Rebirth and Conquest

Chen Yan left the Wen family with Lu Mengli, and then rode in Lu Mengli's car to a hospital.

One of Lu Mengli's young stars got into an accident while filming and was injured. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. After the two arrived at the hospital, Lu Mengli went to the ward to visit the patient, while Chen Yan waited in the corridor outside.

Not long after, Wen Mu called to ask where Chen Yan was. Chen Yan had left the Wen family without saying goodbye, so Wen Mu couldn't help but worry. Chen Yan couldn't tell him that she was in the hospital, so she had to make up an excuse.

The injured minor celebrity wasn't seriously hurt, but he couldn't film anymore, so Lu Mengli wanted Chen Yan to replace him. On the way back, when Lu Mengli told Chen Yan about this, Chen Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mr. Lu, are you joking? I'm not an actor."

“It’s okay, this role isn’t important, and there aren’t many scenes.”

"Then you can find another actor to replace me, why bother coming to me?"

Lu Mengli turned to look at Chen Yan in the passenger seat, smiled, and said, "Okay, to tell you the truth, if we don't get this role, it will be taken by an artist from another company, but we absolutely cannot let him take it."

"why is that?"

“You’re not in the entertainment industry, so you don’t know how fierce the competition is here. The other artist’s positioning is similar to ours. Both of them are newcomers. They’re just here to get some exposure in this kind of big movie and gain some experience. If this role is given to their artist, they will definitely have a head start over us in future development.”

Chen Yan was momentarily speechless. After a pause, she smiled and asked, "Mr. Lu, do you think someone like me, with no experience whatsoever, can beat out the rival artists and get into this movie?"

"Well," Lu Mengli smiled enigmatically, "Actually, both of our families are investors in this movie, and we were originally going to put people in it anyway. However, our company is the main investor, so------" Lu Mengli didn't finish his sentence, but Chen Yan could guess what he meant.

Neither of them spoke for a while. After a while, Chen Yan asked, "Where are we going now?"

"Let's go to the filming location."

The next day, Lu Mengli took Chen Yan to the film set. Once there, Chen Yan realized that it really was a big movie. In her previous life, although Chen Yan was not in the entertainment industry, she knew that this movie had achieved great success in both box office and word-of-mouth after its release.

This is a police thriller, and for a time, this type of film was particularly popular in China. This movie is considered one of the best among them. It mainly tells the story of an undercover police officer, and Chen Yan plays the role of the undercover police officer's son. In fact, as Lu Mengli said, the son is not an important character. He only appears three times. His existence is only to show the protagonist's heroic spirit of sacrificing his family for the greater good.

After Chen Yan and Lu Mengli arrived at the film set, they first went to see the director. Lu Mengli told the director about having Chen Yan take over the role, while Chen Yan waited on the side. The director was a well-known director. After looking at Chen Yan, he didn't say much, only asking Chen Yan to try on the costume first so he could take a look and then decide.

In the fitting room, Chen Yan encountered a boy who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. The boy was also trying on clothes. When he saw Chen Yan, he was taken aback at first, and then a strange expression appeared on his face. The expression was not exactly hostile, but it was definitely not friendly.

Chen Yan was a little puzzled. It should be the first time he had met this boy, but he seemed to have a grudge against him. However, Chen Yan later learned that this boy named Li Yilang was the artist that Lu Mengli had mentioned that was being brought in by another company.

When Chen Yan found out, she couldn't help but laugh to herself. This boy must hate her to death. He finally got a chance to act after his opponent was injured and hospitalized, but then she, the unexpected obstacle, appeared out of nowhere.

Actually, the costume fitting was just a formality, and unsurprisingly, Chen Yan got the role.

After the role was finalized, Chen Yan stayed here and stayed at the hotel rented by the film crew that night.

Chen Yan thought that the boy named Li Yilang would leave after failing to get the role, but she didn't expect to run into him again at the hotel.

At that moment, Chen Yan was opening the door to go out when she turned her head and saw Li Yilang in the corridor. Li Yilang was wearing a large coat with the hood pulled up over his head. Since he had already passed Chen Yan's room, Li Yilang did not see Chen Yan and was walking hurriedly towards the inner room.

Watching Li Yilang's retreating figure, Chen Yan curled the corners of her lips, then spoke to Li Yilang in front of her: "Where are you going?"

Li Yilang suddenly stopped in his tracks, then turned to look at Chen Yan. Whether it was Chen Yan's imagination or not, Li Yilang's face seemed to show a hint of fear. "What are you doing here?" Li Yilang asked.

"I'm filming, where else would I be?" Chen Yan replied with a smile, walking towards Li Yilang. "You don't live here, right? Then who are you looking for?"

"That's none of your business," Li Yilang replied indifferently.

"Don't go," Chen Yan said, her smile fading. "It'll be pointless."

Li Yilang looked at Chen Yan with some surprise, but Chen Yan smiled again, even with a smug expression, and said, "This role is mine. It's no use asking anyone else. You're just wasting your energy."

Li Yilang looked somewhat embarrassed. Indeed, he was currently looking for the film's assistant director, hoping to get a chance to speak on his behalf. He had heard from others that the assistant director was extremely fond of men and was even willing to sacrifice his own body if necessary.

But now, Chen Yan's words had exposed his thoughts. Li Yilang felt embarrassed and unwilling. He looked at Chen Yan and said in a disdainful tone, "So what if you have a powerful backer? What's there to be proud of? I've worked so hard for this movie for so long, what have you done?"

“You’re right.” Chen Yan nodded, still smiling in a smug way. “I do have powerful connections, so people like you who don’t have strong connections have to work harder on your own.”

"What, you still don't want to leave? Why don't you come and keep me company? Maybe if you make me happy, I'll give you this role." Seeing that Li Yilang was still not leaving and was just looking at him resentfully, Chen Yan added with a smile.

After Chen Yan finished speaking, Li Yilang left immediately. Since Chen Yan had already said those words, if he didn't leave, he would truly be humiliating himself.

Just as Li Yilang left, Lu Mengli walked out from the side and teased Chen Yan, "You seem to really like him."

Chen Yan's expression didn't change much; she simply asked politely, "Mr. Lu likes to eavesdrop on other people's conversations?"

"No, I just happened to be passing by. Can you tell me why you're helping him? You know, if he goes there, it will be a huge stain on his reputation. If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of him, he can forget about ever working in the entertainment industry again."

“I’m not in the entertainment industry, why would I want to use this against him?” Chen Yan said, then paused and asked, “He comes here by himself, doesn’t he have an agent or anything to manage him? Are we just going to let him come like this?”

"He probably acted on his own initiative. Newcomers are young and impetuous, and can't keep their composure." Lu Mengli chuckled, then looked at Chen Yan with interest. "Sometimes I really can't figure you out. When you're in front of Young Master Xi, you're as obedient as a little rabbit, dull and meaningless. But once you leave him, you become like a cunning little fox, and you even look kind of cute."

"Is there anything else, Mr. Lu? If not, I'll take my leave now," Chen Yan asked with a smile.

"It's nothing, I just came to see you. You should rest now, I won't bother you anymore."

In this movie, Chen Yan plays a sixteen-year-old student named Liu Yan. When he took the costume fitting photos, he wore a school uniform specially designed by a designer, and his hair was also carefully styled by a hairdresser. He looked so clean and handsome that he was quite stunning. Although the director gave him the role because of Lu Mengli, he was still pleasantly surprised to see Chen Yan like this.

The first scene only involved taking some photos, showing Liu Yan at school and at home. After filming, the director was fairly satisfied. In fact, Chen Yan didn't have any lines; she was just posing for a few photos.

After filming ended, Lu Mengli took Chen Yan to meet the actor who would be playing Chen Yan's father. The actor's name was Liang Sijie. At present, Liang Sijie was only a moderately famous actor. However, Chen Yan knew that after the movie was released, Liang Sijie would win his first Best Actor award and thus rise to the top of the film industry.

Liang Sijie was surrounded by several assistants, looking quite impressive. However, he himself was very approachable. When Chen Yan met him, she took a good look at him. Liang Sijie had a very charming face, especially his eyes, which were very deep and captivating. No wonder he became a superstar, Chen Yan thought to herself. Afterward, Chen Yan chatted with Liang Sijie for a while, getting to know each other a little.

When they returned to the hotel that evening, Lu Mengli came to Chen Yan's room. He said he was leaving and would come back to pick Chen Yan up after filming was finished in a few days. Lu Mengli also brought an assistant with him, who would take care of Chen Yan from now on.

Chen Yan originally didn't want to stay here any longer; he wanted to finish filming as soon as possible and leave. However, after seeing the assistant named Fu Mingxue, Chen Yan's eyes lit up. Without saying anything more, he nodded and agreed.

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