Chapter 18

"Cut!"

"Yuan Rong's look is wrong, too enlightened. You are an erlang who's just beginning to learn about love, not a master of love. First love, understand the feeling of first love, if you don't understand, think about it." Director Jin frowned and shouted, "Tidy up, do it again."

Hearing the director's words, Yu You said to Li Zixi with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, wasted your time."

Li Zixi, seeing Yu You's attitude, immediately smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's alright to do it again. Next time when I get NG, you can be considerate to me, that would be enough."

After finishing tidying up, shooting started again. This time, Yu You's expression became better than before. However, the gods were not nice. Yu You's careless hair was accidentally blown to the cheek. Therefore, the two took another shot for the third time. Yu You helplessly said: "I'm *dragging the hind legs again."

[*dragging the hind legs – obstructing others and stalling them]

Li Zixi smiled and said: "Don't blame you this time, it's that the hair is too smooth." With that, the two of them laughed. The awkwardness between the two lessened a lot.

When it's for the third time to shoot again, Yu You's expression was even better than before. Although this is a male major lead drama, if the sons and daughters are capable of acting up to standard, the director would be happier. Watching the scene, Director Jin said happily: "Perfect. Continue to shoot the next scene."

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Li Zixi finally finished filming today's scene. She was too tired now to the point of not being able to walk. It's been a long-time since the last time filming a scene this long, really not used to it.

Chen Pingping hurriedly carried their things and followed Li Zixi out, just in time to ran into Yu You and his agent getting in the car. Yu You looked back and forth and didn't see Li Zixi's car, so he asked: "How did you get here?"

Li Zixi said, "Came by taking a taxi."

Yu You asked: "Where do you live? Do you need a ride?" While he was saying these words, the agent on the side is pulling his shirt.

Li Zixi glanced at Yu You's agent, thought for a while and said, "No need, we'll take a taxi. The taxi has already been hailed, thanks."

Yu You frowned and said, "Going back late is not safe for a girl. You should ask your assistant to go to the car rental shop tomorrow to rent a car, going back and forth like this will be more convenient."

Li Zixi could feel that Yu You really cares about her. She gratefully said: "En, okay, I will let my assistant go tomorrow."

After that, Yu You's agent urged Yu You to go back. Looking at the direction where Yu You's car disappeared, Li Zixi thought, this is really a warm person ah. She is just a rookie now; don't know how she will develop in the future. Although Yu You is not particularly popular, he still has a certain degree of fame.

In such time, if the two of them get photographed together, he surely will be the one to suffer. And her, she will definitely be the beneficiary of this scandal. Regardless if it is good or bad news, for a newcomer, there is publicity as long as there is news. What's more, Yu You is still a pristine and modest person and the standing in the circle is relatively good. It is definitely worth it to be entangled in gossip with him. Even if it is clarified later, but since the gossip has already spread, her popularity will also rise.

However, whether it's Li Zixi or Yu You, neither of the two likes to hype up. She can understand what Yu You's agent is doing. If he mix-up with the unknown newcomer, who knows whether it will ruin the good image for many years of his celebrity.

Li Zixi upholds her own resolve; she will not get caught up in these scandals. She doesn't want everyone later to think that she rose through gossips and scandals. She wants everyone to think it's because of her work. Relying on gossip to fire up is not a long-term solution. In the entertainment industry, only by work and talent one can obtain a lasting position. A person to be recognized by the public can only do their job well.

After Yu You left, Li Zixi and Chen Pingping walked in the Hengzhou palace.

Chen Pingping hesitated and asked: "Xixi, just now, why didn't you let Yu You send us back ah? We didn't hail a taxi right now ah."

Li Zixi turned and smiled at Chen Pingping and said: "You haven't seen a lot of entertainment gossips? Still don't know why?"

Chen Pingping stilled for a while, patted her mouth and said, "Aiya, my memory. Right, oh, this late, you two can't sit in the same car. Even if you did not do anything, the masses still won't think so from the gossip that is hard to press. I should hail, should hail. I never thought of such a simple thing."

Li Zixi said: "It's not to blame you, you just entered the entertainment circle, a lot of things are not very clear yet, and there is no experience. "

Chen Pingping said guiltily: "Yes ah, blame me for being too stupid and almost hurt you. I will definitely pay attention in the future."

Li Zixi said jokingly: "If next time, you can't figure out this kind of thing, I will return you back to Wang Jie."

Chen Pingping's eyes widened, and said pitifully, "Don't ah, Xixi, I will absolutely work hard in the future, I'll watch for gossips. You wouldn't want to return me ah."

Li Zixi pretending to be cold, said: "To go back or not, again, it depends on your performance in the future. So, what are you going to do tomorrow?"

Chen Pingping was taken aback, tomorrow? Oh, right.

"I'll rent a car tomorrow, guaranteed to complete the task."

Li Zixi said with a smile: "I see, the memory is not too bad. How come the taxi you called haven't arrived yet?"

While talking, the taxi-driver's call came. The two quickly walked to the door and took the taxi back to the hotel.

Such situation also happened to the other pair, but this pair is not the celebrity scolding the people around him, but the agent scolding the celebrity.

In the car, Yu You's agent also talked about this problem: "Ah You, what you did just now is really too reckless. Is this your first day in the entertainment industry? Are you still suffering from this small thing? Don't have a long memory?"

Yu You closed his eyes, leaned on his seat and said, "Li Zixi is not such a person."

The agent frowned and said, "*Know the person, know the face, not knowing the heart. In this big dyeing tank in the entertainment industry, there are all kinds of people. You should still be careful. Besides, even if she is not such a person, it's not good for the two of you to be photographed together. There are so many gossip reporters in Hengzhou hiding in the dark and watching you secretly, you should be careful."

[*Know the person, know the face, not knowing the heart/One may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature – easy to know a person but difficult to understand their heart]

Yu You listened to the broken thoughts of the agent and slowly opened his eyes to say something: "Li Zixi will fire up soon. Ming Ge, do you believe it or not?" Then he looked at his agent.

Ming Ge looked at the serious eyes of his family's actor, raised his eyebrows and said, "You have so much confidence in her?"

Yu You turned his head, looked at the roof of the car and said, "It's not that I am confident, but that I have faith in her. This girl will be famous very soon. Wait when you have a free day, go watch her film and you'll understand."

Hearing his artist's words, Ming Ge nodded thoughtfully and did not continue on this topic.

On the other side, Ye Handong received a call from his agent. However, this agent is not that authoritative.

"Young Master Ye, the female lead for the MV has already been sent to your email, remember to take a look. Next week is going to be the filming."

Ye Handong *indifferently said: "Oh, got it. Your pick will do. No need to show me."

[*indifferently (无可无不可) – 'neither for nor against something' meaning you can do whatever you want, there's no certain rules]

Guo Kai was choked and helplessly said: "Young Master Ye, you still need to take a look who it is and understand the actress' basic circumstances ah!"

Ye Handong continued coldly, "Is it necessary? Is it more important to shoot the MV than singing? Where will the MV come from if there's no song? Do I have to pay attention to those irrelevant things? I just need to sing a good song, that's it."

Guo Kai feels that he has received a knowing blow, people were busy out there choosing the female lead for his MV, and this male lead is like a jumping clown ah. Does he not know how popular he is? Does he not know how many young female stars fought against each other in order to be the female lead of his MV? Does he not know that the current female lead turned down a big production in order to shoot his MV?

But the point is, why does he feel that what he said is right and want to kneel down and call him father? Could it be that he had been oppressed for a long time and have developed submissiveness? No, perishing early, can't be like this anymore. He thought of a justification, and said immediately.

"No ah, I said..."

"Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up then. I haven't found a few notes yet."

"I... I'm done. Young Master Ye, you continue to be busy."

All of Guo Kai's complaints were extinguished, what happened to him just now? Possessed by a ghost? This is his own ancestor ah, his own cash cow ah. He has to yield to him. He actually wants to resist; this is simply too shameless.

Young Master Ye is so busy, this late and still working, still recording. He actually wanted to delay Dong Ge's time. This is indeed unacceptable, too unkind, and too immoral. If known by fans, will he still have a way to survive!

After hanging up the phone call, Ye Handong continued to record his song. These past few days, he has been busy recording new songs, often working until late at night. At first, he was still worried about whether the woman downstairs would come up to him. But two days later, there was no movement from her.

His conscience was disturbed just now. He wanted to go downstairs and ask if he had been bothering her. Although this is a high-end community, the renovation some time ago still caused noise downstairs. So, he was worried that when recording songs at night, it will create too much noise downstairs.

Unexpectedly, when he went to knock on the door, no one answered. He thought to himself, is it really like what his assistant said? This is really a small celebrity, and went out to film?

Thinking of this, he frowned. If she was really a small celebrity, would he be more troublesome in the future ah? Prior to buying a house, one should look for information about the neighbors in the same building.

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Young Master Ye: Hello everyone, don't forget that I am the male lead!