"Gu Hanyin invites you to audition."
Do you think the company needs to release this information?
Cen Yu had just entered He Ci's office when he heard his question.
Perhaps because of his private conversation with Gu Hanyin in the car that day, Cen Yu had already anticipated this matter on the way to Yunxing today.
Not to mention that Lao Gao was still acting mysteriously and couldn't hide his excitement, it would be difficult to get him to guess anything else.
Yes, to prevent Cen Yu from causing trouble again, He Ci had Lao Gao bring Cen Yu directly to the company this time.
"Will the company consider my opinion?" Cen Yu looked at He Ci with suspicion.
"I can consider it."
He Ci said.
He handed Cen Yu a bottle of water, saying, "Gu Hanyin's studio has invited you to audition."
"Such news will greatly increase your fame."
Cen Yu understood He Ci's implication. Although it would increase his fame, if he didn't succeed in the audition, he would probably be called a "sycophant" for life—though it didn't really matter, since everyone had been mocked like that before.
Logically, directors usually invite people to audition in secret.
Although some news, character biographies, and audition clips were publicly released for casting directors to screen one by one.
But with a big-name director like Gu Hanyin, and a role that could be considered the male lead... once Yunxing releases the news, it will be a sure thing that it's a deliberate ploy by the agency to solidify their fanbase.
In order to prevent Cen Yu from losing fans too quickly.
First, he says he has a lot of money to eat, which will attract a wave of fans who are either celebrities or supporters of his career.
Whether or not they can actually get the food is not important; as long as the buzz keeps the fans coming back, that's enough.
Especially since Cen Yu and his group are a limited-time group, their fans are relatively less loyal, and they especially need a management company to operate them.
Cen Yu, of course, understood this principle as well.
But he felt that this was absolutely impossible, so he obediently told He Ci, "Then it depends on the company's decision."
"The company's instruction is to keep it quiet," He Ci said.
Cen Yu was somewhat surprised. He thought Yun Xing's inclination was to release the news—after all, this was their first time organizing such an idol group, and Cen Yu had already felt a bit of culture shock. Releasing such news wouldn't seem like a bad idea for Yun Xing and the fans.
"You seem surprised?"
"I thought the company would be more willing to publicize it."
“Yes,” He Ci said. “That was the company’s original idea as well.”
"I convinced the company."
Cen Yu looked at He Ci, not expecting that He Ci was involved in this. He opened the bottle of mineral water that He Ci handed him, unscrewed the cap, and took a few sips. "How did the boss convince the company?"
"I said Gu Hanyin would choose you 90% of the time."
"Since you have a high probability of being selected, you might as well keep a low profile and make a big fuss after the official announcement."
“…” Upon hearing this, Cen Yu almost spat out his water.
He twisted the bottle cap, looking at He Ci with a complicated expression, "The boss has way too much faith in me."
“I don’t have confidence in you.” He Ci looked at Cen Yu with some disgust as he almost spat out the water. “I have confidence in my observation.”
In fact, on the day of the banquet, the moment Gu Hanyin sat next to Cen Yu, He Ci was already thinking about what the other party wanted.
Everyone in the industry knows that Gu Hanyin is sexually frigid and has severe mental fastidiousness. He doesn't go to any social occasions, and those so-called gossip or scandals about unspoken rules have nothing to do with him.
This person's daily hobbies seem to be watching movies, making movies, and tormenting actors.
But Gu Hanyin just sat down next to Cen Yu.
“If it had been someone else sitting next to you instead of Gu Hanyin, I would have thought that person was there to pick up women,” He Ci said bluntly. “But you had never met or talked to Gu Hanyin before, and then she suddenly sat down next to you.”
"All I can say is that he was observing you."
Cen Yu still remembers what Gu Hanyin said at the time: she felt that the main table was too conspicuous and wanted to change to a less crowded spot.
—Of course, this is obviously just an excuse.
With so many empty seats, if he really didn't want to stand out, he could move to a corner.
Perhaps because they now know Gu Hanyin's answer, they can see the clues behind the other party's behavior.
He Ci sat on the sofa in the reception area, carefully observing Cen Yu's expression. "What did Gu Hanyin say to you?"
"You don't seem surprised."
In fact, Cen Yu's calmness was completely beyond He Ci's expectations.
According to He Ci's imagination, when Cen Yu learned of this news, he should have been clearly surprised and delighted, if not overjoyed.
But there was nothing there.
Cen Yu simply nodded, conveying an "I see" meaning to him.
"Are you hiding something from me?" He Ci immediately became alert.
"..." That's quite clever.
Cen Yu thought to himself, and just like he had gestured "a little bit" to Gu Hanyin in the car that day, he also gestured to He Ci, "It is a little bit."
"Then tell me more," He Ci said calmly.
At that moment, all he wanted to say to Cen Yu was—
What other surprises do you have that I don't know about?
“When I was in the restroom, Gu Hanyin happened to come in, and I overheard his phone call with the investors.” Cen Yu briefly described the scene that day, then noticed that He Ci’s eyes had become very strange.
"Boss, what kind of look is that?"
"Next time our rival company has any secrets, I'll send you to eavesdrop. I guess that's your old specialty."
"It wasn't that I wanted to eavesdrop," Cen Yu explained to herself. "I was just an ordinary person going to the restroom."
"But I didn't miss a single thing I was supposed to hear."
"It's all their fault for not being very good at keeping secrets."
"Don't talk nonsense." He Ci interrupted Cen Yu, "Then why is Gu Hanyin looking for you?"
"He found out about you, so he's trying to threaten you into not telling anyone?"
“No,” Cen Yu said. “He only told me that Qian Aige’s first appearance was also in the bathroom.”
"Is that all?" He Ci was still doubtful.
“That’s how it is.” Cen Yu also had doubts.
After all, he felt that his action of leaving the restroom was quite aboveboard, which was definitely completely different from Qian Aige's sleazy extortionate behavior.
He Ci handed the printed character to Cen Yu.
Cen Yu casually took it and saw Qian Aige's biography...
It's difficult to describe Qian Aige in just a few words.
The story is set around 2010. Qian Aige had no family. As a child, she made a living by reselling pirated DVDs. When she grew up a little, she became someone's henchman and then discovered a business opportunity in it, and started to engage in honey traps.
If you're going to set up a honey trap, you need to be at least physically capable, otherwise you might end up making a fool of yourself.
Qian Aige is greedy for money, mainly for making money; he's capable of anything.
This is why, later in the script, he gradually discovered that the person "receiving the package" was unusual, and he had to bite the bullet and bring Sun Biao along, because it was worth 500,000 yuan.
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