Gu Hanyin looked at President Zhou, and then at Zhou Hexuan.
Zhou Hexuan felt a sense of unease—he suddenly remembered something. In their distant memories, Gu Hanyin had always been a troublemaker, only gradually becoming more composed as he grew older, and later, when he immersed himself in the film industry, he began to cultivate his character.
"Zhou Hexuan." Gu Hanyin suddenly spoke, only calling out the name of President Zhou, but saying nothing more.
"Do you even have a place to talk here?" Zhou Hexuan suddenly yelled at his younger brother, "You're a disgrace, get out of here."
Young Master Zhou didn't understand why his elder brother, who had originally stood by his side, had suddenly turned against him. But for some reason, he was also a little afraid of Gu Hanyin, so he could only stammer, "...I'm just curious."
"What is Mr. Zhou curious about?" Yan Chongning suddenly asked.
"Do you think Cen Yu is unworthy of the role?" Perhaps because of this person's repeated harassment, Yan Chongning was too lazy to put on a harmonious and prosperous facade anymore. "Or are you questioning Director Gu's casting judgment, thinking he's not as knowledgeable as you?"
Little Zhou cursed inwardly that Yan Chongning was also a troublemaker.
He actually just wanted to see if the actors under his secretly run company could get a chance.
He knew that his older brother had also seen through his thoughts, which was why he had remained silent earlier... He still didn't want to give up this opportunity, so he said to Yan Chongning, "Of course I'm not questioning Director Gu's judgment."
He didn't even look at Cen Yu. "I was just curious."
"People who have never acted before probably won't even know how they'll end up in the frame, right?"
Cen Yu watched as the group of people started arguing around him, and felt that arguing among civilized people was still not very satisfying... Xie Jinshen sat beside him without saying a word, and after a long while said, "I think Xiao Yu's acting is pretty good."
Cen Yu was surprised that Xie Jinshen would suddenly speak up, but he clearly remembered that Xie Jinshen had not watched the audition footage at all.
Yan Chongning suddenly choked up as well.
He thought more directly—
Is Xie Jinshen being sarcastic, implying that Cen Yu is acting and deceiving him about this?
Little Zhou didn't expect Xie Jinshen to speak up. He frowned and looked at Xie Jinshen... If he, Yan Chongning, and Xie Jinshen were of the same generation, then his elder brother and Gu Hanyin were of the same generation.
"Mr. Zhou," Yan Chongning continued, "why don't you just say it directly?"
"Whose audition clips do you want to see Cen Yu compared to?" Yan Chongning had seen Cen Yu's audition clips and was very confident in him. This question directly revealed the reason why President Zhou was so persistent: it was because the actor he favored had not been selected.
"What actors do I want to see?" Mr. Zhou initially denied.
But his acting was really bad, and he knew it in his heart. In the end, he could only soften his tone and say, "I want to see the audition clips of Cen Yu, Xin Yu... and these people."
In addition to his own artists, he also submitted a list of Xin Yu and several other actors who had released press releases to audition for "Dog Journey".
In his view, since they've already released a press release, and Xin Yu has made such a big fuss about it, she can't possibly act too badly.
Gu Hanyin lit his cigar, and after hearing what Young Master Zhou said, he suddenly laughed—
He rarely smiled; instead, his expression was somewhat sinister, a kind of angry, mocking laughter.
Gu Hanyin showed no sign of being angry and laughing; he genuinely found it funny, so he simply laughed. He took a puff of his cigar and looked at the young CEO Zhou, while Zhou Hexuan beside him gave him a look that said, "Please forgive my silly little brother."
“Okay,” Gu Hanyin said.
He took out his phone and made a call, "Let's come and take a look together later."
Ji Hengyun reached out and touched the side of the aroma cup beside him, and laughed. He even winked at Cen Yu, who was sitting to the side, as if to say, "The show is about to begin."
Xie Jinshen glanced at Ji Hengyun, then shifted his body slightly to block Ji Hengyun's view.
...
This place serves as both Gu Hanyin's private studio and a private residence where she often stays.
There was a special area that he had turned into a dedicated home theater... Gu Hanyin stood there, "Whose show do you want to watch first?"
Mr. Zhou immediately gave his name.
Gu Hanyin began playing the audition clip, which was short, only about 10 minutes long. It was decent and without any mistakes; for a young actor, the performance was quite good.
Next up is the one that Mr. Zhou has his eye on.
Cen Yu glanced at it and knew it wouldn't work.
The ruthlessness he portrayed, coupled with the uncertainty in his eyes, suggested that the character existed in a dimension he couldn't comprehend. Through his performance, Qian Aige became a stereotypical social outcast.
Mr. Zhou glanced at the performance and knew he had lost... In fact, by this point, he had lost interest in the rest of the performance, because it was obvious that the actor he had chosen was not as good as the first one.
There were two or three more segments after that, but none of them were the one that Cen Yu had performed.
The overall level remains average and without any major mistakes, with occasional bright spots.
Ji Hengyun propped his head up and watched this scene. He was present throughout the audition and naturally knew how the actors who auditioned for Qian Aige performed.
"The last two auditions," Gu Hanyin said, "Xin Yu and Cen Yu."
"Let's look at Xin Yu's first!" said General Manager Zhou immediately.
He thought to himself that if Xin Yu performed well and he formed a preconceived impression, Cen Yu would have to be several times better to surpass her.
But in his view, this was almost impossible.
Gu Hanyin silently pressed the play button. When Xin Yu's face appeared on the screen, Young Master Zhou first frowned inwardly—
He clearly remembered that Gu Hanyin's audition required everyone to be without makeup, so how could Xin Yu be so scheming? It made all the artists under his own management seem a bit silly.
"How can he be so ignorant of etiquette?" Little Zhou couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Everyone says he's completely without makeup, is he the only smart one?"
Ji Hengyun chuckled, "Don't be angry, Mr. Zhou, please calm down."
Cen Yu took a closer look at Xin Yu on the screen, but couldn't see anything scheming about her.
Yan Chongning sat down next to Cen Yu. "The eyebrows were darkened, and the inner eyeliner was slightly filled in with dark eyeshadow." He looked again. "There should also be some base makeup."
Mr. Zhou added, "If he looks good on camera because of this, I definitely won't accept it."
He looked at Gu Hanyin and said, "Director Gu can't be biased."
Gu Hanyin said, "Of course I won't be biased."
"In my opinion, this is no big deal for him anymore."
At first, CEO Zhou didn't understand Gu Hanyin's meaning. He thought Gu Hanyin meant that Xin Yu's performance was good, and that it wasn't unacceptable for her to be a little scheming.
But when Xin Yu's performance appeared on the screen... everyone in the theater except Ji Hengyun fell silent.
Ji Hengyun's smile remained unchanged. He had watched the whole thing and knew how utterly pathetic Xin Yu's performance was.
He also understood Gu Hanyin's unspoken meaning—
It's so bad that deducting points is no longer meaningful.
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