The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 397 Inevitable Phenomenon?

"Don't worry, I won't force you if you don't agree," Xu Jiuyang said leisurely.

“Oh…” Zhang Yan replied rather perfunctorily.

"I think I still have a little bit of credibility," Xu Jiuyang said, raising an eyebrow. "Besides, you swallowed it yourself in the car last time."

Zhang Yan's face flushed red, feeling both angry and aggrieved. But when Xu Jiuyang reached out and put his arm around her waist, she only twisted slightly and then stopped moving.

It must be said that, given Xu Jiuyang's current level, it's still impossible to determine how much of her aggrieved and resentful demeanor is an act and how much is genuine.

"Alright, once Tong Liya's scene is finished, we'll go back. I mainly want to see how well she acted." He said, pulling his hand away.

"Oh..." Zhang Yan's reply was still quite perfunctory.

Xu Jiuyang didn't care. He was actually quite susceptible to this kind of hypocrisy, especially Zhang Yan's hypocritical tone, which was exactly the same as Fan Bingbing's.

Tong Liya quickly finished her scene; Anu's scenes in Yuhang were actually quite simple.

Because this TV series version doesn't include Tang Yu, or rather, it returns the character to her original role. Anu's role is to have a crush on Li Xiaoyao, but she never confesses it until the very end.

Therefore, it is necessary to have characters appear earlier, or even have their screen time increased, like in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

"Hello, Teacher Xu." Tong Liya, who was taking a break, skipped over to Xu Jiuyang and bowed.

Xu Jiuyang was somewhat speechless: "Don't make such grand gestures all the time. I'm not even formally trained in this field, how could I possibly give you pointers?"

"But Aunt Liu said that Teacher Xu is the backbone of the crew. As long as I listen to Teacher Xu and ask him for advice on everything, I will definitely be able to finish filming all my scenes smoothly." Tong Liya opened her eyes wide and blinked, looking very innocent, but with a touch of charm between her brows.

Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but twitch his lips and sighed inwardly again. What exactly did his sister teach them?

But on second thought, it seems understandable. After all, her older sister had already noticed what Yuanyuan, Bingbing, Yunxin, and Angela were doing, so how could she not follow suit? Liu Tao almost became her third goddaughter.

"If that's the case, how about we discuss the script in my room tonight?" he asked immediately.

To everyone's surprise, Tong Liya looked astonished, then stammered, "This...isn't that inappropriate, Teacher Xu?"

"Oh?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow.

No, you just said you'd lie on the ground exposing your belly if you snapped your fingers, but now you're saying something inappropriate. You might as well never come to me again.

A soft chuckle came from the side. Zhang Yan seemed to have guessed something, but when she glanced over, she had her head down so low that her expression was completely hidden.

“It’s like this, Teacher Xu, I have an older sister…” Tong Liya said carefully.

"Sister?" Xu Jiuyang was even more puzzled. He had never heard of you having a sister in his previous life.

“She’s not my biological sister,” Tong Liya chuckled. “The reason Aunt Liu signed me was not only because she valued my potential, but also because the company had previously signed an actress who looked somewhat like me and was about the same age.”

Xu Jiuyang's expression immediately turned strange, and he almost blurted out: Could that actress's surname be Dong?
"Are they as alike as twins?" he asked at the end.

Tong Liya paused for a moment, then shook her head: "It's not that bad."

But she immediately added, "If Teacher Xu wants to try, that's fine too. We've done similar makeup before, and we look almost like twins." Xu Jiuyang, who had been frowning, slapped his thigh upon hearing this, confirming it!
The older sister must have had certain ideas after learning about Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu, and then made up her mind after seeing Tong Liya.

"So, please wait a little while, Ms. Xu. The effect might be better if the two of us go together," Tong Liya said, her tone still quite shy.

Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but click his tongue, wondering how his sister managed to make them so obedient and even... feel that they trusted her a lot.

A thought struck him, and he looked around. Seeing that no one seemed to be looking this way, he waved to Tong Liya.

Tong Liya walked over, then tensed up, her face turning slightly red, because someone had pinched her bottom.

But she didn't say anything, just stood there somewhat awkwardly, waiting for his next move.

"Hmm, there's not much meat on you. Add some nutrition, and you'll look better if you're a bit fuller," Xu Jiuyang said, wiggling his fingers. "I don't like skinny girls."

Tong Liya was stunned for a moment, and it took her several seconds to understand what "firewood girl" meant. Her face turned even redder: "Yes... Aunt Liu said the same thing, but... now when filming TV dramas..."

"I didn't tell you now, just remember it later," Xu Jiuyang said, shaking his head. "Alright, I'm going back now, that's all."

"Okay, Teacher Xu." Tong Liya bowed again and then left.

Shaking his head as he watched her retreating figure, the man turned around and saw Zhang Yan withdraw her gaze, wearing an expression that said, "I didn't see anything," "I was very serious," and "I was very honest."

He chuckled and shook his head again, then stood up and tapped her forehead: "Let's go."

Upon arriving at the parking lot, Zhang Yan finally couldn't hold back any longer: "You really don't want her to come over tonight to go over the script, boss?"

"Is it necessary?" Xu Jiuyang looked at her strangely. "She already said that she has an older sister who looks similar, so of course we should wait for her sister to come along."

Just like Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu, even though they are artificial twins, the feeling is still different whether they eat together or defecate together.

Zhang Yan responded with an "Oh" as always, her face clearly showing her disbelief.

"Don't worry, I won't make you stay with me at the hospital," Xu Jiuyang laughed, then leaned close to her ear and blew a breath. "Even if I do, it will definitely be with my classmate Fan."

"Huh? Huh!" Zhang Yan's eyes widened, and she stepped forward to tug at his clothes: "You, you, you, don't do this! You can't do this..."

Xu Jiuyang just smiled, then got into the car and started the navigator's engine: "If you're not going, I'll be going now."

Zhang Yan had no choice but to get into the car. She hesitated several times before finally letting out a muffled hum: "I won't let you do this..."

Xu Jiuyang stopped teasing her, but raised an eyebrow thoughtfully. You see, she used to call Fan Bingbing "Sister Bingbing", but now she's called her "older sister". It's quite interesting.

Considering the panic she had shown earlier, and the hint of expectation in her eyes, it becomes even more intriguing, prompting much speculation.

Angela and Yuanyuan are two different people. The former never hides her relationship with her secretary, and Yini also confirmed how she was in the United States. The latter is even more of a woman who is always surrounded by men, which sometimes makes Xu Jiuyang seem like an unnecessary addition.

Then, didn't I tell Yunxin last time that rather than having the three Kim secretaries both respect and fear her, it would be better to have them both respect and love her? She must have taken that to heart. Once, when Kim Tae-hee was talking to her, she was actually holding her arm, but for some reason, it always felt a bit effeminate.

Fan Bingbing is in the same boat now. She had felt that her relationship with Qin Lan was a bit off before, and now looking at Zhang Yan's appearance... Could this be an inevitable phenomenon?
(End of this chapter)