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Chapter 530 - 524, Beggar! Beggar! (Second Update)_1

Chapter 530: 524, Beggar! Beggar! (Second Update)_1

By Saturday afternoon, luxury cars started pulling into the Central Academy of Drama from outside the school gate.

In fact, there are often such cars coming to pick up female students at the academy on regular days. Some say the environment at Central Academy of Drama is a bit cleaner, but in reality, this kind of thing happens everywhere.

Not all of the girls have become mistresses to others, many are legitimately pursued by the wealthy. In fact, not all rich kids are about playing with women’s feelings.

How should one put it? It’s not something to completely negate, it’s a matter of perspective.

However, today being Saturday, many students are aware that these cars are not here to pick up female students but to attend the performances at the Black Box Theater.

A lot of students cast envious glances toward the smallest theater in Central Academy of Drama, knowing that if someone shines tonight, they might catch the attention of some director or a celebrity’s studio.

Then a path far more dazzling than that of the average student would lay before them.

"Director Zhang’s car! Director Zhang is here today too!" Some experienced students even remembered what each person’s car looked like.

Ren He watched as the luxury cars drove past him. He actually saw Director Zhang inside one of them, but he didn’t greet him; the director hadn’t called him before coming, so there was no need to butter up to him.

It’s not that Director Zhang didn’t call him because he didn’t consider him important, but in this world, everyone has their own things to deal with. Perhaps those coming to Black Box just wanted to relax and weren’t looking for social interactions.

As the luxury cars drove into the campus, Ren He hurried toward the school gate. Upon arrival, he saw Yang Xi standing there with sunglasses and a face mask, holding two milk teas and a large assortment of snacks, and even a shoe box...

Yang Xi, smiling joyfully, stuffed everything into Ren He’s arms, "They’re so heavy. I bought the milk teas on the way here. I even went home to change clothes. Uncle Fang and Mrs. Wang asked if we’re going back to stay tonight. I told them yes, and asked them to prepare some late-night snacks. If we’re not home by 11, they don’t need to wait for us."

"I saw these shoes on my way and bought them because you’ve been wearing last year’s. What time does the play start, and when does your beggar character go on stage?" Yang Xi rattled off a stream of words, possibly because she hadn’t seen Ren He for a few days and wanted to cling to him.

Ren He, holding her hand, walked with her into the school, "First, I’ll show you around our school. The closet at the Courtyard House is nearly full with the shoes you bought me. You should buy more things for yourself."

Yang Xi tilted her head in distress, "I don’t know what to buy for myself. It’s like I don’t need anything."

"Don’t laugh during my performance later from the audience," Ren He instructed, "After I’m done, we’ll go home together. As for my character... I’ll be onstage the whole time..."

"The whole time?" Yang Xi was momentarily stunned, "You’re joking, right? Is the play like that? Is everyone else on stage the whole time too?"

"I’m the only one..." Ren He didn’t even know how to explain that he was just a background beggar!

While walking, Yang Xi insisted on taking photos with Ren He, and the two looked like an ordinary college couple, except Yang Xi was wearing sunglasses and a mask.

No one associated Yang Xi with the singer Yang Xi. After so many luxury cars had just passed by, who would believe she would enter so approachably?

While Ren He was taking Yang Xi for a leisurely walk around the campus, Zhang Ming had already been brought into the Black Box Theater by the school officials. They didn’t even go to the office but sat in the front row of the Black Box Theater audience chatting.

"When does Director Zhang’s new TV series start shooting?" Chen Da, a familiar face to Zhang Ming, had made a name for himself in one of Zhang Ming’s TV dramas.

"In about two months. Zhou went to Shaanbei to handle some matters the day before yesterday. He’s the producer after all, so we need to wait for him to come back," Zhang Ming said cheerfully, "I hope I haven’t caused you trouble by poaching your leading actor. Have you found a substitute? Tonight’s lead is still Zheng Yi, right?"

"Zheng Yi’s not performing tonight. I told him to focus on preparing the script you gave him. Tonight’s lead is a junior student with a quite decent acting skill, a standout in his class. He’s the one who used to play the beggar," explained Chen Da.

"Oh...I see. But... it seemed like he couldn’t quite carry the role of the beggar," Zhang Ming said, surprised.

Someone like Zhang Ming, a professional in the field, could easily identify the weak link in Chen Da’s entire play. The play itself used money to satirize the ugliness of different social strata in the face of wealth, sparing no one.

Only that beggar character had some spine, and if he could shine in the final part of the play, it would be the pivotal finishing touch.

Unfortunately, Chen Da hadn’t found an actor powerful enough to carry the role, so despite the play being quite captivating, it still lacked a certain something.

It was precisely because Zhang Ming had been paying attention to this role that he was aware of the student’s level. The play might be good to watch tonight, but he had no plans to headhunt anyone.

To put it bluntly, no one was worth his effort to poach.

Then, Chen Da gave a mysterious smile and said, "Director Zhang, tonight I’ll show you something different. The lead has changed, and so has the actor playing the beggar! Before, the lead’s acting skills were better than the beggar’s – a reluctant choice. But tonight, the beggar’s better than the lead. Just don’t rush to poach anyone after you watch. I have to take the team on an international tour next month, and he must still be in my team before we return."

Chen Da was essentially giving Zhang Ming a heads-up because he knew the beggar’s acting prowess would definitely catch Zhang Ming’s eye, and his team couldn’t afford to lose such a talent at the moment, making it necessary to give Zhang Ming an early notice.

"Oh," Zhang Ming chuckled, glancing at others, "Look at this, Chen Da didn’t dare talk to me like this when he was under my wing. Now he’s grown bold. I’m keen to see if your beggar is as good as you say. Are you assuming that after watching the play, I’ll definitely poach him?"

"You’ll know when you see it," Chen Da said, maintaining a smug silence, as if determined to show off the outstanding talent emerging under his leadership, which reflected well on him.

Zhang Ming didn’t press further, knowing the truth would come to light once the play was on stage. He then suddenly asked, "By the way, there’s a freshman in your acting department named Ren He. Do you know him? How has he been performing?" Zhang Ming was still thinking about Ren He.

Chen Da was taken aback for a moment before responding, "He’s the beggar tonight..."