Chapter 162: Hold Back Your Strength

After Zhang Wuwu finished speaking, the scene was silent for a few seconds.

Generally speaking, an artist will not audition twice.

Because there are a lot of people queuing up for the audition and time is tight, each artist has limited performance time.

At least at Liang Sheng's audition, there has never been a situation where one person has performed twice.

Therefore, Zhang Wuwu’s proposal is actually not that reasonable.

If it were someone else, Liang Sheng would have refused immediately, but Zhang Wuwu was different. Zhang Wuwu's identity was still relatively respectable.

Moreover, Zhang Wuwu’s suggestion to modify the plot was not without reason. After a moment’s silence, Liang Sheng nodded.

"Okay, then the next person who comes in will start following the new plot. However, this plot is not written in the script in advance, so it will test the artist's ability to adapt to changing circumstances."

Ji Chenxing had already performed it once, and Liang Sheng did not directly tell Ji Chenxing not to perform it again. Instead, he directly left the task of modifying the plot to the "next person."

The staff of the program team nearby understood what Liang Sheng meant and echoed, "Yes, yes, when the next artist to audition comes in, we will tell her in advance so that they can cooperate and it won't affect the process too much."

Other staff members of the program team also didn't want Ji Chenxing to perform a second time.

After all, auditions take up not only the artists' time, but also their staff's time.

The longer Ji Chenxing spends, the longer the audition timeline will be. If he fails to complete the auditions of all people by the end of get off work time, he may have to work overtime.

Moreover, there is another point. Although the people in the program team did not say it explicitly, they all knew that judging from Liang Sheng’s reaction, there was a 90% chance that Ji Chenxing would be the choice for the female lead.

Ji Chenxing performed so well, it doesn’t matter if his action scenes are not that good. After all, if Ji Chenxing can do everything, then what is the need for Zhang Wuwu.

As for the artists waiting for the audition, unless there are those who are more eye-catching than Ji Chenxing, it doesn't matter whether they look good or not, whether they can act like the characters, or whether Zhang Wuwu's modification of the plot will have any impact on them.

Ji Chenxing didn’t know what Liang Sheng and the staff were thinking. She just heard from their words that she had completed the audition and what was happening here had nothing to do with her anymore.

"Director Liang, this is considered the end of my audition, right? If I don't have anything else to do, I'll go back first."

Before leaving, Ji Chenxing confirmed with Liang Sheng again that his mission for the day had been completed.

This is safer and also reflects one's importance to Liang Sheng and other staff members.

Liang Sheng did not intend to let Ji Chenxing perform for a second audition. Just as he was about to nod to Ji Chenxing's request, he heard Zhang Wuwu calling Ji Chenxing.

"Wait." Zhang Wuwu's voice came from not far away from Ji Chenxing, "Your name is Ji Chenxing, right? You performed well just now, so your ability to perform on the spot must be good too, right?"

Ji Chenxing frowned slightly.

Zhang Yuexi had just reminded her that Zhang Wuwu might cause trouble for her.

She had thought that Zhang Wuwu would find her before or after the audition, but she never expected that he would call her during the audition.

Ji Chenxing was stunned for a moment, and gave a standard answer: "Not bad."

Liang Sheng obviously did not expect that Zhang Wuwu would simply ignore his words and insist on letting Ji Chenxing continue the audition.

Now that Zhang Wuwu has spoken, even if Liang Sheng wanted to persuade him again, it would be difficult for him to do so.

Zhang Wuwu seemed to be determined to keep Ji Chenxing.

He didn't notice the change in Liang Sheng's eyes at all, and didn't wait for others to speak. He asked Ji Chenxing again:

"From your performance just now, you must be familiar with the plot, right? After such a long audition, they didn't even notice the unreasonable parts of the script. I'm quite surprised.

"Since you were the first one to discover the logical errors in the script, the burden of revising the script for the first time falls on you. The crew needs people like you! Don't leave yet, cooperate with me."

Zhang Wuwu said.

What he said made so much sense that there was no reason for people to refuse.

Ji Chenxing didn't want to agree at first, as she had her own things to do.

But so many people were watching, and Zhang Wuwu was a well-known figure, so it would not be good if she refused too forcefully.

Moreover, the matter between her and the Zhang family must be resolved. Even if not here, she will meet Zhang Wuwu somewhere else.

In that case, we might as well resolve this matter quickly.

She breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay."

Liang Sheng knew Ji Chenxing's temper.

Although she is sometimes generous, most of the time, she will not let others take advantage of her for no reason.

Moreover, the matter between Ji Chenxing and the Zhang family was quite a big deal. Although it was not known to everyone, anyone in the circle who had connections and means would know the ins and outs of the matter.

Liang Sheng could guess a little bit that there might be some conflicts between Zhang Wuwu and Ji Chenxing that needed to be resolved.

If one of the two people lights the fuse, the situation will become very awkward.

Fortunately, Zhang Wuwu's "request" was relatively polite, and Ji Chenxing did not object, nor did he say anything else with implicit metaphors, which meant that there was still a possibility of reaching an agreement between the two.

Liang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

After analyzing the situation on the scene, Liang Sheng spoke again, "Then Chen Xing, you can try out the new plot with Teacher Zhang."

Ji Chenxing nodded, "Okay."

In order to increase the rationality of this matter and save Ji Chenxing's face to a greater extent, Liang Sheng said with a smile:
"You know what, our teacher Zhang's family kung fu is really powerful. I heard that it has spread to more than ten countries overseas. I wonder how many people want to become his disciples.

"Chen Xing auditioned twice today. Although he was a little tired, he definitely learned twice as much as others."

Liang Sheng's words were clearly meant to comfort Ji Chenxing. Zhang Wuwu listened, and the corners of his mouth inadvertently rose slightly.

Who doesn’t like to hear others praise themselves?

What's more, Liang Sheng is well-known for his high demands in the film and television industry. To get a compliment from him is something that many people wish for.

Although Zhang Wuwu didn't say anything, the micro-expressions on his face had already exposed all his inner thoughts.

The staff on the side also knew how to read people's expressions. Seeing that Zhang Wuwu was pouting, they also started to flatter him.

"I remember that more than ten years ago, many directors wanted Teacher Zhang to be the action director, right? But in all these years, Teacher Zhang has never joined any crew. Why is that?"

Zhang Wuwu heard this and coughed softly. "It's really because I'm not capable enough. I have to take care of the Zhang family martial arts school and develop martial arts over the years. I really don't have that much time for the crew..."

The staff member was a female with a sweet voice, and she admired Zhang Wuwu very much. After listening to Zhang Wuwu's words, her voice became even more coquettish.

"It is such an honor for our crew that Teacher Zhang is here today. This is the first time I see Teacher Zhang in person!"

Being praised by the female staff, Zhang Wuwu blushed and cleared his throat. "It's not an honor. In fact, I should have figured it out earlier. Film and television dramas are also a form of publicity. My participation in the crew can be regarded as another way to develop our country's martial arts culture."

These words filled the female staff member's face with admiration again. Just as she was about to say something else, she was interrupted by Liang Sheng.

Liang Sheng laughed and signaled them to stop chatting: "Teacher Zhang is still more broad-minded, but we are in a hurry, everyone should hurry up, the people behind are still waiting."

The female staff member was not young either, but as she had been a fan of Zhang Wuwu for many years, she forgot the time while chatting with him.

Only after Liang Sheng urged her did she realize that Zhang Wuwu was going to act with Ji Chenxing.

The female staff member also heard a little about the bet between Zhang Yuexi and Ji Chenxing. In the end, Zhang Yuexi lost the match between the two.

If Zhang Yuexi was an ordinary person, it would be fine and she would just lose, but Zhang Yuexi is Zhang Wuwu's daughter and represents the future of the Zhang family.

Who is Zhang Wuwu? He is the most famous martial arts master in the country. He has no rivals in the country for so many years. How could he tolerate his daughter losing to Ji Chenxing?

So this time, although Zhang Wuwu nominally said that he wanted to modify the plot, any discerning person could see that Zhang Wuwu just wanted to take this opportunity to test Ji Chenxing's true strength.

Look at how strong Ji Chenxing is. He could actually beat Zhang Yuexi and even put forward such rude conditions to her.

If Zhang Wuwu had any other selfish motives, it must be that he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to restore his face.

The female staff member has been a fan of Zhang Wuwu for so many years, so she naturally knows his strength. The only thing she is afraid of is that Zhang Wuwu will be too heavy-handed.

If Ji Chenxing was injured and the news got out, it would be an even more ridiculous after-dinner joke than "Zhang Yuexi lost to Ji Chenxing".

"Teacher Zhang, you can act with the girl, but you must be careful when you do that. Use less force and don't accidentally hurt our artists who are here for the audition."

The female staff member reminded with a smile.

Liang Sheng wanted to say something to the staff, Zhang Wuwu is not a child anymore, how could he act so recklessly.

But he thought about it again, moved his lips, but in the end no sound came out.

If there was no conflict between the Zhang family and Ji Chenxing, Liang Sheng would definitely not worry.

It’s no wonder that the female staff member is so talkative. After all, Zhang Wuwu is quite capable, and young girls nowadays are delicate.

If you get hurt accidentally, who will be responsible for it?
Is it Zhang Wuwu or the crew?
Liang Sheng shook his head and also gave Ji Chenxing some instructions.

"Chen Xing, this is our country's martial arts master Zhang Wuwu, you can just call him Teacher Zhang, and you will have a simple rehearsal with him in a while.

“Teacher Zhang is quite strong, so it’s normal that the martial arts scenes can’t keep up with his pace.

"You don't have to worry or be too nervous. After all, we are just auditioning. If you feel uncomfortable or can't keep up with Teacher Zhang's pace, you must raise it in time."

Liang Sheng advised considerately.

Ji Chenxing nodded.

When she looked at Zhang Wuwu, the expression in his eyes was very relaxed, as if he didn't take her seriously at all.

Zhang Wuwu looked at Ji Chenxing carefully and was confident, but he was not on guard.

He really didn't understand why Zhang Yuexi described the girl in front of him as so powerful.

He secretly inquired about Ji Chenxing's background. She was the real daughter of the Ji family. Because the Ji family adopted the wrong person, Ji Chenxing had been growing up in the countryside all these years.

Zhang Wuwu couldn’t understand, how could such a person defeat Zhang Yuexi?
No matter how bad Zhang Yuexi is, she has learned martial arts from Zhang Wuwu. How could she lose to Ji Chenxing so easily?
It must be because Zhang Yuexi was too careless. If it were him, Zhang Wuwu, he would definitely be able to teach Ji Chenxing how to behave in no time.

At that time, he would be very generous and "donate" 5,000 sets of cold weapons to Ji Chenxing, and then teach her some principles of life.

If you are young and don’t have the ability, don’t be so arrogant.

Ji Chenxing looked at Zhang Wuwu calmly, and could probably guess what Zhang Wuwu was thinking.

All I can say is that Zhang Wuwu didn't take her seriously at all.

"There's nothing to change in the previous plot, so let's start from the moment the heroine draws her sword?"

Zhang Wuwu suggested.

Ji Chenxing nodded, "Okay."

The two people reached an agreement, and the staff of the program team were happy to see it happen.

In order to ensure a smooth performance for both of them, the crew gave Zhang Wuwu a fake wooden sword and hung it around his waist.

"The original plot doesn't make sense, but there's no new plot design yet. Why don't we just improvise it? What do you think?"

"Improvisation" relaxed the standards for Zhang Wuwu's actions to the greatest extent.

This means that even if two people really fight, they can attribute the cause to "improvisation".

Ji Chenxing naturally understood what Zhang Wuwu meant, but he had no objection and agreed directly.

"can."

Her eyes were still calm and composed, which made Zhang Wuwu very uncomfortable.

At first glance, it seemed that Ji Chenxing was too stupid and didn't understand what he said at all.

But in fact, Ji Chenxing's calm temperament made Zhang Wuwu a little suspicious.

Could it be that she really has powerful martial arts skills?
No, it shouldn't be.

As the head of the country's leading martial arts family, Zhang Wuwu controls most of the country's martial arts resources.

Not to mention that Ji Chenxing has lived in a resource-scarce countryside for many years. Even if she really learned from a master, she would definitely know it.

She definitely hasn't learned it. How can her demeanor and posture look like that of someone who has learned martial arts?
Zhang Wuwu calmed himself down and firmly believed that Ji Chenxing knew nothing and was just pretending.

He took a deep breath, stood firmly opposite Ji Chenxing, and was ready to resist the enemy.

"Okay, draw your sword."

(End of this chapter)