Our Virtual World Love Affair Chapter 9

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Murphy exited the WeChat interface and asked Ava: "If I can interact with Hayes, will I get points?"

Ava: "Yes, Mr. Xu."

Murphy: "Is the number random?"

Ava: "No, the number of points depends on the intimacy of your interaction with Hayes."

Murphy: Why do I feel like I'm selling myself...

Ava: "The prerequisite is that Hayes is willing to accept it. Of course, if he takes the initiative, the possibility of points dropping will be greater."

Murphy: "It's very difficult."

Ava: "Didn't he take the initiative this time?"

Murphy: "It was just an accident."

After returning to the company, Murphy resumed the life of an idol group member, practicing dancing, singing, rehearsing, and touring. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to check Weibo. What time he had was used to catching up on sleep.

Several days passed without any news, and Murphy slowly forgot about the movie. After thinking it over, he didn't think there was much hope.

Let it be.

It was not until the next day after the concert that Grace appeared in the practice room in a hurry, picked up Murphy who had fallen asleep while stretching his legs, and ran out.

Sheldon: "Huh? What just happened?"

Lucas smiled and yawned: "Eagle catches chicken."

Grace glanced at Murphy's dark circles and said helplessly, "Can you please be more aware of yourself as an idol?"

Murphy: "Just take a good sleep."

Grace deliberately kept a straight face, but after seeing Murphy's sad and sweet expression, she lost her composure a little. She took out a document and patted Murphy on the chest: "Congratulations, Yu Ning."

Murphy didn't react for a moment. He took the document from Grace's hand, opened it and saw that it was a signed contract!

"Yu Ning? Is it really settled? Why wasn't there any news before?"

Grace: "Actually, someone told me a few days ago, but I was not sure at that time. I was afraid that you would be disappointed if it failed. But now that I have the contract, I am not afraid to tell you."

Murphy said "oh" and asked again: "What did you reveal?"

Grace: "Actually, after that meal, I added Qu editor on WeChat. She told me during the chat that the reason why Mr. Sheng organized that party was to see you. Although you are very popular, he doesn't necessarily need someone with high popularity. After all, it would be nice to find someone with fewer problems and better acting skills to make this drama into a first-rate art film. The commercial value is a little less, but it will definitely not fail if it is steady and solid."

Murphy agreed with Mr. Sheng's idea. If it were not for the purpose of completing the task, Murphy would rather give this performance opportunity to a young actor with acting skills as good as Hayes.

"But after meeting you, he felt that you were different from the image of a traffic idol he imagined. You were very quiet and real, which was quite appealing to him. Your commercial value also met his needs. But Mr. Sheng is not the kind of investor who likes to have full control over the casting. He respects the directors, screenwriters and other creative people. So this dinner was just to let Mr. Sheng decide not to reject you."

Murphy had already guessed: "Who decided to choose me?"

Grace smiled, "Qu Qing said that at first they were shocked to hear that you were coming for an audition, thinking that you were overconfident. But they were shocked again when they saw you in person, because you were the only one who came without makeup. The funny thing is that when Qu Qing saw you for the first time, she thought you were exactly like Yu Ning Ben Ning, both in appearance and temperament, but she was worried that your acting skills were not up to standard. She didn't expect that you could memorize your lines so quickly, and your tone and rhythm were great, and she was very satisfied with you at that time."

"But the screenwriter can't completely decide the casting."

"That's right." Grace patted Murphy on the shoulder, "The one who really helped you was Hayes. Although your lines were good, that's not the point. Qu Qing said that Director Chen saw your shining point when she saw you and Hayes improvising, but she didn't know what it was."

When rehearsing the scene, Murphy recalled that he just felt that he was really nervous at that time.

"Let's not talk about this for now, let's sign the contract first."

Even with all the unclear details, he actually got the role. It feels a little unreal.

It seemed like there was a glowing progress bar in my heart, jumping forward a little bit.

Murphy was a little happy.

When you have something to be happy about, you should share it with others.

But who should he share the news with first?

Ava: "Mr. Xu, I think you should think of Hayes first at this time."

Murphy frowned slightly, thought for a moment, opened WeChat, and sent the message to their group’s group.

Murphy: I have signed the contract and can join the crew.

Ava: "...just pretend I didn't say anything."

As soon as the message was sent out, the group exploded.

Sheldon: Ahhhhh that’s great! Can I visit the set then?!

Owen: I knew that our Carter could do it! Come on!

Mason: I can play Chen Anping now, that’s awesome.

Lucas: Congratulations, Xiao Carter.

Although these people were not his real teammates, the feeling of being excited about something together as a group of people still gave Murphy a great deal of pleasure and made him find a sense of belonging in this world.

After signing the contract, Murphy would take time out to read the script whenever he had free time. He felt as if he was secretly using cheats while reading it. After all, even the character who was reading the script was created by himself, not to mention the script in his hand.

Having said that, he was still quite curious, why would a big director like Chen Anping take a fancy to him?

Before he could figure this out, the filming started. The crew of "Nan Ke" had been delayed for too long because of the casting issue, so once the casting was confirmed, they had to hurry up and catch up with the progress.

When I met Chen Anping again at the start of filming, my mood was different from that at the audition, and I felt that Director Chen's attitude was much kinder. There are two timelines in "Nan Ke". The story of the youth takes place in Nice, France, and the reunion takes place in Shanghai seven years later. The director decided to shoot the flashback part first, so the crew arranged to start filming in Nice.

It was mid-June and the climate in Nice was extremely hot and humid. Even Murphy, who was born in a hot city in China, could not stand the heat and humidity unique to this coastal city.

I originally thought that the location chosen abroad would be low-key, but on the day of the launch, media outlets of all sizes came out and several drones were shot down.

Murphy happened to be standing next to a crew member, so she asked casually, "Sister, is every play directed by Chen like this?"

The stage manager took a look at Murphy's sincere expression and found it funny and cute. "Do you really not know? They are all here to take pictures of you?"

Seeing Murphy's puzzled expression, the stagehand sister said, "Because the crew has kept Yu Ning's casting secret until now, it's really exciting."

Murphy immediately said "oh" several times, and then asked seriously: "Should I hide now?"

The stage manager was so amused by him, "How can you be so cute! I know why you are the most popular in your group. No need to hide, people will know it sooner or later."

Murphy nodded and wanted to ask a few more questions, but was stopped by Director Chen's assistant: "Yu Ning, Director Chen asked you to meet him at the coffee shop on the first floor of the hotel."

Since entering this world, Murphy has become accustomed to being called by names that do not belong to him. In order to get into the state as quickly as possible, the crew stipulates that all actors must call their characters by their names after joining the crew.

Director Chen's assistant took Murphy to the designated location. Director Chen was already sitting inside waiting for him. Murphy was a little nervous, but Director Chen had already seen him and waved.

Murphy sat opposite Chen Anping, who came straight to the point without any greetings.

"Let me tell you about the play first."

Murphy nodded, Chen Anping stared at him, and then asked: "How is it, have you read the script carefully? What do you think of the role of Yu Ning?"

Murphy: "The character of Yu Ning..."

Murphy had his own ideas in mind, but he was not sure whether these ideas matched Chen Anping's views. After hesitating for a while, he still said it according to his original intention when writing. "In fact, although the name of this movie is Nan Ke, and Nan Ke is also the well-deserved first protagonist, the role of Yu Ning is more like the context of the whole movie. He is the character with the biggest changes in the whole story. From the sensitive and simple boyhood at the beginning to the melancholy and neurotic seven years later, his emotions determine the changes in the color and tone of the movie."

Chen Anping still stared at him, and there was even a sharp feeling in his eyes that seemed to try to see through his soul.

"continue."

Murphy: "His feelings for Nan Ke are not simply passionate, but strong and powerful, which he wants to hide but cannot. This pure feeling comes from the curiosity and desire of a young boy who has not experienced much about the adult world. Nan Ke is different from him. His original feelings for Yu Ning are not so pure. He participated in it with a playful attitude, but fell into it. Therefore, the feelings between the two are very complicated and unequal at any time."

Chen Anping nodded slightly. "You just mentioned the contrast between Yu Ning's personality in the past and present periods. So, which period do you think is more difficult to control?"

This question was not difficult, so Murphy was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it and blurted out, "The former."

"Oh? Can you tell me why?"

Murphy smiled and replied: "Because the delicate and simple mind of youth is the most subtle, without big ups and downs of emotions, without hysteria. This kind of emotion is difficult to capture and difficult to express with acting. If you are not careful, you will cross that invisible boundary."

Chen Anping was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared on his serious and resolute face.

"So do you know why I chose you?"