That meant Joey Nuo, as the screenwriter, had to discuss the script with the director and the leading actors.
The traffic outside was extremely congested. Joey Nuo looked at the time on her phone gloomily, and her heart skipped a beat. She guessed that everyone in the company except the director and the leading actors had arrived, and only the screenwriter was missing. It was all the company's fault for scheduling the meeting at 10 a.m. It was the rush - hour. She'd finally managed to catch a bus, only to get stuck in the middle of the road.
The conductor beside her seemed to sense the anxiety radiating from Joey Nuo. He said in a strong local accent, "Miss, you look so rushed. You must be going on a date, right?"
"Um..." Joey Nuo felt embarrassed. But looking at the time on her phone and his smiling face, she was too lazy to explain.
He smiled and comforted her, "Women are supposed to be a bit slow. That's what makes them truly feminine."
"If only I could afford to wait," Joey Nuo said with a helpless sigh.
"What's the big deal? Can't a real man wait?"
The traffic lights changed repeatedly. The congested cars began to crawl slowly. After getting out of the congested section, the bus announced each stop one after another.
It was almost 11 a.m. when she arrived at the company.
Joey Nuo started looking for the meeting room on the X - floor, Room X. It took her ages to find the location by checking the signs and asking the receptionist. When she got on the elevator, she felt a sense of desolation and loneliness.
"Yinuo, you're finally here!" As soon as Joey Nuo got off the elevator, Hou Lei's voice suddenly came.
"Ah! Er..." Joey Nuo turned around and saw his hand suddenly reach out and grab hers.
She quickly followed him into the meeting room.
Several people were sitting around the long table in the meeting room. There was a paper cup full of water on each person's desk, and everyone was holding a phone. The noise of short - videos from Douyin or Kuaishou or the frequent beeps from WeChat filled the air.
The average age of the leading actors was around 20, not much different from Joey Nuo's.
The director pulled Joey Nuo in front of the leading actors and began to introduce them one by one. She greeted them politely. When it came to Luo Yize, Joey Nuo's heart started pounding.
"Let me introduce. This is the screenwriter, Joey Nuo."
"Hello, I'm Joey Nuo."
Like a special effect in a movie, Luo Yize's deep gaze fell on Joey Nuo, who was only 1.6 meters tall with long black hair.
His expression when seeing Joey Nuo was different from the way he avoided the reporters earlier. A crescent - like smile appeared on his face. He warmly reached out his hand and gently shook hers.
"I know this girl," Luo Yize said to the director and then turned back to the nervous Joey Nuo. "I never thought that the promise from childhood would finally come true!"
"Me neither. I didn't expect to meet you here," Joey Nuo said shyly, nodding with a timid smile.
"It's getting late. Let's start discussing the script as soon as possible," the director interrupted their conversation impatiently.
With Joey Nuo's arrival, everyone in the meeting room had arrived, and the script - discussion meeting began.
The director immediately emphasized strict control over the script and the elimination of so - called brainless plots. He and Hou Lei talked non - stop as if they were just chatting.
Then the director began to criticize Joey Nuo's script. His words were as sharp as a knife, hitting the nail on the head with every sentence. Judging from his expression, he clearly had many complaints about the script. He then asked her to revise the script before the shooting started.
Whether Joey Nuo could turn her situation around depended on herself. No one could help her.
Sitting in front of the face of her idol that she was so infatuated with and looking into his charming eyes, Joey Nuo was so nervous that her scalp went numb. For a moment, she forgot they were in a meeting.