Chapter 1272: Annual Year-End Performance
However, Xia Yingluo wouldn’t let herself fall into dire straits.
Jiang Bilian saw that the crucial moment was near and eagerly said, “Yingluo, the training camp is preparing for the annual year-end performance and still lacks a female lead. We all think that you’re quite suitable and want to recommend you. What do you think?”
Xia Yingluo had already distinctly heard about the annual performance before, which was the training camp’s annual biggest performance. When the time came, there would be many managers, directors and producers in the entertainment industry invited to come and watch. If they took an interest in any of the trainees, they could give them an opportunity.
Thus, all of the trainees valued this performance and fought for roles every year.
Xia Yingluo wasn’t interested in this. Even if she failed to obtain a role, just her family’s support itself was enough to make her build a personal fiefdom in the entertainment industry. However, she couldn’t just reject a role given to her, so she casually said, “Give me the script. Are there any roles that suit Ling’er?”
Jiang Bilian saw that she was protecting Jin Ling’er and felt unhappy inside. However, she said enthusiastically, “Yes, yes. There are two female supporting roles that are not bad and it suits Jin Ling’er very much. I kept them for her, you can choose one.”
Xia Yingluo laughed. “You’re very clever.”
Jiang Bilian also laughed lightly and took the opportunity to say, “Jin Ling’er’s temper is too straight, and there certain things that she’s not suitable to do. Yingluo, if you don’t mind, you can come and find me if there’s anything you need.” This was her surrender.
Xia Yingluo looked at her. “Do you think I lack a lackey?”
Jiang Bilian was afraid she was unhappy and said quickly, “Yingluo, why would you lack people? I lack the chance to practice, so I just wanted to stay by your side and learn how to handle myself. Please give me an opportunity.” This was the truth. It wasn’t easy to be able to become a lackey around a powerful and authoritative figure and many people wanted such an opportunity, but only a few could actually be so lucky. Jiang Bilian only had herself to blame for having no insight in the beginning and not building a good relationship with Xia Yingluo before her identity was exposed. If she had become good buddies with Xia Yingluo like Jin Ling’er, then she needn’t even be a lackey, she would directly become someone Xia Yingluo took care of.
Each people had different lives.
Xia Yingluo only wanted to deter her to make her feel like the opportunity didn’t come easy. She saw how interested she was and just said, “Okay, sure. If I need anything in the future I’ll ask you.” Who would complain about having too many lackeys? Although this Jiang Bilian was greedy for power and benefits, how many people weren’t the same? It was those greedy ones that were more easy to control. She only had to give them sufficient benefits and they would do anything for her.
And just right, what Xia Yingluo didn’t lack in most was benefits.
Jiang Bilian was elated at the news and immediately thanked her. After a few days, she gave Jin Ling’er a suitable role. It was the show’s third female lead, the female lead’s best friend. She was easygoing and kind and had many screen times, so it was very suitable for Jin Ling’er.
Jin Ling’er came to find Xia Yingluo. “Yingluo, I’m so happy to get this role! Indeed, I won’t suffer following you. Come, let me kiss you.” She hugged Xia Yingluo’s neck and exaggeratedly gave him a kiss on the cheek, then laughed. “Our Yingluo is the best. They wanted to give this role to Zhu Zhu at first, but Zhu Zhu doesn’t even suit this role, her acting results were so bad. What third female lead, it won’t even be her turn for the tenth lead!”
Similar to Jin Ling’er’s situation, Zhu Zhu also got a decent role by relying on her good relationship with the noble ladies. However, while Jin Ling’er got a role suitable to her with her true skills, Zhu Zhu simply walked through the back door.
Xia Yingluo said, “You should fight for it if it suits you, it’s most important that you like it. Oh yes, let me see the script, I still don’t know what female lead they want me to play.”
“You haven’t seen the script?” Jin Ling’er made a mountain out of a molehill.
Xia Yingluo was a little gloomy. “It’s all because of you. You exposed my identity and I’m busy dealing with those people sucking up to me every day. When do I have time to read the script? If this goes on, I can only graduate in advance.”
“Don’t talk about graduation,” Jin Ling’er said. “I’ll be so bored if you leave.”
Xia Yingluo looked at her in blame. “You have to perform well this time and fight to be noticed by some director or big manager, then enter the entertainment industry and graduate in advance. Don’t suffer bitterly here in the training camp. If you don’t graduate, I’ll be driven crazy by them even if you aren’t.” She was staying here only for her best friend Jin Ling’er. After Jin Ling’er graduated, she would graduate as well.
Jin Ling’er smiled and said, “Okay, okay, I’ll try my best to be noticed by Zhao Yixuan and become an artiste directly packaged by Imperial.”
Xia Yingluo tsked and reach out to hit her mouth. “You still dare to mention Zhao Yixuan?”
Jin Ling’er dodged her and laughed.
She turned and took out the script from her closet, then gave it to Xia Yingluo. “Look over it, the script isn’t bad. It talks about an alien falling in love with a female human. The story is especially poignant and I was almost moved to tears.”
Xia Yingluo was a little stunned. Why was it such a coincidence that they had such a script?
She opened it and hastily flipped through the script from beginning to end. It was indeed a story about an alien and a female human. It was heart-rending, and in the story, the alien male lead’s plot was touching and tear-wrenching.
“How is it? Isn’t it good?” Jin Ling’er came to her side and read the script with her. “I heard that it was written by a screenwriter Imperial Entertainment just hired. Look at that alien male lead, in order to look for that female lead, he wandered about alone in the universe for millions and millions of years, passed through numerous light-years and suffered countless injuries. He finally managed to find the girl, but the girl doesn’t remember him at all. He’s so pitiful, it’ll definitely be tear-jerking when filmed. I have a premonition that this show will be famous.”
Xia Yingluo listened to her chatter and didn’t seem to digest any of it—how was it such a coincidence? Wei Lingnan had self-proclaimed to have searched for Ah Luo for millions of years too and passed through countless light-years and his body also had so many scars. If not for the script not mentioning the Skatana Planet and the little princess, she really would have thought it was about Wei Lingnan.
She was a little distracted and unconsciously thought of that mysterious yet dangerous man again. She had kept the cosmetics he had given her. She wondered how he was after their farewell at the little alley?
“Yingluo, it’ll be so perfect if you play the female lead,” Jin Ling’er said. “It’s just that it’s not easy to get into the mood of dating an alien, so you’ll have to figure it out well.”
Xia Yingluo laughed bitterly. Why would she need to figure it out?
Aliens were a reality in her life.