??Chapter 406: Chapter 407 Selection of the Female Lead_1
Chapter 406: Chapter 407 Selection of the Female Lead_1
“Alright, I have sothing important to discuss now, the new play is about to start shooting soon, and first I need to finalize the cast. Because the lead roles have special requirents, I’ll select them myself, while other roles can be chosen through competition. Anyone who wants to play a particular role can co to
and audition. If your performance is remarkable, the role will be yours,” Muniang announced loudly.
Everyone had already caught wind of this through the grapevine, so they weren’t surprised and uniformly responded, “Yes!”
Guo Yuehua’s lips curled into an even prouder smile, she even flaunted herself in front of Shen Dong, who trembled with rage, grinding his teeth relentlessly.
But then they heard Muniang say, “For the role of the male lead Yang Guo, Yue Guan’er will continue to play it. He fits the role in all aspects, and importantly, his popularity will help promote the play.”
As expected, no one objected.
Muniang paused, “However, the female lead’s image and temperant this ti are completely different from the last, so Yuehua is not suitable. I’ll need to select soone anew and plan to recruit another actress. Yuehua, you can take a break this ti and use it to hone your acting skills so you can try for more versatile roles in the future.”
Guo Yuehua’s face collapsed instantly, and her tone sank, “Why can Zhong Yulang continue while I can’t? What do you an my image and temperant aren’t suitable? Could it be that Zhong Yulang always fits the role perfectly?”
Muniang frowned; although she knew Guo Yuehua would be unhappy, she hadn’t expected her to beco so overbearing suddenly. It seed that Madam Liu’s words had co true—having risen to fa with just one play, Yuehua really had beco too full of herself. If Muniang kept indulging her, Yuehua might truly beco too big for her britches.
This ti, Shen Dong felt a burst of satisfaction, even better than if he had managed to unlock the governor and conception vessels. He raised his voice and said, “Why? Because my big brother’s decade and a half of hard work isn’t for nothing! Look at his cold face offstage—once he’s on, he transforms into whoever he needs to be instantly. Can you do that? Don’t forget how you only got the role of Ren Yingying by luck. If Lady had chosen the character of Little Dragon Girl last ti, there wouldn’t have been a chance for you!”
Guo Yuehua’s face turned the color of liver, so angry she nearly passed out, “You! You’re simply—!”
Muniang chided Shen Dong with a light rebuke, “Dong! Don’t be rude.” She still took Guo Yuehua’s feelings into consideration.
Dong huffed and closed his mouth.
It was then Muniang approached Guo Yuehua and said, “Yuehua, Dong’s words might not sound pleasant, but he does have a point. The most important thing for an actor isn’t to fit just one role, but to be able to showcase different aspects of oneself. Since you haven’t been training since childhood, I can’t bla you. The last play mainly suited your personality, and you perford well. This ti I’m not giving you this role because your current skill level can’t fully mask your own character to portray another.
Take this opportunity to learn acting from others. There will be plenty of chances to perform in the future. Our i Garden is going to last a long ti, and there will be no shortage of plays!”
Yet Guo Yuehua still glared, retorting, “You expect
to learn from them? This bunch who can’t even land a lead role?”
Muniang’s face was already turning sour, having spoken so earnestly, yet clearly, none of it had been heard. She said coldly, “At i Garden, there’s always soone who might beco a star overnight. Are you sure you want to offend people like this?”
Guo Yuehua’s heart seethed with even greater anger, “Not allowing
to play the leading lady is one thing, but now you want
to curry favor with others, don’t you? You’re indeed nothing but a businessman, obsessed with gain! You think I’m worthless and discard
without a second thought, even expecting
to cozy up to others. I’ll have you know that if I decide I no longer wish to stay, I’ll simply leave. Then we’ll see how many spectators i Garden draws without !”
Ha! She was already making threats. Guo Yuehua obviously saw herself as the star attraction of i Garden, believing it couldn’t survive without her. But she never paused to consider how she rose to fa in the first place. It wasn’t that i Garden couldn’t survive without her; it was that without Muniang, i Garden wouldn’t stand a chance. As long as Muniang was around, thousands upon thousands of Guo Yuehuas could be brought into the lilight.
Thinking her harsh words would surely make Muniang beg her to stay, Muniang’s expression, however, remained serene, “You should go back and rest. I’ll say it again, hone your acting skills, and opportunities will co your way in ti.”
If Guo Yuehua’s temper were not checked now, it would be unbearable later.
Stomping her foot in rage, Guo Yuehua stord out. Zhong Yulang frowned, noting that this woman’s temper was indeed getting out of hand.
Muniang was left shaking her head helplessly; it really did have a lot to do with one’s nature. Zhong Yulang had garnered much more fa than Guo Yuehua, yet he never displayed an ounce of frivolity. On the other hand, when Guo Yuehua was down on her luck, she was humble, but now that she had been exalted, she had beco disdainful.
“Enough of that, let’s talk about the issues of the other actors,” Muniang said.
“Yes!”
Even after having dealt with things, Muniang still couldn’t rest easy about Guo Yuehua and went to her residence in person. Muniang had always thought that becoming a female actor brought great pressure, so she never skimped on food or clothing and even provided her a separate courtyard to live in.
But Guo Yuehua, inflexible as ever, locked her door and refused to admit anyone. Standing outside the door, Muniang said, “If I had truly wanted to be harsh with you, I wouldn’t have bought you back from the brothel to give you everything you have today. I don’t need you for this play, but there will be opportunities in the future. Take ti to reflect, and the road ahead will undoubtedly be better than the present. Yuehua, think it over. Whenever you’ve made up your mind, co find .”
With that, she turned and left. Muniang wasn’t known for her patience, and had it not been for Yuehua’s unique situation, she wouldn’t have suppressed her irritation to co and persuade her.
No sooner had Muniang stepped out of the courtyard than Guo Yuehua smashed a cup to pieces, clearly not absorbing a single word that was said.
The new play was now in the works, and Muniang had no spare ti for these distractions. Whether Guo Yuehua changed her mind or not was entirely up to her—Muniang’s persuasions would be futile.
With plenty of ti on their hands, and the word of casting for a female actor already out, finding a suitable actress to play Little Dragon Girl would surely be much easier this ti.
Many poor but decent families, upon hearing that i Garden was looking to recruit a female actor again, eagerly sent their daughters to Muniang for selection. The glamorous life led by Guo Yuehua was enviable not only to impoverished girls, but even noble ladies, despite keeping up appearances, were secretly envious. After all, which young lady didn’t harbor the dream of a Linghu Chong inside her heart?
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