Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

The film set at night was decorated very romantically.

On the giant guitar plaza that the film crew actually built, the lawn was covered with yellow ground lights, mimicking the light of fireflies.

After getting ready, Da Peng and Na Zha sat on the steps of the square, each holding a folk guitar. Da Peng looked somewhat uneasy.

"All departments, get ready! We're filming Cheng Gong and Ding Jianguo's kissing scene. Turn the lights over here and focus on their facial expressions!" the assistant director, who was temporarily in charge of the scene, shouted into a walkie-talkie.

We've already finished filming all the dialogue scenes for this scene, and now we only need one last shot.

That is, Ding Jianguo, played by Nazha, suddenly kisses Cheng Gong, then gets up with a shy smile and limps away.

Yes, Ding Jianguo's leg hasn't healed yet.

Originally, the atmosphere of this scene should have been rather ambiguous and romantic, after all, the two had just played "The Little Insects" together on a guitar.

But what could they do? There was an outsider on set, intently watching the filming.

I glanced at Zhang Han, who was standing on the outskirts of the film set, expressionless.

A hint of helplessness still flashed in Da Peng's eyes.

He knew the atmosphere was awkward, but the filming schedule couldn't be delayed, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and start shooting.

Da Peng adjusted his demeanor, trying to ease the awkwardness: "Nazha, don't be nervous, just act according to the script, relax."

Naza nodded, not even glancing at Zhang Han who was not far away, completely ignoring him.

"Action!"

According to the script, Ding Jianguo looked up at Cheng Gong with a smile in his eyes and a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth. Then he suddenly leaned over and kissed Da Peng's lips.

Although she pursed her lips tightly and pulled away immediately, the kiss was quite forceful, and the "tsk" sound was very clear.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Han, whose face was terribly gloomy and who exuded a low pressure, suddenly stood up, turned around and walked out of the film set. His back was resolute and there was no trace of lingering.

Jiang Bai, who was also still on set waiting to wrap up, took in the expressions of the two men.

Jiang Bai looked at Zhang Han's back, then at the shooting area, glanced at Tian Xiwei, and shrugged.

"Just because of a kissing scene?" Tian Xiwei asked, feeling a little uneasy.

Jiang Bai shook his head: "No."

"This kissing scene is not important."

"The important thing is that he has confirmed that Naza no longer has feelings for him."

It's normal for actors to film kissing scenes, especially since this scene only involved a light, fleeting kiss.

The key point is that when Nazha was filming the kissing scene, she completely ignored Zhang Han and showed no embarrassment or discomfort at having her boyfriend on set.

Clearly, after yesterday's argument, Naza has completely excluded Zhang Han from her life and has decided to end their relationship.

She might love someone deeply when she's in love, but she can also be very decisive when she stops loving them.

Zhang Han is probably just an ordinary passerby in her eyes now, and she doesn't care about him at all.

Zhang Han realized this, which is why he gave up.

With Jiang Bai's extensive knowledge of matters between men and women, he saw through Zhang Han's inner thoughts at a glance.

He even had the time to analyze the inner thoughts of the two people for Tian Xiwei.

However, after he enthusiastically rambled on for a while, Tian Xiwei didn't enjoy the gossip at all. Instead, she lowered her head and muttered softly, "I don't care about this."

"What I mean is, are you guys really bothered by your partners filming kissing scenes?"

"If you also care about that," Tian Xiwei raised her head and looked directly into Jiang Bai's eyes, "then I can ask that we don't have to film kissing scenes in the future."

The sincere and passionate feelings of the girl, who was not yet 20 years old, left Jiang Bai at a loss for what to do.

He looked away in a panic, opened his mouth as if to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

At this moment, Jiang Bai deeply felt that the girl in front of him was fundamentally different from the women in the financial industry and the gold diggers outside the industry that he had encountered in his previous life.

It is often said that one cannot simultaneously possess youth and the feeling of youth.

But Jiang Bai, whose body was still at the tail end of his youth, had also grasped the feeling of youth.

Perhaps, five or ten years from now, Tian Xiwei will think that she is extremely naive right now.

But at least at this moment, she was incredibly sincere and earnest.

She seemed to believe that as long as she did this, the man in front of her would stay with her forever.

Faced with the girl's direct approach, Jiang Bai didn't dare to make any promises. He simply turned his head and silently looked at the busy film set.

"Although my contract doesn't have a clause prohibiting dating."

After a long while, Jiang Bai spoke again, "But I'm not considering dating for the time being."

To put it bluntly, Jiang Bai's previous ambiguous attitude towards Tian Xiwei was partly due to his intention to tease her.

After all, a future top idol born in 95 is still so young and inexperienced, it's hard not to have some thoughts about him.

But he was mostly just hoping to get two shots off.

If Tian Xiwei is a very casual girl who doesn't care about love or anything like that.

That night they could sleep together, and the next day they would still be good friends.

But she was different. She seriously extended a romantic invitation to Jiang Baifa and said that she would not film kissing scenes for him in the future.

This promise is absolutely sincere for a female celebrity, and it even shows a disregard for her own career development.

Jiang Bai could no longer drag her along; it was time to make things clear.

Without a doubt, Jiang Bai's primary goal upon entering the entertainment industry was to become a top-tier actor, be adored on stage, enjoy the star aura, and rake in huge sums of money behind the scenes.

For newcomers to rise to the top and establish themselves there, they need to have excellent self-control.

The top influencers of this era mainly rely on the fan economy.

Jiang Bai's current strategy is to rely on his image as a male god in campus dramas to attract a large number of female fans.

It's not that you can't date, but the risk is too high and difficult to bear once it's exposed.

Jiang Bai knows far too many examples of fan bases collapsing midway through a relationship being exposed.

Some were exposed voluntarily, while others were simply caught by paparazzi or had their information bought by rivals and then exposed.

His career has basically come to a standstill, and he has lost all his fans.

Jiang Bai trusted Tian Xiwei and also trusted his management team.

But now that he doesn't even have a single leading role, he can't afford to gamble with the collapse of his career.

They were betting that his secret relationship with Tian Xiwei would go smoothly and not be exposed.

Especially since the two have a drama airing soon, if they start dating now, it will be hard to keep it a secret when the drama is announced.

Let's hope that when the show becomes a hit, their relationship also becomes a hot topic.

Oh ho, then his top-tier experience card is probably going to be even shorter than Hu Yitian's!

Fans had just become fans of him when they discovered that he and the female lead had actually fallen in love.

The two aren't just marketing themselves as a couple; they're genuinely in love.

Congratulations! The "brother" you just became a fan of already has a sister-in-law!

Putting yourself in the fans' shoes is absolutely mind-blowing.

Jiang Bai wouldn't assume he was the protagonist of destiny just because he was reborn, and he bets that the aforementioned situation will not happen.

So even though Xiaotian was very tempting, Jiang Bai remained clear-headed.

"It's okay." However, Tian Xiwei seemed to have been mentally prepared, and showed no sign of disappointment.

Blinking her big eyes, Tian Xiwei's smile remained bright. "I wasn't confessing my feelings to you, I was just asking if you cared."

She knew that anyone who aspired to a career in acting should not be in a relationship during their early career.

But there are some things that you can't simply refrain from doing just because you know them in your heart.

A young girl's thoughts and feelings cannot be hidden.

"However, I can wait." Tian Xiwei smiled and stretched out a hand, her five fingers spread wide, boldly grasping Jiang Bai's hand, slowly squeezing her fingers one by one between his fingers.

Jiang Bai watched her actions quietly, without showing any resistance.

Only after their fingers were intertwined did he smile and say, "Okay, if I want to be in a relationship, I'll let you know first."

"Also, there are some things I do care about."

The two exchanged a smile, tacitly changing the subject, and started talking about their plans for tomorrow.

At that moment, Jiang Bai's assistant ran over from a distance, holding up his phone.

Tian Xiwei immediately released her grip as if she had been burned.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Xu called to inform us that you will be adding some more events to your schedule."

"He's arranged several magazine shoots for you, and it seems there's also an invitation to a fashion gala."

"We need to get busy!"