Rebirth Begins with Rejecting my Childhood Friend - Chapter 105

Hang Fei didn’t call anyone else in, turning to look at Xu Xiuwen, he asked, “What about the thing I mentioned to you the day before yesterday? What have you considered?”

Xu Xiuwen had just watched Fan Zuo’s performance.

Although it wasn’t great, he was, after all, a student majoring in film and television acting.

If even he couldn’t meet Hang Fei’s requirements, Xu Xiuwen, who was just an amateur, knew his limitations well.

Before coming, Xu Xiuwen thought he might be able to act, but now he felt nervous.

“Earlier, that person wasn’t able to do it. Then how can I do it?”

Hang Fei smiled and said, “Do you know why I brushed him off?”

Xu Xiuwen shook his head.

“He was trying too hard to show off and be arrogant just now, I felt it was a bit too much. That’s not the impression the novel’s character gives me; he should be proud.”

Xu Xiuwen was taken aback by what he said, “If you don’t clarify with him, how would anyone know what kind of rich second generation you want to meet?”

Hang Fei chuckled, “If I say it, it won’t be fun anymore. I’m just going with a feeling, looking at talent, looking at temperament.”

Xu Xiuwen remained silent.

Hang Fei continued, “Don’t be fooled by the fact that they are all drama students; there are very few with truly good acting skills. Besides, our drama is a campus idol drama, so acting skills come second. I believe that the actors’ personalities fitting the roles are more important.

The vibe you give me is very fitting for the role of Dao Ming Si: arrogant yet tender and caring towards girls. That’s why I have high hopes for you.”

Xu Xiuwen was taken aback by Hang Fei’s praise.

“Since you say so, I’ll give it a try,” he hesitated for a moment before saying.

Seeing his agreement, Hang Fei smiled and said, “Great, I trust my judgment.”

“Let’s continue recruiting actors,” Hang Fei suggested.

“Alright, next one,” he added, signaling to move forward with the audition process.

The process of auditioning actors is repetitive and tedious, which Xu Xiuwen doesn’t enjoy, but Hang Fei is different.

Selecting a suitable actor may be a pleasure for the director.

Hang Fei never showed signs of boredom or fatigue throughout the process, always appearing energetic.

He is also decisive in his actions, directly rejecting unsuitable candidates and providing a precise response time for those who are ambiguous.

Xu Xiuwen looked at the students who came for the interview for a long time. They came from different grades and majors, which indicates that although only one day was used, Hang Fei’s promotion was very effective.

This made him feel that choosing Hang Fei to shoot this drama was a very correct decision.

Hang Fei also works very efficiently.

From 8 am to 12 pm, a total of 60 students were interviewed, averaging four minutes each. But even so, there were still more than 60 students waiting in line outside the door.

Xu Xiuwen took a moment to look and found that the number of people waiting in line was still increasing.

Han Fei and Huang Shi didn’t even have time to eat, they’ve been interviewing actors all along.

Xu Xiuwen couldn’t help anyway, so he went and bought two boxed meals.

When Han Fei and Huang Shi saw Xu Xiuwen buying boxed meals, they paused the interviews, quickly finished the meals, and then resumed the interviews. The interviews continued until five o’clock in the afternoon.

When the last student finished the interview and saw that no one else was entering the classroom, Xu Xiuwen finally relaxed.

There were just too many handsome guys and beautiful girls from the Arts Institute.

After a day of looking at them, Xu Xiuwen was already aesthetically fatigued and somewhat tired.

He admires Huang Shi and Hang Fei for this.

Both not only observed but also asked, spoke, and recorded, yet they remained excited throughout.

Just as Hang Fei and Huang Shi were preparing to leave, the door of 501 was suddenly pushed open.

A girl rushed in, saying, “Sorry, there are still people who want to be interviewed.”

The girl wore a pink T-shirt, paired with jeans, her long hair cascading to one side, nothing particularly remarkable.

Hang Fei stood up, his face expressionless, and said, “The interviews are already over.”

Upon hearing Hang Fei’s words, the girl continued to explain, “I had classes in the afternoon, and I just found out someone is recruiting actors here, Hang Fei, please give me a chance.”

Xu Xiuwen found it amusing.

Turns out the girl still knows Hang Fei.

But Hang Fei didn’t open the back door just because he knew the person, insisting, “The interview is over, let’s cooperate next time.”

At this moment, Xu Xiuwen glanced at the girl’s appearance and was instantly stunned.

The girl turned out to be Miss Yang Zi.

Xu Xiuwen had seen her performances in dramas, such as her representative works “Fading Youth” and “Return to 18.”

Miss Yang from the past life might not have been a top-tier female celebrity, but she was more than enough to be considered second-tier.

Xu Xiuwen didn’t expect to see her for the first time in this life at the Arts Institute.

However, he quickly realized that Miss Yang did indeed graduate from the Jinling Arts Institute, and she should be a junior this year.

After hearing Hang Fei’s words, Miss Yang was very disappointed and discouraged.

She said “Sorry” and then turned and walked away.

But suddenly, Xu Xiuwen shouted, “Wait!”

Miss Yang immediately stopped and looked over with confusion. Hang Fei and Huang Shi also cast puzzled glances.

Xu Xiuwen couldn’t say he knew Miss Yang from his past life or that he knew she would become a B-list female celebrity in the future.

He could only try to persuade Hang Fei, “Hang Fei, since she’s here, just give her a chance. It won’t hurt to have her here for a while.”

Hang Fei was very surprised to hear Xu Xiuwen’s words.

After a moment’s thought, he nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll give you a chance.”

Miss Yang was pleasantly surprised to hear Hang Fei’s words.

Just as she was about to express her gratitude, Hang Fei interrupted her, saying, “Alright, introduce yourself first.”

Miss Yang composed herself and said, “I’m Yang Zi, a third-year student majoring in music performance. My expertise is…”

Xu Xiuwen scrutinized Miss Yang Zi in front of him.

She looked much younger now than he had seen her in movies or news in his previous life.

Xu Xiuwen found it intriguing that a celebrity he hadn’t had the chance to meet in his past life is now appearing before him, and even auditioning for his TV drama.

It can only be said that fate works in mysterious ways.

After Hang Fei took down the girl’s information, he asked Miss Yang Zi to perform freely without giving any specific requirements.

Miss Yang hesitated for a moment, then suddenly sang an unknown song.

Before she could finish, Hang Fei interrupted her, saying, “Alright, that’s enough, you can go now.”

Miss Yang was taken aback by the interruption, but ultimately expressed her gratitude before leaving with her head down.

After the girl left, Xu Xiuwen asked, “Why didn’t you let her finish singing? She was singing quite well.”

“We are looking for actors, not singers. If she likes singing, she should go release songs instead of coming here for an audition,” Hang Fei said.

Xu Xiuwen paused for a moment and asked, “You know her, right?”

Hang Fei immediately fell silent.

Xu Xiuwen noticed Huang Shi’s strange expression beside him, looking like he wanted to laugh but dared not.

Seeing Xu Xiuwen looking at him, Huang Shi shook his head, indicating he couldn’t say.

Seeing this Xu Xiuwen suddenly became interested.

Hang Fei also noticed Huang Shi’s expression and Xu Xiuwen’s gaze.

He suddenly sighed and explained, “I know her roommate.”

Seeing Hang Fei admitting it himself, Huang Shi immediately burst into laughter.

“Well, I did date her roommate, but we broke up,” Hang Fei admitted.

At that time Huang Shi added, “To be precise, she was the one who broke up with him.”

Hang Fei glared at Huang Shi, but ultimately didn’t argue.