Pei Yan directly blocked Little C, thought about the task Little C just mentioned, sighed, and said, "It looks pretty good."
"What did you say?" Qin Yun’s almond eyes widened in surprise, asking doubtfully.
Pei Yan took a deep breath and said, "I said, you look really good in a cheongsam."
"Are you the real Pei Yan?" Qin Yun leaned on the chair, reached out to pinch Pei Yan’s cheek, and said with curiosity.
"..." Pei Yan ground his molars, looking at the cunning woman in front of him, deliberately said, "Hmm, it’s good you know it’s fake."
Now it was Qin Yun’s turn to be speechless, and she said in an annoyed tone, "How could anyone do that? You gave a compliment, then took it back. That’s not how a real man behaves."
Pei Yan dodged Qin Yun’s hand, thoughtfully said, "Makes sense. Why don’t you ask again?"
Qin Yun: "..."
"Hmph, I’ll take it as you complimented me." After saying this, Qin Yun closed the door and prepared to leave.
Pei Yan asked Little C, "The task is completed, right?"
"Not quite, because you denied it afterward. Seems like you still need me to help with a search, don’t you?" Little C said eagerly.
"Oh, no need." Pei Yan coldly refused.
Seeing Qin Yun was about to leave, Pei Yan called through the car window, "Qin Yun."
Qin Yun stopped, turned her head in confusion, and asked, "What’s up?"
"Nothing much, just wanted to tell you, you look beautiful today, really fitting for the role. You’ll definitely pass the screen test," Pei Yan said seriously.
Qin Yun turned back, waved her hand with a smile on her face, "Got it."
"Congratulations on completing the compliment task, earning 1,000 Life Value, Life Value remaining for 1,268 hours." Little C’s voice was brimming with unrestrained joy.
Pei Yan watched as Qin Yun entered the elevator before rolling up the window.
When Qin Yun arrived at the designated place, she looked at the people coming for the audition and suddenly felt fortunate. Luckily, she had Pei Yan to tutor her the past few days, otherwise she would have made a fool of herself.
Most of the other roles in this drama had been decided, only the role of the third female lead hadn’t found the right person yet, and everyone here today was aiming for that role.
Among the few people auditioning today, there were two or three well-known for their acting skills, and even one who was currently a popular actress.
It’s puzzling why she would give up the chance for the lead female role to compete for the third, though it was understandable given the high profile of the drama aimed at winning awards, making it common to lower one’s ranking for a noteworthy show.
Besides, the role was decent enough to attract them to audition.
Even if they were quite skilled, Qin Yun had Pei Yan’s added confidence!
Qin Yun took a deep breath, walked over, and sat down. Hearing the noise, others turned their eyes toward her, and those who recognized her were all shocked, not expecting Qin Yun to also land an audition for such a role.
Alongside the shock, they felt incredulous that someone like Qin Yun could participate in this audition.
However, when they saw the cheongsam Qin Yun was wearing, their expressions slightly changed.
Almost everyone was wearing a cheongsam, but none pulled off the aura Qin Yun did.
Especially when Qin Yun noticed their scrutinizing gazes and responded with a smile, giving them a vague sense of crisis.
Before long, a staff member called out, "Lin Yu, please come in."
At that moment, Qin Yun’s phone vibrated. She took it out, thinking she might have forgotten something, but saw it was a message from Pei Yan, guessing it might be about something she left in Pei Yan’s car. Assuming it might be serious, she opened the message immediately.
Pei Yan: [Alone in the garage, a bit bored.]
Qin Yun: [...]
She thought it was something important, but it turned out he’s just bored alone in the garage and wanted to chat.
Pei Yan didn’t mind: [Has the audition started?]
Qin Yun: [Just started.]
Pei Yan: [Seeing the audition panel, are you nervous?]
Qin Yun: [Nervous? I feel okay? But their expressions changed after they saw me.] Smug smile.jpg
Although Qin Yun said she wasn’t nervous, she still clutched her phone tightly.
Pei Yan: [Hmm, I felt quite nervous during my first audition, but others thought I was not nervous at all.]
Qin Yun thought for a moment and smiled: [Maybe you naturally have an aura?]
Pei Yan: [...]
As they continued chatting, Qin Yun’s name was called inside, and after talking to Pei Yan for so long, her mood was calmer.
She put away her phone, got up, and walked in.
Qin Yun drew a climax scene, where the third female lead, after returning from work, unexpectedly discovers the truth that the man she loves has been using her to send false messages. She breaks down but fights to send the real message.
Once the director signaled to start, Qin Yun quickly got into character.
Her eyes turned red, her body trembled, unable to believe everything in front of her was real, the man she deeply loved had approached her with ulterior motives from the beginning.
Crying, she suddenly laughed, laughing at her own foolishness for never uncovering the man’s true nature.
Watching her fall into the love vortex he created, he must have been quite satisfied.
Even though it was Qin Yun’s first time acting and her original acting wasn’t that good, she managed to bring everyone on-site into the scene, feeling the heart-wrenching betrayal by the one they loved the most, left with only regret after the pain.
After Qin Yun finished her performance, some staff and people present hadn’t recovered, tears unconsciously welling in their eyes.
The screenwriter applauded vigorously, her eyes still somewhat red, and the director sitting beside her couldn’t help but join in the applause.
Originally, Qin Yun’s audition was to give Agent Wang some face, and though there was no guarantee she would pass, seeing Qin Yun’s photo online wearing a cheongsam was indeed striking. Despite Qin Yun’s mixed online reputation, they were willing to give her a chance.
They didn’t expect such an emotional breakdown scene to be performed so well.
"Can you dance a short piece?" Director Chen suddenly asked.
Qin Yun was stunned for a moment, still slightly in the emotional state of the crying scene and with a hoarse voice, nodded, "Sure."
Though the original character wasn’t skilled in dancing, she had received some training before debuting and knew some basic dances, so after previously dancing with the big shots Yang Leqi and Wang Sirui, she hadn’t chosen to dance again.
At that time, any attempt to dance would’ve been humiliating.
Qin Yun briefly imagined what it would be like if Li Beauty danced, then performed a simple short piece.
As soon as the dance was over, the screenwriter excitedly clapped the table, pointing at Qin Yun and said to the director, "She is exactly the Li Beauty I envisioned."