Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 93: Teacher Reba's Commission

"How come Teacher Gu suddenly thought of sending me a support car? That's really thoughtful of him."

When going to "Harper's Bazaar" to shoot the cover, Gu Jingyiji, who was dozing off after a busy day of business, received a phone call.

A call from Dilraba Dilmurat.

Gu Jingyi felt relieved when he heard the soft and cute voice of this queen, which was inconsistent with her appearance.

He curled his lips and spoke lazily, "'One Thousand and One Nights' has been filming for so long, and your marketing accounts have already released several waves of leaked photos. I'm not a caveman who never goes online, so how could I not know?"

"Huh? So Mr. Gu just casually sent the cheering team a food truck."

After hearing this, Dilireba raised the corners of her lips slightly, in an unintentional test.

"Not entirely, doesn't Reba know? I recently took on a role in 'Ashes of Love' as a way to save the day. The original male lead, Deng Lun, felt that the script of 'Ashes of Love' had been altered beyond recognition and that the lead's spotlight had been stolen. He left midway to take on 'One Thousand and One Nights'."

"She's worthy of being Di Lieba's teacher, she's just so charming. She made Deng Lun willing to terminate his contract with the crew and pay liquidated damages just to film a new drama in order to take on "One Thousand and One Nights."

The corners of Di Lieba's mouth, which were originally raised, straightened out. When she heard Gu Jingyi mention Deng Lun, she suddenly became a little flustered.

"Ah, Teacher Gu is talking nonsense again. The original male lead for One Thousand and One Nights was Gu Jingyi, but you refused to go on Idol Producer. The producers were furious at the time; they never expected Teacher Gu to choose an online variety show over this A+ rated idol show."

Di Lieba was in a panic and her voice became faster.

Lin Ze, who was still driving, heard the two of them calling each other "teacher" and took advantage of the break at the traffic light to turn around and give Gu Jingyi a teasing smile.

"Are you sure we have to call each other teacher like this? It's so weird."

Gu Jingyi changed to a more comfortable sitting position and spoke lazily.

"You're the one who always calls me Teacher Reba. I'm just getting back and forth."

Although she knew that Gu Jingyi definitely couldn't see it through the phone, Di Lieba still wrinkled her nose playfully.

"No, I just respect you. You don't know, I watched 'Diamond Lover' just for Gao Wen. When I saw Gao Wen actually falling for the second male lead and even rushing to let him be my agent, I was so angry that I posted a diss on the editor on WeChat Moments. I really don't know what she was thinking. How could our big star Gao Wen fall for such an ordinary man?"

"Are you saying that I was your idol when you were a teenager?"

Dilraba's eyes were soft and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone. All I could hear was the crackling sound of electricity and the honking of cars in the busy traffic in Shanghai.

The scene was a bit awkward for a while. Di Lieba waited for half a minute but didn't get any answer from Gu Jingyi, which was a bit disappointing.

"Ah, you're doing this on purpose to piss me off. You can be incredibly sweet when you're being sweet, but when you ask me to step up my game, you become weak."

Her voice was a little hurried, like a balloon with a hole punctured.

"I'm not going to lie, I went overseas to be a trainee when I was 13. Influenced by the environment at the time, my idols tended to be girl groups."

Gu Jingyi's clear voice sounded again, and a few easy words aroused Di Lieba's emotions again.

"Who was your idol at that time?" Di Lieba asked with blinking eyes curiously while eating macarons that Gu Jingyi sent from the food cart.

Gu Jingyi couldn't be so stingy as to just send a dining cart. Besides the business meals delivered by the five-star hotel, a dessert cart was also provided. It was specially customized by Gu Jingyi with a Crayon Shin-chan theme, and it also featured a giant pajama-clad Nohara Shinnosuke doll.

Furry dolls always make girls stop and look. When Dilraba Dilmurat saw the food truck, her first reaction was to hug the Shinnosuke doll in her arms.

She was rubbing her Shin-chan doll while eating macarons delicately. Dilireba, who had been eating nutritious meals during the filming, finally had a dessert after a long time, and dopamine was quickly secreted in her brain.

She also relaxed and ate macarons in small bites while waiting for Gu Jingyi's reply.

"Well, I actually have two idols. One is Yoona, and the other one you interact with often."

The sound from the microphone was distorted by the current, but it added a touch of tenderness to Gu Jingyi's voice, and Dilraba's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

"Sunbae Yoona? Are you talking about Girls' Generation's Im Yoona?"

Having all experienced the "Korean Wave", Di Lieba understood it all at once.

She muttered, "I thought you, a 'professionally trained vocalist', would prefer Kim Taeyeon or Jessica Jung. Boys would probably prefer Jessica Jung, she has a great figure, looks like a kitten, and a nice voice..."

Di Lieba started to chatter again, but Gu Jingyi couldn't help laughing.

"Who told you I'm a fan only for looks? I'm not that superficial. Yoona is really inspiring. With the smallest part, she became the absolute center and most popular member of Girls' Generation. I'm a fan of her personality and acting. I learned a lot of social skills from Yoona."

"Wait a minute," Di Lieba felt something was wrong the more she listened.

She asked doubtfully, "Are you trying to say that you're a fan of Sister Mi's?"

"You've figured this out! You're worthy of being Teacher Reba. You're so smart. I guess I can't talk to you too much. By then, you'll have all my little secrets figured out."

Gu Jingyi curled up the corners of his mouth and started joking again.

"Wow, you're such a mean person. Next time I see Sister Mi, I'm going to tell her. Gu Jingyi said he's her fan and plays 'Love Offering' on repeat every day."

Dilireba covered her mouth and smiled slightly with her head down.

"Of course you can. I don't recommend this. Even if Teacher Yang Mi was in front of me, I would still praise her singing. Her voice is indeed very sweet and very suitable for singing."

The atmosphere suddenly became silent, and the two people who hadn't chatted for more than a month were looking for new topics.

After a long while, Gu Jingyi suddenly broke the silence: "Is Teacher Reba feeling better now?"

"How do you know I'm in a bad mood..."

Di Lieba pinched the corner of her clothes and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Because you normally never talk to me so much, and you never mention your co-stars. What's wrong? Did you encounter any problems with the filming of 'One Thousand and One Nights'?"

Dilireba's heart trembled, and she was deeply moved by his attentiveness.

"Hmm... I took a look at the script and it felt like the setting was a bit illogical. The characters' behaviors were highly contradictory, and the female lead Ling Lingqi's career setting was completely disconnected from the plot. She works at a flower company, and her relationship with the male lead isn't driven by professional behavior at the company. Instead, it relies on dreams, which downplays the workplace element."

"For example, her creative ideas come from 'stealing dreams' rather than her own professional abilities."

"The emotional transition with the male protagonist Bai Hai is too strange. It's all influenced by dreams. Bai Hai's change from indifference to affection is too abrupt and illogical."

When it comes to business, Dilraba Dilmurat also becomes serious. She talks a lot and seems to have a lot of thoughts about the shortcomings of the script.

Gu Jingyi listened to her patiently, tilted his head and asked, "So, you want to tell me that this play has many shortcomings, and you don't know how to interpret it, right?"

"Not really. I just feel like a lot of the plot settings are unreasonable. I want to give the editor some suggestions, but I don't know how to make changes. If I rashly ask for advice, it would seem like I'm trying to stir up trouble."

Dilireba was silent for a moment and her tone became low.

She is really devoted to this drama, as an "external drama" besides Jiahang. Although "One Thousand and One Nights" is nothing to Gu Jingyi, it is the best resource she can get at this stage.

Although the script setting has flaws, it is much better than the perfunctory and popularity-consuming "internal drama" like "The Flame's Daughter".

The performance of "One Thousand and One Nights" will definitely affect her subsequent film and television resources, and will affect whether she will be able to shoot other films in the future.

This is really important to Dilraba Dilmurat.

At this time, she thought of Gu Jingyi.

This man, who previously only appeared in a short, less than three-minute collaboration for the cover of Harper's Bazaar's annual issue, could immediately see the flaws in the shoddy plot, and a slight change deepened the character arc.

Even after the short film was released, the behind-the-scenes footage was released along with it.

Gu Jingyi's modified clip also sparked heated discussion due to his story-filled "eye acting".

So when she encountered difficulties, Gu Jingyi's name would be the first one that came to her mind.

As a senior homegirl, she really has no one to ask for advice. Dilraba doesn't have many friends, although she has a good relationship with Sister Mi.

但随着17年她的人气弯道超车，跻身女顶流后。两人的友谊也发生了微妙的变化，在17年她登上《时尚COSMO》6月刊销售额19万，超过17年10月同样登上《时尚COSMO》的蜜姐将近一倍后。

Di Lieba clearly felt that there was a slight rift in her relationship with Sister Mi.

She really didn't know who to turn to. If she asked Sister Mi, she would listen and let her be patient.

Ask Gu Jingyi, she might really be able to get a solution.

"In fact, in the domestic entertainment industry, when watching modern dramas, audiences pay more attention to the actors' looks than the plot. Ms. Reba has such a beautiful face that most audiences can focus on her. As for criticisms of the plot, their values ​​are based on her appearance and they don't criticize anything."

Gu Jingyi's voice sounded, as clear as ever.

But Dilraba was in no mood to listen to the end, she felt a little disappointed.

It’s hard to tell whether it’s towards myself or Gu Jingyi.

Perhaps I shouldn't have made this call for this purpose in the first place.

This is so embarrassing. I will never bother Gu Jingyi again.

These avoidance thoughts popped up one after another, and Dilireba grabbed the corner of her clothes and rubbed it for a while.

"Then... then I'll trouble you, Teacher Gu..."

Before Dilraba Dilmurat finished speaking, someone on the other end asked in surprise.

"But I didn't say I didn't have time to visit the set? Why did Ms. Reba deny it without even listening to me finish my words?"

The voice from the other end of the phone sounded tired and gentle, and Dilireba's heart trembled suddenly.

The next second, she heard Gu Jingyi pause for a moment, then said with a smile: "Wait until next week, I'll come to visit the set. Then I'll see the complete script and see where the problem lies."

"But don't get your expectations too high, Ms. Reba. 'One Thousand and One Nights' has already been filmed for more than half. I don't think the crew will overturn the previous reshoots just because of a small suggestion now."

"I can only try my best to make the ending more reasonable."

"That's good," Dilireba said softly with her eyebrows curved.

"Then I'll be busy here for now. If you have time, Ms. Reba, please remember to change the clothes for Nohara Shinnosuke's doll. Its pajamas are just the basic style. I've also sent you six sets of spare doll clothes. You should see them at the bottom of the gift box, right?"

"Hmm~"

Di Lieba nodded cutely, looking like she had heard it.

After giving the instructions, Gu Jingyi hung up the phone.

Dilraba Dilmurat was in the middle of a break at the moment. She remembered what Gu Jingyi had just said and actually took out a new set of doll clothes to change into for the Nohara Shinnosuke doll.

When Crayon Shin-chan's most classic pajamas were taken off, a photo also fell out.

It was the photo of Gu Jingyi using his suit to shield her from the wind when they were waiting for the photo shoot for the opening issue of Harper's Bazaar.

This photo was taken by Tian Xiwei on a mountain more than three kilometers away from the filming location, while she was lying on a tree and holding a cannon to "sniper from a thousand miles away."

For some reason, she gave this photo to Gu Jingyi.

Gu Jingyi accepted it and thought it was of great commemorative value, so he put it under the lining of Xiaoxin's pajamas and sent it to Dilraba Dilmurat.

Di Lieba picked it up and her heart softened again after seeing this photo.

During the shooting that day, the warmth and touch of Gu Jingyi's suit once again came to mind.

The vague feelings of goodwill that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time surged up again.

She has never been a gentle person, but she will always be defeated by gentleness.

Before meeting Gu Jingyi, Dilraba Dilmurat's life was boring.

His appearance brought a touch of fresh color to her dull and boring days.

Gu Jingyi was like the best gift Santa Claus gave her.

Di Lieba held the photo tightly in her palm and carefully pressed it under the phone case.

When she thought of Gu Jingyi's name, her heart inexplicably softened.

(End of this chapter)