Chapter Two: Likes Become Power

Reporters crowded outside, calling for Director Gu. Not one called Lin Xia's name. Even Zhou Fang frowned at her. “This actress… have we met?” Lin Xia went white. Gu Yan seized her wrist. “You are Lin Xia. Twenty-seven. Afraid of cats. When a performance goes badly, you secretly eat two bowls of beef noodles. You stayed and finished my first film even when nobody watched it.” The raven's blue eyes turned silver. A cultivated male voice came from its speaker. “Director, an actor truly becoming her role—is that not what you always dreamed of?”