Zhang Yubing remained silent.
After hearing Qian Chang's words, Bai Xinjin finally took a serious look at Zhang Yubing.
Qian Chang glared at Zhang Yubing, somewhat displeased, when she saw that she didn't reply.
Sitting next to Zhang Yubing, Yu Jingya patted her arm lightly, reminding her that the opportunity had arrived and she should seize it.
Zhang Yubing swallowed hard and said, "I'd love to have Director Bai give me some pointers on my newly learned classical dance."
"Okay. After the broadcast, Mr. Chang, let's go out for a drink." Bai Xinjin nodded slightly, then turned to Director Zeng and said, "Today is a big day for Director Zeng, he definitely won't have time to spend with us."
Director Zeng felt a little uncomfortable after hearing his words.
Suddenly, sobs could be heard in the theater, and some people were talking quietly.
"This movie is so moving, it makes me cry so much."
"The story of an ordinary person's struggle. In the past, we only paid attention to celebrities. This is the first time we have seen a film that focuses on ordinary people."
"That's why there's such a strong sense of resonance. Director Zeng's choice of this background is also brilliant, focusing on the wave of layoffs in the last century. Now the economy is sluggish, and there are still many unemployed people."
"Seeing that Guodong's layoff subsidy was gone made me feel suffocated. He still had to earn money for his parents' medical treatment, and now he's unemployed!"
Fortunately, he rallied, relearned his skills, and started anew.
"The female lead also acted very well; she was abused by her husband and wanted to commit suicide..."
But her family actually thought she was being dramatic and even said she deserved to die.
"Yu Yajing's acting skills are really good. She expressed Alian's despair and utter despair very well."
...
The movie is still playing, and the audience response has been very positive.
Xu Yanyu's attention also turned to the movie, which is actually about two people abandoned by the times, their struggle to save themselves and their meeting.
Director Zeng was pleased to see the reactions of those around him.
Bai Xinjin looked at him and said with emotion, "Didn't you used to really like making those period dramas set in the Republican era? Why did you decide to make a period drama this time? And why did you choose two such ordinary people as the male and female leads?"
"I want to win awards! I have to shoot something different, something that can resonate with the public."
Director Bai didn't reply; his attention was completely drawn to the film.
Two hours passed quickly, and the movie was over in the blink of an eye.
Just as everyone was still clutching their soaked tissues and breathing a sigh of relief, the movie's end credits started playing.
[By your side, though the road is long, I am never tired...]
...
"Oh my god, this song is amazing! Whose song is this?"
"Judging from the voice, it sounds like it's Xu Yanyu singing."
"I finally managed to get out of Ah Lian's emotional state, but this song makes me want to cry again."
"No, no, no! This song is about a carefree and detached view of the world."
"The opening and closing theme songs were really well chosen, completely elevating the theme of the movie."
"That's it? What's the song title? I haven't had enough!"
...
The audience stared intently at the big screen, their eyes nearly blurry, before finally finding the song title among the composer and lyricist.
Xu Yanyu leaned back in her chair, watching the song titles and composers flashing on the big screen.
She couldn't help but smile; everyone seemed to really like her songs.
Suddenly, I heard sobbing again.
Xu Yanyu looked over curiously.
Why is Yu Jingya crying?
Yu Jingya held a piece of paper in her hand and wiped her eyes from time to time.
The feeling of despair I had while filming came rushing back.
Why is she able to act so well?
Although she didn't want to admit it, she still had to attribute most of the credit to Director Zeng.
It's all because of Director Zeng's excellent teaching.
That year, when she first joined the film crew, she was very arrogant and smug.
She can act in films directed by Zeng, she can act alongside award-winning actors, she's definitely on the verge of taking off.
She's about to reach the pinnacle of her life.
With this arrogant and flamboyant idea in mind, Yu Yajing couldn't suppress her emotions no matter what she did.
Director Zeng made her cry, and she cried.
But Director Zeng said it was too fake, and the Best Actor said it was too unrealistic.
She needed to apply eye drops later, and Director Zeng gave them to her.
She kept using eye drops and crying until she had no more tears left to shed, and she used up several bottles of eye drops.
Her eyes were swollen, and that's exactly how it felt.
Later, in order to clearly understand the character's emotions, she went through countless hardships and experienced all kinds of heartache, which finally led to the creation of Xiaolian in the movie.
Watching the edited clips of the end credits song and hearing the music, she was reminded of all the hardships she experienced during the filming.
She has suffered so much!
Yu Jingya cried bitterly, and Zhang Yubing, standing beside her, looked at her helplessly.
She took Yu Jingya's hand and asked softly, "Jing-jie, are you alright?"
Yu Jingya cried out, "Why is life so hard? Why is filming so difficult? Is it so hard for me to win an award?"
Zhang Yubing silently withdrew her hand...
She felt that she was the one who should be crying; she hadn't even found a suitable role yet, so what right did she have to sympathize with Yu Jingya?
She has to go dancing later. Is Yu Jingya having it as hard as her?
The people around her also noticed that Yu Jingya's emotions were unstable.
"Yu Jingya is an actress, and actors are bound to be somewhat sentimental. Director Zeng's film is well-made, and the songs he chose are also good."
"Don't even mention Yu Jingya crying; I felt incredibly frustrated by the end of the movie too."
Although Qian Chang found Yu Jingya's reaction a bit strange, he still had to protect his own people.
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