No, did you two plan this beforehand? Or are most people in this industry somewhat superstitious?

Speaking of which, their studio was recently preparing to invest in a project, and this Ma Qianyou actually heard about it and came over, insisting on investing with their studio...

Now things have turned out differently. I heard that the female lead for the production team has been delayed for a long time due to various problems, which has caused the project to be delayed. Xiao He is now a bit superstitious and suspects that Ma Qianyou's "special" constitution is working again.

Xiao He pulled himself out of his complicated thoughts, calmly accepted Director Wang's thanks and praise, and began to praise Director Wang in return.

"This is all part of my job. It's Director Wang who has a keen eye for talent. Without Director Wang, I probably wouldn't have been able to use the role of Mu Ze to let more people see me, nor would I have had more opportunities. I am truly grateful to Director Wang for his guidance..."

The two flattered each other all night, and when Liu Rulan came to wake Xiao He early in the morning, she was almost startled by him: "You didn't sleep last night?"

"Director Wang, he's such a good talker..."

Xiao He, sporting huge dark circles under his eyes, appeared unsteady on his feet and barely breathing. He then waved his hand, "Don't I have any filming scheduled for today? Let me sleep a little longer..."

Liu Rulan: "There is indeed no filming scheduled, but I'm here to tell you that the audition time for 'No Bait' has been announced, which is next Saturday."

Xiao He, who had been half-dead, suddenly sat up: "So fast?"

Liu Rulan nodded: "Yes, so you need to be mentally prepared. I estimate that you will have a lot of competitors at that time."

Xiao He slumped back down: "Forget it, if it passes, great; if not, it doesn't matter. I'm really sleepy right now. Let's talk about this later—"

"So, I asked Teacher Gao for a chance to audit a Peking Opera class. Do you want to go?"

Xiao He immediately sat up: "Listen to a Peking Opera performance?"

“That’s right, it’s a small class taught by Professor Gao and his colleagues. Several other experienced seniors will also be there. It’s like a small internal lecture. You might gain some unexpected insights if you go and listen to it,” Liu Rulan said. “Besides, didn’t you mention before that you wanted to visit Professor Zhuo? He’ll be there too.”

"when?"

"One o'clock this afternoon."

Xiao He glanced at the time—9:41.

"Don't worry, there's still time," Liu Rulan said, arms crossed.

"Ahhh—"

Xiao He painfully scratched his hair, then could only get out of bed.

There was no other way; it takes more than an hour to get to the Peking Opera from here, not including the midday rush hour traffic. So he had to get up now, pack his things, have breakfast, and then leave.

Since they were outsiders auditing the class, it was already a good thing that Teacher Gao gave them a chance to go in. Xiao He dared not do anything like being late or arriving late.

"There's no other way, just hang in there."

Liu Rulan turned to Xiao Chen and instructed, "Go downstairs and buy an iced Americano."

"good."

Xiao Chen nodded quickly.

After Xiao He finished breakfast and tidied up, he looked at himself in the mirror repeatedly before finally following Liu Rulan to the Peking Opera with renewed energy.