So even though it was clearly the simplest and easiest campus drama to film, Sun Chengcheng kept having to do NG takes, and couldn't even bring out seven-tenths of her previous acting skills.
Even so, every time she made a mistake, the man would coldly mock her, "Are you even capable? You used to act with Sister Liang Shi, and she never made a mistake. How could your acting skills match Sister Liang Shi back then?"
Sun Chengcheng: "..."
She was so angry on set that she slapped the male actor, and someone filmed it.
The person filming was a paparazzi. That paparazzi used to be very good at following Liang Shi, but he could never get any dirt on Liang Shi. He almost became Liang Shi's daily vlog publisher, posting videos of Liang Shi going to work, Liang Shi coming home, Liang Shi going to the supermarket, Liang Shi having dinner with his assistant. One day he even posted a vlog of himself having dinner with Liang Shi.
It's truly rare to see someone in the entertainment industry who can get along with paparazzi like this.
Liang Shi was kind-hearted. After she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry, even a well-known paparazzi reposted her Weibo post, expressing their heartfelt sentiments: "[The kindest person I've ever photographed; she was so gentle she practically radiated light. I'll always remember that snowy day when she saw me crouching in the grass, brought me a hot water bottle and some bread, told me to go home early, and gave me a stack of small cards. These were toys that little boys really liked back then. She said she'd seen me many times, even found my wallet, and saw a picture of my son. She asked me to give the toys to my son. That stack of cards costs 2999 on the official website.]"
Being a paparazzi isn't a good job. We often do anything for money, and no celebrity likes us, except for her. Actually, she doesn't like us taking pictures of her either, but she always smiles at us and has never said a bad word about us. One rainy day, I was standing across the street taking pictures of her again, and she treated me to hot pot. She even joked that sometimes when she comes home and sees paparazzi outside her apartment complex, she feels quite warm inside because she knows they're just taking pictures and won't hurt her. Only those with a clear conscience are fearless in the face of being photographed without restraint.
[She's someone every paparazzi in the industry has followed, yet they haven't found a single scandal about her. She's also the celebrity we've photographed with the most humane qualities. I can say this: no one in this industry can be as open and honest as her. If you disagree, come and argue; I have some dirt on you, more or less.]
[It's just a matter of who she likes. What did she do wrong? Some people can like scumbags, some can like trash, some can like abusive men or cheating men, and some can accept a marriage where they're practically widowed. So what's wrong with liking a woman? Who does it bother? I've been following her for two and a half years, and I've never seen her get close to any other woman. You guys who are just speculating can stop now. She likes women, but not just any woman.]
[I'm quitting this line of work anyway. From now on, when I'm free, I'll only film one person—Sun Chengcheng, take good care of yourself.]
Such a long post, directly naming Sun Chengcheng, said that he wanted to follow her and film her.
Let her live a clean life, and the paparazzi even said with a touch of humanity, "I don't think it's about hurting others. As for you, I'll only release your own dirt, and I absolutely won't make up stories based on the pictures. If you're so capable, then live a clean life."
This kind of thing is unprecedented in the industry; everyone thinks that paparazzi has gone mad.
But the paparazzi said, "Hey, you guys don't understand. After spending time with Liang Shi, I just can't accept someone like him suddenly..."
The rest of the message was never sent, but Liang Shi's fans were moved to tears.
The video taken that day was posted online. The entire process was recorded by a high-definition camera. Sun Chengcheng slapped the male actor before filming even started, and the male actor stood there stunned for a few seconds, asking, "What are you doing?"
Later, the male actor posted a sarcastic message online: "I believe Sister Chengcheng didn't hit me on purpose; she was just unhappy. I'm fine."
The way to deal with a green tea bitch is to be even more green tea bitch than her.
The male actor had fewer fans, but he was very aggressive, and with Liang Shi's fans also involved, Sun Chengcheng was directly subjected to a wave of cyberbullying.
As it turns out, cause and effect are cyclical, and retribution is inevitable.
Sun Chengcheng, who is extremely disappointed in reality, has this dream world. Every day she can't wait to go to sleep and enter this dream world, where she can be a pampered person, have a successful career, and become a superstar admired by all.
But unexpectedly... there is still a Liang Shi in this world.
Upon seeing the name, Sun Chengcheng was stunned. She quickly searched for Liang Shi online, and the results were promotional materials for the TV series "Yu Guang". The face on the poster looked exactly like Liang Shi in the real world.
So... did Liang Shi also have a dream world?
...
Sun Chengcheng was incredulous and decided to test the waters first, replying: "Hello, I'm Sun Chengcheng, you can call me Chengzi."
Liang Shi quickly replied: 【Okay.】
That was all.
Sun Chengcheng stared at the screen, and after a long period of restlessness, she sent Liang Shi a message: 【How old are you this year? How should I address you?】
Liang Shi: [Just call me Liang Shi. I'm 25 this year, married but childless. Is there anything else you'd like to know?]
Judging from this reply, he's a smug guy.
Completely different from Liang Shi in the real world, Sun Chengcheng felt a little relieved.
Sun Chengcheng sent her a voice message, her voice slightly strained, "No, did Director Quella ask you to add me to build a relationship? Is there anything you want to know about me?"
Liang Shi sent a voice message: "Yes, that's what the director said, but I don't need to know anything about you. Say whatever you want, or I'm going to sleep. By the way, don't contact me before 10 a.m., I'll be grumpy then. Also, don't speak in a high-pitched voice, it makes me uncomfortable. And, I added you to get to know you beforehand, not to date you, so there's no need to be so pretentious."
A single, seamless audio recording perfectly captures the essence of the "pretentious king."
Sun Chengcheng was initially angry after hearing this, but two seconds later she suddenly realized that this person could not be Liang Shi from the real world.
At best, he's an arrogant and rude "pretentious king," and his tone of voice, the pauses in his breath, and his attitude are completely different from Liang Shi's.
It might just be an NPC in a game world.
They just look alike and have the same name.
Sun Chengcheng felt a little relieved and replied more seriously, "I didn't fake my voice, it's just like this. And you don't have to be so narcissistic. I'm not interested in you. If you want to contact me, then contact me; if not, that's fine too. Anyway, we'll meet after filming, so I hope you won't regret it then."
"Oh ho? Do you have a face prettier than Quella's? Or prettier than my wife? Do you think I'd even be interested in you? You might not have a mirror at home, but you have a toilet, right? Take a look at yourself now and then. Don't be so ordinary and arrogant." Liang Shi sent another long voice message.
Sun Chengcheng was furious, and Liang Shi, after sending the message, confirmed that this was indeed the same Sun Chengcheng, whose tone of voice was still so rude and whose verbal habits had not changed.
However, Liang Shi directly changed his persona to make Sun Chengcheng lower her guard.
Chapter 94
Liang Shi's portrayal of the "pretentious king" was inspired by Zhao Xuning, but he was even more obnoxious and shameless than Zhao Xuning.
This is quite different from her previous image.
When Liang Shi was summarizing character traits before, he discovered that when a person is capable, their arrogance and haughtiness are simply being arrogant because they are talented, which is to be expected. But when a person is incapable and arrogant yet has many demands, that is a "pretentious king".
Excessive pretense becomes repulsive.
Faced with Liang Shifa's long voice message, Sun Chengcheng was so angry that she could only utter two words: "Get out!"
Liang Shi replied casually, "Oh~"
Sun Chengcheng, angered by Liang Shi, couldn't sleep that night. She played the Great Compassion Mantra twenty times on her music app, but still couldn't fall asleep.
The next morning, she woke up with dark circles under her eyes and looked pale when she went to the living room. The Sun couple were terrified and kept surrounding her, asking her what had happened and why she looked so bad.
Sun Chengcheng, who hadn't slept well, was already in a bad mood. Hearing so many questions made her head feel like it was going to explode. She got so angry that she slammed down her chopsticks and yelled, "Aren't you guys annoying?!"
The Sun couple immediately fell silent, looking at Sun Chengcheng with trepidation.
Sun's mother asked cautiously, "Sweetie, what's wrong? Mommy is worried about you... If you don't want to hear it, Daddy and Mommy won't say anything."
Mr. Sun also said in a low voice, "My dear daughter, you are not feeling well, don't be angry."
Sun Chengcheng suddenly realized that she had lost her temper, and to two people who were so good to her. She apologized with some annoyance: "I'm sorry, Mom and Dad. I just had insomnia. I'll be fine after sleeping for a while. Please don't ask me anymore."
"We won't ask," Mr. and Mrs. Sun said repeatedly.
She couldn't eat breakfast either, and went straight back to her room. After closing the door, she picked up her phone, her mind filled with Liang Shi's words from last night.
Damn it.
Liang Shi used to be such a gentle and caring older sister, how come she is now...?
Sun Chengcheng could only keep comforting herself, as long as it wasn't Liang Shi from the real world. Liang Shi had become a vegetable, and this was just someone with the same face and name.
He's just an annoying show-off!
However, future collaborations are unlikely to go smoothly. Hopefully, Liang Shi here won't get in her way.
She wants to become a top-tier, universally adored celebrity, so as not to let down the system she received and the charm points she worked so hard to accumulate.
Since she couldn't fall asleep anyway, Sun Chengcheng simply started doing the system tasks. The system's task for her was to do one hundred push-ups, which would earn her 1 charm point and 2 fragment points.
You need another 57 fragments to unlock the next character's poster.
After she finished the task, she sent a message to Gu Yixue, asking when filming for "Heart's Journey" would begin.
Gu Yixue replied with a voice message, her voice languid, "Could you please stop messaging me before 10 PM? It's really annoying."
Sun Chengcheng: "..."
"The filming time hasn't been set yet. Have you contacted Liang Shi yet?" Gu Yixue said, "After she finishes filming 'Yu Guang,' I also need to rest. You can join any crew for fun during this time."
Sun Chengcheng: "..."
A thousand horses galloped through her mind.
I just want to ask one question: How the hell did he become an internationally renowned director?!
//
Liang Shi was in a good mood and slept well that night without any dreams.
When I woke up and saw the messages she sent last night, and listened to the voice messages I sent again, I felt really annoyed.
She forwarded a screenshot of the text to Zhao Xuning, casually asking, "Doesn't this look familiar?"
Zhao Xuning: [?]
Liang Shi: [Sending one more word won't kill you, Dr. Zhao.]
Zhao Xuning: [Who sent it to you?]
Liang Shi: [I sent it to someone else.]
Zhao Xuning's comment "This person is sick" had already been left in the chat box, but after seeing Liang Shi's comment, she deleted it.
Zhao Xuning: [It's quite fun.]
Liang Shi: […Yay!]
As Liang Shi looked at the message, he thought to himself: Zhao Xuning is completely unaware of her own hidden "pretentious" temperament.
As Zhao Xuning stepped out, he thought to himself: Liang Shi might really be sick, literally.
The two mentally insulted each other early in the morning, but the other was completely unaware, so they were able to maintain their superficial friendship.
After getting up, Liang Shi went to the kitchen first and found no one there. The bathroom door was closed, and there was the sound of running water.
It was just an ordinary morning, like many of their usual days.
The sunlight was just right, bringing light and warmth into the room.
Looking through the clean glass of the window, there is a clear blue sky. Standing by the window and looking down, there is a bustling traffic, a constantly flowing river, and pedestrians rushing to work in the early morning.
Ordinary life is the greatest romance for ordinary people.
Liang Shi went to the kitchen to wash his hands and started cooking breakfast.
She first opened the refrigerator and found that the vegetables she had stocked up on were almost gone, and there was only one slice of bread left, not even enough for the two of them to share.
So we still need to go shopping today.
Xu Qingzhu had to go to work, so she went to the supermarket to buy things after Xu Qingzhu went to work.