Huayu: Rising from Tencent

The promotional posters for "Fang Da Chu" were taken at the August 1st Film Studio.

The August 1st Film Studio has a well-equipped and professional photography studio, which undertakes various film and television crew poster shooting and actor photo shooting.

Small film crews typically choose studios in Tongzhou for filming in the capital.

"Fang Da Chu" is a small-scale production, but it's backed by Tencent.

In Shen Ci's opinion, if they chose a simple venue just to save a little money, they would inevitably be laughed at.

The crew was scheduled to meet at 9:00 AM, and just after 8:00 AM, actors began to arrive at the studio one after another.

Wang Churan arrived at the scene early, accompanied by her mother, Wang Haiyan.

Wang Haiyan, leading her daughter, chatted warmly with the other actors, a kind smile always on her face.

"The child is still young, and we will need your help a lot while he/she is on set."

"If Chu Ran has offended anyone in any way, please forgive him and don't take it to heart."

Wang Haiyan would say this politely to everyone she met.

At this moment, director Li Xiaojiang also arrived.

Immediately, many actors stepped forward to try and get close to Wang Churan. Seeing this, Wang Haiyan quickly pulled Wang Churan forward.

Wang Churan was an actress personally selected by Shen Ci.

Li Xiaojiang was well aware of this relationship, so he naturally dared not neglect her in the slightest, and his face was full of a kind smile.

"Sister Wang, you can take Churan to get her makeup done now. We can start shooting right away and finish early so the child won't get tired."

"Thank you, Director Li," Wang Haiyan said gratefully, then pulled Wang Churan toward the dressing room.

Wang Churan felt somewhat uncomfortable with her mother's overly cautious and ingratiating behavior.

She has a strong personality, but she also understands that her mother is doing all this for her own good.

Upon entering the dressing room, Wang Churan's attention was immediately drawn to the various makeup tools and styling props.

Half an hour later, the makeup and styling were completed.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Wang Churan noticed that her makeup accentuated her facial features, and her hairstyle perfectly matched the character.

She looks both cute and lively!

The more she looked at her, the more beautiful she found her, and she was filled with joy, unable to resist admiring herself in secret.

"Auntie, you are really amazing at giving birth."

The makeup artist praised her sincerely.

Hearing such praise, Wang Haiyan and her daughter Wang Churan were overjoyed.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the dressing room. The group instinctively turned their gaze towards the doorway.

The dressing room door opened, and there were several people outside.

To Wang Churan's surprise, Li Xiaojiang was bowing the whole time, his face full of fawning smiles.

That's right, Zhang Ruonan and Lin Xin have arrived!

"Hello, Secretary Lin." Wang Haiyan spotted Lin Xin at a glance and quickly went up to greet her warmly.

Lin Xin replied, "Aunt Wang, you're here so early?"

"I was thinking of bringing Churan here early so we could be well prepared." Wang Haiyan turned around and waved to Wang Churan.

Wang Churan understood immediately and obediently walked over, politely saying to Lin Xin, "Hello, Sister Lin."

After exchanging greetings, her gaze fell on Zhang Ruonan.

Zhang Ruonan was also looking at Wang Churan at this moment, and couldn't help but feel a little pressured.

What did this little brat eat to grow so tall?

"Churan, hello there!"

"Hello, Sister Ruonan!"

The two had chatted on WeChat before, so they didn't pretend they didn't know each other and greeted each other.

"You two know each other?" Lin Xin asked curiously.

Wang Haiyan and Li Xiaojiang both turned their gazes toward the two of them at the same time.

Zhang Ruonan remained silent.

Wang Churan explained crisply, "I added Sister Ruonan's contact information before, and we chatted on WeChat."

Lin Xin looked at the two of them and said gently:

"That's great. When you're filming on set, you can hang out together and look out for each other."

Wang Haiyan quickly chimed in, "That's right, that's right, Churan, you should learn more from Miss Zhang."

After saying that, she turned to Zhang Ruonan and said politely:

"Ms. Zhang, I am Chu Ran's mother. If Chu Ran has any questions in the future, I will need you to teach her."

"Auntie, don't be so polite." Zhang Ruonan wasn't used to such overly polite manners. "Just call me by my name."

Wang Haiyan nodded, her gaze lingering on Zhang Ruonan for a few more seconds. This girl was beautiful...

Lin Xin brought them herself, so we can't afford to offend her. I'll have to give Wang Churan a good talking-to when we get back.

"Ruonan, you go ahead with your makeup and styling. Director Li and I are going to talk about something else." Lin Xin patted Zhang Ruonan's arm.

Zhang Ruonan nodded in response, "Go ahead and get busy, sis."

Lin Xin and Li Xiaojiang turned around to leave.

Wang Haiyan was still hoping to get closer to Lin Xin, so she shamelessly followed the two of them out.

Now, only Zhang Ruonan, Wang Churan, and the busy makeup artist remained in the dressing room.

"Sister Ruonan, you are so beautiful, no wonder they chose you as the female lead."

Wang Churan looked at Zhang Ruonan, who was putting on makeup, and praised her.

Zhang Ruonan looked at Wang Churan through the makeup mirror.

"Chu Ran is very beautiful too."

Hearing such praise, Wang Churan was delighted and readily accepted the compliment.

Looking at her like this, Zhang Ruonan couldn't help but think that this little girl was quite interesting, and her frankness was adorable.

"Sister Ruonan~" Wang Churan then grabbed the chair next to her and sat down next to Zhang Ruonan.

Lin Xin had just accompanied Zhang Ruonan here, and this scene piqued her curiosity.

Her praise of Zhang Ruonan was a prelude to asking the question that had been bothering her; she's quite clever!

"Why did Secretary Lin come with your sister? Do you two know each other already?"

Wang Churan opened her big, watery eyes and asked with a curious expression.

Upon hearing this, a sly glint flashed in Zhang Ruonan's eyes, preparing to show off a little. She said unhurriedly:

"Because I haven't officially signed with a company yet, and I don't have a personal agent."

"Oh?"

"Chu Ran, we'll be working at the same company in the future."

Wang Churan's eyes widened as the scene of her boasting to Zhang Ruonan about knowing Shen Ci flashed through her mind...

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but secretly lament her misfortune.

"Secretary Lin brought me here; it was actually Shen Ci's idea."

Zhang Ruonan paused, then leaned close to Wang Churan's ear and whispered something.

"Let me tell you a secret, Shen Ci is my boyfriend."

Upon hearing this news, Wang Churan's mouth gaped open, and he remained speechless for a long time.

She felt incredibly embarrassed.

Thinking back to how I bragged in front of Zhang Ruonan, I felt like a complete clown!

And why didn't Zhang Ruonan tell the truth back then?

The more Wang Churan thought about it, the more convinced he became that Zhang Ruonan was doing it on purpose, deliberately trying to embarrass him.

"Hahaha." Zhang Ruonan looked at her embarrassed appearance and said, "We should keep in touch more often in the future."

Wang Churan sniffed inwardly, trying to calm himself down, and forced a smile as he said:

"Okay, Sister Ruonan, just don't dislike me."

Disdain? How could Zhang Ruonan disdain her?

On the contrary, she found the little girl extremely interesting, just like her own mischievous younger siblings, quite adorable.

She had seen and remembered Wang Churan's surprised and embarrassed reaction just now.

I was thinking to myself that after we finished shooting the posters and got back, I would definitely tell my brother about this funny incident.

I'm sure Shen Ci would burst into laughter upon hearing this!