After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 146 Pei Xinyuan

A piece of news not only sparked heated discussions among people in the industry following the event, but also stirred up a lot of fans of "Qingcheng Legend" and Xu Qingmei.

The timing of this news release was also just right, precisely at around six in the afternoon, when young people were getting off work.

When everyone was browsing their phones on the subway or bus, they happened to come across this piece of news.

Fans of "Qingcheng Legend" expressed their joy, and Xu Qingmei’s fans flocked to her homepage to express their blessings and expectations.

[I was initially afraid that the actress would ruin the drama version of Yu Qingcheng, but now knowing it’s Xu Qingmei, I’m reassured.]

[The drama hasn’t even started filming yet. It’s expected to premiere next year. Waiting is going to be torturous.]

[Haha, as both a fan of "Qingcheng Legend" and Xu Qingmei’s sister, my life is now complete!]

...

Insiders reading these comments felt somewhat disheartened.

No matter the reasons behind Xu Qingmei’s decision to leave the "Empress Yuan Zhao" production, she quickly became the leading lady of another major IP, causing huge buzz upon announcement, and there’s hardly any negative feedback.

Such resources and influence can be summed up in two words: envy!

"When will I be like her?"

This was the heartfelt wish of countless small actors at the moment.

*

In a shared apartment near the Imperial City Film Studio.

Pei Xinyuan silently finished the instant noodles her roommate made for her, got up to take the bowl to the kitchen for washing, when she heard her roommate Han Jiaojiao exclaim at her phone.

She paused and asked casually, "What happened?"

"Xu Qingmei joined the ’Qingcheng Legend’ crew. We saw her at the audition today, right? What’s going on? Could she be taking on lead roles in two productions at the same time, can she handle it?"

Pei Xinyuan entered the kitchen as she spoke and replied while washing the dishes, "That’s unlikely, the main role is so demanding, she couldn’t possibly be filming two movies at once."

"True, so it seems there’ll be someone else playing the female lead in ’Empress Yuan Zhao’."

"Whoever it is," Pei Xinyuan placed the washed bowl on the rack and turned to leave, "it has nothing to do with me."

Han Jiaojiao paused her phone browsing, looked at Pei Xinyuan with some sympathy in her eyes, "Don’t be discouraged, even Xu Qingmei didn’t manage to snag the lead in ’Empress Yuan Zhao’, let alone someone in our position. And it’s not like you’re lacking in acting skills, it’s more that someone with a bigger name pushed you out; frankly, it wasn’t a fair win."

After a moment’s pause, she couldn’t help but complain, "I even thought Director Wei was truly someone who ignored fame and background and only valued talent, as said online. Turns out, that’s fake too."

Pei Xinyuan, comforted by her earlier remarks, felt a little better. But hearing this, she couldn’t help but correct her, "You can’t say that, it was the assistant director who auditioned us, not Director Wei."

"Isn’t the assistant director under Director Wei though?"

"People have many facets; Director Wei’s team can’t be expected to be exactly like him."

Han Jiaojiao looked more skeptical, "I suspect you have a filter for Director Wei; things are this bad, yet you’re still defending him."

Pei Xinyuan’s hand froze while wiping the table, "I just speak objectively."

"Alright, alright, it now seems unlikely we’ll get into the ’Empress Yuan Zhao’ crew. Perhaps we should try with ’Qingcheng Legend’?"

"But, I still want to try for ’Empress’."

Han Jiaojiao’s eyes widened, "Pei Xinyuan, really? Only some minor roles are left for ’Empress’. You’ve at least passed auditions for bigger roles before. Do you really want to turn back and play a minor role with hardly any lines? Is that crew really that good?"

Pei Xinyuan understood Han Jiaojiao meant well. From leaving home until now, she had been rejected by many productions of varying sizes and was long used to it. freewёbnoνel.com

But for some reason, this time, a certain stubbornness lingered in her heart that she couldn’t explain. She could only respond, "I just like the ’Empress Yuan Zhao’ script more."

Han Jiaojiao was speechless for a while for this reason, "Small actors like us, not too many in the industry, but definitely not few either. We don’t get to choose crews; they choose us. Oh well, since we’ve been roommates for two years without splitting up, I’ll accompany you again tomorrow."

"Thanks, Jiaojiao."

"No, don’t thank me yet. I just have no scenes to shoot tomorrow and free time anyway. Maybe if we go, I’ll get lucky and snag a small role. Even a small windfall is something!"

Pei Xinyuan nodded with a smile, "Okay, let’s sleep well tonight and fight again tomorrow."

The two made a cheer-up gesture to each other and turned to their respective bedrooms.

Under the covers, Pei Xinyuan thought she might have some trouble sleeping due to the day’s events, but unexpectedly, she fell asleep quickly.

And she had an unexpected dream.

Early the next morning, Han Jiaojiao was woken by her alarm. She got up and left her bedroom to see the door to the opposite bedroom still closed, which surprised her.

Everyone knew that normally Pei Xinyuan was much more diligent than her. While she sometimes lazed about giving herself a day or two off, Pei Xinyuan was either auditioning or filming every day of the year, never allowing herself to stop. Even getting up each day, Pei Xinyuan usually rose almost half an hour earlier than she did.

The reason she could room with Pei Xinyuan for two years was that, apart from Pei Xinyuan’s good temper, she didn’t have to fight for the bathroom in the morning and could even enjoy breakfast prepared by her roommate. For a lazy person like her, Pei Xinyuan was an excellent roommate.

But this time, she had gotten up, yet Pei Xinyuan hadn’t.

Han Jiaojiao immediately forgot about rushing to the bathroom upon waking, and went to Pei Xinyuan’s bedroom door to knock, only to hear a faint sound from inside.

Hearing something was off, she quickly pressed her ear to the door and listened carefully, hearing the cries and it sounded like "Your Majesty"!

She instantly felt tears in her eyes, thinking the girl was crying alone, when in fact, she was dreaming.

However, this was getting too immersed in the role, wasn’t it?

She knocked on the door, "Pei Xinyuan, wake up!"

They still needed to head to the audition later; she couldn’t cry her eyes swollen!

After waiting about two minutes at the door, the bedroom door opened.

Han Jiaojiao first looked at Pei Xinyuan’s eyes and was relieved to see her eyelids were only slightly red, "What scene did you dream about, crying so much that I heard it outside the door?"

Pei Xinyuan embarrassingly raised a hand to cover her eyes, "I forgot as soon as I woke up, sorry you had to see that."

Truth be told, she had some lingering memories, but for some reason, she didn’t want to share.

Fortunately, Han Jiaojiao didn’t mind, "I dream like that too. Just to be safe, apply a cold compress first. I’ll make breakfast today; we’ll leave once we’ve eaten!"

"Okay."

Watching Han Jiaojiao’s busy figure, Pei Xinyuan took ice from the fridge, wrapped it in a towel, and placed it on her eyelids.

The chill from the ice woke her up completely.

If last night, she was just unwilling and wanted to try one more time, now, even if it was just a small role with a glimpse of her back, she was determined to get into the "Empress Yuan Zhao" crew.