Full Level Bigshot Only Takes the Career Path

“Are you sure?”

In the dark environment, Pei Mingzhan’s voice was extremely low. He was very close to Zhao Wang, and his voice was low and hoarse.

Seeing that he was useless, Zhao Yao directly grabbed his waist and narrowed the distance, then commanded dangerously: “Hold on.”

Pei Mingzhan’s body tensed instantly, and he held his hands silently where Zhao Yao couldn’t see, so as not to lose control.

The tourists scared away by the NPC, ran past the curtain, followed by several NPCs in strange clothes. The screaming continued, and the two people in the small space seemed to have pressed the pause button. Zhao Yao could smell the faint mint fragrance from Pei Mingzhan’s body, and the warmth came from the place where the body touched, giving people a refreshing and warm feeling. 

They don’t know how long they stood there until the curtain was pulled open. An NPC wanted to come in to hide. As a result, as soon as he wanted to squeeze in, he bumped into the two of them and directly knocked them together. 

Why can’t he squeeze in? 

The NPC glanced back dumbfounded and then burst out into a scream: “Ah——! Ghost!”

Pei Mingzhan: “…”

Zhao Yao: “…”

Before the two could explain, the real NPC crawled away.

Pei Mingzhan gasped, took two steps back, exited the small space behind the curtain, and pulled Zhao Yao out.

The feeling that Zhao Yao deliberately created was completely lost by the scream of the NPC. He frowned and looked at the direction in which the NPC was escaping. He said unhappily: “It’s a disappointment.”

Pei Mingzhan couldn’t help laughing out loud: “You’ve taken up his position, and you blame him for disappointing?”

The two didn’t stay here for too long, so they walked out along the original road. When leaving the haunted house, two staff members stood at the door and looked at them sadly: “Brother, isn’t it appropriate to rob us of our jobs?”

It turned out that the frightened NPC turned around and adjusted the monitoring to check the situation, only to see that Zhao Yao and Pei Mingzhan had been hiding inside earlier. When he went in, he bumped directly into the two of them. 

“I’m sorry.” Pei Mingzhan was also wearing a hat and mask plus deliberately disguised his voice so the staff did not recognize him.

After the two left, the staff member wondered: “The place is so small that two people have to squeeze in.”

The staff next to him said: “It’s poisonous. Two big men crowding in the cabinet is comparable to the dog couple having sex in the haunted house last time.” 

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The audition for “Li Meng” started on time, and quite a few people were auditioning for the main character. In addition to Huihua’s artists, there were also many actors from other companies in the industry. Manager Xiao Liu gave him a few instructions after sending him here. Then, he asked if Zhang Qi’s former assistant was still there. 

Zhang Qi said no, and Xiao Liu said he would hire an assistant for him when he got back.

Zhang Qi thinks it doesn’t need to be so troublesome, he has long been used to life without assistants. A few years ago, he still had that kind of arrogance. He thought as long as he relied on his ability, he could still mix in the entertainment circle even if he offended the management. However, this arrogance soon wore off, after the company hid him. Zhang Qi didn’t film anything and cannot privately accept big orders either. The directors who had worked with him before saw he was in trouble, so they invited him to play a role in their crew. But this kind of help was quickly blocked by other unknown factors. 

Only then did he understand. It turned out that the boss he offended had already let the word go in the circle.

Whoever helped him was actually against the boss. He didn’t dare to accept the kindness of other friends for fear that his problems would implicate them.

Until one day, he met Mr. Chen of Huihua Culture in the hospital, who brought him new hope. He initially rejected Chen Xi because he knew that Huihua Culture had just suffered a crisis of high-level misfortune a while ago. The current Huihua is still incomparable with the big companies in the industry, and the employers he offended are from the big companies in the industry. 

But Chen Xi offered him excellent conditions, including solving the problem of liquidated damages for him, and also promised that after he came to Huihua, he would have the resources of the protagonist. After these years of suppression, Zhang Qi no longer dared to expect such things, and with his situation, there was no need for Chen Xi to make a big deal for him.

These conditions really moved him.

“I know you are hesitant, but I actually don’t agree with signing you to our Huihua side. But this time, Mr. Zhao strongly recommended me and wanted me to sign you.” Chen Xi knows that Zhang Qi is also an understanding person, and knows the worries in Zhang Qi’s heart in the current situation. So, he explained the matter clearly: “Signing you is a loss-making business for us Huihua, but I have seen your works before these days, and I think you are worth our risk.” 

It was Zhao Yao’s suggestion to read the works. Initially, the person who came to talk to Zhang Qi was only the manager of Huihua Culture but Zhang Qi quickly rejected the manager. Chen Xi originally wanted to let it go and told Zhao Yao that Zhang Qi didn’t want to be part of Huihua. In the end, Zhao Yao asked him to take the time to look at Zhang Qi’s previous works before drawing conclusions. 

Seeing this, Chen Xi decided to come to invite Zhang Qi in person.

Zhang Qi hesitated: “I offended someone. If Huihua signed me, then it means the company will be against them.”

Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words: “If you are worried about this issue, it is a trivial matter. At least for now, our Huihua has offended many people, not less than you.”

“And, our President Zhao also said that when you come to Huihua, you don’t have to be afraid of trouble because if you are afraid of trouble, you will not be able to achieve great things. “Chen Xi smiled and said, “I’m just an errand-runner. The person who proposed to sign you is Mr. Zhao. You should thank him for this matter.”

He was running around for his daughter’s medical expenses some time ago. Huihua’s action this time helped him solve a great dilemma. It’s just that he has been in Huihua for a while, and he thought he would meet Mr. Zhao to say thank you in person, but he didn’t expect to go to the company several times without meeting Mr. Zhao. 

After making some inquiries, he discovered that Zhao Yao is always a hands-off shopkeeper. Unless the company’s sky collapses, he won’t show up.

He also has the VX of Assistant Zhao, who oversees Chen’s Xi. But now he hasn’t added it. He always feels that if he wants to apologize to President Zhao, at least he cannot fail to live up to Mr. Zhao’s expectations 1.

The director of “Li Meng” is surnamed Tang, and he is a college classmate of the Chen family. Director Tang has been filming low-cost web dramas for many years, but they still have received rave reviews. Before the IP of “Li Meng” became popular, he suggested to Chen Xi to buy this IP. Sure enough, by the time the original “Li Meng” became popular, Huihua had already won the copyright first. 

“A lot of people came to interview this time. The role of the male lead runs through the whole drama. Many traffic wants this opportunity to be big in the circle.” The assistant director flipped through the audition list.

Tang Daotian developed a stinky face, and when he was silent, he always gave people a sense of cognition that he would go crazy at any time. He said: “I don’t know what the company that sent people here thinks. If you try this kind of costume drama in transition, you won’t be afraid that the transition will not be successful, and the show will be cut off.”

The assistant director smiled, “This set has been popular over the years, thinking our show is an ancient puppet. In their eyes, they think it is enough to put on a face, and the audience will buy it, especially the male protagonist with facial paralysis.”

“Don’t try to engage in such idiots in my crew. This time, Hui Hua has full investment and wants to stuff money into me without looking at who the employer is.” Director Tang smirked at this face, “Who will be auditioning next?”

The assistant director looked at the list, and gasped, “It’s Zhang Qi from Huihua.”

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The two couldn’t get on the carousel in the end because when Zhao Yao first got in line, the girl standing in front of him kept staring at him and Pei Mingzhan. Pei Mingzhan was almost wholly in disguise, with his hat and mask intact. But Zhao Yao didn’t. Pei Mingzhan only brought the hat on his head.

The girl looked at it for a long time and finally decided, so she asked Zhao Yao if she had seen him somewhere.

In the end, Pei Mingzhan came to his senses first, and he lowered his hat and said in a false voice: “I haven’t seen it before. You’ve got the wrong person.”

The girl nodded, but she was still a little reconciled and looked back to confirm occasionally.

Zhao Yao also saw that something was wrong. In order to avoid Pei Mingzhan being recognized and causing a small commotion, he took the initiative to take Pei Mingzhan’s hand and leave. 

And not long after the two left, the girl took a photo and took a picture of the back of the two and then said to the sister beside her: “Don’t you think that boy just now looks like Comrade Xiao Zhao?”

“Xiao Zhao?” The companion looked at the photos she had taken, “No way.”

The girl was a little hesitant: “I didn’t dare to admit it just now, I think the man with him seems to be the actor Pei…”

The sky was also getting dark, and the two played a lot of rides during the day, but they chose to exclude the ones that were too exciting. Soon Zhao Yao’s driver came to pick up people at the gate of the amusement park. Zhao Yao asked Pei Mingzhan if he needed a ride. Pei Mingzhan said that the assistant had already arrived and he had to go to the company temporarily.

The two had to separate.

On the way back, Zhao Yao received an audition brief for “Li Meng” from Chen Xi, which meant to let Zhao Yao see the audition of the protagonist. Chen Xi knew that Zhao Yao was very concerned about the project “Li Meng.” So, when the director was hesitant to choose a candidate, he also sent a copy of today’s audition video to Zhao Yao. 

Chen Xi: That’s how it is. The director saw two people, and one is Zhang Qi, who you recommended. The other is a little fresh meat 2, with good looks and acting skills, and the audition performance of the two can be said to be evenly matched.

Zhao Yao: What does the director think?

Chen Xi: The director wanted to choose the little fresh meat. He said that with the same acting skills, it is better to select someone with traffic than select the unknown Zhang Qi.

Zhao Yao thought so too. Because under the same circumstances, at least choosing traffic can help maintain the topic of the drama. And since this little fresh meat has online acting skills, choosing him is indeed the best choice. 

He conveniently clicked on the two audition videos sent by Chen Xi. The first one he watched was Little Fresh Meat’s video. After watching it for a while, he frowned slightly. Then he watched Zhang Qi’s video, which made him see the clue.

The performances of the two are different, but each has its difficulty. 

It’s just that compared with Zhang Qi’s impromptu performance, Lu Zishi’s performance clips seem simple. 

Zhao Yao called Chen Xi directly, “Is this actor called Lu Zishi?”

Chen Xi didn’t expect to receive a call from Mr. Zhao and heard the question as soon as he connected. He said, “It’s Lu Zishi. How do you know?”

How could Zhao Yao not know about Lu Zishi? When he studied the IP of “Li Meng” in his previous life, Lu Zishi’s name appeared in his field of vision many times. Because the protagonist of “Li Meng” in his previous life is Lu Zishi, he was also the male protagonist who was criticized by the audience for his poor acting skills. 

But the performance in the video is different from this. Lu Zishi seems to be able to perform at his fingertips, and the calmness he shows fits the protagonist’s personality. This is entirely different from the performance clips that Zhao Yao watched in his previous life. 

“Why not choose the same segment to perform?” Zhao Yao asked again because the audition clips sent by Chen Xi were actually two different scenes. 

Chen Xi: “Lu Zishi left after the performance, and there was no chance for the two of them to try again on the same scene.”

“Notify the director for an additional test.” Zhao Yao’s face darkened, “The director will not be the one choosing the performance clips. I will choose.” 

Chen Xi was taken aback: “Mr. Zhao, do you mean someone revealed the part they need to act was revealed before the audition?”

“I’m not sure, so I have to try one more time.” Zhao Yao thought about something in his heart, “Safety is the priority. If he can really beat Zhang Qi in the additional test, then choose him.”

But if he really cheated to win the opportunity, then he doesn’t have to stay on the set. 

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The additional test was selected two days later, and Zhao Yao temporarily discussed the performance clip with Pei Mingzhan. He didn’t question the meaning of the director, but the questions of the audition were all based on the lottery to show fairness. But the drawing of lots is not impossible to hide from Director Tang to cheat.

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