Chinese Entertainment: Becoming a Superstar After a Breakup

Chapter 104 Unread Messages

"She doesn't eat people, what are you afraid of?" Shen Ze said.

"I'm afraid of misunderstandings. What else could I be afraid of? Why are you pretending to be stupid? But your relationship is really good, and everyone is quite envious."

"Speaking of which, you two are truly a match made in heaven, and her character Gao Wen was incredibly popular," Chen Xinxuan said.

"Right, let's eat meat." Shen Ze was a little helpless. Chen Xinxuan was trying to cheer him on, but she went astray. He had broken up with his girlfriend, but he couldn't say it directly. It was a bit awkward.

"I can't eat anymore. Eating this is already an indulgence," Chen Xinxuan said. Losing weight is a lifelong task for celebrities.

However, Shen Ze used to work very hard on this subject, but with the activation of the system, he has realized that eating and drinking excessively has no effect on anything. He can gain weight, but he can lose weight with just a little exercise, so he doesn't control himself much anymore.

"Then you're out of luck. This place has pretty good double-pepper beef," Shen Ze said.

"You're out of dipping sauce, let me get you some," Chen Xinxuan said.

"Thank you, but don't make it too spicy. This is too scary. How can you swallow pure chili powder?" Shen Ze said. When eating hot pot, everyone has their own dipping sauce recipe. Some are common, and some are unique. They exchanged some, and it was spicy enough. Of course, Chen Xinxuan ignored Shen Ze's sesame sauce. In her own words, where she's from, it's an oil-based dipping sauce and a dry dipping sauce.

Of course, if you're eating hot pot with copper pot meat, then sesame sauce is a must. However, this isn't Chongqing hot pot. Actually, according to the proper way, Shen Ze's sesame sauce is wrong, but in both his past and present lives, sesame sauce is a must when eating hot pot, and it's a staple in his hometown.

However, Dilraba is just like him; she always has sesame sauce with her hot pot, except she adds a bit more cumin and chickpeas.

"You love spicy food, but you're not particularly good at handling it. You can practice more; you can improve. Before eating spicy food, drink more yogurt to relieve the spiciness. If you have the chance, you can try our hot pot. Add lime to the dipping sauce; it's very refreshing." Chen Xinxuan smiled. This was the first time the two of them had eaten hot pot alone. They had eaten hot pot together before, but they weren't this close.

"Really? Maybe there'll be a chance. It's about time, let's head out." Shen Ze said, glancing at the time. He wanted to go back and do some laundry; Reba wasn't around, so he'd have to do all that himself.

"Okay, then I'll head back first." Chen Xinxuan asked tentatively. It wasn't that she had any ideas, but it was only a little past five in the afternoon. They had finished work and came to eat hot pot. It was still daylight. She was sure they didn't have any more activities planned. For people their age, eating was just the beginning. Singing or other activities were the follow-up.

"Take care then. I don't have a car, so I can't give you a ride. Let's keep in touch in the future," Shen Ze said. After leaving school, his classmates seemed to have become closer to him than before. This change in mindset might be because there would be fewer opportunities to meet in the future.

Watching Chen Xinxuan leave, Shen Ze took a taxi back to the hotel, put his clothes in the laundry room, and waited. He then browsed Weibo to see how many followers he had gained.

He has a lot of fake followers on Weibo, but that's how it is. He already has 1.57 million followers. If things continue at the same pace, he should easily reach 2 million followers during the show's run. He's quite satisfied.

I scrolled through my WeChat Moments again and saw Chen Xinxuan's post. I gave it a like, since it involved him. There was a photo of me and Chen Xinxuan having hot pot, though we were seated at separate tables.

Chen Xinxuan: "A hot pot dinner with Zhang Xianzong, my old classmate's career is on the rise."

Besides him, I also saw comments from many classmates, mostly saying things like "Let's meet up next time" or "Don't invite me to dinner."

This could be considered a class reunion. He saw that someone had already tagged him in their class group chat, and he started replying with half-hearted words, saying that it would be difficult to organize a reunion since they had just graduated.

In their class, the only ones who could organize themselves and whose relationships with everyone were roughly the same were Wang Yanyang and Wu You; the latter was the actor who starred in "Yu Zui."

He tried to get a role in that big-breasted woman's web series, but he couldn't even get a supporting role, let alone a lead one. It's tough being unknown and everything you do is tough.

However, both of them are busy filming. Most people are just graduating or have just started working, so they don't have that much freedom anymore.

"You're eating alone, aren't you afraid of rumors?"

At this moment, Shen Ze was unaware that Gulinaza and Chen Xinxuan were chatting. Chen Xinxuan had contacted her to thank her for recommending her to Shen Ze.

"What rumors? Who would think that? Shen Ze's boyfriend is so outstanding. Um, Nazha, when are you coming back?" Chen Xinxuan brought up Dilireba, then realized it was a bit inappropriate and tried to steer the conversation back on track.

After all, everyone in the class knows about the complicated relationship between Gulnazar and Shen Ze. It was Gulnazar herself who said it was a love triangle, so everyone tries to avoid mentioning Dilireba in front of her.

"It's nothing. What did you guys talk about? Did you talk about his girlfriend?" Gulinaza was really curious and immediately called the video call.

"We chatted a little." Chen Xinxuan looked at the other end of the video call, somewhat speechless. Sure enough, you really care about the two of them. That's how some misunderstandings are born. Is there a basis for prejudice?

After hearing this, Gulinaza laughed inwardly. Just do it! They're a match made in heaven! She cheered wildly. Others might not know, but she certainly did. These two broke up. Mentioning it would make Shen Ze feel awkward. Well done! You're my best classmate.

Shen Ze knew nothing and didn't want to know anything. He focused on studying the script. With the confirmation of accepting the role in "The Best of Us," the script had already been sent over. This script was much longer than "Ode to Joy," and he needed to study it carefully. It would be ridiculous if someone who wasn't a professional actor could make the show a hit while he, a professional, couldn't.

A few more days have passed, and Qixi Festival, the Chinese Valentine's Day, is just around the corner. However, this year, he won't have to celebrate that day.

He also had some good news: he could finally use the money. Although the studio was his, he couldn't just spend the money as he pleased, as he didn't want to have any stain on his record. After paying taxes, the dividends were directly deposited into his personal bank account, bringing his total of 80,000 yuan to over 60,000 yuan.

Seeing the money in his bank account grow from four figures to five figures, he suddenly felt at ease. There was still a lot of money to be made, such as for "The Best of Us" and "Ode to Joy." He had signed the contract, and once the production team signed the contract, 30% of his payment would be credited to his account.

Then, filming is completed at 30% of its completion, and the rest is finished. Of course, this can happen a few days earlier or later, as long as the money arrives.

Meanwhile, in Tianjin, after a day of filming, Dilraba returned to her hotel and the first thing she did was turn all the air conditioners up to the max—it was so hot.

After washing up, I started checking my messages. She was filming "Hot Girl". This show is really tiring. She has to train her physical fitness every day, and it's in the middle of summer. You can imagine how uncomfortable it must be.

First, she checked WeChat, but the scumbag hadn't contacted her or posted on Moments. Then she checked Weibo, but there was no interaction between him and that Chen Yao. Just as she was about to rest, she saw that she still had unread text messages.