Chapter 194: Chapter 100: Then How Can I Show Off?

Wang Ping didn’t come this time. An assistant director and Director Wang’s assistant were leading the team.

Accompanying them was a male singer who, while not particularly famous, had an excellent voice.

Zhao Rui took some time to meet him. As a layman in this field, he was just going through the motions; as long as the director was happy, that was all that mattered.

Being a “normal person,” Zhao Rui naturally didn’t forget to ask for an autograph—twenty of them, in fact.

He was all about quantity.

He’d let his mom and dad hand them out to relatives and friends later. It would give them major bragging rights.

Far from being annoyed, the singer was actually delighted by Zhao Rui’s request. It showed that Zhao Rui approved of him.

What singer wouldn’t love a creative genius like Zhao Rui?

After the two exchanged contact information, Zhao Rui returned to school to continue his push toward the Grandmaster Realm.

He had just used his points to break through, raising his Inner Strength to the Tenth Level of the True Transformation Realm.

This realm was also known as the Junior Grandmaster, meaning he was now extremely close to the Grandmaster Realm.

The significance of this was obvious.

Now that Zhao Rui had the complete Heavenly Demon Illusionary Sound Technique, its many insights on breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm gave him a much clearer understanding of this unfamiliar territory.

Although most Demon Sect Techniques focused on rapid advancement and weren’t suitable for Zhao Rui’s steady approach to his breakthrough, they were still of immense reference value.

Back at school, Zhao Rui headed straight for the Wall-Facing Chamber and entered secluded cultivation.

No one else ever came here, so it had long since become Zhao Rui’s “exclusive” cultivation spot.

When Wang Zhanshan found out Zhao Rui had “somehow” managed to break through to Level 10, he was torn between pride and exasperation.

He couldn’t be bothered to keep track of him anymore and just gave him the key to the Wall-Facing Chamber.

As long as he didn’t go running off somewhere else, it was fine.

Of course, Wang Zhanshan hadn’t been idle. He specifically called Zhao Rui in and spent a whole day lecturing him about the Grandmaster Realm.

He hadn’t discussed it before, fearing the team members would get ahead of themselves.

But now that Zhao Rui had reached the True Transformation Realm, if he didn’t explain it, he was afraid he’d wake up one day to find the kid had already broken through to Grandmaster.

Only three coaches knew about Zhao Rui’s breakthrough to Level 10. Everyone else was still caught up in the excitement of a famous director holding auditions.

The casting call would last for three days.

The university provided Director Wang’s team with a venue and logistical support.

Students who met the criteria began their interviews early in the morning, called in one by one according to their numbers.

Outside the audition hall, a few other handsome men and beautiful women waited eagerly, craning their necks in hopes of a staff member emerging.

They were all hoping some discerning eye would spot the hidden gems among them.

Fortunately, there weren’t too many of them. Otherwise, the university would have had to re-evaluate whether its educational philosophy, as a nationally renowned institution, had gone astray.

“Minmin, you have the looks and your Martial Arts are so good. You’ll definitely get it.”

In the audition waiting area, Han Xingyi looked at Luo Min with an envious expression.

She’d had the same idea, but her own qualifications just didn’t meet the standard. It wasn’t that she was unattractive, but it all depended on who you compared her to.

Compared to someone like Luo Min, who was widely considered a campus belle, the difference was obvious.

“Mhm, I’ll do my best!”

Luo Min clenched her fists, psyching herself up.

Not far ahead of them, Li Xinran was also cheering on Qin Rui.

“I just saw so many art students. They have such great bodies and they’re so pretty.”

“Sigh, Luo Min is trying out too. I feel like I’m just background decoration.”

Qin Rui pouted her small, crimson lips and sighed.

“Different strokes for different folks. Maybe the director needs an actress with a small chest like you!”

Li Xinran glanced at a busty girl walking past and said disdainfully.

“Tch, this is a casting call for an actress, not a model! You’re so annoying. And that’s just your opinion. What man doesn’t like a big chest?”

Qin Rui shot her a look and muttered under her breath.

“Zhao Rui doesn’t.”

“…”

Qin Rui was stunned. “He told you that?” she asked, confused. “Does he even see you as a woman?”

“What? No, I just observed it. Haven’t you noticed? The girls he’s willing to hang out with—like you, Miao Miaomiao, and that female classmate of his—none of you are particularly well-endowed.”

“You know, I think you’re right!”

Qin Rui actually started to think about it seriously, recalling the girls who were always around Zhao Rui.

“So? Feeling more confident now?”

“I think so.”

“Go for it!”

“I will!”

An hour later, Qin Rui walked out of the audition hall, looking dejected.

“Did you get it?”

Li Xinran hurried forward and asked with concern.

“I didn’t,”

Qin Rui said with a sigh.

“So what if you didn’t get it? It’s not like this is the only career path for us.”

Li Xinran casually slung an arm around Qin Rui’s smooth, shapely shoulders and said nonchalantly.

“Yeah.”

Qin Rui shrugged. She was a little disappointed, but it wasn’t as if she had been dead set on it.

’Women are like that, always wanting to prove that they’re just as beautiful as anyone else.’

“Come on! Let’s go find Zhao Rui. That guy didn’t even come to cheer you on. How rude! We’ll make him treat us to dinner tonight.”

With a slight squeeze of her arm, Li Xinran led Qin Rui out of the audition area.

About ten minutes later, in front of the Wall-Facing Chamber on the mountainside near the Martial Arts Team building, Li Xinran frowned at the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door.

She couldn’t help but look at Qin Rui and say,

“That guy’s still in seclusion!”

“We shouldn’t bother him, then,” Qin Rui said quickly.

“Yeah, let’s go.”

Li Xinran nodded, and the two of them turned and left.

「The next morning.」

The Martial Arts Team training grounds were bustling with the sound of members talking.

“Luo Min, you’re amazing! You’re going to be a star!”

“Yeah, with your charisma and Martial Arts skills, you’re sure to make a name for yourself.”

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