Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

With the high-speed rail starting operation.

Zhang Ruonan gazed at the scenery outside the window, reflecting on her experiences in Hengdian over the past two days.

Jiang Yang was trending on social media for being attacked online, but he didn't care at all.

Despite having a falling out with Jiang Yang, Zhong Shujia still pretended to be all amiable on set.

She even specifically instructed the crew to take good care of her, Bai Lu, and Chao Yue.

Gulnazar and Zhang Han, who publicly announced their relationship on Weibo, were not sweet at all in private.

The crew members were clearly very tired from their work, with irregular schedules, often having to stay up all night, going to bed at 1 a.m. and getting up at 5 a.m.

Their monthly salary is only a few thousand yuan, less than what they earn delivering food. They are often scolded, but no one wants to quit.

Two days is a very short time.

I've experienced a lot with Jiang Yang.

"I always feel that many things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. Maybe I will gradually understand in the future," Zhang Ruonan said softly, gazing out the window.

The sky in April was a dazzling blue, with the sun hanging brightly in the east.

Outside the car window, the fields are busy changing seasons.

The rapeseed flowers were a waning yellow, their heads drooping.

The newly planted rice seedlings, however, were a bright green, arranged in neat rows.

Several elderly farmers wearing straw hats were working in the fields, their backs bent.

My phone vibrated; it was a message from Gulnazar: "Ruonan, are you on the bus?"
Zhang Ruonan replied: [“Get on the bus, Sister Nazha.”]
Gulnazar has arrived on set.

After getting off the RV, my first instinct was to head towards the director's tent.

I managed to restrain myself.

Instead, he went to the extras' rest area first, greeted everyone, and asked his assistant to give them some snacks and drinks.

It was a small amount of money that was insignificant to her, but it greatly helped her build her reputation.

No one can say for sure whether any of these extras will rise to prominence in the future.

Or perhaps someone could switch to working behind the scenes and help her in the future.

Reputation needs to be built up little by little.

After finishing her rehearsals with Zhong Shujia, Gulnazar returned to her RV and texted Zhang Ruonan: ["Okay, let's keep in touch. You're an artist from Jiangyang, so I'll treat you like a little sister. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."]
"Okay, Sister Nazha."
The two girls chatted for a few minutes.

Zhang Ruonan does indeed have some questions about this industry.

It doesn't feel right to keep asking Jiang Yang.

Naza is a senior in the industry; perhaps she can resolve his confusion. Zhang Ruonan sent him a message: ["Naza, is it because Jiang Yang's attitude is too forceful that Zhong Shujia is afraid of him? This industry is all about bullying the weak and fearing the strong."]
"No."
Gulnazar sent a message: ["At first, I also thought the rules of this industry were about bullying the weak and fearing the strong, but later I realized that it's actually mutually beneficial."]
Mutually beneficial...

Zhang Ruonan was slightly taken aback.

I don't quite understand the meaning of these four words.

Then Gulnazar sent another message: "Don't you understand?"
"I still don't quite understand, but maybe I will in the future."
[“Ruo Nan, I’ve heard Jiang Yang talk about your past, and I also know about Zhou Ye’s past. You were born into two completely different families. I chatted with Zhou Ye a while ago and asked her a question.”]
Gulnazar sent a message: ["I asked her, 'Yezi, what do you think are the basic conditions for your family members to feel happy?'"]
Family...happiness...

Upon seeing this question, Zhang Ruonan immediately had the answer in her heart.

She subconsciously assumed that everyone's answer would be the same as hers.

Gulnazar sent a message: [“Zhou Ye told me it’s about feelings, what do you think?”]
Upon seeing these words, Zhang Ruonan's pupils trembled.

How could it possibly be feelings?

Although she didn't want to admit it, Zhang Ruonan hovered her finger above the phone screen for a few seconds, typing: ["I think so too."]
The message wasn't sent out in time.

Gulnazar sent a message first: ["Ruonan, I want to hear the truth, because one day in the future, I might play a character just like you in real life. At that time, I will become you. I need to understand you first so that I can portray you better. Please do me a favor."]
Zhang Ruonan deleted the line she had just edited.

She wrote down her true thoughts: ["I think the foundation of a family includes emotional factors, but more importantly, it's about finances, about money."]
Just like in recent years, she has maintained her relationship with her parents entirely through money.

After learning that she could make money, for some reason, the feelings her parents once had for her were completely overshadowed by money.

Look out the window.

After passing Yiwu, more and more houses gradually appeared.

A farmhouse with white walls and black tiles peeks out from behind a bamboo grove.

Clothes, cured meat, and dried plum vegetables that had turned white from sun drying were hanging on the balconies of every household.

As soon as the car arrived in Zhuji, the landscape suddenly came alive.

The water of the Puyang River shimmered with a bluish light. Several fishermen stood on bamboo rafts, casting their nets, which spread out in a circle in mid-air.

The chat window on the phone displays the words that Gulnazar is typing.

A moment later, Nazha sent a message, a voice message: ["Ruo Nan, actually, my thoughts are the same as yours. Zhou Ye believes that the foundation of family is affection. Perhaps because her family was never poor, her kindness comes from the heart. Growing up, because of her family, the world was exceptionally kind to her. I've seen many children raised in poor families. It's already difficult enough for them to have a way to survive, let alone maintain kindness."]
Zhang Ruonan could tell that Nazha's voice message must have been sent from the set.

There was a lot of background noise.

You can hear the on-site director directing the extras: "This guy is really playing the boatman, your acting is a bit fake... Hey! That guy over there is giving himself away, the one in the white shirt!"

A moment later, he shouted again: "People and goods must be separated. This side goes out, this side comes in, understand? Otherwise, the footage will look like a mess."

You can still hear the roar of the speakers on site. It must be the assistant director speaking into the microphone: "Come on, everyone, the team leader calls out, everyone get back to your positions. People over here, make sure you go behind the camera before turning around."

Zhang Ruonan listened to the news about Gulnazar several times.

Suddenly, I understood Gulnazar's deeper meaning: ["Sister Gulnazar, thank you for telling me all this... Um, why did you tell me all this?"]
[“Because Ruonan, you’re a bit like me when I first entered the industry, reckless and impulsive. The difference is that back then, I had my family with me, but I can’t see your family supporting you… You’re different from all the artists signed by Jiangyang Company. Of them, I feel the most sorry for you.”]
I silently read this line of text.

Zhang Ruonan's eyes reddened slightly.

Some homes need money to maintain their warmth; once that money is spent, the relationship cools down.

The moment she realized that her parents' love had a price tag, she began to calculate in her mind.

Zhang Ruonan trembled her wrist, looked out the window, and silently wiped the corner of her eye.

The phone vibrates.

Gulina sent another message: ["I also envy you; you met Jiang Yang so early."]
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Taibai knelt in gratitude. (End of Chapter)