Shang Yechu was hesitating about how to ask Shi Shan for information when Shi Shan spoke up:
"The casting of the other main roles has been finalized, but the casting of the female lead has reached a stalemate."
Shang Yechu looked up in surprise, not expecting that Shi Shan would deliver the message to her door without making any demands!
Shi Shan, seeing Shang Yechu's barely concealed astonishment, couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Aren't we friends?"
Who knows who you'll be friends with tomorrow? Shang Yechu suppressed her surprise and smiled, "Yes—thank you Shi-ge for coming all this way to tell me such important news."
Shi Shan picked up his teacup, took an elegant sip of tea, and said, "The reason we've reached a stalemate is because the creative team has significant disagreements."
This wasn't unexpected for Shang Yechu. However, the fact that the casting process maintained a "disagreement" meant that at least two interviewers had chosen Shang Yechu, and their stance was quite firm. Besides Zhang Chen, who else could it be?
Shi Shan put down his teacup, his slender fingers gently stroking the inside of the cup. The ivory teacup and his light wheat-colored fingers looked very harmonious.
“Producer Zhang Chen insisted that your understanding of the character, acting skills, and mindset were the most suitable for playing the role of Li Yiming,” Shi Shan recounted. “He even had several big arguments with the executive producer Liu Zihang about this. Of course, Director Liu supported Teacher Wei Xuan.”
Zhang Chen's vote indeed went to Shang Yechu, who wasn't surprised at all, but still felt a slight sense of gratitude. The other person who supported her must be…
"Besides Zhang Chen, the chief director Xu Hanwen also said that you are the most suitable female lead in his mind, and he will not choose anyone else but you."
"Pfft—cough cough cough!"
Shang Yechu choked on a mouthful of tea and nearly choked to death!
"Ahem!...Excuse me, ahem! What...what did you say?"
Shi Shan quickly pulled out a few tissues, walked around the coffee table to Shang Yechu's side, and gently massaged Shang Yechu's back while handing her the tissues.
"Is the tea too hot? I'm sorry, I'll test the temperature beforehand next time."
Shang Yechu felt as if water had filled every alveolus in her lungs, and it took her a while to finally stop coughing. She wiped the corners of her mouth and eyes with a tissue.
"Ah, cough cough, Brother Shi, you just mentioned Director Xu Hanwen?"
Seeing that Shang Ye had stopped coughing, Shi Shan immediately withdrew his hand and sat back down in his seat.
“Yes.” Shi Shan thought for a moment and understood Shang Yechu’s shock. He immediately showed an apologetic expression: “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect you to… I’ll be more careful next time.”
Shang Yechu quickly waved her hand: "It was my own carelessness. So, screenwriter Zheng Bohan chose Wei Xuan?"
When she asked that question, Shang Yechu couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart. She was somewhat surprised, and even more puzzled.
“No, not really.” Shi Shan pushed a whole pack of tissues to Shang Yechu. “Teacher Zheng’s attitude is very ambiguous, and no one can contact him now. That’s why things are at a standstill.”
Shang Yechu suddenly understood. If Zheng Bohan disappeared, Liu Zihang could claim to be "waiting for Teacher Zheng's opinion," thus stalling for time. If Zheng Bohan had already expressed his support for Wei Xuan, the casting process wouldn't actually stall.
After all, Shang Yechu's starting score is zero, while Wei Xuan's starting score is fifty. Even if you add the same amount of weight to both zero and fifty, Shang Yechu will still lose.
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