"Ah? See, old Qi, I told you, did I somehow offend her before? Now she’s obviously targeting me by stealing the role." Ruan Tingyi said this casually, without a hint of anger. The entertainment industry had always been like this; whoever has stronger connections can seize resources. Besides, she was here for an audition, not a pre-assigned role. It wasn’t like something was stolen from her.
However, Qi Feng’s expression was rather unpleasant. Steal Qi Feng’s opportunity? Interesting.
"You wait here, I’m going to make a call." Qi Feng stood up and walked to the other end of the corridor.
Ruan Tingyi obediently stayed where she was. The old man wasn’t all just sarcasm; she just needed to wait for the news.
At this moment, Gao Yuxin gracefully walked out from inside, with her manager and assistant quickly rushing to greet her. Gao Yuxin, however, ignored the two and walked straight over to Ruan Tingyi, seating herself beside her.
"Miss Ruan, what a coincidence, you’re here for the interview too?" Gao Yuxin said with a smile, unable to hide the pride in her eyes. It was her first time stepping over Ruan Tingyi, and it felt pretty good.
But Ruan Tingyi didn’t even look at her and said indifferently, "Do I know you?"
Gao Yuxin’s face twisted for a moment but quickly returned to normal. Smiling, she said, "Of course, someone as important as Miss Ruan couldn’t possibly know small figures like us. But big shots usually climb up from being small figures, don’t they?"
Ruan Tingyi stayed silent, sitting calmly. She pondered again and again but couldn’t recall if she’d ever interacted with this sardonic woman before.
Just then, Qi Feng walked over. Seeing Gao Yuxin’s arrogant demeanor, he let out a cold laugh and said to Ruan Tingyi, "Let’s go, no need for the audition. Tingyi, remember this, celebrating too early never ends well."
Ruan Tingyi stood up, responding with an oh oh.
Gao Yuxin watched Ruan Tingyi and Qi Feng walk away, smiling triumphantly. However, just then, her manager received a message. After reading it, his face changed.
"Miss Gao, there’s a change with this role. The second female lead has been changed to the third female lead," the manager said softly.
"What?" Gao Yuxin turned to look at her manager in surprise, "What did you say? How did it change so suddenly?"
"Nothing can be done about it." The manager was also surprised but understood that this decision probably wouldn’t be changed.
"Then who’s the second female lead now?" Gao Yuxin asked.
"Not clear yet," the manager shook his head.
"Forget it, the third role will do." Gao Yuxin also understood that this circle was just about who had stronger backing. Anyway, it couldn’t possibly be Ruan Tingyi. No matter how capable her manager was, he was just an employee. Could he compare to the boss of Lanyu? Moreover, this show would be very popular in the future; the third role would become popular too. Although it wouldn’t have the same impact as the second, it wasn’t bad. Thinking of this, Gao Yuxin felt a lot better.
After Ruan Tingyi and Qi Feng got in the car, Qi Feng still wore a cold expression.
"Old Qi, let it be, it’s just a role. Just get me another script." Ruan Tingyi tried to comfort Qi Feng upon seeing his cold expression.
"What are you talking about?" Qi Feng turned to look at Ruan Tingyi, as if looking at an idiot.
"Aren’t I trying to comfort you?" Ruan Tingyi flared up, "What kind of look is that? Why do I feel like you’re underestimating my intelligence?"
Hearing this, Xiao Zhang, who was driving, couldn’t help but chuckle, then quickly pretended he hadn’t laughed and focused on driving.