The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1771 - 1761: Audition (Part 2)

This cigarette, as Bo Yan explained to me, was Churchill’s favorite brand back in the day. Xia Siyu only recognized this one; if she had to switch, she might not even know the price.

After Xia Siyu pointed it out, the person didn’t get angry; instead, he laughed, "I heard your acting skills are great and you’re very observant; turns out your reputation is well-deserved. Yes, I am here in East Asia as a casting director for research, but I’m just one of several casting directors. I only have one vote and cannot predict the final outcome."

In other words, she still had to go through two rounds of interviews. At that time, there would be more professional people assessing them. After all, it’s a superhero blockbuster targeting the whole world. While China’s market is important, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll choose Xia Siyu because of it.

What if in the end they find the cost-effectiveness unsatisfactory and choose candidates from other East Asian countries? Or if due to domestic needs, the role is cast as a local American-Asian? That’s also possible.

Xia Siyu didn’t mind. She said, "Since you’ve come all this way from abroad, despite quarantine, you must have certain expectations for the market and roles here. As for the final decision, of course, it’s in your hands. We just do our best to showcase ourselves, and whether we meet the requirements or get selected is your decision. Everything for the film."

The bearded man nodded, "I’ve heard Director Ji mention you before, and meeting you today, you are indeed different. I’ve watched your ’Yu Beauty’ and ’Divine Catcher’, they’re well made, and your martial arts skills are impressive."

Director Ji’s overseas distribution is indeed great, so he knows many people.

Xia Siyu laughed, "Actually, I don’t know kung fu; I learned dance from a young age. But I’ve been practicing boxing recently, no rank, just for fun."

The two chatted back and forth, initially in English which was manageable, then switched directly to Italian, leaving Wang the Producer and Qin Baizhou confused. In the end, they could at least pick up the word "kung fu," but couldn’t understand the context.

But it seemed like the two of them were communicating quite well. Wang the Producer and Qin Baizhou exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief. They had come to introduce each other anyway. But this casting director had a peculiar personality, so it was hard for them to do much introducing. Now that these two had gotten acquainted themselves, it was quite convenient and hassle-free.

The meal was quite enjoyable for everyone, and at the end, the bearded man informed her about an audition in Yancheng scheduled for fifteen days later, asking her to be punctual. There were other casting directors too, some had gone to neighboring Neon Goryeo, and some to Nanyang. But the final audition work for the whole of East Asia was scheduled in Yancheng, so they also needed to arrange a certain quarantine time for actors and staff from other countries.

He specifically reminded her, "This time it’s considered a more formal audition. When you come over, don’t dress so casually. Although this outfit is very much in line with American dress habits."

The so-called American dress habit was a t-shirt and jeans, and the kind that’s ten dollars apiece from the supermarket. Xia Siyu nodded. She also asked, "What about my casting video?"

"You need to send that too; it’s a requirement."

Xia Siyu had planned to shoot the casting video in the next few days, send it to them, and arrange the audition based on their schedule. As an actress from China, she and Shang Feifei didn’t need to quarantine, so they could submit the video last. Meanwhile, during the quarantine period, other staff could review the audition videos and select people to invite for the final audition.

"Okay then." It was all work; even though Xia Siyu wasn’t very interested in the role, since it’s work, she would complete it well.

Indeed, discussing work, the nameless anger toward Bo Yan instantly diminished quite a bit.

But there was still half a month before the interview, and even if the interview decided on her, they couldn’t start filming immediately, estimating another month of downtime in between. What would she do during this time? Going back would mean encountering Bo Yan, which was annoying.

Previously, when Xia Siyu was busy, she craved free time to spend with Bo Yan. But now, after fighting with him, she longed to be busy outside every day.

She turned to Wei Jingjing, "Do you have any scripts or tasks recently? I have a break of over a month and I’m about to grow mold at home."

She really had offers, and quite a few. But in the past, Xia Siyu was very picky about scripts and refused to act in those she didn’t like. Apart from scripts, there were also variety shows and commercial events. Previously, to earn money, she almost accepted all offers, but after paying her dad, she declined many commercial events to rest more.

"Ah, I’ll go back and check." Wei Jingjing nodded. It was Qin Baizhou who said, "I do know of a project, a variety show, you need to be out for about twenty days. Not sure if you are..."

"I’m in." Xia Siyu quickly nodded, "Thanks, please give me the contact."

She knew she was troubling Qin Baizhou again and feared she would have to repay him double later. But it didn’t matter. Returning favors, after all, she was already in debt, no harm in one more.

After contacting the other party, there was indeed a variety show, and she would go after the audition, involving an outdoor survival reality show. When they heard Xia Siyu was coming, they were overjoyed. After all, she was a hot commodity now, and their program wasn’t a big variety show; having her was definitely a cause for celebration.

Without a second thought, Xia Siyu signed up immediately. Although the twenty days for the variety show were taken up, there were still fifteen days before the audition. Even if preparing for the audition and shooting the video was necessary, it wouldn’t take that long.

Xia Siyu asked Wei Jingjing to find her more work, saying she "didn’t want to be idle", but in reality, she just didn’t want to go home and see Bo Yan.

Luckily Bo Yan was also busy, flying to other places the next day, and the two almost didn’t see each other.

However, compared to the past, she and Bo Yan would often greet each other and chat via video even when they were apart. But this time, she didn’t initiate any video chats, and Bo Yan seemed to have no intention of calling her either.

Since reconciling, this was their rare cold war. Or rather, it wasn’t even a cold war, just suddenly not contacting each other.

However, for others, cold wars could grow colder, but Xia Siyu was different. After a few days of cold war, the angrier she became, the less contact, the harder it was for her to quell her anger. Damn, she might as well have Bo Yan over for a big fight. This cold war was like losing contact; her personality was about to explode.

But at this moment, to take the initiative to find Bo Yan to argue felt beneath her. In the angry wait, the day of the audition finally came. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

And yet, Bo Yan hadn’t contacted her; it had been sixteen days.