How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 158 Cameo
The next morning, Jiang Yu arrived at Yang Xue's crew. Her new drama was filming at a film and television studio near Zhonghai. This was a well-known film and television studio in China for ancient costume dramas, and most of the domestic ancient costume dramas would be filmed here.

When Jiang Yu arrived, Yang Xue was still filming a scene, and it was her assistant Yuanyuan who came to pick him up.

"Teacher Jiang Yu, Sister Xue and the director are still filming. Please sit here for a while."

Yuanyuan had been with Yang Xue for a long time. She had been there when Yang Xue and Jiang Yu were together. Yuanyuan was only polite to Jiang Yu, but she and her agent, Hong Jie, had always been dissatisfied with him, thinking he was too fickle and had betrayed her sister Xue's feelings. Although he looked different now and was still so talented, Yuanyuan and Hong Jie's views on him had changed.

But when she saw Jiang Yu, Yuanyuan still remembered the scene when this guy let down her sister Xue, and she still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Okay, Yuanyuan, go do your work first, don't worry about me."

Yuanyuan brought Jiang Yu a bottle of water. Sitting in the rest shed, Jiang Yu looked at the crew filming over there. This was Yang Xue's crew, but there were several crews filming on the nearby street, and theirs was just a part of it. Like this film studio, many locations required crews to register and rent them in advance, and there were also set times. When one crew finished filming, there were other crews waiting behind.

Yuanyuan nodded and went to look after her sister Xue. After all, she was Sister Xue's assistant, so she had to always keep an eye on what Sister Xue needed and be ready to get it for her at any time.

Jiang Yu looked over and saw the director sitting in the studio over there, looking at the monitor. He was wearing black-framed glasses, and looked to be in his forties, with a rather thin build. He looked somewhat different from most middle-aged men of his age who were overweight.

"This must be the Director Jiang that Xuexue mentioned."

Yang Xue had mentioned to Jiang Yu before that the director they were collaborating with was also a well-known domestic film and television director. Generally, directors who collaborate with a film queen like Yang Xue are highly respected and have produced many excellent works. Jiang Yu learned that several hit costume dramas in the past two years were directed by him and by Director Yu, whom he had met before.

Both of them like to shoot costume dramas, designing palace fighting, martial arts, fairy tales and the like.

This time, Yang Xue’s new drama "The Legend of Yunxi" is a fantasy drama with a female lead. Yang Xue plays the female lead Su Qingxue.

Looking at Yang Xue, who was wearing a costume and a long white corset dress, looking ethereal, Jiang Yu was also struck by a bright feeling. Normally, Yang Xue was seen in modern clothes, but she looked very beautiful in ancient costumes during filming.

After the scene was finished, Jiang Yu saw Yuanyuan walk up to Yang Xue and say something. Yang Xue just looked over here and Jiang Yu waved at her.

Seeing Jiang Yu come so early, Yang Xue also walked to the studio, as if she wanted to talk to Director Jiang. As a result, Jiang Yu saw the male lead who had just acted with Yang Xue approaching him with a flattering look on his face. Jiang Yu could even see a hint of admiration for Yang Xue in the smile on this guy's face.

Is this another suitor?
Well, with Yang Xue's charm, it seems understandable that she has so many suitors.

But seeing Yang Xue's indifferent attitude towards the male protagonist, Jiang Yu also smiled.

Jiang Yu also knew the male lead, Gan Quan, a top artist in the domestic entertainment industry. He was about the same age as Yang Xue, handsome, had good acting skills, and had won several awards. This time, he was the male lead in the play with Yang Xue.

Gan Quan followed Yang Xue with a warm smile: "Xiaoxue, your performance just now was very good, and your emotions were very well expressed."

Yang Xue smiled politely: "Thank you, Teacher Gan was also very good just now."

The two went to the monitor to watch the scene that had just been seen. Director Jiang told them about the situation and it was pretty good.

Gan Quan looked at Yang Xue, who was dressed in ancient costume and looked beautiful and charming, and watched the clips that had just been filmed. He pretended to think for a while before speaking and looking at Director Jiang to offer his opinion.

"Director Jiang, I think we can add a kissing scene to the next scene."

He pretended to be thinking about the plot: "Look, Xiaoxue and I are the male and female protagonists. This scene is the male protagonist helping the female protagonist out of trouble. Because of some previous experiences, the male protagonist has already fallen in love with the female protagonist. Although the female protagonist has always had her master in her heart, I think the female protagonist should be quite conflicted. The male protagonist should also have a certain weight in her heart. Here the two meet again, the male protagonist helps the female protagonist escape from trouble and gets injured. The female protagonist is worried and feels a little bit of her own feelings for the male protagonist..."

Gan Quan made a thorough analysis: "I think adding a kissing scene would deepen the relationship a bit, and the subsequent separation and the sad ending would be more impactful."

After saying that, Gan Quan looked at Director Jiang and Yang Xue with some anticipation.

In this drama with a strong female lead, although he is the male lead and has a relationship with the female lead, it is also unrequited love. The female lead only regards the male lead as a friend, or even a tool. In the heart of the female lead, she has always loved her master. In her eyes, the male lead is not only a friend, but also a tool for her revenge.

Gan Quan looked at Yang Xue's beautiful appearance and wanted to take advantage of her. This is the movie queen Yang Xue, so beautiful. If he filmed with her, he wouldn't even have a kissing scene. Wouldn't it be a waste of time?
He'd been so attentive to Yang Xue on set lately, hoping to try and woo her. After all, they'd all be on set for the next month or two, and they were the lead actors, so what if they fell in love? It wasn't uncommon in the industry, wasn't it?
Yang Xue is such a beautiful golden flower, and there are countless people in the circle who covet her. Gan Quan also wants to have a taste of her beauty.

But after so long, there is no chance at all. When he came to film this drama before, he heard rumors in the circle that Yang Xue always used a double or staggered roles when filming intimate scenes.

As expected, after so long, although there were no kissing scenes, Yang Xue used body doubles for some scenes like princess hugs.

It really doesn't give me any chance at all.

When Yang Xue heard Gan Quan's name, she frowned slightly. Director Jiang also glanced at Gan Quan. He could see what this guy was thinking.

The point is, this guy seems to be making a lot of sense, but it's completely nonsense. He's talking about adding to the relationship, but there's clearly no emotion. He's just setting up the abuse later on, and then you, the male lead, are just a tool. My drama is about a female lead, not a harem-themed drama.

Besides, when the script was originally finalized, the heroine was just a friend to the hero, treating him as a tool, and everyone in the world was in the heroine's calculations. The heroine's heart from beginning to end was only her master, and she was just trying to avenge her master and resurrect her master in the end. If you change it like this, won't I have to change everything else?

"This is unnecessary. It won't help the subsequent plot."

Director Jiang refused directly, looked at Yang Xue and asked, "What did you say just now, Xiao Yang? Jiang Yu is here, let's go over and say hello."

Gan Quan was stunned. Such a good proposal of his was rejected just like that?

Seeing Director Jiang stand up and walk towards the rest shed with Yang Xue, he was also stunned. What did he hear just now?
Jiang Yu is here?

Yang Xue’s ex-boyfriend?

Gan Quan immediately looked over and saw a tall, handsome young man standing outside the rest shed. It was indeed him!

Gan Quan frowned slightly. Why was Jiang Yu here?
Are you here to see Yang Xue?

Is there anything else going on with these two people?
But if they came just to see Yang Xue, why would Director Jiang follow them?

Gan Quan was also a little confused. After hesitating for a moment, he followed.

"Haha, Xiao Jiang is here. This is the first time we meet. He's really a handsome guy. I like all the songs you sing now, especially my daughter, who often plays your songs."

Director Jiang was being polite, but it wasn't entirely true. He himself also liked listening to some of Jiang Yu's songs. Especially his daughter, who had just started college, was now a loyal fan of Jiang Yu.

"Director Jiang, you're too kind."

Jiang Yu reached out and shook Director Jiang's hand. He felt that this renowned director wasn't as difficult to work with as the online rumors suggested. Of course, that might have something to do with his current status and popularity, as well as Yang Xue. Both Director Jiang and Director Yu, whom he had previously met, seemed easy to get along with.

"Haha, Xiao Jiang is so handsome, he will definitely look good in ancient costume."

Although Director Jiang wasn't entirely convinced of Jiang Yu's acting and dialogue, he didn't show it directly, and it wasn't a big deal. Jiang Yu's role wasn't large, just three scenes, and they weren't long. If they were filmed in the feature film, the three scenes combined would probably be around ten minutes long. So, even though Director Jiang didn't think Jiang Yu's acting and dialogue were up to par, he handed it over to the dubbing artist in post-production, and he was just going to be cool.

Seeing Jiang Yu today, Director Jiang felt that this guy would be a good choice to be a vase. He is so handsome, no wonder he is so popular with girls.

"Come, Xiao Jiang, take a look first. This is the script for your three scenes. It's very simple and there aren't many lines. Just familiarize yourself with it a little."

Director Jiang handed him the script for Jiang Yu's role, which he and the screenwriter prepared specifically for Jiang Yu, and had also discussed it with Yang Xue.

Jiang Yu took a look and was surprised by how little he actually had. He remembered reading Yang Xue's scripts before, which were all thick books, and he only had about two pages.

Sure enough, the role is indeed small and easy.

No wonder Yang Xue told him not to worry and just come, it wouldn't take much time. Looking at the scene, he felt that today, no, it could be done in half an afternoon.

Gan Quan stood aside and watched this scene, also stunned. What was going on?

Jiang Yu is going to guest star as Yang Xue’s master?
Gan Quan was a little confused. How come he didn't know about this?
Director Jiang was already inviting Jiang Yu to sit over there and read the script.

"Xiao Jiang, just watch for now. We have another scene this morning, so you should get familiar with the scene first and have lunch together. Xiao Yang told me that you have work to do later, so we'll shoot your scenes this afternoon."

Director Jiang also knew that Jiang Yu was quite busy at the moment, and Yang Xue had also told him to finish filming Jiang Yu's scenes as soon as possible. It just so happened that Jiang Yu's scenes weren't that many, so it probably wouldn't take more than half a day this afternoon to finish them.

"It's okay, it's okay. Director Jiang, you guys get busy. I'll just read the script here and think about it."

Although he had few scenes, Jiang Yu was still very serious and sat there reading the script.

Yang Xue leaned down slightly and said to Jiang Yu, "Take a look first. If you don't understand anything, write it down and ask me or Director Jiang later."

This action seemed to make Yang Xue and Jiang Yu seem very close. Jiang Yu sat there, and Yang Xue leaned down slightly, putting one hand on Jiang Yu's shoulder.

Gan Quan was slightly displeased when he saw this scene. Is there something going on between this guy and Yang Xue?
Otherwise, why would Yang Xue ask Jiang Yu to make a guest appearance?

And judging from the looks of it, it's obvious that their relationship is pretty good.

This made Gan Quan a little jealous, but he still kept a warm smile on his face and spoke.

"You can ask me, Teacher Jiang Yu. Although this character has few scenes, it is very important in the whole drama. Teacher Jiang Yu is not a professional actor, so there must be a lot he doesn't understand. Feel free to ask us."

He acted like a senior, trying to give Jiang Yu, a newcomer who had come from another industry to film and knew nothing about anything, guidance. His words seemed to be filled with the implication that Jiang Yu was a newcomer, not yet a professional actor, and would definitely not act well. He acted as if he was superior and kindly trying to guide Jiang Yu.

Yang Xue and Director Jiang also understood the meaning behind Gan Quan's words. Director Jiang didn't say anything. He actually felt that Jiang Yu wasn't a professional actor, but an idol and a singer, so his acting skills were definitely not good. However, for Yang Xue's sake, and because he valued Jiang Yu's popularity and current status, he couldn't say anything.

Yang Xue, on the other hand, frowned slightly. It was not Gan Quan's turn to say whether Jiang Yu's acting was good or not. She was about to speak when Jiang Yu said.

"Is that so? Don't worry, I will think about it carefully and will not let you down this afternoon."

Jiang Yu naturally understood Gan Quan's meaning. Since they were so skeptical, he decided to go down and let them take a closer look. In his previous life, he had spent over ten years on the film set, rising from a relatively unknown actor to the second male lead, his acting skills recognized by many major directors. He was still very confident in himself. If he had the resources and support of a company in his previous life, he felt he would have been a big star long ago.

Gan Quan was disdainful in his heart, but said on the surface: "Well, let's wait and watch Teacher Jiang Yu's performance this afternoon."

Director Jiang smiled, but didn't take it to heart. It's good for young people to be ambitious. Wanting to make a good movie is also good, but just talking about it won't work.

"Okay, then, Xiao Jiang, you can stay here and familiarize yourself with the script. We'll shoot our last scene this morning."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)