Su Yuqing entered with Xiao Zhu, and a staff member greeted them at the door.
“Are you Miss Su?” the staff member approached. “This way, please.”
Following the staff member inside, Su Yuqing found a seat and sat down.
There were quite a few people here for the audition. This was a major historical drama centered around a female lead. The female lead had already been confirmed—a popular and highly acclaimed actress who had won awards for her outstanding performances.
The male lead was also set. Currently, supporting roles were being selected. Compared to the third female lead, the second female lead was a highly sought-after role.
The second female lead had a well-crafted character—she was the female lead’s steadfast supporter, confidante, and guide.
She never betrayed the female lead, had substantial screen time, and even had her own romantic subplot, making her a very likable character.
Most of the people here for the audition were aiming for the second female lead role.
“Miss Su? Are you here for the audition too?” Su Yuqing was studying the script when she suddenly heard Lu Minglan’s voice.
She opened her eyes and saw Lu Minglan, wearing exquisite makeup, smiling gracefully.
The people nearby were drawn by her voice, and their gazes toward Su Yuqing carried subtle hints of mockery.
“Yes, Miss Lu. Which role have you set your sights on this time?” Su Yuqing curled her lips and spoke unhurriedly.
As soon as she finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room shifted.
Lu Minglan’s expression stiffened for a moment, but she quickly adjusted, looking at Su Yuqing with feigned shock. “Miss Su, during the Reverse Talent Show, I didn’t deliberately cozy up to He Suyan. It was entirely because…”
“Stop!” Su Yuqing raised her hand. “You were absolutely deliberate. It’s just that He Suyan didn’t give you the time of day.”
Su Yuqing…
She cursed the Truth System in her mind. Once these words were out, who knew how others would interpret them.
“Miss Lu, don’t worry. I’m not here to audition for the second female lead, so I won’t be competing with you. There’s no need for you to harbor such hostility toward me,” Su Yuqing added.
The third female lead role was reserved by Chengtian Entertainment, though she still needed to go through the motions of the audition.
Chengtian had invested in this drama, and she was essentially brought in by the production company, which was why Lu Minglan was so tense.
The others didn’t understand why Lu Minglan would be wary of Su Yuqing.
With Su Yuqing’s acting skills, what difference would it make even if she were here for the audition?
Could the director possibly take a liking to her?
“Sis, check Weibo,” one of the assistants of an artist watching the commotion suddenly stepped forward with a phone.
The lounge had been quiet, so everyone heard her voice.
Upon hearing this, they all took out their phones.
“Su Su…” Xiao Zhu handed her phone to Su Yuqing.
The opened Weibo interface showed the top trending topic: #He Suyan Signed Su Yuqing#
A bold “Hot” tag followed it.
Su Yuqing’s lips twitched slightly. What kind of trending topic was this? Couldn’t they replace He Suyan with Chengtian?
She clicked on the topic and was greeted by Chengtian Entertainment’s official Weibo account: “Welcome to Chengtian @Su Yuqing.”
Below it was a photo of a contract cover.
“Su Su, Brother Fu sent a WeChat message asking you to reply with a Weibo post,” Xiao Zhu whispered.
Su Yuqing nodded, logged into her Weibo account, navigated to Chengtian’s official page, followed it, then reposted the message with a comment: “@Chengtian, I’m thrilled to join the Chengtian family.”
Within a second of posting, her Weibo was flooded.
A massive wave of fans and curious onlookers poured in.
[Spring Sows a Grain of Millet: Su Yuqing, what kind of spell have you cast on my He Suyan?!]
【Overnight Millionaire: Su Yuqing, what makes you think you can join Chengtian? Your flop persona? Your rumor-mongering mouth? Or that brain full of holes?】
【Milk-Flavored Steamed Bun: Could Su Yuqing have some dirt on He Suyan?】
【Runaway Maid: Su Yuqing spreads rumors with her mouth, may her mother and whole family die!】
Seeing this, Su Yuqing raised an eyebrow and gave this comment a big thumbs-up!
Xiao Zhu, who was sitting beside her and saw her action: “…”
Soon, curious onlookers flooded the comments below.
【Holy crap, am I seeing this right? Su Yuqing actually liked this comment?! What does it mean?】
【To the person above, it probably means exactly what you think. During the Reverse Talent Show livestream, she also liked a similar comment.】
【Damn! How much does she hate her mom?】
【Filial piety to the max! Hilarious.jpg】
【Filial piety on steroids! Respect.jpg】
The comments below were all over the place. Before long, Su Yuqing liking the comment cursing her mother and whole family to die trended on Weibo.
Her Weibo account was once again flooded.
Su Yuqing exited Weibo, closed her phone, and looked up to see a room full of complicated gazes.
She curved her lips into a smile. “Any advice for me?”
Lu Minglan stared deeply at Su Yuqing, unable to understand why Chengtian would sign her.
She couldn’t help but wonder along with the online speculation—did He Suyan really have some dirt on him that Su Yuqing got hold of?
“Next, Lu Minglan!”
Just then, the previous actor finished their audition, and it was Lu Minglan’s turn.
She quickly composed herself, took a deep breath, and walked into the audition room.
“Which role are you aiming for, Miss Su?” Zhao Siyao suddenly asked, looking at Su Yuqing.
Su Yuqing turned her head and met Zhao Siyao’s eyes. “You’ll find out soon enough, Teacher Zhao.”
Zhao Siyao, a rising starlet, had achieved impressive results with an idol drama she starred in last year. She was also a child star with a good family background and no shortage of resources.
Seeing Su Yuqing so guarded, Zhao Siyao suddenly laughed. “Miss Su, are you afraid I’ll steal your role?”
“No.” Su Yuqing shook her head quickly.
Under everyone’s puzzled gazes, she slowly said, “Even if you wanted to, you couldn’t steal it.”
Everyone: “…”
This “blunt persona” marketing was way over the top.
Su Yuqing averted her gaze, ignoring Zhao Siyao’s slightly stiff expression. She asked the System fiercely in her mind, “Are you insane? I’m going to offend everyone!”
“Host, but if you don’t speak more truths, you’re going to die!”
Looking at the nearly depleted health bar, Su Yuqing felt a lump in her throat, unable to swallow or spit it out.
She simply blocked the System, out of sight, out of mind.
Soon, Lu Minglan came out.
Seeing her unchanged smile, everyone was unsure about the outcome of her audition.
But thinking of her acting skills, most felt some pressure.
Lu Minglan glanced at Su Yuqing’s seat. Seeing her resting with her eyes closed, a flicker of mockery quickly passed through her eyes before she returned to her resting spot.
Next, several more actors went in one after another.
When they came out, their expressions were grim—clearly, they hadn’t made the cut.
Around eleven o’clock, it was finally Su Yuqing’s turn.
“Su Su, good luck!” Xiao Zhu clenched her fist encouragingly at Su Yuqing.
Su Yuqing gave her a reassuring look.
She entered, and as the door closed, the waiting room erupted.
Because the official Weibo account of the Reverse Talent Show program had just posted the exam papers from the livestreamed test.
Su Yuqing’s name was prominently listed alongside He Suyan’s at the top.
Below were their exam papers—perfect scores!
What did a perfect score even mean?!
Everyone scrambled to check the papers and the questions, eventually concluding that even many top students might not be able to achieve full marks.
The breadth of knowledge covered was simply too vast!
Less than half an hour after the official Weibo post went up, Su Yuqing’s “academic genius” persona once again trended on the hot search list!