It was still early in winter, but it was already dark. Perhaps because of the temperature drop in the past two days, there weren't many people on the street. The three of them were wearing new clothes they had bought that day, so they didn't feel cold at all.
But after turning another corner, they found themselves amidst a cacophony of voices: "What's going on over there?"
Because it was the only way to go, she could only walk through it. Only when she got closer did she realize that a film crew was shooting there, and Song Jiao immediately stopped in her tracks.
This film crew must be small, because Song Xia didn't see any actors she recognized among those filming.
In the dead of winter, they actually filmed a rain scene. It wasn't raining in the sky, so they used artificial rain. As soon as the camera was off, the female lead was shivering from the cold. Up close, her lips were all black, and even her lipstick couldn't cover them.
"It's normal for actors to go up mountains and down rivers. We often film summer scenes in winter and winter scenes in summer. If you become an actor in the future, you will have to go through these things. Are you scared?"
Looking at the actresses' exquisite and beautiful costumes, Song Jiao's eyes were firm: "I'm not afraid at all."
"There are three kids over there, would you like to be extras?"
Song Xia looked up. Was he calling himself?
So he looked at Song Jiao and asked, "Want to give it a try?"
"Okay." Song Jiao was eager to try, very excited and looking forward to it, even walking faster than Song Xia.
"We need two extras with children. Are your parents here? Would you be willing to appear on camera?"
“I am the guardian, so I can appear on camera.”
They seemed surprised that a young woman was the guardian of two children, but their film crew was short-staffed and didn't bother to find out more: "Two hundred yuan per person, is that alright?"
"Okay, what do we do?"
"We'll be filming in this restaurant later. You can eat and just accidentally bump into a waiter."
"Can."
Song Jiao was still a little disappointed: "Director, don't we have any lines?"
"No, just scream a little when you're playing around."
Song Xia whispered to her, "Not everyone can be a leading actor. In the entertainment industry, luck plays a big part. Some people may only be extras their whole lives."
"I won't, I will definitely be the female lead." Song Jiao's expression was unusually firm.
Song Xia never doubted her willpower. As long as it was for her own good, Song Jiao could endure anything and persevere in anything. Such a person may not necessarily be a good person, but she would definitely live a good life.
Soon it was Song Xia's turn to film her scenes. The three of them were seated at one table. The fight started because they were fighting over the last chicken wing and neither of them would give in. They accidentally bumped into the waiter who came to serve the food, and the waiter accidentally poured the food onto the female lead who was in a low mood.
Song Jun didn't care about the money, but Song Jiao was a little nervous. Even if she only had one shot, she had to perform flawlessly.
"Ah!" After pushing the waiter away, Song Jiao looked at the female lead with a panicked and pale expression, appearing frightened and at a loss.
"Cut." The director nodded in satisfaction, and also praised her, "The young actress's expression was good."
"Really?" Song Jiao ran up to him. "Director, do you think I can become a star in the future?"
"Okay." It wasn't that the director was being perfunctory; Song Jiao really was quite good-looking, and her expressions just now were spot-on. It's no exaggeration to say that many young actors today can't make those expressions.
"Work hard, and your uncle will ask you to act in movies again if he needs you in the future."
“Okay, Director Uncle, here is my phone number. If there’s a suitable role for me, you must contact me.” Song Jiao was not intimidated at all, nor was she afraid that leaving her phone number would end in silence.
On her way home, she said calmly, "Anyway, it won't have any other impact. What if he really calls me?"
Song Xia truly admires Song Jiao for having such clear goals. People like her, unless they have extremely bad luck, are almost always able to succeed in the end.
"Xiao Jun, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?"
At this moment, Song Jun's mind was a bit hazy, but he quickly came to the correct answer.
On New Year's Eve, my uncle invited the three of them to his house for a reunion dinner. My second aunt's family was also there.
Upon meeting, my second aunt spoke sarcastically: "You said you wouldn't go, so you really won't go to my house? Aren't I your elders? Your father passed away this year, but your grades haven't dropped, have they? Show me your report cards."
Song Tianhui frowned at her: "It's New Year's Eve today, why are you saying these things? There's food right here to shut you up."
"Young man, I'm just concerned about them, why do you seem to have a problem with me?"
Song Jun interjected, "We can tell whether someone is genuinely concerned or not, Second Aunt. We all did very well on the exam."
"This is your nephew?" Song Tianfang's husband, Sun Tao, frowned and said with displeasure, then criticized Song Jun, "Didn't your teachers teach you how to talk to your elders?"
"Second Uncle, I am not someone you need to judge."
"Still trying to argue? You're hopeless. Will you talk to your boss like this when you enter the workforce?" Sun Tao said with disgust. "Apologize right now."
"I'm not apologizing, so why should I?"
“My dad is an official, and everything he says is right. If he tells you to apologize, you have to apologize,” Sun Hui said proudly from the side. Sun Tao also felt like he was someone superior, so he raised his head and puffed out his chest.
"Become an official?" Song Jun scoffed. "Aren't you a temporary worker? Haven't you ever been promoted to a permanent position? Do you think we don't know?"
Chen Na almost couldn't help but laugh. Her second brother-in-law was just a temporary worker. She didn't know what he had been so proud of in front of them all these years. If he really had a permanent position, he wouldn't still be eyeing her eldest brother's compensation money and arguing with her about making sausages every year.
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and you still have to make trouble for no reason. Isn't it just because Song Xia didn't bring them New Year's gifts?
Sun Tao immediately became furious: "I'm just a temporary worker, and I'm still at a level you'll never reach in your entire life. Do you think my current job status is low? So many people can't get in no matter how hard they try. With such a low standard of vision, you're destined to be just a wage earner in the future."
Song Jun coldly replied, "How does Second Aunt's husband know that I can't become an official in the future?"
Sun Tao scoffed: "You? Don't even dream about it."
Song Jun said fiercely, "I will definitely do it, and not just as a temporary worker like you."
"Eat your food." Song Tianhui could no longer contain himself. "I only held my temper out of respect for you as my sister and brother-in-law. My eldest brother just passed away, why are you making things difficult for Xiaojun?"
"I'm teaching him how to be a person."
"Don't educate someone if you don't have a favor to offer." Song Tianhui looked directly at Sun Tao, then at Song Tianfang. "Second sister, I thought we had already made things clear before. Xiaxia and the others' affairs are none of your business. Don't make people unhappy during the New Year."
Song Tianfang rolled her eyes: "It's Song Jun who doesn't know what's good for him. Why are you criticizing me? Being an official? Is being an official something anyone can do?"
The expressions of the two women and their words today stung Song Jun's heart. Song Xia hadn't expected that this would change Song Jun's future, since there had never been such a thing in her previous life.
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