Arc 2Scandals and Auditions

Song Shiwei helped the Jiang family uncover plots against them and exposed the Song family’s betrayals, while Jiang Ye prepared to audition for a production. The stretch ended with Jiang Ye impressing Director Zhang Tao and Lin Xi threatening to shut down filming after his rejection.

  • Song Shiwei’s revelations helped the Jiang family protect Jiang Chao from a scam and plan a counter-move against the leak of their investment bid.
  • Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye interrupted Gu Xiujin’s staged rescue of Jiang Zhuxin, and Jiang Zhuxin recognized Song Shiwei’s thoughts and rejected Gu Xiujin’s manipulation.
  • Song Shiwei confronted Song Ruchu and witnessed Chen Jingxian expose her affair and Song Ruchu’s parentage during a public confrontation with Song Linhai.
  • Chen Jingxian used the scandal and evidence of Song Linhai’s abuse to take control of Song Group, while Song Shiwei refused to help Song Linhai and was named heir to his assets.
  • Song Shiwei urged Jiang Xun to raise his project bid, then accompanied Jiang Ye and Jiang Zhuxin to Jiang Ye’s audition.
  • Song Shiwei’s thoughts exposed Lin Xi and the assistant director’s plan to drug and frame Director Zhang Tao, and the group entered the audition to watch them.
  • Jiang Ye impressed Zhang Tao with his audition for Xu Jinyan, while Lin Xi flubbed his lines, was rejected, and threatened to stop filming using his financial backer.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26Page 26

Song Shiwei helped the police reunite President Wang with his son and expose the Wang family's crimes, while Li Yongyan's public coming-out announcement triggered a business crisis for Zhang Leyao. As Leyao sold shares at low prices, Mother Jiang worried she could not withstand the attack and asked Jiang to help her.

  • Xiao Rong gathered everyone for a bureau photo, and Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye were made to join the group.
  • President Wang reunited with his biological son, Zhou Ningzhi, and Wang Xiaohu accused him of being a thief before confessing he had only been a small-time hoodlum.
  • The Yanjing Public Security Bureau thanked Song Shiwei online for helping solve drug and human-trafficking cases, and reported that the four members of one criminal family had been apprehended.
  • Li Yongyan accused Zhang Leyao of abusing him and announced he was coming out, causing their businesses' share prices to plummet as Song Shiwei realized the male lead was using the crisis to buy shares.
  • Zhang Leyao sold a large amount of stock to an unknown buyer, and Mother Jiang asked Jiang to help her.

Ch. 27Chapter 15

After Song Shiwei’s revelations exposed Li Yongyan and Zhang Leyao’s business maneuver, the Jiang family watched her become famous online as “Sister Song Gua.” Her thoughts about Jiang Ye prompted him to commit to returning to work and staying away from Wen Chuxue.

  • Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts revealed that Zhang Leyao had sold her shares, thwarted the male lead’s plan to acquire LY Haute Couture womenswear, and needed to guard her family’s company seal from her husband.
  • Jiang Ye checked Weibo and saw Zhang Leyao post evidence of Li Yongyan’s cheating and other misconduct, along with her announcement that she would divorce him and design a gown for Song Shiwei.
  • Netizens connected Song Shiwei to the Wang family’s missing-young-master story, the police commendation, and Zhang Leyao’s scandal, and dubbed her Sister Song Gua.
  • Song Shiwei thought Jiang Ye might return to Wen Chuxue and be hurt again, while Jiang Ye insisted he would not see her.
  • Jiang Ye agreed to audition for a big-budget production, and his parents ordered him to stay on set for three months.

Ch. 28Chapter 16

Jiang Ye apologized to Song Shiwei and learned that his upcoming production might involve criminals, then fretted over his distant relationship with Jiang Xun. Song Shiwei’s thoughts about Jiang Ye’s third brother and her attraction to Jiang Xun left both brothers stunned.

  • Jiang Ye knocked on Song Shiwei’s door, thanked her for helping him, and apologized for his earlier rudeness.
  • Jiang Ye told Song Shiwei he was joining a production and would no longer see Wen Chuxue, then nearly fell when she thought the production was full of criminals.
  • Jiang Ye told Jiang Xun he had apologized to Song Shiwei, but Jiang Xun gave him only a brief response before going upstairs.
  • Jiang Ye stayed awake researching the production, while Song Shiwei warned him about kidney deficiency and thought his third brother might be tricked into going to Northern Myanmar.
  • Song Shiwei walked into Jiang Xun after he came downstairs in a bathrobe, and her thoughts about his chest and desire to touch him stunned Jiang Xun and Jiang Ye.

Ch. 29Page 29

Jiang Xun showed Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye small acts of care, and Song Shiwei woke up thinking Jiang Ye’s acting plans were headed for disaster. Her thoughts revealed that the production was full of criminals and would collapse, while Jiang Xun had been about to invest in it.

  • Jiang Xun brought Jiang Ye a quilt and reminded him not to worry their parents.
  • Jiang Xun brought Song Shiwei a hot-water bottle, then fled after stumbling over her bed and meeting her gaze.
  • The next morning, Jiang Ye announced he would join a production and work toward winning Best Actor.
  • Song Shiwei thought the production’s cast and crew were criminals who would be arrested before filming finished, dragging Jiang Ye into trouble.
  • Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Jiang Xun was about to invest in the doomed production.

Ch. 30Notice of paid chapters

Song Shiwei's inner commentary warned Jiang Ye about humiliation at an upcoming film festival and exposed Jiang Chao's origins and disastrous future. The Jiang family grew wary of Jiang Chao after hearing that he would betray them under an online scammer's influence.

  • Jiang Ye decided to rest for a few more days and prepare for the Maple Forest International Film Festival.
  • Song Shiwei's inner commentary revealed that Song Yurou would blame Leyao's designs after losing a red-carpet showdown with Wen Chuxue, while Jiang Ye would unknowingly search for Wen Chuxue during her encounter with the male lead.
  • Jiang Chao returned home, received Father Jiang and Mother Jiang's concern, and drew a resentful remark from Jiang Ye.
  • Song Shiwei's inner commentary revealed that Jiang Chao was the child of Father Jiang and Mother Jiang's subordinate and had been raised as their own.
  • Song Shiwei's inner commentary exposed how an online scammer would manipulate Jiang Chao into fighting his brothers over the family fortune, driving Father Jiang to his death, and eventually losing his kidneys in Northern Myanmar.
  • The Jiang family began looking at Jiang Chao differently, while Jiang Ye was bewildered to learn that he was not their biological brother.

Ch. 31Red envelopes dropping in the comments!

Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts revealed that Jiang Chao had been manipulated into blaming the Jiang family for his parents’ deaths, while Mother Jiang feared the truth would be used against them. Jiang Chao denied that anyone had approached him, though Song Shiwei’s thoughts indicated that he had received a message about his biological parents.

  • Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts described how the male lead would deceive Jiang Chao into seeking revenge against Father Jiang and Jiang Ye.
  • Mother Jiang asked Jiang Chao whether anyone had recently said something to him, worried that someone might be influencing him.
  • Mother Jiang recalled how Father Jiang and she had rescued and raised Jiang Chao after his relatives neglected him following his parents’ deaths.
  • Jiang Chao narrowed his eyes and told Mother Jiang that nobody had approached him.
  • Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts revealed that Jiang Chao had received a message inviting him to learn how his biological parents died.

Ch. 32Page 32

Mother Jiang and Father Jiang told Jiang Chao that they were his adoptive parents and explained how they had taken him in after his biological parents died in a plane crash. As the family confronted Jiang Chao’s suspicions, Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that he would soon betray the Jiang Group by giving its investment plan and bid to the male lead.

  • Mother Jiang told Jiang Chao that she and Father Jiang were his adoptive parents.
  • Father Jiang explained that Jiang Chao’s biological parents had died in a plane crash, and Jiang Xun confirmed how devotedly Mother Jiang had cared for him.
  • Jiang Chao began to falter as he realized the Jiang parents had treated him with kindness, while Jiang Ye rebuked him for suspecting them.
  • Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Jiang Chao had trusted relatives who slandered the Jiang parents, despite their having nearly gotten him killed before.
  • Song Shiwei foresaw that Jiang Chao would hand the male lead the Jiang Group’s next investment plan and base bid, allowing him to win valuable land by bidding one yuan more.

Ch. 33Page 33

Jiang Chao realized Song Shiwei’s warnings about his scam and his parents’ deaths were true, and gave her two million to win her favor. After Song Shiwei went upstairs, the Jiang Family confronted him, and he promised he had never intended to harm the family’s interests.

  • Jiang Chao read a mysterious message demanding the Jiang Group’s next investment bid in exchange for details about his parents’ deaths, then understood that Song Shiwei’s thoughts had been right about his fate.
  • Jiang Chao gave Song Shiwei a bank card with two million, and her thoughts revealed that his online girlfriend was an AI running a scam.
  • Song Shiwei joked in her thoughts about Jiang Xun having a destined heroine, so Jiang Xun assured her that his assistants were men and he had no plans to divorce.
  • Song Shiwei finished her meal and went upstairs for a nap, leaving the Jiang Family to gather and discuss Jiang Chao’s behavior.
  • Jiang Ye and Jiang Chao argued over their past conduct until Jiang Xun silenced them, and Father Jiang and Mother Jiang insisted they had never harmed Jiang Chao’s parents.
  • Jiang Chao told his parents he did not know why he had acted as he had, but promised he had never meant to harm the family’s interests.

Ch. 34Page 34

Jiang Xun and his brothers planned to expose the mole who leaked their bid, while Jiang Ye reconciled with their parents and promised to treat Jiang Chao as a younger brother. Father Jiang and Mother Jiang decided to hold a family banquet to introduce Song Shiwei to their relatives.

  • Jiang Chao admitted he had taken a paternity test to learn whether he was truly Father Jiang and Mother Jiang’s son, and Jiang Xun suspected a mole had leaked their bid.
  • Jiang Ye suggested using the scheme against the mole to draw them out, and Jiang Xun promised him ten percent of the shares if they won the bid.
  • Jiang Chao and Jiang Xun joked that Jiang Ye might be the mole when he offered to help at the company, then told him to stay home and collect his shares.
  • Father Jiang and Mother Jiang apologized for neglecting Jiang Ye, and he asked them to treat him and Jiang Chao equally.
  • Jiang Ye promised to take care of Jiang Chao as his older brother, and Father Jiang and Mother Jiang agreed to hold a family banquet to introduce Song Shiwei and invite Zhuxin back.

Ch. 35Chapter 19

After learning that Jiang Zhuxin was in danger of being manipulated by Gu Xiujin, the Jiang family rushed to the mall to protect her. They arrived as thugs surrounded her car and Gu Xiujin approached, leaving Song Shiwei poised to alert them.

  • Mother Jiang called Jiang Zhuxin home, but Jiang Zhuxin accused Song Shiwei of hurting Song Yurou and said she would not meet her.
  • Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Gu Xiujin would supposedly rescue Jiang Zhuxin from thugs, win her trust, exploit the Jiang family, and later destroy her life.
  • Mother Jiang tried calling Jiang Zhuxin again, but her phone had become unreachable; Song Shiwei’s thoughts suggested she had switched on airplane mode while heading to the mall.
  • Mother Jiang took Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye to the Jiang family’s mall with bodyguards, hoping to prevent Gu Xiujin from saving Jiang Zhuxin.
  • They found Jiang Zhuxin’s pink Maserati surrounded by thugs who were smashing its doors as Gu Xiujin approached, and Song Shiwei warned Mother Jiang that Zhuxin seemed to be in trouble.

Ch. 36Chapter 36

Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye exposed Gu Xiujin’s staged rescue by pretending the thugs had beaten them, while Jiang Zhuxin heard Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts and got out of the car. The lead thug then revealed that Gu Xiujin had paid them to put on the show.

  • Mother Jiang recognized Jiang Zhuxin’s car, and Song Shiwei told Jiang Ye to fake an injury while their parents called for help and took pictures.
  • Gu Xiujin offered himself to the thugs, who beat him as Song Shiwei recognized his actions as a staged attempt to win Jiang Zhuxin’s trust.
  • Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye pretended the thugs had beaten them, drawing attention from the bystanders and confusing the men.
  • Jiang Zhuxin heard Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts, got out of the car, and saw Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye on the ground while Father Jiang took pictures and Mother Jiang called for help.
  • Jiang Ye demanded medical expenses, and the lead thug admitted Gu Xiujin had paid them to stage the scene.

Ch. 37Chapter 37

Song Shiwei exposed an accident-scam gang and helped the police arrest its leader, while Jiang Zhuxin realized she could hear Song Shiwei's thoughts and learned of her grim fate with Gu Xiujin. The arrest stalled when Song Yurou demanded an apology for the criminals, leaving Song Shiwei wondering whether the leads' halos would force her to comply.

  • Song Shiwei's thoughts exposed the gang leader's scam and his wife's affair, prompting him to confront and slap her and her lover.
  • The gang leader called the police, but Officer Xiao Rong arrived to arrest him for extortion, backed by evidence gathered at the scene.
  • Song Shiwei pointed out that the gang had tried to scam Jiang Zhuxin and urged the police to arrest them.
  • Jiang Zhuxin realized she could hear Song Shiwei's thoughts and understood that she was destined to fall for Gu Xiujin and suffer a terrible fate.
  • Song Yurou climbed out of the car and demanded that Jiang Zhuxin apologize to the gang, leaving both sides in a standoff.

Ch. 38Page 38

Song Shiwei watched Jiang Zhuxin reject Gu Xiujin’s false claims and defend her brother and sister-in-law as her true rescuers. Jiang Zhuxin then invited Song Shiwei to go shopping, leaving Song Shiwei wondering whether she would give away her expensive car as she had in the original plot.

  • Officer Xiao Rong warned Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin, while secretly encouraging Song Shiwei for standing up to Song Yurou.
  • Zhao Meijuan revealed Zhu Tao’s years of domestic abuse and said she would divorce him, and Mother Jiang and Song Shiwei offered her support.
  • Jiang Zhuxin accused Gu Xiujin of engineering the car accident, but he and Song Yurou’s friends insisted he was her savior.
  • Jiang Zhuxin rebuked Song Yurou and her friends, declaring that Song Shiwei and Jiang Ye had truly saved her and deserved her gratitude.
  • Jiang Zhuxin invited Song Shiwei to go shopping and asked whether they would take her car.

Ch. 39Page 39

Jiang Zhuxin and the Jiang family tried to make amends with Song Shiwei by showering her with gifts and planning a family banquet. At the mall, Song Shiwei ran into her half-brother Song Ruchu and exposed shocking secrets about their family in her thoughts, as he angrily threatened her.

  • Jiang Zhuxin offered to sell her car and donate the proceeds to legal aid for women, then took Song Shiwei shopping and bought her the season’s new items.
  • Mother Jiang bought Song Shiwei a set of emerald jewelry and invited her to a family banquet, which excited Song Shiwei and the Jiang family with the prospect of gossip.
  • Jiang Ye carried the family’s shopping bags as they left the mall and encountered Song Ruchu, Song Shiwei’s half-brother.
  • Song Shiwei insulted Song Ruchu and recalled that he had helped push her into a substitute marriage after she returned to the Song family.
  • Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that her stepmother was secretly involved with a woman and that Song Ruchu was not her father’s biological son.
  • Song Ruchu accused Song Shiwei of trying to take things from his sister and declared that he would never let her get away with it.

Ch. 40Chapter 20

Song Shiwei exposed the Song family’s tangled affairs through her thoughts while Song Ruchu complained to Chen Jingxian about her. The chapter ended as Song Linhai arrived with a young woman, and Chen Jingxian openly challenged him.

  • Song Shiwei thought about Chen Jingxian’s affair with her lover, and Chen Jingxian and the woman arrived holding hands.
  • Song Ruchu complained to Chen Jingxian that Song Shiwei had cursed at him, but Chen Jingxian dismissed him and threatened to disown him if he told his father.
  • Song Ruchu threatened to tell his father, and Chen Jingxian warned him not to.
  • Song Linhai arrived with a young girl, prompting Song Shiwei to realize he had brought another lover.
  • Chen Jingxian showed no fear of Song Linhai and asked what if she had cursed at Song Ruchu.

Ch. 41Page 41

Chen Jingxian confronted Song Linhai over his mistresses and revealed that she had begun an affair with Auntie Yu. Song Yurou arrived as the family’s marital confrontation escalated, while Song Shiwei watched and mocked the chaos.

  • Song Linhai threatened Chen Jingxian, who challenged him and exposed his supposed lover’s pregnancy as suspicious because he had fertility problems.
  • Song Linhai slapped the young woman and rejected her, while Song Ruchu tried to comfort his father.
  • After Song Linhai kicked the young woman away, Auntie Yu fell into Chen Jingxian’s arms, and Chen Jingxian kissed her.
  • Chen Jingxian admitted to Song Linhai that she had cheated too, then coldly told Song Ruchu that she was not his mother.
  • Song Yurou arrived and scolded Song Shiwei for watching the fight, but Song Shiwei told her to join it instead.

Ch. 42Page 42

Chen Jingxian exposed Song Yurou’s role in the schemes against Song Shiwei and revealed that Song Ruchu was not Song Linhai’s biological son. As the confrontation became a livestreamed spectacle, Song Yurou privately realized she might be the Song Family’s only remaining daughter.

  • Song Yurou tried to persuade Chen Jingxian to postpone their argument, but Chen Jingxian rejected her concern and accused her of helping arrange Song Shiwei’s marriage to the Jiang Family and obstructing the divorce.
  • Chen Jingxian told Song Linhai that Song Ruchu was not his son and claimed she had picked him up from a trash can; Song Linhai seized her by the throat, while Song Ruchu panicked.
  • Song Shiwei checked the Gossip Compendium and learned that Chen Huixian had arranged the apparent cheating bust, including hiring an actress to play the other woman.
  • A pinhole camera livestreamed the confrontation, and viewers recognized Song Shiwei as Sister Song Gua and celebrated her reputation for exposing scandals.
  • Song Yurou secretly rejoiced over Song Ruchu’s exposed parentage and thought she was now the only daughter left in the Song Family.

Ch. 43Page 43

Song Shiwei helped expose Song Linhai’s abuse of Chen Jingxian, who revealed her injuries in front of the family and online spectators. Chen Jingxian refused to divorce Song Linhai, deciding to stay and secure money and retribution before leaving.

  • Song Shiwei challenged Song Linhai to get a paternity test and said his son did not resemble either parent.
  • Chen Jingxian showed her bruises and scars, accused Song Linhai of torturing her, and admitted she had cheated.
  • Song Linhai threatened to divorce Chen Jingxian and leave her penniless, but she said she had videos and refused to divorce him.
  • After hearing Song Shiwei’s thoughts, Chen Jingxian decided to stay with Song Linhai until she had taken her revenge and gotten enough money.

Ch. 44Chapter 44

Chen Jingxian publicly rejected Song Linhai and their son, Song Ruchu, while Song Shiwei sided against her father and exposed his selfishness. Chen Jingxian and Song Linhai’s mistress dragged him away as the Jiang Family defended Song Shiwei.

  • The netizens urged Chen Jingxian to divorce Song Linhai as the women restrained him.
  • Song Shiwei taunted Song Ruchu, who begged his parents not to abandon him, and Song Linhai kicked him away.
  • Chen Jingxian told Song Ruchu she no longer wanted him, and Song Shiwei celebrated his rejection.
  • Song Linhai demanded Song Shiwei help him, but she refused and called out his motives for bringing her home.
  • The Jiang Family stood up for Song Shiwei as Chen Jingxian and Song Linhai’s mistress dragged him away, pulling out his remaining hair.

Ch. 45Page 45

Song Shiwei found comfort and a sense of family with the Jiang Family, and decided she wanted to save them from their tragic fates. After the family pressed her to explain her ominous thoughts, the Song couple’s affairs were exposed online that evening.

  • Song Shiwei reflected on how Song Linhai and Song Ruchu had contributed to the original host’s misery and felt her resentment had been avenged.
  • Jiang Zhuxin and Jiang Ye bickered over who liked Song Shiwei more, while Mother Jiang welcomed her as family.
  • Song Shiwei remembered her orphanage family and decided to try to save the Jiang Family, who had treated her warmly.
  • After Song Shiwei thought the siblings might suffer later, Jiang Zhuxin and Jiang Ye took her aside to ask what she meant.
  • Netizens posted footage of Song Linhai and his wife cheating, and anonymous users shared exposés about Song Linhai.

Ch. 46Chapter 21

Chen Jingxian exposed Song Linhai’s abuse and affairs, took control of Song Group, and declared Song Shiwei his sole heir, while Song Shiwei mocked the abandoned Song Ruchu. After catching up on the scandal, Song Shiwei went downstairs and joined Jiang Xun for breakfast, delighted by her handsome husband.

  • Online posts and a video of Chen Jingxian’s abuse drove public outrage against Song Linhai and sent Song Group’s stock price plunging.
  • Chen Jingxian told Song Linhai she had orchestrated his exposure and planned to take his chairmanship; he fainted in fury.
  • Song Group announced Chen Jingxian as its new chairman and named Song Shiwei as the heir to Song Linhai’s assets.
  • Song Ruchu pleaded with Song Shiwei after Song Yurou sided with Chen Jingxian, and Song Shiwei mocked him for being unwanted.
  • Song Shiwei met Jiang Xun on her way downstairs, privately admired him, and went with him to breakfast.

Ch. 47Page 47

Song Shiwei warned Jiang Xun to spend more at the bid, while he promised her half the project’s shares if he won. After Jiang Xun and Jiang Chao left, Song Shiwei learned Jiang Ye had a suspicious nighttime audition and eagerly tried to go along.

  • Song Shiwei urged Jiang Xun to raise his bid, and he offered her fifty percent of the project’s shares if he secured the contract.
  • Jiang Chao reassured Song Shiwei that he would not interfere with the bid, having discovered his online romantic partner’s IP address was in Northern Myanmar.
  • Jiang Xun and Jiang Chao left for work, and Father Jiang departed for a board meeting.
  • Jiang Ye learned that his audition was scheduled for the evening, prompting Song Shiwei to suspect the production crew was dubious and crave the gossip.
  • Jiang Zhuxin asked Jiang Ye to take her and Song Shiwei along to the audition.

Ch. 48Page 48

Jiang Ye arrived at a hotel audition with Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin, only to run into his longtime rival Lin Xi. As Lin Xi taunted him, Song Shiwei’s inner voice revealed a scandalous secret about Lin Xi, leaving Jiang Ye confused about what she had noticed.

  • Jiang Ye told Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin to pose as his assistants and keep his identity secret.
  • Song Shiwei recognized the hotel as the Night Light Production Crew’s unusual audition venue and identified Xu Lai at the entrance.
  • Lin Xi arrived with bodyguards, and Jiang Ye recalled their bitter rivalry and the damage Lin Xi’s fans had inflicted on Director Zhang Boqiang.
  • Lin Xi mocked Jiang Ye and claimed the role was made for him, while Jiang Ye’s agent restrained him from retaliating.
  • Song Shiwei’s inner voice claimed Lin Xi had a toy inside him and spotted him holding hands with the assistant director, leaving Jiang Ye wondering who the gossip was about.

Ch. 49Page 49

Song Shiwei’s thoughts exposed Lin Xi and the assistant director’s scheme to ruin the director and seize control of the production. Jiang Ye and the others entered the audition, where they witnessed Lin Xi and the assistant director behaving suggestively, while Song realized the director was about to be drugged.

  • Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Lin Xi and the assistant director had plotted to drug and frame the director, then maneuvered to take over the production and make Lin Xi its male lead.
  • Jiang Ye, his manager, and Jiang Zhuxin heard the revelations and decided to enter the audition to put pressure on Lin Xi and watch what happened.
  • The group entered the hotel audition, where actors were trying out for a spy drama scene set in a luxurious hotel in Greater Shanghai.
  • Jiang Ye, his manager, and Jiang Zhuxin saw the assistant director and Lin Xi secretly touching each other while the assistant director’s manager blocked the view.
  • Song Shiwei realized that the assistant director was preparing drugged water for the director and warned in her thoughts that the director was at risk of being framed.

Ch. 50Page 50

At the audition, Jiang Ye impressed Director Zhang Tao with a promising performance, while Lin Xi disgraced himself by reciting numbers and letters instead of his lines. After Zhang Tao rejected him, Lin Xi threatened to use his financial backer to stop the production from filming.

  • Director Zhang Tao called Jiang Ye to audition for the male lead, Xu Jinyan, and Jiang Ye asked whether the character worked for the Military Statistics Bureau or the Party.
  • After learning Xu Jinyan was with the Party, Jiang Ye gave a focused performance that earned Zhang Tao’s approval.
  • Lin Xi entered the audition, recited numbers and then letters instead of his lines, and claimed he did not need to memorize them because his dialogue would be dubbed.
  • Zhang Tao rejected Lin Xi and ordered him to leave, but Lin Xi refused and threatened to use his financial backer to prevent filming.
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