The Correct Way of Face-Slapping in Transmigration Chapter 22 40 Mar 11, 2020

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The sky gradually turned white. Gu Yunxi looked at his blood-coloured robe, facepalming and speechless. The original self really went all out to take revenge on Shu Ning. He had to hurry back, or it would be another big story by dawn.

Zhou Xiran now had a terrible reputation. If people saw him wandering around in the middle of the night in a red suit, the media would probably straightup report that he's gone mad.

While it was still dark, Gu Yunxi avoided populated places as he returned to Zhou Xiran's residence. As soon as he opened the door, a strong smell of alcohol accompanied by the pungent, sour smell coming from the garbage assaulted his nose. It can be seen that in recent days, not only did the original self drink heavily, but his life was also a mess.

However, it was inevitable. That ugly scandal not only destroyed him, but it killed his mother who was the only family he had left. Those who harmed him still lived a life full of prosperity, especially the culprit Shu Ning, and even harvested a man who deeply loved him.

Gu Yunxi went back to the house and quickly changed into all-gray casual clothes. He rolled up his sleeves and began to clean up the house. Then he washed up and laid down on the bed for a good sleep.

Waking up due to the persistent piercing ring of the doorbell, Gu Yunxi rubbed his sleepy eyes and came to the door. Peering through the cat's eye, he yawned and opened the door.

“Fuck, you finally opened the door. You scared the shit out of me.”

The person who came was Zhou Xiran's good friend, Cao Yu, as well as the only person who was still willing to support the original self after the accident without a doubt. They met three years ago when they were acting in the same TV series. They played a pair of good friends who were very close to each other. After a few months of acting, they also became good friends unknowingly.

Cao Yu is very tall, about 193 cm. He has solid muscles and is quite burly. Although he is not very handsome, he's easy on the eyes and loyal. Otherwise, he wouldn't take the initiative to contact Zhou Xiran after the latter's public defamation.

“Why are you here?” Gu Yunxi stretched and poured a glass of water for him.

“Why else? I came for you. Your older brother, I, saw that you seemed off recently.” Cao Yu gulped down the water, wiped his mouth, and grinned, revealing his white teeth, "Older brother feared that you would seek death"

Gu Yunxi raised his eyebrows. As expected, you can't judge a book by its cover. This was a tough-looking guy who hides a sensitive heart in his chest. “Rest assured, I've thought things through. All the people who hurt me are still alive and well. If I'm going to die, I'll drag them down with me.” He mimicked Zhou Xiran's usual appearance and gave Cao Yu a turn.

“Good! Good! Haha, those animals are still alive. We can't give up.” Cao Yu laughed heartily and hugged Gu Yunxi's shoulder. He admired Zhou Xiran very much. He had good looks and excellent acting skills. Although he is a bit reserved, he is very virtuous. And once you become his friend, he would pour out his heart and lungs for you.

This is very similar to him. He doesn't care for the fake masks in the entertainment circle. So, after Zhou Xiran's accident, he was willing to stand up to prove his friend's innocence.

“Yu-ge, this time I've really brought you trouble.” Gu Yunxi knew Cao Yu had also been banned by the company because of his Weibo post supporting Zhou Xiran. The two of them right now could be considered a pair of brothers in tough times. Gu Yunxi had experienced thousands of years and had fully understood the minds of people. At first glance, he could see the sincere concern in Cao Yu's eyes. To have such a good buddy, Zhou Xiran didn't live in vain.

“Tch. What do you mean "brought me trouble"? Your brother, I, originally played extras anyway.” Cao Yu waved nonchalantly. It was only by chance that he entered the entertainment circle. He was chosen to act as Zhou Xiran's brother by the director when he was looking for a job. To him, quitting the entertainment circle was nothing to be sad about.

“How about you? What are you going to do?” He looked at Gu Yunxi with concern. Zhou Xiran is different from him. If he can't act anymore, he can still find other jobs. Unlike him, Zhou Xiran grew up acting and has no other long-term skills. The actor's identity is essential to him.

Gu Yunxi smiled, the dimple by his mouth appearing indistinctly. “Don't worry, I have an idea.” He walked into the room and pulled out a thick script, “I'm thinking of participating in the selection for Director Gu's new movie.”

Taken off guard, Cao Yu blurted out, “Director Gu?! But what he plans to shoot is a forbidden film! “

You can't blame Cao Yu for being surprised. Recently, everyone in the circle knew that Director Gu was recruiting actors, but not many people dared to go. Because he was going to make a film about homosexuality, there are a lot of nude scenes and sex scenes in it. How would famous male actors dare try? It's small if they are accidentally banned; however, they might be labelled as homosexual, and that can't be overturned. On the other hand, the acting skills of the unknown actors are too weak. Director Gu wasn't willing to use them at all.

“Ge, I think it's an opportunity.” Gu Yunxi smiled confidently. “Anyone in the circle with eyes can see that I was tricked. Those directors don't dare to use me because they are afraid that my bad reputation will ruin their movie. But Director Gu is different. He is stubborn and has always been bold with the people that he uses. As long as my acting skills are strong enough and I meet the expectations for the character, he will certainly be willing to use me. Besides, I've read the script, it is fascinating and excellent. Director Gu is aiming for the awards overseas, he will definitely strive for perfection in terms of quality.”

Gu Yunxi took a sip of water and continued, “As long as the operation is proper, this movie will definitely help me recover.”

Cao Yu was dumbfounded as he listened to the former's plan. He raised his thumb and praised, “My brother, you are too incredible. Ge admire you.” Then he rubbed his chin and glanced at Gu Yunxi with a lewd smile. “Speaking of which, you're dedicating your body to art.” This would be Zhou Xiran's first time filming naked scenes, bed scenes, etc.

“Don't make fun of me, ge.” Gu Yunxi shyly bowed his head and blushed.

Cao Yu stared blankly at his jade face, scolding himself and hurriedly returned to his senses. It's really been a couple days that he hasn't seen him, it feels like his brother has become much more beautiful than before.

Director Gu's name is Gu Xin. He is like a godfather in the entertainment circle. All the movies that he's directed are classics. Hence, when he released the news that he was preparing to film a new movie, countless actors came to him to get an audition. However, they all retreated after receiving the script.

Not only did Director Gu's intend to shoot a homosexual film, he chose a sensitive period to do it. The country had just issued a statement declaring that it intends to censor the film and television industry. The next moment, Director Gu makes a big announcement that he wanted to shoot a banned film, openly challenging the Radio and Television Bureau.

No matter how high the reputation of the director, he couldn't possibly defeat the national mechanism. Unless they didn't want a future career, few people dared to promise to act in his movie at this time.

Gu Xin is a very stubborn person. When he said he wanted to shoot, he doesn't care at all about what other people say. He had been planning this movie for ten years, everything was ready except for the actors. How can he give up because of a so-called bullshit regulation?

Even if he is banned by the country and his directing career comes to an end, he will never give up. However, the choice of actors is indeed a difficult task. He pursues perfection rather than lack it. Only a few young actors are willing to take up the movie now, just trying to take advantage of the film to get some publicity.

If an actor's acting skills aren't enough, they can still be trained. This kind of mentality is the first thing you should not have. It would be odd if an actor who has never thought of putting in the effort for the movie itself could film a good movie.

Zhou Xiran's appearance is very suitable for one of the main characters in the movie. Naturally, he also received the script. At that time, he was at the pinnacle of his career. He would definitely not ruin his future prospects and agree. But now the situation is so pressing that he couldn't be choosy. Anyway, Gu Yunxi read the script and thought it was really well written. Although the scale was a little bit large, it was still within the acceptable range for professional actors. After all, it wasn't a pornographic film. Even if the scale was large, it wouldn't be that large.——

Gu Xin smoked a cigarette in frustration as he frowned down at the stack of applications on the table. “This appearance won't work, he hasn't got much to present but he's quite confident.”

“This one, the eyes doesn't have any liveliness in it at all. Just one look and you can see that he doesn't have any acting skills. It's useless even if we train him."

“This, what a terrible figure! I want a general, not a weak chicken. “

After tossing away over a dozen applications in a row, Gu Xin finally stopped and looked at one of them carefully. It was Gu Yunxi's.

“Zhou Xiran?” He spat out the cigarette in his mouth, rubbing his chin with great interest. He looked at it for half a minute, then handed his resume to the assistant next to him and said, “Go, contact him and let him audition.”

The assistant took one look at it and was stunned. He glanced doubtfully at Gu Xin, as if asking Director Dao if he had made a mistake.

“What are you looking at?! Can't you understand the human language?” Gu Xin slapped the table angrily. Everyone knows his bad temper. His greatest pet peeve was when people don't pay attention when he's talking to them, and then come find him afterwards to confirm his instruction.

The assistant turned white with fear for a moment and mumbled, “But this is Zhou Xiran, the Zhou Xiran whose reputation is extremely rotten.” He felt that Gu Xin didn't notice the name on the application at all. He just thought it was some pretty little actor.

Gu Xin took out a cigarette again and smoked, sneering, “I know. He's the one. Go contact him.” Every year, there's a series of messy, rotten affairs that occur in the entertainment circle. Zhou Xiran was just the sacrifice of a certain someone rising up in power.

Besides, what does he care about reputation? As long as they can perform his movie, he (Gu Xin) will dare use an actor no matter how rotten they are.