Chapter 10: Isn't Apologizing by Posting Leg Photos Just Common Sense?

Compared to Zhou Jin, who was relaxed in mind, Chen Weiting's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his heart was utterly vexed.

Although he looked down on Mainland actors deep down, he also knew clearly that Yang Mi was not merely an actress; behind her stood Jiaxing Media.

Her explicit statement of support for Zhou Jin carried entirely different weight.

Furthermore, the director of this drama, Director Liang, had also clearly taken a stand on Zhou Jin's side.

His own hope of securing this role had already become extremely slim.

Moreover—though he was unwilling to admit it—Zhou Jin's ancient costume appearance indeed far surpassed his own. This book is first published on TTKS. TW; follow TTKS. TW for the most convenient reading experience with no erroneous chapters and no disordered chapters.

Yet Chen Weiting still refused to give up, staring at the several producers.

The several producers knew better than anyone that Zhou Jin not only crushed them in ancient costume appearance but also utterly defeated Chen Weiting in acting skill.

Now seeing so many people step forward to support Zhou Jin, they also knew the situation could not be turned around; persisting further would be meaningless.

The several producers exchanged glances, and finally, one of them spoke up to compromise.

"Fine, we agree to let Zhou Jin play this role."

The heart hanging in Chen Weiting's chest finally died.

Director Liang nodded at Zhou Jin: "Congratulations, the role of Ling Yue is yours."

【Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the "Audition and Succeed" mission.】

Hearing the system prompt sound in his mind, Zhou Jin felt some anticipation for the reward's content, though he showed nothing on his face, merely nodding slightly to Director Liang in acknowledgment.

Reba also crowded over, smiling sweetly as she said, "Congratulations, Zhou Jin!"

Yang Mi stood nearby, the corners of her mouth curving slightly upward; her gaze fell upon Zhou Jin, the meaning in her eyes very clear—tonight, she would still be waiting for him at the hotel.

Everything was understood without words.

Zhou Jin understood, his Adam's apple rolling gently once.

Next came signing the contract.

The total remuneration was three hundred thousand.

For the Fourth Male Lead role, three hundred thousand was not much.

But for a newcomer who had just graduated from Beijing Film Academy and had never filmed a single drama, three hundred thousand was already a very good price.

Zhou Jin had no dissatisfaction.

Director Liang and Yang Mi had already shouldered pressure to secure the role for him; if he now caused friction over remuneration, his perspective would be far too narrow.

Moreover, he was very confident that once this drama finished filming, his remuneration would increase more than tenfold.

Everyone began applying makeup one after another, then proceeded to take their finalized costume photos.

Zhou Jin took advantage of the free time to check the system rewards.

【Ding! For your first time acting, you have obtained the role of Ling Yue, the Fourth Male Lead in Swords of Legends.】

【Mission Evaluation: S.】

【Choose two out of the following three rewards; duplicate selections are not allowed.】

【Reward 1: Acting Skill +3. Reward 2: Character Experience Card x1. Reward 3: Luck Card x1.】

"An S-rank evaluation, and it's still only choose two out of three?"

Zhou Jin felt somewhat disappointed, but he could only examine each of the three rewards in turn.

Acting Skill +3, as the name suggests, directly increased the Acting Skill attribute.

His current acting skill was indeed a bit poor, so choosing this would be quite useful.

Zhou Jin then looked at the second one, the Character Experience Card.

【Character Experience Card: After use, allows experiencing a character from a movie, TV drama, or various other works, comprehending the character's essence, and temporarily increasing Acting Skill by +20.】

Zhou Jin's eyes lit up.

This item was excellent.

His success in the audition earlier relied largely on posing and physical conditions; if truly asked to act, he would surely be exposed.

With this card, there was no need to fear.

Zhou Jin then looked at the third one, the Luck Card.

【Luck Card: After use, allows experiencing one day of good fortune, as if possessed by a koi fish.】

This was also very good and quite tempting.

But Zhou Jin thought again: in the Daily Mission, even running could increase the Endurance attribute, so there should be ways to improve the Acting Skill attribute later as well.

As for something like a Luck Card, if missed, it might truly be gone forever, and that would be a pity.

Thinking thus, Zhou Jin hesitated no longer and directly chose Reward 2 and Reward 3.

【New Mission Released—Slightly Famous.】

【Before Swords of Legends begins broadcasting, finalized costume photos, behind-the-scenes footage, and stills will be continuously released; achieve the fastest possible time to break through 500,000 Weibo followers before the broadcast starts.】

【Reward 1: Acting Skill +3. Reward 2: Acting Experience Card x1. Reward 3: Model Physique.】

(Note: For basic rewards, only one out of three can be chosen; the faster the time breakthrough, the more rewards can be selected.)

Seeing the requirements of the new mission, Zhou Jin frowned slightly.

If he remembered correctly, after Swords of Legends began broadcasting, Chen Weiting's followers increased from 400,000 to 1.5 million within a month.

But that was due to the traffic explosion after the broadcast started.

Yet the system required him to reach 500,000 Weibo followers before Swords of Legends began broadcasting.

This requirement was a bit high.

Zhou Jin looked at the three rewards.

Acting Skill +3 had been missed last time; naturally, he would not miss it this time.

The Character Experience Card was extremely useful, and moreover, the more of such things, the better.

As for a model's figure, although his height was one meter eighty-three, his abdominal muscles were not particularly defined.

With this model's figure, he would be even more perfect.

Zhou Jin's gaze was firm; this time, he intended to claim all three rewards.

He could only take it step by step; if push came to shove, he would interact more with Yang Mi on Weibo to ride her popularity.

By this time, the others had mostly finished their makeup and completed their costume photos.

Director Liang then gathered all the actors together to take a large group photo.

After the photo, Director Liang stood in the center, looked around, and announced, "Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, filming officially begins; no one is allowed to be late."

All the actors and staff nodded in agreement.

The sky gradually darkened.

Reba pulled Yang Mi by the arm, walked up to Zhou Jin, and said, "Earlier I said I wanted to treat you to dinner; is it okay if we add one more person?"

Although she liked Zhou Jin, she was ultimately an innocent young girl and felt a bit shy about inviting him to dinner alone, so she had dragged along her most trusted Sister Mi.

Zhou Jin glanced at the look in Yang Mi's eyes that could kill a person, remained completely unfazed, and nodded with a smile: "Of course, I don't mind."

He knew Yang Mi all too well.

Usually, she was fiercely cute, always putting on the airs of an older sister, constantly trying to take the dominant position, and especially fond of taking the initiative.

But once one got to know her deeply, one would discover Yang Mi's other side—just how soft and moist she truly was.

Seeing the way the two exchanged glances, Reba asked with some confusion, "Do Sister Mi and Zhou Jin know each other?"

Yang Mi said, "We met when I was working as a print model, so I suppose you could say we know each other."

Reba looked suspiciously at Yang Mi, then at Zhou Jin, and said, "The atmosphere between Sister Mi and Zhou Jin feels a bit special; what exactly is your relationship?"

Yang Mi was momentarily at a loss for words.

She didn't want to lie to Reba, but she couldn't tell the truth either.

Zhou Jin, however, smiled and said, "Have you heard of Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi?"

Reba nodded seriously: "It was taught in textbooks; high mountains and flowing water meeting a kindred spirit."

"Exactly," Zhou Jin said without changing his expression.

Reba's eyes lit up, and she said with some excitement, "So the relationship between Sister Mi and you, Zhou Jin, is so pure!"

Reba felt a slight sense of relief in her heart.

She had been worried that Zhou Jin and her Sister Mi were hiding some intimate relationship from her.

It was good that there wasn't one; it was good that there wasn't one, proving she still had a chance.

The innocent Reba completely failed to catch what kind of car Zhou Jin was driving with his words.

But how could the veteran driver Yang Mi fail to understand?

Taking advantage of Reba's inattention, Yang Mi's cheeks flushed slightly as she glared viciously at Zhou Jin.

Soon, the three of them found a barbecue restaurant near Hengdian and sat down.

Reba picked up a piece of grilled meat, placed it in Zhou Jin's bowl, and said somewhat shyly, "Thank you for saving me yesterday; otherwise, I would have fallen."

Yang Mi glared at Reba, picked that piece of meat back out of Zhou Jin's bowl, and said helplessly, "Reba, you girl, from the start of the meal until now, how many times have you served food to Zhou Jin? Your Sister Mi is still hungry."

"Is that so?" Reba scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

While Yang Mi was speaking, Zhou Jin, with quick eyes and fast hands, directly stuffed the piece of meat Yang Mi had just taken back into his mouth.

Yang Mi rolled her eyes at Zhou Jin.

Being close to Reba was one thing, but daring to steal my meat? Tonight, you're not getting into bed.

Just then, Zhou Jin's phone vibrated slightly.

He picked it up and took a look; it was a message from Li Yitong.

"I'm truly sorry; I just wanted to strike up a conversation so I lied. I didn't know you weren't a celebrity, yet I tricked you into thinking I was your fan who has liked you for a long time. I apologize to you again."

Zhou Jin guessed that Li Yitong must have gone home on schedule, searched his name, and discovered there was absolutely no information about him online.

He wasn't angry, however; he casually typed a few characters in reply and teased, "Isn't sending a photo in black silk stockings common sense when apologizing?"

After sending it, he put his phone down.

A moment later, the phone vibrated again.