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    Chapter 59 Chapter 59 This episode of the variety show has been filmed,…

    This episode of the variety show has been filmed, and the next episode will be filmed next week.

    With Jian Xingzhi’s investment, the program team promised to find a replacement immediately to take over Yao Xueling’s position, ensuring that all the guests’ time would not be wasted.

    Although the recording only lasted four days, Shi Xingze felt that the journey was so exhausting that he fell asleep leaning on the backrest shortly after getting on the plane.

    Jian Xingzhi sat next to him, thinking that what happened in the past few days did not wake him up. Instead, he gently reached out to help Shi Xingze adjust the seat so that his head could rest on his shoulder, thinking that this should make his sleep more comfortable.

    Shi Xingze slept without realizing it. He only felt support on his neck. He unconsciously leaned towards Jian Xingzhi in his sleep and had no intention of waking up.

    Jian Xingzhi looked at Shi Xingze’s sleeping face and guessed that he was sleeping on his bed. In addition, he had too many things to worry about these past few days and had not slept well these past few nights. Jian Xingzhi felt a little distressed.

    However, Shi Xingze liked this job. Jian Xingzhi was thinking about asking his aunt to cook some soup for Shi Xingze after he went back. Ye Huazhen’s press conference was on the weekend. Shi Xingze should have met Ye Huazhen alone before attending the press conference, for the audition.

    It was not easy for him to participate in the audition. Ye Huazhen was very concerned about keeping the matter secret, and he did not want to cause trouble to Shi Xingze.

    Forget it, it’s easier for him to spend money, so why not invest some money in Ye Huazhen, if Ye Huazhen doesn’t reject him.

    Shi Xingze was woken up by the flight attendant. After thanking him, he sat upright sleepily. Only then did he realize that he had been sleeping next to Jian Xingzhi’s shoulder, and his heartbeat suddenly slowed down.

    However, Jian Xingzhi didn’t seem to wake up yet. Shi Xingze felt a little more relaxed and gently pushed the other person: “We are here.”

    Jian Xingzhi had actually woken up a long time ago, but he was afraid that Shi Xingze would be uncomfortable, so he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. After hearing this, he immediately said: “Okay.”

    Jian Xingzhi had already arranged the pick-up at the airport in advance. After getting in the car, he asked the driver to take Shi Xingze home first. Regardless of Shi Xingze’s refusal, he said to him: “You should be participating in the audition and press conference soon. Go back early to rest and recuperate.”

    “Okay, thank you.” Shi Xingze couldn’t resist him, so he had to agree.

    Brother Long told him that he had put the audition script in his apartment and asked him to read it over to familiarize himself with it. He would go to Ye Huazhen’s place for an audition the day before the press conference. If Ye Huazhen didn’t say anything more, then the matter would be considered a done deal.

    Shi Xingze arrived home soon. Jian Xingzhi said to Shi Xingze, “Open the door in a while and I’ll ask my aunt to make soup and bring it to you.”

    Jian Xingzhi gave Shi Xingze no room to refuse, so he helped him unload the suitcase and drove away. Shi Xingze watched Jian Xingzhi’s car drive away in a dumbfounded way, carried his luggage in, and went straight to the script of “Man House”.

    Brother Long probably put the script on Shi Xingze’s desk because he was afraid that he wouldn’t find it.

    Shi Xingze opened the script and read it carefully, roughly understanding what kind of story “Man Tang Cai” is.

    The background of the story is City A during the Republic of China. The heroine Lan Yunxian is the leading actress of the Desheng Theater Troupe.However, due to the defeat of the war, many places in City A during the Republic of China were reduced to concessions, and opera was also greatly affected. Many people preferred to go to dance halls to watch the excitement instead of coming to the opera troupe to listen to operas.

    At this time, the person who came to Lan Yunxian to ask for help was Ning Jiakang, who was modeled after Mr. Qian Pingkang.Ning Jiakang approached Lan Yunxian. He was obviously a theater fan of Lan Yunxian, but secretly he wanted to use the theater troupe to inquire and pass on information.

    Lan Yunxian wanted to agree, but the class leader disagreed: “Why did you bother to do that dangerous thing? What about fighting and fighting? What does that have to do with us opera singers! As long as you are wearing silk and satin, and the gold and silver jewelry thrown on the stage, don’t worry about the off-stage affairs!”

    Everyone, including the teahouse owner and the rich young man who often came to the theater, disagreed with the class leader’s words.But Lan Yunxian just put on opera makeup on her face, looked at herself in the mirror and said: “As long as I, Lan Yunxian, am still singing opera in this world, this matter will have nothing to do with me.”

    Lan Yunxian agreed to cooperate with Ning Jiakang, but was discovered by the enemy before singing the last scene.The theater troupe and the teahouse owner escaped from City A with the help of the rich young master, but Lan Yunxian calmly put on his makeup and sang on stage as he had promised Ning Jiakang before. When the enemy troops rushed in, he lit the entire stage on fire and was buried in a sea of ​​fire. Ning Jiakang also fell in front of his telegraph machine.

    At the end of the story, the rich young man is already an octogenarian, lying in a rocking chair and telling his descendants the story of that year, and named the story “Man Tang Cai”.

    The role that Ye Huazhen gave Shi Xingze was this rich young master.

    Brother Long was also shocked when he heard the news. He thought that Ye Huazhen would play a little-known role, but he didn’t expect that it would be such an important role. If he can play this role well, he will really become famous!

    Shi Xingze looked at this script with a lot of emotions in his heart, as if he was brought back to that war-torn era by this story, and even the script in his hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

    This is a good script. He was completely immersed in the story and couldn’t help himself. It wasn’t until the doorbell rang several times that he came back to his senses. He remembered that Jian Xingzhi said that an aunt would come to bring him soup, and he quickly got up and opened the door.

    What the aunt brought was a food box, which contained not only soup, but also several dishes. Jian Xingzhi must have specially told him that they were all his favorite flavors.

    He thanked his aunt and sent a message to Jian Xingzhi saying that he had received it. Jian Xingzhi replied well and asked him to eat first.

    As Shi Xingze ate the meal Jian Xingzhi had sent to him, he suddenly felt more confident. He must study the script carefully and win this role!

    “I’ve never even heard the name of the actor you’re talking about. If you’re willing to let him audition, it’s pretty good. Don’t ask for too much!”

    Ye Huazhen, wearing a neat crew cut, said dissatisfiedly to his friend Geng Yang.

    Geng Yang glanced at Ye Huazhen and laughed at him mercilessly: “Come on, Director Ye, if I didn’t have a good nephew, would you still want to make your movie “The House”? You will be beaten by the investors who were deceived by you. Now you can be satisfied with the letter from home!”

    Geng Yang was the uncle that Tang Songhe said had a good relationship with Ye Huazhen. Geng Yang approached Tang Songhe for help because he also wanted to use Jian Xingzhi’s approach to help his friend solve this problem.

    There was no way, he couldn’t really watch Ye Huazhen being approached by those people.

    Ye Huazhen also felt a little guilty. He wiped his crew cut unnaturally and said, “So I gave him a chance to audition. He’s still the rich young man Yi Jiarui. That’s okay, right? But let me make it clear first that if his acting skills are too bad, I won’t accept it.”

    Ye Huazhen also has selfish motives. The role of Yi Jiarui is difficult to say. If he plays it well, he will be a rich young man who looks dandy on the outside but is honest in his heart. If he doesn’t play it well, he will just be a dandy. So it is normal for him to disagree.

    After all, he had never heard of the name Shi Xingze, and he seemed to be a newcomer who had just debuted.He asked someone to inquire about it, and found that Shi Xingze still had some bad reviews, and the only drama he had filmed was one that had not been aired. After watching it, Ye Huazhen’s eyes darkened, and he regretted that he should not have agreed to Tang Songhe’s request so easily.

    “Okay, put away that frown on your face, they will be here soon. Even if you don’t want to be welcomed, just pretend to be nice. They helped you get the letter from home.” Geng Yang adjusted his clothes, looked at the time and walked towards the reception room.

    Before leaving, Geng Yang did not forget to tell Ye Huazhen: “Go and wash your face before you come back. Those who don’t know may think that you are unemployed and lovelorn, which is why you look so haggard and slovenly.”

    “I know, it’s verbose.” Ye Huazhen said in disgust, but he went to wash his face honestly.

    Shi Xingze came today with his assistant. Brother Long has been too busy recently and said that he had a commercial that was about to be negotiated and asked him to audition by himself.

    This was his first time auditioning by himself. After all, this was only his second time filming.

    Ye Huazhen and Geng Yang sat across from him. The way Ye Huazhen looked at him made him a little nervous. Geng Yang was very easy to talk to: “Relax a little. This is Ye Huazhen, the director of “The House”, and I am Geng Yang, one of his creditors. Have you read the role I gave you, shall we start now?”

    Shi Xingze nodded: “Okay, I’m ready.”

    Ye Huazhen turned over the script and said to Shi Xingze: “Let’s take the scene where Yi Jiarui and Lan Yunxian quarrel because of Ning Jiakang.”

    Shi Xingze let out a breath, and when he spoke again, he was completely different from the nervous look he had just now: “You are good at singing, why can’t you figure out how to go into that muddy water? Don’t you know how dangerous it is! If you still treat me as a friend and reject Ning Jiakang as soon as possible, he will kill you sooner or later! Otherwise, I will never come to listen to your opera again!”

    Lan Yunxian on the other side didn’t know what he said. Shi Xingze took a step back with hurt eyes. He seemed to be incredulous about what he heard, but he still wanted to maintain his arrogance in front of Lan Yunxian. He held his neck and raised his head and said, “Yes! I am a dandy who doesn’t understand the feelings of family and country. I am not worthy of watching the play sung by the noble Mr. Lan!”

    After saying that, Yi Jiarui turned his head and ran away without looking back.

    “Okay!”

    Ye Huazhen looked at Shi Xingze who ran out and then came back, looking at him sheepishly at the door. He was very satisfied with Shi Xingze in his heart.Although his acting skills are still a bit immature, his understanding of the role is very good and he is very spiritual. He is confident that he can train people in this drama.

    Geng Yang also nodded in his mind. The young actor Tang Songhe mentioned was indeed pretty good, especially the dandy way he threatened Lan Yunxian when he never came to the show again, and the way he refused to bow his head after being injured, preferring to break up with Lan Yunxian to maintain his self-esteem. He looked very much like a popular young master from a wealthy family.

    But in addition, when Shi Xingze played Yi Jiarui, his words revealed his concern for Lan Yunxian and persuaded him to be sincere, although these words later became a prophecy.

    When Shi Xingze heard the praise from Ye Huazhen and Geng Yang, a big smile appeared on his face. He could play this role!

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