Having gotten used to the grueling schedule of the "Half a Day" crew, Shang Yechu found it hard to fall asleep when she suddenly had some free time.
Under the cover of night, Shang Yechu finished reading the preview sections of all three scripts.
Originally, Shang Yechu planned to decide which script to choose after reading them all, but after actually finishing them, she became more agitated and even more indecisive.
"The Legend of Luoxia" was the first role Shang Yechu rejected. To be relegated to a supporting role after playing the lead would be too disappointing for Yeya. A particularly outstanding deus ex machina role might be worth considering; but a supporting character who gives the male lead magical artifacts and acts of affection… even if Ji Juntao could pull some strings to get a special appearance, it wouldn't make much sense.
The drama "Heartbeat Prohibition Notice" also left Shang Yechu dissatisfied. The scenes where the movie star and a minor extra were dating somehow made Shang Yechu keep hallucinating about Shi Shan and herself. Once she adopted this perspective, watching the sweet interactions between the male and female leads gave Shang Yechu goosebumps, and her whole body felt like her joints were dislocated.
The script for "Moonlight Window" was flawless. Shang Yechu read it twice, still somewhat unconvinced, and had to admit that the male and female leads were well-developed characters, and the plot wasn't overly unrealistic or outrageous. If Shang Yechu were to rate it, it would be a sweet and lighthearted drama, scoring at least a seven out of ten.
Given Shang Yechu's current reputation, getting a female lead role like this is already quite an achievement.
Shang Yechu tossed and turned on the bed, trying to figure out what was wrong with "Moonlight Window" after a long time. In the end, she only found one flaw: the female lead's character was a warm and cute little sun character, which was different from Shang Yechu's previous image and might make the audience feel uncomfortable.
Even Shang Yechu herself felt that picking the bone out of the egg was going too far.
Shang Yechu is only twenty-two years old (by Chinese reckoning), and in terms of age and appearance, she's perfectly suited for youth idol dramas. Even the most critical film critic wouldn't dare to call her "pretending to be young." As for acting, this script doesn't have any deep or complex plot. If she can't even handle such a light and simple role, Shang Yechu might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes.
There are no character issues, no plot flaws, no acting difficulties... Shang Yechu herself doesn't even know what she's still dissatisfied with.
After tossing and turning until 5 a.m., Shang Yechu finally couldn't help but call Ji Juntao.
The first call was disconnected.
Shang Yechu persistently dialed the second one.
The phone rang for about ten seconds before Ji Juntao's sleepy voice came through: "You'd better have something urgent to tell me. Can you at least tell me what time it is?"
Shang Yechu cut to the chase: "Who's producing 'Moonlight Window'? Who's the director? The screenwriter? Who's the male lead being negotiated with?"
"Ah—yawn," Ji Juntao yawned, "I knew you'd like this one. The production company is Hot Red Open Pictures; the director is Han Shuo, whose previous works include 'Don't Sprinkle Sugar on Me' and 'Her Name is Spring'; the screenwriter is an author on Fanfan Reading, whose pen name is Peach Kernel Rabbit..."
"Hot Red Open?" Shang Yechu had never heard of such a company before. "What kind of weird name is that?"
Ji Juntao yawned again: "The company owner has some issues with his head. Originally it was called Liangbaikai—both cool and dry, how could he dare to choose such an unlucky name? People who didn't know better would think it was a mineral water company. After all that fuss, the company was indeed on the verge of bankruptcy. Later, he consulted a master who said that 'cool' and 'white' were bad, so he had to choose the opposite meaning. So he changed the name to Rehongkai."
Shang Yechu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why does this sound so unreliable to me?"
"Don't worry about that. I'm sure I've done a background check before handing it to you." The sound of drinking water came from Ji Juntao's other end. "This company is starting to look up, at least they won't run away with the money."
The company is fine, but Shang Yechu had never heard of director Han Shuo. However, she did remember the dramas "Don't Sprinkle Sugar on Me" and "Her Name is Spring." Both were well-received romantic comedies, and "Her Name is Spring" even made Wei Yize a rising star.
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