The growth system comes at the age of 30

Chapter 291 Interested in becoming a star? (6.3K)

However, the second day of filming did not go very smoothly.

First of all, there are too many people at Dadonghai and Xiaodonghai.

These two places are already popular tourist areas, especially Dadonghai, which has many affordable hotels and guesthouses, making it the first choice for many budget travelers visiting Sanya.

Especially many foreign white people.

Europeans and Americans really love budget travel, while it's the Japanese and Koreans who come here and spend money like crazy.

At places like Dadonghai Beach, most of the beach area is occupied by white middle-aged women who simply spread out a cloth, lie down on the ground, and start sunbathing.

Another surprise was the sheer number of couples taking wedding photos here today—significantly more than yesterday when we were taking photos at other locations. With only a few popular backdrops like the cathedral and the pink building at Dadonghai and Xiaodonghai beaches, everyone had to wait in line.

In addition, the weather was a bit hot, and people inevitably became a little irritable after waiting for a long time.

"How long do we have to wait?"

Li Beixing leaned on Chen Jingle's shoulder, pouting slightly.

Chen Jingle glanced at the number of people in line ahead of him, then looked at Zhang Guohui, the photographer wearing a fisherman's hat, next to him.

"It's coming soon."

Zhang Guohui kept wiping away sweat, his expression slightly embarrassed.

He was used to this; it was like this during peak seasons and holidays, and there were fewer people during off-seasons and weekdays.

If everyone follows the rules and goes in order, it will actually go very smoothly.

However, queuing inevitably takes time.

It seems a bit hotter today than yesterday, and being outdoors makes it easy to sweat.

Li Beixing was alright, but Chen Jingle, even after taking off his suit jacket and unbuttoning the top two buttons, still felt hot.

An occasional cool breeze blows by, like a lifeline.

Seeing this, Ms. Li asked a staff member for a tissue and carefully wiped away his sweat to prevent his makeup from getting ruined.

Although you can touch up your makeup, it takes time, doesn't it?
Photographer Zhang Guohui's eyes lit up when he saw this scene, and he subconsciously raised his equipment and pressed the shutter.

Li Beixing's earnest and careful expression in front of the camera is much more attractive than any deliberately posed smile or gesture.

The concern in his eyes came from the bottom of his heart.

After filming for two days, Zhang Guohui felt that the biggest advantage of shooting this pair of good-looking contestants was that, unlike with ordinary newcomers, he didn't need to teach them how to pose, how to change angles, or how to find their footing in front of the camera.

In front of Chen Jingle and Li Beixing, none of these things were needed; their every move was enough to meet all the requirements for taking photos.

In addition, their request was simply to take photos freely without any restraint, which suited Zhang Guohui's wishes perfectly.

When he looked back at the photos he had taken, he couldn't help but marvel at them.

"This should be the smoothest wedding photography shoot I've ever had in all my years in the business."

It just goes to show that people can't be compared.

……

After waiting in line for a long time, it was finally Chen Jingle and his group's turn.

The photo-taking process is very fast. Once you're sure the photo is good, you can move on to the next location without needing to retake it.

The photo itself is not bad, but it doesn't seem particularly outstanding.

However, looking at the sample videos they provided...

hiss~
After post-processing, it does look much better than the original camera output.

It's not fair to say that photos are entirely due to post-processing, but post-processing certainly accounts for at least half the credit.

You take a shot, I take a shot, and we're all totally dumbfounded when we get there.

After finally finishing filming at Da Dong Hai and Xiao Dong Hai, Chen Jingyue and Li Beixing breathed a sigh of relief upon returning to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Although there were quite a few people taking travel photos inside the hotel, it wasn't as crowded as the tourist areas outside, and the greenery was much more abundant. Combined with its design, it felt much better than outside.

At least it's not that hot.

There are more photo opportunities available than outside, such as stone pavilions, swings, coconut groves, large lawns, the Cape Pavilion, and stone bridges in the middle of ponds.

The atmosphere is incredibly immersive.

Therefore, it was much easier to shoot.

We filmed until after 6 p.m., capturing the sunset at the beach and adding some night scenes, and that finally wrapped up today's shoot.

I had originally planned to treat the photography staff to a meal, but they declined with a smile, saying they still had work to finish and chose to leave immediately.

Since that's the case, I didn't insist.

Chen Jingle and Li Beixing held hands, preparing to go out for a nice meal to reward themselves for a hard day's work.

I was busy all day and didn't eat much; my stomach is empty.

Chen Jingle originally wanted to try the seaside dinner buffet, but after taking a look, he found that there weren't many kinds of food, and he had to go up and down the steps to get the food. In addition, there were mosquitoes and flying insects on the beach, so he gave up the idea.

I searched online reviews and many people said to avoid this buffet.

Luckily, I didn't choose that.

It seems quite a few people have fallen into this trap.

Aside from that, the hotel's food is quite good, considering it's positioned as a high-end establishment. The Wagyu beef hot and sour noodles and lobster wontons at breakfast are also quite good.

……

After dinner, we took a walk along the cobblestone path to digest our food before heading back to the villa.

Neither of them wanted to stay out too late.

To put it nicely, the hotel has a good ecological environment; to put it bluntly, there are a lot of bugs. Someone like Chen Jingle, who is particularly prone to attracting mosquitoes, can get several red bumps on his body if he stands still for just one minute.

There might even be spicy snacks growing in the bushes.

Even the best-managed hotels can have oversights.

Chen Jingle, who comes from a rural background, is very wary of these things. When he lived in the provincial capital, he rarely went out for a walk at night, and even if he did, he would not easily go near the green belt.

There are many snakes and insects in the Lingnan region.

Let alone tourists from the north, even locals can be startled if they're not careful.

However, instead of taking the shuttle bus, they chose to walk because they were almost at the villa.

As I passed by a large lawn, I saw a crowd gathered around, with many cameras and lighting equipment nearby.

At first, Chen Jingle thought they were shooting a night scene, since this is quite common. When they took their wedding photos, there was a videographer shooting short films and videos on the side.

He had only taken two steps forward when he was stopped.

"I'm sorry, we can't go through here right now."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Chen Jingle was slightly taken aback. Judging from the other person's attire, they seemed to be security personnel, but not from the hotel.

Could it be some important person over there?

The other party replied, "We are currently recording a variety show, please wait a moment."

Grass!
Turns out he's a celebrity.

Chen Jingle was immediately annoyed: "Do you know this is a public area of ​​the hotel? I need to go back to my room now. You want me to wait here until you finish filming the show before I can leave? Why should I?"

So what if you're a celebrity?

I hate these celebrities who block roads all the time; they really think they're something special.

He didn't believe the Mandarin Oriental would allow them to do this, and seeing that there were no warning tapes around, he figured these people were acting on their own initiative.

Every complaint is accepted!

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry..."

Just then, a man wearing a baseball cap jogged over, smiling apologetically, and whispered, "Excuse me, you two. It'll only be two minutes, a few shots, almost done!"

After saying that, he glared at the security guard, waved him away, and told him to get out of the way, calling him a clueless guy.

Those who can afford to stay at this hotel are at least middle-class families, not to mention those in the villa area, who are either extremely wealthy or powerful.

You can't afford to offend anyone.

If they complain and the hotel officials become unhappy and kick them out, that would be troublesome.

The security personnel felt wronged. "Wasn't this what you requested? Why are you blaming me?"

After recognizing Chen Jingle and Li Beixing, the man in the baseball cap's eyes lit up. He quickly pulled out a business card and handed it over: "My name is Wang Wei. Are you two interested in entering the entertainment industry? In my professional opinion, with your talents, especially this gentleman's, after some packaging, you might have a chance to become very popular. Becoming a top-tier celebrity would be a piece of cake."

Chen Jingle frowned as he took the business card, which read "Wang Wei, Deputy Director of Beijing Douyin Youth Technology and Culture Co., Ltd."

Shaking off your youth?

never heard of that!

These days, there are plenty of people waving big flags. Even those pimping agencies dare to call themselves entertainment agencies. Who knows if this director is real or not?

……

Although Wang Wei is just a junior assistant director, he has been working in the entertainment industry for many years and has a good grasp of the professional knowledge.

I've seen countless handsome men and beautiful women, but there aren't many who are as good as these two.

She gives the impression of being extremely wealthy and noble; the clothes she wears are clearly haute couture, made to her exact measurements.

Both men and women exude a subtle scholarly air.

This is very eye-catching.

It is well known that since ancient times, a scholarly air has been a very rare quality. Whether standing or sitting, it gives people a feeling of being reserved, unassuming, and full of spirituality.

It will not fade with time.

On the contrary, many people's scholarly air becomes stronger with age.

Even if such a person is carrying an expensive and luxurious LV bag, people will subconsciously look at the person first rather than the bag when they first see him.

Aura is something that you can call intangible, but it's also quite obvious in many ways. Ultimately, it all comes down to the person.

Putting that aside, just looking at their outfits, they have a certain aesthetic sense; it's a very simple style, but it looks comfortable no matter how you look at it.

This alone makes them better than many celebrities and internet influencers.

In fact, many celebrities look like ordinary people after removing their makeup. Most of them are promoted by the capital behind them. If one or two good-looking and talented idols appeared, wouldn't they dominate the scene?

Wang Wei was instantly smitten.

These two people in front of us may be second-generation rich kids or other second-generation heirs, but it doesn't matter. There are plenty of second- and third-generation heirs in the entertainment industry. Having a background makes things easier. A strong alliance is the best approach.

Therefore, his gaze toward Chen Jingle was extremely ardent, as if he had discovered a piece of uncut jade.

Chen Jingyue felt a chill and instinctively refused, "Sorry, I'm not interested."

Silently take two steps back.

Wang Wei laughed and said, "No need to rush to refuse, you can take your time to consider it."

These days, there aren't many people who aren't interested in the entertainment industry at all; fame and fortune are always what the public pursues.

"No, I'm not interested." Chen Jingle waved his hand firmly.

Seeing this, Wang Wei had no choice but to give up for the time being, secretly regretting it.

Chen Jingle looked into the distance, frowned, and asked, "How much longer?"

"It'll be ready soon, it'll be ready soon!"

Wang Wei forced a smile, but inwardly he was groaning.

He was just the assistant director; when filming would be finished wasn't up to him. To put it nicely, he was an assistant director; to put it bluntly, he was just a menial worker.

Li Beixing asked curiously, "What kind of program is this?"

Seeing her interest, Wang Wei perked up and quickly replied with a smile, "We are the official music variety show produced by Douyin, 'Come On, Let's Sing!', I don't know if you've heard of it?"

Chen Jingle: "Never heard of it."

Wang Wei: "..." Chen Jingle was surprised: "Shaking your hands even has a variety show?"

In his memory, Dou Shou was someone who built a platform.

Those MCNs have made a fortune from the Douyin platform, such as Wuyou and Yuanxiao, which are quite famous. On the contrary, I have never heard of Douyin itself producing program content.

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange. Having a fortune, it's such a waste to just focus on platform distribution and not content creation.

Besides short videos, Douyin also has e-commerce, novels, short dramas, and now a variety show...

It feels like they're just throwing a shot regardless of whether there are any dates or not.

Wow, having a large user base is definitely an advantage.

Wang Wei smiled and said, "Yes, yes, our Douyin Youth is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Douyin, specializing in entertainment. 'Come On, Let's Sing!' is just one of our small projects. We have quite a few similar variety shows."

Chen Jingle: "..."

So this wasn't some fly-by-night company after all.

Unfortunately, he wasn't interested in variety shows, so there wasn't much to talk about.

"Who are those celebrities? Do you recognize them?"

Li Beixing asked curiously, because she was nearsighted and wasn't wearing her glasses, so she couldn't see clearly what was happening dozens of meters away.

"do not know."

Chen Jingle shook his head; he wasn't a fan of celebrities.

Another point is that the current crop of young male and female celebrities are all quite ordinary-looking, lacking any distinctive features, and you wouldn't recognize them if you walked down the street.

There seemed to be four or five people. Among them, the two facing him were young men who were of average appearance, far less attractive than him.

I searched my memory, but couldn't recall it.

……

At that moment, it seemed that the program over there had finished filming.

The group began packing their things, and several people came over.

Chen Jingle glanced at their faces and paused slightly, "Wait, I recognize one of them."

"Who?" Li Beixing asked curiously.

"Is that Huang Xiaoming? But why is he dressed like an idol trainee?" Chen Jingle said in surprise.

He probably didn't mistake the person for someone else, but something seemed a little off.

Wang Wei, standing next to him, nodded and smiled, saying, "It's Huang Xiaoming. So, our production team does have some talent, right?"

Chen Jingle nodded slightly but did not reply.

If he remembers correctly, Huang Xiaoming is almost 50 years old, right?
It seems like I'm getting younger and younger after the divorce.
Although Huang Xiaoming always gives people a greasy stereotype, Chen Jingle actually doesn't dislike him. If there's one black mark on him, it's probably that he married a woman who supposedly took 25 billion from him in their divorce.

This once again proves what it means to marry a virtuous wife.

His ex-wife seems to have disappeared since leaving him.

Huang Xiaoming is a strange person. When he gets good results, he becomes arrogant. When he becomes arrogant, he becomes greasy. When he becomes greasy, he gets criticized. When he gets criticized, he becomes withdrawn. After becoming withdrawn, he becomes refreshing. When he becomes refreshing, he gets good reviews. After getting good reviews, he inevitably becomes arrogant again.

This cycle repeats itself endlessly, which is both laughable and frustrating.

Whether the outside world evaluates him well or badly depends on at what stage one gets to know him.

The next second, Chen Jingle saw another familiar face: "Why is Shaohan here too?"

"Yes, our program also invited Angela."

Wang Wei smiled and tempted her from the side, "How about it? Think about it? Our company may not be big, but we have plenty of resources, and most importantly, we're not short of money."

Chen Jingle glanced at him, but still didn't say anything.

Among the people who walked over, the one at the front was Huang Xiaoming.

He gave Chen Jingle and the other person an apologetic smile: "I'm really sorry. The director only wanted to reshoot a few nicer night scenes, but I didn't expect it to take so long and affect everyone's normal travel. I'm so sorry."

Aside from Xia Yu, whom he had met online before, this was Chen Jingle's first time meeting a celebrity up close, and he seemed quite friendly.

Seeing that the other party's attitude was acceptable, he shook his head and said, "Just be more careful next time. Don't ask people to block the road so easily. This is a public area, and you didn't apply for permission. If word gets out, people will say you're being arrogant."

"You're right, we didn't think it through."

Huang Xiaoming was humble. When he saw Li Beixing's surprised expression, he smiled and asked, "Want to take a photo together?"

Chen Jingle shook his head: "No need, we don't follow celebrities."

Huang Xiaoming looked a little embarrassed and touched his nose.

Li Beixing subtly poked him with his finger, and Chen Jingle had no choice but to add, "But the Emperor of Han Dynasty was acted quite well."

Huang Xiaoming grinned, then looked a little embarrassed: "Those are works from 20 years ago."

So you really need to work on honing your acting skills!

Chen Jingle silently complained to himself.

Suddenly remembering something, he asked, "Do you know Xia Yu?"

As far as I can remember, both of them are from Qingdao. Together with Huang Bai, Huang Zitao, and Ren Jialun, they are collectively known as the Qingdao F4, which is a bit funny.

"Xia Yu? Yuan Quan's husband, Xia Yu?" Master Huang asked in surprise.

"Ah."

“We know each other very well! We’re both from the southern part of Qingdao, and our hometowns aren’t far apart. We’ve always kept in touch!”

Master Huang asked in surprise: "You and him are friends?"

Chen Jingle nodded: "He is one of my major clients. I work in calligraphy and painting."

Upon hearing this, Wang Wei, who was standing nearby, suddenly realized why the scholarly air was so strong.

"I see. I know that besides skateboarding, he is also interested in calligraphy and painting."

Huang suddenly remembered something: "I remember that quite a few people in the industry commissioned calligraphy and painting works through Xia Yu's connections before. Could it be that..."

Chen Jingle nodded and smiled slightly: "Indeed, some celebrities and actors in the entertainment industry have come to me through Xia Yu to commission calligraphy and painting works."

He thought for a moment, then opened his phone's photo album and showed off the "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion" that he had written for Jiang Xiaojun and the painting "Zhang Muzhi".

"Look, these two are my works."

"Is it really you, duck?"

Master Huang was surprised and quickly said, "Could you please add my contact information? I'd like to order a few more later!"

He wasn't sure what Chen Jingle's specific status was in the art world, but judging from the quality of his work and the recognition he received from so many celebrities, it must be quite good.

Putting everything else aside, it shouldn't be too embarrassing to give as a gift.

He was a typical Shandong native; when asking someone for a favor, he would not only offer the due reward but also shower them with gifts, being extremely polite.

This matter had been disclosed online before.

So being friends with them is fine, at least much more reliable than being a backstabbing cult member.

In the end, the two of them still took a photo with Huang Xiaoming.

Chen Jingle then looked at Shao Han, who was over 40 but still looked very young. She also seemed to be getting younger and more beautiful with age.

Just too thin.

She's a little over 1.5 meters tall and weighs over 80 kilograms—truly a small body with great energy.

Li Beixing smiled slightly and said, "Hello Angela, my boyfriend and I both really like your songs 'A Diao', 'Keep Walking in the Rain', 'Fable', 'Aurora', and 'Flowers in Dreams'."

"Thank you!"

Angela smiled broadly, her signature apple cheeks particularly prominent.

She was equally surprised and quite envious when she saw the young couple.

Chen Jingle glanced at Huang Xiaoming beside him and chuckled, "Let's skip 'Nao Tai Tao'."

Shaohan couldn't help but chuckle.

Huang Xiaoming expressed that he was very hurt.

Putting aside the overly simplistic theme, the ending theme song of "The Return of the Condor Heroes," "Laughing in the Jianghu," was actually quite good back then.

However, that was mostly thanks to the other chorus members.

Watching the group chatting and laughing, Wang Wei sighed inwardly, feeling that his plan had fallen through.

Putting everything else aside, just knowing Xia Yu and Jiang Xiaojun makes entering the entertainment industry incredibly easy, not to mention now that he's connected with Huang Xiaoming.

It's infuriating to compare yourself to others.

……

Chen Jingle never expected that going out for a walk would lead to meeting two new friends, who turned out to be potential clients.

Interesting.

Celebrities of their caliber are not short of money, and more importantly, they all have their own circles of influence.

Once we've finished shooting the indoor Hanfu and Xiuhe costumes, the main focus of this Sanya trip will be complete.

Chen Jingle felt a little awkward wearing Hanfu for the first time.

I look too much like a pretty boy in the mirror.

This is not a compliment.

It is well known that if a man wearing Hanfu does not grow a beard, he will look like a eunuch.

Fortunately, the style of their Hanfu photoshoot was mostly relaxed and lively, without any quirky or serious elements. This mitigated the incongruity of the men's Hanfu attire.

The package includes 50 retouched photos and 180 original photos, so after the shoot, Chen Jingle would delete any photos he didn't like and only keep the good ones.

With their good looks and the photographer's skills, any shot they take will turn out pretty good, and there won't be much need for post-production retouching; it'll mostly just be adding filters to the background.

After filtering, the number was still a bit too high, so some had to be deleted again.

After repeating this process several times, it was finally done.

Finally, I can relax and enjoy the remaining two days of my holiday.

For the next two days, Chen Jingle and Li Beixing stayed in the hotel, swimming, exercising, taking photos, eating, taking walks, and enjoying the sea breeze.

"No wonder Zheng Zhihua said that he liked to be alone by the sea when he was young."

Beautiful women in bikinis could be seen walking around the hotel, and even if Chen Jingle didn't look at them intentionally, his eyes would always catch a glimpse of them.

There are even more swimming pool and beach areas.

Thanks to the fact that this is a private beach, those who can afford to stay in this kind of hotel are basically wealthy people, or at least middle class. They come here to take photos and check in; if they don't have a good figure, they'd be embarrassed to wear such clothes out.

The situation would be different if it were in Dadonghai.

The hotel actually offered many activities, such as snorkeling, but Chen Jingle did not try them.

Sanya's snorkeling is notorious. Tourists who refuse to pay for photos are often forced to have their masks pulled off and be held down to prevent them from surfacing. This behavior, which is tantamount to murder, is tolerated without any punishment, making one wonder if this is happening in China or in northern Myanmar.

The Mandarin Oriental wouldn't be in such a situation, but Chen Jingle really has no interest in snorkeling.

He held a deep sense of awe for the sea.

Just take a look.

It's worth mentioning that during his two days of rest at the hotel, Chen Jingle rejected at least a dozen men who tried to chat him up. There was no way around it; when he stood there, people around him would inevitably look at him.

Those girls are so bold. Even though they clearly saw Li Beixing standing next to him, they still dared to come up and chat him up.

Finally, Teacher Li couldn't take it anymore. Before leaving the island, she strictly forbade him from stepping out of the villa, and not only that, she also severely punished him.

Squeeze it dry!

Chen Jingle wondered if he could be blamed. He hadn't taken the initiative, and had even refused on the spot.

They still have to be punished for this? Is there no justice in the world?
The journey only ended when the two boarded the plane and left Qiongzhou Island.

After the May Day holiday, there are less than 20 days left until the wedding.

(End of this chapter)