Soon, she and Shen Qianqian were both called into the dressing room to get their makeup done. She changed into a bright red cheongsam, and her hair was permed into beautiful big curls that hung down to one side of her chest. After her makeup was done, she was taken to take photos.
Her curvaceous figure was encased in a vibrant cheongsam, topped with a small hat. She posed as the photographer requested, a captivating smile playing on her lips, fiery red. Her eyebrows were slightly raised, and her eyes sparkled with a subtle light. The photo was captured in an instant.
The photographer exclaimed in amazement and snapped several more photos: "Good, very good, just like that. Now, look at me from another angle, look at me."
Unfortunately, Li Ruan only had this one outfit for her makeup photos, and the shoot was over in less than two minutes, leaving the photographer quite disappointed.
As soon as he called out "It's done," Li Ruan immediately dropped her imposing aura and became obedient, cute, and adorable again. "Thank you, teacher. You've worked hard, teacher."
The photographer said calmly, "It's not tiring at all. Go and remove your makeup."
In her heart, she was thinking: Li Ruan is clearly a soft, sweet, and polite girl, so why was she slandered like that before?
Li Ruan went to change her clothes. The photographer and assistant director looked at the photos. "I really didn't expect Li Ruan to have such a good sense of the camera. Her face is really high-class. She can be sweet and innocent, charming and alluring, or cold-blooded. She can become a cold-blooded killer in a second. Look at this one. Her eyes in this one give people the feeling that she wants to kill someone at any moment."
The assistant director nodded in agreement. These photos were indeed outstanding; he didn't want to delete a single one, which was a pity.
After Li Ruan finished filming, she went to the dressing room to change and wait for Shen Qianqian. Around ten o'clock, everything was done, and Shen Qianqian pulled Li Ruan to run out. "Hurry up, hurry up! Xiao Li went to the restroom, and Sister Zhang will arrive in half an hour. Let's sneak away now. Today I must try all the delicious food mentioned in the guide: stir-fried pork with preserved mustard greens, Shanglu wontons, radish pancakes, grilled tofu..."
Li Ruan was pulled outside by her, listening to her constantly reciting the names of the dishes, which really made her mouth water. "Okay, okay, I didn't say I wasn't going, but I have to tell Xiao Yuan, she'll be worried if she can't find me."
"You can call me after you get in the car. My driver is waiting outside!"
Li Ruan was pulled away by Shen Qianqian.
Xiao Yuan, who had been left behind, looked at the text message she received and was on the verge of tears. "Sister Xiao Miao, it's just a little food! You don't have to be so strict with people. Look how scared you made her run away. You'll be worried sick if you can't find her!"
Zhang Miao was also helpless. Shen Qianqian's agent was her own aunt, and her aunt had asked her to keep an eye on Miss Shen. How could she dare to disobey?!
"Qianqian is prone to weight gain. If you don't keep an eye on her, she can gain three pounds. To get back to her normal weight, she has to diet for several days. She's the one who suffers."
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but pull Zhang Miao aside and whisper, "My sister Ruan gave me a bottle of diet pills. I have to take them for a month. Wait a month and see how they work. If they're good, you can ask your sister Qianqian and my sister Ruan to take them. It's just a matter of spending a little more money. Your family isn't short of money."
Zhang Miao immediately became interested: "So how many days have you been eating this? How many pounds have you lost? Do you need to exercise every day? Do you need to diet?"
Xiao Yuan said, "I'm not lying to you. For the past few days, since Sister Ruan had to go to class, I've been working out at the gym every day. But after I finished working out, I ate like crazy because I was so hungry that I couldn't resist. But I still lost weight."
I was too busy to work out yesterday, but I weighed myself on the hotel scale this morning and found I'd lost another pound and a half.
Zhang Miao immediately grabbed Xiao Yuan's hand, "Is it really that effective? If it is, my husband will definitely buy it." Why wait a month? The sooner the better. If Sister Qianqian can lose weight from her round face, she might even be able to get leading roles.
Li Ruan, who was dragged by Shen Qianqian to eat delicious food, was unaware that her little assistant had secretly brought her a big business deal. The two tried everything they wanted to eat and strolled around outside for more than two hours before returning to the hotel.
She had just returned when she received a call from Jona.
"Finished your costume photos? How did it go?"
"After filming, how did I feel? I didn't really feel anything."
“Behave yourself on set. Don’t be like before. Now that filming is over, you’ve offended half the crew.”
Li Ruan really wanted to say: Sister, that really wasn't me.
But as you can imagine, if she said that out loud, her sister Na would probably give her a make-up exam, so it's better not to say it.
"Okay, Sister Na, I promise I won't offend anyone this time."
Qiao Na thought to herself, "You'd better be right." But thinking about the changes in her artist these past few days, she felt that Li Ruan might really be able to turn over a new leaf this time.
Oh dear, her life is like that of a mother hen, always worrying about her, leaving her no time to even go on dates with her boyfriend.
At 1 p.m., Li Ruan took a bus to the film set.
After getting her makeup done, she wandered over to Director Qu's side, moved a small stool over to watch the male and female leads rehearse their scenes. Since Shen Qianqian didn't have any scenes to film that afternoon, the girl didn't come over either.
After watching two shows, Li Ruan has to say that there's a reason why people in the entertainment industry become famous. Take Qi Zhixia, the female lead in this show, for example. She's beautiful, and it's the kind of beauty that's dignified and elegant. She has the face of a typical leading lady. Moreover, she's a professionally trained actress and has real acting skills.
Although Qiao Zhuo is a bit older, he is good-looking, and he and Qi Zhixia actually have a certain chemistry.
However, upon turning her head and seeing Bai Tang's intense, staring gaze, Li Ruan instantly dismissed the idea, almost forgetting that Qiao Zhuo already had someone.
Director Qu: "Cut! That's a take. Ten-minute break, get ready for the next scene."
The staff were all busy, setting up the venue and touching up the actors' makeup. It was still quite hot in mid-August, and the costumes would be soaked with sweat in no time.
Director Qu watched the playback and only felt relieved after confirming there were no problems. He turned to look at Li Ruan and saw that she had been sitting obediently, not saying much, and quite focused.
"You've got guts." He yelled at her so loudly, yet the girl remained seated.
Li Ruan stood up and gave Director Qu a sweet smile, "I lack experience and my acting skills are not good, so I want to learn more from the seniors and avoid causing trouble for everyone during filming."
Director Qu: "It's good that you know."
He hadn't forgotten that phone call; the person next to him was a little troublemaker.
After thinking for a moment, he still gave a reminder: "On the night of the audition, someone called me and asked me to replace you. Be careful. They might try something else if they see that I haven't made any moves. If something happens to you and you miss the filming, the penalty for breach of contract is very high."
That damned Jin Dashan insists on giving this little girl more screen time; he might ruin her career by doing so.
Upon hearing this, Li Ruan's expression tightened. "Did the other party reveal their identity?"
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