◎Female No. 2, please take your place◎

Everyone in the conference room looked at Jiang Ninglu with puzzled eyes.

Chen Zhi's slightly red eyes also flashed with surprise.

What was Jiang Ninglu talking to her about? How could someone who was forced in by capital have the right to talk to her?

Jiang Ninglu naturally saw the rejection in the other person's eyes. She was not bored and was not eager to cause trouble for others and herself.

However, from the moment she saw the script, she felt a strong resonance with it.

She hopes that the drama can be filmed well and released so that more people can watch it.

That feeling of suffocation and oppression that comes from school, the infighting among peers, how can such a young child do so many bad things?

Jiang Ninglu herself was once a victim of school bullying. Being excluded and ridiculed was as common as drinking water and eating in her growth process.

At first, most of her classmates laughed at and bullied her because of her mute father and stupid brother. When she grew up a little, she was unconsciously excluded by her classmates because of her outstanding appearance.

She realized this one day after evening self-study. She was so engrossed in solving problems that she forgot the time. When she looked up, she found that the classroom was empty and the lights outside the corridor were off.

Jiang Ninglu glanced at the time, packed up her textbooks and prepared to return to the dormitory.

Not long after I walked out of the classroom, several people appeared out of nowhere and dragged me to the bathroom by my hair.

The other gang had more people, and Jiang Ninglu had no way to compete with them, not to mention that there were two boys in the small gang.

The reason for doing this was very simple. The girl in the lead blamed herself for provoking her boyfriend.

Jiang Ninglu's scalp was tingling with worry, and she thought for a long time, but she couldn't figure out how she had offended anyone. However, she knew one of the boys, from the class next door. He had just confessed to her that morning and been rejected. Now, he was rubbing her face with his ring-covered hand, grinning frivolously, "If you just promise me, we won't treat you like this. Of course, it's not too late now. If you beg me, maybe I'll soften my heart."

Jiang Ninglu was lucky that day. They wanted to scratch her face, but Jiang Ninglu took out a handmade knife from her school uniform pocket and threatened to stab the boy's neck. The teacher on duty who was checking the building happened to hear the noise and rushed over, so no accident happened that day.

Later, every time Jiang Ninglu recalled this incident, she felt scared and her hands trembled uncontrollably.

It is hard to imagine what would have happened if she had not had the habit of carrying protective equipment with her and if the teacher on duty had not arrived that day.

She thought, maybe it would be just like what was written in the script, either you die or I live, and her whole life would fall into darkness.

"So, what exactly do you want to talk to me about?"

Chen Zhi saw that Jiang Ninglu's slender brows were slightly furrowed, and her crow-feather-like eyelashes cast two trembling shadows under her eyes, as if she was forcibly suppressing something.

Jiang Ninglu withdrew her distant thoughts and looked at Chen Zhi, who played the poor little bullied girl in the play. She did not directly answer her question, but asked in return: "Your life must have always been smooth sailing, right?"

Chen Zhi looked suspicious.

What kind of words are these? As the most beloved daughter of the whole family, who dares to make her unhappy?

She raised her head proudly: "So what? Why, are you feeling unbalanced?"

Jiang Ninglu frankly said, "It's unbalanced. And, as the oppressed, not only is it unbalanced, but there's also resentment and anger, blaming myself for being weak, incompetent, and unable to resist. Therefore, I occasionally harbor sinister thoughts, but I'm forced to bury them due to the powerless reality. Every day, I'm plunged into endless pain and struggle until I finally explode."

The expression on Chen Zhi's face froze for a moment, and it took her a long while to realize that Jiang Ninglu was helping her analyze the character.

The character played by Chen Zhi is exactly the kind, well-behaved and easy-to-bully heroine in the script who cannot bear the oppression and is unable to change. Finally, she suffers a mental breakdown and burns all her classmates to death. She jumps off the building holding the school beauty.

In her opinion, as long as she can portray the pitifulness, forbearance, and final outburst of the little white flower heroine, the degree of completion will be very high. It is also a big challenge and breakthrough for the sweet and lively roles she has played in the past. She did not realize that there is room for deeper exploration behind this role.

Zheng Duo was also a little surprised, but after a brief moment of surprise, surprise and appreciation appeared in his eyes.

He wrote and directed the script himself, completing it in one go.

The original intention of writing this script was that I accidentally heard a story about a student being bullied when I was looking for materials.

The girl's body was covered with scratches from sharp objects, and her arms and legs were covered with ugly scars. Her lower body was paralyzed after falling from a building due to depression and suicide.

Her mother couldn't stop crying when she mentioned this matter. She was not a very old woman, but her hair was as pale as if she was seventy years old.

At that time, Zheng Duo had the idea of ​​filming a story about school bullying, but this type of subject matter already existed on the market, and he was afraid that he would not be able to come up with something new.

Moreover, stories about the weight of youth are not the mainstream in the current market. Audiences who have been tempered by life do not like their private space to be more depressing and dull.

In comparison, people prefer to watch brainless and light-hearted sweet and refreshing dramas.

Because of this, after learning about a series of school bullying incidents, Zheng Duo fully felt the various kinds of evil that some minors can do.

So one day he suddenly had an idea and broke away from the traditional creation of one group oppressing another vulnerable group, and upgraded it to a creation where everyone is a villain.

So in fact, the little white flower heroine in his script is not a real little white flower.

She is a complex and three-dimensional character whose hypocritical appearance is gradually torn apart under long-term repression, exposing the dark side of human nature.

It is not a pale, poor little thing who is bullied and trying to escape from the predicament as Chen Zhi understands and shows, but a flower that takes root in the dark underground and blooms on the dirty soil surface, vulnerable to wind and rain.

The flower stems are fragile and easily broken, but their vine-like roots have already spread deep into the darkness underground.

Zheng Duo didn't expect that Jiang Ninglu could easily hit upon his original creative intention. He originally felt a little uncomfortable that she was forced in by the investor, but at this moment, such thoughts disappeared.

"Go on."

Zheng Duo's wrinkled face relaxed and he motioned for Jiang Ninglu to continue.

Jiang Ninglu continued to explain her understanding, which indeed coincided with his idea.

But Chen Zhi was still a little confused: "If the heroine was originally rebellious, why didn't she resist earlier? She had so many opportunities, and she could have fought back any time."

"Because she couldn't bear the consequences of doing so. When others do something wrong, there are people who cover for them and take care of the aftermath. But if she takes one wrong step, not only will she fall into the abyss, but her family will also be dragged down with it. Their family can't bear such a blow, so they can only endure it again and again."

Jiang Ninglu wondered if Director Zheng had secretly read her mind when he was writing the script, otherwise why would the character's background and experience be so similar to hers.

Or perhaps, those who bully others and those who are bullied have something in common.

"Also, while she has a dark side, she also has a moral bottom line and a kind nature. These are constraints, but at the same time, they set her apart from others. She hasn't become a demon that only follows and vents desires. That's why she's caught in endless struggles, and after her final collapse, she'll erupt in even more terrifying behavior."

After hearing this, Chen Zhi's confused eyes felt clear as if the clouds had cleared and the moon was visible.

At this time, Director Zheng's eyes looking at Jiang Ninglu were not only full of surprise and appreciation, but also a hint of excitement of finding a resonance in ideas.

The following readings went much more smoothly. Chen Zhi gradually regained some of his form, and after getting into his role, he finally felt less awkward.

This is what a book reading session is like, with everyone working together. In addition to the director and screenwriter, the actors can often create wonderful sparks.

However, although the situation on Shen Zhi's side has improved, the absence of the second female lead is still a headache for Shen Duo.

Just now, he learned from his colleagues that his second female lead did not have a serious leg injury, but was poached by the crew of a sweet campus drama next door to play the leading female role there.

That drama is a big IP and attracted much attention when the news of the project was released. It is scheduled to be a hit during this year's holiday season. The leadership attaches great importance to it. No wonder the other party was willing to "break his leg" rather than join their crew with an uncertain future.

"Brother Zheng, what should we do now? I've been looking for people according to your conditions these past few days, but either they're not suitable, or the ones I've found who are suitable are unwilling to come."

The assistant director felt that their small crew had a really bad fate. First, they couldn't get any investment for a long time, and then they finally persuaded Guangyu Pictures, but the second female lead ran away again.

The second female lead is no less important than the first female lead, and she is also a three-dimensional and complex character.

There is cruelty in the innocence, and there is ignorance of the world in the cruelty.

If the heroine is like someone who has one foot in a quagmire, she will be buried deeper and deeper in the mud and eventually fall into it together.

The second most beautiful girl on campus is a born bad person, with evilness ingrained in her bones.

It is really hard to find an actress who can combine innocence and darkness at the same time, and has a full sense of youthfulness.

Of course, Zheng Duo knew that his demands were too high, and he sighed helplessly.

At this moment, his eyes inadvertently swept over Jiang Ninglu.

A clear light flashed in his mind, and he clapped his hands and had an idea!

The author has something to say:

Author: Open the door, Lu Za, Director Zheng is giving you the role of the second female lead~