Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman || LK Adaptation

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝑰𝑿

"But son, the last time when I was on my way to see you, I met this very kind girl on the road. She's very pretty and also has a very good temperament..." Mama Jeon went on and on about this person, the compliments getting more and more exaggerated as time passed.

Jungkook responded at the appropriate times, but it went in his right ear and out his left. How could anyone look better than Beauty Lisa?

After she was done, Jungkook hung up the call, returning to his book.

But as he read, he felt slightly uneasy. He finally let out a sigh and stood, walking over to the bookshelf and changing the book in his hand for another ancient text that was about self-cultivation.

***

Downstairs, Lisa was teaching Hyunsuk his homework after they had eaten.

She held her phone in her hands, and opening Weibo, she realized that Cheng Zhou had sent her messages. It had reached more than 99+.

Director Cheng: Little Lisa! If you're like this, you're going to lose the entire crew!

For A Millenium: ...

Director Cheng: Don't forget you owe me a movie!

Director Cheng: !

Lisa looked at the rows of exclamation points that were sent by Cheng Zhou, and was silent for a while. Then she thought about the words that have been said the other day, and replied.

For A Millenium: Have you found a suitable movie, Director Cheng?

Director Cheng: I've always had one in my hands, it's a Xianxia genre. Take me out from your blacklist, this drama has many points that need attention, and needs to be discussed in detail.

(T/N: Xianxia 仙侠 is a genre of Chinese fantasy influenced by Chinese mythology, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese folk religion, and other traditional Chinese elements.)

Cheng Zhou was close to tears at this point, okay? Lisa is the first artist to have ever blocked him in the many years he had been in this industry. But after he found out that there were in fact many other people on her blacklist, he felt strangely alright, not the least angry, just a feeling of 'what can you do?' instead.

Lisa thought about it again for a while, and asked him to send her the script before pulling him out of the blacklist, calling him directly.

The two chatted on the phone for a long while, mainly because Cheng Zhou was explaining the concept and feel of the movie that he wanted to her. Lisa was still a young rookie after all, and although her acting skills were extraordinary, Cheng Zhou was still worried and excited before the auditions were opened.

The image of the Xianxia drama was something that Lisa had not acted in before, and it hugely differed from her own temperament. He really wanted to see how Lisa would interpret the female lead of this movie.

"Come to the set tomorrow, we'll find the feel for it first," Cheng Zhou said.

Lisa knew that she had kept the rest of the crew waiting for a long time, and she felt apologetic about it, and she sincerely apologized to him, "I'm sorry, Director Cheng. Some things happened recently."

Cheng Zhou was fine, and said so, "It's fine, I didn't plan to shoot anytime soon as it's still early. Let the crew take a few days off. The reason I contacted you this early is because I was scared I won't be able to find you when the time comes."

Lisa: "..." So she was that sort of person in Cheng Zhou's mind.

"Oh right, Mr. Yu Namjoon has already given me the clips for 'River's Lake'. I took both 'River's Lake' and 'Empire Under Siege' to the film festival. You and Ning Jieun are 100% confirmed getting a nomination. It's a bit difficult for Ning Jieun to win the female lead award, because Song Suzy is there after all, but it's not a problem for you to obtain the newcomer award," Cheng Zhou mentioned as he recalled this matter.