Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Audition

Fox Ear, who had already infiltrated the ranks of the extras in Federation Central City, scrolled through the trending topics on the Star Network with a smirk.

#JiangQinAndCangHongGoPublic#

#TheStrongestSongwriterAndHerTopSingerTheThingsYouHaveToKnow#

#StrangeTalesNovelAdaptationOfTheSameNameBeginsFilming#

#TheAuthorOfStrangeTalesIsActuallyTheSecond-in-CommandOfTianwenEntertainmentMissJiangQin?#

#ImperialFemaleWhoDruggedFederationMaleHasBeenSentenced#

…

Several of the top trending topics were about Jiang Qin. Even the news about the S-level female being sentenced could only rank fifth.

’But that’s not surprising. This is the Federation, after all.’

Jiang Qin’s fans were spread throughout all the Star Domains of the Federation, while Su Haoyang and Natalie’s fame was limited to small circles.

And the verdict itself was quite interesting.

While it was true she was sentenced to a year in prison, Natalie had already been released on bail and returned to her country.

The sentence was less a prison term and more a year of house arrest in Immortal City.

’But maybe that’s the effect certain people were hoping for.’

But as Fox Ear watched the interview, seeing Jiang Qin looking more radiant and healthier than ever, the gloom in his eyes deepened.

’It seems my little darling is doing quite well in the days without me.’

* * *

For the last five days of Cang Hong’s vacation, he and Jiang Qin spent all their time together, just the two of them.

He only left reluctantly when it was time for him to go back to work.

Because she had given him new songs, his upcoming work wouldn’t require him to leave the Main Star.

However, the company had scheduled him to release an album over the next few months, so he was still going to be quite busy.

As he was leaving, Cang Hong declared heroically, “Qinqin, you wait! I’ll definitely earn lots and lots of Star Coins for you!”

Jiang Qin’s eyes curved into a smile. “Then I’ll raise your allowance.”

“No need, ten million is already more than enough. The company covers my food, clothes, housing, and travel.”

“Then just save it and give some perks to your fans once in a while.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll listen to Qinqin. I’m heading to work now. I’ll be back in a couple of days.”

“Okay.”

…

Manager Cheng, who was waiting outside the door, finally saw his ’ancestor’ emerge.

Full of resentment, he said sarcastically, “Well, well. I thought after moving in, a certain someone would just decide to live off his sugar mama, lie around at home all day, and quit singing.”

Cang Hong let out a couple of chuckles. “That’s something a single male like you wouldn’t understand. I’m a male who needs to support his family. How could I not work?”

Caught off guard by yet another public display of affection, Manager Cheng was speechless.

“I know, I know! I know you married Miss Jiang, alright?

“How many days have you been showing off? Even if you’re not tired of saying it, I’m tired of hearing it.”

“Hurry up and get in the car. Our partners are already waiting. If we’re any later, your allowance won’t be enough to cover the penalty for breach of contract.”

Cang Hong immediately jumped into the car. “That’s not happening. All my money is to be saved for Qinqin to spend.”

…

With Cang Hong gone from the house, it was back to being a world of two for Jiang Qin and Yun Xie.

Although Lan Yuyan was also at home, he left early and came back late, so they only saw each other briefly.

So, Jiang Qin returned to her own work, starting on the background production for *My Date with a Vampire*.

The newly selected director had recently started training under Jiang Lin. Their only problem was that the female lead hadn’t been cast yet.

To see if she had what it takes, Jiang Qin decided to go to the filming set of *Strange Tales* and try out for a small role.

As for whether Jiang Lin had any objections, of course she didn’t. In fact, she welcomed her with great enthusiasm.

After all, with Jiang Qin present, she could watch them film and point out anything that needed to be corrected right away.

“Miss Jiang, I was wondering which role you’d like to play?”

“How about… I start by playing a passerby?”

Jiang Lin: “…Er, with your looks, wouldn’t that be a bit of a waste?”

“It’s fine. We can use makeup.”

Jiang Lin, who actually wanted her to play a better role, couldn’t say so directly and had no choice but to agree.

And so, Jiang Qin took Yun Xie and blended into the crowd of extras.

The extras for *Strange Tales* were mostly playing roles like street vendors and passersby.

So Jiang Qin played a woman selling fish, while Yun Xie was next to her, selling woven baskets.

Being an extra didn’t require much skill, since there were no close-up shots, and the filming went smoothly.

After that, she tried out several other background roles.

Once she got a feel for it, she played one of the female ghosts in the “Little Xie” story arc.

’Maybe it really is a natural talent, or maybe it has something to do with my superpower. I can always notice the minute details of people’s expressions.’

’Especially when I use my superpower to manifest characters, they’re exactly the same as the images in my mind. Every detail is so real.’

’I never noticed it before. I just thought being able to replicate those things with my superpower was all thanks to the superpower itself.’

’But in reality, if my mind didn’t hold all those details, the manifested figures wouldn’t look as real as living people.’

’So, I do have a talent for this.’

’What kind of expressions and body language to use in what kind of scene, and what tone of voice to use for the lines.’

’All of it appears in my subconscious.’

….

Because a large part of *Strange Tales*’s appeal lay in the beauty of its characters.

Actors who played a role in one story arc would generally not appear in any others.

Jiang Qin was, naturally, no exception.

So, after playing a supporting role in the “Little Xie” arc, she didn’t join any other story arcs. Instead, she focused on creating the background for *My Date with a Vampire* at home, and she was almost finished.

As for that variety show from the Empire, it was now completely dead in the water. After all, it had resulted in harm to an S-level female.

Natalie’s partners would never tolerate that show’s continued existence.

And those male guests from the Empire had long since returned to the Empire.

After returning, however, they all made some significant moves.

First was Long Hao. He directly issued a statement announcing his withdrawal from the military legion, as well as from the competition to be the heir.

As for the reason, the answer he gave was that his Riot Value had exceeded eighty.

For Beastmen with Dragon Clan genes, a Riot Value reaching seventy would lead to issues with bipolar disorder. Long Hao’s was already at eighty, a level where a single disagreement could lead him to kill someone on the spot.

So, the Imperial people didn’t even try to make him stay.

Everyone remembered the Third Prince’s violent temper, but no one remembered that he had once risked life and death for the Empire.

They were filled with fear of him.

The ones who did remember only left comments on the Star Network, requesting that the Imperial Family arrange for a High-level female to provide soothing for Long Hao.

No one supported him continuing to stay in the legion or participating in the competition for the inheritance.

Long Hao wasn’t disappointed by this. He had long seen through the rules of this world.

He hadn’t lied about his Riot Value reaching eighty.

It was just that after participating in that variety show, it had secretly dropped by a few percentage points at some unknown time. It was now only at 79%.

For him, this was a relatively safe level.

As long as he did nothing from now on and peacefully lived as a happy good-for-nothing, living to be around a hundred years old wouldn’t be a problem.

’So, next, I’m going to achieve my own life goals.’

’As for the Empire… I’ve fought for it for so many years and participated in so many life-or-death battles. My conscience is clear.’

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