Chapter 28 But it was because of another...
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Jiang Ran's fans were dissatisfied and went to Jiang Ran, commenting or sending private messages, including Jiang Ran's company background and agent's Weibo.
"Get the advertising space in Xingyao."
"Brother Ran spent money to let Xingyao promote you."
"Brother, you must appear on Xingyao's Weibo. If you don't contribute, we'll crowdfund."
"Use money to smash Xingyao."
"That's right, smash it. It only has a few fans, and you still have the nerve to go crazy."
After the makeup photos were taken, the director was still selecting an auspicious date to begin filming, so the next day was the script reading. Wen Chuyi arrived early, thermos in hand. The actor who would play the prince was also there. He was well-known in the industry as the chosen second male lead, with excellent acting skills and a face that could be seen in any drama. His name was Chongrong.
He nodded at Wen Chu.
Wen Chu smiled at him, then sat down in his seat, next to Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran looked at the private message on Weibo, smiled and shook his head.
Wen Chu asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Jiang Ran raised his eyes and said with a smile, "My fans are so noisy."
Wen Chu paused. She had just seen that Jiang Ran's fans were crowdfunding to buy advertising space on Xingyao. She smiled faintly and asked, "Is crowdfunding legal?"
Jiang Ran looked at her and said, "If you want to organize a fan club, that's fine, but I don't recommend it, and I don't advocate it."
"Oh." Wen Chu flipped through the script.
She was dressed simply today, with her hair tied up with a hairpin, a white shirt and a skirt, and only lipstick, a honey-colored lipstick.
Her skin was delicate, and she always had a faint gardenia scent about her, gentle as water, which made people always want to be with her. It was just an ordinary perfume, but there was a subtle attraction about her. No wonder even after breaking up, the young master of the Gu family seemed to have not let go.
If it were him, he wouldn't be able to let go either.
"You two, haven't you followed each other on Weibo yet?" The director, dressed in a Tang suit, walked in, holding a script and pointing at them. Wen Chu and Jiang Ran looked up, glanced at each other, and smiled. Wen Chu said, "Indeed, not yet."
Jiang Ran picked up the phone and said, "Come."
The director sat down opposite him and said, "Acting is important, but so is business. Don't think I choose actors randomly. I don't just choose those who fit the role. I also look for compatibility, which is what people call couple feeling online. From the moment you accept this role, you must be prepared to work together. To make the characters deeply rooted in people's hearts, you two must first immerse yourself in the play."
"Okay, Director Tang." Jiang Ran replied.
Wen Chu and he followed each other, becoming the first to follow after the company's agent and the production team of "Ming Yue Wan". As for Jiang Ran, as soon as he followed Wen Chu, his fans howled. Jiang Ran's fans are very popular and sticky, and they are also likely to follow Wen Chu.
Everyone is really curious about this stunt double who has risen to fame, and she is Qi Yuan's former stunt double, including Jiang Ran's fans.
So Wen Chu’s Weibo is very active.
Everyone is discussing "Moonlight Night"
The popularity of "Qing Ping Chuan" was naturally affected. The official Weibo of "Qing Ping Chuan" immediately released several materials. Unfortunately, during the filming of Jiang Ran and Qi Yuan, the two of them finished filming as soon as they finished, and they didn't communicate much in private, so where was the clash between them? So fans just liked it after watching it and left.
Qi Yuan's fans have always been noble and disdain to have anything to do with other male actors. They just make some edits when the show is broadcast, and it's gone once the show is over.
So no matter how explosive the title of "Qing Ping Chu" is, no one can get excited. On the contrary, Wen Chu's makeup photos were so attractive, and the next day they followed each other, and they followed each other at the same time. Wen Chu was also quiet and just did these things, without fans dancing around, which made Wen Chu pure and clear, and he used calmness to control the situation, which made him more popular.
Fans, CP fans, passers-by, original fans, and palace drama enthusiasts bloggers all kissed her.
Overnight, the final makeup photos were released in large numbers, and Wen Chu followed Jiang Ran, making him the ninth person to be followed. Everyone said Chu Ran was 99.
It’s a good thing that the CP is being supported even though the drama hasn’t been filmed yet.
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Xingyao’s CEO rushed to the headquarters for a meeting. After the meeting, he went to see Gu Cheng alone. They needed to discuss the issue of obtaining resources for Miss Wen.
Gu Cheng leaned back in his chair, swiping the tablet and looking at the fans dancing extremely vigorously. The Chu Ran CP actually had a super topic.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Gu Cheng put down the tablet.
The CEO of Xingyao walked in with a smile. Gu Cheng said, "Sit down." Xingyao's CEO sat down and handed the documents in his hand to Gu Cheng. He said, "These are the resources that Miss Wen can take on at the moment. There's a variety show that I think Miss Wen could try. It's a competitive variety show. This is easy to create a contrasting effect."
Xingyao's agency department was not withdrawn just because Wen Chu did not sign with Xingyao. Instead, it was retained and specialized in studying the possible paths that Wen Chu could take. Naturally, they also understood how powerful Wen Chu's martial arts were.
Gu Cheng flipped through the variety show information. He looked carefully and saw that it was indeed a good fit. He was well aware of Wen Chu's abilities. He closed the file and handed it to Zhao Yu: "Go and talk."
"Okay." Zhao Yu replied, then he handed over the others and said, "And these, take a look..."
Gu Cheng flipped through them one by one.
Zhao Yu was waiting there. In fact, Xingyao had developed rapidly in recent years, but its entertainment and media sector seemed a little less "serious" than other industries under the Gu Group. Therefore, it was a marginalized industry in the Gu Group. If it weren't for the young President Gu taking over, Xingyao would have been relegated to a more marginal area and might even have been cut off.
Just like the Shen Group magazine, it has become just a part of the eldest daughter of the Shen family's hobby.
Today, Xingyao can be valued again.
Zhao Yu was happy. He earned a lot of money, so why should he look down on them?
His eyes inadvertently swept to the tablet in Mr. Gu's hand, which had not yet turned black. On it was the super topic of Chu Ran CP. Zhao Yu was slightly stunned. He had asked Mr. Gu yesterday if he could help promote it.
Mr. Gu said he would only promote Miss Wen.
It can be seen that he is unhappy with this CP and has the possessiveness of his ex-boyfriend.
Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.
I was thinking about how to show my loyalty.
After picking up the document signed by Gu Cheng, Zhao Yu returned to the company, called his assistant, and gave him a few instructions. The assistant had been listening with his head down, but when he heard the last part, he looked up in surprise.
Zhao Yu put down the documents and said, "Go ahead."
"OK."
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That night, at the Hengdian hotel, everyone was still reading by candlelight. Wen Chu was writing down his lines with a pen. The door was pushed open a crack. Jiang Ran's agent, Liu Shu, stood there, looking at it for a moment, then at his phone, before leaving. Zhu Ru also peeked in for a moment, then quietly closed the door.
Wen Chu's phone on the table vibrated.
Sent by Zhu Ru.
“Take a look at Weibo.”
Wen Chu saw that her tone was calm, so he wasn't too nervous. He opened Weibo and saw the trending search #星耀赞姜然的丑子photo#
Wen Chu:......
Jiang Ran beside him also picked up his phone. He took a look at it and thought it was probably a notification from his agent. He paused and turned to look at Wen Chu.
Wen Chu met his gaze and felt a little guilty. However, this was clearly none of her business. She whispered, "Xingyao and I are just exes."
Jiang Ran smiled and nodded: "I know."
Wen Chu breathed a sigh of relief: "I guess my hand slipped..."
She explained quietly.
Jiang Ran put down his phone and replied, "Probably."
He didn't think so in his heart. Just based on the attitude of Xingyao's promotion yesterday, it seemed somewhat hostile to him. Whether it was a slip of the hand or not was still debatable.
After the reading session, it was already very late. Zhu Ru brought a coat to Wen Chu. Wen Chu put it on and followed Zhu Ru back to the hotel. After entering, he closed the door.
Wen Chu finally let go of her nervousness. She walked to the sofa, sat down, and opened her phone: "What did Xingyao do?"
Zhu Ru sat down next to her, poured her some water, and said, "Who knows? I was standing next to Jiang Ran's agent at the time, and we both saw the trending search. I was stunned and embarrassed."
Wen Chu frowned: "Apart from the termination of the contract between Xingyao and me, there is nothing else."
Zhu Ru spread her hands and said, "You know it yourself, but outsiders, including fans, don't think so. Xingyao is indeed bringing you traffic."
Wen Chu was slightly startled.
She swiped the trending search.
There were a few leaks of Jiang Ran in a drama. Well, it might be the makeup that makes his face look a bit long, plus the fact that some haters and bloggers deliberately added filters and slowed down the action, so the screenshots don't look very good. But the handsome and refined look is still there.
At least not what we see.
Jiang Ran's agency should have processed this set of photos, and they rarely appeared in the later period. But they reappeared tonight after being liked by Xingyao.
Jiang Ran’s fans rushed to the Xingyao comment section to curse.
Xingyao came out slowly. Edit: My hand slipped.
When Wen Chu saw these two words, her eyes went dark. It was exactly the same answer she gave to Jiang Ran. She could say that her hand slipped, but Xingyao suddenly said that he slipped, which meant he did it on purpose.
Those two words were full of provocation.
Wen Chu: "..."
Zhu Ru folded her arms while drinking water and said, "I guess Jiang Ran's company will have to go after these bloggers again and have them delete their Weibo posts."
Wen Chu thought about having to face Jiang Ran tomorrow.
And she told Jiang Ran, Xingyao's hand slipped.
She just wanted to knock herself.
She thought for a moment, then stood up, walked to the window, and called Gu Cheng. The phone rang for almost a second before the other end picked up. He said in a low voice, "Hmm?"
Wen Chu looked at the night view outside and asked, "Did you instruct Xingyao to give the like?"
"What?" Gu Cheng picked up the tablet and opened it. He was shocked to see the trending searches and the photos that were liked. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Isn't this the truth?"
Wen Chu immediately understood what he meant. He meant that Jiang Ran looked like in the photo. She said, "He doesn't look like that in person."
Gu Cheng suddenly squeezed the tablet tightly.
"What do you mean?"
Wen Chu said, "You owe me the right to help me terminate the contract. Xingyao should issue a statement, and I am grateful for the publicity. However, Xingyao should not deliberately discredit Jiang Ran."
"Shouldn't it?" Gu Cheng bit his teeth lightly and squeezed out: "What's wrong with a mere like? Are you very close to him? You even called me specially to find me."
Wen Chu pursed her lips and said, "We are about to film together and will be together for a long time. It is only right that we maintain a good relationship."
Gu Cheng stared at Jiang Ran's face on the tablet, gritting his teeth with a sense of hostility.
Wen Chu whispered, "Tell Xingyao to withdraw the likes."
"What if I don't retreat?"
Wen Chu thought for a moment and said, "Then I can't help it. Xingyao has helped me many times, and everyone thinks I have a close relationship with Xingyao. Even if I explain that the likes have nothing to do with me, no one will believe me."
Gu Cheng's fingertips paused slightly.
He took out a cigarette, lowered his head, lit it, and said, "I understand."
He was silent for a few seconds and then asked, "Do you think he is good?"
"Very good." Wen Chu said and hung up the phone.
Gu Cheng listened to the silent tone and looked back at his phone. He found that this was the first time she called him after the breakup, but it was because of another man.
After looking at the phone screen for a few seconds, he called back.
Wen Chu didn't answer.
Gu Cheng: It’s autumn now, have you brought enough clothes?
He texted instead.
Wen Chu put down her phone and Zhu Ru showed her her career plan. She happened to see the message from Gu Shao. Zhu Ru raised her eyebrows and bumped Wen Chu's arm.
"Did you call Mr. Gu?"
Wen Chu flipped through the career plan and said, "Yeah."
"Tell him to remove the like? Will he listen?"
Wen Chu said: "I don't know."
Zhu Ru shrugged. She knew why that like was given. It was a provocation and contempt for her love rival. She saw the first page Wen Chu had turned to.
She pointed at it and said, "This variety show is competitive. You don't have to be very strong, but you can express yourself. This variety show was very popular last year, and every guest attracted countless fans. I think you are quite suitable."
Wen Chu looked at it carefully.
Zhu Ru continued, "But it's not easy to get on board. We still need to negotiate. I need to contact their producer."
Wen Chu knew this variety show. Several actors came out of it. As they had more works, they gradually became popular, but they were all relatively young.
Wen Chu is still a little old at the age of twenty-seven.
Wen Chu said, "I can try."
Zhu Ru nodded: "I think so too, but...it's not that easy."
Wen Chu said: "I know, just do your best."
"good."
Before going to bed that night, Xi Ning finished his work and sent her a message: "Have you checked Weibo?" Xingyao liked Jiang Ran's ugly photo, but removed it a few hours later.
Wen Chu clicked on the Weibo and saw only the words "slip of the hand".
Jiang Ran's fans hadn't left yet, and the editor said, "Are you scared of our scolding? Humph, our Ran brother's army is not to be trifled with."
"I'll punish Xingyao by asking him to post a beautiful photo of our brother, and I won't scold you."
"Xingyao, come out and stop playing dead."
Xingyao replied to the third comment and gave her a smiling emoji.
Wen Chu replied to Xi Ning's message and chatted with her for a while before putting his phone on the bedside table and going to sleep.
The next day was another reading session.
Wen Chu saw Jiang Ran early in the morning and greeted him. Jiang Ran was holding a cup of coffee and walking with her, smiling. He looked at her in the sunlight and wanted to ask her something.
Does the withdrawal of the like have anything to do with her? Because he doesn't think Xingyao would withdraw the like after posting a Weibo post that he accidentally did.
Wen Chu raised her eyebrows: "What's the matter?"
Seeing the softness in her eyes, Jiang Ran paused, then smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, did you sleep well last night?"
"It's okay, and you."
"I'm used to sleeping in hotels. I can sleep anywhere."
Wen Chu nodded. She had stayed in a hotel with Qi Yuan's team before, but at that time she lived with Qi Yuan's assistant. Qi Yuan's assistant was a bully and afraid of the strong, and occasionally acted sarcastically, but Wen Chu ignored her. After Gu Cheng found out about this one time, he booked her a hotel room afterwards, and she stayed alone.
Wen Chu withdrew his thoughts.
I walked into the reading room with Jiang Ran and started a new day of reading.
Ten days later, an auspicious day was chosen. The banner for the start of filming of "Evening Moon" was huge, and there were quite a few crew members. It was quite lively on the day of the start of filming.
Wen Chu and Jiang Ran were wearing casual clothes, holding three incense sticks in their hands, and were brought to Director Tang's side. Wen Chu looked at the burning incense, she bent down respectfully and worshiped devoutly.
This was her first play in her life, her transition from a stunt double to a role in front of the screen, and her first role as the leading actress. It was the starting point of her acting career.
She devoutly hoped... prayed... wished...
all the best.
This means a lot to her.
Standing up, Wen Chu saw the sun mist above the incense, carrying the hopes of the entire crew. Wen Chu and Jiang Ran walked forward and inserted the incense in their hands into the incense burner.
After the insertion, she took a step back to make way for others. Looking back, she saw a tall figure standing in the corridor. It was Gu Cheng. He was wearing a black shirt and had Manager Li by his side.
Their eyes met in the air, and Wen Chu was stunned. What was he doing here?
At this time, the assistant director walked over and asked with a smile, "Mr. Gu, would you like to pay your respects as well? This is your first time investing in a TV series, so I want to ask for good luck."
Gu Cheng looked at Wen Chu, and also at Jiang Ran beside her. They were separated by the crowd, as if they were thousands of miles apart. He pulled his hand out of his trouser pocket and said, "Okay."
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