Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius - Chapter 215 - 196: None but Zhi Zhi

Chapter 215: Chapter 196: None but Zhi Zhi

On this side of the phone.

After Xiao Yuan finished speaking, she sincerely pleaded, “Director Jin, if the role hasn’t been finalized, Zhi Zhi wants to try. I think this role is much more suitable for her than the female lead. I hope the crew can give her a chance to audition!”

Xiao Yuan wasn’t quite sure whether this role required an audition, but she figured it was better to put her attitude out there first.

As soon as she finished speaking, there was no immediate reply from Director Jin.

Xiao Yuan tried to continue pushing, “Director Jin, Zhi Zhi has strong professional capabilities and learning skills; she can definitely handle the role of legal consultant…right?”

“And it’s more fitting for her than playing the female lead!”

Director Jin: “…”

The suitability is another matter, but the female lead she painstakingly selected among thousands now wants to be a legal consultant? Who would believe that?

She even spent considerable effort, maneuvering to learn lots from Director Xu, keeping a heap of notes, to win this collaboration opportunity?

Maybe she overdid it with the notes, pushed the effort too far!

Director Jin was dazed for a long time before responding:

“Well, Xiao Yuan, give me some time first to…think about it.”

Once Director Jin finished her last sentence, she hurriedly hung up the phone.

On the other end, Xiao Yuan quickly said, “Alright, I’ll wait for your news.”

Xiao Yuan didn’t think it would be harder to get a legal consultant role than the female lead.

She had done countless preparations on her path to becoming an agent, ready to battle anyone for Zhi Zhi, tear down opponents, compete for the female lead and prominent roles.

She even thought up agent scripting, combat marketing strategies.

Yet, she never considered the first role she’d fight for would be the crew’s legal consultant.

And it wasn’t even guaranteed to secure it.

Xiao Yuan hung up the call, feeling nervous as she went to find Ji Xizhi.

Upon learning this legal consultant job might not be secure and she’d have to wait for further news, Ji Xizhi wasn’t too disappointed.

She calmly said, “Let’s prepare well first. Later, I’ll prepare a resume and self-introduction video, also send over a copy of the original work about that elite lawyer for me to study.”

Xiao Yuan: “?” The female lead wasn’t as diligent as her!

Xiao Yuan’s anxious heart found peace at that moment.

This crew’s legal consultant role must belong to Zhi Zhi!

Xiao Yuan was full of energy, “Okay. I’ll send the material to you later.”

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Ji Xizhi fully prepared an entire set of interview materials this time.

She even wrote insights from the original work, and pointed out several unreasonable areas needing improvement.

Summarized and organized the document, clearly structured, sent all at once to Director Jin.

Director Jin was still worried about what to do. The female lead is out; it means Director Jin has to reselect.

But Director Jin is extremely particular about casting, Ji Xizhi was originally an excellent candidate in her eyes.

With an extremely high match to this drama’s female lead, possessing professional knowledge and popularity, for an online drama, this configuration is excellent!

But who could foresee that a good candidate wasn’t grown in her pit.

Director Jin sighed for the hundred and eighth time.

She still thought about finding other information in a few days and consulting Director Xu if there were other ways?

Just as she opened her computer, a “dingdong” sound notified her of a new email.

It was from Xiao Yuan.

A compressed file package.

Director Jin thought Ji Xizhi figured it out and, with some delight, opened the compressed package.

Inside was a series of introductions, self-introduction, personal videos, etc.

Everything was done meticulously and exceptionally well, even included thoughts on reading the original work, presenting small suggestions.

Director Jin nearly called Xiao Yuan on the spot to finalize the female lead’s role.

What audition? Forget it!

With these materials and personal introduction, she could be assured Ji Xizhi was the female lead she wanted!

Director Jin excitedly took a huge sip of tea.

Pulling up with her mouse, just as she was about to contact Ji Xizhi’s side, she saw some bold words at the top.

“Position Applied: Legal Consultant.”

Director Jin: …Heart stopped beating.

Just missed seeing it earlier, was only focused on Ji Xizhi’s prepared materials, but returning now to see, it was far off; Ji Xizhi’s materials were not for the female lead?

Director Jin felt like seeing an unstoppable top student adamantly refuse to take an exam, deeply powerless.

Yet after reviewing the materials, she couldn’t deny agreeing to her being the crew’s legal consultant.

Because it was too outstanding.

Even if Director Jin could hire a legal consultant externally, it’d unlikely anyone would willingly do what Ji Xizhi did before joining, completing the original work.

Director Jin thought and thought, but still made a call to the crew’s hiring staff.

Director Jin: “Uh, we won’t need to recruit a legal consultant for now.”

Staff: “Huh? Not recruiting?”

Director Jin: “We already recruited.”

Staff puzzled: “Alright then.” But when did Director Jin begin to meddle with these things?

Seems like Director Jin is indeed focused on this drama.

The staff imagined, then put twelve thousand percent effort into recruiting others.

Director Jin finalized, and Ji Xizhi soon found out too.

The legal consultant was about to join the crew soon; the elite lawyer’s web drama titled “Rival in Love” tells the story of a lawyer entering the workplace, meeting the rival elite from childhood. The story mainly revolves around workplace love, supplemented by career lines.

Ji Xizhi would primarily check in on scenes related to workplace filming, only needing a few days.

Director Jin demands high quality for the drama, and with Ji Xizhi already confirmed.

The female lead side can only hold casting auditions now.

Director Jin’s drama already attracted many to this opportunity, although it’s a small web drama, with Director Jin’s fame, it couldn’t be too bad.

On audition day, quite a few famous actors showed up.

Ji Xizhi also attended that day.

She was invited by “Rival in Love’s” scriptwriter Shanli to the scene.

Since taking the legal consultant role, she preemptively interacted with Shanli for a while, also reviewed the script adaptation, providing some opinions.

Scriptwriter Shanli was rather unfamiliar with many legal aspects, but after Ji Xizhi’s communication, many plots brightened considerably.

Their relationship grew closer.

For today’s female lead audition, Shanli was present too. Ordinarily, screenwriters don’t partake in casting, but Shanli herself was one of the investors for this drama, so she came.

Not only did Shanli come, she coaxed Ji Xizhi into visiting too.

When Ji Xizhi arrived at the scene, many people were already waiting at the audition entrance.

It was similar to previous commercial casting scenarios, but with more people.

Everyone held a number plate.

Ji Xizhi wearing a mask and hat came over, not yet heading to the room Shanli mentioned, when a staff handed her a number plate.

“Wait over there, line up, check the number called!”