Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

Zhang Ze opened the album and showed Zeng Lai the photos of him acting crazy in private.

Zeng Lai, in a fit of rage, tried to grab Zhang Ze, shouting while holding up a stick he had picked up from the ground.

"Stop right there! Delete it right now! Or I'll make you regret it!"

Zhang Ze laughed and ran off, thinking, "Listening to you was such a waste of my time! I definitely had to keep these kinds of explosive photos safe!"

The two were chasing and playing around on set, leaving Zeng Baoyi, who was standing nearby, dumbfounded.

"How come you two have become so close after only two months apart!"

Happy times fly by. After about ten days of filming in Shanghai, Zeng Lai's scenes were finished.

Zhang Ze's feelings were somewhat complicated. He didn't know when he would be able to meet Zeng Lai again after this separation.

The melancholy of parting cast a shadow over Zhang Ze's mood.

Over the past few months, Zhang Ze has grown deeply fond of Zeng Lai.

He was captivated by her every smile and gesture.

The difference in their social status prevented him from taking any obvious action.

She is a veteran actress with over a decade of experience, a once-in-two-hundred-years beauty queen from the Central Academy of Drama, and a classmate of many top-tier celebrities.

He was just a newcomer who had only been in the industry for a few years, and the age and status gap made Zhang Ze hesitate and dare not take that step forward.

Zhang Ze originally planned to have dinner with Zeng Lai after she finished filming to see her off, but unexpectedly, Zeng Lai's studio got her a role in another drama and she had to rush to join the crew. After filming wrapped, she had to fly to Hengdian overnight.

Zhang Ze presented Zeng Lai with a bouquet of flowers, congratulating her on wrapping up filming!

Zeng Lai happily hugged Zhang Ze with the bouquet of flowers, saying, "Thank you, see you again sometime."

"Remember to contact me for a meal when you get to Beijing! You still owe me one!"

Zhang Ze controlled his inner impulses and saw Zeng Lai off.

Watching the car that had driven away leave me feeling empty.

At this moment, Zeng Lai, sitting in the car, also turned his head to look at Zhang Ze, who was standing there.

His eyes were filled with reluctance!

She was also attracted to Zhang Ze.

In this drama, the two have a passionate and intense relationship, and they are even willing to give their lives for each other.

Falling in love while filming is a common occurrence in the entertainment industry.

Zeng Lai also had feelings for Zhang Ze, but she not only had to suppress her emotions in the drama, but also in real life.

"What's wrong, Ms. Zeng? You've fallen for this handsome young man?" Zeng Lai's manager is her friend and best friend of over ten years.

They've now started their own studio and are working independently, and their relationship has always been very good.

Zeng Lai reluctantly withdrew his gaze, sighing, "Too young!"

"Being young is great! These days, relationships between older women and younger men are all the rage! Besides, you're only in your thirties, which is the most charming time of your life. It's time to find someone and settle down."

"A woman's good days only last a few years; if she doesn't cherish them, it will be too late to regret it later!"

Zeng Lai felt annoyed by her friends' pressure to get married. In her thirties, she had lost count of how many times she had been pressured to get married.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I just haven't met the right person yet."

"When I meet the right one, I'll definitely seize the opportunity, okay!" Zeng Lai said coquettishly, shaking her manager's shoulder.

"I think that young man was quite nice! He's handsome and the way he was looking at you was practically drooling! Why don't you give him a try?"

The agent refused to let Zeng Lai go.

Zeng Wei felt helpless, "She is only 24, and I am already 36, so I can be his aunt."

"How can I accept an old man dating a young woman? If word gets out, people will curse me to death."

"I can't do anything about it. Your mom calls me every few days, telling me to persuade you to get married soon!"

Zeng Lai looked utterly hopeless, slumped against the backrest!

She never imagined that she, who had been beautiful and outstanding in every way since childhood, would end up like this!

His career has been lukewarm for over a decade, and he is also single!

"Alright, let's not talk about these unhappy things anymore. Hurry up and tell me what's going on with this next movie!" Zeng Lai said somewhat helplessly.

The agent looked somewhat helpless upon hearing this. "This is a period drama with a strong female lead. The director wanted you to be the female lead, but the investors have already decided on a younger actress for the role. We could only get you a supporting role."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Lai pouted, already used to it.

When she was young, she refused to accept unspoken rules, which prevented her from getting good scripts and kept her career at a lukewarm level.

I thought to myself, "The second female lead is pretty good too!"

But then the agent said somewhat awkwardly, "The role of the second female lead hasn't been finalized yet. The director's idea is to arrange a banquet at the hotel tonight to entertain the investors and he would like you to accompany them."

Zeng Lai was furious, saying, "These bastards are shameless! I'm not going."

"Then this role!" the agent said hesitantly.

"I don't want this second female lead role anymore, whoever wants it can have it!"

"I never compromised when I was young, and I certainly won't compromise now!" Zeng Lai replied coolly.

"Okay, okay, if you don't want the role, then don't. Don't get angry! Getting angry isn't nice!" The agent, a friend of over ten years, quickly comforted Zeng Lai.

Helplessly, she took out her tablet from her bag, handed it to Zeng Lai, and continued, "Since we're not going to fight for this second female lead role, take a look at these offers! It's just that the roles and scripts aren't very good!"

Zeng Lai picked up the tablet and started flipping through it, only to find that all the invitations were for some terrible dramas.

Either the director is bad, or the script is terrible, and the characters aren't even the main leads.

Zeng Lai didn't even consider the invitation; he simply flipped past it and continued reading.

Suddenly I saw a familiar director, and this TV series was even approved by CCTV and would be broadcast on CCTV. It was the best script among all the offers I received.

Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the character.

"Mother's Heart," Liang's mother, the protagonist's mother! One piece of information after another flashed before her eyes!

She once said to her agent with some sadness, "Have I really fallen so low as to play mother roles without even a character name?"

The agent advised, "Don't think like that. You're still young, and you're so beautiful, other production teams will definitely be eager to have you!"

Zeng Lai tucked his legs into the chair, rested his head against the car window, and looked outside, speaking calmly.

"Don't try to comfort me! I know my own situation perfectly well."

Looking out the car window, I saw trees rushing backward along the roadside.

Zeng Lai was lost in thought, unaware of how much time had passed or what he was thinking about.

Suddenly, Zeng sat up straight.

She tidied her hair and said in a calm tone.

"I've accepted the role in 'Mother's Heart.' You can contact the production team to sign the contract later!"

"Ah..." The manager looked at her in surprise.

Some anxiously said, "This is a mother's role; once you take it, there's no turning back!"

Zeng Lai nonchalantly remarked, "So what? I was playing a mother when I was 24, so it's perfectly normal for me to play a mother role now that I'm 36!"

The agent said somewhat helplessly, "How can that be the same? You played a foster mother back then, and you were much younger. This time, the situation is completely different!"

Looking at Zeng Lai's resolute gaze as he made his final effort, he said, "You really need to think this through!"

Zeng Lai, with a calm expression and firm eyes, said, "I'd rather be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond!"

"I missed the rise back then, but that's that, there's nothing to regret!"

"But in the field of motherhood,"

"I once wanted to be the youngest and most beautiful mom in the mom community!"

"I'm switching tracks, I'm not playing with them anymore!"