Chinese entertainment: What's wrong with actresses wanting to improve?

Chapter 325 Huang Mengying is the Envy of Many

The girls' dormitory building at Beijing Film Academy.

When Huang Mengying ran back to her dormitory with the autographed photo and her phone, the back of her military training uniform was already soaked with sweat.

Her fingers, clutching the photo, were icy cold, and her heart pounded wildly, as if she were holding a frightened rabbit.

The moment I pushed open the dormitory door, I saw Wu Jinyan sitting cross-legged on the top bunk eating potato chips.

She was wearing pink pajamas, her hair was haphazardly tied up, with stray hairs flying everywhere, and potato chip crumbs stuck to her lips.

Seeing Huang Mengying come in, she immediately leaned halfway out of bed, making a rustling sound as the bag of potato chips clattered.

"Where did you go? You disappeared in the blink of an eye when the show ended. I thought you had been kidnapped."

Huang Mengying didn't say anything, but quickly stuffed the photos and phone under her pillow, as fast as a thief.

Wu Jinyan's eyes lit up immediately.

She tossed the bag of potato chips aside, jumped down from the top bunk, and came over without even putting on her slippers properly.

"What are you hiding? I see it."

"It's nothing."

"Your face is all red, and you still say it's nothing."

Wu Jinyan reached out to lift the pillow, but Huang Mengying grabbed him and pressed him down.

After a few seconds of struggle, Huang Mengying gave up and loosened her grip, allowing Wu Jinyan to pull out the photo.

The dormitory was quiet for a moment.

Wu Jinyan stared at the still from "Your Name," then at Fu Yibai's signature in the lower right corner, his mouth agape in an exaggerated "O" shape.

"Fu-Yi-Bai?"

Her voice rose at least two pitches, as if someone had choked her.

"You went to get Director Fu's autograph? When? Where? How did he get you to sign it? Is the signature genuine?"

"Right after the opening ceremony, by the playground."

Huang Mengying lowered her voice, as if afraid of being overheard by more people.

He was walking ahead, and I chased after him and called out to him.

"Should you chase after him and call out to him?"

Wu Jinyan's voice rose another octave, his eyes widening in surprise.

"You just went and chased after him like that?"

"Um."

"You're incredibly audacious! That's Fu Yibai! A top director, a billionaire tycoon!"

Aren't you afraid his bodyguards will stop you?

"He had no bodyguards with him, just a female assistant."

As Huang Mengying spoke, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile.

He even asked me what my name was.

"Did he ask for your name?"

Wu Jinyan grabbed Huang Mengying's shoulder with such force that Huang Mengying took a half step back.

"And then? And then?"

"Then I told him my name was Huang Mengying, and he signed it for me."

He also said…

"Study hard, don't waste this face."

Wu Jinyan released her shoulders, took a step back, covered her chest with both hands, and made an exaggerated expression as if she had been stabbed.

"Study hard, don't waste this face..."

She repeated it, her tone filled with a heartbroken envy.

He complimented you on your looks! Fu Yibai complimented you on your looks!

Do you know how many female celebrities he manages?

Fan Binbin, Hu Jing, Tang Yan, Yang Mi...

How many beautiful women has he seen? And he actually complimented you on your looks!

Huang Mengying's face turned bright red.

She took the photo back from Wu Jinyan and carefully tucked it into the copy of "An Actor Prepares" on her bedside table.

"Anything else?"

Wu Jinyan pressed for an answer.

"There were also group photos."

Huang Mengying took out her phone, flipped to the photo from earlier, and handed it to her.

Wu Jinyan took the phone and stared at the screen for a full five seconds.

"Oh My God!!!"

Wu Jinyan's scream pierced through the thin door of the dormitory.

"Fu Yibai took a photo with you!"

Just seconds after he finished speaking, there was a knock on the dormitory door.

The knocking was rapid, several times in a row, accompanied by the curious voices of girls from the next dormitory.

"What happened? Who took a picture with Fu Yibai?"

The dormitory door was pushed open, and Bai Huizi and Zeng Yixuan, who had been visiting other rooms outside, ran back in.

Several girls followed behind him, all from the 09 class of the Performing Arts Department.

Of these girls, only Li Chun achieved some fame in the future; the others unfortunately faded into obscurity.

Several girls rushed in, filling the already small dormitory room to the brim.

Bai Huizi was the first to rush to Huang Mengying, her eyes shining as if she had discovered a treasure.

"Really? Where? Where? Let me see!"

Huang Mengying looked at everyone in the room, feeling helpless.

Several girls surrounded Huang Mengying, their eyes all fixed on the silver-white cell phone in Wu Jinyan's hand.

The Nebula X1's screen brightness was set very high. In the photo, Fu Yibai turned slightly to the side, and Huang Mengying stood next to him.

"It really is Director Fu."

Bai Huizi's voice was very low, as if she was afraid of disturbing the person on the screen.

Is he even more handsome in person than in photos?

Director Fu was standing too far away when he was speaking; he couldn't see anything at all.

Huang Mengying thought for a moment and nodded.

"He's handsome, and his voice is especially pleasant."

"Oh my god, why didn't I think of asking for an autograph after the show?"

Who knows, I might just catch the eye of a top director and get signed by him!

The others also had regretful fantasies.

Li Chun stood on the periphery of the crowd, not pushing her way in, but her eyes remained fixed on the phone in Wu Jinyan's hand.

She was wearing a white T-shirt, her hair was tied in a low ponytail, and her expression was calmer than the others, but her eyes held an undisguised envy.

Wu Jinyan then pulled her aside and asked her more questions.

Did he leave you his contact information?

"no."

Did they tell you to audition at Dawn?

"no."

"Is there—"

"He just signed my autograph, took a picture with me, and said three sentences."

Huang Mengying interrupted her, her voice tinged with helplessness, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

Wu Jinyan plopped down on the edge of the bed, rested his chin on his hands, and had a nonchalant expression that said, "I'm so jealous."

"Three sentences are enough."

That's Fu Yibai.

Any one of the actresses under his management is a top-tier star.

Everyone else wore the same expression.

"Mengying, do you think he'll remember you?"

Huang Mengying was stunned for a moment.

"Probably not. He just signed his name casually."

"What if?"

Don't forget, he even complimented you on your looks.

"He even praised Mengying for being beautiful!"

Upon hearing Wu Jinyan's revelation, Bai Huizi and the other women were shocked once again.

Huang Mengying blushed again as she was looked at with such envious eyes.

"Alright, alright, everyone disperse, I need to change my clothes."

She started to shoo people away, her tone tinged with apologetic reproach.

Several girls walked out laughing and joking, turning back to look at her at the door, their eyes filled with the kind of envy that says, "You're going to be rich."

The dormitory door closed, leaving only Wu Jinyan, Huang Mengying, Bai Huizi, and Zeng Yixuan, the four roommates.

Wu Jinyan and the other two continued to admire Fu Yibai's photos.

"Mengying".

"Um?"

"Do you think we could sign with Dawn after graduation?"

Huang Mengying was unbuttoning her military training uniform when she paused for a moment.

"have no idea."

Her voice was soft.

"But I want to give it a try."

Wu Jinyan didn't say anything more, picked up the bag of potato chips and continued eating.