Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 535 - 494: Bamboo, Your Desolate Life Ending Part 2: A Life as Fragile as Paper
"..." Zhang Le Yi looked confused, "Sister Tong, I don’t understand."
Jian Liangtong paused for a moment and said, "Let’s put it this way. The audition notice we got this time is for the second female lead. Based on his hiring style, the second female lead is likely not to be a newcomer."
"Ah?" Zhang Le Yi frowned, her expression skeptical, "Then why did he ask me to audition instead of directly choosing the second female lead he wants?"
"I had this doubt at first too." Jian Liangtong smiled slightly, looking at Zhang Le Yi, "Director Tan must have seen your resume and felt that you closely resemble his ideal image of the second female lead, which is why he sent an audition notice. This indicates he’s interested in you."
"Sister Tong, the more you say, the more I don’t understand." Zhang Le Yi scratched her head and gave a sheepish smile.
"Although you closely resemble his ideal image of the second female lead, to be safe, he won’t risk using you as the second female lead. However..."
Jian Liangtong shrugged, "We won’t come here in vain this time. Even if we can’t compete for the second female lead, there should be opportunities for other roles."
Jian Liangtong didn’t say, if she guessed correctly.
In Director Tan’s drama, although Zhang Le Yi can’t play the second female lead, even if she only plays a small supporting role with just a few scenes, as long as her performance satisfies him in the drama.
There’s a strong chance she could be chosen as the second female lead, or even the leading role, in his next work!
"Other roles, huh?" But Zhang Le Yi immediately showed a disinterested expression.
Jian Liangtong noticed this, squinting slightly and smiling at her, "What’s wrong?"
"..." Zhang Le Yi shook her head, but her whole demeanor was no longer as tense as before, and she didn’t even have any expectations.
Jian Liangtong saw it clearly.
After a moment of silence, she curled her lips and said, "Do you know Wen Sirou?"
Zhang Le Yi glanced at Jian Liangtong, seemingly even losing the patience to communicate with her, only nodding perfunctorily.
Jian Liangtong smiled, "The first role she played was a maid to the Heavenly Queen Yu Yinluo in a movie. A two-hour movie, and she didn’t even have thirty seconds of screen time. The second time she played the sixth female in a TV drama directed by Hou Wenxuan, in a twenty-episode series, her total screen time was less than twenty minutes."
"But now she plays leading roles." Zhang Le Yi didn’t catch the hidden meaning in Jian Liangtong’s words.
Jian Liangtong mentioned Wen Sirou, and her tone carried a hint of melancholy and envy. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Jian Liangtong’s previously smiling lips suddenly dropped, she averted her gaze from Zhang Le Yi, and her voice turned cold abruptly, "Do you know what’s most feared in the entertainment industry?"
Zhang Le Yi came excitedly with anticipation, only to be told she could only play a minor role with negligible screen time. Under such disappointment, she didn’t even notice the change in Jian Liangtong’s emotions when her tone suddenly turned sharp.
Continuing in a cold tone, "Feared of what?"
Jian Liangtong coldly curled her lips, her almond eyes gazing icily at Zhang Le Yi, "Hearts higher than the sky, but lives thinner than paper!"
Zhang Le Yi, "..."
Zhang Le Yi’s face changed abruptly, a chill ran up her spine, and she raised her head to look at Jian Liangtong.
When she saw Jian Liangtong’s cold face, Zhang Le Yi suddenly seemed to wake up, sitting up straight, intensely staring at Jian Liangtong, her voice trembling fiercely, "Sister Tong, I..."
"You just graduated, so I don’t blame you for aiming too high and achieving too little; I just think it’s because you’re inexperienced. But Le Yi, as your agent, I must remind you, in the entertainment industry, unless you have a very strong background, it’s best not to even have the notion of rising to the top overnight!" Jian Liangtong said.
"I’m sorry." Zhang Le Yi breathed in with a pale face, her eyes reddening, carefully looking at Jian Liangtong, speaking with a sobbing tone.
"You haven’t wronged me. The person you should apologize to is yourself." Jian Liangtong frowned and said, "If you keep thinking like this, any role that doesn’t match your expectations, even if you take it, you won’t be serious about it. Even if the opportunity is right in front of you, you’ll miss it due to your perfunctory attitude and neglect. The entertainment industry has no shortage of good actors, and even fewer of newcomers like you."
Jian Liangtong’s extraordinary seriousness made Zhang Le Yi anxious and uneasy, her lips trembling, almost in tears.
Jian Liangtong is not a harsh person, and deep down, she’s not trying to undermine her or step on her self-esteem.
She’s now her artist.
She must have joined the entertainment industry wanting to get famous, to climb up, and to reach a high enough position.
Zhang Le Yi has ambition.
Maybe she also has potential.
But if she doesn’t learn to seize opportunities and blindly strive for higher positions, in the ruthless entertainment industry, there will be no chance for her to develop.
