Mr. Zhou Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore!

Like being stared at by a predator…

Zhou Chenxi’s footsteps paused.

《The Journey to Fairyland》 was a breakthrough drama from his previous life. Although the response wasn’t as enthusiastic as the drama that Luo Xinghe participated in, at least the script won a good award.

The director of the drama intended to let Luo Xinghe star as the male lead, but Luo Xinghe regrettably declined because of schedule issues.

So could this be an opportunity?

Zhou Chenxi was lost in thought.

Back at home, Zhou Chenxi opened Weibo.

On the public square there was still the topic of #contestants withdrawing from the 《I’m an Acting School》 program#. Although the tag is not high on the charts, and Zhou Chenxi’s name isn’t mentioned on it, a small number of people were still discussing him.

Some people were saying that the little brother was good-looking, and that they only paid attention to the show because of Zhou Chenxi. Others said that although Zhou Chenxi’s performance was not as good as Luo Xinghe’s every time, but that it was a pity that such a thing happened.

It’s good to know that at this time in his last life, many viewers already wanted him to drop out of the show.

Because he had too many accidents on the stage, many people even went as far as to speculate whether or not he used this as a method to promote himself because his acting skills weren’t good enough.

This time the program team explained in time, saying that it was their safety measures that were not in place, and the backlash was much better than before.

Does this mean that as long as he avoids him carefully, he and the Zhou family can still have a different ending?

While avoiding might not always be possible, perhaps basic prevention and control is the best choice.

After thinking about it, Zhou Chenxi turned the salted fish in his heart and decided to work harder after all.

He first sent a text message to Zhi Qi, asking the other party to check Luo Xinghe’s recent announcements and arrangements to avoid all his activities, and clearly stated to Zhi Qi that as long as he didn’t collide with Luo Xinghe, he would participate in the audition for the drama 《The Journey to Fairyland》.

Zhi Qi was extremely happy. Although he didn’t know why Zhou Chenxi cared so much about Luo Xinghe’s movements, he was willing to let go. Zhi Qi still checked all of Luo Xinghe’s itineraries and told Zhou Chenxi that he recently took on another drama, and his collaboration with director Zheng Hua was under discussion because of the show 《I Am an Acting School》.

Seriously.

These two dramas were both big hits in the future.

Luo Xinghe never misses.

A few days later, Zhou Chenxi went to the audition for the drama 《The Journey to Fairyland》.

In fact, he still held a watching-from-the-sidelines attitude because he knows that with his strength, he most likely won’t be selected from audition, and he may not be popular in 《The Journey to Fairyland》either.

The drama was invested in by the Lu Group. As one of the largest domestic giants, the Lu Group has a wide range of investments, including the entertainment industry.

Lu Group has an entertainment company that specializes in film and television investment, and the company has signed many artists, but because it is inferior to Huangtian where Luo Xinghe is located, and because the focus is different, it is still mainly investment.

Sending Zhou Chenxi to the door of Lu Entertainment, Zhi Qi planned to wait for him outside.

Zhou Chenxi quietly complained about the author’s laziness in naming Lu. Anyway, he was someone in Luo Xinghe’s harem. Does Lu Ji have no shame?

All of his companies have the same name?

As soon as he finished complaining, Zhou Chenxi ran into Mr. Lu, who had “no shame” in the elevator.

He seemed to have just come out of a meeting, dressed in a well-ironed suit, and walking with manners, his whole aura was very powerful.

He had to say that as someone of Luo Xinghe’s harem, Lu Ji truly possessed a harmonious appearance and capital.

His facial features are well-defined, his figure is tall, and his eyes are black and deep. Everything is in full compliance with the fantasy of the overbearing president in all Mary Sue and Jack Sue novels. (the perfect girl and ideal man-ish)

Zhou Chenxi had just entered the elevator, and the doors were closed. Someone quickly came over to press the open button, and the closed elevator door slowly reopened.

Zhou Chenxi looking at Lu Ji who appeared outside the elevator, “…”

He quietly moved aside, not planning to say hello to Lu Ji.

According to the timeline, he actually didn’t know Lu Ji at this time, and he hadn’t seen him before. If it weren’t for the memory of his previous life, he probably wouldn’t know what Lu Ji looked like.

Zhou Chenxi decided to pretend not to know.

Also—why would he say hello to an enemy?

Directly facing the elevator wall pretending to be a quiet wall flower, Zhou Chenxi suddenly heard a low voice behind him, “Here for an audition?”

Zhou Chenxi looked back in surprise. Apart from Lu Ji and his assistant, there was only himself in the elevator.

“You… are talking to me?” Zhou Chenxi pointed to himself.

Lu Ji laughed, “If not?”

Zhou Chenxi was even more shocked.

He quickly went through reasons as to why Lu Ji talked to him, and found that he could not find a reasonable explanation. He had to bite the bullet and reply, “Yes, yeah…”

Lu Ji nodded with a smile, “Jiayou.”

*if you’ve ever watched kdramas it’s the same as fighting! It’s basically cheering someone on.

Zhou Chenxi was so shocked that he couldn’t respond, so he silently turned his head back, and continued to pretend to mix in with the wall.

Why did Lu Ji smile to himself?

Zhou Chenxi couldn’t help feeling fuzzy.

Soon the eighteenth floor arrived, the floor where Zhou Chenxi would audition, but Lu Ji still had to go up. The elevator door opened, Zhou Chenxi walked out, and couldn’t help but to glance at Lu Ji through the reflection of the elevator mirror.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ji was also looking at him.

Zhou Chenxi avoided his sight like a frightened deer.

Until he was out of the elevator, Zhou Chenxi’s heart was still slamming in his chest.

It was frightful, like being stared at by a predator.

After arriving at the audition location, Zhou Chenxi was no longer in the mood to care about what had just happened.

The audition was in a conference room with a row of people sitting down. There was a director, a producer, and a space in the middle. They said that Lu Ji would arrive soon.

Although he was very unhappy, Zhou Chenxi accepted the reality.

Outside the meeting room, there were a few artists waiting for the audition. Whether they knew each other or not, they all greeted each other.

After the number was drawn, a girl came over and said, “Zhou Chenxi, you are first.”

Zhou Chenxi stood up and smiled sweetly at her, “Thank you sister.”

Zhou Chenxi looked very young, and the girl was several years older than Zhou Chenxi. When she caught sight of the two dimples on Chenxi’s sharp face, she blushed a little and sent Zhou Chenxi into the meeting room enthusiastically and then withdrew.

The atmosphere in the conference room was a bit serious. Lu Ji should be still dealing with other things so he didn’t show up. Qin Chuan sat on the left side and asked, “Zhou Chenxi, you just participated in 《I’m an Acting School》 show, correct?”

Zhou Chenxi nodded, “Yes, but there was an accident halfway through and I left.”

He didn’t shy away from talking about the matter. Qin Chuan didn’t have any dissatisfaction, instead, he said, “I’ve watched the show, during that time, you had accidents frequently. It would really affect your mentality. The actor should always show his best to the audience, and if you can’t do it, don’t do it. You were right in doing that.”

Zhou Chenxi was shocked, can this be the case?

He thought Qin Chuan would criticize him for leaving halfway through the show, for not being dedicated, just like some viewers.

The mind of a big director is really different from that of an ordinary audience.

An assistant handed him a notebook, and Zhou Chenxi read through it.

Those were some excerpts from the script of 《The Journey to Fairyland》

It’s a pity that although Zhou Chenxi has not seen the script, but, he has seen the play.

In his previous life, the male lead of the drama 《The Journey to Fairyland》 was named Gong Rui, but he didn’t come today. He heard that Qin Chuan was not satisfied with the actors who came to audition, and later, he was asked to play the role of ‘Immortal Monarch Liu’.

《The Journey to Fairyland》 was actually a group drama about the love and hatred that happened in the Three Realms of Fairy, Demon and Devil.

Zhou Chenxi didn’t have much confidence in the role of Immortal Monarch Liu, today was actually for another role.

This character was called ‘Liu Li’ and he is a deer demon. He is a mount under the seat of ‘Immortal Monarch Liu’. During the process of cultivating immortality, he experienced a great catastrophe, and finally reached enlightenment, getting a rank in the immortal class.

In fact, Zhou Chenxi had seen Liuli played by another actor before. The performance was mediocre and the audience response was not great. However, Zhou Chenxi thinks Liuli is a role worth digging into. If it is performed differently, the effect should be different too.

Therefore, Zhou Chenxi asked Qin Chuan after reading the book, “Director Qin, can I try for the role of Liuli?”

Qin Chuan was a little surprised.

He thought that the people who came to the audition this time were all for ‘Immortal Monarch Liu’, after all, it was the male lead.

But Qin Chuan nodded, “Yes, start whenever you are ready.”

The actor who originally played the role of Liuli focused on Liuli’s ‘simpleness and innocence’. In fact, for a deer demon who lived for a thousand years, he also has a profound past which can’t be as simple as it is on the surface.

Zhou Chenxi interpreted it in his own way to make up for the ‘sense of deficit’ he had seen from the drama in his previous life.

Liuli’s feelings for Immortal Monarch Liu were very complicated. Monarch Liu had saved his life and at the same time wiped out the Deer Demon Clan.

Because the deer demon clan had rebelled in an attempt to replace the immortal world, they were suppressed by Immortal Monarch Liu. At that time Liuli was still young, barely over a hundred years old, and was hiding in the corner shivering. Immortal Monarch Liu saw him as young and innocent, so he took him when he returned to his seat and erased part of his memory.

One day Liuli stole the Queen Mother’s immortal fruit, restored his memory, and recalled that Immortal Monarch Liu committed genocide on his people. (Xi Wangmu– Queen Mother, is the keeper of the peaches of immortality that grow once every three thousand years)

Later Liuli was ordered by Supreme Ruler Xing to go to the mortal world to experience tribulations, and Immortal Monarch Liu especially went to the Chenyuantai to send him off. (Edge of the Bonds of the Carnal World)

This is what Zhou Chenxi performed.

By the pavilion of Chenyuantai, Immortal Monarch Liu poured a glass of wine for Liuli.

“Liuli must take care when you go to this dangerous place.”

‘Liu Li’ took the glass of wine, smiled slightly, raised his head and drank all the wine. He then stepped back three steps, knelt down and knocked his head three times before Immortal Monarch Liu.

When he raised his head again, Zhou Chenxi, who played Liuli, had tears in his eyes. He said to the ‘Immortal Monarch Liu’ in the void, “Thank you, Monarch Liu. Goodbye.”

After speaking, he stood up, smiled freely, no longer looked at Immortal Monarch Liu, and turned back to the Chenyuantai leading to the mortal world.

At this time he and Monarch Liu knew that if they met again, they would no longer be master and disciple, but enemies.

Qin Chuan fell into silence after only a few minutes of the physical performance. No one even acted with him.

Lu Ji sat in the middle, they didn’t know when he snuck in. He turned around to Qin Chuan, “How does Director Qin feel?”

“It was a very good performance,” Qin Chuan slowed down and recovered. “A bit jerky, but it can be adjusted. He can be taught.”

Lu Ji flipped through the script, “So? What does Director Qin think?”

“Let’s examine it again?” Qin Chuan was conservative and genuine.

Lu Ji nodded and said to Zhou Chenxi, “Go back and wait for the notice. If you pass the audition, we will send someone a contact to your agent.”

Zhou Chenxi bowed hurriedly, “Thank you, Director Qin, Mr. Lu, thank you teachers.”

He thanked everyone and walked out of the meeting room quietly.

As soon as he went out, many people came up to him and asked, “How’d it go? What did Director Qin say?”

“He was quite talkative.” Zhou Chenxi talked with them roughly, and then left.

In the conference room, several people were still discussing.

Lu Ji saw that Director Qin was very optimistic about Zhou Chenxi, so he deliberately asked, “How does Director Qin feel about Zhou Chenxi?”

Qin Chuan also needs to consider Lu Ji’s opinion. Lu Ji asked this question before, but now that Chenxi is not here, he asked again. Qin Chuan thought he might already have an idea in his heart.

Qin Chuan simply pushed the boat along the river, “Let’s go with him.”

Lu Ji nodded and said to the assistant behind him, “Inform Zhou Chenxi tomorrow that he passed the audition.”

On the other side, Zhou Chenxi was about to take the elevator downstairs to go back. On the way, he told Zhi Qi that he had finished and was taking out his cell phone, when suddenly, he heard the elevator creak. Then the entire elevator car began to fall rapidly.

Zhou Chenxi hurriedly grabbed the handrail next to him, crying without tears, how is this possible? Why is he so unlucky again?!

This isn’t just a little bit of bad luck anymore, a little bit of bad luck huh?!

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