Chapter 63: Prey

  Zhang Xiaoting is very clever, she can tell from the boss's attitude that during the new film release conference of Tianxing International Entertainment, as long as there are customer complaints, whether reasonable or not, not only will the scapegoat be fixed, but also the bonus will be deducted, and personally, a stain will be added to their record. All promotions and evaluations will exclude employees with stains on their records.

  This is exactly what Zhang Xiaoting least wants to see, having worked hard from dawn till dusk in the hotel for so long and finally becoming a department head on the floor. The new film release conference was originally none of her business, but she actually took the initiative to request no overtime pay to work overtime to support the banquet department, what is it for if not for development opportunities?

  Zhao Hankui glanced at his watch and thought he had played enough, so he said: "Forget it, I won't pursue this anymore. Be more careful in the future." Zhao Hankui saw that the press conference was about to start soon, and wanted to seize the opportunity to call Lin Junyun again. He always believed that as long as he could pull Lin Junyun over to his side and bombard her with sugar-coated shells, it would only be a matter of time before she completely surrendered to him, and this was something he was very confident about.

  "Thank you, thank you!" Zhang Xiaoting hurriedly nodded and then pointed to the banquet hall: "Once again, I apologize, nothing else, I think I'll go first to entertain the guests..."

  Zhao Hankui ignored her, picked up his phone and started dialing. After two long rings followed by a series of short ones, it was clear that Lin Junyun didn't even answer the call, but hung up directly.

  Zhao Hankui stared blankly at the phone for a while, just about to return to the meeting room, when he suddenly saw Zhang Xiaoting standing quietly beside him waiting for him to speak. Zhao Hankui's eyes lingered on her face for a few seconds before realizing that this girl in front of him was also very beautiful and had great charm, and was not inferior to Lin Junyun at all. Earlier, he was too busy teasing her and didn't notice, what a close call, almost let a big fish get away.

  Her figure was just right, her waist was slender, her chest was high and seemed about to burst out of her clothes, her long legs were straight as a pen, and after making a mistake, she had an endearingly pitiful expression. Every part of her was extremely tempting.

  Zhang Xiaoting and Lin Junyun are both perfect beauties, with no difference in figure or appearance, equally matched. Zhang Xiaoting is gentle and quiet, full of classical beauty, pure like a traditional lady; Lin Junyun, on the other hand, is exactly the opposite, full of youthful vitality everywhere, like a mischievous little sister next door.

  Zhao Hankui thought of the casting for his new film again. He had managed to secure a spot through his connections, but the female lead was still undecided. The female supporting role was definitely not a problem, as he had collaborated with Tianxing International Entertainment for so many years, and they should at least give him some face. Unexpectedly, Lin Junyun completely looked down on the hard-won spot, leaving him caught off guard.

  "Little girl, how old are you this year?" Zhao Hankui asked.

  "I... am twenty-one this year." Zhang Xiaoting was afraid that he would despise her for being so young and working outside, so she lied about her age by two years. In fact, she was only a few months younger than Pang Guang, and most people of the same age as her were still in school.

  "Oh..." Zhao Hangquan was greatly disappointed: "Can't tell, you're already 21, I thought you were at most 18."

  "Sir, you're really good at making people laugh, all the girls like to listen to this kind of talk." Zhang Xiaoting had seen many customers use this reason to get close to her, so she responded very smoothly.

  "What a pity, such a promising girl has already exceeded the age limit. Otherwise, I would have recommended her to the crew." Zhao Hankui looked at Zhang Xiaoting, who was clever and cunning, and suddenly had an evil thought. He felt that it was not necessary to waste this opportunity. The girl in front of him was no less beautiful than Lin Junrong, and she was much smarter than Lin Junrong, who was a bit dull-witted. He thought that taking her down would be a sure thing, and he already considered Zhang Xiaoting as his prey."

  Zhao Hankui was not wrong, and Zhang Xiaoting indeed couldn't hide her excitement after hearing it. She paused for a moment before hastily explaining: "You... Your meaning is to recommend me? I'm virtually 21 years old, but actually only 19 years old by the lunar calendar. I was born in November, and there's a custom in our village that when you're one year old, after passing the Spring Festival, you add another year, so when you reach one week of age, you're already three years old."

  Zhao Hankui said calmly, "It's not possible. It's rare to meet a girl who meets the requirements of the crew, and I really want to strongly recommend her, but at 19 years old, she is slightly overage. Moreover, the crew requires that the actress must be a high school student in school, which will make the performance more convincing. This role requires not only that the actress has personally experienced high school life and incorporates it into her performance, but also has extremely high acting talent."

  Zhang Xiaoting wasn't going to miss this great opportunity: "I have both conditions, I was still in high school last year, and as a high school student, I have personal experience; I also have acting talent, when I was in elementary school, I was the core member of the school's drama club, often representing the school at the Dongcheng District Art Festival, you... give me some time, I can prove it to you."

  "Alright!" Zhao Hanquan felt that was enough, and pulled out a card from his pocket to hand over to Zhang Xiaoting: "As the saying goes, success is in heaven and failure is in man. You meet all the requirements in every aspect, I want to recommend you properly, but one person's words don't count for much. After the press conference is over, get in touch with me again."

  "Ah, thank you so much." Zhang Xiaoting pinched the card with a joyful expression on her face: "Just now I didn't recognize Mount Tai and offended you, please forgive me."

  Zhao Hankui didn't say a word, turned around and walked into the venue. Zhang Xiaoting watched his back disappear before she clenched her fist and let out a "Yes!" She had a hunch that this person was definitely a lucky star in her life, who could help her fulfill her dreams.