Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 216 Why do you plant banana trees in your spare time?

At Happy Valley in Shanghai, the crew of "Dear, Loved" is filming the dating and play scenes of the male and female protagonists.

Because it happened to be a Friday, during the summer vacation and close to the weekend, there were many tourists. Although the crew had communicated with the park in advance, in order to avoid congestion and trampling, the clearing of the area for filming could not be maintained for too long.

Therefore, every staff member and every actor has to perform at their best.

Try to pass it in one try!

After all, there were more and more onlookers, and each of them had a shining look in their eyes, and they couldn't wait to rush up and interact with their idol and have him hold their fingers.

Therefore, in order to help the fans who were not present to protect the best Shen Juan in the world, and also to protect the chastity of the male lead of the crew, everyone tried their best and showed 120% of their concentration.

The filming lasted from noon to night, and during this period, it appeared on several trending searches due to the release of Reuters materials. Finally, the amusement park scene was successfully completed.

On the way back, Yang Zi sat next to Shen Juan with his mobile phone in hand, reading netizens' comments with a smug look on his face.

"I originally thought that they didn't have a good CP feeling when filming together because of their six-year age difference, but I didn't expect them to be so sweet. I'm looking forward to this drama! It feels so sweet!"

"The atmosphere between Shen Juan and Yang Zi on the set is quite natural and casual! Shen Juan is still as handsome as ever, and it seems that Yang Zi has become prettier too. Is it my illusion?"

"My appearance alone is a sight to behold. He has a CP feeling with everyone. Even rolling his eyes is so handsome that it makes people's legs cramp. He is totally the chosen cold-faced male protagonist!"

"Sister Zi is so beautiful!"

"That's enough, sister." Shen Juan couldn't stand Yang Zi bragging beside him all the time, so he said to her directly, "Is it really necessary to be so excited?"

Yang Zi nodded excitedly, "Of course I'm excited! Because I feel this drama has the potential to be a big hit!"

"How did you determine that?"

"My sixth sense, of course!"

Shen Juan was speechless and started a new topic: "By the way, when will your drama "Ashes of Love" be released?"

"August 2nd."

This means that his theme song "Bu Ran" which was not released in advance to warm up for the TV series will also be online.

"Is it on the star?"

"It was on Jiangsu TV."

"I'll post a Weibo to help you promote it then."

"Wow! Thanks Alex!"

Yang Zi was sincerely grateful to Shen Juan, but she knew that Shen Juan didn't like the kind of overly formal thanks, so she could only say it in this joking and humorous tone.

"Godly gold!"

Of course Shen Juan also knew that Yang Zi had no intention of being sarcastic. The reason why he cursed "Shenjin" was purely because the word came to his mind easily, just like rolling his eyes.

"So after we finish filming this play, what are your next plans?" Jiang Peiyao asked softly.

"Just continue working!" Shen Juan raised his head and looked at the girl who would come to chat with him whenever she had free time recently. In just a moment, his gaze on her became vague.

"I'll go to Japan first, then fly to North America, then go back to South Korea, and then I'll come back to China to shoot the movie in early September."

"Damn, are you so busy?" Yang Zi was surprised.

“It’s very relaxing if I’m not filming.”

"The pay is so high now, are you willing not to do it?"

"If what you said is true, then my top priority right now should be to take on more variety shows. After all, variety shows make money much faster than filming a movie." Shen Juan felt that Yang Zi seemed to have misunderstood him, thinking that he came to film just to get the high salary of tens of millions.

In fact, other people in the circle, including those fan circle audiences and some of his career fans, also think so.

After all, Shen Juan is already a true international star with considerable fame and influence overseas, so there is no need for him to return to the domestic entertainment industry to act in these sweet idol dramas.

But some things are really inconvenient to say. Could he also say that this show will be a hit next summer? They will just think he is joking.

“And actually being a singer can also make money.”

Apart from anything else, among the top 20 of the highest-earning celebrities list released by Forbes last year, there was only one actor, that is, Mark Wahlberg, the new male lead of "Transformers" who ranked 20th. In addition, there were three athletes, two writers and nine singers.

All we can say is that although the lower limit of an actor's income is higher than that of a singer, the upper limit of a singer's income is much higher than that of an actor.

Anyway, the remuneration for a commercial concert is several million. If you are awesome, you can get a share of the box office like Taylor, and you can become rich after a world tour.

No matter how many Best Actor awards an ordinary actor wins or how exaggerated the box office results are, he will never reach such heights in his lifetime. After all, among so many jobs in the entertainment industry, acting itself is the last and slowest way to make money.

I returned to the hotel room, took a nice shower, and then started my daily weightlifting and functional training.

He kept exercising until 8:30, when the alarm he set in advance rang. Shen Juan stopped doing sit-ups, picked up the tablet next to his pillow, and opened TikTok on his desktop.

Cheng Xiao will start her birthday live broadcast tonight.

As her "online love partner", Shen Juan of course had to watch the whole thing and participate in the interaction as a viewer in the live broadcast room.

As soon as I came in, I saw Cheng Xiao, who had done her hair and makeup specially for this live broadcast, greeting the camera.

"Hello, welcome to my birthday live broadcast. Actually, my birthday is tomorrow, but I happen to have work tonight, so I'll come over and do the live broadcast!"

It’s still the same soft, baby voice, the same familiar bangs, and the same sweet, innocent smile.

"Thank you. I saw so many people wishing me a happy birthday. I also received a lot of flowers, cakes and gifts today. Let me show you all first. This is the cake the staff ordered for me. This is the love cake that Du Ma sent. Oh, no, how did the love heart on it fall off? Hahaha! Because it's an ice cream cake, it melts easily. And this is..."

Then, Cheng Xiao took out another lizard. To be precise, it was a DIY cake in the shape of a lizard.

"This is a cake that a friend of mine gave me and he named it King Gigi"

Seeing Cheng Xiao explaining the origin of the cake in a serious manner, Shen Juan couldn't help laughing.

Because this cake was given by him.

As for why he is called King Gigi?
The main reason was that when they were playing together some time ago, Cheng Xiao suddenly said that he wanted to keep a pet at home.

Shen Juan said that it was okay to keep cats and dogs because they were cute, but Cheng Xiao said that she wanted to keep a lizard because she watched lizard videos online and thought lizards were cool.

Although Shen Juan didn't quite understand this somewhat peculiar interest and hobby, he still chose to accept it.

So I took advantage of her birthday today and ordered a slightly abstract "lizard" cake for her.

Your girlfriend needs to be pampered.

Then Cheng Xiao on the screen began to meet the fans' needs and made various heart gestures according to the mobile phone tutorial.

"Owl heart, friends."

Although the audience were all giving it a 6, Shen Juan felt that it was not good enough.

Because he knew there was an even cooler way to make a heart shape with his hands, but not everyone could do it that way, and it wasn't convenient to do in a live broadcast room.

Thinking of this, he simply picked up his phone, opened Cheng Xiao's WeChat chat window, and sent a message.

With almost no delay, I saw Cheng Xiao on the other side of the screen take out a mobile phone from his pocket. Then, he saw something, his eyes widened instantly, and his expression became nervous and flustered. He quickly lowered his head and tapped the screen of the phone quickly, looking like a thief.

After a while, Shen Juan received a reply.

Xiao Xiao: [I set up a special reminder for you as a star friend, not so that you can drive openly during my live broadcast! ]

It is worth mentioning that the message above from Shen Juan is: [Can the anchor give me a heart? ]

Shen Juan couldn't help laughing:
[How is it public? Isn't it only the two of us who can see it? Besides, it's not like you haven't compared it to me before.] But after sending this message, it was like a stone sinking into the sea. Her warm and sincere heart was only exchanged for indifference. The embarrassed and ashamed anchor had already put away her phone.

So Shen Juan was forced to stop flirting in public. What a pity!
"Do you have any recommended books or movies?" After adjusting his mood, Cheng Xiao continued to read out the comments he saw.

"Yes, I'm planning to find time to watch the new South Korean movie "Burning". My friends told me it's quite interesting and the actors' acting skills are very good."

"As for reading, I'll just read randomly. I don't actually have a fixed preference for reading."

As Cheng Xiao was talking, she noticed that there were comments asking her if she had only read the title page. She immediately couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst into laughter. She surfed the Internet quite a lot, so she naturally knew this popular internet meme related to Shen Juan.

But perhaps he suddenly realized that playing with other people's jokes like this might cause controversy in the fan circle, so he quickly put away his smile and seriously entered the next stage:

Make some very simple accessories by hand.

But because of my clumsy hands, most of them failed.

Just like that, this birthday live broadcast which lasted for fifty minutes came to an end in a harmonious and friendly atmosphere.

Cheng Xiao said goodbye to his fans happily.

Then I leave work at the speed of light without any nostalgia.

The screen of the Douyin live broadcast room suddenly went black.

At the same time, Shen Juan's cell phone screen lit up.

As soon as Cheng Xiao finished her broadcast, she made a video call to her online love partner who had an extremely good personality. Shen Juan, who was watching the entire process in the live broadcast room, naturally answered the call immediately.

“Why are you blackmailing me?”

He pretended to be angry and needed comfort in order to cheer up the girl on the other side of the screen who was about to have her birthday.

"How did I slander you?"

"It's about reading."

"You are too sensitive, hahaha!"

Because he noticed that the girl was in a good mood at the moment, Shen Juan waited until she finished laughing before he spoke again: "Thank you for your hard work today. Happy birthday, Xiaoxiao."

"I'm happy to see you!" Cheng Xiao pursed his lips.

Shen Juan didn't seem to expect her to answer like that. He laughed again and said in a gentle and comforting voice, "It's okay. I gave you a refrigerator. Seeing the box is like seeing you in person."

"refrigerator?"

"correct."

"Hey, who would give their girlfriend a refrigerator as a birthday gift? Can you be a little more romantic?" Cheng Xiao was definitely happy at the moment, but there was just a lack of surprise.

"I can't help it. I am such a good family man. And I think refrigerators are good. They can prevent some things from rotting and spoiling so quickly."

"Are you implying that I often eat takeout snacks, so you want to buy me a refrigerator to store them?"

"That depends on how you understand it!"

About an hour later, Shen Juan's well-known public account posted the following Weibo post.

Sleeping icon: [Why do you plant banana trees when you have free time? ]

Then he also posted a half-minute video of the garden scenery he took when he was working in Suzhou.

The idol who has been in seclusion filming during this period of time rarely comes out to work. It is like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples, and soon attracted many fans to leave comments in the comment section below.

They either praised the beautiful scenery or praised Shen Juan's photography skills. Anyway, they took turns to give him all kinds of compliments.

But apparently no one got the point of this sentence.

"It's rainy in the morning and rainy in the evening?"

Looking at the Baidu content displayed on the mobile phone screen, Cheng Xiao was stunned at first, and then she broke into an extremely sweet smile. She had never expected that Shen Juan would actually mention her in this way. It was like eating a delicious candy after a busy day. An irresistible sense of happiness instantly surged through her body like a tide.

Many times, romance is often hidden in these trivial but gentle details in daily life.

She really enjoys the feeling of opening the blind box.

But speaking of blind boxes, it’s time to take a look at the weird birthday gift he asked someone to send to him.

She walked slowly towards the refrigerator in her slippers.

"Who would give a refrigerator as a gift? We are not an old couple. This is a bit too pragmatic." But as the refrigerator door was opened, the complaints stopped abruptly.

Because what caught her eyes were clusters of colorful and dazzling flowers blooming in the dim light.

The brilliant colors and the faint fragrance of flowers together made up the passionate love that came to one's face. The continuously secreted dopamine obviously brought happiness and joy, but it gradually made Cheng Xiao's eyes moist and his vision blurred.

She wanted to take back her previous complaints about this gift.

Although this is not the best gift or the most expensive gift, it is definitely the most perfect gift!
If she's being pragmatic, the fridge will make her happy.

If she's going for romance, flowers will surprise her.

No matter what she wanted, the love hidden in the refrigerator would rush to her chest and hit her heart the moment she opened the door. The slightly cool air seemed to turn into warm air that warmed her body and mind at this moment.

The most important thing is that the person who sent the gift was Shen Juan.

She opened WeChat crying, found the pinned chat window, and made a video call to him.

With a ding sound, the call was quickly connected.

Cheng Xiao rubbed his eyes, and the familiar face appeared on the screen, his eyes full of heartache.

"Stop crying, okay?"

"You don't even know why I'm crying"

"So what's the reason? Can you tell me?"

"Of course it's the flowers in your refrigerator! I've never received so many flowers in my life, and I've never been so touched in my life. Moreover, I have shed so many tears. You have to compensate me!" Cheng Xiao acted pitifully and coquettishly, seeking comfort.

Shen Juan smiled, "What compensation do you want?"

"Just introduce these flowers to me." Cheng Xiao felt that such a difficult question would definitely stump Shen Juan, so she could take the opportunity to make a more exciting request.

"Can it be done?"

"You can, but do you really want to know?"

"Why can't I know?"

"My mother runs a flower shop. She once told me this truth or theory: if a boy tells a girl the name of a flower, then whenever the girl sees that flower in her life, she will think of that boy."

"You don't want me to remember you later?"

Cheng Xiao's straightforward question without any hesitation stunned Shen Juan. He was silent for a moment, then chuckled softly, and made an OK gesture to the pitiful girl with red eyes on the other side of the screen.

"All right."

"So, which flower should we start with?"

　No, this chapter has 4k words again, plus the 4k words in the previous three chapters must be counted as one chapter, otherwise I will never be able to pay off the chapters I owe in my lifetime (I haven't split the chapters recently for the sake of plot continuity)

　　
　
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