The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 120 - 119. Turn grief and indignation into appetite

Chapter 120: 119. Turn grief and indignation into appetite

The audition at the horse track was not long, only a few short lines of dialogue.

The audition was not so much a test of an actor’s lines, but rather their genuine acting ability, and it was in this performance that Shen Siyi’s family education and cultivation could be most vividly portrayed.

And equestrianism was precisely Tang Shu’s forte.

Ever since Tang Shu entered the frame, every move she made exuded elegance. Not only was her expression and presence spot-on, but her movements were also incredibly standard.

She told everyone that she was Shen Siyi!

Three minutes later, Tang Shu concluded her performance and reverted to her original calm and unflustered state.

At this moment, the screenwriter in the audition area was so excited that they grabbed the director’s arm unknowingly, looking at Tang Shu as if beholding a shining gemstone.

It has to be her, it has to be her!

If anyone dares to contradict me, I’ll go to the mat with them!

The director, his face contorted with pain, endured the agony in his arm and waved to Tang Shu.

"That’s it for today’s auditions. We will notify you of the results later."

After Tang Shu left, a cry of pain seemed to emanate from behind her.

"Ease up on me!"

"Ahhh—didn’t I say she could play Shen Siyi? What about now?!"

After freeing his arm from the screenwriter’s painful grip, the director pondered for a moment.

"It’s possible, her acting has passed the test, but don’t you think she’s stolen the female lead’s limelight?"

At that moment, even the director had to admit that Tang Shu was indeed outstanding, but her excellence made him caught between a rock and a hard place.

Her presence is too strong!

Yet, the female lead is a top student from a poor background, with a steady character and a toughness that permeated through her interactions. More importantly, they had chosen a newcomer for the female lead role this time.

It would be difficult for someone with such looks and presence to hold a candle to Tang Shu.

The editor stopped short upon hearing this, her face twisting into a knot.

After stepping out of the audition room, Tang Shu brushed past Zeng Xiumin, who was about to go in, and received a meaningful smile from the other party.

***

After the mid-term exams, the freshmen at Medical University realized that they were seeing less and less of Tang Shu.

Apart from attending classes, they hardly ever saw her, and she was no longer encountered in the cafeteria either.

Cheng Ranran watched as Tang Shu’s figure disappeared at the school gates, mournfully wrapping her arms around Ye Xiaohui’s slender waist.

"Why is Shushu so busy? It’s getting harder and harder to catch a glimpse of her every day."

"Stop pretending. Even so, I’ve never seen you eat one less bite during meals."

"There’s a kind of pain that turns grief and indignation into appetite, don’t you understand?"

Ye Xiaohui looked disdainfully into Cheng Ranran’s arms, "So that was your excuse for snatching her jar of pickled cucumber sticks?"

Cheng Ranran: "..."

Are we even childhood friends? Why do you focus on tripping me up?

Ye Xiaohui took her hand and headed toward the cafeteria, "Let’s go, there’s a live stream to watch tonight."

Yes, today was the day for the live stream of "Sacrifice and Giving".

A week had passed since the paper was included in the textbooks, and "Sacrifice and Giving" had become even more renowned in the medical community. Merely with one paper, it had climbed to 13th place on the popularity charts, making a significant mark.

Now in the medical community, it had become quite a celebrity.

Weibo, as one of only two ways for "Sacrifice and Giving" to communicate with the public, saw a surge to five million followers in just seven days, with the majority in the medical community, including the students at various medical universities, who were forcibly recommended to follow by their mentors.