"Teacher Wu, long time no see," Xia Qingtian greeted Wu Hailong first. "This is my university friend Li Xiaoxiao. Just call her Xiaoxiao."
Li Xiaoxiao next to her forced a stiff smile, trembling slightly.
This was terrifying. Filming it live, she could see people she'd only seen on TV. She was even more nervous than she'd imagined!
She really didn't have the potential to be a big star, just as Li Xiaozhong had said...
"Hello everyone," Wu Hailong nodded with a smile, introducing the young man beside him. "This is Zhong Qiming."
"Hello Teacher Xia, you can call me Daming," Zhong Qiming grinned, showing a bright, sunny smile.
"Please don't call me Teacher. I wouldn't dare," Xia Qingtian, being a newcomer herself, wouldn't presume to be called Teacher in front of Wu Hailong. She quickly waved her hand. "Just call me Qingtian."
After greeting Wu Hailong and Zhong Qiming, Xia Qingtian turned to Qiu Xinxue with a smile and said, "Xinxue, what a coincidence, we meet again."
"Yes," Qiu Xinxue put on a warm expression and introduced, "This is my senior from studying abroad. Just call her Freya. She can speak Chinese."
"Hello everyone~" Freya raised her hand and gently caressed her golden wavy hair. Her charming demeanor and emerald eyes swept over everyone, settling on Xia Qingtian's face as she offered a gentle smile.
After exchanging greetings, a staff member approached to distribute temporary passes and inform the three groups of guests to head to Conference Room No. 3 at Gu Corporation Entertainment for their interviews.
"Where is Conference Room No. 3?" Qiu Xinxue asked curiously.
"Follow me, I know the way," Xia Qingtian had attended a meeting in Conference Room No. 3 before and was quite familiar with the route.
Upon entering Gu Corporation Entertainment and swiping their temporary passes at the entrance, they heard someone exclaim, "Mr. Gu is here!"
Immediately, everyone turned in unison towards the main entrance. In the distance, they saw a black Maybach pull up. Then, Mr. Gu, dressed in a custom-tailored suit, stepped out of the car and walked in.
The moment Xia Qingtian saw Mr. Gu, her heart skipped a beat.
Admittedly, Mr. Gu's appearance was beyond reproach. His features were handsome and sharp, and his build was strong and tall. Wearing a suit only added a hint of forbidden allure, a stark contrast to his appearance at home in a shirt and apron.
Even knowing he was an untrustworthy and dangerous person, seeing Mr. Gu like this, Xia Qingtian couldn't help but feel a flutter of attraction.
His assistant was whispering something to Mr. Gu from time to time. Mr. Gu listened and responded while walking.
As he passed by Xia Qingtian and her companions, Mr. Gu's gaze lingered on Xia Qingtian for a moment before he looked away as if he didn't recognize her, heading directly for the executive elevator.
"You superficial fool!" Xia Qingtian muttered to herself after Mr. Gu had walked away. "His game is over, he sees you as a houseplant, and you're still getting flustered. What's wrong with your brain?"
"Qingtian? What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly," Li Xiaoxiao turned to Xia Qingtian and asked.
"I was saying it's really convenient to take the executive elevator at this time, no need to squeeze with others. It's quite good," Xia Qingtian said with a forced laugh, continuing to walk forward.
Perhaps because it was the first day of filming, there was a designated elevator area in the lobby for them to reach the conference rooms.
Once inside the elevator, Li Xiaoxiao chuckled and said, "Now we don't have to squeeze with anyone either, which is also quite nice."
"Yes, it is," Xia Qingtian responded with another forced laugh.
"Mr. Gu is very handsome," Qiu Xinxue said, looking at Xia Qingtian. "Do you see Mr. Gu often at Gu Corporation, Qingtian?"
"I don't come to Gu Corporation often. We artists are always on the go, you know how it is," Xia Qingtian shrugged.
If Mr. Gu considered her a houseplant, she could just as easily consider Mr. Gu a stranger. It made no difference.
At the entrance to Conference Room No. 3, another staff member announced, "Please, only guests whose names are called should enter the conference room for their interview. Other guests, please wait outside. The first guest to be interviewed is Qiu Xinxue."
"I'll go first then. Wish me luck~" Qiu Xinxue gave everyone a deliberately sweet smile before entering the conference room.
Not long after, she emerged with a peculiar expression. The others, seeing her like this, curiously asked, "How was the interview? Were the questions difficult?"
"Rather than difficult, it was very pressured..." Qiu Xinxue's smile was a bit strained.
She just couldn't understand what was wrong with the interviewer on the left. With his perpetually gloomy and stern face, who was he trying to disgust with his fierce demeanor?
He immediately asked if she knew Perl. She was an artist, what was Perl? She'd never even heard of it!
"The next guest to be interviewed is Zhong Qiming." The staff member was already calling for the next person.
"Ah? It's my turn?" Zhong Qiming swallowed nervously. Not long after entering, he also came out with a heavy expression. "The pressure is so high... I don't know programming at all. I couldn't understand the programming languages..."
"See! The other interviewers were fine, but that one interviewer on the left was so fierce!" Qiu Xinxue complained aggrievedly.
Now, she had to state on camera that it wasn't her fault, but that interviewer hadn't put himself in the right position or mindset. He was just a corporate drone, daring to put on airs with them, these big stars. What a joke!
"The next guest to be interviewed is Li Xiaoxiao."
"Ah? So soon!" Li Xiaoxiao was called before she was mentally prepared.
"Don't be nervous, I'll wait for you outside," Xia Qingtian patted Li Xiaoxiao's hand.
With Xia Qingtian's encouragement, Li Xiaoxiao nodded heavily and walked into Conference Room No. 3 with trepidation.
Li Xiaoxiao came out faster than the first two, but her expression seemed slightly better, indicating she probably wasn't troubled.
Next were Freya and Wu Hailong. Wu Hailong came out quickly. Freya was interviewed for a bit longer, and when she emerged, she was still composed and at ease, as if everything was under her control.
After all, she was a high-caliber talent. Such a simple interview was nothing to her; she had even deliberately held back her true abilities.
Finally, it was Xia Qingtian's turn. The moment she walked in, she instantly understood why the others had looked the way they did.
Because the interviewer sitting at the very edge was Xia Shang, whose emotional control had completely gone awry!
Upon seeing Xia Qingtian, Xia Shang's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily twitched upwards. However, considering the cameras were on him, Xia Shang forced himself to pull his upward-curving mouth back down.
His expression instantly turned as dark as a villain in a movie, and he directed an expression of extreme disdain at Xia Qingtian.
Knowing Xia Shang's personality, Xia Qingtian thought: ...