Chapter 205 - 205 176 The Person Who Heard Wenyans Inner

Chapter 205: Chapter 176 The Person Who Heard Wenyan’s Inner Voice Chapter 205: Chapter 176 The Person Who Heard Wenyan’s Inner Voice “Palace Heart Lock” is a grand historical drama featuring dual female leads that primarily tells the story of two women of vastly different social standings entering the palace at the same time—one to participate in the selection of consorts and the other as a palace maid, and then later both being promoted to imperial consorts.

Wenyan landed the role of the Palace Maid, who is also the Li Consort in the latter part of the play.

The role of Li Consort is that of a meticulous thinker who becomes corrupted over time and rises from a palace maid to high status.

On the other hand, Fu Yiqing obtained the role of Hui Consort, which is supposed to be a righteous lady of respectable birth with a kind-hearted nature.

At first, Fu Yiqing had no complaints about her role as Hui Consort, and her acting was commendable.

But after one of the major scenes, things changed.

This scene was a confrontation between the two female leads; because of the corruption of her character, Li Consort’s sisterly affection for Hui Consort developed into resentment.

Li Consort vented her dissatisfaction and hatred about the injustices of the world and the ugliness of human hearts to Hui Consort.

This part of the play had a long two pages of lines. It demanded the actor deliver them in one breath, with full emotion, to shed tears at a specific moment, and to transition through various emotions.

Wenyan performed this segment perfectly in one take, leaving all the staff on set too afraid to make a noise and disturb her.

Instead, Fu Yiqing, acting as her counterpart, couldn’t catch up and took more than ten takes without success.

The director later took Fu Yiqing aside to discuss the play, advising her on how to handle it.

Ultimately, the director gave the scene a pass.

Everyone thought that the episode had come to an end, but to their surprise, after filming that night, the director kept Wenyan behind.

He had specially prepared tea and a late-night snack for Wenyan.

“Come, come, sit down, Wenyan. I wasn’t sure what you liked to eat, so I had a bit of everything brought over. Don’t be polite with me. This tea is from my personal collection; I don’t usually serve it to guests so readily,” he said.

“…” The more the director said this, the more puzzled Wenyan became.

She looked at the director and half-jokingly said, “Director, if you put it that way, I really dare not drink your tea. You’re making me nervous. How about we just cut to the point and speak plainly?

“Don’t worry, I’m very adaptable and can take a lot. Just tell me what’s going on; don’t be afraid to hit me with it.”

Though Wenyan joked about not daring to drink the director’s tea, the director still personally poured her a cup before seating himself across from her, rubbing his hands together nervously.

“You’re right, I did have something to discuss with you tonight. It’s about your role.”

“What about the role? Did I handle something incorrectly?”

“No, your acting is even better than I had anticipated, to be honest, and that’s beyond my expectations.”

“Then…” Wenyan was puzzled, “what’s the issue now?”

“I’ll be frank with you—it’s about Fu Yiqing and her investors. Well… it’s like this, her team thinks the role of Li Consort has more depth and is more suited for her than Hui Consort. She wants to switch roles. So I came to discuss it with you. Usually, film crews would just replace the actor, but I don’t want to fall out with you because I sincerely want you to stay.”

“I see…” Wenyan raised an eyebrow, “So it all comes down to money then? I won’t lie to you, I do have some resources. She might not be able to outbid me.”

“That’s not it,” the director shook his head, “I understand how you feel right now, and to be honest, I’m also upset. But this isn’t just about money; it involves the entire production company and several other companies, including our entire crew and team. It’s a complex network of interests that affects everything.”

“Furthermore, I wouldn’t advise you to fight capital on your own. You know Fu Yiqing—she has foreign nationality, and her agency brought her here to promote her heavily. However, you might be at a significant disadvantage in this respect, as you don’t have significant financial backing.”

“You’ve read the entire script; you understand what kind of character Hui Consort is. Even if you switch to Hui Consort, you would still be the leading lady of the play. I believe that with your acting skills, you can make this role shine. Whether it’s Hui Consort or Li Consort, it’s all the same for you.”

“Really, Wenyan, I hope you can stay. I also hope that you can do me this favor. I promise you won’t be disappointed in this drama.”

The director’s attitude was very sincere.

In fact, after returning from the snow mountain, Wenyan received many offers, but the reason she ultimately chose the script of “Palace Heart Lock” wasn’t just because of the fascinating script but also because of the director.