Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 59: Commit yourself to me

The bus stop next to the Chinese Academy of Drama campus in Dongmianhua Hutong, Beijing North.

Li Yitong was wearing black-framed glasses and carrying a large canvas bag as she sat on a bench at the bus stop. She was wearing a simple solid-colored sweatshirt and jeans, and at first glance, she looked no different from an ordinary female college student.

After returning from the Spring Festival, she sublet her teahouse, officially announcing the failure of her first entrepreneurial venture after graduation. Then, under the recommendation of Meng Bai, she enrolled in the acting training class of the Central Academy of Drama.

In addition to undergraduate and college students who do not take the direct entrance examination, the Central Academy of Drama also has two types of teaching classes: one is a three-month training class, and the other is a one-year advanced study class.

Both of these programs do not lead to a degree, and upon completion you will only be given a certificate of completion from the Chinese Academy of Drama.

Meng Bai originally wanted to enroll her directly in a refresher course. After all, the refresher course has a longer semester and better teaching quality.

Unfortunately, the advanced class requires an exam. Although it is not as difficult as the art exam, it is not easy for Li Yitong who has no acting foundation.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, I let her go to the training class to study for three months first, and then take the advanced course to try when she has a good foundation.

Looking at the intersection on the left, Li Yitong felt that the bus she was waiting for would not arrive so early. She took out a notebook from her canvas bag and reviewed what the teacher had said in class.

As she was watching, she suddenly felt the light around her dim. She looked up and saw a strange boy standing next to her, looking at her nervously.

"Hello." Li Yitong put down her notes, stood up, and asked, "What can I do for you?"

"Hello, Li Yitong, I'm in the same class with you." The boy said a little nervously.

"Ah..." Li Yitong thought about it in her mind, and it seemed that she had no memory of this boy, but she still said politely: "Hello, classmate, what can I do for you?"

"That's right. Actually, I want to ask if you can, can you..."

"boom!"

The boy was about to ask if he could add WeChat, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the roar of a car next to him. He turned around and saw a black SUV parked next to the platform.

Although he didn't see the car logo, the boy recognized it at a glance. It was a Porsche Cayenne. It wasn't considered high-end among luxury cars, but he couldn't afford it anyway.

Just as he was wondering why the car was parked here, he saw the passenger window rolled down and a young man appeared from the window. Then, he saw the girl next to him suddenly smiled brightly and waved at the man.

"Sorry, classmate, my friend is here to pick me up. If you have any problem, please come to me during the next class." Li Yitong greeted the boy politely, then quickly walked a few steps and got into the car.

The car door was closed, and the engine roared again. The car drove out, leaving the boy alone, lonely and disheveled in the wind created by the car.

……

"Who was that just now?" Meng Bai asked while driving, "A new friend?"

Li Yitong shook her head: "He said he was a classmate, but I don't remember."

"I'm afraid he's a suitor?" Meng Bai teased, "Of course, Boss Li, you're still as charming as ever. You've only been there for a few days but you've already charmed all the boys in the class."

"Tsk tsk." Li Yitong glanced at the man next to her and smiled sweetly, "Why, is Teacher Meng jealous?"

"Ha, what a joke." Meng Bai snorted and laughed, then glanced at her and said, "I won't tell you even if I'm jealous."

"Hmph." Li Yitong snorted softly when she heard that, but her eyes unconsciously curved into crescents.

After a while of great joy, she realized that she seemed to be sitting in a new car: "Did you buy this?"

"Yes and no." Meng Bai said: "It was bought in the name of the company, but it belongs to me."

As a newly-minted "millionaire" young entrepreneur, it's not a problem to not have a house, but it's definitely not okay to not have a car.

After all, he is the boss of a film and television company. It is impossible for him to take the bus or taxi every day when going out.

So he followed Chen Jing's recommendation and bought a car in the name of the company, counted it as the company's fixed asset, and then "allocated" it for his own use.

He originally wanted to buy a Maybach, but due to sales problems, Mercedes stopped selling the brand last year, so he had to choose the Porsche Cayenne. The price is not expensive, with all the configurations added up, it only costs more than 900,000 yuan.

After all, he had just earned a little money, so he still had to live frugally.

Meng Bai had passed the driving test a long time ago, but he had never had the opportunity to drive, so he had not yet passed the "new driver excitement period". In recent days, he wanted to drive to the convenience store next door.

"What do you think of this car?" Meng Bai asked.

Li Yitong looked around and said, "Well, it's quite new."

"…It's unnecessary to ask you."

Li Yitong smiled secretly, and then asked: "By the way, I forgot to ask, where are you taking me?"

"Jiuxian Hotel Apartment."

"Ah..." Li Yitong glanced at the sky outside: "We're going during the day?"

"..." Meng Bai's breathing stagnated for a moment, he turned his head to look at her, and continued: "It would be more interesting to go during the day."

Twenty minutes later.

"What you said is interesting. You mean come for the audition?" Li Yitong looked at the sign "Audition Point for the Crew of "Psychological Crime"" on the door of the room and felt a sense of absurdity from the bottom of her heart.

Really, if I had known this would happen, why did I do so much mental preparation along the way?
"Is it boring?" Meng Bai looked at her and said, "Don't you feel like you haven't studied at all but suddenly find yourself having an exam?"

Yes! Li Yitong finally realized that they had pulled her here to audition?

But I had only started the training course for less than a month and hadn’t even finished the basic courses. How could I possibly get an audition?

"I didn't say I was going to let you try out. I just wanted to take you to experience the audition process and learn some basic knowledge about this industry."

Meng Bai said: "For example, you know now that Jiuxian Apartment is a common place in northern Beijing for film crews to prepare and audition actors. Many young actors will bring their own information here when they have nothing to do. If they hand a copy of the information to the film crew they see, they may get a chance."

"So that's it."

Li Yitong looked around and saw young people coming and going from door to door with stacks of information in their hands.

"Why did you choose this place? Is there any particular reason?"

"It's nothing special. It's just a convention. There are many crews and actors coming here, and it has become like this over time." Meng Bai gave "Li Xiaobai" some basic knowledge. In addition to this place, there are also "Piao Home", "Xingcheng International" and "Beichen Huiyuan", which are also several commonly used audition locations in the Beijing and northern film and television circles.

"As for why we chose this place, it's mainly because it's close to the company." Meng Bai said.

Li Yitong suddenly realized: "So, this is the new drama you are going to shoot?"

"Nonsense, otherwise how can a crew you don't know give you practice?" Meng Bai said.

"Wow——" Li Yitong smiled and pulled Meng Bai, saying, "Teacher Meng is so good to me. I don't know how to repay you."

"That's easy. Promise me your body."

"Ah, shouldn't I be a slave in my next life to repay your kindness?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm full of cattle and horses for my next life. Now the only ones left are willing to give themselves to me."

"Hmm..." Li Yitong blinked, then smiled slyly and said, "Okay, if I pass the audition today, I'll marry you."

　Thanks to “Cong Xin Yu Huai” for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)