Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 972 - 961: Best Actor

Bai Song is the most hidden character in Director Song’s drama, and he has a piece of news that he hasn’t told anyone. If this drama is successful, Bai Song will be the lead in his next film.

So from the beginning, his audition for the role of Bai Song was perhaps the most cared about among the main cast. But to truly portray Bai Song as he envisioned is anything but simple.

Bai Song is primarily a seventeen-year-old boy, which means the actor’s age cannot be too old. But now, finding a young actor with superb acting skills is extremely difficult, especially since he doesn’t have a lot of money to pay them.

Still, he didn’t want to compromise, so the role of Bai Song has been delayed until now. In fact, even if he was given sufficient money, he couldn’t think of anyone suitable enough to play Bai Song.

Therefore, when the handsome young man in front of him said he wanted to audition for Bai Song’s role, Director Song was stunned but also suspicious.

But since the person was here anyway, and there were no other actors waiting for auditions, Director Song decided to give him a chance.

"Here’s a piece of the script. I’ll give you ten minutes."

Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief; as long as he had the opportunity, he was confident: "Thank you, Director."

With the script given by Director Song, Ye Qiu didn’t waste a single minute seriously studying it. Actually, the performances of the actors in the last life were etched in Ye Qiu’s mind, but he didn’t want to copy them because he thought he could do better.

As he read, Ye Qiu displayed a deep contemplative expression. The script was fairly straightforward: Officer Zhang, after a day of investigating the case, routinely came to the female lead Bai Xue’s house.

The male and female leads chatted and talked about his latest discovery, saying that the elderly couple in the victim’s family seemed odd. Unlike other seniors, they didn’t like going to the market early to buy groceries nor hang out with peers at the plaza. They preferred walking alone in a secluded park, sometimes not returning until late at night.

Within, the female lead’s brother always appeared dull and introverted. In his free time, he would do Sudoku and paint landscapes from the window view. When Officer Zhang got to this part of the story, the script described Bai Song’s painting hand pausing, followed by a focus on Bai Song’s drawing.

Depicted were two dead trees whose roots were riddled with insect damage, threatening to topple over, with a gray-black background, presenting a very oppressive feeling.

Then the camera focused on the brother’s eyes, which were intense black, darker than even the painting’s background, and within that ultimate blackness was a sense of hatred and delight.

Then the male lead called out to him, this complex gaze quickly vanished, and he awkwardly responded to the male lead’s concerned inquiry.

These performances seemed simple but were indeed complicated because Director Song did not want the audience to immediately surmise the truth; maybe there’s another layer to it, requiring the actor to perform ambiguously.

Ideally, a first viewing may leave the audience simply intrigued, making them suspect the brother knows the sister is the real culprit. But upon watching a second time, they should have an epiphany: perhaps there’s another meaning here—not that he knew the sister was the true criminal, hence seemed odd, but that he himself was the real culprit.

This performance is not easy. Ye Qiu recalled the final broadcast result of this drama, which did not show the brother’s dark gaze, only filming his paused hand and eerie painting. Perhaps the previous actor failed to deliver Director Song’s desired effect!

Having read the script, Ye Qiu already got the picture in his mind and confidently said, "Director, I’m ready."

Director Song didn’t hold any hope, merely waved his hand with a blank expression, allowing him to perform freely. But at the moment Ye Qiu’s actions changed, Director Song’s gaze shifted.

Since he needed Director Song to see his expression, Ye Qiu began his performance facing sideways, sitting in a chair, his hand gently waving in the air as if painting.

Watching him progress steadily, watching him exhibit subtle differences due to the non-existent dialogue of the male and female leads, Director Song’s gaze turned serious, his breath became hurried.

When Ye Qiu raised his head, locking eyes with Director Song using his dark pupils, Director Song felt like his heart was being gripped by the other person.

Those eyes were terrifying, too eerie, making one’s skin crawl.

Yet the next moment, as if hearing something, that unsettling gaze disappeared instantly, becoming dim and lifeless.

At this point, Director Song had only one thought: the Bai Song in his heart was just like this, none other than this person would do.

"Director, I’ve finished performing." Saying this, Ye Qiu politely nodded at the somewhat emotional Director Song.

"Where’s your agent? Let’s sign the contract now." Director Song said urgently, fearing he might change his mind.

Ye Qiu chuckled, "Director, shouldn’t you audition a few more people?"

"No need. No one will be better than you." Director Song, seeing him like an Exotic Treasure, his eyes shone.

"Then Director isn’t worried that I might hike up the price?" Ye Qiu again looked at him helplessly.

This time, Director Song really hesitated. He had no choice, yet he didn’t want to let go of the person before him: "Alright, I’ll give you the same price as the leads. Don’t dislike it for being less. If this drama succeeds, you’ll be the lead in the next one, and it won’t be just this price."

As he said this, Director Song felt a bit unsure, because he himself wasn’t sure if this drama would be bought and become a hit. Still, he couldn’t call his own script a flop!

As he was racking his brain to make the young man in front of him agree, the young man nodded.

"Director, I believe this drama will definitely be a hit. Just don’t reject me, and just pay me whatever keeps me from starving." Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Anyway, even if he got paid, he could only receive a small portion now, so it was better to do Director Song a favor.

"Won’t reject, won’t reject. Quickly call your agent; let’s sign the contract now."

"Director, I don’t have an agent right now." Ye Qiu sighed, "There’s one thing I haven’t mentioned."

"What is it? Could it be you don’t have an available schedule?" Director Song’s heart sank; he didn’t have much funding to begin with, the deposit for the filming location and artifacts had already been paid. If they couldn’t start filming on time, he might not even have the opportunity to start again. Was he really going to miss this young man in front of him?

"No, my schedule is very free right now. It’s just that I’ve been in the industry for two years already, and recently there was some controversy, which might adversely affect the production." Ye Qiu simply explained.