Chapter 2521 - 2305: I'll Stay and Take a Closer Look_4

"Brother Xiaodong, who are we choosing this time?" Xiao Yingying asked Song Xiaodong.

"Choosing who?" Song Xiaodong asked.

"Choosing the second female lead, even if Feng Yuzhi doesn't get sentenced, just the investigation could take who knows how long, she definitely can't be the second female lead anymore. Didn't Director Zhou just talk to you about arranging another second female lead?" Xiao Yingying said.

"Oh..." Song Xiaodong nodded.

"But I don't know who to choose. Shen Jiayan is my favorite actress in the company, so when you asked me the other day, I brought her without a second thought. But now I feel..." Xiao Yingying stopped halfway.

"Do you regret giving this opportunity to Shen Jiayan?" Song Xiaodong asked.

"Not really, it's just that I feel like Shen Jiayan, with this opportunity, could skyrocket from a little-known actress to a domestic A-list star, while the other actors at my company continue to remain unknown. It feels a bit unfair to them." Xiao Yingying said.

"Everyone has their destiny. Shen Jiayan got this opportunity for a reason. You like her, and just based on that, she can have such great development opportunities, because you're her boss and my wife!" Song Xiaodong comforted Xiao Yingying while also complimenting himself.

"I understand, but I don't like feeling like I hold other people's fate in my hands. The future of these actors depends entirely on a decision from me, like their lives are in my hands. I don't dare to move when eating or sleeping, afraid that a careless turn might ruin someone's life." Xiao Yingying said.

"Everyone has their destiny. These actors are temporarily in your company, but didn't you say it yourself? Once they're famous, they'll jump ship, and if they remain unknown, they still want to jump ship. A phoenix chooses the best tree to perch on; you don't actually hold their fate in your hands. They're just temporarily entrusting their fate to you; someday they'll take control back when the relationship ends." Song Xiaodong said.

"And having other people's fate in your hands is better than someone holding yours!" Song Xiaodong added.

"Hmm..."

"But I still don't know who to choose for the second female lead." Xiao Yingying said.

"Isn't this simple? Why did you choose Shen Jiayan back then?" Song Xiaodong asked Xiao Yingying.

"Because I like her, she has a great personality, kind, pure, cute, good-looking, and good acting skills." Xiao Yingying listed a bunch of Shen Jiayan's strengths.

"See, the opportunity Shen Jiayan has today isn't a coincidence; it's because she's excellent. It's not because you introduced her to Boss Niu and Zhou Yuanzhi over a meal. Maybe Shen Jiayan is destined to be a big star. Even if you didn't give her this opportunity, someone else would eventually give it to her. Look how long Shen Jiayan has been in the crew? Boss Niu likes her, Director Zhou likes her, and all the crew members like her." Song Xiaodong said while looking at Shen Jiayan acting.

"Isn't that because of you! If you hadn't asked me to bring her to meet Boss Niu and Director Zhou, she wouldn't have had the chance to meet them." Xiao Yingying said.

"Of course, Director Zhou and Boss Niu look up to me, but does Zhang Lijiao look up to me? Do the people in the crew know me? Do they look up to me? You like Shen Jiayan; is that because of me? Being liked by everyone is a basic quality of a star. So when you choose someone, it's simple; besides Shen Jiayan, who else in the company do you like? Just pick them." Song Xiaodong said.

"I understand." Xiao Yingying nodded and dialed a number.

"Xiao Bei?" Xiao Yingying said to the person on the phone.

"President Xiao?" The other side seemed very surprised.

"You don't have any gigs recently, right?" Xiao Yingying asked.

"No... I'm just being a couch potato at home..." The voice on the other end sounded very dejected.

"That's great, come quickly and handle this today." Xiao Yingying said.

"Do what? Go where?"

"Shudian Film and Television City, come quickly, it's a great opportunity." Xiao Yingying said.

"What kind of great opportunity, President Xiao? Wait a moment, I'll head out right away." The person on the other end responded.

"Hurry up, opportunities are fleeting."

After hanging up, Xiao Yingying said to Song Xiaodong: "Her name's Mi Xiaobei, she's completely different from Shen Jiayan."

"Shen Jiayan is the sweet and silly type, cute with a nice figure and naive personality. Mi Xiaobei is lively and adorable, very clever, but unfortunately flat like a chopping board." Xiao Yingying continued.

"Such things can be developed later." Song Xiaodong said.

"She's only 20, don't get any funny ideas about her." Xiao Yingying shot a glance at Song Xiaodong.

"I'm saying, if needed, I can help Mi Xiaobei improve." Song Xiaodong said.

"How would you improve her? By what methods? Physical stimulation?" Xiao Yingying asked, her face slyly smiling.

"Medications, massages..."

"Brother Xiaodong, I'm going to tell Sister Qingqing and Sister Xianling what you just said." Xiao Yingying said.