153 The Unspoken Rules

Ning Zheng’s cast had been decided, and the few actors who were originally going to audition for Miss Noni received the notice that they had found good actors and did not need to audition anymore.

Such a notice naturally caused dissatisfaction among the young actresses.

Gu Ni and Shen Lan were the two most competitive people for this role. They had previously released statements to trample on each other and even made faces at each other during the awards ceremony, causing a lot of strife.

Gu Ni used to be a singer and dancer. She was scouted to act because of her beauty and was very suitable for ancient costumes. She became famous for acting in a romance drama.

As for Shen Lan, she started off as a Huangmei opera singer and was originally a good potential candidate to enter the National Opera Company. However, in order to earn more, she entered the entertainment industry, and the shows she had previously taken on were all popular dramas.

This fight for the role of Miss Noni was also for the sake of a transformation.

Director Ning Zheng had a lot of popular shows that were rated highly. She was also one of the best in the world of costumes. The two of them were on the same level, so naturally, they were fighting over the role.

When their management teams released the press release, the fans didn’t stay idle. They launched a few months of online fighting.

Who knew that in the end, this role would be taken by an unknown person?

Gu Ni was sitting at home. When she saw Ning Zheng’s rejection letter, her face turned red with anger.

“I’ve been preparing for this drama for a long time. I even rejected the opportunity to act with the Best Actress just to come here.” Gu Ni threw her phone on the sofa.

“I heard that Director Ning Zheng really likes this actress, so she went to Haicheng to look for her,” the assistant said.

“Haicheng? This old woman really values this person. I hope she doesn’t have some special fetishes.” Gu Ni picked up his phone. “This time, Brother Xu is the sponsor of the fashion show, so he personally introduced me to her. I didn’t expect that old woman, Ning Zheng, to go back on her word. Pfft.”

Gu Ni made a video call, and her rolling eyes were replaced with a gentle expression. “Brother Xu, Director Ning Zheng said that she doesn’t want me to act as Noni. I’m so sad. I tried so hard, but she canceled the audition just like that.”

“What? Canceled the audition?” Across from her was a bald man in his forties, Feng Xu. He ran a clothing business that specialized in all kinds of performance costumes and props.

“That’s right, Brother Xu. In order to act as Noni, she’s either at the gym or at the shooting range. Who would’ve thought that this old woman wouldn’t give her any face at all?” Gu Ni pouted and complained with a frown.

Feng Xu looked at Gu Ni’s sad face and felt like his heart was melting. “Okay, I’ll tell Ning Zheng about this. Don’t worry.”

Gu Ni acted coquettishly with Feng Xu for a while more before hanging up the phone.

The assistant consoled her. “Actually, it’s nothing. We can also contact the movie with the Best Actor, Zheng, although it’s only a small supporting role.”

“With my status, what’s the point of playing a supporting role that only appears for less than ten minutes?” Gu Ni carefully manicured her nails with a nail clipper. “You don’t understand. This role doesn’t take much effort and is very likable. If I succeed in the future, I might even be able to transform into a main actress in a drama. I don’t want to give away such a good opportunity to others.

“Furthermore, that old hag, Ning Zheng, is as unlucky as Brother Xu’s ex-wife. If I don’t teach her a lesson, she won’t know her place.”

At this moment, Ning Zheng was showing Guo Miao around the set.

After Sheng Ying and Ning Zheng signed the contract, the Sheng Corporation started work almost immediately.

In less than a week, the entire street had been repaired and exuded a retro atmosphere.

“What do you think? Are the buildings here well-maintained? The Sheng family’s team did it, and they built the set.”

Guo Miao nodded as she looked around. “It would be better to use old street lamps here. The current lamp style is not quite right. This style was only introduced in the last ten years.”

“You also know about architecture?” Ning Zheng’s mouth was wide open in shock.

“I know a little, but not very much. These flower beds can be removed,” Ning Zheng said with a smile. There were no flower beds on the streets back then.

As Ning Zheng listened to Guo Miao’s explanation, she wrote it down and prepared to ask the set director to modify it later.

As the two of them were talking, a bald man walked over aggressively.

“Director Ning, are you going back on your word?”