After reading the script, Ji Nanshu immediately transferred 200 million yuan to Liang Ziqian as an initial investment and asked him to participate in the casting process.
He didn't want to go at first, but Liang Ziqian made several phone calls urging Ji Nanshu to go, so he brought Chu Wei with him to the casting call.
Many people who came to audition assumed that Ji Nanshu was also there for an audition, and a group of people whispered among themselves, discussing which role he was auditioning for.
When they saw Ji Nanshu walk straight into the audition room, the crowd erupted in excitement.
"Oh, why is he here? Could it be that some role has already been decided?"
"Yeah, isn't he the young master of the Ji Family? Why is he trying to steal our roles?"
"He's not only the young master of the Ji Family, but also the matriarch of the Chu family. So what if we steal him? Nobody cares about our lives anyway."
"She only played two supporting roles, and they weren't even that good. I don't know why she got to act in Director Liang's movie, tsk... could it be... you know..."
Of course, where there's sour grapes, there are also those who can't stand this bunch of sour chickens. One baby-faced girl immediately retorted, "Look at you all, sour chickens! How disgusting! You think everyone else is superior just because you slept with your legs spread wide?! What is Ji Nanshu's status, and what are yours? Don't act like you're sour grapes, it's annoying to look at! You guys don't even deserve to be compared to Ji Nanshu! Even if you have no acting skills, your looks alone are much better than all you plastic surgery monsters! Bah! You're nothing!!"
Just as those people were about to retort, a staff member came to call someone for an audition, and it just so happened that this baby-faced person was called.
The baby-faced man snorted and turned to follow the staff inside. The moment he saw Ji Nanshu sitting next to Liang Ziqian, his eyes lit up. Hehehe, his precious Shu Bao!!
Liang Ziqian didn't even look up. "Hou Wenxuan, twenty-two years old, auditioned for the second male lead... Have you read the script clips we sent you?"
Hou Wenxuan grinned. "Reply to Director Liang! I know it by heart!"
Liang Ziqian found the baby-faced man in front of him rather amusing. He was indeed lively, and his image was quite fitting, but he wondered how good his acting skills were.
"Let's begin."
After the performance, Liang Ziqian simply nodded and told Hou Wenxuan to go back and wait for news.
Hou Wenxuan wasn't discouraged. He suddenly raised his hand and asked, "Director Liang... I'd like to ask if I can get your autograph?"
"An autograph? Mine?" He's a director, how can he have fans?
Hou Wenxuan waved his hand, looking shy. "I want the book..."
Suddenly interrupted, Ji Nanshu, "Ah... okay."
After signing his name, Hou Wenxuan, unconcerned about whether he got the role or not, left in high spirits. His excitement led the other auditionees to believe he had already secured the part.
After Hou Wenxuan left, Liang Ziqian nudged Ji Nanshu's arm. "Hey, Nanshu, how was it signing autographs for the fans?"
Ji Nanshu rolled her eyes. "Let's go with him for the second male lead role. His acting skills and character are both pretty good, and his image fits the bill."
"Okay, okay, what can I say? You're the investor."
In fact, Liang Ziqian was quite satisfied with Hou Wenxuan's acting skills, but Ji Nanshu was an investor, so out of respect, he still had to ask.
After watching auditions for half a day, Ji Nanshu felt even more tired than acting. As soon as it was lunch break, he grabbed Chu Wei and ran off to find a place to eat.
Chu Wei bravely took Ji Nanshu to a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, saying that their mixed rice noodles were incredibly delicious.
The two of them turned and twisted their way to a small alley, and were immediately surprised by the long queue in front of the store. It turned out that this place was so popular!
Ji Nanshu winked: Pack it up?
Chu Wei nodded affirmatively: Pack it up!
Ji Nanshu chose two of the restaurant's signature dishes and an extra pork chop, then went to wait for Chu Wei.
After waiting for almost forty minutes, the two finally got to eat their bowl of mixed noodles.
Back home, Ji Nanshu said after taking his first bite, "Bring A-Mo next time!"
Chu Wei: "? My brother eats these things? I thought he was the kind of businessman who only goes to high-end restaurants. Sister-in-law, you don't know, before I came home this year, I thought my brother was destined to be alone for the rest of his life, but I never expected him to get married!! You know how shocked I was!"
"Oh? How shocked are you?" Ji Nanshu raised an eyebrow.
Chu Wei slurped up a mouthful of noodles. "I'm telling you, but don't tell my older brother! Otherwise, you'll get a beating when we get back."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Sigh, Mom says my brother has been precocious since he was little, incredibly well-behaved and lovable, super outstanding! Countless boys and girls have confessed their feelings to him since he was a child, but he hasn't liked a single one of them. There have even been girls offering themselves up, like those who broke into his hotel room and lay naked on his bed—the list goes on and on! They were all thrown out by his bodyguards. And that Chen Rui, she's always dreaming of being my brother's wife; I bet my brother doesn't even know who she is."
"Oh, and because of company matters, my older brother was abroad for quite a while, right? Wow, he was almost kidnapped by a local gangster's daughter and made her his wife! It cracked me up. If the bodyguards hadn't found him quickly, he would have been forced into the bridal chamber!"
Chu Wei spoke with great enthusiasm, Ji Nanshu listened with great interest.
In short, neither of them noticed that there was an extra person in the house.
Chu Mo: "... You seem to be having a great chat..."
"Of course--Holy crap, bro!!" Chu Wei jumped up, holding the bowl of noodles. "Hey, hehehe, good afternoon, bro, hahahahahaha--"
Chu Mo glanced at Chu Wei indifferently, then grabbed another bowl of noodles from the table and shoved it in front of Chu Mo: "Big brother! This is something your sister-in-law bought especially for you! Try it!"
Waaaaah, why is my older brother still so scary?!
After he finished speaking, Chu Wei saw his older brother's eyes soften instantly. He took the bowl of noodles and said, "Sweetie, did you buy this especially for me?"
Ji Nanshu looked conflicted. "Well... I guess so..."
He simply wanted to try another flavor, and he never expected that everyone at the company would suddenly go home!
Didn't you go to the company?
Chu Mo: "Well, I came back first since there's nothing else."
"Oh, will you come with me to the casting call again this afternoon? Liang Ziqian showed me his new movie script, and I think it's pretty good. I've already invested 200 million in it."
"Okay, I'll go with you this afternoon. How about tonight?"
"See a movie?"
"Good."
Chu Wei, the third wheel, silently shrank into the corner, trying to minimize his presence: Damn it! Has his older brother been possessed by someone?! Someone tell him who this gentle-looking man is!
Who is he?!
If Yun Sheng knew what Chu Wei was thinking right now, he would definitely let him know, "This is your love-struck older brother!"
It'll probably be over by the middle of the month!! Hehe