Chapter 447

Liu Yifei was somewhat dissatisfied with Jing Tian playing the role of Zhao Min, because she felt she was more suitable.

Aside from looks and demeanor, in terms of action‑scene performance experience, she is more abundant.

As early as 2008, she had appeared in *The Kung Fu King* co‑starring Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, playing the highly skilled Golden Swallow.

And in the earlier hit *One Person Under*, Feng Baobao was also a combat expert.

To perform these roles well, she has indeed undergone long‑term, professional combat‑performance training.

If she were to play Zhao Min, the action scenes would surely be more splendid.

But Jiang Heng had already chosen Jing Tian early on, leaving her wish unfulfilled.

At this moment, hearing people mention that Jiang Heng was going to film *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*, she felt extremely depressed.

She sometimes couldn't help wondering who Jiang Heng loved more, whether it might be her; Yang Mi beside her, seeing Liu Yifei's dazed expression, could guess a bit and whispered, "Want to go out for a drink later?"

Liu Yifei froze at the words, glanced at Jiang Heng not far away, saw him chatting and laughing with others, and inexplicably nodded; she had originally intended to look for Jiang Heng.

Because the film shoot was scheduled for the second half of the year, Jiang Heng's main task in the first half was to busy himself with the group company's integration and development, the promotion of *Black Myth: Wukong*, and taking a vacation.

Liu Yifei wanted to ask about the vacation arrangements, and according to Jiang Heng's schedule, adjust her own availability.

Seeing this situation, she suddenly felt lazy to ask, just let him arrange it as he wishes! After the celebration banquet, guests and main creators each went their separate ways, Da Tian Tian took Zhao Liying's hand and left.

Guli Nazha and Dilireba together, the two come from the same place, both have an exotic look in appearance, and logically there should be some competitive relationship between them.

But now they are both in school, the company hasn't allocated many film and television resources to them, so they haven't really competed yet; it's more of a mutual‑support idea.

Outstanding Rising Film Company is so big that it's not easy for a lone person to get by, especially among the many female artists, with too many small cliques.

Liu Yifei left together with Yang Mi and Tang Yan; after leaving the hotel, the three got into the same car, and the driver took them to a hot‑pot restaurant, where they seated themselves in a private room.

They took off their outerwear and hung it up, casually ordered some dishes and drinks, and began to chat.

Yang Mi asked, "Aren't you going to fight for it?"

Liu Yifei said lightly, "What's there to fight over? If he wants to give it to me, it will naturally be mine; if he doesn't want to give it, crying won't help."

Tang Yan listened, feeling a bit dazed, not knowing whether Liu Yifei was talking about the role or something else.

Yang Mi laughed, "You're pretty open‑minded!"

Liu Yifei pursed her lips slightly, "Not exactly open‑minded, just resigned—what else can I do? Drink!"

The three girls each raised their cups and took a sip of beer.

Yang Mi suddenly said, "I feel that Nazha doesn't seem very well‑behaved."

Liu Yifei snorted coldly, "Who in the entertainment industry is really well‑behaved?"

Hearing that, Yang Mi felt a pang of guilt.

A few years ago, she also had feelings for Jiang Heng, but nothing came of it.

Later she took it lightly, thinking that not being a big‑film female lead wasn't a big deal, and she's doing well in popular dramas now.

Tang Yan beside her felt even more guilty; when she initially took part in the auditions, playing the Holy Mother Yang Chan in *Saving Mother by Splitting the Mountain*, her mind was full of Jiang Heng's portrayal of the second brother Yang Jian.

Later she also subtly revealed her feelings, and they had even eaten New Year's Eve dinner together.

Unfortunately, Jiang Heng back then was single‑mindedly focused on his career, treating her more like an older brother, and that thought gradually faded.

"That's true, haha, but I think you should have some sense of crisis—even if you don't announce a girlfriend publicly, you ought to show some presence as the boss's lady," Yang Mi laughed.

Liu Yifei hearing this, felt increasingly annoyed.

Announce it officially? That's impossible!

As for being the boss's lady, don't even think about it for now.

Looking at this situation, Jiang Heng might not get married even in ten or eight years! He took a sullen sip of wine and said irritably, "Don't talk about these!"

"All right, all right, then let's talk about something happy!" Yang Mi said with a giggle.

Tang Yan beside her saw this and suddenly felt that not having been with Jiang Heng back then was actually nice—at least she wouldn't have this kind of worry.

Raising her cup, she said, "Drink!"

The three beauties drank several cups in succession, becoming increasingly drunk.

Liu Yifei looked at her two close friends and suddenly said, "What do you think about me quitting the industry?"

Yang Mi gave a look of exasperation, "What nonsense are you talking?"

Tang Yan looked at the label on the bottle in surprise, "Did we end up drinking fake wine?"

Liu Yifei said, "He probably thinks I'm not sincere enough; besides, who said that moving behind the scenes really means not acting at all? Letting her play the female lead now is actually normal too!"

Yang Mi and Tang Yan exchanged a glance, both thinking, "This wine has made us start spouting nonsense—how can you help the opposition make excuses!"

Yang Mi said, "You're always running around outside, you're bound to lose out, but it's not worth quitting the industry—worst case, you just take more films shot in Jingcheng later!"

Tang Yan also urged, "Exactly, it's not easy to have gotten where you are now; if you quit, it'll be hard to come back!"

Liu Yifei remained silent; in fact, she had discussed similar things many times with Liu Xiaoli.

As her mother would put it, with your current fame, making a fortune of several billion yuan is effortless.

But if you open your mouth to ask for it, it's not that easy.

When she was young, her parents divorced; her mother took her to the United States and then remarried.

So she has experienced that feeling of living under someone else's roof, doesn't like to ask for handouts, and would rather earn a bit more through hard work! Men only slow down her money‑making speed!! Meanwhile, Jing Tian also took Zhao Liying out for a late‑night snack, choosing barbecue.

"Here, Yingbao, eat some more—look at you, your face has gotten thin; recent promotions must have been exhausting, right!"

Zhao Liying picked up a skewer of beef, looking deeply moved, "Dear, you're really great—this past month or so has been truly tough; I haven't even been getting enough sleep each day!"

Jing Tian gave a hehe laugh, "Being exploited by a heartless capitalist again!"

Zhao Liying suddenly pulled out a red envelope from her pocket, "Well, it's not nothing—at least they gave me a red packet!"

"How much?" Jing Tian wondered curiously.

Zhao Liying happily said, "It's 880,000!"

"That's really great!"

Jing Tian said enviously, "I've lately been living off my savings!"

Zhao Liying looked astonished, "You're his assistant, you don't get a salary?"

Jing Tian sighed, "That's only a little money, not enough for me to eat and buy clothes!"

Zhao Liying said, "That's right, so I'll treat you to this meal!"

Jing Tian chuckled, "You just came into a little money, you definitely should treat!"

"Is there any reward?"

"Of course there is, how about I recommend you to play Xiao Zhao?"

"Great, great, you know me, I don't pick roles, I'm the King of Extras!"

"Sooner or later you'll become the most outstanding female lead!"

"Really?"

Zhao Liying, with her palms pressed to her cheeks, laughed and said, "I feel the same way, come on, come on, come on!" (End of chapter)