Chapter 5

“Cut!”

Wen Yi, who had fallen to the ground, got up with a calm expression. “What’s the use of memorizing so much material? If your acting is bad, it’s useless…”

“Juexia,” Director Liu interrupted her, “if this scene were yours, how would you act it?”

Everyone turned to look at me.

I kept a straight face, but in reality, I activated the System and frantically typed in “throat-slitting victim reaction.”

Skipping past a bunch of gory, pixelated images, I actually found a reaction that fit the current situation perfectly.

So I asked the actor playing the antagonist to bring over a prop knife.

Using forced perspective, he mimed slashing my throat. I desperately tried to cover the wound, an intense sense of impending death took over my body, and I could no longer hold myself up. After collapsing, I didn’t die immediately, but struggled to look in the direction of the only person who might save me…

Even in death, my eyes couldn’t close.

I kept my eyes motionless, but Director Liu didn’t call cut for a long time.

I had no choice but to persist, and my eyes gradually began to ache.

“Ah! Cut!” Director Liu snapped out of his daze and clapped his hands vigorously.

Wen Yi’s assistant jumped out. “This is a youth idol drama, we don’t have that much time to show a death scene. Everyone’s time in the crew is precious, can you please stop causing trouble here?”

Director Liu glanced at me, as if wanting to say something but holding back.

Seeing that no one else had anything to say, I realized the casting decision was already set. I couldn’t help but feel a bit disheartened.

But as someone who’s been in the entertainment industry for a while, I still graciously apologized to everyone. “Sorry for interrupting your shoot. After all, we’ve worked together before. I brought some small gifts to wish ‘Love Full Marks’ a smooth filming and great ratings!”

After having my assistant set down the gifts, I prepared to head home.

As soon as I entered the parking garage, I instinctively sensed a group of paparazzi nearby. I quickly put on my hat, sunglasses, and mask, and ran straight to my car.

“Miss Jiang, how do you feel about the current negative comments about you?”

“Has ‘Love Full Marks’ confirmed a new female lead? Will you continue acting?”

At that moment, my phone vibrated.

It was a message from Director Liu.

“Juexia, this time the investors insisted-the female lead can’t be you. But I came across a really good script a few days ago. I used to think it didn’t suit your acting style, but after seeing your performance today, I think you might want to give it a try.”

He then sent me the contact information for the renowned director Bai Yu.