Chapter 13 – Roommate The distance from the Pioneer Village by skateboard to Renly’s home is only fifteen minutes, far from the bustling restaurants, bars and movie theaters, and the noise around the residential neighborhood gradually calmed down, the roadside cafes or grocery stores have closed, leaving only the convenience stores that operate twenty-four hours a day still lit up. The street lights on both sides of the street are very weak, barely holding on, seemingly…

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 Chapter 12 – Finalizing the decision It was late in the evening in New York, but the brightly lit island of Manhattan showed no signs of silence, and the noise and bustle in the air made the summer’s restlessness more and more rampant, with groups of young people enjoying the recklessness and exuberance of youth on the streets. Pushing open the side door, Renly took the lead and walked out into the street, then pulled…

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Chapter 11 – Impossible to refuse A guitar, a light, a chair, a voice. Music returns to its purest, simplest and most pristine form, singing with the soul, communicating with the mind and narrating with the melody. The power to move people’s hearts gives music a unique and divine beauty. The first thing you need to do is to look at the guitar and sit quietly in the light of Renly, the randomly rolled up shirt…

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Chapter 10 – Folk Poet “I just went through a not-so-successful audition this afternoon ……” Renly’s words caused a wave of amusement from the audience in the bar, and there were even chants of, “Renly, you’re the best! ” Tom took a quick look at Steven, then saw his old friend’s face pull down again, apparently very unhappy with such blatant provocative behavior by Renly. But Tom was quite interested, a great actor always needs some…

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Chapter 9 – Firefighter Renly’s hands were still covered in water droplets, his clothes were slightly disheveled from the hustle and bustle of the dinner rush, and his whole body was in a bit of a mess, and Neil was dragging him with such haste and force that he stumbled a bit, “Slow down, slow down, Neil! What’s going on? At least you could have briefed me on the details first!” But Neil’s steps continued without…

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 Chapter 8 – Suspicion of stalking Renly approached table 14 with a smile on his face, his familiar words came out reflexively, “Good evening ……”, but then he saw Tom and Steven in front of him – the same faces he had met at the theater just three hours before. This is a coincidence that is too unexpected, making Renly’s words slightly pause, smiling with a trace of curiosity and elusive, filled with question marks coming…

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Chapter 7 – Pioneer Village The spacious four-lane road became unbearably crowded because of the rush hour, and the densely packed cars were like a tin can clumsily staying in place, watching the sea of sardine-like people rushing to the subway station in front of them, tragically like an apocalyptic escape, but it was not clear whether the working people of mass transit envied the working class in private cars, or the reverse. At this moment,…

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Chapter 6 – Wait for notification The audition was over, and the candidates remained on the stage, standing in neat, formal rows; there was a rustle of chatter from the audience, who were obviously exchanging opinions, and were likely to decide on the role on the spot. Almost unanimously, everyone turned their attention to Renly – who had deservedly led the way in the audition process, barely giving anyone else a chance. The first thing you…

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Chapter 5 – Amazing technique Renly slowly stood up, as if each movement has consumed all the energy in his body, fighting against the tarzan-like weight to re-straighten his body, but before he could stand firmly on his feet, he took two big steps forward, the vast and powerful aura that was released down to form a wave of air suppressed, thundering to make each spectator hold his breath. “I beg of you! If you harbor…

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Chapter 4 – First audition The stirrings of eagerness made Renly a bit exhilarated, and he couldn’t help but clench his fists to avoid his heart surging too much and deviating from the norm. Although this is only his first Hollywood audition, but the feel of the wood from the bottom of his feet is not unfamiliar, this Broadway stage slowly awakened the memories of the past few years in London’s West End performance experience, the…

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