"You don't need to come to work tomorrow!" Those were the last words the boss said to Joyno.
Outside, it had started to rain. When Joyno walked out of the newspaper office, she was extremely dejected. Being drenched by the sudden downpour only made her look even more unlucky. Moreover, she felt quite indignant. All she did was expose the casting couch scandal of a big - name director. Why did the boss fly into such a rage and fire her?
After much thought, she realized that she was already two months behind on rent, and even having enough to eat was a problem. An avid writer, besides her full - time job at the newspaper, Joyno also worked as a screenwriter part - time. In her spare time, starting from outlining and then moving on to scene division and scripting, she spent over three months completing the online drama *Turn Around and Meet Love*. She had written many online dramas before, and this was the only one that had successfully passed the review since she started her career as a screenwriter.
In such a cruel workplace environment, one always had to face the possibility of unemployment.
Without her full - time job, Joyno actually felt a bit relieved. At least she didn't have to live that monotonous nine - to - five life anymore.
The first thing she did when she got home was to take a comfortable hot bath. After the bath, she changed into clean clothes, turned on the computer, and stared intently at a photo of a handsome boy on the screen.
He was her idol since childhood, and she almost worshiped him like a god.
Suddenly, her phone started ringing frantically. The hasty sound of a WeChat video call broke the silence in the room.
"Yino, what's wrong with you?" On the other end of the call, the person seemed to have noticed her pale and listless face and asked with great concern.
It was Hou Lei, the producer and also her childhood friend. The two had a great relationship since childhood. No matter what trouble she got into, Hou Lei was always willing to go all out for her.
"I... I'm okay..." she said while trying to hide her dejected look.
"Come on, did you get rejected when confessing your love to some handsome guy?" Hou Lei joked.
"Of course not! I... I got fired from my job."
"Ah, why were you fired?"
"I interviewed a big - name director a few days ago and exposed his casting couch scandal. The boss got really angry when he found out about it, and then I got fired."
"Damn, you can get fired for that! By the way, I have some news for you."
Upon hearing this, Joyno's first thought was about the script. She was afraid that some director, investor, or producer would find fault with it.
She had seen all kinds of disdainful looks from others and was terrified that something might go wrong with her only approved work.
So, she quickly opened the folder containing the script.
"Your drama will start shooting at the end of this month. Do you want to know who the male lead is?"
"Who is it?"
"To fulfill your wish, I recommended the online drama *The Detective of the Song Dynasty* to the director today. The director immediately took a fancy to the role of the young emperor in it."
Luo Yize. These three words instantly choked her.
This was an ancient - costume drama that Joyno had just finished binge - watching last year. It mainly revolved around mystery - solving, but what attracted Joyno was not the intricate plot but the handsome and domineering young emperor in the play.
Although the young emperor didn't appear in many scenes, in her eyes, he was like the 1.5 - lead male character.
"Are you sure it's Luo Yize?"
"What's our relationship? Would I lie to you?" Hou Lei rambled on. "And also, the director has some major issues with your drama. Can you come to the company next week?"
Pfft - she knew it well that being called to the company was probably not a good thing. Since she started writing online dramas, every script she had written was either a cheesy soap - opera love story or a cliché about a domineering CEO falling in love with the protagonist. These made the directors and reviewers laugh. This time, *Turn Around and Meet Love* was no less cliché than the previous ones, but it also involved college life, family affection, friendship, and love, showing the contemporary young people's thinking about their outlook on life and values.
Moreover, Joyno had infused her naive and innocent personality into the female lead. Whether the female lead was a Snow White or a Cinderella, she was extremely lacking in dignity.
No wonder many of Joyno's dramas had been rejected, and this one was the only approved script.
A little while later, a QQ window popped up on the computer.
It was an email sent by Hou Lei, with a prominent line of text at the bottom:
"Location: Conference Room No. ×, Floor ×, ×× Company."