Were the other actresses also given the same lines?

Qin Song looked at her and said, “Let’s begin.”

After her audition yesterday, Shen Mingyou spent time thinking about how she could improve. She mentally rehearsed the scene over and over.

Today, her performance was noticeably different from yesterday. She played all four roles with distinct voices and emotions.

She gave the elderly character vitality, while portraying maturity for the young ones…

It was a short scene and ended quickly.

“Go home and wait for the result,” Qin Song said, just like yesterday.

Shen Mingyou had no choice but to leave.

Since she came early, she finished before most office workers arrived.

At this time, Jiang Chen was bringing Nian Nian to work.

Jiang Chen carried her in his arms in the elevator. Nian Nian was very well-behaved. But unlike yesterday, there were more mosquito bites on her face, and her swollen eyelids made her look pitiful.

When the employees saw General Manager Da Jiang bringing General Manager Xiao Jiang to the company again, someone secretly took a photo and sent it to the employee group. Soon, the photo spread online.

Before long, the hashtag #Jiang Chen takes Nian Nian to work# became a hot topic on Weibo.

[Mom is on a business trip, so President Jiang took Nian Nian to the company.]

[“I missed Nian Nian so much. Finally, we see her again. But why does she have so many bumps on her face? Was she bitten by mosquitoes?]

[Mosquitoes are so annoying! Why do they always bite us?]

[Haha, is this the after-sales service of “Super Mom”? Youzi’s brother-in-law is taking care of the baby, and now Nian Nian looks like her dad let her get eaten by mosquitoes!]

[Brother-in-law, you better be more careful. You’ll be in trouble when Sister Youzi comes back.]

…

Netizens were making jokes, and some were also trying to figure out where Shen Mingyou had gone.

Soon, sharp-eyed netizens found clues that revealed Shen Mingyou was actually auditioning for the female lead in “Ask the Sky”!

This sparked a heated discussion online.

[If Shen Mingyou passes the audition, I’ll chop off my head.]

[Her acting is so bad, and she dares to audition for the female lead in “Ask the Sky”. Who gave her the courage?!]

[She’ll only get the role if she brings in money.]

[Director Qin Song’s dramas don’t lack funding, and Shen Mingyou’s last drama before she quit was directed by him. There’s no way she’ll get this role just from auditioning.]

[Qin Song has been searching for the right actress for a long time, and even Aifei, who has worked with him before, didn’t get it. It’d be strange if Shen Mingyou got it.]

When someone mentioned Aifei, her fans immediately defended her:

[Why bring up Aifei? The director said she was too familiar for the role and wanted a new face. It’s not because her acting is bad.]

[Director Qin Song has praised Aifei’s acting many times in public. They might work together in the future if the right project comes along.]

Shen Mingyou is extremely popular now. But when her fans saw people treating her audition like she had done something wrong, they couldn’t stay quiet.

[If she doesn’t get the role, so be it. Our Sister Youzi doesn’t have to be an actress. She can succeed in many other areas. So many variety shows want her now.]

[I still want to see Shen Mingyou act though. It’d be a waste if she didn’t. She may not fit “Ask the Sky”, but she can take other vase roles that only need a pretty face and no acting.]

[And what if she ‘does’ get the role? Is someone really going to chop off heads?]

[Go for it, Sister Youzi! Whether you pass the audition or not, I’ll always support you!]

…

Shen Mingyou’s fans don’t have high hopes since her acting skills are notoriously weak, and she hasn’t acted in five years. But when people mock their idol, her fans fight back. So the internet was buzzing over Shen Mingyou’s audition.

After the audition, Shen Mingyou flew back to A City and went straight to Jiang Chen’s company.

Nian Nian wasn’t feeling well that morning. Her face was itchy, and her father told her not to scratch it, which made her even more uncomfortable.

Seeing his daughter looking miserable made Jiang Chen feel bad. He had been careless, and now Nian Nian had mosquito bites all over. He felt guilty for her but also worried about how his wife would react when she returned.

When Shen Mingyou pushed open the door, she saw the father and daughter sitting on the sofa, both looking miserable.

“Mom.” When Nian Nian saw her, she immediately slid off the sofa, ran over, and hugged her mother tightly.

Shen Mingyou noticed Nian Nian’s face right away. Her left eyelid was swollen, and there was another small bump near the corner of her mouth, with more mosquito bites in other spots.

She had already seen Nian Nian’s photos trending online, so she wasn’t too surprised.

Nian Nian’s skin is very sensitive, and she reacts strongly to mosquito bites. Shen Mingyou always paid attention to this and had written it down in the small notebook she gave Jiang Chen before she left.

“Did you see a doctor?” Shen Mingyou asked.

“We did,” Jiang Chen replied.

“How did she get bitten like this?” There aren’t many mosquitoes at home. Unless Nian Nian wasn’t sleeping indoors at night, her face shouldn’t have gotten so badly bitten.

“…I accidentally let it happen,” Jiang Chen tried to change the topic. “How was the audition?”

“I got the role.” Just before boarding the plane, Shen Mingyou had received a call from Director Qin Song telling her she passed and could join the crew immediately.

“How long will filming take?”

“About three months.”

“Mom, where’s the filming location? How long will we be there? What should I bring?” Nian Nian excitedly asked. She was thrilled at the thought of not staying home alone with her dad.

But Shen Mingyou shook her head. “Nian Nian, you can’t come to the set with me.”

Nian Nian asked anxiously, “Why not?”

Shen Mingyou replied, “Because Nian Nian is going to kindergarten.”

Nian Nian, who had never been to kindergarten, was speechless: “…?”