Chen Yu looked a little uneasy. "But, I feel like this audition is a little strange... It's a little different from a normal audition."

Hearing this, Gu Rui stirred the ice in the cup, raised her head, looked at Chen Yu strangely, and frowned.

"Chen Yu, are you serious? Now that you're here, stop pretending."

Chen Yu was stunned. "What are you pretending for?"

Gu Rui put down the cup and looked at Chen Yu straight in the eye. After confirming that Chen Yu really looked ignorant, her expression became a little complicated, but she still asked suspiciously, "You, you really don't know what you are doing here?"

Chen Yu looked even more at a loss.

Gu Rui looked at her, but she didn't plan to say anything. She only told Chen Yu a meaningful sentence, "If you want to make a drama, it's useless to have a director, screenwriter, and actors. Do you know what the most important thing is?"

She said, “It’s money.”

After saying that, Gu Rui ignored Chen Yu, picked up the cup and left.

money……

Chen Yu stood where she was. The uneasiness that had been building up in her heart suddenly broke out like lightning. Some uncomfortable points were instantly connected. She seemed to understand something and her face turned slightly pale.

The first thing Chen Yu thought of was to leave here. When he looked up, he found that the director, producer and screenwriter who were originally sitting on the sofa at the other end had left the box at some point and were nowhere to be seen.

In the box in front of him, there were only two waiters, Gu Rui's actresses, and the girls who came in with Chen Yu.

Chen Yu's heart tightened, and she walked towards the door without thinking. She stretched out her hand, trying to open the door to go out, but found that the door handle could not be pressed at all. She suddenly remembered the card that the staff swiped when entering the door. She turned around and grabbed a waiter, speaking in an anxious tone.

"Hello, please open the door for me."

The waiter spread his hands innocently and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, miss, our private room waiters are not eligible for cards."

He didn't understand, and even kindly reminded, "If you want to go to the restroom, just push open the secret door in the box. If you want to go out, you can only wait for the person with the card to swipe the door and come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the box was swiped open.

Before Chen Yu could feel happy, he heard a burst of laughter, a male voice, joking.

As everyone in the box stared in astonishment, a group of sloppy-looking men walked in from outside the door. They looked well-dressed, but most of their shirts were crooked and looked messy, and the feeling of being soaked in wine and meat for a long time was overwhelming.

The one walking in front, with a cigarette in his mouth, saw the scene in the box and his eyes lit up uncontrollably with a light that made people feel physically uncomfortable.

"Wow, there are so many beautiful girls." -Movie and Television City.

Zhao Xiaoxiao closed her eyes as the makeup artist was removing her makeup. Suddenly, the cell phone on the table lit up. She opened her eyes and took a look.

The screen displayed a new message from Li Zhenzhen.

[The investment contract for sponsoring your drama with a female lead has been sent to you.] Zhao Xiaoxiao didn't reply. She looked up at the mirror in front of her. In the mirror, the woman had a smile on her lips. The smile on her face, which was always kind in the past, now seemed a little hideous and weird.

She lowered her head, exited the chat box with Li Zhenzhen, swiped upwards, and swiped to the contact in her pinned list with the note "husband". The last time she sent a message was a week ago.

Everyone thought that Zhao Xiaoxiao was rising to the top and enjoying endless blessings by marrying the beloved son of the top gold medal agent in the circle. However, only she knew that her mother-in-law, who had been in the circle for most of her life, ironically looked down on an actress and never treated her well.

The man who had been caught between his mother and his wife for a long time, initially adjusted himself patiently and always stood on his wife's side. But as time went on, even the most patient man became impatient. His feelings for her quickly grew heavier, but naturally wore off quickly as well. Later, he even advised Zhao Xiaoxiao to simply quit the entertainment industry and go home to have children, otherwise the only result would be divorce.

This was such a humiliation for Zhao Xiaoxiao. She understood that she could no longer rely on her husband's family. She could only rely on herself.

There are many things about resource exchange in the circle, but the specific components of these resources are varied. In the face of such golden interests, no one can resist the temptation.

Zhao Xiaoxiao has been in the circle for many years. She has both means and connections, so she has a lot of opportunities in her hands. She can wait for others to take them, or she can "give" them away.

People who take the initiative to get it, for example, the female artist named Gu Rui who was brought by Xiang Tian to the bureau that day. Gu Rui is really capable. Between the lines, she expresses her admiration and envy for her connections. She naively hopes that one day she can be like Zhao Xiaoxiao and know so many great people. What else can Zhao Xiaoxiao say? She naturally gives her the opportunity.

And the person she "sent" away was, naturally, Chen Yu.

Thinking of Chen Yu, Zhao Xiaoxiao laughed disdainfully, which scared the makeup artist next to her.

But Zhao Xiaoxiao was anxious, too anxious.

She thought she was marrying into a wealthy family, and after the wedding, she was ready to retire from the entertainment industry and become a wealthy wife. But a basin of cold water was suddenly poured on her. Her good mother-in-law took out a property statement and placed it in front of her. All the property under her husband's name had been transferred away before the marriage.

What this represents is self-evident.

Zhao Xiaoxiao's dream was in vain. She didn't get a penny. When she wanted to return to the circle again, she found that many people in the circle had become cold towards her.

Zhao Xiaoxiao urgently needed resources to regroup. The day she saw Chen Yu on the crew, she had an idea immediately. A young girl like this who had no background or connections and came from an ordinary family was the easiest to control and the most suitable to be used as a favor.

Zhao Xiaoxiao didn't hesitate at all.

This was not the first time she had done such a thing. She did not think she had done anything wrong. She even felt that she was helping Chen Yu. She knew that the child had good acting skills and was a promising young talent, so he was in greater need of opportunities. Among those people, any one of them had a family with a listed company business. If Chen Yu was noticed by one of them, it would also be good for her. What a win-win situation.

I just hope she has better luck. It doesn't matter if she's not liked. I'm just afraid...

Zhao Xiaoxiao stared at herself in the mirror, and suddenly a scene from long, long ago appeared in front of her eyes——

In the dressing room, the girl knelt on the ground, begging me to help her, crying, "Teacher Xiaoxiao, please help me, I really can't see that person again, I will die, I will really die! That person, he is a terrible pervert!"

Zhao Xiaoxiao, who was sitting on the chair, smiled gently, "How could that be? I heard that the young master was planning to invest in several web dramas for you. He is so kind to you. Don't say such things again in the future."

"No, I don't want that! I don't want to act anymore!"

Zhao Xiaoxiao remained indifferent and even kindly reminded him, "Young people are always so ignorant. Don't even think about quitting the show. If you quit the show, you will have to pay a penalty, and your family probably can't afford it."

The girl shed tears of despair.

At this moment, with a "bang", the door of the dressing room was pushed open.

Zhao Xiaoxiao was startled.

The girl stood quietly outside the door, her long hair draped over her shoulders, her eyelids closed, and no emotion on her pretty face.

Zhao Xiaoxiao's face froze for a moment, but she quickly reacted and helped the girl up with a smile, saying, "Look at you, you're taking your acting with me too seriously. The ground is so cold, get up quickly and wipe your face, we still have to take pictures later."

The girl who was helped up was trembling all over.

When Zhao Xiaoxiao turned around, she found that the girl had left. She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she probably didn't hear much.

She hadn't expected that at all.

At the opening ceremony half an hour later, she was standing on the stage, facing the camera, putting on her usual most elegant and perfect smile, when her hair was suddenly pulled from the side, and then with a crisp sound, she was slapped hard in the face.

Zhao Xiaoxiao looked up in shock and met the girl's cold and penetrating almond-shaped eyes.

Everyone was stunned by this slap.

The girl calmly withdrew her hand and left as if nothing had happened.

Leaving the scene in chaos.

Then at noon that day, the humiliated Zhao Xiaoxiao received the news that the crew of this web drama had been temporarily disbanded.

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ps:

Finally got here.

In fact, the foreshadowing is quite long, but I am afraid that it will be too abrupt without it. Good night.