Rebirth of the Film Empress' Beloved Wife [JenLisa Adaptation]

Chapter 22 - Time to Eat

The cast and crew for Lisa's new project were forming. Of the two scripts she'd gotten, one was extremely satirical with a focus on the modern power struggle, and the other one was a Mysterious Fantasy set in ancient times. The first one was titled ⟪The War for Power⟫, and the latter was ⟪Daughter of the Art⟫.

After some careful contemplation and several thorough comparisons, she chose to shoot ⟪The War for Power⟫ first.

The protagonist was an unknown police officer. The story contained an element of suspense, but it placed more emphasis on humanity, rights, and the relationship between morality and official laws.

The scene of a car accident served as the premise. The driver involved in the accident came from a complicated background, and the righteous protagonist had to pay a heavy price in order to solve the case.

The story was actually not an appealing one, and it wasn't in line with the current trends either. However, Lisa chose to work on it first because the plot was solid and universal.

Plus, ⟪Daughter of the Art⟫ called for a longer preparation period. Shooting ⟪The War for Power⟫ first while simultaneously preparing for ⟪Daughter of the Art⟫ would be the most effective arrangement. It was killing two hawks with one arrow.

Lisa would naturally play the role of the protagonist. For the director, she sought out a man she had worked with twice before, an old partner named Teddy Park. Teddy was an upstart in the field of directing.

His strength lay in modern films; as the matter of fact, the film that won Lisa the Starlight Film Empress Award had been directed by Teddy.

Upon receiving Lisa's invitation, Teddy immediately went to see her. After looking over the script, he readily agreed to take up the job. He also liked the plot a lot.

As for the investors, Jennie contemplated between herself and her company. In the end, she chose herself. She believed in the script, and she believed in Lisa.

Last but not least, the leading lady and the rest of the cast had to be chosen. This was a task for Lisa and Teddy, and because of it, Lisa soon found herself too busy to study cooking.

Not having time to study cooking was fine, but more importantly, she didn't have time to cook either! Breakfast was still delicious as before, but the lunch and dinner they'd agreed on were gone!

Jennie was not happy about this. A cold personality didn't mean a good temper.

"Lil' Zero, where is she?" She activated the Pinpoint Location function for the first time.

【 Master, Ms. Manoban is in the studio. Downstairs, very close, you know? Are you going to go find her? 】

001's soft voice carried obvious anticipation, almost as if she wanted to go find Lisa more than Jennie wanted to.

"Why is it that the voice I hear when I get points is different from yours?"

【 Because that's the System program's voice. It has no intelligence while I do, so of course we're different. 】

"Is it fun to play cute?" Jennie didn't know why, but hearing the System's deliberately spoiled voice made her feel uncomfortable.

【 Is Master criticizing me? 】001 continued to play cute.

Jennie didn't want to deal with 001 anymore, so she tidied up the documents on her desk and left the office.

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Lisa was discussing the cast with Teddy. Assistant Seulgi was standing off to the side, throwing occasional glances at the two. She looked at Lisa strangely when she noticed the cookbook in front of her.

So Lisa enjoyed reading cookbooks in her free time? If this were to get out, Seulgi reckoned there would be a whole lot of fans squealing again. Lisa was such an exemplary woman.

Time flew, and it was soon time for lunch, but the trio showed no intentions of leaving. They were too busy to bother.

Right then, Jennie pushed open the door and stepped in. The concept of knocking before entering was completely overlooked.

The three of them looked up at the same time. Although their expressions varied, they immediately shot up from their seats.

"President Kim!" The same reaction and address made the other two look at Lisa oddly.

She caught on instantly. If her relationship with Jennie hadn't been disclosed, then referring to her as "President Kim" wouldn't be out-of-the-ordinary. However, now that their relationship had been disclosed, referring to her as such would make them seem distant.

Just now, seeing that there were outsiders in the room, she'd habitually called out a formal address.

"Jennie, you're here." She cleared her throat and tried to appear normal.

Jennie's eyes swept the trio before finally landing on Lisa's face. Then, she said calmly, "It's time to eat."

Instantly, Lisa laughed.

Congratulations on accomplishing the task once!

+1 Point.

Progress: 5/10

Please continue working hard!

Ah? Again? At her expense? Lisa would laugh while she was eating, and now just telling her it was time to eat made her laugh too? What exactly did this mean? Was she making fun of her for being a glutton?

Five points! They were genuine laughs/smiles, yes, but all of them were ridiculing ones! Suddenly, she wanted to drag the woman out and teach her a lesson by giving her a good beating!

Jennie's eyes twitched, and she turned around to leave. Fortunately, she managed to toss out a "Let's all eat together!" before disappearing from view.

Lisa did notice that she seemed a bit angry, but she didn't have a chance to ask why. She could only call the other two to join her for the meal before following Jennie.

Although Jennie wanted to eat Lisa's home-cooked dishes, now was not the time for it, so the group of four found a nearby restaurant instead. The food they ordered came quickly, but the atmosphere was strange, to say the least. Nobody spoke.

Out of all of them, Seulgi felt like she was the most invisible, but Teddy wasn't doing any better. As a new and uprising director, Teddy was also someone worth currying favor with, but in front of Jennie, he was nothing.

After all, Jennie was the current Entertainment Queen. Unless they wanted to end their career, very few people in the entertainment circle would dare to offend her.

Earlier when Teddy saw Lisa, the first thing he did wasn't to ask about the script but to congratulate the actress. Teddy's tone had been disbelieving, envious, and brimming with curiosity. It wasn't just him either.

After the press conference, everyone with even the slightest of relations with Lisa had paid her a call. Each one had sounded more astonished than the last, and her hands had gotten numb from answering all of the calls.

"How did you court Queen Kim?" was the most common question, but Lisa had no way to respond. Who told her to still be in the process of cooking up a method to pursue her?