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Hantang was not far from Luxi's agency, and Gao Qi came over after a short wait.

"Brother Lu, why did you come to stay at the hotel?" Gao Qi couldn't help asking as soon as Lu Xi got into the car.

It's not that he's busy, it's just that Lu Xi bought an apartment not far from the company for the convenience of going to the company, and it's only seven or eight minutes away from Hantang.

Brother Lu sleeps in bed, so he has always disliked staying in hotels. Why did he suddenly leave his good home and come to stay in a hotel?

And, most importantly, his clothes, as if they were yesterday?

Lu Xi didn't want to say more about what happened last night, but said vaguely: "Oh, I drank a little too much yesterday, so I just opened a random room nearby to sleep."

Gao Qi nodded suspiciously, but he always felt that Brother Lu was a little weird today, as if he was different from usual.

It took more than two hours to travel from the hotel to the audition location. Lu Xi was about to take out the script to review, when he suddenly received a call.

It was his brother Lu Qiao calling.

Lu Qiao is five years older than Lu Xi. He has been a legendary "other people's child" since he was a child. In school, he was a top student in the eyes of teachers and the dream lover of countless girls. Now he is working and is a frequent visitor of financial magazines. Everyone praises him business elite.

Some media even praised him as "a perfect man with no weaknesses", but those who are familiar with him know that Lu Qiao is certainly not a man without weaknesses.

He has only one weakness, and that is his younger brother, Lu Xi.

"Hey, Xiaoxi, I heard you quarreled with Dad again?" Lu Qiao's voice was gentle, with a smile on his face.

Lu Xi heard that he seemed to be smiling, and suddenly felt a little unhappy, and curled his mouth: "What do you mean I quarreled with him, it's obvious that he insisted on making me unhappy, okay?"

Realizing that his younger brother was upset, Lu Qiao immediately put away his smile and began to coax people: "Don't be angry, I know, isn't it just for the marriage?"

"Isn't it?" Lu Xi was aroused by his light words: "Is my life's happiness just a transaction in your eyes?!"

"Calm down, that's not what I mean. Your happiness is more important than anything else in my brother's eyes. My brother won't let you do things you don't want to do, and your parents can't force you."

Lu Qiao's voice was deep and firm, word by word.

"Really?"

"Of course, when did my brother lie to you, but..."

"But what?" Lu Xi instantly became vigilant.

Lu Qiao sighed almost inexplicably: "But I think you should come back to see Chris. After all, he came all the way here. Even if you don't get married, you can still make friends. Isn't it a bit uncomfortable for you to leave him alone?" Too polite?"

If Lu Zhengjing said this, Lu Xi probably felt that he was tricking him to go back, but after Lu Qiao said that, he couldn't help but start to reflect on himself.

It seems that what I did was really not right. I shouldn't even meet him once.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Xi hesitated and said, "How about I try to go back tonight?"

"Of course it's the best way," Lu Qiao knew that his precious brother is a person who knows the general situation: "Don't worry, brother will accompany you, dad will not do anything to you, and I have met Chris, who is tall and handsome, Maybe you'll like him when you see him?"

"Come on, as long as you don't lack nose or eyes, you'll think you're handsome." Lu Xi bluntly complained about his elder brother's aesthetics.

"Of course, I think the most handsome person in the world is my dear brother."

"This is your only normal aesthetic."

The two brothers were used to teasing each other, after talking with their brother on the phone, Lu Xixin relaxed a lot.

In any case, with Lu Qiao's guarantee, I don't have to worry about being forced by my parents to marry.

"Brother Lu, is it your brother's phone?"

Seeing Lu Xi put down the phone, Gao Qicai opened his mouth carefully.

"Well," Lu Xi glanced at him, and said after deliberation, "My family is urging the marriage, so arrange a blind date for me."

Since his debut, Lu Xi has always acted in a low-key manner, never revealing his family background to the outside world, not even mentioning it to the assistant who has been by his side.

Gao Qi only knew that he had a bad relationship with his parents, and he rarely mentioned them, but he often talked about his brother.

"Oh."

Gao Qi nodded thoughtfully, but Lu Xi didn't notice.

After two and a half hours of driving, Lu Xi finally arrived at the audition.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he found a familiar figure.

"Brother Han, why are you here?" Lu Xi walked over and greeted the man.

That person is Han Xiong, Lu Xi's manager.

Han Xiong is the gold medal manager of Canxing Entertainment, where Lu Xi works. He has brought out two actresses and a singer, and has a wide network of contacts in the circle.

"I just got the news that Lyons' plane came to China yesterday afternoon, that is to say, today's audition is personally in town!"

Seeing Lu Xi coming, Han Xiong excitedly said to him: "We must strive to win this role. With Lyons' status and connections in Hollywood, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Hearing that Director Lyons is coming, Lu Xi is also very excited. He has been his idol since he was a child.

This audition, on the one hand, is for future development, and on the other hand, it has always been Lu Xi's dream to work with Lyons.

Together with Han Xiong, Lu Xi came to the third floor.

Although it was still early, the actors who came to audition had already filled the corridor of more than [-] meters to the brim.

Because it was a big-budget film by an international famous director, there were many popular male stars who came to audition, and even Zou Zhun, who had just won the domestic mainstream best actor.

With such a lineup, Lu Xi, who is worthy of the second line, is not so conspicuous in the crowd.

So Lu Xi found a corner with not many people, and leaned against the wall to read the script.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Han? Why are you here? Did you come with Sister Wen? But, Director Lyons seems to need an actor this time, right?"

A slightly sharp voice interrupted Lu Xi's thoughts of reading the script.

Lu Xi, who was disturbed, frowned slightly displeased, raised his head, and found a middle-aged man with a shriveled figure standing not far from them, looking at Han Xiong strangely.

Lu Xi also knew that man, Zhang Bingyou, the brokerage director of Zhengxing Media.

As for the people around Zhang Bingyou, Lu Xi is even more familiar with him. He can be regarded as one of his opponents, Zheng Ruoling.

The reason why I say "sort of" is because Lu Xi has never seen him as his opponent.

Lu Xi regards acting as his ideal, and what he looks down on the most is people with poor acting skills who are not dedicated to their work, and Zheng Ruoling is one of them.

Zheng Ruoling has debuted for five years, and her acting style is very single. Yishuier's popular IP is adapted from an idol drama, and her acting skills are also very single. Her expression is so stiff that it is impossible to tell which drama she is acting in without looking at her makeup and hair.

Although his strength is poor, he is really good-looking. With his harmless baby face, he has attracted a lot of mother fans. Now he is considered to be in the first line, and his popularity is much higher than that of Lu Xi.

It stands to reason that Zheng Ruoling's opponent should not be able to turn to someone like Lu Xi who is at the bottom of the second-tier crane.

But for some reason, whether it is Zheng Ruoling or his fans, as if they have identified Lu Xi, they stare at him all year round, pulling them out from time to time for comparison.

Fan circles pay attention to teasing first and then being cheap, but Zheng Ruoling's fans always pick up troubles after others and sell miserably in front of others. Bai Lianhua's routine has been played ten to ten.

So every time after the quarrel between the two families, passers-by would think that Lu Xi's family was leapfrogging porcelain, and felt sorry for Zheng Ruoling's "dog skin plaster".

Lu Xi has long been troubled by this.

Han Xiong noticed that when Lu Xi saw Zheng Ruoling, his face sank visibly, and he hurriedly stepped forward to block him, and gently touched him with his hand to signal him to calm down.

"Director Zhang, long time no see. I don't bring Ke Wen with me anymore. I'm here with Xiaoxi today."

Zhang Bingyou used to be Canxing's manager, but he has been suppressed by Han Xiong for many years. He was so angry that he switched to Zhengxing a few years ago, and soon became the artist director.

And Han Xiong, no matter how famous he is, isn't he just a manager now?

Zhang Bingyou thought he had finally surpassed Han Xiong, and every time he met him, he would go up to him and chat with Han Xiong with a "victor" attitude.

"Lu Xi?!" Zhang Bingyou pretended to be surprised: "Why did Mr. Liu let such a big gold medal agent like you bring a small second-tier agent?"

Lu Xi couldn't help rolling her eyes at him from behind.

Han Xiong seemed unable to hear the sarcasm in his words, and he was not angry at all: "Who is born first-line? Lu Xi has strength, and he may not surpass Ke Wen in the future."

"Brother Han is so confident in Lu Xi, it seems that Lu Xi is definitely going to be the character this time, right?"

Zheng Ruoling, who had been silently following Zhang Bingyou, suddenly spoke.

Han Xiong didn't even pay attention to Zhang Bingyou's provocative words, let alone Zheng Ruoling. He smiled and was about to speak, but was snatched by Lu Xi.

"There are so many seniors present, and I, a junior, said that it is inevitable," Lu Xi said seemingly modestly, but before Zheng Ruoling showed such a sarcastic expression, he changed the subject again: "But I don't care about myself. I'm quite confident in my acting skills, it can be said that I'm pretty sure."

The corners of Zheng Ruoling's mouth that were about to raise quickly dropped again, with an ugly expression.

Zhang Bingyou was also a little unhappy when his own artist was devastated. He glanced at Lu Xi slightly bitterly, then turned his head and said to Han Xiong, "Hehe, then I wish Brother Han to cultivate another actor."

Han Xiong seemed to have really received the blessing, and smiled innocently: "Haha, then I will accept your good words!"

Zhang Bingyou felt that he had punched the cotton with a punch, and he was really bored, so he snorted coldly, turned around and left.

Zheng Ruoling was still a little upset, what kind of thing is Lu Xi, dare to dance in front of her? !

Zhang Bingyou took a few steps, and found no one behind him. Turning around, he saw Zheng Ruoling still standing there staring at Lu Xi.

He frowned, called Zheng Ruoling, and gave him another look.

When Zheng Ruoling saw his eyes, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression immediately changed from sad to happy, and he looked at Lu Xi mockingly, then turned around and followed Zhang Bingyou.