Wen Sining nodded. It had been a long time since she last participated in the company's recruitment.
Finally, Wen Sining and Donna went to the interview venue together. To avoid putting psychological pressure on the interviewees, they didn't reveal their identities. Only the word "Interviewer" was placed on the table in front of them.
Before the interview started, they gave each actor a script and asked them to choose a segment to perform. Similar to an actor interview, this was mainly to assess their acting abilities.
"General Manager Wen, General Manager Donna," the personnel department greeted them as they stood up upon seeing the two. They were told that only General Manager Donna would come. Why was General Manager Wen here too?
Wen Sining motioned for them to sit down and not mind. She took a seat beside them. Soon, the interview time arrived, and the artists came in one by one in order for the interview.
After the interview, they asked a few more questions before letting the interviewees go and wait for the notice.
One girl was wearing a knitted top and jeans. Her slightly curly hair was casually draped over her shoulders. With fair skin and bright yet unassuming features, she gave people a sense of calmness.
As soon as she came in, she caught Wen Sining's attention. "Your name is Xiao Xiao."
"Yes, hello, interviewer."
"Start."
As soon as Wen Sining finished speaking, Xiao Xiao immediately got into character and started her performance.
Five minutes later, her performance ended. The people present were still immersed in it. Wen Sining was the first to come to her senses and started to clap. Then the others followed.
She exchanged a look with Donna and whispered to her, "I think she's very suitable for the second female lead in *After the New Year*."
Donna nodded, understanding her meaning. Then she said to Xiao Xiao, "Come with me."
Xiao Xiao was confused but still followed Donna.
They came to a lounge and sat facing each other. "Miss Xiao, we've seen your performance, and we're very satisfied. Moreover, I'm sure you know that *After the New Year* has already started filming, and we're short of a second female lead."
Hearing this, Xiao Xiao immediately understood what she meant. "So, you want me to play the second female lead."
Donna nodded. She liked talking to smart people.
"What about the contract?" She came here mainly for the contract.
"Signing the contract is naturally no problem. If you're willing, I'll arrange for someone to draw up the contract right away." Donna originally planned to talk to her about the contract later.
"Okay, I understand. I'm willing to play the second female lead." Xiao Xiao agreed. For her, this was an opportunity.
"Then I'll make the arrangements right away," Donna said.
When Wen Sining saw Donna come in, she looked at her with her eyes, asking how it went. The latter gave her an okay sign. After sitting down beside her, she reported the situation in a low voice, "I've already asked someone to prepare the contract."
Wen Sining signaled that she knew.
Xiao Xiao signed the contract soon. However, they faced a problem. There weren't enough assistants at the moment, but it was impossible for Xiao Xiao to enter the filming crew without an assistant by her side. Donna and Wen Sining were discussing this matter.
"You look for someone. I'll go filming with Xiao Xiao these days."
Donna thought this was inappropriate. After all, Wen Sining was the CEO of Moxin Group. It was improper for her to act as an assistant. She immediately rejected this proposal.
But Wen Sining didn't think so. She thought it was okay. She wasn't exactly acting as an assistant but just guiding a newcomer.
Donna reluctantly agreed.
Just like this, Wen Sining took Xiao Xiao into the filming crew. And Xiao Xiao knew Wen Sining's identity. She thought it was inappropriate, but Wen Sining didn't care. She had no choice but to follow the boss's arrangement.
When the people in the filming crew saw that Xiao Xiao was brought in by Wen Sining herself, they immediately lost all their good impressions of her. They all thought that she must have entered the crew with financial backing. Moreover, as a newcomer without any works, they were even more convinced of this thought.
Wen Sining didn't stay by her side all the time. After she took care of everything in the filming crew, she asked Xiao Xiao to get familiar with the environment here and then left for something, leaving her alone.
Xiao Xiao originally thought it was okay and filmed seriously every day. She thought it would always be like this. One day, when she was about to go to the dressing room to touch up her makeup, she heard someone talking about her.
She felt very sad and ran out of the dressing room. She found a deserted corner and secretly cried. She just saw the looks on those people's faces. Usually, they still greeted her, but she didn't expect them to be such people behind her back.
When Wen Sining came, she didn't see Xiao Xiao. Finally, she found her in a corner.
"Why are you crying?"
Hearing the voice, Xiao Xiao knew it was Wen Sining and looked up.
Wen Sining handed her a tissue. She took it and wiped her tears messily.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Xiao stopped crying, bit her lip, and finally told her what had happened.
After listening, Wen Sining patted her on the shoulder. "I understand. I'll take care of this matter. You just film with peace of mind."
Wen Sining could understand this. Xiao Xiao had entered the filming crew out of the blue, but those who talked behind her back were indeed wrong.
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"I'll go and talk to the director later. Come back with me first and come back to film tomorrow," Wen Sining said. With her current mood, she definitely couldn't film.
Xiao Xiao agreed because she really didn't know how to face those people at the moment.
After her mood calmed down, Wen Sining said hello to the director and then took her back.
The next day.
Wen Sining ordered a truckload of milk tea from Qiao Xi's shop and sent it to the people in the filming crew, saying that it was treated by Xiao Xiao and asking them to take care of her usually.
As the saying goes, those who take someone's hand are short, and those who eat someone's food are soft-spoken. After drinking Xiao Xiao's milk tea, they naturally knew what to do. Moreover, Xiao Xiao had a much better temper than the previous second female lead, and it was more pleasant to get along with her. The slander about her decreased significantly.
For several consecutive days, Xiao Xiao didn't hear anyone talking about her in the filming crew. Her mood improved a lot, and she was also very grateful to Wen Sining. If it weren't for her doing these things for her, maybe she wouldn't have gotten along so well with the people in the filming crew.
One day, Wen Sining came to see her. During the break, Xiao Xiao proposed to invite her to dinner. Although she had just started filming, she had saved a lot of money when she was a trainee before.
Wen Sining refused on the grounds of work. There would be many opportunities to have dinner in the future, and there was no need to rush.
Xiao Xiao had no choice but to give up. "Then I'll work hard to earn money for the company," she said with a smile.
"Okay, you should also pay attention to rest." Wen Sining wasn't a demanding boss.
Xiao Xiao agreed. Before, she thought it would be difficult to get along with Wen Sining because of her status. But after these days, she had changed her opinion of her.