Translator: _Min
The term âvariety show celebrityâ was the greatest mockery for anyone.
Leaning on her hand, Si Fuqing chuckled, âYouâre so arrogant. Do you have the Animal Protection Association backing you up?
Meng Xue neither confirmed nor denied, simply stating, âMy connections are beyond your reach. Thatâs enough, I donât want to talk to you anymore.â
Si Fuqing could only focus on variety shows, never progressing beyond that.
Chi Yu emerged from the tent, noticing Meng Xue walking away from Si Fuqing with an unhappy expression.
âDid she bully you?â he asked, frowning.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âNot at all,â Meng Xue shook her head. âI just told her Iâm auditioning for
Director Tangâs new drama tomorrow. Maybe sheâs upset about that.â
âSheâs just jealous,â Chi Yu shrugged. âShe canât get an audition like you.â
Meng Xue smiled and said no more.
At eight oâclock, the recording began.
By ten, the guests were exhausted, sprawled on the ground.
âLetâs take it easy today,â the assistant director clapped his hands. âThe director has brought a treat. Do you know what day it is?â
Si Fuqing, lounging lazily, raised her hand, âThe day we catch crocodiles?â
The director nearly choked.
[Crocodile: Please donât come near me, Iâm scared.] [It seems only bears and Siberian tigers can handle this terrifying woman.]
[I doubt it⦠she might just make a bear fur coat.]
Meng Xue raised her hand, smiling, âToday is the Glenn Awards ceremony.â
âExactly,â nodded the assistant director. âYouâre all tired, so letâs watch the ceremony together.â
[Glenn Awards!]
[Itâs clear whoâs really dedicated. Si Fuqing doesnât even know about the Glenn
Awards.]
[Itâs a pity. Great Xia hasnât had a Glenn nominee for years.]
[Missing Yun Lan, when will she return?]
The director projected the Glenn Awards ceremony onto a large screen. It was the red carpet moment, with few faces from the Great Xia Empire.
Meng Xue softly inquired, âTeacher Yuan, you were there before, have you ever seen Yun Lan at the Glenn Awards?â
âI saw her from a distance,â sighed Yuan Heping. âYun Lan is a natural-born actor, a rarity in many years, no wonder she won a lifetime achievement award so young.â
As the red carpet event ended, the award ceremony began.
With no films or actors from Great Xia nominated, the audience lost interest.
But the mood changed with the guest of honorâs speech.
Si Fuqing finally focused on the screen.
[Wow, fashion god Gu Wenzhu!]
[Heâs a regular at Glenn, just like Qu Lingyun, making us proud!]
âHereâs some good news,â Gu Wen Zhu smiled into the microphone. âI have a student with exceptional talent. Soon, youâll see her new work.â The reporters below buzzed with questions in various languages.
âYes, sheâs known as the âRight Hand of God,â and like me, sheâs from Great Xia,â Gu Wenzhu paused. âSheâs been busy these past few years, but now sheâs free to design more clothes. The designs are with me, and once produced, Lan will hold a special fashion show.â
Meng Xue turned to Si Fuqing, smiling, âThe Right Hand of God, havenât you heard of her?â
Si Fuqing uttered, âSounds quite childish.â
Before Meng Xue could respond, Gu Wenzhuâs voice came again from the screen, âShe thinks the title is quite childish too and hopes you wonât call her that. â
Suddenly, all eyes were on Si Fuqing. The live audience was also taken aback.
[Although Si Fuqing and the Right Hand of God are unrelated, their opinions are strikingly similar.]
[I laughed. When the person calls themselves childish, itâs modesty. When Si Fuqing does, itâs disrespect. Get it?]
[Why âRight Hand of Godâ? Because this personâs designs are miraculous, effortlessly incorporating mythology from Great Xia and other countries.]
[Gu Wenzhu said sheâs from Great Nia! Who is she?!]
Gu Wenzhuâs remarks overshadowed the new Glenn winners, putting the mysterious âRight Hand of Godâ at the top of international trending topics.
The show continued recording.
At six in the evening, Meng Xue and Chi Yu, as the second set of speical guests, officially concluded their journey and left the show.
The next morning, the director approached Si Fuqing. âTeacher Si, Director Tangâs team has responded. Theyâve reserved a spot for you to audition for the secondary female leadâs role. Hereâs your plane ticket. If you leave now, you can make it in time.â
âNo need, Director,â Si Fuqing nodded graciously. âSomeone is coming to pick me up.â
âBut even with a pickup, you canât beat the speed of a plane,â the director fretted. âIâll have a car take you to the airport right now and then youââ Before he could finish, the roar of an aircraft thundered overhead.
The director stiffly looked up, then turned woodenly towards Si Fuqing, who was grasping the ladder of a descending aircraft: ââ¦â
Was this some kind ofsecret agent movie scene?
Si Fuqing, holding onto the ladder with one hand, waved at the director with the other. âDirector, see you tomorrow.â The director was speechless. âJust go.â
He didnât want to see her any more.
Such a freak.
At two oâclock in the afternoon, in Hai City.
The open casting call for âCrossing the Demon Realmâ had already spread throughout Great Xia.
Naturally, not all auditioners could come to the casting site.
Initial screenings were held at major film schools, selecting suitable candidates to be sent to Director Tang Haiqiu.
Of course, this didnât exclude the inevitable insertion of candidates by powerful investors.
Apart from new actors, many first and second-tier celebrities also rushed to the auditions.
Not just for the roles of the main and secondary female leads, but even the competition for the fifth female role was fierce.
After all, this was Director Tang Haiqiuâs first foray back into the xianxia genre in a decade, and it featured a sole female lead.
âMeng Xue, the company has already made arrangements,â Feng Peizhi said. âThe role of the fifth female lead is definitely yours. Perform well, and after this xianxia drama, the company will offer you film opportunities.â
Meng Xue was in high spirits, her eyes sparkling with joy. âSister Feng, youâre so good to me.â
âOf course, youâre so obedient, who else would I support?â Feng Peizhi smiled.
âGo ahead, Iâll wait here while you join the audition line.â
Meng Xue nodded and turned around, but her expression shifted slightly.
âSister Feng, look.â
Feng Peizhi followed her gaze and her face darkened instantly.
She strode towards Si Fuqing, not caring about the other artists around, and spoke sharply, âWhat are you doing here? Did you follow Meng Xue? Planning to switch to acting? Let me tell you, donât even think about it.. The company wonât give you a sliver of its film and television resources!â