Chapter 5
A week later, at a film studio, the crew for a certain xianxia drama quietly began production.
The male and female leads were not famous actors, and most of the supporting cast were newcomers. Qiu Chi blended in among them, not standing out, but some people still noticed her.
For instance, Fang Yuming, who played the male lead, and Liu Yuer, who played the female lead.
These two were both important characters.
Fang Yuming was Male Lead 3, who fell in love with Su An'an at first sight.
Liu Yuer was Female Lead 3, the sister of Lu Mingxuan's white moonlight.
Qiu Chi's striking resemblance to Liu Yuer's sister made Liu Yuer notice her immediately.
She called over her assistant to ask about Qiu Chi.
The assistant said, “That’s a new artist signed by Brother Chen. Her stage name seems to be Qiu Chi, but I don’t know her real name.”
“Has Brother Lu seen her?”
“Probably not, right? I haven’t heard anyone mention it.”
Qiu Chi took in all of Liu Yuer's inquiries. She didn't actually have any scenes at the moment, but as a minor actress, she still had to stay with the production to learn. And while the studio lot was quite large, she couldn't help having sharp ears and keen eyes.
Compared to Liu Yuer's inquiries, Fang Yuming came over to hit on her directly. “Hello, we’ve met at the company. Do you remember?”
Qiu Chi said coldly, “I don’t remember.”
Her cold attitude not only didn't discourage Fang Yuming but instead aroused his competitive spirit. “It’s okay if you don’t remember, you’ll remember now. Let me introduce myself. My name is Fang Yuming. What’s yours?”
Qiu Chi didn't answer Fang Yuming's question. Her gaze shifted to Liu Yuer, who was watching her.
Having been caught, Liu Yuer wasn't embarrassed. She nodded and smiled in acknowledgment before lowering her head to look at her script.
Only then did Qiu Chi turn back to Fang Yuming. “Please stay away from me. I don’t know you.”
“We’re just not familiar now. Once we get to know each other, won’t we be?”
“Then let me be clearer. I don’t want to know you, and I don’t want to be familiar with you, so don’t come bother me. Do you understand now?”
Fang Yuming was stunned by Qiu Chi's cold attitude. He frowned, a little displeased at being treated coldly time and again, and finally got up and left.
Only then did Qiu Chi feel some peace and quiet.
Qiu Chi's role didn't require much acting skill, so she played it with relative ease, without constantly causing NGs.
As for the male and female leads of this drama, both of their acting skills were quite average. Neither came from a professional acting school, and on top of that, as the leads, their emotions needed to be on point, so they had quite a lot of NGs.
But both of them had connections, so even if the other actors and staff were dissatisfied, it wasn't their place to say anything.
Furthermore, both were quite good at handling people. Every time they caused delays, they would either treat everyone to a meal or buy coffee and milk tea, so no one really said anything about them. On the surface, the set was considered harmonious.
And Qiu Chi was like an anomaly among them because she always came and went alone and didn't socialize with anyone at all.
The System didn't interfere either. The plot was already progressing anyway, and it was afraid that saying too much would anger Qiu Chi again.
During the filming period, neither Gu Ting nor anyone from the Su family contacted her, and Qiu Chi was happy for the peace and quiet.
If there was anything bad, it was probably Fang Yuming coming over to harass her from time to time.
“I had someone buy milk tea. Here, this is yours.”
Qiu Chi glanced at him, too lazy to even speak to him. Her patience with Fang Yuming had reached its limit. If there was a next time, she would definitely beat him up first.
Seeing that Qiu Chi was ignoring him, he simply placed the milk tea next to her before leaving.
After returning to his seat, Liu Yuer smiled. “You’re quite attentive, but don’t forget, the ones who are supposed to be building CP are the two of us, not you and her.”
Fang Yuming also smiled. “I remember. Building CP isn’t being a real CP. What’s wrong with me talking to someone?”
Liu Yuer snorted with a laugh and didn't say anything more.
This superficial harmony was not broken until Lu Mingxuan visited the set.
When Lu Mingxuan came to visit the set, the happiest person was naturally Liu Yuer. She excitedly ran up to Lu Mingxuan and said, “Brother Lu, are you here to see me?”
After the excitement, Liu Yuer's heart skipped a beat. She immediately thought of Qiu Chi's face, which bore a seventy-percent resemblance to her sister's.
And sure enough, Lu Mingxuan didn't disappoint. After greeting her, Lu Mingxuan saw Qiu Chi and walked right over to her.
Left behind, Liu Yuer's expression instantly turned ugly. Although she quickly returned to normal, her gaze toward Qiu Chi was no longer as peaceful as before.
Lu Mingxuan walked up to Qiu Chi and said, “We meet again. Do you remember me?”
Qiu Chi maintained her cold expression. “Who are you? I don’t know you.”
Most of the time, Qiu Chi sat relatively close to the director because she was watching how the director filmed and how the actors performed.
Now that Lu Mingxuan had come over to greet Qiu Chi, the director naturally heard him. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and reminded Qiu Chi, “This is the boss of our Huaming.”
“Oh, so it’s the boss. My apologies. I’m just a minor employee; I’ve never seen the boss.”
When Qiu Chi spoke, she still had a deadpan face.
Liu Yuer, who had followed, smiled and said, “Brother Lu, don’t mind Qiu Chi. She’s just like this. In all this time, we’ve never seen her smile.”
Lu Mingxuan looked at Liu Yuer and asked, “Are you two close?”
Liu Yuer nodded without hesitation. “Yes, we have a very good relationship. After all, Qiu Chi looks…”
As she spoke, Liu Yuer suddenly fell silent, her expression turning a little downcast.
Lu Mingxuan reached out and patted Liu Yuer's shoulder without speaking, but he was no longer in the mood to chat up Qiu Chi.
At this moment, Qiu Chi spoke up, addressing Liu Yuer, “Your acting right now is much better than when you’re actually acting. If only you put this level of acting into your performance, you wouldn’t have so many NGs.”
No one expected that Qiu Chi, who was usually taciturn, would say something so shocking at this moment. The gazes everyone directed at her were filled with unconcealable astonishment.
Among them were Lu Mingxuan and Liu Yuer.
After the astonishment, Liu Yuer's eyes filled with tears. “I know my acting is pretty average, and I’ve wasted everyone’s time, but I’ve been working hard. And just now, that wasn’t acting. I really didn’t expect you to see me that way, Qiu Chi.”
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Mingxuan, her voice choked with sobs. “Brother Lu, that really wasn’t acting just now…”
At this point, Lu Mingxuan's gaze toward Qiu Chi also held a bit more displeasure. He patted Liu Yuer's shoulder and said, “I know you weren’t acting.”
After speaking, he looked at Qiu Chi with displeasure and said, “Apologize to Yuer, and we’ll let this matter go.”
Qiu Chi looked at Lu Mingxuan as if he were an idiot. “Apologize? What daydream are you having?”
The people around were now too shocked to speak. They had never imagined that Qiu Chi could be so arrogant.
Lu Mingxuan also hadn't expected Qiu Chi to be so arrogant. His brows furrowed tightly, and just as he was about to say something, Qiu Chi's phone rang.
Taking out her phone to look at the caller, a flash of disgust crossed Qiu Chi's face, but she answered it anyway.
As soon as the call connected, Gu Ting's voice, mixed with disgust and impatience, came through the phone. “Su An'an, Yingying has recovered and we’re celebrating. Remember to come back tomorrow.”
After saying that, without giving Qiu Chi a chance to speak, he hung up.
Qiu Chi raised an eyebrow, thinking that Gu Ting was truly asking for a beating. His face should have healed by now, so she could beat him again to add some more color.
After she finished pondering this, Lu Mingxuan spoke with a frown, but this time it wasn't about the apology, but about the phone call.
“You know Gu Ting?”
Lu Mingxuan had returned to the country a year ago to take over Huaming Entertainment, while Su An'an and Gu Ting had gotten engaged a year and a half ago, so it was normal for him not to know Su An'an.
“Yes, I know Gu Ting, and I’m preparing to attend a banquet. Do you want to come along?”
The turn of events was too fast; the onlookers could barely keep up with the drama.
Liu Yuer couldn't help but widen her eyes. After glaring fiercely at Qiu Chi, she bit her lip pitifully and called out, “Brother Lu…”
Unfortunately, it was useless to call out “Brother Lu” any more at this point.
After a moment of hesitation, Lu Mingxuan nodded in agreement. “Alright.”
Then, Qiu Chi was seen getting up, asking the director for leave, and leaving the set without a backward glance, not even sparing another look at Lu Mingxuan and Liu Yuer.
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