Chapter 16 Love comes and goes, but in the end, it all depends on conscience. ...

After watching Du Li's performance, Qiao Zhizheng couldn't calm down for a long time.

Du Li's acting is very delicate, the kind that you can be infected by her emotions even if you just stand by and watch. She is powerless and indignant when she talks about the past, she is determined when facing the role of Mrs. Ma, and she has infinite hope for the future.

Onlookers couldn't help but follow her emotions.

Every expression and every movement of hers is worth pondering.

Qiao Zhizheng was fascinated by the performance, and when Du Li said the last line, a surge of emotion rose in Qiao Zhizheng's heart.

This is what a good actor is like; her acting can influence those around her.

Qiao Zhizheng was puzzled and privately asked Chen Yuzhi, who had been in the entertainment industry for several years, "Why is Du Li such a good actor, but not popular?"

Chen Yuzhi thought for a moment and said, "Because she doesn't care."

Qiao Zhizheng was puzzled. "I think she puts a lot of effort into her acting."

Chen Yuzhi shook her head and sighed regretfully, "It's only getting better now. Do you remember when you first came in as a stunt double? She and Xia Siran were on the crew together, making the whole crew a mess. The previous director couldn't please both sides and was so anxious that he had a mouthful of burns."

Xia Siran - once the mistress in Du Li's marriage, now the stepmother in Du Li's family.

"She's talented. She married her current husband in her twenties. Back then, she entered the entertainment industry as a hobby, enjoying a brief period of success. As you know, the entertainment industry is constantly changing. If you don't make a difference after becoming famous, the audience will soon forget you."

At that time, she was focused on her family, and she and her husband had a few sweet years at first. During those years, her husband made a fortune by relying on her family's connections, seized opportunities, and developed rapidly. Later, he was on par with Du Li's family. Then her husband started to have affairs outside.

For several years, Du Li has been essentially battling wits and courage with her husband's mistress."

Qiao Zhizheng didn't quite understand. "The Du Li family is rich and powerful, why don't they get a divorce?"

Chen Yuzhi saw that she was simple-minded and believed that if they loved each other, they should be together, and if they didn't love each other, they should leave. She patted her shoulder and said, "From my understanding, Du Li is probably unwilling to give up. She has invested time, money, and emotions, and she is unwilling to just give them away like this."

Chen Yuzhi continued, "But now I think Du Li seems to be more sober. She didn't seem to have much emotion when Xiao Si took over. Instead, she was concentrating on acting."

Qiao Zhizheng said, "Maybe he's been through a lot, so he's now sober and has figured it out?"

Chen Yuzhi nodded deeply, "I think it might be." Looking at Qiao Zhizheng's thoughtful face, she asked her, "What are you thinking about?"

Qiao Zhizheng succinctly summed it up, "Emotions only affect the speed at which I make money."

Seeing her attitude, Chen Yuzhi was afraid that her words would make Qiao Zhizheng pessimistic about love, so she quickly said, "Not all love in the world is bad. There are still some very beautiful ones. It depends on the person."

Qiao Zhizheng said, "Love comes and goes, but in the end, it all depends on conscience."

Chen Yuzhi looked at her and said with a wooden face, "Qiao Zhizheng, there's no point in chatting today."

“Hahahahahahahahaha…”

This topic was over.

Qiao Zhizheng stayed on the crew for two days, sitting in front of the monitor with Chen Yuzhi every day to watch the actors perform.

Every time Qiao Zhizheng sees others acting, he/she would think about what he/she would do if he/she were him/her. Qiao Zhizheng has a very vivid imagination, and a small theater appears in his/her mind. The actors are acting on the monitor, and outside the monitor, Chen Yuzhi frowns and shouts "Cut". Qiao Zhizheng keeps refining the acting movements in his/her mind.

Qiao Zhizheng went home and performed the movements he had gone over in his mind one by one for Qiao Zheng to see.

Qiao Zheng leaned against the head of the bed politely, with the colorful Rubik's Cube placed next to her, like a small planet that had fallen beside her.

Qiao Zheng and Little Star watched Qiao Zhizheng act seriously.

The small room seemed to have turned into a stage. The surrounding scenes faded, leaving only Qiao Zhizheng and Qiao Zheng. The spotlight of the stage was on Qiao Zhizheng.

Qiao Zhizheng interprets the lives of different characters.

The maid's loyalty stemmed from Guan Shanyue's past help; the Kong family elders' hideous and greedy expressions after Kong Zhuo's death; the housekeeper's arrogance, thanks to Kong Zhuo's success, and his disbelief when he was punished by Guan Shanyue, who had tolerated him to a certain extent...

In the end, it was already very late, and Qiao Zhizheng stopped acting. Instead, he told Qiao Zheng his understanding of the role of Kong Zhuo.

"For Kong Zhuo, Liu Runiang was a tool to satisfy his sympathy for the weak and to show his heroism. While he was keeping her as a concubine, he could visit her occasionally and treat her as a beautiful decoration on his body. He had no intention of bringing Liu Runiang home. In his heart, he looked down on her.

Liu Runiang was instigated by someone, and Kong Zhuo always pretended to be affectionate towards her, so Liu Runiang felt that she had some weight in Kong Zhuo's heart.

After entering the Kong Mansion, Kong Zhuo hated her self-willedness and her dishonorable status to him, treating her as a mere toy to be disposed of at will.

Qiao Zhizheng's eyes reflected the light above her head, making her eyes look very bright. She looked at Qiao Zheng expectantly, "What do you think of my understanding?"

Qiao Zheng nodded. "That's a perfect interpretation." A hint of schadenfreude crossed her face. "If Kong Zhuo knew that after his death, the family fortune he'd worked so hard to build for most of his life would be taken over by Liu Runiang and expanded in her hands, I wonder how he'd feel."

Qiao Zhizheng had the same gloating expression on his face. "Maybe he was so angry that he wanted to lift the lid of his coffin and come back to life."

Qiao Zheng and Qiao Zhizheng looked at each other and the next second, they both reached out and high-fived.

"I thought of the same thing."

Qiao Zhizheng auditioned for a marginal role in that workplace drama. She had a good image and good acting skills. She finished the audition almost in the afternoon and received the audition notice in the evening.

However, it will take some time for the filming of this drama to start. The crew initially decided on the male and female protagonists, but as the filming was about to start, something happened to the male and female protagonists, so they had to find new actors temporarily, and the start time was postponed again.

The news from the company was that she should focus on her studies.

Qiao Zhizheng then prepared for school to start with peace of mind.

During this period, Jin Rong came to talk to the school and finally came to the conclusion that Qiao Zhizheng must maintain excellent grades before she can go out to act.

Qiao Zhizheng naturally agreed, she still had some confidence.

The school was aware of her family situation and did not try to stop her from going out to earn money and pay off her debts. They just hoped that she could lay a good foundation in school.

The weather in September is almost as hot as midsummer. Under the scorching sun, the students undergoing military training at Huadu Drama Academy are like wilted flowers, sweating and looking exhausted.

After the shout of "dismiss", there was a uniform "clap, clap, clap" of applause.

Qiao Zhizheng took off his hat, walked to the sink and washed his face with water. The water in the pipe was also hot, but after washing away the sticky sweat on his face, Qiao Zhizheng felt much more comfortable.

At this time, someone called her name, "Look at me!"

Qiao Zhizheng tilted her head when she heard the sound, and there were still water droplets hanging on her face, eyebrows, and long eyelashes.

Without any preparation, this scene was captured on camera.

A girl in loose, artistic clothing walked up to her and handed her a bottle of electrolyte water. "Hello, junior. I'm a sophomore majoring in film and television photography. If you don't mind, you can call me senior."

Qiao Zhizheng took the water, but did not drink it immediately. She put it on the table beside the sink, took out a cotton towel from her pocket, and carefully wiped the water droplets on her face.

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

The senior student's name was Su Yu. She just came out for a stroll with her camera out of habit, and took the opportunity to "comfort" the younger students who were basking in the sun, but she certainly wouldn't say it directly.

Su Yu smiled. "I heard that your acting major has admitted quite a few beautiful women and handsome men this year. I came to take a look." Su Yu picked up the camera and showed it to Qiao Zhizheng. "I took a picture of you. Do you mind if I put it online?"

Qiao Zhizheng looked at herself on the screen. She was wearing a military training camouflage uniform, with water droplets on her face. After being exposed to the sun for a few days, her face was as white as before - it was worth it for her to apply sunscreen three times a day.

The camera is a very wonderful thing. At least it was the first time that Qiao Zhizheng saw her expression in the camera. She looked pure and innocent, which made her look particularly likable.

Qiao Zhizheng nodded. "Sure. Just let me know which platform you'll post it on."

Su Yu said, "Of course, junior sister, believe me, you are so beautiful, you are so popular."

Qiao Zhizheng didn't bring her cell phone with her during military training, so she could only give her contact information and ask Su Yu to add her.

When he returned to the classroom, Qiao Zhizheng walked to the table next to him where students put their things, and found that several bottles of water had been placed there in the place where he used to put his things. Judging from the fine water droplets dripping on the outer wrapping paper of the bottles, these bottles of water were not looked after by the same person.

There are three classes in the performance major, and Qiao Zhizheng is in Class One. The three classes are undergoing military training in the same area.

It was break time. Qiao Zhizheng stood by the table and felt several hopeful glances falling on her.

But Qiao Zhizheng didn't intend to respond and casually distributed the water to several classmates next to him.

The gaze he looked at Qiao Zhizheng turned from hope to disappointment.

Qiao Zhizheng's face is still very attractive. During the half-month military training, many people confessed their love to Qiao Zhizheng, either openly or secretly, directly or implicitly, but they were all rejected by Qiao Zhizheng.

Someone who was unwilling to give up asked her, "Why? What do you think you don't like about me?"

Qiao Zhizheng thought for a moment and said, "I like people who are prettier than me."

When these words were spoken, the onlookers were all stunned. When they realized what was happening, they looked at Qiao Zhizheng, then at the boy who was rejected, and all of them shook their heads and said "tsk tsk tsk".

It’s simple, it’s just a little difficult to find someone prettier than Qiao Zhizheng.

Qiao Zhizheng told this to Qiao Zheng, who was very satisfied after hearing it, "Not bad."

This further strengthened Qiao Zhizheng's determination to pursue her career. As for love, such an intangible thing that cannot be seen or touched, she was too lazy to care about it.

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