My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Because it was a last-minute trip, the audition could only be held in the hotel.

When Chi Yuan arrived, the director was still having lunch in the hotel restaurant.

When Li Weiran saw Chi Yuan, she first looked him up and down, and seeing no ambiguous traces outside of his clothes, she visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Chi Yuan was a little worried about her condition: "Ran-jie, I didn't sleep well last night. Did you bring foundation? I'll put some on."

Li Weiran was speechless: "You don't need to specifically emphasize to me that I didn't sleep well!"

Chi Yuan had no idea that Li Weiran had misunderstood. He thought that he had upset her because he was in a bad mood, so he dared not say anything more.

Li Weiran was annoyed. She didn't like to take care of minor celebrities who needed special services, but she had already done it, so what could she do?

"As I mentioned before, the role you're auditioning for requires martial arts skills, and there are many fight scenes in the drama. Are you capable of handling it in your current state?"

Chi Yuan nodded: "That's fine."

Chi Yuan is young, and even if he doesn't sleep all night, he shouldn't be unable to perform a single set of movements.

Li Weiran: "Have you read the story synopsis?"

Chi Yuan nodded: "Yes, I've read it. I've also read half of the original novel."

He went online yesterday and searched for the original novel. If he hadn't had to meet Jiang Haochen, he would have finished reading the whole novel last night.

Li Weiran nodded: "You're quite serious. Come with me, don't be nervous when you see the director."

Chi Yuan nodded and obediently followed Li Wei.

Li Weiran took Chi Yuan to the hotel restaurant. At this time, there were hardly any people in the restaurant, with only one or two tables of guests still eating, and it was very quiet.

Li Weiran led Chi Yuan to the dining table, but did not speak to the director immediately. Instead, she waited until the director finished eating and looked up at them before greeting him with a smile: "Director Rong, it's been a long time."

Chi Yuan was also taken aback when he saw the director. He knew that the directors of big IPs would be good, but he did not expect that it would be Rong Xuan.

Director Rong Xuan is a film director who won many awards in his early years, but as the film industry declined, he made fewer films.

After several years of silence, I never expected that he would actually agree to act in a TV series.

Chi Yuan wanted to greet them, but remembering Li Weiran's instructions not to talk nonsense, he didn't speak.

Rong Xuan knew Li Weiran's purpose in coming, and also knew that the young man she brought was an actor, so his gaze lingered on Chi Yuan's face.

The looks are fine, but there's no shortage of good-looking people in this industry. The most important thing is whether they're suitable for the role.

Li Weiran introduced Chi Yuan: "This is Chi Yuan, a newly signed artist of our company. He has martial arts skills."

Rong Xuan then became somewhat interested: "You have a background in martial arts? You've formally studied it?"

Chi Yuan honestly shook his head: "I learned it myself when I was filming."

Rong Xuan was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this; how good could a mere showmanship in a film be?

But since they're already here, we still have to give them face.

Rong Xuan: "Then show me."

Chi Yuan looked around the restaurant: "Is this place?"

Rong Xuan: "What, not here?"

Li Weiran desperately tried to signal to Chi Yuan with her eyes.

Chi Yuan hurriedly explained, "No, it's just that this is a restaurant, and I was afraid of bumping into a waiter."

At that moment, the restaurant staff were clearing away the tables.

Chi Yuan pointed out the window: "Director Rong, how about I demonstrate a scene in the garden?"

The restaurant is right next to the hotel's garden, and the director was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, where he could see the view just by turning his head.

Director Rong nodded.

Chi Yuan immediately went out through the side door of the restaurant, walked around the corridor, and stood in the center of the garden.

He casually picked a piece of dry branch from the ground, then gave Director Rong a very traditional,江湖-style (江湖 means martial arts and chivalry) cupped-hand salute, indicating that he was about to begin.

It must be said that the young man, with his handsome features and refreshing appearance, standing in the garden, was a sight to behold in himself. Director Rong, being a filmmaker, could already picture this scene in his mind.

Then the boy used wood as a sword and performed a sword dance. The sword dance was free and graceful, the movements were crisp and clean, the boy was agile and powerful, and it perfectly combined strength and beauty.

The sword dance was short, lasting only about three minutes. In the last movement, the young man sheathed his sword, stood up, and stared sharply in the direction of the director.

The moment their eyes met, Director Rong's eyes lit up slightly, as if he saw the young general from the book walking towards him.

"Slap slap slap!!"

"good!"

"One more, please."

A group of guests had gathered in the garden corridor at some point, and they were all clapping and cheering.

Chi Yuan suddenly felt a little shy and at a loss, and looked at Li Weiran.

Li Weiran then looked at Director Rong: "Director Rong, is there anything else we need to demonstrate?"

Director Rong: "No need."

The audition ended just like that. Chi Yuan performed a sword dance in the courtyard. From meeting the director to leaving, it took less than ten minutes.

It's probably hopeless.

Although he knew that auditioning might not be successful, Chi Yuan was still somewhat disappointed once the idea of ​​having the opportunity to work with a director like Rong Xuan took hold in his mind.

Moreover, these were resources given to him by Mr. Jiang, yet he failed to take them.

Silently walking to the parking lot, Li Weiran turned around and saw Chi Yuan's dejected look, finding it somewhat amusing: "What's with that expression? Did you think you didn't get a chance?"

Chi Yuan: "Isn't that right?"

To be honest, Chi Yuan's performance today surprised Li Weiran. In the entertainment industry, people exaggerate their abilities to the extreme to show off, so when Chi Yuan said he had a martial arts background, she didn't take it seriously and thought it was just empty talk.

But Li Weiran bet that if Chi Yuan could maintain the sharp and powerful aura in that sword dance, he could rank among the top in the industry in terms of action scenes.

Of course, this doesn't include professional stunt performers, since stunt performers don't have that face.

Li Weiran: "A director of Rong's caliber would say so on the spot if he didn't like someone, and if he didn't say so, it means there's still a chance."

Chi Yuan's eyes lit up: "So, I still have a chance?"

Li Weiran originally didn't want to say much, but seeing that the young man didn't seem to be the type to get carried away easily, she said a few more words: "You auditioned for the second male lead this time. Although it's the second male lead, there are quite a few highlight scenes. If you act well, you'll be just as good as the male lead. Many popular young actors in the industry are vying for this role, so Director Rong will definitely have to consider many factors."

Li Weiran brought Chi Yuan to the audition, but she was really just trying her luck; she wasn't even sure she could get the role. She actually preferred Chi Yuan to take on another youth idol drama.

However, after today's experience, Li Weiran decided to put more effort into working on Director Rong.

Li Weiran said, "Your action scenes are good, but you're at a disadvantage because you don't have makeup and costumes. We'll get some makeup and costumes done later, and you can shoot a few more action scene videos. I'll try to get more for you then."

Chi Yuan nodded: "Okay."

In fact, he cherishes every opportunity, and he is determined to give it his all for this one. He felt he had let himself down when he lost those roles in the past, but now he couldn't let down his agent, who had worked so hard to secure them, and Mr. Jiang.

After parting ways with Li Weiran, Chi Yuan couldn't help but send Jiang Haochen a message: {Mr. Jiang, I've finished my audition.}

Jiang Haochen was swimming in the villa's pool when he heard his phone notification sound, so he picked it up to check.

"This greedy little thing, does he want me to help him with his act?" Jiang Haochen said, but his finger switched to the chat box, found Li Weiran's name, and was about to ask for details when Chi Yuan's second message came.

{I'll return the car to you; I have nowhere to park.}

No parking? What do you mean? You want me to find you a parking spot?

"Does this mean you want a house?"