Chapter 293 Selecting a Script

After the director called out, Wen Liang handed the down jacket to Chu Siyi.

Chu Siyi also had scenes in the afternoon, so they had lunch on the set.

When Wen Liang went to deliver lunch to Chu Siyi, he heard Chu Siyi answering a phone call in the car. It seemed to be someone from her studio calling, saying that the investor had sent several scripts and asked Chu Siyi to choose one.

Among those scripts, Wen Liang had heard of two of them. Both were favored by investors in the next stage, and many artists were scrambling to get in.

One of the scripts had a director and screenwriter who had collaborated many times and won numerous awards. They were both well-known and successful people in the industry, and it was a big production.

She checked the remaining few and found that they were all adapted from popular novels and big IPs, which had a certain popularity in themselves.

Wen Liang was surprised.

During her two days of rest, she listened to the conversations between the crew members and extras, and gained a little understanding of this circle. Those who can actively choose scripts either have a certain amount of traffic and fan base after becoming famous, or have capital support behind them.

Chu Siyi originally had a certain fan base, but after returning to China, she had no works for half a year and was involved in a third-party scandal, which caused a serious loss of fans. Without Fu Zheng behind her, she ended up playing the fourth female role in the idol script, a nominal standout.

But how can she choose the script now?

Is it because of the founding of the Chu Kingdom?

Over the years, Chu Jianguo has led the Chu family to prosperity and has also gained a place in Jiangcheng. However, after Fu Zheng and Chu Siyi broke up, Chu Jianguo also cut ties with them. He probably won't help Chu Siyi anymore, right?

Maybe Chu Siyi has leveraged other capital.

Chu Siyi was very calm, as if she had expected it, and asked her assistant to send her the script in the evening so that she could carefully choose it.

After filming the scene in the afternoon, Wen Liang put a down jacket on Chu Siyi and went to the dressing room together. He said casually, "I saw the notice, and there will be no scenes for you in the next few days starting from tomorrow."

"Well, you and I will go to S City in a couple of days. There is a variety show announcement."

"OK."

"Also, there's a dinner party tomorrow morning at 8:50 at the Shengshi Club. You can come with me."

Wen Liang glanced at her in surprise, "What dinner party at nine in the morning?"

"Meet the director of a certain project and have a script reading. After that, we'll have dinner." Chu Siyi sat down slowly on the chair and glanced at Wen Liang with a smile. "Remember to help me block the wine when the time comes."

Wen Liang knew that after the roles were selected, the crew would usually hold a reading session to sort out the script and check for omissions, which would also help the actors deepen their understanding of the characters.

She nodded, "Okay, I understand."

After sending Chu Siyi to the nanny car, Wen Liang said "See you tonight" and turned to go to the parking lot.

Looking at Wen Liang's back, a hint of viciousness flashed in Chu Siyi's eyes.

When she thought about how Fu Zheng had come to negotiate with her last night just for Wen Liang, she felt jealous to the point of going crazy.

Originally, all of this should have been hers!

Chu Siyi made a call and after the call was connected, she asked, "Are you all ready?"

The man on the other end of the phone laughed obscenely, "Don't worry, the medicine is already in my hands, and the camera is set up in front of the bed. I'm just waiting for someone to come..."

He couldn't wait any longer and couldn't wait to taste what Fu Zheng's woman tasted like.

Chu Siyi instructed, "Remember to arrange a few more people at the door, so that if something goes wrong, no one will escape."

"I know."

Chu Siyi hung up the phone with confidence, a dark light flashing in his eyes.

Isn’t Fu Zheng magnanimous? Then she wants to see how magnanimous Fu Zheng can be!

She just didn't believe that Fu Zheng could sit still after seeing the video of Wen Liang sleeping with another man!

…

At 8:50 tomorrow morning, Wen Liang will appear in the lobby of Shengshi Club on time.

In a few minutes, Chu Siyi also arrived and asked Wen Liang to go upstairs with him to the agreed-upon private room.

Several people had already entered the box, all of them were actors that Wen Liang had heard of, including a very famous and talented Mesozoic actor.

They must be the participants of the project.

Seeing Chu Siyi come in, several people greeted each other politely.

Chu Siyi found a place to sit down.

Silence returned to the box and the atmosphere gradually became stagnant.

The talented Mesozoic actor took the initiative to speak and start a conversation.

Although the conversation was a bit superficial and people just agreed casually, it at least broke the awkward and weird atmosphere.

Wen Liang wondered, is this the entertainment industry?

Even if they are colleagues, it is difficult for them to get along like normal people. They may become rivals at any time due to conflicts of interest.

At about 9:10, the others arrived.

Everyone stood up to greet them.

Those who came this time were the project director, two assistant directors and the screenwriter.

When he saw the person coming, Wen Liang was surprised.

One of the two assistant directors was the male protagonist in the video Yunqiao sent her, the one who stayed overnight at Chu Siyi's house, his surname was Ma.

Just at this moment, the assistant director also looked towards Wen Liang, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes, as if he was appreciating a product.

The director was surprised when he saw Chu Siyi. He glanced at Deputy Director Ma next to him and said nothing.

He also has a drama that is in the final stages, and he needs to oversee the editing and dubbing, so the early preparations and casting for the new project are all done by two assistant directors.

His current crew is next to Director Song's crew. Occasionally when he visits, he has seen Chu Siyi acting - Director Song is too gentle. If it were him, he would definitely not ask Chu Siyi to come over.

That’s right, this director is Director Zheng.

After introducing each other, Director Zheng took the initiative to ask everyone to take a seat.

Only then did he recognize Wen Liang and couldn't help but look at Wen Liang several times. Isn't this Chu Siyi's little stand-in? How did he become an assistant again?

All the actors sat down at the table, each holding a script in their hands, and began to read around.

In many people's minds, script reading only takes place after the roles are selected and before filming officially begins, and the time varies, usually between half a month and two months.

Before the roles are chosen, there will be a reading session, and even two actors competing for the same role will participate together, which is the case now.

This means that the crew is still in the casting stage.

However, this time, only Chu Siyi played the role of the second female lead.

This time, the reading was for an important scene. After all the characters finished reading their lines, Director Zheng was about to ask a question when the middle-aged actor Li Yunjing raised his hand and said to the director, "Director Zheng, I think Yuman shouldn't say that here."

Yu Man is the second female lead in the script, the sister of the heroine. Later, she parted ways with the heroine, took different paths, and gradually became unscrupulous.

Although he is a villain, his character is very charming.

Everyone looked at him.

Director Zheng placed the script on his lap. "So what do you think she'll say?"

"Yu Man comes from a low-income background, and she wants to climb up. Early on, every step she takes is filled with uncertainty. She's probably hesitant here, unsure of which to choose between her sisters and her future. Only after she's tasted the sweetness of success will she gradually become more determined."

Director Zheng looked at the script and thought for a while, then suddenly pointed out, "Chu Siyi, you're going to play Yu Man, what do you think it should be?"

Chu Siyi looked at the director and said, "From the previous scene, we can see that Yuman's first reaction was to make money. This shows that she is a little clever, but her bottom line is very low. She always knows what she wants, so she should be very determined here."

Director Zheng suddenly looked at Wen Liang, who was meditating beside him, and asked, "Wen Liang, what do you think?"