Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 412 - 410 I Know Now_1

Chapter 412: Chapter 410 I Know Now_1

"Wait, I got it, it must have been that bastard Lv Shun who deliberately sniped my target!" Xu Tian suddenly seemed to realize something, his teeth clenched involuntarily.

Lv Shun was the Bald Head who previously mocked Xu Tian.

The two were classmates, so Lv Shun knew very well about his uncompromising nature. He must have guessed that once Xu Tian secured the investment, he would approach Su Qifei to play the lead role, so he suddenly invited him to act in "Love on the Island."

If I’m not mistaken, perhaps he’s poached other available third or fourth-tier actors with good acting skills, just to make it impossible for me to find a decent actor.

Xu Tian’s guess was not wrong; now, apart from those in the eighteenth tier, no one else was available.

"Damn it!"

Lv Shun was obviously trying to push him into a corner deliberately!

Xu Tian was so furious he could burst into flames.

If he couldn’t find actors and wasn’t able to start filming on time, then Xia Ningxing, the investor, certainly wouldn’t wait for him indefinitely. Eventually, he would find himself back in the same awkward predicament as before.

"Since the seniors are all busy, then let’s bring in new talent!" Xia Ningxing, however, showed no sign of urgency on her face. Instead, she turned to Lu Fan, "Didn’t the company recruit a batch of trainees recently? Are there any promising ones?"

For an entertainment company to grow and profit, relying only on a few people like Xia Ningxing was obviously not enough, hence Lu Fan brought in a batch of trainees for the company.

Lu Fan nodded, "There are a few who are quite good."

Hearing this, Xia Ningxing immediately signaled to Xu Tian, "Director Xu, let’s go have a look at the trainees first. Maybe we’ll find our male lead there."

As the saying goes, "don’t let the water flow to someone else’s field." If she could find a suitable actor within her own company, that would be ideal.

"Then let’s go have a look," Director Xu couldn’t help but sigh, clearly not holding much hope, but not daring to refuse the investor ’daddy.’

He approached each of his works aiming for high quality, regardless of whether it would become a hit or not; new actors lacked experience and camera presence, plus this drama required a tear-jerking atmosphere that called for textbook-level acting skills.

For example, someone like Xia Ningxing.

But how could a newcomer possibly achieve that!

Xu Tian couldn’t help but sigh deeply in his heart once again.

The trainees’ training room was on the twenty-sixth floor.

This time Giant Star Entertainment had recruited two batches of trainees.

One batch was for singing and dancing, and the other for acting.

As luck would have it, when Xia Ningxing and company arrived, the trainees were learning acting under a mentor’s guidance, which was the perfect opportunity to witness their acting skills.

One of the scenes involved a crying act.

After a glance, Xu Tian couldn’t help but shake his head at Xia Ningxing, "No, they are all too immature. Although a few of them are quite good and would be fine in supporting roles, they currently lack the capability to carry the lead’s part and can’t handle the grandeur of a disaster movie. They don’t have the feel I’m looking for."

"Indeed," Xia Ningxing also couldn’t help but frown, nodding in agreement.

Although she wasn’t trained as a director, she was still in the acting business and could naturally see the level of these trainees.

Just when everyone thought there was no hope, Xia Ningxing’s gaze was suddenly caught by a twenty-year-old boy practicing street dance inside the training room.

This person!

Holy shit!

How does his appearance resemble the description of the movie star in the book so closely?

Especially that mole under the corner of his eye and those amber eyes!

Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but narrow her eyes and asked Lu Fan, who was standing beside her, "Manager Lu, who is he?"

These past few days had been incredibly busy, so even though the list and profiles of the trainees had been delivered, Xia Ningxing still hadn’t completely looked through them.

Therefore, she didn’t know exactly who this boy was.

"You mean the one with the teardrop mole?" Lu Fan looked in the direction of her pointing finger and his eyebrows slightly raised with a hint of disdain, "His name is Ji Haichuan, he practices street dance, and his training performance is generally average."

Actually, even saying it was average was Lu Fan giving him too much credit. His training performance could be said to be a complete mess, and it was estimated that in a few more days, he would be eliminated.

But the next second, he heard Xia Ningxing decisively say:

"It’s him!" Excitement laced Xia Ningxing’s voice.

What kind of luck was this? Previously, she had encountered a legacy tycoon, a diva cousin, a gold-medal scriptwriter, an ace agent, and now she had even come across a movie star!

"What?"

Lu Fan and Director Xu were obviously not quite following her train of thought.

Meeting their puzzled gazes, Xia Ningxing immediately added, "I mean, he’s the male lead for ’Tsunami’."

Hearing this, Lu Fan couldn’t help frowning as he scrutinized Ji Haichuan more carefully.

He knew Xia Ningxing wasn’t one to speak carelessly. If someone caught her eye, they must possess some exceptional quality. Could it be that this boy’s talent wasn’t in street dance, but in acting instead?

"Choosing him as the male lead?" Xu Tian couldn’t help but give the other party a look, sizing him up from head to toe.

This tall young man, whether in terms of build or appearance, was top-notch, especially that face, which had the power to make girls scream and swoon.

But disaster movies don’t need handsome actors!

Xu Tian couldn’t help but look at Xia Ningxing with some difficulty and tentatively spoke again, "Boss Xia, how about we check out his acting skills before deciding?"

Only then did Xia Ningxing realize that at this moment, Ji Haichuan was just a small trainee.

She was indeed being too abrupt in bringing this up now.

"Alright, let’s go check out his acting skills first." Xia Ningxing nodded and took the lead in walking inside, with not a hint of worry on her face.

This was a future movie king, and one of the naturally talented type at that, so she wasn’t concerned that he wouldn’t meet Xu Tian’s standards in a bit.

The young men who were practicing street dance all stopped their movements upon seeing Xia Ningxing’s arrival.

The instructor ceased too and took a respectful step forward, "Manager Lu, Miss Xia."

The other trainees curiously eyed the trio of Xia Ningxing, but Ji Haichuan simply stood there indifferently with his eyes cast down.

With his handsome face in a contemplative state, he seemed to be recalling the dance moves he had just practiced.

"Ji Haichuan, step forward."

It wasn’t until Lu Fan called out his name that he looked up, slightly startled, clearly unsure why he had suddenly been singled out.

But he obediently stepped forward.

"May I ask, what’s the matter?" His voice still carried a hint of adolescence, yet it was deep and pleasant as he politely inquired.

Lu Fan lifted his chin and said indifferently, "First, perform a segment of seeing a tsunami and being shocked and astonished."

In ’Tsunami’, the scene where the tsunami suddenly appears is one of the more difficult ones.

If he could perform this well, then basically he was set for the role of the male lead!

Ji Haichuan was once again stunned. Although he didn’t understand why Lu Fan would ask him, someone learning street dance, to study acting, but one must bow one’s head under someone else’s roof.