"Isn't that President Ji?"
"Is it Mr. Ji?"
"I saw it in a magazine. It was President Ji. She came with Li Weiqing. It seems that the two of them are really related. Does Li Weiqing count this as a relationship?"
"What's so strange about plugging in connections? Whoever comes in won't touch the connections."
"… "
The sound of murmurings and discussions was heard beside Jian Yan. She stood there with her eyes slightly lowered. Su Ziqi turned around with a bad feeling in his heart and patted her shoulder. He wanted to comfort her but couldn't say it. She was a comeback as an agent. Her interpersonal relationships had basically faded before, and coupled with Yu Yue's incident, many people stopped associating with her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen to the point of desperately looking for resources. She was an incompetent agent, and the artists also suffered.
Jian Yan, however, was acting out of character. She had been feeling a little aggrieved just now, but now she was very calm. She smiled at Su Ziqi and said, "Sister Su, go and do your work first. I'll wait here for a while."
Su Ziqi felt even more upset when he saw how sensible she was, but he had no choice but to say, "I'll go ask the director if there are any other roles."
Jian Yan hummed: "Thank you for troubling Sister Su."
Su Ziqi smiled bitterly: "Why are you being polite?"
She walked to the door in her stiletto heels, stood in front of Ji Yunxin, bowed her head and said respectfully, "Mr. Ji."
Ji Yunxin's gaze shifted from her face to Jian Yan's. Jian Yan looked calm and composed, and her gaze was cold and clear, as if she was a stranger. Ji Yunxin looked into her eyes and remained silent for a few seconds. Li Weiqing said to her side, "I'll go change my clothes first. See you later."
Ji Yunxin came back to his senses: "See you later."
Li Weiqing and Su Ziqi passed by each other, and Ji Yunxin called out: "Miss Su..."
Su Ziqi looked up and asked puzzledly: "Does President Ji have any instructions?"
Why is Jian Yan here? Is she here for an audition as well? She had seen Jian Yan in the company before and heard her say that she was going to make a comeback, but she didn't feel anything special at the time. Now that she saw Jian Yan here, she really felt that she was going to make a comeback.
There is nothing wrong with this. She should have her own life and should not be confined to an apartment like that. But when she met Jian Yan's cold gaze and cool profile, she had an inexplicable feeling in her heart.
It seems like the Jian Yan of the past no longer exists.
This was clearly the result she had always wanted, and now that it had come true, she felt upset again. Ji Yunxin was somewhat puzzled by the change in her mind. She frowned and said in a slightly lower voice: "Forget it, it's okay."
Su Ziqi nodded to her respectfully and walked away. Before leaving, Ji Yunxin glanced at Jian Yan again and saw that she was talking to someone beside her. Her eyebrows were slightly curved and there was a pleasant look in the corners of her eyes, making her look very charming. She put her hands behind her back, lowered her head and walked away.
"Thank you, Miss Jian." The person who spoke to Jian Yan was a girl in her early twenties, who looked quiet and gentle. She wanted to talk to Jian Yan as soon as she entered the lounge, but Jian Yan looked like she didn't want to be approached by strangers, so she didn't dare. She used to be crazy about Jian Yan's successor for a while, but later she felt very sad for a long time when she knew that she didn't film any movies. She didn't expect to meet her here, so when she went to the locker room, she bravely asked Jian Yan to help her fix her skirt. She didn't expect Jian Yan to be so easy to talk to and really helped her fix it.
Jian Yan smiled: "You're welcome. What role are you auditioning for?"
The girl said shyly, "Audition for a maid in the palace."
This was originally an extra, but this maidservant was accompanying the emperor, so she had a role to play, so she was pulled here for an audition. Jian Yan nodded and squinted her eyes and said, "Good luck."
The little girl blushed immediately and lowered her head and said, "Thank you."
Looking at the first group of people who had gone for the audition, Jian Yan smiled and took a few steps back, then sat in front of the dressing table and waited. The door beside her was opened, and Li Weiqing walked out in costume. No wonder people on the Internet said that she was very suitable for this role. You can tell her character just by looking at the costume. No wonder she won the Golden Man. Before she put it on, she was still the vixen that Ji Han had mentioned, but after putting it on, she became an otherworldly fairy who had descended to the earth. With that temperament, she didn't need heavy makeup and suddenly made people immersed in the play.
Li Weiqing sat next to Jian Yan and put on makeup. She had just heard from the staff that Jian Yan had also come to audition for this role, so she was making a secret comparison. She had an elegant temperament and was as calm as an orchid. If she had not also come to audition for this role, there was a great possibility that the role would have been taken by Jian Yan, which would have been a pity. Now that she is here, Li Weiqing has always thought highly of herself, and this time with Ji Yunxin's support behind her, it would be difficult for her not to be competent for this role. She smiled at Jian Yan and did not take her seriously at all.
Jian Yan met her gaze and nodded slightly. Just as she turned her head back, she heard movement at the door.
"Writer Luo?"
"Is it screenwriter Luo?"
"It's really Luo Shen!"
Jian Yan turned around and saw Luo Jing standing at the door looking in. She was wearing a plaid sweater and jeans, with short hair. She looked clean and neat, thin, and a bit pretty. Not everyone here had never seen Luo Jing before. One or two recognized her and desperately pulled the people around them, "It's Luo Shen!"
When Luo Jing saw Jian Yan, she raised her hand with a smile. Everyone followed her gaze and looked at Jian Yan and Li Weiqing. The two were sitting next to each other, and it was really unclear who Luo Jing was greeting. Li Weiqing had naturally seen Luo Jing as well, but they had only met a few times before, so it was not his turn to greet her so formally. Could it be because of Ji Yunxin
It should be. Just now in the office, Ji Yunxin handed the script to him in front of Luo Jing. Thinking of this, Li Weiqing stood up. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Luo Jing quickly walk to his side and said with his head down, "Why are you sitting here? I almost didn't find it."
She was talking to Jian Yan.
Li Weiqing's face was burning. He was about to make a gesture to greet others, but before he could even put it down, the others were whispering and laughing.
Jian Yan looked up when she heard Luo Jing's question: "Why are you here?"
Luo Jing patted her shoulder with his right hand: "I tricked you into coming to the audition, so I have to come and see it anyway."
This sentence gave Jian Yan enough face, and everyone looked at her with a different look. Just now they were still thinking about currying favor with Li Weiqing, after all, Li Weiqing seemed to be very close to Ji Yunxin, but now they shifted their target to Jian Yan. Li Weiqing and Ji Yunxin were just their guess, but it was true that Jian Yan had a relationship with Luo Shen. The staff member on the side turned pale when they heard their conversation. Just now she made the decision on her own to let Li Weiqing change his costume first. What if Jian Yan told Luo Shen...
What a sin she has committed!
The staff was panicked, but fortunately Jian Yan never mentioned it. She just said a few words to Luo Jing and then said, "See you later."
Luo Jing blinked: "Perform well."
Jian Yan nodded: "Okay."
The two of them talked cordially and behaved intimately, just like good friends. Jian Yan knew that Luo Jing came to "support" her. After all, she had just made a comeback and had no resources. When she came to this crew, some people said that she was kept for the previous three years. Now she got this script. Without Luo Jing, she could imagine what others would say. Jian Yan was grateful to Luo Jing in her heart, and sent a message after she left: Thank you.
Luo Jing quickly replied to her: You’re welcome, good luck!
Jian Yan raised her lips. Several girls around her hesitated and pushed each other. Two of them took the initiative to ask, "Miss Jian, do you know Luo Shen?"
This was completely different from the attitude of ignoring her just now. This was the norm in the circle. Now that Jian Yan had stepped in, she could no longer be carefree like before. She nodded and smiled at the girls: "Yes, I know her."
"It's great that I actually know Luo Shen."
"It was Luo Shen who invited me personally."
"That's right, he personally invited me! This is the first time I heard Luo Shen invite someone to act in a play!"
"If I could talk to Luo Shen, I would be happy even if I didn't act."
"Me, me too!"
Jian Yan laughed as she listened to their conversation. The staff standing behind her rubbed their hands nervously and whispered, "Miss Jian."
Jian Yan glanced sideways: "Hmm?"
The staff member was so nervous that sweat appeared on her forehead. She said hurriedly, "I'm sorry about the costume. I, I..."
"It's okay." Jian Yan didn't take it to heart, and generously comforted him, "It's your duty as well."
It would have been better if she wasn't so generous. The staff member felt even more ashamed after she said this. She bit her lip and said, "How about I take you to the audition first?"
Jian Yan stood up: "Can I?"
She wanted to take a look at the stage first. After all, she hadn't been on it for three or four years. She wanted to take a look and feel the atmosphere first, so as not to make mistakes out of excitement when she went on stage. The staff nodded repeatedly when they heard her: "Sure, sure, come with me."
Jian Yan smiled and said, "Thank you then."
Others looked at Jian Yan with envy. Li Weiqing glanced at her from the corner of her eyes while putting on makeup, and turned cold after she left. Qin Yao sneered, "Why are you showing off? You don't even know your own weight."
Li Weiqing's expression did not improve, and he snorted coldly.
There was a big stage in front where people were auditioning. Not far away there was a long table, at which sat Lu Kaiping, Luo Jing, Director Gu, and three or four other people that Jian Yan didn't recognize, probably assistant directors or members of the crew. In the middle sat Ji Yunxin, and Jian Yan stood in the audience. There were already a few people who had finished their auditions and were sitting there. When they saw Jian Yan coming over, they made room for her and she smiled and sat down.
Auditions for supporting roles are still underway, with a man and a woman acting opposite each other on the stage. It sounds like the lines are from a palace scene. Jian Yan looks at them and imagines herself on stage. Although Su Ziqi said that this role will probably go to Li Weiqing, she will not give up easily until the last moment, so she is imagining how she will act out the scene on stage.
A few minutes later, a man and a woman on the stage bowed to the judges. Jian Yan followed their gaze and saw Luo Jing looking at her, making a funny gesture. Jian Yan was amused, her eyebrows were stained with joy, her face was full of happiness, she smiled sweetly, Ji Yunxin looked up and saw her expression, she was stunned for a few seconds, a long time ago, when she first met Jian Yan, she smiled like this, but she hadn't seen this smile for several years? Before she thought about it, she saw Jian Yan making a gesture to her. Ji Yunxin's eyebrows slightly frowned, and she was wondering what Jian Yan meant by making this gesture to her, when she saw Luo Jing beside her winking at the distance and making a heart with her fingers.
The direction she blinked was Jian Yan.