I was just an ordinary person, but somehow I ended up dressed as a female celebrity.

Chapter 17 Audition 2

Ling Xia and her group went to the hotel front desk and told the staff their names.

The staff found Lingxia's name on the invitation list, crossed it out, and gave her number 64, instructing her to take the elevator to the 7th floor to prepare for the audition.

An unknown actor standing in line nearby exclaimed in surprise that Ling Xia had actually been invited to audition, since those who were invited usually had the opportunity to play a role.

It's astonishing that just a month ago, Ling Xia wasn't even a celebrity in the entertainment industry, but now she's dominating the trending topics.

Ling Xia politely thanked the staff after attaching the number to her waist, then turned to Sister Zhao and said, "I'm going up now."

Sister Zhao nodded, "Just do your best, don't feel guilty."

I don't feel any psychological burden; I'm just very easygoing.

Ling Xia and a group of beautiful women took the elevator to the 7th floor, which was a lavishly decorated hall with chairs all around. Film crew members were organizing people to line up for auditions.

As soon as I stepped out of the stairwell, I saw a group of beautiful women of all shapes and sizes, each with their own unique charm.

Many of them are familiar faces from TV shows, but they're in the stage where the show is popular while they themselves aren't. Some are unfamiliar faces, and some are familiar faces but I can't recall their names.

Ling Xia was dressed in a white tracksuit and white sneakers today, with light makeup and a high ponytail—a very simple outfit.

But a beautiful woman with high looks is destined to become the focus of attention wherever she goes, so when she appeared, almost everyone waiting for the audition couldn't help but take a look at her.

After all, her name has been trending on social media for the past month, so it's hard not to know about her.

Then they showed expressions of "How come she got invited too?" Some showed goodwill, while others seemed to be wary of Ling Xia, whether out of envy for her looks or disdain for her lack of acting skills.

When greeted with a kind smile, Xia would smile back; when faced with a hostile gaze, Xia would remain aloof and offer no response.

I won't bother you, and you shouldn't bother me either. She won't do anything like trying to win someone's favor only to be met with indifference.

Ling Xia ignored the stares around her and quietly waited in line, but her mind wandered. If there were so many people for the fifth female lead role, there must be many other supporting actresses as well. She might not be chosen.

After a short wait, staff members used a loudspeaker to announce, "Prepare for interviews in groups of five according to your numbers."

Perhaps because there were too many people, the production crew started the auditions early.

The noisy sounds in the hall became completely silent.

The staff led the five people into the interview room.

A short while later, the interview door was suddenly pushed open, and a cute, petite girl ran out crying with tears streaming down her face. A moment later, another girl ran out, her makeup ruined by tears.

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What's going on? Almost everyone who auditioned had this question.

Almost every 10 minutes a beautiful woman would run out crying, which Xia found unsurprising and instead made her even more curious about what was inside.

What kind of circumstances would lead to this situation?

There were five people in each audition group, and each group's interview lasted about 20 minutes. Xia waited a long time before she could enter the audition room.

Five people were sitting in the middle of the audition room. The one in the middle was director Cheng Wanli, who was bald and wore glasses and was easy to recognize. The man on the left was wearing casual denim clothes and a baseball cap. His captivating eyes were covered by black glasses, making it impossible to see his emotions. This man was actually the movie star Lu Bowen.

Lu Bowen's first TV series was with director Cheng Wanli, and the two have maintained contact ever since. This time, Director Cheng warmly invited him to play the male lead in the TV series.

The novel "Strategies of the Warring States" was enthusiastically received upon its publication, and its adaptation into a TV series has garnered unprecedented attention from novel fans and netizens.

For two months, Director Cheng kept telling him that it was very difficult to prepare for the TV series because he couldn't find the male lead he wanted. He would call him whenever he had the chance, saying that he was the perfect male lead.

Director Cheng was his mentor, and his agent Sun Peng also subtly suggested that fans were commenting on the blog that the movie viewing time was too short and begging their brother to make a TV series instead.

Lu Bowen realized that he had indeed only focused on filmmaking in recent years. He then looked at the script for *The Strategy of the Warring States*, noting that the screenwriter himself had adapted the original work. He agreed, but stipulated that he would personally oversee the casting of his co-stars.

Cheng Wanli was delighted when he heard this. "Great! We can be interviewers together." So here we are, sitting down.

On the right is a short-haired girl with a name tag that says "Screenwriter." Next to the screenwriter is the investor. Closest to the award-winning actor is the casting director. Cameras and crew members are all around to monitor the actors' performances.

I never imagined that the author of such a massive novel was a girl. Ling Xia noticed that the screenwriter was watching her.

The two locked eyes, and the screenwriter winked at her, leaving Xia confused, though she didn't show it on her face, and she winked back in response.

The screenwriter simply knew from the first glance that Ling Xia was the third female lead, Ni Chang, the beautiful spy who endured hardship in an enemy country and was pure and kind in her love.

Five actresses walked into the audition room and lined up. When they saw the award-winning actor Lu Bowen, they all exclaimed in surprise, while Ling Xia simply raised an eyebrow.

Everyone in the industry knows that Lu Bowen is good at everything, except for one thing: he is very strict with the actors he acts opposite.

It seems that those actresses who ran out crying were the work of Actor Lu.