“There’s also the first revenge target played by Lucy Liu, the yakuza boss O-Ren Ishii. The boss’s assassin Gogo—let’s have Nina Goodwin senpai play her. She’s got the looks, and she’d look great in a JK uniform. As for the second revenge target, Copperhead, casting an actor for that isn’t much of a challenge.”

Of the main four roles in the original filming of “Six Panels,” three were from the Beijing Film Academy. The one representing Heaven, the good person, was played by third-year Nina Goodwin senpai. Gogo can be considered an important supporting character in “Kill Bill.” The key is that she stands out—a beautiful girl assassin is just too cool. Anyway, even among Japanese actresses on Earth, like Chiaki Kuriyama, no other role surpasses Gogo.

Shawn Carter decided to try to get all three of them into the movie, because in the original’s memories, there seemed to be quite a bit of guilt. Since he’d “borrowed” someone else’s body, he might as well resolve that guilt while he was at it.

Saying it like that, it kind of feels like he’s “borrowing” his own body?

“Is this what they mean by, as long as you’re fast enough, if you run around the tree, you can ‘borrow’ yourself?” Shaking his head to banish such terrifying thoughts, he decided to just make the call. Shawn Carter dialed Nina Goodwin’s number, and after a few rings, she picked up.

“Nina Goodwin senpai, this is Shawn Carter. I’m preparing to shoot a movie, and there’s a role I think would really suit you. I was wondering if you have time.” Shawn Carter got straight to the point, then added, “This time the investment is pretty big, and the role is quite outstanding.”

“Ah, junior, you should have told me earlier. I just signed on to another project and don’t have time, plus I still have classes.” Nina Goodwin’s tone carried a hint of regret. “If you’d told me sooner, I wouldn’t have taken it. I actually really wanted to work with you.”

Shawn Carter frowned and added, “It’ll take at most half a month to finish filming.”

“There’s really nothing I can do.” A look of annoyance flashed across Nina Goodwin’s beautiful face, but her tone didn’t change at all.

“Sorry to bother you, senpai,” said Shawn Carter.

“It’s no bother. Next time, really let me know earlier.” Nina Goodwin added with concern, “And make sure to get enough rest. Since you’re joining a crew again, you need to keep your energy up.”

After Shawn Carter responded, the two said goodbye and hung up.

Nina Goodwin put down her phone and said, “I used to think Shawn Carter was kind of talented after getting to know him, but who knew he was just mediocre. You could tell from ‘Six Panels’—he completely ignored the viewing experience, totally unfit to be a director.”

That’s right—having no time was just an excuse. Nina Goodwin had no desire to act in another movie with a rating below four. Having done one was already enough to make her uncomfortable.

Of course, even though Nina Goodwin didn’t think Shawn Carter’s second film would succeed, she knew he was rich and there was no need to offend him, so she kept her tone just right.

The prettier a woman is in the entertainment industry, the better she is at lying. Conversely, if a pretty woman in showbiz can’t lie, she’ll be eaten alive. To go a step further, “the prettier a woman is, the better she is at lying”—that’s a product of the whole social environment.

As an “old master of reading people,” “professor of social discourse studies,” and “king of detecting fakes,” Shawn Carter never listened to people’s tone—because with real masters, you can’t tell anything from their tone. He judged things by logic. From her tone, it did sound like Nina Goodwin just happened to be busy, but logically, it didn’t add up.

After acting in a low-rated film like “Six Panels,” even though there weren’t many online comments, there were still people cursing the director and actors. There’s no way Nina Goodwin wouldn’t have some resentment, so a cold tone would be normal. Even if she had a good temper, she couldn’t possibly act like she didn’t care at all, and even turn around to show concern. That kind of personality is just too fake—it could only be an act.

Maybe it was because Shawn Carter had spent so much time arguing with people online, but he didn’t believe in perfect personalities in this world.

So why was Nina Goodwin senpai pretending? Thinking about it, the answer was obvious.

Next, Shawn Carter called the other two male classmates. One of them hung up immediately—pretty straightforward.

Chapter 5: Posting a Job Opening

“Doghead, did Shawn Carter call you yesterday?” The speaker was Eugene Thompson, about 1.8 meters tall and good-looking—a bit of a pretty boy.

“He did.” The one replying was a bit shorter. He got the nickname Hunter (“Doghead”) because his eyes were round and he had a bit of baby fat, making him look like a Shiba Inu.

“Seriously, he might as well just give me the money. I didn’t realize it was such a crappy film when I was acting in it.” Eugene Thompson’s disdain was obvious.

Seeing that Hunter didn’t respond, Eugene Thompson immediately caught on and asked in surprise, “Don’t tell me you agreed again, Hunter?”

“I just think we students should get as much acting experience as we can,” said Hunter.

“That’s not wrong, but you have to look at what kind of movie it is. Some movies are a stain on your career.” Eugene Thompson said, “How many actors in showbiz have had their careers ruined by a single bad film?”

Hunter explained, “The last one was just Brother Carter’s first work. I think it’s normal to be inexperienced with filming techniques and all that. I still think Brother Carter has some good ideas.”

Eugene Thompson didn’t say anything more. He figured there was no point arguing with a fool.

After finishing his morning classes, Hunter left school and went to the agreed location—a presidential suite in a five-star hotel. Don’t get the wrong idea; auditions in hotel rooms are actually pretty common in the entertainment industry. Of course, the not-so-innocent “unspoken rules” are also not uncommon.