After confirming that she had passed the audition, Qin Qiao'er began to familiarize herself with the script. At this time, the director's team had sent her a new script.
In the current script, Qin Qiao'er's role had increased a bit. Initially, in the movie, the character she was going to play was just the second female lead.
However, after Qin Qiao'er finished the audition, the director suddenly thought it would be more suitable for her to be the movie's leading lady. He was going to make Qin Qiao'er's storyline the main one.
Qin Qiao'er actually felt a bit of pressure. This was her first time starring in a movie, and she wasn't sure if she could do it well.
But she was eager to give it a try to see if she could unlock her potential. She believed she could manage it.
She told all this to Brother Zhi. Brother Zhi pushed his glasses woodenly and said to Qin Qiao'er in a very calm tone, "My disciple definitely deserves to be the leading lady."
After hearing Brother Zhi's words, Qin Qiao'er gained confidence. She wasn't afraid anymore. Since the director's team trusted her and was willing to give her such an opportunity, she was determined to seize it.
So she started to hone her acting skills. Almost every day, she and Brother Zhi were in the theater, constantly practicing her emotions and acting.
But one day, Qin Qiao'er suddenly received a call. The person on the other end claimed to be the movie's producer. He stammered and told her that there had been an accident.
At first, Qin Qiao'er thought there was some trouble in the crew. So she said considerately, "Are you having some financial difficulties? It's okay. I can accept a lower salary."
Qin Qiao'er knew she wasn't a big star, and the salary the movie production company offered was already quite high. If there was an accident with the movie, she was willing to leave the money for the movie's production.
The producer didn't expect Qin Qiao'er to say this. He was silent for a while, and then, as if making up his mind, he said to Qin Qiao'er, "Our screenwriter has revised the script again. I'll send you the new script. Please take a look."
After saying that, the producer sent the script to Qin Qiao'er. Qin Qiao'er flipped through it casually and found that her role had suddenly become much smaller, even smaller than when she first auditioned.
Her original character was a person on the edge of good and evil. No matter what she did, at her core, she was still an innocent rich girl.
Although her actions in the middle were a bit extreme, after watching the movie, the audience would surely not hate this character. Instead, they might even feel a bit sympathetic towards her.
However, in the revised script, Qin Qiao'er's character was written as a brainless woman who only knew how to seek revenge.
Qin Qiao'er was heart - broken after reading it. In the past few days, she had completely immersed herself in the character. Seeing the character being slandered like this, she couldn't accept it for a while.
Qin Qiao'er was quite angry. She thought the original script was really good. It wasn't that she wanted to have more screen time, but that she thought the character would be more profound if played according to the original script.
Suddenly, she remembered that the director had called her directly before, and she still had the director's number in her phone. So she directly dialed the director's number.
It took her several tries to get through to the director. The director sounded very silent when he answered the phone, completely different from his enthusiastic self last time.
Qin Qiao'er got straight to the point and asked, "Director, I think the previous script was better. Why did you suddenly change the script? Did I do something wrong?"
The director was a bit silent. He euphemistically told Qin Qiao'er, "You did a great job. It's just that there are some irresistible factors. If you don't want to act in this movie, I'll have to look for someone else."
The director's words were very decisive. He didn't want his work to be manipulated like this, but there was nothing he could do. In this world, there were always things that made people yield.
Although he appreciated Qin Qiao'er very much, he couldn't let one person affect the progress of the whole movie.
Yes, the director had received a notice, asking him to change the script and make the character of the police officer's wife more affectionate and increase her role.
Originally, the director planned to make a movie with two leading ladies. After seeing Qin Qiao'er's performance, he decided to make her the leading lady.
The other actress in the movie was a young actress who often acted in idol dramas. She was forced into the movie, and this movie was supposed to be her transformation work.
Her name was Li Moli. Although her acting skills were okay, after all, she was a professionally - trained actress who had acted in so many idol dramas, she always lacked a bit of aura.
Although the director was a bit dissatisfied, he still accepted her. After all, this character wasn't that important to the whole movie, especially after he saw Qin Qiao'er's performance. He was more determined to make Qin Qiao'er's character more prominent.
He originally thought that since he had included Li Moli in the movie, no one would say anything. After all, he did make Li Moli one of the leading ladies in his movie.
But unexpectedly, the investors went back on their words. They said that if they didn't make Li Moli the leading lady instead of Qin Qiao'er, they would stop investing, and all the previous investments would be wasted.
The director didn't expect them to be so decisive. They were putting pressure on him, but he was temporarily helpless.
Everything was ready, and the shooting was about to start. With all the pre - production preparations, he was already deeply in debt.
If the investors withdrew at this time, the operation of the whole movie would become very difficult. It would also be quite difficult to find a new investor in such a short time.
If they couldn't find a new investor, what would the rest of the crew eat and wear? As the leader of the movie, he needed to be responsible for these staff members.
So he had to choose to sacrifice Qin Qiao'er.