The most promising one to be released right now is "Heart's Journey".
Films that are vying for awards usually pass censorship relatively quickly.
Liang Shi also sent a message to Gu Yixue to ask, and Gu Yixue replied with a voice message at four in the morning: "Probably in the spring."
Less than half a year is indeed quite fast.
Liang Shi saw Gu Yixue's message at nine o'clock in the morning. She was going to drive Xu Qingzhu to the company.
Gu Yixue's voice sounded a little dry on the other end of the line, as if she had just finished smoking.
Liang Shi then asked with concern, "Did you go abroad for your honeymoon? Why aren't you asleep yet at this hour?"
Gu Yixue replied instantly: [The person is indeed abroad, but I'm alone.]
Liang Shi: [?]
Gu Yixue's voice message was filled with laughter: "I'm here to attend a film festival, and Shen Fenghe is still in China. How could we possibly have a honeymoon?"
Liang Shi: "..."
None of them are easy to deal with.
Even without any dramas airing, the agent was still actively looking for work for Liang Shi.
Previously, a shocking revelation was discovered in the office. No matter how shocked the agent was inside, he could still appear calm on the surface and keep quiet.
Even towards Liang Shi, he maintained the same attitude as before, without the slightest hint of flattery.
However, it is true that they were more lenient with her and did not keep finding her work as before, but only contacted her again after she had rested for so many days.
"Do you have time tomorrow?" Chang Hui asked directly. "A casting director for a variety show wants to meet with you. Let's meet at the company coffee shop at 10 a.m. tomorrow?"
Liang adapts to the situation.
Although she prefers acting to participating in variety shows, she can understand her manager's good intentions. Artists need to maintain exposure when they are not acting, and acting in variety shows is the most difficult thing.
They were clearly acting, but they couldn't let anyone see it.
So she'll appear on any variety show that's similar to what she's seen.
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The next day, Liang Shi arrived at the coffee shop on time, where Chang Hui was already waiting.
Liang Shi exchanged a few pleasantries with her, and Chang Hui continued chatting as usual.
They didn't treat her any differently because of what happened in the president's office that day.
They did ask a few questions.
"You're already married, right?" Chang Hui asked politely.
Liang Shi nodded.
"How many years has it been?" Chang Hui asked.
Liang Shi was taken aback: "Do you need to know this too?"
Liang Shi could understand the first question. Nowadays, when filming dramas, there are always promotional strategies, such as creating on-screen couples with fellow actors. If an actor is married in real life, they will try to avoid it.
Even in variety shows and regular interviews, directors need to go over the script in advance.
Chang Hui never expected that she would never have asked this question before. A beautiful 25-year-old woman would not have pursued a career but instead married young.
However, after seeing his wife, Chang Hui understood.
That's normal. If you met someone like that, who wouldn't want to get married?
Anyone who doesn't want to get married is an idiot.
Chang Hui replied in a low voice, "Considering your future resource allocation, it's better to ask more clearly."
“Less than a year,” Liang Shi said.
"That's still the honeymoon period," Chang Hui said. "Then how come..."
He suddenly stopped talking, almost letting his gossipy side come out.
Fortunately, her excellent professionalism as a manager helped her stop in time.
Liang Shi nodded to her: "We are not divorced, and our relationship has returned to normal. I don't want to exploit her, so I will try to avoid such questions in interviews. The most daring thing to ask is what type of girl I like."
Chang Hui nodded, indicating that she understood.
Just as they were talking, the casting director for the variety show arrived.
She came to meet with Liang Shishi, a guest star on a newly launched online travel variety show called "Let's Go, Now," for the third season.
Because some of the regular guests have less-than-ideal personalities, the selection of guest stars needs to be carefully chosen. They must be people with decent personalities, since this show focuses on creating a slow-paced variety show.
The director of this show and Chang Hui were high school classmates, so they still have some connection.
When it came to having a good personality, Chang Hui recommended Liang Shi without hesitation.
The casting director came over just to go through the motions, asking what representative works he had. Liang Shi was momentarily speechless, and reluctantly said, "I acted in Quella's new film 'Heart's Journey,' does that count?"
Upon hearing that it was Quella, the other person's eyes lit up immediately. "Of course it counts! Quella is one of my favorite directors. I've heard that 'Heart's Journey' has started filming. I didn't expect you to be in it. What role do you play?"
Liang modestly replied, "I'd say I'm barely the female lead."
Indeed, she had more screen time. She then added, "But 'Heart's Journey' is a drama with two female leads, and the other lead actress's role is equally important."
The director was shocked.
I thought she was a newcomer with no works yet, just using Chang Hui's connections to get on variety shows to gain exposure, but I didn't expect her to be the female lead in "Heart's Journey".
...This level of star power is truly beyond the reach of their small, insignificant program.
The group then chatted happily in the coffee shop.
Meanwhile, in another corner of the coffee shop, someone was watching this side and calmly sipped their coffee.
The person sitting opposite her looked at her and suddenly exclaimed, "Wow!"
"What's wrong?" Lu Jiayi put down her coffee and looked away.
But Gu Chunmian, who was sitting opposite her, exclaimed in surprise, "How come that person looks so much like that dead woman, Shen Fenghe?"
“She’s still your fiancée,” Lu Jiayi said. “You don’t have to insult me like that.”
“It’s over.” Gu Chunmian gritted her teeth as she mentioned Shen Fenghe. “She’s someone else’s wife now. Gu Yixue is really something, she actually instigated Ziwen to commit suicide. Well, as she wished, I’ve had my card suspended and am grounded for half a month. I’m so angry…”
Gu Chunmian was furious when she thought about it.
At the time, she was just trying to stall for time. She had finally managed to coax Ye Ziwen into marriage, thinking that once she got the inheritance rights to the Gu family, she would divorce Shen Fenghe. Who the hell wants to spend their whole life with a playing card? It's just an eyesore.
Unexpectedly, Gu Yixue went to see Ye Ziwen.
To be precise, after Ye Ziwen finished filming "Heart's Journey", Gu Yixue said to Ye Ziwen: "Do you think she can still be free after getting married? If she gets married, then you will be a mistress, someone who can never be in the public eye."
The Gu family is large and powerful; how could Gu Chunmian possibly give up her inheritance rights for her?
After hearing what Gu Yixue said, Ye Ziwen called her at the wedding that day, saying she had already taken her medication.
Gu Chunmian returned in time and took Ye Ziwen to the hospital for a stomach pump, which saved her life.
However, Shen Fenghe had already married Gu Yixue.
However, Gu Yixue didn't get any good treatment either.
Because she had gotten her sister's marriage by chance, Shen Fenghe accompanied her back to the Gu family the day after the wedding. However, due to an unexpected business trip abroad, Gu Yixue was left alone.
As soon as Shen Fenghe left, Gu Yixue was ordered to kneel in front of her mother's memorial tablet and was whipped.
Gu Yixue had always been proud since childhood, and she didn't utter a sound even after being beaten so badly.
Finally, her back was covered in blood and flesh, and her black shirt was stained with blood.
He left the Gu family with his broken body and his back ramrod straight.
But Gu Chunmian was still angry.
Now, she's being targeted at home every day, and her already precarious position is now even more precarious.
She was truly afraid that Shen Fenghe, that bitch, would help Gu Yixue become the president of the Gu family.
Because I hate Shen Fenghe so much, I also find people who look like her annoying.
Gu Chunmian glared angrily at Liang Shi, who was laughing and joking over there, and snorted coldly: "She's just a hypocritical version of Shen Fenghe. It's disgusting to look at her."
Lu Jiayi glanced at him, but didn't say a word.
After Gu Chunmian finished complaining, Lu Jiayi said, "I thought you would choose Shen Fenghe."
Gu Chunmian frowned: "How is that possible? Ziwen is about to die."
“But if you don’t get Gu Jia, Ye Ziwen won’t have a way to survive either…and that includes you,” Lu Jiayi said.
Gu Chunmian was taken aback: "What? This is a society governed by law. What can they do? Stop me from living?"
In matters like this, Lu Jiayi always saw things more clearly than Gu Chunmian. She chuckled and said, "In a society governed by the rule of law, or a technologically advanced society, how many ways are there to cause someone to die in an accident?"
Gu Chunmian: "..."
After a moment of stunned silence, he could only force himself to say, "They wouldn't dare."
There are countless secrets within wealthy families; this is merely the tip of the iceberg.
Lu Jiayi laughed at Gu Chunmian for being naive, actually giving up the opportunity to marry Shen Fenghe. People like them are destined to have this fate from birth, so there is no need to struggle.
There's no need to even encounter love.
Love is far less important than self-interest.
Lu Jiayi understood this very well, which is why she hasn't been in a relationship for so many years.
However, Lu Jiayi wouldn't try to persuade Gu Chunmian, who was already blinded by Ye Ziwen.
The two met when Lu Jiayi was studying abroad. They could get along quite well, as long as they didn't talk about relationship issues, so they were barely considered friends. Gu Jiayi wanted to befriend the Gu family, so she could also barely accept Gu Chunmian's love-obsessed nature.
She just didn't like this kind of love-struck mentality; it would be too troublesome to constantly coax someone after marriage.
Otherwise, she would consider a marriage alliance with Gu Chunmian.
She wasn't in the mood to talk to her anymore. They'd only been together for an hour, and she'd spent fifty minutes vomiting black grime—it was so negative.
Lu Jiayi has been quite busy lately. She hasn't had time to reorganize Huayi Film and Television, which she just acquired, and there are all sorts of other things to deal with. Her family is also calling her nonstop every day, which is quite annoying.