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    Chapter 32

    Chen Ruiyang didn’t expect to see Jiang Yifeng either.

    He pursed his lips, wearing a cold expression.

    Away from the camera, Chen Ruiyang didn’t even glance at Jiang Yifeng, only leaning against the corner of the room and coldly asking his assistant, “How much longer? I have a live stream tonight.”

    The surrounding small-time celebrities had more or less heard about Jiang Yifeng and Chen Ruiyang, and seeing them standing on opposite sides of the room, ignoring each other, they immediately understood.

    It was just that the reality was a little different from what they imagined.

    “Jiang Yifeng is stirring up hype again, right?” Several small-time celebrities gathered together, gossiping with smiles, “I wonder if he’s taking the opportunity to audition too.”

    “How could he possibly get the chance to audition? Isn’t he from Ocean Media? The news of this audition was spread by Ocean Media…”

    The person deliberately raised their voice while speaking.

    After hearing him, Jiang Yifeng looked over in surprise. Seeing the smug expression on the small-time celebrity’s face, Jiang Yifeng couldn’t help but lower his eyes and mutter, “Could it be that Luo Qi spoke too loudly that day?”

    He seemed to see several small-time celebrities from his own company, but they weren’t artists under Luo Qi.

    Jiang Yifeng suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

    He touched his nose and smiled helplessly and shyly.

    A certain director, watching Jiang Yifeng from afar, frowned tightly: “That’s the spokesperson you guys chose? I can’t see what makes him suitable.” After speaking, he paused, adding: “Besides his face.”

    “Let’s give it a try, we still have so many backup options.” Another person pointed to the remaining dozen or so celebrities with a smile.

    The director became even more irritable.

    Because it was an endorsement for perfume, everyone needed to smell the new product and then take a photo based on their understanding.

    They could use any props available on site, or choose a professional model from next door as a partner.

    Listening to the audition rules, Jiang Yifeng suddenly remembered what Xie Jingshen had said last night when explaining the rose-scented perfume.

    “Because that’s my usual perfume, I wanted to be closer to you, so I had them spray my perfume on the flowers.” Xie Jingshen said gently: “I didn’t expect that it could really be delivered.”

    Including the card with his seal.

    It seemed that except for the different worlds separating them, except for the two of them themselves, everything else between them could be connected.

    Xie Jingshen could send gifts to Jiang Yifeng within a certain limit – that was an extra benefit the system gave him after he drew cards twice and the amount reached the system’s requirements.

    He could briefly have the opportunity to send gifts from his world to Jiang Yifeng.

    It was as if he could briefly embrace Jiang Yifeng with his usual perfume and the card with his handwriting.

    Jiang Yifeng also carefully smelled the lingering light fragrance, and then smiled and said to Xie Jingshen: “Xie Jingshen, you’re so good, but is your perfume so cold?”

    “Well, next time I’ll use a more passionate perfume.”

    Xie Jingshen didn’t mind making changes for Jiang Yifeng at all.

    In fact, he had already changed a lot.

    Xie Jingshen took out several of his commonly used perfumes, carefully explaining the scent and story of each bottle to Jiang Yifeng.

    Jiang Yifeng listened carefully and even searched online carefully – but unfortunately, there was no similar information online, which made Jiang Yifeng have the urge to mix his own perfume.

    He was lost in thought until he heard the name “Chen Ruiyang” before he reacted.

    As some of the first people to receive invitations, Jiang Yifeng and the others were arranged to go later. As for the group of small-time celebrities in front, only Chen Ruiyang was of a higher caliber.

    Perhaps because he had been suppressed by his competitors too much recently, Chen Ruiyang urgently needed a brand endorsement that could highlight his style.

    He slowly walked into the small room. After smelling the perfume, he chose a bright red shirt, along with a purple artificial flower and a board covered with fireworks.

    The brand only allowed one photo to be taken, and the camera was set up not far from the person. The celebrity could adjust it themselves.

    Chen Ruiyang looked good. In addition, he had received special training in taking photos after becoming popular. He held the artificial flower to his lips, pursed his lips, closed one eye, and looked up towards the camera.

    “The expressiveness is very good.” The director slowly clapped his hands, smiling very gently: “He’s a good seedling.”

    Chen Ruiyang put the artificial flower aside and nodded to the director.

    When he went out, he took the opportunity to look at Jiang Yifeng. To his surprise, Jiang Yifeng nodded at him in Jiang Yifeng’s calm gaze, and then arrogantly picked up his coat and stood in a corner.

    That determined expression made the people present grind their teeth in hatred.

    Many people didn’t dare to make fun of Chen Ruiyang, so they ridiculed Jiang Yifeng instead.

    Each word and sentence made Jiang Yifeng a little irritable.

    One photo per person, and soon more than twenty small-time celebrities had finished taking their photos.

    Jiang Yifeng was the third from last.

    Most of the people who came to audition were second and third-tier small-time celebrities with little fame and insufficient conditions for taking photos. After Chen Ruiyang’s audition, some even gave up the opportunity and left.

    When it was Jiang Yifeng’s turn, only twelve or thirteen people remained.

    He walked into the small room, and the assistant handed him the perfume.

    It was a perfume in a small purple bottle, and the colors outside the bottle were divided into three layers.

    Jiang Yifeng lowered his eyes and gently smelled it. The rich and decadent fragrance almost immediately reminded him of intoxicating debauchery, but in the next second, like the withering of a strong fragrance, only a faint and clear aftertaste remained.

    Jiang Yifeng knew why they had sent him the invitation.

    ——It was indeed very suitable.

    Countless performance methods flashed through Jiang Yifeng’s mind, but after thinking of Chen Ruiyang again, Jiang Yifeng decided to disgust him.

    He first went to the camera and adjusted the angle and parameters – Jiang Yifeng was now very grateful that he had learned from Xu Chen for a period of time, and he knew how to maximize the use of camera language.

    Jiang Yifeng chose two roses, one placed on the ground and one held between his fingers.

    Jiang Yifeng took off his shoes and coat, carefully folded his only suit jacket and placed it on the chair, and then stepped barefoot on the roses.

    He wore a black anklet on his foot. The slightly bent movement naturally pulled up the hem of his trousers, revealing an ankle that was made thinner by the anklet.

    Jiang Yifeng crumpled the white shirt in one hand, but didn’t unbutton it. He messed up his hair, then picked up the rose and gently bit it between his lips and tongue. The bitten petals stained his lips red, and red juice dripped from his jaw, scattering on his collar.

    His eyebrows were slightly raised, and his eyes were as deep as a pool of water.

    The director stood up subconsciously.

    His eyes followed Jiang Yifeng, watching him lower his eyes in the camera, and then watching him raise his eyes.

    He didn’t say anything, but just standing there, in a plain background, was like a flower blooming in a decadent abyss.

    The onlookers were silent at some point.

    Some people looked at Chen Ruiyang, and some people stared at Jiang Yifeng in a daze.

    Even Chen Ruiyang’s eyes were fixed on Jiang Yifeng – they almost used the same shape and the same movements.

    But he couldn’t even spare the attention to hate Jiang Yifeng.

    He couldn’t take his eyes away.

    After a few photos were taken, Jiang Yifeng picked up the flowers.

    “Sorry, where should I put the two flowers?” Jiang Yifeng’s toes were still stained with a faint red color. When he smiled at the corner of his mouth, he couldn’t see much closeness.

    The director personally stepped forward to take the flowers from Jiang Yifeng’s hands.

    His eyes still had a remnant of amazement. In Jiang Yifeng’s calm eyes, the director actually leaned forward and gave Jiang Yifeng a hug.

    “My Jesus~”

    At the moment when the two touched, Jiang Yifeng smelled a faint scent of perfume on him.

    Cold and long-lasting.

    Jiang Yifeng’s eyes widened instantly.

    He subconsciously grabbed the director’s clothes and, as the other party left, hurriedly moved closer and asked, “You, where did you get the perfume you’re wearing…”

    “What?” The director was stunned.

    “The perfume you’re wearing smells very good.”

    A shallow blush appeared on Jiang Yifeng’s face, and his eyes were filled with smiles.

    The director heard clearly and raised his eyebrows and smiled: “It’s an unsuccessful perfume.”

    “But you sprayed it.”

    “Because this is a perfume I made.” The director’s gaze fell on Jiang Yifeng’s face, he carefully observed Jiang Yifeng’s expression, and his tone slowly said: “Its sales are not good, it’s too cold and the taste is monotonous.”

    “It’s the most unique scent I’ve ever smelled.” It was a scent from another world.

    Jiang Yifeng didn’t say so much, he asked for the name of the perfume and left the room.

    The performances of the people behind were mediocre. The director didn’t announce the final result, but gave everyone a cup of milk tea and sent them out the door.

    Jiang Yifeng held the free milk tea and lowered his head to enter the name of the perfume on his phone.

    Shopping website, none.

    Jiang Yifeng didn’t give up and searched for the perfume on various websites, but only found one purchasing agent, with a purchasing price of 800, in foreign currency.

    Jiang Yifeng calculated the exchange rate, staring at the phone screen in entanglement and hesitation.

    ——Why is it so expensive.

    But that was the only connection he could find in this world with Xie Jingshen.

    Jiang Yifeng held his phone, feeling a little at a loss.

    “What, are you planning how to dedicate yourself to get the endorsement?” A slightly malicious voice sounded.

    Jiang Yifeng turned his head expressionlessly and saw Chen Ruiyang standing not far away with a cold face.

    “You’re overestimating yourself, Jiang Yifeng.” Seeing that Jiang Yifeng didn’t speak, Chen Ruiyang couldn’t hold back the malice in his tone, almost speculating darkly: “Wanting to use the means of selling yourself…”

    “What kind of selling yourself?” Jiang Yifeng looked at Chen Ruiyang quietly: “The kind that creates a CP?”

    Chen Ruiyang clenched his teeth.

    Jiang Yifeng smiled with curved eyes.

    “Guess who took the better photos today using the same set of actions?”

    Chen Ruiyang’s face was cold.

    He was too clear about how Jiang Yifeng performed today—even he couldn’t take his eyes away.

    He couldn’t even tell whether it was Jiang Yifeng’s face that was too beautiful, or whether his expressiveness was strong enough to make people unable to take their eyes away and unable to recover for a long time.

    “Chen Ruiyang, I hope you get your wish.”

    Jiang Yifeng didn’t say much to him.

    He walked down the steps, got on a small electric scooter by the side of the road, and carefully draped the windproof clothes over his legs with his hat on – riding an electric scooter in this weather was cold, but it could save him twenty yuan in taxi fare.

    Thinking of that 50ml perfume that cost 800 in foreign currency, Jiang Yifeng’s hands and feet didn’t seem so cold anymore.

    He happily rode away on his small electric scooter, while Chen Ruiyang stood on the steps and watched Jiang Yifeng disappear.

    His eyes were full of resentment.

    But there was also a bit of fear hidden that even he himself didn’t realize.

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