Chapter 76: Chapter 76 Overconfident? Chapter 76: Chapter 76 Overconfident? Liu Rui had arranged to et Ye Zhenzhen at the café on the first floor of Lemon Channel, and when Ye Zhenzhen arrived, Liu Rui was already waiting for her.
“Zhenzhen!”
Liu Rui had a delicate appearance, very fair skin, and shoulder-length hair. She was dressed in a light blue suit and light-colored high heels, presenting the efficient style of a business professional.
Ye Zhenzhen walked over leisurely and took a seat.
Liu Rui had already ordered her drink, lemon water, and a latte, which, in her mory, were Ye Zhenzhen’s usual preferences.
After drinking coffee, she must have half a glass of lemon water.
“You must have been tired traveling between the two cities yesterday, I’m sorry, I really wasn’t paying attention to my phone.” Although she had already apologized over the phone the day before, Ye Zhenzhen felt it was necessary to bring it up again now that they were face to face, as it was indeed an oversight on her part.
As her agent, Ye Zhenzhen, being the artist, should show respect for her business partner.
A flicker of surprise crossed Liu Rui’s eyes, then she smiled and said, “Don’t bla yourself for that. After all, before you went to record the show, I didn’t communicate well with you. Let’s not talk about the past, it’s all behind us now.
Zhenzhen, your injury…”
“It’s nothing.” Ye Zhenzhen lifted her right hand and pointed at it, “It’s here, but you can’t see it with clothes on. Did you bring the script? I want to take a look first.”
Ye Zhenzhen didn’t say much more, getting straight to the point.
Thinking about the audition today, Ye Zhenzhen had only done basic skin care at ho, her face free from makeup. She wore a dark-colored Chanel jacket, replacing the suit skirt with trousers of the sa color sche, and dark-colored low-heeled lambskin shoes on her feet, her bag a matching brand chain bag.
She tied her long hair into a simple low ponytail at the back of her head, making her look gentle yet competent.
“Oh, here it is.” Liu Rui took out the “Ren Pingsheng” script from her bag and handed it to Ye Zhenzhen.
Ye Zhenzhen took the script and began to read it intently.
Such brief communication left Liu Rui feeling sowhat dazed. The person sitting before her seed to be Ye Zhenzhen, yet not quite Ye Zhenzhen.
The person was still the sa, as beautiful as ever, but suddenly her mannerisms beca decisively efficient, with a strong presence and still very polite.
Internally, Liu Rui sighed, thinking that the variety show trip had been the right decision and was glad that Ye Zhenzhen had not heeded her advice to avoid it.
Ye Zhenzhen examined the script carefully for a long ti. “Ren Pingsheng” was undoubtedly a good script, with the character Zhao Di having very distinct traits, and a bit of silliness, likely what Liu Rui referred to as likable.
The original lead’s acting skills had always been criticized in the industry, and this role was not challenging for her.
However, Ye Zhenzhen felt it was too simplistic.
The screen ti was indeed as limited as Liu Rui had exaggerated over the phone the day before, not really widening the scope of roles as claid.
For such an unchallenging role, even if Ye Zhenzhen perford it exceptionally well, industry insiders would only say it was due to the simplicity of the character, not her acting prowess.
Ye Zhenzhen closed the script and smiled at Liu Rui, “The role you’ve chosen for is fine, but I think it’s too simple. I’m actually quite interested in the second female lead in this script.”
In contrast to the gentle and magnanimous female lead who was kind to everyone, the second female lead’s personality seed much more assertive and fiery.
But if played well, it was seen as capable and smart, brave yet cautious, with a bit of cunning – a morable and likable character that could expand one’s range of roles in the future.
As for the character of Zhao Di, Ye Zhenzhen honestly wasn’t impressed.
Liu Rui was completely stunned. “Zhenzhen, are you serious?”
Ye Zhenzhen replied, “I couldn’t be more serious, I want to play this supporting actress role.”
Liu Rui slowly ca back to her senses and took a small sip of the coffee on the table.
Thinking back to how casual Ye Zhenzhen sounded on the phone yesterday, and seeing her current nonchalant deanor, Liu Rui truly wondered if Ye Zhenzhen had read the script and still disliked it, perhaps looking for an excuse to reject her offer.
She said with a light laugh, “Zhenzhen, if you want to reject the role, you don’t have to say you’ll play the supporting actress. You could just directly say you want to play the lead actress…”
Given Ye Zhenzhen’s superficial and half-hearted acting, others might not know, but how could she, Liu Rui, be unaware?
Playing the supporting actress in “Ren Pingsheng”? That kind of role with a volatile personality and dramatic fluctuations, it wasn’t sothing Ye Zhenzhen could handle.
Not to ntion acting opposite Lin Qianqian as the lead actress. Although Lin Qianqian hadn’t made it to the top-tier yet, her abilities were there for all to see. By taking the lead actress role in this drama, it would be like taking a big step into the ranks of top-tier actresses.
Ye Zhenzhen acting alongside Lin Qianqian was like waiting to be thoroughly outperford.
With a slight movent in her attractive brows and eyes, Ye Zhenzhen also smiled and said, “As my agent, you’ve provided with such a great script. Why would I reject you? Forget the lead actress, I like this supporting actress role.”
The role of the lead actress was too gentle and lacked fluctuations, whereas playing the supporting actress was more challenging.
Liu Rui looked at Ye Zhenzhen in astonishnt, realizing that she wasn’t joking at all. She said earnestly, “Zhenzhen, I support your desire to act, but can you control this role as the supporting actress? The most crucial thing is, can you pass the audition in front of the director?
As far as I know, with so many people here to audition for secondary roles, the focus is on selecting the supporting actress…”
Ye Zhenzhen opened the script to one of the climactic passages with an air of determination, “As long as I can audition this section in front of the director, I guarantee no other actor will catch the director’s eye.”
Liu Rui: …
The scene Ye Zhenzhen referred to was indeed the most distinctive part for the supporting actress.
If it wasn’t because Liu Rui had seen the changes in Ye Zhenzhen on the variety show, she would really want to tell her right now: You must be overconfident, not knowing your own limits!
But rembering that she had just had an argunt with Ye Zhenzhen before the variety show, and that their relationship had just begun to improve, Liu Rui agreed, “Okay, I’ll find soone for you later to let you try out the scene in front of the director.”
Even though she knew it was unlikely, since her artist had such an ambitious thought, as her agent, she couldn’t hold her back anymore.
What if, like winning the lottery, the director took a liking to Ye Zhenzhen?
…
Jiangcheng East Golf Course.
Han Jiangxue’s photo shoot was also finished, and Shen Zhaonan felt he had done enough exercise. The family of three was ready to leave the golf course and head ho.
Shen Zhaonan was dragged out of bed early in the morning by his wife, who claid it was for exercise, but in reality, she had co just to take photos.
This made him complain, “Xiao Xue, early in the morning, you dragged to the Golf Course. Don’t tell it was just to take a few pictures for Weibo?”
Han Jiangxue was still looking at her phone, reviewing her social dia updates from last night till now to see if she had made it to the trending topics and what the netizens were saying…
Suddenly hit by the truth in Shen Zhaonan’s words, she felt a bit guilty, put away her phone, and looked up. She shouldn’t have looked, but once she did, her eyes instantly lit up, “Of course not, hey, who is that over there?”
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