Su Xingwan looked at them: "Young Master Ye, it’s already mealtime, aren’t you going back?"
Actually, she wanted to shoo them away because having acquaintances watch her act felt quite awkward, especially since the lines were really straightforward, even a bit cringe-worthy.
Ye Yixing had also glanced at the lines in her hand earlier.
He remembered that her previous personality was as unlikable as those lines.
For some reason, he vaguely seemed to find a hint of a problem.
"You’re about to act, who will help you take care of the little ones?"
Ye Yixing’s words indicated he planned to stay.
Su Xingwan’s cold eyes looked at the man who didn’t speak.
"Mr. Zhou Yun, what about you...?"
Can’t you leave then?
Lu Yun: "I’m free now, so it doesn’t matter if I sit here for a while."
It seemed that she was destined to embarrass herself here today.
She looked down at the little ones: "Are you hungry now, should I let Aunt Tang take you to eat first?"
The little ones shook their heads: "No, Auntie."
"We want to stay with Auntie!"
"Yes, we’ll wait until Auntie finishes acting and then eat together."
Su Xingwan: It seemed even the little ones couldn’t be sent away.
She took a deep breath and remembered the lines.
Although it was a short drama, the lines were more than any role she had played as an extra before.
After Su Xingwan roughly remembered them, the male and female leads leisurely returned.
Ye Yixing and his cousin took the little ones to sit in a corner, watching Su Xingwan standing on set.
The male and female leads were long-time acquaintances, having worked together in several short dramas.
They stared at the new actress after seeing her.
Especially Wang Suxin, she paused for a long time before speaking: "Director Jiang, is she the newly recruited supporting actress?"
Director Jiang smiled and said: "Yes, she replaced the one who left this morning, her name is Su Xingwan."
Wang Suxin: "I’ve never seen her in the short drama team. Does she have acting experience?"
Director Jiang continued to smile: "Yes, she does, she’s been filming in the long drama section."
"Oh, I see. I was wondering when a beauty came to our short drama team, turns out she’s here to get a piece of the pie."
The short drama industry is getting better and better, and many actresses from the long drama side, who are lukewarm or have declined, with no roles to shoot, are now running to our short dramas seeking development.
She joined the short drama industry right after graduation, back when short dramas were underrated, and there was a huge demand for actors. Because she had foresight, she joined this industry early, quickly got a share, and made a name.
But the good times didn’t last long. As more long drama actors joined the short dramas, actors like her who weren’t mainstream had fewer opportunities, and it became even harder for newcomers to stand out.
If she hadn’t relied on a few blockbuster dramas to establish herself early, she wouldn’t even get a taste now as a newcomer.
Director Jiang noticed her unfriendly attitude towards Su Xingwan and said: "She was just playing small parts over there, not exactly mixing around."
Upon hearing this, Wang Suxin became even more sarcastic.
"I guessed it, couldn’t break into long dramas, so she came to muddle through in our short dramas, huh."
"Short dramas aren’t as easy to mix in as before, dear." She crossed her arms.
"Actors like you, with no reputation at all, finding it hard to play short drama leads."
Director Jiang saw her chattering away and awkwardly said: "Alright, alright, let’s not waste time, let’s quickly shoot. We can rest once we’re done."
Ye Yixing, who always lived comfortably as the Ye Family’s young master, had never worked on the ground, didn’t know that even a short drama role could make so many people compete.
And the way that woman spoke?
Dare to be so arrogant in front of him, he even wanted to reveal his Young Master Ye identity to show off.
Ye Yixing just stood up, and the two little ones pulled him: "Uncle Ye, what are you going to do?"
"Of course, since your auntie was bullied, I’m going to help her regain her face."
The words Wang Suxin said earlier weren’t understood by the little ones, but when they heard Auntie was bullied, their little faces immediately became angry.
"Who bullied Auntie?"
"Of course, it was that woman in the scene!"
The two little ones looked over, confusion flashing in their eyes: "But she called Auntie a beauty."
"That was sarcasm, lies, she wasn’t really praising your auntie as a beauty!"
The two little ones got angry upon hearing this.
Ye Yixing rolled up his sleeves, ready to step forward but suddenly saw Su Xingwan’s gaze stopping them.
Since she had entered this industry, she’d inevitably face mockery from others. If she couldn’t bear even this little, how could she act in the future?
Moreover, Wang Suxin just said a few words, she might as well pretend not to hear it.
Seeing this, Ye Yixing resisted the urge to go up.
The two little ones watched him: "Uncle Ye, why aren’t you going up to help Auntie chase away that bad auntie?"
Ye Yixing: "Your auntie doesn’t want me to go up."
The two little ones were puzzled: "Why not?"
Ye Yixing: "You’ll have to ask your auntie."
On the set, Su Xingwan put down the script, ready to start.
"Wait a minute!" Wang Suxin suddenly said.
Director Jiang was a bit impatient: "What’s wrong now?"
"I memorized the lines but forgot them again, let me look at the script first."
Director Jiang: "..."
"Look then, hurry up." She urged: "Hurry, don’t let us make no progress today, wasting resources."
"Got it." Wang Suxin replied indifferently.
Then she held the script and rehearsed with the male lead beside her, talking and laughing, completely sidelining Su Xingwan.
At this time, Lu Yun suddenly got up and left.
Ye Yixing felt puzzled.
The little ones watched the strange uncle’s retreating figure.
In a while, Lu Yun returned and sat back in the same spot.
Ye Yixing couldn’t help but ask: "Where did you go?"
Lu Yun didn’t answer him, seemingly too lazy to reply.
At this time, Wang Suxin finally memorized her lines, raised her eyebrows, and looked at Su Xingwan, who had been sidelined.
"You’re Su Xingwan, right? I’ll really slap you later, you’d better not dodge, okay?"
She wasn’t sure if she wouldn’t dodge.
She could make money, but she couldn’t lose her dignity for a little money.
If it was just a few words being said, she didn’t mind.
Moreover, it’s just a short drama, she hasn’t reached the point of sacrificing her dignity for art.
"No way!" Su Xingwan said.
Wang Suxin was stunned.
She had been silent earlier and thought she was easy to bully. Was everything just an act before?
"Is this your first day acting? Don’t you know audiences now like realistic performances? Fake hits are seen through at a glance, how can you act then?"
Next to them, the male lead Xiao Hui looked at Su Xingwan with a face of amusement.
"Or is it that you don’t have the slightest sacrificial spirit?" Wang Suxin began to mock.