Xu Yanyu glanced through a few pages, and before she finished reading the whole script, she closed it.

She looked up at Yan Honglian and asked, "Is it too late for me to apply for the role of the female lead now?"

Yan Honglian smiled again, "I'm glad to hear that. Let's start over."

Next, Yan Hong asked Xu Yanyu many questions, including her initial understanding of the character and her views on acting.

Xu Yanyu answered them all very seriously.

Yan Honglian's smile grew wider and wider.

She relaxed and leaned back in her chair. "Yan Yu, for the last question, let's do an impromptu performance."

Imagine you are a mother who has just received news that something has happened to your child.

What facial expression should you have?

Xu Yanyu reacted quickly; almost as soon as Yan Honglian finished speaking, the expression on her face began to change.

Her lips twitched, and the muscles in her cheeks began to twitch.

Her outstretched hand trembled incessantly.

Then she knelt down on the ground, her hands constantly stroking in the air, as if she were stroking her child.

His shoulders began to tighten and tremble, then he hugged his body tightly and curled up repeatedly.

Yan Honglian stood up, walked around the people next to her, and slowly walked towards Xu Yanyu.

Xu Yanyu sensed someone approaching and looked up.

Her face was already covered in tears.

Looking at Xu Yanyu, who was heartbroken but hadn't uttered a single word, Yan Honglian said decisively, "Xu Yanyu, you will be the leading lady in the last movie of my life!"

Xu Yanyu's expression vanished, and she stood up abruptly.

She also wiped away the tears on her face.

"Thank you, Director Yan!"

Xu Yanyu spoke again, her tone still calm.

Her ability to control her emotions so well astonished the onlookers.

Yan Honglian couldn't help but ask, "Your acting is so good, what happened to all those bad movies you made before?"

Xu Yanyu's lips twitched a few times at the question.

She said helplessly, "Genius isn't made in a day, can't I even have a bit of a dark past?"

Her self-deprecating yet helpless words instantly amused Yan Honglian.

The reason this impromptu performance question was added later was because the other interviewers had seen Xu Yanyu's previous TV dramas and had doubts about her acting skills, so they requested that it be added.

As it turns out, Xu Yanyu truly possessed genuine skills.

Yan Hong realized it was getting late; Xu Yanyu's interview alone had taken almost an hour, and the second female lead hadn't been decided yet.

She said gently to Xu Yanyu, "Yanyu, you can go back now. I'll contact you again regarding the follow-up cooperation."

"Okay! I'll be going now," Xu Yanyu replied with a smile.

After Xu Yanyu disappeared from everyone's sight, the other four interviewers began their discussion.

"If Xu Yanyu can maintain her acting skills throughout the later stages, then Director Yan's film will be fine as long as it gets released."

"Given Xu Yanyu's current popularity, as long as it's announced that she's in a movie, many fans will definitely buy tickets."

"Yes, look at Wei's 'The Legend of the Immortals: Fallen Flowers' which hasn't even aired yet, but it's already generating a lot of buzz across the country."

"Speaking of 'The Legend of the Immortals: Fallen Flowers,' my son keeps urging me to send him his workbook for next week in advance."

They said if I finish the homework they bought this week, I can watch TV with them next week.

...

Yan Honglian walked back to her seat and overheard everyone's conversation. She shook her head and said, "I didn't choose Xu Yanyu entirely because of her current popularity. I just think she's quite suitable for my female lead role."

If Yan Honglian were a materialistic person, she wouldn't have wasted her whole life.

After a lifetime of perseverance, it's impossible to compromise on the verge of death.

After Yan Honglian finished speaking, she looked at a woman with a low ponytail sitting on the far left and said, "Dongying, you need to stay by my side during filming. There will be a lot of things for you to do."

Song Dongying closed the notebook in her hand and said to Yan Hong, "Okay, teacher!"

When Xu Yanyu walked out of the interview room, she found that everyone was looking at her.

She smiled at everyone as a greeting, and then walked towards the door.

She hadn't taken more than a few steps when she was stopped.

Han Meng stood up and shouted, "Xu Yanyu, did you get the role of the second female lead?"

Xu Yanyu didn't want to answer; there was no need to announce the interview results to everyone in the first place.

But Han Meng walked quickly toward her.

Her leaving so recklessly doesn't seem very elegant.

Anyway, there's nothing shameful about interviews.

Xu Yanyu turned her head and replied, "I'm interviewing for the female lead."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yajing could no longer remain seated.

Yu Yajing shouted loudly, "Are you sure you want to take the role of the female lead? How could you be willing... how could you possibly accept such conditions?"

Yu Yajing originally wanted to ask why she was willing to gain weight, but remembering the previous instruction to keep the interview confidential, she changed her mind.

Han Meng looked Xu Yanyu up and down, but still couldn't understand her choice.

They all came for the lead role, but they really couldn't accept Director Yan's requirements.

Xu Yanyu said seriously, "If you want to be an actor, Director Yan's requirements are nothing to worry about."

In order to better embody the character and present a more realistic and moving performance to the audience, some sacrifices are inevitable.

I don't think Director Yan's demands are excessive; she just wants to make a good film.

As an actor, one's responsibility is to do one's best to cooperate and perform the role well.

The principle that virtue must match one's position is universally applicable across all professions.

An actor can earn more from just one role than an average person could earn in a lifetime.

Even if Director Yan's film doesn't make money, Xu Yanyu's salary will not be less than five million.

How much time would it take an average person to earn five million?

Xu Yanyu didn't think it was an excessive request to simply ask her to gain weight.

After Xu Yanyu finished speaking, she ignored everyone's reactions and turned to leave.

Director Yan opened the door, only to see Xu Yanyu's disappearing figure.

Director Yan sighed, "How wonderful it would be if the entertainment industry had more actors like this."

In the days that followed, Xu Yanyu spent the rest of her time filming in Director Wei's production crew, except for returning to H City on Friday to record another episode.

Finally, another Thursday arrived, the time for the broadcast of "The Legend of the Immortals: Fallen Flowers".

At seven o'clock that evening, Director Wei unusually didn't make everyone rush to film.

He paid for a barbecue party for everyone out of his own pocket.