[Hahaha, chasing my dream in the entertainment industry!]

Even after Cen Yu left Xie Jinshen's room, the system was still laughing heartily.

"Otherwise what?!" Cen Yu retorted angrily, "So I'll keep Xie Jinshen as my assistant?!"

"This is not the story of me as an assistant; I've become a top celebrity in the entertainment industry."

"Instead, I, as an assistant, became the highest-paid employee in the entertainment industry!"

He argued with the fat cat in his head for a long time, not bothering to hide the fact that he had come out of Xie Jinshen's room—they were innocent, so what was there to hide?

His teammates didn't pay any attention when they saw him come out from Xie Jinshen's side.

"You went to see Xiao Xie again?"

“Hmm.” Cen Yu continued to use this excuse, “Let’s talk about something.”

A week after Xie Jinshen became his assistant, they learned that Cen Yu and he were college classmates and had a good relationship.

Many teammates made bets privately, guessing when they would fall out, but to their surprise, the two did not develop any rift because of this incident; on the contrary, their relationship got better and better.

He then prepared to return to his room.

They were teammates, but perhaps because it was a limited-time talent show group, the members' relationship was not very close.

They were really just colleagues; there was no real camaraderie between them.

Furthermore, Cen Yu's frequent appearances on trending topics recently, along with his association with Mu Fengyin and others, which seem to indicate a friendship, have made the relationships between the members even more delicate.

Maintaining a superficial colleague relationship is already the best outcome.

When Cen Yu returned to his room, he saw Zhan Kongqing sitting in a chair wearing headphones. Realizing that Cen Yu had returned, Zhan Kongqing turned around and greeted him.

After Cen Yu nodded to him, he pulled up a chair and sat down next to Zhan Kongqing.

"?" Although Zhan Kongqing didn't understand why, he still took off his headphones.

He also saw today's trending topics. What he didn't tell Cen Yu was that when the trending topics first appeared, some teammates were still gossiping and discussing whether the matter was true or false.

Zhan Kongqing thought this person was simply a pig-brain.

He could certainly see the man's resentment and ill intentions.

Cen Yu debuted as the sixth-place winner in the talent show, while this person came in fifth. Yet, he now has fewer votes than Cen Yu. After his debut, he has been trending on social media several times, and it seems that He Ci is also considering grooming him for a future.

Before entering Yunxing, some people, like Cen Yu, started out as complete amateurs.

Some have been working in the entertainment industry for a while and frequently participate in various talent shows.

He Ci is a well-known agent in the industry, and being strict and picky is almost synonymous with him.

Although he was usually very strict with Cen Yu, and even scolded the newly debuted Cen Yu when they first met, it was not hard to see that He Ci was subtly indulgent towards Cen Yu in their subsequent interactions.

Take, for example, the fact that Cen Yu dared to add the name "Grand Eunuch" to He Ci's contact information. Some people suggested that we should secretly tell He Ci about it.

Zhan Kongqing found them ridiculously stupid.

Even if He Ci found out, he would probably just give Cen Yu a good scolding, which wouldn't hurt much. But who would see Cen Yu's contact name?

Aside from their teammates and staff, there were almost no other options.

He Ci wasn't stupid; figuring out who was making such a pointless snitch was a piece of cake.

—I should have gone to school first before becoming a star.

Zhan Kongqing made a harsh conclusion in his heart.

He wouldn't talk to Cen Yu about such trivial things. He saw Cen Yu sit down, looking like he wanted to have a long talk with him, and assumed that Cen Yu was just venting about the unexpected disaster he had suffered that day.

“…Analyze it for me.” Cen Yu had already begun to have doubts when Xie Jinshen mentioned the school forum.

I just searched it up, and it's clear that a lot of posts have been deleted.

However, some relics can still be found.

However, the accounts of Xie Jinshen's identity in these ruins are all vague, only saying that the real young master has arrived.

Because of their family connections, even those arrogant rich kids at school can't get into their circle.

“I have a friend,” Cen Yu said.

Zhan Kongqing looked at him.

“He really is a friend of mine!” Cen Yu said immediately.

“Yes, you have a friend,” Zhan Kongqing said. “Go on.”

“I have a friend who had a relationship when he was in school.” Cen Yu slightly modified his story with Xie Jinshen, “After they got together, they didn’t live a very wealthy life.”

"Then my friend saw an opportunity."

"She became an internet celebrity and signed with an MCN agency, but because she's selling a single persona, she hasn't mentioned that she has a boyfriend."

As Zhan Kongqing read Cen Yu's narration, images of the two people appeared in his mind.

—It was Xie Jinshen and him.

"But now he's discovered that his partner seems to have been hiding something from him."

"What is it?" Zhan Kongqing asked curiously.

What could Xie Jinshen possibly be hiding from Cen Yu?

“…He seems to be quite wealthy,” Cen Yu said. “Why do you think he would hide it?”

"After all, my friend's excuse for becoming an internet celebrity was that he wanted to live a good life in the future."

“But I found that this person was already living a good life,” Cen Yu said. “The hardest time was probably when I was dating my friend.”

There's no reason why.

Zhan Kongqing put his headphones back on.

"It can be explained in just five words."

"What?"

"A simp with a love-struck mind."

...

The audition time with Gu Hanyin was quickly set, and Xie Jinshen accompanied Yan Chongning as his assistant.

When Cen Yu saw Yan Chongning, he thought he was seeing things.

He knew that after Lao Gao was transferred, Yan Chongning was now handling many things, but he didn't expect him to personally take charge.

"Have you read all the character biographies?" Yan Chongning asked as soon as he got into the car.

Cen Yu dressed simply, wearing a sweatshirt and jeans.

A few days ago, Gu Hanyin sent me the audition requirements, saying that simple attire was sufficient, no makeup was required, and the audition should be conducted with a completely bare face.

"I've been reading it every day for the past few days." Cen Yu made a gesture of burying her head in books.

Yan Chongning sat down beside him. "That's good."

"..." Cen Yu couldn't help but dampen Yan Chongning's enthusiasm, "I think we shouldn't be too optimistic."

"Because I really can't act."

Yan Chongning seemed to have already heard about Cen Yu's reputation from He Ci, and paid no attention to his words. He looked at Xie Jinshen in the corner before saying to Cen Yu, "If Gu Hanyin thinks you're capable, then you're capable."

The audition was conducted in secret, as per He Ci's instructions.

There was no prior announcement.

The audition took place in a factory building in an industrial park that Gu Hanyin had rented as a studio.

Whether it was because someone leaked the news in advance or because the news of Gu Hanyin's audition was leaked, Cen Yu keenly noticed that there were cameras when the nanny van appeared at the studio entrance.

"Are there paparazzi?"

“Hmm,” Yan Chongning said, “Someone is impatient.”

"They want to release the news and create momentum for themselves."