Top Chinese celebrity: Debuted from Running Man

Chapter 243 Etiquette Teacher
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By the time Gu Qingding finished her makeup and styling, it was already dark outside the window.

He glanced at the time and sighed at Boss Cai: "Sister Cai—look at this, the Four Little Flowers are really something else, leaving me, one of the Four Top Stars, waiting here like this."

Anyone who didn't know better would think she was the top star.

His tone carried a hint of teasing and complaining.

Mr. Cai smiled knowingly, but he didn't respond.

Just as Gu Qing was about to add fuel to the fire, a crisp "Ha!" suddenly rang in his ears.

Immediately afterwards, I received a light but firm punch to my lower back.

"You're so big! Where are you big?!"

Liu Shishi had somehow gotten behind him, now standing with her hands on her hips, chin slightly raised, glaring at him defiantly, "Whether it's debut time or age, you have to obediently call me 'sister'!"

Are you born in the Year of the Cat?

Gu Qing was startled and turned around irritably, "Why do you walk so quietly!"

The Liu Shishi before me was radiant, her face beaming with the triumphant satisfaction of "catching a criminal red-handed," a far cry from the gentle and melancholic figure she had been on the set of "Brotherhood of Blades."

"If I don't walk like this, how can I catch you 'snatching' me from behind?"

Liu Shishi's almond-shaped eyes widened as she glared at Gu Qing.

"Who 'cricketed' you? I'm just stating an objective fact."

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow and glanced at her sideways, "Being able to work with a top star like me is your good fortune, don't you understand?"

“Hmm, what my brother said makes sense.” Boss Cai was enjoying the show, so he nodded in agreement, a mischievous smile playing on his lips.

"Sister Cai?!" Liu Shishi looked at her "traitorous" boss in disbelief. Her already somewhat dull eyes were now even more dazed, as if she had suffered a huge blow.

"Alright, young actress, you can do your makeup first. We're going to eat."

Gu Qing smiled and waved goodbye, "Let's go, it's on me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."

Jin Cheng leaned over sweetly and immediately got into character.

In the drama, she plays Wang Meilin, who is also the empress in the later period of Gu Qing's reign. She is a vicious female supporting character who always tries to trip up the female lead.

"Great news! Speak like a human being!" Gu Qing was startled by her deliberately affected voice.

"Oh--"

Jin Cheng immediately switched to a deep Northeastern accent, clenched his fists, and lowered his voice, "Thank you, brother!"

"You've all left, what am I going to do all by myself?"

Liu Shishi was completely dumbfounded. Seeing the three people preparing to slip away, she panicked.

"So be it, who told you to come so late?" Gu Qing replied crisply without turning her head.

"Little brother, I'm stuck in traffic, otherwise I would have arrived much earlier."

Liu Shishi walked over quickly and grabbed Gu Qing's arm tightly, as if she were grasping at a lifeline.

She gently shook his arm, her voice unconsciously carrying a hint of pitiful pleading, "Just wait for me, let's eat together? I'll be right there!"

Watching from the side, Boss Cai's smile grew even brighter. His eyes darted back and forth between Gu Qing and Shi Shi, his mind racing with calculations: "Good Shi Shi, let's do it! Use all your charm and cuteness!"
If you can really get Gu Qing into Tangren Media, I'll burn incense for you!

The reason she's always annoyed by her female artists' romantic obsessions is that none of the men her top female stars date are even remotely appealing to her.

do not forget,
She selects female celebrities based on her own image, naturally creating a strong sense of identification.

The previous top female celebrity married a male teacher who had a very paternalistic personality; she retired after giving birth.

This top female star, seeing that she was about to be snatched away by an old man who was almost 20 years her senior, started to slack off at work and spent her days daydreaming.

Thanks to Gu Qing's appearance, who filmed "Brotherhood of Blades," the movie became a box office hit, keeping Liu Shishi extremely busy.

Boss Cai got her all sorts of dramas and endorsements, so she didn't have time to think about anything else and finally got out of character.

"A young, handsome, capable man who's even more successful than you in his career—I'd be a hundred percent in favor of you dating Gu Qing."

Mr. Cai was very satisfied, and even the golden oranges looked more appealing to him.

Da Xi: "..." Am I really that annoying?
"Fine, fine, I give up."

Gu Qing helplessly withdrew her hand and looked at Liu Shishi in front of her. "You keep calling me 'older sister' all the time, but the way you act like a spoiled brat, how are you any different from a little sister?"

"Where?! I..."

Liu Shishi's pretty face flushed instantly, and she tried to straighten her back to prove her "authority".
But when he met Gu Qing's teasing eyes, his momentum instantly diminished, and he turned his head away guiltily, muttering softly, "...I can't be bothered to argue with you."

Then, looking rather dejected, he scurried into the dressing room to try on clothes.

About an hour later,

Liu Shishi finally finished her makeup trial and rushed over.

Gu Qing had her assistant book a place in advance, and everyone sat down to eat.

During the meal, Gu Qing remembered the important matter and asked Boss Cai, "Sister Cai, has the production team hired an etiquette instructor? Especially one who is proficient in Ming Dynasty etiquette? My transformation from a prince in the early stages to an emperor in the later stages can't be achieved just by the clothes." He knew that details were important in period dramas, especially for the role of a prince.

"This……"

Mr. Cai looked troubled. "There are regular teachers of ancient etiquette, but those who specialize in Ming Dynasty etiquette... are really hard to find right now."

Even with money, it's not guaranteed that you can find the right person immediately.

"Then I'll think of a way."

Gu Qing put down her chopsticks. "I plan to hire a professional teacher of Ming Dynasty etiquette myself."
If the production team deems it necessary, the actors can also learn, though it might increase their workload.

He had thought of this when he got off the plane, so he contacted Lu Yang in advance.

Although Brother Lu is just an ordinary director, he can't compete with his father's prowess!

He received his master's degree in history and theory from the Central Academy of Drama in 1989, and later became a professor and doctoral supervisor.

Even if you just send any student to give you some guidance, Gu Qing will benefit greatly.

"Shishi, what do you think?"

Boss Cai did not make a hasty decision, but asked the vegetarian lion eating next to Gu Qing.

"Me? No problem at all!"

With her mouth full of vegetables, Liu Shishi mumbled incoherently.

She has an obsession with poise; even when eating vegetables, she holds her swan-like neck high.

The teacher Gu Qing found has won her heart.

"Can't you move your neck?"

Seeing her trying so hard to "put on airs," Gu Qing couldn't help but raise her hand and lightly chopped her on the back of the neck: "It's not even winter yet, what are you pretending to be, a white swan? Eat your food properly!"

With a loud 'clang',
Liu Shishi slammed her head against the table, then looked up angrily, her beautiful eyes blazing with fury, "You brat! Do you want to die?!"

After some playful banter and a meal, we drove back to the hotel.

Due to scheduling conflicts, Huo Jianhua will have to wait a while before he can join the crew.

But it doesn't matter.

The male and female leads have both arrived; he can wait until Gu Qing and Liu Shishi's scenes are finished before coming.

After washing up, Gu practiced her lines and steps in her room.

I have to say, the square step taught by Teacher Zhang was incredibly useful.

Gu Qing has been using this technique almost since her first acting role.

Now is the perfect time to put it to good use.

With his background in opera, he was also quite at ease when wearing wide-sleeved robes, flipping his robes and shaking his sleeves with an indescribable natural elegance.

But after practicing for a short while,
"Ding Di—"

After a six-month hiatus, Da Xi resumed her harassment plan, sending him a direct and flirtatious voice message: "Handsome guy, what should I do if I can't sleep because I miss you so much?"

"You can have anything in your dreams. Goodnight, I'm going to sleep now."

After replying to one message, Gu Qing stopped reading Jin Cheng's subsequent flirting.

Fortunately, they didn't have any very intimate kissing scenes, otherwise Gu Qing had no doubt that Jin Cheng would replicate Ma Dajie's actions.

Even a hot-blooded young man like him, no matter how patient he is, can't withstand being teased repeatedly for several hours.

The peace and quiet hadn't lasted long when my phone lit up again. It was Liu Shishi: "Gu Qing! I've bought the clothes!"

"What clothes?" Gu Qing didn't react for a moment.

"Sailor Moon!" came the voice on the other end of the phone, as the person was lying on the bed.

Liu Shishi angrily slapped the mattress twice with her fair, arched back. "We agreed on something last time! I'd cosplay a beautiful girl, and you'd cosplay a character I specified. Have you forgotten?"

"I forgot, I'm going to sleep. Goodnight."

Gu Qing put down her phone and chose to play dead.

"you--!!!"

Liu Shishi stared at the merciless words on the screen, grinding her teeth in anger. She grabbed her phone and frantically dialed numbers, but all she got in response was a cold "phone switched off" message.

She jumped out of bed with a "whoosh," shuffled to the door in her slippers, and froze, her hand already on the doorknob.

Why would someone knock on Gu Qing's door in the middle of the night?

She didn't have the courage yet, and awkwardly withdrew her hand.

Liu Shishi pulled the covers over her head, threw herself back onto the bed, and covered her head with the blanket.

"Never mind, I'll deal with you tomorrow morning!"

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(End of this chapter)