“Director Deng,” Mufeng politely greeted.

He didn’t ask Deng Xu to call him President Qin like he did to everyone else at the villa; after all, it wasn’t like he could correct everyone, and besides, Deng Xu’s motive for calling him that was different from those at the villa. It had nothing to do with personal feelings, so Mufeng didn’t bother.

“Mr. Qin, I really didn’t expect you to come,” Deng Xu said politely.

“I happened to be with Jiang Jiang. I heard that she wanted to come over to talk about the role, so I came over to join in the fun.” Mufeng deliberately didn’t say that the both of them were actually in the midst of being filmed for a reality show.

However, this made Deng Xu misunderstand.

What was the relationship between Jiang Xun and Qin Mufeng for the two of them to just so happen to be together? Qin Mufeng said that he was here to join in the fun, but he was likely afraid that Jiang Xun would be bullied.

And so, Deng Xu schooled his expression into one of understanding.

“Jiang Xun, it’s nice to meet you.” Deng Xu shook hands with Jiang Xun and introduced her to the two other people who had come with him. “This is screenwriter Ma of our drama. He will be participating in the casting with me.”

“Hello, Director Deng and Screenwriter Ma. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Jiang Xun said.

“Let’s sit down and talk.” Deng Xu sat down and called the waiter over. “Shall we order first? It’s my treat today.”

“I can’t make you do that,” Yicheng said with a smile. “You are a guest in the imperial city, so as hosts, we should be the ones treating you! I took the initiative to order some food in advance. I didn’t know what you like to eat, I didn’t order anything too heavy. If you can’t eat any of the dishes, I’ll ask the staff to pack it up for us.”

Deng Xu thought to himself that Wang Yicheng was indeed the general manager of Shanpin Media since he knew how to behave in this kind of situation.

“Alright, then we won’t hesitate,” Deng Xu said with a smile. “We can eat anything, so don’t worry.”

“I haven’t ordered any alcohol yet. What would you like to drink?” Yicheng asked with a smile. “How about we have some beer first?”

Yicheng was not afraid that Deng Xu and the other two would persuade Jiang Xun to drink; with him and Mufeng around, they could guarantee that Jiang Xun would not drink at all.

Deng Xu waved his hand dismissively. “We have a flight in the afternoon. After we finish talking, we’ll go straight to the airport, so we won’t be drinking now. Afterwards, we’ll have some free time, so we can relax and drink then.”

Yicheng naturally had no objections to Deng Xu’s words.

While waiting for the dishes to be served, Deng Xu took out the script and showed it to Jiang Xun. “Jiang Xun, I have two roles that are quite suitable for you. Which one do you find more interesting? One of the roles is that of a protagonist, and the other is that of a villain.”

“I believe both these roles suit your image quite well. They should also turn out to be the more popular characters,” Deng Xu continued. “I have a rough understanding of your situation with President Wang. I know that you haven’t had any prior acting experience before, so I thought it best to give you a role with a personality that’s similar to yours. This will make it easier for you to act, you see, so we won’t consider the more difficult ones for now. Once you have acting experience and know what acting is like, you can slowly ease into other kinds of roles.”

“I understand.” Jiang Xun nodded. She didn’t know if Deng Xu was always so approachable, or if it was because Mufeng was there, but it was most likely the latter option.

If Mufeng wasn’t here, Deng Xu might not have been so polite.

“Then let us give you a general introduction of these two roles first,” Deng Xu said.

He’d originally only wanted to give Jiang Xun the role of the villain; the villain role had few scenes and didn’t show much of their face. The main scenes involving the villain were all about martial arts and didn’t have very high requirements for acting skills. It was very suitable for Jiang Xun.

After all, he had only taken a liking to Jiang Xun’s skills in the beginning. He’d felt that since Jiang Xun didn’t have any experience in acting, the villain role would be perfect for her. Even if she didn’t like it, if she wanted to act, she would have to deal with it.

However, after seeing Mufeng, Deng Xu changed his mind.

He didn’t dare to give Jiang Xun such a small role, afraid that Jiang Xun wouldn’t be happy with it. The other role wasn’t that important either, but it had more appearances and had the bonus of being a role that was on the protagonist’s side.

Although they were both supporting roles, Jiang Xun at least had the right to choose.

“Screenwriter Ma, Tell Jiang Xun about the roles for Yu Hengjun and Bi Yuewu.” Deng Xu was afraid that Qin Mufeng would misunderstand his words for arrogance, so he elaborated, “Screenwriter Ma is the person who understands the roles the most thoroughly.”

“Jiang Xun, read the script while I explain.” Screenwriter Ma took a sip of tea before continuing. “This drama is based on the empty background of Wu Zhou. Women can also become officials and hold important positions. Yu Hengjun is a supporting protagonist. She is a layman of the Ministry of Justice, so she investigates cases and arrests criminals. She is full of righteousness and usually disguises herself as a man.”

“The other role is an assassin of a rebel organization. Her codename is ‘Bi Yuewu’. Yuewu usually disguises herself as a teacher and interacts with schoolchildren day and night. However, she can coldly and mercilessly accept her organization’s orders to kill a child’s entire family, leaving no one alive. At the same time, the male protagonist had a good impression of her; he thought that she was a beautiful and kind person. When he found out that Yuewu was the killer, he confronted her. The male protagonist did not know that she had actually fallen in love with him, but she also knew that when the male protagonist found out about her true identity, he hated her very much.”

“Therefore, in the end, she could have killed the male protagonist, but she chose to die by his sword so that he would remember her for the rest of his life. He loved her, hated her, and grieved for her.”

Deng Xu followed up on the explanation. “There aren’t many scenes for these two characters, but they serve as a catalyst for the plot. Both Hengjun and Yuewu have fighting scenes, and quite a few of them, at that. Hengjun is a character who is a positive influence. In recent years, female characters disguised as men have been very popular. It wasn’t the kind where women were disguised as men and had to put on makeup, but rather the kind where you can’t tell whether they’re a man or woman at first glance. If the publicity is good, we can raise a certain level of popularity and popularity in the short term.”

“Yuewu has more fighting scenes than Hengjun. Her identity as a teacher on the surface is very different from her identity as an assassin. In addition to the love scenes where she comes into conflict with the male lead, there are also a lot of topics to talk about. However, this character is the villain, so you have to be mentally prepared to receive hate from the audience. If you perform poorly, you will be scolded for your poor acting skills, and if you perform well, the audience will treat the actor and character as the same person and lambast you even more. This requires you to have a very strong psychological endurance.”

Jiang Xun: “…”

She would be lambasted for acting as a villain? How could she pass up such a good opportunity?!

She’d discovered a new way to earn Merit Points.

System: “…Host, why do you always think of earning Merit Points?”

Jiang Xun rolled her eyes at the system. “And who’s the one who’s forcing me to do that? If I don’t earn MP, I can only live on for another 29 years. In order to live a long life, won’t I have to work hard?”