Qiao Moyu wasn't sure if the "Master of Kaiguang" profession existed in this world. She never paid attention to this detail when reading the novel, but that doesn't mean it wasn't mentioned in the story.
(T/N: Kaiguang (simplified Chinese: 开光; traditional Chinese: 開光; pinyin: kāiguāng) is the Chinese term for consecration of a statue of a deity. In Chinese, the literal meaning of Kaiguang is "opening of light". Often performed in the Buddhist and Taoist faiths.)
After all, when she went on set for 'Sheng Shi,' she recalled that a certain crew asked for help in choosing an auspicious day for their premier.
So Qiao Moyu immediately went online to check the newest drama and confirmed her guess.
This weekend, a small-budget movie will be launched in all major cinemas. Since it wasn't directed by someone famous, nor did it cast a popular star, there were reports online that the film had been rejected to broadcast in several famous cinemas, while the other cinemas that did accept it only scheduled two showing a day before planning to take it down in about a week.
The official blog for this film issues daily release announcements, but there were only a few comments below, showing that the guests were few and far between.
In general, there's a saying that sick people will rush to the hospital and won't hesitate to sign the bill. Naturally, Qiao Moyu had to start seeking out those kinds of desperate customers.
That night, after lulling Luo Luo to asleep, Qiao Moyu placed an order online and bought a full set of props.
In recent years, the specialty of a product was evident from its packaging. Qiao Moyu bought a full set of priest's robes, a horsetail whisk, a peach wood sword, and some candlestick paper.
Actually, she didn't need so many things to 'open the light' and the process didn't have to be so tedious. But she also knew that if she didn't do any kind of special action, no one would believe in her ability. These days, evil men can easily deceive and harm whereas those who were honest had difficulty convincing others.
After buying the list of items, she began to study her script once again.
But for some reason, when she picked up the same script once again, she suddenly found that her thoughts had become clearer.
In the past, those emotional scenes that didn't make sense suddenly seemed deep and insightful. Even as she closed her eyes, she could imagine how to get into character and express love and hatred with her body language and eye movements.
Is it because I read the original host's diary today? Perhaps learning of the past and how the original host had saved her allowed her to fully accept her new identity. In her heart, she resolved to help the original host to achieve her dream and take her son as her own, promising to raise him well.
The original host's dream since childhood not only involved Xing Yichen; she also wanted to become a film empress. So she worked hard for many years. She learned stage drama since childhood and continued to study scripts later on. However, in the original book, she was unable to make a breakthrough due to the pressure from the Qiao family and Xing Yichen.
The following afternoon, Qiao Moyu arrived early at the site of auditions. She sat down at the waiting area and continued to study the script.
Since it's been a while since coming to this world, Qiao Moyu could recall the faces of front-line artists. But while there were plenty of female artists who came today, their appearances were relatively unfamiliar. Qiao Moyu simply glanced around her before looking back down on her script.
Soon, both the director and the assistant director came back from their dinner break. The staff called for the first auditioner to prepare.
The door finally closed and nobody knew the situation inside. Meanwhile, outside the auditioning room, Qiao Moyu heard someone say, "I heard that Zhang Cen Cen will be coming to audition morning!"
"Ah…she's here too. Does that mean there's no hope for me?"
"In fact, it would be good if only one of the famous 'flowers' came, but I heard at least two powerful contenders will be coming!"
"Forget it, let it be!"
While everyone was discussing, there was a sudden uproar outside.
Soon, the door to the waiting room opened and a young woman walked in. She wore a long white dress with clear temperament and an overwhelming aura. When she came in, the other auditioners couldn't help but gasp.
It's Qiao Ruohuan! She's auditioning! What's more, that man behind her with the suit, pants and noble temperament, wasn't he Xing Yichen?
When the couple walked in, the went straight to a vacant spot. Just when Qiao Ruohuan passed Qiao Moyu, she suddenly uttered in a surprised voice: "Moyu, you came to audition?"
Qiao Moyu didn't know what kind of attitude to show when seeing Qiao Ruohuan face to face. However, she recalled from her diary that the original host and the female protagonist were incompatible with each other.
She didn't know if Qiao Ruohuan was truly surprised or just deliberately showing off to the crowd that they knew each other, thus highlighting the disparity between their popularities to embarrass her. Qiao Moyu simply looked up and smiled at her: "Hello."
Qiao Ruohuan seemed a little surprised at her reaction, but she regained her composure after a moment. She nodded to Qiao Moyu, hooked her arm around Xing Yichen, then sat down beside her.
Xing Yichen's eyes lightly passed over Qiao Moyu before coldly turning away.
It seems this was a good opportunity? Qiao Moyu glanced at Xing Yichen's head, calculating how she could take a strand of his hair.
Several actors went in one by one. Qiao Moyu looked down at the list and saw that there were two more actors going before her.
At that moment, Xing Yichen stood up and whispered to Qiao Ruohuan, "If you don't mind, I'll head to the restroom."
The opportunity came! Before he could lift a foot, Qiao Moyu headed for the restroom one step ahead of him.
A few seconds later, she heard the man's footsteps approaching.
QIao Moyu stood at the hand washing area by the hallway. Just as Xing Yichen walked by, she pretended to trip on a pool of water on the floor and fell forward.
However, she skillfully reached out with her and brushed over Xing Yichen's hair without making contact with his body, thus pulling out a couple of strands with her hand.
Xing Yichen only felt a sharp pain at the root of his hair. He quickly turned his head and frowned at Qiao Moyu who stood right behind him. The fire in his eyes lit up in an instant as he said accusingly: "Was it you?!"
Qiao Moyu quickly turned her back on him, and grinned as she stared at the newly acquired strands of hair.
Xing Yichen's face was full of anger.
"President Xing, bye!" Qiao Moyu said with a smile, but there was a burst of coldness at the bottom of her eyes. At that moment, she didn't know why, but she felt as if the skin on her body had a burning sensation, as if surrounded by flames.
Xing Yichen care too much for her words. He went forward, step by step towards her before trapping her against the wall. He looked down on her condescendingly, the mockery in his voice obvious: "You're quite competent to climb up Ye Peicheng's high branches. Didn't you just co-star with him in a drama? Do you think he'll look at you differently?"
"Why do you ask Xing Yichen, are you itching all over now that I'm no longer chasing you? Do you doubt your charm? Are you frustrated that you can't conquer every woman's heart in this world?" Qiao Moyu looked straight into Xing Yichen's eyes, her heart swelling with a bad thought: "Shall I tell you a secret?"
It was the first time that Qiao Moyu had spoken to him in such a sarcastic and disdainful tone. Danger rose from the bottom of his eyes. At that moment, he was like a poisonous snake that wanted to bite Qiao Moyu's neck.
Word by word, he said: "You're secret is just like you, disgusting and worthless!"
"Really?" Qiao Moyu's lips were raised and her voice was calm but firm. She stated: "Xing Yichen, one day you will regret your blind mistake. I'll wait for that day!"
After that, she raised her foot and stomped on Xing Yichen's foot directly with force.
After that, she raised her foot and stomped on Xing Yichen's foot directly with force.
Her high heels, coupled with her strength as a martial arts practitioner immediately pushed Xing Yichen back a couple of steps. The man felt such unspeakable pain that he couldn't speak.
Qiao Moyu tightly held the strands of hair in her hand and walked away.
Behind her, Xing Yichen watched as she swaggered away. He clenched his fist tightly.
Oh,shesayshe'llregretit?Doessheknowwhoheis?Whatajoke!
He would like to see, if Ruohuan was chosen today at the audition and Qiao Moyu was swept out of the way, what kind of expression would that girl have by then? Wouldn't it be exciting?
Meanwhile, back in the waiting area, Qiao Moyu sat in her seat and carefully hid the strands of hair in her bag. As she pulled the zipper close, she heard another commotion outside.
A sudden exclamation grabbed everyone's attention: "Oh my God, Film Emperor Ye came!"
Recently, Ye Peicheng felt that his father has been acting a little strange.
In the past, his father would yell at him as long as he mentioned acting, but recently, Father Ye took the initiative to ask him what drama he was starring in.
Not just that, the most mind-blowing part was that he actually invested heavily in "First Light of Dawn" and changed the name of the drama's male lead into Ye Peicheng's own name. Father Ye said that the female lead's actress should likewise use her real name for the drama while exhorting the director to open up this role for auditions.
Today, Ye Peicheng's father called him back from abroad to go on set so he could help the director choose the heroine.
At this moment, he went straight for the audition hall and sat next to the director.
The girl who was currently auditioning saw the director waving at her in dismissal. Knowing that she lost her chance, she stomped off in frustration.
At this time, another prospective actress walked in through the doors.
However, even though she didn't make any mistakes, there was still something missing. The assistant director asked her to go back and wait for the notice. Afterwards, Qiao Moyu's name was called.
When Qiao Moyu opened the door and looked up, she saw Ye Peicheng sitting behind the camera.
He wore casual clothes today. When she walked in, Ye Peicheng's eyes fell directly on her figure and he nodded to her lightly.
Qiao Moyu went past the crowd and stood in front of the camera.
"First Light of Dawn" is a historical film during the founding of the Republic of China. The male lead is a young commander of the separatist faction whereas the female lead is a farm girl who shared a marriage contract with him since childhood.
Their engagement came to be because the female lead's father saved the commander's father in the past.
However, as time passed, the young commander's influence grew stronger and deeper. When he reached the age of marriage, naturally, a woman from a farmer's family would no longer enter his sights. Thus, he proposed to dissolve the marriage contract while compensating the woman.
But the woman was unyielding. She rejected the commander's offer and threw away his compensation.
Later on, the injured young commander was rescued by a girl. While she took care of him, the two of them eventually fell in love with each other. Since the male lead kept his identity a secret in the past, he had no idea that she was the woman that he divorced just when he began to gain fame as a general. Likewise, the female lead didn't know that he was the commander-in-chief who led the opposing party.
Afterwards, the two separated. The female lead inherited her Master's position and was about to confront her enemy. Finally, the two of them met in the desert, not knowing that the other person was a special someone he or she had been looking for for a long time.
This is a story of romance and war. In an age of chaos, a song of love and hatred was born.
Today, Qiao Moyu was going to perform the scene where she first met the male led on the battlefield. Just as she was about to enter her role, the producer suddenly leaned to Ye Peicheng beside him and said: "Peicheng, if you're fine with it, go and act out the scene with her!"
Just kidding, this was actually requested by that golden Father of his!
Author's Afterward:
The next chapter is face to face!
A few months later ~
Director Zhang: Miss Moyu, since we're acquainted, can you give me a discount when you 'open the light'?