After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 396 - 387: Have Each Other’s Backs, Mysterious Newcomer Appears

Chapter 396: Chapter 387: Have Each Other’s Backs, Mysterious Newcomer Appears

Watching Cheng Qian leave with the actor card, Pei Xinyuan immediately pulled out her phone to check the actor group messages she had missed earlier.

After reading them, the last trace of wishful thinking in her heart vanished.

Had they really found an actor for the role of the Beiman Prince so quickly?

What should she do now?

Pretend to be sick tomorrow? Or find an excuse that something important came up and she can’t go?

But if she goes with Jiaojiao, surely there’ll be someone to back her up in case something happens?

Before she could decide which option would be better, Han Jiaojiao’s voice call came through.

Pei Xinyuan hesitated for a moment but still answered the call.

She’s probably calling to ask if she has submitted the actor card, right?

As soon as she put the phone to her ear, an excited voice burst from the speaker, "Xinyuan, Xinyuan, thank you, thank you, I’m going to treat you to a big meal today!"

Pei Xinyuan: "... A big meal?"

"Yes, yes, you can order anything you want. Did you know? Mr. Cheng just added me as a friend and asked for a more detailed actor card. Thankfully, I was prepared. Haha, opportunity really does favor the prepared, it’s undeniably true."

"That, that fast? I just handed it to him not long ago."

"He turned around and added me right away, looks like I have quite a chance. But why did you suddenly decide to go? Wait, no, Xinyuan, I didn’t mean it like that, just a bit curious. It’s perfect that we’re going together tomorrow, we can look out for each other. But when it comes to vying for roles, I won’t hold back, I’m going to fight with all I have for the second female lead role."

"I just thought I couldn’t let down Mr. Cheng’s enthusiasm, so I figured I’d just go through the motions." Pei Xinyuan couldn’t help biting her tooth after speaking. She hadn’t even decided yet when Cheng Qian pulled this sudden move, now she had no choice but to go.

Even those clumsy excuses couldn’t fool Cheng Qian, let alone Han Jiaojiao, who was with her every day.

"Oh, that’s true. You guys are going to be filming together for almost a month, after all. It wouldn’t look good if you outright refused, better to go through the motions and keep things pleasant on the surface. But let’s not talk about this now, tell me what you want to eat today, this sister is going all out, don’t hold back on me."

"I’ll wait until you successfully get the role, then I won’t hold back."

"Alright, but even if it doesn’t work out, this meal is on me anyway."

After hanging up the call, Pei Xinyuan didn’t have the heart to continue worrying.

It seemed she was destined to make this trip after all.

Nonetheless, some necessary preparations needed to be made, staying cautious was important too.

After thinking it over, she opened a pinned chat and sent a message.

[Teacher Jiang, I plan to go with Jiaojiao tomorrow to meet the director of "Shengjing Little Lady," thinking we could look out for each other.]

Jiang Lingxi finished reading the message and replied: [Be careful.]

[Thank you, Teacher Jiang, I’ll be careful.]

Jiang Lingxi gently rubbed her thumb over the phone screen, dazed for a moment at Pei Xinyuan’s message.

This choice by Pei Xinyuan wasn’t unexpected.

Even if she took her words to heart, at the end of the day, she was a soft-hearted girl!

"The person coming for the audition tomorrow must be auditioning for the Beiman Prince, right? To have Director Wei clear two hours for them, this person must have quite the background, and the chances of successful auditioning should be high."

Jiang Lingxi listened to Lu Zhengzheng’s analysis with relish, closed the chat with Pei Xinyuan, and returned to the actor group she was looking at earlier.

"Why don’t you try guessing who might be coming for the audition this time?"

"How could anyone guess that," Lu Zhengzheng said, a troubled look on her small face, then continued eagerly, "But with the crew taking two hours off tomorrow, I can skip the break to help Sister Xixi snoop around and see who exactly this bigshot is!"

Xu Ling’an laughed, bluntly exposing, "Sounds more like you’re just curious yourself!"

"Ahem, An’an, break the bubble, and we’re still good sisters."

Jiang Lingxi patted Lu Zhengzheng’s shoulder and said in passing, "Then I’ll leave this task to you, you stay with the crew and let me know, I’ll be heading out to have some fun."

"Well, An’an is going to her grandfather’s tomorrow, is Sister Xixi planning to go shopping alone, or on a date with Mr. Shen?"

"That’s none of your concern."

There were indeed quite a few people in the crew curious about the actor coming for tomorrow’s audition, and they were full of anticipation too.

They had never been so eager for a new actor to pass an audition successfully as they were this time.

So they could finally have some breathing room under Director Wei’s strict supervision, if not relief.

Which meant the subsequent transition scenes could proceed smoothly and wrap up on schedule.

So early afternoon the next day, a significant portion of the crew didn’t even leave, wanting to see who the bigshot auditioning this time was.

Lu Zhengzheng sent Jiang Lingxi and Xu Ling’an off from the crew and then gathered with other like-minded folks at the crew’s parking spot.

After all, the person coming couldn’t possibly be walking here, the first step had to be parking here.

After waiting for almost half an hour, though.

"This, this is too pretentious, right? Are we expecting some kind of film emperor or empress?"

"Didn’t we analyze it yesterday? Nobody fits the profile."

"The Beiman Prince is mixed-race, could it be a world-class mixed-race star coming?"

"Stop the wild guessing, there’s a vehicle heading our way!"

Once this was said, the discussions paused, everyone craned their necks to look.

"This, why does this van look so familiar?"

"Honestly, I think so too."

When the van got closer and they saw the license plate, Lu Zhengzheng’s heart skipped a beat.

This van...

"If I’m not mistaken, this is Xu Qingmei’s van, right?"

"With the license plate having triple eights, it’s probably hers in this film city."

After all, having mixed in the film city for so long, the styles and license plates of various stars’ vans were pretty much second nature to everyone here.

Especially one belonging to a top super star like Xu Qingmei.

"The one auditioning can’t possibly be Xu Qingmei, right? The Beiman Prince is a full-fledged male role!"

"Then why would Xu Qingmei’s van head towards our crew? ’Qingcheng Legend’s’ set is quite far from here, so it’s unlikely they took a wrong turn."

"Could it be an artist from Xu Qingmei’s studio?"

"What kind of artist would warrant Xu Qingmei’s personal van to drive them?"

As the discussions continued, the van slowly parked in a designated spot.

Everyone, realizing the situation, ended the discussions silently.

The people inside were about to open the door and step out, it would be awkward if they overheard these discussions.

With all eyes on the van expectantly, the car door slowly opened.

The first person to step out left everyone momentarily stunned.

A handsome young man in a fitted black suit, with exquisite cufflinks and a bow tie, hair combed neatly back, looked like he was ready for a banquet, or a genteel butler.

But such an image might suit a role like a noble gentleman in the Republic era, surely not the Beiman Prince?

As this thought crossed their minds, they watched as the young man exited the van and stood by the door, in a waiting posture.

Everyone: "..."

This guy, couldn’t possibly be just an assistant, could he?

Which assistant would exude such nobility?

Plus, Xu Qingmei’s assistant isn’t a male, and it doesn’t look like this!

With that, their gaze was irresistibly drawn back to the door.

The next person to step out was much more familiar: Xu Qingmei, in a black cheongsam embroidered with dark red roses, gracefully disembarked with her signature charm.

Yet the young man in the black suit only nodded politely at her and continued his waiting stance without the slightest change.

Everyone: "..."

Expectations had now been completely raised!

Even though the van wasn’t short, Xu Qingmei’s was custom-made, larger and taller than usual ones, almost like a small RV, where anyone could stand upright inside before stepping out.

But as the next person lowered their head slightly to step out, revealing long legs clad in black trousers, everyone finally got a look at the man’s face, and all at once, they covered their mouths simultaneously, afraid to let out a cry of disbelief.

Could such a face really exist in reality?

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