Rebirth: How A Loser Became A Prince Charming - Chapter 181

Chapter 181
In that scene, Cai Jing thought that Tan Yi was sincerely seeking shelter from him, so he invited Tan to his mansion for a tea drinking ceremony . Cai’s servant found Tan's hidden weapons though, and Tan was caught by the guards .




Cai dared not execute Tan without permission, as he was Princess Grace’s tutor . He just reported him to the emperor .
"Camera!" Li Jie began serving tea .
As soon as he picked up a cup from the tray, the director frowned . "Cut!" This was the most annoying word for an actor to hear .
The director couldn’t tell what Li Jie's fault was, but he got a strange feeling from his acting . Qin Guan knew where the problem lay though . After a long-term training with Teacher Rong, he had learned how to serve tea .
He held up his hand to break the deadlock . "May I try?"
"You’re good at serving tea? But of course, you were the high school prince!" Fang Pingping looked at Qin Guan in admiration . What an elegant boy!
With the director's permission, Qin Guan began right away .
Kneeling before the tea table, he cleaned his hands, looked at the tea leaves, and warmed the cups and pot . Then he poured boiling water into the dark red enamelled pottery, the Fair Cup, the Fragrance-Smelling Cup, and the Tea-Tasting Cup [1] .




Next, he put the tea into the pot . His fingers were dancing around the tools, his long sleeves moving gracefully .
Afterwards, he washed the tea leaves and brewed the tea . His natural, smooth movements were like flowing water . After a short time, he whisked the leaves floating in the water with the pot lid for fear that they would influence the taste of the tea .
Finally, he poured the tea into the Fragrance-Smelling Cups and passed one of them to Li Jie with both hands, as the Chinese traditional courtesy dictated .
Everyone was staring at Qin Guan with an open mouth . He’s the perfect man! What will the leading actor do?
Li Jie was under great pressure . He was seeing stars before his eyes . He had to put up a desperate fight!
The director could only ask Li to copy Qin Guan's movements, not his style .
After several breaks, the scene was finished at last . Qin Guan's work that day was over . His next scene would be in two days .
Taking advantage of his spare time, Qin Guan decided to visit the studio of "Romance Across Time and Space", which was located in the suburbs of the capital . If he passed the audition, he could shuttle between the two studios . That was the advantage of being a supporting actor .

They arrived at the studio, but before Sister Xue could introduce herself, the assistant director pushed Qin Guan to try on his costume . Sweat was dripping down his face .
It was a romantic comedy in period costumes, but it was the first TV show to document different eras . Although the crew was somewhat tight on the money they spent on props and settings, the actors were pretty good . They were not the most renowned actors of the time, but they were really talented .
Because of their tight budget, the crew had to give each actor different roles . They didn't set strict standards on co-stars, as several of them were temporarily employed by idling agents .
Qin Guan's role was not an important one . He was just a villain, so the director didn’t pay any attention to him .
The dresser was excited though . Even Wan Hongjie, the actor who portrayed Zhu Di [2] and was sitting right beside him, was surprised .
Wan was supposed to be a handsome prince in the play, and he was used to being the most beautiful person on set .
When Qin Guan put on a black costume with golden silk embroidery and held up a sharp sword though, Wan felt like a pauper in his yellow dress . What a miserable life! The production is so stingy!
Qin Guan would play the commander of the imperial guard of the Ming Dynasty . When the two of them came out of the dressing room though, the whole crew was shocked .




"Is that the actor who’ll play Gao Fuming? He looks like a rising star . "
"I know him! He played Yang Lianting . It was only for two episodes, but he impressed me quite a lot . "
"Ha ha! It looks like the play is about a detective from the imperial guard and Zhu Di is the killer . "
"Hush! The director is coming . We’ll know soon enough!"
The director took a long time to come . He paid no attention to Qin Guan, who was just a supporting actor . He was only hoping that he wouldn’t make any mistakes . Money was precious .
Qin Guan was not in the first scene, so he sat on a small stool, watching the other actors’ performances carefully .
That show was really funny! He had learned a lot from other actors, and he knew that a comedy was a trial for every actor .
Xu Zheng, the leading actor, was good at making others laugh with his serious expression and humorless attitude . He didn’t use exaggerated body language .
That was the secret of his success . After struggling for many years, he had finally won a prominent place among comedians . Not long afterwards, he would become a guarantee of box office success .
At the time, he was still a young man with a baby face though . His style was not quite developed yet . Unlike him, Zhang Ting, the heroine, had been born without any humor .
The director shouted "cut" many times, not because of mistakes in lines or acting, but because the actors and assistants couldn't control their laughter .
The director roared angrily, "Be serious! This is work!" Their laughter got louder as he shouted .
Qin Guan supported his belly with his sword as tears filled his eyes .
The director was fuming with impatience . He looked angrily at the actor who was laughing the loudest . Pointing at Qin Guan, he shouted, "Gao Fuming, your turn! What are you laughing about? Get ready!"

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