The food was a bit heavy, so it wasn't hard to guess the amount Gu Yu had given. Ye Chu thanked him softly, without asking why he had delivered the food so promptly: "Would Actor Gu like to come in and sit down?"
Gu Yu shook her head: "No need, I have some things to do."
Ye Chu didn't insist on keeping him. After seeing Gu Yu off, she put the bag on the dining table, opened it, and found three lunch boxes inside.
One box contained white rice, another contained simple stir-fried vegetables, and the third contained stir-fried green beans with meat.
"How do you remember so clearly?" Ye Chu poked the plump, steaming rice with her chopsticks. "Only a fool wouldn't understand what you mean." She muttered to herself again. What a pity, she thought, she was now going to play the role of a clueless fool.
A pang of guilt rose within me; I felt a little sorry for him, yet I was unwilling to simply admit I liked him, and I even felt a bit of imagined jealousy. It was as if two voices were arguing inside me: one shouting, "Go for it! Just take him and 'cherish' him!" and the other saying, "Don't be so forward! Girls should be more reserved!"
As the delicious food entered her mouth, Ye Chu felt that neither of these two thoughts suited her; it wasn't about being reserved or maliciously stringing anyone along.
But there was a third tiny figure, in the most inconspicuous corner, whispering to her: "Right now, you are not worthy of this person in any way. He stands at the very top, wearing a laurel wreath, he is the moon. And you are just a star trying to shine in this sea of stars, you may shine, but you are not enough to become his star."
Ye Chu thought that she still needed to work harder. If one day she dared to tell Gu Yu her feelings, it would be after she became the most dazzling star.
As Ye Chu was thinking this, she forgot that the reason Gu Yu became the Gu Yu who stands at the top and looks down on everything today is because his purpose from the very beginning was only for Ye Chu.
She once said she wanted to marry a top movie star, so he became a top movie star. Ye Chu doesn't need to become a dazzling star; as long as she is Ye Chu, that's enough.
For Gu Yu, Ye Chu was a star that belonged only to him, and he could only see the light of this one star.
Therefore, she doesn't need to become a goddess or reach the top like the heroines in TV dramas, novels, and movies. She only needs to do what she can as Ye Chu, without forcing herself to climb higher...
"Ugh, I'm such a useless piece of trash!" After packing up her lunchbox, Ye Chu let out a wail and picked up the script again to start practicing.
Gu Yu was completely unaware of Ye Chu's thoughts, only feeling that the fact that Ye Chu was willing to accept his recent actions was a breakthrough in itself.
He couldn't help but glance at the blurry, grotesque scar on his palm, feeling a strange sense of warmth emanating from it. According to Chang Ji's report, Ye Chu still seemed unable to remember anything from his childhood. He sighed softly, a hint of resentment in his eyes.
But he also knew that he couldn't blame Ye Chu. After all, it was something that happened twenty-two years ago. This person has always had a bad memory. She might forget what happened in the morning by the evening. So it's really not fair to say that she's wrong for forgetting something that happened when she was a child.
But thinking about it, he still felt a little wronged. After all, he had remembered it for so long, but the other person had forgotten it. No matter how you look at it, he still felt wronged.
So, Gu Yu, feeling wronged, decided that once she won him over, she would definitely "punish" him severely, and she would write this down in her notebook.
"I don't know..." Gu Yu flipped through the script and found that the character of Junior Sister was exceptionally pure from beginning to end. As the male lead's junior sister, she dutifully played the role of her senior brother's admirer, while also helping him pursue the female lead; as the master's most beloved disciple, her cultivation grew rapidly, and she was able to fight alongside her master against the demons; as the embodiment of the Heaven-Mending Stone who cared for all living beings, she was willing to sacrifice herself to save all living beings, self-destructing her spiritual power to refine the Heaven-Mending Stone within her body and fill the hole in the sky.
Gu Yu glanced at the subplot involving his master and junior sister, and thought, "The casting is already decided." He then tossed the script aside.
Looking at the script for "Chu Han", well, there's only one choice: Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.
Her slender, jade-like fingers swiped lightly across the phone screen a few times, dialing Cheng Yuan's number.
"Hey, big boss, what's up?"
Cheng Yuan's voice sounded somewhat frivolous. Gu Yu raised an eyebrow, feeling that Cheng Yuan's attitude towards her had changed ever since he found out about her secret thoughts.
In fact, Gu Yu's thoughts were exactly right. Ever since Cheng Yuan learned about Gu Yu's inner thoughts and his infatuation with a certain Chu, the towering image that Gu Yu once held in Cheng Yuan's heart had completely collapsed. Now, in her eyes, Gu Yu was like this: a foolish boss who was paying her salary while he was dating Ye.
"Contact the director of 'Chu-Han' and ask if I am qualified for the role of Xiang Yu."
On the other end of the phone, Cheng Yuan had an "I knew it" look on her face. Chang Ji had asked her to submit the script for "Chu Han," and the reason was clear: their future boss's wife was going to audition for these two dramas.
Audition? Ye Chu's current popularity and acting skills, while not top-tier in the industry, are definitely good enough. With her recent high profile, securing a role would be a simple matter.
Thinking of what Changji said about Ye Chu working hard to practice these two roles, Cheng Yuan sighed, feeling that this girl lacked self-confidence.
She was probably half right. Perhaps Ye Chu was indeed not very confident in herself, but at the same time, this was also her passion for acting. No matter if it was a famous director or a big production, she would never be less invested in the role.
"Understood." Cheng Yuan replied and quickly contacted the director of "Chu Han" through her network of connections. The director was already dizzy when he heard the name Gu Yingdi. This was like a pie falling from the sky, so how could he not agree?
"Of course, of course, it's my honor. With Actor Gu here, it's bound to be even more exciting. After all, everyone has witnessed Actor Gu's abilities."
Cheng Yuan listened absentmindedly to the compliments. As Gu Yu's agent, she had heard these kinds of things countless times, and this was the most low-level kind of praise she had ever heard.
After hanging up the phone, she sighed with melancholy. When Gu Yu's lofty image was still towering in her heart, she would have felt proud to hear these words; but now, with Gu Yu's image as a movie star shattered, all she could feel in her heart upon hearing these words was a rant: You ignorant mortals!
"Distance makes the heart grow fonder," she muttered cryptically. She replied to Gu Yu that it was all settled, and he was very happy. Cheng Yuan thought her year-end bonus was probably going to increase again. It felt so good to be rich. In an instant, the fact that Gu Yingdi was actually a clueless person when it came to love didn't seem so devastating anymore.
On May 30th, the auditions officially began, and Ye Chu won both roles without any doubt, which made her very happy.
Since rising to fame, her scripts have almost all been "celebrity-driven," with guaranteed popularity, excellent filming techniques, and top-notch post-production. This time, however, the director, screenwriter, and cinematographer are all unremarkable, lacking any other significant advantages. This will be a good opportunity for her to hone her skills.
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