The people thought that Xu Xinrou was more suited to play the second female lead with how vicious she was.
The truth was that the Tianyu Group was one of the sponsors for the movie and Xu Xinrou got the spot of the first lead from Mo Yutian.
Xu Xinrou was glad that Xu Xiyan got the second lead spot since it meant that they would be rivals in the movie, giving her the chance to take her revenge on Xu Xiyan.
The reason Mo Yutian agreed to let Xu Xinrou have the first lead spot was because of their work relationship
He needed Xu Xinrou to provide him with information regarding Jing Xi, and the best way to do so was to make sure that they remained in the same movie.
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It was a new day as Wan Dou came to fetch Xu Xiyan over to the office.
As the van stopped in front of the office, there was a knock on the window.
Xu Xiyan turned to the window and noticed it was Tang Shixue.
She rolled the window down to take a good look at her.