Chapter 142: Futile Efforts
"The guy acting opposite Dai Weiwei?"
Wen Lan was a bit surprised that Li Jing would ask about this, but she didn’t think much of it and answered directly, "He’s somewhat better than Dai Weiwei, but still not up to my standards. Perhaps he’s been affected by Dai Weiwei’s state. I’ve already asked him to go back and re-study his role."
Hearing this response, Li Jing felt a slight tremor in his heart.
Wen Lan’s reply once again aligned with what Yang Xiaoxiu had said.
It seems that Yang Xiaoxiu wasn’t exaggerating. She had indeed seriously studied the script. Although she was playing a very minor role, her understanding of the character was more profound than that of the second female lead and the second male lead.
Thinking of this, Li Jing walked alongside Wen Lan on the filming site and asked, "Are you familiar with the actress Yang Xiaoxiu? I just encountered this girl, and she mentioned she’s also part of the crew."
"Yang Xiaoxiu?"
Wen Lan frowned slightly, first instructing the production assistant ahead to quickly order meals, then replied, "I have some impression, but don’t remember too clearly. This show is a collaboration with the Celestial Sea Drama Academy, and we invited quite a few students from their school to play supporting roles, many of whom I’m not very familiar with either."
As she spoke, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted the assistant director not far off. She waved and called him over before asking, "Did you bring in this girl, Yang Xiaoxiu, for the audition?"
"Yang Xiaoxiu?"
The assistant director seemed surprised by Wen Lan’s question. He glanced at Li Jing beside her, then answered honestly, "Yes, a student from the Drama Academy, playing a waitress. But Director Wen, didn’t you say the composition and lighting of those shots were not right, and they might be scrapped?"
He then followed up with, "Do you think Yang Xiaoxiu’s performance was poor? If she’s not up to it, I’ll just replace her. There are plenty of students from the Drama Academy; replacing her would be very simple."
