He Nan briefly looked through the script and when he saw the romantic scenes between Lin Shuang and the male lead, he lightly expressed his doubts, "Lin Shuang is a cold-blooded assassin with only sisterly love in her heart. If romantic feelings are involved, especially for the same man as her sister, isn’t it a bit overdone?"
Lu Nian instantly understood his meaning and couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. He Nan always seemed to be the type whose emotions never showed on his face. Lu Nian hadn’t expected him to notice such subtle details when it came to love.
The script was actually very good, with nothing out of place except for the spontaneous pairing of Lin Shuang with the male lead. Their interaction in the movie was only fighting with no excessive intimate scenes; the most they had was Lin Shuang dying in the arms of the male lead who then touched her face.
However, having been in the entertainment industry for so long, Lu Nian had become adept at handling situations. He knew that if he didn’t make changes, He Nan would not only withdraw his funding but also prevent Shen Mianmian from playing Lin Shuang.
After some thought, he said, "Mr. He, now that you mention it, it does seem so. How about this? Lin Shuang decides to stop killing the male lead because he is patriotic and because Lin Yue likes him. Let’s have her die in Lin Yue’s arms at the end of the story."
He Nan gave a faint smile. "I don’t know much about making movies. Director Lu, just make the decision yourself."
After saying that, he stood up.
Seeing him about to leave, Lu Nian quickly stood up to see him out and took the opportunity to ask, "Mr. He, what about Shen Mianmian playing Lin Shuang?" Fınd the newest release on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽
No one could ever guess what was on He Nan’s mind, and without a clear answer, Lu Nian felt uneasy.
"Whether she acts or not is her choice, you guys decide amongst yourselves."
After speaking, He Nan left with long strides.
Lu Nian breathed a sigh of relief. Based on He Nan’s tone, it seemed like things were finally settled this time. Once the other roles were cast, they could start shooting the movie.
Because the storyline ends with Lin Shuang deciding to leave her past behind and leave with her sister, dressed in a red robe and cloak, they head for the train station but she ends up being targeted and dies to save Lin Yue and the male lead.
Thus, shooting right after the New Year when the weather is most suitable, starting with the latter part of the story, would be best. If it happened to snow during that time, all the better.
The snow usually falls right after the Spring Festival these past two years, so Lu Nian was anxious about casting. Now that the female lead was confirmed, only the male lead was left.
Xiaoxi, waiting in the car, was still anxious. Initially, she thought she was just going through the motions, certain her acting skills weren’t up to par, yet unexpectedly she landed the role.
It was truly surprising.
"Mianmian, when we start filming, what if I don’t do well? Will Lu Nian scold me? Oh my! Just the thought of it makes me so nervous and uneasy!"
Xiaoxi felt like she was losing her mind, having always studied design, she wondered how she blindly ended up in acting.
Shen Mianmian was somewhat nervous too, but seeing Xiaoxi’s state, she couldn’t help laughing and comforted her, "Don’t worry, if we perform poorly, Lu Nian will definitely teach us. Anyway, when we were in school, we were sometimes scolded by teachers, just treat him like a teacher."
Hearing the comparison to a teacher made Xiaoxi even more worried. "He doesn’t hit people, does he?"
Her previous school teachers would hit the students who were dull and disobedient.
Shen Mianmian blinked, "Don’t be scared, we have Big Brother He to back us up."