Sheng Tang moved into the hotel arranged by the film crew.

That evening, Gu Jiahui called her: "How do you feel?"

"Pretty good, the room is very clean," Sheng Tang replied.

"The day after tomorrow is the script reading session, right?" Gu Jiahui asked, "I happen to be free, I’ll come by and visit."

Sheng Tang smiled: "Okay."

She knew Gu Jiahui’s intention.

This film was funded by Gu Jiahui’s personal money, and the lead actors are also company artists. If they didn’t know this was the boss’s private investment and disrespected the not-so-famous director, unafraid of the producer, they might be uncooperative during filming.

Gu Jiahui specifically coming to the script reading session was to use his status to exert pressure on the film crew.

He wasn’t coming specifically for Sheng Tang, and she didn’t refuse, thinking too much of herself.

That night, they were all in the downstairs restaurant.

The restaurant was quite simple, like an ordinary farmhouse.

The female lead Ai Xiao said she was dieting and didn’t come down to eat.

Having dinner with the director and producer was a form of socializing. The female lead’s refusal of even the first meal indicated her very resistant attitude.

The male lead, Qian Zhe Lin, however, was quite seasoned; he and Sheng Tang went downstairs early.

They didn’t usually see each other much, but recently, news about Sheng Tang had spread throughout the company, and Qian Zhe Lin knew about it.

Sheng Tang was the boss’s girlfriend and Ke Fei’s artist, whether she had status in the film industry or not, she was someone to be flattered within the company.

Qian Zhe Lin was young and handsome, yet he understood social etiquette well. He was very polite to Sheng Tang, while maintaining a certain distance.

"Honestly, I think your role is quite challenging, do you have confidence?" he asked Sheng Tang. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Sheng Tang smiled: "I’m fine, a bit nervous."

Qian Zhe Lin laughed heartily: "Me too."

The director and producer came down shortly after, seeing Sheng Tang and Qian Zhe Lin had arrived first, they looked pleased. Regardless of how Ai Xiao behaved, at least Sheng Tang and Qian Zhe Lin were cooperative.

Cooperation is always a good thing.

For dinner, there were steamed grains: sweet potatoes, corn, and yams.

Sheng Tang, like Qian Zhe Lin, didn’t touch much of the dishes on the table, only ate some steamed yams, didn’t drink alcohol, and chatted with the director and producer.

The four of them had a pleasant conversation.

Sheng Tang even took out her role analysis: "I really like the character Li Lan, and I hope to portray her well."

The director was a bit surprised, he took it, and saw Sheng Tang had written seven pages.

Qian Zhe Lin glanced at it, secretly amazed.

The boss’s girlfriend playing the second female lead was already an underutilization of her talent, yet she was so serious; could there be some hidden depths to this small-budget movie?

In this industry, having keen perception is crucial.

Originally, Qian Zhe Lin was as nonchalant as Ai Xiao about writing a role analysis, planning to write just a few hundred words to get by.

Now, seeing this, he decided to work hard tonight, reread the script, and spend all of tomorrow writing his role analysis.

Not seven pages, but at least five, to be prepared for any changes.

Over there, Sheng Tang discussed the movie with the director.

In her previous life, the director of this movie was a very serious middle-aged man, who later got many job opportunities because of this film.

Sheng Tang collaborated with him twice and both achieved good box office results.

Now this director, who looked a bit like a mantis, named Wang Sheng, was more amiable and friendly, and Sheng Tang was trying to build a good relationship with him.