{"id":5502,"date":"2023-05-18T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=5502"},"modified":"2023-05-18T10:15:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:15:25","slug":"spare-tire-is-gone-chapter-92-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/spare-tire-is-gone-chapter-92-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Spare Tire is Gone &#8211; Chapter 92.1"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content of Gu Xun&#8217;s top Weibo was his \u201cHeaven Asked?\u201d promotional Weibo and the latest post from Gu Xun was:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gu Xun: Refuse violence, eat sensibly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although it was out of place, Qi Cong couldn&#8217;t hold back his laughter when he saw this.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He couldn&#8217;t imagine Gu Xun&#8217;s expression at all when he posted this.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would Gu Xun post this? Did something happen that made him feel\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qi Cong suddenly remembered the wreckage in the tea shop room that day and his loss of control in the face of Jiang Zhaoyan. He looked at the time this post was published and saw that it was in the early hours of the 11th, making the smile on his face freeze and disappear.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was it because of him? Was this Weibo post advising him?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked back at the words &#8220;eat sensibly&#8221; and remembered that he had eaten a whole cake that day. Some \u2018he still cares about me\u2019 sentiments emerged, resulting in joy, but he quickly suppressed them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, Gu Xun was no longer involved with him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It must be a coincidence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qi Cong exited Weibo and sat down on the sofa. After looking at the ceiling for a few seconds, he got up, took the script for tomorrow&#8217;s audition and read it intently.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On September 14th, the second audition came.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the way there, Zhao Zhenxun held a blank schedule and said to Qi Cong, \u201cFilming of the \u201cGrey Dove\u201d web drama you are auditioning for today will be very rushed, so you should know the result tomorrow. If you pass the audition you will join the crew next week. That is to say, your subsequent schedule arrangements will depend on your audition today. I will give you some warning, this web drama is very popular due to word of mouth, so competition is very fierce. You will fight against actors that already have a certain foundation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qi Cong nodded and answered earnestly. &#8220;Alright.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They arrived at the audition location in a flash. Due to the shooting schedule, the crew arranged for the audition location to be in an old residential building near the set.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The residential building was a bit chaotic, with props and miscellaneous things piled up on the ground and staff busily coming and going as everyone was in a hurry.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The casting director, Huang Jianwei, welcomed Zhao Zhenxun and Qi Cong. He sheepishly shook hands with Zhao Zhenxun and Qi Cong respectively and said, &#8220;Sorry to disappoint you, it&#8217;s really busy here. Old Zhao, we are acquaintances, so let&#8217;s not talk about the formalities. I will be straightforward with you, because you got in touch at the last second. This audition was arranged for you at the last minute. Several other audition actors came to audition yesterday and the day before yesterday, so the main director, producer and screenwriter have already had several rounds of discussions and quarrels over who should be given the role. You guys\u2026 cheer up.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other actors have already auditioned and the crew already seemed to have a satisfactory candidate. The situation was very unfavorable for Qi Cong.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zhao Zhenxun frowned, then quickly stretched out his hand and replied, \u201cThank you Old Huang, it&#8217;s okay. Let&#8217;s follow the process.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What&#8217;s there to thank me for, then? Let\u2019s start?\u201d Huang Jianwei spoke as his line of sight fell on Qi Cong, who kept quiet during their talk.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qi Cong met the other party\u2019s line of sight and took the initiative one step ahead of Zhao Zhenxun to say, \u201cLet&#8217;s start. Thank you to the crew for giving me this opportunity.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After settling Zhao Zhenxun, Huang Jianwei\u00a0 pointed Qi Cong to the room with a camera. Turning the camera lens, he gestured to Qi Cong to sit and asked, \u201cHave you read the script?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qi Cong saw that the crew was busy so he thought that the audition would begin directly. Hearing these words he froze for a moment, before he realized that Huang Jianwei was trying to communicate with him first. He calmed down and followed Huang Jianwei&#8217;s gesture to sit down. He replied, \u201cI have read it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Then tell us your understanding of the role of Mu Shenzhou, , and your views on this part of the story.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the failure of the last audition, Qi Cong spent much more time preparing for this one, thinking about the characters and the script, as well as checking all three stories of &#8220;Grey Dove&#8221; that had already finished airing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the audience&#8217;s point of view, Qi Cong felt that &#8220;Grey Dove&#8221; was very good. This drama, no matter if it was the pace of the story, tone of the shot or the performance of the actors, was excellent. This made it much better than your average level web drama. If not, the subject matter restrictions would be absolutely enough to become a hit.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the screenwriter&#8217;s point of view, however, Qi Cong thought that the story model of &#8220;Grey Dove\u201d which uses small stories to string together a whole big storyline, was both flexible and very challenging. The screenwriter needed to have profound skill and control of the details of the characters and plots to the extreme to maximize their charm and power.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A whole analysis of the script popped up in Qi Cong\u2019s head almost immediately after hearing Huang Jianwei&#8217;s questions. He politely asked before answering, \u201cMay I ask how long my answer should be? There are so many things I want to say, so I need to focus my answer according to the time limit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huang Jianwei raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, looking Qi Cong up and down. Thinking about it for a moment he finally replied, \u201cGo ahead and say as much as you want. When I&#8217;ve heard enough, I&#8217;ll interrupt you.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qi Cong gave an understanding nod. After organizing his thoughts, finally he said, \u201cAbout the role of Mu Shenzhou\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An hour later, Huang Jianwei took the initiative to pour a glass of water for Qi Cong and urged, \u201cContinue on. Why do you think the character Wang Long will be the biggest boss behind the scenes? He is obviously very insignificant, so give me a reason why you are so sure that it\u2019s him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Actually, I&#8217;m not sure. I just think that if I were the scriptwriter, I would choose him as the final boss. It\u2019s more appropriate to leave the ending blank so the audience can discuss it more and make the emotional resonance stronger. Now I am done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huang Jianwei carefully pondered over Qi Cong\u2019 \u201cblank ending\u201d and was dumbfounded by his last words, asking, \u201cDone?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I\u2019m finished. Director Huang, do you want to start the audition now?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Ah yes! You&#8217;re here for the audition.&#8221; Huang Jianwei suddenly slapped his thigh, looked at the time and almost jumped up from the shock. Quickly getting up, he began to remove the tea cups from the table as he spoke quickly. \u201cHow is it already so late? Let\u2019s get started. Start in the middle of the room and act in front of the camera. Just act out the two scenes where you show your murderous heart to Li Ya and break down after killing someone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qi Cong got up to help the director pack his things and then went to the camera, stopped at a suitable distance, and closed his eyes to get into the right emotional state.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coincidentally, his role in this audition was also a murderer, similar to the one Gu Xun played when he debuted.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It almost felt like Gu Xun and him stood at the same starting point.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the starting points were similar, the actual difference was that of heaven and earth.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He couldn\u2019t miss this opportunity again and he didn\u2019t have enough time left to fail.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His emotions gradually settled and after a shallow exhale, Qi Cong opened his eyes, his demeanor and temperament changing as his gaze showed a hint of danger.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Edited by: Antiope1<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The content of Gu Xun&#8217;s top Weibo was his \u201cHeaven Asked?\u201d promotional Weibo and the latest post from Gu Xun was: Gu Xun: Refuse violence, eat sensibly. &#8220;&#8230;&#8221; Although it was out of place, Qi Cong couldn&#8217;t hold back his laughter when he saw this. 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