Chapter 40

"It's that one called Qing Yun. He's from Sheng Shi just like you, and he's so good looking, you must know him." After saying this, Brother Lin immediately twisted his body and walked away. He stretched his hand in the air as if he was caressing Qing Yun's face, which was so beautiful that even the heavens were angry at him.

Hearing Brother Lin's words, Bai Xiyan's eyes flashed a dark glint. Was it Qing Yun?

One night had passed, and Ning Qianyuan had let him go? He didn't kill him on the spot?

Bai Xiyan shook his head, impossible. With Ning Qianyuan's personality, Qing Yun definitely couldn't bounce around for a few days. He looked at Brother Lin's back and laughed disdainfully. Qing Yun came to audition for Ling Hua Xianjun?

It was probably just relying on that face to coax Brother Lin's group of face-controlled makeup artists.

In his previous life, the protagonist of the drama "Seal the Sky" was Qing Yun, who not only had face, but also a much better reputation than now. At that time, Qing Yun also wanted to try out for Ling Hua Xianjun, but he was still scolded by Director Li.

That role had many fans, and it wasn't something that could be acted by face alone. In the end, the part was cut out of the show.

Now that he probably couldn't escape this fate, Bai Xiyan grinned and looked at the directors and screenwriters gathered with serious faces. Seemingly echoing his thoughts, one of the screenwriters squatting next to Director Li suddenly stood up and shouted, "I want to change the script!"

The smile on Bai Xiyan's lips became even more profound as he strode over to say hello. But then, he heard the writer yell, "With that face, auntie will have to add him to the lead!"

The smile on Bai Xiyan's lips froze.

What do you mean? Did Qing Yun audition? Got the role of that Ling Hua Xianjun?

Why? Because he has a beautiful face?

Qing Yun changed his costume and took off his wig. The previously frightening coldness and extreme arrogance slowly faded away, becoming less aggressive.

He wouldn't stay in the state of memory for too long. After all, that was just a dying rebellion of a trapped beast. Qing Yun had already found his way and even got an unexpected surprise on that road, so Qing Yun's mentality was far different from back then.

But his wild and extreme nature had never changed.

While Qing Yun finished changing and fixed his hair in the mirror, the door was opened from the outside, and Bai Xiyan walked in.

When they looked at each other, there was no surprise in either of their eyes.

Looking at Qing Yun's increasingly perfect face, Bai Xiyan's eyes flashed with a trace of jealousy that could not be clearly seen.

Having torn their faces long ago, Bai Xiyan and Qing Yun no longer had to fake a greeting, and they passed each other without even nodding their heads.

The moment Qing Yun was about to go out, he heard Bai Xiyan's voice with mockery and malice, "It feels pretty easy in your heart to depend on that face, doesn't it?"

Qing Yun smiled, utterly unfazed by Bai Xiyan's mockery. He caressed his smooth face, echoing, "There's nothing I can do. I do look good."

Bai Xiyan choked at his words, and his face instantly turned ugly.

"Still, the face is not my greatest source of reliance, but it is a thorn in your heart." Qing Yun tilted his head sideways, and his calm eyes instantly made the jealousy and hidden fear in Bai Xiyan's heart clear.

Looking at the back of Qing Yun's departure, Bai Xiyan endured but could not resist hitting the phone hard to the ground.

A thing that only has a face mocks him like this?

In his previous life, he was crushed to death by Qing Yun. Even if he was reborn, Bai Xiyan still didn't want to see Qing Yun better because Qing Yun's scenery always made him think of his own hardship.

After slowly calming down, Bai Xiyan picked up the phone with the broken screen on the ground. He caressed the phone with an unpredictable look: "Let me see what you have to rely on besides your face."

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Li Qing took the document and walked towards the president's office. He just lifted his hand to knock on the door when he saw Ning Qianyuan's assistant walk out with a scared expression.

"What? Lost his temper again?" Li Qing asked in a low voice.

The assistant shrugged helplessly at him: "You know, after what happened the other day, it's only strange that the boss would be in a good mood."

Hearing that, Li Qing sighed. He looked at the document in his hands and felt a little pain in his brain. In the end, he patted the assistant's shoulder, took a deep breath, and walked in.

It's been more than five years since Ning Qianyuan has retired. Everyone didn't understand why he chose to retire when his career was at its peak. Some even thought he had suffered some major blow in his life or was disappointed in the entertainment industry or something. Anyway, all kinds of speculations are flying around.

But as Ning Qianyuan's agent since his debut, Li Qing knew that there was no bullshit reason. It's purely because the movie emperor himself is headstrong and put down his choice to quit.

Previously, Ning Qianyuan has always been the image of a cold male god in the circle. Li Qing originally wanted him to take a more friendly route, but…after deeply understanding Ning Qianyuan's personality, Li Qing immediately gave up the idea.

It was better to be cold than to let the fans know that their beloved idol was a bear child in the late stages of middle-aged illness.

Thinking back to the days when he was in deep water five years ago, Li Qing couldn't help but rub his temples. Then, he braced himself to face the exceptionally agitated former movie star and the current President of Sheng Shi.

He knew that Ning Qianyuan was an actor, so he was extremely disgusted with certain ploys in the entertainment industry. Now that he was set up over his head, wouldn't he blow up? Li Qing was a little confused as to how Ning Qianyuan could let the person who climbed his bed leave alive.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Qing took a business-like attitude and said in a flat tone. "The matter you encountered at the exchange three days ago has been investigated clearly…"

"Get out!"

Before Li Qing could finish his report, Ning Qianyuan interrupted him with a cold and hard look, as if he was hiding great anger in his heart. However, behind his ears, a faint redness arose.

Gripping the pen in his hand, Ning Qianyuan lowered his head and pretended to concentrate on the document. His voice was indifferent as he said, "Don't mention this matter to me again in the future."

Li Qing choked, but then, his voice became relaxed, "Oh, but you said you'd let me look it up. I checked it out and put it here for you to see for yourself."

"Throw it away." Ning Qianyuan's eyes were extremely restrained as he looked around at the information in Li Qing's hands. But, he coldly refused as if trying to hide some of his own thoughts.

Was this matter uncovered? Li Qing was stunned, then filled with a sense of relief that he wouldn't have to step on any mines in the future. He shrugged his shoulders and turned around to go out, casually putting the papers into the paper shredder next to him.

As he watched the papers turn into tiny pieces of paper, Ning Qianyuan's eyes glazed over, and his entire body stiffened slightly.

When Li Qing left, and the office door was closed tightly, Ning Qianyuan immediately bounced up from his office chair. He took two steps to the shredder, reached out to retrieve the ball of paper, wanting to cry.

Just throw it away! Why did you put it in the shredder!

After picking at it for a while, he couldn't see a clue. Ning Qianyuan recalled again the kick that someone had given him with great force earlier. With a cold face, he threw the shredded paper down and strode back to his office chair to sit down.

You slept with me, and you're still so arrogant? Well, it's just a bed-climbing thing, right?

Ning Qianyuan's face was gloomy as if he wanted to pull out the person who had offended him into pieces. Still, the search history on the computer screen revealed the stupidity of his heart.

What will I do when I have spring dreams every night, and I'm alone in them?

I've been drugged, and the medication never works. Should I go to the hospital?

Answer: Don't wimp out, just do it!

Qing Yun smoothly entered the "Seal the Sky" cast. The first time he saw Qing Yun's performance, Director Li had a vague idea to add scenes to the role of Ling Hua Xianjun. Otherwise, he would not let him audition for the plot of the original. Now that Qing Yun is on board, Director Li is not afraid of ruining the role of Ling Hua Xianjun.

After all, Ling Hua Xianjun has a huge fan base. If this character can be perfectly presented, it will definitely elevate the TV series "Seal the Sky" to a higher level.

However, before the airing of "Seal the Sky", Director Li inexplicably carried the reputation of ruining the original work.

The news of Qing Yun's appearance as Ling Hua Xianjun was released in advance.

Qing Yun has a reputation for being a vase. He's done two TV dramas, but the results weren't very good, so some of his fans have said he's better off not moving and not talking.

Coupled with Bai Xiyan's efforts, Qing Yun's reputation is naturally not good.

As soon as the news of Qing Yun's appearance as Ling Hua Xianjun broke out, a wave of black fans came under his personal page, mocking him for not controlling himself and ruining the role with his face again.

But the situation wasn't the most terrifying yet, as most of the original fans hadn't arrived on the battlefield yet. When they do, it would be a real foul storm.

Upon first hearing the news, Director Li was furious, as it was obviously someone from the crew who leaked the rumors. But he's obviously just doing it for the show because although it's ugly, it also obviously added attention to the show.

He was just a little sorry for the now blackened Qing Yun. Still, Director Li believed that when the makeup photos were released, and the drama aired, Qing Yun's fans would definitely rise.

"Hey, I don't know who put out the news, but Director Li won't tear him apart if he knows." An assistant director, who was familiar with Bai Xiyan, sat next to him and chattered.

"This crew is following Director Li's old man, and with that one unaware of his rules, I'm afraid that some of the newcomers are more anxious." Bai Xiyan looked at the script and used a pen to mark something. He looked serious at the end, but the words in his mouth were clearly directed towards something.

The entertainment industry is full of shrewd people, and that assistant director could hear the meaning of Bai Xiyan's words. He subconsciously looked towards Qing Yun but found that the person was nestled in a chair with his eyes closed, as if completely unaffected by the online storm.

These days, Qing Yun's aura was much more restrained. The Ling Hua Xianjun he played still carried that intimidating but not frightening presence but instead acted more deeply in some other ways.

This change made Director Li even more pleasantly surprised. He couldn't help but reflect on whether or not he had been prejudiced against Qing Yun and had missed out on such a good seedling.

Even so, the people who witnessed the audition process at the beginning still had an unspoken awe in their hearts, which made them always wear a certain respect when facing Qing Yun.

Just like this assistant director, who now waved his hand towards Bai Xiyan and said, "Qing Yun is a very spiritual person, I don't see how he can do such a silly thing."

After saying that, he moved out of the way and didn't communicate with Bai Xiyan anymore.

Bai Xiyan's face was gloomy for a moment, and he looked at Qing Yun without a trace. To be honest, he was really surprised in recent days. He didn't expect Qing Yun to act out the contradictions that the Ling Hua Xianjun had.

Sometimes when he was in a scene with Qing Yun, he couldn't help but be brought into the scene, and he really had a kind of respect and fear for Qing Yun as a master and disciple.

This feeling of being suppressed made Bai Xiyan very unhappy, but what annoyed him even more now was the online storm he had created.

The incident was fermenting, but it could no longer be stopped. Some of the original fans had already flooded into Qing Yun's personal page.

Bai Xiyan felt a little bad in his heart. Will this storm instead give Qing Yun heat?