Beside the main entrance of the Galaxy Film Palace, built 2,500 years ago, a giant poster for Cold Hill occupied a very prominent spot. On the poster, the slave girl played by Selena Mao stared out of the frame with a gaze so indifferent it was almost cruel. Behind her stood a stark range of towering mountains, with a city burning amid the peaks.
Feifei walked past the poster with graceful, stately strides.
In that moment, Yu Lian felt that she looked more like a general than he did. Everything on that poster was her army.
Well, this really is her battlefield. I shouldn't overstep and take charge.
Thinking this, Yu Lian followed her, deliberately hanging back by two steps to let her have the stage. Feifei, however, slowed down and naturally linked her arm through his.
Perhaps it was because a beautiful woman in a dark red evening gown had appeared ahead of them, smiling as she looked their way. She had noticed Feifei's gesture, but still gave them a graceful little bow from afar before waving hello, conveying her subordinate status with complete ease.
Yu Lian had the vague feeling he'd seen the girl somewhere before, but then Feifei murmured, "It's settled. She'll play the second female lead in Skull Squadron."
"Oh, the second female lead..." Skull Squadron was only Feifei's second feature film, but it was also the first installment of a trilogy, and both the Universe Group and the Commonwealth had poured considerable resources into it. It was a major production attracting plenty of attention. Even the role of second female lead was something actresses everywhere would compete for.
"She originally auditioned for the lead," Feifei added. "But I'm saving that role for Xiao Qing. That is, if she joins the cast before filming starts next