She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

Jiang Lai has reached an agreement with the production team of "Peach Blossom Smile" to discuss the specific terms on Thursday morning.

Fu An had asked her if she needed him to come with her, but Jiang Lai considered it and felt that she was fine with it, so she declined.

He didn't say much, only that she could call him if there were any problems, and Jiang Lai naturally agreed.

Zhou Jinghui belongs to Xinyi Media, which is a well-established film and television production company with a considerable reputation. Zhou Jinghui is a director at Xinyi Media and holds a fairly high position within the company. Jiang Lai told the receptionist that she was looking for Zhou Jinghui's assistant and was immediately led to a meeting room.

Jiang Lai followed the receptionist into the elevator and then asked, "Is Director Zhou here today?"

The receptionist smiled politely. "Yes, Director Zhou booked the meeting room a couple of days ago, probably for today."

Although she maintained a dignified and reserved expression on her face, she was screaming inside, "Ahhh! I understand what Director Zhou means now, this face was born for the big screen!"

The elevator ascended at a steady speed, and then with a "ding," we arrived at our destination.

"This is it."

"Thank you!"

The receptionist smiled and shook her head, "You're welcome."

Jiang Lai knocked on the conference room door, and a voice from inside said, "Come in!"

Jiang Lai pushed open the door and went inside. There were already people inside. Besides Brother Zhu, whom she had met at the studio before, there was a man who looked to be in his forties. Jiang Lai immediately thought of "Director Zhou" that Brother Zhu had mentioned.

Brother Zhu stood up. “Miss Jiang is here? Let me introduce you. This is my teacher, and also the director of the TV series ‘Peach Blossom Smile’. Teacher, this is Miss Jiang whom I mentioned to you.”

"Hello!" Jiang Lai extended her hand first.

Zhou Jinghui also said with a smile, "I've heard so much about you."

"No, no, not at all." Jiang Lai quickly waved her hand, and the two of them exchanged some pleasantries.

Brother Zhu said, "Please sit down, Miss Jiang, teacher, please sit down. Let me explain the situation again."

Jiang Lai listened to him and sat down in her seat, where Zhou Jinghui was sitting directly opposite her.

Zhu Ge sat diagonally to her side, spitting loudly: "There are no outsiders in this conference room, so just say it once and don't mention it to anyone else. In our drama, the actress playing Shaoyin is Su Ruo. I don't know if you know her?"

Since Jiang Lai had decided to take on the voice acting role, she had naturally looked into the drama and the actors. She knew about Su Ruo, so she nodded.

"Okay, you know her, so I don't need to say more. She's actually a fairly famous up-and-coming actress. Although her acting skills are a bit lacking and she has a lot of scandals, she has good parents, so she's constantly being fed resources. Anyway, she's a rather controversial person. I can't say anything else, but her acting skills are definitely bad. In any case, eight out of the roles she's played have been ruined. The other two are because the characters were originally bad, and she was just playing herself."

"We've digressed. Let's get back to the drama. Her acting wasn't good, and we in post-production have been trying our best to make up for it, but there are still some things we couldn't do. For example, look at this—"

Zhu Ge showed her the notebook in his hand; it contained a scene depicting Shao Yin and Yan's falling out.

Su Ruo's appearance was actually quite beautiful. It was clear that the production team had put a lot of thought into her makeup and styling. When she stood there still without moving or speaking, she was quite a sight to behold. However, when Su Ruo acted out lines with the actor opposite her, there was a sense of incongruity.

With exaggerated facial expressions and flat lines, he resembles a robot (an artificially stupid version).

"Her acting in this scene was poor; her emotional expression was insufficient. We were really waiting for her to build up her emotions, but she just didn't care! Her exaggerated expressions were fine, she was just there to gain exposure, she didn't care about her reputation at all. Praise or criticism were fine, she didn't care about public opinion. So she still has to work hard in the later stages."

"We really did our best in post-production, and we had no other choice but to ask you to voice her. One reason is that you have already voiced the character Shaoyin before, so you should have a deeper understanding. Another reason is that your voice has already been accepted by book fans and radio drama fans. Asking you to voice Shaoyin might arouse their love."

Jiang Lai listened attentively to what was being said, smiling and nodding occasionally, and sometimes asking her own questions.

Zhou Jinghui, sitting opposite her, looked at her with a gleam in his eyes. The girl in front of him was truly beautiful. The moment he saw her, he felt that she was perfect for playing the leading role in his films. She was suited for movies, portraying a beautiful, innocent, and frail girl who was actually extremely dark inside.

After Jiang Lai finished talking with Brother Zhu, she made a decision: "Then I have no problem. We can sign the contract at any time."

"That's great. Also, my teacher needs to talk to you. You see—" Brother Zhu glanced at his teacher, Zhou Jinghui, only to find him lost in thought.

"Teacher? Teacher?" he called out twice.

"Huh?" Zhou Jinghui snapped out of his daze. "What's wrong?"

"Don't you still have something to say to Miss Jiang?" he reminded her.

Zhou Jinghui patted his head. "Yes, that's right."

He sat up straight, leaning slightly forward. "Ms. Jiang, would you be interested in developing a career in the entertainment industry?"

001: "Here it comes! Our two main storylines: the learning storyline and the career storyline!"

Jiang Lai: "Go online, don't cause trouble here."

Jiang Lai first expressed her gratitude, and then said, "I'm really sorry, but since I'm still in school, if I go into the entertainment industry, my studies might fall behind."

001: "System notification: You have rejected the entertainment industry storyline."

Jiang Lai: "..."

"I heard you studied finance, right?"

"Correct."

"Do you plan to enter the financial industry in the future?" Zhou Jinghui pressed.

“Perhaps,” Jiang Lai replied.

“The financial industry isn’t easy either. You’re a girl. Of course, I’m not saying that girls aren’t suited for the financial industry, but you could choose an easier path, like developing a career in the entertainment industry. With your looks alone, you could definitely do very well,” Zhou Jinghui earnestly advised.

"Even if I have no acting skills, no perseverance, and no capital, it's still okay?" Jiang Lai asked.

Zhou Jinghui thought she was interested and said, "Okay, but I believe a girl like you wouldn't be content to just rely on her looks. Since you're a top student, you must have intelligence and learning ability. As long as you're willing to learn, I can assure you that you'll have no problem with acting."

Jiang Lai shook her head. "Thank you for your affirmation, Director Zhou, but I don't have any plans to fully pursue a career in the entertainment industry yet."

However, she didn't rule out any possibility, saying, "I'm definitely fine with voice acting. If the collaboration goes well, you can still contact me if you need anything in the future."

Zhou Jinghui wasn't angry about Jiang Lai's choice. He generously said, "It's okay. If you have any ideas, you can come to me anytime. If I have a suitable job opportunity, you can consider it. You college students have a lot of free time, so you can try more things. You don't have to decide your future direction now, right?"

“Of course, you’re right,” Jiang Lai echoed.

"Alright, that's enough for today. It was a pleasure meeting you." Zhou Jinghui stood up and said, "I have to rush back to the film set. I'll leave the rest to Xiao Zhu; he'll take care of you."

"I understand, may you rest in peace."

"Teacher, walk slowly."

Jiang Lai and Brother Zhu watched Zhou Jinghui take the elevator downstairs.

"Hey, the teacher specifically entrusted the crew's affairs to the assistant director just so he could come and chat with you." Brother Zhu turned to Jiang Lai and said, "My teacher has been trying to find a suitable actress lately. He has a script that has been sitting there for a long time, but he hasn't found the right person."

"I am deeply grateful for your kind words."

"What are you saying? Haha, it's alright, even if the deal falls through, we can still be friends. Shall I take you to the recording studio now?"

"Sure, shall we start dubbing today?"

"No, that's not it. First, we'll check out the recording studio, then the script, and then the post-production team. We need to get to know everyone. Don't worry, everyone's doing well." Brother Zhu thought Jiang Lai was worried, so he reassured her.

"No, I just think it's okay to start earlier."

Brother Zhu took her to the 17th floor and then asked her to wait in an empty recording studio.

Jiang Lai took a close look at the film company's recording studio and found that it wasn't much different from Lingyin's, except for some differences in equipment.

"As expected, Lingyin is still very wealthy," she muttered to herself.

After a while, Brother Zhu came in with two people, a man and a woman.

"This is Jiang Lai, whom I told you would be doing voice acting. This is our post-production team, Hao Ge, and this is our dialogue coach, Xue Jie."

"Hello!" Jiang Lai greeted them, followed by the usual exchange of pleasantries.

"Shall we start today?" Sister Xue said. "You go through the lines first, familiarize yourself with them, and then we won't go in to record. We'll just go over them outside like this to get a feel for it. If you're in good shape later, then we can start recording?"

“Okay,” Jiang Lai agreed.

Her memory is excellent; she memorized the entire script after just one reading, so she doesn't even need a script and can go straight in to record.

Sister Xue exclaimed that she was really suited to acting, and that just being able to memorize lines was better than many people.

Then came the study on emotions. As the dialogue coach, Sister Xue offered a lot of suggestions. Jiang Lai followed her advice to find the right feeling and was able to get into character quickly.

"That's great!" Sister Xue exclaimed excitedly. "Do you know how long it takes me to explain lines to some people? That doesn't make me an actor! The basic skill of an actor is reciting lines!"

She ranted and complained for a while, then let Jiang Lai in to record, and it went very smoothly.

Because Shok-yin has few scenes and is involved in few episodes, the production team chose to produce these few episodes first.

Jiang Lai made an appointment with them to come at this time every week until the dubbing work is finished.

That evening, around nine o'clock, Fu An sent her a message.

Fu An: How did today's dubbing go?

Jiang Lai: Everything is fine, and the other party is also a very nice person.

Fu An: That's good. If you have any questions, feel free to come to me anytime.

Fu An: Or everyone in the studio.

Jiang Lai: Okay!

Jiang Lai: Director Fu, do you have work today?

Fu An: No.

Fu An: Why do you ask that?

Jiang Lai: Because you're a health enthusiast, you should be going to bed early and waking up early on days when you're not working, right?

Fu An: It hasn't come to that point yet, we're not old people.

Jiang Lai: Okay :)

Fu An: [Voice]

Jiang Lai was washing her face when she saw the voice message he sent and casually clicked on it.

"But I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight."

His voice was clear and pleasant, with a hint of a smile.

It was Shen Yuheng's voice. Actually, the voice wasn't that different from Fu An's original voice, but because Jiang Lai had listened to Fu An's radio dramas so many times before, she could tell the difference immediately.

Damn, that voice! Jiang Lai listened to it again.