Chapter 967 - Was He Smiling Just Now? (2/2)

“What exactly is s.h.i.+ Xiang’s background?” Mo Liuxi was expecting to see s.h.i.+ Xiang again. “Doesn’t the internet say that he was born in an ordinary family, built his career single-handedly in Korea, and then came back to China?”

Yan Meng burst into laughter and said, “Can we believe everything the internet says? Who can possibly become a superstar so easily without a solid background?”

“It’s just a supporting role,” He Jian helplessly said. “Director Li, last time, they recommended an actor for another male supporting role in the film, but you refused to give him that role. There was already disagreement between them and us then. The character we’re talking about here is less important than that one. He’ll only be in the film for about 10 minutes. It won’t make any big difference. The audiences won’t care that much. Besides, s.h.i.+ Xiang called me personally. He told me that he would never snub anything and that what people said about his att.i.tude was not true. He said that he’ll do whatever you say during filming. To be honest, no one ever dared to act like a diva in front of you, right?”

Mo Liuxi gave a cold smile and said, “I’m sorry. I have seen him act like a diva with my own eyes.”

Director Li glanced at him.

“The father of one of my friends owns the game company, which recently fired s.h.i.+ Xiang as the spokesman of their new game,” Mo Liuxi said.

“Even if he used to do that before, I mean, no one ever dared work with Director Li with that kind of att.i.tude, right?” He Jian hurriedly commented. “We really don’t have to openly offend the investor right now. Now, everything is ready. The more time we waste, the more money it will cost. Even if switch our investor, the other investors would make the same request.”

Director Li gave a long sigh and said, “The atmosphere of the film industry is getting worse. That’s why there’s so many trashy movies nowadays. Alright, let him play that role. We’ll try to cut his part as much as possible.”

Mo Liuxi pressed his lips together. His unhappiness was evident.

“s.h.i.+ Xiang will come here for the audition later,” He Jian said. “We still have to go through the motions, but don’t give him a hard time.”

…

At 1:30 p.m., s.h.i.+ Xu auditioned. He had slightly changed his appearance. His hair was short, exposing his eyebrows, and his face was unshaven. He was wearing a denim jacket, which made him look like a ruffian. His new look was a little closer to the male role that he was going to play in the film.