After Becoming Famous, I Became Successful In My Cultivation

Scene 3 - “Weird side effects”

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Editor: Sai Hiroto

That night, not only Director Huang but also a woman in her forties came.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Qing. I am the director of the artist department of Tiancheng* (天成) Entertainment. I am also an agent."

[*Sai: Same as Cang Town, I kept the company name 'Tiancheng’. If I forced the word into English, it would be ‘Made by Heaven’. So it becomes ‘Made by Heaven Company’(?) Lol, if anyone can interpret it better, you can leave a comment below :)]

Tiancheng Entertainment is the company that Director Huang signed. It was acquired just this year. It has a new leader and strategy, so the company is looking for new artists.

Liu Yong took Su Xinghe to get a haircut before he came, so just sitting there, he was a light source that people couldn't look away from.

At least Zhang Qing never took her eyes away from Su Xinghe.

As a senior agent poached to Tiancheng Entertainment with a high salary this year, she is still very accurate in judging people. Su Xinghe's facial features are indeed outstanding, and he rarely has good bones. The facial muscles are also very neat. Even with his age, the face is also very attractive, and the skin will not fade away at the age of thirty. Even if it is not maintained, it can last until the age of forty.

Zhang Qing has been in the industry for many years and has only met a few people like Su Xinghe who are in such good conditions, so she is tempted.

She was used to dealing with people, so she quickly became familiar with Su Xinghe, and even Director Huang had no room to interrupt.

Liu Yong watched from the side and felt that Su Xinghe was going to reach the sky in one step.

After the meal was over and the conversation was almost done, Zhang Qing invited Su Xinghe to a quiet tea room to prepare for the final interview.

"Let me get straight to the point. Your appearance is very good. If you just want to be an idol star, our company will support you. But if you want to be a real actor, these are not enough, so I want to watch. Let's see if you have talent as an actor.”

Su Xinghe asked curiously, “How can you tell if I have talent?”

Zhang Qing said, “I heard from Director Huang that you have never acted before, so let’s come here today. Can you watch a simple performance?"

Su Xinghe nodded and said, "Okay."

Zhang Qing thought for a while and said, "Just do a short scene. Your lover left you, and you are very sad."

Su Xinghe certainly didn't have a lover. There were only him and his master on the mountain. Even if he wanted to have a romantic relationship, he had no one to fall in love with. Besides, isn't practicing Taoism more enjoyable? Why would he want to fall in love?

So when he heard this, he planned to think about it in a similar situation as he did during the day. If his lover left him, would it be similar to the feeling of not being able to practice Taoism?

That's sad!

Just when Su Xinghe was about to act like this, he suddenly thought of the movie he watched very seriously last night.

That movie was a romance film, and there was a scene in it that left a very deep impression on him.

That was the scene when the hero and heroine separated for the first time, and the hero watched the heroine leave.

On the riverside in late autumn, with dim sunlight, yellow leaves, and noisy whistles, everything around seemed to have turned into silhouettes passing by in a hurry. Only the male protagonist could be seen in the entire picture.

He stood there like a solid stone.

Stones don't get sad, but people do.

So his eyes were filled with restrained sadness.

Five seconds passed, ten seconds passed, the flow of people on the street was still hurried, the heroine was nowhere to be seen, and he was still there motionless.

This scene made Su Xinghe feel the charm of movies for the first time.

At that moment, although the male protagonist did nothing, shed no tears, or shouted, the suppressed but ferocious emotions hidden in the screen hit him like a wave.

He even dreamed about this scene last night.

So before preparing to perform, he unconsciously thought of this scene.

So the tears he originally planned to shed were withdrawn, and the facial expressions he originally planned to make were also withdrawn.

He began to imitate the actor.

His body was stiff, and his weight was unconsciously placed on the leg in front of him as if he could chase him out immediately, but he did not move. Not only did he not move, but his body became stiff.

His pupils were dim, carrying a bit of weak emotion. Unfortunately, this emotion was quickly blown away like the wind, leaving only a pair of eyes soaked in the cold wind.

There seemed to be many emotions in these eyes, but in the end, they all converged into a rippleless depression.

This depression was like an undercurrent surging under the rocks, flowing in his eyes and between his brows.

Following his gaze, it seemed as if he could see the back of a woman leaving.

It took several seconds for the three people present to come to their senses.

Director Huang immediately slapped his thigh and said, "Not bad, not bad, good acting!"

According to the standards of an idol drama, this performance is completely qualified, even beyond his expectations. For a newcomer, this performance is completely qualified. The level is already very good.

Zhang Qing also breathed a sigh of relief.

There are many ways to act out the situation she presented, including silently choking, shouting, or even crying, but Su Xinghe chose the most reserved acting method.

He has few expressions, no lines, and no movements. If he doesn't act well, he will suffer a lot, but if he acts well, the tension will be particularly obvious.

At least she had her heart lifted just now.

Because Su Xinghe's eyes made her unable to look away.

Su Xinghe himself was not satisfied because he had seen the main actor's performance, so even though he couldn't look in the mirror, he knew that there was a big gap between himself and the actor last night.

But after performing like this today, he became a little more interested in the profession of actor.

Zhang Qing was truly overjoyed now. She said, "If you have time, I will take you to our company tomorrow. Do you think it's okay?"

Su Xinghe didn't refuse. He didn't know that Tiancheng, but Liu Yong knew about it and gave him a lot of knowledge about Tiancheng Company. For a star who had just debuted, Tiancheng was considered a very good company.

After they parted ways, Su Xinghe also thanked Liu Yong. If Liu Yong hadn't taken him to the studio to audition today, he wouldn't have been able to meet Director Huang, let alone what happened at night.

Liu Yong said, "It's all because of your qualifications. I take a bunch of people to the set every day, but I don't see them as lucky as you."

But he rubbed his hands and said, "If you want to thank me, just help me again. Let me tell you, I was almost hit by a car outside the crew last night."

Su Xinghe heard this and said, "Then I will help you with your fortune."

His favorite thing is to help people (helping pigs, helping geese, helping birds) and give guidance!

[*Sai: They're not people; oh no, I don't think they can be called normal animals either... (=v=”)]

So the two of them once again engaged in feudal superstitious activities in the dark alley.

However, the hexagram Su Xinghe came up with this time was not bad; it was not a bad hexagram but a good hexagram.

But Liu Yong was still confused because he remembered that Su Xinghe clearly said yesterday that his bad hexagrams were correct, but nine out of ten good hexagrams were inaccurate.

"Is there any solution?" Liu Yong asked.

He felt that since Su Xinghe could calculate, he must also be able to solve it.

Who knew that Su Xinghe was just a dabbler and could only tell fortunes? So Su Xinghe hesitated for a while and said, "Then I will give you a homemade peace charm tomorrow, but it may not work."

After all, he had been drawing so much since he was a child. If there are multiple symbols, none of them will work.

So now he has decided not to take the route of the stupid bird flying first; he wants to eat from the old one!

Eat the ancestor's old age!

[*Sai: That meant he wanted to rely on his old ancestor rather than himself. *Sob*, little Xing has been led astray by his master~ ＼(*T▽T*)／]

Liu Yong didn't know Su Xinghe's great wish, and he automatically ignored the words "may not be useful." In his opinion, Su Xinghe was already a little expert.

Having the little master's talisman is a psychological comfort after all.

After Su Xinghe returned, he did not rush to draw the talisman but entered the inheritance space.

After imitating the leading actor today, he wanted to watch the movie again.

As soon as the movie started playing, he was completely immersed in this love story.

It was only after more than three hours had passed and the film had been played twice that he came back to his senses after hearing a call from The Weapon Spirit.

The weapon spirit said, "You've finally finished watching your first movie."

Su Xinghe was stunned for a long time before humming. The movie was too good to watch, so his emotions didn't come out of it.

The weapon spirit seems to be used to this kind of situation and doesn't care: "This movie is the first introductory film. The plot is relatively simple, but the shooting techniques and the actors' acting styles are worth learning. To reward you for your seriousness, I will give you a free lottery opportunity for inheritance items today."

The fact is that it reorganized the inventory of the ancestor yesterday and found that there is quite a lot of inventory, so it decided to give Su Xinghe a lottery in advance.

After all, after Su Xinghe watched the movie, he, the rookie inheritance starter, really didn't know how to teach Su Xinghe in the future.

Therefore, it must quickly cultivate Su Xinghe to start the real inheritance.

Speaking of inheritance, Su Xinghe was completely sober.

Soon, three things appeared in front of him.

They are all pills.

Su Xinghe's eyes were shining as he looked at the smooth, round, and radiant elixir in front of him. He felt the door to enter the Tao was finally open for him—it was time to grow old*!

[*Sai: I don't know what is meant here, 'he's getting old'? Or 'it's time to grow old'? I think in the end little Xing just wanted to praise his old ancestor(?) (=v=”)].

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and solemnly went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

He was supposed to shower and change, but he just couldn't wait any longer.

But he regretted it two minutes later. Listening to the weapon spirit introduce him to the elixir in his hand, he almost wanted to strangle himself to death two minutes ago.

"This elixir is No. 55, the failed product of Nourishing Soul Pill." The weapon spirit felt a little guilty. After all, there were the most failed refining elixirs in the Treasury. Although it could nourish the mind and subdue Qi, it always had all kinds of weird side effects.

However, after looking at the numbers, the weapon spirit comforted Su Xinghe and said, "Failed products among no. 1 to no. 100; although it failed, the effect is half that of ordinary nourishing pills, and the side effects are not serious. Do you want to try it?"

Su Xinghe keenly discerned some kind of truth from the three-digit number. He asked, "Are there any failed products after No. 100?"

The weapon spirit was silent for three seconds and said, "In the ‘Master Patriarch's elixir library.’ The number of successful elixirs is two digits, and the number of failed elixirs is three digits."

So every draw is a test of skin color.

Su Xinghe understood and asked, "What are the side effects of this elixir?"

The weapon spirit shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Few people have taken these failed elixirs, so it doesn't know if there will be any. What side effects?

But it will not kill anyone; as the ancestor said, it is just a harmless side effect.

Su Xinghe quickly made a divination for himself, and the divination showed that this elixir could be eaten.

Although his divination was inaccurate nine times out of ten, Su Xinghe decided to take a gamble.

After all, after eating mud balls for so many years, he wanted to eat real elixirs!

As soon as the elixir was taken into his mouth, it had already disappeared on the tip of his tongue before Su Xinghe could even taste it.

"Huh?" Su Xinghe was surprised and pleasantly surprised.

Sure enough, it is the elixir refined by the ancestor; it is extraordinary!

"How are you doing?" The weapon spirit asked quickly, "Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"

Su Xinghe shook his head, but before he could speak, the weapon spirit screamed.

"What's wrong?" Su Xinghe was stunned.

Is it possible that this side effect can also affect the weapon spirit?

The weapon spirit said softly, "It's like you have a ten thousand watt light bulb installed on your body now. It almost blinded me."

Su Xinghe quickly went to look in the mirror: "No, except that it's white. It doesn't seem to have changed."

The white image is indeed glowing, but it is still far from blinding people's eyes.

The weapon spirit said, "What you can't see can only be seen by those who have opened their eyes and those things that are not human beings. Fortunately, it is the end of the Dharma era. There are not so many demons and monsters, but it doesn't matter if there are; they are all blinded by you, and no one dares to complain about you polluting the environment."

Su Xinghe said, "How long will this last?"

The weapon spirit thought for a while, "It shouldn't take long.”

If those elixirs have all the side effects like this, then he can accept it. Anyway, he can't see the light bulb on his body, and his eyes will not be blinded.

After knowing what the side effects were, Su Xinghe couldn't wait to look forward to the positive effects. He took out the crayon and pen and prepared to start drawing the symbols.

There are many Taoist talismans and seals. He has been learning to draw them since he was a child, but what he draws is always different from what his master draws.

Today was very smooth. As soon as I picked up the pen, the tip of the pen was like a dragon. In just a few dozen seconds, a talisman seal was written in one go.

Su Xinghe was so happy that he drew three talismans in a row before feeling exhausted.

It seems that Grandmaster’s elixir is extremely effective!

Thinking that he still had a three-digit arsenal of elixirs, Su Xinghe felt like he had become rich overnight!

Grandmaster is here; he will chew on the old man!