Chapter 31: Play Within a Play (Part 1)

  After parting ways, she returned home. Meng'er was reclining on the swing chair on the balcony, gazing at the starry sky, thinking to herself: Would she be like the stars in the future, shining brightly in her own sky? The gentle breeze swept by, bringing infinite comfort and relaxation...

  The next day, as agreed, I came with Mei'er to the Yihuang Entertainment Building. At the entrance, I unexpectedly ran into Zou Bing who was coming from another direction.

  "Meng'er, you?" Zou Bing saw Meng'er and her face showed a hint of surprise, but it was quickly covered up by the gentle expression on her face. "Are you here to find someone?"

  "Oh, yeah!" Mei'er quietly helped Meng'er answer from the side. Zou Bing saw that she was being snatched away by Mei'er and slightly frowned. Meng'er seeing this, could only speak up: "Bing, your performance at the National Day show was wonderful! The piano sound was lingering, and the dance moves were beautiful and moving!"

  Zou Bing heard Meng Er's praise, looked a bit shy, pursed her lips and smiled: "Where? Your program is great, that's why I only got second!"

  "Let's go, aren't you looking for someone?" Mei'er pulled Meng'er and walked past Zou Bing. Meng'er turned her head back to Zou Bing while walking and said: "Bing, we'll catch up later!"

  They all walked away without noticing the ugly expression on Zou Bing's face standing in the autumn wind. Being ignored and belittled was nothing more than this, Zou Bing thought, stamping her foot in anger. Then, she adjusted her clothes, retrieved her angry expression, and walked gently towards Meng Xia's direction with a warm and gentle smile.

  Meng'er pushed open the conference room from yesterday, and the interior decoration had changed. The round conference table that was originally surrounded by people was now placed horizontally there, while Yuwen Feng was chatting with several other men in suits. Seeing Meng'er come in, he walked over to greet her.

  "Hello, Meng'er darling, I've finally waited for you to arrive!" As he spoke, he was about to open his arms wide and give Meng'er a big hug. However, Meng'er lightly dodged and avoided the bear hug that came her way. But the person behind her didn't have time to dodge, and with a push from behind, they were pinned in place. Yuwen Feng immediately spoke up to cover up the awkwardness: "Ah ha, what's this beauty's name? I've seen you several times but haven't had a chance to greet you properly yet!"

  Mei'er withdrew her hand and looked at Yuwen Feng, who was pretending not to recognize her. She gave him a displeased glance. Who wouldn't know her? How could Yuwen Feng possibly not know her? At the last banquet, he had greeted her father with her standing right beside him! But since he wanted to pretend, Mei'er would naturally play along.

  "Hehe, Meng'er is a small character, no need to bother Yuwen's great agent to recognize her, save Yuwen's great agent's brain capacity!" Meng'er walked past Yuwen Feng and put his arm around Meng'er's shoulder, heading towards the empty seat.

  Yuwen Feng looked at the backs of these two people and couldn't help but reveal a smile of approval. The people from the Yue family, indeed, are not to be underestimated. The few people beside Yuwen Feng who were just chatting with him looked at Mei'er in a low voice and said: "Isn't that the young lady of the Yue family?"

  "Has Leehom allowed his daughter to enter the entertainment industry?"

  "Could she be the main character? This is just a play by the boss for his unmarried wife's amusement?"

  Just as they were whispering to each other, a woman who was 1.65 meters tall with a face that I found lovely and charming came in from the doorway, surrounded by three or five people.

  "dy, 165cm tall, the ace sister of Yihuang Entertainment, looks like she has a similar face to Michelle's but is actually sworn enemies with her in private! They're just pretending to be good sisters on screen!" Meng'er was stunned after hearing Mei'er's introduction, not because of dy and Michelle, but because of Mei'er's vast knowledge of entertainment gossip. Just as Meng'er asked Mei'er how she knew so much, someone else walked in through the door, and Mei'er continued with a look of disdain: "No need for me to say anything about this one!"

  "Eh, Meng'er, weren't we supposed to find someone? How did you two end up here?" The person who came was precisely Zou Bing. Seeing the two of them sitting there, she walked towards them. Just as she didn't know how to respond, Mei'er helped her out again. "The person we're looking for is right here!" As she said that, she even pointed at Yuwen Feng!

  "Oh, right! I had forgotten that the host announced at the party that Meng Er was invited to join 'Yi Huang Entertainment'. It's all my fault, after hearing that I won an award, I was so happy that I forgot about it!" Zou Bing said with shining eyes, sincerely congratulating Meng Er: "Meng Er, congratulations to you!"

  "Long time no see! Long time no see!" Meng Er's words had just been spoken when Mei Er interrupted. "The male lead of this play has arrived!" Upon hearing this, Meng Er looked towards the entrance and felt an urge to run away, because the person who came was Kevin. Just as Meng Er was praying that he hadn't seen her, Kevin turned in her direction and gave her a mysterious smile before walking towards Yu Wenfeng and those men in suits.

  A few minutes later, Yuwen Feng stood in the center: "Alright, everyone who needs to be here is here! Now our movie audition can begin. Everyone has read the script, so just follow a certain section of the script. If you need musical instruments and character coordination, feel free to speak up!"

  Yu Wenyu finished speaking, and Mei'er said beside him, "I just found it strange that Yu Wenyu would only let you read the script, hum!"

  Meng Er was just about to speak when Kevin stood up and said to everyone: "I don't mind being used as a prop, all the beauties can take me away and use me!"

  His words successfully brought a burst of laughter, and then Dy stood up and said to everyone: "As an old man of the imperial family, I will make a fool of myself first." He walked to the position where the props were already set up.

  She transformed into a frail woman, gently leaning against the window, her slender hands softly stroking the delicate peony flowers. Her face wore a shy smile like that of a young girl, gazing at the peonies as if they were her most beloved lover. But suddenly, her expression changed, and she looked like a madwoman, her eyes wild and fierce. Her hands, once gentle as water, now became sharp swords, chopping down the flowers with a loud crash. She muttered to herself: "I love you, I respect you, I wait for you! But in the end, it's not me standing by your side! What is she better than me? Is her father's status higher than mine? I spare you as the most precious peony flower, but what does it matter? In the end, you still fall into my hands and are trampled!" As she spoke, she tore off the already wilted flowers and crushed them in her hand. Her fierce expression twisted her originally kind face, making her look like a female ghost escaping from hell.

  Meng'er stared blankly at DY, remembering that the character was the imperial concubine of the second female lead, who lived her whole life for the king. Unfortunately, it was a case of 'the fallen flower has intention but the flowing water is heartless', and in the end, her twisted mind led to greed and she repeatedly plotted against the favored young master's life, ultimately ending up with a lonely and cold palace fate!

  Meng'er felt that DY had truly brought out the twisted mind that had been suppressed for years in a vivid and lively way! So, she couldn't help but applaud. The applause drew everyone's attention to her, and she smiled apologetically at everyone: "It was really performed too well, I couldn't help myself, I couldn't help myself." Then she stood up and smiled apologetically at DY: "Sorry, I disturbed your performance, please continue!"

  DY, whose performance was interrupted by Meng Er, said with a big smile: "It's rare that you like it, so let's just perform up to here!" Then, she placed her left hand on top of her right hand at her waist and curtsied slightly, performing an ancient woman's courtesy. "I thank all the young masters and misses for watching!" Afterwards, she walked back to her seat with light steps and sat down gracefully. Then, she received thunderous applause from the whole audience.

  "Rebirth of the Film Emperor" is a novel written by author "Xiao Xie", latest chapter.

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