Chapter 121 Audition Scene
When Lu Yanhe returned, some people had already started auditioning.
Because there were so many people, the auditions were conducted in groups of five.
As soon as he returned, Li Zhibai whispered in his ear, "My dad's men have already gone to the restaurant and gotten hold of the surveillance footage. What are you going to say to Zhou Ping'an?"
“If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely negotiate with Ma Zhiyuan’s agent. We don’t know what the final outcome will be,” Lu Yanhe said. “Send me a copy of the video as well. With this video in hand, we will definitely make a killing off Ma Zhiyuan.”
Li Zhibai: "Fine, at least multiply my medical expenses by ten. I'm so angry."
“You need to step up your game. If you work harder and appear on more shows, and become more popular than him, how dare he be so arrogant in front of you?” Lu Yanhe said immediately.
"Damn it, and you're blaming me for being so useless?"
“If I could surpass his popularity, I would definitely do my best,” Lu Yanhe said.
Yan Liang also laughed.
It's unfair, but that's just how the entertainment industry is.
Effort and reward are not necessarily proportional.
The most liked person is not necessarily the one who cherishes that liking the most.
Those who are most expected to succeed in this industry are not necessarily the ones who love it the most.
Li Zhi is lazy, has a bad temper, and isn't particularly good at singing or dancing, but he's still likable and popular. His nonchalant attitude also makes him popular in many circles.
Lu Yanhe said that, but if Li Zhibai really worked hard, he might not be as popular as he is now.
Hard work is admirable, but it doesn't inspire infatuation or worship.
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The audition was held in a spacious conference room, which was specially decorated.
Luo Yuzhong and Jiang Yuqian sat in the middle, with Vice President Ma sitting to one side.
Besides them, there were quite a few other people sitting behind them, including agents from Star Entertainment and other management personnel from the company.
In the corner sat a woman with long, wavy hair.
Judging from her seat, she seemed to be an insignificant person.
However, people around her would occasionally glance at her with awe, which showed that she held a high position in the company.
Actually, when she came in, everyone except Luo Yuzhong stood up and asked her to sit in the first row.
She politely declined.
"It's not appropriate for me to sit here when Director Luo comes to select actors, but I would also like to hear Director Luo's evaluation. So please forgive me for coming uninvited. I will just sit quietly in the back. Please pretend that I don't exist."
That's what the woman said at the time.
Vice President Ma glanced back at her and noticed the awe and nervous looks that others occasionally gave her.
In this company, there are very few people who have this kind of influence.
Who would dare to pretend she doesn't exist?
This woman.
Vice President Ma mentally scoffed.
But he only dared to complain silently in his heart.
After all, this woman's name is Chen Ziyan.
She built most of the empire for Star Entertainment Agency.
The auditions have already gone through two rounds.
Two groups of people came in, each taking less than ten minutes. It was clear at a glance that neither group had met Luo Yuzhong's expectations.
After this group left, Luo Yuzhong called a pause.
"Why are all these kids wearing makeup? Make the people who come in later remove their makeup first," Luo Yuzhong said with dissatisfaction. "This isn't a stage, they don't need to perform, why are they wearing such heavy makeup?"
Vice President Ma immediately responded and arranged for someone to go outside and deliver the message.
"Director Luo, I've already sent someone to say hello. Please don't be angry. These kids really value this audition, so they want to show you their best side." Vice President Ma immediately said, "They were all carefully selected by the company. Please take your time to look at them."
Jiang Yuqian glanced at the coffee in front of Luo Yuzhong, which was already two-thirds full, and gave her assistant a wink.
The assistant understood immediately, turned around and left.
While waiting for the others to remove their makeup, Jiang Yuqian brought up her thoughts on the play, preventing the atmosphere from becoming dull.
Luo Yuzhong suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, is Lu Yanhe, the one I met last time, here today too?"
Jiang Yuqian looked at Vice President Ma.
Vice President Ma immediately said, "They're here, waiting outside."
He wondered to himself, "Could it be that all these people were arranged today just to give this opportunity to Lu Yanhe?"
He didn't expect that Luo Yuzhong would have an impression of Lu Yanhe.
Luo Yuzhong said, "He looks fine, clean and neat. I'm looking for a young man with a student-like image. I just can't stand these stage makeup looks."
Jiang Yuqian said, "Don't worry, the situation of those two groups won't happen again. These young people sincerely want to learn from you, so please give them more guidance."
"Since you've put it that way, of course I should give you more guidance." Luo Yuzhong smiled and pointed at Jiang Yuqian. "If these young people were half as clever as you, and thought about how they should appear in the audition, they wouldn't have ended up like that."
Jiang Yuqian glanced at Vice President Ma but did not expose the fact that the company had just gathered everyone together that morning to inform them of the audition.
This matter was actually decided a long time ago.
But Vice President Ma only notified them this morning, precisely to catch Lu Yanhe off guard.
These people were wary of the fact that Lu Yanhe and Luo Yuzhong had met before, fearing that Lu Yanhe would find out in advance and try to get the role ahead of time. That's why they used this trick, which caught everyone off guard and no one was able to prepare in advance.
Jiang Yuqian found it quite funny.
She didn't quite understand why Vice President Ma would target a minor artist like this.
When Lu Yanhe's group came in, Jiang Yuqian and Luo Yuzhong finally managed to focus their attention a little.
Lu Yanhe's group happens to be the same five people from Feng Zhi.
Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, Yan Liang, Cheng Hai, and Tu Song.
Luo Yuzhong's eyes lit up.
The boys in this group are all quite good-looking, without any fancy embellishments, and have a clean and pure demeanor.
For older people like him, they prefer to see more innocent and straightforward young people.
Moreover, each of these people has their own unique aura and style.
Lu Yanhe was clean and upright, Li Zhibai was a bit arrogant, Yan Liang was reserved and introverted, Cheng Hai looked more mature than them and had the appearance of a college student, and Tu Song was... a bit ordinary and seemed a bit stubborn.
"You should all give Director Luo a brief self-introduction," Vice President Ma said.
Luo Yuzhong waved his hand, "No need."
He looked at the group of young people.
Have you acted before?
All five of them shook their heads in unison.
Luo Yuzhong smiled. "You used to be an idol, right?"
The five people nodded sparsely.
"I'll give you a task. You'll each perform it from left to right, one by one, and I'll check your performance," Luo Yuzhong said.
The five people stared intently at Luo Yuzhong.
(End of this chapter)
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