Chapter 12: Wen Ruo Yi VS Tang Xiao Xiao!

  "Scene 276, Act 59, 3, 2, 1, a!"

  A beautiful girl in a cheongsam dress walked down the stairs, her left hand holding onto the railing. At the bottom of the stairs sat a middle-aged woman wearing a bright red cheongsam, with a large pearl necklace around her neck and a jade ring on her finger. She was sitting elegantly on the sofa, with a cigarette in her hand and a pair of sapphire blue high heels on her feet, silently puffing out smoke rings.

  It was just such a scene, almost decadent, that everyone's attention was focused on this middle-aged beauty, while Yang Shan, who should have been the center of attention with her pure and beautiful looks, was completely ignored by people.

  "NG! Stop!" Cao Hao's voice was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, "Yang Shan, can't you have some dignity and elegance like a young lady? Look at yourself, where do you look like a lady? You don't have the aura and brilliance that a protagonist should have at all!"

  "I told you so." The middle-aged beautiful woman, played by Wen Ruo Yi, stood up from the sofa with a disdainful expression and put her cigarette in the ashtray. "Can you finally do it or not? If you can't, then just quit yourself and don't waste everyone's time."

  "I..." Yang Shan, who played the role of Da Jie, lowered her head shyly, "Sorry, director, Wen Jie, it's my fault. Give me some time to adjust, I'll definitely do better!"

  "Is it real or fake?" Wen Ruo Yi walked towards Yang Shan with an arrogant attitude, and when she brushed past her, she intentionally bumped into her with her shoulder, coldly and sarcastically saying, "You're just a newcomer who joined halfway, yet you really think you're some kind of superstar? Hmph, your dogshit luck has come to an end starting today!"

  "Wen Jie you..." Yang Shanshan looked at Wen Ruo Yi with some disbelief.

  All that was left for Yang Shan was a cold smile.

  Far away, watching Tang Xiao Xiao shaking her head helplessly, Yang Shan is really too tender. Although she still has some shortcomings in acting skills, it's not to the point where she can't even handle such a simple shot. So the only explanation is that... Wen Ruo Yi, who is acting with her, is stealing her show!

  It's no wonder that Wen Ruo Yi ended up like this. Originally, she was very likely to become the female lead in this play, but unfortunately, Cao Hao chose Yang Shan, making her a hot candidate for the female lead and relegated her to playing an insignificant supporting actress, even becoming a laughing stock among insiders. How could Wen Ruo Yi let go of Yang Shan during filming?

  I really don't know what to say about Yang Shan, Wen Ruo Yi has been giving her a bad face since she joined the crew yesterday, always coldly mocking and ridiculing her. But Yang Shan believed Zhao Le's instigation, saying that flattering Wen Ruo Yi would bring great benefits to her future star path, sticking her hot face to someone else's cold butt, being played like a fool by Wen Ruo Yi.

  Yang Shan's eyes were blurry with tears as she walked up to Tang Xiao, calling out in a wronged tone, "Xiao...".

  "It's okay, this isn't your fault."

  Tang Xiao Xiao helplessly patted Yang Shan's back, pulled her to stand in front of Wen Ruo Yi, and with a hint of discomfort in his heart, he respectfully bowed to Wen Ruo Yi, accompanied by a smiling face, "Wen sister, we are young and ignorant, there are many things we don't understand, if we have offended you, I hope you won't take it to heart."

  Yang Shan's face was shocked, looking at Tang Xiao Xiao with a puzzled expression.

  Tang Xiao smiled shallowly and met Yang Shan's gaze, this move of "first courtesy then martial arts" was something she had long since mastered.

  Wen Ruo Yi let out a soft hum, raised an eyebrow, "You're still quite sensible for a little girl like you, but... do you think apologizing and making amends once is enough? — Hm?"

  Tang Xixi humbly lowered her eyelids, "Wen Jie, you're not new to the entertainment industry, you should understand this kind of thing. This isn't something we did on purpose, it's just that the director took a liking to her. In the entertainment industry, this is normal, right? It doesn't necessarily mean that an actor will be treated like this just because they were chosen by the director."

  Wen Rouyi sneered, "You apologize, that's your business. Whether I accept it or not, that's mine."

  How dare you!

  Tang Xiao raised her head, the gentleness in her eyes gradually dissipating, replaced by a fierce and untamed look. She raised her voice, "Since Sister Wen has said so, we newcomers will understand, however... Sister Wen, it's better to leave some room for maneuver when dealing with people!"

  "What can be done if you don't stay?"

  Wen Rouyi raised her eyes, and they were at odds!

  The atmosphere between the two people suddenly turned icy, and the gunpowder seemed to be on the verge of igniting.

  Tang Xiao Xiao curved her lips and turned around with an arrogant attitude, "Then let's follow the rules of the entertainment industry."

  Wen Ruo Yi sneered coldly, polishing her fingernails as she spoke in a light tone, "You're just a naive little kid who doesn't even have all your hair grown out yet, what do you know about the rules of the entertainment industry?"

  Cao Hao had long seen the situation here, but he could only pretend that he hadn't seen anything. Wen Ruo Yi was a veteran in the circle, and even if he was the director, he didn't dare to easily offend her. When he decided to film this movie, she had been hinting at him from the side, hoping that he would let her play the female lead.

  Unfortunately, her image is far from the heroine she dreamed of. Let's ask, a nearly forty-year-old mature woman, no matter how well-maintained, how can she play an eighteen-year-old pure and beautiful girl?

  Tang Xixi walked up to Cao Hao's face, gave a charming smile, "Director Cao, I'm not quite sure about this scene, so I was thinking of letting Wen Jie and me work together, letting her see how to shoot this scene, okay?"

  Cao Hao never thought that Tang Xiao would make such a request, and was momentarily stunned, asking in surprise, "Xiao, you - can act?"

  Tang Xiao smiled and curved her eyebrows, only sending two words to Cao Hao, "Won't."

  Wen Ruo Yi, upon hearing this, merely sneered and took a sip of warm water before standing up. "Ignorant thing! Hmph, I'll let her see what the rules of the entertainment industry are!"

  Cao Hao cast his gaze at Wen Ruo Yi, shaking his head in resignation. "Alright then, let's do this properly - makeup artist, costume designer, the whole works! Take Xiao Xiao to change into something else... Yang Shan! You keep a close eye on things and compare for yourself, see how you can capture the essence of the character!"

  Yang Shan hastily nodded.

  It's already evening, and the weather has cooled down a bit. Tang Xiao Xiao, who had hastily changed her clothes, was wearing an overcoat outside, but she didn't follow the makeup artist's instructions to put on makeup, instead going for a completely bare face look. She only let down her hair from its ponytail and wore an ancient-looking hairpin to hold it back behind her ear, with a pair of pearl earrings dangling from her ears.

  Everything is ready, just waiting for the right moment to give Wen Rouyi a loud slap!

  Digression

  It's Friday today, tomorrow night is Christmas Eve, I wish you all a Merry Christmas in advance, muah, reserve your Christmas fruit...

  Drag out and stew those who don't collect!