Chapter 3: The Best Actress

Xu Chujing is currently one of the most popular female stars in the entertainment industry.

She debuted as a Singer, and her first self-titled album sold like crazy, successfully winning the Best Newcomer Award at two award ceremonies that year.

Subsequently, two more albums of equally high quality, along with several hit songs, directly cemented her unshakable status in the music scene.

Because of her beautiful face and charming temperament, which exuded the allure of a successful, mature woman, she and her agent made a smart choice to pick a workplace drama after she decided to try developing a career in the film and television industry.

With her figure, temperament, and that unique voice with an "older sister" vibe, paired with a professional woman's outfit, the initial character stills alone went straight to the Hot Search.

And it must be said that Xu Chujing had unique vision and foresight when it came to choosing the script for her first television drama.

Most workplace dramas in the past were just about Romance disguised under the veneer of a workplace setting.

It seemed as if no one, from the CEO down to the employees, ever needed to actually work.

After all the fuss, it always ended up being the same old melodramatic tropes.

These types of scripts and character settings made Xu Chujing exceptionally repulsed.

She is a woman with ambition.

Therefore, the female executive she played was the type with an extreme focus on her career—any "little milk dog" or "little wolf dog" had to step aside; she would talk to them when she had time, but if they interfered with her career, they could get lost!

This was a serious workplace drama with strong professionalism, and the Romance line was merely a supplement.

Within the industry, many people with conventional thinking did not have high hopes for this drama, but the final result was—it exploded in popularity!

Xu Chujing's first step into the film and television industry was extremely steady.

Since then, many people had assumed she would continue to film these types of "strong woman" dramas, but who would have expected her to start playing with the qipao dresses from the show.

With sexy, rosy, full lips, a curvaceous figure, and a qipao that best accentuated her physique, she once again hit the Hot Search just based on character stills.

She clearly debuted as a Singer and became famous for her singing voice, yet she was also so incredibly charming and alluring!

One sentence is extremely fitting for her: "At the top of the food chain is the big sister."

This "big heroine" drama once again sparked a trend.

Someone calculated that she changed into 31 different qipaos in the drama.

This even drove a "qipao craze."

This led to the point where whenever people saw a qipao-clad character in a film or television drama later on, they couldn't help but compare them. And then they discovered that no matter how they compared, Xu Chujing always won completely!

Just like that, she had one hit drama a year; her first won her Best Newcomer, and her second sent her straight to the top as Best Actress!

The industry's evaluation of her consists of only three words: "She killed it!"

Xu Chujing's acting fee also reached the top tier for female stars, and don't forget, she is also a Singer; she can sing for her own hit dramas, and the two can drive traffic to each other.

Just when everyone thought she would strike while the iron was hot and continue to stir up the drama scene, she announced to the public that she was entering the film industry.

She collaborated directly with a well-known major director in the industry to star in a major film with a spirit theme, titled "Cat Demon."

It tells the story of a half-demon.

This time, just like before, the character stills became a massive hit across the entire internet.

A pair of fluffy cat ears, combined with a tight black night-walking suit, and a pair of soul-stirring cat eyes—how could she be anything but bewitching!

Because Xu Chujing's previous track record was truly formidable, there were almost no voices in the industry bad-mouthing her this time.

But Xu Chujing herself was very worried.

The film had not yet started shooting and was still in the early stages of preparation.

Yet, both she and the director felt that she still had not found the so-called "state of a cat."

Simply put, she couldn't act out that "cat-like" essence.

A cat is a complex and neurotic animal.

It can be aloof, it can be soft and cute, it can be fierce, it can be silly...

Although Xu Chujing's acting skills cannot be called perfect, she is the type of Actor who can still deliver a performance if the director patiently polishes it.

But this time, she really hit a snag.

The acting Requirement for a film is far greater than that for a television drama.

Coupled with her extremely high self-imposed standards and her desire to protect her reputation, she had even started crazily interacting with cats recently.

It is worth mentioning that she is actually mildly allergic to cat fur.

Last night before falling asleep, she had been watching cat videos, and she fell asleep while watching them.

"Is it because my mind has been too heavy lately? Heavy enough to dream that I turned into a cat?" Xu Chujing sat up on the soft, large bed and then pulled up the shoulder strap of her nightgown that had slipped down.

—Her shoulders were smooth and slippery.

She had always been very satisfied with the state of her skin.

This sleep was so deep that she was still a bit groggy now.

In the dream, the memory of that white Cat named Baibaibai was actually very blurry.

She didn't see many scenes, and the memories remaining in her mind were not many.

The most frequent experience was being stroked by a man's large, bony hand, and herself taking the initiative to rub against a man's thigh and chin.

This man seemed to have a unique technique for petting a cat.

In the dream, she was somewhat obsessed with this technique.

Taking the initiative to rub against him was actually a kind of request.

In this dream, regarding sound, she only remembered two terms.

"Brother Mo" and "Luo Mo."

The former was how the cat owner referred to himself, and the latter was how others addressed the cat owner.

Other than that, she had no other memories of sound.

"Luo Mo, why does it feel a bit familiar?" Xu Chujing thought to herself.

Wearing a black silk camisole nightgown, she left the soft, large bed, went to the table in the hotel suite, and opened her laptop Notes.

Xu Chujing has a very good talent, which is an excellent memory.

She wouldn't dare say she never forgets what she sees, but she is extremely good at memorizing lines.

Since she accepted the invitation from the production team of "Creating Idols" to serve as the backbone among the mentors—the "National Producer Representative"—she naturally received the contestant files sent by the production team before the recording began.

She had been looking through them roughly and intermittently over the past few days.

The reason is simple: one is that she is a very professional person, and the other is that every variety show is actually led by capital forces, and there are so-called "royals" among the contestants; although the director's team communicates in real-time through her earpiece during the recording process, Xu Chujing certainly still needs to have a basic understanding.

"Found it!" Xu Chujing quickly found Luo Mo's file.

Logically speaking, it is really hard to remember so many names all at once.

But as it happens, Luo Mo is here just to make up the numbers, and his number is 100, which is exactly the last one.

The beginning and the end are always more memorable.

"Luo Mo, Luo Mo..." Xu Chujing repeated the name a few times.

She looked at Luo Mo's handsome photo, but felt no sense of familiarity at all.

Although that face in her dream was blurry, the general impression left behind was—not that good-looking.

"Heh, how strange. It's one thing to dream of turning into a Cat, but to inexplicably dream of a contestant as well." Xu Chujing rubbed her temples.

However, dreams themselves don't follow logic; most people have probably had many bizarre dreams, and some inexplicable people just happen to appear in them.

But regardless, the name Luo Mo has already left an extremely deep impression in the mind of this music diva and Best Actress of the drama circle.

Or rather... this is a soul brand to begin with!

A brand formed after the soul fusion of a person and a Cat!

Xu Chujing closed her Notes, feeling a bit parched; she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth first, and only then poured herself a glass of water.

After washing her face, she still felt a bit dazed and subconsciously performed an action.

She did not lift the water glass to drink.

She leaned her head over, stuck out her red, tender, and alluring tongue into the glass, and lapped at it a few times.

Upon realizing all this, her pupils dilated instantly, and she wore an expression of disbelief.

This woman does not know it now, but she looks exactly like a frightened Cat at this moment.

(End of this chapter)