“Wait. Maybe there will be someone better.” Director Xu Han turned the documents in his hand to the next page.

The staff member walked to the door and said: “Next, Zhuque Media——Luo Yu!”

The door opened, and the sound of slow footsteps was heard.

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The producer opened the document at hand, raised his eyes slightly, and saw a pair of long legs. Looking up further, he couldn’t take his eyes away.

After the assistant director on the other side glanced at Luo Yu, he also took off his glasses, wiped them hard and put them on again.

Luo Yu nodded graciously and said hello to the three judges, then introduced his name and asked softly: “Can we start?”

After going through a long selection process, hearing Luo Yu’s voice, the three judges instantly understood what a “crisp voice” was.

Such breathing, pronunciation and intonation make it clear at first glance that his line skills were not weak.

Director Xu Han smiled in his heart. As expected of an actor recommended by Brother Lin. He made people feel refreshed as soon as he appeared.

“If you’re ready, you can start.”

What Luo Yu wanted to perform was: the secretary informed Huo Haoyan that the people from the economic investigation team had brought the procedures to access their financial information. While Huo Haoyan assigned work to his secretary, he also reported to the real boss behind the scenes and provided advice.

Luo Yu believed that the key points of the performance were Huo Haoyan’s two attitudes towards the outside world and the inside world. But no matter what his attitude was, the economic investigation was not a fatal blow to him. He could deal with it calmly, so he would not get angry or impatient.

At this moment, Luo Yu was sitting at the table. He raised his right hand slightly and nodded, as if he was sipping his afternoon coffee.

This non-physical performance was beautiful, which was in sharp contrast to the tense economic investigation.

The producer raised his chin with interest, the assistant director’s tense eyebrows slowly relaxed, and director Xu Han nodded slightly.

Luo Yu closed his eyes and leaned back on his chair, as if feeling the sunlight outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

At this time, the secretary’s call came, and Luo Yu picked up the phone and put it to his ear.

“Secretary Li, you mean the people from the economic investigation team are here? Are their procedures and documents complete?”

Luo Yu’s tone was very calm, and he sounded not surprised at all. He tapped his left hand in the air, as if touching the rim of the coffee cup.

Then, Luo Yu smiled, as if to comfort his slightly flustered subordinate, “Then follow the procedures and give them the relevant information. We operate legally, so naturally we must cooperate with all the investigation needs of the economic investigation, moreover our financial condition stands up to investigation.”

Seeing Luo Yu’s calm performance, the favorability of the three judges rose sharply.

Because what they wanted was this kind of calmness, not only to appease his subordinates in every possible way, but also to convince others that his company had no problems.

The way Luo Yu presented the character did not require the assistance of other plot points. The audience could immediately guess that the economic investigation of the economic investigation team would fail this time. Huo Haoyan was probably already prepared long before.

Before Luo Yu, some of the other actors showed arrogance as executives; some had condescending expressions on their faces, and regarded the economic investigation team as a business rival, which was not the right attitude. Others behave like Wall Street tycoons, wanting to go head-to-head with the economic investigators and watch their opponents fall short with a smile.

Only Luo Yu played the role of Huo Haoyan, as one who was already accustomed to dealing with economic investigation in daily life.

A real fox would not make you think he was smart.

When Luo Yu hung up the secretary’s call, he then dialed a number that was not in his phone’s address book, but was recorded in his mind.

“Boss, the people from the economic investigation team were here again just now.”

Compared with the tone used when speaking with his secretary, Luo Yu’s tone was slightly lower at this time.

“But don’t worry, the materials they took away have gone through several rounds of internal and external audits, and no problems were found.”

Luo Yu stopped, his expression very calm, as if there was really another person talking to him on the other end of the phone.

After a few seconds, he lowered his eyes with a hint of humility on his face, “But boss, I think we should send Accountant Wang away. Sooner or later, the police will ask him for questioning. He himself has very tight lips, but unfortunately his wife and child… okay.”

Accountant Wang in the script had followed Huo Haoyan for many years, and Huo Haoyan knew that his suggestion would cause the boss behind the scenes to permanently silence Accountant Wang, but he still made the suggestion.

Only the pause of less than a second could be regarded as his pity for this subordinate.

From beginning to end, his tone was as cold and smooth as a machine.

The short performance ended here.

Luo Yu put his phone back into his pocket, stood in front of the three judges and bowed.

“My performance is over. Thank you to the crew for giving me the opportunity.”

The producer still maintained his original posture, and joy gradually appeared in his eyes.

The assistant director looked at Xu Han, who was sitting in the middle, and whispered: “Don’t you want to… say a word?”

Xu Han smiled gently at Luo Yu and said, “Go back and wait for the news. The results will be out tonight.”

Luo Yu said “thank you”, took a step back and turned around to leave.

As soon as the door closed, they did not rush to call the next auditioner, but chatted excitedly.

The producer couldn’t help but say: “Oh my god! As soon as that Luo Yu came in, I was stunned. He is even more stunning than the Huo Haoyan in my mind!”

The assistant director also said: “Did you hear the lines he said? And the expression on his face! It’s not pretentious at all. On the contrary, it feels like he is a true veteran in the business field. Now this is called acting. From the auditions in the morning to the afternoon, my eyes are finally given a treat!”

The corners of Xu Han’s mouth turned up. Although he didn’t speak, his colleagues on the left and right could see that he was very satisfied.

“This Luo Yu’s acting skills are really good, and his looks… except for Gu Xiaowei, I can’t think of anyone else like him. Why is he in a company like Zhuque Media… that is eager for quick success?” The producer looked puzzled.

Being eager for quick success and instant gain was already a euphemism for just wanting to make money.

“I have also heard the name Luo Yu from my daughter. My daughter is a fan of He Mu. It is said that all the fans of He Mu hate Luo Yu with a passion.”

“Hate Luo Yu? Why?” The producer couldn’t understand it at all.

“Ai, something about Luo Yu and He Mu fighting over… what was it again…” The assistant director couldn’t remember what they were fighting about for a moment.

Xu Han said calmly: “National school idol image.”

“Yes, yes, yes! National school idol image! Isn’t this just an image? I don’t know how they can fight over this. It means that this title in the entertainment industry only belongs to He Mu, and no one else can be called it.”

The producer let out a “tsk”, “As expected of Dijun Media, as domineering as ever.”

“It was also said that Luo Yu snatched He Mu’s jobs and picked up roles that He Mu didn’t want. What was it… Anyway, that statement was a bit ugly… I have to talk to my daughter properly when I go back. Don’t be brainwashed all day long and treated like a fool.”

Xu Han added again: “He Mu’s dupe, picking up He Mu’s leftovers.”

The producer chuckled twice, “With He Mu’s salary, even Gu Xiaowei is his dupe. And picking up He Mu’s leftovers? That He Mu can’t even remember his lines clearly. During filming, in order to catch up with another job at a variety show, he just stood in front of the camera, opened his mouth expressionlessly, and waited for the dubbing in the post-production stage. Just wait until He Mu’s popularity is over and see who is the leftover then.”

Xu Han coughed, “Let’s not talk about this for now. Let’s interview the next one.”

The producer immediately covered his head: “NO! NO! NO! I have seen the clouds in Wushan, how can I see other scenery!”

The assistant director also laughed, “Director Xu, who invited this Luo Yu? I want to know who among our crew has such good vision?”

Xu Han lowered his head and smiled, “I sent the the audition invitation.”

The assistant director immediately leaned over and said, “Director Xu, you hid it from us deep enough!”

“I just believe in Director Lin’s recommendation.”

“Director Lin… you mean Lin Yue!”

“That’s right.” Xu Han said slowly, with an expression on his face that said, “I’m waiting for you to praise me.”

“Lin Yue actually recommended Luo Yu to you? The last actor he recommended to you was Gu Xiaowei, right?”

“Yes.” Xu Han took a deep breath, “You two, if we don’t finish, we won’t be able to go back to sleep today.”

“Audition! Audition!”

Luo Yu returned to the large conference room, where less than half of the people were left. But as soon as he came in, the eyes were all focused on him.

Sister Cui asked cautiously: “How was it? Did the director and producer say anything?”

Luo Yu leaned into Sister Cui’s ear and said, “Told me to wait for news tonight.”

“That’s it? No comments?”

Luo Yu’s lips curved and the grace and poise at the moment of nodding could attract the sights of those who looked at him.

“They said the news will come out ‘tonight’, isn’t this hint obvious enough?”

After Luo Yu finished speaking, Sister Cui showed an expression of sudden realization.

If saying “go back and wait for the news” was just a polite response, adding “tonight” gave it a different meaning.

Up to now, there were so many people waiting for auditions in this conference room, which meant that the auditions would last very late, but the ones who would be notified tonight must be the selected ones. Worried that they would receive other jobs later, so they must have the actors he crew was satisfied with be settled as soon as possible.

But they couldn’t make it too clear. After all, the auditions for this role were still going on, and the people behind him must be given a fair chance to compete.

Luo Yu smiled and said, “Let’s go, Sister Cui. Let’s go have something delicious tonight.”

“Yes, eat something delicious.” Sister Cui nodded hurriedly.

She was not confident before, but she would become more confident in the future. After all, Luo Yu was getting better and better!

Luo Yu looked at Ye Shengyi again, “Where’s Little Yezi? What do you want to eat?”

“Me? You’re taking me with you too?” Ye Shengyi asked. 

“Without you, I might have come to the audition today wearing slippers and a cotton and linen shirt. You are a big contributor.” Luo Yu lowered his head and whispered to Ye Shengyi, “But your Brother Luo is not very rich, so I can’t treat you to delicacies. Just home cooking.”

“I’m happy to have dinner with a handsome guy like Brother Luo, even if you treat me to five-yuan wontons.”

“Really? Where are the five-yuan wontons? Let’s go eat them now.”

Although he said this, Luo Yu still took Ye Shengyi and Sister Cui to a private restaurant and ordered three dishes and one soup.

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He was not famous yet. Although he had a high rate of turning heads when walking on the street or sitting in restaurants, at least he could still have some freedom.

As soon as the food was served, Sister Cui received a call. After saying a few words, her face darkened.

Sister Cui argued with the other party for a bit, and it was obvious that the other party simply hung up the phone.

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