The Villainess Awakens After Marrying the Male Lead’s Brother - Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Wen Yu momentarily didn’t react, and the leading actress smiled and said, « Hey, I’m curious too. Our director said we should pair her up with someone, asked her what type she liked. Little Fish declined, saying there’s no need to match everyone up. »

« Wow, Little Fish has an interesting idea, » the host chuckled, « So what does Little Fish like? »

Wen Yu pursed his lips slightly, Jiang Yunyan’s figure flashed through his mind unexpectedly. He couldn’t help but admit, it was hard to find fault with her. With her temperament, she couldn’t stay mad at him for more than ten minutes.

Talking about the ideal type, she didn’t have any other reference.

Wait a minute!

She’s not completely calm yet!

Wen Yu thought for a moment and said, « Young, lively, cheerful, obedient, clingy… »

The barrage instantly became lively: [Wow! Pretty sister likes little puppies!] [Clearly a Husky, lively and clingy, hilarious] [Wait, why do I feel something’s not right?] [Ahh, my heart hurts, my sister’s in trouble!!!] [She’s definitely pregnant!]

Talking about being childish, Wen Yu suddenly paused, hesitated for a moment, and then said, « That’s all. »

It would be inappropriate to say more.

However, by this time, the host was already holding back laughter, « Very good, these requirements are quite interesting. »

The leading actress also covered her lips, « Yes, Little Fish is indeed interesting. I really look forward to continuing to work with you. »

Director Lv Yuzu chuckled in the corner, « There will be opportunities, we’re all in the same company, plenty of opportunities in the future! »

Wen Yu was surprised, « The same company? »

Lv Yuzu: « You didn’t know? I thought you were the one who arranged it. Just two days after that team-building event, you contacted me to sign the contract. »

The male and female leads also said, « Yes, I signed the contract around the same time. »

Wen Yu shook his head, « I didn’t know. »

It wasn’t an important topic, so it was quickly glossed over. The host brought up other questions, and the barrage was lively again. Wen Yu glanced at it and suddenly caught sight of a strange barrage: [Second Young Master Jiang: You’re done, I’m going to tell Big Brother]

Wen Yu: ?

Her eyelids twitched, Jiang Yunjin?

But the barrage refreshed too quickly, that glance, she didn’t know if it was her illusion or if there really was such a barrage.

Soon, the one-hour live broadcast was coming to an end. In the final segment, they would pick three fans to answer their questions or give some benefits.

The third fan happened to be a fan of Wen Yu.

Wen Yu didn’t expect this. She was a bit surprised. When she answered the call, she heard the excited voice of a girl on the other end, « Ahh! It’s really me. »

Wen Yu chuckled, « It’s you, indeed. »

After the girl’s excitement subsided, she calmed down and felt a bit embarrassed. She babbled a bunch of words expressing her love for Wen Yu. Wen Yu listened with a smile, seeing that it was almost eight o’clock, but still feeling a bit embarrassed to rush her.

The host reminded, « Our grand finale is about to air soon. This friend, can you speed up a bit? Don’t you want to see the grand finale sooner? »

The girl hesitated on the phone for a moment and said, « Um, I just wanted to ask you, do you have any plans recently? We’re all worried that you don’t have many schedules, even though we heard there are a few more dramas waiting to be aired, but those are all supporting roles, and besides that, it seems like there’s nothing else… »

Host: *Laughs* « So you’re a career-oriented person. Xiaoyu, do you have any plans recently? »

Wen Yu: « Yes, I do. I just confirmed a drama, but the filming is scheduled to start around May. I might have other arrangements during this gap… »

She briefly explained without revealing more.

But the fans were satisfied: « That’s good then. Wishing you a successful career! Show up more often! »

She hung up the phone happily, caught off guard, without asking for anything else.

Wen Yu felt touched, as the host was already bidding farewell, reminding the audience to watch the finale. The number of online viewers in the top left corner quickly decreased. Wen Yu also planned to remove her headphones when she saw Liu Jie excitedly looking over at the door.

Did the ratings for the finale explode?

Wen Yu pinched the headphone cord and casually asked, « What’s going on? »

« Liu Wen director invited you to audition for a new movie!!! » Seeing her like this, Liu Jie thought the show was over and blurted out excitedly, but fearing something might go wrong, she lowered her voice.

Wen Yu’s eyebrows jumped, mindful of the camera, she didn’t dare to speak out loud, and silently said, « Liu Wen director? Are you sure? »

« Yes! » Liu Jie affirmed.

—

The voice of the host disappeared from the headphones, and then the live broadcast room closed.

Wen Yu looked at the darkened screen, turned off the computer, and was somewhat surprised: « What movie?! »

« Have you forgotten? It’s his ‘Chronicles of the Supernatural’ series, this is already the third one! » Liu Jie handed over her phone, « Just now, his assistant director contacted me, and the audition materials have been sent over. I heard they’ve already been shooting for five days, and surprisingly, the role of the female second lead is still vacant. »

« Chronicles of the Supernatural » is a series of films directed by Liu Wen, which are basically various myths and legends adapted into movies.

The first two parts were about female ghosts and a demonic dragon, and the third one is said to be about a nine-tailed fox, but no one knows the specific plot.

Liu Wen doesn’t like to hype during filming; his movies always have strict confidentiality measures.

At most, people can only catch a glimpse of the commencement and the wrap-up.

Wen Yu was also somewhat interested, but when she heard about the female second lead, she suddenly felt a bit nervous. Liu Wen’s movies all require special effects production, which means they are quite expensive, indicating they need to make a profit, which can be quite challenging.

The box office for the first two parts was respectively 1.9 billion and 1.5 billion, both profitable, but the box office for the second part was significantly lower, leading many to criticize the third part.

Wen Yu recalled that the book mentioned this movie. The box office for the third part was actually pretty good, around 2.1 billion, which shut up those who criticized Liu Wen.

But in reality, Liu Wen put in even more effort for this movie than the first two, and he managed to cast Jiang Yunjin as the male lead?

Hmm?

She thought her impression was quite deep; the male lead was Jiang Yunjin.

During the Chinese New Year, he was just finishing up that literary film, and now, after only a few days, he’s gone to another new crew.

A hard worker indeed!

In this movie, Wen Yu remembers the two female leads inside because this is the true or false Nine-tailed Fox story. It’s said to be the second female lead, but actually, she’s also one of the female leads. However, because this novel mainly focuses on Su Lengyue’s perspective, it didn’t elaborate too much on the details. It seems like there was a problem with the actress playing the second female lead. Just a few days after shooting started, she was replaced, and later, a third-tier female celebrity took over the role. Because of this upheaval, coupled with relentless criticism, all the main actors acted with all their might. As a result, one of the female leads fell in love with Jiang Yunjin too deeply and stirred up some gossip. Which one was it again? Wen Yu thought for a while but couldn’t remember the names of the two female leads, let alone who was involved in the gossip with Jiang Yunjin. But she still hesitated a bit: « I’ve never acted in a movie before, and I’m just the second female lead. What if I mess up? That would be disastrous! »

Liu Jie poked her forehead irritably: « What are you afraid of? Even if he lets you audition, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll choose you. Besides, it’s the director’s idea to cast you. If something goes wrong, it’s on him. You just need to do your best. »

Wen Yu: « … »

Wasn’t that just worrying about the money? This movie also had an investment from Jiang Entertainment. If it failed, it would be Jiang Yunyan’s money lost, and his secondary card was in her hands. Although she didn’t know exactly how much was involved, she didn’t want it to become a disaster one day. Seeing her frowning, Liu Jie softened her tone: « Do you really have no confidence in Director Lu? Or is it lack of confidence in yourself? »

Wen Yu whispered: « Neither. » She reluctantly explained, « I’m just afraid of being a burden. »

It wasn’t that she lacked confidence in her acting skills; it was more about worrying if her aura wouldn’t match. TV dramas were a bit better since the viewership could compensate, but movies required the audience to spend real money to sit in the cinema for two hours. The cost was vastly different, and she feared that a small factor could lead to the loss of billions in box office revenue. Liu Jie’s eyes lit up: « I heard that Director Lu Wen still lacks investment for this movie. »

Wen Yu: « ! »

Her eyes sparkled. Although she was very worried, the thought of the eventual return on this movie made her unable to resist. It shouldn’t lead to a loss just because of her, right? If the money stayed in her hands, it would only earn interest in the bank. But if she invested it in this movie, it might double or more! Wen Yu took a deep breath: « When’s the audition?! »

Regardless, she would invest first and then consider the consequences later. If she was really chosen to act, then she would. What if her image wasn’t suitable? Moreover, if she was chosen by Director Lu Wen, then she must be very suitable! Done! Liu Jie chuckled inwardly, having grasped this opportunity. This person just liked making money effortlessly. It would have been a pity if she hadn’t found out about the investment issue beforehand. By using investment as leverage, as long as she thought this movie could make money, it would be hard for her to give up. Liu Jie said, « It’s tomorrow. »

Because of this sudden audition invitation, the original schedule changed all at once.

Wen Yu went straight back to the Jiang family that evening and stayed with Jiang Mama for the night, planning to finish lunch the next day before catching the plane, and then officially audition in the afternoon.

Apart from the filming location for the supernatural theme, it’s either the film and television city or the wilderness. Therefore, the audition location naturally wouldn’t be on this side of the capital city.

Jiang Mama didn’t expect her child to be so busy. She said it was fortunate to have a child to accompany her, and as soon as she turned around, the child had a job.

However, for people of their generation, having a job is a good thing. So although they felt a bit lost, they still happily prepared a bunch of food for her.

Wen Yu didn’t hold back either. Thinking that it might not be easy to cook in the wilderness later, she mostly took snacks.

Considering the fans from last time, Wen Yu asked Xiao Yu to inform them that if the timing was right, they could come pick her up.

At one thirty the next day, she saw a familiar crowd at the airport.

There were several familiar faces, but more were unfamiliar. Seeing Wen Yu, they shouted out slogans, startling her, so she quickly shushed them and asked them to keep it down.

Take it easy, don’t be too crazy.

The fans laughed happily, but a few of them wore worried expressions, their smiles somewhat forced.

Wen Yu continued to sign autographs and take photos. Halfway through signing, a fan said, « Xiao Yu, good luck on your audition! Director Lu is a fan of beauty, he will definitely like you! Even if it doesn’t work out this time, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. »

After saying this, the fan was pulled away by another fan.

Wen Yu was shocked, « How did you know? »

The fan didn’t expect her to be completely unaware of the exposure, and with a guilty conscience, she replied, « Uh… I read it online. »

Wen Yu: « You can hear all that? »

At this point, the fans who initially spoke up dared not say a word, and the leader girl reluctantly said.

« Is made by other netizens, they have too much free time. They guessed through your lip movements. Of course, nobody believed it at first. But at noon today, someone revealed that a lead actor on Director Lu Wen’s side has been admitted to the hospital. Now everyone believes it. We’re already putting pressure, just don’t know if Director Lu Wen has seen it on his side. »

Seemingly afraid that she would be upset, the leading girl consoled, « It’s okay, Xiaoyu is already very capable now. If it turns out well on Director Lu Wen’s side, it’s a good thing. If not, it’s okay. We’ll take it slow, and we’ll all be with you. »

Wen Yu was dumbfounded. She didn’t know about these things. She accompanied Aunt Jiang in the morning, had lunch, and came over. She didn’t even check her phone on the way, so how did she know?

It has been mentioned before that Director Lu Wen doesn’t like to hype things up.

And now that this matter has come out, fans are worried for a reason Wen Yu also understands very well. It’s just that they’re afraid she might annoy Director Lu Wen because of this, leading to the failure of the audition.

After all, at present, apart from her background, it’s theoretically difficult for her to reach the position of a lead actor chosen by Director Lu Wen.

Therefore, being able to qualify for the audition is already very good. Regardless of the success or failure of the audition, it actually has a certain blessing for her. But the premise is that Director Lu Wen won’t be dissatisfied and have a bad impression of her because of this.

If he is indeed dissatisfied, the difficulty of Wen Yu’s audition will directly double.

Therefore, most fans think she won’t succeed, so they couldn’t help but comfort her first.

Wen Yu quickly understood the meaning of the fans and smiled calmly, « It’s okay, just do our best. »

She didn’t have too much hope to begin with.

Wen Yu’s attitude also influenced the fans. The fans who were originally full of worries suddenly smiled and continued to pull her to take photos and sign autographs. After the final group photo, they bid farewell to each other.

Wen Yu went through security and boarded the plane.

Liu Jie looked guilty: « I wasn’t going to tell you originally, to avoid affecting your mood. »

Wen Yu shrugged: « It doesn’t affect me. »

Liu Jie then felt a little relieved: « Still, it wasn’t cautious enough. Who would have thought that even the lip movements at the end of the live broadcast could be deciphered, and coincidentally matched up? »

It was all because she was too excited.

Some netizens indeed had extraordinary abilities, worthy of being the ones who could follow the live broadcast.

Wen Yu comforted her with a pat: « What’s the big deal? Stay calm. I’m already lucky enough. These little setbacks now really don’t matter. »

« That’s true. » Liu Jie nodded. With 温瑜’s background, wherever she went, it made people envious, especially since she also had looks and acting skills.

The landing went smoothly, and then they drove to their destination.

It wasn’t until after four in the afternoon that Wen Yu arrived at the film set.

The appointed time was six, so upon arriving at the film set, Wen Yu was immediately taken by a makeup artist to get ready. There were also three other female actresses, probably there for the audition, in the same makeup room.

Wen Yu didn’t know them, but they looked familiar.

At first glance, they were all very young, with a hint of innocence, and all had big eyes.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Wen Yu felt that the makeup seemed somewhat familiar.

Bangs, smoky eye makeup, pale skin with red lips, plus long hair and a black and red long dress, this felt quite similar to a set of selfies she took before the Chinese New Year!

Wen Yu didn’t get the full script, only a simple plot —— wanting to buy sugar-coated haws.

Wasn’t the original plot about an innocent and romantic little fairy?

Lost in thought, Wen Yu was called in for the audition.

As soon as she entered, she saw a row of people sitting there. At first glance, she recognized one —— Jiang Yunjin.

The one sitting in the middle should be the director, who was not young, with graying hair, looking very serious. Director Lu Wen was mainly behind-the-scenes, rarely appearing on screen. Wen Yu hadn’t deliberately looked into him and wasn’t very familiar.

As soon as she walked in, Jiang Yunjin smiled at her.

Lu Wen, who was originally looking down, raised his head and glanced at her, saying ambiguously, « Didn’t even call me ‘sister-in-law’? »

Jiang Yunjin: …

His smile disappeared, and he said seriously, « Let’s focus on business here, no need to bring up family relations. »

« Hahaha! » Producer Liu laughed.

Others also laughed.

Wen Yu felt less nervous hearing this, greeted everyone, and then followed the requirement to showcase her appearance from all angles. It seemed that most of the people auditioning were quite satisfied, with mostly comfortable expressions.

Finally, when preparing to perform that short scene, Lu Wen’s smile faded, and his voice became serious: « I heard the news that you’re auditioning for the second female lead, now it’s known all over the internet, is it your team’s doing? »

Wen Yu shook her head: « No, I only found out before boarding the plane. »

Lu Wen said lightly, « How do you prove that? »

Wen Yu said calmly, without blushing or skipping a beat, « You already know who my husband is, so there’s no need to prove anything, right? After all, as long as I want to, most film crews are at my disposal! If not, I can always have my husband set up a crew for me. There’s no need for me to piggyback on your popularity to boost myself, right? »

Lu Wen thought of the young man in his memory who showed no mercy to his own younger brother, with a hint of suspicion on his face: « I don’t believe it. »

A faintly jealous voice came from beside: « …I believe it! »

Lu Wen: ?

Wen Yu: …