Chapter 16 Be resolute and restart your experimental assessment.
But whoever did it, it put an end to these absurd actions.
That evening, Wei Yu received a refund with the note: "Sorry, Agent Wei, I couldn't help."
Wei Yu dialed the number directly.
As soon as the call connected, before Wei Yu could even speak, the other end began to explain, "It's like this, we haven't even made a move yet, and those comments and stuff have already disappeared."
After saying this, the person on the other end paused and lowered their voice, "I asked around, and it seems that the order came directly from higher-ups, which is why it was deleted so quickly."
"Do you know why those accounts were banned?" Wei Yu asked.
The other person was silent for a moment, then said in an even lower voice, "This involves..."
The other party's silence said it all. "Okay, anyway, thank you."
"Agent Wei, you're too kind. Please feel free to contact us if you need anything next time."
After hanging up the phone, Wei Yu fiddled with his phone for a while before looking at Shen Yuheng. "I just received a message from the other units' promotional materials. Accounts that made unfriendly comments have been banned. It must be something the higher-ups did for protection."
Shen Yuheng hummed in agreement.
"As for deleting the comments," Wei Yu said, forcing a smile, "I contacted the comment deletion service, and they refunded me. They said those comments had already been deleted before they even started processing them."
“They said it was an order from their higher-ups,” Wei Yu said, observing Shen Yuheng’s expression. “I guess it was probably President Jiang of Hoshino who gave the order.”
Yes, Shen Yuheng gave a bitter laugh to himself.
He forgot that although she wasn't in the entertainment industry, she was backed by Hoshino Entertainment.
He felt somewhat frustrated; he hadn't been able to help at all in this hidden turmoil, and had instead contributed to it all.
But this sense of frustration did not last long.
Shen Yuheng picked up the script beside him and began to read it. It was covered with dense notes, including emotional analysis, action design, and key points of experimental procedures...
He reaffirmed his resolve once again.
He needed to make himself shine bright enough so that he could rightfully intersect with her under the same starry sky.
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Just as Shen Yuheng had feared, Jiang Xinglan did indeed see those comments.
Because there was a fangirl in her research group, she received the link to the drama promotion immediately and naturally saw the comments.
But when these comments disappeared quickly, Jiang Xinglan guessed that it was probably her brother who did it.
Sure enough, she received a call from Jiang Yunye the next second.
"Spend less time online these days and focus on being your advisor," Jiang Yunye said bluntly.
Jiang Xinglan chuckled, "Brother, isn't this just a case of trying to cover something up?"
"You saw it?" Jiang Yunye's voice revealed a hint of worry.
"Yes, I just happened to see it."
“You don’t need to worry about it,” Jiang Yunye’s calm voice came from the phone. “I’ve had someone take care of it.”
“I didn’t intend to get involved, and you don’t need to do anything special, brother. I don’t care about these things anyway.” In Jiang Xinglan’s view, these behaviors were even somewhat ridiculous.
It had a negligible impact on her.
If a comparison must be made, it's probably the same as the slight noise the equipment makes when she uses the laminar flow hood—nothing to worry about.
“That won’t do,” Jiang Yunye refused without even thinking. “You don’t need to worry about it. I know what I’m doing.”
“I’ve read the script. Although this is just one episode, there’s quite a lot of content. You don’t need to be on set all the time,” Jiang Yunye instructed. “Take this opportunity to get some rest. Otherwise, if you’re constantly on edge in the lab, something bad will happen sooner or later.”
"I understand!" Jiang Xinglan's tone was warm.
"Okay, make time to go home for dinner. Your parents have been nagging you about it countless times, but they didn't dare to say anything because they were afraid of bothering you."
Jiang Xinglan's nose tingled; it felt like she hadn't been home in ages. "I know."
"That's all I need to know. Bye." Jiang Yunye hung up the phone cleanly and decisively.
Jiang Xinglan listened to the busy tone on her phone and smiled helplessly.
She turned her gaze to the weekly shooting schedule in her hand, trying to find a time when she could go home.
However, the packed filming schedule didn't seem to give Jiang Xinglan the opportunity. "If all else fails, ask my senior brother to take my place."
"What do you need me to do for you?" Li Luo asked, standing to the side.
Jiang Xinglan was startled. After taking a deep breath, she said, "I was thinking of going home for a visit. While I'm away, I plan to ask my senior brother to keep an eye on things."
"No problem."
When filming officially began, Jiang Xinglan discovered that filming was completely different from the variety show recordings she had participated in before; it was much more complicated.
The same scene, except for close-ups and long shots, must be re-enacted.
Even for some detailed shots, the actors are required to repeat them repeatedly, just in order to present them perfectly in the end.
Jiang Xinglan looked at everything in front of her with great curiosity.
Including Shen Yuheng.
As one of the lead actors, Shen Yuheng will have an even greater workload.
Jiang Xinglan discovered that before each shoot, Shen Yuheng would practice constantly, becoming more and more like the character each time.
She stood aside and watched the starlight that belonged to Shen Yuheng slowly fade away, until he became the calm and reserved researcher Lin Yuan.
Then they enter the filming location and portray other people's lives.
Jiang Xinglan subconsciously compared the Shen Yuheng in front of her with the Shen Yuheng who recorded the program in Yuncheng last year.
"So this is what he's really like when he's working," Jiang Xinglan thought, sitting on the monitor.
This side of Shen Yuheng also gave her a different feeling about his winning the Best Actor award.
Shen Yuheng, who was on set, naturally felt Jiang Xinglan's gaze.
No one knows how much effort he used to suppress his instinct to look at her.
But the more he tried to ignore it, the stronger the presence of that gaze became.
But when that gaze disappeared, Shen Yuheng wanted to find out what had happened.
Fortunately, Director Liu quickly yelled "Cut!"
Shen Yuheng relaxed his mind.
Director Liu's voice came through the loudspeaker, "Stagehand, get Yuheng a new lab notebook."
"Yuheng, that slightly tense feeling you conveyed just now was great. Hold on to it, let's do another take."
Shen Yuheng nodded. He didn't need to consciously maintain this demeanor. As long as she was present, he was like a student taking an exam, filled with trepidation and unease.
And a hint of anticipation and a secret joy.
"Lin Yuan, as a researcher working in the laboratory, you must ensure the permanence and authenticity of experimental records."
"If you need to apply for intellectual property protection later, or provide evidence in case of disputes, an experimental record book that has been smeared so much that the original content is no longer legible, will not serve any purpose."
"It might even make people think you're intentionally hiding something, or even worse, that you're tampering with experimental data."
Jiang Xinglan's words made everyone present feel the rigor of scientific research once again.
On set, Shen Yuheng looked at his lab notebook, which he had marked with extra lines due to nervousness, and felt a pang of shame.
He still wasn't quite in character. The real Lin Yuan, when conducting experiments, even if he felt nervous, didn't seem to let it show.
Shen Yuheng raised his head, looked in the direction of the monitor, and nodded. "I understand."
Looking into Shen Yuheng's eyes, Jiang Xinglan smiled; she knew he understood.
"Then, Lin Yuan, please start your experimental assessment again."
At this moment, Shen Yuheng seemed to have truly become Lin Yuan, who had just entered the laboratory and was undergoing experimental assessment.
Director Liu seized the opportune moment to begin filming, completing the shoot in one go and finishing smoothly.
Shen Yuheng walked to the monitor to check the results of the shooting.
"Very good, the first scene we filmed has been completed smoothly!" Director Liu looked at Shen Yuheng with satisfaction.
"Thank you, Director Liu, but this is also thanks to Teacher Jiang's guidance."
Director Liu nodded and looked at Jiang Xinglan, "I didn't expect Teacher Jiang's words to be so relatable. As soon as you finished speaking, Yu Heng's image changed instantly, and the character became very well-established."
To be honest, Director Liu was also somewhat surprised.
He declined when he learned that a research consultant would also be involved in the filming.
Although Jiang Xinglan's achievements in scientific research are indeed remarkable, she is completely clueless about filming.
He just listened to her suggestion that the actors should be held to laboratory standards, but on set, he couldn't really pay that much attention.
However, Director Liu's idea has now wavered somewhat.
"Let's take another look and observe before making a decision," Director Liu told himself. "There might really be a pleasant surprise."
Director Liu didn't schedule too much for the first day of filming, and it ended around 8 p.m.
After confirming that there were no more filming tasks, Jiang Xinglan said goodbye and left.
Jiang Xinglan simply hailed a bicycle and took a shortcut back to her office.
Su Wan was already waiting at the door with the documents in hand. "You know they need it urgently, so..."
"Hmm, it's nothing," Jiang Xinglan said, flipping through the documents. "I'm used to it."
"By the way, is Song Yu here? I need to talk to her about something."
"Okay, I'll go call her in a bit."
A moment later, Song Yu entered the office with an expectant look on her face.
“It hasn’t been signed yet,” Jiang Xinglan said directly. Before Song Yu’s expression could turn dejected, she added, “Do you have a photo of him?”
Song Yu blinked, somewhat taken aback.
“What I mean is, since I’ve stood you up for so many days, I’ll try to get him to sign the photo for you,” Jiang Xinglan explained.
"Ah!" Song Yu let out a squeal like a groundhog, darted out of the office like a gust of wind, and then floated back, presenting the photo with both hands and saying obediently, "Thank you, senior sister."
Jiang Xinglan put away the photos and gave a few more instructions.
I rode my bicycle back to the vicinity of the filming location and planned to drive to the supermarket.
However, when she rode her bicycle closer to the filming location, the lights in the laboratory used for filming that day were still on.
Was the filming schedule suddenly added?
Jiang Xinglan took out her phone to check, but there was no notification in the group chat.
Out of a sense of responsibility, Jiang Xinglan locked her bicycle and headed towards the laboratory.
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