Feverish actress cried after being angered by haters, but discovered the real culprit was at her bed

—August 20, 8 PM

The bus picked up the last person at Minghe Apartment in Haidian District and then began its long journey.

The distance from the capital to Yulin in northern Shaanxi is more than 800 kilometers, and under normal circumstances with no traffic jams and good road conditions, it takes about ten hours.

First, take the Beijing-Tibet Expressway past the High-tech Zone, then switch to the Rongcheng-Wuhai Expressway, and finally take the Baotou-Maoming Expressway to enter the Yulin area.

After getting on the bus, Lu Yan sat quietly reading a book, mainly because he couldn't find an opportunity to talk to Yu Nan. He was afraid that trying to get close to her too hastily would backfire.

However, he wasn't in a hurry at all. There were still more than half a month to go, and they had the most scenes together, so there would be plenty of time to get to know each other. There was no rush.

The bus had been driving for about three hours and was already on the highway. Most of the passengers were asleep.

Yu Nan kept looking at the scenery outside the window. Occasionally, he would turn around and his gaze would fall on the book. He would glance at the title.

"The Republic...you've been reading it for three hours already, aren't you tired?"

"hold head high"

Lu Yan was surprised that Yu Nan had actually taken the initiative to talk to him.

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He closed the book: "If I don't read, and there's nothing else to do, I can't sleep."

"Oh"

Yu Nan turned back to look at the scenery, but Lu Yan was unwilling to give up such a good opportunity: "May I ask your name? My name is Lu Yan."

Yu Nan casually glanced at him, his gaze relaxed: "Yu Nan."

She glanced at Lu Yan, her tone filled with curiosity: "I heard from Director Wang that there was a college student, so it was you."

"If, possibly, probably, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will be me."

Next, Lu Yan and Yu Nan chatted for a while, exchanging basic information in a normal conversation. Lu Yan didn't exhibit any particularly strange behavior.

The conversation ended with Yu Nan going to sleep.

The car continued on its way, passing through Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province where it encountered torrential rain. It then passed through Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia. When passing through Inner Mongolia, the cross-border winds were particularly strong, and Lu Yan could feel them even inside the car.

The scenery along the way was a feast for his eyes, and he only regretted that he didn't have the money to buy his own dedicated Nikon camera, otherwise he would definitely have recorded the beautiful scenery.

From day to night, through the spring breeze and the rolling clouds and rain, from bright sunshine to continuous rain, Lu Yan felt as if he had experienced a complete cycle of nature in a single day.

Around 9 p.m., the bus arrived at the first stop, but had not yet reached its destination.

After resting for a day, they set off again the next day and finally arrived in Suide, Yulin at noon on the second day.

Director Wang and his team, along with the coordinator, went ahead to plan, scout locations, and make final preparations, demonstrating how each step in the film and television industry is interconnected.

All the preparatory work must be done before it can proceed. For example, if the coordinator doesn't make a call sheet, the actors won't know what they'll be filming or which scene they'll be shooting.

Lu Yan, who was also in the same industry in his previous life, was very familiar with these processes.

The actors rested in their hotel rooms until the next morning when work officially began.

They arrived at a village below Yulin, which would become the main battlefield. Half of the filming would take place in the town, but they would shoot the rural scenes first before moving on to the town scenes, according to the filming schedule.

Surely no one really thinks a movie is filmed episode by episode.

In reality, film crews shoot by scene number. Generally, the production team will prepare the script in advance and group all the scenes of the same location together. After filming, the post-production team will edit the footage according to the script.

Finally, a finished drama was produced.

As the bus entered the rural area, village officials were already waiting at the entrance; all arrangements had been made in advance.

"Oh, a big star has come to the village."

"A big star is filming a movie!"

As we entered the village, many teenagers followed the bus, shouting excitedly.

"village head!"

Director Wang and others got out of the car and greeted the village chief. With the village chief's help, they completed the evacuation of people. The staff set up the offering table and prepared for the opening ceremony.

After getting out of the car, Lu Yan sat in a corner by himself, looking at the script. He had fewer scenes to film these past two days, so he had plenty of time.

Returning to this familiar work environment, Lu Yan felt as if he had been in another world.

"Come on, everyone, let's take some photos!"

After Lu Yan went to offer incense and take photos, the filming officially began. Everyone on set got into work mode, and the relaxed atmosphere disappeared.

For the next two days, Lu Yan roamed around the film set, carrying the script and sometimes even volunteering to do whatever he could.

As a newcomer, you should of course try to be more diligent and better. If you're starting from scratch, you should be prepared to start from zero.

In just two days, almost all the staff members got to know this warm-hearted, young and handsome lead actor.

On set, what Lu Yan heard most often was the director's scolding. No matter who it was, if they didn't perform well, they would be scolded by the director. Even Yu Nan had times when he didn't satisfy Director Wang.

At times like these, Lu Yan felt incredibly fortunate that he had channeled all his emotions into his facial expressions.

At least that way no one can find fault with him, and he doesn't get scolded that often.

......

That day, Lu Yan squatted by the stone mill at the village entrance, which hadn't been used for a long time, using his Nokia to take selfies of the village and his own meal.

Save and send!

"Brother Lu, what are you taking pictures of? You keep watching him take pictures, what's so interesting about that?"

The young girl who was speaking was the makeup assistant, about the same age as Lu Yan. She was the one who did Lu Yan's country bumpkin makeup. There weren't many people of the same age in the theater, so the two of them became acquainted after a while.

"Hi, I'm just sending this to my family, just some random photos."

"Do you want to take pictures? I can take pictures for you, it's five yuan per shot."

"....., I can tell you're here for the first time. I was just like you when I first came. Oh well, I'm not going to say anything more, Sister Fang is calling me."

The little girl hurriedly slipped away. Lu Yan checked the time; it was still early. He could go to the community center first. In 03, smartphones were far less advanced than they would be in later years, and features like Weibo were nowhere to be found.

It can only be used to send text messages and make phone calls, and at most, you can use QQ. If you want to go online, you have to bring a computer. As an ordinary student from an ordinary family, Lu Yan doesn't have a laptop and can't afford one. He only has a desktop computer in the dormitory.

He bought this with his part-time job, so his Tianya community had been inactive for a while during the days he was away.

Lu Yan opened the computer he had borrowed from the film crew, his Tianya forum, the familiar red page, and his small email inbox was overflowing with private messages—over 99. He didn't even need to look at them; they were all insults. If he didn't look, they would disappear.

After browsing two pages on Tianya, Lu Yan discovered a lot more information about Tian Long Ba Bu.

He was taken aback. So there was already online promotion? Counting the time, the previous installment of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils was launched in December, and it's already August. It's time to do some promotion.

Thinking of this, Lu Yan's acting skills shone brightly, and his heart trembled. This... does this mean I have another chance to ride the wave of popularity!

Ahem, what does it mean to be an editor's self-cultivation? It means writing a manuscript by hand on the spot.

[#RuinedBaiXiuzhuAndWangYuyan#MissLiu, how many more classic characters are you going to ruin?]

[Typing in progress]

"send!"

The moment he pressed the confirm button, Lu Yan looked up and prayed devoutly, "By the Three Pure Ones, I have no intention of slandering Liu. I am only doing this for the sake of traffic. I will repay her a hundredfold in the future."

"Lu Yan!"

"Ah~"