Chapter 83 Characters

"Linna, your new assistant is so cool!"

Linna turned her head and glanced at the person leaning against the wall not far away. Short black hair, dark eyes beneath sharply angled eyebrows exuding a nonchalant laziness, a single sparkling earring less dazzling than the slight curve of his lips, and a simple black outfit made even more striking by his slender figure.

That morning, someone had said they'd pretend to be her assistant and protector, and she'd jokingly said she only needed a male assistant. Then, this dashing outfit was put on. Little did she know how much attention it had attracted. Even Fanny, whom she used to dislike, was now giving her frequent glances.

She'd lost count of how many people had complimented her. She smiled and nodded in response, "I think so too."

There were plenty of handsome men and beautiful women on set, but none possessed such an enigmatic and androgynous air, like a black pearl emerging from a sea of ​​colorful pearls—impossible to ignore.

"Hey, you handsome young man, come here for a second!" the director's booming voice rang out.

Everyone present looked in the direction the director was pointing. Oh, isn't that Lin Na's new assistant?

Lin Na paused for a moment, then quickly went over.

"Dear Steve, what do you need her for?" Lin Na asked.

"Her? Not him?" Director Steve caught on to the word Lin Na said.

When Sheng Jiaoyang walked over, she heard the director's words and immediately smiled. Sheng Jiaoyang had never lacked confidence, so her smile was full of self-assurance, radiating a captivating charm.

Director Steve's eyes lit up, and he said to Lin Na, "Your assistant is really good-looking!"

"Actually, she's my friend, not an assistant," Lin Na explained.

"Oh? She looks so young, still a student?"

"Yes."

"What's your name?" Director Steve asked Sheng Jiaoyang.

“Xu Jiaojiao, you can call me Jiao.”

“Oh~ Chinese.” Director Steve continued, “Jiao, would you like to play a role? I have a role that’s perfect for you, but it depends on whether you can pull it off.”

“I…” Sheng Jiaoyang was about to refuse when Lin Na stopped her.

Lin Na readily agreed for Sheng Jiaoyang.

Director Steve asked someone to bring a spare script, personally marked out a role, and asked Lin Na to take Sheng Jiaoyang to the stylist so she could study the script.

“Pretty girl, I’ve never acted before, and if I don’t do well, I’ll embarrass you.” Sheng Jiaoyang said to Lin Na.

“There’s nothing you, Sheng Jiaoyang, can’t do. I believe in you!”

Such unwavering trust! Sheng Jiaoyang thought to herself, she couldn’t believe she was so capable.

After finding the stylist, Lin Na explained her purpose, and the stylist started styling Sheng Jiaoyang after learning about the role.

To avoid holding Lin Na back, Sheng Jiaoyang started reading the all-English script; she needed to study this role that had suddenly fallen into her lap.

"Need any help understanding this character?"

Sheng Jiaoyang waved her hand dismissively, "No, go do your own thing!"

After finishing the styling, Sheng Jiaoyang had also figured out the character.

In short, the role she received was a cannon fodder supporting character; because of its short lifespan and limited screen time, it basically died shortly after its appearance. However, being a character who appeared in the script meant it wasn't superfluous; it could be considered a relatively important cannon fodder character, as this character directly changed the protagonist's fate in the script.

Director Steve finished filming a scene and turned to speak with the assistant director, but caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye. "Blake!" he called out the character's name. The assistant director also turned to look and saw a tall, thin, short-haired boy with an Asian face standing in the direction Steve was looking. He looked exactly like Blake from the script! "Did you call me?"

Sheng Jiaoyang, being watched by the two directors, walked over.

"Have you finished reading the script?" Director Steve asked.

"Yes," Sheng Jiaoyang nodded.

"You're a girl?" The assistant director was surprised to hear her voice. He looked at Steve and reminded him, "Blake is a male character."

"No, no, no," Director Steve shook his head, "No one says Blake has to be a man."

Judging from Steve's expression, he had clearly accepted Sheng Jiaoyang playing the role of the character, who had few scenes but was quite memorable.

Meanwhile, filming was in full swing, and the buzz surrounding a certain domestic scandal had cooled down due to one of the parties involved disappearing from the public eye.

"Xu Jiaojiao is such a weirdo. At this crucial moment, she ran off abroad to enjoy herself. I heard that President Li was already planning to have her take advantage of this buzz to get more gigs, but she ran away, making all your efforts go to waste," said Wen Ge, Gu Zhou's agent, during Gu Zhou's break.

Gu Zhou paused in his fanning, then continued, trying to cool off from the lingering heat of late summer.