Written by: Feng Duan Qing Yi Du
Transmigrated into a novel after her death, Su Jin has an engagement with Lu Xi, the legendary and unrivaled male protagonist, that was arranged between their families. After the revelation of her identity as the ado...
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'Nuff said, what a dreamy idea~
After the screenplay was finalized, what came next would be the selection process for the characters. Once some unimportant supporting roles were directly cherry-picked through the internal roster of actors from his family's production company, Lu Xi then had Qin An have some company staff and his own private studio staff send out audition invitations. The purpose of the auditions would be for the three main roles: the female lead, Tong Yao, the male lead, Cheng Yuan and the second male lead, Mu Cheng.
The tenth of August, the Shenhai branch of Sheng Ming Productions
Su Jin sat on one of the chairs behind a long table, and rather uncomfortably looked at the mirrors that surrounded the three walls of the room. She then asked, "why are the auditions being held in a dance studio?"
"Does it feel very strange?" Lu Xi swept a look around the surrounding mirrors.
"Of course it does." Su Jin's lips twitched, "why would anyone like to look at so many mirrors?"
"That's true." With a curl of his lips, Lu Xi continued, "in this sort of environment, most people would naturally feel ill at ease, however, what we are choosing today are actors. Moreover, it's for the most important three roles; for these actors, their acting skills are as important as their psychological qualities(1). Because of that, in this sort of environment, the first thing we should be able to tell as soon as they step into the room is likely going to be their psychological traits."
(1) 心理素质 (xīn lǐ sù zhì)- this refers to the measure of mental health based on some combination of personality/adaptability/motivation/mentality/behaviours of a person. What this means is the personality traits such as emotional stability, sensitivity, and imagination that people possess that cause them to behave in certain situations and react in certain ways as unique human beings. This is similar to the use of psychological tests in work interviews or research studies.
With such a lengthy and proper explanation thrown at her, Su Jin was somewhat baffled. Blinking blankly, she then instinctually asked in reply, "really?"
Sitting upright and still, Lu Xi nodded, "of course not."
"Oh, so it actually was..." Pausing what she was saying, Su Jin suddenly reacted, "wait, what did you just say?"
