How to Tame a God and the Lucky Beasts-Chapter 147 - 148: Yuan Xin

Li Li’s expression changed. Ruan Xingwen looked at the number of fans displayed on the phone screen, always feeling a sense of disbelief.

And when Zhang He saw his expression, she understood what was on his mind.

She raised her hand, wanting to ruffle Ruan Xingwen’s hair, as this somewhat helpless yet adorably silly expression was just too endearing, triggering Zhang He’s motherly affection.

But then she thought about how Ruan Xingwen was about to audition, and she didn’t want to mess up his hairstyle.

So Zhang He placed her raised hand on Ruan Xingwen’s back and patted it lightly.

"Sweetie, don’t overthink. What you need to do now is focus on your audition and acting, living up to those who support and encourage you. As for everything else, leave it to your sister."

Ruan Xingwen snapped out of it and nodded vigorously, his pure eyes filled with brilliance,

"Sister He, I will!"

The dressing room on Ruan Xingwen’s side was full of encouragement and warmth, while over on Li Li’s side, it was the complete opposite.

They had just received a notification from Director Wang that they would be the first to start the audition.

Which resulted in the current tense and combative scene.

If it weren’t for Yuan Xin and Li Qingyue holding him back, Shi Mu would have already taken Sun Yuan’s punch.

Turned out after they received the notification, Li Li told them to decide the order of appearance themselves.

Of course, Shi Mu was unwilling to take the lead.

Everyone knows, unless you have a hundred percent confidence in your acting skills, nobody wants to go first.

So Shi Mu feigned casualness and suggested, "How about Xin goes first? You’re the best actor here, go break the ice for us, okay?"

Shi Mu’s expression was one of complete certainty.

Yuan Xin has always been inarticulate, having been tricked by Shi Mu more than once.

As Yuan Xin’s good buddy, Sun Yuan immediately exploded, leaping up and glaring angrily at Shi Mu, mocking,

"Everyone knows among us, Brother Shi has the best resources and has been to many production teams, naturally more experienced and knowledgeable. Why not let Brother Shi take the lead!"

Hearing Sun Yuan mention production teams, Shi Mu’s face turned dark instantly, and his hands clenched tightly.

They all knew very well that with Tianyu’s capabilities, they couldn’t land good scripts, and even if Li Li favored Shi Mu, it wasn’t any good resource.

The scripts Shi Mu got were for some mediocre web dramas, at best for third-tier production teams, not even airing on local stations.

The actors in those teams were often rich second generations, fooling around like it’s a game.

What acting skills could be developed in such teams?

The actors muddle through, and the director turns a blind eye, completing a series just like that.

Now Sun Yuan bringing these up was undoubtedly ridiculing him.

But now wasn’t the time to turn faces, so Shi Mu clenched his fists, holding back his anger.

Not long after, his expression returned to normal, as if wearing a mask, with a smile he said,

"Xiao Yuan, what are you talking about, we all have the same resources, brought out by Sister Li together."

"Huh."

Sun Yuan was unwilling to deal with him any longer, giving only a major eye-roll.

At this moment, Yuan Xin spoke up, "Alright, I’ll go first."

Sun Yuan panicked, hurriedly grabbing Yuan Xin’s arm to dissuade him.

Yuan Xin lightly patted the hand Sun Yuan was holding him with, slowly shaking his head.

Having achieved his purpose, Shi Mu was naturally very pleased, though he hid his smugness and said in a tone like an older brother considering for his younger ones,

"Xiao Yuan, see, Xin understands my intentions, I’m just letting him have more practice!"

This tone was as if he was bestowing a great favor to Yuan Xin.

"Knock knock knock."

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Li Li, who hadn’t spoken, responded.

"Hello, please make sure the first actor is ready, the audition is about to start."

"Okay, thank you."

"You’re welcome."

The person who came to notify them left after closing the door.

Li Li stood up from the sofa and walked over to Yuan Xin, "Xin, are you ready?"

Yuan Xin just gave her a calm and unswayed look.

He wasn’t interested in the audition at all; his passion lay in music.

But Tianyu’s plan for him was to go into acting.

Just because his face was quite agreeable.

Luckily, his contract was about to expire, and so were Ah Yue’s and Xiao Yuan’s contracts, signed at the same time, they were about to be freed!

As early as when Ruan Xingwen was still with Tianyu, Yuan Xin and the others had already seen through the relationship between Li Li and Shi Mu.

However, since one was their manager and the other was considered their senior apprentice, they didn’t want to make it too ugly with them.

They knew about Ruan Xingwen’s incident with Producer Zhang, but Ruan Xingwen repeatedly warned them not to break off with Tianyu for his sake.

Their contracts were about to expire, and it wasn’t worth it.

Despite holding their anger, their relationship with Li Li and Shi Mu had been irreparable ever since the two colluded to steal their resources.

Yuan Xin straightened his collar, stood up from the chair, and didn’t pay Li Li any mind, walking straight out of the dressing room.

He walked to face Director Wang and the others, bowing to signal his readiness.

"Ready?"

Assistant director Qian Bo asked eagerly.

Yuan Xin nodded.

"Good! Then let’s begin!"

Yuan Xin chose the very beginning breakfast scene.

No one was there to act with him, just Yuan Xin simulating himself coming downstairs, seeing his brother Yang Shu making breakfast for him.

In the script, at this time, Yang Xiaotu was being bullied at school.

Even though his brother was a police officer, the younger brother, he was experiencing the pain of bullying.

Going to school every day was a torment for him.

And at this moment, his brother Yang Shu knew nothing about it, enthusiastically greeted when seeing his brother coming downstairs, urging Yang Xiaotu to eat breakfast quickly, then head to school early to avoid being late.

Yuan Xin’s expression didn’t change much, but the fluctuation in his eyes and his clenched fist undoubtedly showed Yang Xiaotu’s resentment towards his brother.

The original script should have Yang Xiaotu eating breakfast like a walking corpse before leaving, but here, Yuan Xin made a slight alteration.

He stood still for a long while, ultimately not showing any unusual emotions towards his brother Yang Shu, just not responding to his brother’s enthusiasm, walked straight out of the house.

Originally at this moment, Xu Yang’s character as Yang Shu’s colleague and good friend was supposed to come in from outside, passing by Yang Xiaotu.

But in this no-act-partner state, it accentuates one’s acting even more.

The colleague greeted Yang Xiaotu, but Yang Xiaotu seemed not to see him, directly ignoring and leaving.

A scene ended.

Yuan Xin rubbed his cheeks and walked back to Director Wang and the others.

Before Director Wang could speak, Qian Bo on the side couldn’t hide his excitement.

"Clap clap clap."

Qian Bo clapped repeatedly, words of praise spilling out.

"Hahaha, well done Yuan Xin, nicely performed!"