Chapter 76: Stopped Time
The first night after parting with Shenghan was a bit difficult.
The night in the capital is still prosperous.
But this top-notch apartment in Beijing seems too deserted.
Shi Qing lay on the big bed in the master bedroom, tossing and turning.
It is obviously impossible to try to find Sheng Han's breath on this bed.
I'm used to sleeping in his arms, so it's a bit strange to suddenly sleep alone.
The whole space was so quiet that I could hear the echo of my own heartbeat.
One sound after another, infinitely amplified in the silence.
Sheng Han's home has a minimalist modern design, basically in cool black, white and grey tones, giving off an overall aloof feeling that keeps people at a distance.
Before joining the group, when she lived here, she was pessimistic and ready to leave at any time.
Even though Sheng Han gave her a black card with no upper limit and told her to "buy whatever your family needs", she never touched it.
Because at that time she felt that this was just a temporary safe haven and she was just a passer-by.
But now, everything is different.
The change in her state of mind caused a drastic change in her perception of this space.
She no longer felt that this was Sheng Han's home, but... their home.
Shi Qing sat up from the bed and turned on the night light beside the bed.
The soft lights came on, making it seem less cold.
No, we need to add something.
Shi Qing's mind began to plan uncontrollably.
The huge white wall in the living room can be used to hang an abstract painting in warm tones.
The cold and hard leather sofa needs some soft and cute pillows.
You can plant some of her favorite flowers on the balcony.
It’s time to add a set of beautiful tableware to the kitchen.
Next time I go to the supermarket, I want to buy some couple toothbrushes, towels, and slippers...
As he thought about it, the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.
The sadness of parting is diluted a lot by thinking about the future.
Shi Qing lay back on the bed, imagining how this home would become warmer and warmer with her decoration, and finally fell into a deep sleep with a faint smile.
The next day, morning.
A black nanny car drove smoothly.
Shi Qing sat in the back row, holding a script outline in her hand.
It is the new work "Stopped Time" directed by Feng Guohao.
Xia Zhu sat beside her, dressed in a smart suit, quickly processing work emails on his tablet computer while briefly explaining to Shi Qing the importance of today's audition.
"Director Feng's works have always been the darlings of major film festivals. Almost all of his films have won awards. So today, there will be a lot of people coming, and all of them are not easy to deal with."
Shi Qing nodded, but her eyes did not leave the script.
"Time Stopped" tells the story of an old man named Yan Ruyu.
In the last stage of her life, Yan Ruyu suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and her memory deteriorated and became confused, leaving her in her twenties when she first met her lover.
In order to make her happy in the remaining time, her family made a crazy decision.
Act with her!
Her son played the role of his young father, her granddaughter played the role of her best friend, and the whole family weaved a grand dream for her.
They accompanied her to relive the beauty of her youth and make up for her regrets from the past.
However, dreams will eventually be shattered.
Whenever Yan Ruyu had a brief moment of clarity and realized that all this was an illusion, she would be consumed by immense pain.
But when she woke up the next day, she would be back to that summer when she was twenty years old. Her family would wipe away their tears and continue to accompany her in this hopeless cycle.
This is a sad fairy tale about love, memory and forgetting.
The actress who plays the heroine needs to use a twenty-year-old body to interpret the soul of an eighty-year-old. She needs to show the innocence of youth, and more importantly, the habits and expressions that only old people have.
This is a huge challenge for the actors.
Assistant Wu Xiao sat in the passenger seat, his eyes wide open as he looked at the message on his phone.
She looked back at the two people in the back row with some concern: "Sister Qing, I just saw in the fan group that Wei Lanqiao will also be auditioning today."
"Wei Lanqiao?" Xia Zhu raised his head upon hearing this, a sharp look flashing in his eyes.
She had heard a little about Shi Qing and Wei Lanqiao's affairs, and Wei Lanqiao's agent was quite powerful.
Shi Qing tapped her fingertips lightly on the script, her expression calm and composed: "As expected."
Wei Lanqiao is a top-tier traffic star born after 1995 who is currently in the limelight.
And this position once belonged to Shi Qing.
The grudge between the two can be traced back to a costume group drama they collaborated on a few years ago.
At that time, Shi Qing was the undisputed leading actress, and Wei Lanqiao played one of the protagonists.
On the set, Wei Lanqiao always acted like a well-behaved girl next door, always calling everyone "Sister Qingqing" with such sweet words that it was sickening.
Shi Qing was still very naive at that time and thought that there was true love in the entertainment industry.
Until the TV series was broadcast, a large number of press releases began to appear on the Internet, madly criticizing Shi Qing and praising Wei Lanqiao as a "more talented newcomer" and "having better acting skills than Shi Qing."
Fans had quarreled with each other several times, but Wei Lanqiao always sent her a WeChat message as soon as possible, apologizing pitifully and saying that everything was a team action and she was completely unaware of it.
Her agent at the time, Wang Xue, advised her that this girl was very cunning and asked her to be careful.
But she still foolishly thought that it might really be a misunderstanding, and even spoke up for Wei Lanqiao in Big Eyes.
What's the result?
Later, when they met while promoting another drama, Wei Lanqiao apologized to her again in front of everyone, and her attitude was as humble as possible.
Suddenly, the negative trending searches #Shi Qing acts like a big shot# and #Shi Qing bullies newcomers# topped the list.
Immediately afterwards, Wei Lanqiao’s new drama was officially announced taking advantage of her popularity, and when it was broadcast, it was even more blood-sucking throughout.
From then on, Shi Qing finally saw Wei Lanqiao's true face beneath that sweet mask.
Later, she was blacklisted and her career hit rock bottom. Wei Lanqiao and her team took advantage of her misfortune, picked up her resources, and issued countless press releases, devaluing her to the point of being worthless.
Unexpectedly, they met again today.
The nanny car arrived in front of an office building.
This is where director Feng Guohao's studio is located.
There were already quite a few people sitting in the waiting room.
The air was filled with the mixed smell of various expensive perfumes and silent tension.
Looking around, it almost includes all the well-known actresses in the current entertainment industry between the ages of 20 and 30.
There were about thirty or forty people, both familiar and unfamiliar.
They either lowered their heads to read the script silently, or talked in low voices with people they knew, but without exception, they were secretly observing every new competitor out of the corner of their eyes.
Shi Qing's appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"Sister Qingqing, long time no see."
A sweet voice sounded, and Wei Lanqiao came up to greet her with a smile.
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