Qi Jiu smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Teacher Ling Yue's excellent guidance."

Ling Yue: "..." When did this happen? How come he didn't know?

"Teacher Qi Jiu is too modest. I didn't teach you anything in the lounge except for chatting. You are a natural-born actress."

He wasn't stage-frightened and got into character very quickly, which was many times better than when he first debuted.

The group chatted and laughed for a while before resuming their work.

As the female and male leads of this work, Qi Jiu and Ling Yue naturally have more screen time than the other actors.

Tang Miaomiao, resting under a parasol nearby, frowned involuntarily as she watched the group chatting and laughing. Her gaze fell on Qi Jiu, and her emotions began to shift.

He then took out his phone, opened Weibo, and nimbly tapped around on the screen.

In no time, she looked at the already edited article, her eyes full of satisfaction, and clicked send.

Qi Jiu, let me see just how high your prestige is in the entertainment industry.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Changning looked at the footage on the camera and nodded. "That concludes today's work. Thank you all for your hard work."

On the other side, Ling Yue had just finished removing his makeup and hair. He stretched his slightly sore neck and said, "Qiqi, do you want to have dinner together? It's getting late. It's good to relax a bit. Wearing ancient costumes is definitely more tiring than modern ones."

They invest more in both clothing and makeup.

The food they ate on set at noon was already quite basic. If it weren't for the fact that Qi Jiu never seemed to have any concerns about her figure, she probably wouldn't have said that.

This is just right.

The girl glanced down at the time on her phone and nodded. "Sure."

Ah Lin is also working overtime at Qi's right now, and probably won't have time to eat. I'll have someone send some over in a bit.

In the very end, Ling Yue, Yan Changning, and the others sat in Xinglan's private room, completely bewildered.

"Didn't we say before that we'd just grab something casual to eat?"

Ling Yue looked at Qi Jiu with a helpless expression, "When you said you were just going to eat whatever you wanted, did you mean you were just going to eat whatever you wanted in Xinglan?"

Xinglan is the most famous restaurant in City A, renowned for its delicious food, and its prices... are naturally also the most famous. It's mostly frequented by the young ladies and gentlemen of City A's prominent families.

Although these celebrities are relatively wealthy, they are still like ants compared to the powerful families in City A.

Yan Changning glanced at the tea on the table and sipped her lips. She had thought this was just a casual meal at a roadside stall, but she hadn't expected to end up at Xinglan.

Qi Jiu looked up somewhat innocently.

"I know you guys don't really like this somewhat formal place either, but the owner of that delicious roadside stall I ate at before, his ex-girlfriend got married and he went to crash the wedding; she hasn't come back yet."

Ling Yue: "...Huh?" What kind of melodramatic plot is this?

Yan Changning: "..." Art comes from life, that's absolutely true.

"Besides, it's late now, and there's mostly barbecue, but our crew of actors should all be watching their figures. Barbecue is a bit high in calories, so let's just make do with what we have on the Xinglan Line."

Ling Yue: "..." Just making do? If coming to Xinglan is just making do, then I really want to keep making do like this forever.

"Huh? Why isn't Miaomiao here?"

Yan Changning looked at the group of people with some confusion. The fourth female lead had arrived, but the second female lead was nowhere to be seen.

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, turned his gaze to Qi Jiu, and then stopped talking.

Seeing this, how could the girl not know what he was thinking? She could only smile helplessly. "Director, it's not that I didn't invite her. It was Teacher Tang who said she had something to do at home and couldn't come. I asked her several times."

Sensing her somewhat resentful gaze, Yan Changning smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Qiqi, I was being petty."

If he were Qi Jiu, given what happened on set, he might not have invited Tang Miaomiao. Today was her first day on set, and she already encountered someone targeting her; it ruined her mood.

"Order whatever you like, it's on me today."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yue's eyes lit up. "President Qi is awesome!"

While waiting for the food, Ling Yue chased after Qi Jiu, giving her instructions on the game they had played for the first time on a variety show. But soon, the two of them realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Ling Yue looked at the big word 'Victory' on her phone, then glanced at the looks on the faces of the people around her, and pursed her lips.

"What's going on? This atmosphere's a bit off. What's up? You guys know some gossip?"

The girl didn't speak first, but stared intently at Yan Changning, who seemed a little guilty, with a sinister smile on her lips.

Yan Changning: "..."

What did they do to deserve this? Why are they making an example of him first?

"Qiqi, um, this..."

Seeing his hesitation, Qi Jiu stopped teasing him. "Director, just tell me what happened."

Ling Yue had already discovered something. He stared at the screen on his phone, then swallowed hard and cautiously tugged at the girl's sleeve.

"Qiqi, I can tell you, but you absolutely can't use me as a scapegoat. We're the best of friends in the world."

The girl smiled. "Stop talking nonsense, give it to me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Jiu snatched the phone from his hand and fixed her gaze on an article on the screen.

"Is this Tang Miaomiao's Weibo?"

Actually, she didn't know much about Tang Miaomiao, nor did she know which Weibo account she used. But nowadays, public figures on Weibo mostly use their real names, and with official verification, it was quite easy to guess.

Hearing this, Ling Yue scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. "Qiqi, don't forget, we're the best of friends in the world. If you're angry, don't smash my phone."

Qi Jiu found it amusing upon hearing this, "Am I really that petty?"

My gaze returned to the phone, where I saw a Weibo post by Tang Miaomiao.

Besides three selfies of Tang Miaomiao, the article also recounted a lot of things. At first glance, it seemed like a reflection on joining the production team, but the more you looked at it, the more something seemed off, even pointing a knife at her...

Tang Miaomiao V:

Thank you all for your continued support. I am now very fortunate to have joined Director Yan Changning's crew and made even more friends.

Especially Teacher Qi Jiu, as a student, I didn't expect her to have such good acting skills.

On set, I chatted with Ling Yue. Although the director initially questioned her delivery of lines, she performed quite well later on.

The added scenes were well done, and the improvisation was excellent. Although I got slapped, it's okay, it's all work! This kind of filming will make the scene even better!