Shi Jing had originally planned to treat Lin Mengmeng and her boyfriend to dinner before leaving Dingdu as a way of expressing his gratitude. However, Lin Mengmeng politely declined, explaining that the tourism industry was booming during the summer holidays and Lin Mengmeng was extremely busy with work. Her boyfriend worked in real estate, and his work hours were also quite unstable, so neither of them could find the time today. Shi Jing had no choice but to postpone the dinner invitation.

She didn't stay in Dingdu for long. The next day, she bought a high-speed rail ticket and went back. On the way back, she even called Qi Yan to ask about the scholarship from her brother's company.

Qi Yan explained that her brother's company did indeed deal with this, but she didn't know the specifics. She then gave Shi Jing her brother's contact information. She sent Shi Jing a voice message: "Xiao Jing, I don't know the specifics either. I told my brother and gave you his contact information. Why don't you just ask him?"

That's even better; Qi Yan won't need to relay the message anymore. Shi Jing then replied to Qi Yan with a thank you message.

Then she remembered the three of them had agreed to go to the film studio, and sent Qi Yan a message: "Have you two decided on a date to leave for Zhou City?"

“If you’re back, let’s leave the day after tomorrow, shall we? The film crew my brother helped us contact is currently filming there.”

"Okay." Shi Jing had nothing else to do at the moment, so she agreed immediately.

Upon contacting Qi Jing, it turned out that his company did indeed have a related event, so Shi Jing proposed sponsoring a friend in the name of their company.

Qi Jing did not agree immediately, but said that he needed to verify Rong Yu's information first. The two agreed to talk about it again after they returned from their trip.

Leaving that matter aside for now, Shi Jing focused on her upcoming trip.

Visiting the film studio was an idea Shi Jing and his friends had had while hiking, but with Qi Jing's sponsorship, the facilities were upgraded, and they could directly visit the film set.

Everyone was curious and excited. Shi Jing's previous understanding of the entertainment industry was limited to the internet, so naturally, he was also very curious.

After the high-speed train arrived in Zhoushan, the entire journey was arranged by someone else.

There was a designated person to pick you up at the exit of the station. After meeting, the car drove directly to the film studio, where you checked into a beautifully decorated and clean hotel.

After they had settled in, the assistant asked them whether they wanted to rest at the hotel or go out to have fun.

The high-speed train from Tianyuan City to Zhoushan City only takes three hours, and everyone was excited and not tired at all. It was then that the assistant suggested taking them to the film and television city.

Zhoushan Film and Television City is very large, and many film crews shoot movies and TV shows here. Similarly, there are many attractions suitable for tourists to visit.

Upon arriving at the film studio, the three were immediately drawn to the antique-style buildings before them.

The entrance to the film studio is marked by a towering ancient city wall, a truly magnificent structure. Of course, one must ignore the modern tourists below the wall.

Upon entering the film and television city, the first thing they saw was an ancient-style street. The assistant explained to them, "There are more tourists here, but fewer film crews are shooting here. There are other streets inside."

Qi Shuang nodded, then suddenly noticed several beautiful women ahead, their hair styled in elegant buns and dressed in ancient costumes. These women, also carrying cameras, strolled around chatting and laughing, occasionally stopping to take photos. They definitely didn't look like actors from a film crew, but rather tourists.

She pointed ahead and asked her assistant curiously, "Sister Lingling, did they do their own outfits or did they use a professional service shop?"

Qi Shuang, who usually focuses on her studies, knew that many people like period dramas, but she had never tried it herself, so she found it very novel.

Assistant Lingling looked at the tourists ahead and said with a smile, "There are many such experience halls in the film and television city. If you are interested, I can take you there to get your makeup done. Our crew has a dedicated makeup team that we work with. Their skills are quite good."

"Is that okay?" Qi Shuang's eyes lit up immediately, and she looked at the other two with surprise, seeking their opinions.

Qi Yan was also somewhat interested and looked at Shi Jing: "Shall we go together?"

“Okay.” Shi Jing readily accepted.

All three agreed, so Lingling took them to the makeup studio that the film crew usually used.

Qi Yan's brother's friend's film project involved a significant investment, so the crew rented a special place for makeup and costume changes. Besides makeup artists, there were also costumes for the crew. The crew always prepared extra costumes for each shoot, just in case; each of the three women received a set.

The makeup artists were three young and pretty ladies, and Lingling seemed to know them quite well. While doing their makeup, the artists chatted with Lingling, initially talking about matching cosmetics and accessories. Later, someone mentioned a name that piqued everyone's interest, and they started gossiping again.

Shi Jing wasn't very familiar with the celebrities in this world, but the names these people mentioned sounded familiar; they seemed to be quite famous actors.

Just as we were gossiping, a makeup artist blurted out a question: "Does Jiang Qi really have a child?"

The topic was probably a bit sensitive, and the others subconsciously glanced outside. Only a few of them were in the dressing room. Some of the others were on location shooting, while others were on the outdoor set.

One of them instinctively looked down and met bright, curious eyes. Qi Shuang's curiosity was almost overflowing; she couldn't wait to urge the young lady to tell her more.

The young woman coughed and laughed, "Little sister, just listen to this, but please don't tell anyone."

Qi Shuang nodded quickly.

The young woman quickly held her head and said, "Hey, hey, it's not over yet, don't move, don't move."

Another young woman didn't hide it too much and continued gossiping, "It seems to be true. One of my friends is in their group and overheard a phone call. The person on the other end was calling him 'Dad.'"

"He must have a lot of female fans, right? If this gets out, won't his fandom explode?"

"That has to get out of the loop. If it's just baseless rumors, we can just take it with a grain of salt. But if it's actually captured on camera, that's when things will really explode," the makeup artist who shared the information said dismissively.

"That's true." The others agreed. There are so many true and false rumors in the entertainment industry. As long as there's no concrete evidence and the celebrity doesn't admit it, their fans will naturally help explain.

After skipping that topic, the young women started chatting about other things. Shi Jing couldn't help but sigh, the entertainment industry was indeed as rumored—a mix of truth and falsehood, good and bad.

Compared to Shi Jing's exclamations, Qi Yan and Qi Shuang were completely overwhelmed with gossip, occasionally showing expressions like "Is that so?" or "Oh, I see."

The two young girls, who were new to this circle, were already filled with wonder.