Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 160 Concubine Gao
After yesterday's exceptional performance.

The following evening, at the same location and around the same time, Gao Yuanyuan had her second scene after the cast reunited.

This time, the partner changed from Zhang Wuji to Song Qingshu.

The plot involves the Emei and Wudang sects camping together overnight before arriving at Bright Peak.

Song Qingshu brings water to Zhou Zhiruo, but is harassed by Ding Minjun. The impetuous Song Qingshu takes the opportunity to confess his love. Faced with this love, Zhou Zhiruo will have a scene where she confirms that the person she loves is Zhang Wuji.

This scene is slightly less difficult than yesterday's "formal recognition of Zhang Wuji".

Based on yesterday's performance, Gao Yuanyuan felt confident that today's scene would be no problem.

By this time, she had gained some confidence in acting and found it quite interesting.

After filming actually began, the results were as she expected, and they were indeed better than her previous performances.

But simply being better is far from enough.

"Click!"

Lai Shuiqing's voice rang out, sounding somewhat dissatisfied.

He was indeed dissatisfied.

Gao Yuanyuan's performance today was different from yesterday's.

Yesterday's emotions flowed naturally and smoothly, and the storytelling was so compelling it practically overflowed the screen!

Today, it's only slightly better than the wooden thing it used to be.

The difference is huge!

Therefore, in Lai Shuiqing's current view...

How could Gao Yuanyuan have regressed so much in just one night?
Lai Shuiqing had no choice but to give Gao Yuanyuan some more pointers on the scene, and then they filmed three more takes.

But something still doesn't feel right.

Actually, this is already considered a passable score.

But it's really hard to go from extravagance to frugality!

Having tasted delicacies from land and sea, could you bear to eat coarse chaff now?

The key point is that, in his view, Gao Yuanyuan's delicacies are not the rare kind, but rather the kind that can be mass-produced.

This makes it even harder for him to accept coarse chaff!

Just as I was feeling frustrated, a message came through the walkie-talkie: Lu Jiang's team had finished filming.

See, that's what makes a great actor.

Lu Jiang's side still features Zeng Aniu and Zhu'er's scenes, which theoretically should take longer to film than this side.

It turns out that this is just the beginning, while the other side is already over.

Lai Shuiqing then directly called Lu Jiang over to help.

The hot potato has become too hot to handle again, so let's just pass it on to Lu Jiang!

And it's perfect timing; if we can finish early today, we can catch up on some scenes tonight and film Zhou Zhiruo and Zhang Wuji's real first meeting, which is the scene where Zeng Aniu cures Ding Minjun's poison.

Soon, Lu Jiang and Chen Zihan strolled over.

It's only a few hundred meters away, very close.

When Lu Jiang arrived, he didn't waste any words after learning the situation. He pretended to talk about the play for a while and then immediately activated his skill.

For him now, cheating is secondary; his main priority is to catch up on progress.

Based on the filming progress over the past few days, "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" is expected to wrap up within four months.

But with Gao Yuanyuan's delays, the schedule becomes uncertain.

It's not just Gao Yuanyuan; other actors also experience periods of fluctuating performance.

So whenever possible, Lu Jiang will try to heal.

Time is money, after all.

The play was explained, and the skills were activated.

Filming continued, with Lu Jiang standing behind the camera, keeping a distance of less than ten meters from Gao Yuanyuan.

Some people don't need to do or say anything; just standing there makes you feel at ease.

Gao Yuanyuan suddenly felt that magical feeling from last night had returned.

My initial worry about losing face again vanished once more.

Instead, he achieved a godlike state.

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes sparkled as she faced Song Qingshu's confession.

In the blink of an eye, his emotions shifted several times.

Deep down, she longed for love, and for a moment, she was overjoyed when she heard Song Qingshu's confession.

But soon, Lu Jiang's figure covered Song Qingshu.

The sense of security emanating from that tall figure had filled her heart, leaving no room for anyone else.

Therefore, she didn't respond to Song Qingshu at all. Instead, she spoke firmly to the empty valley, saying, "No, Zhang Wuji is the first man I've ever met. He's the only one in my heart."

"so beautiful!"

Lai Shuiqing felt better again.

This is right!

The infectiousness is exactly the same as yesterday!
Zhou Zhiruo should be like this.

Eyes that can speak, not wooden ones!
Okay, okay!

But at this moment, Gao Yuanyuan didn't seem very happy.

She realized that her recent state was not what she had assumed yesterday, but rather the product of her accumulated experience.

She couldn't help but look at Lu Jiang, who was watching the monitor with Lai Shuiqing in the distance, and her expression became somewhat complicated.

Without further ado, Lai Shuiqing grabbed a megaphone and shouted, "Change location!"

We arrived at the last film set of the night in silence.

In the indoor scene, Ding Minjun is critically injured by the Thousand Spider Poison Hand. Abbess Miejue orders Zhou Zhiruo to fetch Zeng Aniu's acupuncture needles, and finds the shrimp handkerchief from years ago in his bundle.

Memories flooded back.

It turns out that Zeng Aniu was him when he was a child.
Although this scene is part of a storyline, it was still filmed separately.

The main scene being filmed was the one where Abbess Miejue beats Zhu'er and forces her to reveal the antidote; this was an ensemble piece.

The scene where Zhou Zhiruo takes the medicine alone can be filmed separately.

At first, everything went smoothly.

But when it came time to film Gao Yuanyuan's solo scene, another problem arose.

"Why have you turned into a block of wood again!"

Lai Shuiqing scratched at Bright Peak, speechless.

Even a simple close-up of facial expressions is less difficult than the scene just now, let alone yesterday's.

You've performed perfectly twice already, so why did you mess up again this time?

"Yuanyuan, wake up, bring your soul back!"

Lai Shuiqing spoke earnestly and patiently.

Gao Yuanyuan had no way to express her suffering.

My condition has just deteriorated again. What can I do?
"Never mind, let Lu Jiang explain it to you again."

Lai Shuiqing was too lazy to try again.

But Gao Yuanyuan blurted out, "No!"

We can't keep bothering Lu Jiang like this!
I'm embarrassed too, okay?

"Director, let me try again."

"Alright, alright, you give it a try. You have ten minutes to prepare." Lai Shuiqing said, then called to his assistant, "Change to chrysanthemum tea to cool down."

Lai Shuiqing was a little upset, and Gao Yuanyuan was also a little impatient.

But the more impatient you are, the less likely you are to do things correctly.

So they filmed again, but the result was even worse.

Lai Shuiqing sighed again.

At this moment, Gao Yuanyuan's mindset has taken a huge step back to what it was a few days ago.

She began to doubt once again whether she could continue acting, and the thought of quitting resurfaced in her mind.

Lai Shuiqing had no idea what she was thinking; he was already calling for backup again on the walkie-talkie.

Lu Jiang was rehearsing with Miejue and the others upstairs when he received the notification, and he immediately frowned.

Is it really true that Gao Yuanyuan can't learn anything at all?
Not only him, but even Lin Jing started complaining: "Gao Yuanyuan is treating Lu Jiang like a magic cure-all!"

His tone was laced with sarcasm.

Fortunately, Abbess Miejue quickly spoke up: "It's normal for a newcomer's performance to fluctuate. Just do your job well."

"Oh!"

Lin Jing fell silent.

But as soon as Lu Jiang left, Jia Jingwen, who had come to observe today, started gossiping about him again.

She nudged Lu Jiang's arm: "I saw Gao Yuanyuan was in good spirits yesterday, but she's not doing so well today. Did you two play too hard last night?"

What are you thinking about?

"It's hard not to arouse suspicion."

"Less gossip."

"Then tell me, why did you reject me last night?"

"busy."

"Busy sleeping with her?"

"Sister, please keep your mind pure."

"Sure, as long as you don't refuse me tonight."

"Whatever you want."

Lu Jiang decided to ignore her that night, which pleased Jia Jingwen. However, she still pouted as she watched his retreating figure, thinking to herself, "What's so hard about admitting this? I'm not going to tell on you."
He quickly went downstairs and met Lai Shuiqing. After watching the "not so good" clip, Lu Jiang immediately complained to Lai Shuiqing: "You can lower your standards a bit. There's no need to keep demanding that she meet the standards of a Best Actress, is there?"

Lai Shuiqing: "It's hard to go from extravagance to frugality, brother."

Lu Jiang: "."

Forget it, using cheats isn't really cheating, and the other party will learn from it.

Isn't this a perfect example? After the cheating incident yesterday caused a stir, the performance today without cheating is significantly better than it was a week or two ago.

With more guidance, her acting skills will likely improve.

Lu Jiang then stopped arguing and went directly to Gao Yuanyuan.

When Gao Yuanyuan saw Lu Jiang arrive, her big eyes were red and full of grievance.

A textbook example of being utterly pitiful.

I really want to pinch him.

"sorry."

Gao Yuanyuan lowered her head.

Lu Jiang didn't waste any words and gently encouraged, "Don't say sorry. If you're so capable, make those people at Bright Peak apologize to you later."

Gao Yuanyuan felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Next came another discussion about the scene, and then filming began.

With Lu Jiang's blessing, Gao Yuanyuan once again experienced that magical state.

The feeling was like a lost rabbit in the wild, surrounded by wolves, when suddenly a tiger leaped out, gently pulled the rabbit into its arms, and roared to drive away the wolves.

The sense of security is overwhelming!
Lai Shuiqing had clearly already adapted to this situation.

When he saw that Gao Yuanyuan's eyes had changed, he immediately prepared to start filming.

This time, just like before, Gao Yuanyuan easily mastered the role and passed the test perfectly!

This time, however, there wasn't much praise.

Because the next game is starting soon.

After receiving the handkerchief, Zhou Zhiruo returned to Ding Minjun's room, initiating the "healing" scene.

Lu Jiang was present throughout this entire segment.

He himself is also inseparable from the cheat code.

So, during the regular group scenes, Gao Yuanyuan was always in great form.

In the end, when Zeng Aniu healed Ding Minjun's injuries, Abbess Miejue wanted to kill the two of them after they had served their purpose, Zhou Zhiruo stood in front of Zeng Aniu and came to the rescue.

The lines, the expressions, the rhythm.

Even Abbess Miejue couldn't help but praise, "Yuanyuan, you've improved a lot! You almost outshone me!"

The director jokingly remarked, "Yuanyuan performs very well whenever Lu Jiang is around. Could Lu Jiang really be your spirit?"

Lu Jiang laughed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. She has talent, but she lacks experience and always makes mistakes."

Despite Lu Jiang's praise, Gao Yuanyuan was not as happy as she had been yesterday.

She already knew.

This has little to do with one's own talent.

But why does my condition fluctuate so much?
Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but look at Lu Jiang.

As a result, Lu Jiang and Lai Shuiqing went out chatting, while Lin Jing took over the view.

The two looked at each other, and Lin Jing smiled and beckoned her over with her finger.

We arrived at the open space next to the film set.

Lin Jing stood with her hands behind her back and her head tilted to the side, circling around Gao Yuanyuan.

That look was exactly like Ding Minjun scrutinizing Zhou Zhiruo, full of malice.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Gao Yuanyuan felt uneasy under his gaze and couldn't help but take a step back.

Lin Jing pouted and said, "I just don't understand why your acting skills are always so inconsistent. When Lu Jiang isn't on set, you even have to hesitate about which foot to step with first, but when he comes, you dare to compete with Teacher Yan in acting."

I'm curious about that too!
Without thinking twice, Lin Jing leaned closer and questioned, "Yuanyuan, you like him and want to get his attention, but you don't have to do it in such an obvious way, do you?"

"I don't know what's wrong with me."

"Do you know if it matters? The important thing is that the entire crew will know tomorrow."

"what?"

"You'd better be careful."

Lin Jing said no more and left on her own.

She had thought Gao Yuanyuan would be a rather naive young girl, but to her surprise... Oh well, why bother with her so much? It's just a collaboration after all.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't really listen to what Lin Jing was saying.

More than anything else, she wanted to figure out why her condition was fluctuating so much.

Actually, she already had the answer.

But right now, she really doesn't want to face this answer.

The day's shooting is over.

Starting the next day, just as Lin Jing had said, the crew began to hear about Gao Yuanyuan's strange fluctuations in condition.

Everyone's attitude toward this was the same as Lin Jing's prediction.

Most people think that Gao Yuanyuan is using this method to attract Lu Jiang's attention.

It's true that Lu Jiang is very popular. Almost all the young actresses in the crew like him and hope that something will happen between them.

You can keep this to yourself, or you can openly express it like Liu Sitong did, and no one will say anything.

But someone like Gao Yuanyuan, who does something but doesn't admit it, is very scheming, and naturally people won't like her.

So Gao Yuanyuan was temporarily isolated, and people thought she was a scheming girl.

There hasn't been a single "green tea bitch" in this day and age. If there were, Gao Yuanyuan would probably have been branded with that label long ago.

The news quickly reached Lu Jiang's ears.

He never expected that using cheat codes would subject Gao Yuanyuan to such criticism.

For a moment, Lu Jiang felt quite guilty.

However, he quickly came up with a solution.

The effectiveness of this skill, which is based on one's own eye technique, is self-evident.

It's useful for Gao Yuanyuan, and it's useful for others too.

However, not many people have actually experienced this skill.

Currently, only Guo Feili, Chen Zihan, and Emei are present.

Moreover, these individuals haven't been cheated on very often.

Furthermore, because everyone's foundation was much more solid than Gao Yuanyuan's, they did not experience the same intense fluctuations in performance as Gao Yuanyuan.

Therefore, to dispel the rumors, all you need to do next is to fully utilize your skills on others, along with Lai Shuiqing's cooperation.

Just then, Lai Shuiqing called:
"Lu Jiang, I plan to reshoot that scene tomorrow night. You and Yuan Yuan should talk to each other beforehand and try to finish filming it in one night."

He was referring to the scene where Ding Minjun snatches the Iron Ring from Zhou Zhiruo, the sect leader. This scene had actually been filmed long ago, but the result wasn't good, so it was scheduled to be reshot.

"Okay, by the way, Director Lai, you know there's a rumor circulating in the crew right now, right?"

"What rumors?"

"Never mind, I'll talk to you about it tomorrow. I need your help."

After hanging up the phone, Jia Jingwen sat up and looked at Lu Jiang with interest: "You seem to care a lot about Gao Yuanyuan."

"What's wrong? Are you jealous?"

"I'd love to be jealous."

Jia Jing's eyes dimmed slightly. She lay back in Lu Jiang's arms, stroking his impressive eight-pack abs, and asked, "Did you and her sleep together?"

"Nope."

When are you planning to go?

"You want to join?"

"May I?"

"As long as you can convince her, I'm fine with it."

"Think beautifully!"

Jia Jingwen got up and started getting dressed, her expression sullen, but she still managed to say, "My period is the day after tomorrow, so I'm reserving you for tomorrow. No one else is allowed in bed with you, you hear me?"

"Who are you to order me around like that?"

He was greeted by a loud slam of the door shut.
Lu Jiang started cleaning up the mess, while Gao Yuanyuan, with red eyes, complained to her best friend Wang Fei on the phone:

"Whenever I see him, I feel full of energy and in an exceptionally good state, but the more I feel this way, the more my heart aches."

Why does he perform better when Lu Jiang is present?
In Gao Yuanyuan's view, there is only one answer.

In Wang Fei's words, "It seems Lu Jiang is your Mr. Right! Your true love!"

Only the one destined for her could grant her power in such a miraculous way.

The problem is, the timing is wrong!
Lu Jiang can no longer be hers.

"I had already resigned myself to my fate, but why does fate always play tricks on me!"

Gao Yuanyuan is now shattered.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Fei on the other end of the phone said, "Yuanyuan, don't worry. Let me find someone to do a fortune telling for you first. Before that, let me ask you, if the fortune telling comes out as good, what will you do?"

"I'll listen to the master."

"But what if it doesn't work out? Will you give up then?"

"Master, could you have made a mistake?"

"You should think about it carefully first. After all, he has a girlfriend."

"I know."

"Then wait for my call tomorrow."

"Uh-huh."

Gao Yuanyuan barely slept that night.

The next day, Gao Yuanyuan's scenes were all at night, so she didn't go out much during the day.

When I went out to prepare for the performance in the afternoon, I looked very unwell.

However, the crew members didn't have much gossip about Gao Yuanyuan's condition.

Lai Shuiqing had already informed the crew during the day that they would be reshooting the scene of snatching the iron ring tonight.

At the same time, everyone was informed that the entire production schedule had been delayed by three days due to Gao Yuanyuan's actions, and the quality of the previously filmed scenes was not very good.

Therefore, Lai Shuiqing asked Lu Jiang to help increase the intensity of Gao Yuanyuan's performance, striving to make up for the lost time while filming the scenes well. As a result, after Lu Jiang increased the intensity, he found that Gao Yuanyuan had great potential, so he increased the intensity even further, so that Gao Yuanyuan has been in a state of "torture" these days, rather than doing it on purpose.

At first, people didn't quite believe this explanation, since it was somewhat impromptu.

However, seeing how "worn out" Gao Yuanyuan had adjusted herself for tonight's scene, people are starting to believe it to some extent.

The rest depends on Gao Yuanyuan's performance and Lu Jiang's ability to train the others.

Time quickly came for filming to begin.

But until filming began, Gao Yuanyuan was somewhat dazed.

She didn't really listen to Lu Jiang's explanations about the play; her mind was full of things outside of the play.

But once filming began, the situation changed.

This time, however, the situation didn't come so suddenly; rather, it came rather in a rather bewildering way.

On set, Ding Minjun declared fiercely, "She, Zhou Zhiruo, is Master's illegitimate daughter!"

Fan Yao's casual remark became Ding Minjun's leverage to blackmail Zhou Zhiruo.

The Emei disciples were shocked.

At this moment, Gao Yuanyuan was already immersed in the role, but to her, Ding Minjun clearly said: She, Gao Yuanyuan, pursued Lu Jiang in a despicable way!
She began to retort: ​​Lin Jing, you also like Lu Jiang, and if you think I'm in your way, you can just say so!

But what came out of her mouth were the lines from the script: "Senior Sister Ding, if you are not satisfied with my taking over as sect leader, you are welcome to speak plainly."

My thoughts and the script's plot somehow entered into a magical state of perfect harmony.

If Li Huowang were here, he would surely burst out laughing, thinking that Gao Yuanyuan was starting to lose her senses.

But only the Golden Finger knew that Gao Yuanyuan had entered a critical state of PTSD in the field of eye acting.

In other words, Gao Yuanyuan has already gotten into character.

However, because the method she used was not the standard academic approach, but rather mixed with too much personal emotion, she did not enter the pure Zhou Zhiruo, but rather Gao Yuanyuan herself wearing the mask of Zhou Zhiruo.

Unlike Lin Jing, who started with the character Ding Minjun, she was essentially playing the character herself within the realm of eye acting.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

As long as it works well, that's fine.

Ding Minjun gave examples one by one, and with Song Qingshu, a terrible teammate, assisting her, they pushed Zhou Zhiruo step by step into the abyss.

Finally, amidst the torrential rain, Zhou Zhiruo, in utter despair, handed over the sect leader's iron ring.

A scene was filmed in four separate takes, yet it still achieved a seamless, uninterrupted effect.

At this moment, Lai Shuiqing stared at the monitor, his eyes practically flashing with rage.

But it's not over yet.

Lai Shuiqing pressed his advantage and continued filming the scene where Ding Minjun stops Zhou Zhiruo halfway through the filming, intending to silence her.

This time, Lai Shuiqing, and everyone else, saw Gao Yuanyuan at her strongest.

Artificial rain poured down in torrents.

Gao Yuanyuan walked alone in the rain.

Zhou Zhiruo has nothing left now.

Gao Yuanyuan's state of mind is similar now.

After pursuing Lu Jiang for two years, I suddenly learned last summer that Lu Jiang really had a girlfriend.

Isn't this what Abbess Miejue made her swear that she would never marry Zhang Wuji in this lifetime?

She gradually accepted her fate and finally began to let go a few days ago. She and Lu Jiang found common ground and decided to get along as friends, while she focused on developing her acting skills.

Isn't this the successor to the sect leader, determined to follow Abbess Miejue's last wish and dedicate himself to the cause?

After finding common ground, they were surprised to realize that their so-called acting skills only worked in front of Lu Jiang.

Isn't this similar to being slandered and having his position as sect leader taken away by Ding Minjun?

Redemption is right before our eyes, yet it is the furthest distance in the world, forever unreachable.

Why is fate so unfair to me!

Why do I always have to have my hope extinguished just when it's starting to grow?
So, Senior Sister Ding, if you want to kill me, then kill me. Rather than living and suffering endless torment, it's better to die now and end it all.

Gao Yuanyuan tilted her head back, letting the rain wash over her, but it couldn't wash away the sense of brokenness that surrounded her.

Ding Minjun's sword pierced through.

At that moment, she desperately wished that Lu Jiang would come to save her.

Just like in real life, if Lu Jiang could take a few more steps toward her, even just a few small steps.

Now, perhaps I wouldn't be fighting alone, ending up with nothing.

The sword is getting closer and closer.

The person I wanted didn't appear.

Gao Yuanyuan finally resigned herself to her fate, closed her eyes, and awaited death.

But the sword stopped just one centimeter from his throat.

Gao Yuanyuan opened her eyes and found that Lu Jiang had saved her.

In that instant, a sense of security stronger than ever before filled my entire body.

All the pent-up grievances were finally released.
"Click, perfect!!!"

Lai Shuiqing's high praise once again resounded throughout the sky.

This segment was arguably Gao Yuanyuan's most explosive performance in recent days.

The scene on the monitor where Gao Yuanyuan just collapsed was worthy of an award-winning performance.

Others simply went limp and collapsed.

Gao Yuanyuan collapsed after her chest trembled as if she were crying out when she saw the person she wanted to see.

You could practically feel the sheer volume of emotions surging within you from that scene.

"Great, fantastic!"

Lai Shuiqing prepared to call on everyone to applaud.

But no one cheered, because everyone realized that Gao Yuanyuan had really fainted.

"Stop the car immediately!"

"Where's the doctor? Doctor, come quick!"

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"Okay, click! Hmm, not bad, not bad."

The next morning, Lai Shuiqing's praises rang out again on the set.

However, this time it wasn't directed at Gao Yuanyuan, but at Lin Jing.

This scene depicts Ding Minjun lying in bed in extreme pain after being poisoned by the Thousand Spider Poison Hand.

At first, Lin Jing's performance was only passable, but with Lu Jiang's support, Lin Jing delivered a textbook-perfect "painful" scene.

After the "click," everyone present applauded Lin Jing.

However, Teacher Yan's (the Abbess Yan) first praise was still for Lu Jiang: "Lu Jiang, you are indeed worthy of being a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama's directing class. Your ability to train actors is truly amazing."

"No, it really depends on the actor's basic skills. Senior Sister Lin Jing's basic skills are much better than Gao Yuanyuan's. If Gao Yuanyuan were to play this role, it would probably take her a long time to get it right."

Everyone laughed, but they also agreed with Lu Jiang's words.

Gao Yuanyuan performed exceptionally well last night, but she fainted after the performance, reportedly due to a fever.

This almost obsessive state is indeed admirable, but as Lu Jiang said, if she had a better foundation, she wouldn't have needed to put in so much effort to achieve the same effect.

Clearly, Gao Yuanyuan's "scheming girl" status has been thoroughly clarified, at least among the members of the Emei Sect, and they now feel sorry for her.

Director Lai and Lu Jiang are too ruthless; they really drive people crazy.

Regarding this, Teacher Yan still has a good impression of Gao Yuanyuan: "After all, Yuanyuan is not from a professional background, so you shouldn't put so much pressure on her."

"Sigh, it's her fault for delaying the schedule."

"We can't entirely blame her; we should actually help her more often."

Lin Jing felt somewhat guilty.

"It's not too late now, there's still plenty of time," Teacher Yan comforted her with a smile.

Everyone agreed, and just then Baoqiang came to report: "Brother, Sister Yuanyuan has woken up."

"Oh, is everything alright?"

"not bad."

"Teacher Yan, shall we go take a look?"

"Yes, I want it."

The group quickly arrived at Gao Yuanyuan's room.

At this moment, Gao Yuanyuan was already lying in bed, with her warm-hearted older sister Guo Feili beside her.

Seeing everyone come to show their concern, Gao Yuanyuan tried to sit up, but she was greeted by even more enthusiastic Lin Jing and others, which made Gao Yuanyuan feel quite flattered.

Compared to yesterday, everyone was subtly encouraging her.

It now appears that the problem has been solved.

As for how it was resolved...

Gao Yuanyuan subconsciously looked at Lu Jiang.

Lu Jiang shrugged.

Gao Yuanyuan smiled sweetly.

Although she didn't know the specifics, she knew that Lu Jiang must have helped solve it.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone went to eat first, while Lu Jiang stayed behind.

Unlike the past few days, Gao Yuanyuan wasn't as restrained this time; she even took the initiative to act coquettishly: "Sit closer~"

Lu Jiang didn't refuse and sat down on the edge of her bed. Gao Yuanyuan looked at Lu Jiang and asked, "Was my performance good last night?"

"Good, very good! If not an award-winning actress, then at least a TV actress."

Lu Jiang sincerely praised it, after all, it was indeed very good.

"Can I have a little red flower?"

"Haha, of course, I'll pick some for you later!"

Lu Jiang still felt a little guilty.

He truly didn't expect that the side effects of eye-techniques would cause someone to faint.

So for this reason alone, a mere little red flower is no big deal.

Gao Yuanyuan then asked, "If I behave well in the future, can I get all the little red flowers?"

"Sure, you can have as many as you want."

Suddenly, Gao Yuanyuan grabbed his hand and pressed the back of his hand close to her face.

At the same time, a golden treasure chest popped up above their heads:
[Gao Yuanyuan has confirmed that the host is her true love, and through the divination obtained by Wang Fei, she knows that this relationship will have a good outcome. She wants to be officially with the host, no matter the cost.]

"!!!"

Golden Treasure Chest!

This is the end!
Without thinking too much, Gao Yuanyuan asked softly, "Then could you give me a little more of your love?"

Lu Jiang blinked and gave the same old excuse: "I have a girlfriend."

"I know you can marry her and have children, I'll be content as long as I can be with you."

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Why does this sound so much like Zhou Zhiruo's lines?
So, this is the real PTSD?

"Is that okay?" Gao Yuanyuan asked again.

"That's not fair to you."

"If you can think this way, it means I didn't choose the wrong person."

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"Then it's settled?"

"How about that?"

Lu Jiang shook his head.

Gao Yuanyuan's face immediately fell.

But Lu Jiang quickly added, "You at least have to sign with my company first."

Damn, they've already made that statement, how can we not accept it?
Since they're going to take her in, Consort Gao certainly can't let her fly around outside.

Besides, once the character of Zhou Zhiruo becomes popular, it's also the time to make money, so we shouldn't let the profits go to outsiders!
After hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly, her smile sweeter than ever before.
For the next two days, Gao Yuanyuan rested. Because of her persistent high fever, she went to the city hospital for an IV drip and was told she would have to stay for two or three days.

Lu Jiang also took advantage of these two days to completely dispel the rumors circulating in the production crew about Gao Yuanyuan being a scheming girl.

The method is simple: before the performance, Lu Jiang explains the play to the actors, and after the performance begins, he hangs the screen, and the actors naturally feel a different state.

After filming, everyone praised Lu Jiang's coaching skills, to which Lu Jiang retorted, "You're much better than Gao Yuanyuan!"

After this happened several times, everyone knew that Gao Yuanyuan would drag out her schedule and then frantically catch up, to the point that she was obsessed with it.

The scheming girl's scheme was exposed without her knowledge.

Of course, Lu Jiang and Lai Shuiqing were also labeled as "not knowing how to cherish women".

However, this is a good thing, as it will motivate the other actors to give it their all, as no one wants to become the next Gao Yuanyuan.

As rumors of Gao Yuanyuan being a scheming girl dissipated, the saying that "acting with Lu Jiang was particularly comfortable" also began to circulate.

This piqued Jia Jingwen's curiosity, as she was about to begin her first scene.

Everyone says that acting alongside Lu Jiang is very comfortable.

I'd like to see what they're really like!

(End of this chapter)