The narrator introduces us to Mr. Jingxuan , the head of an advertising agency. He's here to announce that they've just finished a new commercial for a hair care company. This time, they're looking for someone to play a strand of hair in the commercial. Hmm... who's this guy? He turns out to be Mr. tao Lin, the province's former science laureate, who was recently fired from his job because he failed to pass an audition for a role in an upcoming commercial. The narrator is shocked to learn that he's not the only one who failed to make it to the final cut for the role. He also learns that tao's ideas are so "impres-sive" that he can't even play the part. The head of the ad agency is all, "who is she?" . He asks her to come to the next audition and help pick the right actor for the