With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingjing gently shook her head and sighed, "That's not what Mom is worried about. What boy doesn't play games? Xingxing has already been quite easy for me to manage. He never used to be interested in these things."

"Mom is worried that he might really want to become a professional gamer in the future. Do you think that's a safe bet?"

"Look at you, you're studying astronomy, and Ali is studying acting. You'll both have real knowledge and real skills in the future. But can playing video games be the same? It would be one thing if he didn't do well in school, but you're such a good student, and in the end he just plays video games. What a pity!"

Shen Ci naturally understood her mother.

To be honest, when she recalled everything her brother had suffered, she didn't want him to choose the path of e-sports.

But if it's something her younger brother truly likes and loves, she will still do her best to help him. She is willing to help her brother realize those opportunities he once wanted but never got, and the stages he wanted to stand on but never got to.

At least this time, she didn't want her brother's life to be filled with regrets again.

However, all of this is contingent on him getting into university.

"Mom, don't think of esports as something so bad. Now the Olympics have included esports as an event, and some universities have even started esports majors. Being a professional esports player is a job, and it's not an easy one. It's not something anyone can do just because they know how to play games." Shen Ci patiently explained to her mother, trying to dispel her prejudice against the esports industry.

Professional esports is the most competitive industry, with very few people able to successfully reach the world stage, and each one deserves respect.

Shen Jingjing looked at her daughter and asked hesitantly, "You mean, you support Xingxing becoming a professional gamer?"

“I’m a passive supporter,” Shen Ci explained. “What I mean is that Xingxing’s choice is the most important thing to me. If he likes it and insists on playing professionally, then I will support him. But I won’t actively support him to choose this path.”

Shen Jingjing pursed her lips helplessly and sighed, "Mom is getting old and may not understand these things. Mom just hopes that the three of you can all get into university smoothly and have stable jobs in the future. That would make me happy."

"I don't object to Xingxing playing games, but I don't agree with him becoming a professional player in the future."

Shen Jingjing made her statement, clearly feeling that the path of professional e-sports was not stable or reliable enough.

It's normal for a mother to have such thoughts. Shen Ci nodded gently: "I know, Mom, but it's too early for us to talk about these things now. I asked Xingxing yesterday, and he said that the most important thing right now is the college entrance examination, and he wants to major in computer science, which means that his mind is not on professional e-sports yet."

"Let's not think too far ahead for him. Let's wait until his college entrance exam results come out before we see."

Shen Jingjing nodded in agreement. With her eldest daughter by her side, she always felt at ease.

Today is also the start of filming for "Destiny is Phoenix".

The opening ceremony of "Shendian Film and Television Base" has just ended, and the scene is bustling with activity.

"Let's do one last round of adjustments to the lighting, sound, and camera positions. We'll shoot the first scene in half an hour!"

"Group B's set construction for the second scene is faster; we'll switch to the second scene immediately after the first one is finished."

"The area will be cleared in ten minutes. All departments, please get to your positions immediately!"

Because it's a large-scale production, there are nearly a hundred staff members on site alone. When these people get busy, it may seem chaotic, but in fact, it's orderly within the chaos because they are all highly professional teams.

At the end of September, the weather was hot, and the extras gathered together in the shade while waiting for their turn. Only the lead actors and supporting actors had their own dressing rooms.

Room 9, the dressing and hair room, is the communal dressing room for key female supporting actors, and Kate Tsui is one of them.

She is now certain that Shen Li is one of the main characters, because Shen Li appeared on stage with the main creative team at the opening ceremony just now.

And she could only watch from afar.

As expected, Shen Li did not appear in the same rest area as her, but she was still unsure who Shen Li was playing.

In dressing room number 3, Ren Jia was putting on a wig while scrolling through trending topics about the day's production crew on her phone.

Why hasn't the official Weibo account posted any content for me?

Ren Jia muttered in dissatisfaction and turned to her assistant Xiao Ya: "What's going on with the publicity team? The leaked materials of the male and female leads are trending at the top of the hot search, but where are my materials?"

Xiaoya quickly said, "Jiajia, don't rush. The opening ceremony has just ended, and Xu Junhuan and Song Yun'er are currently trending at number one. The online buzz is saturated. We should selectively avoid this and wait for their popularity to subside before posting."

Upon hearing this, Ren Jia nodded in understanding: "You're right, we can't rush it. Tell the publicity team to release materials and stills of me and Bai Yu in the next batch."

“Okay, the PR team is from our company, so we’ll definitely give you priority.”

Ren Jia listened with satisfaction and couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.

Next door, in dressing room number 4, is Shen Li's dressing room.

Shen Li was quite surprised that she would have her own private dressing room.

Although she was the fourth female lead, she was still a newcomer. According to industry rules, the highest level of accommodation she should have was a dressing room for two or three people.

And today, the makeup artist who did her makeup was Wenxuan again.

This time it wasn't a coincidence, but rather Wenxuan took the initiative to ask to be Shen Li's makeup artist, because she was too lazy to cater to those demanding female celebrities.

She was happy to do makeup for pretty girls with good natural features.

After the makeup and hair were finished, the first scene between the male and female leads was being filmed. The production coordinator knocked on the door and came in to inform them, "'Hua Xixi' is preparing for scene two. Go and go over the scene with the other actors first."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li stood up. This was her first scene, and she appeared on screen almost entirely without makeup.

Because she was going to play a group scene in the room after "Hua Xixi" fell into the water, and she needed to lie on the bed the whole time, she didn't need to wear makeup, only a pale face and lips.

Her excellent natural features, combined with such a frail and pitiful makeup, perfectly accentuated the character's "brokenness".

So much so that when she came out of the dressing room, everyone who saw her couldn't help but take a second look, their eyes filled with undisguised amazement.

Chu He, the original author and one of the screenwriters, immediately recognized Shen Li as "Hua Xixi" upon seeing her, and couldn't help but exclaim with a smile, "She's practically stepped right out of the book!"

Upon arriving at the second area, most of the actors were already in place. When Kate Tsui saw Shen Li appear, the unease that had been lurking in her heart finally died at that moment.

Shen Li is "Hua Xixi"!

And I, I'll play her maid!

The dialogue director quickly gathered the actors with lines for both scenes and began directing and coordinating the performances on set.

"The director yells 'action,' Hua Xixi coughs weakly, her body trembling, A Yu kneels down to admit her mistake and beg for forgiveness, and everyone reads their lines."

"Madam Hua angrily rebuked the servants for failing to protect their mistress. Hua Xixi felt sorry for the maid and pleaded for her. Ayu knelt down and kowtowed, begging for forgiveness. Everyone, please read your lines."

"The old lady was so angry that she wanted to sell Ayu. Ayu knelt down, kowtowing and begging for mercy while slapping herself and crying out that she was wrong. Everyone, read your lines."

After hearing the scene, Kate Tsui felt like the sky had fallen, and she didn't want to act anymore!