CH 15.3

Do You Still Hate Her? 05 – Does he not have any money? How pitiful—

Although she can be considered a little popular now, it doesn’t mean she can join Director Han Cheng’s drama, right?

Han Cheng is at the top of the pyramid in the domestic TV drama industry. He is extremely skilled at shooting slice-of-life dramas, and every one of his works has high ratings and great reputation. At the end of each year, everyone, from actors to the production team, receives numerous awards at various ceremonies.

However, her current popularity is mainly due to online hype. But Han Cheng’s dramas never lack popularity, and it’s even less likely that he would invite her because of that.

“The actress for the role of sixth female character can’t participate due to health reasons. She only has a few scenes, and what they are offering you is just a chance for an audition. The time is tight, and it’s tomorrow,” Meng Zhichuan said, adding, “Han Cheng is a friend of Song Zeqian, and you know that this group of directors has very strict requirements for acting. To be honest, we have a small probability of getting this role with just one night of preparation. Why not consider this idol drama instead? The production team is also good, and it’s more suitable for you.”

Shang Lu naturally knew that Meng Zhichuan was telling the truth. It wouldn’t be easy to enter Han Cheng’s team, but how could she possibly be willing to give up?

Shang Lu looked at Meng Zhichuan and said, “I want to give it a try.

The next day.

When Meng Zhichuan came to pick up Shang Lu for the audition, he noticed the dark circles under her eyes and asked, “Did you not sleep all night? How can you go out looking like this? Fortunately, we still have time. I’ll have Xiao Chen call the makeup artist…”

“No need,” Shang Lu waved her hand, holding the printed script in her hand as she sat in the passenger seat. She yawned and said, “I just thought it would better suit the character’s image this way.”

Meng Zhichuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw Shang Lu looking half-dead he was still worried, so he said, “The road is still quite far. Would you like to take a rest?”

Shang Lu shook her head and fastened her seatbelt before continuing to read the script.

Meng Zhichuan didn’t disturb Shang Lu anymore and instead tried his best to drive smoothly, allowing her to focus more on reading the script.

Because the filming of <Life’s Journey> had already begun, the interview could only take place during the director’s lunch break today.

Shang Lu arrived relatively early, and the staff informed her that Director Han Cheng was still shooting the final scene of the morning, so they asked her to wait in the interview room.

The staff responsible for guiding them kept looking at Shang Lu, with a face filled with gossip and hesitation.

At the moment the door opened, Shang Lu felt a sense of unease and finally understood why the staff had been looking at her strangely along the way.

Inside the room, the other competitor waiting was none other than Ning Lin.

When Ning Lin saw Shang Lu walk in, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Clearly, neither of them expected to encounter each other here.

Shanglu felt confused because this scene wasn’t in the original plot.

Ning Lin also couldn’t understand. This was Director Han Cheng’s filming crew, and it was Jiang Yi who helped her arrange the audition opportunity. Why could Shang Lu also appear here?

Could it be that Jiang Yi also helped Shang Lu…

That’s impossible. Ning Lin didn’t want to think about it anymore.

And there were no outsiders here. Ning Lin no longer wore the gentle disguise as before and her voice turned colder : “Shang Lu, what a coincidence. I didn’t expect you to be my competitor this time.”

Shang Lu ignored Ning Lin and looked at Meng Zhichuan, asking, “What are we eating later?”

Having only eaten a piece of bread in the morning, Shang Lu was starting to feel a bit hungry.

Shang Lu’s dismissive attitude naturally made Ning Lin even more dissatisfied. She straightforwardly said, “I don’t know how you managed to get the audition opportunity, but with your acting skills, I’m sure this role is beyond your reach.”

At that moment, the partially closed door was pushed open from the outside, and an interested voice followed, saying, “Today, we have only two auditionees. To confidently say that this role is out of reach for the other, it seems you have great confidence in yourself.”

A man wearing a light gray suit stood at the door, with a refined and captivating handsome face that held one’s gaze. His narrow eyes carried a habitual faint smile, but his words were tinged with a touch of sarcasm, creating an intangible sense of alienation.

However, at this moment, in his hands, there was a somewhat mismatched pink and adorable dessert bag, which didn’t quite align with his overall demeanor.

Shang Lu felt that unexpected things were happening one after another today.

For instance, before she came here, she hadn’t expected her competitor to be Ning Lin, and she certainly hadn’t expected to encounter Chi Yan here. It had been quite a while since they last saw each other.

Shang Lu felt somewhat surprised and asked, “How come you’re here?”

“I came to discuss investment matters, and when I heard you were here, I decided to drop by,” Chi Yan said, walking towards Shang Lu. He handed her the dessert bag with a somewhat displeased expression and asked, “My assistant managed to buy the wrong flavor of cake… Oh well, would you like to have some?”

Shang Lu, seeing that the bag contained her favorite tiramisu, she didn’t hesitate to accept it.

Meng Zhichuan looked at Chi Yan with some surprise and then asked Shang Lu, “Do you know Mr. Chi?”

“We’re friends,” Shang Lu answered, and then added, “We had a decent relationship in high school. He’s a good person.”

Chi Yan’s façade as a noble son was on the verse of collapsing due to being directly issued a good person card. He grumbled, “What do you mean by ‘decent’? You really have no conscience.”

The tiramisu that just entered her mouth carried a subtle bitter taste, causing Shang Lu to glance at Chi Yan with a slightly dazed expression.

In fact, they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, but perhaps it was because Chi Yan diligently updated his WeChat Moments that Shang Lu didn’t feel unfamiliar when seeing him again.

However, this familiar tone made her reminisce about their time in high school.