This director is so innocent.

"What are you doing! It's past eight o'clock, there's not enough time."

"That's enough, that's enough..."

"Are you looking down on me?"

Su Jin could not bear such humiliation. Today, she was determined to kill her without leaving a trace, so that she would remember the shadows of the past.

The battle ended about forty minutes later.

"Ah Jin, what's wrong? Every time we're together, I'm so exhausted that I can't even speak after we're done."

Wang Luodan was all smiles, her tone full of humor.

Damn it, the ancients were right.

There are only oxen that die from exhaustion, not land that is over-plowed.

Su Jin was traumatized and didn't want to talk to her; she just wanted to take a shower.

Damn it, what exactly happened?

He usually takes at least an hour, but today he finished in a full twenty minutes, and couldn't even take down Wang Luodan.

Hmm... I must have blacked out last night.

Yes, that must be it.

"What are you spacing out for?! What's going on?"

Wang Luodan stared intently at Su Jin with her beautiful eyes, as if trying to see through his somewhat dazed expression to understand what he was thinking.

Damn... that's an insult!

Su Jin couldn't stand it and, disregarding the consequences, directly uttered harsh words.

"Tonight... no, let's do it again tomorrow night. I'll make sure you can't say a word."

Upon hearing this, a subtle glint of cunning flashed in Wang Luodan's eyes.

A slight smirk played on her lips as she said defiantly, "Fine! Tomorrow night I'll see how you manage to silence me."

Su Jin didn't reply and went straight to the washroom.

No amount of words can compare to the power of action.

Tomorrow night, I must let her know why the flowers are so red.

……

9:43 AM.

The sun was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze was blowing.

Kunlun Grand Hotel, Plum Blossom Banquet Hall.

Press conference for the TV series "Struggle".

There were quite a few media reporters present, about thirty or forty in total.

Armed with cameras and microphones, they occupied advantageous positions and busily prepared for the interview.

Backstage, Ding Xin looked at Su Jin and Wang Luodan, who were late, and complained, "Where have you two been? Why are you only arriving now?"

Wang Luodan lowered her head and chuckled awkwardly.

"On the way..." Su Jin was about to explain when she heard Ding Xin say, "Don't explain, hurry up and get your makeup done, the press conference is about to start."

It's all Wang Luodan's fault for only arriving now; she seduced him again while he was taking a bath.

Looking at Su Jin's clean and flawless face, the makeup artist said, "Ms. Su, your skin is very good, so you don't need to wear makeup. Just get your eyebrows done and a hairstyle."

"OK." Su Jin nodded.

After shaping my eyebrows, I used a curling iron to create a style, sprayed on some setting spray, and it was done in seven or eight minutes.

Compared to Su Jin, Wang Luodan needed a lot more time, as she was still applying makeup.

"Su Jin, your skin is amazing! How do you take care of it?"

An envious voice suddenly rang in Su Jin's ears.

Su Jin turned her head slightly and saw Li Xiaolu tilting her head up, blinking her big eyes at him.

"Naturally beautiful," Su Jin said casually.

Perhaps because he runs every day and doesn't stay up late, his skin is really good, very moisturized, and full of collagen.

Of course, youth also plays a part.

At 21 years old, things can't get too bad.

He said he was twenty-one years old because he didn't have a sixth grade at the time; he went to junior high school after graduating from the fifth grade.

"What's wrong with the emblem? Why does he seem angry?" Su Jin asked quietly.

When he came in, he saw Wenzhang sitting alone on one side, his face bearing the words "Keep Out".

"I don't know, he was like this as soon as he came over today," Li Xiaolu said.

……

The press conference began at 10:30.

Speech by the leader, speech by the director's outline, speech by producer Ding Xin, followed by the executive producer...

The four of them talked for a total of one hour.

Su Jin was drowsy listening backstage.

Unlike the relaxed Su Jin, Luo Jin was very nervous, and the more they talked, the more nervous he became. His heart was pounding and his palms were sweating.

Su Jin glanced at Luo Jin and smiled, "What's there to be nervous about? Didn't we rehearse for you before? Just answer the questions normally."

Luo Jin rolled his eyes. They had rehearsed, but he was still nervous.

Actually, Luo Jin was nervous for nothing.

He's a newcomer with an unimportant role, so reporters probably won't ask him any questions.

"Now, let's warmly welcome the main creators of 'Struggle' to the stage," the host said.

Upon hearing this, Su Jin rubbed her face to perk herself up, and then led Commander Ma, Li Xiaolu, and the others onto the stage.

"Clap clap clap..."

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Once on stage, the main cast members were very self-aware, with Su Jin and Commander Ma standing in the center.

Su Jin was next to Li Xiaolu, and then Wang Luodan.

Next to Commander Ma is his coat of arms, and then Luo Jin.

Zhou Xiaoou is a supporting character and doesn't have the qualifications to go on stage.

Li Xiaolu plays Yang Xiaoyun, a character with more screen time than Mi Lai, and she herself is a more established actress than Wang Luodan.

Therefore, it was perfectly reasonable for Li Xiaolu to stand next to Su Jin.

Su Jin and the others introduced the roles they played and shared their thoughts.

Then the Q&A session with media reporters began.

"Director Zhao Baogang, we all know that Su Jin is very famous in the literary circle, but in the entertainment industry, he is still a complete newcomer."

"Why did you choose Su Jin as the male lead?" a reporter from the Kyoto newspaper asked.

As a newcomer, Su Jin was cast as the male lead, which inevitably drew media scrutiny, a question they had anticipated.

"Su Jin is so handsome! I want to use him too!"

Da Gangzi started with a joke, then said seriously, "I believe all of you know that I like to use newcomers."

Su Jin is the best newcomer I've ever seen. His appearance and acting skills are both top-notch, and I believe he will deliver a wonderful performance.

Da Gangzi really likes people who put their heart into things.

For the project "Never Close Your Eyes", the outline author boldly employed Lu Yi, who had just graduated at the time.

There's also Sun Honglei, but there's a rumor that Sun Honglei got the role in Da Gangzi's play because Ding Jiali begged him on her knees.

"Su Jin, everyone says that you got the male lead role because of your identity as a writer and your role as a screenwriter."

"What's your opinion on this?" a reporter from Southern Weekly asked.

"Undeniably, there are two reasons, but the main reason is that my acting skills were recognized by the director," Su Jin said shamelessly.

The media reporters below smiled knowingly, probably because this was the most important reason and the least important one.

However, they did not make things difficult for Su Jin, and they still gave her a generous allowance for her travel expenses today.

"I heard you're releasing a new book. Can you tell me about it?" a reporter asked.

"Excuse me, today is the press conference for the start of filming of the TV series 'Struggle'. We'll talk about the new book later."

Shen Haobo had finished reading the book "The Longest Day in Chang'an" and was amazed by its quality, which further increased his admiration for Su Jin.

Then they spread the word out to generate buzz in advance.