The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 106 Climbing the Wall
The "rule of six" holds true even among ordinary people, let alone in the entertainment industry where interpersonal relationships are highly valued.

Hua Shiyu has never been ambitious since childhood. She is only serious about chasing stars and is not good at anything else. The Hua family has no intention of letting her inherit the family business. They only plan to find her a suitable family for marriage after she graduates from university.

Therefore, if she just wanted to join a film crew to get close to her idol, her relatives would immediately rush to arrange it for her without her parents even having to agree.

The young lady, carrying the oldest suitcase in the house and secretly bringing a bunch of equipment, arrived at the "Lurking" film crew the next evening on a tractor, thinking she was keeping a low profile.

The film crew was in the mountains, and the working conditions were quite harsh.

Some positions offer very low wages and little opportunity to learn, resulting in a relatively high turnover rate.

Therefore, when Gu Lanxi discovered that the assistant director had changed to a different errand assistant who came to inform her of the filming arrangements for the next day, she was not curious. She simply asked gently what his name was. Hua Shiyu answered, and Gu Lanxi nodded to indicate that she understood. Then she buried herself in the book in her hands.

She never liked chatting with people, and because of Lu Nanting's departure, she has been in a bad mood these past two days. Apart from focusing on filming, she either throws herself into her work or finds a corner to quietly watch something she likes.

She finished reading the books she brought with her when she went up the mountain, and then ordered another batch online. She had just received them and was still enjoying them, so she was even less inclined to speak.

On her first night on set, Hua Shiyu encountered a long night shoot. As soon as she figured out her job responsibilities, she started working diligently.

Eager to see Gu Lanxi, the first stop was the actors' dressing room.

I never expected to be treated coldly.

Although Gu Lanxi was very polite, it was clear that he had no interest in her whatsoever.

Gu Lanxi is reading a book that was originally translated into Chinese as "Small Island Economics," which uses a fictional island to explain the principles of economics and the logic of economic operation.

In Gu Lanxi's view, it was like a dessert after a meal.

It's perfect for massaging your brain when you're tired.

She had a night scene to film later and didn't really want to think too much, so she found this interesting.

Hua Shiyu glanced at it, couldn't even understand the title, and quickly slipped away.

This was completely different from what I had imagined.

I used to only know that Gu Lanxi had a good temper. Rumors said she was soft, sweet, and adorable, and would grant any request. But after getting to know her up close, I realized that although she seemed gentle, she actually exuded a strong sense of aloofness and wasn't close to anyone.

Especially when she is unwilling to speak, her high intelligence aura is terrifyingly strong. Ordinary people would feel crazy about how stupid they are just standing in front of her.

On her first night on set, Hua Shiyu couldn't care less about anything else; all her willpower was focused on fighting against the terrible environment and the pounding drums of despair in her heart.

Given her skills, assigning her to be Dong Sihuan's photography assistant would be the best arrangement.

However, Hua Jie, who had been a prominent figure in the fan community for many years, was not interested in improving herself. She directly rejected the suggestion and instead became the assistant director's go-between.

Not only do they have to promptly inform each actor of the next day's shooting schedule, but they also have to get up early the next morning to oversee the makeup.

What does "staring at makeup" mean?
It involves ensuring that the actors get up on time, do their makeup and change costumes on time, and are ready for filming within the allotted time.

Once the director calls for the actors to come on stage, the actors must be ready to go on stage immediately.

Gao Yunyi is strict with rules, and after staying in the village for a long time, the actors have all become seasoned veterans. There aren't many self-disciplined people like Gu Lanxi.

Disturbing one's peaceful sleep makes one especially unpopular.

So the previous assistant left before even completing a full month.

This position doesn't require much technical skill, but it allows you to interact with actors' assistants and even the actors themselves. Plus, being a "prospective assistant director" makes it easier to use workplace manipulation tactics, so the salary has never been very high.

Even experienced actors only earn five or six thousand a month, while someone like Hua Shiyu was offered a monthly salary of three thousand five when she joined the crew.

Although meals and accommodation are provided, but...

Not to mention.

They really get up earlier than the chickens and work harder than the oxen.

If film crews were family businesses, this kind of position would be reserved for second-generation rich kids like her. It's something even animals wouldn't want.

Hua Shiyu didn't care about these trivial matters and worked extremely hard after joining the crew.

Although I didn't sleep well last night, I still got up early the next morning and contacted the assistants of each actor, or the actors themselves, to offer a free wake-up call service.

They're all people in the industry. Not to mention the fashionistas in the costume department, even the guys carrying the spotlights could tell at a glance how much her seemingly simple outfit was worth.

Tsk, another rich girl, joining the cast to chase after celebrities.

I understand everything I understand.

Such a person is unlikely to stay with the team for a long time, nor can they work in this industry for a long time. No one will try to please her or offend her, so they will not deliberately make things difficult for her at work, nor will they do her any favors.

In the afternoon, I noticed that she kept asking about Gu Lanxi, so I just assumed she was a fan of Gu Lanxi, something everyone knew, and I didn't deliberately hide it from her.

Hua Shiyu has a bit of a spoiled princess attitude, but not much. Overall, she's easy to get along with.

She only worked diligently on set for one day, but based on her years of experience as a fan, she managed to infiltrate several small groups within the production crew that day.

That evening, as they were about to wrap up work, Hua Shiyu was walking towards the cafeteria hand-in-hand with a costume designer, checking group messages as she went. She saw a message from someone named "Tuo Ge" in a group called "Snow Mountain Summit":

Anyone else want to go hiking tomorrow?

Then a bunch of people joined in, adding "+1+1+1"...

For some reason, Hua Shiyu quietly asked the clothing saleswoman she had just met.

This girl is absolutely obsessed with the Tingxi couple!
Knowing that she was probably a fan of Gu Lanxi, he quickly pulled her to a corner and whispered in her ear, telling her all about Lu Nanting's visit to the set, and how he left crying and Gu Lanxi chased him down two mountains.

Hua Shiyu was dumbfounded. From the beginning to the end, she asked "Is it authentic?" at least ten times.
"It couldn't be more realistic! The entire crew has been trying to do this for the past two days, seeing if they can get to the designated position before the tractor arrives, but not a single one has succeeded!"

"Holy crap! This woman..."

No wonder she's the woman who can make her brother so infatuated.

That's way too intense!
The bed collapsed from exhaustion the night before, but the next day I could still run up two mountains!
Hua Shiyu silently looked up and gazed at the mountain peaks not far away.

Thinking of Gu Lanxi sitting there so delicately, lazily flipping through a book, I suddenly felt like my worldview was being reshaped.

"Right? So you can't believe everything you hear! You only realize how different they are when you meet them in person!"

It's not just Gu Lanxi who has a big contrast.

After she pestered the behind-the-scenes teacher to show her the previously filmed behind-the-scenes footage, she was completely overwhelmed!
It feels like I've known a fake Lu Nanting for the past few years.

Over the years, she, as a frontline fan site admin, has taken hundreds of gigabytes of photos and several terabytes of videos of Lu Nanting, and she has rarely seen him smile like this!

And in those behind-the-scenes clips, it's almost the entire time!!

The cool guy I've admired for years turns out to be a boy who loves to laugh.

Hua Shiyu suddenly understood.

Given Lu Gou's position as the younger brother in his family, there will definitely be countless more of these ridiculous and laughable moments in the future.

Instead of pursuing him, you should pursue his wife!

Learning from his wife to become a strong, independent woman is much better than being a lovesick fool.
So, without the little dragonflies' knowledge, their own fan site admin had already switched sides and become a little gold ingot!

Hehe, you guys are amazing! My collection is back to life. I'm such a genius at increasing my collections!

I wanted to finish both chapters before going to sleep, but getting the kids to sleep wasn't going well, so I'll have to write the other chapter tomorrow. It's already 1:30 AM.

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