Chinese Entertainment: Becoming a Superstar After a Breakup

"That guy in the white shirt, he doesn't talk much but scrutinizes others, he's arrogant and difficult to deal with." Shen Ze swirled his wine glass, listening to Han Geng reciting his lines across from him, and also looked at the guy in the white shirt.

He knew her, but they had only met today. It wasn't that one of them struck up a conversation; the assistant director mentioned that they were both from the Beijing Film Academy, which led to them talking more.

Her name is Huang Mengying (pictured above), a 09 graduate of Beijing Film Academy. And coincidentally, she is an artist under Yang Mi's studio and a colleague of Dilraba.

She didn't introduce the latter part; Shen Ze found it himself on Baidu. She's also a newcomer, but she has her own Baidu entry, unlike him. A Baidu search for him doesn't yield any entries. Although he can edit this himself, he has no works to his name, so why would he bother editing it?

Because of the school, the two of them were indeed a little more familiar with each other than others, but not by much. It was more like they were sticking together for warmth. Neither of them were very important figures, but in a place where they didn't know many people, being classmates was a kind of relationship, just like meeting a fellow townsman when you're away from home.

Looking at her from this angle, she's quite pretty, dressed in an office lady outfit, exuding a professional air, and probably the prettiest one at that table.

She's the kind of mature woman who looks like a goddess at first glance. However, Shen Ze felt that while she was pretty, she lacked memorable features, though she was undeniably beautiful.

"That big-breasted girl, she's really big, but she keeps adjusting her bra, which shows she lacks self-confidence. She's a typical 'big boobs, no brains' type, easy to get." This scene is the male lead commenting on his ex-girlfriend's table. Hearing this, Shen Ze clapped his hands in agreement.

This is his job. He doesn't have many lines, and he's always there to support his ex-boyfriend. Even at his ex-boyfriend's table, he's the least noticeable one, but he doesn't care about any of that.

He's not the main character in this movie; he's just here to recover his health and activate the system to become a big star. He still needs to support his family before that.

My girlfriend is very beautiful, but dating a beautiful girlfriend, even if she's not after your money, the expenses of dating are really quite high. Do you go to hotels, do you eat out? I can understand that you're a student now, but you can't go on like this forever.

He didn't mind that Dilraba paid for the hotel room during the National Day holiday, but it didn't sound good to others. Besides, Singles' Day was coming up soon, and he had to contribute to Dilraba's shopping cart. He couldn't contribute much in terms of value, but he had to show some appreciation. He would do as much as he could, since Dilraba knew exactly how much money he had.

At the very least, while she's in a good mood, I can make one or two small requests that aren't too unreasonable. Sometimes it's also because I'm controlled by hormones; having a beautiful girlfriend with a great figure makes it hard to resist getting out of bed.

"Cut! You there, you've entered the country. Let's process this. How about we do it again? Don't process it so smoothly. When you're giving your feedback, don't show any surprise beforehand. Xing Tong hasn't even appeared yet." The filming was interrupted. It had nothing to do with anyone else; it was the male lead's problem. But a celebrity is a celebrity. You can't directly say it's the celebrity's problem. You have to find a reason first.

But the ultimate goal was still to give the male lead acting instructions, which is a very obvious roundabout way. They've already given him face. It's good to be a celebrity; a bunch of people are accommodating you.

Although Shen Ze is a professionally trained actor, he doesn't comment on who acts well or poorly. That's something for others to evaluate, not for self-praise, and he's not qualified to do so.

As for filming being interrupted, that's normal; it often happens during rehearsals too. However, it can't happen when handing in assignments.

There was no whispering or talking; they just sat and waited. A makeup artist even came up to check on them and said they didn't need any touch-ups. This group didn't have their own makeup artists; they were all the same. But the treatment was still pretty good. Look at those extras; nobody cared about them at all.

Things got much better after that. They filmed a segment, then stopped, and slowly polished it. Shen Ze only had a few lines, but he had memorized them all. That's interesting. They filmed so much footage, but it might only appear as a brief scene in the movie. That's why movies have quality, and why people say that movies are the director's art. The actors are just tools.

He even managed to snag a boxed lunch from the film crew. It was alright, though it would have been better if it didn't have onions. He really doesn't like onions, and even when Dilraba deliberately messed with him and made him eat them, he still couldn't get used to it.

"You're so picky. Onions are tasteless, but they're delicious with barbecue." That night, Dilraba heard about his experience and teased him. It was his first time filming, and Dilraba was still concerned about him. However, unlike in school where she could take leave, the crew didn't indulge her. Otherwise, she would have flown to Beijing long ago.

"By the way, you mentioned my pretty female colleague several times today, and you even secretly took pictures of her. Let me tell you, I'm not around, so don't get any funny ideas," Dilraba reminded her.

"If you keep chatting like this, I'll just look and not let you take pictures anymore. What do you mean by taking pictures secretly? I told you I was your colleague, and you asked me to take pictures, making it seem like I was the one who asked," Shen Ze said.

"Fine, I tricked you into revealing yourself, and you're just looking without taking pictures. What are you trying to do?"

"Alright, alright, why are you so easily teased now? We're not even close, we've barely exchanged a few words. Have you been too tired lately? I'll come see you after I finish filming," Shen Ze said.

"Alright, I didn't ask you to come. You volunteered. Perfect timing, we're wrapping up filming soon, so you can rest for a few days before going back to school for rehearsals. It's such a hassle," Dilraba said.

She's already a senior in college and has a graduation play to perform before the new year. However, because of filming, she'll only be playing a small role. After all, there have to be choices, which is perfectly reasonable.

While the video was playing, Shen Ze noticed that Dilraba had stopped talking. He glanced at the video and saw that she had fallen asleep. She was indeed quite tired, especially since many of her scenes were night scenes. But that's how actors are; they earn so much money, so it's okay to be tired.

……

"Ouch." The reason the wedding scene took two days to film was because there was an action scene. Of course, the main reason was that the male lead had other filming assignments, which were also filmed in the hotel, so they made full use of the hotel.

The final scene at the hotel is a scene of disrupting the wedding. Naturally, it's the last scene. At the ex-girlfriends' table, several ex-girlfriends start arguing, and the female lead picks up a glass of red wine and pours it directly on Huang Mengying's head.

Even though this guy knows it's filming, he can't help but shout. Women fighting is quite exciting. The next scene is about each of them picking up girls by blocking them, of course, it's just part of the movie.

Shen Ze was assigned the white shirt, which was Huang Mengying's. It wasn't a coincidence; there was no further development in this relationship anyway. Since you two are quite familiar with each other, then it's you two. It just so happens that you're from the same school.

Filming can be tough sometimes. After one scene, your back is soaked with water, but the filming went smoothly, we got it in one take, and we had enough footage.

Shen Ze has finished filming his first drama.

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