Superstar, No Big Deal?!Ch6 - Official Audition

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He hurried to the crew, arriving half an hour earlier than the scheduled time. Shan Yatong was led directly to the fitting room by the director’s assistant.

The director’s assistant had a very good attitude towards this newcomer. Everyone was well aware of why. After all, it was the director who called for the audition. It was hard to say if this was all because Shan Yatong had the support of a powerful or wealthy figure, but it was better to be polite than not. LXnddw

Lincheng” was a story about nationalism and love. It was not a particularly special or shocking subject, but based on the script, it mainly highlighted the eternal national righteousness with a touching ending about love.

He played the hero’s younger brother, someone who was spoiled by his older brother since he was a child. Yet, at the very end, for his brother and the people he loved, he died from an enemy’s arrow.

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Shan Yatong’s audition was a relatively gentle and warm scene.

It was a conversation between Lian Yu and his older brother Lian Qi in the Fuzhong Gardens. Lian Yu sat on a tree branch high in the air, and Lian Qi sat at the stone table with a wine cup in his hand. MjO8tY

Shan Yatong wore period drama clothing; a white robe, a jade crown, and a delicate and exquisite white jade hanging from his waist. He looked like someone who was well taken care of, and protected by his family.

Assistant Yang and Ding Yan, who were standing next to them, couldn’t believe what they saw. They didn’t expect Shan Yatong to really bring out the unique charm of an ancient historical style through the costume.

Lin Yiqian glanced at Shan Yatong in his costume, and was quite satisfied with his appearance. He nodded, and whispered something to the assistant behind him. Then he said to Shan Yatong, “Get ready now. Qishen will be playing opposite you later.”

Shan Yatong nodded and looked at the big tree next to him, as if thinking about how to climb that tree.

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“When shooting close-ups, you don’t necessarily have to be in the tree.” Lin Yiqian read his mind. “However, in order to pursue the full effect, I hope actors can fully commit to their scene and do it anyway.” With a simple side comment, he implicitly implied his most basic requirement for actors.

Shan Yatong nodded and glanced at the staff who was moving the ladder. He buttoned the hem of his robe to his waist and walked up to the big tree without hesitation.

When climbing the tree, he didn’t even have a wire attached to his body. As a new audition candidate, he certainly wouldn’t be so stupid to request these things from the crew. Climbing the tree, he looked at the positions of several cameras and chose a tree branch to sit down on, and lowered the hem of his robe. From a distance, he looked like a son of a wealthy family who didn’t know the sorrows of Jiangnan.

When Xiao Qishen came out, he looked up and saw the young man sitting on a tall tree branch. For a moment, he really felt that this young man was the innocent Lian Yu from script who simply did not know worldly affairs, but stood firm and resolute in the end. A9FQzN

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Shan Yatong glanced at the angle where Xiao Qishen was sitting, smiling faintly. He snapped open the folding fan in his hand and waited for the director’s order.

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“Little Yu, what are you doing up there?” Lian Qi sipped the wine from his cup, not even sparing a glance at the young man who wanted to climb down from the tree. “What have you done this time that you don’t even dare to leave the Lian gates?”

“Well, um…” Lian Yu started, sitting back on the tree trunk. He waved the fan in his hand, and shook his head. “I’m enjoying the scenery of the mansion.” He said with an extremely serious expression.

Lian Qi put down the wine cup. “How come I heard you didn’t come home last night?”

The hand waving the fan stiffened, before closing it. Lian Yu smiled ingratiatingly, his eyes full of innocence. “Big brother, you must not tell father. I will never do it again.” Then he put his hands together. “Please, please.” idTQrG

“CUT.” Lin Yiqian stood up and said to Ding Yan who was watching, “It’s him.”

This play was not difficult. The difficult part was the close-up of Lian Yu’s eyes when begging Lian Qi, which carried a hint of shamelessness amidst innocence. Lian Yu had a good grasp of the angle, even better than he had expected.

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Ding Yan recovered from Shan Yatong’s acting skills and hurriedly smiled. “Thank you very much, director.”

Lin Yiqian waved his hand, not interested in continuing the conversation. fXuBqb

Ding Yan had heard some rumors regarding director Lin’s temper. He didn’t bother him and nodded to Xiao Qishen who was sitting aside. Together with his assistant, they helped Shan Yatong down from the ladder.

Xiao Qishen took the water from his assistant and took a sip. Then, he stood up, walked to Shan Yatong’s side and said admiringly, “That was a very good performance.”

“Thank you Xiao-Ge.” Shan Yatong’s face showed a shyness typical of a newcomer being praised and lowered his head as if he was uncomfortable.

“Good luck when you’re filming.” Xiao Qishen patted him on the shoulder. He turned to his assistant and said, “Let’s go now.” EYWicd

“Xiao-Ge, take care.” Shan Yatong watched Xiao Qishen leave. He was surprised he got to play opposite Xiao Qishen in his audition scene. It was just an audition, and although Lin Yiqian worked meticulously, it did not justify calling an emperor-level superstar to come just for a newcomer’s audition.. It had merely been four years, was it possible that Lin Yiqian’s style of dealing with things had changed?

Assistant Yang saw that Shan Yatong seemed to be in disbelief, and walked over to him. “Yatong, go backstage and change out of your costume. We will go back to the company to arrange the matter regarding your filming.”

Once backstage, Shan Yatong removed his makeup, changed his costume, and greeted the staff in a friendly manner before leaving. When he ran into Xiao Qishen at the corner, he was stunned and looked at the two assistants behind him. He lowered his head and said, “Xiao-Ge.”, then moved aside to let Xiao Qishen leave first.

Xiao Qishen smiled at Shan Yatong. “En, take care on the road.” Ujm5R6

The female assistant behind Xiao Qishen raised her head and glanced at Shan Yatong, who was standing aside. Although he was attractive, in this entertainment industry, he was not the only one who looked good. However, Qishen seemed to think highly of this newcomer.

After they walked away, Shan Yatong said quietly to Assistant Yang, who hadn’t recovered yet, “Let’s go, Yan-Ge is still waiting for us outside.”

The assistant returned to his senses and was surprised by Shan Yatong’s indifference. He was visibly shy just now. But now, why…

“Remember that you are my assistant now.” Shan Yatong looked at Assistant Yang. “I didn’t compare your attitude towards me with Yuan Wen before, but starting from today, I hope that you will not cause me any trouble.” NLCjFz

Yang Jun was stunned. The sudden pressure coming from Shan Yatong caused him to break out in cold sweat. Shan Yatong unexpectedly turned out to be like this. He had chosen the wrong position at first. However, since he said that, it meant that he was being given his last chance?

“I will apply to Yan-Ge to be your personal assistant. Being a team assistant is a bit too much for me to take care of. After all, with you acting, you will also need someone to take care of you in the future.” Yang Jun said in a natural tone.

In this industry, it was a gamble. If you want to win, you have to place a bet first. He had initially put his eggs in the wrong basket, so why not give himself another chance and try again?

Shan Yatong smiled bashfully. “I will be relying on you then, Assistant Yang.” dJb8Yh

It was as if he wasn’t just pressuring Assistant Yang.

Yang Jun had a gut feeling that maybe, this time, his choice was the right one. After spending some time in the entertainment industry, he can naturally see who had more potential between Yuan Wen and Shan Yatong.

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“Yatong, don’t mention it. I’m your assistant. It’s no trouble at all.” Yang Jun smiled, but the meaning in their conversation was clear to each other.


Ding Yan had a complicated expression. He looked at Shan Yatong, who was sitting quietly beside him. “You performed very well today.” N46THI

When watching Shan Yatong’s performance, he had almost forgotten that it was Shan Yatong, not the second son of the Lian family. Even a trained professional might not be able to perform at this level. For Yatong to have such a performance was really surprising.

Shan Yatong was obviously very happy too, his coffee-brown eyes filled with excitement. “I will work hard.”

Sitting in the passenger seat, Yang Jun looked at the expression on Shan Yatong’s face through the rearview mirror. This man was born to be an actor.


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Translator's Note

Throughout the chapters, there are some inconsistencies with how Lincheng is written. We assume these may be typos. At one point I had translated it as “Eve of War” but to keep it less confusing, I’ll stick with just calling the movie Lincheng.

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16 comments

  1. Born to be an actor is R(rare). Reborn is SR(super rare). Life one life as a natural born actor and then reborn is SUR(super ultra rare)

    Welcome Kyou!

    Thanks for the chapter~

  2. So far, I really like this MC. He’s not the naive, falling in love at first sight type. That can be good but it’s great to have a different type MC

  3. Actually, for a film audition like this, there no need to change costumes as there were several or maybe many auditioning and not just Yatong, it would be very troublesome for that, but maybe the author wants to give a different impression.

    Thank you for the translation✨

  4. I’m starting to pike mc more and more 💞 Tripping them all 🤣 … Rarely do you see characters like our mc who have a lot of faces 🤭 calm heartless prince indeed