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The next day, Su Yu embarked on his journey home under Tian Xiwei's reluctant gaze.

In fact, the two are not far apart. The straight-line distance from Su Yu's hometown to Tongliang, where Tian Xiwei lives, is only a few dozen kilometers, which can be reached in just over an hour by car. They can meet anytime they want.

After staying at home for a day, Su Yu remembered his promise to Zhou Ye and sent her a message asking, "I'm back in Jiucheng now. Where is your film crew?"

Zhou Ye replied quickly, first sending an address: Hejiang Town, Hejiang County, where the crew of "Unbelievable" is currently filming.

She then followed up with another message: "Brother Su Yu, are you really coming to visit the set?"

"Of course, I never go back on my word. By the way, ask your director if it's convenient for you to visit the set."

"Okay!" Zhou Ye replied shortly after: "Our director said the crew would very much welcome you to visit the set!"

The director isn't stupid; he definitely won't refuse.

Su Yu is currently enjoying a decent level of popularity. The song "Someday or One Day" is still going strong, and "A Love So Beautiful" is coming out soon, so he can take advantage of that popularity to promote the movie.

"Okay, I'll be there at 10 a.m. tomorrow." Su Yu replied, and then asked Xiao Zhou to buy some fruit and drinks in advance to distribute to the staff.

You can't go to a set empty-handed; that's a basic rule in the industry.

Xiao Zhou had already been influenced by him in this regard, and without him saying much, she took the initiative to roughly estimate the number of fruit portions based on the number of people in the crew, and even divided the drinks into two batches: chilled and room temperature.

The next day, Su Yu and Xiao Zhou arrived at the filming location in Hejiang Town, Hejiang County.

The car was parked outside an old neighborhood. The cobblestone streets were lined with mottled brick walls and wooden doors and windows. Faded GG stickers were pasted on a few utility poles, and a faint aroma of tofu pudding wafted in the air.

This place isn't big, but it has a strong sense of history, no wonder the director chose it as a filming location.

Zhou Ye was already waiting at the intersection.

She was wearing a white T-shirt from the film crew, her hair tied in a ponytail. As soon as she saw Su Yu's car stop in the distance, she skipped and hopped over.

"Brother Su Yu, you're here!" She smiled brightly, but Su Yu's expression was somewhat strange.

He thought Zhou Ye looked pretty when she wasn't smiling, but when she smiled, it was a bit hard to keep it up. It wasn't that she wasn't pretty, but she just looked a bit comical, just like his Wang Churan.

Led by Zhou Ye, Su Yu had Zhou distribute the fruit and drinks she brought to the crew members, while he followed Zhou Ye to meet the director.

Lu Xiaoya was sitting behind the monitor watching the playback when she heard footsteps and looked up.

Before Su Yu arrived, he specifically checked the resume of director Lu Xiaoya.

She is one of the representative figures of China's fourth generation of directors. Her representative work, "The Girl in Red," won the Best Feature Film Award at the 5th Golden Rooster Awards and the Best Feature Film Award at the 8th Hundred Flowers Awards. She herself was also nominated for the Best Director Award at the Golden Rooster Awards. She is a true senior figure in the industry.

She then went into seclusion for a long time. "Unbelievable" was her comeback film, so she put extra care into everything from casting to location scouting.

"Hello Director Lu, I'm Su Yu. I apologize for the intrusion and for disturbing your filming."

Because he was a senior figure in the industry, Su Yu was quite respectful.

Lu Xiaoya smiled kindly at him: "No problem, you're welcome. Xiao Zhou mentioned you to me, saying you're a very nice young man."

She spoke in a calm and unhurried tone, with the composure and gentleness characteristic of the older generation of filmmakers.

After a brief chat, Lu Xiaoya returned to her work in front of the monitor, and Su Yu didn't disturb her further.

Zhou Ye had no scenes to film this morning, so she volunteered to show Su Yu around the film set.

This was Su Yu's first time visiting a film set, and he was quite curious. He also wanted to know the differences between a TV drama crew and a movie crew.

Zhou Ye pulled him from the dressing room to the props department, and then from the props department to the photography studio, introducing everything to him as they walked.

After visiting the film set, Zhou Ye asked the director for half a day off, and then accompanied Su Yu and Xiao Zhou to Hejiang County for a meal.

Zhou Ye took him to a small, unassuming restaurant. The storefront was small, and the tables and chairs looked a bit old, but the food was authentic.

"Brother Su Yu, let me tell you, don't let the small size of this restaurant fool you, the food is amazing! We found it not long after we arrived here, but unfortunately they can't handle anything too spicy, so they don't come here often."

When Zhou Ye said "they," she was referring to the other actors in the crew. Most of these actors came from the north and couldn't handle spicy food very well.

Zhou Ye, a girl from Chongqing, can handle spicy food, so her taste is naturally different from theirs.

"Okay, then I'll try it," Su Yu replied with a smile.

Zhou Ye ordered the restaurant's specialty grilled fish and some other stir-fried dishes.

"By the way, Su Yu, when did you get back?"

"I stayed home all day yesterday and then came to see you. How about that? Aren't you touched?" Su Yu joked with a grin.

"Haha, I'm so touched."

Zhou Ye responded in a very cooperative manner, her eyes narrowing into slits with a smile.

As they were eating, Xiao Zhou suddenly nudged Su Yu's elbow with his chopsticks.

Su Yu followed her gaze and saw two girls, around eighteen or nineteen years old, standing at the shop entrance, peering through the glass door. They were whispering to each other, occasionally pointing in his direction.

Su Yu was used to this kind of scene. Since the drama "Someday or One Day" became popular, he was recognized in public much more often than before.

Encouraged by her companions, one of the girls cautiously pushed open the door and walked in.

"Excuse me, are you Su Yu?" She walked to the table, her voice visibly nervous.

Su Yu looked at them, smiled, and nodded: "That's me."

"Ah! That's great! I can't believe it really is you! Su Su, I'm your fan!" The two girls instantly became excited, grabbing each other's wrists as if they were afraid they were dreaming.

"We've liked you for so long! We've liked you ever since 'Medical Examiner Qin Ming,' and when you played Lin Tao, we knew you were going to be famous! We listen to your songs every day, and I can recite the lyrics to 'Want to See You' by heart!"

The two of them were talking back and forth at a very fast pace.

Su Yu listened patiently, and only responded with a smile after they finished speaking: "Thank you for your kind words."

Zhou Ye, sitting next to him, rested her chin on her hand and watched the scene with curiosity.

A girl noticed her, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Is this your girlfriend?" Her gaze swept back and forth between Zhou Ye and Su Yu.

Su Yu quickly waved his hand: "No, she's a friend of mine, Zhou Ye, the female lead in my music video. She's filming here, and I'm here to visit the set today."

The two girls visibly breathed a sigh of relief; at least it wasn't their girlfriend.

One of them asked again when Su Yu would release a new song, while the other was busy rummaging through his bag for his phone.

After answering their questions, Su Yu then offered to take photos with them. The two girls were naturally more than happy to oblige. Su Yu stood up and walked to the wall by the window, where he asked Zhou Ye to take a few photos with one of the girls' phones, and then signed autographs for them.

The two girls held the autograph and looked at it again and again before reluctantly leaving. As they walked out of the store, they turned back and waved to him.

"You're really famous now. You have fans even in such a small place." Zhou Ye looked at the two girls' departing figures, her tone filled with envy.

"Keep it up, you'll be famous someday." Su Yu turned his gaze away, picked up a piece of tofu and grilled fish with his chopsticks and put it in Zhou Ye's bowl. "When I come to visit you on set next time, the door will be surrounded by your fans."

Zhou Ye tilted her head, imagined the scene, and then laughed: "Then I'll take your good wishes!"