Switched Life:I Went Viral on a Family Variety Show
Chapter 163: Talent and Good Looks

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Talent and Good Looks

"Perfect, finally a male comrade joins our embroidery team! How about letting Director Qin take charge of stitching the clothes for the male guests on the festival day?"

Sang Ning smiled effortlessly as she assigned the task to Qin Jiaxiang without any mental burden.

Just cutting different fabric shapes and sewing them onto clothes is still faster than doing intricate embroidery stitch by stitch.

???

Qin Jiaxiang was so shocked he couldn’t speak, his eyes slowly widened into two big circles.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and snorted coldly, saying, "Sang Ning, it was your brother who caused me to end up like this. It’s bad enough he hurt me, and now you want to inflict secondary harm on me?"

[Director Qin, how can someone as meticulous as you not get this right? It was clearly the fourth harm, okay?]

[Looks like Director Qin and the Sang family are just not compatible. Every time he encounters someone from the Sang family, he gets hurt.]

"Oh?" Sang Ning leaned toward Qin Jiaxiang, pretending to be serious and lowered her voice. "Then tell me how Sang Chuan hurt you, and I’ll deal with him for you."

Upon hearing this, Director Qin was about to start complaining, but Sang Ning spoke first again: "But there’s a condition—after you’re done talking, the male guests’ clothes still have to be sewn by you."

Director Qin: "..." He was exhausted; talking to her was just futile.

[Hahaha, Sang Ning, just shut up. If you stop talking now, it’ll be the kindest consolation to Director Qin.]

Qin Jiaxiang looked at Sang Ning with resentment several times. Just as he was about to look away, a light bulb went off in his mind.

He looked back at Sang Ning again, but this time his tone was much calmer: "Sang Chuan smashed my foot. They say an elder sister is like a mother; shouldn’t you take responsibility for this?"

"Director Qin, my mom isn’t dead yet. That statement is somewhat offensive," she replied.

Hu Zhi: "..."

Qin Jiaxiang: "..."

"Xiao Ning—" Hu Zhi cast Sang Ning a mournful look and called out her name with some grievance.

As her gaze met Qin Jiaxiang’s, Hu Zhi pursed her lips, pointed at Sang Ning, and said, "Director Qin, dealing with Sang Chuan is better left to Xiao Ning."

Sang Ning, compared to her, had a more commanding aura fitting of a maternal figure.

Qin Jiaxiang pressed his lips together, dumbfounded—who exactly was acting as the mother in this Sang family?

Finally, resigning himself to his fate, he sighed, waved his hand at Sang Ning, and said, "Forget it, forget it. It was an accident to begin with, no point pursuing it. Let’s cut to the chase—can you agree to a personal favor for me?"

"No." Sang Ning refused without hesitation. "I don’t have the habit of taking on favors for others, not even for my brother. However, I can help you beat up Sang Chuan to let off some steam."

Director Qin trembled with anger, clutching his chest with heartfelt pain. "All I wanted was for you to play the lead role in my new movie. Is it really that difficult?!"

[!!! Oh, wait—did I just go deaf? Did Director Qin really so casually announce the female lead for his new movie?!]

[Am I losing my mind, or has Director Qin gone crazy? Every single supporting role in his movies requires rigorous auditions, but this is the female lead—the female lead! And he decided with just one sentence?]

[Director Qin’s reputation is officially ruined. What acting skills does Sang Ning even have? She probably can’t even memorize her lines and will end up reciting "12345678" instead.]

[I strongly advise Director Qin retract his statement. If he truly dares to cast Sang Ning as the female lead, I’ll be the first to boycott his movie!]

[I’m a new Sang Ning fan, so I’ll speak up for fairness—Director Qin, please don’t accidentally ’smother’ Sister Sang with praise. Her negative image has just slightly improved; she should start refining her acting with minor roles instead. Even background roles would be good. Tossing her straight into the female lead position is like roasting her over trolls’ flames and inviting ridicule from casual audiences.]

Other than the shocked reactions online, the people in the Embroidery Room were equally stunned and speechless.

Chu Xi covered her mouth tightly, overwhelmed by the news that shook her to the core. Alongside burning jealousy, she even felt slightly aggrieved and wanted to cry.

Why? Why Sang Ning of all people!

When it came to acting, Chu Xi didn’t claim to be exceptionally skilled, but she was certain she could crush Sang Ning effortlessly.

Yet Director Qin would rather cast a complete acting amateur like Sang Ning as the lead than even consider her. Why on earth!

Chu Wei wasn’t as fixated as Chu Xi, though she was indeed envious and jealous but carried no hatred.

Sang Ning’s looks, after all, were a rarity in the entertainment industry. With Director Qin currently on the same reality show with her, it’s understandable that he might be temporarily mesmerized.

Chu Wei only had one thought in her mind—could she possibly snag a background role? After all, this was a movie directed by Qin Jiaxiang.

With that in mind, she didn’t hesitate to ask out loud, "Director Qin, since you’ve already given Sang Ning the female lead role, could you maybe—out of kindness for filming this show together for so many days—give me a background part, even as a corpse?"

[??? Is Chu Wei okay? This is the first time I’ve heard someone boldly make such an outrageous request.]

[Directors, take note—entertainment industry’s professional corpse actress is ready. Whenever your movies need a dead body, make sure to call Chu Wei.]

Such an opportunity, yet Sang Ning didn’t immediately accept it, leaving Director Qin almost doubting himself.

Faced with Chu Wei’s self-recommendation, he replied somewhat irritated and emotional, "You’re a singer—got singing talent, got height, got looks, and still got singing talent."

Chu Wei’s face instantly fell.

[Director Qin, must you be so blunt? He’s practically calling out Chu Wei’s lack of acting skill, height, or striking visuals.]

[Chu Wei: Director Qin, where’s your manners?]

[Is Director Qin too biased? Let’s talk acting—Sang Ning only has her looks. Isn’t she on par with Chu Wei?]

[No, no—there’s still a difference. Apart from looks, Sang Ning also has height.]

Sang Ning was still pinching her chin thoughtfully when Director Qin, no longer able to hold back, was on the verge of flipping out: "Playing the female lead in my movie—is it seriously too much to ask?!"

"It’s quite a difficult ask," Sang Ning nodded earnestly.

Director Qin always ensured quality, and each of his movie production cycles spanned nearly a year, whereas the System only gave Sang Ning a year to gain followers.

Chances are by the time the movie wasn’t even released, she’d already be metaphorically ’dead.’ That’d be a major loss.

Her response clearly left Director Qin unsatisfied.

After some thought, Sang Ning crafted a somewhat plausible excuse to reject outright: "Filming doesn’t pay as much as reality shows. I’m busy earning quick money, so please don’t include me."

Qin Jiaxiang: "..." Sang Ning—is she even human? How many stars acting in his movies are in it for the money?

[Is it really okay for Sang Ning to tell the truth so bluntly?]

[Now what will the actors who make reality shows their main gig feel?]

Qin Jiaxiang swore he’d never met a person so naturally suited to a character role as Sang Ning.

With gritted teeth, he lowered his bottom line further: "One-off fee, ten million compensation. I’ll pay you out-of-pocket right now—how’s that?"