She’d thought a lot had changed in this life. She couldn’t force it.

She did not expect that Xiao Ming and Jian Liang would still come for the audition even though the original main leads left.

It was as if many things were destined.

Shi Jin hurried back to the audition venue.

Liang Han said in a low voice, “It’s Jian Liang and Xiao Ming’s turn.”

“Okay.”

Shi Jin sat down. Xiao Ming was the first to arrive. He was thin, and his bone structure was very clear on his calm face. He had an excellent and photogenic face, but he had always acted in ordinary television dramas and movies before. He was hardly famous.

“Let’s draw a segment,” Liang Han said.

Xiao Ming quickly drew a segment and went on stage when he was ready.

An intense emotion quickly appeared on his calm face, but this emotion was extremely restrained.

Liang Han nodded gently and wrote something by his name.

Jian Liang, on the other hand, was a thin, ordinary-looking girl. Like Xiao Ming, she looked ordinary, but her expression when she got into character was not ordinary at all. Her emotions were in place.

She did not have any representative works before, so she was unknown.

Liang Han asked Shi Jin, “What do you think?”

“I think they’re great. If there’s nobody better, we can settle on them both.”

“You’ve seen them act before?”

“A bit, and I was impressed,” Shi Jin said with a smile. “But even the best actor needs a good cast and a good director to support each other.”

Liang Han laughed. “I agree with your words completely.”

***

Outside the door, after Jian Liang and Xiao Ming left, the manager asked nervously, “How’s the situation? What did Director Liang say about your performance?”

The two of them were from the same company. In the light of many famous artists in the company, they looked very inconspicuous. Until now, they had not obtained any good resources.

When they came to audition for this movie and saw the various celebrities sitting outside the door, they looked at each other and found it difficult.

“Director Liang didn’t say much, so we don’t know the situation yet,” Jian Liang said, shaking her head.

“Well, if it doesn’t work out, forget it. I wasn’t particularly optimistic about this movie anyway,” the agent said. “The company has its own internal TV series at the moment. I’ll try to go get that for you guys.”

Jian Liang had no choice but to nod. “That sounds good.”

Only B-grade dramas could land in their hands. It was difficult to even get an A-grade drama, so it was not considered a particularly good resource.

However, for two people who were not famous, it seemed reasonable that they were not supported by the company.

Xiao Ming looked back at the celebrities sitting at the entrance of the audition. Their acting skills had already been recognized by the market. He lowered his eyes.

After the two of them got into the car, they were not in a good mood. Although they knew that there might not be a good outcome when they came, their mood was still very different after experiencing it personally.

They closed their eyes to rest.

The agent played with his phone. It wasn’t that he wasn’t busy, but the two he had with him now didn’t have much work to begin with. As an agent, he was both idle and didn’t have much income.

As he was playing the game, the number in his phone rang.

The agent sat up straight and picked up the phone. “Hello? Oh, it’s Director Song! Hello, Director Song! Xiao Ming and Jian Liang together? Okay, okay, no problem!”

Jian Liang and Xiao Ming opened their eyes at the same time.

The agent hung up and said to the driver, “Turn around and go right back.”

“So we are?” Jian Liang asked, afraid to be too sure.

“The casting director, Director Song, called and asked you to go back now. The crew has finalized the two of you. Xiao Ming will play the male lead, and you will play the second female lead.”

“Ah!” Jian Liang clutched her face in delight. “Is it true?”

“Wake yourself up first. I need to talk to the office.” The agent dialed the company line.

Jiang Liang couldn’t contain her delight. She’d auditioned for the second female lead knowing that the first female lead in this movie was given to Shi Jin.

It was just that she had expected that she might not be able to get the role. Even if she passed the audition, she might not be able to play the second female lead. She might even be pushed to play random no-name roles.

This current result was the best.

Xiao Ming recovered from his great joy and said to her, “Congratulations.”

“Same to you.”

When the car drove back to the set, the agent had already finished communicating with the company.

Xiao Ming and Jian Liang, together with their agent, were invited to Liang Han’s office by the production team’s assistant.

“Director Liang! Director Song!” The agent came forward to shake their hands.

Little Song said succinctly, “Congratulations to Xiao Ming and Jian Liang for passing our audition. This is the contract. You can see if there are any problems. If not, we can sign it.”

The manager was shocked by their efficiency again. The director actually had so much power without communicating with the producer and the investor behind him!

No doubt such rights were really a guarantee of efficiency.

After the manager read it himself, he sent the contract back to the company’s legal department.

With his previous communication with the company, the legal department was ready. They read it quickly and gave it back.

After both parties had amended some minor details, the contract was finally settled.

Jian Liang and Xiao Ming signed the contract. They had not calmed down yet.

Thinking about the people who auditioned with them, they were all of higher status than them. The two of them were not particularly outstanding in all aspects…

“Jian Liang, Xiao Ming, let’s have a gathering tonight. The two of you can stay together. You can also get to know everyone in the production team,” Liang Han invited.

The agent immediately said, “The two of them have nothing else to do today. They can stay.”

“Thank you, Director Liang and Director Song.” Jian Liang and Xiao Ming stayed behind.

They chose to have dinner at a barbecue stall near the production team.

Hundreds of people from the entire crew came over.

Shi Jin walked over with the script. As soon as she entered, Little Song and Little Jiang stood up at the same time to give her a seat. “Shi Jin, sit here!”

“Okay, thanks.” Shi Jin sat down beside Director Liang.

Jian Liang was immediately attracted to Shi Jin. Many actors would appear overly thin in real life in order to be on camera. There would be a certain difference from on camera.

Jian Liang herself was an example of being on the thin side in real life. However, Shi Jin was completely different.

Just like that, she appeared in person. She was bright and moving, directly impacting one’s vision. She was thin, but everywhere was just right. If you added more, it would be too much, if you took anything away, it would be too little.

“Shi Jin, this is Jian Liang and Xiao Ming. You saw them at the audition today,” Director Liang introduced.

“Hello.” Shi Jin reached out.