A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 140: An Invitation to an Audition

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

It was like the moonlight brushed across their faces. It was like the first bloom of flowers.

Li Lei was impatient when it came to socializing and usually did not attend such social gatherings, and it was even rarer to see him engaged in a social dance. Under the backdrop of a free-flowing dance, his well-proportioned and sturdy limbs looked sexy and mesmerizing. Many female celebrities turned slightly red, but they could not help but stare at him and imagine being the ones dancing in his arms.

Xia Ling followed his footsteps obediently.

In actuality, in her past life, she was a master of social dancing and had even danced with Pei Ziheng during a few social events. Her dancing was flamboyant, incomparably magnificent, and it always mesmerized the crowd. However, as Pei Ziheng and her old friend Feng Kun were near, she did not dare to show a similar dance style as that of her past life as they understood her too well. Fortunately, Li Lei really knew how to take care of her, so she followed his lead, slowed down when he did and danced with a completely different style.

They cooperated very well while dancing, just like they had been together for thousands of years.

Pei Ziheng’s expression became very solemn. It was strange. The dance style of that girl was completely different from Xia Ling’s, so why did she keep giving him that sense of familiarity? Even an occasional, inadvertent turn of her waist had Xiao Ling’s charm.

Feng Kun’s expression was even duller than Pei Ziheng’s.

He pushed through the crowd, subconsciously walked to the place the nearest to the dance floor, and fixated his eyes on Xia Ling. He was a music producer so, in certain areas, he was more sensitive than his boss. The girl before his eyes was brought there by Li Lei and followed Li Lei’s movements, but she danced so perfectly. A raise of her hand was like seeing heaven.

She was definitely not someone who did not know how to dance and needed an expert to guide her like how she appeared to be on the surface.

Her dancing skills were probably no less than Li Lei’s.

They could even be higher than his.

Why did she want to hide? Feng Kun only felt that his throat was dry. The figure of the girl in front of his eyes overlapped with his memory of the Diva who was fascinating even when she was just breathing. He imagined if Xia Ling was still alive, if Xia Ling slowed down when she was dancing, if she was more relaxed and careless while dancing...

Similar.

She was too similar.

He could not contain the conclusion that he came to in his mind. It shocked him. They were literally... the same person.

The music gradually faded, and the song ended.

As the two people on the dance floor stopped spinning around, the surrounding guests erupted in applause. At that sort of social event, such applause was rare and was the highest form of appreciation given to dancers.

However, Li Lei turned a blind eye to the applause, held Xia Ling’s hand and asked Pei Ziheng, “Can we go now?”

The two men’s eyes met in the midair. It was like there was a bright and piercingly cold stare that was as sharp as a sword which appeared in a deep and dark abyss. Li Lei laughed. “Mr. Pei, I will deal with any other tricks that you have up your sleeve. Is it that fun to keep bullying a girl?”

He was referring to how Pei Ziheng poisoned Xia Ling a few months ago.

Pei Ziheng kept trying to make things difficult for her and Li Lei could no longer tolerate it.

Pei Ziheng looked at them deeply. He was unpredictable, and no one knew what he was thinking about. After quite some time, he lightly raised his hand, and the glass door of the banquet hall reopened.

Pei Ziheng did not utter a sound. He just turned around and left.

Li Lei brought Xia Ling out of the hall. As they walked out, he worriedly advised her. “Xiao Ling, I think that pervert Pei Ziheng has not given up yet. He was probably focusing on Diva Xia Ling today and prioritized the dead, so he easily let you off. In the future, you have to remember to stay away from him, understand? This sort of person is too dangerous and unscrupulous.”

“Yes.” Xia Ling was not in a very good mood, so she casually replied to him.

Li Lei wanted to say something else, but suddenly, he could hear that a person had caught up to them.

“Mr. Li! Miss Ye! Please slow down! Wait!”

Both of them turned around to see a man dressed in a suit and with a square handkerchief in his chest pocket running towards them. Once he had gotten close, he panted before saying, “Mr. Li and Miss Ye, I’m sorry for bothering you. I’m Lin Yuanyi, the assistant director of Jinpeng Media. We recently began shooting a movie and there is a role available that requires dancing, but we have not found a suitable actor for it yet. Just now, Miss Ye’s dancing deeply captivated me. If it is possible, I hope that Miss Ye can come to our office for an audition.”

Xia Ling did not expect that. Just now, she just followed Li Lei’s lead when they danced. She did not think that someone would actually appreciate something like that.

She asked about her inner doubts.

Lin Yuanyi smiled a little embarrassedly. “Miss Ye, you are too modest. Although you are a novice to the social dance, judging from your lower-body movements when you turn, it is obvious that you have very solid basic dancing skills. We need someone to perform a classical dance in our movie. From your movements, I can see a very unique disposition.”

Xia Ling was speechless.

She really wanted to ask him if he was able to see any other disposition of her doing other dances such as Latin dance, hip-hop or ballet. In her past life, she had been involved in every kind of dance. She could not help but think that if he needed any other kind of dance to be performed, he would actually see different types of temperament from her.

On the other hand, Li Lei was pleased and smiled. “Lin Yuanyi? You have a great eye. You can send over the script and we will take a look.” If the role was suitable, it was a good idea to let Xiao Ling take on the role. Besides, she had just forfeited the endorsement from Meteor Wings and freed many of her days.

Lin Yuanyi said, “It’s ‘War and Death.’”

“War and Death” was written by a famous screenwriter and received much attention in the industry ever since its release. The producers invested a lot of money into making the movie. They hired the best chief director, the best costume designers, and the best special effects team. Moreover, they had an A-list cast of celebrity actors. It was a great honor for a small star like Ye Xingling who had just debuted to participate in an audition. He was surprised that she still wanted to read the script before deciding.

Lin Yuanqi smiled a little stiffly.

However, Li Lei thought about it before saying, “‘War and Death’? The title sounds rather familiar. I think I might have heard someone mention it before... No matter what, you still have to send the script over for us to take a look. My company’s Xiao Ling will not take on a job when she has no idea what the job’s scope is.”

If she were able to secure the role, it would be the first movie she would be acting in. Li Lei had to ensure that he took care of it well.

Lin Yuanyi could not laugh any longer. That did not seem right... As the big boss of an entertainment company, Li Lei did not even know about such a famous project like “War and Death.” How had Skyart Entertainment not shut down yet...

However, those were just his personal complaints. He was aware of Li Lei’s status and did not dare offend him.

Lin Yuanyi said, “Alright, I will send the script over in a few days.” Forget it, He thought. if Big Boss Li wants to evaluate the script, I should just let him do so. Besides, this is such a good opportunity. After they have read the script, he will definitely agree and let Miss Ye audition.

Ye Xingling’s temperament was extremely suited for the role. He hoped that she could succeed in the audition for the role that numerous people had tried out for. If even she could not pass the audition, Lin Yuanyi would really start to cry... He really could not find a better actress...

The next day, he sent the script to Skyart Entertainment.