Regardless, she had to give Director Jiang Lei face. Shang Yechu had no choice but to go through the motions. In any case, given her qualifications, Zheng Bohan probably wouldn't be interested.
Shang Yechu sat down outside the audition room, and the girl sitting next to her leaned in with a giggle: "Are you here for an audition too?"
Shang Yechu nodded, forcing a smile. "Yes. Hello, my name is Shang Yechu. And you are?"
"My name is Li Kui!" the girl exclaimed. "Not the Kui of Li Kui, but the Kui of sunflower! Your name is so beautiful!"
Shang Yechu laughed: "Really? I don't think so myself."
When Shang Yechu was still in her mother's womb, her name was chosen as "Shangye Chu," meaning "the first child to inherit the family business." Shang Hongxuan and Ji Ya were initially overly confident that Shang Yechu would definitely be a boy. They discussed it for several months before finally settling on this name.
As a result, Ji Ya gave birth to an unwanted girl after ten months of pregnancy. Shang Hongxuan was extremely disappointed, his face turning greener than a tree leaf. He didn't even name Shang Yechu when it came time to register her birth, simply changing one character from the name "Shangye Chu" (商初), which was originally intended for a boy.
Shang Yechu didn't like her name at all. She even considered changing it to a stage name in the future.
Li Kui was clearly a talkative person. Without Shang Yechu needing to warm up the atmosphere, she chattered on, "I'm here for an audition too! But I'm not your competitor, don't worry!"
"Hmm?" Shang Yechu asked with interest, "Why?"
Li Kui looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them before whispering, "I'm not in the film department, I'm in the finance department."
Shang Yechu: "..."
Li Kui complained, "I don't even know what I'm here for. I only signed up for the drama club to earn extracurricular credits, but after Director Zheng saw me, he insisted that I was suitable for a certain role and asked me to audition—"
What kind of role would I be suitable for? A bookkeeper?
Shang Yechu nodded sympathetically, "But you're very cute. Maybe that's what Director Zheng saw in you..."
Wait, Director Zheng?
Director Zheng!
Shang Yechu had sensed something was amiss just moments ago. In his previous life, after the plagiarism scandal broke for "Yun Qing Ji," screenwriter Zheng Bohan seemed largely unaffected, with discussion about him being incredibly low. At least in Shang Yechu's memory, it seemed like he didn't receive much attention. Given his status in the screenwriting world, this was clearly abnormal.
This time it's even stranger. Even with the hasty preparations, given Zheng Bohan's reputation in the screenwriting world, it's impossible that he only attracted such a few drizzle!
So Zheng Bohan isn't a screenwriter, but a director!
Now everything makes sense. Jiang Lei's helpless attitude, the scarcity of audition venues for artists, and why no one attacked Zheng Bohan, the screenwriter, after the plagiarism scandal broke in the previous life, nor criticized him for losing his creative talent...
Because of Zheng Bohan, I changed careers.
Share! Okay!
Shang Yechu was practically bowing down to Zheng Bohan.
What kind of fighting spirit could drive a famous screenwriter to personally step into directing and compete with his senior?
While directing and screenwriting are not entirely separate fields, they should not be confused either. These two professions can interfere with each other's areas, but it's best not to trespass unnecessarily.
To put it bluntly, an excellent director may also be an excellent screenwriter, but an excellent screenwriter still needs to put in a lot of effort to become a professional director.
Not to mention, Zheng Bohan not only unexpectedly transitioned from screenwriter to director, but also had to compete with his senior, a master director. While the senior spent three years preparing for "Qingyun Biography," Zheng Bohan rushed to produce "Yun Qing Ji" in a few months, shamelessly trying to piggyback on his success!
To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, Zheng Bohan's move is like a top-notch tea master suddenly having a brain fart and participating in a cooking competition, with the previous cooking champion as his opponent and the competition item being the cooking champion's signature dish!
No wonder Jiang Lei was muttering to herself. The fact that she didn't resort to cursing was already the last bit of respect this student showed her teacher.
To the layman, Zheng Bohan was challenging himself; to the expert, he was having a breakdown.
Shang Yechu was now even more determined to stay away from "The Tale of Yun Qing". During the audition, she still performed poorly, so she urged Zheng Bohan to quickly eliminate her.
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