Those are the ones who are naturally suited for this industry.
Liang Shi was barely making a living in this industry, and suddenly felt that her talent was no longer talent at all.
However, the director still thought her performance was amazing.
She sat there unable to refuse, so she drank a few more drinks with the director.
After the director left, Yan Xi suddenly leaned over and asked, "Was your performance amazing? How amazing?"
Liang Shi: "...I can only say it's average."
Yan Xi scoffed, then said with a hint of pride, "Don't drag me down."
Liang Shi: "...I'll try my best, but have you ever acted before?"
Yan Xi thought for a moment: "Does filming a music video count?"
Liang Shi nodded, "Barely."
"Then I'll just barely count it as acting," Yan Xi said. "I've always had an exceptionally strong learning ability, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get into Qingyi University. Just like Senior Xu, if you don't believe me, go ask her. There's nothing we can't learn."
Liang Shi: "..."
Liang Shi was skeptical, but he firmly gave her a few perfunctory replies.
//
The dinner party lasted until after 11 p.m., and everyone was basically resting at the hotel. The director booked the hotel according to the actors' status. Zhao Ying and Shu Yi had better rooms, while Liang Shi had a regular double room with a private bathroom and balcony, which was not bad.
Yanxi lived next door to her.
To Liang Shi's surprise, the little princess Yan Xi did not make a fuss about going home. Instead, she stayed at the hotel with everyone and sent her nanny home, leaving her all alone.
Yan Xi drank some wine, but not much.
On the way back, I stood at the door and waved to Liang Shi Rabbit, "Go to sleep early, and remember to say goodnight to my beautiful girl, I love her!"
Liang Shi: "..."
The world of young people today is very straightforward, which Liang Shi finds a bit hard to understand.
But Yanxi's words still made Liang Shi feel a little uncomfortable.
My beautiful daughter...
My home...
What?
It's clearly... never mind, it belongs to everyone.
After returning to her hotel room, Liang Shi drank several sips of water to suppress the sour feeling in her heart. Then she opened the balcony door to let in some fresh air. Standing on the balcony and looking out, she noticed a head peeking out from the balcony next door. Yan Xi waved to her again, "Remember to say goodnight to my beautiful lady! That's what I wanted to say!"
Liang Shi glanced at her and said, "You have her WeChat, don't you?"
Yan Xi pretended to cry, "Waaah, I have to be a quiet and well-behaved junior and not bother her."
Liang Shi: "..."
Ah-shi.
I really want to do something.
Finally, Liang Shi closed the balcony door and made a video call to Xu Qingzhu.
She had a little wine that night, not to the point of being drunk, but her face was flushed. Her long brown hair was neatly tucked behind her ears and pressed against the headboard. Her back was also against the headboard, and she looked drowsy in the light, but she was still holding up her phone.
Xu Qingzhu answered after a long time, so long that the call was about to automatically disconnect.
Liang Shi thought she wouldn't answer.
After answering the phone, Xu Qingzhu fiddled with the camera for a bit before turning on the front camera. The previous camera showed the living room, which was empty and looked deserted. The new camera showed Xu Qingzhu wearing a pink bunny headband, with fair skin, wet hair by her ears, and a drop of water on the tip of her nose.
Even in the most famous close-up shots, her face didn't show any flaws; instead, it looked even more pure and innocent.
Her freshly washed face was fair and rosy, and her slightly glamorous features were given a touch of innocence by the pink bunny headband on her head. Her temperament was just right.
Liang Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously reached out to wipe the drop of water from the tip of her nose.
All I touched was a cold screen.
Suddenly, as if waking from a dream.
Having grown accustomed to the space of two, even though she didn't live with Xu Qingzhu, she knew that when she opened the door, Xu Qingzhu lived right across from her, and they shared the same space.
But now that I'm suddenly staying in a hotel, even though the people next door are people I know, I still don't feel a sense of belonging.
Liang Shi smiled, a smile tinged with bitterness. Only the dim bedside lamp was on in the room, casting a dreamlike glow on her.
Xu Qingzhu asked, "What are you laughing at? Have you been drinking?"
Liang Shi nodded: "I drank a little."
"Teacher Liang is amazing." Xu Qingzhu clicked her tongue. "Your alcohol tolerance has increased recently. You drink every day and every night. The winery would go bankrupt without you."
Liang Shi: "?"
Suddenly it became thorny.
Liang Shi smiled gently, "What's wrong? Did I make you angry again?"
"How could that be?" Xu Qingzhu's tone was calm, her cool voice rising slightly. "Teacher Liang only had a little to drink, why would I be angry?"
Liang Shi: "..."
She was still smiling faintly at the screen, her eyes filled with affection as she looked at Xu Qingzhu through the screen, her expression gentle and doting.
His voice was a little hoarse from drinking, and he slowed down as he called her name, "Xu Qingzhu."
Xu Qingzhu was taken aback, paused for a moment, and then replied, "Hmm?"
Liang Shi's hoarse voice was languid and casual, "Speak properly."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
A moment later, Xu Qingzhu asked helplessly, "How much did you drink?"
“It really isn’t much.” Liang Shi shook his head helplessly: “I didn’t expect her body to be so unable to drink. I used to have a very high alcohol tolerance.”
Xu Qingzhu was speechless. "Then where are you now?"
“The hotel,” Liang Shi said. “It was arranged by the director. I originally wanted to go home, but the director said it was best not to, so I didn’t go back.”
"Who are you with at the hotel?" Xu Qingzhu asked.
Liang Shi waved his phone around the room. "It's just me. Who else could it be?"
Xu Qingzhu: "...Who knows?"
"Teacher Xu," Liang Shi called her gently with a smile, the corners of his lips curving upwards, his light brown pupils looking incredibly affectionate, but his words carried a provocative tone, "If you don't believe me, come and check for yourself."
"You think I wouldn't dare?" Xu Qingzhu sat on the dark sofa at home, leaned her head back, and suddenly asked, "You almost hugged a beautiful woman tonight, who was she?"
Liang Shi suddenly frowned. "Who? I didn't hug anyone else."
Xu Qingzhu forwarded the photo to her, her cool voice questioning her with a detached and indifferent tone, "You call this not a hug?"
Liang Shi: "..."
"Oh, this." Liang Shi's mentality collapsed a bit after seeing Quella. It was that kind of regret that I missed out on a genius who was right next to me. She sighed.
Xu Qingzhu then asked, "What? You're disappointed you didn't get to pick up any girls?"
“No,” Liang Shi explained, “She’s a director. She drank too much and almost fell. I just helped her up. I couldn’t let her fall into my arms, could I?”
"Why not?" Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow. "We just happened to hug each other, so let nature take its course."
Liang Shi: "..."
Is this how "let nature take its course" is used?
but……
Liang Shi suddenly asked lightly, "Teacher Xu, are you jealous?"
"How could that be?" Xu Qingzhu propped her head up on her arm on the sofa, sitting in a lazy and comfortable posture. She said casually, "This picture was sent by my colleague. Teacher Liang, you should wipe your mouth clean next time you sneak a bite, so no one can see you."
Liang Shi: "...!!"
“I didn’t…” Liang Shi immediately explained, “This really is a director. If you don’t believe me, go search it up. We just met by chance once last time, and then we met again this time and exchanged a few words. We have absolutely no relationship. We haven’t even added each other on WeChat.”
In the end, Liang Shi was quite disappointed.
"You sound disappointed?" Xu Qingzhu asked in return.
Liang Shi paused for a moment, his drunken mind still not quite processing what he'd said, and nodded. "Yes, it's a great pity."
After she finished speaking, Xu Qingzhu's expression changed, and Liang Shi quickly added, "It's not that kind of regret, it's..."
Before she could finish speaking, Liang Shi suddenly paused.
Because a new pop-up window appeared at the top of her screen; it was an email.
She received an email in her work inbox from Gu Yixue. The email was brief: [Hello, Liang Shi, do you remember me? My WeChat ID is... There's a role I'd like you to try out. Add me if you're interested. Of course, you can add me if you don't want to. I forgot to ask for your contact information tonight, so I'm using my work email to contact you. Gu Yixue.]
Liang Shi was stunned for a few seconds, then jumped up, visibly overjoyed, "Teacher Xu!!!"
Xu Qingzhu was already a little sleepy, but her voice startled her awake. She frowned and asked, "What is it?"
"Quella emailed me and asked me to add her on WeChat!" Liang Shi said excitedly. "I have a chance to act in her play! Oh my god."
The usually composed Liang Shi couldn't contain his emotions at this moment, but Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow: "Quella? That director? The one you almost hugged last night?"
Liang Shi: "..."
Xu Qingzhu's cool voice instantly calmed her down, and she nodded at the screen: "Yes."
"It's fine." Xu Qingzhu's tone was unreadable. "By the way, Teacher Liang, why did you call me?"
Liang Shi: "..."
She suddenly lay on her side on the bed, burying half her face in the white sheets, looking at Xu Qingzhu on the screen. After a long silence, she said in a low voice, "I'm afraid you'll forget me."
When they're around, they can cook, clean the house, and make their presence felt.
But now that I'm not home, we need to keep in touch.
Otherwise, she wouldn't get the luck points.