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Chapter 53 Does He Like Me?
"Thank you both for your hard work. We will make a final decision after careful consideration."
Chen Ran put down his pen and smiled at Jung Soo-jung and Park Se-young.
He has clearly expressed his attitude by giving scores.
The rest is to follow the process. After all the actors have been interviewed, he, Lee Eung-bok, and producer Kang will make the final decision on the cast.
If we make a decision now, it would be against the rules and would completely offend people.
Krystal Jung pursed her lips, glanced at Chen Ran, bowed, and then turned and walked out of the conference room.
Park Se-young followed closely behind.
After the two left, Producer Jiang suddenly let out a soft hum.
Chen Ran pretended not to hear and signaled the staff to call in the next person for the audition.
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"How is it? Is there any hope?"
As soon as Krystal Jung came out, her manager, Choi Myung-ho, came over and asked her something.
The same goes for Park Se-young's manager, who was standing next to him.
Neither of them answered.
The difference is that Park Se-young felt a little embarrassed when he thought about the 80 points Chen Ran had given him earlier, so he didn't want to answer for a moment.
As for Krystal Jung, she was still somewhat emotional because of Chen Ran's direct statement of his stance, and she didn't pay attention to her manager's questions.
Seeing this, the two agents didn't ask any more questions and left the scene with the artist.
From entering the elevator to getting into the car in the underground parking garage, Jung Soo-jung and Park Se-young did not exchange a single word.
Only after getting into the van did Choi Myung-ho ask again how the interview went, and Jung Soo-jung finally replied:
"The screenwriter said I acted well, so I think my chances are pretty good."
She didn't mention the three-way standoff in the conference room or Chen Ran's on-the-spot scoring.
Recalling what had just happened, the girl took out her phone.
But after glancing at the driver and Cui Minghao in the front row, she put her phone down, turned her head to look out the car window, and her beautiful eyes gradually lost focus.
Why is Chen Ran so supportive of me?
Could it be that he and his unnie are really dating?
About twenty minutes later, the van arrived at the residential area where f(x)’s dormitory was located.
Krystal Jung said goodbye to the two men and got out of the car.
After the car had driven a short distance, she immediately picked up her phone and dialed the number she had been wanting to make ever since she got in the car.
"beep..."
The call was answered after nearly ten seconds of ringing.
"Hey, what's wrong, Soojung?"
The voice sounded somewhat groggy, as if the owner was still asleep.
In the past, Krystal Jung would have made a few jokes in this situation, but this time she had no intention of joking and directly asked the question that had been lingering in her mind since earlier.
"Unnie, tell me the truth, are you and Chen Ran already dating? Is he already my brother-in-law?"
"What?"
Jessica Jung on the other end of the phone seemed not to have heard clearly and responded vaguely.
Immediately afterwards, her half-closed beautiful eyes snapped open, and she sat up straight in bed.
She raised her hand and scratched her head, and only after she was fully awake did she reply:
"Hey, what talk about talking? What brother-in-law? What nonsense are you spouting so early in the morning?"
Krystal Jung reached out and pressed the elevator button, then sighed silently upon hearing this, and muttered:
"What do you mean 'so early in the morning,' unnie? It's almost noon now, and I've already finished my audition and gone back to my dorm."
"Is that so..."
Jessica Jung held her phone away from her ear and glanced at the time.
11:33, it's almost 12 o'clock indeed.
"So how did your audition go? Did it go well? Did Chen Ran say anything to you?"
"That's what I wanted to tell you when I called."
Krystal opened the dormitory door and went inside. While changing her shoes, she told Jessica about the audition.
After saying that, she asked one last question: "That's why I just asked you, are you dating Chen Ran? Is he already my brother-in-law?"
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before Jessica Jung's voice came through.
"That's not the case. We didn't talk about it. But since Chen Ran has already made that statement, your chances of being selected are still very high. Don't worry, I'll ask him about it later."
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
Krystal Jung put down her phone, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
No, we didn't talk about it.
Why would Chen Ran risk offending the TV station to publicly support him?
The difference in acting skills between her and Park Se-young isn't actually that significant.
This can be seen from Chen Ran's own scores: one was 85 points and the other was 80 points.
Chen Ran is still a new screenwriter with no qualifications at the moment.
In this situation, they probably wouldn't call you in for a live competition, let alone give you a score and make a statement at the end.
To be realistic, doing this is not in Chen Ran's best interest.
I have absolutely no connection with him, and today is the first time we've even met.
The only possible reason that would make Chen Ran do this is because of his unnie, Jessica Jung.
So Krystal's first reaction was: Chen Ran and Jessica Jung are dating.
It's only reasonable for a brother-in-law to side with his sister-in-law.
However, Jessica Jung also said that she and Chen Ran had not talked.
The girl continued to frown and ponder.
The only possibility now is that Chen Ran likes Jessica Jung, but they haven't developed a romantic relationship yet, which is why he's been taking extra care of her today.
Hmm... there's also a possibility that's almost impossible.
It means that Chen Ran actually likes himself.
From helping Jessica Jung at a private party at the beginning, to getting closer to Jessica Jung later, to inviting her to an audition through Sulli, and even creating the character Song Ha-jung, which fits her own personality.
The real purpose is to get closer to oneself and establish a connection with oneself.
My thoughts raced uncontrollably toward romance.
Jung Soo-jung snapped out of her daze, her pretty face slightly flushed, and quickly reined in her thoughts.
What am I thinking? How many idol dramas must I have watched to come up with this kind of plot?
That's not realistic at all.
Dispelling the nonsensical thoughts from her mind, the girl picked up her phone, and just as she turned on the screen, she suddenly paused.
I don't think I've added Chen Ran's contact information yet.
Last time, Sulli told her about Chen Ran inviting her to an audition, and she immediately went to ask Jessica Jung about Chen Ran's character.
She completely forgot about adding contact information.
Krystal Jung opened Kakao and clicked on Jessica Jung's pinned profile picture, wanting to ask her for Chen Ran's contact information.
But after tapping a few times on the virtual keyboard, she inexplicably stopped.
The girl pursed her lips.
For some reason, she inexplicably didn't want to get Chen Ran's contact information through Jessica Jung anymore.
Suddenly, I didn't want my parents to know.
Chen Ran wasn't a blond guy, but for some reason she didn't want Jessica Jung to know.
His hands reacted faster than his brain, deleting the content in the chat box and then finding and clicking on Choi Sulli's profile picture.
"Chen Ran's original intention was for Shirley to give me his contact information so I could contact her. That makes perfect sense," the girl thought.
Krystal Jung tapped her fingers, typed in the message, and then decisively clicked send.
[Shirley, could you send me Chen Ran's contact information? I forgot to add him last time.]
Once we get his contact information, I'll properly thank him for his care and support today.
As for how to express my gratitude...
Let's talk about it later.