SSUH Chapter 3

Even before the next day arrived, the news that Bai Sheng was going to audition had already set off public opinion.

The previous arrogant “read” made countless people eager to fight. In their impression, it would be fine if Bai Sheng didn’t show up and pretend to be dead, but when he showed up, he not only did not write a 1,000-word apology letter and announce his retirement, but he even dared to just say “read”?

He was like a teacher marking homework for students! How dare you!

Of course, this was all a misunderstanding of Bai Sheng.

Before transmigrating into the book, Bai Sheng had at least been half an industry insider. When he saw that passionately written denunciation article, his first reaction was to analyze it. He concluded that while both the technique and emotional appeal were strong, the PR writing was too obvious, and the use of biased narrative was far too blatant. It worked well given the current situation, but if the timing had been off, it easily could’ve become a joke.

He commented “read” instead of B+, which was already very respectful.

With Bai Sheng coming to audition, the production team naturally couldn’t have been more welcoming. The marketing team even invited Liu Jin, who was not a big name and normally wouldn’t qualify at all, to add more topics to this audition.

The public opinion was heated, but the Bai family was dead silent.

The four people gathered together, and they were silent again as if they had just been beaten on the head by the butler.

Bai’s father broke the deadlock, “Do you really want to go?”

Bai’s mother tried to save the country in a roundabout way: “Xiaobao, we suggest that you should be a little more cautious…”

Bai Ran struck steadily, “Who are you going to embarrass this time?” 

Bai Sheng felt that he was going against the whole world amid the public condemnation.

“No,” Bai Sheng knew that the original owner’s acting skills were poor, but he didn’t expect it to be this bad. “Is my acting really that bad?”

“How should I put it?” Bai Ran rarely showed a sincere smile, “like an AI that can’t pass the Turing test.”

Bai Sheng: “…”

Second sister, isn’t this description a bit unnecessary?

Although Bai Sheng has never acted in a play before, he always had a mysterious confidence in himself.

In his eyes, there is no one in the world that doesn’t like him. He is the right way of the world, he is the center of the universe, and he is the most shining Superstar in the world. As long as he wanted to do something, he could succeed at it—and the truth was, he had.

When his first original novel took the industry by storm, Bai Sheng was evaluated as a “genius writer” and “has no shortcomings except that the emotional line is too stiff.” 

His understanding of acting is imitation.

Emotion to him is a fixed pattern, and acting is a process of deduction. As long as the audience can see the emotion you want to express, it is a successful performance. 

It’s that simple.

“The company that play belongs to is Wanming Entertainment.” Bai Ran said, “Now it is mainly controlled by Wen He now. You had a quarrel with Wen Xiao a few days ago. This…”

Although Wen Xiao was pulled out by the butler, others don’t know the specific details. They only know that Bai Sheng was asked to break off the engagement, and now everyone is waiting to see the joke.

Until now, the Wen family has not given an explanation, which vaguely explains their attitude. 

This was the first time that Bai Sheng felt the care of his family. He felt a warm feeling flowing through his heart. “I know what I am doing, don’t worry.”

Although the marketing department of the “The Nation in Peril” crew is causing trouble, the director was still relatively normal. It is said that he was a very professional old director, and the quality of his play must be up to standard.

“Really?” Bai Ran said, “If you knew your limits, you wouldn’t have read 123456 in front of the live camera to replace the original lines in the last audition.”

“Xiao Ran, don’t say that.” Bai ‘s mother gently tried to comfort him, “XiaoBao didn’t want to do that either; he just can’t remember the lines.”

“You’re kidding, can’t remember, the premise is to have the action of ‘remembering’ first, right?” Bai Ran said with a wooden face, “This guy finishes a whole scene, and the script still looks newer than our dog’s chew toy.”

Bai ‘s father was alert: “Who taught you to swear?!”

Bai Ran was speechless: “Dad, the way you always manage to miss the point is truly a danger to society.”

The Samoyed in the garden heard his name and roared happily, “Woof woof woof!”

Bai Sheng was forced to mediate again: “Stop arguing, stop arguing…”

He was genuinely confused. How did this character setting survive in the entertainment industry for so many years without being beaten.

–

Leaving the joyful family gathering, Bai Sheng went to Liaoyuan Entertainment under the protection of the butler holding a stick. His agent, Fang Yuan, wanted to see him.

When the young master entered the entertainment industry, none of his family members agreed. He was just being rebellious and wanted to have fun, so he went ahead and signed a contract on his own. However, this small company was quite honest. They did not intend to hide Bai Sheng when something happened. Even the public relations department with seven members was still working hard.

Bai Sheng thought that after hearing this, he seemed to know who those 50-cent burner accounts that tried hard to clarify his black material on Weibo were…

When he entered the door, the receptionist’s expression was a little complicated.

It was nothing else. Although the rumors on the Internet were everywhere, they were all verbal battles across the screen after all. Now, when Bai Sheng walked in from the door, he seemed to be shining in the rushing crowd.

His skin was fair, and his hair and pupils were warm light colors, especially his amber pupils, which were still as bright as a pool of rich honey in the dim light indoors. His forehead hair was softly draped on the side of his ears, not too long or too short, just the right length. His nose was delicate and straight, his eye contours were round, and there was a subtle upward arc at the end of his eyes, which was a perfect balance between sharpness and softness.

Fluffy, soft, upright, and noble.

A natural-born, radiant star.

When he first debuted, he had attracted countless people’s attention. No one expected that now…

The receptionist sighed secretly.

After all, Bai Sheng had never been a star, so he was still a little uncomfortable with this kind of attention.

He kept worrying that his zipper was not zipped up.

After getting on the elevator, Bai Sheng finally saw his cheap agent, Fang Yuan, in the reception room.

Fang Yuan was dark and black. Normally, black is always associated with thinness, and white is always associated with fatness, but he combined the shortcomings of the two very well and became a black and shiny boiled egg in Liaoyuan Entertainment. Bai Sheng almost choked when he saw him for the first time. 

Isn’t this his former editor?

There is not much description of this agent in the original book. The main feature is that he has a good heart, but he is dumb and has low emotional intelligence. He is extremely unable to speak, which led to him being assigned to Bai Sheng, the most difficult ancestor in the company.

… although there are not many artists in the company.

Fang Yuan was unusually polite to him, even too cautious. “Bai Sheng, the company said that you should use your Weibo account as little as possible…”

The “read” almost scared the boss into a mental breakdown.

“It’s okay, I will have to face it sooner or later.” Bai Sheng was very open to being scolded, after all, he had been scolded a lot before, “What do you want to talk to me about?”

“Um…” Fang Yuan hesitated, “Yes, the audition script of “The Nation in Peril” was sent to me.”

“Script?” Bai Sheng immediately sat up straight, “Let me see.”

“The Nation in Peril” mainly describes the treacherous political power struggles within the Yan Dynasty. Spanning nearly a million words, the story had a vast setting and an expansive main plot. The protagonist, Tuoba Jun, is the surviving posthumous son of a family that was executed in the power struggle. The only motivation for his growth is revenge. This is nothing special. What is special is that his enemy is the current emperor.

In order to achieve his goal, Tuoba Jun used all means and stepped on corpses to rise to power until he met the eldest son of the Marquis’s Mansion, Bai Yinwen, at the flower show.

This is the role that Bai Sheng is currently auditioning for.

After the Great Purge, the Yan Dynasty enjoyed a long period of peace. Bai Yinwen is the same age as Tuoba Jun, but his personality is completely opposite. He is about to reach adulthood, but he is still innocent and naive. He is chivalrous and righteous, and he has no idea what conspiracy is.

He and Tuoba Jun hit it off at the flower show and became brothers. It is most difficult to find a confidant who understands you in life. He gave all his trust to Tuoba Jun without reservation until that day. There was a coup that shook the Yan Dynasty, his younger sister fell from a high building in her wedding dress, his parents died one after another, and the Marquis Mansion was soaked in blood.

Tuoba Jun stood on the high steps, looking at his eyes without emotion.

In the bloody rain, Bai Yinwen refused Tuoba Jun’s persuasion to surrender and ended his life with a saber right in front of him.

The saber was made of meteorite iron specially collected by Bai Yinwen. The meteorite iron was divided into two. He cast it into a knife, and Tuoba Jun cast it into a sword. Together, the two pieces made a complete whole.

After Bai Yinwen’s death, no one ever saw Tuoba Jun’s sword again.

Three years later, the Yan Dynasty changed hands, and the people lived in peace and prosperity. However, the new emperor Tuoba Jun vomited blood inexplicably one afternoon under the Qionghua tree and then threw himself into the fire and died.

Judging from the role, Bai Yinwen’s role does not account for much of the whole book, but he is definitely the soul of the story and is highly discussed. However, his high level of discussion is not because of the story itself, but because…

What is the relationship between Bai Yinwen and Tuoba Jun? Some of the lines here are too far-fetched to say that they are close friends. Why would a character who only appeared in the early stage eventually directly lead to Tuoba Jun’s self-destruction and tragic ending? The logic behind that was quite thought-provoking. 

By the way, “The Nation in Peril” does have a confirmed female lead, and because the ending is that the female lead did not hesitate to calculate the death of the male protagonist and then take power behind the curtain to control the court, the story has often been jokingly referred to as a “female-dominant” novel.

Fang Yuan saw that Bai Sheng was fascinated by the script. He hesitated for a long time and finally whispered beside him: “If you have some resistance to this kind of script, we can consider something else…”

Without mentioning the debate, the fact is that now, except for the original author, everyone thinks that these two characters are in love.

 

“Hmm?” Bai Sheng looked up, as if he was a little confused by his question, “Isn’t this script pretty normal?”

 “Hmm?” Fang Yuan stared, “Don’t you think the second male lead and the male lead…”

After all, he still knew a little about Bai Sheng and Wen Xiao’s affairs. Bai Sheng was very infatuated, and he might not want to play this kind of role with another man…

“What’s wrong with the second male lead and the male lead? Aren’t they just ordinary close friends?” Bai Sheng asked in confusion, “Are there any other scenes that I don’t know about?”

Fang Yuan: “…Never mind then.”

Bai Sheng is too suitable for this role, really.

He now feels that Bai Sheng and the original author are simply soul friends, and their brain circuits can be connected on the same wavelength.

Fang Yuan held it in for a long time and then said cautiously: “What about Liu Jin…?”

He knew his artist well—Bai Sheng was seriously put off by that guy. And Liu Jin knew it too, deliberately provoking him every chance he got.

You can already imagine what tricks he will use tomorrow.

Bai Sheng has always been optimistic: “Then let’s talk about it tomorrow~”

Alas.

Listen, what kind of words are these!

Fang Yuan was so worried that his face turned pale.

After confirming the audition for tomorrow, Fang Yuan gave Bai Sheng many warnings, even saying “Don’t fight with the director”. He began to doubt that his role was not a rich young master, but something strange.

Although Bai Sheng didn’t want to listen, he still nodded his head enthusiastically, like a human electric fan: “Okay, okay, I know, I know, I understand, I understand…”

Fang Yuan rarely spoke so much that he stopped to drink water and then realized that something was wrong.

Usually at this time, Bai Sheng would either leave first or pull a long face, but today he was allowed to finish talking?

“Bai Sheng,” Fang Yuan realized this and suddenly became cautious, “are you feeling unwell?”

Bai Sheng looked up in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

“You’re acting weird. Very weird.” Fang Yuan stroked his chin, “You don’t usually react like this.”

“Huh?” Bai Sheng was really curious about the original owner’s personality, “What should I be like normally?”

When asked this, Fang Yuan cleared his throat and began to imitate –

With a sudden roar, he pulled down the brim of his hat with a dark face, turned his head, and glared: “Shut up, stinky boiled egg! I get annoyed when I hear you talking! Get lost!!”

His voice echoed dramatically in the room, lingering in the air like smoke.

Bai Sheng was silent: “………………”

Got it.

The personality is Jotaro Kujo [mfn]1. Jotaro Kujo is a cold, stoic, short-tempered character from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. He rarely shows emotion, talks bluntly, and often says things like “shut up” or “get lost” with an intimidating glare.[/mfn].