996: “Qin Qing, here’s your script. You’re a side character with a secret crush on the male lead. Your role is straightforward: quietly endure your unrequited love.”
Qin Qing: “Endure?”
996: “Yes. Any problems with that?”
Qin Qing (smiling): “No, no issues at all.”
996: “Great, let’s start shooting! Alright, Scene one, action!” After several scenes… 996 (in distress): “Cut, Cut, Cut! Qin Qing, what on earth are you doing? You’re supposed to be the tormented side character. How did you manage to steal all the male leads?”
Qin Qing: “Sorry, it was instinctive.”
996 (fuming): “Instinctive? You took over all the scenes meant for the main character and call it ‘instinctive’? With your abilities, you shouldn’t be the tormented side character, you should be a heartthrob!”
Qin Qing (grinning): “How did you know about my title before I started acting?”
996 (exasperated): “… This film is unworkable!”