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Naturally, Sang Yu and A Demolition Office Is Not Ordinary hit the trending charts again; he’s basically a regular there lately.

Keywords like Y03, A Demolition Office Is Not Ordinary, and Sang Yu have been blowing up for days.

Whether it’s Weibo, Douyin, Bilibili, or Xiaohongshu, everyone is talking about it.

Everyone has their own take.

Besides bots and stan twitter, some real people have finally joined the conversation.

A good chunk of them don’t like the vibe—

It’s too chaotic.

He’s trending too much, doesn’t look like he’s serious about filming, just clout-chasing; no one knows what this guy is actually up to.

But others are charmed by Sang Yu: ‘Haven’t seen a capitalist with this much personality in ages.’

Then there are the skeptics: ‘We don’t owe rich people emotional labor.’

Some use his savage take on Golden Legend to bash Domestic Entertainment: ‘Domestic Entertainment is a dumpster fire, he’s not wrong!’

Others think he’s just acting: ‘Can Marketing Account stop trying to make him a god? He’ll crash and burn by the second half of the year.’

Regardless of the praise or hate, his engagement is crushing everything else; he’s definitely the center of Domestic Entertainment right now.

Industry insiders, especially minor actors, are all trying to send resumes to that official account.

Xuan Leron is one of them.

He got an audition invite.

Actually, it was because some random fans were actively tagging him under Y03’s posts that he even saw it.

Based on his past experience, Sang Yu’s Aurora Entertainment is… well, to put it politely, unconventional. The word people around him usually use is:

A total amateur circus.

Nobody does things like this.

Standard productions have rules, connections, and social politics for every step.

But this process…

Usually, you only audition when you know a role is open, do your homework, and then go in.

But the A Demolition Office Is Not Ordinary team didn’t specify any roles.

Forget character names; leads, supporting, cameos, extras? Nothing. It’s super unsettling.

Xuan Leron is relieved.

Good thing he reviewed the original novel.

As long as it’s not some super niche role, he should be able to pull off a few scenes.

As a generic Domestic Entertainment ‘average guy,’ Xuan Leron isn’t exactly a visual king, but he does have one advantage… a pretty good physique.

He’s a ‘lean muscle’ type with these sharp angles at his hips that make his waist pop.

Guys usually have narrow hips, so it’s a rare look.

Xuan Leron’s haters once commented:

‘If you can’t make it, just go do a BL drama? Tsk tsk, isn’t that the perfect omega body? LOL!’

Xuan Leron hasn’t done a BL drama yet.

It’s common knowledge in the industry that BL is the fast track to fame, taking you from a nobody to a top-tier star. Everyone knows the shortcut.

It’s a lie to say he’s not tempted.

But he hasn’t done it; he’s stuck holding onto his low-paying actor pride, and the market for these shows is just too crowded.

There are so few of those projects, and the competition for roles is even fiercer than in historical idol dramas!

Actually, the moment Xuan Leron saw that hater comment, he thought he was about to blow up, but they were just trolling and left.

He was so disappointed.

If he could land a supporting role this time, he’d take it in a heartbeat.

If he could show off his physique in the show, he’d be thrilled.

Xuan Leron doesn’t mind being called a ‘shrimp-like’ actor—you know, eat the body, toss the head. At least he’s still being consumed, right?

When he went to the audition, he talked to a classmate who thought Sang Yu was sketchy, maybe just using the auditions to build hype for ‘real’ actors and messing with the small-timers.

Xuan Leron has those worries too.

But at this point, he can’t miss any opportunity. Even if it’s a trap, he’s gotta bite the bullet and try; he can deal with the fall later.

‘Sir?’

‘Sir? We’re here.’

Xuan Leron snapped back: ‘Oh, right, sorry, I was spacing out.’

He hurried out of the car, checked the time; he was early for the audition.

He took a deep breath and walked toward the studio.

Back in college, his first auditions were like this—even for a role with only two lines, he’d be nervous.

Saying he’s not nervous now would be a lie.

But being nervous doesn’t help.

When he arrived, Xuan Leron was stunned. There were so many people waiting outside the studio.

He recognized a few familiar faces…

Since Xuan Leron was early, he got number 47.

Inside the room.

Sang Yu put on a mask and blended in with the casting directors, ready to watch the process.

It’s his first time watching an audition, so he’s curious.

As for why so many people showed up…

It’s entirely because of the ‘connections’ Sang Yu built through his investments; this industry is a small world for gossip.

Y03 said he was only going to film ‘trashy shows he likes,’ which was 100% the truth, and he didn’t even actively seek investment.

Turns out those people misunderstood, and they started throwing money and actors at him.

Suddenly everyone’s a literary critic?

All this hype was just a way to get the cast Sang Yu wanted.

The more famous the production, the more eyes on it, and the easier it is to find actors.

But he didn’t expect this many.

Even though Sang Yu simplified the process, each actor still takes at least two or three minutes.

It was novel at first.

After watching a dozen, the novelty wore off.

Because the people who look good on camera are actually painfully thin in person, with their ribcages clearly visible.

In the resumes Sang Yu has, some of the girls don’t even weigh ninety pounds—actually, they’re in the eighties—yet they’re all over 1.65 meters tall.

Since he was a kid, Sang Yu has had a basic sense of what a girl’s weight should be; after all, he has three women and one man in his family.

Oh, wait. Never mind.

Sang Ying is about that height, and a hundred pounds is pretty skinny already.

Whenever he hears her complaining about dieting, his mom, Liu Ping, would yell at her, saying she’s turning into a ‘salty chicken bone’—why diet?!

‘Skinny as a salty chicken bone’ is Liu Ping’s go-to phrase for someone who’s way too thin.

Sang Yu knows the industry saying about how ‘the camera adds ten pounds,’ but…

It’s more than ten, right?

Comparing the people on screen to the people in front of him, it’s clearly the same actor, but they look twenty pounds heavier on camera.

Sang Yu was suspicious.

He studied the camera.

He thought this technical flaw would be fixed as technology advanced, but not only has it not improved, it’s gotten worse.

Is it that hard to film?

He’ll have to ask someone later.

Xuan Leron’s turn came two hours later.