These are all small experiences that one gains after spending a long time on a film set, and they are even more valuable when she doesn't have an assistant.
"That's good," the staff member said calmly.
Then she told Liang Shi to put her clothes in the closet. When she came back, Liang Shi saw the little princess who had been next door. Judging from her appearance, she should be her love interest in the drama, barely qualifying as the fifth female lead.
The other person doesn't have many scenes; their storyline mainly revolves around her. She falls in love with a bad guy and tries to use her innocent and naive personality to influence him. However, the villain actually develops feelings for her during their time together but firmly pushes her away. Therefore, their storyline is a bad ending.
It must be said that the director has a great eye for casting.
This girl probably isn't very good at acting, but her real-life image fits the character in the drama very well, so acting shouldn't be too difficult for her. As long as she believes in the story, her performance will be very vivid.
When the staff saw her looking at the girl, they took the initiative to introduce her: "This is Yan Xi, who plays Wu Luxi in the drama. She is also an actress who has a lot of scenes with you. You can go and say hello to her later, and the two of you can build up your relationship. It will make your acting more natural."
Liang Shi nodded: "Thank you."
The subsequent process was similar to Liang Shi's previous experiences: meeting the director, then mingling in the crowd, waiting for the incense offering, ribbon-cutting, receiving red envelopes, and group photos.
The girl named Yanxi stood next to her when taking photos because she had many scenes with her.
After the photoshoot, she went to complain to her agent, "Why isn't Sister Shuyan in it? Isn't she supposed to be in this show? But I only saw Zhao Ying, I'm so angry."
"Ms. Yang is only making a guest appearance and definitely won't be at the opening ceremony," her agent advised. "Please calm down, this place isn't home. If you don't want to, we can always back out."
"No." Yan Xi gripped the water bottle, her words firm: "I must stand on the same level as Sister Shuyan, and let her know that I'm a million times better than that annoying Zhao Ying!"
Wow.
Or is someone trying to poach our employees?
Liang Shi didn't have a hobby of eavesdropping; it was just that she was hiding in the shade when the little princess and her agent arrived shortly afterward.
The two of them spoke without looking around to see if anyone was watching, and without any attempt to avoid suspicion, openly speaking ill of others.
Liang Shi couldn't just cover his ears to avoid hearing their gossip.
Just as she was about to leave, Zhao Ying handed her a bottle of water. "What are you doing? Came here to find some peace and quiet?"
Liang Shi greeted her with a smile: "Sister Ying."
When I turned around to look at the two people, I realized they had left sometime earlier.
Zhao Ying shook her head to herself: "Even after all this time, I still find them noisy."
Liang Shi laughed and said, "Then let's find some peace and quiet together."
“Okay.” Zhao Ying took a sip of water and stood there with her, watching the scenery for a while.
There's not much to see. Late autumn has arrived, and the leaves are falling, covering the ground with a layer of golden leaves. The trees are almost bare. Apart from the towering mountains in the distant suburbs and the azure sky on the horizon, which can make one feel slightly better, everything else is just so-so.
However, after finishing her water, Zhao Ying slowly asked, "What did you just overhear?"
Liang Shi: "..."
"Huh?" Liang Shi pretended to be stupid.
"Alright, stop pretending," Zhao Ying said. "I wasn't here, but I saw you laughing while listening. What did you hear?"
Liang Shi awkwardly touched the tip of his nose.
Zhao Ying spoke first: "The one you acted opposite was Yang Shuyan..."
She paused, then clicked her tongue, "Little green plum."
Liang Shi: "?"
This is truly explosive gossip.
Liang Shi thought it was a die-hard fan who had followed him to the film set to act, but it turned out to be a real little princess.
"Then..." Liang Shi asked tentatively, "Sister Ying, what about you and Yang Shuyan..."
Zhao Ying raised an eyebrow: "Want to know?"
Liang Shi: "..."
Looking at Zhao Ying's somewhat dangerous smile, Liang Shi suddenly felt that it was okay not to know.
But Zhao Ying readily agreed: "Let's exchange secrets."
Liang Shi: "..."
Two seconds later, without hesitation, she told Zhao Ying what she had just heard, then patted Zhao Ying on the shoulder, "Sister Ying, keep it up!"
With a mocking tone, Zhao Ying glanced at her and said, "Come on, she's just a little girl."
The unspoken message Liang Shi heard was—she's just a little girl, not worth my encouragement.
Zhao Ying said confidently, "Of course she has to see my charm, which she could never catch up to even if she tried for eighty years."
Liang Shi: "...?"
Liang Shi was amused by Zhao Ying, "Sister Ying is amazing."
"Don't brag," Zhao Ying said. "From now on, on set, I'll pretend I don't know you."
Liang Shi: "Hmm?"
Zhao Ying shrugged. "This young lady is quite wealthy. If she gets angry and throws money at the production crew, and then freezes your career, we'll have to make a scene. It'll be quite troublesome."
Liang Shi: "...Okay."
Liang Shi glanced at Zhao Ying with a furtive look.
Zhao Ying calmly took a sip of water, knowing what Liang Shi wanted to gossip about, and after finishing her drink, she threw the bottle into the trash can across the street.
The empty water bottle traced a perfect parabola in mid-air. Zhao Ying, hands in her trench coat pockets, spoke in a raised tone, tinged with arrogance and unrestrained ease, "Friends with benefits—"
After a few seconds of hesitation, she smiled and said, "It's just a relationship that hasn't been officially confirmed yet."
Liang Shi: "..."
Do your fans know?
//
As it turns out, the fans didn't know.
On the very day that the filming ceremony for "Yu Guang" was promoted by buying trending searches, fans of Yang Shuyan and Zhao Ying were still engaged in a fierce online battle.
Their fans have fought countless times, all for the sake of being the number one actress born in 1995.
Both of them are people who have a lot of work, a lot of traffic, and a lot of commercial value. They even have the same number of endorsements. It's almost like if you have an eyewear brand, I have another one; if you have a high-end luxury brand endorsement, I have another one; if you are the Asia-Pacific brand ambassador, then I am the Europe and America brand ambassador. They always compete with each other and regard each other as their number one enemy.
As a result... the two of them ended up getting together.
After the opening ceremony, Liang Shi looked at the trending topics page and felt a mix of emotions.
However, this wasn't the first time she'd seen something like this; she just watched and that was it.
She was just passing through the world of gossip.
After the opening ceremony, the crew provided boxed lunches for lunch. Many actors, even the sixth or seventh female lead, brought their assistants to collect their meals. Only Liang Shi came alone.
While she was queuing to receive her boxed lunch, some unsuspecting staff members chatted with her, saying, "You're so beautiful, it's a pity you're not acting."
Liang Shi chuckled awkwardly, "Isn't this what we've got?"
The staff member was embarrassed: "..."
Liang Shi didn't think anything of it. After receiving her lunchbox, she found a quiet spot, took a picture, posted it on her WeChat Moments, and captioned it: Eating~
Not long after, the little princess was seen again, tearfully complaining to her manager, "This lunch doesn't look appetizing at all. I want to go home. I came here for Sister Shuyan..."
The agent readily agreed, "Then let's go back now and have steak at a five-star restaurant in the city."
Yan Xi immediately shut up, turned around and said, "I don't think it should taste that bad."
Liang Shi took a sip of water, then immediately spat it out, and then faced the little princess who had turned her back to her agent.
...
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Liang Shi wiped his mouth with a tissue, pretending that he had accidentally sprayed water, not because he was laughing at how funny the little princess was.
A while later, the little princess came over angrily with her lunchbox and demanded, "Are you laughing at me?"
Liang Shi shook his head: "No."
She has a strong will to survive when she's out in the world, and she never causes trouble.
Yan Xi stared at her and suddenly said, "Your eyes are so beautiful."
Liang Shi: "..."
Shouldn't we be here to settle scores with her?
As a result, Yan Xi sat down next to her and said in a somewhat familiar manner, "Are you the one who's acting with me? The one who's going to play that hateful villain?"
Liang Shi: "...Yes."
"Aww." Yan Xi puffed out her cheeks and said, "My name is Yan Xi, and I'm going to play the one who likes you."
Liang Shi: "...Oh."
"Are you really that quiet?" Yan Xi sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Are all good-looking people this quiet?"
Liang Shi: "...Who else?"
"My dear Shuyan sister," Yanxi said, "Although you are very pretty, you are still not as pretty as my Shuyan sister."
Liang Shi: "...Oh."
Yanxi chatted with her for a long time, but Liang Shi only replied with single words. After a while, Yanxi also felt it was boring and cut to the chase, "Mainly, I think your boxed lunch is tastier. Can we switch?"
Liang Shi: "..."
So that's why?
Liang Shi's lunchbox had just been opened and hadn't been touched yet.
Hearing her say that, and wanting to befriend this pretentious but genuine little princess, I agreed to switch meals with her.
It just so happened that her meal included green peppers. Although this body was not allergic to green peppers, she had been allergic to them before, so she had a bit of a psychological aversion to them and dared not eat them.
The boxed meals on set are generally the same, but sometimes there are two or three different kinds, which are distributed randomly.
It's clear that the crew of "Yu Guang" is slightly better.