Ava: "The side quest is that you must perfect the relationship between the top and the bottom in each world. The fuller and sweeter it is, the more bonus points and props you will get."
Murphy now suspects that this system is a revenge product created by a great reader due to long-term resentment and dissatisfaction.
It's all my fault for being so stupid and naive. I thought I could just write a be and put away the blade, but I didn't expect that it would be a matter of life and death now.
But he is a bachelor from birth and an emotional loser who doesn't even know how to handle the relationship between two people from a bird's eye view. Now he is asked to put himself in the shoes of the character he created and fall in love with it. This is really too much to ask.
Murphy opened the script. When it was first serialized, only some fragments of the play within the play appeared in the original text. Now, seeing the fragmented ideas turned into a complete script, he found it quite interesting.
"This is a new play directed by Chen Anping. If Du Meng hadn't been unlucky and hadn't gotten into trouble at this critical moment, we wouldn't have had the chance to audition."
Du Meng is a very powerful cannon fodder he set up. He made his debut in a movie directed by a big director and became famous overnight. His subsequent works also had good reputations. He is currently on the rise and needs a film that is extremely popular and can win awards.
Now, the opportunity has come. I can work with the great Chinese-American director Chen Anping and the up-and-coming film emperor Hayes. It is impossible for me not to become popular.
But at this time, it was revealed that Du Meng had improper relationships with many young internet celebrities. With one piece of evidence after another, Du Meng, who had always been known as a clean young man, was pulled down from the altar by the majority of netizens, and the reputation he had accumulated over the years was gone.
What the director was attracted to in the first place was his personality, which was in line with the role. But now that his true face has been revealed, the overwhelming bad reviews alone are enough to make the investors replace him without hesitation.
Grace crossed her arms and looked at Carter who was looking down and silent. She said, "You won't be attending the celebration party later. Let's go to the audition now. I have arranged everything." She looked down at her watch and continued, "It's obvious that Chen Anping wants to win an award with this play."
That’s right. Nowadays, films competing for international awards must have both humanistic depth and topicality, and can quickly accumulate traffic. Only LGBT themes can do this. Even if they don’t win the award in the end, the level of popularity and discussion will definitely pay for itself.
This is what Murphy really thought when he wrote it.
How could he have expected that he would be transported into this novel one day.
"I read the script, and no one is more suitable for the role of Yu Ning than you in terms of appearance."
Appearance... Murphy smiled bitterly and said, "But I don't have acting skills."
Grace glared at him fiercely and said, "Let's go first. With your popularity, anything that comes to you is not good enough. You can't get good resources without fighting for them."
This woman is stronger than I wrote.
"We're almost there." Grace looked out the car window. The hotel for the audition was not far away. "Get ready."
According to the original storyline, the next step was to enter the hotel, start auditioning, fail the audition, and then join the crew because of pressure from investors.
"Ava," Murphy asked the system again, "Can I actively change the storyline?"
"You are the original author and the system host. Of course you can, as long as you can bear the consequences of the changes."
Murphy looked at his face in the car window and spoke after thinking for a moment.
"Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?"
Murphy turned his head to look at Grace and pointed at her assistant Xiao Wang.
"I want to wear the white T-shirt he's wearing."
Grace was stunned for a moment.
"Also," Murphy began to undress, "help me remove all my makeup."
Xiao Wang: "But... I'm much fatter than you, and this dress is from a street stall..."
Murphy had already started to unbutton his clothes. "It's okay, take it off quickly. I'll just lend it to you for one night."
Xiao Wang looked at Sister Yun, Grace raised her lips and nodded, "If he asks you to take off your clothes, then take them off. Xiao Zhang, help Carter remove his makeup."
Murphy took the white T-shirt that Xiao Wang handed over hesitantly and quickly put it on his head. Xiao Zhang at the side pulled out a makeup remover towel and started working.
Murphy scratched the strands of hair that hung down in front of his forehead and muttered, "Luckily I just took a shower and didn't do my hair."
Grace looked meaningfully at the extremely well-behaved boy in front of her. Even without his gorgeous stage costume and makeup, he still looked as clean as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old.
"You still have some brains."
Murphy felt that this Grace was even more mean than he wrote. He smiled at the woman without saying anything. He saw a black baseball cap next to his seat and put it on his head.
Everything was ready. Grace took Murphy into the hotel. The audition was in a large suite. As soon as they got on the elevator, they saw several staff members in black suits. Grace seemed to know one of them and immediately put on a warm smile, "Hey, Brother Hong, long time no see. Are you in charge of the audition reception today?"
The man called Brother Hong also smiled and put his arm around Grace's shoulders, "Yes, it's the most tiring job. Can you bring someone to try it too?"
"Carter, come here."
This name was not unfamiliar to Murphy, but he always found it difficult to apply it to himself. Murphy uttered a sigh softly and followed Grace.
Brother Hong's eyes lit up, "Oh, isn't this your company's super idol? Hello, hello, my sister likes you very much." Murphy smiled and shook hands with him, saying a few words of thanks.
However, Brother Hong obviously didn't expect Grace to bring Carter with him. He whispered again, "We are old acquaintances. Let me warn you first. Today's audition is different from the others. You have to be mentally prepared for a one-day trip."
"How to say?"
"Besides Director Chen and Editor Qu, there is another person sitting inside."
Grace came over immediately, "Hayes?"
Brother Hong clapped his hands, "That's right. I'll tell you straight away, in Qu's book, the hero is based on Hayes."
Prototype. When Murphy heard the word "prototype", he felt a little helpless and wanted to laugh.
"He had already chosen it. It's normal for Hayes to want to pick someone himself."
Grace was a little confused. Although she had not had much contact with Hayes, her acquaintances had good opinions about him, saying that he was not arrogant. The only thing was that they hated traffic idols who relied on their looks to make a living.
This is a bit troublesome.
Murphy, however, looked indifferent, which made Grace sigh.
"No more chatter. I'll take you to fill out the information. After that, Carter, you can wait in the lounge. There are too many people today. It's hard to squeeze in."
Murphy nodded and let them take him around. After a busy period, Grace ran out to take care of things, leaving him in the lounge to read the script.
The name of this movie is "Nan Ke". Murphy was very distressed when he was first writing the text. It had to be literary but not greasy, which was really difficult. He drafted several names but finally chose the original version.
Nan Ke is the name of Hayes’s character in the play.
The core story of the script is actually very simple.
It begins with the reunion of two young people.
Time jumps, and the reunion is interspersed with memories of the two protagonists in a foreign country five years ago, focusing on depicting the boy's ignorant, complex and sensitive emotions, as well as his growth and calmness after the passage of time, friendship and love, the future and the past.
The whole movie is filled with long passages of inner monologue, which really tests the delivery skills.
Murphy was looking down when someone patted his shoulder gently. He looked up and saw a young man with dimples, who looked to be in his twenties. There was surprise in his voice.
"It's really you. I thought I was seeing things when I saw it just now!"
Murphy quickly recalled the characters in the novel. The dimple setting was quite special. He also responded with a smile: "Caleb, you are here too."
Caleb Sun nodded vigorously, full of energy. Murphy looked at him. He felt a little novel about the real person who overlapped with the setting. This was a supporting character in the novel. He had good acting talent, was professionally trained, had a cheerful personality, and was also a strong contender for this role. He was also one of the guests when the SOULMATE group appeared on a variety show before, so he could be considered to have a say.
"Are you here to test Yu Ning?" Caleb glanced at the lines Murphy was reading.
Murphy did not hide it and nodded.
"Me too, but the character here is a melancholy beautiful boy, which doesn't suit me at all." He has two deep dimples.
Murphy: "It doesn't matter. Contrast brings challenges."
The smile on Caleb's face froze. Murphy was still a little confused, wondering if he had said something wrong.
Caleb grabbed Murphy's shoulders and said, "You are a nice and gentle person. I want to be your friend. Can we add each other on WeChat? We didn't add each other on WeChat last time. I really like your group's songs and wanted to go to your tour..."
Murphy: ...
"Eh?" Caleb touched Murphy's face, "You didn't come here without makeup, did you? There's not even a bit of powder on your face."
Murphy nodded, "Are you wearing makeup? I can't tell."
"Oh my god, you are really...ah, you are so good-looking."
I don’t know if it was because someone was talking next to me, or because the audition time for each actor was too short, but it felt like Caleb’s turn came soon after.
Murphy patted him on the shoulder symbolically and said, "Come on!" The other party left the lounge with a look of ready to die.
Murphy lowered his head and continued to read the script. It seemed that he had only read a few pages when Caleb came back. His face was full of bitterness. When he saw Murphy, he began to wail, "Carter~"
He is really outgoing.
Murphy: "What's wrong?"
"It was so difficult. I was shocked when I walked in. I didn't expect Hayes to be in there. I almost forgot my lines. Then Director Chen asked me to act out the scene where Yu Ning was drunk. I didn't know whether I acted well or not. Anyway, we were stopped before ten minutes had passed." Caleb grabbed his hair in frustration.
"Didn't Director Chen say anything else?"
Caleb shook his head. "Director Chen was so cool. He kept a straight face and didn't say a word. But it was Hayes who asked me the last question."
"What?"
"Do you think you can control Yuning?"
After Caleb imitated Hayes's expression, he sighed like a deflated ball.
"Then what."
"Then I said I wanted to give it a try." Caleb sighed: "Although his expression was quite gentle, I was scared when I heard it."
Murphy patted him on the back but said no words of comfort. He has never been good at comforting others, nor has he been comforted by others, so it would be better to say less at this time.
The drunk part? Murphy was a little nervous after hearing what he said. He had never acted in a play except for a cameo role in a drama when he was in college. Carter was also set to be an idiot in acting. What should he do? Does he really have to bring in money to join the group as in the original text in order to have any intersection with Hayes?
"Ava, can points be used to purchase additional character settings? For example, acting skills..."
The cold voice quickly responded: "This is against the rules, and Mr. Xu, your initial points are only 500."
"Oh. What can I buy with five hundred?"
"It depends on what you need. A pen, two lighters or five small cans of hard candy, etc."
Murphy thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll have a can of sugar."
"Okay, Mr. Xu." Murphy heard a ding and the left pocket of his jeans bulged. He reached out and touched it, and sure enough, there was a jar the size of an egg.
"Ava, your deal is a bit tricky."
"Sorry, I reminded you it was a small can."
After buying everything, Murphy took out the candy jar and asked, "Do you want some?" He shook the candy jar at Caleb.
Caleb shook his head, still looking dejected.
Murphy took the candy jar back and saw Grace coming in. He thought it was almost his turn, so he asked Caleb, "Do you know where the restroom is?"
"Hmm...it seems like you just turn left and walk to the end."
Murphy stood up and greeted Grace, who in turn asked him, "When did you become so close to Caleb?"
"No, we just happened to meet and chatted for a while."
Grace's expression was not very good, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she said, "Go quickly, it will be your turn soon."
Murphy pressed down the brim of his hat, lowered his head, struggled to squeeze out of the crowded doorway, and went straight to the bathroom.
In the bathroom, Murphy was pondering Grace's expression just now.
In Murphy's memory, the character of Caleb was an unimportant passing character, with a very simple setting and not many appearances later on.
But if I change the original plot, it should also affect the development of the story of the original characters.
While washing his hands, Murphy suddenly felt a little dizzy. He shook his head and turned off the faucet. The reflection of the metal was a little dazzling. His vision suddenly darkened and his legs began to weaken. He immediately pressed on the marble countertop of the sink to support his body.
I really should have eaten first before coming here.
Hearing the sound of flushing, a man walked out of the cubicle and stood next to him washing his hands.
Murphy, who was suffering from hypoglycemia, could not even lift his head. He slightly turned sideways and took slow steps, leaning his right shoulder against the wall and his whole body against the wall.
Fortunately, I just bought the system's black-hearted candy. It's really better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.
He reached into his pocket and took out the small sugar jar, holding the jar with his left hand and twisting the lid with his right hand.
Can't open.
He could hear the sound of water flowing beside him.
I gritted my teeth and tried to twist it again, but my hands had no strength at all and still couldn't open it.
Black-hearted system, black-hearted candy.
Murphy no longer even has the energy to complain about the system.
The sound of water finally stopped, and the sound of paper being pulled out again and again, and then the sound of dry paper towels rubbing against fingers, echoed repeatedly in Murphy's dizzy brain, causing tinnitus.
The crumpled tissue was thrown into the wastebasket.
This person is leaving.
Although his legs could no longer support his body, Murphy was still conscious and he was just struggling.
There was no choice but to stretch out his left hand and grab the arm of the person who was about to leave the bathroom.
"Excuse me, could you please unscrew this for me?"
The other person's footsteps paused, and Murphy could only see the other person's body below the waist from under the brim of his hat. He had a pair of straight long legs wearing suit pants. The other person did not take his candy jar.
On the verge of fainting, Murphy's hand, which was originally holding the other person's arm, drooped weakly. He grabbed the other person's wrist and put his candy jar in his hand, speaking weakly.
"Help."
After a brief silence.
The other party seemed to finally agree. He reached out and took the small sugar jar from Murphy's hand. With a click, the sugar jar was opened and handed back to him. His fingers were also very slender and beautiful.
Murphy took the jar, whispered thank you, and the next moment he collapsed on the ground, tilted his head back and poured the colorful sugar particles into his mouth. It didn't look like he was eating candy, but more like taking drugs.
The replenishment of sugar gave him a feeling of blood returning, and Murphy's paralyzed limbs began to slowly regain strength. After sitting for a while, the man didn't seem to intend to leave.
If he fainted here, he would be finished. This person has helped him a lot. He will thank him later.
Murphy was about to stand up by holding on to the wall, but he found that his vision suddenly became wider.
The baseball cap on his head was blown off by the can opener.
Murphy, who was sitting on the ground, looked up and saw a face that could be called very handsome. He tilted his head and looked at him with a half-smile.
The moment their eyes met, he couldn't tell why, perhaps it was the creator's intuition about his own hard work, he immediately determined that the person in front of him was Hayes.
Awkward first meeting, awkward request for help, awkward posture.
The most embarrassing thing was that his mouth was stuffed full of fruit candies.
Assorted flavors, sour and sweet.
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