Shen You’an had just hung up, and Zhao Heng called again, talking about the audition.
The boss had always been partial to Qi Baotan, so since this involved Qi Baotan, Zhao Heng naturally paid more attention to it than other artists.
Learning that the boss was accompanying Qi Baotan to the audition tomorrow, Zhao Heng was speechless.
Why did it feel like things were veering more and more into a strange direction?
Boss, rember, you’re a woman.
After hanging up, Zhao Heng pulled out the list of artists sent over by the HR Departnt.
These were all newcors with the most potential, carefully selected by the HR and Marketing departnts. One youthful face after another, brimming with vitality and energy.
All of them were handso n and beautiful won, each with talents that outshone the next.
Zhao Heng specifically focused on handso n—sunny boys, sporty types, lancholic princes, boy-next-door types, sexy male gods... he wanted one of every type.
Let’s see if the boss can resist.
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The Xie matriarch had fallen ill.
Luuo Yunqi had visited the Xie family several tis but was never able to et her. The Xie family’s butler politely declined her requests for an audience.
Helpless, Luuo Yunqi could only seek out Xie Shiyao at Radiant Entertainnt.
But Xie Shiyao was even less likely to et her. In fact, ever since the embarrassing incident in front of Amos and Yan Xue, Xie Shiyao’s mood had been erratic.
It wasn’t just Luuo Yunqi—even if the Xie matriarch herself ca, there was no chance Xie Shiyao would put on a pleasant face.
Rejected once again, Luuo Yunqi bit down hard on her lower lip.
Her dignity had been thoroughly trampled in the past few days.
Would she really have to go beg that person?
The thought alone made Luuo Yunqi deeply restless.
Her poise and pride had been utterly shattered by that girl.
Just then, she saw a man walking out of an elevator. He wore a hat and mask in an understated manner, but Luuo Yunqi recognized him instantly—it was none other than the fad movie king of the entertainnt industry, Liang Ruofan.
On the Xie matriarch’s birthday, Liang Ruofan had appeared openly with Xie Shiyao on his arm, confirming all the rumors.
After thinking it through, Luuo Yunqi decided she had no better options. Perhaps she could find a breakthrough through Liang Ruofan.
Liang Ruofan boarded a nanny van. Inside the car, his assistant handed him a cup of water and instructed the driver to set off.
"Brother Fan, today is the audition for Director Cen’s new movie. Didn’t Mr. Xie ntion anything to you?"
Since news of Director Cen’s new movie broke, the entire entertainnt circle was abuzz. Male or female, every actor had their eye on this groundbreaking opportunity.
A project by Director Cen was always aid at winning awards.
Two years ago, Liang Ruofan won the Golden Deer, one of the three major Chinese-language film awards, for a comrcial film, which had significantly boosted his worth. However, the industry had largely attributed that win to Radiant Entertainnt’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering.
With new talent constantly erging, Liang Ruofan had to deliver a truly convincing new project if he wanted to solidify his foothold in the industry.
In the past, Xie Shiyao would have arranged everything for him early on. But now, with Xie Beichun’s incident, it seed she didn’t have the energy or ti to manage things for Liang Ruofan.
Liang Ruofan clutched the water cup, motionless, his entire being sinking into thought.
The assistant called his na several tis before Liang Ruofan snapped back to attention.
"What can she say?" Liang Ruofan’s tone was icy, and a flash of disgust flickered in his eyes.
The assistant was montarily stunned, sensing sothing peculiar about Liang Ruofan’s attitude. After a mont’s thought, he chalked it up to the gravity of the Xie family’s scandal, which must have affected Liang Ruofan to so degree.
"I can secure the role without her," Liang Ruofan said coldly, then closed his eyes, refusing to say more.
The audition venue was on the twelfth floor of the Guoji Building, in Director Cen Shu’s studio.
The hallway outside the audition room was crowded with actors waiting their turn.
Only top-tier actors had private waiting rooms, such as Ru Caiying and Liang Ruofan, who were both acclaid and reputable A-listers.
anwhile, newcors like Qi Baotan, who had no fa to speak of, could only wait silently among the other auditioning rookies for their numbers to be called.
Staff mbers ticulously recorded basic information for each participant and handed out "role cards" based on the parts they were auditioning for, which outlined the scene they needed to perform.
The role card Qi Baotan received contained only a single enigmatic line of poetry, completely devoid of context:
—"The general dies after a hundred battles, the warrior returns after ten years."
Qi Baotan mulled over the line. It ca from the *Mulan Poem*, stirring and magnificent, evoking the image of the legendary heroine fighting valiantly on the battlefield through the lens of millennia—a scene that made the blood race.
Could the role be that of a female general?
Qi Baotan knew very little about this film. Director Cen had maintained strict confidentiality, and even the actors auditioning for the lead roles likely didn’t have access to the entire script.
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