Chapter 217: Murder of the Rose

Translator: Zayn_

From the moment Song Qingyou came in, Luo Hongqing had been sizing her up.

It had to be said that Song Qingyou’s appearance was really outstanding. Even Luo Hongqing, who had seen many beauties in the industry, couldn’t help his eyes lighting up.

But just because she looked good didn’t mean she could play the role.

Shen Huan, who she was auditioning for, was not just a supporting character or cannon fodder in the movie. She was the movie’s main villain. The name Murder of the Rose was also given because of Shen Huan.

Therefore, Luo Hongqing wasn’t very satisfied with Song Qingyou.

“How old are you?” he asked.

“Twenty.”

In fact, Song Qingyou’s birthday was in September this year. Strictly speaking, she was only nineteen.

“Too young.” Luo Hongqing clicked his tongue. “Have you ever acted in a movie before?”

Song Qingyou shook her head.

Luo Hongqing’s expression changed. “You haven’t acted in a movie before and you dare to come here for an audition?”

He glanced at Zhao Yingnan with dissatisfaction, then gave his assistant a look, asking him to dig out Song Qingyou’s relevant information for him to see.

When he saw the titles of The Immortal Demon and The Empress, Luo Hongqing suddenly realized, “So it’s you!”

He was in the entertainment industry. No matter how busy he was, he would still watch other films and television works.

The two dramas that Song Qingyou had acted in had left a deep impression on him.

To be precise, Xu Mingrui had left a deep impression on him.

“I heard that the director of these two dramas is a newcomer. He’s very smart.”

Song Qingyou didn’t care about being treated coldly at all. Instead, she interrupted, “If he knew that Director Luo praised him like this, he would definitely be very happy.”

“Director Luo, Miss Song is the boss of Shengshi Entertainment,” The director’s assistant said. “This Director Xu works under her.”

Luo Hongqing nodded. Suddenly, he thought of the special effect of The Immortal Demon that shocked the people inside and outside the circle.

“So, you can contact the special effects team?”

Luo Hongqing had also acted in fantasy movies before. When he saw the special effects of The Immortal Demon, he even wanted to remake the movies that had been good at the box office.

Song Qingyou smiled.

“To be honest, that special effects team is also under Shengshi Entertainment. I’ve seen Director Luo’s fantasy movies. I hope we have the opportunity to work together.”

Only then did Luo Hongqing’s expression ease up a little.

Even if it was just for the sake of the special effects team, he had to give Song Qingyou face.

“Get ready first. The audition will start later.”

Zhao Yingnan didn’t expect things to turn around, and she felt a little relieved.

When Luo Hongqing gave Song Qingyou a portion of the pre-revision script, Zhao Yingnan couldn’t wait to apologize.

“I didn’t expect Director Luo to have such an attitude. I was going to help you get an audition, but I didn’t expect you to get it yourself in the end…”

She had promised to return the favor to Song Qingyou, but it had almost backfired.

Zhao Yingnan was annoyed, afraid that Song Qingyou would be angry.

“If you hadn’t recommended me, I wouldn’t have had this chance no matter how hard I tried.” Song Qingyou smiled.

What she said was true. After all, the scandalous news of the previous actress playing the third female lead hadn’t spread. Very few people knew that the production team was short of actors. Song Qingyou’s news wasn’t well-informed enough to know which production team suddenly lacked actors.

“I’ll rehearse with you later.” Zhao Yingnan still felt bad.

“Alright.”

Murder of the Rose was a movie that was part of a criminal investigation mystery.

The story was about the male and female leads working together to solve a serial murder case that shocked the country more than ten years ago.

This murder case was never solved until another similar case happened in A City. The female lead participated in the investigation as a criminal psychologist, and the investigation team was led by the male lead.

At first, the male and female protagonists did not like each other. Later, they had a fierce conflict and found out about each other’s relatives.

— The male lead’s sister, the female lead’s mother.

Both of them had died in this serial murder case. Only then did the two gradually reach a reconciliation and finally solved the case with a tacit understanding.

And Song Qingyou was going to play Shen Huan, the male lead’s sister who wasn’t related by blood.

Shen Huan’s biological mother also died in that case.

Her mother had a child out of marriage and had never registered Shen Huan as a registered citizen.

Because she always worked night shifts, lived in a remote place, and was more introverted, she did not want others to know that she had a child out of marriage, so no one knew that her mother had a daughter.

On a stormy night, the serial killer followed Shen Huan’s mother and broke into the house.

At that time, Shen Huan, who was only five years old, was sleeping. When she noticed that a bad guy had broken in, she hid under the bed in fear and watched her mother die tragically in front of her.

Later, Shen Huan ran away in fear. The huge stimulation made her muddleheaded and mute. She was even misunderstood as a homeless child who was abandoned and sent to the welfare home.

During the half a year she spent in the orphanage, Shen Huan’s situation was not good either. She was ostracized because she was treated as a mute, and her mentality began to distort.

Later, the male protagonist’s mother suffered from depression due to her daughter’s tragic death. She was adopted by the male protagonist’s father and changed her name to Shen Huan.

Because his family did not agree to the male lead being a criminal police officer, he did not have a good relationship with his family and was not close to his sister, Shen Huan.

On the other hand, the male lead’s parents treated Shen Huan very well. Not only did they let her receive a normal education and helped her speak again, but they also sent her to university. When Shen Huan appeared, she was a student who was preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

On the surface, Shen Huan looked no different from a normal person.

It was just that in her dreams, she recalled the scene of her biological mother being killed again and again. Her reaction gradually changed from fear to excitement, and even to the point of wanting to make a move…

After a similar murder case happened again, because the method of killing was exactly the same as more than ten years ago, the media reported that the murderer had returned, and the entire A City was in panic.

The male protagonist, Shen Mu, had also reminded his sister several times not to go out as much as possible. After all, the serial killer always killed women, and this time was no exception.

However, he did not know that the person who had committed the crime was his sister, Shen Huan.

She wanted to use this method to lure out the murderer and avenge her mother with her own hands.

When the female protagonist and Shen Huan first met, she felt that something was wrong with Shen Huan and even reminded Shen Mu to care more about his family.

Shen Mu did not take it to heart. In his opinion, his sister was obedient and sensible. She could understand his busy work.

Even if they weren’t close, he still treated her like family.

It was because of this that Shen Huan escaped the investigation of the male and female leads time and time again until she was finally discovered.

Considering that a five-year-old child might not have such good acting skills, the scene of Shen Huan hiding under the bed when she was young would be filmed in the form of Shen Huan’s dream.

The Shen Huan in the dream was naturally what she looked like when she grew up.

What Luo Hongqing wanted Song Qingyou to act in was exactly the scene where she hid under the bed and didn’t have a single line..