Who knew where he had run off to now.
Shi Zhongye was surprised. "You two have met? You know him?"
Zhou Jingcheng said slowly, "I... guess I know him?"
Either you knew him or you didn't. What was with "I guess"? Did that extra word make you look smarter than everyone else? Shi Zhongye viciously roasted him internally. Seeing that it was already 10:30, he decided not to wait any longer. "The auditions are starting. Have Number One come in for the interview."
As soon as he spoke, Universal Malatang opened for business.
"Contestant Number One, please come in for your interview. Contestant Number One, please come in for your interview."
It played on a loop five times, but no one came.
Shi Zhongye frowned. "What's going on?"
He waved a hand and had an employee call Number Two up to collect their meal.
"Contestant Number Two, please come in for your interview. Contestant Number Two, please come in for your interview."
Still no one.
Everyone exchanged looks, unable to suppress their hushed discussions.
"What's going on?"
"Why hasn't a single person come in for an interview?"
"I saw quite a few people just now. What happened?"
"Did something happen outside?"
Shi Zhongye stopped the employee who was about to go check, rose to his feet, and said, "I'll take a look."
He snapped his fingers, signaling Zhou Jingcheng to come with him.
No response.
Shi Zhongye snapped two or three more times, practically rubbing sparks from his fingers before Zhou Jingcheng finally reacted.
Zhou Jingcheng frowned. "What are you doing, DJing? Want me to throw in some beatboxing for you?"
Furious, Shi Zhongye grabbed his out-of-it friend and dragged him outside. "Let's see what's going on."
Only when everyone arrived outside did they realize something was wrong.
The hallway