A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2348 - 1580: Rebirth: I’m a Big Star? (This Title Seems Pretty Good Too)_2
Just like this movie, it’s clearly just a supporting role, but the spotlight is even greater than the protagonist. If it weren’t for Duanmu Huai playing the final boss ghost which overshadowed Ai’s limelight, this movie might as well have turned into Xingye Ai’s solo show, and it wouldn’t be clear whether this is a horror movie.
Is this something a supporting role should do?
"You’re not wrong."
Director Wutantai chuckled, leaning against the wall.
"Indeed, if this was a top-tier director, they wouldn’t tolerate such a situation, as the director’s goal is to shoot the story they envision. If a character doesn’t know how to hold their position and just purely shows their presence, they’ll soon be phased out. But those are top-tier directors... I’m still far from it, and besides..."
As he spoke, Director Wutantai glanced at Duanmu Huai.
"...didn’t you deliver a good performance too? I think after this movie is released, there will be many people looking for you. Good luck!"
"Actually, I’m not really fond of the entertainment circle..."
Duanmu Huai sighed silently, after all, he’s well aware of the nature of the showbiz, but being a child star is alright. If he were older, he would definitely avoid it.
Speaking of which, hopefully, it won’t directly turn into "Rebirth: I’m a Big Star," Duanmu Huai has no plans to head in that direction.
As a result, this movie received a lot of praise, Director Wutantai won a certain film award for best director, and both Duanmu Huai and Arima Kaname were nominated for best supporting actor, while Xingye Ai, although not nominated for an award, gained significant attention for her standout performance.
After that, both Xingye Ai and Duanmu Huai became busy.
Xingye Ai’s development was primarily in entertainment programs, focusing on the idol path, whereas Duanmu Huai was more into filming movies. After all, there aren’t many child stars in the movie industry who can act well, and even fewer like Duanmu Huai who can deliver a commanding presence. Some scripts can’t even be filmed because they can’t find suitable child actors.
This is quite normal, after all, not everyone is a reincarnated time traveler—oh, wait, there are some who did reincarnate and time travel but seem to act even more immature than their physical age.
Due to this, Duanmu Huai’s rise in the movie industry was swift, and he even starred in several films, most of which were horror movies, becoming his fixed genre. Duanmu Huai didn’t mind this, he never planned to rely on acting for his whole life, he was filming these movies simply to earn money to accumulate startup capital.
After all, Duanmu Huai knows very well that in the showbiz, it’s all about money. As long as you have enough money, you’re the boss. Without money, even the biggest stars are just servants.
Of course, this industry is exceptionally small.
For example...
"I’m... Arima Kaname, nice to meet you."
"Kana?"
Seeing the girl in front of him, Duanmu Huai was somewhat surprised. It had been two years since he last met Arima Kaname, this time on a movie set, with Duanmu Huai as the lead and Arima Kaname playing... one of a group of kids.
Truly a supporting role among supporting roles.
To be honest, this did surprise Duanmu Huai a bit. He remembered that when he first met Arima Kaname, she was quite arrogant, but now she looked humble and completely lost her previous assertive attitude.
"Long time no see, how have you been?"
"Huh? What are you talking about."
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s inquiry, Arima Kaname immediately raised her head and posed a smug expression.
"I’m doing great, aren’t I acting with you again? I’m just figuring out this role, this role."
"I see... your sudden honesty really scared me." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"Hehehe, scared you? Seems like my acting has improved."
"Indeed, but I still find your noisy self quite adorable."
Duanmu Huai wasn’t lying, after all, kids being lively are pretty cute, just like Bambi riding jellyfish all day long in the Tribunal, no one finds it annoying, instead they think it brings energy to the Tribunal.
"Really...?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s answer, Arima Kaname blushed a little in embarrassment, and just when Duanmu Huai was about to ask further about her recent situation, he was called by the staff to shoot, so he could only say goodbye to Arima Kaname and turn to leave.
When Duanmu Huai finished filming and went to find Arima Kaname again, he found she had already left—after all, she was just a supporting role among supporting roles.
Out of curiosity, Duanmu Huai asked the staff about the recent situation of Arima Kaname.
"Arima Kaname? Ah, that genius child star, her days haven’t been easy lately. I heard her company is planning to push her into the singing industry, releasing several records, but they all flopped. Moreover, she hasn’t received good roles for a while... well, this industry is like that, struggling upstream, if you don’t advance, you fall back... sorry, this isn’t a topic for children."
That’s why I don’t like showbiz, just be an actor if you want to be an actor, why mess around trying to be a multi-faceted star when you have nothing better to do. People are willing to go to any lengths to make money.
By the way, Duanmu Huai is quite determined, he only acts, never participates in variety shows, and only occasionally appears in interviews. After all, he doesn’t care about fame, and the box office and reputation of the movies he stars in are good, that’s enough.
