Chapter 1759 - 851: Two Slaps

Chapter 1759: Chapter 851: Two Slaps

Before the official recording of the program begins, all the guests have to go on stage for a rehearsal.

There are no audiences during the rehearsal.

Zhou Yun is the third to rehearse.

Right before her was Ning Yu; Zhou Yun overheard the latter part of Ning Yu’s speech.

She talked about how to survive and strive as a female boss in the film industry.

One sentence from Ning Yu left a deep impression on Zhou Yun: "Everyone knows that actresses face discrimination, female directors face discrimination, but can you imagine? I, Ning Yu, as the boss of Ningde film company, am also still discriminated against. It has nothing to do with power and status; we are simply looked down upon because of some consensus in society, assumedly because you are a woman, you cannot bear those responsibilities and do not possess those abilities."

When Zhou Yun heard Ning Yu’s words, her heart was suddenly filled with emotion.

She wasn’t feeling for herself but for some women she had known before — they were outstanding, but they hadn’t received the respect they deserved.

Just like being a director.

Zhou Yun has worked with numerous directors; the only female director was Xue Qin; the others were all male directors.

Of course, the male directors she worked with were excellent too, but where have all the excellent female directors gone?

The team Zhou Yun collaborated with was the best in the Chinese film industry, yet she only worked with one female director, Xue Qin.

And at that time, she was just a newcomer.

Even at today’s forum, there wasn’t a single female director participating.

In terms of numbers, female directors are indeed very few.

After Ning Yu’s rehearsal ended, Zhang Na invited Zhou Yun to the stage for her rehearsal.

Zhou Yun came to the backstage, where someone was responsible for telling her when to appear on stage.

"OK, go on stage."

The lights changed, focusing on the entrance a couple of steps ahead.

Zhou Yun went out and walked towards the front of the stage.

She wore a microphone, walked to the spot, and smiled slightly.

"OK, that’s how to make an entrance." The on-site director gave Zhou Yun a thumbs-up from below the stage.

"Now let’s test the speech. Should we go through everything?" the on-site director asked.

Zhang Na suddenly walked over quickly and said, "Of course, we should go through everything. Xiao Yun, your speech content is finalized, right? Let’s hear it on site, okay? None of us knows what your speech will be about, so let’s take this opportunity to listen."

Zhou Yun shook her head and said, "Sorry, I haven’t completely figured out what I want to say yet. I’ll rehearse the part I’ve prepared first."

Hearing this, Zhang Na was a bit disappointed.

She motioned the equipment crew to turn off Zhou Yun’s mic and went on stage, coming to Zhou Yun’s side, softly asking, "Xiao Yun, our program is about to start recording formally, and now the content is not finalized. I’m a bit worried; although we’re not live, unless it’s a major broadcasting accident, we won’t re-record. We’re just doing a forum in the studio, and there will be an audience asking questions on site."

Zhou Yun nodded and said, "I know, I have a prepared script. I’m just not particularly satisfied with it. If in the end, I can’t think of what I want to say, I’ll deliver this backup script. Don’t worry, I won’t cause any trouble for you."

Zhou Yun’s gentle demeanor also calmed Zhang Na’s nervousness.

Zhang Na knew her own problem of being impatient, but many people also said it’s her strength. The production industry is always multitasking, complex, and stressful; few people have a temper that’s not rough. The flip side of Zhang Na’s impatient nature is extremely strong execution; no matter what the task, challenging or not, once accepted, she just does it, and only solves problems when encountered, less complaining, always leading the charge.

Originally, Zhang Na thought Zhou Yun was one of those diva artists who don’t cooperate with the program team until the last minute. This was her first encounter with Zhou Yun, and many famous artists like her have this problem, as if not doing so would not highlight their uniqueness.

But Zhou Yun’s demeanor soothed Zhang Na’s discomfort.

"Okay," Zhang Na said, "each of our speeches is 10 to 15 minutes long. Is time management okay?"

"No problem." Zhou Yun nodded, "Let me try out the feeling first. This is my first time doing a speech in front of the camera; it’s been a long time, and I’m a bit nervous."

She blinked her eyes.