Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 296 Rainbow Appears in the Snow
After a period of chaos and turmoil.

The crowd gathered in front of the stage gradually dispersed, but some fervent fans, unable to accept that their favorite goddess was suddenly getting married and having children, remained there, heartbroken and stamping their feet in despair.

"Sister~"

Li Xue linked arms with her sister and said wistfully, "I wish you could find someone like Teacher Zhang in the future—well, as long as he's not as fickle as Teacher Zhang."

Those fervent fans all felt that Zhang Yan was out of his league with the goddess, but those who knew the inside story wouldn't think that way, especially after the Central Academy of Drama brawl.

In the eyes of the Ice and Snow Sisters, Chen Hong's current success is probably mostly due to Zhang Yan's efforts.

Li Bingbing was speechless upon hearing this and said, "Do you think young and promising men like this are everywhere? Even if they are philanderers, it's unlikely that it will happen to us."

She paused, then sighed, "Don't overthink it. Let's pay back Mr. Zhang's money first before we talk about anything else—by the way, how much is still owed?"

"I paid off another loan the other day, but I still owe 9,500."

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a questioning voice: "You know our General Manager Zhang? And you even borrowed money from him?"

The two women turned around at the same time and saw a woman wearing a mask staring at them suspiciously.

"you are?"

Li Bingbing asked warily.

The woman looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then pulled her mask down to her chin, revealing a beautiful face with a slightly exotic look.

"You're Wang Luyao?!"

The two sisters immediately recognized each other, and their gazes involuntarily slid down—the 'RU Fu' incident was so famous that when Wang Luyao was mentioned, the first person that came to mind was Xiong Da.

Wang Luyao doesn't care about such stereotypes; after all, having an impression is better than having no impression at all.

So when the two sisters looked over, she deliberately puffed out her chest and asked again, "How did you two get to know our General Manager Zhang?"

She regretted missing the last big competition at the Central Academy of Drama, so she made a special trip to watch the excitement this time.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hong fed him a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

Although Wang Luyao certainly wouldn't dare to oppose the marriage, she still felt a pang of jealousy, so she wasn't in a hurry to meet up with Zhang Yan and Chen Hong.

As a result, by sheer chance, they overheard the conversation between the Ice and Snow Sisters.

"Uh~"

Li Bingbing and Li Xue exchanged a glance, unsure how to respond. After all, when discussing their acquaintance with Zhang Yan, they couldn't avoid mentioning Tao Hong.

Seeing this, Wang Luyao became even more suspicious, wondering if these two little hussies were the wild prey that Brother Yan had been hunting for outside?

Li Bingbing vaguely concluded, "We met by chance—later, something happened in our family, so we borrowed some money from Boss Zhang."

This is even more suspicious!
Brother Yan is certainly kind-hearted, but he doesn't just do good deeds casually.

Thinking this, Wang Luyao smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's go in together—Beijing Film Academy is being very strict this time. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been able to see President Zhang."

"This...actually we..."

Li Bingbing and Li Xue looked at each other, and just as they were about to refuse, Wang Luyao grabbed Li Bingbing's wrist and dragged her inside without saying a word.

Li Bingbing tried to struggle, but found two men who were obviously bodyguards following closely behind. Remembering the Beijing-Taiwan reporter who had been beaten up, in order to avoid misunderstandings, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Wang Luyao inside.

Seeing this, Li Xue naturally followed suit.

Passing through the school gate and bypassing the crowd waiting for the notice board to be posted, Wang Luyao easily passed through the gate set up by Beijing Film Academy by scanning her face.

Upon arriving at the second floor of the office building, I saw two lines, each with about fifty or sixty people.

Wang Luyao followed the line of handsome men and beautiful women to the end, greeted Li Songqiang who was guarding the door, and then led the two sisters into the audition room.

"...I think Mr. Zhang's writing skills are a bit weaker than Wang Shuo's, but his screenwriting ability is stronger than Wang Shuo's, especially the recently popular 'New Dragon and Phoenix Play,' which is clearly in the lively style of Hong Kong and Taiwan, but there are a few small details in it that really touched me."

Upon entering, Wang Luyao overheard these words and forgot to introduce the Ice and Snow Sisters. She subconsciously glanced at the examinee standing in the middle, thinking that this girl was too brave to say that Yan Ge was inferior to Wang Shuo in front of Sister Hong. The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with slightly dark skin, delicate features, and a simple bun hairstyle, exuding youthful vitality.

Knock knock knock~
At this moment, Wang Jinghua tapped the table with her fingers and said to the student who was interviewing, "You only need to explain your views on the company, don't compare yourself to others."

The girl wrinkled her nose and retorted, "But without comparison, how can you know which is better or worse?"

This is no longer just ordinary courage; it's downright monstrous.

She paused, then added, "I prefer to work with talented people, not those money-grubbing businessmen."

Wang Jinghua wanted to say something more, but Chen Hong stopped her.

Chen Hong gracefully lifted the bamboo tube and said to the girl, "Let's draw a question."

Although she smiled warmly, the girl clearly felt the pressure. She pursed her lips before walking over and drawing a test question.

You have three minutes to prepare.

Chen Hong casually flipped the funnel on the table over, then turned to look at Wang Luyao: "Who are these two younger sisters?"

Wang Luyao fawned over him and whispered, "They said they knew President Zhang and even borrowed money from him."

Then she turned around and naturally stood behind Chen Hong, asking the Ice and Snow sisters, "What are your names? How do you know President Zhang? Explain yourself in front of Sister Hong!"

Chen Hong was speechless. It turned out that Wang Luyao didn't even know the other person's name before bringing him over.

Faced with Wang Luyao's sudden attack, the Ice and Snow Sisters were at a loss.

Especially Li Bingbing, when she had that dream of forcing the emperor to abdicate while pregnant, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but now that she was facing Chen Hong, the real person, her heart was pounding with anxiety.

and……

Experiencing Chen Hongyan's stunning beauty up close makes the scene in my dream seem utterly absurd and laughable.

Finally, Li Xue took the initiative to say, "My name is Li Xue, and this is my older sister, Li Bingbing. We...we met Mr. Zhang by chance."

Sisters?
Chen Hong frowned slightly, but did not delve into it further. Instead, she instructed Wang Luyao, "I'll have someone bring some chairs over. You can sit down and wait for a while."

Then I stopped paying attention to the Ice and Snow Sisters.

The Ice and Snow Sisters wanted to decline and leave, but Chen Hong's imposing presence prevented them from speaking.

When Li Songqiang had chairs brought over, the two had no choice but to sit down, feeling awkward.

By this time, the preparation period for the exam had ended.

After Wang Jinghua gave the order to start, the girl suddenly slid down the chair. She grabbed the back of the chair with both hands, seemingly trying to struggle to sit up again, but her body continued to slide down slowly but steadily.

Li Bingbing, having taken professional courses, could tell that the other person seemed to be playing a patient with high-level paraplegia. The acting was alright, but probably not as good as Tao Hong's.

"All right."

Chen Hong called a halt and said to the girl, "Your physical performance is alright, but your facial expressions and voice aren't conveying the message."

The girl argued, "I'm playing a girl who has just become paralyzed and doesn't want anyone to see her vulnerable side, so I definitely have to force myself to hide it from everyone!"

“Then you didn’t really convey the feeling of ‘holding back’.” Chen Hong shook her head again, then said, “Go back and wait for our notification.”

The girl was clearly unwilling to give up. She went out the door and walked to the stairwell, but suddenly stopped and rejoined the last line of the 'skilled workers' line.

Someone who recognized her asked, puzzled, "Xu Jinglei, what are you doing? Didn't you already finish your interview? Why are you queuing up again?"

Xu Jinglei declared confidently, "I think I have the potential to be a screenwriter!"

She didn't think there was anything wrong with her performance just now, nor did she think there was anything wrong with the analysis she had carefully prepared. If it were Mr. Zhang, who was a writer and screenwriter, he would definitely have something in common with her.

(End of this chapter)