"Hai Lan, what do you think the female lead of Hope Field is like?" Qiu Bai asked.
"Beautiful, gentle, kind..." Just like her, the role seemed to have been tailor-made for her. Back when she was at the Dance College, many teachers said the same thing.
"Zheng Meilin, you tell us!"
Zheng Meilin gave Hai Lan a cold smile, stood up straight with her chest out, cleared her throat, and said, "I think, in addition to being beautiful, gentle and kind, the female lead is also strong. She has an exceptionally strong interior."
Hai Lan bit her lip with a brooding look in her eyes as she glanced at Zheng Meilin.
Qiu Bai’s face had gone beyond the point of merely looking bad. She looked down from her high position and spotted Sheng Ning in a corner, a gleam of relief shining in her eyes.
"Sheng Ning, your turn."
"Yes, Teacher Qiu Bai." Sheng Ning walked to the front without looking at either Hai Lan or Zheng Meilin, thought for a moment, and then said, "I think, on the contrary, the female lead is not strong on the inside. She’s fragile, sensitive, and even a bit self-conscious. However, her inherent desire for happiness means she survives every step of the way through adversity, ultimately developing a resilient character. It’s this perseverance that leads her to success."
"Well said." Qiu Bai led the applause, and the others followed with loud clapping.
Yang Wenying stood with her back against the door as an assistant whispered something in her ear.
A look of surprise crossed Yang Wenying’s face as she turned her head just in time to see Su Jiang and Xu Qigang walking in.
"President Su." Yang Wenying immediately saluted.
Everyone in Studio One stopped, quickly lined up, and saluted in a uniform and coordinated fashion.
Although Su Jiang was a stranger, the rank on his camouflage uniform was shiny enough to blind someone.
He had the same rank as their Chairman Meng!
"Why has Uncle Su come over?" Chen Huaying muttered softly.
"Just strolling around!" Lu Dabao, standing in the front row, whispered back after hearing her.
"As if you’re the kind to have nothing better to do but stroll around!" Could the head of the district really have nothing to do and wander aimlessly?
"Hey?" Sheng Ning hadn’t paid attention to Su Jiang, but at first glance, she noticed Xu Qigang by his side and couldn’t help exclaiming.
Xu Qigang had remarkable hearing and, though he kept a straight face and looked straight ahead, had already noticed her.
A very slight, ice-cold smile curled on the edge of his lips.
"Uncle Su..." Hai Lan fluttered up to Su Jiang like a butterfly, taking his arm and cooingly said, "Uncle Su, did you come to see me?"
Su Jiang had been appraising Sheng Ning, having appreciated the girl’s words just now and was about to offer some encouraging remarks when Hai Lan interrupted him.
"When did you come to the General Union Song and Dance Troupe?" Su Jiang asked with an unchanged expression and a hint of estrangement, "Didn’t you say you were going to Qianjin Dance Troupe?"
"People think the General Union Song and Dance Troupe is better, especially Teacher Qiu Bai, who is the best artist in the country." Hai Lan cooed, arm-in-arm with Su Jiang, completely disregarding the iron-faced Yang Wenying.
"Cough, cough..." Yang Wenying gave a soft cough.
But of course, Hai Lan didn’t take it to heart; with the support she had, Yang Wenying couldn’t do anything to her.
"I have other matters to attend to, you continue!" Su Jiang said sternly, "Hai Lan, how old are you, still acting ? Do you want to write a self-criticism?"
"Uncle Su, I was wrong!" Hai Lan playfully made a child’s bow, grinning as she rejoined the ranks.