Chapter 06.2

Chu Piaopiao’s stunt double was walking by the lake with an umbrella. The rain was pouring down, and her eyes were full of despair. Suddenly, she threw away the umbrella with force and jumped into the lake.

Water splashed everywhere.

The north wind was howling, and the heavy rain was falling down, causing ripples on the water surface.

The lake water was icy cold, and she remembered the face of her deceased boyfriend…

Su Qian ran hurriedly to the shore, screaming her name with all her might. The camera zoomed in, and her expression was magnified.

Anxiety, worry, and grief were all present in her eyes. Various complex emotions converged, and the veins on her neck were tense.

The director was staring intently at the monitor.

Everyone on the set held their breath, drawn into an incredibly tense atmosphere.

The next moment, Su Qian jumped into the water, skillfully supporting the stunt double’s head, and swam her back to the shore.

“Cut! Very good!” The director shouted, “Next actor up.”

Only then did the onlookers come back to their senses. The looks they gave Su Qian were filled with a bit more surprise.

“It seems she’s not as bad as the rumors say.”

“Not just not bad, she’s absolutely amazing! Just that one line of dialogue, I almost cried along with her just now.”

“Me too. How did the rumor of her being a brainless package get out…”

Chu Piaopiao was to continue with the next scene. She was originally confident that she could crush Su Qian, but after the scene just now, her mindset suddenly became unstable.

How could Su Qian have improved so much in just a few days!

The clapperboard started, and the shooting continued.

Su Qian felt anger and fear towards her friend’s suicidal behavior, but more than that, she felt heartache.

“If you really miss him, you should live well.” Su Qian raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears on her face, “If you’re not here either, then there will be no one in this world who cares about him.”

Her eyes were full of heartache, but she kept holding back her tears. This kind of handling perfectly interpreted the character’s tenacious personality.

Chu Piaopiao met her gaze, and her heart trembled violently. Overwhelmed by her opponent’s powerful acting, a fear rose from the bottom of her heart, causing her to forget what to say.

“Cut—Chu Piaopiao, what’s wrong with you? You forgot your lines as soon as we started filming? Think more useful thoughts!”

Chu Piaopiao’s face turned hot, “I’m sorry, director.”

“Let’s do it again!” The director said to Su Qian, “Su Qian, you’ve improved a lot, your emotions were very good just now, keep it up. You can guide Chu Piaopiao at the appropriate time.”

“I understand, director.” Su Qian glanced at her and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Teacher Chu certainly doesn’t want to NG, but unfortunately… her professional ability doesn’t allow it.”

Chu Piaopiao’s face turned pale, and she clenched her teeth secretly.

……

Su Qian was playing a minor role, barely considered as the third female lead. Her scenes had to match the protagonist’s progression, so the scheduling of the scenes was very fragmented. After filming this scene, she had no more scenes for the day.

The crew members were all packing up, and Su Qian, dressed in wet clothes, was shivering from the cold. As a minor celebrity like her, she wasn’t entitled to have an assistant arranged by the agency. Moreover, she wasn’t popular, so there was no one to bring her a towel or hot water.

When she returned to the hotel where she was staying, her clothes were already tightly stuck to her body.

Su Qian stood under the shower, thinking about the last scene for tomorrow. The content of this scene was about her and the female lead playing in the swimming pool, which was a memory of the female lead. In the original novel, when the original character filmed this scene, her shoes were tampered with by Chu Piaopiao’s assistant, causing her to fall heavily and fracture her lower leg.

This led to a missed opportunity for the original character to film a low-budget web drama because of her leg injury. Later, the web drama became a big hit, but she never got such a good opportunity again.

Su Qian rinsed off the foam on her body. She must think of a way to solve this problem tomorrow.

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The next day, Su Qian got up an hour and a half early, prepared to have a simple breakfast and then go to do her makeup.

She had drunk a bowl of ginger soup before going to bed yesterday, and her nose was still a bit stuffy.

She sniffed, and as soon as she left the hotel, she was stopped by a man in a suit and leather shoes.

“Miss Su, the boss wants to see you.”

Su Qian recognized the man in front of her as the assistant of the male lead, Shang Jingyu, in this book.

In the book, the original owner was infatuated with Shang Jingyu, and he used her to steal an important piece of data from the Jin family, in exchange for corresponding film and television resources. Later, when the truth came out, the original owner ended up in jail, and Shang Jingyu not only cleared himself completely but also pushed all the responsibility onto her.

She only saw that text message this morning and immediately put it in the recycle bin. Now, she just wants to make money and build her career, and live her own life peacefully after the contract ends.

She can please Jin Lie by asking his mother for advice and making a strategy, but she doesn’t want to have any contact with Shang Jingyu.

Because unlike the supporting characters, Shang Jingyu, the male lead, only has a conscience towards the female lead. In the book, his character is that of a cultured scoundrel. He appears harmless on the surface, but in reality, he is ruthless and cruel.

For example, Chu Piaopiao, who is currently being used as a stand-in for the female lead, didn’t end up well because she offended him.

In front of him, someone like her could die ten thousand times and probably still wouldn’t earn a pitying glance.

“I’m sorry, I have something else to do.”

Su Qian walked around him and moved forward, but the assistant was not ready to let her go.

“It seems that Miss Su’s credibility is questionable. You change your mind about things you’ve agreed to. It’s a waste that Mr. Shang waited for you for half an hour that day, and you just casually broke your promise without reason.”

This person’s incessant chatter is like a duck’s.

Su Qian impatiently said, “Does your boss know that you’re badmouthing him behind his back? I’m completely innocent with him, why do you make it sound like I’m having an affair with him?”

The assistant choked, “……” What kind of dream are you having?!

“Besides, it takes me twenty-five minutes to do a face mask. Is waiting half an hour too much? Or are you saying your boss has never done anything that took more than half an hour?”

The assistant: “……” Who the hell is badmouthing the boss?!

“Half an hour is indeed not much.” A male voice with a smile suddenly interjected, “I just want to figure out why Miss Su changed her mind.”

Upon hearing the voice, Su Qian turned her head and was stunned when she saw the face of Shang Jingyu.