Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 226 Mindless and unhappy

"It's great!"

As Qu Ying was pondering how to highlight her grievances, Cao Ying cheerfully said, "I didn't expect that Wang Luyao would be the one interviewing us. I really like her and Tian Zhen's 'Tender Sisters'."

I should have pushed her off the train platform this morning!

Qu Ying gritted her teeth inwardly, but outwardly feigned confidence: "I feel that with my resume, I should meet the recruitment requirements for our Dream Come True program—I first worked in the provincial drama troupe, but later, because of my height..."

Qu Ying quickly reviewed his resume, then looked at Cao Ying beside him, clearly indicating that he wanted Cao Ying to introduce himself as well.

"Uh~"

Cao Ying was somewhat embarrassed and said awkwardly, "I studied beauty and hairdressing at a technical school. Later, when I was doing styling for people on the film set, I tried my hand at being an extra a few times. Later, I was spotted by 'Hippocampus Dance Hall' and played one of the roles."

There's no need to say more; everyone knows the ending of "The Seahorse Cabaret".

"Sister Qu Ying~"

After hearing their stories, Zhou Xun said with envy, "You've modeled for Pierre Cardin, so you can wear their clothes whenever you want, right?"

Pierre Cardin was a symbol of luxury and fashion in the minds of Chinese people in the late 80s and early 90s.

In 1990, owning a Pierre Cardin suit was a sure way to go on a blind date – even the cheapest style cost 2000 yuan.

Qu Ying smiled slightly, about to subtly show off a few words, when suddenly Dou Peng slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed excitedly, "I remember now, you were the one who stepped on the chair at the New Silk Road Model Contest! I remember it very clearly, after you stepped on the chair, your toes were still hooking on the handle."

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As Dou Peng spoke, he even tried to demonstrate that seductive move—it seems this guy's emotional intelligence isn't much better than his cousin's.

If Qu Ying were to discuss this matter with someone in the industry, she would probably feel proud, but Dou Peng's excited comments only made her feel embarrassed.

"OK OK."

Zhang Yan waved his hand to stop Dou Peng's impulsiveness, glanced at the clock on the opposite wall, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go to the recording studio and invite Director Zhang over."

As he spoke, he stood up and prepared to leave.

"boss Zhang!"

Zhou Xun, like a primary school student, raised his hand high: "Can I go and take a look?!"

Dou Peng not only didn't stop him, but he also seemed eager to try.

"You can go, but you can't interfere with the recording."

"I assure the Chairman!"

Zhou Xun raised his hand in a military salute, and Cao Ying followed suit, saluting Zhang Yan as well. Then the two of them burst into laughter.

"Then come on over."

Zhang Yan simply brought all four of them along.

As he stayed behind to close the conference room door, his peripheral vision unconsciously swept over Qu Ying's legs—legs that long were indeed rare these days, no wonder Dou Peng couldn't forget them.

We arrived at the recording studio located underground.

Seeing Han Lei singing loudly in the recording studio, Zhou Xun's eyes lit up, and he wished he could press his ear to the crack in the door.

Zhang Yan gestured for them to wait on a bench nearby, then walked over to Zhang Weining, picked up another pair of listening headphones, and put them on. The deep, powerful singing voice immediately entered their ears.

"This bow expresses a fervent desire to serve the country and bring peace to the nation..."

Zhang Yan originally wanted Han Lei to rest enough before recording the demo, but Han Lei couldn't stay idle after getting "This Bow" and took the initiative to pull Zhang Weining to start recording the demo.

After Han Lei finished singing, Zhang Yan and Zhang Weining took off their headphones at the same time.

"Brother Ning."

Zhang Yan asked, "What do you think?"

"Han Lei's voice is fine for this version, but the other version, which is a bit melancholic, will be more difficult to handle. I guess it will take some time to work on it." According to the program team's current plan, this interlude will be played at the Oath of the Peach Garden, the Meeting in the Ancient City, and the Dream of Baidi. The first two will be the same version, while the version for the Dream of Baidi will definitely be different.

However, the production team of the Three Kingdoms series only sent the first version, saying that they wanted Yuanmeng to create a version that matched the original and the context of the time as closely as possible.

"Let's take our time and work on it. We can put both versions into the album eventually, so we won't lose out."

At this moment, Han Lei also came out of the recording studio, looked at the three women and one man he didn't recognize, and asked, "Who are these people?"

"The girls all came to the company for interviews."

As Zhang Yan spoke, he pointed to Dou Peng and introduced him separately: "This is Dou Peng, Dou Wei's cousin."

Han Lei nodded, but didn't take the initiative to greet Dou Peng. Although Dou Wei was a celebrity in the industry, Han Lei was not bad either, and even slightly more popular in the public eye, so there was no need for him to pay too much attention to Dou Wei's cousin.

After chatting for a while about "This Bow," Zhang Yan suggested that they have lunch first, and then have the two of them take Zhou Xun's pulse.

The group of seven left the TV station. Han Lei and Zhang Weining drove one car, while the rest of them all jumped into Zhang Yan's Crown.

Before getting into the car, Zhang Yan called Wang Luyao to tell her that Qu Ying and Cao Ying had contacted him, and then asked her how her interview that morning had gone.

Hearing that the two women had gone to Zhang Yan's place, Wang Luyao was somewhat flustered, but then she thought that only Sister Hong knew about the matter of Qu Ying, whom she wanted to eliminate.

Then, feigning composure, he asked, "These two are about the same in terms of acting skills, so I couldn't make up my mind. I just told them to go back and wait for news. Brother Yan, are you very familiar with them?"

"No, we just happened to meet twice."

"Oh~"

Wang Luyao felt much more relaxed and quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "I'm not worried about anything else, but I've heard that the models are quite unruly. I hope they don't corrupt the atmosphere of our company."

Others might have a point when they say this, but when Wang Luyao says it...

"Can things get any more chaotic than the rock music scene?"

Zhang Yan found it somewhat amusing: "You're not worried that she'll take away your niche after she arrives, are you?"

Although Wang Luyao had never heard of the term 'ecological niche' before, she could roughly understand its meaning. So she chuckled twice and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Sister Hong just said that she met an acquaintance in Beijing. She said that the girl from Tianjin who auditioned for 'Tianjin Wei' with her is now working as an extra in Beijing."

A girl from Tianjin auditioning for the TV series "Tianjin Wei"?

Zhang Yan thought for a moment before remembering who Wang Luyao was talking about. During the second round of interviews, that girl was the one who best fit the image of a criminal police officer.

Unfortunately, the female lead in "Tianjin Wei" needed to be someone with a contrasting personality, and she was also limited to being from out of town, so she was the first one to be eliminated.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yan knew what was going on.

Seeing that Qu Ying had been looking rather depressed, Zhang Yan guessed that her interview probably hadn't gone well. Now it seems that it was all Wang Luyao's doing.

After all, this young lady had always been worried that the arrival of a new person would dilute her favor.

Looks like I'll have to encourage her and give her a little push tonight.

Back in the car, Zhang Yan glanced at the back seat. Zhou Xun and Cao Ying were chatting and laughing, seemingly not worried about the interview at all. Qu Ying hurriedly gave him a smile, but the anxiety in her smile was impossible to hide.

Qu Ying originally had a good plan, thinking that as long as he could stand out in front of Zhang Yan, he could definitely turn the situation around.

But when it came to Zhang Yan, except when she was introducing her resume, she clearly outshone Cao Ying; Cao Ying and Zhou Xun were the ones who took the initiative most of the time.

These two young girls, who haven't fully grown up yet, are so arrogant and unruly in front of President Zhang, which makes him seem quiet and reserved in comparison.

perhaps……

Should I be more open and relaxed?
Thinking about this, Qu Ying regretted dressing too formally. If she had changed her trousers into a short skirt—or even a long skirt—she could have highlighted her core strengths more.

My main purpose in coming here was to meet the boss's wife, and I felt that dressing too fashionably or revealingly would not be appropriate, so I chose this Hong Kong-style white-collar outfit.

Who would have thought that before even meeting the King of Hell, they'd be blocked by some little devil, and in the end, they'd still have to take the shortcut offered by Boss Zhang.

(End of this chapter)