Chapter 28.2

Chapter 28 (2): Ehhh???

Rong Jing nodded. The director shouted, “action!”, however, he also started to watch the playback of the clips from the previous candidates. They didn’t have much time. They had to go to a Film Festival later.

The Imperial concubine sat on the chair. Fu Qianming was half-kneeling on the ground.

The concubine was holding a hand fan, and her¹Will be using the pronouns she/her to refer to the character of Imperial Concubine. Still he/his for Gu Xi movements showed his natural arrogance and regality. Looking at the servant kneeling at her feet, she said slowly,  “There are many things in this palace that I’m willing to overlook, but the people in here should still be self-aware.”

The delicate hands of the Imperial Concubine grabbed Fu Qianming’s chin and rubbed it gently, its meaning ambiguous.

Fu Qianming was sweating and trembling slightly, looking very nervous. In reality, everyone knew that he was still trying to get over his phobia.

The way his body was moving at the moment was not because of his acting skills but…

The screenwriter suddenly noticed that Rong Jing was acting like he was being forced to raise his head. If one were to ignore the trembling of his body, they would notice that his eyes had a trace of indifference and disgust but was more likely to surrender. 

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He suddenly stood up, dusted himself gracefully and walked towards the Imperial Concubine.

The Imperial Concubine didn’t expect the person she left behind to suddenly turn into a different person. She couldn’t help but retreat when that person silently walked towards her. In the end, she got trapped between a wall and this person who he regarded as the lowest servant.

He looked down at her without a word and took hold of her full attention.

This was an innate ability of an Alpha. No matter how high and powerful the Imperial Concubine was, she was just a small woman who needed the pampering of a man and apparently, the old emperor couldn’t satisfy her in that aspect.

“D-don’t you dare come over, you-you’re committing a crime!” The Imperial Concubine became completely flustered.

Fu Qianming slowly approached her and was almost about to kiss her lips but intentionally missed. He was breathing near her ear, “There is something that this slave wants you to know. This slave’s kissing skills are particularly good.”

Gu Xi’s heart beat like it would jump out of his chest. For a moment, he really thought that Rong Jing was going to kiss him. After Rong Jing let go of him, the ambiguous and intense vibe between the two was washed away by the cold air that had poured in.

Gu Xi soon realized that it was all just an act. He slowly closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembling violently. He didn’t want to be seen by Rong Jing’s domineering yet pampering eyes. It made his heart beat so hard, it almost seemed like it wasn’t his own.

Knowing that it was all just an act, why did his heart beat like that?

The performance of the two shocked Director Liu. That scene just now was the first part that showed truly Fu Qianming’s true nature. His meekness was simply an illusion because he had always been unwilling to be at the mercy of his own fate. At first, the woman was acting high and mighty yet things changed and the man gained the upper hand. This scene was a good way to test the acting skills of both the performers and to show their chemistry.

Many people have acted out this scene before but almost no one could make it look this good and seductive.

This acting skill, did I just think that it was going to be a pointless performance? I was so freaking wrong.

Rong Jing wasn’t overshadowed by Gu Xi’s acting at all. He even took control of the atmosphere in the latter half. His actions clearly showed the idea that if he let go of the Concubine, he would die. If he followed after her, he would live.

He was merely a servant in the beginning of the scene but suddenly he became the one who controlled things. This kind of transformation gave people the scalp tingling feeling. What Rong Jing did was very in line with Fu Qianming’s nature. A wolf in sheep’s clothing!

Liu Yu was the first to return to his senses. He was now looking at Rong Jing differently: with a bit of admiration and a bit of regret.

“Ahem, you can leave now. Wait for the results.”

After Rong Jing left, the whole place became completely lively.

Script writer: “This is what you call the presence that is an insult to professional actors?! This is what you call someone who can’t act?!”

The assistant director’s face turned completely red: “I haven’t seen him act either you know! How can I know what he’s really like?!”

Gu Xi tried to calm his beating heart and at least feign calmness when the director looked at him.

“This is the first time I saw you being this affected by the other person in an audition,” To put it objectively, Gu Xi’s acting just now wasn’t particularly good, almost being led by Rong Jing.

Gu Xi shook his head, feeling a bit excited and expectant, “He’s scary. But in a good way.”

Gu Xi was willing to help Rong Jing to repay his kindness but he never expected Rong Jing could act that well. It was too unexpected.

“Hmm, so you’re picking him?”

“He’s a talented actor who can easily get into his role. Many actors can’t do that,” Gu Xi said objectively.

Liu Yu replied, “But he has one flaw. And it’s very serious. His whole expression may be good but his body was shaking and sweating. If he wouldn’t be able to overcome this, he wouldn’t be able to get this opportunity. No crew would be able to accept such an actor.”

Assistant director: “Compared to him, Xun Jiarui is more suitable. His performance isn’t that outstanding but at least it’s stable. Also, he has the main investor as a backer. Do we have to give him up and pick Rong Jing, this rookie?”

What the assistant director said wasn’t unreasonable but at present, the most outstanding candidate was Rong Jing. Everyone was caught in a dilemma.

Gu Xi looked at Xun Jiarui’s information sheet in his hand. HIs fingers could not help but pick at it, almost making a hole.

Gu Xi calmly said, “With Rong Jing’s acting, I’m able to get into character more easily, which is very vital in the later stages because of some intense conflict. Xun Jiarui’s acting isn’t that good, and most importantly, the thought of doing a kiss scene with him makes me want to vomit a little.”

Gu Xi had almost never failed to give face to anyone he knew. He, who had been in the entertainment industry since his youth, knew very well how to not offend people. But with the scene he had with Xun Jiarui earlier, the other person really almost kissed him. It made him want to beat him up to death. His anger because of that hasn’t even subsided yet.

The assistant director teased, “And Rong Jing’s fine?”

Gu Xi froze for a moment, “….” I don’t know, I’ve never thought of what I think about him, only that I’m grateful.

Liu Yu comforted Gu Xi, “Your first kiss on the screen will not be taken so casually, otherwise your fans are going to kill me. If you really can’t do it, we can hire a stand-in, but I really hope that you can slowly accept to do these scenes. I understand that this would be challenging for an Omega, but we’re in the entertainment industry. You have to take it as a part of your career.”

“I understand,” It’s just that I’m sick of Alphas.

“After seeing so many candidates, are you really going to pick Rong Jing?”

“At least his acting won’t drag me and the whole crew down,” Gu Xi didn’t deny that he was picking him.

Gu Xi’s opinion was what Liu Yu prioritized. Since he was a director who had decided to change genres, many people are waiting for him to become a joke and fail.

“We still have a few more days. Let’s see if we can encounter more outstanding people.”

The staff was now able to take a break. Just then, a staff member handed Gu Xi a note. Gu Xi asked, “Who gave this?”

The staff member was only responsible for delivering the note so they didn’t know who sent it. Gu Xi opened the note. At the bottom were words following the shape of a rose. It said: Do you want to know who I am? Come to the rooftop. Alone. Your Rose Knight.

Gu Xi had received this kind of confession countless times in the past. Without attracting anyone’s attention, Gu Xi pulled out a taser from his bag and got on the elevator.

There wouldn’t be a next time after this. It was better to get over this as soon as possible.

Twenty minutes earlier.

Rong Jing slowly walked out of the audition room. He wiped the sweat from his face, looked at his limbs that were trembling slightly and sighed.

Finally, he was able to act well even just for a moment.

As soon as he came out, he saw his classmates from Class B who had not left the venue yet. Rong Jing walked over and said, “You’re not waiting for me, are you?” He didn’t want to think they were waiting for him but they were all acting so suspicious.

Some shook their heads, some nodded and smiled awkwardly.

Ji Leping moved forward as their representative, “You see, it’s okay to fail. It happens… don’t worry. It’s no big deal. Most of us here would definitely fail too. You shouldn’t think of dying.”

Seeing Rong Jing’s appearance a while ago made them a bit scared and feel a sense of despair. Rong Jing didn’t know how to react. He just tried to recall some of his previous life experiences.

Rong Jing casually said the words that could only come from a modern rich kid, “There’s no way I would. I still have a lot of wealth to inherit. It would be a pity to die.”

Classmates: I suddenly feel like hitting him.

At this time, the hashtag #I am very miserable but I still own a building# was not yet known to the world. His classmates simply found him funny. They actually found him interesting, something that they didn’t know before.

But to Rong Jing, these people who waited for him were the interesting ones. They should worry about their own selves.

He said, “What happened before was my fault, I know that, but I shouldn’t be held accountable for what happened after that. Though you guys should stop worrying about things that will not happen. I’m not that free.”

After finding out his real identity, they became afraid that he would seek revenge for isolating him. Aside from the fact that the original owner didn’t care about revenge or anything, he himself was too lazy to care about that. Wasn’t it a good time now to get some more sleep?

“Rong Jing, we didn’t…ah.”

Rong Jing made his intentions clear but they still felt a bit embarrassed. After he said what he wanted to say, he walked out of the rented audition site. In the downtown area, he saw a line of police along the road. Not far away from this was the crowd of people protesting that he saw on his way here. When he saw them crossing the street, he suddenly felt happy.

He thought of one of the key points that he had seemed to have forgotten. He has obviously changed the plot but why did the plot try to return to its original track in another way on the day that Xie Ling was supposed to die in the novel? Was it because the trajectory of the story is irreversible?

With this concept in mind, he, an alien of this world, should have already died a long time ago. So, is this body, with his soul inside, going to die again?

Compared to Xie Ling and Guan Hongyi, he was a bug who came from a different world. A loophole.

If this world was really working under some kind of law, it would definitely try to erase him once more.

Ha.

How could I be this unlucky?

Actually, today was the day that Gu Xi was supposed to commit su*cide in the story. But he had just acted with Gu Xi. Gu Xi was doing well. He wouldn’t suddenly go to a rooftop and commit su*cide, right…?

Eh?

Ehhh???

Rong Jing just happened to glance at the rooftop and saw balloons floating unsteadily. 

No way.

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Xi: Will you believe me if I tell you I wasn’t planning to do anything?