Depressive Screenwriter

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Shi Peihua and Yumi Shinozaki both showed subtle changes in their expressions upon hearing Su Yan's words.

The highest average views per episode and the highest rating?

Even for a web series, with the station's lack of emphasis, insufficient funding, a cast of entirely amateur actors, and even the screenwriter playing the male lead, achieving such results would indeed be a pipe dream.

But on second thought, it's like an athlete saying their goal is to win a gold medal.

Shouldn't they even dare to say it?

Regardless of the final outcome, there's no harm in 'thinking'.

"Okay, then let's aim to sweep all our competitors next quarter," Yumi Shinozaki said with a smile.

Shanghai Art Institute.

Gu Qingyuan returned to her dormitory and opened her computer to check her email, which was still empty.

A hint of disappointment inevitably appeared on her face.

"How is it, Qingyuan? Has any production team taken a fancy to you?"

Roommate Feng Nannan walked up enthusiastically and asked with a smile.

"No," Gu Qingyuan said, her voice crisp.

"This is already the seventh production team you've auditioned for recently! Didn't even that 'Waves of the Heart' production team with only a million investment like you?" Feng Nannan asked with some surprise, but with a hint of deeply hidden smugness in her eyes.

Gu Qingyuan said calmly.

"No."

"How could this be?" At this moment, the other two roommates in the room also gathered around.

"Your performance class grades are among the best in our class, and your appearance is also one of the best."

"We went to audition for that web series 'Qingfeng' produced by Sakura TV last week, and the director's assistant sent me a message this morning saying I passed the audition. Your acting is better than mine, and we auditioned together, so how could you have heard nothing?" Feng Nannan said.

In fact, the assistant director of the Qingfeng production team had already sent Gu Qingyuan some messages, some very unreasonable and disgusting messages.

She rejected them.

And her roommate Feng Nannan, whose acting skills and appearance were inferior to hers, was able to get a role.

Gu Qingyuan thought about it, but didn't bother to dwell on it.

Everyone has their own aspirations.

"Congratulations, it means you are more suitable for the 'Qingfeng' production team. Although 'Qingfeng' is just a web series, and the role you got is only the fourth female lead, it's still a good start."

Seeing Gu Qingyuan's clear and pure eyes, Feng Nannan felt a little guilty and also a little angry.

Because she didn't see any envy in Gu Qingyuan's eyes.

This wasn't the attitude and expression she wanted to see from Gu Qingyuan!

"But we'll be graduating in a month, and if you still haven't found any production team work..." Feng Nannan asked with concern.

In fact, all three roommates knew the reason why Gu Qingyuan, with her acting skills and looks, had difficulty getting a chance to participate in a role until now.

She was too serious. Someone had chosen her in her junior year, but who joins a production team and doesn't even drink alcohol when dining with the director and screenwriter?

"Well, my parents are farmers in the south, growing dozens of acres of grapes there. Although I'm a little embarrassed, if I really can't find a suitable opportunity to participate, I can go home and grow grapes," Gu Qingyuan replied with a smile to her three roommates' concerns.

"Being an actress is just my favorite hobby, not my only hobby."

Feng Nannan felt a blockage in her chest.

You have these acting skills and looks and you're going home to grow grapes, are you kidding me?

The more she heard, the angrier she became.

Ding ding ding!

At this moment, a notification sound for an email arrived on Gu Qingyuan's computer.

In this sensitive period after participating in multiple production team auditions for several consecutive days, Gu Qingyuan naturally paid close attention to any incoming emails.

Unable to talk to her roommates, she turned around, sat in her chair, and opened the email.

The three roommates behind Gu Qingyuan also saw the email information.

The content was very brief and could be seen at a glance, but the information was very important.

Audition passed?

The role of Yukishiro Tomoe, the female lead in Rurouni Kenshin, was confirmed to be given to Gu Qingyuan?

"That's great, Qingyuan!"

"I knew it, how could those production teams in Shanghai be so blind. Let's go, let's go, this way our dormitory will have finally achieved the feat of all of us breaking through zero participation in acting roles before graduation. Let's go out to dinner and celebrate together."

The other two roommates in the room, who had a good relationship with Gu Qingyuan, were smiling and helping Gu Qingyuan celebrate.

Feng Nannan's eyes showed some unwillingness and jealousy at this moment, but eventually turned into a smile.

After all, she was a professional actress.

Hmph, just the female lead of a marginal production team.

It's bound to be a bloodbath after it's filmed and released.

"Qingyuan, congratulations."

Gu Qingyuan was stunned for ten seconds after seeing the notification message that her audition had passed, and then felt unspeakable joy in her heart.

Of course, it wouldn't be bad to go home and grow grapes if she couldn't find an opportunity to participate, but being able to continue on her acting career would be even more boundless!

Otherwise, what would she have studied acting for four years at school for?

On June 11th, Su Yan and Yumi Shinozaki met Gu Qingyuan again at the arranged location.

And handed her a contract.

Her salary for participating in the role of Yukishiro Tomoe was thirteen thousand yuan.

For Gu Qingyuan, it was a small-investment drama with only four episodes, and she was just a graduate with no acting experience, and the filming period was so short.

She was naturally satisfied with this salary.

The average monthly salary in Xia Country was only a little over three thousand yuan.

The entire contract signing process was uneventful.

"Then Miss Gu Qingyuan, two days later, please come to the production team on time at the film and television shooting base in the suburbs of Shanghai," Yumi Shinozaki said with a smile.

"Your scenes may be filmed a little later, so there's no need for you to be too nervous for the next week. But you will need to come to the production team at that time to have the makeup artist design your makeup, take set photos, and the script of Rurouni Kenshin will also be given to you at that time. I hope you will read it as soon as possible and thoroughly understand the performance of the role of Yukishiro Tomoe."

"Happy cooperation," Su Yan said at this time, rising and extending his palm towards Gu Qingyuan.

"Producer Shinozaki, Teacher Su Yan, I will work hard."

Gu Qingyuan rose, shaking hands solemnly with Su Yan and Yumi Shinozaki respectively.

On June 13th, Gu Qingyuan came to the Rurouni Kenshin production team for the first time.

Honestly, it wasn't as poor as she imagined.

After all, the film and television city in the suburbs of Shanghai was jointly invested and built by several TV stations, so there was no need to worry about the exterior scenes, and the filming effect would not be bad.

As for the costumes, props, and makeup...

Perhaps the extras weren't so particular, but the sets of kimonos worn by the female lead Yukishiro Tomoe in the drama were particular about the materials and styles.

The makeup artist worked hard for two hours.

A beautiful woman wearing a snow-white kimono, with her hair draped over her shoulders, her skin as white and delicate as snow, and her pupils clear and bright, slowly walked out holding an oil-paper umbrella.

She was nearly 1.7 meters tall, and her body proportions, especially her legs, were quite slender. At this moment, when she appeared, Shi Peihua and Yumi Shinozaki's eyes lit up.

Gu Qingyuan in this ancient costume was really stunning.

On the other side, in the male makeup room.

Wearing a long black wig, with a tall and straight figure, wearing ancient costume, and a long knife hanging from his waist, Su Yan walked out with a cold expression.

With sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and dressed neatly, the twenty-year-old Su Yan, with the makeup artist's efforts, easily presented a youthful innocence.

At this appearance, the other assistant directors, script supervisors, some extras, cameramen, and handymen in the production team all turned their heads and watched the two of them repeatedly.

Almost everyone had the same thought in their minds.

This production team may be small, but the appearance of the two leads, this can be considered the ceiling of ancient idol dramas, right?

Regardless of how the results are after the drama is broadcast.

At least it's pleasing to the eye during work.