Chinese entertainment: Top stars started being pursued by young actresses

Chapter 152, Section 151: Oda and Zhou Ye started arguing (6K)

"I heard a woman's voice, didn't I?"

Zhou Ye said warily.

Lin Shaobai turned to look at Tian Xiwei.

Tian Xiwei realized that she had spoken a little too loudly and immediately covered her mouth.

When emotions run high, it's easy to make this kind of mistake.

She retreated little by little, until she leaned against the corner of the sofa.

Lin Shaobai sighed softly, "Yes."

"Yes?! You actually admitted it?!"

Zhou Ye thought he had misheard.

I asked casually, and they admitted it!

"What's with a woman in your room at this hour? Xiao Lin, you!"

Zhou Ye was lying in bed preparing to sleep when he heard about this and immediately jumped out of bed.

"Senior sister, calm down. She's my friend, an actress in this drama. She's just here to rehearse her lines. We were simply going over the script, nothing happened."

"..."

Zhou Ye on the other end of the phone tried his best to control his emotions, and he did calm down a lot after hearing Lin Shaobai's explanation.

"Really……"

After a long while, Zhou Ye cautiously asked three words.

Senior sister was very afraid of losing her relationship with Lin Shaobai, and being unreasonable and argumentative would only hurt both of them more.

I want to talk things out properly.

Okay, speak properly.

"Of course it's true."

"May I ask who the actor you're working with on the script is?"

"Tian Xiwei".

"What?!!!"

Zhou Ye's heart, which had just calmed down, exploded again because of these three words.

How can things remain calm under these circumstances?

This can't possibly be peaceful at all!

Zhou Ye had met Tian Xiwei before.

She could tell that this woman liked Lin Shaobai and definitely had some kind of feeling for him!
It's too dangerous for these two to be rehearsing the script in a hotel so late at night.

Who can stay calm in this situation?!

"It's okay with other people, but not with Tian Xiwei!"

"..."

Lin Shaobai was taken aback by the loud voice of his senior sister on the other end of the phone.

This feels like a deep-seated grudge.

Zhou Ye's voice was so loud that even Tian Xiwei could hear it clearly.

She was initially in a passive state, but upon hearing this, she immediately lowered her hand.

Depend on!
I give up!

We haven't done anything yet; we're genuinely going over the script. Before that, I was playing mahjong with two other actors from the same production crew.

Why do you still act like you've done something wrong?!
It's not like they were actually caught in the act.

Why be so weak?!
Besides, there isn't such a thing at all!
Tian Xiwei became increasingly frustrated, and the anger in her heart was ready to erupt at any moment.

"Senior sister, calm down, let me tell you..."

Lin Shaobai remained seated on the sofa, completely unaware of Tian Xiwei's current situation.

"Xiaolin, Tian Xiwei is absolutely out of the question. Everyone else is fine... but not her. You absolutely cannot let her be with you anymore. I should have told you before, right? There's something wrong with her! Tian Xiwei's feelings for you—"

"Hey!!!"

Tian Xi ran over and snatched Lin Shaobai's phone, pointing at him and saying, "Stop! Give me a few minutes to explain myself! I don't want to be misunderstood."

When faced with this kind of situation, the hot-tempered Tian Xiwei would definitely choose to clarify things herself.

I can't stand being slandered.

Even if she were to fight Lin Shaobai right now, she would still snatch the phone back to prove that she was simply going over the script!

"..."

Lin Shaobai understood her thoughts and didn't reach out again.

At this moment, Tian Xiwei had one foot on the ground and the other on the sofa, with her hands on her hips: "Zhou Ye!"

"Tian Xiwei?!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Ye also called out Tian Xiwei's name, not to be outdone.

You want to see who can shout the loudest?!

Whoever shouts the loudest is right.

I'm not someone to be trifled with.

Zhou Ye thought, "Let's start arguing."

How dare you say that so late at night, in my boyfriend's room?
"Yes, it's me. The real Tian Xiwei. Who are you saying has a problem? You're making it sound like I've done something shameful. Let me tell you, Lin Shaobai and I are just properly going over the script! We haven't done anything."

"Oh?"

"Oh??" Tian Xi gritted her teeth: "You don't believe me? Why would I lie to you? In this drama, he and I are the male and female leads, it's normal to go over the script, right?"

"Then why don't you go over the script during the day? Why do you have to go over the script at night? And why come to his room?"

"Zhou Ye!"

Tian Xiwei became increasingly angry as she spoke, and punched the sofa next to her.

"Speaking of which, Zhou Ye, you weren't like this back in school. If you didn't have a relationship, why would you call him late at night and sing to him to put him to sleep? That's not something an ordinary relationship would do."

Oda suddenly changed the direction of his attack, which made Zhou Ye a little flustered.

Zhou Ye instinctively wanted to refute, but after taking a deep breath, he didn't know what to say.

At the time, I was at school... but they didn't say it directly at school.

It's a done deal that we're dating now.

If Tian Xiwei overheard their conversation, what's the point of explaining further?
Who talks like that to a regular friend?

"You don't need to explain anything anymore. I know about your relationship. Lin Shaobai told me before, so I know what I'm doing."

"..."

Zhou Ye didn't refute, but secretly tightened his grip on his phone.

“I’m just going over the script with him right now, the script for ‘Qingqing’s Daily Life.’ I haven’t done anything, and neither has he. Please rest assured, and don’t try to slander me with those weird words.”

"..."

"If you don't believe Lin Shaobai's explanation, then I'll explain again. If you still don't believe me, then there's nothing I can do. I'm just telling you the facts; believe it or not! And also, I—"

"Okay, stop talking."

Lin Shaobai stood up, grabbed Tian Xiwei's wrist, and took the phone back with a little force.

Tian Xiwei originally wanted to continue arguing.

Unfortunately, Lin Shaobai is really going all out now, and there's no way to win against him.

"Sister."

"Shaobai, I understand. I shouldn't have said those things. I misunderstood you. Give me some time to calm down."

The call was then hung up.

It felt like the air froze for a few seconds.

Lin Shaobai looked at the screen after the chat ended, then looked at Tian Xiwei.

Tian Xiwei tilted her head slightly: "Why are you looking at me like that? I've been very polite to Zhou Ye, okay? You know my temper. If it were anyone else, I would have already started cursing. I was just thinking... never mind. I'm too lazy to say anything."

Lin Shaobai continued to stare at her without any expression.

Tian Xiwei: "I told you not to look at me like that. But I'll say it anyway, thank you for letting me finish what I was thinking."

If Lin Shaobai had really tried to steal the phone from the beginning, Tian Xiwei definitely wouldn't have been able to beat him.

She knew in her heart that Lin Shaobai was the one giving in to her.

"Yes. I think you couldn't hold it in any longer either."

"I hate being slandered the most. Okay, the script is falling apart, I'm leaving."

Tian Xiwei picked up her bag, opened the door, and left.

Lin Shaobai sent Zhou Ye another message, this time with a Piggy Hero emoji.

"It's okay, Xiaolin, I'm going to sleep. You should go to sleep early too."

Hey, hey, hey, this looks like something's up.

On the surface, things may seem calm, but beneath the surface, turbulent undercurrents are brewing.

Tian Xiwei returned to the house.

His earlier arrogance hadn't subsided; a fire still burned in his chest.

Should we thank Lin Shaobai for not grabbing the phone at the beginning, allowing us to finish speaking?

Tian Xiwei suddenly had a very bold idea.

At that moment, did Lin Shaobai lean more towards her?

It was Lin Shaobai who indulged her and let her finish speaking.

And seeing that the two were arguing endlessly, they decided to put the phone away.

"Could it be that he cares about me more than Zhou Ye? He seemed to be helping me back then?"

Tian Xi muttered to herself.

But this thought only crossed my mind for a moment.

"How could that be? They're a couple. You're overthinking it."

"Forget it, don't come to discuss the script with me late at night next time, so as to avoid a repeat of this incident."

Even though I haven't done anything wrong, people might still misunderstand me.

The next day
Tian Xiwei and Lin Shaobai continued filming.

During a break, Tian Xiwei came to Lin Shaobai's side.

"Hey."

"Hmm?" Lin Shaobai put down his script and lines. "What's wrong?"

Tian Xiwei: "Did you get better later?"

"Is anything ready?"

"Asking knowingly."

"It's okay, just a small problem."

Lin Shaobai picked up the script and looked at the lines.

Those are minor issues. Right now, as an actor, the priority is to finish filming the movie.

After the week ended, Lin Shaobai took advantage of the weekend to make a special trip to the capital.

-

The Beijing Film Academy started its semester in the warm spring season, with college students gradually entering the campus with their suitcases.

As the weather gradually warms up, willow trees sprout tender buds, and winter quietly fades away.

Lin Shaobai arrived at school wearing a baseball cap and a black mask and first dealt with his studies.

Then I went to my mom's office.

"What?"

After hearing his request, Dean Han smirked and said, "Have your mother, as the dean, bring Zhou Ye to your office so the two of you can meet?"

Lin Shaobai nodded.

Why don't you go find her yourself?

"You know my current status; it's not convenient for me to move around."

Dean Han: "..."

That's true. My son is a super popular celebrity right now, and if we're not careful, he could cause a traffic jam.

The main problem is that there are too many fans watching, and when there are too many, there is no order, and when the order is disrupted, it becomes congested.

"So, you had a fight with your girlfriend, right?"

"I guess so. How can you not have arguments when you're in a relationship? Hmm? Mom, what's wrong?"

"How did Mom find out about your relationship? She found out from the clues, you're my son. By the way, you seem to care about her quite a bit."

Dean Han joked.

Lin Shaobai: "Of course." "I can see that. Since that's the case, then I'll help you out."

Therefore, Dean Han, in her capacity as the vice dean of the performing arts academy, "summoned" Zhou Ye.

Zhou Ye had just finished making his bed and was writing his thesis on his laptop.

As a student at a performing arts academy, it's perfectly normal to watch movies and write analyses frequently.

A short while later, the female counselor ran over and knocked on her dormitory door.

Another roommate, whose sleeping posture was very ungraceful, immediately got up and roughly wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth with his hand.

What are the student advisors supposed to do at the start of the semester?!
Zhou Ye calmly looked towards the door, just as his advisor walked in: "Is Zhou Ye here?"

"Teacher, I'm here."

"Dean Han wants you to go to her office."

Zhou Ye was momentarily dazed.

"Who?"

"Dean Han, how many Deans like her are there in our school? Dean Han wants you to go to her office now."

After the counselor finished speaking, he closed the door and left, leaving Zhou Ye completely bewildered.

"Huh?!" Zhou Ye scratched his head. "Really? What does Dean Han want with me? I don't think I've done anything wrong, have I?"

"Did you fail a course last semester?"

My roommate was offering advice from the side.

"I didn't fail any courses, and even if I did, it's not up to someone like the vice dean to lecture people. If she called every single person who failed to her office for a lecture, wouldn't she be exhausted every day?!"

Zhou Ye stood with his hands on his hips, utterly baffled.

She has absolutely no connection with Dean Han.

Why would they suddenly call her to their office?

And it's only the beginning of the semester, so he hasn't done anything wrong.

Roommate: "Think about it again. Is there really something wrong? Did you do something serious and forget about it, and then the dean found out!"

"Can you please stop cursing me? Go away, go away, I already said I didn't do anything wrong."

Zhou Ye slowly closed the laptop, pushed his roommate aside, and walked towards the door: "Dean Han certainly won't blame me."

"So confident? You're amazing. If it were me, I'd probably be terrified all the time. I was so used to being called to the teacher's office in high school that I developed a phobia of it."

“If a student as outstanding as me is called over, they will only praise me, not scold me.”

Zhou Ye continued speaking in a quirky and mischievous manner.

Her roommate was used to her personality, so she didn't say anything, shrugged, and went back to bed to sleep.

Zhou Ye casually threw on a white jacket and strolled slowly toward Dean Han's office.

She thought about it a lot along the way, and only at the end did she come up with one possibility.

Dean Han is Lin Shaobai's mother.

Is it possible that Lin Shaobai specifically summoned him there?

Zhou Ye thought about it all night that day.

I was genuinely a little angry at the time.

But one shouldn't act impulsively. Lin Shaobai has already explained that nothing happened, so we should choose to believe him.

He's still arguing and making a scene with Tian Xiwei, isn't he stupid...?

Looking back now, it was both embarrassing and childish.

Zhou Ye was a bit concerned about saving face, but he was too embarrassed to say it directly.

Lost in thought, I found myself at Dean Han's door.

She pushed open the door and saw Lin Shaobai sitting in Dean Han's chair.

Dean Han left a few minutes ago, specifically to make room for Lin Shaobai and Zhou Ye.

Zhou Ye saw Lin Shaobai but didn't go in; he just stood there at the door.

Lin Shaobai tapped the table with his finger and said jokingly, "Hey Zhou Ye, what are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you come in quickly?"

Zhou Ye: "You... Xiao Lin? Wasn't it Dean Han who sent me here?"

Lin Shaobai: "I am the vice dean of the Performing Arts Academy. My surname is Han and my given name is Lin Shaobai, which is four characters in total. So it's not wrong for Dean Han to look for you."

"I give up." Zhou Ye chuckled irritably, then walked into his office and closed the door. "Your personality hasn't changed at all."

Lin Shaobai: "Senior sister, now the only way to meet you is in a private room like this."

Zhou Ye: "Yes. After all, you have a lot of popularity now, and you will attract attention wherever you go, so it's better to keep a low profile."

Do you know what I called you here to talk about?

“I know.” Zhou Ye sat down in the chair opposite him. “I’m not stupid. It’s just about what happened with Tian Xiwei that night, right? You don’t need to say anything more. Tian Xiwei already made it very clear on the phone.”

She knew it all too well, so well that she didn't want to recall it anymore.

"Senior sister. We were really just going over the script at the time, we didn't do anything else."

That night, he did indeed only go over the script with Oda.

Zhou Ye looked up at him.

"If I had to say something, then I did do one thing."

"what?"

"Play majiang."

"..."

"I was playing mahjong with her and two other actors from the crew before, and after we finished, we remembered that we needed to go over the script. That's when you called."

"Shaobai, I know, I believe you, it's just that this is the first time I've encountered something like this, and I was a little flustered. I'm sorry."

“…Senior Sister…”

"I'm just a little embarrassed to tell you that I was too hasty at the time, but since you're here now, I'll make things clear."

Zhou Ye slowly stood up, a gentle light appearing in his eyes.

"I believe you. I just realized that I let my jealousy affect my emotions, which prevented me from calmly analyzing the situation. Similarly, I think it was quite childish of me to argue with Tian Xiwei at that time."

"..."

"Damn it, if it happens again, I definitely won't argue with her!"

Zhou Ye has regained his usual cheerful and sunny disposition!
With one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Lin Shaobai, she exclaimed, "Absolutely not!"

Lin Shaobai walked beside her, looking at her: "Really?"

"That's right, let's do it again, I'll just fight her!"

"???"

Hey, is this right?
"Okay, okay, just kidding." Zhou Ye leaned against the cabinet behind him, his hands in his pockets. "I know you guys are filming right now. I won't say any more."

Lin Shaobai pulled Zhou Ye into his arms and patted her head.

The two hadn't seen each other for a while, and this hug came so suddenly that Zhou Ye was in a daze for a few seconds.

A warm feeling gradually washed over her, and she smiled, saying, "I miss you so much. I... I really miss you, but I also know you have a lot of work and you're very busy."

"Miss me? What do you miss about me?"

"I miss you... everywhere... hmm?"

Zhou Ye blushed when he realized that Lin Shaobai had dragged him into a ditch.

"What are you talking about!"

……

……

An hour later, Lin Shaobai came out of his mother's office.

They kept a low profile throughout, but were recognized by some sharp-eyed students at the school gate at the end.

After being photographed a few times, he quickly ran into the car driven by his assistant.

Zhang Jingyi walked from outside the school into the school carrying a bag.
Hearing the commotion over there, I went over out of curiosity.

"Hey, Lin Shaobai, didn't you see that?!"

"Damn it, I missed the best opportunity. I told them someone had taken his picture."

"Our year produced a super popular top star, but I can't see it."

"Lin Shaobai rarely comes to Beijing Film Academy now."

"That's true! He's a very busy person, busy filming."

Zhang Jingyi learned from other classmates that Lin Shaobai had just arrived.

"Could it be that he's here?"

Zhang Jingyi lowered her head and pondered for a while before quickly heading towards her dormitory.

Since no one was in the dormitory, I called Lin Shaobai.

"Hey?"

"Shaobai, did you come to school just now?"

"correct."

"Why didn't you tell me? I haven't seen you for a while either, and I miss you so much."

Zhang Jingyi's heart was visibly racing when she said those words.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shaobai immediately instructed the driver to turn around and head towards his villa.

"Alright, come find me then."

"Uh... ok."

Zhang Jingyi took a deep breath, quickly got dressed, and set off.

At this moment, Xiao Liu, Lin Shaobai's assistant sitting next to him, frowned deeply.

"Boss, what are you going to do?"

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, no, no. I was just thinking that the plan might need to be changed."

"Yes, the plans have changed. I'm going to spend time with my girlfriend."

"By the way, boss, I heard the company sent over another script, but it's not one of those big productions we were talking about before. It's a campus drama, and I'm not optimistic about it."

Assistant Xiao Liu said.

He spoke while making a disgusted expression.

"Boss, I don't think acting in campus dramas is going to work anymore. Look at the two hit dramas you've acted in, which one was a campus drama?"

"Tell me the name of that campus drama first."

"Oh, let me think, it seems to be called 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'."

"Ok?"

"Right, boss? You could tell this show was destined to flop just by hearing the name!"

Xiao Liu blinked her bright eyes and looked at Lin Shaobai.

"Who would name a good show like this? 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'? Why don't I just say 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'?! What kind of director is this, coming up with such a corny name! It's bound to flop, it's bound to flop!"

Lin Shaobai sighed helplessly: "You really think so?"

Assistant Xiao Liu nodded vigorously: "Of course. Boss, don't you think? Nobody will even look at this name."

"You haven't even read the story, and you're already saying this show will flop? Isn't it a bit too absolute to judge based on just the title?"

Prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain.

"A campus drama with this title? It's bound to flop. In short, you can completely pass on this script."

"Quite the opposite."

"What? There's no need for that, boss. We can choose from plenty of good books right now. 'Sito' is pretty good."

"Yes. But I want to act in a school drama."

The main reason is that "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" had a very good number of views, and it was even made into a movie.

Neither of the two main actors in the movie are big names, yet the film still managed to gross so much at the box office simply because of the TV series' popularity, which shows just how popular this IP is.

Most importantly, it also sparked a meme.

"Zhang Wansen, it's snowing."

It's fair to say that every winter after this show aired, people would use this meme to make videos whenever it snowed.

If I play this role, then when the snowy weather brings up a meme, everyone will think of Lin Shaobai.

Lin Shaobai had already made up his mind: he was determined to get the role of Zhang Wansen!
Looking at it now, it's not a big problem; the director envisioned Zhang Wansen as himself.

So who should be cast as the female lead?
"The female lead?"

The original female lead was Zhang Jianing.

She was already 30 years old at the time, but her lively expressions ultimately led to her being cast as the female lead.

However, this time, Lin Shaobai thought he should recommend a younger person to play the high school student.

(End of this chapter)