"It’s already been decided internally, but the company says we still have to go through the motions."
Ye Xian raised an eyebrow. "That’s very much in line with Star Entertainment’s style. After all, even Jiang Wanze has to go through the motions."
"Yeah, isn’t it a given that he’s the male lead?"
Lin Yan laughed. He hadn’t heard that the company had already finalized the captain as the male lead. Had Ye Xian misunderstood something?
"Zhang Qing is here!"
"Zhang Qing came too?"
A commotion suddenly arose at the entrance, and Ye Xian looked up to see Zhang Qing walking into the resting room.
Why was she here too?
The leading lady of "Conquest Underneath" had already been chosen, hadn’t she? Could it be possible that Zhang Qing, a top actress worth tens of millions and publicly acclaimed as the costume drama queen, would come to audition for a supporting actress role?
If it were someone else willing to lower their status for a role, he might believe it, but with Zhang Qing’s pride, it was absolutely impossible.
After greeting the stars, Zhang Qing walked straight toward the inconspicuous corner where Ye Xian and Lin Yan were sitting. "Two handsome guys, sitting in such an unremarkable spot?"
"Yet you still discovered us," Ye Xian quipped.
Lin Yan stood up to shake her hand, and just as Ye Xian was about to speak, Zhang Qing anticipated her question. "I’m here to audition for the lead role. Luo Yuwei announced on Weibo that she’s withdrawing from the preselection by Star Entertainment and wants to compete fairly through auditions with everyone else."
Ye Xian: "..." So it was indeed the lead. High and virtuous as that is, how could she tell Zhang Qing that even in a fair competition, the leading role would still end up with Luo Yuwei? Her trip here was in vain.
Seeing her confidence, Ye Xian didn’t say anything, just smiled and shook her hand. "Good luck."
"You too," Zhang Qing replied. "By the way, Ye Xian, which role are you auditioning for?"
"Wow! Ye Xian, have the rashes on your body cleared up so soon?"
Meng Jin had interrupted just as Ye Xian began to speak.
This greasy guy, why is he here? Ye Xian frowned as Meng Jin eagerly reached out to greet Zhang Qing and Lin Yan.
Lin Yan sensed his underlying hostility toward Ye Xian and declined the handshake. "Haven’t washed my hands, it’s not convenient."
No one at FOR is decent, Meng Jin thought bitterly, then turned to Ye Xian with a smile. "I’m saying, Ye Xian, if your rash isn’t completely healed, you really shouldn’t come out, you know. I heard that it takes ten days to half a month to fully recover, and it’s also contagious!"
Ten days to half a month? How did he know that so well?
Ye Xian sneered: "Contagious? Then aren’t you very safe?"
Implying he was not human.
Zhang Qing and Lin Yan couldn’t help but laugh, and Meng Jin’s face turned white. This disgusting gay! He actually insinuated an insult, Meng Jin thought; it seemed the lesson he gave him last time was too light!
With a huff, Meng Jin took the script from his assistant, and flaunted it slowly in front of the three of them.
Seeing that he was auditioning for the same role as she was, Ye Xian immediately felt insulted.
"A supporting male role?" Zhang Qing was somewhat surprised. "Meng Jin, the role you’re auditioning for isn’t easy."
Anyone who’s read the novel "Conquest of the World" knows that the supporting male character Shen Jinyou plays a very important role, important enough to rival the male lead. If you set aside the female lead of the novel, then the central story revolves around the power struggle between supporting male Shen Jinyou and male lead Gu Tianlin, in both the itinerant world and the court.
Meng Jin, a celebrity who started as an idol, hasn’t even played in one successful drama series yet he dares to audition for a role with such a significant part and high difficulty?