Chapter 12

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Kang Ren’s ability was very poor. After Ming Dai debuted, most of the hardships she had suffered in the past few years were related to him. After all, a manager was a profession that required connections and resources.

However, she had to admit that Kang Ren had indeed contributed greatly to Ming Dai’s entry into the entertainment industry. That was because he was the only one who could convince Yu Ting with his words!

If Ming Dai told her mother that she wanted to enter the entertainment industry as an actress, Yu Ting would only scold her for being unusual and restless. Then, she would drag her into a barbershop by the roadside and shave her head as punishment!

Meanwhile, Kang Ren said that he had found a good opportunity to bring Ming Dai to an audition, and Yu Ting actually went to school to apply for leave for Ming Dai for the first time!

As for the perfect audition opportunity that Kang Ren mentioned, it was like a pie falling from the sky…

It was precisely Ming Dai’s future debut work. It was an online movie with a huge margin, mixed with suspense, horror, thriller, and other elements. It was a world-shaking masterpiece with only a low rating of two-point something!

Ming Dai was able to enter the entertainment industry because of it! Later on, she was mocked and looked down on by the director because of it!

So this time, should she play in the film or not?

“Number 88!”

Someone walked out of the audition room and shouted into the corridor.

Kang Ren’s eyes lit up and he whispered to Ming Dai,

“That’s the guy I met as a minor character who introduced us to the audition!”

Then, he raised his hand and called out.

“Brother! Over here!”

That person looked in their direction and immediately frowned when he saw Ming Dai.

“This is your sister?”

The other party had an expression that said, “Kang Ren, are you crazy?”

He couldn’t care less about time. He pulled Kang Ren to the side and scolded unhappily,

“Didn’t you say that your sister is very beautiful? Is this it? Are you playing with me? Do you know that I just boasted to the director!”

“It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!”

Kang Ren smiled apologetically. There was not the slightest bit of intimacy between them unlike how he portrayed.

Without another word, he pulled Ming Dai over. His actions were rough as he took off her glasses and lifted her bangs.

“Brother! Look! Isn’t my sister beautiful? She’s a natural beauty who hasn’t even gone under the knife!”

Ming Dai was a little slow due to her fever and did not manage to avoid Kang Ren’s series of actions in time.

However, this did not stop the conflict in her heart. She shrank back.

“I…”

She could not finish her words.

Or rather, the two of them were not listening at all.

The young man whom Kang Ren called brother, sized Ming Dai up from head to toe. His gaze was indescribably wretched.

“Not bad. Kang Ren, I didn’t expect you to hide such a beautiful sister. How old is she this year? She’s an adult, right?”

“Don’t worry, she just turned 18 last month! Her mother is my biological aunt! She’s entrusted me with everything!”

“That’s for the best. It’s very strict now. Last month, a production team was fined for letting Tong Xing stay up late to film. Everyone avoids underage actors!”

What the young man did not say was that the content of their movie was not suitable for underage actors. If the public found out, they would probably be criticized to death.

Now that Ming Dai was stuck at the age of 18, the young man was especially satisfied. It was as if he had already seen how happy the director was going to be, and that he would get a promotion!

He quickly urged, “Alright, don’t waste any more time. The director is getting impatient!”

“Okay, okay, okay!”

Kang Ren reached out to pull Ming Dai again.

“Brother!” Ming Dai avoided his hand. “I don’t…”

“Alright! You’re already an adult, yet you’re still shy. Go in and let someone take a look. It’ll be done soon! Be good!”

Kang Ren spoke as if he was coaxing a child.

In reality, he used a lot of strength and dragged Ming Dai into the audition room without any explanation.

Forget that Ming Dai was sick and had no strength. Even if she had the strength, she probably wouldn’t be able to resist.

As she watched herself enter the audition room, the men in the room happened to look over.

The audition room was big, and because the curtains were drawn, it looked dark. The air was filled with cigarette smoke, and a few men were sitting or standing with cigarettes in their mouths. They chatted casually, looking disheveled.

Ming Dai had auditioned for many movies and television dramas and had seen countless directors. Of course, she could tell that these people were unprofessional.

However, Kang Ren could not tell that when he saw these people. He even subconsciously lowered his waist. His eyes were filled with yearning and infatuation. He wished that he could also shake his body and become someone who had the power over actors.

Actually, Ming Dai’s reaction in her previous life was not much better. Basically, she was in a daze the entire time—becoming an actress, going for auditions, entering the entertainment industry… She was the passive one.

But this time it would be different.

Ming Dai secretly pinched her palms to clear her mind and faced the men’s scrutiny.

“Sorry, I’m not feeling well. I don’t want to audition anymore.”

After saying this quickly, she turned around and left.

“What’s going on!”

The director standing in the middle was furious.

Kang Ren and the person he knew were also stunned.

By the time Kang Ren reacted, Ming Dai had already changed from walking to running.

She rushed to the door, pulled it open, and ran out, leaving the foul audition room behind!

She quickly left the building. The sunlight and cold wind in front of her made her shiver.

The commercial building for the audition was considered a popular location. There were many people coming and going.

Ming Dai stood by the roadside like a lost deer.

She was so beautiful that she attracted the attention of many people. However, they only glanced at her briefly and quickly looked away.

Everyone’s life is too busy to stop for a stranger.

Realizing this, Ming Dai’s hand that was about to cover her face froze in mid-air.

‘Yes, a stranger.’

The 18-year-old Ming Dai was not a celebrity. She did not have any scandals or a bad reputation. She was just an ordinary third-year student.

No one would pay much attention to her, let alone spend time cursing her.

The heavy chains wrapped around her body seemed to have disappeared in an instant.

Ming Dai could not help but continue running.

She ran faster and faster.

Her limbs were clearly sore from illness, but this young body that had not been exhausted from staying up late was still full of vitality and energy. Even her steps were incomparably light!

The cold wind blew past her face. Ming Dai’s amber eyes sparkled as if she was about to fly!

She could also feel it so clearly—

She had been reborn!

…

Ming Dai ran for an unknown period of time.

When she came to a stop, gasping for breath, she realized that she was in a dilapidated neighborhood.

The colorful signboards, the crowded and short buildings, and the endless crowd…

—It was the village in the city where she had lived for 18 years.

In her previous life, she had filmed that online movie. After receiving the remuneration, she had moved away with her adoptive parents and rented a better house. From then on, she had never returned to the village in the city.

Hence, even Ming Dai did not expect her subconscious to be so familiar with the village in the city. She actually ran all the way back just like that.

Was it because she missed her adoptive parents?

‘No, not to that extent.’

It should be said that Ming Dai was missing the peaceful life that she lost since she stepped into the entertainment industry.