Jian Ruoxi had no idea that the topic she casually steered the conversation towards had given Ran Jie and Lu Jin a headache for most of the day.
"Director Lu, can I ask you something?"
Ran Jie rubbed his temples, looking at Lu Jin on the other end of the video call, who also looked troubled. He was almost at his wit's end. "I don't object to your brilliant ideas, but can we create a character that isn't so difficult to handle? Look, where are we going to find a suitable male actor to play the male lead?"
"Ran Jie, you're wronging me, aren't you? Putting everything else aside, the fact that we can't find a suitable candidate isn't entirely a problem with my script!"
Lu Jin felt that she was being wronged to death.
To be fair, given Jian Ruoxi's current popularity and status, there aren't many male actors who can act alongside her. Add to that the character descriptions for the male lead in the script, and the pool of suitable candidates is even smaller. Ran Jie and she practically went through the entire entertainment industry's male stars, but they still couldn't find a single one who met their criteria.
What's worse, the news of Jian Ruoxi's premarital pregnancy has immediately put her at the center of public attention, with a deluge of negative press. Under these circumstances, even if they were willing to compromise, no male celebrity would be willing to work with them.
"I don't care, it's all your fault. Even without this incident, we simply couldn't find a suitable male lead, okay?"
Ran Jie slumped in his chair, like a salted fish, completely ignoring Lu Jin's pleas for justice.
He felt he was right. Given the character setting in Lu Jin's script, even if you searched the entire entertainment industry three hundred times, you wouldn't find a suitable person.
"Hey, hey, hey, that's so unreasonable! My character is based on a real person, okay? The fact that we can't find a suitable candidate in the entertainment industry only shows that it's a problem with the entertainment industry, not a problem with my script!"
Lu Jin firmly refused to take the blame.
Although she was actually a little guilty.
After all, the character she referenced was her older brother, and it would be strange to find someone in the entertainment industry who was exactly like Lu Shen.
No, let alone being the same as Lu Shen, even if there are some differences, you probably can't find anyone who is not too far off.
"Whatever. I don't want to deal with this today. I have enough to do today. Let's talk about it tomorrow. I just want to rest now."
Ran Jie has a headache, Ran Jie is mentally exhausted, and Ran Jie says all he wants to do right now is go home and collapse like a couch potato. Forget about PR crises, forget about choosing a male lead, get out of his way!
Lu Jin expressed her strong agreement and hung up the video call within three seconds of Ran Jie finishing speaking, as if delaying even a second longer would be a betrayal of Ran Jie's heartfelt words.
Ran Jie: "..."
Forget it, I'm tired. Let's just destroy it. Even directors struggle with this; what brilliant solutions could a mere actor's agent possibly come up with?
Ran Jie straightened up, just about to enjoy his impulsive choice of after-get off work life, but hesitated for a moment and decided to first open Jian Ruoxi's super topic and fan group to see what the fans were up to.
To his surprise, the fans remained remarkably calm and did not engage in the chaotic scenes he had anticipated, such as emotional outbursts and fan wars.
Although their emotional states were clearly not calm and composed, each of them looked like a powder keg on the verge of exploding from their speeches.
He scrolled up in surprise, deliberately ignoring the music links such as "The Great Compassion Mantra" and "Zen Mind in the Clouds and Water" shared by many people in the super topic and group, and finally found a statement that seemed to be made by Jian Ruoxi herself.
Wow, it seems Jian Ruoxi is quite sensible, knowing to appease the fans and prevent things from escalating to an irreversible point.
But what are her plans next?
Ran Jie frowned sharply.
Although he had instructed Jian Ruoxi not to show herself or respond, his intuition and understanding of her reminded him that Jian Ruoxi would definitely not do nothing; she must have other plans.
I just hope this ancestor is aware of the situation and won't launch a fatal surprise attack. His little heart really isn't that resilient and can't take too much.
"So, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"
Jian Ruoxi leaned slightly closer to Lu Shen, blinked, and seemed genuinely looking forward to his answer.
How could Lu Shen not see that Jian Ruoxi was obviously changing the subject? After all, this woman's skill at changing the subject was really not good enough. She couldn't even fool Lu Jin, let alone him.
Don't be fooled by her calm demeanor and playful antics; she's actually incredibly nervous inside.
Don't ask him how he knew; he didn't see that Jian Ruoxi's eyelashes were trembling.
However, since Jian Ruoxi didn't want to tell him what she and her grandmother had talked about, he wouldn't ask. Besides, hadn't she said that he would naturally find out when the time came? He would just wait patiently.
Could Jian Ruoxi please not be so nervous? Is he really that scary? He's been treating her really well lately—except for that argument.
"A suitable candidate..."
Lu Shen crossed his arms, seemingly intending to seriously consider the matter. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up with a clearly mocking smile in his eyes.
Jian Ruoxi was initially intrigued by his serious demeanor, but upon seeing his eyes, she knew she had been tricked, and that this guy was definitely going to tease her next.
As expected.
"I think Su Ziyu is barely acceptable. Hey, you're not really planning to let him play the role, are you? It would make it a perfect four-life, four-world story. Don't all the recent fantasy dramas like this formula? Three lives, three worlds at the very least, they don't even deserve to call themselves fantasy dramas if they don't have several reincarnations."
Lu Shen spoke with a straight face, and anyone who didn't know better would really think he had a lot of confidence in Su Ziyu.
Jian Ruoxi found Lu Shen somewhat amusing.
Well, several days have passed, and he's still holding a grudge about Su Ziyu? The dignified Young Master Lu is such a jealous person, isn't he afraid of being laughed at?
"No, I have no such plans. Lu Jin showed me a rough outline of the script, and Su Ziyu is not suitable for the male lead role this time."
Despite wanting to laugh, Jian Ruoxi still seriously denied his guess.
She was telling the truth; Su Ziyu really couldn't play the male lead in the new script.
To be honest, she even doubted whether anyone in the entertainment industry could actually play the male lead in this role.
"Really? Su Ziyu isn't suitable..."
Lu Shen nodded thoughtfully, then lowered his head and pondered for a while before suddenly leaning closer to her, looking directly into her eyes as if he wanted to see into her heart.
Jian Ruoxi's breath hitched, and her heart raced.
At that moment, Lu Shen's deep voice slowly entered her ears.
"So, do you think I'm suitable to be the male lead in this script?"
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