"Pfft!"
Jiang Ling spurted out a mouthful of tea, slumping onto the sofa and laughing uncontrollably, "Hahaha..."
"Now you know why I'm not looking, right? A walking magnet for gay men, turning every straight guy I meet gay. And now, all the handsome guys are consuming their own, internalizing. Genuine straight men are already scarce. If I get involved, wouldn't that be too cruel? Forget it." Sister Sa shook her head helplessly.
"Alright, alright, stop! Let's change the topic!"
Although Jiang Ling found it amusing, she didn't want to rub salt in Sister Sa's wounds and quickly changed the subject.
She lowered her head and continued to flip through the resumes.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar name and was momentarily stunned.
"Jian Zhou? He... why is he here..."
Sister Sa was a little confused, "What's wrong with him? Among these applicants, he's the best-looking. I almost drooled just looking at him."
"Wait a minute..." Jiang Ling rubbed her temples, "He... isn't he... why would he apply to be an assistant..."
As the only one who had read the original novel, Jiang Ling knew that this Jian Zhou was the second young master of the Jian family, Jian Fan's younger brother, and Jiang Yu Shuang's brother-in-law.
Not only that, but he was also the most outstanding among the many suitors of the original female lead, An Qiu Yan.
It was precisely because Jian Zhou saw the business opportunity and guided her to buy stocks that the original An Qiu Yan was able to purchase shares in Xian Chun Technology and, riding the wave of trends, instantly become a female billionaire with tens of billions in assets.
In terms of family background and appearance, Jian Zhou was several streets ahead of Shen Ming Jue.
Logically, he should have been the male lead.
Unfortunately, art originates from reality. The author of this book actually based the character An Qiu Yan on herself.
In real life, the author pursued a handsome guy relentlessly for many years, only to be rejected. In the end, she married someone with far inferior conditions.
Thus, while writing this book, she indulged in various fantasies.
In reality, unable to win the affection of the man she liked and becoming a simp, she created a character in the novel world who was even more handsome and wealthy than men, and then, in turn, arranged for him to be unable to win the female lead's heart, to be a simp, to chase her, and ultimately suffer a miserable fate.
When Jiang Ling read the book, she had a deep impression of the character Jian Zhou.
At the time, she couldn't understand why Jian Zhou, with his excellent all-around conditions, would lose to Shen Ming Jue.
Other readers also couldn't figure it out and clamored for the author to change the male lead and let Jian Zhou take the lead.
Later, she learned that Jian Zhou was a projection of the author's unrequited feelings for someone in her real life.
Hmph, since you wouldn't look at me, I'll torment you in my novel!
Sister Sa was even more bewildered, "Why can't he be an assistant? Even if he graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, as a newcomer with no power or influence, and with parents who are migrant workers, if he doesn't want to toil away his youth slowly, then he can only find resources to rely on. I think he's quite smart to want to latch onto you and join your crew. If a director takes notice of him someday and he acts in a good film, with his looks and physique, wouldn't he immediately soar to the heavens and become a top star?"
Jiang Ling's expression turned ashen.
Parents are migrant workers? Are you kidding me?
Wait, the Jian Zhou in the book didn't want people to say he relied on his parents, so he deliberately concealed his identity and worked hard in the entertainment industry, hiding his family background.
As for him now, his public identity was that of a poor boy from a migrant worker family.
With this realization, a greater doubt arose.