Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: I have a backdoor?

“Cut! Very good. Good!” The director said excitedly. This newcomer was too good. If she doesn’t act in the future, there would be no future. Of course, if she acted like she did today, even if there was a bigger background, sooner or later, she would be finished.

Guan Jiaqi looked at the newcomer with complicated eyes. Was this really a rookie? The lens feel was so strong, it’s usually only natural to feel stuck in front of the camera. It had been four or five years since she had debuted and understood this truth very well. This was too awesome.

Chen Yan was about to crumple her silver teeth. This was what Li Zixi had always been like. In school, she did poorly in the professional courses but when she didn’t graduate, she still signed with Muzi Pictures. That film and television company had countless film emperors and video emperors. No matter how popular the little flowers were who wanted to sign, there was still no chance to enter, but Li Zixi joined easily.

She was always alone in school with her nose up and proud like a peacock. Chen Yan just didn’t expect her acting skills to improve so fast. Sure enough, signing with Muzi pictures was different. She thought she was better than Li Zixi in the beginning, but now she still hadn’t signed with a company.

Hearing the director’s affirmation, Li Zixi smiled slightly and bowed to the director, saying, “Thank you, director. I was not good before. I apologize now. Thank you for your criticism.”

Shen Guoxing listened to Li Zixi and nodded, “Well, I understand. Work hard in the future.”

Li Zixi smiled sweetly and said, “Yes, director. I will continue to work hard.”

After saying goodbye to the director, Li Zixi turned to leave. Before leaving, she saw Chen Yan looking in her direction. Chen Yan was staring at her, but didn’t expect to get caught. Li Zixi raised her chin proudly and smiled sarcastically. Her movements were very subtle and fast, no one except Chen Yan saw.

Chen Yan was so angry that she wanted to yell, but Li Zixi immediately turned her face and smiled to bow at the staff around them as a thank you. Chen Yan was so angry when she saw Li Zixi. She wanted to complain to the others, but when they didn’t notice her actions, she could only hold her anger in her heart.

Seeing Chen Yan deflated, Li Zixi was very happy. She was not a person who swallowed her thoughts, so what was this? She couldn’t stand it after glaring at her? How can she retaliate in the future? It would be better that Chen Yan never came near her presence again, otherwise, she would not endure.

After thanking the staff, Li Zixi followed Chen Pingping to change clothes.

Naras was not an important female character in the play so the role of the maid who died before Naras was even less important. She didn’t wait around until Naras died.

On set, Chen Pingping could endure. When there were only two of them, Chen Pingping couldn’t bear it anymore. She looked at Li Zixi with admiring eyes and said, “Xixi, you are so powerful, no wonder Wang Jie values you so much. I have never seen you act before, and I didn’t expect you to act so well! No wonder you were angry before, but you can’t look down on these dramas either. You must be able to endure!”

Listening to Chen Pingping’s praise, Li Zixi came out with the message that she seemed to be a rookie. Was this the first time she filmed? Or was this little assistant just assigned to her? Who was this Wang Jie that was mentioned countless times?

After glancing at the silly little assistant next to her, Li Zixi intended to learn the answers by asking the straight-forward little assistant.

After changing clothes and taking a taxi to the hotel where she stayed, she sat on the sofa and asked, “Oh, I seem to have forgotten. How long have I signed with the company? Do you remember?”

Chen Pingping thought about it and said, “It seems that you signed last month. I heard people in the company say that the company signed a new student from the Royal Metropolis Film Academy. The company hasn’t signed an actor like you without reputation for a long time. At that time, I was thinking you must be someone who is very good, maybe particularly at acting. They also said that you must have a backdoor and have a relationship with the company’s top management. They should really come see you act, what could they say then? You obviously came in by strength. Xixi, I will tell you…”

Chen Pingping was like a bamboo tube pouring beans, everything that should be said and not be said came out. When she discovered Li Zixi’s weird look, she immediately reacted and covered her mouth.

Something to do with the company executives? A backdoor? It seemed not impossible… She discovered this from Chen Yan’s words and the director’s tolerance. Does she really have that kind of big thigh?

*big thigh = someone with power (hugging a big thigh – holding onto someone with power)

She thought about it. It felt good. Having a backdoor means that the environment for her acting will be relatively easy and she would have many more roles.

She didn’t object to having backdoor privileges, but she was cold all over, who could be her gold master?

“Quick, bring me my phone.”

Chen Pingping didn’t respond for a while, she hated to gossip herself, how could she speak in the blink of an eye like this. With a sigh of relief, she quickly found the phone and handed it to Li Zixi.

After Li Zixi took the phone, she rummaged through all the social media apps and contacts. Her heart returned from her throat. Fortunately, there was no ambiguous information and no strange notes for her contacts. It seemed that she didn’t have a golden master.

She took the phone, looked at Chen Pingping and said, “Where were you? Continue.”

Chen Pingping’s face immediately froze, “Ah, Xixi, I didn’t mean all that, don’t be angry. I have only followed you for a few days, and I am not too familiar with you yet. After slowly understanding your habits, I will definitely do better than today. Please don’t tell Wang Jie, if you say anything, I’ll have to quit. I’ve finally been here for more than a month and I’m still in my trial period. How many people envy me working at Muzi Film and Television, I don’t want to lose my job.

Li Zixi looked at her and said, “You know, you have only been with me for a few days and are not very familiar with me. So, don’t just say you’re going to be fired at every moment. I am not that kind of person. These past two days, I had a temper, mainly because I encountered something unsatisfactory, but it’s not your fault. Since you follow me and don’t want to be fired, you must follow my rules.”

Chen Pingping listened to Li Zixi’s words and froze, then nodded non-stop.

“First of all, crying at every sign of trouble needs to stop. I don’t like the people around me crying. It’s unlucky. Second, unless you make a major problem, I won’t fire you. In the end, the most important thing is that you must be loyal. You should not say anything outside that should not be said. Do you understand?”

Chen Pingping wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with a tissue and nodded.

“Okay, these are the rules. Now, I have a couple questions, you have to answer me truthfully. How did I faint when I started filming in the afternoon? I was too emotional at the time and now that I think about it, a little dizzy.”

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No picture this, I was tempted to use Park Seo Joon in Secretary Kim as a chaebol though lmaooooo. Golden master = someone with financial backing and helps out in exchange for… stuff.

Anyway, sorry for missing last week! I was working on my senior project LOLZ.

See y’all later!

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