Although he wanted to criticize the advertisement's plot, he thought that as an outsider, he shouldn't try to instruct the experts.
The director was satisfied: "Okay, let's go through it once." But when he turned around, he couldn't find the actress playing the female lead.
He frowned and asked, "Where's Xiaoyu? Where did she go?" Xiaoyu was the actress who was to play the female lead and one of the theater's leading actresses.
The assistant director ran over, sweating profusely: "I just saw her here, and she disappeared in no time."
The director's face immediately darkened: "Then hurry up and go find it! What if it affects the filming schedule?"
So the staff split up again to look for the person.
Since Ye Cang and the others had nothing else to do, they helped look for the person.
The Kinmen Theater is quite large, with many rooms, making it difficult to find people.
As Ye Cang walked, he ended up walking alongside Shen Huai. He reverted to his old ways and tried to put his hand on Shen Huai's shoulder, but Shen Huai gave him a cold glance, which made him freeze instantly.
Shen Huai withdrew his gaze: "Let's go take a look over there."
Ye Cang awkwardly withdrew his hand and quickly walked a few steps to catch up: "Don't you feel a little cold?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Huai also sensed that the temperature was abnormally low. He thought for a moment and said, "The air conditioning might be set too low. I'll go find a staff member to adjust it in a bit..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Cang suddenly grabbed him: "Is that it?"
Shen Huai followed his finger and saw a woman in a dark red cheongsam standing next to the stained glass window in the corridor.
The corridor was dimly lit, and the sunlight filtering through the stained glass was shattered into colorful fragments that fell at her feet. She stood there quietly, like an old photograph from the Republican era, breathtakingly beautiful, almost unreal.
Ye Cang frowned: "Hey, this actress looks like Gu Mei."
Just as Shen Huai was about to say something, he saw the woman walking towards them. In that instant, it was as if the photograph had suddenly come to life.
She stood at a distance that was neither too close nor too far from them: "Are you looking at me?"
The voice, like icy spring water, instantly brought the two of them back to their senses.
Ye Cang asked hesitantly, "You're the actress playing the female lead, right?"
She seemed taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes."
She was already beautiful, but now, with her smile, it was like the finishing touch on a painting, illuminating her entire face. Even the composed Shen Huai couldn't help but show a look of amazement.
This woman is not young, but her beauty transcends age. She not only looks like Gu Mei in the poster, but her temperament is even more similar.
It's almost as if she is that legendary actress who was stunningly beautiful and faced life and death with a smile.
The two breathed a sigh of relief after finding the person. Shen Huai said, "Let's hurry to the filming location, or the director and the others will be getting impatient."
The woman smiled slightly: "Okay."
The three walked toward the filming location. Along the way, the woman kept asking them questions, seemingly very interested in them, but her questions were very skillful and did not make them feel offended.
Ye Cang had unknowingly been tricked into revealing a lot of information. When he finally realized what had happened, he was a little annoyed and couldn't help but say, "You've been asking us questions, but you still haven't told us your name?"
"My name is Chu Meibo."
"Chu Meibo?" Ye Cang was a little puzzled, muttering, "How come I remember the director saying your name was Xiaoyu?"
Chu Meibo smiled slightly, but did not speak.
Ye Cang guessed it might be a stage name or something, so he didn't think much of it. He just asked with some doubt, "Why haven't we arrived yet after walking for so long? We didn't go very far when we came..."
Shen Huai's expression changed slightly, and he grabbed him, and the two of them took a few steps back together.
Seeing this, Chu Meibo also stopped in her tracks: "Why did you stop?"
Shen Huai said with a stern face, "We've already walked this road twice—this isn't the road to the filming location."
Ye Cang looked at him in surprise, then realized what was happening and looked at Chu Meibo, who was standing opposite the two of them.
Shen Huai said slowly, "You're not an actress at the theater, Chu Meibo. Perhaps I should call you—"
"Gu Mei."
Chu Meibo's identity was exposed, but she didn't panic. Her smile deepened on her beautiful face: "You've been found out?"
Ye Cang finally realized what was happening and looked at Chu Meibo in shock.
Chu Meibo glanced at the two wary individuals but didn't approach rashly. Instead, she said, "Don't be nervous. I mean you no harm. I'm just curious about how you can see me, and..."
She turned her gaze to Ye Cang: "If I remember correctly, thirty years ago, your name was Lu Yang."
Upon hearing this, both Shen Huai and Ye Cang were stunned.
At this moment, Chu Meibo could no longer remain calm, and she couldn't help but take half a step forward hastily.
"I want to know, how exactly did you come back to life?"
Chapter 37
Chu Meibo lived a carefree and unrestrained life, and even in death, she felt no regret.
But she never expected that after her death she would discover that there was neither an underworld as the Chinese believed, nor a heaven as the Westerners thought. Her soul remained in the human world, but no one could see her; her soul was bound to the Kinmen Theater.
She watched as the country she loved emerged from the ravages of war, saw the Kinmen Theater reopen, and watched those innocent young girls take to the stage. She felt like an outsider; this chaotic world had nothing to do with her anymore.
This is a fear deeper than death.