Thursday, 6 March 2025

3RYB 43






Chapter 43

As soon as He Quanyi's Weibo came out.

He Quanyi’s acting reputation was relatively solid. It was obvious that she wasn't well adapted to the role and the preparation time was too rushed, resulting in her poor performance. However, because of her humble attitude of admitting her shortcomings, netizens think that this was an accident and cannot prove that He Quanyi's acting skills weren’t good.

At first, netizens in the comment area were praising and encouraging He Quanyi. When passers-by who were watching the fun clicked on the video posted by He Quanyi and watched the entire interview performance, the focus of the comment area immediately changed.

[This section is more complete. There is actually Gu Qi's performance later? ]

[Although I don't quite understand what this script is about, Gu Qi's face is suitable for the big screen. So beautiful that I'm drooling]

[The scene where she sheds tears is so beautiful... a kind of calm despair makes people feel suffocated. The moment our eyes meet, my scalp is numb. Who understands]

[Although Shen Anran seems to beat He Quanyi, I think Gu Qi beats Shen Anran]

[+1 above, I don't understand this result]

[I originally thought that Shen Anran won this role with her acting skills, but it’s obvious that Gu Qi's acting is better]

One must know, before this complete audition video was released, Shen Anran's fans were particularly inflated. They thought that her acting skills had already crushed Gu Qi and He Quanyi and were very proud.

But this video could be said to be a slap in the face.

However, some fans of Shen Anran immediately stood up to defend her --

[Gu Qi and Shen Anran aren’t doing the same scene, so there is no point in comparing them]

[Gu Qi and He Quanyi were once competitors and their acting skills were at the same level (in the past two years, it’s obvious that He Quanyi had developed better). Doesn't Shen Anran's victory over He Quanyi mean that she had won over Gu Qi? ]

[That’s right. Shen Anran and He Quanyi has the same scene and she won beautifully. So it is reasonable to give her this contract]

[Who doesn't know the unique model of Jinyue Films signing actors? It’s voted by five professional directors. You think you are more awesome than professional directors?]

[Yes, yes, I am not a professional director, but I cried with Gu Qi. As a viewer, she made me empathize. I think she is awesome, so what? ]

[Are Shen Anran's fans stupid or are they pretending to be stupid? As soon as the full video is released, everyone is praising Gu Qi. If Shen Anran and her team didn’t have a guilty conscience, why didn't Gu Qi appear in the first video? ]

Finally, someone discovered this blind spot.

[Yeah, there are only a few people in the room. How could a secretly filmed video be circulated? You can think with your toes that it was done by Shen Anran's team]

[She knew that her performance was indeed better than He Quanyi's, so she only dared to show the two of them and deliberately hid Gu Qi’s? If He Quanyi hadn't come out to apologize and released the full and clear version of the recording, everyone would think Shen Anran is so amazing now, right? Isn't this completely led by Shen Anran's team? ]



There was a lot of quarreling on the Internet.

Wen Renjing opened the door of his apartment with a blank expression. Seeing Jiang Lechuan sitting on the steps with his back to him, he asked incomprehensibly, "Why did you come here all of a sudden?"

Wen Renjing, who had always had a kind face on, was woken up by a phone call from Jiang Lechuan and had a morning temper.

Jiang Lechuan didn't care about it, or maybe he didn't care at all. He held up his phone and handed it to Wen Renjing, saying, "Take a look at this."

Wen Renjing could only stand at the door and watch the whole video with Jiang Lechuan.

When it came to the part of Gu Qi's performance, Wen Renjing was surprised and took the phone from Jiang Lechuan so that he could watch it more carefully.

The video was finished.

Jiang Lechuan couldn't wait to ask: "How was it? My Elder Sis and Shen Anran, who acted better?"

Wen Renjing didn't expect Jiang Lechuan to ask this kind of question and grumbled: "...You came all the way here to ask me this kind of question?"

Jiang Lechuan put away his phone and said confidently: "Because I don't understand acting. I saw people arguing online. Some people said Elder Sister acted well, while some people said it’s Shen Anran."

So he wanted to find a real ‘professional’ to tell him the correct answer.

There was nothing to hesitate about and he immediately came to find Wen Renjing, who had won the award-winning actor trophy.

Wen Renjing took out his phone, swiped through it briefly, and almost understood what was going on.

He commented: "Shen Anran is indeed one of the new generation of actors with more potential. If she works hard and develops for a few more years, she may be able to achieve some results."

Jiang Lechuan's face was full of ‘dissatisfaction’.

In Jiang Lechuan's opinion, it went without saying Elder Sister was the best.

Although he didn't understand the script very well, he cried when Elder Sister cried. Wasn't this what actors often say... infectiousness?

But he knew very well that he didn't know how to act. He was confused by Shen Anran's fans in the comment area. He felt what they said made sense, so he came to find Wen Renjing.

Unexpectedly, even Wen Renjing, their family, praised Shen Anran.

Looking at Jiang Lechuan's expression that quickly collapsed, Wen Renjing paused for a few seconds before continuing: "But she can’t compare to Elder Sister. The traces of acting are too strong. For example, in the last part of breaking the fourth wall, she obviously overexerted herself when talking to her younger self, that is, the audience. Judging from her acting skills alone, the result is problematic."

Jiang Lechuan's eyes lit up quickly.

He said proudly: "Like I said, Elder Sister is the best!"

Wen Renjing: "You didn't say that."

Jiang Lechuan: "..."

Forget it, he didn't bother with Wen Renjing.

Jiang Lechuan sat on the steps in front of Wen Renjing's house again, immediately switched to his small account, and started fighting. He applied what Wen Renjing said.

[How is Shen Anran's acting better than Gu Qi's? She has so many traces of acting, not as natural as Gu Qi, right? For example, at th end, breaking...]

Jiang Lechuan scratched his head, break what?

He forgot.

"How many walls did you say Shen Anran needs to break?" Jiang Lechuan turned around to ask Wen Renjing, but saw the door that had been closed. There were two bags of garbage next to the door, with a note on it: throw it away when you leave.

Jiang Lechuan: “?”



As the center of the hot search storm, Gu Qi had no idea about it, because she had no time to look at her phone.

For once, Gu Qi was nervous.

Just last night, Xie Yun sent her a WeChat message.

The implication was that she had been thinking about the script and was ready to restart it, and hoped that Gu Qi could play the female lead.

If Gu Qi was willing, they could meet and discuss in detail.

Xie Yun had already bought a ticket back to the country and landed in the capital tonight.

Gu Qi would meet her at the airport, have dinner together and discuss their opinions on the script that needed to be changed.

Gu Qi went out early, and unfortunately-

There was a traffic jam.

But fortunately, she left early enough. So she shouldn't be late even when there was a traffic jam.

Even more unfortunate things happened.

Xie Yun's plane landed early.

Ten minutes away from the airport, Xie Yun sent a message. Gu Qi quickly apologized and said that she would arrive as soon as possible.

Xie Yun replied quickly.

[It's okay, I landed earlier than planned. Don't worry, paid attention to safety]



Airport.

Xie Yun stood on the land of her motherland again. Everything she saw was fresh to her.

She wasn't in a hurry, found a seat and sat down. Then she took out her phone to send messages to other friends.

Since she was back, she had to make an appointment to meet.

But suddenly, her phone automatically pushed a popular Weibo to her.

#Today Jinyue Films signed Shen Anran#

Xie Yun frowned and opened the private message with Hang Ze at once.

She didn't say anything, just sent a question mark.

She clearly remembered the discussion that day, Wei Yan and Hang Ze obviously preferred Gu Qi. Why Shen Anran was signed in the end.

Xie Yun never cared about the company's affairs, so she voted for Gu Qi and didn't ask about the follow-up.

In Xie Yun's opinion, there would be no other results.

Hang Ze replied almost immediately.

[Ah, Shen Wei, Fang Zhian and I all voted for Shen Anran, 3 to 2]

Xie Yun was so furious that she made a voice call, "Explain the situation to me. I won’t comment about that useless Fang Zhian being on Shen Wei's side. Don't tell me that you think Shen Anran is better than Gu Qi."

"That's not the case." Hang Ze's voice on the other side casually responded, "But Shen Wei gave me a watch. It's very expensive, it costs 800,000."

Xie Yun coldly uttered, "So our Director Hang was bribed. Is this the reason why you stand on their side and help them do evil? You should know that a good actor and a successful movie can bring you more than this."

"Don't make it sound that unpleasant. I think one is a bastard when there’s money and not earning it. Besides, Shen Anran, a traffic flower, is quite compatible with my commercial movie." Hang Ze was still jolly and cheerful, saying: "And I'm not on their side. Shen Wei isn't willing to give the video to He Quanyi, but I gave it to her secretly."

Hang Ze yawned and said: "And there’s also you. Do whatever you want, I will support you."

He didn't want to offend anyone. What’s more, there was money knocking on his door. In Hang Ze's opinion, this wasn't a matter of choice.

Gu Qi was excellent, but the commercial value behind Shen Anran wasn't low. Obviously, they could have both. This was the maximization of benefits.

Only one new person could be signed each time. This was the default rule. It wouldn't matter if it was changed.

But Hang Ze didn't understand why Shen Wei insisted on only letting Shen Anran enter the company.

So Hang Ze was happy to hand over the video, because he knew what He Quanyi wanted to do. In that case, let the netizens judge and let public opinion force Shen Wei to give in.

Xie Yun hung up the phone directly and fumed.

When Xie Yun saw Gu Qi coming from afar, her originally cold face softened a little.

Gu Qi deliberately wore a light gray dress described in the script. The female lead Chunsheng wore this when she first appeared. Her hair was simply braided.

She smiled at Xie Yun from afar as gentle and friendly as possible.

Because she wasn't good at smiling, her smile changed from looking like ‘I will kill you tonight’ to ‘I don't want to laugh but feel I have to laugh’ despite the improvement.

Still, Xie Yun was particularly satisfied with Gu Qi.

First of all, the clothes and shapes were obviously carefully matched to the role of the caring Chunsheng. Even the smile was completely consistent with the ‘cowardly and unnatural’ vibe that Chunsheng wanted to give people.

So Xie Yun grabbed Gu Qi's wrist, "Let's go! Let's eat! I have a lot to say. We’ll talk after we are full!"



On the other side.

Shen's house.

Watching the massive online controversy, Shen Wei turned to his niece helplessly and asked, "Do you have any conflicts with that Gu Qi?"

Originally, he felt that his niece's acting skills weren't as good as Gu Qi's. Still, they were better than He Quanyi's performance this time. So why not accept Hang Ze's proposal and sign both of them at the same time.

Let one of them go for commercial films and the other for art films, because the two people have completely different looks and their development paths didn’t conflict. It obviously could be solved like this.

But for some reason, his niece was so determined and unwilling to sign a contract with Gu Qi.

Shen Wei had no choice. He had been busy with his career in filming movies all his life. He was alone without children.

This niece was so considerate and sensible. She cared about him the most and was like a half-daughter. She had never asked him for anything in these years. How could he not meet her little request?

"There’s none." Shen Anran pursed her lips. Compared with her parents who only used her as a tool for marriage, her uncle was the only one in the family that she could rely on. She said: "I just have repeated nightmares. I dream that I am in competition with her and then I lose everything to her. I am very scared."

Shen Anran naturally couldn't outright tell such a ridiculous dream, so she could only give such a half-true and half-false answer.

What she was afraid of wasn't that Gu Qi would snatch the signing position.

But losing to Gu Qi again and again and becoming a ‘supporting role’.

People in the entertainment industry had always been superstitious. Although Shen Wei didn't agree with it, he had seen a lot of it around him in these years and had to believe in some metaphysics.

Shen Anran's eyes immediately turned red: "I'm sorry, Uncle. It's all because of my willfulness. I know that Uncle must have worked very hard for me and I'm making things difficult for you now."

Looking at his niece's sensible reaction, Shen Wei could only comfort her: "It's okay. It’s just a matter of Uncle saying a few words. But the video was released by that brainless Hang Ze and there may be some controversy online. Don't take it to heart. It will pass after a while. When the time comes, Uncle will take you to film a movie."

"Okay, thank you Uncle. Only Uncle treats me the best." Shen Anran wiped her tears and smiled.

At this moment. Shen Anran's father came downstairs, greeted his eldest brother, and turned to his daughter with disdain: "There will be a charity dinner the day after tomorrow. The young master of the Liu Family will attend. We have recently cooperated with them. You accompany him for a few drinks and talk. Be sensible, okay?"

Shen Anran clenched her hands under the table and responded: "Dad, I have a job now, I need..."

"It's up to you. You don't have to go." Shen Anran's father gazed at her with indifference: "Anyway, what I don’t lack the most is children. Think it through yourself."

After that, he hurried out and answered a phone call: "President Liu, I'll go now. Okay, I won't come back until I'm drunk tonight."

……

She watched the departing back of her father.

Shen Anran lowered her head. She said nothing, only a tear slid down her cheek.

It wasn’t sadness.

It was from humiliation.

In her father's eyes, she was a tool.

As he said, it was fine if it wasn’t her. Because what he didn’t lack the most was children.

If she didn't go, there were indeed other illegitimate daughters who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get promoted. The family property may not all belong to her and her elder brother.

Shen Wei could only comfort his niece, "It's okay. I heard that the banquet is held by the Jiāng Family. No one dares to make trouble in the Jiāng’s place. Wait for the crew to start filming in a while. You can stay in the crew at that time and I will talk to your father."

Hearing the words ‘Jiāng Family’, Shen Anran was shocked. Her attitude changed from resistance to acceptance. She pursed her lips, "I know. Thank you Uncle."

Everything was temporarily ‘perfectly’ solved.

Just when Shen Wei was about to say that he would take Shen Anran out for dinner, he was suddenly bombarded with vibrations on his phone.

All of them were messages from Fang Zhian.

Shen Wei clicked on the message from Fang Zhian.

[It's bad, Director Shen. A reporter went to Director Wei's crew. He responded.Probably not be very happy with this result. ]

[Video]

...

[And Xie Yun! Xie Yun, she’s crazy! ]

[Screenshot]

[Do you need to respond? ]

In Jinyue Film and Television, the five directors could be said to be divided into two camps.

Xie Yun and Hang Ze, one of them had no ambition, and the other only had money in his eyes. Both of them were people with many changing ideas and difficult to control.

Xie Yun and Hang Ze have a better relationship on most days. He was considered to be half of Fang Zhian's master, so naturally they have more contacts on most days. As for Wei Yan, he was old-fashioned. A neutral person who wouldn’t budge.

Shen Wei frowned and clicked on the video and pictures sent by Fang Zhian.

The first video was a reporter interviewing Wei Yan.

The reporter asked: "Does Director Wei know that the newcomer the company recently signed has caused a lot of public opinion online? Does Director Wei have anything to say about this?"

Wei Yan had a straight face and only said one sentence: "Gu Qi's acting is better than I thought. I admit that I may have had some prejudice against her before. I would consider cooperation if there is a chance."

He didn't mention Shen Anran at all, as if the person signed by Jinyue wasn't her.

The reporter continued to ask: "What about Shen Anran?"

Wei Yan turned cold and walked away.

While Xie Yun forwarded the official Weibo of Jinyue Film and Television five minutes ago.

Xie Yun V: ...Caused Gu Qi is said to be signed, I return to the country. What's going on//retweeted Weibo.

She even attached the location, the capital airport.

Comment area: "!!!"

[Damn, damn, damn! This is the real director Xie Yun! ]

[Xie Yun updates this Weibo three times a year on average. Each post is about foreign scenery. The last update was four months ago. This time it’s for Gu Qi? ]

[What did Xie Yun mean by this? Is she openly challenging his own company? ]

[《Caused Gu Qi is said to be signed?》 Let me highlight the key points for everyone. The person Jinyue originally wanted to sign was Gu Qi? And Xie Yun returned to the country for Gu Qi when she thought Gu Qi was signed? ! ]

[Damn, this play actually had a sequel? ! ]

[I told you that no matter how you look at it, Gu Qi should win! ]

[Trivia! The script they interviewed for is called 《Chun Sheng》, which is the original script of director Xie Yun]

[This script is Xie Yun's ‘child’. Putting aside Jinyue's model of selecting actors and professional directors being the most authoritative in selecting, Xie Yun has the most say on whoever performs better! She obviously prefers Gu Qi! ]



After Xie Yun met Gu Qi, she liked her even more.

She had a quiet personality, but when discussing roles, she was always full of ideas, which even makes Xie Yun brightened up.

Originally, Xie Yun thought about leaving it. At most, she could sign Gu Qi herself and set up a separate studio for Gu Qi. She didn't have to use this position in Jinyue.

Unfortunately, Xie Yun's temper wasn't very good.

After seeing Wei Yan's interview, Shen Anran's fans came to her Weibo and insisted that she stand up and say something for Shen Anran. Xie Yun exploded.

Shen Anran's fans analyzed it like this——

Wei Yan had put it like this. It was obvious that he liked Gu Qi more. As for Hang Ze, he was considered to have voted for Gu Qi for Wen Renjing's sake. Therefore, the remaining three directors must vote for Shen Anran.

So they hope that one of these three directors could respond to this matter. This way, their rebuttal could become reasonable and well-founded.

Xie Yun originally thought about bearing it and dropping it. In a state of irk, these fans had to come to her and repeatedly bring up this matter and ask her to give an explanation?

Xie Yun sneered and reposted the Weibo.

She must respond, right?

Okay! Reply!

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