Huayu: Starting with binding the front desk

The next day, afternoon.

As Wang Zhe finished his filming for the day and was about to go home, Zhang Ruonan found him with a dejected-looking Ren Min.

"Little brother, you're from Shanghai, do you have any good restaurant recommendations?"

This put Wang Zhe in a difficult position. Although his household registration was in Shanghai, he had not spent as much time in Shanghai as he had in Beijing.

"I don't know either. Let me ask my sister. I'll take you there after tomorrow's event."

Zhang Ruonan nodded with a smile, "Okay, you'll treat us then."

"That's no problem."

After dealing with the two men, Wang Zhe left the film set.

He could tell that Ren Min's condition was getting worse and worse, and Zhang Ruonan probably wanted to take her to relax.

"Cry Me a Sad River" is one of the few works that Guo Jingming has carefully crafted.

To get Im Min into character, he arranged immersive training for her, where other actors and crew members deliberately ostracized and targeted her to create a realistic feeling of being bullied.

Ren Min, who was originally cheerful and outgoing, developed obvious signs of depression, and her mental state deteriorated.

As it turns out, "Cry Me a Sad River" was a success. With a budget of 6000 million yuan, it eventually grossed 3.57 million yuan at the box office, with the production company receiving 1.2 million yuan in revenue.

This is a typical example of a successful case of achieving great results with a small investment.

……

When Wang Zhe got home, he had just entered the living room when he saw his grandmother holding Wang Yi, with Wang Cheran and Zhang Jingyi chattering away around them.

Zhang Jingyi arrived in Shanghai this afternoon. Since Wang Zhe needed to film a movie, he asked Wang Churan to pick her up.

When Wang Zhe returned, Wang Chanran immediately grabbed his arm and asked, "Little brother, tell me, who does Xiaoyi look like?"

Zhang Jingyi frowned slightly as she watched Wang Cheran's actions, but said nothing.

"She looks like my dad! Is there even a question?" Wang Zhe shrugged. Apart from her eyes resembling Xu Ying's, his younger sister looked exactly like Wang Yuejin.

Wang Zhe's bone structure inherited Wang Yuejin's ruggedness, but his facial features are practically a carbon copy of Xu Ying's.

In her past life, when Wang Yi grew up, she often complained, "I look like my father, not as good-looking as my brother."

But Wang Yuejin wasn't ugly either, and Wang Yi, even if not the most beautiful, was still a pretty girl.

"Oh no? That's terrible." Wang Cherished upon hearing the answer and immediately pouted.

Grandma was amused: "Sons resemble their mothers, daughters resemble their fathers, these are old sayings, there's nothing wrong with resembling Yuejin."

At the dinner table, Grandma ate a few bites and then went to look after her little granddaughter.

Only Wang Zhe and two others remained.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingyi looked at Wang Zhe and asked, "Now can you tell me the reason?"

Wang Zhe thought Zhang Jingyi wouldn't ask anymore, but she was still so stubborn. He casually replied, "There's no reason. Why do you care about these details?"

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"What? What kind of riddle are you two playing?" Wang Cheran looked completely bewildered, glancing at Wang Zhe and then at Zhang Jingyi.

Zhang Jingyi didn't hide anything and told her the whole story.

Wang Churan was unaware of these things and thought that Zhang Jingyi had already joined Qinghe.

She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then gently kicked Wang Zhe under the table: "I also have a feeling that you're playing her for a fool?"

With Wang Churan still nearby, Wang Zhe couldn't say anything too mushy, so he just made up an excuse.

"I'm worried there won't be enough resources to go around, but my mom says she has plenty of resources, it's that simple."

Wang squinted at him, feeling that he was hiding something.

She looked at Zhang Jingyi and asked, "Jingyi, do you want to join Qinghe, or sign with Zhou Xun?"

In Wang Churan's heart, she didn't really want Zhang Jingyi to join Qinghe, after all, the other party was her love rival.

But it seems that Xu Ying wanted Zhang Jingyi to join Qinghe, so she couldn't say anything.

"Of course it's Qinghe! Wang Zhe and I have been together for over six years, he wouldn't betray me, would he?" Zhang Jingyi emphasized the six years.

She could also tell that with Wang Churan there, Wang Zhe didn't want to tell the truth.

Wang smiled ruefully: "That's terrible, the result is the same anyway."

Zhang Jingyi nodded, without asking any further questions, saying she would ask again when they were alone later.

Wang Zhe could already smell the faint scent of gunpowder, so he quickly finished eating the rice in his bowl.

"I'm finished eating, you guys can continue eating."

After he left, Wang Churan and Zhang Jingyi fell silent, each of them making their own plans.

……

The following day, the crew of "Cry Me a Sad River" arrived.

Today we need to shoot a rather challenging scene.

Ren Min plays Yi Yao, who has to retrieve a schoolbag from a stinky ditch.

The scene where Gu Senxi, played by Wang Zhe, thinks she is going to commit suicide and pulls her up is part of the plot.

In the original timeline, this scene was to be filmed in winter, and the actors would have to soak in cold water.

But now that filming is in the summer, the actors don't have to feel the cold, so they feel a bit better physically.

The high temperatures in summer made the already smelly ditch even smellier.

"Okay! This one's approved!"

Just as Director Luo Luo finished making the announcement, a figure carrying a blanket jogged towards Wang Zhe.

"Little brother, quickly wipe yourself dry, don't catch a cold."

Wang Zhe looked dejected, glancing down at Guo Xiaosi in front of him, then at Wang Churan and Zhang Jingyi standing not far away.

The two looked disgusted and covered their noses, clearly unable to stand the stench.

Is true love only found in the most difficult situations?

Wang Zhe quickly banished this disgusting thought from his mind.

"Thank you, Director Guo." He took the blanket that Guo Xiaosi handed him and tossed it to Ren Min next to him.

Guo Xiaosi wanted to wipe Wang Zhe's body himself, but Wang Zhe ignored him after he finished speaking and left.

Seeing this, Ren Min grabbed a blanket and quickly left, knowing that staying any longer would only result in more scolding.

Only Guo Aizi and his hands, raised in mid-air, remained standing there, looking both embarrassed and ridiculous.

Wang Zhe approached the two women, but before he could speak, Wang Cherishly took a half-step back: "Go take a shower, you stink!"

Although Zhang Jingyi didn't say anything, was her gesture of covering her nose for real?

Are you serious about taking half a step back?

Such a small action, yet it causes so much damage…

Wang Zhe hummed a sad song as he left this heartbreaking place.

"I can only play the role of a gentleman."

Only then can I talk to you~

Watching Wang Zhe's retreating figure, Zhang Jingyi asked, "Aren't we being a bit too much?"

"It really stinks! Now I'm really a stinky little brother."

……

In the evening, led by Wang Churan, the group arrived at a small shop located in an alley.

The five people entered a small private room, and Wang said to them with a sigh, "Local cuisine is best enjoyed in small restaurants like this."

Because the restaurant is located in an alley, even the private rooms are very crowded.

The proprietress was a local Shanghainese, speaking with a thick Shanghainese accent: "What would you like to eat, lad?"

Zhang Jingyi, Zhang Ruonan, and Ren Min couldn't understand what they were saying, and they all looked at Wang Churan, who had brought them there.

But Wang Churan grew up in Shandong and wouldn't gossip about Shanghai!

To eat authentic Shanghainese cuisine, you have to go to the alleys and lanes, she asked her own father.

Wang Zhe also noticed this and said to the proprietress, "I don't know either, could you please recommend one for me?"

The proprietress could tell these young women weren't from Shanghai, and looking at Wang Zhe, she said, "You speak such standard Shanghainese, don't you know what's good to eat here?"

"I wasn't raised in Shanghai."

Seeing this, the proprietress spoke in Mandarin: "Braised pork with green peppers, stir-fried eel in hot oil, fried shrimp, braised pork with bamboo shoots, and a vegetarian dish of wine-infused herbs."

That should be enough for you kids to eat.

Wang Zhe replied, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, boss lady."

After the proprietress left, Wang looked at Wang Zhe with trepidation and asked, "You can gossip too?"

"I know a little."

She rolled her eyes and complained, "You can speak Mandarin, so why do you have to gossip? I'm so embarrassed."

Wang Zhe thought for a moment and analyzed, "It's probably because this shop is mostly frequented by locals, and the proprietress is used to assuming that we can understand gossip."

This means you've come to the right place.

Wang Churan felt a little smug after receiving Wang Zhe's praise: "That's right, I specifically asked my dad."

……