3L: [Wasn't everyone saying she'd been out of the public eye for the past six months to have her second child? Why are there rumors now that she's married?]
4L: [Goodness, every year there are rumors on the forum that Lin Leyao has gotten married!]
5L: [I'm so tired of this gossip, let's move on.]
6L: [...]
As soon as this revelation came out, it was immediately overshadowed by various rumors and gossip about Lin Leyao's past, with everyone making jokes and questioning, and no one taking the revelation seriously.
At this point, a female celebrity with a lot of "scandals" finally gained some benefits because of these "scandals".
The rumor was quickly buried in the forum after it just started to emerge.
Time flies. On the day Lin Leyao left for Hengdian, Xin Ying was still on a business trip in Australia.
The next day, filming for "The Palace Prisoner" officially began, and the other two lead actors finally arrived at the press conference.
The actor who plays the emperor is Chen Luan, who is thirty years old this year. He started out as a boy band idol in China and later transitioned to acting. When he first debuted, he often acted in anti-Japanese war dramas. In recent years, he has become increasingly popular due to his roles in some tribute dramas.
The actress who plays the Empress is named Su Wenyu, and she is thirty-three years old this year. She was selected from a circus troupe by a well-known director to star in her first film, thus entering the entertainment industry. Although she has been in the industry for thirteen years, she has remained relatively unknown.
It's worth mentioning, however, that Chen Luan and Su Wenyu are a publicly known couple in the entertainment industry, and they have been dating for five years.
After the opening ceremony, the actors, director, and producer gave interviews to the media.
Meanwhile, the official Weibo account for the TV series "The Palace Prisoner" officially announced the news online.
The main actors all appeared on a long, rectangular poster.
The photo of Lin Leyao shows her with her hair styled in a double-looped bun, wearing a red dance costume, and dancing on a drum.
"The Palace Prisoner" immediately attracted a lot of attention from netizens.
At the press conference for the start of filming, Chen Luan stood in the middle, with Lin Leyao and Su Wenyu on either side of him.
According to the characters in the play, this positioning is perfectly correct. However, to many media outlets present, it instantly created a lot of discussion.
Because Lin Leyao and Chen Luan had a past romantic relationship.
Lin Leyao and Chen Luan once worked together on a drama, where they were both supporting actors and played a couple in an idol drama.
The two were rumored to be dating because of this drama, but of course, both of their companies later issued statements denying it.
Although many people have forgotten about this rumor over time, the fact that the two are now filming together again has brought up their past rumors once more.
Not to mention that another actress in the crew, Su Wenyu, is Chen Luan's current girlfriend. The media and netizens are all eager to see how the three of them get along on set.
The media shoved a microphone in front of Lin Leyao: "Leyao, this is your second collaboration with Teacher Chen Luan. What are your thoughts?"
Lin Leyao was wearing a mask, so her expression was not visible.
She replied to the reporter slowly and deliberately: "Teacher Chen's acting skills are very good, and I look forward to working with Teacher Chen again."
Another media outlet asked, "Teacher Chen, haven't you seen Teacher Lin for a long time? When you saw Teacher Lin this time, did you notice any changes in her?"
The reporters' questions to Lin Leyao and Chen Luan all revolved around each other. Su Wenyu stood beside Chen Luan, a very gentle smile on her face.
Upon hearing the reporter's question, Chen Luan chuckled softly and joked, "It's changed a lot; it's become even more beautiful."
Lin Leyao immediately replied politely, "Teacher Chen is even more handsome now."
Everyone laughed, and soon the reporter asked Su Wenyu.
"Ms. Su, what was it like working with Ms. Chen for the first time?"
Su Wenyu smiled gently and said, "Before, we could only see each other once in a long while because of filming. This time, we've been in the same production crew for three months, and it feels pretty good."
When was the last time Teacher Su met with Teacher Chen before today?
"yesterday."
Everyone on set gasped in surprise, and the director clapped and said, "Wishing the two of them a speedy marriage."
Su Wenyu covered her mouth and smiled, her face full of tenderness.
"Okay, I'd like to ask Teacher Chen, which movie did you and Teacher Lin film before..."
The media's focus has returned to Lin Leyao and Chen Luan.
The interview ended quickly, and everyone got into their respective vans and headed to the filming location.
Lin Leyao got into the car and looked out the window at Chen Luan and Su Wenyu not far away.
Chen Luan walked straight ahead, completely ignoring Su Wenyu behind him. There was a certain distance between them, and Su Wenyu followed closely behind him, taking two steps at a time.
Chen Luan walked to the car and got in, and Su Wenyu quickly followed suit.
Lin Leyao's eyes deepened.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that there was something strange about the way the two of them interacted.
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Author's Note:
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 00:00:00 on February 13, 2022 and 00:00:00 on February 14, 2022!
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: Shi Guang (5 bottles); Yu Yan's wife (3 bottles); Mo Han is my wife, the new female champion (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 26
The actors went into the dressing room one after another to get their hair and makeup done. When Lin Leyao went in, Su Wenwenyu was already inside.
Lin Leyao greeted her politely, "Hello, Sister Wenyu."
"Hello," Su Wenyu replied with a smile.
In the vast entertainment industry, Su Wenyu's appearance can only be considered average. She has a plain look; when she was young, this could be described as pure and innocent, but as she got older, much of that youthful innocence faded, and her features became quite delicate.
However, this kind of appearance is particularly suitable for the role of the empress she plays in "The Palace".
Refined and dignified, a lady of high birth.
The two female leads share a dressing room, while the male lead has a separate dressing room.
The production crew has two directing teams, A and B, filming simultaneously. Lin Leyao is filming her scenes before entering the palace in team A today. These scenes are being filmed by her and some supporting actors. Su Wenyu and Chen Luan's first scene together is a scene between them, which they are filming in team B.
Lin Leyao's attire before entering the palace was relatively simple. Although she arrived later than Su Wenyu, she finished her styling quickly and left the dressing room soon afterward.
Su Wenyu's assistant was scrolling through Weibo. After a while, she snorted and turned off her phone.
Su Wenyu asked, "What's wrong?"
"The TV series has been officially announced, and many people are comparing you to another actress and constantly putting you down."
Hearing this, Su Wenyu smiled faintly: "Isn't this normal? I'm indeed not as pretty as Le Yao."
Hearing Su Wenyu belittle herself like that, the assistant retorted angrily, "Sister Yu, how can you say that? There are so many beautiful actresses in the entertainment industry, and each one has her own unique charm!"
Su Wenyu smiled and said, "But Le Yao's looks are among the top few female celebrities."
"Hey, hey, hey." Hearing Su Wenyu keep praising others, the assistant, holding her phone, leaned close to Su Wenyu and asked in confusion, "Sister Yu, why do you always like to belittle yourself while praising others?"
Su Wenyu said, "I just like to tell the truth."
The assistant shook his head, fiddled with his phone for a while, and muttered under his breath, "She's Luan Ge's rumored girlfriend, and you're still defending her like this."
Su Wenyu's smile faded, and she pursed her lips without saying a word.
After filming this scene, Lin Leyao sat down to rest.
The stagehands were busy, and a commotion broke out on set.
Lin Leyao was browsing Weibo with her headphones on when a burst of giggles came through the headphones.
Lin Leyao looked toward the source of the sound and saw one of the actresses playing one of her maids chatting and laughing with the lighting technician on set.
I don't know what the lighting technician said, but it made the girl giggle non-stop.
Xiaomi noticed Lin Leyao's gaze and asked, "Sister Leyao, are you looking at that girl?"
Lin Leyao hummed in agreement.
"That person is an internet celebrity, nicknamed the Hengdian Boss Lady."
"The boss lady of Hengdian?"
Xiaomi explained, "Yes, because she spends 360 out of 365 days a year in Hengdian, often filming short clips of herself filming, which are very popular online!"
Lin Leyao said, "I noticed that she seemed to know everyone in the crew very well."
Xiaomi: "Of course, she has been filming here for many years and knows many crew members. In addition, she is good-looking and is a local internet celebrity, so naturally many people know her."
Lin Leyao hummed in agreement and didn't continue the conversation.
Back at the hotel that evening, Xiaomi took the takeout to her room and said, "So Su Wenyu is staying next door. Why isn't she staying with Chen Luan?"
Lin Leyao was amused by her words: "They're not even married yet. If they lived together while filming, they would be criticized to death by netizens."
Lin Leyao is chatting with Xin Ying.
She was editing the message with her head down.
Did you go back to China today?
Xin Ying quickly replied: [I was just about to tell you that there's been a bit of a problem at work, I might have to stay a few more days.]
Lin Leyao: [Okay.]
Xin Ying: [Okay, I bought you something, it should arrive soon, remember to receive it.]
Upon seeing the message, Lin Leyao was taken aback and was about to ask what it was when her phone suddenly rang.
It's an unknown number.
Lin Leyao clicked to answer, and the voice on the other end came through.
"Excuse me, is this Ms. Lin? Your package has arrived and been left at the front desk downstairs. Please remember to pick it up."
"good."
This is probably what Xin Ying bought. Lin Leyao quickly asked Xiaomi to go down and get it.