Chapter 204 You Are Not Popular, Not Famous (Part 1)
Ye Ran looked at Lu Jiayao's back as she walked out, and sneered with a sour face.
"It's like no one has any fans."
Ruan Qi listened to the noise outside the set and couldn't help but stick her little head out to look outside.
Outside the studio, Lv Jiayao was surrounded by a dozen fans. Not far away, many more fans were unloading items from a van.
"What are they doing?" Ruan Qi asked curiously.
"Crew support." Seeing that she really didn't seem to understand, Ye Ran explained with a cold face, "When fans come to visit the set, they will prepare gifts for the director and crew, such as drinks and cakes. It is considered to help the idols maintain good relations with the crew and also to bring honor to the idols."
Ruan Qi had only been on the set of "Forensic Investigation" before, where the crew consisted of relatively unknown newcomers and she had never seen any fan support. Hearing Ye Ran's scientific explanation at this moment was like opening the door to a new world.
Seeing her surprised expression, Ye Ran couldn't help but frown. "It's okay if you don't know that fans can visit the set today, but where's your agent? Didn't he arrange anything for you?"
"I haven't heard Brother Chen mention it." Ruan Qi shook her head. "He's sick and sleeping in the hotel."
Perhaps Shen Wenqian had gotten caught in the rain when he went out to meet Xi Jiu yesterday, and coupled with being exposed to the cold wind all night, he had developed a high fever this morning. Ruan Qi had given him two injections before coming to the set, and the fever had subsided, but he was still feeling lethargic.
Ruan Qi let him stay in the hotel to rest.
When Ye Ran learned that Shen Wenqian was ill, his expression relaxed a little, but his brows were still tightly furrowed.
He glanced at the fans outside the studio, then at the lonely little girl sitting next to him, and always felt a little uncomfortable.
"Hey," he touched her and said hesitantly, "How about you ask your assistant to contact the fan club now? Everyone else has fans coming, but you don't. It looks a bit miserable."
Ruan Qi blinked blankly, not quite understanding why she was so miserable.
Ye Ran looked at her and explained simply and crudely: "If your fans don't come, people will think you are unpopular and not famous."
Ruan Qi said "Oh" as he suddenly understood.
"It's okay." She shook her head nonchalantly. "I'm not famous to begin with. I only have over three million followers on Weibo. Uncle Bai Li said I'm still a long way from becoming a movie queen."
Lu Jiayao, who walked in from outside the set, just heard this.
A hint of mockery flashed across her eyes, and she covered her mouth and giggled.
Ruan Qi and Ye Ran turned to look over.
"Ruan Qi wants to be a movie queen, what a great ambition." She laughed so hard that her body shook. "But if you want to be a movie queen, you need fans first. Why didn't I see your Marshmallow come to visit the set?"
As she spoke, she pretended to look around.
Ye Ran's face suddenly turned dark.
He suddenly stood up from his chair and was about to speak angrily when the young assistant suddenly ran in.
"Ye Ran, your fans are here!"
As he spoke, the assistant leaned close to his ear and lowered his voice, "Fans from all over the place are here, so don't make a scene. It won't be good for Ruan Qi if word gets out."
Ye Ran's expression froze.
He took a few deep breaths to suppress his anger and grabbed Ruan Qi's costume.
"The air on the set is bad, come with me out and get some fresh air!"
Ruan Qi was dragged out of the set by Ye Ran and the assistant.
Because there is only this one opportunity to visit the crew of "Tianya", fans from all over the world are trying their best to build good relationships with the crew for their idols.
Outside the set, several fans each occupied a corner, methodically organizing the things they would use for the support.
Ruan Qi was dazzled by the various banners and delicious food, and exclaimed "Wow!" just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Ye Ran's eyelids twitched at her "wow" and he reached out to grab a cake from his fans' food cart and stuffed it into her hand.
When the Ye fans who gathered around saw this scene, they all looked over curiously.
Most of Ye Ran’s fans are inherited from his ancestors. His grandfather is a singing king, his father is a director, and his mother is a movie queen. Passed down from generation to generation, his fans are generally older, and most of them treat him as their own child.
Ye Ran is notoriously bad-tempered, and fans are worried that he will offend everyone in the entertainment industry.
In order to ensure their idol can survive in the circle, all the stars who have worked with Ye Ran, regardless of gender, are very friendly to Ye fans. After all, it sounds really miserable that their idol has a bad temper and no friends.
At this time, Ye fans were shocked to see Ye Ran, whose temper was worse than rotten eggs, actually stuffing a cake into a little girl's arms.
Ye Ran glanced at the other Ye fans and said awkwardly, "My friend, Ruan Qi."
Ye fans: "!!!!"
Their kids actually have friends! ! ! !
A burning light flashed in the eyes of the old ladies at Ye, and they all looked at Ruan Qi with extremely eager eyes.
Ruan Qi waved her paw at them and said softly, "Hello, ladies."
Ye Fan: “…”
Ahhhhh! So cute!!!
"Ah, I recognize you! You are Lin Li from "Forensic Investigation"!" a Ye fan exclaimed.
Ruan Qi nodded with a smile.
Ye fans who have watched "Forensic Investigation" were immediately excited.
"What did you say? She is Lin Li?"
"Oh my god! Such a young girl?!"
"The acting is pretty good! I almost cried watching those three episodes last Saturday."
"Ruan Qi, how did you and Ye Ran know each other?"
Ye Ran frowned and said awkwardly, "I had a stomachache and she helped me."
Suddenly, Ye fans looked at Ruan Qi with more enthusiasm.
Ruan Qi quickly became friends with Ye Ran's fans. Just then, three food trucks pulling up outside the studio.
Several staff members jumped out of the car and started moving things out.
Cakes, milk tea, coffee, and meals filled three tables!
"Oh my god, that cake is from M's. Five layers must be at least 20,000 or 30,000!"
"Oh my god, whose support is this? So generous!"
At this time, several little girls jumped out of the car holding a bouquet of flowers and trotted towards Lu Jiayao.
"So you're a fan of Lv Jiayao!" a Ye fan exclaimed. "I've heard that she has several big fans who are very wealthy. The scale of her support... must be at least tens of thousands!"
"Of course her family has to be generous," said another Ye fan. "Lv Jiayao has been famous for so long, and this is her first time starring in a big-budget movie. Her fans have to give their idol some face."
As they were talking, several fans of Lv Jiayao began distributing support gifts to the crew members - two bottles of perfume and a high-end thermos cup for each person.
Some leaf fans secretly ran over to take a look, then ran back with a look of amazement on their faces.
"The perfume Yao fans gave me is from the noble lady of the Dill family. The price at the counter is 1,700 per bottle!"
"Oh my god, there must be at least dozens of crew members on the crew!"
"That's not all. The gifts from the director and main creators are even more expensive. I just took a peek and saw that the Yao family gave Director Wu a massager worth several thousand!"
"Yao fans have invested a lot of money this time. Compared to them, our support is so shabby."
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