The sick beauty became popular after she brought her ex to the show

"What did you buy?" When the two people came down from the roof, Xi Yu glanced at the convenience store bag in Su Ye's hand.

The cigarette in Xi Yu's hand had been completely burned out when he saw Su Ye.
He only took three or four puffs of the entire cigarette, and the rest turned into ashes in the wind.

A hint of blueberry aroma lingered around the two of them. It was hard to tell whether it was left by Su Ye's secret cigarette, or the smell of the cigarette that just now lingered on Xi Yu's fingertips.

Upon hearing this, Su Ye lowered his head, reached into the plastic bag, took out a box of milk, and handed it to Xi Yu steadily.
"this is for you."

"." Xi Yu looked down, a little slow to react. His palm was warm, it was a box of hot pure milk.

"It's cold, drink something hot." Su Ye was still rummaging through the bag and said this with his head down.

Xi Yu held the milk carton and asked, "Did you go out just to buy a carton of hot milk?"

Su Ye raised his head, looked at Xi Yu's face, and nodded after a while.
"Drinking hot milk will help you rest better at night."

"Is there any theoretical basis?" Although he said so, Xi Yu still lowered his head, pulled open the straw, and took a sip from the milk carton.

Su Ye smiled, glanced at Xi Yu silently, and said nothing.

He didn't know if there was any theoretical basis, but there might be some factual basis.
Although there are differences between milk and milk tea, they are probably not much different overall.

"Hey, where have you two been? Why are you coming down from upstairs?"
When Xi Yu and Su Ye pushed open the door of the emergency passage, Ji Ru, who was holding a folder, happened to pass by. She was stunned when she saw two people coming out of the emergency passage where few people used to go.

"It's cool at night, so be careful not to catch a cold." Ji Ru's gaze stayed on Su Ye's slightly messy long hair and Xi Yu's casually half-open coat.

Su Ye smiled and replied, "Okay."

Ji Ru nodded. She happened to meet these two people, so she simply handed the folder in her hand over to them.
"You two can give me some suggestions. The young actors for Song Chengzhi and Song Chengyu have not been decided yet. Which of these young actors do you think are more suitable?"

The movie Ji Ru is more like a group portrait movie, but the highlights are concentrated on the two characters Song Chengzhi and Song Chengyu, and the childhood scenes of the two characters are carefully considered.

Although Su Ye and Xi Yu are the adult actors of the two characters, their overall roles do not account for the majority, and are roughly divided equally with the roles of the characters' childhood.
Therefore, the actors in childhood plays are also very important.

It was inconvenient for Su Ye to hold the convenience store bag in his hand, so Xi Yu held the milk carton in one hand and took the folder handed to him by Ji Ru with the other hand, flattening it out so that Su Ye could also see it.

It’s not too thick. Each young actor has his own resume, and there are about 20 to 30 pages in total.

"Most of them have some acting experience, and some are children who debuted as child models but are more talented. Let's not talk about acting skills for now. The main thing is to find a child actor who can connect with the scenes of the two of you without being too abrupt."

Su Ye took a quick look.

The child actors who played Xi Yu's character Song Chengyu were almost all handsome, while the child actors who played his character Song Chengzhi were prettier.

As Xi Yu flipped through the pages, he began to get distracted; every young actor's face looked the same to him.

He remembered the ID photo on Su Ye’s student ID card that he had seen in his past information.

The short black hair, which is completely different from what it is now, looks very soft and fine, and the facial features are beautiful and clean, with a bit of the youthful aura unique to adolescence.
Su Ye was wearing a uniform of a dark blue vest, and his expression showed a little nervousness in front of the camera, but he tried to put on an unmistakable smile.

It was very different from the gentle poker face he showed later.

When Su Ye was younger, he must have been very cute.

"How about it, do you think it's suitable?"

Ji Ru asked from the side. Xi Yu came back to his senses and flipped through the remaining photos with his fingers. "They all look pretty good."

"Right." Ji Ru took it. "They were all selected by Old Song and Old Li, so there must be no problem. The problem is how to pick the most suitable one. What do you think of the child from the troupe?"

Xi Yu had no idea which child actor Ji Ru was talking about. "Not bad."

Ji Ru looked at him suspiciously, "Do you know who I'm talking about? Just say it's okay."

Xi Yu bit the straw and took a sip of milk, then smiled slowly, "I know, aren't you talking about the little actor from the theater troupe?"

Ji Ru was speechless for a moment, "Why are you leaving it here?"

There was a laugh beside him, and Xi Yu glanced over. Su Ye was holding a convenience store bag, with a little red on his cheeks from trying not to laugh.

Ji Ru also laughed, "Look, Xiao Ye is laughing at you. Really, kid, you used to have a high level of concentration, how come you have developed a habit of being distracted in the past two years."

The color on Su Ye's face faded. He lowered his head and shook the convenience store bag in his arms, and the plastic bag made a rattling sound.

"I don't think that will happen again in the future." Xi Yu still smiled, "My concentration is back."

Ji Ru smiled and made a few jokes, then looked at Su Ye, "Xiao Ye, do you think there are any young actors who are OK?"

Xi Yu next to him took another sip of milk.
The milk carton was empty. Su Ye saw Xi Yu pinch the milk carton out of habit and was about to turn around and throw it into the trash can next to him.

"Actually, I know a little boy who should be quite suitable for Song Chengyu's childhood." Su Ye said.

Xi Yu paused in throwing the milk carton.

Ji Ru was obviously interested. "Really? Which company's child is he from?"

Su Ye smiled and said, "It seems that he signed with his own company. He probably has no acting experience, but he has a lot of experience on camera and is steady and careful."

Ji Ru nodded as she listened, "Signed with my own company, the kind of kids from family-style studios? There are indeed quite a few now. Xiaoye, are you familiar with that kid?"

Su Ye thought about it, and narrowed his narrow and soft eyes slightly. "I think he is quite familiar with me. I filmed a variety show with that kid before."

Xi Yu's hand holding the milk carton stopped in front of the trash can, his eyes fell on the round metal, on which were reflected the shadows of Su Ye and Ji Ru, stretched into two slightly unclear blocks of color.

His own reflection was clearer, and with his eyes slightly slanted, he listened carefully and attentively to the conversation between the two people beside him.

Su Ye spoke again.
"Call the little monsters. Has Director Ji seen it?"

Xi Yu's eyes moved.

His appearance in childhood can be seen as a reflection of his adult appearance, but the contrast is quite big. It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine the adult Xi Yu through "Yu Yu", and only people who are very close to him can see some clues.

Of course, Ji Ru, who has close relations with the Xi family and has watched Xi Yu grow up, can definitely be regarded as someone who can tell that Xi Yu and "Yu Yu" looked almost exactly the same in their childhood.

But the fact that Xi Yu became smaller was itself unbelievable. Except for Xi Niao and Xiao Yang who knew the truth, ordinary people would never think about it in this direction even if they felt something.

However, Su Ye’s way of thinking definitely does not fall into the category of “ordinary people”.

After all, he was stupid enough to once think that "Yu Yu" was his, Xi Yu's son.

If Ji Ru said that "Yu Yu" looked exactly like him when he was a child, Su Ye might start to make random associations.

The thoughts in his mind were too complicated, and Xi Yu began to have trouble distinguishing his own ideas.

To be honest, he was not really worried about being discovered by Su Ye at first. Instead, he was more willing to see it happen.

But now, after he finally stood with Su Ye in his true self, Xi Yu found that he began to expect Su Ye to notice something, but at the same time he was afraid that Su Ye would be confused and puzzled after seeing something, and he would distance the two of them again.

Ji Ru's voice rang out.

Xi Yu stared at the two shapeless blocks of color.

"Oh, I don't pay much attention to variety shows, so I haven't seen this, but I heard Lao Song or Lao Li mention it."

Su Ye's tone seemed a little regretful, "Is that so? That child is really suitable to play Song Chengyu's childhood."

Ji Ru thought for a moment, "If it's that good, you can call the crew to take a look. I wonder if that kid is busy with Xiao Yu recently? What are you doing?"

Xi Yu threw the milk carton into the trash can, "Throw away the trash."

He stood up and met Su Ye's curious gaze, "That kid who was a child model is not bad either."

Su Ye nodded and whispered to Xi Yu, "That's right, but the child I mentioned is more suitable."

Xi Yu suddenly had a headache.
He responded twice, looked at Ji Ru, and changed the subject.

"Aunt Ji, I saw you and the publicity people having a meeting earlier. Are you planning to officially announce it so soon?"

Ji Ru was brought over and frowned suddenly.
"That's not the case. There were some issues that we hadn't coordinated with the investors before. In the past few days, some public opinions have been stirred up online. The publicity department suggested that the publicity should be released as soon as possible after the official start of filming."

Su Ye has been very sensitive to the word "public opinion" recently. "What happened?"

Ji Ru glanced at Su Ye and didn't intend to hide it.
"Didn't Xingli's artist have some problems with you, Xiaoye? These past two days, the internet has started to spread some smoke bombs about our crew, saying that the initial role will be played by Xingli's artist or something like that."

When Su Ye heard the word "Xingli", he immediately understood what it meant.

Ji Ru didn't seem to be worried about the online public opinions. It was obvious that she had experienced a lot of them. The only thing that was bothering her was adjusting the publicity and promotion.
"They have too much fake material, so the publicity and promotion have to be adjusted, and the schedule has to be slightly changed. It's quite annoying."

Xi Yu asked, "What kind of material is it?"

Ji Ru spread her hands, "It's the same old routine. First, they hype up other artists' past works, then hint that the person chosen by the crew has no acting experience, leading netizens to think that this role is not right. I guess they want to use public opinion to pressure the crew to change the actor. An investor had the same intention before."

Su Ye frowned slightly. Ji Ru saw it and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, everything will be fine as long as we handle the publicity. My crew will not easily bow to public opinion."

Although it was a polite statement, considering what Ji Ru had said to Su Ye before, this sentence seemed very weighty.

But Su Ye still frowned, and Xi Yu beside him whispered, "What's wrong?"

Su Ye slowly relaxed his frown and shook his head, "It's okay. I just can't figure out something."

Xi Yu raised his eyebrows. It was rare that Su Ye thought the same thing as him.
"What's the problem?"

Su Ye said carefully, "Director Ji, did you see what happened between Xingli's artist and me a few days ago?"

Ji Ru nodded, "Ah, that artist who posted a weird post on Weibo? I saw it. This has happened more than once or twice. But generally, artists with lower status and who can't keep their cool will do this. I'm quite surprised."

Su Ye thought, Xingli has always been very good at marketing and creating public opinion. At first glance, Shu Ling's Weibo post seemed like a complaint, but if an artist's Weibo post was not authorized by Xingli, it would be difficult for them to make such sarcastic remarks under supervision.

When he saw that Weibo post, he probably understood Xingli's intention. It was nothing more than trying to manipulate public opinion and see if he could use public opinion to fuel the popularity of his own artist before Ji Ru's studio officially confirmed the actor.

However, Yaotian's public relations team came online in time, and accidentally brought out many of Oril's former fans. Xingli's move was a bad one. Not only did it fail to go as expected, it also led to a reversal.

"Xingli failed to do a good job on this. Instead, it led some people who didn't know the truth to think that Director Ji's studio had an inside story. Based on this situation, Director Ji, no matter who you work with next, you will never choose Xingli's artists again."

Ji Ru nodded with a calm expression.
Of course, Xingli was now completely at odds with her, and they had a grudge against each other. Even if she didn't choose Su Ye in the future, she would definitely not choose an artist from Xingli.

Su Ye slowly sorted out the situation, "According to this, even if Xingli makes more small moves, this role will not fall on its own company. Since there is no profit, why do they have to manipulate public opinion so tirelessly?"

This was something Ji Ru hadn't figured out before. "I had a meeting with the publicity department before, and at first I considered whether Xingli wanted to target your agency, Xiaoye. But after thinking about it, it doesn't make sense. Yaotian was established not too long ago, and its market size is completely incomparable to Xingli. There is no need for Xingli to use so many tricks to target Yaotian."

There was silence among them for a while.

The game between capitals is different from the private fights among artists. Everything must have its motives, and they will not do anything without any reason.
But Xingli’s current operation is indeed a bit confusing.

Having offended Ji Ru, it is clear that the movie "Book in the Belly" will never be produced by Xing Li no matter what. Why does Xing Li have to do so many tricks?

Even if Ji Ru hadn't worked with Su Ye, the role would have gone to someone else.
Guiding public opinion is not a simple matter. Xingli has been doing so much secretly, it is impossible that it is just to help other companies.

Xi Yu's voice broke the silence.
"Xingli is a big company and will not do anything that is unprofitable."

Ji Ru nodded. This truth was naturally understood by everyone. After hearing what Xi Yu said, Su Ye was startled and couldn't help but look up.
He just happened to meet Xi Yu's eyes and looked at him calmly and steadily.

"So there are only two reasons why Xingli did this."
"First, this matter can bring benefits to Xingli. Second, Xingli has reasons to do this."

Ji Ru frowned, "What benefit can they get from doing these little tricks all the time?"

It's not that Ji Ru is too arrogant, but she is too aware of her current status. Xing Li really pissed her off, and the directors who are on good terms with her won't like the artists under this company too much.

"One thing can only lead to one result, and this result is the ultimate goal. What kind of result are they seeking by constantly doing these small actions?"

Su Ye said slowly: ".Kick me out of Director Ji Ru's crew."

No matter how much Xingli does, this role will not fall to their company. At most, Ji Ru's crew will not be able to withstand the pressure of capital and public opinion, and will be forced to give up the actor Su Ye.

"That's right. Targeting you and forcing you to quit the group is Xingli's ultimate goal."
Xi Yu looked at Su Ye's face carefully, observing Su Ye's expression.

Xingli's targeting of Su Ye is more or less related to Su Ye's withdrawal from the group.

Xi Yu felt conflicted.
How many secrets are hidden in Su Ye’s withdrawal from the group?

Ji Ru frowned even more tightly, "What do you want to achieve by targeting Xiaoye? Xiaoye, are you a threat to Xingli?"

Su Ye felt a little nervous.
He subconsciously thought that it was really because of him that Xingli caused so much trouble to Ji Ru's studio.

Su Ye couldn't figure it out and became more and more confused.

What threat can he pose to Xingli?
The only thing between him and Xingli that cannot be made public is the withdrawal contract from the group five years ago.

Previously, at the closing party of the show, Lin He also hinted to Su Ye not to mention the matter of withdrawing from the group contract to the outside world.

But even if this contract was really exposed, it would not be a big blow to Xingli. Lin He probably said that out of the mentality of "less trouble is worse than more".

The contract required Su Ye not to appear on camera for five years after leaving the group, and for the sake of team stability, he could not have any contact with other members. Although it was a bit overbearing, Su Ye was given compensation for leaving the group, and there were also legitimate reasons such as his health and his mother's criminal record. Even if it was really exposed, public opinion would probably be divided.

At first glance, this contract doesn't seem too unfair to Su Ye. Xingli is a company, and when facing a boy band that is at its peak, it must also have sufficient risk assessment and consideration.

In addition, Su Ye is now an out-of-date artist with no power or influence. Now that the contract has been exposed, Xingli is fully capable of suppressing public opinion.

To put it bluntly, this incident will cause a small splash, but it will not become a threat.

If that's the case, why keep targeting him?
Even Su Ye himself was a little confused.

The tension and confusion on Su Ye's face were all seen by Xi Yu.

Xi Yu made a rough guess in his mind.
Su Ye himself is not quite clear about it. The reason why celebrities target Su Ye is not entirely because of things related to quitting the group. At least quitting the group itself is not the direct factor.

Moreover, compared to this, Xi Yu was more concerned about Su Ye's train of thought——

Sure enough, after a brief flash of confusion on Su Ye's face, a bit of guilt and self-blame gradually emerged.

Su Ye raised the convenience store bag he was holding in his hand, hung it in front of him, and slowly lowered his head to bow to Ji Ru.
Her long, light hair was pulled very low, and the ends of her hair almost touched the toes of Xi Yu's shoes.

".Director Ji, I'm really sorry."

Ji Ru was still thinking carefully about the cause and effect of these things. When she saw Su Ye suddenly bowed, she was startled and a little confused.
"Hey? Xiaoye, what are you doing?"

Su Ye's usually tall and straight body was half bent, not straight.
"I know it's very risky to hire an actor with zero experience. Even so, Director Ji still extended an olive branch to me. I'm very grateful to you."

Ji Ru freed one hand to hold Su Ye's arm, "Hey, stand up and talk, stand up."

But Su Ye still bent his waist, and was unusually stubborn and refused to stand up.
"As a result, I caused so much trouble to the crew."

Xi Yu felt irritated.

Su Ye is always like this.
No matter what happens, before I fully understand the cause and effect sequence, I can't help but start reflecting on myself. The more I think about it, the more I think about it until I blame myself for the mistakes.

It's like a kind of self-comforting behavior.

Xi Yu felt that he really couldn't understand it.
It was clearly someone else who did the dirty work and tripped others up, so why should Su Ye apologize?
Anxiety rushed to his head, and Xi Yu couldn't control himself and stretched out his hand to Su Ye.
Veins were faintly visible on the back of his hand. Xi Yu thought that he would force Su Ye's shoulders to stand up.

"but."

Su Ye suddenly spoke again.
“I really want to do this play well.”

Xi Yu's hand stretched out into the air and stopped.

Su Ye bent his body, and his vision was blurred due to low blood pressure, but he could vaguely see Xi Yu's hand reaching out to him through his hair.

Su Ye didn't know if he was still qualified to accept it.

But there were some things he thought he had to say, not only to the people around him, but also to himself.

"I know I hesitated before and even thought about giving up this opportunity. But now that I have chosen to stand here, I will not avoid it anymore."
"Please believe me."

Ji Ru held Su Ye's arm gently, and after a while, she sighed, patted Su Ye and smiled.
"Xiao Ye, I trust you 100% and I'm giving the role to you."

Su Ye's body finally relaxed and he slowly straightened up.

When I raised my head, I saw a gaze so sharp that it was difficult to avoid.

Su Ye's face felt a little hot. He was too embarrassed to turn around and could only stare at Ji Ru.

Ji Ru patted him again, "But I feel that you are too cautious and don't trust us completely."

Su Ye was stunned. An inexplicable nervousness rose up in his heart, and his ears turned red with anxiety.
"No, Director Ji, that's definitely not what I meant—"

Ji Ru laughed heartily, "I understand. What I mean is that you haven't completely opened your heart."

Su Ye slowly calmed down, but was still a little confused.

"Didn't I tell you that from today on, we are comrades in arms?"
Ji Ru pinched Su Ye's sleeve as if she was showing love to a younger generation in her family.

"Don't just be so strict with yourself, try to trust others as well." She blinked, "After all, other people are not incompetent either."

Su Ye listened and nodded involuntarily.

Ji Ru gave a few instructions, said to go to bed early, and then went downstairs.

The corridor gradually became quiet, with only Xi Yu and Su Ye left.

Su Ye lowered her eyes and stared at the floor. For a moment, she didn't know what to say. She held the plastic bag with both hands in front of her. She couldn't help rubbing the plastic bag with her index fingers, and she was as honest and obedient as a young wife.

Xi Yu beside him moved, and Su Ye heard him speak.

"You won't run away again?"

Su Ye's fingers were about to tear the innocent plastic bag apart.

Xi Yu reached out, pulled the bag out of Su Ye's hand and carried it himself.

Su Ye's hands were suddenly empty and felt a little cold.
He clasped his ten fingers together in front of him helplessly, moved them a little, not used to the feeling of having nothing in his hands, and hid them behind his back.

Xi Yu watched silently.

Now she no longer looks like an honest and obedient young wife, but more like a student who has made a mistake and was called out by the teacher to stand in the corner as punishment.

Xi Yu suddenly discovered something.

Su Ye had been confused and surprised before when facing other people on the Kids' Show. But even when he was confused and surprised, his emotions were not too disordered.
In the eyes of others, even if Su Ye acted foolishly, he seemed very calm and never flustered.

But it wasn't like this when Su Ye faced him.
How many times has Su Ye avoided his gaze?

This discovery made Xi Yu feel a little better.

Su Ye was picking at his fingers, and before he could think of his words, he heard Xi Yu ask again, his tone full of friendly and polite curiosity.
"Teacher Su, you won't run away from anything?"

Su Ye moved his dull tongue and said, "Well, I will no longer avoid public opinion. I will face it seriously, act well, and work hard to meet Director Ji Ru's standards—"

Su Ye had just said half of his words when he felt a slight pain in his waist.

Xi Yu seemed to be dissatisfied with something. He reached out the hand holding the bag and gently pinched Su Ye's waist.
It seems like an urging, but also like a mischief.

Su Ye took a short breath in his throat, and his whole body was like a spring that was compressed to the bottom. He bounced against the wall on the other side of the corridor and hit his shoulder hard, causing Su Ye to shrink in pain.

Xi Yu's evil hand hung innocently in the air, "Teacher Su, what are you running away from?"

Su Ye covered her waist and looked at Xi Yu with wide eyes in embarrassment. The three words "What are you doing" were clearly expressed on her pretty face.

Xi Yu quietly pressed his fingertips and withdrew his hand.
"Teacher Su is so sensitive."

In the distance, a few field workers who were finishing work walked by. Su Ye's face turned red, and before Xi Yu could continue speaking, she immediately reached out and pushed Xi Yu's back and walked towards the elevator.

Xi Yu kept talking in front, "Teacher Su?"

Su Ye lowered his head and said with a slightly stronger tone, "Hurry up and go!"

The staff saw the two people and greeted them from a distance, "The two teachers have such a good relationship."

Su Ye thought that he didn't want to hear this sentence again this week.

The elevator door opened with a ding-dong, and we arrived at the suite floor that the crew had arranged in advance.

As soon as the door opened, the faces of the logistics team staff appeared.

Su Ye quickly withdrew his hand that was pushing Xi Yu's shoulder.

When the logistics team saw the two people, their eyes immediately lit up, "We are looking for two teachers!"

Su Ye popped his head out from behind Xi Yu. "Huh? What's wrong?"

The other party looked a little confused. "Teacher Su, there is a problem with the circuit in your suite. The hotel is now rushing to repair it, but it will take until tomorrow at the earliest—"

Su Ye blinked gently, "Hmm?"

The logistics team rubbed their hands together. "Director Ji said that we would like to let Teacher Su and Teacher Xi stay together for one night. What do you think?"

?
Su Ye's eyes began to become confused.

Xi Yu spoke directly on behalf of Su Ye, "Well, it's okay. Thank you for your hard work."

The people from the logistics team thanked us and left.

Su Ye saw Xi Yu in front of him turn half his body sideways, and a long-lost wanton and flamboyant smile appeared on his handsome face, and his pair of peach blossom eyes flashed a little in the soft light.

"What did Teacher Su say just now? Are you going to back off right away?"

(End of this chapter)