Chapter 20
Tan Lingling was added to the crew by Zhou Ye halfway through filming, so although no one in the crew dared to offend her, they all treated her badly.
After filming her scenes in the afternoon, she was summoned and had to rush straight to the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.
"A big star must be very busy. We waited for you for two hours before you finally arrived?"
As soon as she opened the door, before Tan Lingling even got close, she heard this sarcastic remark.
Tan Lingling's expression remained unchanged, and her smile deepened. She walked over to Zhou Ye, who was sitting on a recliner by the window smoking a cigar, and sat down on the floor.
The young woman nestled against the man's lap, saying, "Young Master Ye invested so much money in this drama for me, I'm afraid I won't perform well and cause you to lose money~"
While talking, she carefully and gently massaged Zhou Ye's legs in a flattering manner.
From Zhou Ye's elevated position, he couldn't see the coldness deep in her eyes, but the beauty's submissive and ignorant demeanor clearly pleased him.
"Phew, a little money, that's all you've got~" He didn't finish his sentence, exhaling a puff of smoke into Tan Lingling's face, then took a deep drag before handing the cigar to the side.
Tan Lingling immediately took the cigar with both hands and used special scissors to clean it.
This cigar is worth over ten thousand yuan, and even if he only smokes less than a fifth of it, Zhou Ye won't touch the rest.
If handled well, she can resell the rest and make a small profit.
"You've done your part, so how's the thing I asked you to do going?"
Before Tan Lingling could even stand up, she saw the torture instruments that Zhou Ye had scattered all over the bed, instruments that would cause her unbearable pain. After putting the cigars back in the special cabinet, she saw them scattered all over the bed.
She trembled slightly, almost losing her smile, and quickly walked to Zhou Ye's side, obediently extending her hands as he put the items on her body one by one.
“I’m playing a game with them right now, and while we were chatting, I heard that Shi Ru introduced a film crew to Zhu Yu.”
"Oh?" This last piece of news was clearly much more interesting than anything about playing games together.
"What play?" As half of the entertainment industry, the Zhou family could be said to be able to control Zhu Yu, an actress, with just a flick of Zhou Ye's finger.
It's easy to do.
"They didn't mention the name, but I did some research and found that the only classic play that has recently started casting is 'Thunderstorm'."
Zhou Ye's hand lingered for a moment on the barbed restraints, thinking that Tan Lingling had done a pretty good job with this mission, before he turned his wrist.
He picked up another set of utensils made of lambskin, with cashmere wrapping inside.
"Well done. What reward do you want this time?" With a gentle push of his finger, Tan Lingling fell onto the soft bed.
The reason Zhou Ye particularly loves this hotel is that the master bedroom of the "Presidential Suite" has a two-meter waterbed.
"..."
Tan Lingling had already prepared a list of what reward she wanted, but when Zhou Ye asked the question, he was already pressing down on her.
Just as Tan Lingling was about to speak, the man suddenly started moving.
Just bear with it. What's meant to be mine will all come to me.
Tan Lingling closed her eyes with forbearance, but finally could not maintain the stiff smile on her face.
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Zhu Yu carried that emotion throughout the entire interview. Perhaps because she had been interviewing people all day, the judges didn't react much when it was Zhu Yu's turn.
She couldn't read any positive feedback from their faces.
There was only one sentence: "Go back and wait for further notice."
In the job interviewing industry, almost regardless of the field, this sentence is equivalent to: "I'm sorry, you were not selected."
Zhu Yu still felt quite regretful. During her performance, she was so emotional that she burst into tears, which not only affected the viewing experience but also prevented her from delivering her lines.
That's probably why she was eliminated.
Although I believe I am no worse than anyone else in my group, a mistake is a mistake, and it cannot be covered up by saying I was too immersed in the role.
Zhu Yu accepted this situation fairly well, but he was unsure how to explain it to Shi Ru...
After all, he was the one who introduced them, and now that they weren't selected, it's his reputation that's being tarnished.
Let's go and apologize in person first...
"Zhu Yu, how did your interview go?"
Before the apology arrived, Tan Lingling sent a message while she was lying on top of Zhou Ye.
During this period, Zhu Yu would occasionally watch various drama videos in the dormitory and ponder them, and Tan Lingling would watch them with her.
Sometimes I also help her correct some mistakes, such as emotional involvement and control.
"Don't even mention it, I'm so embarrassed T﹏T"
Zhou Ye took Tan Lingling's phone and saw this sentence, which made him feel good, so he moved his waist.
He gently caught the girl who had fallen back into his arms, and used one hand to reply to the message on behalf of Tan Lingling.
"Which drama club did you audition for? Let's try to find the person in charge and beg them to give you another chance!"
He added a soft, gentle interjection at the end of each sentence, revealing the hunter's unwavering determination to catch his prey.
"The interviews are already over, are you trying to pull strings with the person in charge? That's not a good idea..."
It must be said that when people strongly desire something but fail to obtain it, they are most easily controlled by greed.
Even knowing it was impossible, when Tan Lingling said that she could ask for another chance, she was still moved.
Zhu Yu was smitten for a mere 0.001 seconds.
"What's wrong with that? Everyone does it this way. If you don't do it this way, you'll never get a role."
Are you content to always be playing minor roles?
Zhou Ye had also asked Tan Lingling this question.
Like the fruit of desire offered by Satan, it exudes a temptation that leads people to evil.
She secretly hoped that Zhu Yu would also fall into depravity and ruin, just like she had before.
It's as if this proves that she didn't do anything wrong, and that this is just how the world works.
Those in lower positions fawn upon those in higher positions, exchanging sacrifices for the source of life.
That's how it should be! She did nothing wrong!
Zhou Ye's attention remained on his phone; like a skilled hunter, he waited with great interest for his prey to fall into his net.
Naturally, no one noticed Tan Lingling's red-eyed head turned away and the tear that rolled down her cheek, a tear unrelated to lust.
However, Zhou Ye may be disappointed, because while replying to the message "Tan Lingling", she received a message.
"Is that Zhu Yu, number 87?"
"Yes, it's me, Zhu Yu, number 87!"
"The final interview will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM in the same place as today's interview. Can you attend?"
She passed!
Overjoyed, Zhu Yu jumped up and down on the spot and quickly replied, "Yes, Director, I will definitely be there on time!"
She made it!! Yay!!!
Although there is still a final meeting, it at least shows that she did not disgrace Shi Ru.
"I'll treat you to dinner tonight! How about Judelou?"
Overwhelmed with excitement and unsure of who to confide in, Zhu Yu sent a voice message to Shi Ru.
I just told Tan Lingling that I wouldn't pass, but then I said I passed. She found it a bit strange.
Moreover, Zhu Yu also disliked what Tan Lingling had just said.
They're probably not from the same boat.
Thinking about this, she felt a little regretful. After all, they were roommates, and the roommates had helped her a lot during this time.
Zhu Yu did not want to think of Tan Lingling as that kind of person.
Not knowing what to do, Zhu Yu typed and deleted repeatedly in the input box, and finally decided to—let it go...
"You passed the interview?"
Shi Ru received the message while leaving his uncle's company.
Although he only took on this one drama to practice, he still followed all the proper procedures for official business.
I also took the opportunity to have my uncle stamp an internship certificate for him.
But he wouldn't lack such things anyway.
"Not yet, I passed the first interview, the final interview is tomorrow!"
"But I still want to tell you some good news first, so you know that I didn't embarrass you~"
This can be considered Shi Ru's response to her earlier advice not to embarrass him.
Hearing this, Shi Ru smiled helplessly. When he said that, he didn't mean that Zhu Yu's failure would be embarrassing for him. He just wanted to stimulate her and turn the pressure into motivation because he saw that she was nervous.
However, there's no need for her to know these things.
"Of course, who is Miss Zhu Yu? She's a future movie queen. How could a simple audition be difficult for you?"
Shi Ru placed his phone on the center console and fastened his seatbelt. Since it was inconvenient to type, he sent this message as a voice message.
It's electric, tingling and numb, the resonance in my eardrums goes straight to my mind.
The electric shock made Zhu Yu's heart skip a beat, and a blush spread from her neck to her ears.
"I'll reserve a table first, and I'll send you the room number later!"
"Okay."
After saying this, Shi Ru stopped looking at his phone, started the car, and drove off.
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Although Zhu Yu thought her performance had some mistakes, it was precisely those moments of losing control that made the director think she was a promising talent.
The fact that Zhu Yu was listed first in the resume and interview materials that the director gave to Shi Ru shows that...
"He looks good. Did Shi Ru say anything about it?"
Shi Fangyue seemed to let things unfold naturally with her sister, but everyone has a gossipy nature.
Now that his nephew is right under his nose, it would be unreasonable for him, as the uncle, not to pay attention.
After convincing himself, Shi Fangyue naturally asked his assistant to organize the interview materials for the film crew and submit them.
It was the same copy that Shi Ru had received, even the order was exactly the same.
However, what Shi Fangyue cared about was whether his nephew, who had always been upright since childhood, had broken his own principles and given this girl special treatment.
—Although in the interview video, this girl was indeed more outstanding.
But in the entertainment industry, who says promoting someone is a back door?
If Shi Ru were willing, he could instruct the director to deliberately suppress her, and then he could enter the room in a grand manner as a savior.
After succeeding, they would appease the companies by giving them some of the resources that were left over from their cash cows.
These are all very common methods.
"No, the young master only said to do it as usual."
"This kid... is so pedantic!"
Shi Fangyue couldn't quite put his finger on whether he felt relieved or something else; although his company had some questionable practices...
But compared to the Zhou family, he could be considered gentle and refined.
but,
"Xiao Lin, do you think he likes this girl or not?"
When Xiaolin's assistant looked up upon hearing this, he was horrified to see that his boss had taken out the photo album from his safe again.
"I don't think the young master treats this girl any differently, so he probably doesn't like her."
Let's save as many as we can.
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