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Chen Ling was silent.

He was wearing a bright red costume, standing in the silent corridor, with no expression on his face under the black veil.

With his suppressed empathy, he didn't feel much about this scene, and he wouldn't meddle in other people's business, after all, it was someone else's choice... If someone jumped out to stop it with a passion for justice, it might ruin the girl's life. For Chen Ling, being an "audience" was enough.

Chen Ling walked along the corridor, and after going down to the first floor, people were obviously busy.

"The preliminary examination has begun. Are all the judges here?"

"Not yet. Supervisor Sun and Supervisor Zhou haven't arrived yet, and there are still a few people who are participating in the preliminary examination who haven't come yet..."

"...Don't worry about it. When things are done, the two supervisors will come over. Let them take the number and start the performance. There are more people participating in the preliminary examination this year. If we don't hurry up, we won't be able to finish it in the morning."

"Okay."

Chen Ling followed the flow of people and came to the performance venue of the troupe.

The venue is not big, and the seats are only enough to accommodate three or four hundred people. The stage is also ordinary. Compared with the Shangjing City Theater where Chen Ling worked before, it is so simple that it looks like a product of the last century.

At this moment, the red curtain on the stage is raised, and seven tables are placed in front of the curtain in order. Five people have already sat down, like the judges of this preliminary test.

As the judges called the numbers, some people went on stage to perform one by one. Some other applicants were singing at the door, some were reviewing dance moves in the corner, and some were sitting nervously in the audience, their palms were already full of sweat.

Although the preliminary test did not require clothing and appearance, there were still many people who dressed up like Li Qingshan, and some of them were wearing costumes. Chen Ling's red costume was mixed in with many applicants, but it was not noticeable.

"This is the performance venue..." Chen Ling stood at the door, carefully scanning every corner here, thinking.

As a professional director, he must fully consider the layout of the performance stage. This is the first time that Chen Ling has come to the performance venue of this kind of troupe. He must first familiarize himself with the structure here. Otherwise, even if he already has an outline in his mind, it will be difficult to promote it according to local conditions.

After taking a look here, Chen Ling turned and walked out of the door and headed backstage.

Because it was just a preliminary audition and not a formal performance, the backstage was empty and no one approached. Chen Ling wandered around inside and his eyes fell on a cart full of props in the corner, and his eyes lit up slightly.

He already had an idea of ​​how to perform this play.

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After more than ten minutes of busy work, Chen Ling returned to the performance venue.

"Brother Lin!" Li Qingshan, who had just finished singing, saw Chen Ling and walked quickly to his side. He was wearing a blue gown and walked with a breeze. His expression under the heavy makeup was still a little nervous. "Have you finished your work?"

"I'm done." Chen Ling nodded slightly, "What about you?"

"Lucky, I'm No. 22."

Li Qingshan took out a sign with a number on it and looked at the stage, "It's No. 15 now, and it will be my turn in a few..."

Chen Ling saw Li Qingshan and swallowed nervously.

At this moment, there was a young man of the same age as Li Qingshan standing on the stage, singing a popular song with a slow rhythm. Although Chen Ling didn't understand music, he could still tell whether he sang well or not. This person's voice was quite good and his breath was very stable. It seemed that he had been practicing since he was a child.

Chen Ling had never heard this song before. It should be a product of this era. Under the influence of his singing, some registered contestants in the audience unconsciously followed his melody and sang together, as if they were already intoxicated by it.

The performance was over, and the lingering sound of the song lingered in the air. The five judges in the audience looked down expressionlessly and gave scores. The young man on the stage clenched the corners of his clothes with both hands, as if he was extremely nervous.

Just then, a bloated figure hurriedly ran over from a distance.

"Old Zhou, why are you so slow?" a judge asked.

"Hehe." Manager Zhou licked his lips, looking a little wretched, "I was busy just now."

The other judges looked at him with a playful look, and did not ask any more questions.

Manager Zhou sat down in his seat, and without even looking at the young man on the stage, he whispered: "What number is it?"

"15."

"Okay."

Manager Zhou filled in the scores on the score sheet one by one, and wrote down all the scores of the top fifteen in one breath, but paused for a moment on the names of one or two contestants, and the scores filled in were also higher accordingly.

Several judges exchanged a few words with each other, as if they were quietly discussing the ability of this contestant. After a moment, one of them spoke calmly:

"The overall score is 5. Sorry that you didn't pass. Come back next year."

This light sentence made the young man on the stage pale instantly. He stood stiffly for a long time, but still nodded silently and walked off the stage, with red eyes.

"What a pity." Li Qingshan sighed, "You didn't pass with such strength... It seems that the competition this year is very fierce."

Chen Ling glanced at the stage and remained silent.

The next person to come on stage was the proud woman that Chen Ling had seen at the door of the office before. She smiled and glanced at several judges, and began to dance on the stage...

But it's more appropriate to say that she was flirting than dancing. From time to time, she used her fingertips to touch her hair, and her hands seductively touched her ankles to her chest, showing her elegant curves. She was full of aura and eye-catching ability, but her dance was not artistic at all.

This scene made other participants in the audience swallow their saliva, only Li Qingshan and several other figures frowned, and seemed to be uncomfortable no matter how they looked at it.

"Overall score 7, congratulations on passing." Four of the six judges gave eight points, and only two female judges gave five points.

She looked at the people below the stage proudly, and walked off the stage slowly in high heels.

Chen Ling naturally knew what was going on. He turned his head and glanced at Li Qingshan, "Do you really believe that the judging rules here are fair?"

"Appearance and figure are also very important plus points for the initial test. After all, who doesn't like good-looking people?" Li Qingshan sighed, "For someone like me who looks ordinary, I can only work harder than others and win by strength and kung fu."

Chen Ling looked at him deeply and said nothing more.

At the same time, Chen Ling's peripheral vision fell on the door, and a girl was walking in from outside with her head down and staggering.