Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Scandal
Ji Mian walked up to Xia Nuan and said to Chu Sheng, "You're the photographer this time, right? I'll be in trouble later."
Chu Sheng nodded slightly. He looked at Xia Nuan and said, "Ms. Xia Nuan, long time no see. I'm glad you're not late this time."
Xia Nuan twitched the corner of her mouth, "Long time no see."
Chu Sheng left, and before leaving, he said to Xia Nuan in a very ambiguous way: "Miss Xia Nuan, can you accept my invitation this time?"
Xia Nuan shook her head awkwardly.
Ji Mian whispered in Xia Nuan's ear, "Do you know each other?"
"It turns out he was also the photographer for a commercial he shot before."
Ji Mian raised one corner of his mouth and said, "You better be careful with this foreigner."
Although she certainly wouldn't have had much contact with Chu Sheng, this was probably the first time Ji Mian had met Chu Sheng. Why did he suddenly say this? Xia Nuan looked at him puzzledly: "Why, do you know him?"
"You might have heard that he and the editor-in-chief of this magazine are siblings. And look at that blond man's neck."
Brother and sister? The magazine's editor-in-chief, Xia Nuan laughed. No wonder they all like giving out business cards so much.
Xia Nuan raised her head and glanced over there. There was an obvious kiss mark on her neck. "You saw it just now, didn't you? You have sharp eyes."
Xia Nuan gave him a thumbs up.
Seeing Xia Nuan's answer, Ji Mian relaxed and smiled brightly, "Maybe it's because you're too short."
Xia Nuan glanced at him and said, "Tsk, I can't compare to you. I'm already tall for a girl."
Ji Mian smiled and stretched out his hand to compare his height with Xia Nuan's. "But he's shorter than me, haha."
After finishing the magazine shoot, Ji Mian and Xia Nuan went to a restaurant for dinner.
Ji Mian flipped through the menu: "I remember you don't eat mutton, right?"
Xia Nuan looked up from the menu and asked, "How did you know?"
Ji Mian didn't look up and said calmly, "I've never seen you eat mutton at a dinner party."
Is the observation so detailed? Xia Nuan was a little touched. Ji Mian was really too careful. No wonder no one around him had a bad opinion of him.
Xia Nuan nodded in admiration. "You're so thoughtful. I'm allergic to mutton. When I was a kid, I had trouble breathing after eating it, and soon after, rashes broke out all over my body. Just because I ate a few bites of mutton, I was sent to the hospital and had to stay in bed for a few days."
Ji Mian raised his eyes: "I thought you didn't like to eat."
Xia Nuan shrugged, "I want to eat it too, but there's nothing I can do."
"Do you have any other allergies?"
Xia Nuan: "No, the only food I've been found to be allergic to is lamb. Why are you asking this?"
Ji Mian smiled and said, "It's nothing. If I invite you to dinner in the future, I have to know in advance what your dietary restrictions are."
Xia Nuan raised an eyebrow, "Then what are your dietary restrictions? You can't just know mine and I don't know anything."
Ji Mian: "I don't eat cilantro, but anything else is fine."
A small dimple appeared on Xia Nuan's face. "If it were a few years ago, I would definitely argue about how delicious cilantro is, but not now."
Ji Mian was curious: "Why?"
Xia Nuan smiled and didn't say much, because Ye Li didn't like coriander either, but she liked it very much. Then she realized that whether or not one likes coriander is determined by genes.
After dinner, it was already past seven in the evening. Two people wearing hats walked out of the dining area one after another.
That night, a paparazzi account exposed a video: Ji Mian and Xia Nuan had a secret meeting at night and left in the same car.
The paparazzi's efficiency is so high now. They even said that the monthly KPI was not completed, so they used these two to make up the numbers.
Xia Nuan watched the paparazzi's video in silence. From the moment they entered the restaurant to the moment they left, she and Ji Mian did not make any ambiguous moves or have any contact. It was clearly a normal dinner date, so how could it be a secret meeting?
The first scandal is so ridiculous. It seems like they are just ordinary friends.
She just called Lin Dayong, and he said that he had discussed it with the other party's agent. This is not even a scandal. Don't pay attention to these marketing accounts, just deal with it coldly.
That night, Xia Nuan's studio sent out the June itinerary again, along with the July itinerary.
"Ji Mian, judging from the direction the video was taken, is that paparazzi hiding in the bushes across the street?"
The secretly filmed video was playing on the tablet in front of Ji Mian. "Those people are so cunning that it's no surprise they could hide anywhere. However, they filmed it today and released it today. This paparazzi didn't even contact us beforehand."
Xia Nuan: "I was just wondering if he should complete this month's KPI. After all, today is the last day."
Ji Mian shrugged and chuckled, "Who knows? But don't worry too much, this revelation won't cause much of a stir. Anyway, our schedules already stated that we have a magazine shoot today, so having dinner with friends is no big deal."
When Xia Nuan heard this, she replied to Ji Mian with great agreement without any hesitation.
But Ji Mian was not as relaxed and indifferent as his tone suggested. My friend, did Xia Nuan really only treat him as a friend?
Ji Mian hung up the phone and sighed. He liked Xia Nuan's clarity, but sometimes this clarity made him feel hateful.
The filming of "Palace Wall" has been completed for more than half a year, how could he not have finished the role yet?
The variety show he filmed in March was the first time he had seen Xia Nuan since filming wrapped. The Xia Nuan he saw was no longer the Mu Jin from "Palace Wall," but the real Xia Nuan herself. But even so, he was still moved by Xia Nuan's every smile and frown.
He was certain at that moment that he had fallen in love with Xia Nuan. But liking someone didn't necessarily mean they had to be together, that's what he initially thought. But as the promotion for "Crossroads" progressed, he saw the look in the eyes of the two male actors in the film.
Ji Mian realized how jealous he was. How could he not want to be with Xia Nuan? He wanted to confess his feelings, but he didn't want to push her away.
Ji Mian covered his face with his hands, looking very frustrated.
Xia Nuan didn't know what Ji Mian was thinking. If she really knew, she might avoid Ji Mian to avoid suspicion.
Just as she and Lin Dayong had once said, she had no intention of developing a new relationship.
Moreover, this is a world where two novels merge together. How can she know clearly whether others like her really like her or are just influenced by the halo of the heroine of the novel?
Xia Nuan curled the corners of her mouth. She was not a professional and was already a step behind others. If she didn't work harder, she might be left far behind.
After promoting "Palace Wall", Xia Nuan joined the crew to shoot a new TV series.
This is a modern workplace drama, interspersed with various problems encountered by modern women in the workplace. The script is very realistic in its portrayal of this aspect.
However, if a Chinese drama doesn't have romance, it's not a Chinese drama. However, the romance scenes in this script don't take up much of the screen time. The female lead rises from an ordinary employee to a company executive, while the male lead is just an elementary school music teacher from beginning to end, with no hidden identity as a rich second-generation.
The love in this drama is not overly dramatic, it's a steady, plain, childhood sweetheart relationship. There are no romantic comebacks, no emotional cannon fodder, and no female villains who adore the male protagonist. It's very plain and heartwarming.
However, this is a purely female-led drama, and the male lead has very few roles, so not many male actors are willing to play the role.
The drama first decided on Xia Nuan, and later on the male lead, He Jian.
The male lead actor is He Jian? Xia Nuan had no impression of this name. After asking, she found out that this was a senior film school student who was about to graduate.
Lin Dayong said someone recommended him to the director. His looks fit the character in the play, and his acting wasn't too bad for the low pay. Xia Nuan had never heard of this name, but she was focused on filming and didn't have too many requirements for this actor. Just let him act like a demon.
The crew started filming, and Xia Nuan and He Jian met.
Xia Nuan glanced at him secretly a few times. She didn't recognize him clearly in the photo, but after seeing him in person, she felt that he looked somewhat familiar.
"Hello, Teacher Xia Nuan, I'm He Jian, I'm 22 years old, and a senior student at the Film Academy." When He Jian met Xia Nuan for the first time, he bowed deeply to her.
This child was too honest. She wasn't some big shot, but she couldn't bear the bow. She immediately stood up and bowed to him as well. "Hello, I'm Xia Nuan. Nice to meet you."
He Jian looked a little shy. He smiled gently at Xia Nuan, not daring to look her in the eye. "Teacher Xia Nuan, do you have any impression of me?"
Hmm, could it be that I have really seen him before? Xia Nuan: "I'm sorry, you do look familiar to me, but I really don't know where I have seen you before."
He Jian was not disappointed. "That's normal. Didn't you stand in the last row when you attended classes at the Film Academy in the first half of the year? I stood next to you."
Xia Nuan showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, "I remember now, you are the boy who reminded me to go up, right?"
He Jian pursed his lips and smiled, "It turns out that Teacher Xia Nuan still remembers me."
"This world is such a small place." Xia Nuan sighed.
"Teacher Xia Nuan, my acting skills are not outstanding, but I will try my best. I hope you don't mind."
For famous male actors, the leading male role has very few scenes and is almost a foil for the female lead. But for those unknown male actors, this role is a new opportunity for exposure and the competitiveness is not small.
But now, Xia Nuan suddenly understood why the director chose him to be the male lead in this play.
He Jian's acting skills are relatively immature, but after all, he is a professional actor, and his acting skills are much better than Xia Nuan when she first entered the entertainment industry.
However, things are a little different from a year ago. This time, it's not Xia Nuan who is led into the role by others, but she is the one who leads others into the role.
Not long after the filming of this drama was completed, the annual Silver Rooster Awards kicked off, and Xia Nuan was nominated as one of the best actresses.
When Xia Nuan heard the news, she couldn't believe it, but her happiness and excitement didn't last long.
The day after the nominations were announced, a paparazzi broke the news that actress X had cheated on her boyfriend during their relationship, and posted a very blurry photo of the two of them hugging.
The two people did not show their faces, but the man's figure was obviously different from Lou Su's.
There was a lot of discussion online, but it was related to the scandal a few months ago when Ji Mian and Xia Nuan were photographed by paparazzi having dinner together and returning in the same car.
Many people are speculating whether Xia Nuan cheated on Ji Mian while Lou Su was dating. Ji Mian was in the same group with Xia Nuan when they were on the show "Rural Cottage". The two of them knew each other at least during the time Xia Nuan and Lou Su were dating.
However, there are many female stars in the entertainment industry whose surnames start with X, so no one can be sure who the person being exposed is.
But for some reason, some of Lou Su's toxic fans were convinced it was Xia Nuan, even if their own brother was labeled a cheater. Anyway, they had already started to curse Xia Nuan in groups under her Weibo post.
Xia Nuan's fans have started to fight with Lou Su's fans again. As for why I say again, it's because these two often fight. However, Xia Nuan's original number of fans was relatively small and not large-scale, so she has always been the target of oppression.
The situation has improved a little now, at least it is not one-sided anymore.
Xia Nuan's work team also noticed this revelation.
If it weren't for the special period when the Silver Rooster Awards list was just announced, Lin Dayong naturally wouldn't have thought that the dirty water was thrown on Xia Nuan, but at this moment, he had to think more about it.
The riots should have been quelled by the intervention of the internet troll army, but with the release of another photo by the paparazzi, although the pixels were still blurry, Xia Nuan's distinctive face was very clear, and the situation instantly became chaotic.
The woman in the photo is obviously Xia Nuan, but the man's face is still unclear, causing an uproar online.
The original hot searches because of Xia Nuan’s nomination for the Silver Rooster Award have also disappeared.
#夏暖脱切# directly climbed to the top of the popularity list.
With just two photos, she fabricated the facts so arbitrarily. She didn't post it before, but now, isn't it just to create negative public opinion about her character? Even if she could clarify the matter, what good would it do? Netizens love to eat melons, but they have no interest in knowing whether the melons are true or false.
Xia Nuan stared at the photo with a dark look in her eyes. Her joy after learning that she was nominated instantly plummeted.
Lin Dayong stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Xia Nuan's eyes, "Xiao Xia?"
Xia Nuan smiled, but her smile was fake. "Contact Ye Li."
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