Quickly Transmigrate: I am the Heroine in a Bloody and Abusive Story

Chapter 148 The Overlord Insists on Using Me as Bai Yueguang’s Stand-in (36)

After two hours of rehearsal, Zhao Feier pulled Ni Fang, who was about to stretch, away.

"This Liu Yin is really amazing. He keeps smoothing out your lines and emotions over and over again. He is qualified as a director. Shen Xiaojing is also good, but Wang Pengpeng's performance is on par with yours."

"Nonsense, he acted much more fluently than I did."

"Fluency means mediocrity." Zhao Feier replied without thinking.

"Your requirements are too strict. Now I am not even mediocre."

After the two left, footsteps were heard in the narrow and dim corridor.

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After that, the drama club held several rehearsals. Wang Pengpeng went from being late to asking for leave afterwards. Liu Yin couldn't find a new male actor for a while and was so anxious that two blisters appeared on his lips.

You can't blame him for being anxious. Although Ni Fang's portrayal of Lu Dong fits the image well, his progress is too slow, and it seems like he has no clue when he's performing.

The male actors who act with her are always absent, so there is no one to act with, and there is no sign of improvement.

"Wang Pengpeng, you must come to rehearse today. Count the days yourself. You haven't come to rehearse for almost two weeks. Ask yourself, are you still a member of the drama club?"

Liu Yin had to persuade Wang Pengpeng to arrive on time for the rehearsal after much persuasion on the phone.

Shen Xiaojing wanted to ease the relationship in the drama club, so she bought some fruit snacks early and placed them on the only long table.

Ni Fang arrived early and accompanied Shen Xiaojing to pack up the props for a while, including the old oil-paper umbrella, the telegraph machine with peeling paint, the arch bridge symbolizing the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the large background of each scene. Every prop was so fitting and delicate.

"Did you make all these props yourself?"

Shen Xiaojing kept packing up her hands. "Yes, I like doing these. Every time I see people on the stage using the props I made, I feel very proud. That feeling makes me more excited than acting on the stage."

"When did you want to enter this industry? In fact, most of my classmates would rather act in movies or TV series, where they can earn more money and become famous more easily."

"I know," Shen Xiaojing's voice floated softly, "but I like the theater more. You know, Ni Fang, the theater is the place where the actors are closest to the audience. All the links cannot go wrong. You can feel that there is a spiritual communication between the actors on the stage and the audience below."

Ni Fang hasn't felt this yet, but that doesn't stop her from thinking that Shen Xiaojing is very charming at the moment.

"What about you? Haven't decided which path to take?" Shen Xiaojing slapped her head in regret. "What am I talking about? You're just a freshman. I don't know why, but I always treat you as my peer."

"Being famous is more important to me. I need more people to like me." Ni Fang told the truth.

"I definitely will." Shen Xiaojing nodded.

Twenty minutes later, Wang Pengpeng finally reached the deadline.

Liu Yin's face was as sour as if someone owed him money, especially when he saw that Wang Pengpeng even got the lines in the first scene wrong. He finally couldn't help but burst out on the stage, "What's wrong with you? As a drama actor, you can't even remember your lines? You look so leisurely on the stage, I can see that your heart is not here at all!"

Wang Pengpeng's reaction was unusual. He neither accepted the advice humbly nor refuted. He just walked off the stage quietly and put the props in his hand on the table.

"I came here today to discuss with you about quitting the drama club. I was originally planning to finish my busy period, but now, it's better to do it today than to wait for another day. I'm leaving today."

"What happened? Why do you suddenly want to quit the company?" Shen Xiaojing asked worriedly.

Ni Fang roughly guessed something, but as a new member it was really inconvenient for him to speak in such a situation, so he had to stand against the wall and be a silent spectator.

"In fact, I wanted to say this a long time ago. We are seniors this year. Unlike those freshmen, we already know whether we are suitable for this job. I am not good-looking and my acting skills are average. If I stay in the theater, I can only play supporting roles. My mother helped me find a job in a bank. I thought I would not be able to stand this boring and tedious work, but after working for a month, I found that I did quite well."

"But you have dreams just like us. Don't you love drama the most?"

Wang Pengpeng's smile was a little bitter. "But I need to eat, I need to make money to support myself and my mother. I like drama and theater, but that doesn't mean I can stay here like you. Xiaojing, I know you want to stay here and continue your studies, and get a master's degree like Liu Yin, so you don't have to worry about finding a job. But every day I see my classmates either signing with a company or joining a crew to film, and I am the only one left. Who will remember how much a dream is worth?"

Wang Pengpeng looked at Ni Fang in the corner and said, "Actually, Zhao Feier is right. My performance is mediocre, and I accept that. I accept that I am a mediocre person and I don't want to waste time in this industry anymore."

"Goodbye," Liu Yin, who had been silent all this time, finally said, "I wish you a good future in another industry."

The corners of Wang Pengpeng's mouth pursed, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it, and turned around and left neatly.

Liu Yin stood alone by the window for a long time.

This is not the world of Mary Sue in old-fashioned romance novels at all, this is clearly the real world.

Putting aside the complicated love stories between female stars and domineering CEOs, the most common things in ordinary people's stories are compromise and giving up.

In the silence, Ni Fang suddenly said, "If there is no restriction on gender, I can ask Zhao Feier if she is willing to come over and help play the role of a female lead."

Shen Xiaojing immediately agreed, "I think it's good. Fei'er's image is more suitable for foreigners. Didn't Xu Xian also play a cross-dressing role in the past?"

Liu Yin didn't look back or say anything.

Shen Xiaojing lowered her voice, "We can't all become bank clerks..."

"you're right."

Liu Yin turned around and realized that no one was under more pressure than him.

To make a living and to survive, these words are also referring to himself, but he cannot live on these alone.

Then just keep moving forward, Liu Yin told himself in his heart.

From that day on, Ni Fang had to spend a lot of time persuading Zhao Feier to join the Yishi Drama Club. In Zhao Feier's words, the only reason she could join this doomed club was because of Ni Fang's face.

The reorganized Yishi Drama Club rehearses three days a week. With Zhao Feier joining, the rehearsal progress has been accelerated a lot, but Zhao Feier and Ni Fang are similar in height, and the distinction between the characters has become blurred.

Liu Yin saw it and felt even more conflicted.