At dusk, Lin Qi emerged from the bedroom, holding a glass of water and taking several gulps to replenish his strength.
Penny was taking part in the filming of a war movie. She was the lead protagonist, which was a rare opportunity.
In fact, up until now, neither the Federation nor the rest of the world had produced a movie with a female lead protagonist.
A lead protagonist meant the actual protagonist, not the so-called "female lead."
In many movies, even when there was a female lead, she served only as a foil in the plot, highlighting the male protagonist or a certain part of the story.
This was an inevitable result of the development and evolution of society as a whole. A male-dominated social culture silently governed people's values. Without consciously realizing it, people perhaps placed themselves where they were supposed to be.
Just like every movie made up to now, even the female lead revolved around the male protagonist! This was also why the male protagonist's pay was always higher than the female lead's. Even when the two had equal status and influence in the Movie Circle, there was still a clear gap between their salaries.
There had never truly been any so-called "female leads." It was merely a pleasant way of putting things, and nothing more!
This time, Penny had the opportunity to play a genuine female lead, and in a movie with a major patriotic theme at that.
She played a young widow whose husband died on the battlefield not long after their wedding.
She took on her husband's responsibilities and her own hatred, resolutely picking up a weapon, putting on a military uniform, and heading to the battlefield.
This was a movie centered on a grand revenge, and the doctrine of grand revenge was also