I used rebirth to bury his captivating gaze.

Chapter 138 Yu Mei tries to curry favor with powerful people in order to fulfill her dream.

Most of the extras at the film studio come from different places, with only a small number being local. The local extras are mostly in their eighties and seventies. To ensure that these elderly locals have roles to play, the local government, in conjunction with the actors' union, has made efforts to provide them with more opportunities to act as extras and arrange more filming opportunities.

On set, they are also taken care of. When the weather is hot in the summer, with temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, they are allowed to stay in a shady place to cool off. After filming, they are asked to return their costumes to the crew first.

Each actor from out of town has a different family situation. Some are escaping family discord, some are enjoying the freedom of being divorced and single, and some just want to have fun after filming before going home. Some are university students who come to the film studio during their winter or summer vacations to experience life there before returning to school.

Several women from Northeast China in Wei Daming's group have different family backgrounds and came here to film.

Let's talk about the identities of these female extras from Northeast China, who are all from the same hometown as Wei Daming.

Bai Yu is from the north, though it's unclear which remote alley in Northeast China she's from. She's the oldest housewife among the extras, coming from out of town. She's over sixty, but looks quite young.

She is said to be single, but we don't know much about her family background.

Bai Yu always appeared radiant and smiling during filming, catering to all the higher-ups in the crew. However, she presented a completely different face to the lower-level extras.

Sometimes she would blatantly slip small snacks into the hands of each of the junior team leaders in the filming group to curry favor with her, perhaps hoping that she would make a good impression on the junior team leaders and thus get more filming assignments behind the scenes.

Gan Zhengfang and her husband had a trivial argument, so she left their son, who was in his twenties, and ran away from home. She then met a truck driver from out of town, and the two began a life together as an unofficial couple.

Wang Yufeng got divorced; her husband found a younger woman. She and her son lived together without marriage while she and another male extra working at the film studio.

Yang Yumei and Wang Yufeng were just friends on set; Yumei didn't want to have any close interactions with any of the extras.

Zhang Xiuli and her husband from her hometown in Northeast China did not get a divorce, but they lived in different places. However, the man had found a woman older than her to live with, and their son also lived with the man, as well as the woman who seemed to be his stepmother.

She sometimes gets quite boastful, showing off her side gig; she's also filming in the same acting group led by her fellow townsman, Wei Daming. The two team leaders are also from Northeast China.

She was, after all, a minor extra. She was quite clever; after only a few days at the film studio, she passed the audition for a small role with lines. She could earn at least 300 yuan for each scene, which was better than the extras.

As mentioned earlier, Wang Guangli is a woman who appears kind on the surface but is actually two-faced. When she was an extra, she was very enthusiastic in leading people, but she became a completely different person after she got accepted into the program.

That day, Yang Yuhan's studio was filming a new web series, a period drama. The studio's manager, Xiao Zhang, sent the news, and everyone was thrilled, hoping for more opportunities.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu dressed up even more meticulously, trying to get close to the new director to secure better gigs. However, the person in charge, Xiao Zhang, was an upright man and didn't fall for her tricks.

Gan Zhengfang was hoping to meet a more suitable man in this drama so she could finally get rid of the man she was still married to. She realized that her current relationship with the truck driver was not a long-term solution, since he was a married man.

Wang Yufeng and her male roommate, an extra, discussed how it would be great if they could play a married couple together, so they could relive the feeling of family life.

Yang Yumei remained focused on her own business. In the spare time between filming and her work as an extra, she quietly prepared to study hard and take the special role exam. She decided not to bother with them for now, but that one day she would catch them all in one fell swoop!

Zhang Xiuli proudly boasted to everyone that she might get an important role in the small special episodes, unaware that the other extras were secretly jealous.

Seeing this, Wang Liguang outwardly offered her congratulations, but inwardly she was scheming, trying to figure out how to suppress Zhang Xiujuan's limelight so that she could become the center of attention again.

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, the casting for the new drama by the person in charge, Xiao Zhang, officially began, and a new competition was about to begin.

Although Xiao Zhang was an honest man, he couldn't resist Bai Yu's persistent pleading. Suddenly, she secretly slipped him five hundred yuan. Xiao Zhang looked around and saw no one, so he had no choice but to put the five hundred yuan into his inner pocket.

Then the lead role in this drama was given to Bai Yu. Unfortunately, Bai Yu was a bit older, but her facial features were still quite good. With a little makeup, the makeup artist could make her look younger.

After the makeup was done, they started testing the camera. They tried twice but failed, and even after five more attempts, they still failed. Just then, Yang Yuhan, the female owner of the makeup studio, came over, saw the situation, and without hesitation removed the white jade that couldn't be lifted.

Bai Yu awkwardly stuck out her tongue at Xiao Zhang, the person in charge standing to the side, and dared not say anything more.

Yu Han arranged for Wang Yufeng, Zhang Xiuli, Gan Zhengfang, Wang Liguang and others to take the exam one by one, but none of them passed. She scolded them on the spot, "Look at you all, I don't know how you became featured actors, and you're even scrambling to apply for the lead role in my play."

The group exchanged awkward glances, then stood there dumbfounded, left to watch as the next choice was made for the female lead.

As Yang Yuhan was speaking, she suddenly noticed Yang Yumei sitting next to her, who was facing away from her and acting as if nothing was wrong!

She was surprised to see Yu Mei here. Yang Yu Han walked up to Yang Yu Mei and asked, "What are you doing here? I thought you wouldn't bother competing with them."

Yang Yumei raised her eyes and said calmly, "I'm not good enough myself, I just came to watch the fun."

Yang Yuhan merely snorted, pretending not to recognize Yu Mei, given the large number of people around. Then she continued, "At least you have some self-awareness." With that, she turned and continued selecting people.

At this moment, an assistant director who had been observing from the corner stepped forward and pointed at Yang Yumei, saying, "I think she has a unique temperament. Why don't we let her give it a try?" The onlookers all showed expressions of surprise.

Yang Yumei initially wanted to refuse, but with the encouragement of the assistant director, she decided to give it a try.

Unexpectedly, the moment Yang Yumei stood in front of the camera, her calm yet determined expression immediately captivated everyone. She passed the audition on her first try, and even Yang Yuhan had to admit that Yang Yumei possessed a charm that others lacked. Thus, Yang Yumei, who was initially the least favored, unexpectedly landed the lead role.

The other extras exchanged bewildered glances, their hearts filled with mixed emotions. Bai Yu, furious and embarrassed, secretly cursed Yang Yumei for her good luck.

Yang Yumei secretly resolved to seize this rare opportunity and create a spectacular period drama that would make those who once looked down on her take notice.