Huayu: This celebrity doesn't follow the rules.

Chapter 23 Is this your chartered car? (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Fat Buddha Laugh)
Outside the Huairou Film and Television Base at night, a No. 916 bus slowly pulls into the station.

As soon as the train door opened, dozens of students from the Beijing Film Academy crowded onto the train, creating a scene comparable to the Spring Festival travel rush.

"Help! Is this your chartered car?"

Meng Ziyi was pressed against the car door, looking utterly hopeless.

Jiang Ye stood in front of the coin box, seriously stuffing coins into it: "Isn't this just a chartered bus? Look around, are there any other people on the bus besides us?"

After saying that, he added, "And I also got a bus card for everyone and loaded it with 100 yuan!"

The carriage was immediately filled with cries of anguish.

"Director Jiang is so generous!" Ou Hao cheered from behind, pushing Yu Menglong in to reserve a seat. "This treatment is much better than when I was competing in the Super Boy competition. Back then, I had to ride a bicycle myself!"

In the end, they managed to snag seats in the last row.

Yu Menglong sat close to Ou Hao by the window, with Jiang Ye on Ou Hao's other side and Meng Ziyi next to Jiang Ye.

The carriage was stuffy and crowded, but Jiang Ye could clearly smell a faint fragrance wafting from beside him.

That was Meng Ziyi's scent, mixed with the warm breath of her hair, wafting into his nostrils from time to time.

As the car bumped, her shoulder brushed against him lightly, the soft touch bouncing away as soon as it touched him, causing his Adam's apple to bob involuntarily.

Meng Ziyi was looking down at her phone, carefully editing a photo of herself with makeup from earlier in the day before before posting it to her WeChat Moments with the caption:
Princess Go! Day 1!

Being the lead actress is tiring, but super fun!
Shortly after it was posted, the comment section of my WeChat Moments exploded.

Her high school classmates, in particular, left many comments:

Wow! You really went to film a movie?

"This look is so beautiful! When will it be released?"

"Sister Meng is awesome!"

"Don't forget who signed you up when you become famous..."

She was overjoyed and replied to each message one by one.

Suddenly, a comment popped up.

It was her ex-boyfriend, Zhang Hao: "Are you in Yanjing now?"

Immediately afterwards, a message popped up on WeChat: "Xiaoyi, I regret it. Can we meet?"

Meng Ziyi's fingers paused.

Those memories she had deliberately forgotten suddenly surged back.

He would secretly slip warm rice balls into her desk during morning reading sessions and draw cartoon rabbits on scrap paper to appease her.

Until that day after school, she took out the pocket money her mother had given her to pay for his tutoring fees, but he suddenly knocked over the tin box containing rice balls: "Someone like you who has been pampered since birth has no idea about my inferiority complex when I hide in the corner of the cafeteria every day and eat cold steamed buns, or how I felt when my classmates said that your girlfriend's family could support you for life! I like you, but I don't want to feel like I'm begging when I like you!"

The sycamore leaves fluttered down, covering his shoulders. He gripped his backpack strap, turned, and ran away, leaving her standing there, hearing the sound of her own heart breaking.

That was her first love, which ended before it even began.

What should I do? Should I forgive him?

She was in a daze when suddenly her shoulder felt heavy.

Jiang Ye fell asleep.

His head rested on her shoulder, his breathing even, his eyelashes casting a small shadow under his eyes.

The director, who is usually decisive and efficient on set during the day, was unusually quiet at this moment, even somewhat childlike.

She secretly sized up Jiang Ye.

Her high, straight nose, slightly pursed lips, and clean, sharp jawline made her look so much better than her ex-boyfriend's always somewhat greasy face!

She unconsciously began to make comparisons in her mind.

Jiang Ye was a master strategist when filming, and his presence radiated charisma.

And my ex-boyfriend... was immature and stupid!
On one hand, he ridiculously claims that men need to save face, while on the other hand, he spends her living expenses to treat his brothers to drinks and complains that she's interfering too much.

Look at Jiang Ye again!!!
He has a passion for art, and he doesn't care about money; he's willing to work for a film crew without paying them. He always puts her first, preferring to borrow money from her rather than let her invest.

I was afraid she would suffer even the slightest loss!
That's a real man...

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Meng Ziyi suddenly opened WeChat and blocked and deleted Zhang Hao without hesitation.

"What a jerk!" she muttered under her breath.

"Hmm...!" Jiang Ye mumbled a response in his sleep, unconsciously nuzzling against her chest.

"..."

Meng Ziyi immediately held her breath and carefully adjusted her position to make him more comfortable.

Outside the window, neon lights swept across her profile, revealing a faint smile.

"We're here!" The bus screeched to a halt at the school gate. Meng Ziyi gently nudged Jiang Ye's shoulder. "Wake up, we're here."

Jiang Ye groggily opened his eyes and suddenly realized that he was leaning against Meng Ziyi. He jerked away and said, "Sorry! Did I press on you?"

"N-nothing!" Meng Ziyi quickly covered her chest with her hands.

There was a small, suspicious water stain there.

Ou Hao and Yu Menglong stood to the side, their faces full of mischievous smiles that said, "I understand, I understand."

Jiang Ye wasn't a stingy person; he took the main actors to a barbecue stall near the school gate.

He generously ordered a bunch of grilled skewers and beer, calling it a "reward for the lead actor."

I just made 2000 recently...

"Old Jiang," Ou Hao mumbled, biting into a lamb skewer, "when exactly are we going to film my cameo role? I need to get some time to prepare, right?"

Jiang Ye slowly poured himself a glass of beer: "What's the rush? The main event should be saved for last."

He deliberately lowered his voice, "Actually, this character is extremely important; he's a key figure in driving the plot forward..."

What exactly will the role entail?

“One…” Jiang Ye’s eyes darted around, “…a member of the royal family with a noble demeanor.”

Yu Menglong suddenly interjected, "Could it be that he's playing an eunuch?"

"Bullshit!" Ou Hao pretended to grab his neck. "Do I look like a eunuch?"

"Of course not," Jiang Ye said sincerely, "It's just a special cameo role, and it can be filmed in three days!"

He flipped open the script and pointed to a page, "Look, there are only a few scenes, it'll be quick to film!"

Ou Hao glanced at the script but didn't understand it either: "Fine, three days it is."

"Your sister-in-law and I only took a few days off; she's waiting for me to come back and keep her company!"

"Don't worry, it definitely won't interfere with your romance!"

"That's good!"

Jiang Ye didn't give Ou Hao any acting instructions because he was afraid Ou Hao would run away if he listened.

When filming actually begins, it will be out of his control.

Did he really have the nerve to run away halfway through filming?
"Boss, the bill!" After a satisfying meal, Jiang Ye had just taken out his wallet when Meng Ziyi slammed three hundred-yuan bills onto the table.

"Don't try to take it from me!" She grabbed Jiang Ye's wrist, her Northeastern accent bursting out. "Look at you, so stingy! You don't even want your pay for filming a movie, and you're still pretending to be a rich guy?"

Jiang Ye opened his mouth: "I..."

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'I don't know'? You even have to carefully budget your extras' lunch money, do you think I don't know?"

She turned to the owner and shouted, "Add twenty more skewers of pork kidneys!!"

Ou Hao almost choked on his beer: "Sister Meng is so awesome!"

(PS: Thank you to Fat Buddha and Laughing Boss for the patronage and for adding five extra chapters! Since this is a new book, I can only add one chapter for now. I will add four more chapters after it is officially released! Thank you so much!!!)
(End of this chapter)