It's true that she does a lot of nighttime work, after all, Song Sheng is a dancer at the Paramount Ballroom, and the Paramount Ballroom is most lively at night.
The makeup and hair took more than half an hour to complete, and it was just getting dark when Song Sheng began her performance of the play about being noticed by the warlord.
Director Ming, slightly bent over, stared at the alluring woman on the screen, his eyes growing brighter and brighter. When the scene ended, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's her! This girl must have gone to study acting; her acting wasn't this spirited before!"
Affected by the super typhoon, or rather, by the widespread exposure of scandals of artists under the Star-Making Entertainment Company by marketing accounts, all the artists with some fame in the company have been ruined. Two artists in his production crew have also been laid off. The male artists have already found suitable replacements, but the only one who can't be found is the actress playing the second female lead, the Ninth Princess of the Demon Clan, Yin You.
As the little princess of the demon race, Yin You volunteered to help her father, the Demon Lord, eliminate his only formidable enemy, the Immortal Lord Qingming. She transformed into a human and used a divine artifact to conceal her demonic aura and cultivation level. Taking advantage of the Lingyun Sect's recruitment of disciples, she became a disciple of the Immortal Lord Qingming.
When the demon princess first entered the immortal sect, she was pure and lovely. Later, she became incomparably alluring, and even the Immortal Lord Qingming was almost bewitched by her, which almost ruined his Dao heart.
There are many beautiful people in the entertainment industry, but few can combine innocence and charm.
But Pear's performance in the play and in the play are just two different states, which made Director Ming extremely happy.
"Old Qu, how many more days until her scenes are finished filming?"
Director Qu: "If we squeeze it in, it'll take at least a week, right?"
Director Ming: "Wait a minute, when we were eating you said that if everything went smoothly, filming for 'Pear Soft' would wrap up in three more days? Why are you changing your mind now? Are you trying to fool me?"
Director Qu laughed and said, "Just kidding! What's wrong, you've got your eye on her? But shouldn't you ask if she's available first?"
Director Ming slapped his shiny bald head, then beckoned to Li Ruan, who had just finished drinking water, "Little Li, come here."
The staff's attention immediately turned to Li Ruan.
Ignoring the stares of others, Li Ruan walked over in her high heels. Director Ming was impressed. When Lao Qu said to start filming, this girl was a stunning beauty from the way she walked to the way she spoke and her expressions. But as soon as the director yelled "cut," even with the same makeup and clothes, she immediately transformed into a pretty and innocent cutie. Such an actress is truly rare.
"Director Ming, is there something you need?"
Director Ming smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, "Your scenes are almost finished, can you step in and save the day?"
Li Ruan's eyes widened in surprise. "Is it a lot of money?"
Director Ming was completely dumbfounded. This was the first time someone had ever asked him about his role, screen time, or co-stars, only about the money!
Director Qu burst into laughter again, amused by the little girl. "This child, why is she so direct?"
Li Ruan touched her hair sheepishly: "I can't help it, I need to make a living, of course I have to ask how much they're paying!"
"How many do you want?" Director Ming also had the urge to tease the little girl.
"The more the better, but no matter how much I earn, I can only take a small portion. The company takes the lion's share. I'm just the company's money-making machine."
Director Ming casually asked, "What percentage of your contract do you have with the company?"
Li Ruan didn't hide it: "46, I'm 46 in the company."
Actually, Ming regretted asking about the breakup as soon as he did, as it was a private matter. Unexpectedly, the young woman in front of him was even more honest and actually told him.
At this moment, he suddenly had the idea of making Liruan change companies. With his old face, he should be at least sixth in Liruan and fourth in the company, right?
Which company did you sign with?
"Starlight."
Director Ming remained silent upon hearing this.
Among the major entertainment companies in the industry, Xingyao offers the best treatment to its artists. Then it dawned on me that something was wrong. Given this girl's acting skills before, a score of 40 or 60 was already pretty good!
"That's great, that's great! So, are you available anytime soon? Don't worry, you'll definitely be paid well!"
"Yes, yes, when can I go for the audition?"
Director Ming waved his hand and said, "No need for an audition. I have eyes for a reason. Give me your agent's phone number, and I'll discuss the rest with your agent."
He simply didn't have time to drag it out any longer. Two-thirds of the film had already been shot when the second female lead got into trouble. If he didn't find someone to fill in the missing scenes, the movie's release would have to be postponed.
Li Ruan obediently recited the number and then prepared for the next scene. Not having to audition saved her a lot of trouble.
When I got back to the hotel after filming that evening, Qiao Na called me. "My dear lady, I never thought you'd be able to get resources for yourself!"
Director Ming asked me to come over tomorrow to sign the contract. The role is the second female lead, and the pay is quite substantial!
"Tsk! My luck with money is just unstoppable!"
Qiao Na's voice became even more excited, "You know what, you really have to believe it, there's a pretty good variety show that wants to sign you these past few days, and I was just about to discuss it with you when Director Ming contacted me."
What variety show?
"It's a dating reality show, and this is the second season this year. The first season was very popular."
Li Ruan immediately frowned. "Sister Na, am I an observer or a guest?" She hadn't seen it before.
"Of course they are guests; there are no observers on this show."
Li Ruan: "You should just reject it; it's not appropriate."
Jona suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, look at my brain! You have a sugar daddy now, it's really inappropriate for you to be on this kind of show. It's such a pity, the price they're charging is quite high."
Li Ruan didn't explain. Even without Xi Leng, she didn't want to create a romantic relationship with anyone. Qiao Na could understand it that way. "Then I'll have Xiao Yuan pick her up at the airport tomorrow. See you tomorrow, Sister Na."
She thought her time on the set of "Spark" would pass peacefully, but when she was pestered by the fourth male lead who had just joined the crew the next day, she realized that she had been too naive.
"Sister Ruan Ruan, let's rehearse our lines first. I lack experience and I'm afraid I'll hold you back." The young man finished speaking and winked pitifully at Li Ruan.
This was the third time Wang Xingrui had come over. Each time he would come up with a different excuse. She hadn't seen whether his acting was good or not, but this guy was really a jerk.
"Sister Ruanruan, you're not going to reject me again, are you?"
Yes, Li Ruan has already rejected the other party twice. The first time, the other party came over and brought her a cup of milk tea, the kind that no one else had, only she had.
The pear was soft and I didn't catch it.
The second time, he came over to bring her water right after she finished filming a scene.
The question is, who will collect this water?
This is the third time.
Li Ruan really wanted to say, "Little brother, you're really going a bit too far. Anyone with a brain knows there's something wrong with you coming so eagerly over here."
"Okay, then that's right."
Wang Xingrui immediately took out the script, intending to read it aloud.
Li Ruan's eyes curved into crescent moons. "You still want to read it aloud? Then you should memorize your lines first before we go over them together."
Wang Xingrui's face stiffened. "You've memorized all of Ruan Ruan's lines?"
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