Although the topic was changed, Shi Jing could tell that Qi Shuang's interest in acting had only increased.

Soon after, a slightly overweight middle-aged man walked up to them, smiling broadly as he looked at Qi Shuang, who was following the actors' performance and pondering the characters.

Qi Shuang was already lost in her own thoughts and completely unaware that someone was watching her. Shi Jing and Qi Yan, on the other hand, looked wary. Although they knew it was a member of the film crew, who knew what this person was there for?

The middle-aged man also realized the wariness of the young girls and understood that his sudden appearance was somewhat abrupt.

He smiled and greeted Shi Jing and Qi Yan first: "Hello, I'm the assistant director of the crew, known as Lao Chen."

"Director Chen," Shi Jing greeted him, then asked, "Did you need something from us?"

Director Chen smiled, not minding Shi Jing's questioning tone at all, and said in a very friendly manner, "I noticed this young lady this morning that she has a lot of acting talent. I wonder if she would be interested in making a cameo appearance?"

"Huh?" Qi Yan exclaimed in surprise. Shi Jing was also slightly surprised.

She had been thinking that Shi Jing seemed interested in acting, but she never expected that the director would come knocking on her door now.

Assistant Director Chen came to see Qi Shuang, so Qi Yan and Shi Jing naturally wouldn't make decisions for her. After patting Qi Shuang, who was deep in thought, Qi Shuang finally snapped out of her reverie and turned to look at Shi Jing and the others.

"Xiao Yan, what's wrong?" Qi Shuang asked curiously when she realized it was Qi Yan calling her.

"Xiao Shuang, this is Director Chen. He wants to ask if you have a cameo role." Qi Yan succinctly explained the current situation.

"Me? I... I can't act."

Director Chen laughed when he heard this: "I could tell this morning that although you have no experience, you are very talented. The crew happens to be short of a guest actor. If you are interested, you can come and have a cameo role. It's not a big part, and it can be filmed in two days."

"I..." Qi Shuang hesitated, looking at Qi Yan and Shi Jing, unable to make up her mind.

If she weren't interested, Qi Shuang would have refused on the spot. Her hesitation suggests she is interested.

Qi Yan then suggested, "If you're interested, perhaps you should talk to Aunt Lin about it."

Assistant Director Chen didn't mind; he knew, of course, that these people were all students. Although he was initially interested in the spirited young girl, they were all still students and minors, so he didn't intend to bother them. However, within just a few hours, two of the originally scheduled extras and supporting actors were missing.

The extras were fine; they were just there to fill the space, so losing one wouldn't have a big impact. But the special guest star did have screen time and a couple of lines, so he needed to act a bit.

Just then, he saw the young girl there again, which was hard to say was fate. Those of them in this line of work strongly believed in destiny. Based on this, he decided to give it a try, even if he was rejected later.

Fortunately, the little girl was clearly very interested.

After receiving a reply from her friend, Qi Shuang, recalling the scene of the actors' performance she had just witnessed, finally decided to call her mother. She explained the situation to her mother in a sweet, coquettish tone, clarifying that it was a small role and wouldn't take up much time, which finally convinced her mother to agree.

Because it was a small cameo role, the contract was very simple. After Lingling found out, she contacted Lin's mother and finalized the deal.

Qi Yan and Shi Jing were both watching their good friend Qi Shuang perform. It has to be said that Qi Shuang's performance was quite convincing after being dressed up.

Qi Shuang plays a princess who initially appears only in the dialogue of others, actually appearing in only two scenes. One is during a palace banquet, where the princess, graceful and noble, is dressed and groomed by her maids. When a lowly palace maid accidentally breaks an ornament and is about to be punished by the head maid, the princess softly says, "It's alright, it's nothing serious. Just be careful next time." The other scene is when her homeland is destroyed, and unwilling to live as a slave, the princess commits suicide in front of the palace. Before dying, she leaves only one sentence: "Even though I am a weak woman, I am willing to die for my country rather than live a life of dishonor."

The princess was a respected figure in the early stages of the story, leaving a deep impression on the female protagonist.

This incident also served as one of the catalysts that sowed the seeds of hatred towards the new dynasty in the heroine's heart. It further made her deeply aware of the hardships women face and the importance of wielding power and possessing strength. Otherwise, even as a princess, she would be unable to protect herself when difficulties arise, and could only preserve her reputation through death.

Qi Shuang's role is to portray the princess's nobility, gentleness, and kindness, as well as her warmth and tenderness towards a minor character like the female lead. She also needs to portray the hatred and helplessness she feels when her country is destroyed, and her resolute determination to never surrender and die for her country.

It must be said that Qi Shuang is truly talented. After Assistant Director Chen explained it to her in detail, she quickly grasped the emotion.

The two onlookers were truly moved. Qi Yan exclaimed without exaggeration, "My God, I can't believe this is Qi Shuang!"

Shi Jing shared this sentiment. If it was all just speculation before, now she could say with certainty that Qi Shuang was born for this job.

That's her thought, and Qi Shuang, who personally portrays the character, prefers this state even more.

On the way back after filming a scene that day, Qi Shuang was engrossed in reading the script.

That evening, President Zhang treated them to dinner. This was Qi Yan's show, since Qi Jing was Qi Yan's brother. President Zhang was a young man who looked to be no more than twenty-four or twenty-five years old. He wasn't very tall, but he wore gold-rimmed glasses and looked very capable.

Although Qi Yan did not know President Zhang, President Zhang had seen her before. His first words to her were: "It's been so many years, Xiao Yan has grown so tall!"

Qi Yan looked at the other person blankly. Had they met before? She had no recollection of it at all.

Mr. Zhang seemed to see Qi Yan's confusion and smiled, "When we were little, my family lived right next door to yours. Not only you, but I also met Xiao Shuang a few times. But later our whole family moved abroad. Back then, you two were just little kids, so it's normal that you don't remember me."

Little Qi Yan and Qi Shuang looked at each other, neither of them remembering it. But thinking about it, it makes sense; how much memory can a child possibly have?

Mr. Zhang laughed and said, "Just call me Brother Yuan. Come on, sit down. You must be hungry."

After Qi Yan and the others took their seats, President Zhang turned his attention to Shi Jing.

"This must be Shi Jing. I heard from Xiao Jing that she was the top scorer in the Tianyuan City middle school entrance exam this year. She's a very impressive girl."

Following Qi Yan's address, Shi Jing humbly replied, "Brother Yuan, you flatter me. I was just lucky."

She is very proud of her middle school entrance exam results, but it's better to be humble in front of outsiders.