Chapter Fifty-One A Pleasant Name

  In some scenes, a big and small pair of boys and girls stand side by side, and their eyes are filled with expectation and admiration for the things they are looking forward to. If viewed from a very suitable angle, the picture will be very beautiful.

  The beautiful thing is human, and it's also the kind of atmosphere that makes people feel sentimental.

  For the sake of dreams and such, Chu Jingyan had heard it more than once from Xiao Feipo's mouth. For them, dreams came too easily and effortlessly. For this lovely girl with an unknown name beside him now, it was equally within reach.

  So Chu Jing's mood was unexpectedly good at the beginning.

  This world is really a bit wonderful.

  Very simple black nine-point cowboy pants and milky white shirt, the girl is still very tender but already has some scale of figure showing very well, the bright glass door reflects Chu Jingyan and her shadow.

  Chu Jingyan really likes the kind of infinite courage and hope in this girl's eyes, which is very similar to him when he was still young. Even though things have changed now, Chu Jingyan can still remember how he used to gaze longingly at the toys inside a store through the glass window on the streets of Los Angeles.

  It was a feeling of not wanting to give up, Chu Jingyan was very familiar with this feeling, so when the girl exuded this quality all over her body, Chu Jingyan unexpectedly did not reject it.

  "Are you here for an interview?" the girl asked.

  "I suppose so." Chu Jingyan smiled and replied.

  The girl seemed quite familiar and smiled as she said, "I'm about the same age as you, but I'm here to audition for a role in the TV series this company is currently producing."

  "An actor?" Chu Jingyan looked at the girl with some surprise.

  "Not yet." The girl puffed out her small chest as if encouraging herself and said very determinedly, "But it will be soon."

  Chu Jing said with a smile: "But I remember that the ancient costume drama this company is preparing, seems to have no suitable role for someone of your age."

  The girl's eyes puffed up with discontent: "I can play a 20-year-old."

  "You look very confident." Chu Jing said with a smile.

  "To be honest, I don't have any confidence." The girl said with a worried expression, "But there's a saying that goes like this, 'fools have good luck', maybe I'll just happen to stumble upon it by chance."

  "I'm telling you, nowadays the interviewers don't care about your acting skills, they only look at your face. If it weren't for my parents' genes being quite powerful, I wouldn't have much confidence in coming to this interview. Let me whisper a secret to you, actually I skipped class today, and if I'm not successful, when I go back, the teacher will report to my mom again."

  "So I must hope that all the interviewers are like those dirty old men on TV, who see a beauty like me and get two eyes shining with excitement, and directly admit me." The girl said fancifully.

  Chu Jing spoke with a dry cough and smiled: "This metaphor is quite special."

  "Hehe, I still have a sense of self-awareness." The girl rubbed her own occipital region with some embarrassment.

  The gate was pushed open, and a man in a suit with golden-rimmed glasses walked out with several subordinates. Upon seeing Chu Jingyan, he slightly bowed and smiled: "I saw the Director General upstairs just now, thinking that since it's our first formal meeting, we must be more formal; I hope you won't mind us being slow."

  "Jin Lishi has really wronged me." He pulled out his hand from his pocket and smiled, saying: "How could I blame you for not treating me well?"

  The man in front of her had a brief encounter with Chu Jingyan at the last wine party.

  Jincheng, one of the directors of this new company, is said to be a talent poached from abroad at a high price. He majored in directing when he was in school, and now he's here, whether he's humble or not, I don't know, but this person has a very arrogant attitude.

  Even if on the surface it is very elegant and refined.

  In fact, Chu Jingyan didn't like this kind of person. If his acting skills could be more professional and make Chu Jingyan unable to see the annoying superior air in his every move, perhaps Chu Jingyan would be happy to work with Jin Cheng.

  But from a young age, she had to learn how to read people's expressions and understand their psychological movements. Chu Jingyan's ability to observe people was not yet mature, but she already had some insight. It was clear that Jin Cheng was not the kind of person who could hide his arrogance.

  Perhaps he didn't want to hide at all.

  Those who are prepared always have an advantage over those who are not. Two years ago, when the development of Gangnam officially began, Dongfang International started preparing for this already large-scale entertainment company.

  Personnel deployment has been officially started a long time ago, except for Chu Jingyan who is a semi-dropout and even has a bit of an escape flavor. Everyone here is a professional.

  Professionals naturally have the appearance of professionals. The so-called market general manager sounds good, but Chu Jingyan is very clear that this is just an idle job, and how idle it will be depends on how lazy one is.

  "Trouble you, Jin Li." Chu Jingyan and Jincheng shook hands.

  "Go inside and talk." Jin Cheng stepped aside to make way.

  Chu Jingyu suddenly turned around and pointed to the little girl who was still curiously watching everything happen beside him, saying to Jin Cheng: "This is a friend of mine, here to audition for our company's new play. If possible, Director Jin, please give her some convenience."

  Jin Cheng glanced at the girl with a shocked face and ordered the person behind him: "Take this lady to the rest room, prepare for the interview later."

  A woman in uniform bowed slightly and walked up to the girl, smiling: "Miss, please follow me."

  The girl wanted to say something else, but Chu Jingyan had already walked far away shoulder-to-shoulder with Jin Cheng.

  She waved her hand and came down, looking at Chu Jingyan who had already gone upstairs and winked at herself. The girl muttered: "No wonder the appetite was particularly good when eating breakfast in the morning, it turned out that something good really happened."

  "Miss?"

  "Really?"

  "May I take you to the interview now?"

  "Okay, okay, let's go." The girl said excitedly.

  Because Chu Jingyan said that the official work would start tomorrow, and everyone's handover had not officially begun, after another round of pleasantries, Jin Cheng took his subordinates away, leaving behind a secretary to accompany Chu Jingyan on a tour of this new office building.

  One of the major industries of Dongfang International is construction, and what surprised Chu Jingyan was that President Chen Shuo was extremely proficient in building houses, whether it was the initial exterior structural design or the start of formal implementation, every step of the process he was very familiar with, and quite professional.

  It's a very surprising thing, originally thought Chen Shuo was just a skilled gambler and high-level swindler, but at that time Chu Jingyan discovered that to fight bare-handedly to the current situation, many things are needed.

  Chu Jingyan was never a proud person, so he began to study quietly.

  Having followed Chen Shuo for a long time, Chu Jingyan naturally learned many things through osmosis. The structure of this building and the location are very good, and in the quiet alley, you can also enjoy very good sunlight.

  Chu Jingyan walked with big strides between the buildings, and passersby would either be indifferent or curious onlookers would steal a glance at Chu Jingyan, wondering what made this young man so extraordinary.

  Many people need to be met. Before coming, Chu Jingyan already had very detailed personnel data of C&O. Except for the president who was out, Chu Jingyan visited them one by one in the past.

  Everyone needs to sit down and chat for a while, then say some insipid pleasantries. All in all, it's boring, tiring and time-consuming.

  Surrounded by unfamiliar faces, Chu Jingyan felt a bit uncomfortable and didn't want to smile anymore. Fortunately, she had finished visiting everyone she needed to see, and was holding a glass of iced water, feeling relieved.

  "Director, if you're interested, I can take you to see the new office first."

  "Let's go." Chu Jingyan nodded slightly.

  Chu Jingyan looked at the office in front of him, which was not much different from the one he had in Dongfang International. It seemed that it was designed to flatter him, as the lighting here was quite good, neither too bright nor too dim, and even when the sun was shining brightly, it wouldn't be dazzling or uncomfortable.

  "I hope the director is satisfied."

  "Very satisfied." Chu Jingyan stood in front of the window, looking at the distant traffic outside.

  "Oh, right." Chu Jingyan turned around and asked Jin Cheng's secretary, "Do you know where the TV drama audition is being held?"

  "In the underground rest room."

  "Take me with you."

  As she walked to the stairs leading to the basement, Chu Jingyan saw several young girls holding scripts and studying intently. They all looked very serious and focused. After a while, Chu Jingyan still didn't see the girl she had bumped into at the entrance.

  Just as I was about to leave, the door of the interview room opened and a girl walked out with her head hung low.

  Handing the script back to the staff, the girl pouted and climbed up the stairs with her head down.

  "How was the interview?"

  The girl raised her head and saw that it was Chu Jingyan from the entrance earlier. She shook her head and said, "I've been eliminated."

  "What a pity."

  "It seems what you said is true." The girl said with a bit of grievance, "The interviewer said that my image and role are completely inconsistent."

  Chu Jingyan handed her a cup of coffee, and the girl looked at him with some confusion.

  "Failure will ultimately fail, but who knows if the next time won't be successful?" Chu Jingyan said. "This is a truth that an elder told me a long time ago. In Chinese proverbs, there's also a similar saying: 'Failure is the mother of success.' In other words, the more times you fail, eventually one of those times will lead to success."

  "What if I don't succeed?" the girl asked.

  "Then it depends on your ability to withstand a beating."

  "The girl said, 'I'm quite careless.'"

  "I think you should be able to hold on until the day of success."

  The girl burst out laughing and said to Chu Jingyan, "You really talk like my dad. The brothers at home only know how to bully me every day, but they can't say things that sound so philosophical."

  Chu Jing spoke with a smile but did not say anything.

  "Thank you for helping me." The girl only then remembered that she was able to have a smooth pre-interview earlier because of Chu Jingyan, "What a pity it wasn't successful, otherwise I would definitely treat you to dinner."

  What an honest child, Chu Jingyan thought to herself.

  "My name is Park Ji-yeon." The girl stretched out her right hand and introduced herself.

  "Chu Jing said." Two hands clasped together for a moment.

  Park Ji-yeon smiled: "Your name sounds nice."

  "Mine too."

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