Playing the Eighth Route Army, the system is forcing this on me?

Inside the private room.

Mr. Dong exhaled a smoke ring, smiled, and shook his head.

I thought to myself, "What are you up to, Wu Jing? Do you think I don't know?"

Zhang Jin was someone you brought into the team, and Tony was someone you invited. Now that I'm taking Gu Tianle away and replacing him with one of my own, you're going to try and squeeze in your own people again?

Do you think I can't see through your little scheme?

That's not how you play the entertainment industry!

Although he thought that way, President Dong still gave a meaningful smile.

"Xiao Wu, let's not talk about the news for now."

"I've seen all of Yi Zheng's demos. Playing a Japanese soldier and playing a villain are two different things."

"Look at Wu Shao, he's a big shot in Beijing's social circles. What kind of dangerous people hasn't he come into contact with?"

"Has Yi Zheng ever been to the police station?"

Have you ever been in a group fight?

"Has he ever seen what the thugs look like?"

After finishing his speech, Mr. Dong leaned back on the sofa.

Her large belly swayed twice.

Seeing that Wu Jing was still cheerful and confident, he decided to use his pre-prepared trump card.

Mr. Dong picked up the phone and tapped a few times. "Hello, come in."

The moment I hung up the phone, the door to the private room was pushed open.

Wu Jing and Yi Zheng were both startled when they heard the door to the private room being pushed open, and they turned around to look.

The person who arrived was none other than the director of this film, Zheng Baorui!

Wu Jing frowned. It seemed the person had been waiting outside for a while; otherwise, they wouldn't have appeared so quickly after just one phone call.

Seeing that Yi Zheng also didn't recognize the other person, he quickly nudged him twice and said, "Yi Zheng, this is Director Zheng."

"Hello, Director Zheng."

The two men stood up and ushered Director Zheng in.

When President Dong saw Director Zheng, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Come, sit down."

"Director Zheng, you've come at the perfect time. To be fair, let's conduct the interview on the spot."

"Give me an objective assessment: is Yi Zheng really capable of playing a villain?"

Playing a villain?

Before Director Zheng could speak, Yi Zheng was taken aback after hearing the story.

I just heard them say something about playing Japanese soldiers and villains.

I didn't think much of it.

Now it's finally confirmed: so, I'm going to play a villain again?!

But before Yi Zheng could think any further...

Director Zheng looked at him with a shocked expression!

what?

Gurgle.

Zheng Ruibao's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

Is that Yi Zheng?

Isn't this the "bank robber" that was posted on the police website last night?!

Zheng Ruibao still vividly remembered the scene from yesterday where Yi Zheng stirred a gun in the mouth of a thug.

Who's the kind person who licks an RPG with their tongue?

Who's the kind person who puts a gun in a thug's mouth?!

And that last laugh—even a thug would tremble at the sound of it!

You want me to give an objective evaluation: is this person capable of playing a villain?

How can I possibly evaluate this?

Saying it was an act is a bit of an exaggeration, after all, the way he acted yesterday didn't seem like he was acting!

If you really have to let him play the role...

Then all I can say is...

Cast Yi Zheng as a villain? He'd better watch out!

But it's obvious that Mr. Dong arranged for himself to be in the next room early in the morning, just so he could play the bad cop and get rid of Yi Zheng!

This is a real problem!

On the one hand, Mr. Dong is one of the investors, and I was able to stand out from so many directors this time thanks to Mr. Dong's support.

On the other hand, as the director, let alone eliminating Yi Zheng, he would be begging for such an actor to come!

This really put him in a dilemma!

But just as Director Zheng was stammering, unsure of how to answer...

Yi Zheng spoke.

"Brother Jing, I think I'd better not act anymore."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

"Not performing anymore?"

Wu Jing reacted the most strongly.

It was agreed long ago that Yi Zheng would play the role, and he even revised the script overnight.

To complement Yi Zheng's martial arts skills, Wu Jing and the scriptwriting team added a fight scene to the originally sickly character.

It's just that it hasn't been shown to Director Zheng for final review yet.

Besides, the two of them had gone through thick and thin together yesterday, and today was just an interview.

Based on Yi Zheng's phenomenal acting yesterday, Director Zheng has no reason to fire him.

How can you just quit acting like that?

"brother!"

Wu Jing patted Yi Zheng on the shoulder.

"If you have any difficulties, just tell me. Don't try to shoulder everything by yourself."

Yi Zheng was genuinely touched by Wu Jing's pat on the shoulder.

But he can't say it!

What did you say?

Does having a powerful figure mean you have to play the righteous one?

The key point is that since activating the system, I've ended up playing the villain.

I was thinking of playing two roles, but now I have to play a villain in this third one.

If this continues, won't the villain's skill tree be maxed out in just a few days?

And the most outrageous thing is that I'm now even speaking the island language in my dreams!

The same thing happened during my in-depth interview with Li Sisi that day. As soon as I got into character, I accidentally blurted out "kimochii".

If this continues like this, the villain's skill tree might backfire on him!

No, no, I absolutely cannot play a villain this time!

Thinking of this, Yi Zheng firmly patted the large hand on his shoulder.

"Brother Jing, I'm not having any difficulties."

"However, I..."

"What? If you're in trouble, just say so. I've got your back!"

Wu Jing really likes Yi Zheng.

Coupled with his straightforward and outspoken personality, he no longer cared about the investors and director sitting opposite him.

He just wanted to figure out whether Yi Zheng was being blackmailed or if there was another reason.

"Hey," Yi Zheng shook his head.

"It's not what you think, Brother Jing."

"That's me, I just want to play a soldier, a proper soldier from China!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Jing's eyes widened slightly.

Want to play a soldier?

Yes, ever since he met Yi Zheng, he's taken a liking to the guy.

I've been so busy considering my own preferences lately that I haven't really asked Brother Yizheng what he thinks.

But Mr. Dong, who was on the other side, was overjoyed after hearing what Yi Zheng said.

"See? He chickened out before the performance even started!"

"Someone like that can play Hong Wengang well? Don't be ridiculous!"

"I told you, his eyes are too innocent! Has he ever seen what a criminal looks like? Pshaw!"

"Wow," Wu exclaimed.

At this point, he no longer wanted to explain what had happened at the bank yesterday.

After all, Yi Zheng himself said he wanted to play a righteous character.

There aren't many righteous characters in this drama to begin with, so forcibly bringing Yi Zheng into the cast is somewhat wishful thinking.

But Yi Zheng looked so fierce wearing a mask yesterday, it's such a waste that he didn't play Hong Wengang!

Just as Wu was sighing in surprise, President Dong lit a second cigar with a smug look on his face.

As the cigar is lit, a sizzling sound is accompanied by a fragrant aroma.

Dang dang dang.

Someone knocked on the door.

The people inside the room all looked puzzled and exchanged glances.

This indicates that the person was not someone they arranged to meet.

Who is it?

Just as Mr. Dong was about to ask who was outside the door.

Several police officers politely pushed open the door to the private room.

The person in charge first showed the following identification.

"Is it him?"

"You've been accused of abusing hostages. Come with us!"