Soon, Li Hong's audition began at the Changhong Building, attracting many people from the industry to audition.

Li Hong is, after all, an internationally renowned director. Although his next film is set in a Western fantasy world, the lead actor must be of Eastern appearance. This is a great opportunity to soar to new heights and gain international recognition.

Many people were waiting outside.

Among them, Zhou Qianqian was circling around a man wearing sunglasses: "Are you ready? This is a great opportunity!"

"Okay, okay."

The man said impatiently.

His name is Wu Chengjin. He was also competing with Shi An for the Best Actor award, but he and Shi An took different paths. He focused more on popularity and box office success. In short, he used every possible means to spread rumors.

Wu Chengjin and Shi An were rivals. Back then, for the sake of Qiming, Shi An took the initiative to leave Beixing Entertainment, and Wu Chengjin also took the opportunity to find a new job and came to Beixing Entertainment, where he was taken in by Zhou Qianqian.

At this moment, seeing that Wu Chengjin wasn't really interested, Zhou Qianqian could only sigh. This person and Shi An were completely different personalities.

Just then, a voice suddenly came.

"Zhou Qianqian?"

"Brother Shi?"

Zhou Qianqian was taken aback. She looked at the tall man walking towards her and couldn't help but chuckle, "Brother Shi, you really came."

Shi An nodded slightly as a greeting.

Wu Chengjin took off his sunglasses, looked him up and down, and laughed, "Hey, Shi An, you're really making waves lately."

"..."

Shi An merely glanced at him with his dark eyes, showing no intention of paying him any attention, and instead sat down to the side, flipping through the script.

Seeing that Shi An had ignored him, Wu Chengjin chuckled and said, "We used to be competitors, but I think we had a pretty good relationship."

"You've been doing quite well lately thanks to the resources you got from Beixing, but going to Qiming... tsk tsk tsk... what a waste."

Wu Chengjin spoke as if it were a pity, but his words were full of schadenfreude. He and Shi An had competed for the role, but he had been completely outmatched by this cold-blooded guy with his acting skills several times.

Now, we've finally managed to seize this opportunity.

Shi An simply looked at Zhou Qianqian and asked, "The artist you found?"

"...No, it wasn't; it was given to me."

Zhou Qianqian gave an awkward smile.

Shi An said "Oh" and looked away: "No wonder he's brainless. You should take him back so he doesn't embarrass himself."

"Shi An—"

Wu Chengjin's expression darkened slightly, clearly indicating that he was not happy.

He's always considered Shi An his rival, so why is Shi An looking down on him now?!

Seeing this, Zhou Qianqian couldn't help but facepalm. She really wanted to drag this guy back to Beixing Entertainment—not to mention that Shi An's popularity has risen now, and besides, he has Ruan Qing'an behind him!

However, this is a closely guarded secret within the industry. Those who know about it are basically people of Ruan Qing'an's level of capital, or mistresses of bigwigs. They all know who to mess with and who not to mess with.

As for the small fry, they're not even within our reach.

Just as Wu Chengjin was about to speak, Zhou Qianqian quickly stopped him: "Alright, Brother Wu, you and Brother Shi should take a good look at the script. There are a lot of people auditioning now, and it will be quite a while before you get a turn."

"Okay, I understand."

Wu Chengjin then let out a cold snort.

After all, this was Li Hong's audition, so there were just too many people there, and everyone was holding a number and waiting in line.

Just then, the door to the waiting room was suddenly pushed open, and many people subconsciously looked over, including Wu Chengjin, who had an arrogant expression, and followed everyone's gaze toward the door.

A young girl in a light green dress jogged in. Sunlight streamed behind her, making her calves, which were faintly visible, appear almost glowing white. She wore light makeup, and her eyes were smiling, like a sweet candy, charming and lovely.

For a moment, Wu Chengjin was stunned.

There are many good-looking people in the industry, but very few with such charisma.

Before Wu Chengjin could react, a voice as sweet as a nightingale's song rang out, and the girl came running over: "Brother Shi!"

Wu Chengjin's face turned green after hearing just two words.

"...Why are you running away?"

Seeing this, Shi An sighed, stopped Ruan Qing'an with one hand, and tapped her forehead with his finger: "Are you late?"

Ruan Qingan smiled sheepishly: "I slept in."

As she spoke, Ruan Qing'an glanced at the people queuing around them, frowned, and tugged at Shi An's hand: "Brother Shi, haven't you contacted Mr. Charlie?"

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, we just rearranged the audition order."

Ruan Qingan glanced at the time and chuckled, "It's just that you don't have to queue. Mr. Charlie already told Director Li Hong about it. Besides, Mr. Charlie is even planning to take you out to dinner."

Shi An nodded then: "Let's go then."

Only after Ruan Qing'an and Shi An disappeared from sight did Wu Chengjin's face darken, and he suddenly asked Zhou Qianqian, "Who is she?"

"Miss Ruan Qing'an".

Upon hearing this, a strange light appeared in Wu Chengjin's eyes.

Meanwhile, in the audition room, there were only the director and the screenwriter. The most eye-catching person was the director, Li Hong, whose face was serious and unsmiling, clearly showing his strict and demanding nature.

Compared to Charlie, Li Hong was clearly more difficult to get along with.

Shi An greeted them first: "Director Li, Editor Wang."

Li Hong nodded slightly: "I've heard Charlie talk about you. He speaks highly of you. I've also seen your last movie, but whether you can get the role depends on yourself."

"Yes, having this opportunity is enough."

Upon hearing this, Li Hong's serious attitude softened somewhat, and he turned to look at Ruan Qing'an: "Miss Ruan's attitude?"

Ruan Qing'an chuckled: "If Shi Anru is not capable, that's his problem."

Shi An has never relied on so-called capital or resources to get to where he is today, and Ruan Qing'an doesn't do that either.

Li Hong's expression softened somewhat.

However, Ruan Qing'an could also sense that Li Hong was a little unhappy, so she took the initiative to stand up and said, "I'll wait outside."

"Thank you, Miss Ruan."

"Director Li, you're too kind."

Ruan Qing'an shook her head. As she walked past Shi An, she blinked her leaden eyes and said in a playful, low voice, "Go for it, Shi-ge, you can't fail!"

"..."

Shi An glanced at her silently, a little helpless.

037: [Ancestor, you can't stand not being naughty!]

Ruan Qing'an chuckled, stuck out her tongue, and left the audition room, returning to the waiting room. There were quite a few people waiting there, but Zhou Qianqian and Wu Chengjin were nowhere to be seen.

She frowned slightly, but didn't seem to care.

But suddenly she received a message on her phone from Zhou Qianqian, asking her to meet her on the terrace of Changhong Building.

037: [What is this woman trying to do?]

"...Let's go take a look first."

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