Wu Jing, who was standing by, quickly chuckled to smooth things over: "President Sun, don't mind him. Director Guo is just very straightforward. He focuses all his attention on the creation of films."

Sun Dasheng waved it off: "It's fine, being straightforward is good. I actually like straightforward people. I can't stand those who are all roundabout and fake."

"Then I'll be straightforward too. This project is Director Guo's passion work, so I can't squeeze too many people in. Just arrange for me one female role. If she can't be the female lead, then the second female lead. If not the second, then the third is also okay."

Guo Fan was extremely pleased. Just to fit in one actress, and not demanding her to be the female lead? Where can you find such a considerate investor?

He quickly patted his chest and promised: "No problem! President Sun, you just send me the list when the time comes."

Outside the hotel.

Inside the Rolls-Royce.

Nazha, who hadn't spoken the entire time, felt her heart pounding. The spot he asked the director for, was it meant for me?

It should be... right?

Her excited heart started feeling anxious again.

Because... someone came to find them.

The car, which hadn't started yet, was knocked on.

The window rolled down.

A rose-like face appeared.

A sight of blooming prosperity!

Nazha saw the visitor glancing at her with dissatisfaction.

But she acted as if she didn't see it, smiling and saying to Sun Dasheng, who sat next to Nazha, "President Sun, can I add you as a friend? I was in such a rush earlier, I forgot. Please forgive me. Surely, you won't hold it against a little girl like me?"

How could Sun Dasheng resist that?

He added her without hesitation.

But Nazha beside him became insanely jealous, wrapping her arms tightly around his other arm. Her curvy bosom brushed against his arm in an intimate manner, as if to tell the vixen outside the car: Don't even think about it, he's mine.

Liu Yifei found her little act amusing and, after adding him on WeChat, departed with a serene smile.

"Hey! You added someone on WeChat right in front of me, do you even care about my feelings?"

As expected, Nazha's jealousy couldn't hold up and broke.

Because the other party was the incomparable Fairy Sister.

She felt highly threatened. If it were any other flirtatious vixen, she'd pay it no mind.

"You're jealous over just adding someone on WeChat?" Sun Dasheng rubbed her face in mock irritation. Her pretty face felt even better to the touch.

The more beautiful things are, the more satisfying it is to mess with them.

After teasing her a bit, he noticed his hand felt wet. "Oh my... Why are you crying now? Alright, alright, I was just joking with you earlier. Adding her as a friend doesn't mean anything. Of course, you're the most important person in my heart."

Seeing that she still didn't believe it, he handed her his phone: "Look, here's my chat record with Director Guo. The actress's info I gave earlier was yours."

"Why am I investing in this movie? Isn't it for you?"

"And you say you're not important to me, it breaks my heart."

Sun Dasheng pretended to be hurt.

Nazha took a closer look and saw it was true.

She felt a pang of guilt, realizing she had overreacted and was being unreasonable.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been jealous." Nazha quickly apologized.

"If 'sorry' sufficed, what would we need the police for?" Sun Dasheng said, keeping a straight face.

Nazha ignored him and buried her head in his chest: "I'm sorry, really sorry!"

When a woman starts acting coy, a man can't help but laugh.

There's no denying this tactic works wonders on men.

No LSP can withstand the charming coquettishness of a beautiful woman, right?

Especially when she's meek and teary-eyed right in front of you—oh boy, not many men can resist this combo attack.

Of course, Sun Dasheng was not one of those men.

He was practically stone-hearted now.

Back at the hotel.

He gave her a proper reprimand.

Sometimes, the practice of tough love may seem harsh, but it's effective.

Before long, she was wailing and begging for mercy, shouting she'll never do it again.

So, even in today's civilized society.

There's something to be said for a man's tough love that's indispensable; without proper guidance, problems arise.

In the face of Sun Dasheng's stern reprimand, Nazha clearly realized her mistake, doing some serious self-reflection.

She even properly tended to the tool of his reprimand.

With affectionate eyes, she told Sun Dasheng: "Next time, use it to admonish me again."

By the bathtub.

Sun Dasheng comfortably lay there, lifting his head slightly to see Nazha diligently working near him, nodding in satisfaction. Under his education, she finally behaved obediently.

"Director Guo told me about filming The Wandering Earth 3, saying we need to start actor training six months in advance, so you'll have to drop other jobs and focus entirely on the closed training over there. Don't embarrass me."

Ah?

Nazha looked up, "Half a year of closed training?"

"Yes."

In fact, Sun Dasheng hadn't thought of this either.

But once Guo Fan mentioned it, he understood.

After all, the space scenes involved many shots with astronauts in spacesuits.

Spacesuits... are very heavy, even if just as props, but Guo Fan strives for precision, aiming for a visual effect as close as possible to real spacesuits, so they're very heavy.

This requires the actors to spend a lot of time training their bodies to adapt to shooting in heavy spacesuits.

If their bodies can't handle it, the filming won't be able to proceed.

There are also actions simulating outer space, all of which need training.

Nazha gritted her teeth, "I understand. I will go for the training properly. I really want to act well in this film and make a mark."

Since entering the business, she has been labeled as a "pretty face."

And no matter what, she can't shake it off.

Her success and downfall both stem from her looks.

Becoming a pretty face is largely her own doing, but it's not entirely her fault.

She happened to come of age in the era of popularity-driven media, with her looks, starring in those shows, she stood there making money, where would she find the time to hone her acting skills?

The roles she played didn't give her the space to truly perform.

They were all pretty face roles.

Anyway, the well-known actresses born in the '90s are generally like her: pretty faces.

Are there any with good acting skills?

Of course, but they are buried in the crowd.

They can't stand out, what good does that do?

So, it's also related to the era.

It's like a filter.

What gets filtered out are those favored by this era.

So, who is to blame for the lack of good dramas now? You can blame anyone, and everyone, because it involves everyone.

Not just directors, writers, actors, investors, but also the audience watching.

In this environment, Nazha struggles and is conflicted.

On one hand, she wants to be a good actor, but on the other, reality tells her she only needs to play a pretty face well to live comfortably.

Really wanting to be a good actor is not only hard work, but also thankless.

Nazha is one, and Mimi is another.

She always says she wants to be an artist.

Can she really do it?

It's extremely difficult.

Unless you don't care about fame and fortune, dedicating yourself to refining your acting skills, it might be possible, like Gao Qiqiang in "Wild Bloom."

But in today's restless society,

who still wants to achieve success late?

Ask Gao Qiqiang if he wants to become famous overnight in his youth, gaining both fame and fortune, even if it means his acting isn't as good as it is now, would he want it?

He definitely would want it.

Nazha left, carrying a bit of reluctance?

In the end, the investment in The Wandering Earth 3 was short 1.5 billion, all of which Sun Dasheng made up.

On the phone, Guo Fan thanked him profusely.

He also invited him to visit the set during filming to see how they shoot, something that indeed interested Sun Dasheng.

But when asked, they were still in the preliminary stages: actor training, props manufacturing, special effects template design, so it might take six more months to start shooting.

"Alright, I'll come over and take a look when you start filming."

"Okay then, you're welcome anytime!"

"About the actors, I'm really sorry, we initially planned to only involve one actress for you, but suddenly there's one more, it's really..."

On the phone, Guo Fan's understanding voice sounded, "Hey, you're the biggest shareholder in our movie, just squeezing in one or two actors is nothing."

"Besides... the two actors you've added are exceptionally pretty, famous, and can even boost our film's box office, it's a win-win situation, it's a good thing."

"Oh? Really?"

"Of course, with one being Nazha, and the other Yifei, can anyone find someone prettier in the entertainment industry?"

"Then it's alright, I was just worried about disrupting your shooting schedule, which would be bad."

Sun Dasheng hung up the phone, looking at Liu Yifei in front of him and smiled.

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