Chapter 502: with translation of chapter title

They say, within ten steps there must be a great talent!

Just as a group of students were heatedly discussing the recruitment notice, a male student wearing thick glasses and with a messy mop of hair suddenly said, "No, this is very off; there's a bug in this!"

The rest of the people were stunned, all looking at that person.

A straightforward girl said, "The news about Director Jiang's film casting for the female lead can be found online too; what's fishy about that?"

Exactly, exactly, what nonsense are you spouting here?

The male student completely disregarded everyone's doubts and seriously analyzed, "The news is indeed true; the problem is that we are just a county-level city in Leqing. In our China, there are over a thousand county-level cities of the same rank. If every county posted such a notice, and not just one copy, could they keep up?"

Upon hearing this, the students fell into thought, feeling it somewhat reasonable.

But young people, hidden talents and prodigies always emerge in clusters—who the heck defers to whom? Immediately someone retorted, "I don't think there's anything wrong; maybe the person in charge of the Wenzhou area is more complicated, our transportation is also developed, hiring a few more people to put up notices wouldn't cost much!"

Exactly, exactly, now it's the internet age; they just upload the content online, have our local print shop make it, then put it up—doesn't take much effort, right?

If you ask me, it's just that our area produces beauties; maybe it's the campus belle of Leqing who got selected as the female lead!

Exactly, exactly, our class's …!

Some boys started saying which beauty in their class was pretty, and the boy who had just struck up a conversation with Zhang Ruowei couldn't help but say, "Nannan, you're so pretty; if you go for the selection, you should have a chance, right?"

Zhang Ruowei hurriedly waved her hands, saying, "I'm not up to it; they're picking a future big star!"

The boy said, "If you get selected, you'll be a big star too!"

Zhang Ruowei thought about it for a moment; it seemed pretty good as well.

However, with so many people around, she should still be modest; if she said something overconfident, she'd definitely be laughed at by everyone tomorrow at school.

Moreover, with so many people crowded here, you can't see anything; better to hurry home and search online, so she immediately pulled her friend away.

On the way, several girls were discussing the audition and becoming stars; moreover, some fantasized that if they became big stars, earning lots of money, how wonderful their lives would be.

When they parted, a friend urged Zhang Ruowei to hurry and sign up.

But she only said, "Someone like me? Better forget it!"

When young, Zhang Ruowei wasn't particularly confident about her looks.

After she became famous, it was revealed on a variety show that her parents had arranged a blind date for her when she was 21, introducing her to a man in his thirties, hoping she would marry early.

Unexpectedly, the blind date had no interest in Zhang Ruowei at all, and afterwards didn't even call her once, which dealt her a major blow.

Of course, at this point she hasn't experienced those things yet, but from her parents' arrangements, it's clear they don't think she can reap much profit from her looks.

After returning home, Zhang Ruowei went upstairs; her younger brothers and sisters ran over and told her funny school stories.

As the elder sister, Zhang Ruowei had lost her former patience, gave a few perfunctory replies, and went back to her own room.

First she went to the mirror, carefully examined her face, thinking, "I should still be pretty, right?"

She muttered to herself, then pondered, "But I can't act, can I manage?"

Not long after, her brother came running to call her downstairs to eat.

Zhang Ruowei sat down at the table, ate in silence for a while, then said, "Mom, I heard that Director Jiang Heng is holding auditions for actresses; do you think I should give it a try?"

Before Mom could answer, the brothers and sisters started shouting.

Ah, sis, are you going to become a big star?

Great! Sis, can you take me along?

Several people chattered noisily, quite lively.

Mom kept eating with her chopsticks, casually saying, "If you've got nothing else to do, go ahead; anyway you probably won't get picked, just don't jeopardize your future marriage."

People around here have more active minds; they don't see studying as the only way out.

The saying goes, "Better to sleep on the floor than to be a boss."

Zhang Ruowei's parents, in their early years to make a living, had run a small business in Shijiazhuang for several years; Zhang Ruowei attended elementary school there, and only in recent years have they returned to their hometown in Leqing.

Her parents' expectations for her education aren't high; for a girl, it's enough to study a bit and find a suitable person to marry—that's the destination.

As for after marriage, it's definitely just supporting the husband, raising the kids, and helping with the family business.

As for acting and such, the odds are low of getting picked anyway; if you like it, just give it a try!

People, after all, only abandon unrealistic ideas after suffering setbacks and hitting a wall.

If you insist on not letting her go, you might end up resenting it later, wondering what she could have done when she was young! Upon hearing Mom's reply, Zhang Ruowei softly said okay and ate silently.

Not long after going upstairs to her room, she first searched online for various information about Three Body 2, then looked at the novel's description of Zhuang Yan, feeling increasingly discouraged.

"So thin a gust of wind could blow her away"—she eats well, sleeps well, is happy and healthy-looking, which doesn't really match the original either! "Ah, forget it, just treat it as a leisurely trip to Wenzhou."

Leqing City is about 250 kilometers from Hangzhou as the crow flies, but it's only 30 kilometers to Wenzhou—super convenient.

When Saturday arrived, Zhang Ruowei took a few close girlfriends and together they drove to the Wenzhou urban area.

Following the address on the notice, they arrived at the hotel for the preliminary audition registration; indeed it was a grand scene, with young, pretty girls everywhere in sight.

Zhang Ruowei instantly felt deflated, "Wow, so many people?!"

Yeah, who knows when we'll finish queuing!

Um, Nannan, you hold our place in line; I'll go to the mall to browse and buy a coat.

Me too, me too!

All four girls had come together, but in a flash two of them ran off.

Zhang Ruonan looked pitifully at the one left behind, who timidly said, "Um, I'll go to the restroom first; I'll come back to keep you company later!"

All right!

Zhang Ruowei pouted, hands on her hips, standing pitifully under the blazing sun.

By around eleven o'clock, Zhang Ruonan finally got to the front, submitted her materials, then, as required by the judges, gave a self-introduction, afterwards did a few simple motions in front of the camera, and that was it.

After walking out, she didn't see any trace of her friends, and angrily cursed them for lacking loyalty.

She called them, but sounded pitiful, "It's over; I think I probably don't have a chance!"

The other side said, "Drop that thought; you definitely don't have a part—aren't we just here to have fun? Come quickly to Yin Tai Department Store; I'll treat you to something good to eat!"

Good!

Zhang Ruowei finished speaking, laughed carelessly a bit, hurriedly went to the roadside to hail a taxi, rushed to the mall. (End of chapter)