After leaving the Hong Lin Villa District, Su Mo felt a moment of confusion. Apart from here, where else could she possibly find a hundred thousand yuan?

A hundred thousand yuan, when you think about it, isn’t that much, but at this moment, it really stumped her.

Her finger lingered on the name “Ye Jue” on her phone for a moment, then moved away. She put her phone away and hailed a taxi from the street.

“Driver, take me to the Triumphant Conference Center.”

Back when she worked with Yuan Hongsheng on a film, Su Mo had learned that he had a habit: he always did location scouting.

No matter what he was doing, he was incredibly meticulous. Whether it was shooting a film or interviewing actors, he would always arrive half a day early to do a location check.

This habit was probably why, even in an entertainment industry where the quality of films had clearly declined, his productions were guaranteed to be top-notch.

Today, the audition was at the Triumphant Conference Center, so Su Mo decided to give it a try.

Although she couldn’t guarantee she would meet Yuan Hongsheng, she would still go. Even if there was a one-in-a-million chance, she had to give it a shot.

By the time she arrived at the conference center, it was already nine in the morning. There was no time to waste.

Su Mo got out of the car and walked straight toward the entrance.

“Sorry, you can’t enter here right now.”

Just as she reached the door, a security guard stopped her.

Su Mo bit her lip, standing at the entrance and glancing inside. Through the glass, she could vaguely see a few people moving around.

They must be the crew members. If the director was doing a location check, then there was no reason for the other staff not to be here.

Every crew member in the domestic film industry knew that working with Yuan Hongsheng was the toughest, but the opportunity to work on his sets was fiercely competitive.

Not for anything else, but simply because if you acted in one of his films, you’d definitely become a rising star in the industry. From then on, you’d have some real clout in any other production.

Yuan Hongsheng’s films never lacked investors, so he never had to worry about casting for the sake of attracting investment. He was always bold when casting actors.

It didn’t matter whether you were a newcomer or how big your name was. If you had the acting skills and fit his script, he wasn’t afraid to take you on.

Just like when he took a chance on her back then—a high school student with no acting experience—he still gave her the leading role. Although she was playing a student, half of the film focused on the female lead’s student years.

This was also why Su Mo had been waiting for an audition for his film ever since she returned to China.

Five years had passed, and she had never given up on the idea of making a comeback in the entertainment industry. Yuan Hongsheng’s latest project was her best shot.

But now… she couldn’t wait until the afternoon to audition as scheduled, and that had already crossed one of Yuan Hongsheng’s unspoken lines. She wasn’t sure if she could still seize this opportunity.

“I told you, miss, can’t you understand what I’m saying? You can’t go in right now. If you’re here for the audition, you need to follow the rules and come back in the afternoon.”

“Yuan Dao is generous with his choices. If you have acting skills, you don’t have to come right now. Even if you do, Yuan Dao won’t see you.”

Su Mo stood still, as if she hadn’t heard the security guard’s words. Her gaze remained fixed on the door, and as she saw a few figures coming from inside, one of them resembled Yuan Hongsheng. After exhaling into her hand, she quickly unzipped her down jacket and tossed it aside.

“Wh—what are you doing, miss?”

The security guard was stunned by her actions. It was the dead of winter, and she just took off her coat and tossed it away? Was she not afraid of the cold? What was she trying to do? Seduce someone?

Su Mo was wearing a pair of jeans and a fitted sweater underneath. Once she removed her down jacket, her perfect figure was fully revealed.

The security guard was still stunned by her sudden movement when he heard footsteps from inside. He turned around and suddenly spun back to glare at Su Mo.

“Quick, put your jacket back on and leave! Yuan Dao is coming!”

Su Mo ignored him. Not only did she ignore him, but she also suddenly kneeled down on the ground!

The security guard was startled and rushed to pull her up, but he found he couldn’t move the frail-looking girl at all.

When he looked up again, Su Mo’s eyes were filled with tears. How could her gaze be described?

It was clear and transparent, yet filled with despair, and within that despair, there was a flicker of hope.

“Jian An, don’t go, please. Look at how beautiful I am today. I’m wearing the skirt you love so much. Please, don’t go. Don’t leave me, okay?…”

As she finished speaking, tears welled up in her eyes, sliding down her cheeks and soaking into her sweater, one drop after another, as though they were falling onto someone’s heart.

Then, she suddenly fell backward, though there was no one in front of her. Still, the scene made it seem as though she had been forcefully pushed away, and that it had been done with great force.

The flicker of hope in her eyes gradually turned into despair the moment she was cast aside.

Yuan Hongsheng was walking out while giving instructions to his crew about the important details for the audition, when he unexpectedly saw this scene at the door.

The girl in front of him, with her mixture of stubbornness and frailty, hope and despair, perfectly portrayed the complex emotions of Yu Keyan when Yu Jian abruptly left.

It wasn’t exaggerated or overdone, yet all the emotions of the character were fully expressed.

Actually, before today’s audition, he had already held one audition, specifically for well-known actors.

If he could use a celebrity, he would prefer to, because the traffic they brought was incomparable to that of newcomers. However, that first audition had left him thoroughly disappointed.

None of the actors had impressed him or fit the image he had for his characters.

Today’s audition was mostly filled with actors from the fringes of the industry and some fresh graduates from drama schools.

Originally, he hadn’t expected much, but he didn’t expect that, before it even started, someone would give him a pleasant surprise.

The crew members around Yuan Hongsheng were also taken aback by the scene at the door.

What was going on? Someone had signaled the security guard to quickly escort the person away.

But Yuan Hongsheng raised his hand, stopping the guard. His eyes focused on Su Mo, deep in thought.