Chapter 419
Because of her appearance in 'Stupid' and 'W . H . ', Tangning's identity as an actress gradually formed a foundation in the public's minds . And just like she did when she was still a model, her every step as an actress was fought with all her might . As a result, people felt convinced by her .
The public's trust towards Tangning once again increased as they directly placed her into the same category as top-notch actors like Lin Sheng and Bei Chendong . Even though she was still far from the same level as them, she at least strived to become a better actress . Unlike others, who would appear on multiple variety shows as soon as they become acknowledged, just to feed off their fame .
The audition time for 'The Lost Relative' was set . But, apart from Tangning and Gu Heng, there were also actresses from many other agencies vying for the role of female lead, including a famous actress from South Korea .
The director this time was the three-time international award-winning, Wei An . The reason why so many actresses were fighting for a main role in his film was because being in his films always stood a high chance at winning an award .
What actor didn't want to win an award?
This was one of the main reasons why Mo Ting agreed to let Tangning audition for the film . He hoped his wife's every sacrifice would be rewarded .
In fact . . .
. . . she deserved to be rewarded with the best .
. . .
12pm . Inside a random hotel .
An old man dressed in a blue traditional shirt waved his fan as he walked into Director Wei An's room accompanied by his bodyguard . As soon as the two men met, the director reached out his hand warmly, "Elder Mo, I haven't seen you in years . You still look as good as ever . "
Elder Mo laughed and sat down on the sofa, "How could I compare to the endless glory you've achieved . . . "
"Elder Mo, you are a senior artist . I dare not compare . "
"I've come today regarding two things . I wonder if Director Wei can do me a favor?" Elder Mo asked leisurely as he waved his fan .
"Elder Mo, you are a respected senior and important personality in the entertainment industry . Please tell me how I can help," Wei An smiled as he held onto a cup of tea .
"Firstly, I want to make a guest appearance in your film . I will do it for free, but you need to keep my identity a secret and not let anyone know," Elder Mo squinted his eyes .
The director was slightly surprised . . .
"It's my honor to have you make a guest appearance . But, your body . . . "
"You don't need to worry about it," Elder Mo waved his hand .
"What about your second request?"
"The second thing I want you to do, is to make things difficult for Tangning at tomorrow's audition," Elder Mo said straightforwardly .
"Isn't Tangning your granddaughter-in-law?"
"I haven't acknowledged her yet," Elder Mo scoffed . "I still need to see if she has enough courage and intelligence to be with my grandson . So tomorrow, you simply need to tell her the auditions have been postponed . . . "
"Are you deliberately making her late?" Wei An laughed at Elder Mo's request . Actually, his actions were quite reasonable . Elder Mo's biggest passion in life was acting; since his granddaughter-in-law wanted to change from a model to an actress, he of course needed to test her out .
"This is nothing . I'm sure you're well aware of how this industry works . No matter how good of an actor one is, they should always be wary of being replaced, dismissed or even schemed against . If she can't even handle this . . . "
" . . . then my grandson's eyes . . . "
" . . . must be worse than mine . "
The director thought about the request for a moment . In reality, he had watched Tangning's acting before and did not find any flaws to point out . In fact, she was a very serious actor . However, she had no experience with action scenes .
So, he was slightly leaning towards picking Gu Heng, who was professionally trained in martial arts .
He was a perfectionist . So, he hoped that the actress he eventually went with, would be skilled in all aspects .
Since Elder Mo made this request, he decided to go along with it and use it as an excuse to eliminate Tangning . Perhaps using Gu Heng would be the safer bet anyway .
"OK, no problems . Since it's a request from Elder Mo, I will do my best to satisfy it," Wei An agreed swiftly .
"Be serious, don't worry about Mo Ting . You have me backing you . . . "
"I don't think President Mo will hold me accountable over something so little," Wei An laughed leisurely .
Elder Mo had a deep look in his eyes but he did not say another word .
This man obviously did not know his grandson well enough . . . Towards the entertainment industry, Mo Ting was ruthless and resolute, but when it came to love . . . he inherited the Mo Family genetics: he completely doted his wife .
Would he really not hold him accountable?
Did he not see how Mo Ting released the trailer of 'W . H . ' as soon as someone made a few complaints about his wife? From what Elder Tang concluded, Mo Ting's every move was for the sake of Tangning and to help his wife lay out a path . . .
"Rascal! You're certainly skilled at using business for personal gain . Let's see how your wife handles the drama tomorrow," Elder Mo scoffed as he waved his fan .
Humming an old Opera tune, he turned around and left Wei An's room .
. . .
1pm . Song Yanshu received a phone call from the production crew of 'The Lost Relative' notifying them that the auditions had been moved to 3pm the next day; one hour after the original scheduled time .
"Did you find out why they moved it one hour back?" Tangning questioned .
"Apparently the director has something on at that time . . . "
Tangning looked down at her script and nodded, "Pick me up at 2pm tomorrow then . "
"OK . In that case, I'm going to go home now Ning Jie," Song Yanshu bowed slightly as she closed up Tangning's schedule .
Although Tangning nodded her head, her cautious attitude, especially after the mistake with her watch endorsement, told her this was a sign that the people-in-charge had changed their minds about something .
So, she immediately gave Long Jie a phone call and asked her to check with her sources . After all, there were a few dozen candidates for the auditions tomorrow .
"Don't worry, I'll give you a response early tomorrow . Tangning, you've become more and more cautious," Long Jie couldn't help but point out .
"Because I've been tricked too many times," Tangning replied .
Long Jie nodded her head in understanding . 'The Lost Relative' was an open resource, so it wasn't surprising for her to come across scheming from competitors . But, Tangning would never allow herself to be defeated before even making an appearance . She was never going to scheme against others, but there was no way she wouldn't be cautious about it .
"Understood . As soon as I get information, I'll notify you," Long Jie said before hanging up the phone .
Tangning put down her phone and looked at the script beside her . Since Mo Ting had chosen it for her, she was definitely going to get the role . . .
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