Tao Mindai and Shen Po did know each other, but not eight hundred years ago, but a few days ago. Before they came here, Sister Zou gave Tao Mindai Shen Po's contact information, and the two got in touch.

Because there were not only them staying in this hotel, there were also some other people who came for audition.

"This is... Yu Xiaobei?"

Shen Po's gaze passed Tao Mindai, passed Jiang Baige, and fell on the thin, slender and quiet Yu Xiaobei.

Yu Xiaobei responded, Shen Po flipped through the list in his hand, reported a series of phone calls to confirm again, and then ticked the box on the paper.

So far, Shen Po still looks very professional.

But Jiang Baige knew how good men were at disguising themselves before they achieved their goals, so she did not take it lightly.

At this time, Shen Po looked at Tao Mindai: "You are going with us, right?" Tao Mindai nodded, it seems that the two of them have confirmed it in advance. Shen Po looked at Jiang Baige again and asked: "What about you? Are you going to audition too? Or..."

"No, I just came here to keep them company."

Before Shen Po looked her up and down, Jiang Baige quickly made her position clear: although she guessed that this way of looking at people was Shen Po's work habit, Jiang Baige would never get used to the feeling of being stared at and scrutinized in her life.

Shen Po nodded and looked at the remaining two people: "If you have packed up, let's go down now. I need to call a few more people. You guys wait for me in the hall now. Someone is already there."

Yu Xiaobei had already packed and dressed up, and was ready to set off with her makeup equipment.

Tao Mindai was even more casual, she just put on her head the black oversized crossbody bag that she had loved to use on the crew before.

This time, she mainly wanted to see if Sister Zou could arrange some odd jobs for her, so that she could accompany Xiao Bei and make some extra money: after all, this money would come much faster than Jiang Baige's hard work in writing articles.

"Bai Ge, are you sure you don't want me to accompany you?" Tao Mindai asked Jiang Baige before leaving. She seemed to be worried about her life, either worried about Xiao Bei or Xiao Baige.

Jiang Baige pushed her shoulder: "Did you forget that I came to visit the set? Just take good care of Xiao Bei. She may not have as much experience in the crew as you..."

Although Xiao Bei said that she had been looking for work in drama crews since she was in school, she had never played a named role in a formal crew except for student crews, so she was stretched to the limit when writing her resume.

As soon as this resume was submitted, "interested people" saw through it: she had no experience, was ambitious, and was pretty, making her an easy prey.

***

At around 3:00 p.m., Han Li appeared at the coffee shop where she and Jiang Baige had agreed to meet, not far from the set of Return of the Phoenix. In order to avoid attracting other people's attention, they deliberately did not meet at the set.

When Han Li arrived at the cafe, Jiang Baige had already finished a simple meal and was leisurely drinking sparkling water.

"Sorry, something urgent happened...Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Why are you being so polite to me?" Jiang Baige smiled and closed the computer in front of her. She didn't plan to make money this time, so she brought the "production tools" with her. She didn't want to fall into the manuscript hell again because of dealing with three-dimensional matters.

So she deliberately came early to write the manuscript - the film and television city was full of people holding laptops and writing everywhere, which gave her a subtle sense of intimacy and belonging.

While she was packing, Han Li ordered a cup of coffee, and Jiang Baige then took a good look at her.

Although Jiang Baige's understanding of Han Li far exceeded what her appearance showed, she hadn't seen her for a long time, so she was still struck by her beauty when she saw her suddenly: unlike when she was in college, her beauty now was no longer pure and sweet, but mature and unapproachable.

Coupled with her extraordinary height and the muscles that are occasionally outlined by her sweater, it is almost as if "I am not someone you can mess with" is written on her face.

This made Jiang Baige quite pleased.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Han Li asked jokingly.

Jiang Baige was not shy about it: "When we were in school, we were always together, so I'm used to seeing you... After not seeing you for so long, you're still stunningly beautiful."

"When you talk to me again, you will find that beauty is only the least of my merits."

When they made the appointment to meet, Jiang Baige had said that he had something he wanted to ask her for help with, but it was difficult to explain it over the phone, so they had to meet in person to talk.

"Shen Po..." Han Li said as he took a sip of coffee. After the name dissolved in his mouth, he said, "I have some impression of this person. He is quite gentle and gets along well with the nervous newcomers... What happened to him?"

During the years in college, Han Li had seen Jiang Baige "meddling in other people's affairs" many times, so of course her first guess about the person she wanted to inquire about was negative.

Since Han Li guessed so, Jiang Baige didn't intend to hide it: "Actually it's Xiao Bei, and it's not targeting Shen Po. I'm just a little worried... You should know more about the unspoken rules than me."

"The casting director?" Han Li was a little surprised. "Although he has some power, it's not much. The main roles cannot be decided. Most of the time, it's the mediation between the agency and the producer... He can have a say in minor roles, but at most he can only recommend. The final decision depends on the director's mood."

"But you see, you know this and I don't."

"What do you mean?"

"Xiao Bei is a newcomer and has already graduated. She has not played a reliable role yet... I am afraid that she will be anxious and try all kinds of methods."

Han Li understood: "Are you worried that Shen Po will deceive Xiao Bei and make her lose both her money and her life?"

Her fingers tapped lightly on the table. "Yu Xiaobei, right? I've seen her photos. She's indeed well-behaved and weak... But she's an adult after all. Aren't you guys a bit overprotective? If you can't even protect yourself to this extent, even if you can protect her this time, what about in the future? The concentration of bad people in this circle... You know, the gossip is too light-hearted."

The poor cannot imagine to what extent money and power can catalyze evil energy.

Even though Han Li is now working for Zhao Bi, and Zhao Bi treats her well, she still has an undisguised disgust towards rich people.

In her previous life, even if she struggled with all her might, she could not escape the clutches of the rich second generation, and even after her death she was still slandered and insulted.

In this life, although Jiang Baige escaped from danger, the despair of being coerced and having nowhere else to go still lingered deep in her heart and had not completely dissipated.

It is true that the rich haters can no longer harm her, but they have never been judged for the harm they have done to her, so the "justice" she has received has never been complete.

Jiang Baige sighed: "But since she is my roommate's childhood friend, and I'm here too... I can't just turn a blind eye, right?"

"Yes, you can't just stand by and watch other people's misfortunes... This is you." Han Li smiled, "Don't worry, leave Shen Po's affairs to me."

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