Chapter 59: Promise Yourself to Me
In the bus stop next to the Central Academy of Drama in Dongmianhua Hutong, Beijing,
Li Yitong was wearing black-framed glasses and carrying a large canvas bag while sitting on a bench at the bus stop. She was wearing a simple solid-colored sweatshirt and jeans, and at first glance, she looked no different from an ordinary female college student.
After returning from the Spring Festival, she sublet her teahouse, officially announcing the failure of her first business venture after graduation. Then, under the recommendation of Meng Bai, she chose to apply for the acting training class of the Central Academy of Drama.
In addition to undergraduates and college students who are not directly admitted, the Central Academy of Drama also has two types of teaching classes, one is a three-month training class, and the other is a one-year advanced training class.
Both of these are non-degree-granting, and after completing the course, they will only give a certificate of completion from the Central Academy of Drama.
Meng Bai originally wanted to directly enroll her in the advanced training class, after all, in comparison, the advanced training class has a longer semester and better teaching quality.
But unfortunately, the advanced training class requires an exam. Although it will not be as difficult as the art exam, it is not easy for Li Yitong, who has no acting foundation at all.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, she was allowed to go to the training class to study for three months, and then take the advanced course to try after she had a basic foundation
. Looking at the intersection on the left, Li Yitong felt that the bus she was waiting for would not come so early, so she took out her notebook from her canvas bag and reviewed the teacher's explanation in class just now.
As she was reading, she suddenly felt the light around her dim. She looked up and saw a strange boy standing next to her, looking at her nervously.
"Hello." Li Yitong put down her notes and stood up, asking, "What's the matter?"
"Hello, classmate Li Yitong, I'm in the same class with you." The boy said nervously.
"Ah..." Li Yitong thought about it in her mind, and it seemed that she had no memory of this boy, but she still said politely, "Hello, classmate, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"It's like this, actually, I want to ask, can you, can you..."
"Boom!"
The boy was about to ask if he could add WeChat, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the roar of a car next to him. Turning around, he saw a black SUV parked at the side of the platform.
Although he didn't see the car logo, the boy recognized it at a glance. It was a Porsche Cayenne. It wasn't considered high-end among luxury cars, but he couldn't afford it anyway.
He was wondering why the car was parked here, and then he saw the passenger window was lowered, and a young man showed his face from the window. Then, he saw the girl next to him suddenly smiled brightly and waved to the man.
"Sorry, classmate, my friend is here to pick me up. If you have anything, please come to me next time you go to class." Li Yitong greeted the boy politely, and then walked a few steps quickly to get in the car.
The door was closed, and the engine sounded again. The car drove out, leaving the boy alone, lonely and messy in the wind brought by the car.
...
"Who was that just now?" Meng Bai asked while driving, "A new friend?"
Li Yitong shook her head, "He said he was a classmate, but I don't remember him."
"I'm afraid he's a suitor?" Meng Bai teased, "Sure, Boss Li, you're still as charming as ever. You've only been there for a few days and you've already charmed the boys in the class."
"Tsk tsk." Li Yitong glanced at the man next to her and smiled sweetly, "What's the matter, is Teacher Meng jealous?"
"Ha, what a joke." Meng Bai snorted, then glanced at her and said, "Even if I'm jealous, I won't tell you."
"Humph." Li Yitong snorted when she heard this, but her eyes unconsciously curved into crescents.
After a while of happiness, she realized that she seemed to be sitting in a new car: "Did you buy this?"
"Yes, and no." Meng Bai said, "It was bought in the name of the company, but it belongs to me."
As a newly promoted "million-level" young entrepreneur, it's okay to not have a house, but it's definitely not okay to not have a car.
After all, he is the boss of a film and television company, and it's impossible for him to go out every day and take the bus or take a taxi.
So he followed Chen Jing's recommendation and bought a car in the name of the company, which was counted as the company's fixed assets, and then "allocated" for his own use.
He originally had his eyes on a Maybach, but unfortunately due to sales problems, this brand was discontinued by Mercedes last year, so he had to switch to this Porsche Cayenne.
The price is not expensive. With all the configurations added together, the price is only over 900,000 yuan.
After all, he just made a little money, so he still has to save some money to live.
Meng Bai had passed the driver's license test a long time ago, but he never had the opportunity to drive, so he has not passed the "new driver excitement period" until now. In recent days, he wants to drive to the convenience store at the door.
"What do you think of this car?" Meng Bai asked.
Li Yitong looked around: "Well, it's quite new."
"... I just asked you."
Li Yitong smiled secretly, and then asked: "By the way, I forgot to ask, where are you taking me?"
"Jiuxian Hotel Apartment."
"Ah..." Li Yitong looked at the sky outside: "Go during the day?"
"..." Meng Bai's breathing stagnated for a moment, turned his head and looked at her, and continued: "It will be more interesting to go during the day."
Twenty minutes later.
"What you mean by interesting is to come to the audition?" Li Yitong looked at the sign "Audition Point for the Crew of "Psychological Crime"" posted on the door of the room, and felt a sense of absurdity from the bottom of her heart.
Really, if I had known this, why did I do so much psychological preparation along the way?
"Is it boring?" Meng Bai looked at her and said, "Don't you have a feeling of 'not studying at all but suddenly finding out that you have to take an exam'?"
Yes! Li Yitong just realized that she was pulled here to audition?
But she had just started the training course for less than a month, and she hadn't even finished the basic courses yet, so how could she possibly audition.
"I didn't say you can audition, I just brought you here to experience the audition process and learn some basic knowledge in this industry by the way."
Meng Bai said, "For example, you know now that Jiuxian Apartment is a common place for crews in northern Beijing to prepare for auditions. Many young actors will bring their own information here and take a look around when they have nothing to do, and hand a piece of information to the crew they see, and maybe they can get a chance."
"So that's how it is."
Li Yitong looked around, and sure enough, from time to time, she could see all kinds of young people holding a stack of information and going from door to door.
"Why did you choose this place? Is there any particularity?"
"No particularity, it's just a convention. There are many crews and actors coming here, and it has become like this over time." Meng Bai explained to "Li Xiaobai" that in addition to this place, there are also "Piao Home", "Xingcheng International" and "Beichen Huiyuan", which are also several common audition locations in the Beijing and northern film and television circles.
"As for why we chose this place, it is mainly because it is close to the company." Meng Bai said.
Li Yitong suddenly realized: "So, this is the new drama you are going to shoot?"
"Nonsense, otherwise how can a crew you don't know give you practice?" Meng Bai said.
"Wow--" Li Yitong curved her crescent eyes, smiled and pulled Meng Bai and said, "Teacher Meng is so good to me, I don't know how to repay you?"
"That's easy, repay me with your body."
"Ah, shouldn't you be a cow or a horse in the next life to repay your kindness?"
"Sorry, I have filled up the quota of cows and horses in the next life. Now the only thing left is to repay me with your body."
"Well--" Li Yitong blinked her eyes, suddenly smiled slyly and said, "Okay, if I pass the audition today, I will repay you with my body."
Thanks to the big brother "Cong Xin Yu Huai" for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
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