Chapter 15 Opportunity

"Chew, chew—"

At this moment, one of the light dots displayed on the radar showed a person squatting down, head lowered, eating something.

In his left hand, preserved pickles; in his right, a plain white steamed bun.

Two bites of the bun, one bite of the pickles, eating with a measured rhythm, the taste particularly delicious.

This was Xu Zhengxian's lunch for the day.

"Old Xu, you're eating that stuff again? It has no nutritional value."

"Yeah, you're the 'King of Extras' here, you should treat yourself better."

The surrounding extras looked at Xu Zhengxian with strange expressions.

"King of Extras" was a respectful title given to Xu Zhengxian by these actors.

Simply because he had been an extra here for a full ten years!

In these ten years, other extras had either made a name for themselves or had changed careers and returned to their hometowns.

Only Xu Zhengxian was still persevering here.

Persisting in his seemingly endless dream.

"Hehe, as long as it fills my stomach, I don't care about those cravings."

Faced with everyone's concern, Xu Zhengxian just smiled.

Not outstanding in appearance, he never turned down roles, acting whenever there was a chance, but most of the pay was very low, just enough for him to attend an expensive acting class once a week.

Now, he had finally graduated from the acting class.

Xu Zhengxian, who believed his acting skills were good, felt that he was just lacking an opportunity!

A chance for a discerning eye to recognize a good horse.

Unfortunately, in this era that valued looks, he really didn't have much competitiveness.

"Need two actors with good acting skills!"

A man walked out from inside and shouted loudly.

Xu Zhengxian knew this man, he was a gaffer in charge of large film crews.

Hearing that the other party needed people, Xu Zhengxian thought to himself that his chance had come!

Whoosh—

With lightning speed, he was the first to rush in front of the man, still holding the bun in his hand.

"Me, me, me!"

The others were not willing to be outdone, swarming over.

Although they admired Xu Zhengxian, they also wanted to be famous, not giving way at all.

In the end, Xu Zhengxian and two young actors were selected.

"Come on, each of you perform a scene and let's see."

"Alright!"

Xu Zhengxian went first, performing a scene from his time as an extra, which was very vivid!

Especially the acting in his eyes, making the surrounding extras who were watching couldn't help but applaud.

"Whew!"

After the performance, Xu Zhengxian stepped aside.

The other two actors stepped forward, they were younger than Xu Zhengxian, and their appearance was much more outstanding, being instantly favored by the gaffer.

Their acting performance afterwards was also good.

But compared to Xu Zhengxian, it was undoubtedly a bit lacking.

"Alright, it's you two."

"Old Xu, maybe next time, next time there's work I'll recommend you first."

In the end, the gaffer took the two young actors away.

"Okay…"

Xu Zhengxian's eyes dimmed bit by bit.

Seeing this, the surrounding people shook their heads in regret for a while before dispersing.

The world was inherently cruel, and always like this.

"Ah—"

Xu Zhengxian sighed a long sigh, sat back in place and continued eating.

The originally fragrant bun and pickles had also become tasteless.

Missing this opportunity, who knew when the next one would come.

"Hello."

Just as Xu Zhengxian was dejected, a shadow enveloped him.

Xu Zhengxian looked up, only seeing some outlines.

The high-hanging sun was a bit dazzling, setting off the person like a deity!

"You are?"

Lu Xuan took a step back, and Xu Zhengxian finally saw his appearance clearly.

Very handsome, very young, with an inexplicable temperament.

This was Lu Xuan's first impression on Xu Zhengxian.

Immediately, Xu Zhengxian stared at Lu Xuan's face, slightly lost in thought.

Then he said, "I recognize you, the director of *Goodbye Mr. Loser*, Lu Xuan!"

He excitedly stood up, casually wiped his hands on his body, and then shook Lu Xuan's outstretched hand.

Lu Xuan smiled lightly: "Hello, Lu Xuan."

"Hello, hello, my name is Xu Zhengxian."

"Xu Zhengxian…" Looking at the other party's appearance, Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think of someone.

Not only was the name similar, but the appearance was also similar.

Coming back to his senses, Lu Xuan said his intention: "Hello, Mr. Xu, I am preparing to shoot a new movie, and I would like to invite you to be an actor, I don't know what you think?"

When Xu Zhengxian was acting just now, he was also in the crowd watching.

Very good!

Especially those eyes, which were impressive.

That was a heavy performance, the dross washed away in ten years of being an extra.

In addition, with the other party's appearance, Lu Xuan directly identified the leading actor in his mind.

"???"

Lu Xuan descended from the sky, and the words he spoke made Xu Zhengxian even more confused.

"You… what did you just say?"

"I said I want to invite you to be the lead in my new movie, I don't know if you are willing."

Lu Xuan repeated it again.

Only then did Xu Zhengxian confirm that he had not just misheard.

Instantly, he didn't even want lunch, tightly holding Lu Xuan's hands and nodding repeatedly.

"Willing, willing! I am definitely willing!"

After *Goodbye Mr. Loser* became popular, Lu Xuan also became popular along with it.

Countless young actors wanted to get on his coattails, but there was no way to do so.

Now Lu Xuan took the initiative to find him, how could Xu Zhengxian, who was eager to perform and had been crying for opportunities, refuse!

"That's good."

Seeing him agree, Lu Xuan smiled.

The lead actor of *Dying to Survive*, done!

Such smooth progress made him feel very good.

"Let's go, Mr. Xu, there are still a few actors that need to be found."

"Okay, okay, Director Lu, you can just call me Old Xu."

After solving the biggest problem, Lu Xuan, with Xu Zhengxian, began to look for other suitable actors according to the radar's guidance.

The things that followed were not so smooth.

Perhaps Lu Xuan's requirements were too high, and there weren't any in this area, so it never showed up.

The only one that showed up, Lu Xuan went to see, was from someone else's crew...

It was still in the early stages of filming, and the actors didn't have time at all, directly rejecting Lu Xuan.

The process of finding actors was immediately stuck.

But Lu Xuan was not discouraged in the slightest.

Finding actors for a movie was originally a time-consuming project.

Moreover, pursuing the ultimate, he would not randomly recruit people to make up the numbers, that would ruin the movie.

So, on the first day, Lu Xuan only found one suitable actor, Xu Zhengxian.

In the evening, Li Hao came back with good news.

The crew side had been negotiated, and the other party did not ask to raise the pay, so Li Hao decided to increase the treatment, and the two sides cooperated happily.

"Yes, that's what should be done."

Lu Xuan didn't mind, and then introduced Xu Zhengxian to Li Hao.

"Hello, Li Hao."

"Hello, Xu Zhengxian, you can just call me Old Xu."

Although Xu Zhengxian was not good-looking, Li Hao had confidence in Lu Xuan's vision, and the two sides quickly became acquainted.

Learning that Xu Zhengxian had been an extra for a full ten years, Lu Xuan and Li Hao both admired the other party.

Lu Xuan patted Xu Zhengxian on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Old Xu, this time, as long as you are willing to act with your heart, success will definitely come."

"What I, Lu Xuan, say, even Jesus can't change!"

"Yes!"

Xu Zhengxian nodded heavily, his eyes trembling slightly as he looked at Lu Xuan.

He knew that Lu Xuan had no need to lie.

The opportunity he had been waiting for had finally found him!

And all he had to do was use everything he had learned to prove Lu Xuan's vision!

"I will prove that your choice is not wrong!"

Xu Zhengxian's heartfelt words made Lu Xuan and Li Hao look at each other and smile knowingly.

"Good! I'll wait and see!"