Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 255: The crew's affairs
Because there are many outdoor scenes to be filmed, for convenience reasons, the "Chu Tian Yao" crew booked an entire hotel near Cangshan Mountain by the Erhai Lake as the crew's residence for the next few months.

However, due to limited rooms, not all staff members are eligible to stay in the hotel. Most of the assistant employees can only squeeze into relatively remote and affordable B&Bs a few kilometers away and report in on their bicycles every morning.

Fortunately, as the third female lead in the drama, a character with some importance, Shen Yutong was assigned a separate guest room. Although it was only of average quality among the rooms in the hotel, because the inn as a whole is high-end, Shen Yutong was extremely satisfied with the view and lighting of the room.

When I wake up every morning, I am surrounded by the panoramic sea view, with the snow-capped Cangshan Mountain not far away.

Sometimes Shen Yutong felt that she was not here to film a movie, but to go on vacation.

You can live here for a few months without having to worry about food and accommodation, and you can still earn $600,000. What a magical treatment!

But Shen Yutong was also very clear-headed, or rather, she had never been so clear-headed in her 20 years of life...

She knew very well that the reason she had everything she had now was not because of how unique she was or how hard she worked, but simply because... she met Zhou Wang.

This is a thousand times luckier than ordinary people.

Although she has only been on the crew for more than a week, Shen Yutong has already had some vague understanding of the entertainment industry that she once longed for.

This is a circle where everyone seems to be smiling on the surface, but in fact the invisible hierarchy is as strict as a jungle.

Shen Yutong saw with her own eyes that a lighting crew member accidentally stepped on the shoes of the second male lead. The second male lead was smiling at the time, but after the next day, Shen Yutong never saw that lighting crew member again...

It was said that the other party was fired from the crew because he was not responsible at work.

At this time, there was a "beep" sound from the door, and then the door was pushed open. Shen Yurou walked in cautiously with a tray in both hands and a room card between her fingers.

On the tray was a rich breakfast with local characteristics, including a small bowl of black chicken rice noodles, a portion of glutinous rice dumplings, as well as fried dough sticks, bean powder, tea eggs, braised pork shreds, plum juice, etc. It was a dazzling array.

Seeing Shen Yuruo, she sat up from the bed. The slightly sleepy Shen Yutong woke up. She quickly got out of bed to help her sister.

"Sis, I told you that you don't have to do this. I will go to the restaurant to eat by myself when I wake up."

Helping Shen Yurou put breakfast on the table, Shen Yutong said with some anger.

"I saw other actors' assistants do this..."

Shen Yurou explained in a low voice.

"I've already told you that you are only my assistant in name only. How can I let you really do my assistant's job?"

Shen Yutong was a little helpless, "I asked you to sleep on the bed with me, but you refused and insisted on sleeping on the floor."

"It's nice to sleep on the floor, the weather is hot... Yutong, eat quickly, the assistant director said you must not be late for the crew meeting later."

Shen Yurou felt a little embarrassed, as if she was afraid that Shen Yutong would continue to say something, so she quickly changed the subject.

"We are going to take the final photos today, right?"

Shen Yutong responded, walked to the sink to brush her teeth, and asked vaguely.

"Yeah, I heard from the big star's assistant that the photos you took today will be posted on the crew's Weibo. Yutong, you will be a star in the future too."

Shen Yurou said with a smile.

"This is just the beginning, sister!"

Although Shen Yutong was a little excited, she was relatively restrained and just shook her head, "Compared to a real star like Sister Xiwei, I am still far behind..."

"Sister Xiwei" as Shen Yutong calls her, or the "big star" as Shen Yurou calls her, is named Xia Xiwei. She is one of the most famous young actresses in the entire Chinese entertainment industry and is also the actress whose popularity has risen the fastest in the past two years.

The first season of "Chu Tianyao" became a huge hit, and it can be said that Xia Xiwei, the female lead, deserves 70% of the credit.

The look of her wearing a low-cut bellyband in a certain shot made netizens exclaim that there is such a treasure girl in the world. She really looks thin when dressed and has plump muscles when undressed. Coupled with her pure and sweet appearance, it is reasonable that she became popular.

Also because Xia Xiwei is still the leading actress in the second season of "Chu Tianyao", the investors are willing to spend so much money. Therefore, Xia Xiwei is not only the heroine in the play, but also has a very transcendent status in the entire crew.

The bearded director, who usually cursed at people when he disagreed with something and was serious with everyone, was polite and even a little fawning when facing Xia Xiwei, which made Shen Yutong very envious.

You know, she had been scolded by the director more than once during the audition. Shen Yutong couldn't even imagine how she would be scolded every day when the filming officially started.

After washing up, Shen Yutong took out the script beside the bed and started eating breakfast while silently reciting the lines of the previous scenes.

After eating for a while, Shen Yutong didn't hear any movement from her sister Shen Yurou. She looked up curiously, but saw that although Shen Yurou was sitting opposite her, she was staring at the sea view outside the window in a daze. Her eyes were erratic and her expression was dazed. She didn't know where her mind had drifted to...

Thinking of the faint sobbing she heard last night when she was half asleep and half awake, Shen Yutong sighed and finally couldn't help but speak:

"Sister, are you thinking about Yangyang again?"

"I……"

Shen Yurou came back to her senses, opened her mouth, and stammered, "I don't know either, I just can't let her go... Mom calls me every day, saying that Yangyang cries a lot, saying how hard it is for her when we're not around..."

"Sister, don't believe this. Don't you know what kind of personality our mother has?"

Shen Yutong said coldly: "I don't think she said those words at all. Most likely Liu Chao forced her to say them. His purpose was to trick you back!"

"But, Yutong... I can't just hide like this forever. Yangyang is still young, and I have to go back eventually."

Shen Yurou said with a wry smile.

"Sister, if you go back now, I don't know what Liu Chao will do to you. Anyway, like I said, unless you can divorce him, I can't let you go back like this!"

Shen Yutong said this with a resolute look at first. Seeing Shen Yurou lowering her head and not speaking, she sighed. After all, she couldn't help but soften her heart. After thinking for a while, she continued:

"Wait until after the opening ceremony. I'll take two days off when I don't have any scenes. If you really want to see Yang Yang, I'll go back with you."

"really?"

"Of course, sister, would I lie to you..."

"Yeah, I believe you!"

Seeing that Shen Yuruo looked much better, Shen Yutong continued to eat breakfast with peace of mind.

……

After breakfast, Shen Yutong and her sister Shen Yurou went out together and walked towards a temporary studio near the hotel.

The area of ​​the studio is more than 300 square meters. Some shots that require special effects will be shot in this greenhouse. Before the formal shooting, this place is often used as a place for temporary meetings of the crew.

"Yutong, good morning!"

"Sister Yutong, the performance yesterday was so good. I was really moved..."

On the way, crew members would greet Shen Yutong from time to time, and Shen Yutong would respond with a smile. Even if the other person was an insignificant character, Shen Yutong would occasionally call out the other person's name, which made the other person feel a little flattered.

Shen Yutong was dressed simply at this time, but because they were all big brands, she still revealed a beautiful sense of fashion.

Plus, Shen Yutong is a little careful in her dressing style... no, careful in her dressing style, and she is very good at showing off her figure advantages inadvertently. The way she walks already has the demeanor that a star should have.

Shen Yurou, who was walking beside her, was different. Not only did she wrap herself tightly, she also wore a hat and a mask. No matter what she did, she always kept her head down. She had been in the crew for almost ten days, but no one had noticed that Shen Yurou was actually a beautiful woman with good looks.

"Yutong, you have changed a lot now. You don't look like a student who has not yet entered society..."

After passing the most crowded area and waiting for the surroundings to quiet down, Shen Yurou said something in a low voice with some envy in her eyes.

She would probably never be able to match Shen Yutong's confidence and familiarity with the ways of the world...

"Sister, I didn't understand it before."

Shen Yutong also responded in a low voice: "Before coming to the crew, I consulted Zhou Wang a lot. He told me to try my best to get along well with everyone, no matter how low the other person's status is. After all, I don't have any foundation here, and the relationships in the crew are complicated. There is no harm in doing this..."

"That Zhou Wang... is amazing."

Shen Yurou heard the name from Shen Yutong again and nodded, but her eyes were a little vague.

Shen Yutong would naturally not hide anything from her. During these days, Shen Yutong told her everything about Zhou Wang. It was only after listening that Shen Yurou realized that Zhou Wang was not the real landlord, but a very wealthy young tycoon. It was also because of him that Shen Yutong was able to join the crew of "Chu Tianyao"...

Although Shen Yutong did not say it explicitly, Shen Yurou was not really a fool and could guess that the relationship between Zhou Wang and her sister was probably not simple.

This often made Shen Yurou feel distressed and worried. She still didn't dare to tell Shen Yutong what happened in the apartment.

For Shen Yurou, that was her biggest secret. Even to her closest friend Shen Yutong, she didn't know how to open her mouth...

If Zhou Wang was really just an "ordinary landlord", although it would still be very embarrassing, after all, there would be almost no chance for them to meet in the future, and Shen Yurou could slowly forget about it.

But if Zhou Wang and Yu Tong really have that kind of relationship, then they will inevitably have to deal with each other again in the future. How will he view me, and will this affect his relationship with Yu Tong...

Shen Yurou always couldn't help but let her wild thoughts run wild, and often in the middle of the night she would think of the stunning scene that day and couldn't sleep because of it.

Because, that was actually the best experience Shen Yuruo had ever had.

When the bathroom door was pushed open, the moment the two looked at each other, leaving aside emotions such as panic, she also ascended to the clouds in an instant.

Thinking of this, Shen Yurou felt ashamed and blamed herself again. She was such a shameless woman. She should have forgotten it, but she couldn't help but think about it.

"elder sister?"

"Ah, Yutong, are you calling me?"

Shen Yurou came back to her senses after hearing the repeated calls in her ears. Fortunately, she was wearing a mask, otherwise her red face would probably not be covered up.

"Sister, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I was just distracted. What did you say?"

"I said I'm going to say hello to the director team. Can you help me check which dressing room I should go to? I'll be here in a minute..."

Because Shen Yurou was often distracted recently, Shen Yutong didn't care and just repeated it again.

Shen Yurou nodded quickly and walked quickly towards the dressing room and makeup room.

Shen Yutong herself came to the only small area in the greenhouse where there were seats.

This area is inconspicuous. From the surface, it is just a few simple folding chairs, but such a place symbolizes the power core of a crew.

When Shen Yutong arrived, in addition to the crew's director, Xu Youguang, a bearded and artistic man, an executive deputy director, the art director, and several main actors had already arrived and were chatting here with smiles on their faces.

"Director Xu, Director Liu, Teacher Zhang, Teacher Chen..."

Shen Yutong greeted everyone one by one with a rather reserved attitude.

"Ah."

Seeing Shen Yutong, the crew's chief director Xu Youguang just nodded lightly, maintaining his serious expression.

The attitude of the executive assistant director was relatively good, and the art director, Mr. Zhang, just nodded. As for the actors, their attitudes varied greatly.

In addition to Shen Yutong, those present at the moment were the second and fourth female leads, as well as the second, third and fourth male leads.

Needless to say, the female lead, Xia Xiwei, had her makeup done long ago, and she would not attend the ordinary small meetings of the crew. The male lead is also a young and handsome actor with a high status, and he has not reported to the crew yet.

So those who participated in the makeup today are mainly the supporting actors.

The second female lead, Yang Hongni, is already in her thirties. She is an actress who became famous early in the entertainment industry, but she has always been tepid. In response to Shen Yutong's greeting, she just smiled reservedly and nodded.

The several male actors, except for the second male lead who is well-known in the entertainment industry and occasionally acts cool, are generally quite friendly to Shen Yutong.

Especially the third male lead, an actor named Chen He who arrived a week later than her. I heard he was a model. He was very friendly to everyone and his principles of doing things were very similar to Shen Yutong's in the crew.

The only person who made Shen Yutong feel uncomfortable was the fourth female actor in the crew, the girl named Tang Lingli.

Shen Yutong thought the other person looked average, but she was big and had a big butt. She had acted in many short plays and was said to be the fourth female lead chosen by the director.

Why are the relationships in the crew so complicated?
Just because the characters who can become the main actors do not have a simple background.

Based on Shen Yutong's current superficial understanding, the leading female character, Xia Xiwei, is needless to say, she is the mainstay of the main investor, Daxia Film and Television, and the second female character, Yang Hongni, is said to be designated by the cooperation platform, QQ Film and Television.

Several male actors also have their own backgrounds, and no one knows who the big bosses are behind them.

So even with this relationship with Zhou Wang, Shen Yutong was still very cautious when facing these main members of the crew.

Coupled with similar incidents like the lighting team employee being laid off, Shen Yutong had been very cautious in the crew, fearing that she would accidentally offend someone and get into trouble.

She was not afraid of getting herself into trouble, but was more worried that it would affect Zhou Wang.

She felt that Zhou Wang had done enough for her and she couldn't cause him any more unnecessary trouble.

"Yutong, you're here early. We've been waiting for you."

In response to Shen Yutong's greeting, Tang Lingli said something with a forced smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the area suddenly became subtle.

Actually, Shen Yutong was not considered late. After all, the notified time was 10 o'clock, and there were still ten minutes before that. But she was the last one to arrive, and it felt like everyone had been waiting for her.

When Tang Lingli points this out, it's inevitable that people will feel strange.

"I…I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep you all waiting for me."

Shen Yutong didn't know how to explain it, so she could only say it dryly.

She could remain calm when facing other people in the crew, because that was an advantage brought by her status, but facing the people in front of her, Shen Yutong's wisdom was not enough.

Especially this Tang Lingli. Ever since they met on the set, she seemed to always dislike her. This kind of fault-finding happened more than once or twice, but Shen Yutong chose to tolerate it all.

"It's even scarier if you didn't mean it. Doesn't that mean that subconsciously you don't take us seriously at all?"

Tang Lingli said this in a joking tone, but it undoubtedly made Shen Yutong even more embarrassed.

"I, I really didn't...Ms. Tang, you were also late for the last makeup trial. Isn't that normal?"

"What did you say?"

Tang Lingli's face changed and she sneered, "I was late because I was discussing the plot with the director. Are you questioning me or the director?"

"I didn't mean that. I meant, if it was just a one-time thing..."

"All right!"

When Shen Yutong was trying to explain in a hurry, director Xu Youguang frowned and interrupted them.

"Come earlier next time."

Xu Youguang glanced at Shen Yutong calmly, then waved his hand and said, "Now that everyone is here, go change your clothes quickly. Representatives from the investment party will be here today, and President Ma will also come to visit us. We are very tight on time!"

After the director spoke, everyone stopped talking and went to the dressing room.

Shen Yutong, with her lips pursed, walked the fastest. Just as she arrived at the makeup area, there was a noise in front of her. Then Shen Yutong saw her sister Shen Yurou staggering out of the door of a dressing room and falling to the ground with a groan.

"sister!"

Shen Yutong's face changed drastically and he screamed, then he ran over and helped Shen Yurou up.

But Shen Yurou seemed to have fallen very hard this time. She just looked at Shen Yutong with tears in her eyes and was unable to speak for a moment.

Shen Yutong looked up and saw another middle-aged woman standing at the door of the dressing room with a slightly flustered expression. If Shen Yutong remembered correctly, the other party seemed to be Tang Lingli's assistant.

The angry Shen Yutong didn't care about anything else at this moment. She let go of Shen Yurou and rushed over, pushing the other person hard.

The middle-aged woman was caught off guard and was pushed to the ground by Shen Yutong. She hit her body against the dressing table and screamed.

This scene happened to be seen by Tang Lingli who followed over, and she couldn't help but scream.

"Shen Yutong!"

(End of this chapter)