* The next day, Zhang Bai brought Sheng Yuan's audition results.

——She successfully entered the second round of auditions, with a total of three rounds.

"The competition in the second round is much greater than the first round of auditions, especially for a female artist who debuted as a child star named Wan Lei. I heard that her audition results were very good yesterday."

"Wan Lei has been immersed in drama since she was a child. She has learned a lot from her surroundings and has a certain foundation in martial arts. Her family has also hired many teachers in related fields for her."

What Zhang Bai meant was that Wan Lei would be a strong rival.

That’s all.

Zhang Bai handed a file bag to Sheng Yuan.

"This is the content of the second round of auditions."

The first round of auditions was surprisingly simple and casual, but the difficulty level of the second round increased dramatically.

"Power" is a film and television drama with a fictional background of ancient political intrigue. The role that Sheng Yuan is going to audition for, A Zhao, is not the protagonist of the drama, but she is an indispensable female character in the entire drama.

——Princess Danchi, the youngest in the tribe, but the best in riding, archery and the six arts, not inferior to any other man.

The character summary describes her like this: wearing a red dress, bright and romantic, eccentric and willful.

Sheng Yuan opened the thin file bag, which contained only a USB flash drive.

The so-called audition content was not a small part of the script, but animation screenshots and videos of the game character A Zhao in the game "Power", most of which were martial arts clips.

After watching it, Zhang Bai was quite puzzled: "So what is the second round of auditions? There is no clear direction, just some video recordings. What does it mean?"

Sheng Yuan stared at the two-dimensional red figure in the laptop's video screen and said nothing.

——Yesterday at the audition site, the reason why Director Hu did not require the auditioning female artistes to perform impromptu, non-property performances of the character's movements and expressions on the spot, but instead asked them to go on wires one by one, was not because Director Hu was trying to be unconventional and deliberately had a different audition method from other directors.

Instead, it is likely that the greatest charm of the character A Zhao is largely reflected in her body movements. In the game, Princess A Zhao's combat power is also at the top of the NPC rankings.

Martial arts scenes are Sheng Yuan’s weakness.

“…”

Suddenly, a notification sound came from the cell phone.

[You have a new message from Zizi.] Sheng Yuan lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes forming a beautiful silhouette, and her gaze remained quietly on the lit phone screen.

…She must get the role of A Zhao, and then find out what the goal of this strategy mission is, the cause of the system malfunction, and whether there is a direct relationship between it and the heating of the bracelet.

“…”

Silence for three seconds.

Looking up, Sheng Yuan asked, "When is the second round of auditions?"

Zhang Bai was stunned and replied, "Five days later."

* Inside the Hengdian Film and Television Center in Beijing, a certain area was cleared by a film crew, and the camera was running at high speed, filming a certain scene.

With a sound of 'cut!'

The actor's movements on the small screen stopped instantly. Before the director could say anything, a woman wearing a yellow sportswear, a neat ponytail, and with slightly heroic features frowned first, stood up and walked over.

"No, that little movement you made just now was obviously redundant, and it made your posture look very unsmooth."

"It should be like this."

As she spoke, she demonstrated to the actor. As she moved, the ID hanging around her neck swayed. On it was her ID photo, and her job position and name were clearly printed underneath: Martial Arts Instructor: Lan Ying.

Lan Ying was watching the actor repeating the actions in front of her when the phone in her pocket vibrated twice. She took it out and took a look. After seeing clearly, she was stunned.

During the intermission, the director was still reviewing the scene with the photographer when they heard a female voice disappearing at a very fast speed.

"Director, I'm going to be out for ten minutes!"

* Inside a coffee shop on the street in Hengdian.

Sheng Yuan looked at Zhang Bai, who had been looking around since he sat down, and was very uncomfortable, and asked in confusion: "Is your seat electrified?"

Zhang Bai looked up in confusion: "Huh?"

"You look nervous." A light statement.

"I didn't! That's not the case!"

Zhang Bai was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He reacted instantly. He might not realize that the more strongly and affirmatively he refuted, the more obvious it seemed.

He is capable, occasionally funny, and has a unique way of thinking. This is the first time that Sheng Yuan knows that this gold medal agent of hers can have such a helpless side, fidgeting and with an uncertain look.

She asked Zhang Bai to help her find a martial arts instructor, preferably one who could teach her quickly and was professional.

Zhang Bai has helped many artists debut under him, so he must have the connections in this area. So when Sheng Yuan asked, he immediately said no problem. But when he picked up his phone to contact people, he hesitated and couldn't make up his mind. He felt that these people were not good in any way and were not suitable.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he clapped his hands: "Yes, there is also her."

But just after he finished speaking, he shook his head violently, with a bit of fear in his expression: "No, no, no."

Sheng Yuan watched Zhang Bai talking to himself for most of the day, wondering when he would be able to find a suitable candidate.

She snapped her fingers and made the final decision: "OK, this is it."

* Sheng Yuan could feel it intuitively.

Zhang Bai’s nervousness was directly related to the martial arts instructor who was about to arrive.

So, she looked at Zhang Bai hesitantly and asked, "You owe someone money?"

Zhang Bai had an expression that said, "You little ancestor, are you kidding me?"

Why is that? "I don't owe you money, but I do owe you some love."

Zhang Baishengyuan was in a private room in the coffee shop. The door of the room was pushed open from the outside, followed by a clear and lazy female voice.

Sheng Yuan looked up and didn't expect that the martial arts instructor that Zhang Bai mentioned "and it" was actually a sister.

——The woman was wearing a bright yellow sportswear and had her hair tied in a high ponytail. She looked capable and neat, the kind of beauty that looked a bit heroic.

Sheng Yuan stood up and greeted: "Teacher."

The woman's personality was not as cold as her appearance. When she heard this, she smiled and said, "This child is really polite. There's no need to call me teacher. It makes me feel awkward. Just call me——"

"Just sister."

Sheng Yuan was slightly stunned, then curved her lips and said, "Sister."

"Yeah." Lan Ying's smile became even happier.

Zhang Bai rolled his eyes so wide that they almost reached the horizon, and muttered quietly, "How shameless."

Next second.

A hand reached out and grabbed his ear.

"Zhang Bai, what are you talking about? Speak clearly." Lan Ying smiled but did not show it on her face, and she used force with her fingers.

Zhang Bai swore a rare word and was pulled to the side.

“Oh shit, it hurts! Let go! Let go!”

Three minutes later.

Zhang Bai rubbed his red ears with a grin, and introduced the person sitting next to him to Sheng Yuan, almost gritting his teeth and speaking in a bad mood.

"Martial arts instructor, Lan Ying." That's it.

"She is also Zhang Bai's childhood sweetheart, and his tragic love interest." The woman in the bright yellow sportswear added with a smile.

"Lan Ying!" Zhang Bai was immediately horrified and turned his head: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

What is sadomasochism?! What is white moonlight?! "Did I say something wrong?" Lan Ying looked Zhang Bai up and down calmly, then said, "Oh, you are fashionable now. No wonder you left me alone to herd cattle in the village."

Zhang Bai's face was full of black lines: "..."

If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have mentioned this person in front of the little ancestor. He was speechless! Seeing Zhang Bai's humiliation, Lan Ying laughed out loud, and her stomach hurt. After she had laughed enough, she regained her composure and looked at Sheng Yuan: "Zhang Bai told me the general situation. It was for the audition, right?"

Sheng Yuan: “Yes.”

Lan Ying nodded: "It's just right. I'm almost done with the work on hand. Then let's start at one o'clock this afternoon. Please send me a copy of the video. Zhang Bai will tell you the practice location."

She is also a sister with MAX execution ability and decisiveness, Sheng Yuan thought.

Zhang Bai was stunned: "You, you agreed?"

In the text message, he only asked about Lan Ying's wishes.

Lan Ying snorted: "How is it, are you happy?"

Zhang Bai: “…” From now on, he shut his mouth and would not say a word to this woman again.

Sheng Yuan asked Lan Ying what her personal account was and paid her a lump sum based on the cost of five days of teaching.

Lan Ying waved her hand and said, "No need."

She smiled again, looking very happy and said, "Just Zhang Baifu."

Zhang Bai on the side: "..."

* 2pm.

Film and television city, empty green screen studio.

Lan Ying's phone rang for the fifth time. She picked it up, and Zhang·Old Madam·Bai's voices rushed out: "How is it? Didn't the little ancestor complain of being tired?"

"Lan Ying, I'm telling you, you must take it easy. Don't be too strict. Just do the moves that look pretty. Don't do anything that hurts your bones, or uses drastic measures, or uses real swords and guns. Your little ancestor's little arms and legs are like rolling paper, and they can't stand it at all."

Lan Ying rolled her eyes and couldn't help cursing, "You've repeated this for the eight hundredth time today. You keep saying it so hard that my ears are almost callused. Are you done yet? Are you the martial arts instructor or am I? Or why don't you do it yourself?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for three seconds.

Zhang Bai said timidly: "...I'm just reminding you a little bit."

"It's not necessary." Lan Ying said unhappily.

Zhang Bai didn't know that if someone else interrupted Lan Ying's process again and again, she would have scolded him to death. If the crew saw this, they would all be shocked and wonder what had happened. Why did Teacher Lan Ying become so gentle?

"I won't call you before the end of the world. Don't call me again, or else—"

Lan Ying snorted twice threateningly.

Finally, she said to Zhang Bai: "Also, you underestimate the little girl."

Hang up the phone.

Lan Ying put away her phone and looked up at the ceiling. A girl was tied to a wire rope and hung in the air. Her pretty profile showed determination. She was no longer tense and shaking uncontrollably like at the beginning. Her slender figure gradually became stable. She had maintained this posture for more than twenty minutes.

Lan Ying smiled slightly: "Just said, little girls are very capable."

Lan Ying's teaching plan was formulated quickly and compactly. She did not teach Sheng Yuan any difficult moves right away, but instead started by training her ability to maintain balance while hanging on the wire.

"If you don't have balance, you'll just be a piece of wood on the wire, let alone do other moves."

"I posted all the moves in that video for you..."

* Five days passed in a flash, and A Zhao's second round of auditions arrived as scheduled.

It was still the same audition location, and it was obvious that the number of people coming to audition this time had been reduced by more than half, as all of them were eliminated in the first round.

"You again."

Sheng Yuan got her number tag and sat in the waiting area when she heard a sneer. It was a bit funny because she could guess who the owner of the voice was without turning around.

"Your name is Sheng Yuan, right?"

Wan Lei, followed by her agent and assistants, walked forward in a mighty manner. She took it for granted that the last time Director Hu had ignored her, she blamed it on Sheng Yuan. If Sheng Yuan had readily given up her seat, this would not have happened.

After returning, Wan Lei went to inquire about Sheng Yuan. She had stayed abroad for half a year to shoot her last drama. The domestic entertainment industry is changing rapidly. Recently, a female artist named Sheng Yuan has been in the limelight.

Wan Lei sneered. It was no wonder that an unknown person with a lot of scandals would become a little bit arrogant when he suddenly became famous because of luck. Then, Wan Lei was not surprised that Sheng Yuan dared to ignore her that day.

However, Sheng Yuan ignored her again.

Wan Lei frowned: "Didn't you hear me?"

After typing the reply, Wan Lei couldn't help but speak when Sheng Yuan slowly raised her head and narrowed her beautiful almond eyes.

His emotions were calm, and he looked at her with unfamiliar eyes: "Do we know each other?"

“…”

Wan Lei was suddenly choked.

Sheng Yuan nodded suddenly: "Oh, I remember now."

That’s good enough. Wan Lei immediately straightened her back, raised her chin, and assumed a very noble posture.

Then she heard Sheng Yuan say calmly, "The one who wanted to cut in line that day."

Wan Lei: “…”

Wan Lei's face darkened when she realized that she was being ridiculed, but then she remembered something and the expression on her face instantly changed from cloudy to bright, revealing a smug smile.

"Director Hu specially arranged me to be the first in today's audition." So, no need to cut in line! Wan Lei deliberately emphasized the four words "Director Hu specially arranged", and then immediately looked at the number on the number plate in Sheng Yuan's hand with sharp eyes, and then smiled even more proudly, pretending to be unintentionally puzzled:

"Hey, you'll have to wait in line for a long time, why are you so far behind?"

Sheng Yuan: "It's okay, as long as you are the first."

Wan Lei didn't understand and instinctively felt that there was a pit in front of her, but she still subconsciously asked: "What do you mean?"

Sheng Yuan moved her wrist, flipped the black phone around her fingertips twice, and curled her lips: "This way, no one will cut in line."

"you!!!"

Wan Lei turned into a pufferfish on the spot,

I am really pissed off! She thought.

(End of this chapter)