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Chapter 58 Audition (Seeking follow-up reading)

"Li Jingjingxi, please come in!"

After hearing director Oh Hyun-jong's call, Lee Sung-kyung took a deep breath, put down the script in her hand, stood up and straightened the wrinkles of her sweatshirt.

Nam Joo Hyuk, who was standing by, hoped that he would hear another voice calling his name from inside the door.

But the sound was heard an hour later, and the corridor returned to silence again, with only the sound of Jin Dae-woo pacing around.

After seeing Gong Cheng still auditioning inside, Kim Dae-woo was nervous and his face turned happy.

It’s better not to come out!
The longer you stay in there, the better!

How is it possible that your silver spear and wax tip can be finished in three seconds?
When it comes to auditions, of course, the longer you stay, the greater the opportunity, and it allows for deeper communication and understanding between actors and directors and writers.

"Fighting!" Nam Joo Hyuk suppressed his uneasiness and anxiety, and cheered for Lee Sung Kyung with pursed lips.

Li Jingcheng nodded, adjusted his state, pushed the door and walked in.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Gong Cheng having a pleasant conversation with the writer-director.

"An Ning Ha Saiyo, I'm an actress from YG, Lee Sung Kyung..."

“Here is my resume.”

Lee Sung-kyung handed over her prepared resume. At the director's invitation, she sat down in her seat. She turned her head to meet Gong Cheng's calm eyes, smiled softly, and greeted him, "Gong Chengxi..."

"How about this, Li Jingjingxi, Gong Chengxi, you two audition together."

"It just so happens that Gong Chengxi is auditioning for the role of Jung Joon-hyung, and Lee Sung-kyungxi is auditioning for the role of Kim Bok-joo. You guys should just rehearse this scene briefly. In five minutes, we'll officially start the audition."

After a discussion, writer Yang Hee-seung and director Oh Hyun-jong opened the script and pointed to a love scene.

Gong Cheng and Li Jingjing looked at each other, then nodded to indicate that it was okay.

He flipped through the script in his hand. The plot was roughly as follows: the male protagonist, Jung Joon-hyung, went crazy looking for the female protagonist, Kim Bok-joo, after hearing that she had lost contact with her. Kim Bok-joo was depressed because of her unrequited love and the dismissal of her coach...

According to Gong Cheng's analysis and understanding of the character of Jung Joon-hyung, Jung Joon-hyung appears to be a swimming genius with unlimited glory, but in fact he is fragile inside due to the shadow of his childhood. The character of Kim Bok-joo runs through his childhood, and her sudden appearance in college is like a ray of light shining into Jung Joon-hyung's world.

So in this part of the plot, I have to show the ups and downs of Jung Joon Hyung's emotions, from excitement after finding Kim Bok Joo, to anger, and then to the heartache and concern when comforting Kim Bok Joo...

After a while, Gong Cheng quickly got into the mood and focused entirely on the role of Zheng Junheng.

Lee Sung-kyung gradually followed Kim Bok-joo's character and put herself into her perspective. She knew in her heart that this audition was not only a casting for Jung Joon-hyung, but also a time to watch her performance. She was auditioning for the leading female role, not to be a supporting role.

Director Oh Hyun-jong's eyes lit up as he looked at the two people in front of him who were getting into the mood.

Especially after seeing Gong Cheng, the worry and irritation that was about to overflow on his face.

He quickly lowered his head and looked through Gong Cheng's resume. Ah Xi! This kid, doesn't he have any acting experience?

How can she get into the role faster than Lee Sung-kyung, who already has works to support her?

"Let's get started, Fighting!"

Writer Yang Xisheng looked at Gong Cheng with admiration, as if the character she wrote really walked out from between the lines of the script... From this point alone, she was very optimistic about Gong Cheng's role as Zheng Junheng.

Based on her analysis of Kim Bok Joo's character, Lee Sung-kyung walked to the window, turned her back to Gong Cheng, lowered her head, and looked helpless and sad.

……

Gong Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at 'Jin Fuzhu' who was standing with her back to her in front of the window, her breathing becoming rapid.

"Hey, you! What's going on?"

He walked up to Kim Bok Joo, angry and worried, and launched into a rage: "Why is your phone turned off? Are you going through puberty?"

"Are you hiding yourself to make everyone worry? Huh?"

Gong Cheng's anxiety and worry instantly washed over him. His eyes were red and sparkling, and he spoke faster and faster: "I thought something happened to you and I was worried. Why are you so concerned, Jin Bok Joo?"

Kim Bok Joo stared at him blankly, and called out his name softly in grievance: "Jun Hyung~"

"I feel so weird..."

"I feel depressed..."

She seemed to be thinking about the failure of her secret crush and other things, and she felt so depressed that she couldn't speak: "I always want to cry."

"what should I do?"

After hearing her words, Gong Cheng's tense mouth softened, and his eyes, which were glistening with tears, were filled with heartache the moment he looked at her.

He opened his tight mouth, wanting to say something comforting, but his throat was sore and he couldn't speak. After hesitating for two seconds, he took a step forward, pulled 'Kim Bok Joo' into his arms, and gently patted her back.

"Woo~Hmm~Hmm~Hmm~Hmm~"

"Cut!" Director Oh Hyun-jong looked at the two young people hugging each other in front of him with a surprised expression.

In the performance just now, his attention was all on Gong Cheng. From the beginning, he wanted to see the acting skills of this handsome young man, to the end, his entire emotions and eyes were attracted by Gong Cheng's expressiveness and infectiousness.

Especially in terms of the progression of his emotions, from the initial anger and irritation, to treating the character with care, and then to the heartache and comfort, his performance was incredible.

This guy! Has he really never filmed any work?
On the other hand, Lee Sung-kyung also performed well and her emotions were very natural, but she has the support of her works! It is normal for her acting skills to improve.

But how come you, a trainee who hasn't debuted yet, have better acting skills than some of the seniors in your idol circle?

"Both performed very well, really well."

Writer Yang Xisheng chuckled and clapped, looking at Gong Cheng with uncontrollable admiration. Gong Cheng's temperament and acting skills were even more solid and outstanding than she had expected.

Moreover, when it comes to casting, temperament is sometimes more important than acting skills. For example, no matter how good an actor's acting skills are, if he doesn't have that kind of nobility, but instead has a petty air, wouldn't it be inappropriate to let him play a chaebol?
But apart from his overly handsome face, Gong Cheng's excellent temperament is even better than that of Jung Joon-hyung, whom he himself wrote. It is rare to find an actor who can give back to his role.

Gong Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, pulling himself out of the role's emotions. He released his grip on Lee Sung Kyung and took two steps back.
"Mi-ane, Senior. This is necessary for the plot. Sorry for the offense..."

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