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Chapter 351: Casting Anecdotes for Squid Game
May 5th.

At noon, Jin Qixuan made time to pick up Zheng Haoyan at her home.

They went together to the audition location given by director Hwang Dong Hyuk.

"Have you prepared your resume? How about Donghui?"

Hearing this, Zheng Haoyan took out her resume from her bag, showed it to him, and responded with a smile:
"Oppa is promoting the movie 'Little Client', so he can't come today. But he said he feels relieved to have you around."

"..."

This inexplicable sense of trust made Jin Qixuan feel a little burdened.

After a moment of silence, Jin Qixuan said in a deep voice:
"Okay, I'll tell you about the play."

"The character Jiang Xiao had a miserable childhood and grew up in a repressive environment in the north, so her temperament and image are somewhat inferior and timid, but her eyes are longing for sunshine."

As he spoke, Jin Qixuan took out a folder from the drawer of the car and said:

"Here is the biography of the character. Read it carefully."

"Mmmmm~"

"..."

Forty minutes later, the two arrived.

Originally, Jin Qixuan thought that today was the day when Huang Donghyuk gave Zheng Haoyan a private audition for the role of Jiang Xiao.

As a result, I realized when I arrived that this was a large-scale audition.

It’s a bit like the auditions for Dream of the Red Chamber.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Haoyan nervously grasped the corner of her clothes.

"Why are you so nervous? It's not like you haven't seen big scenes before."

Hearing this, Zheng Haoyan muttered:
“This is different from a catwalk.”

"Nothing is different, just adjust your mindset."

The two of them talked as they went to get their queue number tags.

At this time, many girls waiting for audition noticed Jin Qixuan.

Among them are Xue Renya, who has worked with Jin Qixuan before, Jiang Hanna, who has met him before, and so on.

"Eh? Why is Senior Jin Qixuan here?"

"Audition?"

"Today's role is a female role. Besides, with his status, he doesn't need to audition. He should be here to accompany someone else."

"Someone else? The skinny girl?"

"Is she a girlfriend?"

"..."

I heard everyone muttering.

Jiang Hannah calmly took out her cell phone.

He turned off the flash and volume, and then took a picture of Kim Ki-hyeon and Jung Hao-yeon.

Then, he opened Kakaotalk and sent the picture to Lee Ji-eun.

And just then.

Xue Renya stood up and walked towards Jin Qixuan, took the initiative to greet him, and said:
"Jin Qixuanxi, long time no see, why are you here?"

Xue Renya has worked with Jin Qixuan in two dramas.

One is their debut work "Producer".

She played a minor role, and Jin Qixuan was also a minor role, but he was promoted later.

Another one is "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon", in which she played the second female lead.

The two people are familiar with each other, but they have no contact information and do not follow each other on Instagram.

"Oh? It's Ren Yaxi. I accompanied her to the audition."

Jin Qixuan pointed at Zheng Haoyan.

Xue Renya turned around and looked at Zheng Haoyan, and asked:
"Oh, is this your friend?"

It is really difficult to know all about the profession of model if you don’t search it specifically.

In addition, with Xue Renya's current income level, he is not in the mood to pay attention to luxury goods.

Therefore, it is not surprising that she does not know Zheng Haoyan.

"Yes, her name is Zheng Haoyan, she is also Li Donghui's girlfriend, born in 94."

On the peninsula, people who introduce others have to say their age first to make it easier to decide whether to use honorifics.

"Year 94?"

Xue Renya was stunned and said in surprise:

"I can't tell at all. I thought she was the same age as me. I was born in 96."

Jin Qixuan smiled and said nothing.

Zheng Haoyan smiled happily and said:

"Thank you for the compliment~"

At this moment, the staff shouted:
"No. 021, Xue Renyaxi, it's your turn."

"It's my turn."

"Go ahead, come on."

"..."

At this moment, Jiang Hanna, who was eavesdropping in the corner, silently withdrew the picture she had just sent to Li Zhien.

Originally, she just wanted to tell Li Zhien a secret, but it ended up being misunderstood...

If this causes a dispute between the two of them, she would be committing a serious sin!

Fortunately, Lee Ji-eun's message is still unread.

Watching Xue Renya leave, Jin Qixuan turned to Zheng Haoyan and said:

"See? Many of your competitors here are professional actors, and some even have works to their credit."

"So, why don't you just try to fish appropriately and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Hearing this, Zheng Haoyan couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said:

"Ah, you are the one who persuades others like this!"

"Haha, just a joke, to lighten the atmosphere."

"..."

Since today is just an audition, the role is not directly confirmed.

Plus, there were quite a few people coming.

So, each person gets about five to ten minutes of performance time.

As for the content of the performance, it is randomly selected from the script by the assistant director.

Ever since Jin Qixuan was invited into the house by Huang Donghe.

Zheng Haoyan was alone, watching her competitors coming in and out of the room, and her heart began to beat fast.

After a while, the staff came out and shouted:

"No. 069, Zheng Haoyanxi."

Hearing this, Zheng Haoyan immediately stood up and raised her hand:

"I, I'm No. 069."

"plz follow me."

Under the guidance of the staff, Zheng Haoyan came to the audition room with a nervous mood.

Inside the room, there is a long table.

On one side sat director Hwang Dong Hyuk, the assistant director, the casting director, the head of Netflix’s investment, and Kim Ki Heon.

And in the middle, there is an empty chair.

"Hello everyone, I'm No. 069 Zheng Haoyan, and I'm auditioning for the role of Jiang Xiao."

After Zheng Haoyan bowed, she handed over her resume.

However, the moment Zheng Haoyan entered the room, Huang Donghe's eyes lit up.

In a place like Peninsula where all the girls look the same, seeing her is like a breath of fresh air.

Almond eyes, thick lips, slightly angular cheekbones and jawline, lacking the refinement required by mainstream aesthetics.

But the wildness in her is like a wild flower growing in the desert.

There is a kind of temperament that is hard to describe, but very attractive.

Laziness, world-weariness, liveliness, and individuality are all present in her without any conflict.

In this flashy and empty society, it is really too special.

In just that instant, Huang Donghe had a premonition.

——This is the Jiang Xiao he is looking for.

However, in order to see how Jung Ho-yeon's acting skills are, Hwang Dong-hyuk was not in a hurry to show his joy.

Follow the normal audition process.

The assistant director randomly selected a passage from the script and handed it to Zheng Haoyan.

"You'll have three minutes to watch it. After three minutes, start your performance."

"Ok."

Three minutes later, Zheng Haoyan gathered her emotions and began her performance.

To be honest, her performance was not that bad. However, among the actresses who auditioned for Jiang Xiao that Jin Qixuan saw.

If S rating is the top, Zheng Haoyan is at the C~D level.

This caused Jin Qixuan to frequently steal glances at Huang Donghe's expression.

But, think about it.

A model who has no previous acting experience and is not a professional actor, and who knows nothing about voice, stage, shape, and performance.

With only two days of preparation, it is indeed difficult for them to have any outstanding performance.

But in Huang Donghe's eyes.

Zheng Haoyan’s poor acting skills are actually not a big deal.

As a director, your job is to teach actors how to act and help them improve their acting skills.

Moreover, her wildness and special temperament are what Huang Donghe values ​​most.

As long as you carve it well, it will become popular in time.

After Zheng Haoyan finished her performance, several people lowered their heads and recorded the situation in their notebooks.

Jin Qixuan took a sneak peek.

It says:

[No. 069, Zheng Haoyan, born in 94, model]

【Performance experience: none】

【Performance rating: C-】

【Performance potential: B+】

[Image fit: A]

【Overall score: B】

Jin Qixuan knew at one glance that she was probably dead.

After all, this is more than just a beauty pageant.

Besides, she is not beautiful!
Just as Jin Qixuan was thinking about how to comfort Zheng Haoyan, Huang Donghe said expressionlessly:

"Thank you for your performance. We will inform you of the audition result via text message in three days."

"Thank you."

Hearing this, Zheng Haoyan glanced at Jin Qixuan's expression.

His heart tightened, and then he bowed with a sense of disappointment and left.

Wait until Zheng Haoyan walks out the door.

Huang Donghe turned his chair, looked at Jin Qixuan, and said:
"Qixuan, this is the model you recommended? Her acting skills aren't that great."

Hearing this, Jin Qixuan laughed dryly and said:

"Sorry, Director, for wasting your time."

"It's okay. Casting is a matter of luck."

Director Huang Donghe waved his hand casually, and then changed the subject:
"However, her temperament and image are quite suitable for Jiang Xiao."

"It's just that my acting skills are not good."

"But newcomers also have their advantages. It is easier for us to instill what we want to express."

"This time, I'll make an exception and give you this face."

Upon hearing this, Jin Qixuan was overjoyed and said:
"Thank you, director. Thank you, director!"

To be honest, he just thought that Huang Donghe would reject it on the grounds that his acting skills were not up to standard.

Fortunately, the image fits, and director Hwang Dong Hyuk boldly uses newcomers.

It was only because of this that Zheng Haoyan had this opportunity.

Looking at Jin Qixuan's grateful expression, Huang Donghe smiled secretly.

In fact, even if Jin Qixuan didn't recommend it, he would still use Zheng Haoyan.

The reason I said this was just to do Jin Qixuan a favor.

After all, favors are very valuable.

"However, you have seen her acting skills. Since you are the one who recommended her, then the work of guiding her before filming begins will be handed over to you."

As a director, Hwang Dong Hyuk is quite busy with his work.

In addition to being the director, he is also the screenwriter of the show.

The assistant director had other plans.

The casting director is only responsible for casting and has no obligation to teach actors how to act.

As for the acting teacher...

That stuff usually teaches while filming, so there's no way they would teach before the camera is turned on.

Therefore, the task of teaching Zheng Haoyan how to perform naturally fell on Jin Qixuan.

Jin Qixuan assured me that there was no problem.

But in fact, with Lee Dong-hui, there is no need for him to teach Jung Ho-yeon.

……

at the same time.

Zheng Haoyan was in a very depressed mood outside the house.

Although she said she was just testing the waters.

But, she also wanted to get this role.

But she knew her acting skills.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the performance just now was clumsy.

Just when Zheng Haoyan was feeling lost, Jin Qixuan patted her shoulder from behind and said:

"gone."

"Ah."

On the way back, Zheng Haoyan asked:
"Hey, do you think I have no chance? What if I don't get selected?"

Hearing this, Jin Qixuan wanted to tease her and said:

"What else can you do? Just continue to be a model, and then look for an acting opportunity. You're only 26, so there's no rush."

Zheng Haoyan sighed and said:
"But I've reached the end of my modeling career. If I still can't find an acting job, I'll be really anxious to death."

"The modeling industry has come to an end? Who said that? You haven't even appeared on Victoria's Secret yet."

"Victoria's Secret? Victoria's Secret's performance has dropped significantly in the past two years. Besides, it's a circle for plus-size models. I will never be able to become a plus-size model in my lifetime."

Hearing this, Jin Qixuan quickly glanced at her skinny figure, suppressed the smile on his face, and said:

"Thin models are still the mainstream after all."

"So what if she's mainstream? It's not easy to get into the skinny model circle either. You know Karina, she's a top Russian supermodel. She debuted at the age of 15 and reached her peak, but now she's fallen on despair."

Karina, Jin Qixuan naturally knew about it.

This is the same as "Elf Prince" Flynn and "Hit-Girl" Chloë.

They are all praised as the most beautiful beings in the world.

However, Karina did not seize the opportunity to transform into an actor at the best age.

Now he is almost forgotten by everyone.

Therefore, the best way out for models is to transform into actors.

Top female stars on the peninsula, such as Jun Ji-hyun and Kong Hyo-jin, are all models who transformed into actresses.

Listening to Zheng Haoyan's constant sighs, Jin Qixuan smiled and comforted her:
"Don't worry about it. Director Huang also said it, but it didn't come out until three days later."

“The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Rather than holding on to hope and waiting for three days, it is better to give up the idea right away.”

"I can't give up the idea. What if I get selected?"

Zheng Haoyan was very pessimistic and said:
"Elected? How is that possible? There are so many people who are better than me."

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan chuckled:
"You don't even look at who recommended you."

"Ok?"

Zheng Haoyan is not a fool, on the contrary, she is very smart. She is just confused when it comes to her future path.

At this moment, after hearing Jin Qixuan's words, he immediately reacted and said:
"what do you mean……"

"If there weren't any natural disasters, the role of Jiang Xiao would have been yours."

"real!?"

"Why would I lie to you? However, the director will occasionally check your basic acting skills before filming begins. If you don't meet the director's expectations, you may be replaced."

Hearing this, Zheng Haoyan changed her previous dejected look and immediately ignited her fighting spirit and said:

"I will work hard!"

Seeing Zheng Haoyan's high spirits, Jin Qixuan smiled and said:
"Just working hard is not enough. I will introduce you to another teacher."

Zheng Haoyan looked curious and said:
"Teacher? Acting teacher?"

"No, it's a senior actor."

"Wow~ Actor senior, who is it?"

"Li Donghui."

Zheng Haoyan: “…”

(End of this chapter)