Huayu: This celebrity doesn't follow the rules.

Chapter 6 What else can't you do?

After nightfall, Jiang Ye invited Ou Hao to a food stall near the hotel.

Under the plastic shed, two bottles of chilled beer were glistening with condensation.

Jiang Ye poured Ou Hao a full glass and got straight to the point: "Brother Ou, there's something I need to make clear to you."

Ou Hao paused, his chopsticks holding peanuts still: "About Chun Chun?"

"Hmm." Jiang Ye took a sip of wine and carefully chose his words, "Teacher Ma has been a little too enthusiastic towards me lately."

Ou Hao's fingers unconsciously rubbed the wine glass. After a long silence, he suddenly laughed: "You're quite honest, kid."

He tilted his head back and gulped down half a glass of beer. "To be frank, I've actually started to have some doubts about you."

Jiang Ye tightened his grip on the wine glass.

“Although I don’t know exactly what she did,” Ou Hao said with a smirk, his eyes filled with complex emotions, “I do know that you are the most attractive to her in the entire crew.”

"Because you're just like me when I was young!"

? ? ? ? ?

How come you're drunk before you've even had a drink?

Jiang Ye was a little puzzled. He was clearly more handsome than Ou Hao, had a better physique, and even lasted longer than him.

Where does this guy get the audacity to say he's like him?

However, considering that he was about to be dumped, Jiang Ye decided not to hold it against him.

"Brother Ou, I absolutely didn't..."

“I know.” Ou Hao interrupted him, his tone unusually calm. “If you really had feelings for me, you wouldn’t have asked me out for drinks.”

The night breeze carried the aroma of grilled oysters, and Jiang Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "I just didn't want this to affect our relationship."

“Alright, for your honesty,” Ou Hao raised his glass, “we’re still brothers.”

The glasses clinked together, making a crisp sound.

“However,” a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, “I will not admit defeat easily.”

What the hell?
Jiang Ye felt he couldn't drink any more of this wine!
He already has Dudu, why would he still be interested in SpongeBob?
So Jiang Ye got him drunk!
Finally, Ouhao also revealed his true feelings!

"Bro, you're so handsome, you look just like me when I was young!"

"I made it through 'Super Boy' back then because of my looks, but what about now? There's no future for me as a singer, and I have no connections to become an actor."

"It's tough to make it in the entertainment industry!"

“Chun Chun is very important to me! She has Jiang Wenli and Gu Changwei backing her up…”

"Brother, do you understand?"

Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed onto the plastic table.

Jiang Ye understood, of course. It's not shameful for a man to be able to live off a woman.

Although this guy was a bit of a jerk, he eventually dumped Sister Ma and even made her depressed.

But all of this was their own choice.

"Waiter," Jiang Ye said, taking out his wallet, "two more bottles, I'll have another drink with him!"

……

On the other side of the city, Chen Duling pushed open the door of her home in the Xiamen University faculty and staff residential compound.

In the living room, his father, who was also a professor in the mathematics department of Xia University, was intently watching the television screen.

The match between Juventus and AC Milan is at a crucial moment.

Her father was a fan of Juventus in Serie A, so when he named her, he chose the city where the team is located, "Turin".

Hearing the door open, Old Chen said without turning his head, "You're back?"

His fingers tapped nervously on the sofa armrest.

"Okay!" Chen Duling put down her backpack and tiptoed to the kitchen.

Lin Hongying, the mother, was wearing a floral apron and stir-frying a plate of shredded pork with green peppers. The range hood was humming loudly. She turned around and smiled at her daughter: "Are you tired from filming? Dinner will be ready soon."

On the dining table, three dishes and a soup were steaming hot.

Professor Chen finally turned away from the television, adjusted his glasses, and asked, "How did the filming go today?"

"It's alright..." Chen Duling picked up a piece of green vegetable with her chopsticks, "It's just that I can't act out the crying scenes well, and I have to do many takes."

"Hmph!" Professor Chen slammed his rice bowl down. "I told you long ago, acting isn't a serious business. Go back to school after this movie, and your calculus grade has dropped to second in the grade."

"Old Chen!" Lin Hongying glared at her husband. "If the child likes it, let her try it."

She turned to her daughter and asked gently, "Did Director Su say you acted well today?"

Chen Duling recalled how Jiang Ye taught her to act, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up: "There was a script supervisor assistant. He was quite good at teaching people."

"Assistant script supervisor?" Professor Chen frowned. "What's their educational background?"

"Dad!" Chen Duling exclaimed, both amused and exasperated, "He's from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy."

"Beijing Film Academy," Professor Chen muttered, "isn't even as good as our Xiamen University."

Lin Hongying served her daughter a bowl of soup: "What are your thoughts? Do you still want to act in the future?"

Chen Duling lowered her head and stirred the soup with the spoon.

She remembered the spotlight on set, Su Youpeng's patient guidance when she made mistakes, and the earnest way Jiang Ye, that annoying guy, taught her acting.
“I…” She raised her head, her eyes resolute, “I want to try.”

Professor Chen sighed, but Lin Hongying smiled and patted her daughter's head: "Then act well."

The commentator's excited voice came from the TV: "Tevez has scored!"

Professor Chen immediately turned and rushed to the living room, muttering, "Forget it, let's finish filming this first..."

Chen Duling and her mother smiled at each other.

Outside the window, the evening bell of Xiamen University rang, startling a flock of egrets.

……

As filming progressed, Jiang Ye suddenly found himself becoming the busiest person on set.

"Assistant Jiang! Could you please take a look at the composition of this shot?"

"Xiao Jiang! Ma Sichun is in a bad mood again. She said she wants you to go and give her some pointers on the play!"

"Jiang Ye! The props team is short-handed!"

From dawn till dusk, Jiang Ye's figure moved through every corner of the film set.

Su Youpeng became increasingly dependent on this young man, to the point that he could hardly live without him.

It's so useful!

At six in the morning, Jiang Ye was squatting next to the monitor adjusting the equipment when Su Youpeng walked over, yawning: "Xiao Jiang, the lighting for today's scene..."

"We've already confirmed with the lighting team that they'll use 45-degree side backlighting to highlight Chen Duling's silhouette."

Jiang Ye answered without looking up, casually handing over a cup of perfectly heated black coffee, "Three parts sugar, your preferred flavor."

During the lunch break, the director of photography, Lao Zhang, came over with a worried look on his face: "The Steadicam's balance is acting up again..."

Without a word, Jiang Ye rolled up his sleeves and quickly disassembled the equipment, explaining as he repaired it, "This universal joint bearing is worn out. The temporary solution is..."

Old Zhang stared in disbelief at the young man's skillful movements, as if he were looking at a veteran technician with twenty years of experience.

When filming crying scenes, Chen Duling just couldn't get into character.

Jiang Ye immediately understood with just one look from Su Youpeng.

He quietly walked up to Chen Duling and said something that made her cry. The next take was perfect.

"Is there anything you can't do?" Su Youpeng couldn't help but ask after work.

Jiang Ye was squatting on the ground organizing the script supervisor's sheet when he heard this. He looked up and gave a sunny smile: "I probably won't have children yet."

……

(End of this chapter)