Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 29: Too Thin??

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Too Thin??

They drove all the way to the audition location, an office building. He Jinxia got out of the car and followed Luo You to the third floor.

The third floor was empty, nothing set up, and a wisp of dust could be sniffed at the tip of the nose.

After a short walk inside, they finally encountered someone in an empty room.

The person had glasses on her face, a ponytail, and dressed simply, looking just like a quiet and shy university student. However, it didn’t take long for her to shatter He Jinxia’s first impression of her.

"You are... He Jinxia? I’ve only seen you in period costumes, I didn’t expect your modern appearance to be so..."

The woman paused for a moment, then said, "Just like Chen Xiaohui has come to life in front of me, so similar, you two really do look alike!"

She hurriedly came over, grabbed He Jinxia’s hand, and ran towards somewhere else, shouting, "Dong Qiin, little Qiin Qiin, our Chen Xiaohui is here, come quickly and take a look!"

Chen Xiaohui is the name of the lead actress in the film.

"Here she comes!" A crisp female voice sounded, and soon, a woman who looked full of youthful vibrancy ran over. Upon seeing He Jinxia for the first time, she frowned and said, "Too skinny."

He Jinxia: "..."

The screenwriter Xiao Xiuxiu, holding He Jinxia’s hand: "..."

Xiao Xiuxiu twisted her eyebrows, "How is she skinny, she must weigh at least two hundred pounds. Look at this chin, how round it is, a second chin appears as soon as she lowers her head slightly, and these thick arms and legs, they’re just like stone pillars!"

He Jinxia: That hits home.

Director Dong Qiin looked serious, her sharp gaze sweeping over He Jinxia from top to bottom, but ultimately she shook her head, "No, the leading lady in my mind is even fatter."

Xiao Xiuxiu tried hard to control her temper, took a deep breath, and said, "Then you can go find that candidate yourself."

Dong Qiin nodded, "Hmm, I’ll keep looking."

Xiao Xiuxiu looked at her calmly, "You should find someone else for the screenwriter and assistant director of this movie, I’m no longer involved."

Dong Qiin subconsciously nodded, halfway through, she suddenly realized, her eyes widened, and quickly shook her head, "No, Xiuxiu, we are the best partners, no other screenwriter can capture the feel I want."

Xiao Xiuxiu: "But you can’t find the right actress for the lead role, so how can the movie be shot? The day before yesterday, you complained that someone’s eyes were not pretty enough, yesterday you said another person’s nose wasn’t erect enough, claiming even if they lost weight they would still be ugly. You even made a star cry yesterday, saying with her mindset she shouldn’t even think about losing weight successfully."

"I’ll give you a suggestion now: You complain that she’s not fat enough, right? Fine, find someone else; stop looking among the stars and search the hospitals instead, specifically for patients with obesity-related illnesses."

"Find those who are so fat they can only lie in bed, who suffer from heart weakness after walking just a few steps. Those are the ideal candidates for your leading lady!"

The movie can’t delay shooting any longer, the lease on the location was about to expire, and as part of the production management team, Xiao Xiuxiu was already anxious, her frustration with Dong Qiin’s antics over the last few days finally erupted.

"I’m not filming this movie anymore. Since the script is written, I might as well just sell the full rights to you, do whatever you want with it!"

Dong Qiin, bewildered by Xiao Xiuxiu’s outburst, saw her pulling He Jinxia and turning to leave, hurriedly ran over, blocking their way with a stressed, "Don’t go, don’t go, Xiuxiu, can’t I admit I was wrong?"

She turned to He Jinxia, pleadingly saying, "You wait, let me discuss with my treasured screenwriter which part you should audition for!"

He Jinxia smiled at her, politely saying, "Of course, please do."

After the two of them left, He Jinxia finally put away the smile on her face.

Luo You had been watching the whole process, and now he also felt how unreliable this film crew was. How could the director and the screenwriter actually start arguing on the spot?

How chaotic must this film crew be, to make a screenwriter who looked so delicate and quiet lose her temper like that?

Luo You looked around, then walked over to He Jinxia and whispered, "Let’s wait and see, you need to keep your composure."

He Jinxia already knew what to do without Luo You’s reminder.

Her eyes flickered with thoughts as she suddenly asked, "Brother Luo, how significant are the identities of the director and screenwriter we just saw?"

Luo You paused for a moment, understanding what she wanted to know, he glanced outside again to make sure no one was coming, then spoke rapidly, "It was my oversight, I forgot to tell you before."

"The screenwriter of this drama, Xiao Xiuxiu, won ’Best Screenwriter’ at last year’s Baiye Awards, a rising star in the world of screenwriters with a strong reputation. The female director, Dong Qiin, has no prior directing experience; this drama is her debut work, but she has an impressive background."

"Her father is the second-largest shareholder of Huayi Entertainment, a company that is no less than Tonghua, and her mother is the daughter of the owner of the third-largest cinema chain in the country, Benteng Cinema. She was born with a golden key in her mouth."

He Jinxia’s eyes reflected her thoughts: one entertainment company and one cinema chain, Dong Qiin had access to the two most important conditions in the film industry—it was no wonder Luo You had so confidently guaranteed that after the film was shot, it wouldn’t just have a "one-day tour" in the cinemas.

Benteng Cinema, considering that it was their own miss’s film, would definitely not remove the film from their screens so quickly.

"Jinxia, come over here," the screenwriter, Xiao Xiuxiu, called He Jinxia over, and Luo You tactfully did not follow.

In a simple, empty room, the director and screenwriter sat on chairs, with a table set before them. Opposite them was another plain square table.

Dong Qiin looked at He Jinxia with a serious expression, "Act out the fourth scene."

He Jinxia had brought the script with her, but she did not flip through it. Instead, after contemplating in her mind for a moment, she began to perform at the edge of the table.

The fourth scene was about the protagonist, Chen Xiaohui, who finally managed to get hired as a clerk at a large company, but made a mistake when photocopying documents and got criticized by a colleague.

Now, He Jinxia was slightly bowing her head, her eyes timid and shrinking back, not daring to make eye contact with the colleague seated on the chair.

Imagining her colleague speaking, He Jinxia’s body trembled lightly in response, nodding vigorously while saying, "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I will do better next time!"

Soon, her eyes began to brim with tears, her head hanging as she listened to the scolding from her colleague in front of her, her hands beside her thighs clenching uncontrollably.

From a close distance, you could even see He Jinxia biting her lip, her face showing a look of grievance and bewilderment.

In the script, after the colleague finished scolding, they threw the documents out and told Chen Xiaohui to reprint them.

The pages scattered one by one on the floor, she slowly crouched down her bulky body, picking up the papers from the ground.

The colleagues around her, seeing this, all laughed at Chen Xiaohui’s buttocks, saying they were as big as a washbowl, their mockery loud and unreserved, trampling on Chen Xiaohui’s self-esteem mercilessly.

He Jinxia’s eyes were red, her head lowered, letting her hair cover her face, her teeth clamped tight, forcing herself not to cry.

Having quickly gathered the documents, she stood up with her head down, a tear dropped silently onto the paper.

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