Chapter 838: Marriage Before Love (7)
Translator: Lordbluefire
Everyone turned their heads to see a mature man in his forties, wearing a floral shirt, walking in. It was indeed Lu Cheng.
However, Su Yan’s gaze fell immediately on the man behind Lu Cheng. Chu Tianye, who had been walking in front of Lu Cheng earlier. He was now playing the role of a minor character, appearing to be Lu Cheng’s follower.
Su Yan raised her eyebrows in surprise before hugging herself tightly again. The towels in the crew had all been snatched by the female lead, and she was still feeling very cold.
She frowned, displaying stubbornness on her face. The director, seeing this situation, was also taken aback. His sympathies were now leaning towards Su Yan. After all, Su Yan’s earlier performance had shown consideration for the overall situation. She hadn’t retaliated against the female lead’s provocations as expected. She didn’t seem like someone monopolizing the dressing room and preventing others from using it.
The director wasn’t inexperienced, and after his initial anger subsided, he had regained his composure. He faintly felt that he might have been manipulated.
So, he immediately approached Lu Cheng, smiling, and said, “Director Lu, let’s not change the cast. If we replace someone, we won’t be able to use the scenes we’ve already shot. It would be too costly to reshoot everything. Besides, I think Su Yan has been performing quite well…”
However, Lu Cheng waved his hand decisively. “No, we’re changing. We can increase the budget if needed and start from scratch if necessary.”
The female lead next to him became excited. Her wealthy father wasn’t at the level of Lu Cheng; he was just a minor manager under Royal Ocean Entertainment. She didn’t expect Director Lu to come forward to help her.
She immediately smiled and said, “Thank you, Director Lu!”
Lu Cheng looked at her and smiled back. “No need to thank me.”
Meanwhile, Su Yan’s expression grew even darker. She stood up in silence. At this point, she wasn’t trying to use her sharp wit. In the face of absolute power, there was nothing she could do. She had lost.
She took a deep breath, about to say something, when she heard Lu Cheng addressing the female lead, “In the days ahead, make sure to rest well and take care of your health. If you’re not feeling well, rest properly and don’t cause trouble for the crew!”
Female Lead,”??”
She was completely bewildered, looking at Lu Cheng with confusion.
Lu Cheng, however, had turned to the director. “Since we’re changing the female lead for this drama, let’s replace the rest of the supporting cast as well. What about this supporting actress…”
He pointed at Su Yan and asked, “What’s her name?”
Su Yan was still in a daze, not understanding how the situation had suddenly flipped. She uttered, “Su Yan.”
“Oh, it’s Su Yan. Let her play the female lead role then!”
SuYan,”!!”
The director on the side,”!!”
Both of them were stunned, not yet grasping what was happening.
Su Yan, playing the female lead role?!
Su Yan swallowed hard. “But I have a round face. Generally speaking, I might not be able to carry the weight of a female lead role.”
Lu Cheng, however, waved his hand dismissively. “What’s wrong with a round face? Sister Ying also has a round face, and look at her status now. Don’t underestimate a round face! Some things can be compensated for with acting skills!”
Actresses with round faces were generally seen as cute. To portray a heroic character, it would indeed require strong acting skills to support the appearance.
But Su Yan had acting skills.
The director glanced at the female lead, then back at Su Yan. He narrowed his eyes and sighed suddenly.
Lu Cheng unexpectedly came out to support Su Yan, indicating that her background might be even more influential than the female lead’s.
However, for him…
Handling one female lead was already enough of a headache.
If Su Yan were to gain power and start acting arrogantly in the crew, that would also be troublesome!
Especially…
Just now in the dressing room, several actresses had already offended Su Yan.
From the director’s standpoint, continuing the shoot with the female lead was evidently more advantageous than using Su Yan. At least they wouldn’t have to change the entire crew’s dynamics.
Now, if Su Yan were to investigate what had happened earlier, shooting for today might be canceled!
The director was internally quite unhappy, but facing someone of Lu Cheng’s caliber, he could only suppress his frustration and waved his hand. “Fine, then let Su Yan take the lead. Our scenes are already set up. Su Yan, go to the makeup room first…”
Being suddenly cast as the female lead meant her appearance would be different.
The director felt regretful that this drama might not turn out well. He even thought that another round of drama might unfold in the makeup room.
But unexpectedly, after waiting for a while on set, he didn’t hear any commotion from the makeup room.
He turned to the assistant director, who approached promptly. “Director, Su Yan didn’t confront those actresses; instead, she consoled them, saying that everyone was in the same boat and they should focus on the shoot.”
The director was taken aback by this revelation. He frowned. “She does have a kind heart. It’s a pity, though. The role of the female lead in this scene is supposed to be strong and fierce…”
Su Yan’s appearance was too sweet, not suitable for this role.
However, just as this thought came to his mind, he saw Su Yan walking out of the makeup room….