CHAPTER 128: CHAPTER 129: AUDITION (PART 1)

"Well... why doesn’t he come out then?"

Ruan Xingwen was still a little puzzled.

"Hmm, according to Yun Jing, it’s because the Teleportation Array requires a large amount of Spiritual Energy to activate. Although he’s been within the Mountain and Sea Realm these past few days and has recovered some Spiritual Energy, the consumption this time is still somewhat beyond what he can handle. So for the next while, he’ll be resting within my Divine Sense, and he’ll naturally appear when he’s better."

It’s tough for such a small kid to say such a long piece.

Ruan Xingwen analyzed Ruan Xiaoqi’s words in his mind, combined with what Yun Jing had said before, which summed up to a few big words,

"Ruan Xingwen, you’re too weak!"

Well... although Ruan Xingwen doesn’t pursue infinite power, the phrase "too weak" undoubtedly hit him hard.

But there’s no other way now; he can only wait for Yun Jing to wake up to know how to cultivate Spiritual Energy.

His task now is to earn money, earn money, and earn lots of money.

While Ruan Xingwen was sorting out these thoughts, the little one beside him was fidgeting and soon fell asleep.

His little pink mouth slightly opened, with a bit of transparent liquid at the corner.

"..."

Ruan Xingwen chuckled and reached out for a washed handkerchief to wipe him clean, then covered him with a blanket.

He took a glance at the time on his phone on the bedside table — 23:23.

He should rest, but now he didn’t feel sleepy at all.

After unlocking his phone, Ruan Xingwen first clicked on WeChat, but there were no messages, only photos of gatherings posted by Yu Yue and Zhang He in the Moments, though no faces appeared.

After liking them one by one, Ruan Xingwen exited WeChat and opened Weibo.

There were also no new hot topics on Weibo, still the same news about Mingsheng Entertainment, Zhou Xue, Zeng Xu, and Producer Zhang.

Zhang He mentioned that Mingsheng’s boss, He Mingsheng, seemed to have spent a fortune trying to suppress the hot search, but with little effect.

Netizens were inherently interested in the entertainment industry, let alone such a big scandal.

Mingsheng’s stock plummeted, which greatly exceeded He Mingsheng’s expectations.

His former confidence has now become a mockery; he now has to sell part of his shares to maintain normal company operations.

The reduction in shareholding has also diminished He Mingsheng’s speaking power in Mingsheng. Those old folks on the board are eyeing his position.

In short, his current situation can be described as reaping what he sowed.

Mingsheng’s artists now have a poor reputation within the industry; apart from some established ones, other newcomers and trainees almost have no resources.

And already popular artists are eager to terminate their contracts with Mingsheng.

Now, Mingsheng has long exited the ranks of the first-tier entertainment industry in Hua Country; its downfall is only a matter of time.

Ruan Xingwen wasn’t very concerned about these things; he merely glanced at the news.

He rarely used Weibo nor posted updates.

On the way back, Zhang He initially planned to let him start a new account, but upon hearing that he hadn’t used Weibo much before, just let him log in and take a look.

Upon seeing it, Zhang He felt a sense of pity for Ruan Xingwen.

Xingxing has struggled so much in the industry these years; just judging from Weibo shows that the few promotions were from brands with almost no fame, some even gone without a trace now.

Zhang He immediately decided to use the original one, asking Ruan Xingwen to delete the unused Weibo posts and then requested his account and password to facilitate posting promotions in the future.

Ruan Xingwen directly told Zhang He the password; he didn’t mind whether the account was managed by himself, not to mention he trusted Zhang He wouldn’t fool him.

Zhang He felt a sense of reflection upon Ruan Xingwen so readily sharing his account and password, also thinking of helping him watch over things more in the future; if this kid gets duped without realizing it, that’d be awful.

Ruan Xingwen didn’t expect in Zhang He’s mind, he had become like a child.

Later, Zhang He advised him to rest well tonight and go through the script a couple of times.

Script!

Ruan Xingwen quietly got out of bed, tiptoed to the wardrobe, opened the door, and saw the script placed there when tidying up the bedroom.

A thin copy, not exceeding twenty pages, with few lines, most describing emotional changes and mindset.

Characters like this are actually harder to portray.

The audience can understand the character’s feelings from the actor’s lines and dialogues, more from the changes in the actor’s expressions.

For someone who’s hardly acted before, this role is extremely challenging.

But Ruan Xingwen was confident.

He had studied this role before, though the audition was replaced.

Now receiving this slightly modified script, he believed he could deliver the director’s desired effect.

Tiptoeing to turn off the bedroom light, he opened the door to the living room.

The entire villa was equipped with sensor lights, located at the baseboard.

Yu Xiaozhe was really considerate, fearing Ruan Xingwen’s safety when getting up at night.

Mr. Yu is really thoughtful!

Thinking this, Ruan Xingwen turned on the living room lights and sat on the carpet on the living room balcony.

With the central air conditioning always on, sitting on the carpet didn’t feel chilly at all.

Spreading out the script, Ruan Xingwen carefully read through it twice, contemplating the expressions and actions needed for his performance.

Nighttime usually passes slowly; after going through the script a few times, the living room clock’s hand only pointed to twelve.

Also indirectly proving, Ruan Xingwen’s part was indeed very limited.

Stretching lazily, drowsiness suddenly hit.

Placing the script on the visible bar counter, Ruan Xingwen returned to the bedroom door, gently pushing it open.

Ruan Xiaoqi was clearly sleeping like a "big" letter.

His little black belly was exposed outside the blanket. While others had white and chubby little legs, Ruan Xiaoqi had black and chubby little legs...

One of his black and chubby legs was exposed.

Ruan Xingwen lightened his footsteps, entered the bedroom, and covered Ruan Xiaoqi with the blanket.

He walked to the other side, grabbed a corner of the blanket, and lay down.

"Whew..."

Letting out a long breath, slowly entering dreamland.

Just as Ruan Xingwen finished reading the script and fell asleep, there was another sleepless person in the villa next door.

The dining room has been instructed to clean, just during the trip to Ruan Xingwen’s old house.

Yu Xiaozhe stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, pondering the events of recent times.

Since meeting Ruan Xingwen until today, his life seemed to have greatly changed yet remained unchanged.

When it came to Ruan Xingwen, he always wanted to give him the best, but feared Ruan Xingwen wouldn’t accept it.

This conflicting emotion was never experienced before.

His life had been smooth sailing since birth. The unreliable parents didn’t provide love and care, but his grandparents and aunt’s family compensated enough, even more.

Thus, the initial infatuation perhaps stemmed from Ruan Xingwen bringing him new emotions.

Or maybe it’s because of this affection that Ruan Xingwen seemed so unique.

After all, who wouldn’t be fond of a cute and kind boy?

Lightly touching the moon on the window.

Yu Xiaozhe looked forward to the upcoming life as neighbors and colleagues.

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A new life is about to begin～～～

Stay tuned～～～