Feng Mang

Chapter 18:    Too good at giving birth.

Translator: Aafkee

Proofreader: ChaiTea

Li Shang arrived at the rehearsal hall of the venue early, there were only less than a handful of people in the enormous hall and most of them were staff members. “Hey, give me a hand and carry this table over there.” One of the staff said to Li Shang. Thinking that he had nothing to do at that moment anyway, he decided to lend a hand to the staff members and helped put out the set in order. More people were starting to arrive at the venue half an hour later. Other than those extra actors who were selected, there were also students from the academy, models and people with connections, each and every one of them was dressed in famous brands, giving off an impending aura. Some of them even “dragged their family along”, surrounded by their bodyguards, assistants, and makeup artists. Li Shang looked back at himself after seeing all those people around him. He felt as if he was at a level too low to compare to any of them, especially with that pair of worn-out trousers he wore. When he was queuing up to get his number, the handsome man in front of Li Shang took out his Armani suit jacket, turned around and pushed his jacket towards Li Shang, “Please help me put this in the cloakroom.” “Me?” Li Shang was astounded. The handsome man raised his brow, “Who else?” Li Shang waved the notice in his hand, “I’m queuing, too.” “I’m sorry about that, buddy. I saw you carrying the tables just now so I thought you were a staff member…” Li Shang pursed his lips tightly, pretending that he did not hear what the guy just said. It was finally Li Shang’s turn after standing in line for more than 20 minutes. He quickly handed over his notice and identity card. The registrar reached out his hand, “And the rest?” “The rest?” Li Shang was confused. “Wasn’t there a message sent to the group asking all of you to bring photos of your full body shot, a half-body shot, and a close-up of your legs?” “I didn’t know…” Li Shang fished out his phone quickly and had a look. Only then did he realise that his phone was set to block messages from unknown numbers automatically. The registrar waved his hand straight away, “Next.” Li Shang refused to leave, “Sir, can you please accommodate me just this once…”
“You’ll still have a chance next time. Besides, from what I see, you don’t look like you’re well prepared for this round.” He was implying that even if Li Shang did have all the documents and photos prepared, it didn’t seem like he would have a chance of being selected. Li Shang was pushed out of the queue forcibly by the person behind him but he was still unresigned. He decided to rush out and take those photos he needed, maybe he could make it back in time. Liang Jing saw a person bustling out of the entrance the moment he stepped out of the car. He did not see anything else except for Li Shang’s exposed knees. The sight of it alone made his blood pressure rise. “Quick! Stop him!” Li Shang shouted urgently, “Out of the way, it’s an emergency!” Liang Jing had put his mind to finding the right candidate for the past few days, he had not used his built-in “QR code scanner”* for a while now so naturally, it was not as effective as before. In addition, Li Shang and Han Dong had very similar builds, and Li Shang was also wearing the “evidence” that was constantly on Liang Jing’s mind for these few days. Overly excited, Liang Jing could not bear to wait for a second longer to confirm that Li Shang was indeed the person he had been looking for. “What emergency do you have?” Xiao-Wen asked Li Shang. “I need to have my photos taken if I want to take part in the selection, I need to hurry up and take them or I’ll be too late!” Liang Jing bent down and held out a piece of cloth that had been in his grip for a long time and put it against the hole to compare. A relieved smile, as if he had successfully escaped from a calamity, spread across his face in an instant. “Photos? What photos? Forget that, it has to be you!” Li Shang was at a loss, “What? It has to be me?” Xiao-Wen pat Li Shang’s shoulder, “We want to say our thanks to your parents in our boss’s stead.” “Thank my parents?” Li Shang was even more confused. Xiao-Wen nodded, “Tooーgoodーatーgivingーbirth.” Before Li Shang could make out what was happening, he was already escorted to the car.