"My lady, your tea is ready."

"Oh my, thank you."

"Ah, how exhausting. I wonder why they always make me wait at the audition." Chen Fanglin sighed. She was sitting at the corner of the room and had two bodyguards serving her.

"Even though Lady Chen's appearance and skills clearly surpa.s.ses everyone else's, you still have to accept these types of audition, my lady." Chen Fanglin's manager, Qi Xiu said as she stood beside her.

"I know right." 

Everyone was looking her way, stunned. They were waiting for the result of the audition.

Fan Xiao Yao was sitting beside s.h.i.+ Enxi quietly and was just looking at the script.

s.h.i.+ Enxi noticed how nervous she was. She sighed, "What are you so nervous about? You did great."

"I'm just worried... That girl uses her family's power, not her own. She has been always doing that. I can't compete against money."

That was what made Fan Xiao Yao give up whenever she was going against Chen Fanglin over a role they both wanted to have. Whenever she was about to move up in the industry, Chen Fanglin was always there to block and push her down.

"Talent is something you can't buy." s.h.i.+ Enxi crossed her arms, resting her back against the chair. "You should stop having those negative thoughts. You are my artist, be more confident."

She knew that there were times where Fan Xiao Yao's depression could linger in her anytime and that she needed constant rea.s.surance but it was starting to get on her nerve.

"Understand, Xiao Yao? From the moment you became my artist, you're not allowed to let others prey on you. Running away is not an option." She looked ahead. "I never have a weakling as my friend."

"Xiao Xi..."

"My, my, what is this? You're giving her a pep talk?" Chen Fanglin walked towards them, a smirk on her lips. "You should have quietly withdrawn, Fan Xiao Yao. You really are annoying with that I-want-to-act att.i.tude of yours. If not for your s.l.u.tty manager, you won't be even able to reach where you are now."

Fan Xiao Yao stood up and gave Chen Fanglin a sharp look. "I don't mind you badmouthing me... but badmouthing Xiao Xi? Do you have a death wish?"

The other artists around them started looking their way, wondering what kind of commotion they were making.

Chen Fanglin scoffed, "Death wish? Shouldn't it be the other way around?"

Her bodyguards went and stood behind Chen Fanglin, they were all glaring down at Fan Xiao Yao. Just one word from their master, they would throw Fan Xiao Yao out of the place to humiliate her.

Fan Xiao Yao gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. 

A soft laugh was suddenly heard from s.h.i.+ Enxi who was quietly sitting. She stood up and smiled at Chen Fanglin, "Ms. Chen, I advise you not to make a scene here if you don't want to be addressed as a 'Bully' in tonight's headlines. You're Xiao Yao's senior in this industry, should you be acting this way?"

Chen Fanglin frowned and turned her gaze to some of the artists who were holding their phone. Even if their cameras we're not pointing at her, who knows if someone was actually taking a video secretly?

No matter how it looked like, Chen Fanglin was the one who started 'bullying' Fan Xiao Yao.

Chen Fanglin clicked her tongue and turned away without saying a thing, she went back to her seat.

A check with a huge amount of money written was laying on a small coffee table. The judges that were there were starting at it, their eyes stuck on the paper.

Just then, Wen Zhou placed his short legs on the table with a loud 'BAM' which snapped everyone out.

"Sorry, would you clear this garbage and get out of here?" Wen Zhou had an innocent smile on his lips but the air he was emitting was so heavy.

The men that Chen Fanglin sent gulped nervously when they saw how scary the small boy was. 

"And pa.s.s this message to your missy. I am not selling talent." Wen Zhou added before he turned to the Producer. "Right, uncle?"

"Of course, dear nephew." A blond-haired man who was sitting beside the boy said before he took a sip of his cup of tea.

Ling Yao was one of Wen Zhou's uncle, the chairman of the leading company in the entertainment industry, one of Ren s.h.i.+yuan's close friends. The only reason why Wen Zhou agreed to be in the movie was that, together with Director Yu, Ling Yao went and asked him to be in it.

"But Producer Ling, she is the daughter of the CEO of Chen Corporation, it will be a great opportunity to-"

Producer Ling Yao turned his gaze to one of Chen Fanglin's men who just spoke. "I am not going to repeat myself. We have already decided on an actress."

"After saying that, he kicked us out of the room." The man said from the other line.

Chen Fanglin tightened her hold on the phone. "Is that Producer an idiot?!"

She was currently inside the women's restroom, talking on her phone.

"All of you, how can you retreat so easily?! Go back and convince them!"

The plan to buy over the judges and the producer was a failure. She couldn't sit still knowing that her usual plan was not working.

Just then a knock was heard and her manager's voice was heard from outside. "Ms. Chen, they will be announcing the results now." 

For some reason, Chen Fanglin was feeling so nervous.

Ha! Her acting skills we're still better than everyone, right? Why should she be worried? She was always better than Fan Xiao Yao. There was no way that Fan Xiao Yao can get the role from her.

She went out of the restroom and went back to the room but when she did she was surprised by what she heard.

"Ms. Fan Xiao Yao has been chosen for the main female lead. Thank you for partic.i.p.ating in this audition."

s.h.i.+ Enxi patted Fan Xiao Yao's shoulder, smiling at her. "Congratulations."

Fan Xiao Yao was smiling happily at her, it was as if she still couldn't believe that she got the role.

Wen Zhou walked towards Fan Xiao Yao and smiled cutely at her, "Congratulations, big sister Yaoyao."

Fan Xiao Yao turned to the little boy and was attracted by his cute and innocent smile. "Thank you, Little Zhou!"

s.h.i.+ Enxi turned to Wen Zhou with a blank look on her face. For some reason... She felt something similar from him. What was it?