Chapter 403 Sitting on the sidelines for most of the year

For the next period of time, Xu Yue worked hard to lose weight every day. After losing another two pounds, she suddenly received a call from her agent.

"What? The female lead? You're really casting me as the female lead in this movie? ... The pay isn't high, but it's okay. Getting a female lead role is a good deal."

"Sister Zhen, please send me the materials first, I'll familiarize myself with them..."

"By the way, Sister Zhen, may I ask why I was chosen as the female lead?"

The agent on the other end said something, and the ecstasy on her face faded a little.

As before, she spoke with gratitude and enthusiasm to her agent.

After hanging up, he tossed his phone aside with a hint of resentment.

As the WeChat notification sounded, she quickly picked up the phone and replied with "Received".

Shen Xuewei, who had witnessed her entire change of expression, wondered:

"According to your agent, they've arranged a leading role for you in a drama. Isn't that great?"

Xu Yue never hides her emotions in front of Shen Xuewei.

She looked at the information her agent had sent and let out a cold sneer.

"It would be great to get a lead role, after all, this is my first lead role. But I just hate this role; it was rejected by others, so they shoved it into my hands..."

She has been signed with Heyu Century for over a year.

Aside from the initial gift I promised her—a role as the second female lead in a drama—the rest of her role was just the third female lead.

After that, they never gave her any more resources.

The role she played in another drama earlier this year was one she got herself through auditioning; the company didn't do anything for her.

Logically speaking, although she is not formally trained, she is good-looking and has good acting skills. She is constantly improving herself and is very ambitious. She should not be treated like this.

But it was precisely because of this that she had only been with the company for a little over a year, yet she had been relegated to a less important role for more than half a year.

The reason for all this was that shortly after she signed the contract, the daughter of a high-ranking executive in the company also signed with the company and entered the entertainment industry, and she was under the same agent as her.

The two look alike and follow similar paths, so it's inevitable that they'll have some overlap in their competition for resources.

She didn't have the same powerful connections as that person. Ever since that person joined the company, resources have been tilted towards that person, and she has received very few resources.

This play was originally intended for that person.

But when that person saw the show, he realized that although it was supposed to be about the female lead, she actually had less screen time than the second male lead, and there were even dangerous explosion scenes.

The director is known for his many demands: no stunt doubles, no dubbing, and low pay.

Dissatisfied with everything, she turned down the role and accepted a supporting role in a big-budget production produced by the company.

Adhering to the principle of internal utilization to avoid waste, this play eventually ended up with her.

She leaned back on the soft sofa, her tone tinged with regret.

"Weiwei, do you think things would have been better if I hadn't signed with Heyu Century back then?"

Shen Xuewei shut down her computer, her tone calm and composed.

"Don't dwell on the choices you made before what has already happened. Don't rush to deny your previous choices. The fact that you chose Heyu Century proves that it was indeed your best choice at the time."

"This decision was correct, at least at the time. But no one could have predicted what would happen next."

"If the company doesn't help you find resources, then you have to take the initiative and look for opportunities."

"No matter what, with a big company like Heyu Century as your backer, even if they don't provide resources, you can still use that brand to find resources and audition for production crews. Your competitiveness will be much stronger than if you go it alone."

Xu Yue sighed, "You're right. Things are much better now than they were a few years ago. Let's just take it one step at a time."

Seeing that she was somewhat disheartened, Shen Xuewei comforted her:

"Don't be so discouraged, things will get better. There's still a long road ahead, and who knows what might happen."

Xu Yue is only 24 years old this year.

The period from one's twenties to one's thirties is the golden age of an actress's acting career.

Xu Yue is just getting started, and her future is sure to be bright.

Xu Yue rallied again, "You're right, anything is possible."

"However, I'll be joining the film crew soon, so I won't be able to stay with you. If anything happens to you in Huacheng, remember to call me. I'll definitely come to see you when I have time."

Shen Xuewei nodded, "Okay, pack your things and go there as soon as possible to make some preparations in advance."

Xu Yue hurriedly packed her things and booked a flight for the next day.

After she left, the house became very quiet, so quiet that Shen Xuewei felt a little uncomfortable.

The villa was fully renovated in September.

After looking through it once, Shen Xuewei didn't rush to move in and planned to wait until next year.

When decorating a new house, you have to consider issues like formaldehyde. She doesn't only own this one house, and she doesn't want to rush into moving in and inhale formaldehyde.

She still lives in Guangzhou, and can get together with her aunt every now and then. It's also convenient for her to fly back to Italy to visit her second aunt from time to time.

While riding her motorcycle to the town market, a WeChat friend who was usually not very noticeable suddenly sent her a message.

Shen Xuewei clicked on the picture sent by the other party and found that it was an invitation.

She looked at it expressionlessly.

Hmm... even the wedding invitations for Lian Ji Nian.

If she remembered correctly, she and Lian Jinian had only broken up three months ago, and now they were getting married?

Back in her office, she found Lian Jinian's wedding invitation, which had even been sent to the company, inviting her to the wedding.

Shen Xuewei looked at the small print on the invitation.

Weiwei, although we are not destined to be together, we have been in love, and I would like to invite you to witness my happiness.

—Chronological record.

Shen Xuewei casually tossed the invitation into the trash can.

This kind of thing isn't worth her even a glance.

It's probably because he was unwilling to accept that Shen Xuewei didn't appear at the wedding.

After the wedding festivities, Lian Jinian got drunk and, instead of staying with the bride late at night, borrowed the best man's phone and started making crazy calls to Shen Xuewei.

It was already past midnight when Shen Xuewei was sound asleep. She was woken up by the ringing of the phone and answered it in a daze.

"Hello, who is it?"

The person over there burped and shouted.

“Weiwei, it’s me, your anniversary… Why didn’t you come? If you had come today, you would be the bride on the stage, why didn’t you come…”

The familiar voice instantly banished Shen Xuewei's drowsiness.

She snapped back angrily:

"Lian Jinian, are you sick? Why don't you just get married properly and instead come to bother me in the middle of the night? Don't you have anything better to do?"

Lian Jinian chuckled foolishly, "Weiwei, are you jealous? I knew it, you still have feelings for me."

"Don't worry, I only had a wedding ceremony with that woman, we haven't registered our marriage yet. I'm coming to find you now..."

Suddenly a commotion broke out, and then the phone was snatched back by its original owner.

"Weiwei, I'm so sorry, Ji Nian... he was really too drunk. I wasn't watching him closely enough, and he took my phone to call you. I'm so sorry."

"I'm so sorry for bothering you so late at night... Do you have time recently? I'll come to you and apologize. It's my fault for not keeping an eye on him, don't worry about me..."