Are you trying to fob her off with the female supporting character?

Su Jin smiled slightly, "I only want to play Li Wan."

Li Wan is the female lead in the drama.

Director Li was in a dilemma. He couldn't just cast anyone as the female lead. Several of his recent dramas had failed to make a splash because he had cast the wrong female lead, and the online backlash was relentless.

This Miss Su may have the looks of a leading lady, but without acting skills, it's all for naught. Besides, casting a newcomer as the lead actress is very risky.

Director Li reluctantly said, "Then let's do a rehearsal first. We'll start the rehearsal at 2 PM this afternoon. What's Miss Su's full name?"

Um, I haven't thought about the name I'll use yet.

Just then, my phone rang; it was my secretary calling.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call," Su Jin said with a smile, then walked out the door.

"Chairman Su, those employees who were dismissed this morning have come here with their lawyers, saying they want to sue our group for wrongful dismissal." The secretary's voice was a little urgent: "They've already started making a scene on the first floor."

Su Jin: "Let their lawyer talk to me."

After a while, a man's voice came through the phone: "I'm speaking on behalf of my client. I'd like to ask you what reasons Chairman Su gave for dismissing these employees?"

This sound has been appearing very frequently lately; she could hear it even if she were reduced to ashes!

Su Jin slapped the right side of her head, a little exasperated, "Why is it you again! Young Master Zheng, stop picking on me all the time, did I do something to you?"

"If Chairman Su won't let me in, I have to find another way to get in."

"I'm begging you, everything can be discussed, don't bring people to cause trouble. I'll let you in now, Ancestor Zheng."

After saying that, Su Jin hung up the phone.

There's this lingering feeling of being haunted.

She knows what to call her.

Su Jin went inside to reply to Director Li's earlier words, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. My name is Su Ling."

“This name suits Miss Su’s temperament very well.” Director Li handed her the application form. “The scene you need to audition for is a crying scene. Li Wan’s crying scene is very important in our drama. The male lead and she are separated three times, once a thousand years ago and twice a thousand years later. Especially when the male lead dies tragically, we need to see those big tears.”

She's very good at crying scenes.

Su Jin clenched her fist in front of her chest: "Thank you for the reminder, Director Li. I will try my best. I'll go and prepare now."

The producer said, "Let's take a break too. Ms. Su, would you like to have lunch together?"

"No need, I want to use my lunch break to prepare more." Su Jin nodded slightly to Director Li and the producer, then left.

"This cousin of Chairman Su is really quite remarkable," the producer said to Assistant Wang.

Assistant Wang: "Ah, yes, she's working very hard. Our Chairman Su said that as long as her cousin is happy this time, the investment won't be a problem."

......

In the corridor, Su Jin sat quietly, memorizing her lines.

No one will notice her here. She can't go to places like the chairman's office now; she has to avoid them.

"I waited for you for so long, only to hear this: goodbye forever. Did I ever have even the slightest place in your heart?" Su Jin held the mirror, looked at herself in the mirror, and silently shed a tear.

Three seconds later, she rubbed her eyes with her hand and shook her head, "You don't need to cry so hard here."

She marked the script with a pen, then her eyes fell on a pair of men's leather shoes.

She looked up and saw Zheng Lin.

Su Jin bluntly stated, "Young Master Zheng has impressive skills."

Zheng Lin: "Chairman Su is also a good actor. Su Ling, your surname and my given name, Chairman Su is very good at choosing names."

Calling her Chairman Su is clearly a mockery of her.

When others address Chairman Su, it's a term of respect, but when Young Master Zheng says it, it's full of sarcasm.

Su Jin: "Ling, the spirit of the soul, the only connection I have with you is... a lingering ghost like you."

"The entertainment industry is a mixed bag, and it's a bit too risky for you."

There's no danger there, it's just that it might hinder Bai Qingchi.

If she re-enters the entertainment industry, she will be in competition with Bai Qingchi.

Su Jin: "Don't worry, I'll stay away from Bai Qingchi unless necessary. Don't worry about me bullying her. It's good enough that she doesn't bully me."

Zheng Lin felt inexplicably angry when he heard her say that. He couldn't quite put his finger on why he was angry.

“Whether you are Su Ling or Su Jin,” Zheng Lin leaned down, “we will hold the engagement ceremony next week. I would like to discuss some details of the engagement with you.”

Su Jin flipped through two pages of the script, continued marking them, glanced up, muttered her lines, and then replied, "It's up to you."

"Since you have no other opinions, I'll leave it to my men to handle." Zheng Lin said, casually taking out a cigarette and lighting it in the darkness.

As a sliver of light flashed by, he remembered that Su Jin had bronchitis, so he simply stubbed out the cigarette with his hand.

Su Jin smelled the smoke and coughed. "By the way, don't let any reporters come to the scene. Let's keep it a simple engagement. I don't want to make a fuss."

“I will help you hide your identity.” Zheng Lin glanced at the script in her hand. “If you really want to get this role, you can increase the investment in Su Dong’s name and put pressure on the production company. The female lead will definitely be yours.”

“This…” Su Jin felt that this method was rather inhumane. She raised her big eyes and said, “It doesn’t seem right.”

“There’s nothing wrong with that,” Zheng Lin said, one hand in his pocket. “Many actors have sugar daddies backing them up, but you’re different. You are your own sugar daddy. It’s all a business deal anyway. You’re investing to make money. Don’t you have confidence in yourself? Are you afraid you won’t be able to recoup your investment if you play the lead role?”

Yes, the sugar daddy is herself.

We're not afraid of losing money; Wudu Group can afford to lose.

The two looked at each other, and Su Jin stood up, picked up the script, and said, "Then I'll go through the formalities first. My acting skills should be enough to impress them."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Lin chuckled, his well-defined knuckles slightly covering the upper half of his face, as if he had heard a joke.

He vividly remembered how exaggerated her acting was at the funeral, and just thinking about it made him forget his manners and laugh until his whole body trembled.

"Young Master Zheng." Seeing him smiling so happily, Su Jin said seriously, "You should show me some respect. The way you're acting makes me feel like I'm not up to the task."

Zheng Lin took off his glasses. "Sorry."

But he still couldn't suppress the smile, so he pressed his thumb against the corner of his mouth.

Su Jin: "..."

"Go give it a try first, Chairman Su will definitely do a great job." Zheng Lin patted Su Jin's head like he was patting a child.

That's just fooling around.

Su Jin gritted her teeth in anger, but Zheng Lin's large hand slid down from the top of her head.

I gently brushed my fingertips across her earlobe, then across the corner of her jaw, and finally gently lifted her chin.

His gaze was gentle as water, and Su Jin almost succumbed to it. She was forced to raise her head and said, "Take your hand away."