As the two were talking, several artists walked out of the audition room one after another. Shang Yechu glanced at them out of the corner of her eye and found that she didn't recognize any of them.

This audition was practically a club for nobodies. Oh no, most of the people here aren't even "nobodies." They're more like a club for complete nobodies.

Most of the female celebrities who came out looked dejected. It seemed that even a makeshift production team wasn't going to hire just anyone. That wasn't surprising. Zheng Bohan was someone who had seen a lot in his career; he wouldn't lower his standards so easily.

When it was Li Kui's turn to audition, she greeted Shang Yechu and went into the audition room.

Shang Yechu took out her phone and continued browsing search results related to "The Legend of Qingyun". Although the drama had not yet started filming, a large number of articles praising and promoting it had already flooded various platforms.

There was too much junk information. After browsing for a while, Shang Yechu simply clicked on Xu Hanwen's Weibo account to see if there was anything related to "Qingyun Biography".

Shang Yechu was disappointed. Xu Hanwen's account was practically a zombie account, with only a few dozen Weibo posts, all of which were blatantly reposted posts from his class. His most recent Weibo post was two years ago.

Shang Yechu clicked into Zheng Bohan's account again—goodness, he's not even as good as Xu Hanwen. Zheng Bohan's Weibo was completely empty; she didn't know if he had deleted it himself or if it was just a blank account to begin with.

The Tale of Yun Qing... The Biography of Qing Yun...

Shang Yechu kept pondering to herself. The way "Yun Qing Ji" was piggybacking on "Qing Yun Zhuan" felt more like a frenzy than a genuine attempt to gain popularity.

The entertainment industry is both big and small. Generally speaking, unless they are irreconcilable business rivals or are completely washed up and have no chance of making a comeback without riding the coattails of trending topics, it is rare for things to escalate to this ugly extent.

There's definitely something fishy going on between these two dramas. Or rather, there's definitely something fishy going on between Zheng Bohan and Xu Hanwen.

It's a pity that comedians are not well-regarded in the entertainment industry; they're practically a world of their own, a circle within a circle. In his previous life, Shang Yechu had never paid attention to these "outside-the-circle" disputes.

Just as Shang Yechu was lost in thought, Li Kui came out.

Li Kui's expression seemed to be sleepwalking: "Oh dear, I won."

Shang Yechu resisted the urge to ask her "What did you win?" and stood up to say, "You were selected? That's great!"

Li Kui grabbed Shang Yechu's hand, her face contorted with grief, and said, "But I can't act!"

"How could that be? Don't be so modest," Shang Yechu laughed. "Since Director Zheng took a liking to you from the drama club, you must have something special about you."

Li Kui said, "When the drama club was filming 'Thunderstorm,' they didn't have enough male actors, so I played Zhou Chong in drag—I didn't even know what I was playing! That's how Director Zheng took a liking to me. What did he want from me?"

Shang Yechu patted her and laughed, "Zhou Chong is an innocent and enthusiastic young master. Perhaps Director Zheng needs you to play an innocent and charming character? What did you audition for?"

“You might be right,” Li Kui recalled. “He made me hold a gourd and laugh like an idiot. I laughed for ages, I was almost laughing myself to death, and then it was over. I guess I was pretty naive.”

gourd……

Shang Yechu's lips twitched slightly, and he suddenly began to scrutinize Li Kui's face closely.

"What's wrong?" Li Kui was puzzled by her gaze and felt a little uneasy.

"It's nothing." Shang Yechu patted Li Kui's shoulder with pity. "If you don't like it, you can try to refuse. Director Zheng wouldn't force you to do something against your will."

"No, not at all." Li Kui grinned. "The pay is 100,000 yuan! Goodness, I've never seen so much money in my life. Anyway, I plan to retire after this one film. I'm not afraid even if I play a silly fool who only knows how to laugh."

Seeing that she said that, Shang Yechu stopped trying to stop her.

The hasty audition continued into the afternoon, and finally it was Shang Yechu's turn.