Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 225 Convergence
I left Dream Company.

Qu Ying's face had completely lost its smile, even though Wang Luyao and Wang Zhongqi's final answer to her and Cao Ying was to go back and wait for further notice.

But Wang Luyao clearly had her eye on Cao Ying, who hadn't fully matured yet, rather than on herself, who was superior in every way.

What's wrong with this woman?!
The interview for Yuanmeng was so unprofessional!
"Sister Qu."

While Cao Ying was still feeling indignant, he cheerfully suggested, "Shall we spend two days in Tianjin, or go straight back to the capital?"

"Let's go back to the capital."

Qu Ying said sullenly, "I didn't bring much luggage this time. Anyway, it's not far away. If Yuanmeng makes a call, she can come over the next day."

"OK then."

Cao Ying was still somewhat unsatisfied, but after hearing what Qu Ying said, he had no choice but to give up and instead suggested, "Then let's just take a taxi to the train station; that would be faster."

This time, Qu Ying did not object; she was now eager to return to the capital as soon as possible.

That Wang Luyao is a complete mess. In other interviews, people usually weed out the bad ones first, but she just picks out the good ones. This is clearly jealousy and envy!

So the two waited at the intersection for a while and then flagged down a red Xiali.

The driver, a man in his thirties, saw two stylishly dressed and pretty girls get on, whose accents weren't local, and asked with a smile, "Are you two here to sign up for 'I Am a Singer' too?"

Back then, people in Tianjin called it "barrier," and there was a distinction between "young" and "old" before it.

Upon hearing this, Cao Ying asked curiously, "Is it still possible to register now?"

"Of course you'll make it. There are tons of people signing up this year. I can pick up a few every day." The driver laughed. "You can get off at the back door. You might even bump into Mr. Zhang, who's making his dream come true."

"real?!"

Qu Ying, who was not interested at first, suddenly became interested. Wang Luyao was jealous of talent and ability. Surely President Zhang couldn't be like that too?
"Would I lie to you? Mr. Zhang's Toyota Crown has been parked near the back gate of the TV station recently."

That should be the case; Qu Ying had a deep impression of Zhang Yan's Toyota.

So she and Cao Ying changed their destination on the spot and went straight to the TV station.

When they arrived at the back gate of the TV station, another taxi happened to be parked on the side of the road. The two drivers rolled down their windows and addressed each other as "Second Brother," chatting enthusiastically.

After Qu Ying and Cao Ying paid the fare and got out of the car, they saw a man and a woman getting out of a taxi across the street. The man was carrying a guitar case, and the woman was petite and delicate.

"Look!"

At this moment, Cao Ying excitedly pointed to the Crown parked by the roadside and said, "It really is President Zhang's car!"

The car is indeed here, but how can we find the person?

Are we just going to stay here and wait forever?
As Qu Ying was pondering a solution, she heard the man carrying the guitar say, "Wait here, I'll go find a public phone to contact Brother Zhang and have him come out and pick us up."

With that, he went off to the east.

Qu Ying's heart skipped a beat. She left Cao Ying and walked to the petite girl's side, tentatively asking, "Do you also know President Zhang?"

The girl looked up at Qu Ying, then suddenly reached out and gestured above her head, exclaiming in surprise, "My goodness, you're so tall!"

Back then, a man in the north who was over 1.75 meters tall was considered very tall, and Qu Ying was a full 1.76 meters tall.

After saying that, the girl asked in return, "Do you know General Manager Zhang?"

“We just came from Dream Realization Company.”

Qu Ying pointed to Cao Ying, who had followed, and said, "It was General Manager Zhang who recommended us to come to the company for an interview."

"So you guys are singers too?"

The petite girl proactively extended her hand and said, "My name is Zhou Xun. I don't know Mr. Zhang, but my boyfriend and Mr. Zhang are buddies."

Qu Ying shook hands with her and said, "Qu Ying, this is Cao Ying. We are actors, not singers."

Cao Ying asked curiously, "Your boyfriend and Mr. Zhang are buddies? What does he do for a living?"

"He sings too."

Zhou Xun asked with a hint of smugness, "You've all heard of Dou Wei, right?"

"Of course I've heard of it!"

Cao Ying looked eastward in shock: "That's Dou Wei?"

Zhou Xun quickly replied, "Of course not, my boyfriend is Dou Wei's cousin, Dou Peng." "Oh~"

Cao Ying was immediately disappointed.

However, Qu Ying was secretly delighted. Everyone in the circle knew about Dou Wei's relationship with Zhang Yan, so Dou Peng's earlier statement that he was going to call Zhang Yan must have been true.

So he deliberately struck up a conversation with Zhou Xun.

However, it was Cao Ying who quickly became familiar and close to Zhou Xun. The two girls were the same age and both were straightforward. They quickly became friends after just a few words.

According to Zhou Xun, she had wanted to ask her boyfriend for a referral for a long time, but she encountered some troubles shortly after arriving in Beijing, which delayed her until now.

"Actually, I really wanted to sign up for the second season of 'I Am a Singer,' but my boyfriend had already talked to Mr. Zhang, so I can't back out now."

Zhou Xun looked regretful. She hadn't ruined her voice with smoking, drinking, or spicy food, and was quite confident in her abilities—though there was an element of blind confidence in that as well.

Just as the three were chatting enthusiastically, Zhang Yan, wearing a pair of sunglasses, walked out of the back door of the TV station and stood on the steps, looking around.

"boss Zhang!"

Zhou Xun immediately cheered and ran over, with Qu Ying and Cao Ying following closely behind.

Zhang Yan glanced at Zhou Xun, then at Qu Ying and Cao Ying behind her, a look of confusion on her face.

Fortunately, Dou Peng ran over at that moment and shouted from a distance, "Brother Zhang, the shortest one is my girlfriend!"

This way of introducing things is quite unique.

Zhang Yan glanced at Zhou Xun, then looked at Shuang Ying behind him: "Do the three of you know each other?"

"We just met."

Cao Ying quickly added, "We had already gone to Yuanmeng for an interview. Later, when we were in a taxi, the driver told us that Mr. Zhang had been coming in and out of the TV station through the back door lately, so we thought we'd try our luck here. Who knew we'd run into Zhou Xun as soon as we arrived."

"Oh, that's quite a coincidence."

At this moment, Dou Peng also ran up to him, supporting himself on his knees and began to pant heavily.

Zhang Yan laughed and said, "You could have just called me when you got here. Why did you have Dou Wei notify me?"

"Hahaha……"

Dou Peng could only gloss over the situation with a simple smile. He wasn't familiar with Zhang Yan to begin with, and having heard so many of Zhang Yan's legendary deeds, he felt deep down that he was far inferior to Zhang Yan. So he always thought of getting through his cousin.

"Let's go inside and find a place to sit down and talk."

As he spoke, he pushed open the back door of the TV station and let the group of people in.

"Mr. Zhang~"

As soon as Zhang Yan entered, two security guards saluted him.

The four people behind him were confused, but they felt that Mr. Zhang's connections at Tianjin TV Station were indeed as amazing as the legends said—even if a mid-level leader of the TV station came and went, the security guards would not be so respectful.

But in fact, these security guards are all people who have fulfilled Zhang Yan's dream. Recently, Zhang Yan has been constantly surrounded and blocked when he enters and leaves the TV station, so the company specially transferred a few security guards to guard the back door.

At the time, I didn't know why, but after hearing Cao Ying's explanation, I finally understood what happened—it turns out he was betrayed by the taxi driver.

Because there were many people, Zhang Yan led them to the program crew's small conference room.

The four people sat on either side of the long table, with Zhang Yan sitting alone in the middle. He smiled at Zhou Xun and said, "Actually, Dou Wei mentioned you to me a long time ago. We agreed to wait for you to come for the interview. Why did you only come now?"

"I had wanted to come here for a while, but something came up and I was held up."

"It's not too late to have an interview now."

Zhang Yan said decisively, "Our company's music director is recording demos in the studio right now. Let's have lunch together and he can give us his feedback this afternoon."

He paused, then added, "Our company has very strict requirements. If you can't get past the music director, even having Dou Wei's connections won't help."

"Of course I should."

Dou Peng quickly added, "Brother Zhang, it's already great that you're willing to give her a chance. So many people outside are crying and begging to join Yuanmeng, but they don't have this opportunity."

Zhang Yan nodded, then turned to Shuang Ying beside him: "How did your interviews go?"

(End of this chapter)