Lin Zu introduced Chen Feng to Mai Zijie.
The two shook hands.
Mai Zijie looked at Chen Feng and said indifferently, "Azu told me you were roommates with him in college?"
"Yes."
Chen Feng nodded.
"You've always been in Yanjing?"
"Yes, I've been doing odd jobs in various small film crews."
Chen Feng replied humbly.
Mai Zijie smiled, "I've seen your performance in What is an Actor, it was… shocking. Logically, with your acting skills, you should be easy to sign. Why are you still unattached now?"
Liu Rui, who was beside him, instinctively interjected, "Director Mai, actually Director Zhuang wanted to sign him, but he refused."
"What?"
Mai Zijie was stunned, "Zhuang Chengwen wanted to sign him?"
"That's right."
Mai Zijie looked at Chen Feng, "You refused?"
"Yes."
Chen Feng nodded.
"Why did you refuse? Did you think his place was too small? I know that Zhuang Chengwen is backed by Yanjing Culture Media Group. That's one of the top five film and television companies in Xia Nation."
Mai Zijie looked curious.
Chen Feng, however, smiled indifferently, "Director Mai, I feel that I still need to learn. I'll just run around various film crews for now. I also want to know how broad my acting range really is."
"Haha."
Mai Zijie laughed, "Alright, alright. It's rare to see a newcomer like you who isn't so eager for quick success. Not bad, not bad. Well… Azu said he asked you to try out for a role, so go ahead and try it. Let's see the effect."
"Okay."
"Come on."
Mai Zijie turned and left.
Everyone went to the filming set and entered the studio.
Mai Zijie called over the casting assistant director and asked him to arrange the audition and explain the character information.
The casting assistant director was named Xu Chong.
He was around thirty years old.
His face was dark.
He knew Liu Rui's identity, so he was naturally more attentive.
As for Chen Feng?
He wasn't familiar with him.
So he didn't have a good attitude.
After the scripts for the two were handed out, he directly took Liu Rui to a distant place to explain the scene.
Lin Zu was also called away by Mai Zijie.
Chen Feng was left alone, with no one to greet him. He walked to a corner, sat down, and picked up the character information in his hand to take a look.
The cameo role required was a long-famous gambler.
A master of card manipulation.
He played poker cards with divine skill.
And he could hear dice.
Extremely awesome.
His image in the drama was that of a prisoner.
Because the police needed to solve a very tricky case and had to conduct an investigation in an underground casino.
In order to infiltrate the underground casino, they specifically found someone to visit this gambler in prison.
To learn card manipulation and gambling skills.
To learn anti-fraud techniques.
His screen time was very short, only three episodes.
However, this character was the soul of the entire drama, running through the whole series from beginning to end. Generally, such cameo roles for soul characters are very popular.
As long as the performance is brilliant, it's easy for the actor to be remembered.
After Chen Feng finished reading the information once, the system's prompt sound already echoed in his mind.
"Ding, detected the target character 'Gambler' that the host is about to portray. Congratulations to the host for becoming a true Gambler, God of Gamblers level, King of Cheating level."
"Congratulations to the host for acquiring the 'Hear and Discern Numbers' skill."
"Congratulations to the host for acquiring the 'As You Wish' card skill."
"Congratulations to the host for acquiring the 'Supreme' card manipulation technique."
A series of sounds made Chen Feng uncontrollably excited.
God of Gamblers level?
King of Cheating level?
And for the first time, he acquired skills.
Three at once.
It was simply exhilarating.
With the Gambler's true nature bestowed, the cameo role was effortless.
Chen Feng simply memorized the lines and was done.
...
Half an hour later.
The audition began.
The role Liu Rui came to cameo was a female college student who was caught by an underground casino. Because her father was addicted to gambling and owed a lot of money, his daughter became the victim.
Her screen time wasn't much either.
About a week's worth of scenes.
However, the plot happened to be a conflict climax in the entire drama, and she had contact with both the male and female leads of the drama, so even as a cameo role, she was very important.
Liu Rui auditioned first.
After going through it once, the feeling was decent.
Mai Zijie was satisfied.
Because the character's background was very similar to Liu Rui's.
A college student, new to society.
It was normal for her to be a bit hesitant.
And being locked up by an underground casino, as long as she could show panic and being at a loss, it was enough.
Simple.
While Liu Rui was auditioning, Chen Feng sat on the periphery watching the show.
He held a deck of poker cards in his hand.
As he watched Liu Rui's audition, he unconsciously played with the poker cards in one hand, and as he played, he started to shuffle them.
Shuffling with one hand.
A deck of cards was divided into three parts, flipping and moving between his fingers.
Not far away.
Another photographer who was resting and drinking water accidentally saw Chen Feng's hand movements and immediately widened his eyes.
Holy cow!
This guy…
Can actually shuffle cards like that?
This technique seemed to only be seen in some old Hong Kong gambling movies.
Awesome plus!
The cameraman immediately raised his equipment and aimed it at Chen Feng.
Action!
These classic snippets were all very useful behind-the-scenes footage.
Because when the work is finally edited, many of the wonderful interspersed clips are actually edited from the behind-the-scenes footage.
The photographer began to film Chen Feng's hands.
In just a moment, he saw the poker cards in Chen Feng's hand constantly fanning out.
It was dazzling to watch.
Is he that amazing?
The internet rumors say that this Chen Feng has a complicated background.
He's an Addict, a psychopath, and possibly involved in gangs.
Now that I see this, could it be that this guy is also involved in gambling?
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?
They came to him to audition for a gambler role, and this guy is playing poker cards like a pro?
The photographer watched, clicking his tongue, secretly filming while quietly calling over the resting staff nearby, including the casting assistant director Xu Chong.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
As they watched him play, they saw Chen Feng's left and right hands make a motion.
The poker cards went to his left hand, and only four cards remained in his right, which were exactly four Aces.
Damn!
Amazing!
This kind of technique, which was only seen on TV, was now seen clearly in person.
Everyone looked at each other.
The photographer glanced at Xu Chong.
And Xu Chong twitched the corner of his mouth.
This matter, should he tell the director?
Now Chen Feng is a bit of a target for negative attention.
All sorts of background rumors are flying around.
Could it be…
He's also involved in gambling?
Soon, Liu Rui's audition was over.
It was Chen Feng's turn.
He put down the poker cards and slowly walked towards the audition area.
He was wearing a prison uniform.
His hair was also simply styled.
When he sat on the chair in the processing room as the character, the look in his eyes had already changed.
It became very profound.
Especially his eyes were very bright.
In the audition segment, his scene partner was Lin Zu.
Wearing a police uniform.
When the two sat face to face, Lin Zu was startled.
Huh?
The feeling seemed to have changed.
This guy opposite…
Why is the look in his eyes so complex and terrifying when he looks at me?
It's as if he can see through my soul with one glance.
Lin Zu felt it was incredible.
He really hadn't discovered any acting talent in Chen Feng when they were in school.
His academic scores were quite good, though.
He was practically a straight-A student.
So, it was a good chance to spar.
Thus, Lin Zu and Chen Feng exchanged a few lines according to the script.
Then, someone brought a deck of poker cards.
Chen Feng needed to reveal some techniques used when playing poker.
The moment he picked up the poker cards, even though Chen Feng was handcuffed, a look of unparalleled confidence appeared on his face.
The moment the poker cards were picked up, his hand just lightly brushed over them.
Then he flipped them.
An Ace appeared.
Lin Zu was instantly stunned.
Completely bewildered.
Holy cow?
How did he do that?
He didn't see it clearly at all.
This wasn't post-production special effects.
Lin Zu slowly looked up at Chen Feng, an expression of disbelief in his eyes.