Wang Yibo never thought he'd join a film adaptation series, but such was reality. From his debut at 14 years old until now, although he had participated in many variety shows and was even relatively reputable in the dance world, in terms of fame, he was not a well-known celebrity. Although he had also debuted after being a trainee in Korea, compared to the Homecoming Four*, he didn't fall short by just a marginal amount.
"Yibo, you're already 21 years old, if you still can't increase your domestic fame and reputation, with the entertainment industry's rapid turnover rate, you're going to fade out quickly. Although this series is a web series, it has strong cultural creativity and a previous animated film as its foundation. Even if you can't achieve first-tier fame, it'll be very good for getting your name out there," his manager urged kindly.
He snorted. "It probably rose to infamy on insults. Otherwise why did the senior actor casted previously renege in the end? This type of web drama, how many are there throughout a year? Besides it being boys love, I don't see anything else it can attract an audience with."
"Of course this series is different! This is a Tencent-sponsored original drama, it'll definitely be cover-featured. When the time comes, with the anime and drama combined as one package and released together, it'll definitely have massive exposure. Don't talk about this anymore, listen to me, clean up a little, in a few days, after you finish filming your program you'll join the production."
"I think the role named Xue Yang is not bad, seems worth a try."
His manager facepalmed. "Big brother, what person doesn't choose a main role and chooses a supporting one? This case has been settled, just don't say anymore, otherwise we'll consider having you pick up some more endorsements next month to make up for the loss, then your motorcycle race next month..."
"Ok." Once the topic of motorcycles was raised, Wang Yibo helplessly rose from his seat. He didn't care about anything else, only his motorcycle he couldn't give up. To him, being a motorcycle racer was his primary occupation, being in the entertainment industry was just a secondary occupation that was necessary for sustaining himself so he could race.
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At the same time, Xiao Zhan stood, perturbed, at the door of the hotel where auditions were occurring, waiting in line to audition with everyone else. Though the weather was very hot and there were a lot of people, Xiao Zhan wiped away the sweat on his forehead and worked hard to memorize the lines he was holding.
Xiao Zhan was different from Wang Yibo, he was a late-debut rookie. After signing his contract, CEO Long didn't really like him, thinking he was too ordinary. He was not bad at singing, but only "not bad".
Back then, he, cradling a dream, became a trainee, debuted, and did indeed become slightly famous for a little while, but in less than a year, his original idol group had already existed in name only. Everyone had no choice but to rely on themselves to find jobs for subsistence. The audition this time was actually a chance he was only able to obtain after one of his friends, seeing that it'd been a long time since Xiao Zhan last had a job, secretly sent his material to the producer. Though it was for a supporting role, he had to do his best to grab hold of this opportunity.
"Next, Xiao Zhan."
"Here." Deep breath, smile. Xiao Zhan walked into the audition area.
"Hello, my name is Xiao Zhan, I'm a member of the idol group X-Nine. I specialize in singing and drawing. I've come to audition for the role of Xue Yang."
"Ok, you may start."
"If I, Xue Yang, say I'm gonna kill someone's entire clan, I'll actually kill their entire clan. I won't even leave a dog behind." Xiao Zhan leaned on the door frame and picked up a nearby bamboo stick. He held it in his hand, gently twirled it, and then held it at his side. The elegant, evilly charming smile on his face and the malicious expression in his eyes sent a chill down people's backs.
