After rejecting my celebrity husband

Chapter 804: Chapter 808: But, I Know

”Out, out!” Zhou Ping hurriedly waved his hand. Two staff members immediately stepped forward to escort a mother and child out of the audition room.

”President Leng, maybe, you... you can take a look at the two in the back?” Zhou Ping asked cautiously.

Leng Zimo flipped through the information sheet in his hand, glanced at the photos of the last two candidates, and casually tossed the sheets onto the table before rising from his chair.

”My time is not meant to be wasted on these boring matters!”

Zhou Ping quickly stood up, ”President Leng...”

”One week!” Leng Zimo raised a finger at him. ”I’ll give you one more week. I must find the child actor who satisfies me the most, meeting all my requirements in appearance, demeanor, and courage.”

”President Leng...” Zhou Ping nearly cried. How could he find such a suitable child actor in one week? ”One week is really not enough, and your requirements are too stringent. A four-year-old child can’t possibly be separated from their mother. How about, how about we broaden the age range a bit, to five or six years old? After all, it’s a movie...”

Leng Zimo stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Zhou Ping’s face. ”What did you say?”

”I... I said, maybe we can broaden the age range a bit. After all, it’s a movie; actually, five or six isn’t much different from four years old, and the audience won’t know...” Zhou Ping said.

Leng Zimo interrupted him, ”But I would know.”

Zhou Ping looked helpless, ”Fine, I’ll go find someone right away.”

Leng Zimo’s exacting standards were well-known. It wasn’t the first time Zhou Ping had encountered such a situation. He was all too familiar with Leng Zimo’s temperament, but finding someone on such short notice—where was he supposed to look?

Leng Zimo turned and left, and Zhou Ping immediately grabbed his phone from the table, glaring at his subordinates. ”What are you all standing around for? Go, find people!”

”Director Zhou, where should we look?” A young female assistant was almost in tears. ”We’ve searched all the dance and art training institutions nationwide. These kids are the best of the best, and President Leng is still not satisfied.”

To find suitable child actors, they had traveled the entire country for over two months, even scouring Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asian areas with large Chinese communities. They found these ten outstanding kids, but each one was rejected. The team was inevitably dejected.

”Even if we can’t find anyone, we have to try!” Zhou Ping growled. ”If you don’t want to look, you can write your resignation letter right now.”

The young girl pouted. ”But where can we find them?”

”Where to find? Anywhere! Parks, McDonald’s, KFC, kindergartens, zoos, aquariums... as long as there are children, go there. I refuse to believe we can’t find a boy who satisfies him!” Zhou Ping grabbed his coat. ”You all split up and act separately. Contact me immediately if you find someone suitable.”

Although the assistants looked miserable and were full of complaints, they didn’t hesitate. Each grabbed their bag and coat and quickly headed out the door.

Working under Leng Zimo was like this—absolutely grueling—but this type of hard work also came with generous rewards.

Emperor View was the kind of place where if you worked hard, the rewards would follow.

Additionally, in Leng Zimo’s eyes, every staff member was treated equally. On set, if he had seen someone, he would remember them and call them by name. Even the smallest assistant’s name would appear in the end credits of the movie.