Hello Mr. King - Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Chapter 123 - Entering the Team

Chapter 123: Entering the Team

Yun Xiangxiang would have agreed to it had the call come through a few minutes earlier . However, she promised Wu Zhao to enter the team on Saturday .

The promotion for “Justice and Selflessness” was also on Saturday . Yun Xiangxiang told Lin Jialiang the truth, to which he graciously accepted . He only asked Yun Xiangxiang to record a video and send it to him, so that they could air it during the live promotion .

It was an actor’s obligation to partake in a film’s promotion at the later stage .

She didn’t have anything to show during the promotion of “Caring Love . ” The national college entrance exam was already the greatest promotion for “University Dream . ” Han Jing was considerate about her filming, so she didn’t ask her to do anything .

Yun Xiangxiang thanked Lin Jialing profusely for his generosity . If he compelled her to go, then she must go .

“Take a leave starting tomorrow, Xiangxiang . We have to go to shoot in an ad,” Coco said to Yun Xiangxiang after she saw the announcement .

“I remember that . I had already asked the dean and the vice-chancellor to sign the papers before lectures ended,” Yun Xiangxiang gave the approval slip to Coco .

She applied for a two month leave this time . She would only come back during the finals . The counselor didn’t have the authority to approve of such a long leave . Not even the dean could approve it by himself . She had gone to quite a few departments for the approval of the leave . She had to explain a lot and guarantee her finals result before even getting the approval .

She had already auditioned and chosen the best appearance for the chips’ advertisement previously . That ad had to be taken back to the company for confirmation from the company’s production team before they could officially start shooting . The date was tomorrow .

“You don’t seem to be interested in ads,” Coco noticed Yun Xiangxiang’s emotions shrewdly .

This was a part of Yun Xiangxiang’s job . Based on how conscientious she was, this shouldn’t be an attitude that she should have .

“The script for this ad is…hard to describe,” Yun Xiangxiang was honest with Coco since she was one of her own .

“I think it’s okay…” Coco thought about the time she accompanied Yun Xiangxiang to the audition shoot .

“Sigh…” Yun Xiangxiang sighed softly . “I don’t understand why an ad for chips needs to have romantic scenes . ”

There would be a couple in the ad . The guy would have a few lines where he would suggest some activities to do on the weekend to the female protagonist . The female protagonist rejected his suggestions of going on a date, going to the mall, and going to the movies . The male protagonist finally handed her a bag of chips, to which the female protagonist expressed elation .

The punchline for the ad was decent: Nice and crispy, this is the taste that I fancy .

The male protagonist in the ad was still a student in university . He still had not debuted . Even though he was said to be a supporting actor, his frequency of appearance and number of lines were almost the same as Yun Xiangxiang .

Yun Xiangxiang had the illusion that she was the one being a supporting actress . However, she would just let it slide .

She was purely at a loss for words about the advertisement’s content . It had major contradictions with the initial script . However, the contract clearly stated that the producers could alter the script as long as the content is within the actors’ given boundaries .

They didn’t cross the boundaries stated by Yun Xiangxiang . That was why it wouldn’t be too great of her to say anything about it .

“You can make some requests if you’re not satisfied with it,” Coco didn’t want Yun Xiangxiang to just grin and bear with it .

“I am a spokesperson . As long as their product is okay, I can finish the job according to their requirements,” Yun Xiangxiang didn’t want to waste her breath on this .

“But even if the ad’s influence isn’t big, it still can affect your career,” Coco didn’t understand why Yun Xiangxiang didn’t care about it .

Yun Xiangxiang sat up straight and told Coco after she closed her book, “Humans must have a desire to excel . However, that desire cannot be too overwhelming . Take the films that I shot for example . “Caring Love” sits at a billion yuan of the box office . “University Dream” sits higher than that . I can’t request that every film after these have to have a higher box office than the last . ”

“This would be unrealistic . My responsibility is to finish my part honestly . As for whether the audience likes the film that I play in, that’s not for me to think about .

If the problem lies upon me . For example, my acting skills aren’t great, or I didn’t give them enough immersion, then I will reflect on myself .

However, if it’s the problem with the plot or the problem with the outfits and props, then I can’t do anything about that . The only thing that I can do is try my best to avoid productions with a bad plot or a subpar team in the future . ”

She had the chips to avoid bad films and dismal productions with He Wei backing her . However, how many actors didn’t have a choice?

Even so, not every bad film would be criticized . There were exceptions that became a fan favorite .

It was also a possibility for a flawed production to be a hit . Some people weren’t mocking it, they just felt that it wasted its potential .

So nobody could say for sure about the audience’s tastes . There is a big difference between the actors’ and the audience’s judgment of a film’s quality .

They couldn’t have a weak mind as an actor . Nor should they care too much about statistics . They had to be able to accept praise and slander .

Yun Xiangxiang took a day of rest after she finished shooting the advertisement before taking Coco, Zhou Jie, and Ai Li along to the filming venue of “The King’s Plan”: Hubei Province .

Song Qian and Wang Yong stayed back to take care of Yun Lin . Wu Zhao forbade his actors from taking anyone into the team . He even prohibited them from going for high-end meals .

He only provided boxed meals in all of his filming sessions . Every actor had to have the same thing the others had, no matter what kind of bigwig they were .

Only their living quarters were slightly better . He only gave Yun Xiangxiang two standard rooms .

“Great, you have arrived . Try playing a scene,” Wu Zhao didn’t give Yun Xiangxiang a chance to prepare . “Play the scene where Madam Xi meets her sister in the Cai Nation . ”

Yun Xiangxiang knew that this was the final test . She had to say that Wu Zhao really knew how to pick the trial .

In this scene, Yun Xiangxiang had to walk to the great hall . She had to meet and greet Madam Xi . After that, Madam Xi would invite her inside to sit down and chat…

It contained all the knowledge in Yun Xiangxiang’s training . There was also a little trap waiting for her here .

Madam Xi was around seventeen or eighteen, which was the same age as Yun Xiangxiang now at this time in history .

However, there was a huge generation gap between the two of them . A seventeen or eighteen-year-old in the modern world would be a highschooler who knew nothing of the world . They were naive .

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old in ancient times would already a mother to two or three . They would be mature and experienced .

Yun Xiangxiang knew what Wu Zhao was worried about . He was worried that she only had the beauty, but not the quality .

The quality that belonged only to a woman . The quality of being beautiful but not amorous; gentle but not inelegant .

Yun Xiangxiang also mulled over this point over the past few days . She kept on asking about the difference between her and Madam Xi before inspiration struck . She then trained a good few days in portraying the quality with her expressions .

This film was crucial for Yun Xiangxiang . Her natural beauty was both her edge and disadvantage .

A lot of people would designate her as a pinup . That meant that she only needed to be beautiful for the part .

Although she had Jiahui and Xia Hong in her career, they were not strong enough .

The three best actors in this film were all recognized as having superb acting skills . Only by playing with them on the same stage could everyone realize a fact: Oh, so Yun Xiangxiang’s acting skills don’t lag behind her beauty .

The stylist was someone in the team . Yun Xiangxiang used her own make-up artist after she got permission .

After she changed into the outfit and made her hair into a bun, the stylist praised Yun Xiangxiang’s hair while elaborating on the origins of the bun . It was made according to the jade sculpture of a woman in the Warring States era that was excavated . It was highly similar to the bun on that sculpture .

The stylist even said to Yun Xiangxiang that her outfit was made by a master who still had the ancient skills whom Cao Chi searched for a long time .

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