You Think I'd Believe That?

The male and female leads had already been decided. This time, they were mainly selecting the other important supporting roles.

Director Chai was a perfectionist with quite a fiery temper. He was extremely strict about every casting decision and would never let anyone with poor acting skills sneak into the crew.

Xu Yanche was still eating his last dorayaki when his name was called.

He clapped his hands and entered the room.

The room was spacious. The director, screenwriter, and male lead, Zhou Jinsu, were seated at the table.

The table was covered with information on the people attending the auditions.

Director Chai glanced at Xu Yanche and was stunned.

Director Chai: Holy shit, there's someone this good-looking in the industry? How did I not know before? Those eyes are so expressive.

He looked at the information in his hand and fell silent.

Th-this-this person had actually used that gorgeous face of his to play corpses and work as an extra.

What a waste of talent.

What a sin.

Xu Yanche looked at Zhou Jinsu. "????" The male lead was actually Ling Xu's boyfriend. Was the world really that small?

Xu Yanche politely greeted the director, screenwriter, and Zhou Jinsu.

Then he waited for Director Chai to give him a prompt.

[Didn't expect Director Chai to be so young. He's quite handsome too. Who would've thought? Who would've thought? It's just that his temper is explosive—he goes off at the slightest spark.]

Director Chai flipped through the materials. "Then perform the scene where the second male lead learns that his parents were killed by his best friend."

This scene mainly relied on eye acting.

It tested one's acting skills.

Xu Yanche said, "All right."

He set the script in his hands aside.

When he looked up again, Xu Yanche's expression had become blank and numb. Disbelief filled his eyes, along with a faint plea.

He pleaded for his friend to tell him that everything was false. As long as his friend said it was fake, he would believe him.

According to the plot, Mu Lan's friend not only felt no guilt whatsoever, but also viciously humiliated Mu Lan.

The hope and pleading in Mu Lan's eyes gradually turned into confusion, then finally into overwhelming hatred.

He grabbed the sword beside him and wildly slashed at his friend without any form or pattern.

Though he ultimately killed his friend, his left arm was cut off as well.

He knelt on the ground and broke down in silent tears.

He could not understand why the people around him kept leaving him one by one, betraying him one by one, when he had clearly done nothing wrong.

After a long while, Mu Lan staggered to his feet. With a cold expression, he carried his sword and left.

The happiness and ambition that usually filled his eyes were gone, leaving only lifelessness and hatred.

At that moment, he swore that he would never be a good person again. Good people did not live long.

Director Chai nodded. He felt that the performance was quite good and had achieved the effect he wanted. The eye acting was excellent.

Director Chai discussed it with the assistant director, screenwriter, and Zhou Jinsu.

In the end, they decided that if no one afterward surpassed Xu Yanche's performance, the role would be his.

Director Chai told him to go home and wait for notice.

Xu Yanche left happily.

Zhou Jinsu said, "He gets into character quickly and comes out of it quickly too. He's promising."

Director Chai looked at Xu Yanche's previous résumé and sighed. "Sigh, what a good prospect. What a waste. If he'd worked with a good company earlier, he would've become famous long ago."

Zhou Jinsu chuckled. "Director Chai, are you thinking of investing in him?"

Director Chai: "???"

"What?"

Director Chai did not understand why Zhou Jinsu had asked that.

Zhou Jinsu merely smiled without saying anything. "Just wait."

Xu Yanche cheerfully headed downstairs.

As he passed Lu Xing, he noticed that the other man was looking at him rather unpleasantly.

With a mischievous grin, he went to the stairwell, made sure there were no cameras around, and gave Lu Xing the middle finger.

Lu Xing's eyes widened in disbelief. This was the first time anyone had dared treat him like that. It was utterly infuriating.

Xu Yanche skipped back to the car. "Hello, beautiful Sister Zhang. Let's go have hot pot. My treat."

Zhang Yue looked at Xu Yanche's happy expression. "How was it? Do you think you have a chance?"

At once, Xu Yanche put on a dejected expression and sighed. "Sigh, Sister Zhang, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Boohoo, I didn't perform well. Am I useless? Boohoohoo."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, his shoulders shaking. To Zhang Yue, it looked like he was crying because he was too upset.

But that was not the case.

Just as Zhang Yue was about to offer some comforting words,

she saw Xu Yanche, whose shoulders had been trembling in apparent grief, laughing so hard he could barely contain himself.

"HAHAHAHAHA! Sister Zhang, how was my acting? Hahaha! Actually, the audition went really well. If nothing unexpected happens, the role will be mine."

Zhang Yue was somewhat doubtful of Xu Yanche's words.

"Really?"

Xu Yanche leaned back in his seat, took out a bottle of AD Calcium, stuck in a straw, and drank from it. "Of course. What, you don't believe me?"

Zhang Yue: "..." Wasn't he stating the obvious?

If she had trusted him, she would not have come today. She would have just let him come alone.

Xu Yanche took out his phone and sent He Qing a message.

A Pool of Clear Water: Qingqing Darling, I'm done auditioning. I'm going to have hot pot with Zhang Mammy now.

He Qing, who was reading documents, heard the notification sound and picked up his phone to look.

The corners of his lips curved up slightly in a pleased smile.

It seemed his little wife loved him very much, even reporting his whereabouts to him.

Qingqing Darling: Mm.

A Pool of Clear Water: Just "mm"? Only one word? (clutches chest in pain) (extends a trembling hand) (tears fall from sorrowful eyes) (shouts, "How can you be so heartless?") (falls into a pool of blood)

Qingqing Darling: How did the audition go?

A Pool of Clear Water: Very well. I performed steadily. You should've seen how shocked the director was. But this director did surprise me—I heard people say he was very strict.

A Pool of Clear Water: So I thought he might be a serious old man. Guess what?

Qingqing Darling: What?

A Pool of Clear Water: Director Chai is actually young, the same age as you. He's quite handsome, but not as handsome as Qingqing Darling.

He Qing felt a little unhappy when he read the first part, but after seeing the latter half, he was pleased.

He Qing: Hmph hmph, my little wife really likes me.

A Pool of Clear Water: The male lead in this drama is actually Ling Xu's boyfriend, Zhou Jinsu. What do you think Zhou Jinsu is like?

With the Gossip Ability Zero Zero had given him, Zhou Jinsu seemed like a fairly good person—gentle, polite, and caring toward juniors.

But to be safe, he still needed to ask.

Qingqing Darling: He's not bad. If you successfully join the crew, have him look after you. Don't be polite with him.

Xu Yanche looked at He Qing's message and confirmed that Zhou Jinsu and He Qing had a very good relationship.

A Pool of Clear Water: Okay~ Then I won't disturb Qingqing Darling at work anymore. Bye~

Qingqing Darling: Mm.

Zhang Yue looked through the rearview mirror at Xu Yanche lying on the seat and grinning foolishly, somewhat baffled.

"What are you grinning about?"

Xu Yanche answered casually, "My wife is acting cute with me."

Zhang Yue: "..." You think I'd believe that?

With Xu Yanche and He Qing standing together, anyone with eyes could tell that Xu Yanche was the bottom.