"Where have you been?! The film set is waiting for you! Assistant Director Wang has already called me!"
"...Huh?" Zhou Zhou only selectively recalled the original owner's memories and had no idea that the original owner was still filming on a movie set these past few days.
"What do you mean 'ah'? Go back to the set right now and apologize properly to Assistant Director Wang and the others! Then finish filming the scene properly!" There was a pause on the other end of the phone, as if he remembered something important. He suppressed his dissatisfaction and continued, "Don't let yesterday's incident happen again. The company is already helping you with public relations. Don't log on to Weibo for the next few days."
After saying that, he reminded her, "Ye Qisheng isn't on set today, so you better behave yourself and don't cause any trouble!"
"But I'm a doctor..."
[Beep beep beep—]
Zhou Zhou: "..." Can't you let him say something? Why can't these two even listen to people properly?
The original owner entered the entertainment industry after marrying Fu Hengzhi. Only the higher-ups in the agency knew that Zhou Zhou was Mrs. Fu, and even Zhou Zhou's agent, Yan Li, was completely unaware of this.
What happened in this part of the original novel? Zhou Zhou pondered the plot development of this part of the original book. The original owner was already divorced this morning. In the face of loss in both love and family, she didn't care about the development of her career and simply gave up acting in this drama.
It was precisely because of this that the production team had to replace the actor at the last minute. The agency compensated the production team, but the compensation was doubled and deducted from the original actor's pay. The original actor refused to comply with the company's management and was subsequently blacklisted, ultimately leading to a tragic end.
"This is ridiculous, outrageous, and utter nonsense." Zhou Zhou complained as he went to the private bathroom sink in the VIP ward to wash up. Looking in the mirror, he felt much more refreshed.
Zhou Zhou held his chin and looked left and right, increasingly convinced that the original owner of the body was out of his mind.
He's quite handsome. Wouldn't it be better if he preferred pretty girls with big breasts, slim waists, and long legs? Why does he have to cling to that movie star? Even if he just likes men, why abandon his perfect CEO at home to pursue that movie star who later goes through a terrible ordeal of chasing after his wife?
After finishing, Zhou Zhou looked at the bandage on his forehead, reached out and gently pressed the wound. He could feel it, but it wasn't nearly as painful as last night.
Zhou Zhou was wearing black jeans and a dark green layered hooded sweatshirt. He pulled up the hood and put on a mask, revealing a pair of bright, dark brown eyes.
After leaving the hospital, I hailed a taxi to go to the film set.
He can finish filming today after this scene. He's just a pretty face, and he's only in less than three scenes in the whole show, with no more than ten lines.
The original owner had already filmed two scenes and delivered seven lines yesterday.
All that's left for him is the scene of his first meeting with the female lead and three lines of dialogue.
When Zhou Zhou arrived at the film set, the entire movie was being filmed in an orderly manner. Based on her memory, Zhou Zhou walked over to the middle-aged man sitting in the chair.
He said politely, "Director Wang, I'm sorry I'm late."
The man in front of them was Assistant Director Wang. When Zhou Zhou addressed him, he omitted the word "assistant," in order to curry favor with him.
As expected, Director Wang was about to lose his temper when he heard this form of address, and his expression softened considerably, though it remained dark and gloomy.
"What's wrong with your head?" Everyone knows that Zhou Zhou confessed his feelings to Ye Yingdi yesterday and was rejected, but only the parties involved, Fu Hengzhi and that unknown 'adulterer' know the follow-up.
Zhou Zhou chuckled dryly, "I drank a little yesterday, and on my way home I bumped into a telephone pole."
Then he heard Director Wang scoff dismissively.
"..."
Zhou Zhou smiled politely on the surface, but in his heart he thought that it was all the original owner's fault, and now that everyone was united, he would just have to take the blame.
Zhou Zhou plays a male college student brimming with youthful hormones, who is also a junior who is pursuing the female lead.
The first scene depicts their first encounter. After playing basketball, he passes by the library entrance and his gaze sweeps across the crowd, instantly landing on the female protagonist as she emerges from the library.
A glance that lasts a lifetime.
Zhou Zhou changed into a basketball uniform, and the basketball headband just covered the bandage around his forehead.
The makeup artist gave him a simple base makeup and used concealer to cover the dark circles under his eyes from staying up all night. Looking at the naturally good-looking face in front of him, she curled her lip and thought to herself that he was indeed blessed by God. With such poor acting skills, what kind of actor is he? He should be an idol instead.
But when she thought about how Zhou Zhou had relentlessly pursued and harassed Ye Yingdi when she first entered the entertainment industry, she thought to herself, "Forget it, I'd better leave the industry and find some peace and quiet."
Holding a basketball, all Zhou Zhou had to do was play around with a few extras playing basketball, stride briskly towards the library from a distance, and then fall in love at first sight with the female lead who came out of the library.
Zhou Zhou had filmed this scene once or twice before, but he couldn't capture the youthful hormones of a basketball player. His gaze towards the female lead was also dull and lifeless, showing no trace of love or admiration.
Director Wang stared intently at the monitor in front of him, watching the figures running and playing around in the distance. He was already seething with anger, waiting for the effect of the last NG to appear.
...The young man walked from the basketball court, a basketball folded around his arm with one hand, laughing loudly as he walked from a distance, lifting the hem of his jersey to cool off, exuding youthful energy. As he approached the library, his gaze locked onto a beautiful figure walking out of the library's main entrance through the crowd. He stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with amazement. When his companion waved in front of him, he snapped out of his daze, but his gaze remained fixed on the girl.
"Quick, hold this for me." The boy hurriedly stuffed the basketball into his companion's arms, took out his phone from his pocket, and ran towards the girl, weaving through the pedestrians.
"Excuse me, student, please wait a moment!"
The girl turned around and was slightly taken aback when she saw a handsome, unfamiliar boy running towards her. She looked around, tilted her head, and pointed at herself. "Me?"
The boy, clutching his phone, ran up to the girl, a serious and delighted smile on his face, as if he had seen his own light. "Yes, may I add you on WeChat?"...
"Cut! That's a wrap!" Director Wang called out, looking at Zhou Zhou who was walking over from a distance with surprise. He asked suspiciously, "Did you cram for your scenes last night?"
"Huh?" Zhou Zhou was excited all night because of the 30 million, but this morning he found out that the original owner hadn't even finished filming her scenes, so how could she have had time to catch up?
"It's a million times better than before." The statement was a bit exaggerated, but Director Wang then added regretfully, "The only flaw is your figure; you're too thin."
"...I'm sorry." Perhaps it was a compliment? After all, the body belonged to the original owner.
It's not that Zhou Zhou is particularly good at acting; how could a writer be that good? The main reason is that what just happened actually occurred in Zhou Zhou's life.
The details are exactly the same, but unfortunately the ending is not so happy.
After that pretty senior added him on social media, he never even met her in person. She coaxed and tricked him into buying him a bunch of useless study materials.
Damn it, that's his monthly living expenses.
However, to be fair, there's another reason why she was able to perform so well: the female lead... is indeed beautiful!
Zhou Zhou was a nobody, and no one even noticed when filming wrapped up. After changing clothes in the dressing room, she planned to go back to the hospital. The basketball headband she had just used made the wound on her head a little itchy.
"You acted really well just now."
As Zhou Zhou walked to the edge of the set, Qin Yue, the actress playing the female lead, came over with a small handheld fan and gave Zhou Zhou a playful smile.
Qin Yue's clear and bright eyes crinkled when she smiled, her jet-black hair was shiny and smooth, and her cheeks were flushed with a faint pink from the heat. She wore a white chiffon dress. In the drama, she was a gentle senior student, but in reality, she was a cheerful and adorable girl.
“You flatter me, you flatter me—” Zhou Zhou paused slightly, thinking about how to address the other person, who seemed to have been in the industry for several years. “Teacher Qin is the one who should be addressed. That turn of her head just now amazed me, and I almost lost my composure.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Yue's smile deepened, like a blooming summer flower.
Zhou Zhou was, after all, a straight man, and had been single for nearly thirty years in the original world. He felt a little awkward in front of a pretty girl, and a blush crept onto his face. But then a cold snort came from behind him.
“…” Zhou Zhou silently turned around.
Qin Yue looked behind him, her face showing surprise, and her smile deepened.
It could even be described as fawning. He walked around Zhou Zhou in a few steps and stepped forward, saying, "Teacher Ye, what a coincidence!"
Zhou Zhou remained motionless with his back turned, his right eyelid twitched, and he thought to himself, "Teacher Ye?"
It can't be that much of a coincidence.
Zhou Zhou turned around, already sporting an awkward yet polite smile. But when she noticed the man in front of her, her pupils dilated, clearly stunned by his beauty.
The man leaned against the wall, his features sharp and his eyes deep. A faint smile played on his lips. He was polite but distant and indifferent. Even without getting close, Zhou Zhou could feel the masculine hormones emanating from him.
Is this... this kind of melodramatic novel aimed at women?
Zhou Zhou frowned. These guys all have such curly hair!
[Author's Note: Zhou Zhou: They're all handsome guys!]
Fu Hengzhi: Darling, don't praise me, I'm shy.
Chapter Three: This Terrible, Messy World
Ye Qisheng took in Zhou Zhou's performance and narrowed his eyes.
I've seen that look before, Zhou Zhou felt ashamed; Fu Hengzhi looked at him with the same look yesterday.
How to put it... it's a combination of disdain and disgust...
Zhou Zhou pursed her lips and greeted Ye Qisheng in a dry manner, "Hello, Teacher Ye."
"Huh?" Qin Yue, who was swooning over Ye Qisheng, turned around when she heard Zhou Zhou's emotionless voice. "Teacher Zhou, you saw that Teacher Ye acted very normally today."
"..." Zhou Zhou didn't know what it meant to be normal today. Did the original owner not see Ye Qisheng normally before?
"I'm not feeling well today." Zhou Zhou pointed to the bandage wrapped around his forehead. "Sorry, the doctor told me to go to the hospital to change my dressing. I have to go now."
Zhou Zhou lowered his head and started to slip away, but he was stopped before he had taken two steps.
"..." Zhou Zhou's expression froze, and he looked up incredulously at Ye Qisheng, who had stretched out his arm to block him.
At this moment, several popular terms from time-travel novels popped into the mind of writer Zhou Zhou.
To put on an act.
Pretending to be calm.
To lure someone in at the first sign of trouble, one must feign indifference.
Playing hard to get.
Going to meet the man...
No, it's off-target!
Zhou Zhou looked at Ye Qisheng's handsome face and felt a surge of emotions, fearing that something might happen that he, a straight man, couldn't accept.
Qin Yue, who had already moved to the wall, held a small fan and watched with a bright look in her eyes, adopting a gossipy attitude.
Everyone in the industry knows about Zhou Zhou's relentless pursuit of Actor Ye.
Qin Yue even thoughtfully suggested, "Shall I excuse myself for a moment?"
"Need not."
"Need not!"
Both spoke at the same time. Ye Qisheng paused, then looked at Zhou Zhou, who was speaking excitedly beside him, with a purely inquisitive gaze.
Zhou Zhou realized what was happening, rubbed his hands together and chuckled dryly, "Hey, what's there to avoid? We're all on the same side."
As Zhou Zhou finished speaking, he noticed a change in their expressions. If he wasn't mistaken, what they were trying to say might be—
unlucky.
Ye Qisheng was too lazy to waste words with him. He didn't have any scenes to film today, and he wasn't even on set. It was supposed to be a good time to rest, but all of that was ruined by what this person did yesterday.
"Take this you gave me yesterday." Ye Qisheng said through gritted teeth as he pulled a small velvet box from his pocket.
Anyone with a normal eye could tell what this thing was just by looking at the box. Zhou Zhou stood there, stunned, as Qin Yue let out a suppressed gasp.