Chapter 739 is so numerous it's infuriating.
Shen Li walked to the food area and randomly selected a few dishes.
A pretty girl next to her secretly glanced at her a few times, and Shen Li also felt the other girl's gaze and couldn't help but look over.
The girl pursed her lips shyly, but still took the initiative to greet Shen Li: "Hello, Teacher Shen Li."
“It’s you. I remember you.” Shen Li recognized the other person, but couldn’t recall their name for a moment.
When director Li An auditioned the actress, the girl's agent secretly asked the producer if her name could be listed before hers.
She also remembered that when she first met this girl, she had complimented her to Sister Kuan on her beauty, and Sister Kuan also said that she was a very good catch.
"My name is Wang Ziyu. I didn't expect the teacher to still remember me."
"You don't need to call me teacher, just call me Shen Li." Shen Li doesn't like people calling her teacher; it makes her feel awkward.
Upon hearing this, Wang Ziyu quickly nodded: "Okay, then I'll call you Sister Chen Li."
Shen Li smiled and returned to her seat after serving the soup.
This is a youth drama film, with most of the cast being young actors, and the male-to-female ratio being roughly 50/50. Shen Li is arguably the most popular among them.
The girls were all very beautiful, and Wang Ziyu stood out among them. Many new male actors didn't dare to be too familiar with popular actresses like Shen Li when they were still completely unfamiliar with each other, so they all focused their attention on Wang Ziyu.
When guys get together, they always do this: the first thing they do is pick which girl has a good figure, which girl is fair-skinned, and which girl is pretty.
Even if they weren't blatant, they were all secretly observing each other out of the corner of their eyes.
"Sister Chen Li, may I sit here?"
Wang Ziyu appeared beside Shen Li with a tray in her hand, looking a little awkward. She said nervously, "I... I'm not very familiar with anyone here, so I'm a bit socially anxious."
Shen Li, who was still chewing something, nodded to indicate that she could sit down.
Wang Ziyu immediately smiled gratefully, and after sitting down, she didn't forget to nod to Tan Yue across from her.
"Did you join the group by yourself?" Shen Li asked, looking at her.
Wang Ziyu blinked her bright eyes, then shook her head: "My manager is my uncle."
"Your agent is your uncle?" Shen Li asked, somewhat surprised, uncertainly, "The one from last time?"
Wang Ziyu clearly remembered what happened last time. While Kuan Jie and Shen Li were not there, her uncle secretly asked the producer to put his name before Shen Li's, but someone overheard them.
Feeling awkward for a moment, Wang Ziyu forced a smile and nodded.
"I'm really sorry about what happened last time, my uncle..."
"It's alright, I understand." Shen Li interrupted her awkwardness with a smile, "That's how managers are, they always have to consider their artists."
Wang Ziyu looked at Shen Li with a touch of emotion in her eyes, feeling that Shen Li was truly gentle.
Just then, Xu Ke'er walked into the restaurant, and she wasn't alone; she appeared at the same time as the assistant director, Liu Tong.
The so-called assistant director is actually the director's assistant on a film set, but it is called assistant director after being given a fancy name.
This kind of status might be enough to intimidate new actors, but it's clearly not enough against established and popular actors.
It just so happens that most of the cast members were new actors, and assistant director Liu Tong was present during the auditions, so everyone knew him.
In addition, Xu Ke'er is also a senior actor with more experience in the crew. When the two of them appeared together, the young actors were like startled birds, and they stood up one after another to greet them, as if they were in military training.
"Tong-ge, hello Teacher Ke'er."
"Hello, Brother Tong. Hello, Sister Ke'er."
Liu Tong raised his hand: "Sit down and eat, no need to be so polite."
Looking at Xu Ke'er, her vanity was written all over her face. She looked at Liu Tong without any hesitation and said, "You can help me get some food. I'm too lazy to move. You know my taste."
Liu Tong nodded and turned to get a tray.
So openly and brazenly, everyone immediately realized that the relationship between the two was unusual. Those with simple minds would think they were just friends, but for those with ulterior motives, the relationship was quite complicated.
Shen Li watched without saying a word, but she understood why Xu Ke'er's agent had been able to make such a scene and then get her a suite.
The staff member wasn't afraid of Xu Ke'er, but of Liu Tong.
"Ah Li, do you want to go out for a walk tonight? I heard there's a really famous square nearby, it's so bustling and beautiful," Tan Yue suddenly asked, looking at Shen Li.
Shen Li shook her head: "Let's skip it today. Let's get some rest so we'll be in good shape for filming tomorrow. We can go again when we finish work early."
"That works too. We'll be staying here for a month or two anyway, so there'll always be a chance."
After getting her food, Liu Tong returned to her seat and subconsciously glanced around before her gaze settled on Shen Li's table.
Of all the actresses in the entire crew, the two who impressed him the most were Shen Li and Wang Ziyu. Shen Li goes without saying, but as for Wang Ziyu, Director Li An immediately cast her after watching a clip of less than twenty seconds.
She is indeed very beautiful, and the kind of beauty that is distinctive and has a sophisticated bone structure.
What are you looking at?
Xu Ke'er noticed his gaze and glared at him unhappily: "No matter how beautiful Shen Li is, you can't just stare at her like that."
Liu Tong looked away and grinned: "Look at you, can't I even look?"
"I'm still sitting here!" Xu Ke'er rolled her eyes at her. "If you want to look, go ahead while I'm not around."
“I haven’t seen Shen Li.” Liu Tong gestured with his chin toward Wang Ziyu: “You haven’t seen that girl before, have you? I feel like she’ll become famous. Director Li An took a liking to her at first sight. She’s too outstanding. She’s not inferior to Shen Li at all.”
Xu Ke'er looked at it for a few seconds, and a surge of irritation welled up in her heart.
She wasn't that old to begin with, only twenty-five this year, but the newcomers emerging in the entertainment industry these days are all getting younger and prettier than the last. Twenty-year-olds are considered good, and there are those who start to stand out at sixteen or seventeen.
"There are so many pretty faces, it's infuriating!" Xu Ke'er muttered angrily.
Liu Tong put some food into her bowl and comforted her with a smile, saying, "You're very pretty too."
The two were sitting far apart, and their interaction looked like flirting to onlookers, but no one knew what they were saying.
Just as everyone was eating, the brightly lit restaurant lights suddenly flickered, plunging it into darkness.
This sudden accident caused many girls who are afraid of the dark to scream, especially since the sudden change from light to darkness made it difficult for their eyes to adjust, and it was almost pitch black.
"What the heck? The power's out?"
"Did the power trip?"
"Everyone, stay where you are and don't move around. Be careful!"
(End of this chapter)
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