Chapter 254: Chapter 254: A Workday Morning

“Needing you, I am a fish

The air in the water

Is your pettiness and bad temper

Without you, I’m like a fish out of water…”

[This song doesn’t seem quite right for our Yue Ji, but I think it’s perfect for Hai Chen.]

[Agreed. This young female is seriously talented. If she weren’t from the Federation, she probably would have blown up in our Empire a long time ago.]

[If she hadn’t been on that variety show, we would have almost forgotten about her, right?]

[Sigh, I don’t even know what the Empire’s entertainment companies are doing. Can’t they poach people? Can’t they even buy a few songs?]

[Did you guys know this young female is also a director?

Go search for her work. Trust me, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.]

[I had no idea. I’ll go look it up after this song is over…]

[I know one of her movies, it’s called *I Am Not a God*. I’ve seen it, it’s really good.]

[Hehe, then you definitely don’t know about the others. There’s *Mutual Affection*, *Kung Fu*, and *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*.

The most puzzling thing about these three films is whether Ancient Martial Arts ever really existed.

The rumor is that it’s probably real, just like Superpowers used to be, and has since been lost to the long river of history.]

[The answer to that has probably become a Federation state secret. After all, Jiang Qin is a Federation female.]

The high-level officials of the Federation, who were completely in the dark: …

Because Jiang Qin had taken it upon herself to let two outstanding, high-level males from the Empire go without consulting the Federation, quite a few people now held a grudge against her.

But no one dared to show their hostility openly. After all, there were also females among the high-level officials.

Regardless of whether these females were hostile toward Jiang Qin, they would never allow the males to entertain the idea of controlling females.

So, even though these high-level officials had their issues with Jiang Qin, they couldn’t condemn her so brazenly.

After all, females were free. As long as they didn’t break the law, no one could interfere too much in their affairs.

As long as they took a partner, it was considered a contribution to society, entitling them to all sorts of preferential treatment.

Still, some people couldn’t help but make a few sour remarks.

They felt that Jiang Qin didn’t have the Federation in her heart, perhaps because she grew up on a Poverty Star and didn’t have a strong sense of belonging to the Federation.

In response to such talk, a female official who opposed it simply asked, “So what? Has she committed treason?

Or has she engaged in treasonous acts? Our Federation laws are not just for show. A potential criminal is innocent until they have actually committed a crime.

If you have evidence that she has committed treason, then go apply for her arrest.

Don’t try to decide a female’s guilt based on speculation in a formal meeting!”

Another female in a black suit heard this and joined the verbal assault with a smile. “Mr. Li, you wouldn’t be trying to use your public office for a personal vendetta, would you??

I heard you were quite active before, trying to arrange for your daughter—that young female with A-level Spiritual Power—to become Long Hao’s female master.

But in the end, Long Hao wasn’t brought back to the Federation. You must be quite disappointed, right?”

“Bai You, don’t you dare make such malicious accusations!!

Everything I do is for the development of our Federation. I have absolutely no selfish motives!”

Bai You scoffed. “You’d better be.”

“Alright, that’s enough! This weekly public meeting isn’t for you all to come here and argue!”

The three who were reprimanded were all indignant. After all, they each believed the other had started the trouble, yet they were all being scolded together.

But the old man in the head seat had such a dark expression that they didn’t dare argue back.

“Now that it’s quiet, let’s discuss how to resolve the recent matter of the Alien Beast swarm that overran a C-class planet.”

With the sudden, frenzied attacks from the Alien Beasts, the remote, unnumbered Poverty Stars were no longer enough to satisfy them.

So today, new information had arrived.

An Alien Beast swarm had overrun a C-class planet, causing eighty million casualties.

The three types of humans currently surviving on the planet could no longer be rescued.

But they had only ever destroyed remote planets before; they had never destroyed a C-class planet.

No one knew what kind of consequences would be triggered by detonating a weapon so close to a large number of populated planets.

But if they didn’t destroy it, the planet would become a breeding ground for Alien Beasts.

Therefore, the main topic of today’s meeting was to discuss whether this planet should be destroyed.

If it were to be destroyed, how could they ensure no harmful substances would leak?

If not, which legion should be dispatched to eliminate the Alien Beasts!

***

Early morning is a busy time for everyone.

While the high-level officials of the Federation were in their meeting, countless others were already going about their daily lives.

They lived under the protection of their nation, unaware of the turmoil outside, their daily complaints limited to trivial matters.

Meanwhile, at the audition site for Tianwen Entertainment, describing the scene as a sea of people would be no exaggeration.

The wind was a bit strong this morning.

Even though everyone was uncomfortable from the buffeting gusts, no one left.

Although a huge number of people had shown up, Jiang Qin was still present. She hadn’t chosen to have others screen the candidates first.

But the number of people who had come just for her was simply overwhelming!

When number 33 was called,

an excited-looking female entered the audition room.

She had wavy, wine-red hair, large eyes, a high nose bridge, and somewhat Western features.

“Qin… Qin Bao, hello! I’m a fan of yours. Um, I… I’d like to audition for a role like a background character, or a corpse…”

The girl’s cheeks were flushed, and she looked a little embarrassed.

She was probably afraid that this behavior—using the audition as an excuse to see her idol—would be poorly received.

Jiang Qin wasn’t displeased, but the other judges on the panel gave a subtle purse of their lips.

Fearing the girl would be embarrassed, she quickly said in a gentle voice, “Of course. You have a good look. If you’re interested in acting, you can go to the film studio later to register for a background actor’s pass.

When these two shows start filming and we need background actors, you can come and give it a try.”

“Th… thank you, Qin Bao.”

“You’re welcome.”

The girl walked out, blushing, and number 34 came in.

This was a young female with elegant features and long, straight black hair.

When she smiled gently at them, Jiang Qin felt as if she were seeing that tragic girl from *My Date with a Vampire*.

Wang Zhenzhen!

“First, take a look at the text on the screen, then pick a character to audition for.”

For confidentiality reasons, none of the character profiles were listed.

There was only the character’s role, name, age, basic appearance, a line of dialogue, and a short piece of narrative description.

The girl studied it carefully and ultimately chose to audition for the role of a female demon in *Strange Tales*—basically a background character.

After all, she was only a third-year university student, and not even from an arts school—she was a medical student.

So, to play it safe, she just auditioned for a minor, peripheral role.

…

After she finished her audition, Jiang Qin smiled and praised her, “You have a natural spark, but this female demon role doesn’t suit you.

Why don’t you try this role instead?”

Jiang Qin suggested, pointing to the script for the character from *My Date with a Vampire* next to the one for *Strange Tales*.

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