Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: This Top Star Has Real Achievements

So the next day, Li Xiang started to actively talk to the little yellow duck and rehearse their lines.

As for Little Yellow Duck, she must have listened to her mother's instructions and finally agreed to have a proper conversation with him.

But the slight contempt instilled in her mind beforehand, coupled with the anger she felt from being suppressed, had already taken root in her heart.

This leads to her inevitably maintaining a somewhat aloof attitude, even when acting together or communicating. Of course, this isn't necessarily a bad thing...

After all, this was a production invested in by her own company, so she considered herself a part-owner, which was understandable.

But everything has a prerequisite: you have to be truly capable and perform exceptionally well.

Anyone with eyes can see that Li Xiang, the male lead, is only dragged down by the female lead's lackluster performance, and the director forces him to develop any kind of "relationship."

To put it bluntly, he's just a temporary tool to help the female lead get into character.

Everyone in the crew is shrewd, and the way Little Yellow Duck treated Li Xiang some time ago has also been noticed and remembered by many people.

As a result, some whispers began to circulate privately, mostly revolving around her as the female lead.

Some say she looks simple and honest but is actually quite cunning, while others directly grumble that Director Zhang made a mistake in casting this time, picking a female lead whose cunning is far better than her acting skills.

After all, in everyone's eyes, this little yellow duck is not only incompetent, but also arrogant.

Not to mention that some people who already looked down on Zhang Weiping were secretly waiting to see this new "number one" actress of the media company make a fool of herself.

Li Xiang was naturally pleased with this outcome and even wanted to add fuel to the fire.

So he became even more "hard-working" in trying to rehearse with her, strike up conversations, and cultivate a relationship, which annoyed Little Yellow Duck to no end.

But no one paid any attention to her annoyance—

After all, in everyone's eyes, all they saw was Li Xiang following the director's instructions and actively getting closer to the female lead, showing how they were getting along.

Even the mother of the little yellow duck, who has always been unfriendly to Li Xiang, seems to have changed her appearance these past few days, with a kind smile on her face and being very warm.

That day, he even pulled Li Xiang aside and praised him, saying, "As expected of a professional student from the Beijing Film Academy, Li Xiang, your acting skills are truly impeccable!"

"I'll have to trouble you to put in some extra effort and look after our little yellow duck. Once the movie is a success, everyone will benefit from it, right?"

Li Xiang smiled and politely replied, "Auntie, you're too kind. We're all in the same production crew, so helping each other out is only natural."

Furthermore, the little yellow duck itself is very talented, it just lacks some systematic training. I'm just lending a hand; the important thing is for us to work together to make a good film.

However, his senior-like tone sounded more like adding fuel to the fire to the little yellow duck's ears.

These days, she not only has to be pulled in front of the director for detailed instructions, but her fluctuating condition has also caused the crew to adjust the shooting schedule again and again.

However, she was only a senior in high school, and when she heard her mother praising her opponent so highly, the anger she had finally managed to suppress instantly became uncontrollable.

This also caused her gaze towards Li Xiang to lose its initial purity, leaving only a strong, suppressed hostility.

Seeing this, Li Xiang snorted inwardly, knowing that this was because he couldn't beat him and his mentality had collapsed.

Li Xiang could see that look in her eyes, and so could the little yellow duck's mother. But in front of Li Xiang, she couldn't say much.

In response, Li Xiang was quite "thoughtful," immediately getting up to make room for her: "Auntie, you two chat, I'll go check out the set for the next scene..."

"What kind of look was that just now?" The little yellow duck's mother lowered her voice, her tone full of disappointment and frustration.

"His skills are not even half as good as others, but his temper is bigger than anyone else's! Look at Li Xiang, he acts so steadily, and the director never has to say a word."

Look at yourself! You're incredibly stupid! Didn't you notice the director's gaze towards you changed? If you keep going like this, you might not even get another chance to act!

A series of sharp and sarcastic words poured out from the mother of the little yellow duck after Li Xiang left.

If it were just a few words of criticism, Little Yellow Duck might be able to tolerate it, after all, it has gotten used to it over time.

But this time, her mother actually brought up Li Xiang and kept praising him... She couldn't take it anymore!

The little yellow duck suddenly raised its head, its face flushed red, and its voice, sharp and piercing like it had been rubbed with sandpaper, cried out: "Why do you keep bringing him up?!"

She pointed fiercely in the direction Li Xiang had left, each word like a thorn: "Isn't he just someone who got in through connections?"

Besides putting on airs in front of the director, what other skills does she have? And you keep praising her! Who's your daughter anyway?!

The people around her were also taken aback by her sudden outburst, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes turned to look at her.

The mother duck's face turned deathly pale instantly. She reached out to pull her, but the little duck forcefully shook her off.

She could only watch helplessly as her daughter unleashed all the anger she had been holding back, like a flood bursting its banks.

"Who does he think he is? He just coasted through a semester at the Beijing Film Academy and read a few worthless books. Does he really think he's some kind of movie star?"

He's always putting on airs in front of us, just trying to steal the spotlight, isn't he? Let him steal it! Let him steal it!

The little yellow duck became more and more excited as she spoke, her chest heaving violently. A junior assistant next to her tried to step forward to persuade her, but was glared at fiercely and quickly shrank back in fright.

"And those scenes, why did he get most of them? Isn't it just because he's good at flattering and sucking up? Let me tell you, no matter how fancy your acting is, it's useless if you steal those scenes!"

Seeing the situation getting increasingly out of control, her mother reached out to pull her back, anxiously calling out, "Stop making a scene, you child!"

But she was shoved away and screamed, "Don't fucking touch me! Did I say something wrong? He's just a attention-seeking jerk! He climbed up the ladder by using petty tricks, fucking! He's such a bastard!"

Seeing that the commotion was getting bigger and bigger, the staff further away also stopped what they were doing.

Although no one dared to move forward, everyone pricked up their ears and kept glancing this way, all wanting to see how this scene would turn out.

This caused the originally noisy and bustling film set to suddenly fall silent, with only the little yellow duck's sharp screeching echoing in the air.

As for Director Zhang, he naturally saw all of this.

After all, as a director, the condition of the male and female leads is his biggest concern right now.

He witnessed everything from Li Xiang taking the initiative to ask Little Yellow Duck to act with him, to Little Yellow Duck's mother chatting with Li Xiang, and then to Little Yellow Duck's outburst.

He also knew that he had put a lot of pressure on Little Yellow Duck during this period in order to get her into the zone.

No matter how much pressure she was under, that wasn't an excuse for her to throw a tantrum and hurl insults today.

What did Li Xiang do wrong? He was just helping the female lead find her footing and get into character, as requested by her.

But in her mouth, it became an excuse to show off.

Does she expect everyone to be on the same level as her? In all his years of directing, he's never seen a film where someone needs to defer to the others to get the movie going.

Filmmaking is about mutual support and relying on ability; there's no reason to give up a role.

If you really want to make a living in this industry, you have to have the ability to take on roles and withstand pressure. If you always expect others to give way to you, then what's the point of being in this circle?

I initially thought this girl had a certain spark, and with a little polishing, she'd definitely stand out. But looking at her now—

Sigh, I'm still too young. I can't handle any pressure and I just explode.

At that moment, the thought of regret pierced his heart like a sharp thorn.

He couldn't help but start to reflect on whether he had made the wrong decision from the very beginning by choosing her as the female lead despite all the opposition.