Huayu: Are you even sitting up straight? You're going to be the director?

Chapter 14 Mei Ting: Are you a human or a dog?

Mei Ting listened to Cao Zhong's ramblings with mixed feelings.

It turns out that people's skin really can be thick to a certain extent.

However, Mei Ting has always had a good temper and wouldn't get angry over the pay, but Cao Zhong's words did make her raise her eyes.

“Your junior brother always talks about money when things get tough, which hurts our relationship.”

Mei Ting waved her hand, "I've only read the beginning, I haven't read the script yet. If the script is good, we can talk about the money later."

She was quite interested in the beginning of the script.

Some time ago, she heard about Lu Chuan's new movie, which was also of this type, and that Qin Lan and Gao Yuanyuan were in it.

Mei Ting actually acknowledges the skill level of these two.

However, in terms of popularity, Mei Ting believes she is no less popular than the other two. Because of her performance as "Gu Xiaoxi" in "New Marriage Era", Mei Ting won the Best Actress in a TV Series of the Year.

Its mainstream acceptance is actually quite high.

Gao Yuanyuan's success is mainly due to her breakthroughs in film and commercial exposure, even reaching the level of Gong Li and Xu Jinglei.

Qin Lan dominated the screen this year, for example, with her role as Wang Lüping in "Dream Again," which allowed her to carve out a niche for herself in the idol drama market as a "Qiong Yao Girl."

But Mei Ting was also puzzled as to why the other party never asked her about acting in a movie like "Nanjing Nanjing".
In terms of impeccable family background and ancestral home, in what way is Mei Ting lacking?
When she heard the news at home, she had some doubts.

If Mei Ting says she has absolutely no interest in similar movies at this point, that's just self-deception.

"Okay, then senior sister, you can read the script first."

Seeing this, Cao Zhong became more obedient and stopped communicating with Mei Ting, instead letting her continue reading the script.

One page,
Two pages,

Three pages

When Cao Zhong saw Mei Ting turn to Lin Yuxiu's storyline, he continued to deliberately interrupt her.

"Senior sister, the role you'll be playing is that of the movie star Lin Yuxiu."

Cao Zhong began directing traffic.

"This character is someone who is high above others, not an ordinary person. Although she is not a ridiculously famous star, she has met such stars before, so she has a high opinion of herself. Of course, even a bit player can come into contact with higher-ranking professions at this time. Her status also allows her to come into contact with some intellectuals or high-level people."

As Cao Zhong explained,
Mei Ting gradually became immersed in it.

She witnessed Lin Yuxiu's life journey.
She went from being a background actor to becoming the mistress of a Japanese army translator.

She was teased and mocked by the Japanese army, and was rescued by a Japanese translator, thus becoming connected with the protagonist, Su Liuchang.

Thus, he joined the small team at the photo studio.

She was a very intelligent woman; at first glance, she could tell that there were other people in the photo studio besides Su Liuchang.

However, even the smartest person seems unable to see the situation clearly.

She had always hoped to leave Nanjing with the translator Wang Guanghai and a pass.

Mei Ting felt that this character actually had a somewhat somber feel to him.

But Cao Zhong kept talking and pointing, which annoyed Mei Ting.

It's very noisy.

Mei Ting had absolutely no liking for Cao Zhong.

"I'm sick!"

She continued reading and saw that Lin Yuxiu was invited by the Japanese army to be an extra in the "Sino-Japanese peace" campaign. Then, in front of her, an infant was killed. Afterwards, the other party put the infant in her arms and smiled as they played the role of a family with Su Liuchang.

Mei Ting suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold.

"Lin Yuxiu, she'll definitely change, won't she?"

Mei Ting thought to herself, "We've only turned a dozen pages of the script, and from what we've seen so far, Lin Yuxiu is definitely the female lead. How could there not be any changes in her character arc later on?"

I was thinking that.

Suddenly, Cao Zhong took the script away.

Mei Ting: ? ? ?
what's the situation?
Cao Zhongdao said, "Senior Sister hasn't answered me yet. What do you think of my suggestion just now?"

"Could you let me finish reading the script first? I've already said that if the script is good, the money is negotiable."

Cao Zhong said, "Never mind then. What I hate most is when someone gives me hope and then gives me despair. Senior sister, you are very popular after all, so your salary must be very expensive. I definitely can't afford to pay you enough. I'd better apologize to you in advance. I'll pay for the coffee."

Cao Zhong looked dejected. "It's because I don't have much money and can't afford to invite my senior sister. Please don't blame me, senior sister."

"Senior sister, you'd better not read the rest of the script. The later part is where Lin Yuxiu's greatest transformation takes place, and it's also where the character's arc reaches its peak and the role becomes more vivid. I can't afford to ask you to read it, and if I do, you'll be sad too."

So maybe we should just part ways sooner rather than later.

Cao Zhong looked at Mei Ting with sincere eyes, his expression conveying the message that he was doing this for her own good.

Mei Ting's eyes and even her dark circles were filled with question marks.

A sense of bewilderment and disbelief flashed in his large eyes.

who am I?
Where am i?

what am i doing?
Am I not an actor who was invited to read the script?

Am I not at the Beijing Film Academy, in your territory, Cao Zhong's, coffee shop?

Am I looking at a script?

I haven't even finished reading it, what do you mean by turning off the script for me?
They even told me that the sequel would be about Lin Yuxiu's character arc and a vivid storyline.

You're just teasing us until we're hungry, aren't you?

Mei Ting wanted to call the police!
I'm 32 years old.

Mei Ting has been in the entertainment industry for 23 years.

Who hasn’t seen this?
The key is Cao Zhong; she's never fucking seen him before!

If it weren't for the fact that coffee shops need to be quiet, and if Cao Zhong weren't sitting across from her, Mei Ting would have felt like she'd been hit by a firecracker and was about to explode!

She's about to explode!

The people at the Beijing Film Academy are all bad!
No wonder it's a rival school!

At this moment, Mei Ting recalled the story of when she applied to the Beijing Film Academy. She passed all the professional courses, but because the song and dance troupe promoted her to the rank of platoon leader, she did not have a military certificate and could not take the cultural courses exam.

The following year, she had another chance, but she went to the Central Academy of Drama and became one of the eight beauties of the class of '96.

But he dropped out of school again because of filming.

"So, in the grand scheme of things, fate thought the Beijing Film Academy was going too far, which is why it wouldn't let me apply?"

Mei Ting used to have regrets, but now she feels that not being able to get into the Beijing Film Academy was absolutely the right thing to do.

Are all the people at the Beijing Film Academy really human?
Are you sure it's not a dog?
Mei Ting gritted her teeth, her teeth almost breaking apart.

"I agree, I agree to your terms, show me the script."

“That won’t do. What if you finish watching and then don’t want to act anymore, and you don’t want to sign a contract with me? You can just pack your bags and leave, senior sister. In the end, I’ll be the only one who suffers.”

Cao Zhong hesitated.

"What do you want? Are you going to force me to act?"

Mei Ting clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles cracked.

Cao Zhong pondered for a moment, stroked his chin, and raised his head.

"Senior sister, how about this, you can read the script first, and you don't need to promise whether you'll act in it or not."

“I’ve put the contract here, and I’ve written 0 for the fee. That way, if you don’t act, it’s like you didn’t make a promise, and since the fee I promised was zero, essentially I didn’t make any promises either. Everyone feels comfortable with that. How about it?”

"casual."

Mei Ting just wanted to finish reading the script.

Moreover, what Cao Zhong said wouldn't do her any harm; at worst, she could just not act.

He picked up the script again.

Cao Zhong actually shut up and stopped talking.

Mei Ting noticed the change in Lin Yuxiu's lines.

She saw that Lin Yuxiu had still been humiliated.

She saw Lin Yuxiu go from having hope at the beginning to having no hope at all.

However, a tiny glimmer of hope for survival remained.

It wasn't until Mei Ting saw Lin Yuxiu and Wang Guanghai's duet that things became clear.

She said, "What if?"

After reading the script, Mei Ting grabbed Cao Zhong's shoulder.