30: You stole my undergarment and successfully joined the film crew!

But he came to play a policeman.

How handsome a policeman is!

Seeing Lin Pei's expression change, the director also knew he didn't like this role.

But it wasn't easy to find an actor whose temperament suited a thief so well.

The director held Lin Pei's shoulder and spoke with earnest words.

"Lin Pei, this is a rare opportunity. Why don't you think about it?"

"Even before filming has started, 'the gate of rebirth' has already drawn intense public attention."

"Although it's the role of a thief, there's a lot of screen time, and it's very important to the whole series."

"If you can play this role well, at the very least, your future acting fees will double!"

At least there was a role to play.

Lin Pei thought about it for a moment.

"So, what's the pay for this series?"

Seeing Lin Pei relent, the director let out a long sigh of relief.

"For filming this series, I'll give you three hundred thousand!"

"Is that okay? Small supporting roles usually don't get this price."

He was really putting a lot on the line.

It wasn't easy to find an actor with good looks, acting skills, and experience; securing him would save a lot of trouble.

Lin Pei was also a bit surprised to hear three hundred thousand.

Under normal circumstances, small supporting roles really didn't get this kind of treatment.

Although he had made a lot of money helping people with mental illnesses—several times more than this—

earning it through acting had a different meaning.

It represented his growth on the path of being an actor.

"Alright, I agree. Thank you, Director."

"Haha, you're welcome. I told you that you're suited to play a thief; you just look the part."

"By the way, go back and practice some thief skills. When we start filming, you need to be somewhat familiar with a thief's operations."

Saying this, the director tossed a USB drive to Lin Pei.

"Do you know how to steal things?"

Lin Pei shook his head decisively.

What kind of question was the director asking?

Even if he knew how, he couldn't say it.

"Director, I've been a good citizen since I was a child. I even turn in money I find. How could I possibly steal?"

The director quickly waved his hand.

"You misunderstood, Lin Pei. I didn't mean it like that!"

"I mean, the character you're playing in the Film Crew is a thief."

"So you should observe their actions more to make it easier when you're acting."

"This USB drive contains relevant materials. Go back and study them well."

Lin Pei understood.

"Oh, I see."

For the sake of the role, he told a bit of the truth.

"But regarding what you mentioned, I know a little bit."

The director was slightly surprised.

"You do?"

He flipped through Lin Pei's records; they were clean. He'd never done time before.

The director had always attached great importance to the screening of actors in the Film Crew.

After all, many hit series were banned just because of one actor with a bad record.

Wasting the hard work of many people for nothing.

Therefore, in the Film Crew, acting skills came second; the most important thing was having no scandals.

The director smiled.

"Since you know how, why don't you show me?"

After a while, seeing that Lin Pei hadn't made a move, the director frowned.

Was this kid just talking big?

"Do you need to prepare anything else? Or do you need any tools?"

Lin Pei waved his hand.

"Tools? No need. I've already finished the demonstration."

The director froze on the spot.

"Finished the demonstration?"

Lin Pei hadn't even moved just now; how could he have finished?

While the director was looking confused, Lin Pei casually took out a red object and threw it onto the director's desk.

Looking at the red bellyband in front of him, the director's old face turned red, and he hurriedly hid it away.

He looked around in a panic, and only sighed in relief when he saw that no one was paying attention.

"How... how did you do that?"

"Don't say a word about this to anyone, do you understand?"

Lin Pei nodded. "Don't worry, Director. I won't go around talking about it."

Oh my god, he didn't know either.

He had just casually swiped something from the director.

He thought it was a handkerchief.

Holy crap.

What kind of fetish did this director have?

He had heard that the entertainment industry was a mess, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

Seeing it today, it truly lived up to its reputation.

The director's heart was also racing like ten thousand stampeding horses.

"You're a sensible Young Man. But I'm very curious, how did you do that just now?"

Lin Pei's performance just now didn't seem like a novice's at all; he seemed like a habitual offender!

He hadn't felt a thing the entire time.

This precious bellyband had just vanished like that.

Lin Pei smiled. "It wasn't that hard. I just took it while you were distracted, Director."

"I just didn't expect to... offend you, Director..."

"Stop! Don't mention this matter again." The director's face was beet red.

He cleared his throat.

"I told you that you and this role are a perfect match."

"Alright, when you officially join the set, do your best."

"I have high hopes for you."

"By the way, you didn't take anything else from me, did you?"

As the director spoke, he checked himself to see if anything else was missing.

Lin Pei waved his hand. "No, I only took that one thing. I didn't touch anything else..."

The director said sheepishly, "That's good then..."

...Half a month later, filming for 'the gate of rebirth' officially began.

Lin Pei had received his script on the day he passed the audition.

Over the past few days, aside from occasionally helping a few Young Actors with their depression, Lin Pei had been studying his role in 'the gate of rebirth'.

Through studying the script, Lin Pei had a general idea of the plot of 'the gate of rebirth'.

In the script, after a famous painting is stolen, a criminal investigation captain is ordered to investigate and thus meets a genius university student.

Born into a family of thieves, the student is well-versed in thieving techniques and the psychology of thieves. With the help of the captain, they solve the case of the stolen painting.

And the role Lin Pei was to play was the thief leader who steals the famous painting from... the Hengcheng Museum.

To reflect the realism of the series, the production team spared no expense to collaborate with the museum.

Many of the theft scenes were filmed directly inside the museum.

The museum was also very supportive, specifically setting aside an area for the Film Crew to use.

They even lent out the famous painting for filming to help promote traditional culture.

Film Crew.

Seeing Lin Pei arrive, the director waved to him.

"Little Lin is here. How has your research on the script been these past few days?"

"Don't worry, Director. I've thoroughly mastered the script."

The director originally wanted to ask him how familiar he was with the thief's actions and movements in the script.

But on second thought, after having his bellyband swiped by Lin Pei in the office that day... with such miraculous skills, playing a thief leader was almost a waste of talent.

F*ck.

It's over.

Out of habit, he had brought his precious bellyband with him again today... with so many people on set, if it were pulled out again...

Wouldn't he die of shame?!

Seeing the director instinctively covering a certain part of his body with his eyes wide, Lin Pei offered his concern.

"Director, what's wrong?"

The director held on tight while moving away from him.

"Ah... it's nothing, it's nothing."

"Anyway... take a break and wait for filming to start."