In Shanghai, at Orange Media.
Lin Zhirou's leg had mostly recovered. She was dressed in a long white dress, her skin as fair as snow. Only the hint of impatience in her eyes showed that she was far from satisfied with her current situation.
She had been told by Director Li that she would get an audition, and she did. A role had been assigned to her, but it was only the third female lead. She hadn't even landed the second female lead.
That wasn't all. That fat Director Li, who was as round as a barrel, had been leering at her the whole time.
"Zhirou, your mom asked Uncle to take good care of you. If there's anything you're not satisfied with during the filming, just tell Uncle," Director Li said with a greasy smile, grabbing Lin Zhirou's hand and rubbing it with his chubby palm.
Lin Zhirou suppressed her anger and quietly pulled her hand back. A sweet smile spread across her pretty face. "Director Li, weren't you supposed to arrange the first female lead for me? How come it's the third female lead? After all, I'm your niece. Giving me only the third female lead. Isn't that a bit of a slap in the face to me and my parents?"
Bah, who cares about your parents, Director Li spat in his mind.
Everyone knew that the Lin family had offended Lu Jinsheng. If it weren't for Lin's mother pleading with him for so long, he wouldn't have dared to arrange a role for Lin Zhirou.
How dare she complain about the third female lead? She didn't even know her own place.
After venting his annoyance in his mind, Director Li still wore a smile on his face. "My dear niece, you should have said so earlier. Uncle thought you were just recovering from your injury and didn't want you to be too tired. But if you really want a more prominent role, how about this? Uncle will take you out for fun tonight, and when you come back tomorrow, I'll give you the second female lead. The second female lead hasn't been decided yet. As long as you're willing, I'll reserve the position for you."
Lin Zhirou almost threw up.
She forced a smile and deliberately coquettishly said, "Forget it, Uncle. I heard that someone is coming for the audition."
"An audition is just an audition. It doesn't mean the role is settled," Director Li clicked his tongue.
Lin Zhirou rolled her eyes and came up with an idea.
Early this morning, she heard that a cosmetics company had sent a new model for the audition of the second female lead.
This model had taken a set of photos for the cosmetics company and was hailed by the media as "one of the most expressive models." She was quite well - known in the industry.
A little model dared to compete with her?
Lin Zhirou lifted her red lips. "Uncle, how about this? You take me to watch the audition. Tonight, Zhirou will accompany you to dinner, okay?"
Lin Zhirou flattered Director Li so well that he actually took her to the audition site.
The first two candidates were artists recommended by performing arts companies. Their performances were just average.
This was a big - heroine ancient - costume drama. The second female lead was a grassland princess, who needed to know how to ride a horse, and the requirements for ancient - costume etiquette were very strict.
Although the first two artists were good - looking, either they didn't know how to ride a horse, or their riding postures were strange and funny. They were really not suitable.
Then the third candidate came on stage.
"Hello, Director. My name is Zhao Tiantian. I'm a model from Olin," Zhao Tiantian introduced herself generously. Her appearance was a bit inferior to the previous two female artists, but there was an undisguised arrogance and publicity between her eyebrows.
She read a short piece of the second female lead's lines. Her voice was clear and sonorous, as if she was really that bright little princess on the grassland.
After that, she demonstrated horse - riding. Her etiquette and horsemanship were almost perfect compared to the previous two.
Seeing Director Li nodding in approval, Lin Zhirou unconsciously tightened her hand under the table.
She was determined to get the second female lead!
...
These days, Lu Jinsheng had been busy with the work of the Lu Corporation. Shen Jianyi had drawn two design drawings. Remembering the matter at Olin, she decided to go back to the company.
This time, no one stopped her. She took the elevator directly to find Qin Yue.
Last time, Qin Yue told her that after using Zhao Tiantian as a model to promote the makeup products, the sales of the makeup had been good.
She planned to reward that little girl well.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the office, both Zhao Tiantian and Qin Yue were sitting on the sofa with long faces, silent.
"What? Is the company going bankrupt?" Shen Jianyi joked.
Qin Yue said angrily, "Bah, bah, bah. What are you talking about?"
"Then why do you look like you're about to die?" Shen Jianyi looked at them curiously.
Women's minds were really hard to guess.
Zhao Tiantian propped herself up listlessly and said gloomily, "Boss, I failed."
This sudden statement made Shen Jianyi a bit confused.
"Didn't Tiantian finish shooting the makeup advertisement? I thought this little girl did a really good job, so I recommended her to a drama crew for an audition. Being an actress earns more than being a model," Qin Yue explained actively when she saw Shen Jianyi's confused face. "Tiantian auditioned for the second female lead. When the audition results came out that day, they said she was basically selected. But unexpectedly, they called her today and said the second female lead had been replaced."
So that was it.
Shen Jianyi spun around in the swivel office chair and then said casually, "That's how the entertainment industry is. They might even replace an actor halfway through filming. You just had an audition."
Zhao Tiantian nodded, knowing that Shen Jianyi was right.
But...
"If it was through normal means, that would be fine. But that second female lead was originally supposed to play the third female lead... I also heard that she used some other means to... Forget it." Zhao Tiantian got angrier as she spoke. She suddenly realized that she shouldn't be venting all this negative emotion. "Sister Jianyi, I want to take a few days off to adjust my mood."
Her eyes were a bit red.
Shen Jianyi looked at her deeply and didn't ask further. "Okay, adjust your state well. You'll be on paid leave."
Although she was not very old, she had an inexplicable charisma that made people trust her.
Zhao Tiantian finally smiled and left the company.
It wasn't until the office door closed that Shen Jianyi dropped her non -chalant attitude.
"Have you found out who that person is?"
Qin Yue shrugged. "It has something to do with you."
Shen Jianyi frowned. "Me?" She had no connections with people in the entertainment industry.
"A love debt," Qin Yue said with a smile, pursing her lips. "It's Miss Lin, Lin Zhirou. Since she can't dance anymore, she's entered the entertainment industry. But she probably doesn't know that Tiantian's boss is you. She just wants to snatch the role."
It was quite common to compete for roles in the entertainment industry. There was nothing to be surprised about.
Shen Jianyi let out an "oh" and tapped her long fingertips on the table intermittently.
Lin Zhirou.
Tsk, why was this woman always haunting her?
"Do you plan to do something? Help Tiantian?"
If Shen Jianyi really wanted to help Zhao Tiantian, Qin Yue actually didn't quite approve of this.
They had all suffered hardships and knew that only by going through difficulties themselves could they grow up faster.