Chapter 80: Audition
Early in the morning, Shen Cheng saw a series of messages from Su Jinli.
[Su Jinli: Brother! The comments online are all wrong. The truth of the matter is not what they say.]
[Su Jinli: I really want to explain one by one, but I’m afraid the more I say, the more mistakes I’ll make. I’m so anxious.]
[Su Jinli: You’re super good, not a bad brother.]
Shen Cheng held his phone, his fingers moved, making the phone spin a few times in his hand, and then put it back on the coffee table.
First, he went to wash up, then to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for himself. When it was ready, he took out his phone again to check the messages.
[Shen Cheng: Did you wake up? Or have you not slept at all?]
[Su Jinli: I woke up last night and haven’t slept since.]
[Shen Cheng: I’ve been in the industry for so many years, and many people can’t wait to see my dark history. They naturally won’t waste a rare opportunity.]
[Shen Cheng: Also, my company will control public opinion. These messages will be controlled before 10 o’clock.]
[Su Jinli: It’s good if it can be controlled.]
[Shen Cheng: Moreover, I am indeed not a competent brother.]
[Su Jinli: No way.]
[Shen Cheng: Sigh, you should hate me.]
Shen Cheng was born indifferent.
In his early days as a koi spirit, he could feel that Su Jinli was his own blood relative. However, although Su Jinli had the opportunity to become a spirit, his aptitude was extremely poor.
At first, he didn’t want to care about Su Jinli, thinking that Su Jinli would be a burden.
So Shen Cheng mostly went on his own adventures, traveling south and north, cultivating his skills. Occasionally he would go back to see Su Jinli, and let Su Jinli fend for himself.
He often left for several years, even decades at a time.
Every time he returned, he would see Su Jinli circling around him excitedly, not hating him at all, and even admiring him.
Out of guilt, he would take Su Jinli out to play for a while after returning, meet the celebrities of the time, or go to the palace to see celebrations and other events.
After that, Shen Cheng would leave alone.
Once, he left for more than eighty years without returning.
Then Su Jinli, who had only grown two legs, came out to find him wearing a pair of worn-out straw shoes. Because his magic power was not enough, he was often bullied by other demons but didn’t get angry.
When Su Jinli asked others, he always asked: “Have you seen a super powerful Koi spirit? He’s my brother!”
When Shen Cheng heard the news and went to see Su Jinli, he saw a fish that was so thin it was almost a fish stick, jumping around him, saying: “Brother, look, I’ve grown legs. I couldn’t wait to come and find you, I wanted to show you.”
Even though there were bloodstains on the soles of his feet, he was still so excited…
Shen Cheng couldn’t say anything after seeing Su Jinli, he could only be silent.
Then, Su Jinli said another sentence: “Brother, I miss you.”
Being abandoned without realizing it, not resentful at all, is this child stupid?
Shen Cheng has been a koi spirit for many years, and can be said to have a heart of stone, and his hands have been stained with fresh blood.
But he had no way with Su Jinli.
Actually thinking about it all these years, Shen Cheng himself knew that he was not a good brother.
He is very selfish, with himself as the center, he will not easily let go of anyone who is against him.
However, Su Jinli doesn’t blame him, and still admires him.
Su Jinli has a piece of blue scale on his head, which is the price he paid for giving up being an immortal and becoming a human.
As he grows older, his golden scales will become less and less, replaced by blue scales.
When blue scales cover his whole body, Su Jinli’s life is exhausted.
Carefully calculated, Su Jinli’s lifespan is no different from normal humans.
The scales on Su Jinli’s body can represent a period of life. If Su Jinli gives away his golden scales, it’s simply self-harming his life, helping others.
Shen Cheng became a koi immortal and took a human form. He can live forever, and cultivation can extend his life, will not age.
When Su Jinli took a human form, he gave up his identity as a koi spirit, experiencing a human life with a human lifespan.
So Shen Cheng decided to go out and make a living first, work hard to earn money and then pave the way for Su Jinli’s life. After struggling for many years, he was already planning to move behind the scenes, become a shareholder of Boruo Pineapple, and then fade out of the entertainment circle.
At this time, he could take Su Jinli, travel around the world, and play everywhere.
But Su Jinli came out of the mountain to find him.
And accidentally entered the entertainment circle.
Shen Cheng always wanted to avoid this matter. But he couldn’t hide it, and it would be exposed one day.
Rather than being exposed by others, it’s better for him to say it himself, and he can resolve the conflict between the two fan circles.
The timing is just right, after all. iI’s a catastrophe that will be experienced sooner or later, it’s better to come now.
[Su Jinli: Why? You are the best brother in the world.]
Looking at this message, Shen Cheng couldn’t help but cover his face, feeling a bit sour in his nose.
He always felt that he wasn’t a good brother. He was harsh, indifferent, and disliked noise. He had no patience for anything, and if he was nagged too much, he would get annoyed and might even lose his temper.
He didn’t care much about Su Jinli, only seeing Su Jinli when he received blessings.
He also didn’t like Su Jinli getting out of his control. He always felt that this weak little fish should be hiding under his protection.
Now that Su Jinli is being pursued by An Zhiyan, it has disrupted his rhythm.
He always felt that Su Jinli, who had spent hundreds of years cultivating into a human, should enjoy happiness in this life, rather than being with someone like An Zhiyan who has ill intentions.
In his view, Su Jinli had not been out of the mountain for long, didn’t understand human affairs, and had seen few people, so he was confused by An Zhiyan. He felt like a worried parent, thinking that his child had entered adolescence and was hooked up by a “little punk”.
[Shen Cheng: You don’t need to worry, it will be handled soon, just as we have done before.]
[Su Jinli: Okay.]
[Shen Cheng: And, those who blacken me will be unlucky, I don’t care.]
[Su Jinli: You’re right.]
[Shen Cheng: How’s the competition preparation going?]
[Su Jinli: We were originally asked to prepare 3 songs, now there’s one more song that might be sung after winning the championship, so there are 4 songs. We also need to prepare a group dance and a personal dance showcase, luckily there’s enough time.]
[Shen Cheng: You just need to practice well. And your Weibo account, your fans will see when you go online, you should also pay attention to this.]
[Shen Cheng: After you leave the training camp, I will personally teach you how to stay in the entertainment circle.]
[Shen Cheng: It was very dangerous for you to interact with fans downstairs in the hotel last time, why didn’t An Zhiyan stop you?]
[Su Jinli: [Picture]]
[Su Jinli: Look at my breakfast!]
[Shen Cheng: Did you listen to what I said?]
[Su Jinli: Yes, I know.]
But seeing Su Jinli’s picture, Shen Cheng remembered his own breakfast, quickly went to turn off the fire, looking at the burnt stuff inside, he didn’t even want the pot anymore.
Su Jinli held his phone, looking at the message bombing in WeChat, he didn’t know how to reply.
[Xiao Mi: What?! You and An Zhihan even fought because of me? I suddenly feel like I’m a femme fatale.]
[Xiao Mi: And then what’s the situation with Shen Cheng being your brother? Don’t tell me you were going to Muzitao to find Shen Cheng?]
[Su Jinli: Yes.]
At this time, he didn’t know which message he was replying to.
[Xiao Mi: You’re Shen Cheng’s brother, why did you sign with Gu Yu?! You should have signed with Boruo Pineapple!]
[Su Jinli: I didn’t know at the time.]
[Xiao Mi: You two brothers are quite mysterious.]
[Su Jinli: ?]
What does this sentence mean?
[Xiao Mi: Sister Yura asked me to tell you, when her new play is released, you help her promote it.]
[Su Jinli: How to promote?]
[Xiao Mi: Use Weibo, don’t worry, it’s estimated that it'll be released after a year.]
[Su Jinli: Why say it so early?]
[Xiao Mi: Afraid that you won’t care about us after you become famous.]
[Su Jinli: I won’t.]
[Xiao Mi: I want Shen Cheng’s autographed photo!]
[Su Jinli: Okay.]
[Xiao Mi: What’s Shen Cheng like in real life?]
[Su Jinli: He’s really good.]
[Xiao Mi: He’s your real brother, why did you ask me for his contact information? It’s just like what they say online, isn’t it?]
[Su Jinli: Don’t believe them, my brother is really good to me.]
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While eating, An Zhihan stared at Wu Yu who had just walked by and said, “This kid not only moved out of the dormitory, but he also ignores all of us. Have you guys noticed?”
Su Jinli looked up and followed his gaze, feeling a bit lost, “That's true, the last time I talked to him, he didn’t pay much attention to me.”
“I feel something is wrong,” An Zhihan said, taking out his phone from his pocket to send a message to Jiang Pingqiu, asking him to help investigate Wu Yu’s company and family background.
Ever since the last program segment, when Wu Yu’s friend came out, An Zhihan felt something was off.
Su Jinli immediately held down An Zhihan phone, “Don’t, if Wu Yu doesn’t want to talk about it, we shouldn’t ask. It’s not good.”
An Zhihan then put away his phone, “Hmm, okay, I’m not interested in him either.”
The two of them had only eaten a few bites when Jiang Pingqiu suddenly came to the training camp and headed straight for them.
An Zhihan looked at Jiang Pingqiu in surprise and asked, “Brother Jiang, you didn’t have to come in person to tell me, did you?” The message was just sent, right?
“Oh, I saw the message, but I’m here to take Su Jinli out.”
An Zhihan immediately stood up and asked, “What for? Why take him and not me?”
“Young Master An helped him get a role. After Su Jinli’s ancient costume appearance came out yesterday, he immediately got a response. Now I’m going to take Su Jinli to meet the director.” When Jiang Pingqiu replied, he also said to Su Jinli, “You don’t need to be nervous, we’ll help you with a simple styling later. Once you’re there, just treat it as usual.”
Sejia Legend is also a legend in terms of grabbing resources.
An Zhiyan is even better at this, which is why Shen Cheng and others look down on An Zhiyan. This person is too rogue when grabbing resources, even Shen Cheng has suffered a few times.
To be so valued by An Zhiyan, to take Su Jinli out of the training camp early in the morning, shows the importance of this role.
“What play? Who’s the director? The lead?” An Zhihan asked curiously.
Su Jinli, however, was dazedly following them, listening to their conversation. Anyway, he wouldn’t know who the director was even if they said it.
“It’s not the lead, just a male number three, but the part is heavy.” Jiang Pingqiu answered.
“What else?”
“The director is Jiang Ting.” Seeing An Zhihan persistently asking, Jiang Pingqiu answered in a particularly low voice.
“Holy shit!” An Zhihan’s eyes were wide open. The first acting resource is so awesome? The entire entertainment circle hasn’t heard of a few people who can skyrocket like this.
Jiang Ting, a famous domestic director, doesn’t have many films, but each one is a classic blockbuster. He has even taken his own film to compete for international awards.
As long as a female lead has acted in a Jiang Ting film, she will mostly be called a Jiang Ting girl, and maybe some gossip news will come out.
A movie, directed by Jiang Ting, in summary: huge investment, billions of box office, super conscientious special effects, and… the lead is bound to be popular!
“This fish is so awesome.” An Zhihan exclaimed.
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Author's Notes:
[Shen Cheng started to be protective of Su Jinli for hundreds of years after Su Jinli went to find him.]
[When Su Jinli was almost eaten, Shen Cheng was really worried, after all, they are blood relatives.]
[An Zhiyan is especially ruthless in robbing resources, and even more ruthless in grabbing resources for his wife.]
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