Chapter 29: Even with ten more matches you'd still lose.
Bonus Ko-fi chapter thanks to Kitty, jayde, and Chel!
Ding-ge brought some fruit and crackers over for the film crew. When he went upstairs, he saw that the other three people were standing together chatting, but Jian Rong was leaning against the railing and zoning out by himself.
"You didn't eat a lot for breakfast, right?" Ding-ge handed the plate to him. "Take some of the crackers to fill your stomach."
"It's fine, I'm not hungry," Jian Rong said.
"Alright." Seeing his tightened lips, Ding-ge said, "Don't be too nervous, the interview content and video will go through me first before being posted."
Right after he said that, the door to the practice room opened. It looked like Lu Boyuan's interview was already finished.
"You're next, go ahead." Ding-ge patted his shoulder.
Even though the interview was over, Lu Boyuan was still talking to Tang Qin and the interview supervisor. Lighting and sound equipment were set up in the practice room, and several staff members were also standing around, making it seem somewhat crowded.
Jian Rong stood to the right of the doorway, his back pressed against the wall, his head lowered as he waited.
He recalled what Xiao Bai had said just then again, and he clicked his tongue in annoyance.
If he'd known about that earlier, then he wouldn't have sent in some job app.
When Lu Boyuan saw that email, did he also think that Jian Rong was a pervert?
What's more, Jian Rong really had saved Lu Boyuan's QQ number for a very long time. Sometime in the middle, when he had switched phones, he hadn't backed up his pictures or contacts; the only thing he transferred over to his new phone was that QQ number...
"How come you didn't answer the text I sent you yesterday?" Tang Qin's voice was sweet and delicate, traveling over from afar and interrupting Jian Rong's train of thought.
"There were too many messages, so I didn't see it."
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Jian Rong subconsciously turned his head and met Lu Boyuan's eyes right as he walked out of the practice room.
Lu Boyuan stopped. "Why are you standing here?"
Jian Rong shot a glance at Tang Qin, who was behind him. She smiled at him, clearly not minding that he had overheard their conversation just now.
Jian Rong said, "Ding-ge said that I'm next for the interview."
Lu Boyuan nodded. "Go."
Jian Rong gloomily turned around and was about to enter the practice room when someone suddenly tugged very lightly on his clothing.
Lu Boyuan cast his gaze downwards and helped Jian Rong tug out a small portion of his shirt hem that was stuck in his waistband.
After returning to the practice room, Tang Qin confirmed the interview questions with the supervisor one last time before officially starting the interview.
"This is your first time being interviewed, right? You can just answer as you wish." Tang Qin slightly raised one long, well-shaped eyebrow. "Your ears are quite red. Is it because you're too nervous? Or is the heating on too high?"
"Body constitution issue." Jian Rong sounded calm and didn't seem nervous at all. "Ask away."
Tang Qin suddenly remembered the brief interlude that had occurred just now at the entryway.
