906 Softened (2/2)

”How?” Ning Xi asked.

”He is not from the academy, he came up to me by himself. At that time, I had searched for a long time to no avail to find a suitable secondary male lead, so I let him try out. However, he rejected my offer.”

”Huh? Didn't he come up to you himself? Why did he reject you?” Ning Xi could not understand.

”He wanted to be the male lead.”

”Uhh...” To be frank, his image was definitely not suitable for the male lead in this movie. ”Did you manage to persuade him after?”

Chen Mian nodded. ”I let him try a part of the male lead's scenes first, but his image just couldn't fit, so I advised him to try for the secondary lead. He didn't agree, so later I had to invite him personally.”

Ning Xi was a little surprised. ”Hmm, to let Director Chen personally invite him...it must not be as simple as getting through with just acting skills.”

Chen Mian smiled mysteriously. ”You'll find out later on!”

”Sure, if it's your friend, then there definitely won't be a problem!” Chen Mian agreed rather easily.

As the two spoke, Chen Mian saw another silhouette peeking from not too far away; it turned out that there were more who had stayed back.

Chen Mian looked helplessly at Ji Yumeng's direction and asked, ”Here for Ning Xi too?”

Ji Yumeng nodded.

”Sigh, go on! I won't disturb you lot!” Usually, actors would look for the director to chat after work, but this time, they were all here for the female lead...

”Yumeng, work's over, aren't you leaving yet?” Ning Xi's tone obviously softened significantly when she spoke to Ji Yumeng.

That lowered tone...