Chapter 767: Chapter 615: An Angel Descends the Western Staircase, Light Encompasses All Autumn
Xia Youqing’s assistant, Xiao Zeng, was meeting her family’s film star and director Ning’s daughter for the first time. She had been extremely curious about her before coming.
She had previously asked Xia Youqing, "Boss, does your daughter look like you?"
"She looks like me and also like her dad," Xia Youqing had replied, even digging out a photo of herself with her daughter from her phone to show her.
Xiao Zeng was struck by the girl’s flawless beauty the instant she saw the photo.
But a photo always has its limitations; it’s far less powerful than seeing the real person in front of you.
As an assistant to Xia Youqing, she’s seen countless beauties in the entertainment industry. After seeing many, not only does her eye become more discerning, but she can instantly tell if a beauty is a true one or just packaged as such.
Because, when she entered the circle, a senior told her, "In this industry, all beauties can be divided into two types: true beauties and fake beauties. True beauties captivate all, appealing to both men and women; fake beauties gather a clique, admired by male fans but eliciting envy from female fans."
At the time, Xiao Zeng deeply agreed with this.
Ever since then, whenever she meets a beauty, she unconsciously categorizes them into these two types mentally.
Until today, she had never encountered a beauty that fell outside these two categories.
Until just now, when she followed her boss into the hospital room, and at the instant she saw the girl sitting on the bed, she realized that her understanding of beauty was no longer adequate.
Now, as she watched the girl smile, she finally felt enlightened.
An angel descending from above, light encompassing all in autumn.
This kind of beauty doesn’t belong to this world.
She found that the more carefully she looked at the girl’s details, the more she marveled at her eyes, which seemed a vast cosmos, filled with countless stars.
But even more extraordinary was her aura.
It was a rare gentle elegance and tranquility that top beauties seldom possessed.
"Xiao Zeng, which bag did you put the clothes in? I want to show them to Youyou." Xia Youqing rarely sees her daughter interested in new clothes and shoes, so she wanted to immediately pull them out to show her.
"I’ll get them for you." Xiao Zeng, coming back to her senses, wanted to rummage through the bags.
Ning Youguang quickly and gently stopped her, "Xiao Zeng, don’t bother with it. We can find the clothes ourselves. You still have to take Yiyi back to the company later; it’ll take a while on the road, don’t delay here or it’ll get congested on the road."
Xie Yizun was unwilling to leave now, "Sis, I don’t want to go back now; I’d like to go back later."
Three people with three ideas; Xiao Zeng was momentarily in a dilemma, unsure what to do.
Luckily, Xia Youqing quickly turned her attention to Xie Yizun, "Don’t you have a show to record this afternoon? How can you make it in time if you don’t leave now?"
Xie Yizun looked at Ning Youguang for a while before reluctantly speaking, "Sis."
"Go on." Ning Youguang gently helped Xie Yizun put on his hat, "Have fun at the show."
Xie Yizun, looking at her with drooping eyebrows and eyes, "What’s fun about such a lousy show? It’s just work."
"What’s the matter, don’t you like being on that show?" In the past, every time she saw her brother, whenever they talked about being on the show, he looked full of anticipation and joy; she rarely saw him with such disinterest.
"Not really..." Xie Yizun hesitated to say more to Ning Youguang, thought about it again, and said, "Forget it, I’ll go back first. Sis, take care of your injuries; I’ll come see you after you’re discharged."
"Sure." With Xie Yizun in a hurry, it was inconvenient for Ning Youguang to ask too much.
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After Xie Yizun left.
Ning Youguang asked Xia Youqing, "In the afternoon, does Yiyi dislike the show, or what’s happening?"
"This afternoon’s show is a variety show. Your brother thinks the company scheduled too many variety shows for him this year, and he’s annoyed and doesn’t want to do them."
Xia Youqing pondered and added, "Actually, compared to artists like him, the variety shows he’s doing this year aren’t really that many."
"If he doesn’t want to do variety shows, what does he want to do?"
"He wants to release albums and hold concerts." Thinking of her son, Xia Youqing couldn’t help but feel a headache, "You know, in the current environment, it’s not always easy to meet such demands."
"Indeed." Given the current entertainment environment, for singers, especially for male idols like Yiyi who emerged from talent shows, not participating in variety shows and only thinking about releasing albums and holding concerts doesn’t align with the company’s economic interests or his own career development.
Ning Youguang thought for a moment and asked Xia Youqing, "Besides holding concerts and releasing albums, does he have anything else he wants to do?"
An expression of indescribable complexity appeared on Xia Youqing’s radiant face.
"What’s wrong?"
"Your brother also wants to act."
This left Ning Youguang speechless.
She remained silent for a while before speaking, "Has Yiyi been for auditions?"
She was hesitant to ask her mom, "Can he act?"
Because someone who has never learned acting is highly unlikely to be able to act.
The problem is that there are always exceptions; some people are naturally gifted and can deliver an excellent performance without any acting training.
It’s better to ask if he’s tried auditioning.
For anything, it’s only by doing that a person finds out if they’re good at it.
"He’s tried."
"How did the audition go? Does Yiyi have a talent for acting?"
Faced with her daughter’s sheer curiosity, the expression on Xia Youqing’s face changed from indescribable to complex and difficult to decipher, "His comprehension is okay."
"What do you mean?"
"He has the understanding to process, perceive, and empathize with the role."
"Isn’t that good?" Even though she herself doesn’t act, as the daughter of a film star and a famous director, Ning Youguang knows something about the basic qualities an actor needs.
Having the understanding to process, perceive, and empathize with the role is certainly a talent.
But she didn’t understand why, with his basic acting talent, her mom had that kind of expression.
Soon, Xia Youqing let out a long sigh, "But your brother isn’t good at acting."
Having talent but not being good at acting left Ning Youguang puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Xia Youqing intended to rifle through the pile of items she brought over to find the new clothes she bought for her daughter. Talking about this matter interrupted her enthusiasm for looking through them.
She returned to sit on a chair near Ning Youguang and explained in detail the situation of her son auditioning in several crews, then said wistfully, "If Yiyi is like a top student in singing and dancing, then he might be like a student who buries his head in books but still feels clueless when the report card comes in acting."