Rebirth of a star - Chapter 13

«The Return of the Condor Heroes» would be remade again.

The news, as if it had wings, flew all over the major art schools; like a small stone dumping in to give rise to a thousand ripples.

Therefore, this piece of information gained the people’s attention. It was said that the director was actually a new one that came back from abroad to China.

 Susu, after two years of study, had nearly graduated.

Qiu Yali took on many supporting roles on those past years.

Susu, however, took small commercials and supporting roles occasionally to earn some pocket money and get used to the camera. Her principle was that it was true that there was no lack of classes in school, but when shooting commercials, she would get more familiar with the camera’s lens. Positioning was a feeling that Susu was very sensitive to. Occasionally, it would give people the feeling that she was a veteran actress. If she hadn’t been watched going all the way in front of the camera, people would think that she had been playing for many years.

In her spare time, Susu liked to read and sketch.

Reading was the simplest way to improve one’s accomplishment, while sketching could calm one’s heart. Tang Miao often said that she lived like an old man or a retired woman.

Occasionally, she made a cup of flower tea and read books. It was a regular past time for Susu.

It was said that the remake of «The Return of the Condor Heroes» would begin. Susu was interested in watching it from the beginning to the end. She remembered seeing different versions of the series before.

Yu Susu had never been in love, but Yu Feng Huang* had.

For the story of Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu, she naturally sighed. All her life, all the plants and trees in one autumn, behind every unforgettable love, she had experienced many ups and downs. It wasn’t that there was no love, it was just that there was no one to depend on. “Priceless treasure is easy to get, but a lover is hard to get.” Men and women are merciless, only their feelings are the most real, only their choices are the most suitable for them.

After becoming a family member, two or more women, like her, entered his life.

Yu Susu believed in love, but didn’t believe in the temperature of love.

After a lifetime, love she loved, hate she hated, and now those feelings were like ashes, without temperature.

The phone rang suddenly.

Susu looked at the screen and saw Liu Yun’s name. Susu had been in touch with her for the past two years.

Although Liu Yun wasn’t very popular, she had considerable contacts in the entertainment circle. If we call it by rank, it could be regarded as a famous TV actress.

“Sister Yun,” Susu answered.

“Susu, I’m sister Yun,” Liu Yun reported to her, “Do you know about the new sculpture?”

“You know, does sister Yun have a role to recommend for me?” Susu smiled. Liu Yun occasionally recommended her to take a few small roles. Susu would go for it if there was no curriculum. If there was one, she would refuse. As time went by, Liu Yun was also used to the idea that Susu focused more on her studies. At that time, if there was a film, they would take leave from school regardless of whether they got a lesson or not.

“Well, so I want to ask if you have any classes,” Liu Yun said, “Because I am playing Li Mochou this time, the director said that he will open auditions in every art school.”

“Open audition, is it a gimmick?” after all, Susu was too old to be naive. It was a public auditioning, but it had been fixed for a long time.

“It shouldn’t be. This time the director is an overseas Chinese. He looks very real. I had a chat with him last time. I’m very professional.“ Liu Yun thought of the man and thought that he could be trusted.

“What’s the role this time?” Susu sat cross legged on the bed in front of which was a copy of “The Return of the Condor Heroes”. This was the original sculpture of 1959.

“Xiao Long Nu,” Liu Yun recalled.

“Xiao Long Nu hasn’t been recruited yet. You have become Li Mochou?” Susu could not help interrupting her.

“There is nothing to be done,” Liu Yun was also helpless, “The director’s expectations are above average. He complains a lot like, you are not being pure enough, aren’t cold enough, you aren’t refined enough, there is always something missing.”

“And what else?” Susu didn’t have much expectation for Xiao Long Nu’s role. There were thousands of beautiful women in the world.

“Cheng Ying, Lu Wushuang, Hong Lingbo, Guo Xiang, Yale Yan, Wan Yanping.” Liu Yun reported six women.

“So many!” Susu was really surprised.

“That’s right, so would you like to choose a role you think is suitable for and try out, in front of the mirror?” Liu Yun really thought of this opportunity to be very good.

“Well, I’ll think about it.” Susu thanked Liu Yun again and again and hung up.

She stayed in bed for a long time. Then, when she picked up her phone again, she called Tang Miao.

She chatted with Tang Miao for a long time before she went to the point. Tang Miao’s advice to her to try for Xiao Long Nu.

“No, Xiao Long Nu is the heroine, definitely not.” Susu shook her head.

How can a confident person like Tang Miao understand Susu’s feelings, “How can you know if you don’t try? Why did you go to the performing arts academy? You didn’t play the leading role in your life, did you?”

Susu defended weakly, “No, but I haven’t graduated yet. There are so many seniors, I won’t have a chance.”

“That director didn’t choose any of the seniors, so you still have a chance. You are so passive that you have to suffer.” Tang Miao Zhen really hated iron and steel.

Susu pursed her lips and took a flattering tone, “Xiao Miao, do you think Cheng Ying is OK?”

 “No,” said Tang Miao.

“Why not? I think the role is very good.” Susu rolled back and forth on the bed, like a small animal, making her pajamas wrinkle.

“All right,” Tang admitted in her heart, that it was the most suitable role for Susu besides Xiao Long Nu’s role.

“Really?” Susu’s first TV acting was a bit of a stir. Only after getting Tang Miao’s affirmative reply, could she relax. Tang Miao said that she could not be wrong.

Cheng Ying was a girl from a wealthy family. After Li Mochou massacred her family, she became an orphan and was accepted as a closed disciple by Huang Yaoshi. She is introverted. In martial arts, she cleaned up the mess for her cousin many times. She was interested in Yang Guo, and finally became friends with him. She never married, and her cousin Lu Wushuang accompanied her in life. It can be said that Yang Guo missed his whole life.

Susu started to study the role of Cheng Ying after she signed up in school.

Later, she became more fonder of this woman.

Cheng Ying, a woman like her, should be graceful, plain and unsmooth; she should be rolling in the world, but not stained with vulgar ideas, blooming quietly and quietly; she should be accompanied by running water, green waves, bridges and bamboo flutes; she should be wearing a blue shirt, leaning against the building to listen to the wind and rain, and watching the Jianghu road lightly; she should be gentle and slightly thin.

On the day of the audition, Liu Yun told her to meet her.

Liu Yun’s meeting place had always been in a coffee shop.

The cafe was a small one, near the TV station.

Inside the coffee shop, the floor was very high with a crossbeam in the middle. Two basins of flowers were hung on the crossbeam. The color was bright and rich. The whole room was painted dark blue, dark purple and brown yellow. There were windows on one side of the wall. The windows were all closed, it was dark. There was a smell of Indian spices. The exotic style was strong. Only the window in the corner was open, because the window was very small, so the light was also a small cluster.

Susu saw a faint figure sitting in the corner. She found a seat against the wall.

She customarily ordered a cup of tea, then connected to the Internet with WiFi and looked at the webpage casually.

The door squeaked open.

The light outside the door stabbed in. Susu narrowed her eyes. Then in the dark, the light was blocked by a tall figure.

Susu looked up. He was a very tall man. He was at least 1.9 meters. He was very broad, with backlit facial features. She couldn’t see clearly.

The man went straight to the corner seat after entering the door.

“Here you are,” it turned out that a woman was sitting in the corner.

“I’m busy,” the man lowered his voice, but it was clear in this small cafe.

“Why did you come back to China? You haven’t come back for so many years. Did you want to avoid me?” The woman’s voice was a little loud.

The conversation was in English, and Susu was good in it. She sighed in her heart, she quickly sent a message to Liu Yun, and told her to wait for her at the company gate, and directly checked out and left.

She had no interest in gossips or anything.

The hall on the ground floor of the studio was full of young girls.

A bevy of young girls chatted around, the scene was dazzling.

Each role was divided into an office, where staff recorded VCR, and then conduct screening. After that, the director would pick the most suitable actress.

Susu stood at the door of the company and didn’t go in. It seemed that Susu was standing in ease. 

Liu Yun would be here soon.

“Go in,” said Liu after she reached, and the two walked in.

Liu Yun showed up as a sister who accompanied her graduating sister to audition.

Cheng Ying’s audition required only one line. “Three younger sister, look at these white clouds gathering and gathering, dispersing and dispersing. Life is just like this. Why do you bother?”

When the VCR had finished recording, it would come out later on.

In the corridor, she saw a very familiar girl’s back who walked into the office of Xiao Long Nu’s role office.

A week later, Susu received a call from the director’s group, telling her that she had passed the audition. They asked her to go to the cast location tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

After she asked the teacher for leave, Susu rushed there.

In the bedroom, Qiu Yali fell on the bed and silently shed tears.

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