large number of actors were already betting on the show’s potential success.
Qiao Xin was one of them.
As time passed, a large portion of the actors participating in the audition were eliminated. When it was almost Song Xi’s turn, he ran into some acquaintances.
Mo Xu and Ning Ke Ran, as well as Chu Hui, who was dressed and covered up tightly.
Song Xi didn’t expect to meet them. Ning Ke Ran, like last time, was surprised to see him, and then ran over to chat.
The producer and director were selecting quickly, and another five people were eliminated. It was almost Song Xi’s turn.
An actor who had been queuing behind Song Xi suddenly had a stomach ache and gave Ning Ke Ran the chance to go in first.
Ning Ke Ran hesitated, wanting to go in with Mo Xu, “I’ll wait and go in with Mo Xu. Why don’t you go first, Song Xi!”
Only four people could go in at a time, and there was still one spot. At this moment, Chu Hui, who had been pretending not to know Song Xi, walked over, “How about I go in for you?”
As Chu Hui spoke, she took off her glasses, revealing her gorgeous face, bright red lips, and a head of large, wavy hair. Every move she made was full of charm.
Song Xi smiled indifferently and turned to go inside.
Ning Ke Ran recognized Chu Hui and wanted to speak, but Mo Xu tugged at her and said to the people queuing behind them, “My girlfriend wants to wait for me to go in together. Since you’re queuing behind us, why don’t you go first!”
“Ah? Thank, thank you.” The person in line quickly said thank you and hurried to follow.
Mo Xu’s actions were clearly a slap in the face to Chu Hui, not even bothering to save her face.
Chu Hui’s smile froze, and anger flashed in her eyes. When she met Mo Xu’s gaze, she said with a fake smile, “Your girlfriend is very pretty!”
Mo Xu’s status wasn’t lower than Chu Hui’s. He responded to Chu Hui’s words with a smile, “Thank you for the compliment. If Miss Chu has nothing else, perhaps you should return to your place in line.”
Chu Hui glanced at Ning Ke Ran, her red lips curling into a smile. As she passed her, she provocatively said, “Just because you go in first doesn’t mean you’ll get the role you want, right?”
Mo Xu frowned. Before he could speak up for his girlfriend, Ning Ke Ran retorted, “Then the people who audition later have even less of a chance, don’t they? Oops, sorry, Sister Chu Hui, you know I’m just straightforward and say whatever’s on my mind. Don’t take it to heart!”
Hearing his girlfriend’s words, Mo Xu watched from the side, unable to suppress the corners of his mouth from turning up.
Chu Hui paused, her face turning ashen.
If it weren’t for Mo Xu being there, Ning Ke Ran wouldn’t have dared to challenge her.
On the other side, after the first four people finished their performances and were called out, Song Xi was finally called by name.
“Please tell us which role you’d like to play?” The woman sitting in the middle of the audition table asked, twirling a pen in her hand. She seemed indifferent, but in reality, the script in front of her was covered in dense writing.
“I want to play Han Qi,” Song Xi said with a smile.
The woman twirling the pen suddenly stopped, “Han Qi, the male lead?”
Although Han Qi was the male character with the most appearances in the novel, Song Xi, having read the comments section, knew that even though the novel didn’t explicitly state a CP (couple), it definitely wasn’t with Han Qi. He was, at most, an important friend character in the novel.
Because this was a dual-female lead redemption youth novel.
Song Xi only said he wanted to play Han Qi, rather than the male lead Han Qi, which was why the novel’s author, Huo Wan Shang, asked that question.
Faced with the author’s question, Song Xi countered, “I don’t think he should be considered the male lead, should he?”
Although the novel was being adapted into a movie, the copyright was still in the author’s hands, giving her a lot of say. Hearing this, she smiled, “Perform a scene for me first and let me take a look.”
She didn’t directly answer, which proved that what Song Xi said was correct. He hadn’t read the comments section in vain.
Some actors, after learning about the adaptation news, would only read the novel’s content first, and few would bother to browse the comments section.
A good novel also needs attentive readers.
Song Xi had read the novel for a long time before he saw a long review at the very bottom, a careful netizen analyzing the entire novel’s story, ultimately concluding that it was the regret of two girls.
“Best Friends, Long Time No See” tells the story of two girls who grew up together, but grew apart as they got older. One day, the female lead, Lin Si Xue, learns of the death of her former best friend. On the way back, she dies in a chain-reaction car accident. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself back in her first year of high school.
After returning to her first year of high school, Lin Si Xue sees her best friend, Xie Luo Xiang, again and can’t help but cry. She vows to change the ending of their relationship, as they haven’t seen each other in ten years.
Back in high school, Lin Si Xue fears that her friend will suddenly die like she did in her previous life, and secretly resolves that she will never quarrel with her again.
However, the people who were supposed to appear in her previous life still do. Xie Luo Xiang suddenly becomes close to another girl, Lu Meng Lan, always neglecting Lin Si Xue.
From Xie Luo Xiang’s perspective, she had witnessed Lin Si Xue’s death, which was caused by her, causing Lin Si Xue to die with grievances.
Xie Luo Xiang comes from a single-parent family, with only her deceased mother and a father who runs wild outside.
Lin Si Xue is ignored by Xie Luo Xiang for several days, and finally can’t help but want to come and ask her why she suddenly became so close to Lu Meng Lan, when they were supposed to be the best of friends. Now, in Lin Luo Xiang’s heart, Lu Meng Lan has taken that best friend spot.
Unfortunately, Xie Luo Xiang goes out to do a part-time job on this day, and her good-for-nothing father returns home, bumping into Lin Si Kao. Seeing that Lin Si Xue is good-looking, he has malicious thoughts, dragging Lin Si Xue into the house to rape her. Lin Si Xue struggles desperately, and is finally grabbed by the man who smashes her head against the wall.
When Xie Luo Xiang returns, she sees Lin Si Xue, barely breathing and desperately trying to ask her for help. Before she can say anything, she dies in a car accident on the way to the hospital.
At that time, Xie Luo Xiang only knew that at the moment of the collision, someone had wrapped their arms around her body and protected her.
Xie Luo Xiang wakes up in the hospital, and frantically searches, wanting to find a girl named Lin Si Xue, only to see a corpse in the morgue.
After Xie Luo Xiang is discharged from the hospital, she is like a living corpse. After dropping out of school, she desperately searches for her scumbag father, wanting revenge. One day, she receives a call from the police.
It turns out that her scumbag father, driven by lust, raped another girl and was arrested after being reported to the police.
After learning that he was arrested, Xie Luo Xiang doesn’t feel relieved, but chooses to commit suicide by burning charcoal in the house where Lin Si Xue had been violated.
Xie Luo Xiang thought it was over after she died, but unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes, she was back in her first year of high school.
If she wants to change everything, she can only first distance herself from Lin Si Xue, so that the scumbag doesn’t have a chance to touch her.
The scene that Song Xi performed was the scene where Han Qi was rejected after confessing his feelings to Lin Si Xue.
A few minutes passed. Huo Wan Shang finished watching Song Xi’s performance, and didn’t immediately express her opinion, only telling him to go back and wait for news.
As soon as Song Xi came out, Ning Ke Ran gestured at him, waving and silently mouthing something.
When he walked over, Ning Ke Ran immediately lowered her voice and asked, “How was it? Did you get selected?”
Song Xi shook his head, “They told me to go back and wait for news!”
“Oh, I see!” Ning Ke Ran frowned, then immediately relaxed, “It’s okay, maybe it’ll be good news.”
Just as she finished speaking, the staff came to call the next group of people in. Ning Ke Ran raised her hand, said goodbye, and went in with her boyfriend.
Song Xi was just about to leave when he was stopped by a shrill female voice, “Song Xi, the official announcement for ‘Rakshasa Order’ has been released, have you forgotten to repost it?”
As Chu Hui spoke, she took out her phone and opened Weibo, pretending to only just see Song Xi’s Weibo, and said in surprise, “Oh dear, you’ve already reposted it, why didn’t you @ us?”
It was clearly that the other lead actors had isolated him, but now they were turning the tables. Wasn’t Chu Hui just waiting for Song Xi to apologize?
Any other intimidated young artist would instinctively apologize to Chu Hui first, and then obediently @ her Weibo.
Song Xi raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t Sister Chu Hui not @ me either? I thought everyone was doing the same.”
Not getting the apology she expected, Chu Hui’s smile froze slightly.
Song Xi continued, “Or, next time there’s a Weibo you need me to @, Sister Chu Hui should @ me first, so I can understand. After all, I’m just a small artist who’s only been in this industry for two years, I can’t compare to you, Sister Chu Hui.”
Regardless of whether Chu Hui understood the sarcasm in his words, Song Xi curled his lips, “Oh, right, didn’t Sister Chu Hui say she was endorsing Baosen last time? It’s been so long, how come we still haven’t seen an official announcement?”
After finishing his rant, Song Xi had no interest in staying to see Chu Hui’s facial expressions. He put his hands in the pockets of his black hoodie and brushed past the gnashing Chu Hui.
The Baosen endorsement was a pain in Chu Hui’s heart these past few days. She didn’t expect to put in so much effort, only to end up with nothing. Now, she even had to be mocked by a small artist less famous than her.
Chu Hui’s anger hadn’t subsided, and a message popped up on the Weibo page she hadn’t closed, it was Baosen’s Weibo post.
Seeing the words “announcing the spokesperson,” Chu Hui trembled as she tapped on the Weibo post. When she saw the words “Song Xi” as the official spokesperson, Chu Hui’s pupils suddenly shrank, her eyes filled with disbelief and anger.
She had been played by Song Xi. He said those things to her just now on purpose, wanting to see her make a fool of herself.
Chu Hui’s chest heaved violently in anger. The veins on her wrist, which was gripping her phone, bulged. When the staff came out and called for people to come in for the audition, she didn’t even react.
After being urged by the staff several times, Chu Hui went in with a face full of unwillingness.