Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Jiang Yang's shoulders trembled.

Her eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face silently.

"Jiang Yang, what's wrong?" Zhong Shujia patted Jiang Yang on the shoulder.

"Oh, director, I'm fine."

"Don't look at these comments, why do you care about them?"

Zhong Shujia took out a tissue, squatted down, and wiped Jiang Yang's tears.

I should have warned Jiang Yang long ago not to read the comments.

Even if it's just using Jiang Yang.

But seeing Jiang Yang like this, he still felt a little guilty. What an innocent child he was.

Unlike him now, he's so thick-skinned that he's basically immune to online abuse.

"You taught me to face these things, but they are all spreading rumors about me."

Jiang Yang's voice was choked with emotion.

It's not usually that easy for me to cry.

But when it came to imitating, he knew how to act out the scene where Yang Chaoyue cried after being provoked by the negative comments the first time he watched "Go Fighting!".

He played Yang Chaoyue.

I never imagined that one day I would need to learn acting skills from Chao Yue.

“They said I used to steal scenes in the drama ‘A Little Reunion’ and that I got the position by sleeping with you.”

The second half of the sentence made Zhong Shujia shudder.

Tell Jiang Yang to keep his voice down.

You can't just say that carelessly.

Business is business, and character is character.

He may be cunning at work, but his character is impeccable in private.

Jiang Yang casually scrolled through the comments and quietly read a few:

"I suggest checking the tax authorities! This arrogant celebrity is definitely evading taxes!"

"He has such a mean-looking face, and with so much white in his eyes, he must be born with the ability to roll his eyes, right?"

"They actually said that last night on set, Jiang Yang was clearly helping that extra? That's laughable. Jiang Yang has only been famous for a short time, he's not even a star yet, and he already has fans defending him?"

What are you trying to defend? Extras are being bullied and they don't dare speak up, isn't it because they're afraid of being blacklisted? The entertainment industry is far more corrupt than you think!

After reading these comments.

Jiang Yang wiped away his tears and stood up: "Don't worry, director, I can handle it."

He asked Zhong Shujia for a cigarette, saying he was going to the restroom and would be back in a bit.

The extras outside, who had finished their boxed lunches and were fastening the elastic bands on the back of their armor, saw Jiang Yang leave.

Looking at each other.

One person threw their empty lunchbox into the trash can: "Damn it, I'm so angry! I just said on the blog that I was there, and Jiang Yang was clearly helping that extra, but they're saying I'm whitewashing Jiang Yang and that the entertainment industry is much darker than I thought. I'm speechless!"

Another person started cursing: "Teacher Jiang is such a good person, and he was cursed to tears. It breaks my heart to see him like this. Who did this? Fuck him! I hope his ass is so loose that he can't hold in his shit every day!"

Zhong Shujia tightened her gluteus maximus.

Pretend not to hear.

Seeing the extras outside still discussing this topic was unbearable.

Send the production crew out to manage the situation, using the excuse that they're filming inside, to get everyone to quiet down.

While we're at it, let one of the stagehands go out and buy a case of drinks, in Jiang Yang's name, so everyone can relax and calm down.

Before long, the indoor set was set up, with white curtains and red cloths hanging low, just waiting for Jiang Yang to come and instruct the actors.

I also bought the drinks.

The extras stopped talking about it.

One by one, they found shady spots, and while waiting for their scenes to be filmed, some slept, while others played on their phones.

Jiang Yang was the only one who didn't return.

Zhong Shujia sent Jiang Yang a message: ["Jiang Yang, are you feeling unwell? We'll wait for you."]
A production assistant ran over and whispered, "Director, I just saw Teacher Jiang leave the filming area in Nazha's car. I don't know where she's going."

"What?"

Zhong Shujia frowned upon hearing this: "Didn't Nazha have no chance today? Why is she here to pick up Jiang Yang?" An ominous premonition welled up in her heart.

The phone vibrates.

Jiang Yang replied: [“Don’t wait anymore, director. I can’t handle this kind of stress. I’m going back to my hometown for a few days. There aren’t any scenes for me these days, and neither are Lu Han’s or Nazha’s.”]
what's going on!
Didn't you just say that what doesn't kill me makes me stronger?

The filming schedule for the next few days took into account the time saved by Jiang Yang in training the actors, including the rental fees for the filming location and the availability of the featured actors.

Not to mention the cost of equipment such as trucks and cranes.

If Jiang Yang doesn't come, it will cost a lot more money, both internally and externally.

The phone vibrates.

I received a message from Gulnazar: ["Sorry, director, I'm not feeling well, I'll be taking a month's leave."]
Zhong Shujia puffed out her cheeks.

Naza is acting recklessly!
absurd.

The contracts have all been signed.

[“Nazha, think this through carefully. How was the contract signed? You…”]
The message hasn't been sent out yet.

Upon receiving Lu Han's message, the first two words were: "Director Zhong."
Director Zhong...

Lu Han no longer calls him "director".

On set, when addressing directors who have relatively low industry standing but still have a lot of room for growth, it's common practice to add their surname.

A director like him, someone in the know, wouldn't add his surname before his name.

Just call him the director.

Lu Han knew this rule perfectly well; when they were rehearsing, she always addressed him as "director."

Lu Han's messages continued: ["Sorry, I can't film for now. My brother is in a bad mood, and I'm in a bad mood too. I'm not in the right state of mind."]
What a bullshit reason.

Zhong Shujia gripped his phone tightly: ["Who is your brother?"]
[“It’s Teacher Jiang.”] Lu Han replied.

Lu Han was telling the truth.

Guan Xiaotong came with Jiang Yang.

In the name of Jiang Yang's friend, create many opportunities for them to get to know each other.

What a great brother.

Jiang Yang was framed; a little thought reveals it was the production crew's doing.

I can totally empathize with how it feels to be the target of rumors.

Let Jiang Yang be bullied? That's not something a real man would do.

Zhong Shujia felt inexplicably irritable.

The filming schedule cannot be delayed, otherwise, they will not be able to explain it to the investors.

The assistant director will temporarily take over the filming.

He called Xu Xiaoou and chatted about it for a bit. He heard Xu Xiaoou scolding him: "I told you, don't use this trick on Jiang Yang. You can use it on other actors, but Jiang Yang is different!"

"How would I know... Is Jiang Yang really that cunning, trying to get something from us?"

"What do you say?"

"I think he's very naive. I still think he was affected by the trending topics and got angry at the comments that were criticizing him. He even cried when he left the scene before, and his eyes were red."

"Old Zhong, have you forgotten Jiang Yang's position in the crew? He's the acting coach, and he's also an actor himself."

Performance coaching...

actor……

After hanging up the phone, she texted Jiang Yang: "Jiang Yang, when are you coming back?"
Jiang Yang replied: [“My parents saw the trending topic. My mom was so heartbroken for me that she cried. My dad said I was such a pathetic acting coach, getting criticized by the whole internet for only earning a million yuan. He felt pathetic too, saying he wanted more money or he would cut ties with me.”]
Zhong Shujia's mind went blank.

Suddenly I understood everything.

Add money?

Did Jiang Yang plan this all along?

"Knowing Lao Han'er" is a dialect term from Jiangyang, meaning "father".

I really want to call Jiang Yang's old man and ask him if he knows anything about this.

Zhong Shujia didn't rush to give Jiang Yang an answer; she decided to leave it for now.

Pretend not to understand what Jiang Yang means.

A simple reply: [“Jiang Yang, young people need to be able to withstand storms. When I was your age, I was criticized much more harshly. The acting coach's salary is based on a contract; industry rules can't be broken. We have to follow the contract, right?”] (End of Chapter)