Chapter 25: I'll Be Your Backing, My Little Princess

Huangchao Entertainment’s event this time is massive, and it’s not just for casting.

Perhaps the next Best Actor or Actress, or the next superstar, is hidden among the participants.

Because of this, quite a few third- and fourth-tier artists from the entertainment industry are also participating.

Naturally, one must keep an eye on these promising prospects early on.

The person in charge had just walked out with the list when they bumped into someone coming the other way.

Shen Bingxi.

A first-tier artist under Huangchao Entertainment, she has played the female lead in several low-budget youth web dramas and the second female lead in several hit TV series. Her national popularity is quite high.

It is said that she also intends to audition for Director Su Mou’s new drama this time.

Figures like Shen Bingxi naturally don’t need to go through any competition to get an audition opportunity. However, Director Su Mou has publicly stated that he will boldly use newcomers to find his ideal leading lady. He will not consider those already famous in the entertainment industry for the time being, which has extinguished the hopes of most top-tier artists.

However, roles like the second female lead or second male lead are still worth fighting for.

With a big director and a big production, even playing a small supporting role could lead to fame.

“Shouldn’t Sister Shen be on set? Why are you suddenly at the company?”

“You know why. Isn’t Su Mou holding auditions these past two days? The company went to such great lengths to organize a competition; you can imagine how much importance they’re placing on it.”

Shen Bingxi isn’t very old, but she entered the industry and became famous early, giving her a higher status than most people present.

“These are the company’s decisions; we are just responsible for executing them. Besides, it’s not just about finding actors for Su Mou’s script; the entertainment industry also needs an infusion of fresh blood to discover some artists with potential.”

Whether it’s acting or singing, they will all be making money for the company in the future.

“What are you holding in your hand? The special watch-list for this competition?”

The person in charge moved the list behind their back.

Shen Bingxi saw through the other person’s thoughts at a glance.

“Forget it. Do you think I don’t understand these simple rules? No need to be so tense.” After saying this, she walked away.

The person in charge breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Bingxi is truly not someone to be trifled with. It’s true that she has acting skills, but it’s also true that she likes to suppress newcomers.

As long as she doesn’t make too much of a scene, the company turns a blind eye.

After all, this is the law of survival in the entertainment industry.

Once inside the elevator, Shen Bingxi turned to her assistant and ordered, “I don’t care what method you use, I want the list in Han Jiang’s hands.” Han Jiang was the person in charge from earlier.

Shen Bingxi’s thinking was simple: this competition is bound to produce some newcomers. The circle is only so big, and resources are limited. When there are more people and not enough food, the hungry ones must find a way.

At the very least, she needs to be wary of any newcomers about to emerge.

If they can be used by her, that’s best; if not, she’ll have to crush them in the soil before they can even sprout.

On the other side, knowing that Ying Jing was going to participate in the competition, Wei Yi took her out to celebrate.

“My girl is so beautiful, the auditions will definitely be a breeze. By the way, I haven’t had a chance to ask you, what kind of performance have you prepared for the competition?”

Ying Jing paused while chewing on a piece of braised intestine.

“Don’t tell me you haven’t prepared a performance yet!”

“Who said that? I prepared it a long time ago.”

Wei Yi gave her a “yeah, right” look.

Ying Jing had indeed been preparing, but she had accidentally prepared too much and didn’t know which one to choose.

When she got home that night, she grabbed Zhao Qingran, who had just returned from a walk.

After watching her performance, Zhao Qingran was left with only one thought.

Beautiful.

Stunning.

She simply couldn’t feel jealous of such a dazzling existence.

Some people look like they’ve finished acting out an entire movie just by standing there.

The paparazzi Abu had said the same thing.

Some people are born with the heavens chasing after them to feed them; furthermore, with the experience of her past life, Ying Jing’s eyes could shift instantly from innocent and green to the despairing, struggling gaze of an elderly woman in her twilight years.

Ying Jing finished her performance—jumping, dancing, and acting—and collapsed on the floor.

“Which performance do you think is better?”

Every performance was excellent, but if she had to pick one.

“The acting. I really loved that scene you just did. It instantly stirred up my emotions too.” But Zhao Qingran really couldn’t tell which movie or which scene Ying Jing was acting out.

Of course, she wouldn’t know.

Ying Jing was just improvising; that film hadn’t even been released yet. She just happened to think of it and performed it on the spot—it was a scene she really liked.

“However, you definitely can’t just perform acting at the audition; you still need to focus on singing and dancing.”

At this, Zhao Qingran gently reminded her.

“Then why not combine singing and dancing?”

“Starting off with such a high difficulty level?”

“The judges won’t watch for long during the auditions, and if your ranking is low, they might get aesthetic fatigue. You just need to show your best segment to conquer the judges!” Zhao Qingran was very serious when she said this, helping her analyze the pros and cons of every aspect.

Ying Jing was shocked after hearing this.

“Qingran, you’re amazing! That’s brilliant.”

She would do exactly as she said.

After saying goodnight to each other, Ying Jing dove headfirst into training.

Thanks to her mother sending her to learn dance for a few years when she was young, she still had the foundation. Although she couldn’t compare to a professional dancer, combining it with singing for the auditions would certainly be a highlight.

Several days passed in a blur, and in her focus, she completely forgot about her mission to pursue her husband.

This led to a certain someone in the office, who had gone from checking his phone morning, noon, and night, to checking it every now and then.

Zhang Yang, who knew the inside story, didn’t dare to breathe too loudly, following the CEO around with trepidation.

One day, he couldn’t stand it anymore and tentatively reminded Wen Fucheng.

“Miss Ying might be busy. Why don’t you call her yourself and ask?”

The little girl promised to pursue him, and this is her way of pursuing someone—by leaving him on the sidelines?

The Second Uncle was angry.

While angry, he also missed the little brat who had forgotten all about him.

“Help me book a flight to Shanghai.”

He had only been back for two days, and he was going again? Does he think plane tickets are free?

“Understood, Boss. I’ll arrange it right away.”

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief as he left the office. He happened to run into Xie Weisi, who, upon hearing that Wen Fucheng was going to Shanghai, immediately clamored to go along.

At this time, Ying Jing was at home waiting for the audition notification, but even as the auditions were about to end, she hadn’t received a call from the production team.

“Didn’t they say they would notify us three days in advance about the date and time? It’s almost over tomorrow.” Wei Yi had come over specifically for her.

She had gone to the Shanghai competition area and found the staff, but the person in charge of the registration numbers checked several times and said they hadn’t received Ying Jing’s application form.

Ying Jing was not in the machine-entered list of participants.

She didn’t believe her luck was so bad that her application form just happened to be the one that went missing.

Clearly, it was too late to register now, and no one would grant her special privileges or open a back door.

She would have to swallow this loss herself.

Back home, Ying Jing didn’t say a word. Just as Wei Yi was about to comfort her, Ying Jing’s eyes turned red.

Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to fall but never quite doing so.

She gritted her teeth.

“I won’t admit defeat.”

In this life, whoever dares to bully her, she will destroy them.

But this didn’t stop her from wanting to act spoiled.

And so, three days later, the CEO, who had been waiting in agony, finally received a call from his little princess five minutes before boarding his flight.

“Second Uncle, I’ve been bullied.”

Wen Fucheng’s heart!

It instantly lifted at her words.

“Wait for me.”

Wait for me to come over and back you up, my princess.

(End of chapter)