Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

The rehearsal began on set.

Bai Lu found a room, sat in a folding chair that the director's assistant had brought for her, where she could see out the window, and continued chatting with Zhang Ruonan:

"Later, I became a model, thinking that I could make a living just by my looks. But I was scolded by photographers for not being able to find the camera. The commercial performances I did earned me 200 yuan a day, but they still took a cut."

These are things I rarely say to others.

Even though she knew Jiang Yang was a good boss, she always acted carefree in front of him.

Only when facing Ruonan will he speak from the bottom of his heart.

I have a feeling that, without realizing it, I've embarked on a different path in life.

If she hadn't met Jiang Yang, the female extra sitting under the inn, only a blurry distant shot, would probably be herself.

"Later, as you know, I got older and realized that there was no future in continuing to be a model, so I thought about becoming an extra. I even got my actor's certificate and signed up in the guild's casting group."

Bai Lu chuckled self-deprecatingly: "I remember telling you back then that being an extra is comfortable anyway, you don't film for very long on set, and sometimes you can play on your phone all day long, which is perfect for a lazy person like me. Looking back now, I was probably just making excuses for myself."

Now that I'm actually on set, I realize that the chances of making it big as an extra are slim.

But I'm actually unwilling to just drift along like this, waiting to die.

Zhang Ruonan did not respond.

To be precise, there was no way to respond.

The actors finished rehearsing, but it was another failed take.

Sitting in front of the monitor, Zhong Shujia picked up the docking station and said, "It's still not working. There's an actor who keeps staring at the camera."

Done.

I glanced at my phone.

I have not received any news from Jiang Yang.

There was no word from Lu Han or Gulnazar either.

This can't go on forever.

The longer the process drags on, the higher the staff's hourly wages will be, and the same goes for the actors' pay.

These are all costs.

These past few days, I've been getting a headache just looking at the accounts submitted by the coordinator.

The original intention of creating this negative trending topic about Jiang Yang was to drive traffic to the show and help him earn more money in the future.

Unfortunately, everyone on set is making money, except for him and the investors.

When the assistant director received Zhong Shujia's message, he yelled at the extras who had stopped, "I beg you, I really beg you, be serious, remember the positions I told you to remember, the positions of the three shots, remember, stop staring at the camera. I know you've all worked hard, we're all exhausted, we've filmed seven or eight takes already, once this one is done, we'll go to the scene above, and after filming, everyone go home and rest, okay? I'm really going crazy."

Reposition yourselves.

Rehearse the scene.

At this moment, I really wish Jiang Yang was on set.

For some reason, Jiang Yang is not only good at training actors, but also very efficient at directing extras.

Everyone was happy to listen to Jiang Yang.

What would normally require ten takes to achieve a certain level of chemistry for a large scene, Jiang Yang and the extras only needed to rehearse twice before they could start filming.

The executive director was also holding back his efforts.

Why did the director have to create such a negative trending topic for Jiang Yang? Why did he have to do it during filming? Was it really necessary to rush it so much?

It's fine to bring it out during the publicity campaign.

Data usage will still be available.

If this were done now, even if it were Jiang Yang, he wouldn't want to come to the film set, let alone Jiang Yang.

Having experienced Jiang Yang's on-site filming pace, returning to the original slow filming pace was quite frustrating.

Originally, it was thought that Jiang Yang had been helping out on set and speeding up the filming process, so that after the whole crew finished filming, they would be able to go home and reunite with their families in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival in the second half of the year.

It's gotten to this point.

I guess I'll be spending the Mid-Autumn Festival on set again.

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, the assistant director raised the megaphone and shouted again, "Everyone did a great job, there's just a few minor issues. Let's try to finish this scene perfectly. Okay, three! Two! One, action!"

Bai Lu sat in a corner out of the camera's view.

Zhong Shujia, who was in charge of arranging the event, brought her mung bean porridge with ice cubes.

I know that Zhong Shujia and Jiang Yang are at odds.

I thought they would treat her badly. Unexpectedly, when she first joined the crew, Zhong Shujia took the initiative to chat with her for a few minutes, her words full of admiration for Jiang Yang, and told her to work hard with Jiang Yang.

With that smiling face, I almost thought he was really a close friend of Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang is still a student.

But I always felt that Jiang Yang handled some things with exceptional skill.

After entering the workforce, I clearly felt that many relationships were different from those in my student days.

During our school days, if we didn't like each other, we would directly curse at each other or give each other the cold shoulder.

After starting work.

Even if you've been tricked, you still have to shake hands with a smile for the sake of your own interests.

It's all about human relationships and social customs that I can't understand.

When I was in school, I thought my report card was the answer sheet for life, but now I realize that the test paper that society gives me is one that I can't even understand the questions on.

Back then, he was eliminated from SM Entertainment because he wasn't mature enough. Now, he has to learn to thank those who scheme against his boss, because Jiang Yang specifically instructed him: when you arrive at the set of "Fighter of the Destiny," you must be nice to Zhong Shujia.

Therefore, Jiang Yang is often difficult to understand.

Is Jiang Yang someone who has seen through the rules from the very beginning, or someone who has never been tamed by the rules?

"Ruo Nan, are you listening?" Bai Lu asked softly.

After chatting for a while, there was still no response from Ruonan.

All that could be heard was the sound of breathing, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

Even his breathing became disordered.

It seems that Ruonan is indeed feeling unwell.

"I'm listening... um."

Why is your voice hoarse?

"It seems like it's inflamed, and I have a fever. My body is hot, but it's okay. I'll just drink some cough syrup in a bit. There's some in the dorm."

"That's good. You need to take care of yourself."

Bai Lu continued, "The night I signed the contract with Jiang Yang, I went back to my room and carefully read through the contract. The terms were so good they seemed fake. If you weren't in this company, if you didn't know that Jiang Yang had given Chaoyue and other artists opportunities, I probably would have subconsciously thought, 'What is this boss trying to scam me out of?'"
During the few days I was in Hengdian, he didn't interfere with me at all. He taught me whatever I wanted to learn and never forced me to do anything.

He even wrote a song for me called "The Lone Warrior".

I just felt I wasn't worthy of that song, so I returned it to Jiang Yang.

Ruonan, actually I don't know what I want to say. Maybe it's because I've experienced a lot these past few days and have many feelings. Don't think I'm rambling.

Bai Lu took a deep breath, and the last sentence seemed to be squeezed out from the bottom of her heart: "I think I've found it again. The courage to dream that I lost for so many years."

After chatting with Bailu.

hang up the phone.

Zhang Ruonan, her hair disheveled, said weakly, "Jiang Yang, it's confirmed. Bai Lu is on set, at a filming location called Tiandu City."

She sat up and snuggled closer to Jiang Yang: "We don't need to keep our voices down tonight."

After saying that, she snuggled into Jiang Yang's arms.

In the past, I would never have dared to imagine that I would say such a thing in the future.

It's nothing like her.

But I also know that the most emotional moments are often the least like myself, yet they are also the most real.

When I called just now, they were rehearsing on the set of Bailu.

She heard Jiang Yang's gentle voice in her ear: "Do you still have the strength?"

"some."

Zhang Ruonan pursed her lips: "Whether it happens or not, it will happen. I can't control it."

I heard a tearing sound.

It was the sound of Jiang Yang tearing open a Durex package.

Zhang Ruonan pressed Jiang Yang's hand down, placed the Durex condom she had taken out on the bedside table, and did not let Jiang Yang wear it: "Didn't I say before that my aunt just left?"

"meaning is……"

“Okay.” Zhang Ruonan’s ears turned red, she bit her lower lip, and even the tip of her nose turned crimson.

The body is more honest than the heart, and desire is more frank than love. (End of Chapter)