On the 32nd floor of Morninglight Film and Television Company.
The agent, Tony, was worrying about her artist, Zhong Canxi.
Speaking of which, Zhong Canxi used to be a popular star in the country. Not to mention an ordinary IP drama, even for the hottest IP dramas at the moment, the male lead would surely go to Zhong Canxi. But now...
For the male lead role in an ordinary IP drama, he still had to go through multiple rounds of auditions. Tony heard that at first, the production team didn't even consider the once - popular but now - faded Zhong Canxi. It was only because the original author and screenwriter strongly recommended him that he got this chance.
However, Tony, who had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, clearly knew how slim this chance was.
In the domestic market, how much say did a screenwriter have? Could it be greater than that of the production team?
“... I know you've already decided on the champion, but I still want to give it a try! Not only because I'm not willing to give up, but more importantly...”
Zhong Canxi frowned tightly as he held the script and practiced the lines over and over again.
“I have a cheat!”
Tony couldn't help rolling her eyes.
Just as she was about to take out her makeup mirror to touch up her makeup, a provocative male voice rang out:
“Hey, buddy, keep it down! It's so noisy!”
Zhong Canxi was stunned and slowly looked up. Standing in front of him was a man dressed in a punk style. He had a well - defined face, an unruly look, and the studs on his ears were shining brightly.
Zhong Canxi certainly knew this man. He was Fan Kunkun, a current popular idol in the entertainment industry.
He was also here for the audition of the male lead today.
“Hey, can't you memorize the lines at home? Are you cramming here?”
Fan Kunkun chewed gum and deliberately mocked.
Zhong Canxi felt his face flush slightly. He tightened his grip on the script and was about to flare up when Tony stopped him first.
“Alright, alright. We'll go over there.”
Tony forced a smile and dragged Zhong Canxi to the balcony.
Zhong Canxi frowned slightly, looking displeased. “Sister Tony...”
“What do you want to do?”
As soon as they reached the balcony, Tony's tone turned sour. “What's your status? What's his? If you go head - to - head with him and it gets out, people will say you're a faded star trying to get attention. Do you understand?”
Such a simple truth didn't need her to explain!
Tony rolled her eyes and took out her Givenchy loose powder again. “I'll tell you the truth. That Fan Kunkun was brought in by the production team. The boss lady took a fancy to him. This role is just a trial for him. You coming here today... Tsk.”
Seeing that the loose powder was almost used up, Tony pouted unhappily and snapped the powder case shut.
“Today you're just here for fun. Just take a look and don't take it too seriously.”
Don't take it too seriously...
Zhong Canxi gave a bitter smile. Right, how could he expect to get the male lead role of such a popular IP drama?
It was a pity that he had been happily looking forward to it all night, thinking it was his last straw.
Zhong Canxi put down the script. His heart was half - cold.
“Zhong... Zhong Canxi?”
A tentative female voice came.
Zhong Canxi looked up and saw a young girl standing in front of him. Her oval face was flushed, and her eyes were fixed on him, shining brightly.
He knew exactly what this was like. It was the look of a fan seeing her idol.
“Y - you can...” Ji Xiaoli wished she could bite her own tongue off.
Damn it, why was she so useless?
As soon as she saw her idol, she blushed and couldn't even speak properly!
Taking a deep breath, Ji Xiaoli rephrased her words: “Can you give me your autograph?”
Before Zhong Canxi could say anything, Tony let out a “tsk” sound and was about to drive Ji Xiaoli away. But out of the corner of her eye, she saw the shopping bags in Ji Xiaoli's hand.
Were those... Givenchy bags?
And Yves Saint Laurent's too?
“Are you Sister Tony?”
Sensing Tony's gaze, Ji Xiaoli quickly spoke sweetly.
Finding out about an idol's agent and company was a must - know skill for a fangirl!
“I don't know what you like, so I just bought some gifts casually...”
Ji Xiaoli handed over the gift bags.
Tony was so shocked that her mouth hung open.
Casually buying some gifts worth 70,000 or 80,000 yuan. This girl... No, this girlfriend fan was really rich!
“Sister Tony, you take them first. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!”
“Ah, okay, okay.”
Watching Ji Xiaoli trot away, Tony let out a sigh of relief. She winked at Zhong Canxi ambiguously and said, “Well, you're quite something. Even in this situation, you still have a girlfriend fan!”
Zhong Canxi gave a bitter smile and didn't reply.
All he cared about now was his dying career.
“Tsk, did she come here specifically to visit you today?”
As Tony was joking, she saw the producer come out and call everyone in for the audition one by one.
Tony gave Zhong Canxi a push and looked into the audition room.
She didn't care much at first, but when she looked, she was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.
“Wow... Why is your girlfriend fan going in there? No, no. She seems to be a staff member? An assistant?... Hey, she's sitting down! That's... the screenwriter's seat!”
“Damn it, Zhong Canxi! Your rich girlfriend fan is the screenwriter of this drama!!”
While Tony was in shock, Zhong Canxi had already stepped in.
Tony quickly composed herself and a strange smile appeared on her face.
How could they not make good use of such a rich girlfriend fan?
“Hello? Are you free? Come to Morninglight Film and Television now.” Tony had already called a familiar paparazzi. “Oh, what's the matter? Of course it's good news! It'll definitely get a lot of attention!”
...
When Ji Xiaoli sat down in the screenwriter's seat, her face was still burning.
She was so timid!
She didn't even dare to buy gifts for her idol properly, and even talking to him more made her blush and her heart race like this!
“Xiaoli? Are you okay?”
The director, Pan Damin, sitting next to her noticed something was wrong with Ji Xiaoli and frowned to ask.
Ji Xiaoli quickly waved her hand and said she was fine.
“If you're okay, then let's start.”
Following Pan Damin's words, the auditioners entered the room.
The blush on Ji Xiaoli's face had just faded, but when she caught a glimpse of someone out of the corner of her eye, her heart suddenly started racing again.
— The first one to come for the audition was actually Zhong Canxi!