Chapter 54: New Drama Audition Suppressed by Connections
Chapter 54: New Drama Audition Suppressed by Connections
After being suspected by Su Qi, Shen Chaohuai was depressed all day long.
Xie Tian didn't take it seriously. He sat in Shen Chaohuai's car, rolled down the backrest, and lay flat in the car.
“It’s normal. I didn’t even expect that you could completely replace the leaders of the Shen family.”
"You did it without saying a word, and even I'm scared of you. It's terrifying."
After saying that, Xie Tian hugged himself and trembled.
Shen Chaohuai frowned upon hearing Xie Tian's complaints.
He did think about it. If someone secretly and quietly does something big suddenly does something earth-shattering, who wouldn't be wary?
Moreover, Su Qi is an emperor, and he is wary of the power of a mere subject...
He showed off too much.
Thinking of this, Shen Chaohuai clenched his fist.
Shen Chaohuai turned to look at Xie Tian, who was lying in the back seat. Xie Tian felt something pressing down on his buttocks.
Xie Tian held up the item: "We May Be Here Season 2."
"Project plan?"
Shen Chaohuai's eyes froze. How could he have forgotten this thing in the back seat?
No one had been sitting in the back seat before, so no one noticed this project proposal.
Shen Chaohuai snatched the proposal: "There are still three weeks left before we start selecting guests for this dating reality show."
"And then?" Xie Tian asked.
"I plan to invest."
Xie Tian was startled: "Are you sure? You don't even know who's behind this?"
"Last time, this variety show caused hundreds of millions of yuan in taxes to be paid, which triggered an investigation by the Ministry of Commerce of Singapore."
"By the way, how did you get your hands on this?"
Shen Chaohuai: "Someone gave it to me on purpose."
"And you still dare to accept it?"
Shen Chaohuai remained silent. He knew that Su Qi's original owner had died because of this love affair, and it was hard not to be wary again.
“Also, I suddenly remembered,” Xie Tian sat up, “that several groups of people invested in this variety show during its first season.”
"That means there's a huge business opportunity," Shen Chaohuai said nonchalantly.
"Tsk, I don't think you're really interested in making money."
Shen Chaohuai ignored him, simply started the car and stepped on the gas.
At the top floor of Chengxin Bank, Su Qi and Li Haidao signed a contract. In the end, Li Haidao agreed to each invest half of the money with Su Qi, and then split the profits 50/50, with neither party losing money if they didn't make a profit.
This investment will be given to the organizers of the dating reality show in Lee Hae-do's name.
Strangely enough, although the organizers of this dating reality show have opened up investment channels to various parties, no one knows which company is actually the organizer.
There was only an investment box, similar to a donation box, placed on the top floor of the building at No. 90 Xinye Street.
Su Qi, along with Lin En, Li Haidao, and Li Yancheng, arrived downstairs.
As soon as I got out of the car and the door closed, two men with familiar figures got out of a familiar car across the street.
The group exchanged glances, the atmosphere heavy and somber.
Su Qi, Shen Chaohuai, and Xie Tian exchanged glances.
Shen Chaohuai was a little angry when he saw the famous banker in the port city and his son.
Not only does she not trust him, but now she's found a new backdoor.
Su Qi lowered her head, not looking at him, and followed the others inside.
Shen Chaohuai stopped in his tracks, suddenly realizing that they must also be here to invest in the dating reality show.
Xie Tian was stunned: "You can't even walk when you see your sister? Tsk, she does look a bit like a female celebrity now."
Shen Chaohuai tapped Xie Tian on the head: "My sister is someone you can look at?"
Shen Chaohuai didn't want her to know that he also planned to invest in a dating reality show, so he got in the car, intending to come another day.
When Su Qi came out, she didn't see Shen Chaohuai, but she didn't think much of it and just went to eat with the Li family father and son.
However, Li Yancheng did not want to have dinner with Li Haidao, so he declined the invitation, citing a work commitment.
Li Hai said, "Don't take offense, this is my disobedient son, he's always been wild."
Su Qi was not very skilled at using a knife and fork, and her movements were quite forceful, showing no signs of being a female celebrity.
Only Lynn kept kicking her to make her mind her manners.
After finishing her meal, Lynn urged Su Qi to leave quickly: "You have an audition for a scene this afternoon, are you going?"
Su Qi thought to herself, "I haven't had any gigs lately, and I still need to make money: Okay, let's go then."
Li Haidao and Su Qi exchanged contact information, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then parted ways.
Lynn drove, and Su Qi sat in the passenger seat.
Lynn had her doubts: "When did you get involved with these big shots?"
Su Qi said, "I met them a few times when I was a child. They all wanted to adopt me, but I didn't agree for various reasons."
Lynn nodded: "That's good. Otherwise, I would have thought that you used some underhanded means to get to this position."
Su Qi turned her head: "Why do you think of me like that?"
"It's hard for me not to think that way. After all, female celebrities are capable of anything if they want to become famous. You'd better keep a clean record to avoid being taken advantage of and smeared."
Su Qi paused: "I think even if I keep a clean reputation, there will still be people who want to smear me."
"What show?"
Lynn looked at the announcement on her phone: "The costume drama 'Liuliwa' is a hit, broadcast on both TV and online. This is great. If you film it, your popularity will increase."
"But we need to try it out first."
Upon arriving at the audition venue, I found that most of the celebrities auditioning were somewhat famous, but most of them were there to audition for supporting roles, because the male and female leads for this drama seemed to have already been cast.
Su Qi walked in with a measured pace, her high heels clicking as she entered, silencing the noise and conversations that filled the room.
Su Qi held a cigarette between two fingers, rested his other hand on his left arm, and took a drag of the cigarette with his left hand close to his lips.
She stood at the doorway, her deep-set eyes sparkling like pearls. Undeniably, she had a distinctive appearance; one glance was enough to make people remember this woman with her striking features named Su Qi.
"Who's the director? I'll audition."
She lowered her eyes, looking down at the rows of people who were two heads shorter than her.
Lynn was speechless. Who told her to put on airs like that?
The director thought to himself that Su Qi had finally shaken off the negative rumors, so he would give her a few minor supporting roles to try out.
Su Qi originally didn't want to play a supporting role, but Lin En persuaded her repeatedly, saying that she didn't have resources and couldn't bring her own investment to the production, so she should start with small roles to accumulate experience.
So Su Qi held back.
After the audition, the director nodded repeatedly, acknowledging that she did indeed have some acting talent.
only……
Su Qi just saw someone hand a red envelope to the director, and she didn't know what they were saying.
The next second, the director said, "This role has already been played. I'll find you another audition."
Su Qi was about to curse when Lynn stopped her: "Forget it, you're not famous now, this drama is your chance, just bear with it."
So Su Qi went to try out another role.
Then the director said, "You're too tall. This role is a maid, it's not suitable for you."
When Su Qi turned around, she saw someone handing the director a red envelope, saying that they were a distant relative of the director and wanted to play the role that Su Qi had her eye on.
The child actors around Su Qi smiled and quickly turned their heads away.
"Don't you know that these days you need connections to get a movie role?"
What does it mean to be repeatedly outdone by those with connections?
"Exactly, they have absolutely no sense of propriety."
Su Qi, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward and said to the director, "I want to film the female lead!"
The female lead in this drama is going to become the Empress Dowager at the end. People say that she's not suitable for this role or that role, but being the Empress Dowager is fine, right?
To everyone's surprise, the next second, the whole audience burst into laughter, laughing at Su Qi for overestimating himself.
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