Chapter 20: All the Connections I Needed Are Now in Place (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Tang Ren's audition is in two days, and Na Zha really wasn't lying.

Bai Liang, who had just finished filming a few days ago, felt suddenly busy again—how could there be one audition after another?

He'd also contacted Old Zhou, asking him to keep an eye out for any modeling jobs that paid well but had little work.

Old Zhou: Jobs that pay well and have little work? I'd like one myself.

Still, he knew Bai Liang had just finished starring in "Wu Shen Zhao Zilong," so his weight naturally changed immediately!

Whether it's internet celebrities or models, most want to sneak into the entertainment circle.

Even if they don't become big stars, raising their value is still good.

Bai Liang is exactly the kind who succeeded in raising his value—this resume alone will make people look at him differently.

But Old Zhou couldn't help wondering: Why was Miss Yang so nice to this kid?

At this moment, Miss Yang was busy setting up her new company and had no time to think about Bai Liang and Huang Jingyu, these two minor players.

Setting aside Old Zhou's "request" for now, what Bai Liang needed to face right now was Tang Ren's audition.

He always liked to prepare, but this time he didn't even know what the audition was for.

Gu Li Na Zha couldn't give him any reliable inside info—apparently, Boss Cai was still hesitating.

Fortunately, Bai Liang had another source of information.

The next day at the gym, he caught sight of a "lost" Jiang Jinfu.

When Jiang Jinfu saw Bai Liang, he instinctively stepped back a pace, his confused expression clearly saying: You're here again?

He genuinely feared Bai Liang wanted to take photos with him and then send them to some girl.

"Buddy, can I ask you something?"

". Fine."

You look so refined, calling me "bro" like that.

Jiang Jinfu made it clear: As long as no photos are taken, anything's fine.

Though the photo thing still annoyed him, Bai Liang's recent gym routine looked quite pleasing to Jiang Jinfu's eyes.

You like working out too? Then we've got plenty to talk about, bro.

The two went to the rest area; Bai Liang knew the basic etiquette of asking for information and had specially brought a bottle of mineral water.

Oh right, the water didn't cost anything—it was mysteriously delivered to him today by the front desk girl who'd inexplicably worn black stockings.

"What's up?"

"Oh, I'm going to Tang Ren's audition tomorrow, and I don't know what to prepare—I thought I'd ask you."

Jiang Jinfu froze mid-motion, unsure whether to keep drinking the water.

"You're asking me?"

"Yeah."

". Did you see my Weibo this morning? I'm in the middle of breaking my contract with Tang Ren."

This reminded Bai Liang—he boldly guessed, "Is the role I'm auditioning for the one you originally had?"

Jiang Jinfu:???

Suddenly, it made a little sense!

He jumped ship and filed a lawsuit to escape, and Tang Ren hasn't launched any other projects yet—of course they'd need to find someone new.

Jiang Jinfu grew interested, lowered his crossed leg, and felt curious about Bai Liang, "You're an actor too?"

"Newcomer, just finished one drama—got lucky."

"You're humble. Aren't you afraid I'll screw you over? Lie to you and make you crash and burn tomorrow."

Bai Liang didn't think he was being humble—he really was lucky, so he wasn't afraid of being tricked, and besides…

"I'll ask someone else tonight—he knows Tang Ren pretty well too."

"Who?"

"Lin Gengxin."

"Pfft!"

Jiang Jinfu completely lost his composure, staring at Bai Liang like he was some rare animal.

Brother, you've got some wild connections—going straight to Tang Ren's "traitor" for intel, huh?

The idea grew funnier the more he thought about it: two guys who'd sued Tang Ren and escaped, giving advice to help Bai Liang audition?

The "coldness" from their first meeting had vanished completely from Jiang Jinfu's face—now his smile was ridiculously bright!

"Bro, come on, let's talk properly—I know Tang Ren inside and out."

Information acquired!

That night, Bai Liang did call Lin Gengxin to ask about the situation.

The guy was straightforward—he gave few useful suggestions, since he'd been gone two years and wasn't as freshly minted a "traitor" as Jiang Jinfu.

Lin Gengxin's advice was simple: If you have any choice, never, ever sign a contract with Tang Ren!

He even predicted: "Jiang Jinfu's gonna get screwed—this lawsuit is definitely going to lose. Wanna guess why?"

"Because you successfully ran away." Bai Liang cut right to the point.

"Exactly!"

Though separated by the phone, Bai Liang could almost see Lin Gengxin grinning like a weasel on the other end.

He added: "Tang Ren isn't stupid—he won't let the next guy copy me so easily. Just wait and see."

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Bai Liang pondered, then had a sudden insight: "Actually, there's a way."

"Huh? What way? It's basically just waiting—being shelved for a while, and many rising stars never recover."

"Just take the civil service exam."

The other end of the line went silent for ten-odd seconds, before Lin Genxin finally conceded: "Liang-ge, I'll call you Liang-ge, alright? You're something else!"

"Or study up on the legal statutes and take the bar exam — you definitely couldn't read the contract when you signed it back then, right?"

Lin Gengxin:

Clearly, Bai Liang was right.

But everything he'd said was a critical hit for the vast majority of entertainment-industry artists.

Let's talk about something else.

Fortunately, Lin Genxin was still fairly argumentative, and before changing the subject he didn't forget to drop a "tough line": If you're so great, you come do it yourself! I'll count you as impressive!

Regardless, after this day passed, the three men had all found their fun at the same time.

The next day, just as Bai Liang was about to head off to Tang Ren, those two "renegade" buddies actually both sent messages, expressing a considerable degree of interest.

Don't embarrass us! Buck up! Good luck!

Eagerly jumping on the melon!

On one point these two guys had reached a kind of tacit understanding across the distance: that Bai Liang fellow was a bit off, very uncanny! Who knows what kind of good show he might put on!

An audition that should have been utterly unremarkable had inexplicably taken on a touch of the absurd.

"I'm here to pick you up!"

Bai Liang had just stepped out of the hotel when he saw the commercial vehicle parked outside waiting for him.

Gulinazha rolled down half the car window, beaming and waving at him, flashing her big white teeth.

"Walking through the back door this brazenly?"

"It's fine, you're my friend."

Friend?

Bai Liang understood less and less how this girl thought, but he let her be.

After getting in the car, he first greeted the little assistant and asked about her dark circles.

But Nazha's little assistant was a touch resentful: Bro, whose fault do you think these dark circles are? You don't know in your own heart?

"How's your prep going?"

"Prep's going great, every connection that needed to be made has already been made." Bai Liang said confidently.

Made connections? Gulinazha was taken aback — besides herself, what other connections could he possibly have?

With her girl-brain wiring, she never in a million years thought of Lin Genxin and Jiang Jinfu, those two "renegades."

She really thought Bai Liang must have gotten to know some Tang Ren executive or something through some channel.

After all, he'd previously been able to land the lead in "War God Zhao Zilong" on the strength of being a newcomer — that can't be explained away as just good luck.

(End of chapter)