Chapter 719: The Stepmother (23)
Wen Wan left and went home, sleeping all day. She practically slept herself to death. Except for meals, she didn't get out of bed all day. She had been under immense mental stress and was exhausted. It was finally over.
The next day, her agent called her, her voice almost hoarse, "You auditioned for Director Chen's movie? And you got the role? Why didn't you tell me? I'm your agent!!!"
Wen Wan's ears were about to explode.
"I didn't dare to say anything before the results were in, otherwise the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Fortunately, I succeeded this time."
“You’re about to ascend to a higher level. I’ll go and sign a contract with you right away and negotiate your compensation. I won’t let you take on any other work. Your only job right now is to focus on filming Director Chen’s movies.”
"Okay, thanks, bro."
"I also want to thank you for giving me such a big surprise. I've already discussed it with the boss and applied for two assistants for you, and the public relations team has also been deployed. It's clear that the boss also sees potential in your future."
The original owner signed with a company that wasn't too big or too small, but later terminated the contract and had very little involvement with the company.
Wen Wan: "Thank you, boss."
"If you want to get ahead, hurry up and become famous, become the company's cash cow. The boss knows your current status and is not short of money, so if you want to terminate the contract, the company can't do anything about it. Besides, you haven't been in the industry for long. Your acting in the previous web series was really bad, and the reputation was not good, and your popularity was not high. So the company chose to stand by and watch you being criticized. But this time you got the role from Director Chen, so it's completely different. The boss is not stupid. He will definitely do his best to promote you and give you more resources."
The agent was clearly speaking on behalf of the company, obviously acting on the boss's orders, and trying to curry favor with her. Wen Wan didn't refuse, since having a company as a backer and a public relations team to handle her online public opinion wouldn't be a bad thing for her.
The contract was quickly signed. The salary for this movie was three million, which was not much, but it was not a small amount either.
After receiving the complete script, Wen Wan began studying its contents. Apart from class time, she spent all her other time reading the script. Her counselor also heard that she was going to film Director Chen's movie and gave her as much time as possible. However, even with the maximum amount of time given, Wen Wan still had a lot of classes.
So the agent wanted to directly refuse Wen Wan's participation in the last two episodes of "Home Alone," but the director disagreed because Wen Wan was the most witty and currently the most popular member of the show.
The agent contacted Wen Wan, who said she could handle it.
So he worked on three fronts at once: attending classes, reading scripts, and even recording variety shows. He was essentially working as three people, and his sleep time was decreasing every day. He also had to improve his acting skills through simulations with the system.
Fortunately, the system was reliable, giving Wen Wan a cheat code that allowed her to maintain her physical strength and mental clarity at all times, even without sleeping.
Wen Wan joined the crew very quickly.
Wen Wan's classes have mostly become online classes, since Director Chen has a close partnership with the school, so this is something that can be done.
Other actors have also joined the cast, including many veteran actors whose faces are very familiar to Wen Wan. Wen Wan has seen all of their works, and they are very friendly to her. After all, no one would disagree with Director Chen's casting choices.
There are also several other main supporting actors, some of whom are popular and some are veteran actors.
Read the script together.
After that, the opening ceremony began, and the costume photos were taken.
Official announcement.
On the day of the official announcement, the agent told Wen Wan to just retweet the announcement post and then not to go online. Even if Wen Wan had no idea how badly she was being attacked, she wouldn't want to suffer like that.
Sure enough, when the movie "Spring Sprout" officially announced Chen Qian as the female lead, the entertainment industry exploded instantly.
Countless netizens expressed their incomprehension, and the haters frantically spread negative information, nothing more than that she was sleeping with an old man, climbing into bed for money, or relying on capital, etc., and that even Director Chen had bowed to capital, and the movie was doomed.
There were also fans of other celebrities, fans of actors who had competed with Wen Wan for the role, and fans of celebrities who had no connection with her but were jealous that Wen Wan got the role. Anyway, there were countless people involved, and who knows what kind of monsters they were.
The photoshoot was completed quickly.
Director Chen didn't even pay attention to the online opinions. He looked at Wen Wan and asked, "How's your mindset?"
Wen Wan: "I eat and drink whatever I want, and I have a great attitude."
"That's good. Now, no matter what people outside say, as long as you perform well, you'll get a response."
"Thank you, director. I know. I will use my talent to win everyone over."
Director Chen quickly began the first scene.
It was the only high-profile scene for Wen Wan and that crew. The actor who played Wen Wan was always indifferent to her, and even when they met in private, he acted as if she didn't exist.
After all, this person who is playing a supporting role to others is obviously not comfortable, and among the fans of the celebrities who support them, the fans of this person have also contributed a lot of effort.
During the filming of the first scene, this streamer seemed to be using all his strength to crush Wen Wan.
If it were those top-tier veteran actors trying to overshadow Wen Wan's performance, Wen Wan really wouldn't have much of a chance. But for this popular idol to try and overshadow her performance? That's highly unlikely.
After all, the opponents he encountered in the simulated scenario were much stronger than this person.
Thus, without a doubt, Wen Wan suppressed her opponent in the opposite direction, and under the pressure of her performance, the opponent even forgot her lines.
The other person looked pale.
The director yelled "NG!" and then started cursing. Everyone knows that when Director Chen starts cursing, he doesn't care if you're male or female, a popular celebrity or a nobody, or even a movie star.
After berating the other person, he turned to himself and said, "You acted well."
Wen Wan: "Thank you for the compliment, Director. I will do my best."
Director Chen smiled. He didn't ask Wen Wan to hold back in her performance. After all, if one actor's acting is too bad, it's not about the actor with better acting skills compromising with the actor with worse acting skills. Otherwise, the resulting work would only be mediocre or even a bad movie.
After that, the streamer lost his composure and kept making retakes, ending up with more than a dozen retakes.
The director had already uttered countless memorable lines, so in the end, he had someone thoroughly study the script, and then Wen Wan and another veteran actor continued filming their scenes together.
Cool.
Wen Wan could only describe it with this one word: the system could give her the closest simulation to reality, but it was still just a simulation. Every actor in reality was different and had their own story. So when Wen Wan acted with the other actor, she did it to the fullest.
The other party was also very happy. They passed the first scene and then passed several more scenes. The director's expression finally improved, and the low pressure caused by the director's temper completely dissipated. At first, some people thought that Wen Wan was not good enough, but these few scenes completely shattered that idea. They even took the initiative to approach Wen Wan. After all, as long as Wen Wan did not do anything stupid, she was destined to become popular. It was just a matter of time.
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