Meng Jingwei glanced at Ji Lanfeng, hesitated, and said directly to the director, "Teacher, I don't have much acting experience, but the fight scenes should be fine."
"As long as the fight scenes are fine, nothing else matters," the director said with great confidence. "How about this, you spar with my martial arts actor, and I'll take a look."
After all, the ancient costume drama he had in hand didn't require too many or too few supporting female roles. Ordinary actors with poor skills and no fighting experience didn't catch his eye; top-tier actors had fighting experience but weren't interested in the role.
He had always focused on script quality and disliked using special effects. After much thought, he thought of Meng Jingwei.
"No problem."
Meng Jingwei readily agreed.
The director turned and greeted a man not far away. The man nodded slightly and walked over.
The man in black casual wear was powerfully built and muscular, exuding a sense of skill.
"Begin," the director said.
Meng Jingwei stood face-to-face with the burly man and politely said, "Just a friendly spar."
"No need to hold back, use whatever moves you have," the burly man seemed to look down on a beautiful woman like Meng Jingwei, likely thinking she only knew fancy moves.
"Alright."
Meng Jingwei remained calm and composed. She took a step back, then threw a left hook towards the man's chest, but her movements were slow, and she deliberately controlled her strength.
The burly man let out a scoff, smiled arrogantly, and sidestepped. "As expected, just fancy moves."
Shen Liannuo, who was sitting nearby, shook her head, thinking the man was overconfident.
Even she wouldn't dare say that to Meng Jingwei. This man's misplaced confidence was truly born of ignorance.
The burly man began to attack, kicking at Meng Jingwei. Meng Jingwei easily blocked with her right arm, then raised her left leg and kicked at the man.
This time, she used sixty percent of her strength. The man stumbled backward violently, rolling twice on the ground before crashing into a chair and stopping.
"Ouch, it hurts so much..." the burly man cried out in pain, pointing at Meng Jingwei and complaining to the director, "Although she can fight, she can't control her strength. She's not suitable to be an actor at all."
Meng Jingwei's eyes turned cold. She turned to the director and said, "I apologize, Director. I was restraining my strength just now. He said I only knew fancy moves, and I was afraid I wouldn't pass the audition, so I had to give it my all."
She detested arrogant men the most.
"Impressive!" Ji Lanfeng gave her a thumbs-up.
Then, he took out his phone, opened a video, and showed it to the director. "This video is from when she visited the set of 'Starship Odyssey.' She had a private spar with Steve. Director, please take a look."
The director and the judging teacher beside him leaned in to watch the video. They couldn't help but nod, then exchanged a look and decisively announced, "Alright, this role belongs to her."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jingwei felt a surge of joy, and the worry in her heart subsided.
Suddenly, she felt a sense of gratitude towards Old Shen. If he hadn't been training her, she might not have had the chance to become an actress.
It could be considered entering the crew based on her advantage.
"I'll have my assistant get you the script, and you can sign the contract later. For now, study the script carefully, and I'll notify you when we start filming," the bald director said.
"Then, should I enroll in an acting class during this time?" Meng Jingwei asked.
The last time she acted in 'Starship Odyssey,' she was still a model for Lü Sen's Huayu Media Company. At that time, Lü Sen saw her as a promising talent and hired a professional acting teacher from Shanghai Theatre Academy to teach her.