Xu Zhiying recalled the gossip she had seen online in her previous life: Jiang Jie married an old man for money, then conspired with her boyfriend to kill him. Not only that, they also killed her own father!
Xu Zhiying was not very bold, and her heart skipped a beat. The words that were about to come out of her mouth escaped her lips. " Lü Zhenzhen."
Lü Zhenzhen is the name of the female lead.
Chu Xiyue:?
She asked the system, "Didn't you say that the female lead audition was for the role of Lü Dani?"
The system didn't know why the female lead suddenly changed her mind, but that didn't matter.
[Are you really going to let Jiang Jie join the cast? If she gets into trouble, you'll suffer a huge loss. It's better to avoid some detours and just have the screenwriter revise the script and have Xu Zhiying play both roles.]
Chu Xiyue: "Who said Jiang Jie would commit a crime?"
"As long as that incident doesn't happen in three days, she won't commit any crimes. If she doesn't commit any crimes, the movie won't need reshoots, and if there are no reshoots, there will be no loss."
After Chu Xiyue finished speaking, she nodded seriously: She really is a genius at saving money!
In the movie, Lü Dani had no one to help her or teach her what to do; but in real life, since Chu Xiyue knew about this, she wouldn't just stand by and watch Jiang Jie suffer misfortune. She decided to help Jiang Jie and prevent it from happening.
Chu Xiyue didn't want to save those two scumbags; they deserved to die. But sacrificing her future for them didn't seem worth it.
But as the old saying goes, one may escape the death penalty, but cannot escape punishment. Those two scumbags, one even schemed against his own daughter, and the other was a complete rapist. It would be too easy for them to just let it go unpunished.
A plan took shape in Chu Xiyue's mind.
Chapter 60 #Two Scumbags#
Xu Zhiying was able to play two roles in the original work and even won the Best Actress Award, so her acting skills must have won over the Director.
Moreover, in her previous life, she had auditioned for the role of Lü Zhenzhen, and whenever she regretted it later, she would mentally study the character.
She initially wanted to audition for the role of Lü Dani because she was attracted to the character's versatility, but in terms of confidence, she was more familiar with the character of Lü Zhenzhen Lü Dani. Now, auditioning for the role of Lü Zhenzhen felt effortless for her.
From the perspective of an onlooker, Chu Xiyue witnessed the superb acting skills of the female lead, who was described in at least 3,000 words in the original novel. She perfectly portrayed the introverted and resilient nature of the character Lü Zhenzhen, as if the role was tailor-made for her.
The character of Lü Zhenzhen came to life through Xu Zhiying's performance.
Chu Xiyue could see that the Director was even more satisfied with Xu Zhiying than he was with Jiang Jie before.
After Xu Zhiying's audition, the Director team, still wanting more, said to Xu Zhiying, "Your performance was excellent, and we look forward to working with you."
He felt that this was the Lü Zhenzhen he had envisioned, and if no one could perform better than Xu Zhiying later on, then the role belonged to Xu Zhiying.
Jiang Jie also saw Xu Zhiying's performance and honestly asked herself if she had any chance of winning if she were to compete with Xu Zhiying for the same role.
She gripped the script tightly in her hand; she was determined to get the role of Lü Dani.
After Xu Zhiying finished her audition, she glanced at Jiang Jie in the corner, shivered, and slowly walked out of the audition room.
Whew! That scared her to death!
Xu Zhiying didn't remember exactly when Jiang Jie killed the person, nor did she know the cause and effect of the incident. At this moment, all she felt towards Jiang Jie was the fear an ordinary person would feel when facing a murderer.
Chu Xiyue turned her gaze away from her role as the leading lady at the 5 billion yuan box office and overheard the Director and assistant Director discussing whether to finalize the casting.
Chu Xiyue didn't get involved in the film's casting process. She believed the female lead would definitely get the role—and if she didn't, it would be because there were better options, so she wouldn't lose anything. Therefore, she simply listened from the sidelines.
Leave professional tasks to professionals.
At this moment, Jiang Jie, holding the script, said to the Director, " Director, I'm ready."
Perhaps because Xu Zhiying had just delivered a superb performance, the Director hadn't quite recovered and was somewhat disheartened. "Well, let's begin."
Jiang Jie took a deep breath, recalled the script excerpt she had just read, and began to perform.
The production team of " Eternal Lonely Island " attracted many young actors to audition because of the investment from Lingyun Group. However, there were very few talented actors among them, and most of them were third- or even fourth-tier actors.
The fact that Jiang Jie was able to land the role of Lü Zhenzhen in the original novel is enough to prove that her acting skills far surpass most of her competitors here. Coupled with the sense of urgency she felt from being pushed by Xu Zhiying's acting earlier, she now delivers an exceptional performance, showing an even more outstanding acting skill than before.
The role of Lü Dani was ultimately won by Jiang Jie. The Director was overjoyed that the audition had secured the roles of both leading ladies so quickly.
The auditions lasted three days, and the lead roles were finally decided. The casting Director found some minor supporting actors who would not affect the final quality of the film from other places.
Chu Xiyue had been overseeing the auditions for three days, during which she helped the Director eliminate several potential pitfalls. After the initial excitement and novelty wore off, she began to feel somewhat tired.
She stood up and clapped her hands. "Thank you all for your hard work these past few days. I've made a reservation at Weiming Residence tonight, so please do me the honor of joining us for a simple meal."
" Little Chu, you're too kind."
" Little Chu is truly magnanimous."
Weiming Residence is a very high-end private restaurant in Sea City, costing over 10,000 RMB per person. Even Director have only been there a few times, let alone other people.
Chu Xiyue smiled and said, "See you all tonight."
Chu Xiyue chose Weiming Residence for another reason: Jiang Jie would be taken to Weiming Residence for dinner by her father tonight.
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At the Jiang family home, Jiang Jie changed into a white dress that her father had bought for her, and she looked in the mirror.