Chapter 21 - Twinkling Stars

Chapter 21: Chapter 20: Twinkling StarsDu Siqi brought an artist that Ye Qiu did not recognize, and had never heard of in a previous life, not lacking the opportunity to become famous, unless they became a junior lover to some boss.

He is an agent adept at pairing his artists with patrons, not well acquainted with many directors or screenwriters; however, he is quite familiar with those cunning and influential big bosses. Had it not been for her utter devotion to Du Siqi in her previous life and her promising and beautiful appearance, she probably wouldn't have escaped these fates either.

Ye Qiu did not take the other party seriously, but upon seeing her, Du Siqi's eyes lit up.

Indeed, Ye Qiu possessed a stunning beauty that, even in the star-filled entertainment circle, would be ranked among the most beautiful. Moreover, compared to other excessively skinny artists, Ye Qiu had a tall and slender figure, with straight legs, slim where it should be slim, and curvaceous where it should not be, evoking fantasizing thoughts.

Du Siqi straightened his clothes and arranged his bangs, walking towards Ye Qiu with a gentle yet affable smile.

He indeed possessed a deceitful attractiveness, no wonder she was swindled out of everything in her previous life.

Today, Sister Yang went with Bo Rong to discuss an endorsement, leaving Ye Qiu to attend the audition only with Ji Qing. The other party probably assumed she was just a minor artist without backing or a company.

"Hello, my name is Du Siqi, and I am an agent from Starshine Company." Du Siqi stood two steps away from Ye Qiu, smiling gently and politely. Only those who have been deceived by him know the true beastly nature behind that seemingly friendly face.

He then handed over his business card: "This is my business card. If you sign with me, with your conditions, I will certainly make you famous."

Ye Qiu looked at him silently, without a word.

Du Siqi's smile stiffened, clearly not expecting to be rejected by a seemingly novice artist, but no matter, beautiful women tend to be temperamental, once she falls into his hands, she'll do whatever he says!

Such a seductress, even if not presented to those bosses, could still make him a lot of money, Du Siqi thought, calculating how to maximize his profits.

However, Ji Qing, whom he hadn't regarded highly from the start, shattered his illusions: "Mr. Du, thank you for your kindness, but Miss Ye already has an agent."

"Is that so?" Du Siqi smiled awkwardly, then quickly regained a confident smile: "May I know which company Miss Ye has signed with? Not to brag, but our Starshine is absolutely the best, and the resources inside are countless, things that others can't even request are easily accessible at our company."

Ji Qing was very displeased with this man trying to poach from their company. If your company has such good resources, why do you need to bring a little-known artist here to audition along with everyone else?

Dressed in a suit, trying to look professional, but turns out he's just an arrogant swindler.

"Mr. Du, we are from Yamei International, Miss Ye's agent is Miss Yang Tao. You must have heard of Miss Yang, she single-handedly made Bo Rong the Best Actor. May I ask which Best Actress or Best Actor have you promoted, Mr. Du?"

Ji Qing ruthlessly mocked, making Ye Qiu almost want to applaud for her.

Charge, little assistant!

Upon hearing this, Du Siqi's expression darkened, he stiffly said: "It seems I didn't recognize Mount Tai, then I wish Miss Ye success in her audition."

"Well said, well said." Ji Qing smiled beamingly: "Agent Yang also thinks very highly of Miss Ye."

Du Siqi glanced once more at Ye Qiu, who had been silent from start to finish, and mocked: "Miss Ye seems very confident in her assistant, beware of the servant becoming the master."

"You..." Ji Qing's face turned red with anger.

"Heh..." Ye Qiuqing scoffed: "Mr. Du seems very enthusiastic about strangers, but we are in a new society now, there's no such thing as slaves and masters anymore."

Hearing this, Ji Qing laughed, proudly glaring at Du Siqi. She had said that this man was no good, still trying to sabotage their relationship, but Miss Ye was not so easily fooled.

"Hmph..." Du Siqi's gaze sharpened, looking at them like a venomous snake.

Ji Qing couldn't help but shiver, Ye Qiuqing smiled: "It's okay, he's just a petty person with no real capabilities."

The other party arrived earlier, Du Siqi led his young artists under the guidance of the staff to audition, but it only took less than five minutes before they came out, looking rather ugly.

"Look, even the artist under this clown's hand is incompetent." The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.

"Number 19, Ye Qiu." Hearing her name, Ye Qiu took her number card and entered the audition room.

There were five people sitting opposite, besides the director who had appeared in entertainment news, the others were unfamiliar faces. Ye Qiu wasn't sure of their identities, but "Emperor Xiang" was a national channel funded and planned project, there should be no under-the-table dealings. As long as her performance was up to the mark and met everyone's expectations, their identities wouldn't matter.

The few people were all poker-faced, the woman sitting at the far left smiled slightly: "Ye Qiu, right? Choose one randomly from the box next to you, and start your performance after three minutes."

This audition requirement couldn't be said to be low. Three minutes, even reading the script was difficult.

Ye Qiu nodded to everyone, the papers were rolled up, she couldn't see the content inside, so she just picked one randomly.

The plot wasn't long, but perhaps Ye Qiu was unlucky, needed to perform a scene where Princess Lingjun, implicated by a witchcraft case, defends her innocence to the Father Emperor.

The script only had a rough plot; the actors had to improvise the specifics, no wonder most people earlier had only come in for a few minutes before leaving.

Luckily, she had intentionally learned about this history in books a few days prior to the audition.

Princess Lingjun, born of the Empress, was deeply loved by Emperor Xiang since childhood. However, a year after the Empress Mother's death, the Father Emperor favored the Evil Concubine and flatterers, leading to public outrage and internal and external troubles. Before her death, her defense in the court was not for herself, but for Father Emperor and for Da Qi.

At that moment, she was driven by a purpose to die, to awaken Emperor Xiang's ambition and courage. Her righteous and willingly sacrificial spirit eventually made Emperor Xiang realize his mistakes after her death. He admitted his faults, executed the Evil Concubine and the flatterers, thereby reforming the governance and paving the way for a golden era.

Princess Lingjun was noble, proud, filial, and concerned about the world from within the Royal Family. She was not afraid of death, but feared that the Jiang Shan passed down by her ancestors would be destroyed in her Father Emperor's hands.

"Very good!" Ye Qiu finished her performance, and the Director was the first to applaud, clearly very appreciative of her performance just now.

"Have you read about this history?" The woman who had earlier asked her to pick the script also smiled gently.

"I looked into it a few days before the audition." Ye Qiu humbly said, "I'm not sure if my understanding is correct, please excuse any mistakes."

"You did very well, go back and wait for the news," the five exchanged glances, and the woman told Ye Qiu.

"Alright, thank you, everyone." Ye Qiu stood up, bowed deeply to everyone, gently closed the door, and let out a light sigh of relief. She knew that for this drama, the role of Princess, it was almost certain.