The 18th melon
Based on the live broadcast information and the accusations of Zhao Kuan’s girlfriends, netizens dug up all the truth about this melon.
The landslide is inevitable and no one can stop it.
However, MD was originally just a second-tier boy band, with no endorsement business, and only Zhao Kuan was slightly more famous, so there were some contract disputes.
The brands were very decisive and jumped out one after another, demanding that Zhao Kuan pay compensation for breach of contract.
Xinghui had no intention of protecting Zhao Kuan. Sun Qianqian had already rushed to the hospital for a physical examination. Seeing his daughter being bullied, Mr. Sun wanted to cut Zhao Kuan into pieces. How could he be willing to save him?
Zhao Kuan and the M.D boy band were mocked by the entire internet, with fans announcing the closure of their stations one after another, and even the fan club separated itself from Zhao Kuan M.D.
Amidst these sarcastic comments, "Zhou Zexu" became a breath of fresh air.
He was clearly ridiculed by netizens for his baldness yesterday, but today netizens were particularly kind to him.
Ever since I heard about Zhao Kuan's time management, I think Zhou Zexu is a really good kid! He's got great business skills and never gets into trouble!
[This kid really works hard! He's the most handsome guy in the group, he's the best at dancing and singing, and aside from being a little bald, he's got nothing else to offer! Turns out he has the worst resources in the group! Star Shine, take a look at this kid! This is the kind of high-quality idol you should be supporting!]
[u1s1, I've seen photos of Zhou Zexu's parents before, and they have very thick hair! Zhou Zexu is only 20 years old. If it's not genetic, there's no reason for him to be bald, right? But everyone knows that staying up late, losing weight, and not eating carbohydrates can all cause hair loss and baldness. It's reasonable to suspect that the child is really losing weight too much, coupled with staying up late to practice dancing, which is why he's bald!]
[This is hilarious. The hardest-working member didn't take good care of themselves, and ended up being at the bottom of the group. The rest of the group is morally corrupt, but they have the best resources. M.D. How ironic!]
[What's baldness to the cheating and whoring Sea King? Xuxu, be obedient and don't be like Zhao Kuan. We'll be bald if we want! I don't mind!]
[What's wrong with losing your hair? So what if I'm a bald idol! We're clean! We keep ourselves clean! We're nothing like those trash Zhao Kuan!]
[Xinghui, please give your child a hair transplant, take good care of it, and get some medical treatment to increase the hair. As long as Xuxu doesn't fall apart, I will be your fan forever!]
After this incident, Zhou Zexu's Weibo followers increased by over one million, and the label of "Bald Idol" became even more solid. And this derogatory term inexplicably became a nickname among fans.
Zhou Zexu:?
I thought I would have to spend a lot of marketing money to suppress the news of my "baldness", but now it seems...
Bald idols seem pretty good too?
The first episode of the variety show "Leisure" came to an end after the news of the M.D boy group's collapse was exposed.
The program team uses a three-day recording and one-week rest model, with a total of twelve episodes. If the broadcast effect is good, the number of recording episodes may be increased as appropriate.
After leaving Star Entertainment, the guests went home and recorded the second episode a week later.
Lin Cha didn't inherit the original owner's memories, didn't know where her home was, and her agent Xu Fei didn't come to pick her up. But fortunately, Lin Cha had the "Eating Watermelon" system, which allowed her to find her way home based on the information it provided.
Standing in front of a high-end villa complex that towers into the clouds, Lin Cha blinked his eyes while comparing the information provided by the melon-eating system.
Zijinhua Villa is one of the famous wealthy areas in Hai City. The housing price here starts at RMB 100,000 per square meter. The smallest unit costs RMB 10 million, and the rent is at least RMB 20,000 per month.
Is the original owner, or the previous book-traveling person, so rich? How could they actually live here?
Lin Cha opened his phone again and checked his account balance.
0.01.
Lin Cha: I must have opened it wrongly, let me take another look!
She glanced at the account again.
Yes, it’s still 0.01, not one point more or less, just one point.
The previous book-traveling person didn't leave behind any other property. How could a pauper like him have the guts to rent such a nice house?!
Moreover, Lin Cha saw the rental reminder from the agent, and found out that the sister had not paid the rent for two months!
Does this money need to come from her?
Lin Cha came to Unit 2502 of Zijinhua trembling with fear. As soon as the elevator opened, he saw a man in a suit and slicked-back hair standing at his door with an impatient look on his face and a stack of documents in his hand.
Seeing Lin Cha appear, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Ms. Lin, you're finally here! You've already owed our company two months' rent! If you keep going like this, we'll have no choice but to ask you to leave!"
The other party is not the landlord, but probably an agent who helps the landlord collect rent.
Lin Cha smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, could you give me a few more days..."
"More time?" the agent sneered. "Including this month's rent, you've already owed us three months!"
He glanced Lin Cha up and down and sneered disdainfully, "Last time you came here, you were wearing designer clothes. I thought you were rich, but now it seems like they're all fakes. You're a pauper. If you don't have money, don't rent this place. Are you just trying to pretend to be rich?"
The agent has a strong provocative tone.
Lin Cha was shameless and thick-skinned.
She felt the agent was right. Renting a place without money was just a pretense. Could it be that the previous book-traveling person had rented such an expensive house to maintain their original standard of living after leaving the Lin family?
But there's no need to. The former book-traveler's methods of pulling down others and riding on their popularity showed that he was definitely a talent. Going to another world could be considered a successful retirement. There's no reason for him to fail over such a small incident.
Lin Cha didn't understand.
The "Eating Melon" system only records objective events, including what people have said, and does not record personal thoughts. Therefore, Lin Cha had no idea what the previous book-traveling user was up to.
In addition, the first notice fee of "Leisure" will not be transferred to his account until the working day. Now it is the weekend, and she really has no money.
So, Lin Cha said to the agent, "How about this? I won't rent this house for now. Since you're the agent, you should have other properties available. Just rent it for me for around 2,000 yuan a month."
The agent glared at Lin Cha angrily.
He is an agent specializing in the rental and sale of high-end apartments. How could he have a house with a monthly rent of 2,000 yuan?
"I'm not responsible for low-end apartments. If you're sure you don't want to rent it, we'll go through the formalities. The deposit won't be refunded, and you'll have to rent the house yourself..."
"Lin Cha?"
Jiang Mingkai dragged his luggage to the door of unit 2502 and looked at Lin Cha in confusion.
"Why are you here?"
"Brother Kai?"
Lin Cha was also stunned. She glanced at 2501 across from 2502, then looked at Jiang Mingkai. "You don't live in 2501, do you?"
Jiang Mingkai nodded somewhat bewilderedly.
"Mr. Jiang, you're back!"
When the agent saw Jiang Mingkai, his attitude changed 180 degrees and he became very enthusiastic. "I am the agent responsible for renting your house. Miss Lin originally rented your house, but she suddenly decided not to rent it out."
[It turns out that 2501 and 2502 are both Brother Kai's houses! ]
Lin Cha revealed a look of sudden realization. [That's why "I" shamelessly stayed here. I wanted more opportunities to interact with Brother Kai and ride on his popularity!]
If my fans knew that I was not only riding on Jiang Mingkai's popularity but also shamelessly living next door to him, they would definitely hate me even more!
[Wow! As expected of me!]
Jiang Mingkai:?
He knew every word Lin Cha said, so why couldn't he understand them when they were put together?
Are fans going to hate Lin Cha because of him?
That won’t do!
Not to mention that Liu Mingqian and Chen Xianzhi will come after him for this, what if Lin Cha also hates him and his favorability decreases? What if he can't eat the melon next time?
It’s just the rent of an apartment, it’s nothing compared to the melon-eating people!
"You don't have to be responsible for this apartment anymore! I'll take care of it myself from now on." Jiang Mingkai instructed the agent, then turned to Lin Cha and said with a smile, "I'll lend you this house for free! You can stay as long as you want!"
Hehe, he took the initiative to lend his house to Lin Cha, so it won’t be considered as her being shameless, and the fans won’t hate Lin Cha anymore!
"ah?"
Lin Cha looked confused.
[What kind of a development is this? Shouldn't he hate me? Why is Brother Kai suddenly so nice to me?]
[It was the same last time. He spoke up for me even though he knew I was riding on his popularity. He also stood up for me when Liu Linger was giving me a hard time...]
Lin Cha touched his chin and looked at Jiang Mingkai in confusion.
What exactly is Jiang Mingkai up to?
Jiang Mingkai's heartbeat quickened.
What did Lin Cha notice?
Would she know that they could hear her? Would that mean they would have nothing to eat?
Lin Cha stared at Jiang Mingkai intently, and suddenly, her face brightened up -
[I understand why Jiang Mingkai would suddenly be so nice to me! ]
[He must have taken a fancy to me! Because I'm young, pretty, and can cook! He wants to make me a second-married mother to take care of his daughter!]
Ah! A cunning man!
Jiang Mingkai: ???
“Cough cough cough…”
Jiang Mingkai choked on his own saliva and coughed repeatedly.
After spending the past few days together, he knew that Lin Cha had a very good imagination, but he didn't expect her to be so imaginative!
If he wanted to take care of Tongtong, he could hire a nanny. Why did he have to hire her? Or why did he have to hire a stepmother? He wasn't that bad! What kind of man would he be?
But Lin Cha...it was just a random thought that made her laugh.
[Forget it, I'm overthinking it. With Jiang Mingkai's intelligence, the best he could do is find a nanny to take care of Tongtong. If he had thought of tricking a woman into taking care of Tongtong, he wouldn't have been cuckolded and become a father.]
[He's such a nice guy after all, he didn't realize I was trying to ride on his popularity and even lent me his house!]
[Jiang Mingkai is also from a wealthy family. He wouldn't know that I left the Lin family, so he took pity on me and let me live in this house?]
【Jiang Mingkai is such a good person! 】
Jiang Mingkai, who was inexplicably given the "nice guy" card: "..."
But what about leaving the Lin family?
The Lin family... Could it be the Lin family from Tianyu Media?
Is Lincha related to Tianyu Media?
Jiang Mingkai's face darkened. Before he could ask Lin Cha, she smiled and waved goodbye, returning to Unit 2502.
After returning home, Jiang Mingkai went to see Jiang Tong first. He had recently replaced Jiang Tong with a new nanny, who was very kind to Jiang Tong and had already coaxed her to sleep.
Afterwards, Jiang Mingkai opened the "melon-eating group" again. This was a chat group created by several guests, specifically for chatting about Lin Cha's melon-eating affairs.
Jiang Mingkai sent the news about Lin Cha Ke and Tianyu Media to the group, and soon he received a reply from Liu Ling'er.
Liu Ling'er: "Brother Kai, after I returned to school, I asked someone to look up Lin Cha. You guessed right, Lin Cha is related to Tianyu Media. Tianyu Media is one of the Lin family's assets. She is the eldest daughter of the Lin family. She had been studying abroad and only returned to China last year."
Liu Ling'er: [But the latest news I've received is that Lin Cha isn't the real daughter of the Lin family, she was the wrong child. The real daughter is the recently popular Lin Churou. Not long after Lin Churou returned to the Lin family, Lin Cha left. I guess the Lin family doesn't want her anymore!]
Chen Xianzhi: [From this perspective, Lin Cha is quite pitiful.]
Liu Ling'er: [Isn't that right? After all, she'd lived with the Lin family for over twenty years, and they kicked her out just like that. Lin Cha was just a baby back then, so it wasn't her fault that she took the wrong child.]
Jiang Mingkai: [The last time Lin Cha was blacklisted online, wasn't it Lin Churou who exposed her? So, it seems like Lin Churou can't tolerate Lin Cha.]
Liu Mingqian: [You issued a statement and let that matter slip away. If Lin Churou finds someone to mess with Lin Cha again, she'll probably have to quit the entertainment industry and the program.]
Then how can they eat melons?
Liu Mingqian admitted that he and Lin Cha weren't close friends, just colleagues filming a variety show together. But no matter what, Lin Cha had helped Ling'er last time, and since Lin Cha was on the show, there were gossip and delicious food to eat. Liu Mingqian didn't want Lin Cha to leave and be replaced by someone strange.
The other guests didn't want it even more.
Sun Qianqian: [Since Lin Churou is suppressing Lin Cha, why don't we help Lin Cha? It's just a competition of resources, right? Who hasn't ordered any resources yet?]
As the latest newcomer to join the "melon-eating group", Sun Qianqian was originally diving and pretending to be a turtle, but when she saw the resources, she became excited.
In terms of resources, how many people in the industry can compare to her, the vice president of a veteran entertainment company?
Zhao Kuan is just an ordinary man in the entertainment industry, but she can make him a second-tier star, let alone a beautiful female star like Lin Cha?
Sun Qianqian had wanted to thank Lin Cha, but she had been rushing to the hospital for a checkup and had forgotten about it. Now that Jiang Mingkai had mentioned it in the group, it was perfect for her to return the favor!
The other side.
Lin Cha, who was lying on the sofa eating watermelon and enjoying life, had no idea that his future had already been clearly arranged.
WeChat rang, it was a message from Liu Mingqian.
[Cha Cha, Star Shine recently started filming a fantasy movie, and there's a role that hasn't been decided yet. Are you interested in taking the role?]
Lin Cha sat up and took off the cucumber slices on his eyes.
Come to work?
But didn't the system tell her to achieve the "everyone hates her" achievement? What if she took on another film contract and accidentally became a hit?
"Can you have some sense of yourself? And you're so famous all of a sudden?"
The long-lost system appeared and sneered at Lin Cha, "Do you think becoming famous overnight is that easy? You don't think you can become famous overnight just by making a random movie, do you?"
Facing the system's mockery, Lin Cha was not annoyed at all, but extremely happy, "System! You're here!"
"What should I do? You told me to just sit there and wait for the guests to tear me down, and I did! I never thought that not only would I not be blackmailed online, but I actually gained followers!"
Lin Cha had a bitter face and felt very embarrassed.
Every time she gains a follower on Weibo, it means she is one step further away from returning home.
Woo woo woo!
She just wants to give up and be a nobody. What do her fans like about her?
Can't she change it?
"You gained followers? Wasn't it only four days?"
The system froze for a moment, then pulled up the data and took a look, then breathed a sigh of relief. "You only gained a little over a million followers. Look at how little you've accomplished! Don't worry, an occasional increase in followers is nothing. Haven't you read those old romance novels? Before the climax, the author often adds many hardships to the protagonist and many advantages to the villain. The audience feels great when the villain is difficult to defeat but is still defeated by the protagonist! The process has ups and downs, and that's all normal!"
Lin Cha nodded in confusion, "So that's how it is!"
She was also worried that Jiang Mingkai and his people had been very nice to her recently and would not turn against her in the future. From this perspective, this was all normal!
"Also, regarding accepting new film contracts..." the system said sternly, "Just accept them normally and perform to your level. As for whether you'll become an overnight sensation or even surpass the leading actor... what are you thinking? Do you think anyone can get a 'supporting actress' counterattack script'? That's the job of the big guys!"
"No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to surpass the protagonist with your talent. So just act honestly and don't worry!"
Lin Cha breathed a sigh of relief.
With the seniors paving the way for her and Lin Churou's counterattack, it seems that it will be easy for her to achieve the achievement of being disliked by everyone!
"However, since this is your first time traveling through time and you don't understand anything, I have one more thing to remind you," the system said in a serious tone. "Don't tell anyone that this world is a book, and don't tell anyone about your mission to travel through a book. This is the cornerstone of the world. If the characters in the book knew, the world would collapse!"
Of course, under normal circumstances, if Lin Cha accidentally revealed this matter to others, the system mechanism would silence Lin Cha's words or prevent them from being heard.
But the system always felt that he should remind it. For some reason, he always felt that something was wrong with this small world, as if he had accidentally opened something, but he didn't know what it was.
Lin Cha nodded vigorously.
Of course she wouldn't say that she was just a novice who traveled through the book world, and she would definitely obey the system's instructions!
After the system left, Lin Cha took a deep breath and replied to Liu Mingqian: [Thank you, Teacher Liu! I'm very interested in the role of Xinghui! Can you tell me more about it?]
Although it is important to go home.
But before returning home, it was more important to support herself. Lin Cha's wallet no longer allowed her to refuse such a film offer.
The next day, Lin Cha arrived at Xinghui Building as scheduled.
Because he was worried that being late would leave a bad impression on the other party, Lin Cha arrived 20 minutes earlier than the agreed time and planned to go to the FamilyMart at the door to buy some buns for breakfast.
As soon as I arrived at Xinghui Building, I saw the sign for the "Painting Bones" audition downstairs. The staff in the lobby greeted the actors who came to "Painting Bones" for the audition and asked them to go to the conference room upstairs for the audition.
Lin Cha didn't expect that the other party would arrive early, so he stuffed the bun into his pocket and followed the staff into the elevator.
"Painted Bones" is a big production invested by Star Shine this year. It is an adaptation of the famous IP of Green River. There was not much publicity before the start of filming, but the news of its film and television adaptation has spread all over the Internet. The industry is very optimistic about "Painted Bones" and speculates that this will be a project that will hit the box office champion next year.
Star Shine was also very bold in choosing the director of "Painted Bones". They chose Zhang Shaoteng, a new director who has little experience but has a hit commercial film. This new director, who is only 30 years old, has made great achievements in the film industry and does not pay attention to the star status. He chose to recruit actors publicly. No matter what level of actor, after passing the initial test, they can come to audition.
Lin Cha followed the staff to the audition area for "Painted Bones" on the 30th floor. Many people had already arrived, and the staff were distributing audition script excerpts to the new actors.
Seeing that there were so many people around, Lin Cha muted his phone and took the notebook handed to him by the staff.
After flipping through the script, Lin Cha was a little surprised. She hadn't expected Liu Mingqian to recommend her to play the second female lead, the villain in "Painted Bones"!
Did Liu Mingqian have some misunderstanding about her? Not only her, but even her senior had never filmed anything before, and Liu Mingqian actually asked her to play the second female lead?
Lin Cha felt that she was probably just there to make up the numbers. Liu Mingqian probably just knew that "Painted Bones" was openly recruiting actors, so he let her give it a try.
The important thing is to participate!
It’s okay to fail!
Thinking of this, Lin Cha calmed down a lot and started reciting his lines while eating buns.
The other side.
Sun Qianqian's assistant Xiao He came to the entrance of Xinghui Building and looked left and right.
"Where are they? Miss Lin hasn't arrived yet?"
Today was the day for auditions for Painted Bones. Sun Qianqian and Zhang Shaoteng were auditioning actors on the 30th floor. She explained that Painted Bones had a special guest role with a great character, and she was planning to give it to Lin Cha. No audition was necessary. As long as Lin Cha didn't act too stilted, the role would be hers.
Xiao He went downstairs to wait for Lin Cha just to sign a contract with her.
But...where are the people?
Xiao He made a phone call, but no one answered.
It hasn’t arrived yet, has it?
However, Vice President Sun is willing to give Lin Cha such good resources, which shows that this person has a very high status in Vice President Sun's mind, so it is normal for him to be late by showing off.
Xiao He thought so, so he waited patiently for Lin Cha at the door.
On the 30th floor, Lin Cha had already memorized his lines without even realizing it.
I don’t know why, but although it was Lin Cha’s first time to read the script, he felt inexplicably familiar with it. As he memorized the lines, he became more and more immersed in the story and soon remembered all the contents of the script.
Lin Cha didn't think too much about it. He just attributed it to his good memory and recited it over and over again.
In the audition conference room, Chen Like finished her performance and looked expectantly at the teachers sitting in the judging panel.
Sun Qianqian and Zhang Shaoteng were the casting interviewers. In addition to them, the second male lead Gong Ke, who acted with the second female lead, and an unrelated person Liu Mingqian were also present.
Liu Mingqian had come for Lin Cha, figuring that if Zhang Shaoteng wasn't happy with her, he could offer some guidance, even if it meant an extra audition. Unexpectedly, before he'd even met Lin Cha, he was instead dragged in by Sun Qianqian to help with the audition.
Liu Mingqian is a well-known director in the industry and is more experienced than Zhang Shaoteng. Even without reading the entire script, he can analyze the strengths and weaknesses of an actor based solely on the audition script.
I auditioned several actors today. Overall, the actress in front of me, Chen Like, performed the best. Although her acting skills are still a little rusty, she has the right feeling for the character. After joining the team, I will adjust and teach her. I think she will be able to perform better.
Zhang Shaoteng was also generous with his praise, "There are still some flaws in her acting, but she grasped the main characteristics of the female villain, the feeling was right, and the emotions were also full, and the performance was good."
This kind of evaluation has almost confirmed that Chan Like will be the supporting actress in "Painted Bones".
Chen Like was extremely grateful, but she still smiled politely, "Thank you, Director Zhang, thank you, Director Liu!"
"Director Zhang and Teacher Liu seem to work quite well together," Sun Qianqian said. "Perhaps there will be new opportunities for collaboration in the future."
"It's hard to say right now," Liu Mingqian shook his head helplessly. "I'm getting old now, so it's good to just take one announcement every once in a while. Let's wait until we finish recording 'Leisure' before we talk about it!"
"Yes, there's also the variety show 'Leisure,'" Sun Qianqian nodded. "Xiao Zhou is already a regular guest on the variety show. Director Zhang, once the cast is finalized, you can bring the main actors to participate in the show. It will also serve as a promotion for 'Painted Bones.'"
Zhang Shaoteng: "Okay. Li Ke will go with us then."
Everyone chatted and laughed, thinking that the auditions for the day were over. Just then, the assistant hurried in, "Director Zhang, there's another actress auditioning for the second female lead. Now that Chen Like has been confirmed, should we still let her audition?"
"There's more?" Zhang Shaoteng looked surprised. He remembered that nine people had passed the initial test, so how could there still be someone else? Did he remember it wrong?
"Then let her in!" Zhang Shaoteng said, "We can't just send her back. If she goes around telling everyone about the roles we've chosen for 'Painted Bones', that'll be bad."
Lin Cha, as the last actor to audition, walked into the conference room.
Sun Qianqian and Liu Mingqian were stunned when they saw Lin Cha.
Oh my goodness, Xiao He just told them on WeChat that Lin Cha was late, and now this guy is here?
Did she take the wrong path?
Lin Cha was also surprised when she saw Sun Qianqian and Liu Mingqian.
[Why are Sun Qianqian and Liu Mingqian here? Oh, so I'm here to audition for this role after all?]
Sun Qianqian doesn't understand my abilities, but Liu Mingqian doesn't seem to have any clue what I'm up to! That girl just now performed so well, what does that have to do with me? Wow, I thought Liu Mingqian was going to help me get in through the back door, but he still has to audition...
[With my lousy acting skills, how could I possibly be so mad at women? I could have been more like the salty fish spirit in Painted Bones!]
Liu Mingqian & Sun Qianqian: "..."
People say Lin Cha has a big face, but she knows clearly her acting skills.
Lin Cha was being modest, she actually thought they introduced her to the second female lead!
However, fortunately, Zhang Shaoteng couldn't hear it. After passing Lin Cha, just let Zhang Shaoteng give her the role of Bai Yueguang.
Sun Qianqian turned to explain to Zhang Shaoteng, but saw Zhang Shaoteng looking at Lin Cha with a look of surprise. Chen Like and Gong Ke were also surprised.
Sun Qianqian's heart skipped a beat and she immediately looked at Liu Mingqian beside her.
Liu Mingqian covered his forehead helplessly.
—They just casually invited Zhang Shaoteng and the cast of "Painted Bones" to be guests on "Leisure," and already these three got a spot as guests?!
The scene fell into an eerie silence.
Only Lin Cha, who had no idea what was going on, spoke innocently, "Well, teachers, shall I begin my performance?"
Zhang Shaoteng: "Let's act!"
Anyway, I won’t be able to act better than Chen Like, so there’s nothing to worry about.
Lin Cha got permission and took a deep breath.
Although she has never learned acting, she has an inexplicable confidence and feels that acting is not difficult. She just needs to treat herself as the character.
Lin Cha imagined herself as Shang Qianqian in "Painted Bone," seemingly innocent but ruthless. Following Zhang Shaoteng's actions, Lin Cha unknowingly immersed herself in the role. She didn't even know why, but when she truly saw herself as Shang Qianqian, she was no longer Lin Cha, but simply Shang Qianqian.
Shang Qianqian's smile was very sweet.
She faces the world with a smile, but actually harbors malice towards everyone.
In her eyes, life is just a number, humans are no different from ants. She can kill people with a smile, and then drink the blood like drinking boiled water.
While drinking blood, she was still smiling, with an innocent smile, which made people feel that she was not some unforgivable villain, but that the dirty blood had contaminated her.
The three-minute audition clip ended quickly, and the final scene froze on the scene where Lin Cha drank "blood".
It was clearly just a glass of boiled water, but Zhang Shaoteng felt that it was blood.
Everyone shuddered with fear.
Lin Cha immediately regained his composure and stood up obediently, "Teachers, I'm done."
This call made people wake up from the nightmare created by Shang Qianqian.
Acting well...
"very nice!"
Sun Qianqian couldn't help but say.
"Painted Bones" is a commercial film that does not require high acting skills from the actors. The protagonist needs to have an acting skill of 80 points, and the supporting role can also have an acting skill of 70 points. With the addition of bgm and filters in the later stage, the expression effect will be very good.
But Lin Cha's acting skills made Sun Qianqian feel that "Painted Bones" seemed to be more than just a commercial film.
Even a complex and unreal person like Shang Qianqian, under Lin Cha's interpretation, makes people feel that Shang Qianqian has come alive, and that there really is such a person in the world.
Sun Qianqian originally only planned to let Lin Cha play a small role with only three or five shots, but now, her mind has changed.
"Lin Cha, your acting is much better than I imagined!"
Sun Qianqian already had a good impression of Lin Cha, and this time she was even more generous with her praise. "We originally wanted you to try another role. From this perspective, you are completely capable of this one—"
"Mr. Sun!"
Chen Like interrupted Sun Qianqian, "Didn't they say before that I had been chosen to play the role of Shang Qianqian? They even gave me the contract!"
Chen Like had just finished her audition, and everyone thought she was the last actor to audition. Plus, her performance was the best among the nine, so the assistant gave her the contract for the role of Shang Qianqian.
"Miss Chen, I'm sorry," Sun Qianqian smiled at Chen Like, but her eyes were distant. "We haven't signed the contract yet, and there's no Xinghui official seal on your contract."
It doesn't count if it's not signed.
Besides, it’s normal to change actors before filming starts.
"Mr. Sun, this isn't a good idea!" Zhang Shaoteng suddenly spoke up. "Lin Cha is a newcomer, not a professional, and has no acting experience. She might perform well in this scene, but not for the entire show. Many newcomers are like this: they shine in a few moments, but the overall performance is a letdown. To be on the safe side, I think it's better to use Chen Like."
is that so?
Sun Qianqian frowned.
Why did she feel that Zhang Shaoteng's attitude was a bit strange? Was he being too protective of Chen Like?
Liu Mingqian sneered, "Director Zhang, if it weren't for the open casting call for Painted Bone, looking at your attitude, I would have thought you and Chen Like had known each other for a long time!"
"How is that possible!"
Zhang Shaoteng wiped his sweat and quickly retorted, "Chen Like and I...we just met today..."
【Just met today? 】
Lin Cha's voice broke in between the five people: [But I saw on the system that you've clearly known each other for a long time!]
Everyone:!!!
Zhang Shaoteng looked at Lin Cha in surprise, while Liu Mingqian and Sun Qianqian skillfully pulled over the fruit platter prepared for them.
Yay! Lincha’s melon is about to begin!
Lin Cha didn't notice the surprised expressions of the crowd, and was concentrating on finding her melon:
[Just now, while I was waiting, I was bored and looked up the other actors who were auditioning. Chen Like, 25 years old, has been in the industry for three years, has filmed two web dramas, and has a boyfriend. Her boyfriend is Zhang Shaoteng.]
They've been together for three months and already living together, so why are they pretending they just met? Zhang Shaoteng held an open casting call just to give the role of Shang Qianqian to Chen Like! Otherwise, with Chen Like's status, how could she have gotten such good resources on "Painted Bone"?
[Huh, I thought I was the one with connections here, but it turns out Chen Li Ke is the one with the strongest connections!]
Zhang Shaoteng and Chen Like's faces turned pale and blue.
Zhang Shaoteng had originally planned to hold an open casting to conceal the truth, and even specially trained Chen Like for this purpose. Unexpectedly, Lin Cha discovered the truth!
How could Kelincha know all this?
"Zhang Shaoteng!"
Sun Qianqian looked at Zhang Shaoteng coldly, "I asked you to be the director because I value your ability, not to help your girlfriend get promoted!"
Zhang Shaoteng looked panicked, "Boss Sun! You misunderstood, this woman is just talking nonsense..."
Sun Qianqian is so smart! It turns out she already knew there was something wrong with Zhang Shaoteng!
Lin Cha's sudden thought interrupted Zhang Shaoteng's defense. "Chen Like definitely can't act anymore! But this is for their own good. Chen Like is already three months pregnant, and Shang Qianqian has a lot of scenes. She'll be showing her pregnancy later in the filming!"
Zhang Shaoteng:!!!
Pregnant?
who?
Chen Li Ke?
Zhang Shaoteng suddenly looked at Chen Like behind him with an inquiring look.
Chen Like was also surprised and held her stomach in disbelief.
She knew she was pregnant, but how did Lin Cha know?
She deliberately didn't tell Zhang Shaoteng because she wanted to get the role of Shang Qianqian first. She was thin anyway, so as long as she wore loose clothes, it might not be noticeable.
Zhang Shaoteng saw Chen Like's expression and instantly understood everything. Chen Like had been a bit player in the entertainment industry for three years, and finally got resources like "Painted Bone". Of course, she wanted to take a risk and give it a try.
What Lin Cha said is true.
But compared to Chen Like's career, Zhang Shaoteng cares more about his children.
Zhang Shaoteng divorced his first marriage because his wife had not gotten pregnant and his family was urging him to divorce. After being with Chen Like, Zhang Shaoteng also lived with her early in order to have his own child as soon as possible.
Zhang Shaoteng's family is relatively conservative, and he really wants to have a child of his own.
"Li Ke, you can put filming aside for now!" Zhang Shaoteng's attitude changed 180 degrees, and he persuaded her with both emotion and reason, "It's more important to give birth to the baby first!"
Chen Like hesitated for a few seconds, "But I'm still young, I still want to focus on my work, this child..."
She originally wanted to have an abortion.
"Riko!"
Zhang Shaoteng held her hand tightly and said, "After you give birth to this child, I will get you any resources you want! A child is a life!"
Chen Like was silent with a complicated expression.
Lin Cha tilted his head and smacked his lips in frustration.
"What do you mean by 'I'll give you resources and let you go back to acting after you have a baby?' How is that possible?"
After giving birth, there's confinement, right? Breastfeeding, right? This will take at least a year or two. Once the child is able to talk and walk, you'll have to worry about their education: which kindergarten they'll attend, what cram schools they'll enroll in, and once they start kindergarten, you'll have to worry about elementary school!
After a few years of this, I'm already in my thirties. How can I still act?
[I'm saying I'll give you all the resources you want, but I don't think Zhang Shaoteng has that intention at all!]
Zhang Shaoteng's face flushed.
Lin Cha was right about everything.
He is a bit patriarchal and thinks that after a woman gives birth, she should stay at home to take care of her husband and children.
Why is he still working? Can't he make money? A family needs two people to go out and earn money, which only shows that this man is useless!
But the most urgent task was to ensure that Chen Li Ke gave birth to the child. Zhang Shaoteng even raised his hand and swore, "Li Ke, I promise you! As long as you give birth to my child, I will choose you as the heroine of my next drama!"
Chen Like's eyes lit up, full of hope.
Movie, heroine!
She wanted to be famous so much and wanted to get the role of the heroine so much.
If she can really become the heroine after giving birth to a child, it is not impossible... After all, marrying a person like Zhang Shaoteng can increase her value.
Chen Like was about to agree, but Lin Cha's voice rang in her ears again -
[It's over, Chen Li is not going to agree, right? ]
[But Zhang Shaoteng's sperm is weak and he can't have children at all! If Zhang Shaoteng finds out the truth, what will Chen Li do?]
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