Before closing the door, the deep eyes behind the black frames gave Chen Zi a long look.
Is this Chen Zi? The legendary shady villain?
She closed the door and revealed a slight smile.
Fits my aesthetic standards.
You must know, she’s a screenwriter, accustomed to seeing handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry. Her aesthetic standards are seldom met.
Chen Zi glanced at the closed door, furrowing his brow slightly.
"What’s going on? Feels like I’m being watched by some fierce creature!"
Chen Zi looked around, nobody was watching him, so he looked at his phone and said to the screen, "They won’t let me go in to film, so just wait."
Cheng Guodong pursed his lips and looked at Qin Xin.
Qin Xin smiled, "I’ll get in touch with someone."
Soon, the footage from the camera inside the room was being streamed live on the big screen they were watching.
Little Taotie stood in front of a row of tables, behind which sat four people.
The director, the screenwriter, the male protagonist, and the female protagonist Yang Lusi.
Little Taotie bowed, "Hello, teachers."
The director waved his hand, face stern, "Can you act like a little cat?"
Little Taotie blinked, recalling in her mind the "Little Lion" rolling around at home.
The screenwriter, seeing the director intending to make things difficult for Little Taotie, spoke before the director could say "act out a scene," taking over the conversation with a smile, "Do you know what role you’re auditioning for?"
Little Taotie nodded, "Suan Ni."
The director grumbled, "No, it’s a fox."
Little Taotie knitted her brows, her big eyes widened at the director, her gaze clear, "Is that so?"
The director met these clear, bright eyes, pursed his lips, and said coldly, "Little Taotie, since there are no outsiders here, I’ll speak openly. I know you contacted me, trying to replace the fox, which makes me very unhappy. I’ve been a director for so long and have never heard such an unreasonable request. Just because you don’t like the fox, you want me to change the role? You’re so willful at such a young age; what will happen when you grow up? If I let you act, join the crew, are you going to make more unreasonable demands?"
Little Taotie wasn’t intimidated, she continued to look at him with those clear, bright eyes, quietly listening to his complaints.
The director had a fleeting illusion, feeling she was watching a child throwing a tantrum.
I’m the one educating her!
She’s the one being unreasonable!
The director snorted, "Right now, this role is still a fox. You must act as a fox to my satisfaction before I consider talking to you about changing it to Suan Ni! The previous 87 children also acted as the fox! As long as you don’t perform better as a fox today than they did, I’ll choose one of them for the role, and it will remain as a fox without being changed!"
The screenwriter shouted, "Director!" That’s not what was agreed upon! You’re making it difficult for Zaizai!
The director gave her a calming look.
The screenwriter wanted to say more but received a message from one of the teachers: Learn a bit, speak less.
The screenwriter furrowed her brows, looking at the director, surprised he had contacted the teacher beforehand, using them to restrain her.
The screenwriter sighed and ultimately said nothing.
Yang Lusi looked at the screenwriter, puzzled at why she didn’t continue to speak up. Seeing the screenwriter truly remain silent, Yang Lusi couldn’t hold back, "Director, not all of the previous 87 children acted as the fox."
Damn! Ruining things! The director glared at her, "You’re so smart!"
Yang Lusi wanted to say more, but her phone rang—it was a call from her agent.
She refused the call.
The phone rang again.
The director said blandly, "You should go answer the call."
"No need." Yang Lusi declined it again.
And the phone rang again!
Yang Lusi frowned, suspicious: Knowing I’m auditioning young actors, they shouldn’t be calling. Since they are persistent, is it really urgent?
Director: "Just go out and answer it."
Yang Lusi reluctantly went out to answer the phone.
With one less obstruction, the director sighed in relief, his gaze sternly on Little Taotie: "So, are you going to act as the fox or not?"