Sister Lin was very satisfied with the level of discussion on Weibo at this time.

She looked at Xin Yu, who seemed to be thinking about something, and assumed that the other person was still immersed in the emotions of the audition and had not yet come out of it. In her opinion, Xin Yu was a good prospect and obedient. The two of them were also in sync on certain hype tactics.

From the moment they received the audition invitation, they had already decided on today's plan.

After all, everyone knows that Gu Hanyin's movie will start filming this year, so they will definitely strike while the iron is hot and hype it up as soon as possible—besides, the casting of "Dog Journey" has caused quite a stir, so it makes sense that paparazzi are staking out the location.

Although everyone understands what this hype and press release are all about.

“…Sister Lin.” Xin Yu finally turned to look at her, “Do you really think Gu Hanyin won’t hold this against us?”

Sister Lin just thought Xin Yu was too timid.

“His last movie caused an even bigger stir than this one,” Sister Lin said nonchalantly. “It’s obviously an award-winning film. Which of those big stars doesn’t want to take it a step further? That’s the real deal. This is just a small-scale affair.”

"Even so, Gu Hanyin didn't come out to refute the rumors or say anything, and let everyone argue for so long, as if she didn't care about this matter at all."

She said to Xin Yu earnestly, "You're so hesitant and indecisive; you'll never accomplish anything great."

That's the truth. Even actors who seem to have a good relationship on the surface might have their teams release negative press and smear campaigns when it comes to competing for resources. Xin Yu is terrified of this, and Sister Lin just can't understand it.

Only Xin Yu knew why she was afraid.

If he had performed even slightly better, this matter would have been over and done with.

Even though Gu Hanyin later denied that it was him, he still managed to gain some attention for himself.

The problem is that his audition performance was terrible! It was utterly awful. If Gu Hanyin doesn't care about appearances and releases the audition clip directly, his carefully crafted persona will be completely ruined.

But he didn't dare tell Sister Lin, so he could only give a fake smile and say, "Sister Lin is really amazing."

...

When the lunch break ended, Cen Yu could already sense a slightly tense atmosphere.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xin Yu was deliberately creating hype, but the problem was that he had done so beforehand, so the others couldn't use the same tactics—

So at this moment, some people are annoyed, some are disgusted, and some are hoping that the role will fall to them so that they can finally hold their heads high.

Ji Hengyun also left the lounge, and Gu Hanyin never appeared again. Yan Chongning glanced at his phone and found that He Ci had also seen the message and wanted to ask about the details of today's audition.

"Let's go back first," Yan Chongning said.

Since the audition is already over, and with this whole mess now, there's no point in staying any longer.

Cen Yu naturally had no objection, and the three of them drove to the parking garage downstairs at Yunxing Building.

Yan Chongning glanced at Xie Jinshen, "You wait here."

Xie Jinshen nodded.

Cen Yu felt sorry for the other person, "Why don't you come up with us?"

Xie Jinshen looked at Cen Yu, "I think I'll stay here."

"Don't disturb your conversation... Besides, I'm not very good at handling these kinds of big situations."

"?" Yan Chongning didn't understand where Xie Jinshen learned this submissive tone from. He subconsciously glanced at Cen Yu and found that Cen Yu was actually used to it and even enjoyed it.

He reached out and patted Xie Jinshen on the shoulder. "Then you wait here."

Then he looked at Yan Chongning and said, "Let's go, boss."

“No need to call me boss,” Yan Chongning said. “Just call me by my name.”

“…That’s not appropriate, Chongning,” Cen Yu said. “Isn’t this a bit too intimate?”

Yan Chongning remembered He Ci's advice, "You don't need to respond to every word Cen Yu says," so he pretended not to hear it, opened the nanny van door and got out, then gestured for Cen Yu to hurry up as well.

...

Upon arriving at He Ci's office, He Ci looked at the two of them and asked, "What's going on?"

Yan Chongning kept it brief and simply explained the situation.

"That shouldn't be the case." He Ci knew Sister Lin, of course. She was also a veteran agent in the industry, but her reputation was so-so. This was mainly because she loved to use some old-fashioned methods—such as releasing press releases to put people down, buying negative press releases, etc., which was full of a retro vibe from more than ten years ago when Tianya was still around.

He Ci's statement was inappropriate, not because the person shouldn't have released press releases and bought trending topics, but because Sister Lin shouldn't have been so impatient.

"And what about you?" He Ci looked at Cen Yu. "How did your audition go?"

Cen Yu sat opposite He Ci, and after thinking for a while, he said, "200% overperformance."

"..." He Ci propped his head up with his hand, "Tell me first what script you drew."

Cen Yu gave a brief overview of the script's plot, and He Ci frowned upon hearing it. "So simple?" He was somewhat incredulous. "It's not even a single page."

With so few lines and so many blank spaces, you'd believe He Ci was just starting out.

Moreover, Gu Hanyin's method of randomly selecting scripts was something he hadn't expected.

"You mean Gu Hanyin was upstairs at the time?" He Ci also noticed this detail.

“I suspect he’s upstairs.” Cen Yu didn’t dare to be sure, but he felt that Gu Hanyin couldn’t possibly have missed it. In addition, Ji Hengyun also said that Old Gu asked him to check the casting together, so he deduced that the second floor of that room was Gu Hanyin’s office.

Upon hearing this, He Ci became even more uncertain.

With so many big-name artists under his wing and having read countless scripts, the kind of script Cen Yu described was undoubtedly very difficult.

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