Chapter 502: Chapter 502

By the time He Jinxia and her entourage arrived at the hotel, Director Wilson had other matters to attend to, so he left first.

Moreover, Cheng Xiaohua received the information Luo You had been sent to gather.

After checking, she turned to He Jinxia and said, "Yes, Geng Ni and Deng Zhaoyan are at odds. It’s not just a simple rivalry; they despise each other profoundly. Wherever they are, each wants to outdo the other."

"Brother Luo said that Geng Ni’s approach to you is probably because of Deng Zhaoyan. The enemy of one’s enemy is a friend. Also, during the charity dinner, Geng Ni had a phone call with the editor-in-chief. Brother Luo suspects she kicked Deng Zhaoyan when she was down."

He Jinxia’s eyes were calm and quiet, she spoke lightly, "The fact that Deng Zhaoyan disrupted the auction sequence is true. Even if Geng Ni was just telling the truth, it could harm her, so it doesn’t count as adding insult to injury. Besides, deceiving an editor-in-chief of that level isn’t that easy."

With these thoughts in mind, He Jinxia no longer dwelled on Geng Ni.

She glanced at the time. It was the afternoon in country M, and there was still some time before dinner. Feeling idle in her room, she decided to check out the hotel’s gym.

Inside the gym, there were several yoga studios, which were unoccupied at the time. He Jinxia entered one, took off her bulky coat, and prepared to stretch and limber up.

She had not forgotten that a large part of why Director Wilson took an interest in her was her ballet dancing.

She had been very busy lately and could only maintain basic fitness routines each day, without additional exercises to stretch her muscles. Now, she needed to get back into the groove as soon as possible.

While starting her dance practice, she also sent a message to Xie Jiahui, who was active in country M. They had contacted not long ago, and their relationship was anything but estranged.

In the yoga studio, He Jinxia looked up, raised her head, puffed out her chest, stood on her tiptoes, bent downward, and began performing one basic ballet movement after another, extending her body.

A sensation of tearing muscle faintly pulsed through her, and as the movements became more challenging, the sensation of stretching became more pronounced.

He Jinxia’s expression unchanged, she breathed steadily, methodically performing the movements without pause.

When Xie Jiahui received the message and hurried to the hotel, He Jinxia had already completed one round of dance and was starting her second.

Cheng Xiaohua stood by the door, playing with her phone and guarding the entrance. She recognized Xie Jiahui, nodded at her, and stepped aside to let her in.

Xie Jiahui arrived neither too early nor too late, just in time to see He Jinxia practicing the classic ballet piece "Dance of the Little Swans." Even without musical accompaniment, she could feel the rhythm in He Jinxia’s movements.

Add to that He Jinxia’s long neck and graceful figure, the impression she made while dancing was still very impactful.

Xie Jiahui had rarely watched ballet, but she was astonished by He Jinxia’s performance—not just its elegance, but also an indescribable sensation.

A sense of the sacred?

All these abstract words popped into her mind, making Xie Jiahui shake her head and quickly stop herself from continuing the thought.

He Jinxia noticed her, wrapped up a segment, stood still, and smiled at her, her face flushed with the rosiness of exercise and her forehead dotted with droplets of sweat like tiny crystals.

"You’ve arrived," she said.

Xie Jiahui shivered slightly. What was that momentary fluttering in her heart just now?

For the first time, she felt electrified by the beauty of a woman.

Xie Jiahui cleared her throat a few times, silently pondering that beauty is not gender-specific, and said on the surface, "Yeah, I’m here, what did you want to see me about?"

He Jinxia: "I wanted to have dinner with you and also get some insider info from you. Oh, and even though I’ve said it a lot of times over the phone, now that I see you in person, I still want to say thank you. If it wasn’t for your recommendation back then, I might not have gotten the role."

Xie Jiahui’s expression grew serious as she put on a stern face and said, "It’s good that you landed the role for me. It was my first time recommending an actor to Uncle Wilson, and if you hadn’t succeeded, wouldn’t it have made me lose face?"

He Jinxia smiled and echoed, "Yeah, it’s good that I didn’t let Miss Xie lose face."

Xie Jiahui’s face flushed slightly as she turned her head away, saying awkwardly, "At first, Uncle Wilson wanted to lock in Deng Zhaoyan for the role. I told him to reconsider carefully and even suggested he go to Huaxia to scout in person."

"I didn’t expect that in the end you would get the role. You did really well to even beat Deng Zhaoyan."

He Jinxia’s gaze became concentrated. She wasn’t that close with Xie Jiahui, and there were many personal things she hadn’t mentioned. Xie Jiahui had said similar things over the phone before, but at the time, He Jinxia didn’t pick up on anything else.

Now hearing her bring it up again, why did it feel like Xie Jiahui had some dislike for Deng Zhaoyan?

She hesitantly asked, "Aren’t you and Deng Zhaoyan, good friends?"

Xie Jiahui’s face changed drastically as she grumbled, "We haven’t been for a long time."

She then asked, "By the way, have you gotten the script for ’Dancing Youth’ yet?"

Seeing that Xie Jiahui didn’t want to talk about Deng Zhaoyan, He Jinxia tactfully didn’t bring it up either and said, "Not yet, I don’t know if it will be delivered tonight."

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Upon hearing that she hadn’t received the script yet, she couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, her eyes sparkling as she said, "That’s good, you haven’t got the script yet possibly because the screenwriters in the crew are still not sure about the positioning of your role."

He Jinxia became curious, "The positioning of my role is not firm?"

Xie Jiahui didn’t keep her in suspense and blurted out, "They’re considering whether to make it dual female leads or a single female lead."

He Jinxia’s eyelids twitched, and her heart also started beating faster.

Her role was the female supporting character, but if it was dual female leads, wouldn’t that mean she’d become... the lead?!

However, the next second, Xie Jiahui said, "But the likelihood of that is extremely low, just listen and don’t believe it. Uncle Wilson intends to take this film to compete for international awards, and films with dual leads have no chance of winning."

He Jinxia let out a long sigh of relief, regretfully saying, "Couldn’t you have let me be happy for a few more seconds?"

Xie Jiahui stretched a grin and said with a smile, "Nope."

Why were all the friends she made so sarcastic?!!

Seeing He Jinxia’s choked-up look, Xie Jiahui brightened up and took the initiative to say, "However, you’re not without a chance, everything depends on your performance. I heard that your female supporting character has a lot of rich details that can be explored in the show.

Although the crew won’t likely elevate your scenes to match the lead’s, for a fuller plot, the director and the screenwriter don’t mind giving you more scenes."

"Everything will depend on your acting skills. If you’re good and the shooting progresses quickly, they might be so pleased that they actually give you extra screen time. The fact that you haven’t received the script yet can already indicate many things."