The Trending Topic Herself: The Villainess is the Superstar!-Chapter 201: Leo Lancaster Truly Deserves His Best Actor Title
Maya’s eyelid twitched hard again. How did Leo respond to her message?!
Maya abruptly turned off her phone, and the screen went pitch black. She casually picked up a glass of juice, sipping it slowly, entirely different from her previously bold demeanor. Those who knew her well would recognize this as a sign of her feeling guilty.
Ryan’s eyes were jet black and bright as he stared unblinkingly at Maya, "Why did you press your screen to death? Why aren’t you looking at the message Leo sent you?"
Maya slowly turned her head to face Ryan: ...
Ryan’s eyes were unexpectedly sharp.
"Oh? Really? I thought it was some spam message."
Ryan sighed helplessly, "When it comes to important matters, you’ve never been reliable, Maya! This morning, you inexplicably deleted your chat history with Leo. I’m... I’m really in awe of you!"
Ryan felt a bit powerless but had no choice, as he had to fully support the artist he chose, even if it was tough.
"Why aren’t you quickly opening your phone now to see what Leo sent?"
Maya coughed twice and had no choice but to open the chat box.
Ryan’s message was asking about the character creation for "Mirror." Maya hadn’t even talked to Leo before, let alone about anything related to "Mirror."
She could almost imagine what Leo would send over. She had lied quite a bit before, and this rare moment left her feeling somewhat embarrassed.
Maya’s gaze drifted off, not focusing on the screen at all.
Suddenly, she heard Ryan’s voice:
"No wonder Leo is a film emperor. Even I, an outsider, find his analysis very reasonable. He even provided some examples, which will help you understand much more thoroughly when you read it."
"And here’s another message. Look at what he said about his understanding of ’Mirror’..."
Maya frowned slightly. How could what Ryan said differ so much from her own understanding?
She slightly lowered her head to clearly see the content on the screen.
Leo sent several messages, each five or six lines long.
The content was all about his understanding of the character in "Mirror," along with some plot analysis.
"Mirror" is an urban drama. It tells the story of a regular office worker, "Jane Jennings," who is naturally timid and reclusive, bullied in the workplace. She suffers from workplace injustice, colleagues’ exclusion, her boss’s harassment, and parental favoritism... She lives in a state of extreme distress every day. Until one night at a banquet, she faints, and upon awakening, she finds everything around her has changed dramatically...
This drama is a female-led show that reveals some thorny societal issues through a satirical narrative angle. The female lead’s role is the most important yet also quite challenging to create.
The female protagonist "Jane Jennings" possesses two completely different personalities. Her main personality is timid and cowardly, while the secondary personality is its polar opposite: cruel and dangerous. Transitioning freely between such contrasting personalities is difficult...
In Leo’s suggestions, apart from providing some examples, he also mentioned observing the differences between timid and aggressive people...
Maya only glanced at it and felt his analysis made a lot of sense. Instantly, many related things came to mind, better than listening to experts’ lectures online before.
The only issue was... she hadn’t talked to Leo about the "Mirror" audition at all. How did he manage to provide such thorough analysis...
Ryan handed the phone back to Maya, telling her, "Take a good look at what’s written. Leo is really quite something. I didn’t expect him to give you such detailed and specific guidance."
Maya’s expression was somewhat complex as she took the phone and swiped a little.
*
"Leo, they’re rushing us. Hurry up, we need to go do makeup next!"
Rose came over looking a bit anxious. She only realized when she got to the pavilion that Leo was engrossed in his phone. An assistant had come over to hurry him several times, yet he was unfazed.
"I’ve never seen you so obsessed with the internet before. Why are you clinging to your phone now? What, playing some mobile game?"
Leo’s fingers moved slightly as he typed out the final sentence.
[Audition success, everything in place.]
Before Rose could approach, he already closed his phone. He stood up, speaking lightly, "I don’t play those."
Rose was slightly surprised, "Really? I just heard you suddenly needed to look something up, was there an urgent issue?"
"It was pretty urgent." Leo slowly walked out of the pavilion, bathed in golden sunlight, he slightly turned his head, the color of his pupils light, a smile at his lips, "But it’s resolved now."
Rose nodded, not thinking much of it, and walked ahead of Leo again, "Come, I’ll show you to styling!"
Leo looked down at his phone briefly, there were no special message alerts.
What a pity...
*
Maya had been eating for a while on this side, and, under Ryan’s command, numbly reviewing some materials.
They were now calling for number seventy.
Ryan’s brows furrowed slightly, showing a bit of tension on his face. Though he kept telling Maya they could pull some strings so she shouldn’t worry, the label "nepotism" was always unpleasant. There was nothing better than Maya securing a role based on her own talent.
Realizing that this was a tricky, big production, a trace of worry emerged between his brows.
"Maya, stop gnawing on that lollipop, you’re an adult now."
"You’re grown-ups; you need to mature a bit. Here, quickly finish looking at these."
Maya slightly nodded, indicating she understood.
Seeing her still looking utterly nonchalant, Ryan felt a throbbing headache. He took the phone from Maya’s hand, "How about this... I’ll quiz you on a few things."
Maya frowned slightly, and Scott chimed in surprised, "Ryan, isn’t that unnecessary? Maya is a grown-up. This seems kind of childish..."
There were quite a few artists around, and having a Q&A session could certainly make them a laughingstock.
Ryan glanced up at him, "Scott, mind your business."
He knew for sure no other manager would come up with such a ridiculous Q&A method, but there was no other way. Maya was too worrisome. If she stayed this lazy, the audition result would definitely be a disaster.
Ryan did a quick swipe through the phone, maintaining a serious demeanor, "Maya, I’ll ask you..."
After a few questions, shockingly, Ryan found Maya actually remembered them all. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Feeling there was nothing left to ask, he returned the phone to Maya, complimenting her, "Not bad!"
A sudden commotion arose ahead. It turned out Kiki was approaching, accompanied by several assistants and bodyguards, exuding an entirely different aura.
It seemed like Kiki had just finished her audition, but instead of using the nearest main entrance, she decided to take a detour to their little corner...
