【An entertainment industry novel, chronicling the female lead’s journey through showbiz.】
【No slacking, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreams. She acts with dedication, films ...
Sun Xiaoxiao's family anxiously waited in front of the television for the arrival of episode 38 of "Yun Qing Ji".
Cosmetics and shampoo commercials are long and tedious, and clothing and hot pot commercials are equally annoying. Sun Xiaoxiao and her family anxiously waited for the commercials to finish, while speculating about tonight's plot.
"Xiaoxiao," Mom said while cracking sunflower seeds, "what did that trailer you saw on Weibo say?"
"The drama 'Yun Qing Ji' doesn't release trailers; it only shows behind-the-scenes footage after the episodes finish airing." Sun Xiaoxiao was rushing to finish her homework. There wasn't much homework at the beginning of the semester, and she started writing as soon as she got home from school; she was almost done.
The mother said disappointedly, "It's ending so soon, I'm feeling quite uneasy."
While playing on his phone, Dad said, "A dream of Nanke, Zhuangzi's butterfly dream. Are both episodes today related to dreams?"
"It's on Weibo that Zheng Bohan himself was the screenwriter for both episodes today." Sun Xiaoxiao finished writing the last word, then stuffed her notebook back into her bag as if she'd been granted a pardon. "I wonder what kind of wild dreams they'll have?"
As they were talking, melodious and cheerful music started playing, and the family of three stopped talking at the same time—they're here!
After the opening theme ends, there's a short scene as usual. Strangely, the scene shifts from a lavish palace setting to a place of yellow sand and swirling snow.
The heavy snow, like powder and sand, fell on the sand, soaking the golden sand and turning it a deep yellow.
The camera gradually zooms out, revealing three large characters formed by the damp, dark sand:
The Tale of Nanke.
A line of small text appeared at the bottom of the screen:
Screenwriters for this episode: Ye Chu, Zheng Bohan
!!
Sun Xiaoxiao jumped up!
Sun Xiaoxiao rubbed her eyes hard and stared intently—
That's right, in the screenwriter section, Ye Chu's name is indeed listed before Zheng Bohan's!
What's going on?
Even Sun Xiaoxiao's mother noticed: "Hey? Isn't Ye Chu that spineless princess? She can write scripts?"
My little Chu is so amazing!
Sun Xiaoxiao felt breathless, desperately wanting to rush to Ye Chu's supertopic on Weibo and report to the thousands of sisters fighting alone there. For the past month, they had been repeating the cycle of "being scolded—defending—explaining—being ridiculed by passersby," and they desperately needed a boost!
Sun Xiaoxiao stared longingly at the TV screen, but ultimately decided to sit back on the sofa and watch the show first. Rather than reporting to her fellow fans, she wanted to see what this episode, which Ye Chu had helped write, was like.
The images of heavy snow and yellow sand gradually faded, and the scenery on the screen slowly transformed into a vibrant spring scene. Beneath a sky full of peach blossoms, a figure in green robes sat under a tree playing the zither.
The camera focused, and the woman's face became clear—it was actually the Empress, played by Su Ge!
In the hotel booked by the crew of "Xiao Feng Que", Shang Ye Chu was also watching this episode of the TV series.
Shang Yechu's feelings were complicated at this moment. She hadn't expected that even though she had politely declined, Zheng Bohan would still add her name to the screenwriter credits. This was undoubtedly an affirmation and a silent form of support.
Shang Yechu didn't actually have any special respect or affection for Zheng Bohan. She simply regarded him as a high-quality, worthwhile connection, and as the first stepping stone on her path to advancement. Zheng Bohan's actions surprised Shang Yechu, but also touched her heart.
As Shang Yechu watched Su Ge playing the piano on screen, she recalled the blunder that happened when Su Ge acted in this episode.
Since Su Ge knew absolutely nothing about playing the piano, her fingering movements were more like scratching a spicy chicken claw than playing. Zheng Bohan tried his best to get Su Ge to learn the proper movements, but the young lady lazily refused. In the end, Shang Yechu stepped in, casually mentioning to Su Ge, "Actually, you can find a stunt double to play the piano. Why don't you let Teacher Qin act with the stunt double?" Only then did the young lady suddenly become enthusiastic and learn the most basic fingering.