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Chapter 729: Xiao Zheng’s Emotional Troubles

Chapter 729: Chapter 729: Xiao Zheng’s Emotional Troubles

Xiao Zheng shook his head, sighed softly, and went straight upstairs. As an Evil God, he was unmatched in martial prowess, but when it came to matters of the heart, he felt entangled and found it difficult to handle.

"No, that’s not right!"

When he returned to his room, Xiao Zheng sensed something odd in the villa. He couldn’t help frowning and thought carefully.

"Right, where’s that little girl Chu Xiaoran?" Xiao Zheng then smacked his forehead, surprisingly talking to himself.

Usually, at this time when he got home, the little girl would generally be pestering him about dinner. After eating, she wouldn’t rest right away; she would play games, watch TV, and stick around Xiao Zheng.

However, tonight, he hadn’t noticed Chu Xiaoran around at all.

Xiao Zheng immediately took out his phone and called Chu Xiaoran, "Little girl, where are you?"

"Ah Zheng, I’m at the company. I need to study the script; the director said I didn’t perform well in several scenes and asked me to thoroughly ponder them," Chu Xiaoran said.

"Oh?"

Xiao Zheng found it a bit strange.

Given Chu Xiaoran’s level of effort and talent, it should be hard for her to perform poorly in rehearsals. If the director said she hadn’t performed well, he was probably trying to make things difficult for Chu Xiaoran.

After all, Xiao Zheng had previously caused a commotion on the set, offending that director and Tao Linxin.

"Is your director deliberately targeting you?" Xiao Zheng then asked sternly.

A sharp look flashed in his eyes—if the director was really targeting Chu Xiaoran for that reason, he might just have to teach him a harsh lesson!

"No," Chu Xiaoran shook her head and then laughed, "Hehe, after all, you are the Evil God. That day, you punched and broke a towering ancient tree, scaring everyone on the crew. How could they dare make things difficult for me?"

"So you really didn’t perform well?" Xiao Zheng was taken aback.

"Not exactly. But since that day, the director has been much stricter with me. Scenes that originally needed just a five or six out of ten, he insisted on perfecting them to ten out of ten," she explained.

"At first, I was somewhat dissatisfied, but later I realized that although the director used this method to challenge me, it inadvertently improved my acting skills. He’s quite capable, so I don’t mind," she added.

Xiao Zheng could only shake his head helplessly, "Since you’re willing to do this, then I won’t persuade you otherwise. Come back early."

"Okay,"

Chu Xiaoran obediently agreed.

Xiao Zheng hung up the phone and thought it over. This whole situation arose because of him, and Chu Xiaoran was working overtime because of him. Ignoring the situation would be somewhat regretful,

"Forget it, I’ll go pick up this little girl." Thinking this, Xiao Zheng left his room, started his car, and drove towards the agency.

...

Inside Glory Company, Chu Xiaoran was in the office, furrowing her brow as she read the script, trying to understand the character.

"This script is really bad; many of the actions of the character I’m playing don’t make sense—they’re just for the sake of creating conflict."

Chu Xiaoran pouted and said, "Actually, many times it’s not that my acting is bad, but that the script is so terrible I can’t grasp the essence of the character."

However, even though she knew this issue, Chu Xiaoran was unable to directly resolve it from the script’s side, as that was the director’s prerogative, and the director absolutely wouldn’t listen to her ideas.

"Since that’s the case, I can only hypnotize myself, forget about logic, and just play myself as a schizophrenic," Chu Xiaoran shook her head and said, "sigh, but if I do that, the audience will definitely hate my character—it’s really vexing."

"What should I do, then?"

While Chu Xiaoran was brooding and trying to decipher the script, Li Yunan, who had previously signed Chu Xiaoran, walked by her office. Seeing that Chu Xiaoran was still working, he couldn’t help but be startled.

"Still not off work this late?"

Li Yunan was puzzled.

Afterward, he recalled that Chu Xiaoran seemed to be acting in a film recently, and within that film crew, Tao Linxin was the absolute lead. Chu Xiaoran, who was acting too well, had overshadowed Tao Linxin, and thus had been targeted within the crew; now, he guessed, she was being intentionally undermined.

"Hehe, this is actually a good opportunity," Li Yunan’s mouth revealed a sinister smile.

"This Chu Xiaoran is quite good-looking. Although I wasn’t very interested in her before, how can I not seize such an opportunity that has presented itself? Hehe, such a fresh little girl is truly top-notch."

Li Yunan chuckled to himself.

Thinking this, he walked up to the door of Chu Xiaoran’s office and knocked.

Upon looking up and seeing Li Yunan, Chu Xiaoran greeted him politely: "Good evening, Mr. Li."

Li Yunan walked in with a smile, approached Chu Xiaoran, and asked, "Xiao Ran, why haven’t you left so late?"

Chu Xiaoran was grateful to Li Yunan for signing her into the company, so she responded very politely, "I’m currently filming and have encountered some issues. The director said my role isn’t well played, and he wants me to seriously consider the script."

"Oh?"

Li Yunan raised his eyebrows, then said, "Let me have a look at the script. Hehe, you might think I’m just an agency director, but I graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, you know. I have some insights into these things, maybe I can give you some advice."

"Really? That would be wonderful, thank you, Mr. Li." Chu Xiaoran immediately handed the script to Li Yunan, while thinking to herself, "Mr. Li is actually a decent person."

Li Yunan took the script and quickly scanned through it, immediately frowning and saying, "This script has major issues. Your role is the second female lead, right?"

Chu Xiaoran nodded, "Yes."

"This second female lead is purely a tool-like character; the screenwriter didn’t craft her with care at all, so her personality is completely unbalanced—it’s tough to play her well," Li Yunan said.

Chu Xiaoran nodded like a pecking chicken, "Exactly, I felt that too. Mr. Li, you’re amazing, you spotted the problem just at a glance. It took me a long time to realize that."

Li Yunan smiled, "Well, I’ve been working for so many years, so I’ve accumulated some experience. Actually, although such a role is difficult to play, it isn’t without solutions."

Chu Xiaoran’s eyes brightened, "Mr. Li, could you talk about it? I’ll take you out for a meal sometime."

Li Yunan laughed, "How could I let you, a young girl, treat me to a meal."

He paused, then continued, "The simplest solution to such a problem is to go and fight for it yourself—ask the screenwriter to modify the character!"