☆, Chapter 57
Neither of them took the incident to heart until one day during dinner, when Mother Gu suddenly said casually, "That fat guy, he was caught cheating and plagiarizing in school, and the school has revoked his diploma and degree. And his girlfriend got pregnant with someone else's child, and he, unknowingly, became the scapegoat. Now the two sides are in a big fight. Furthermore, his hometown was reported for illegally building something in an attempt to defraud demolition fees, and it's now being forcibly demolished."
Mo Yan didn't even blink when she said this, and her face looked very calm, as if nothing had happened and this matter had nothing to do with her.
But after hearing this, Jiang Tian felt a chill in her heart.
Mo Yan didn't say it, but she and Gu Jinyan both knew it in their hearts. It was most likely that Mo Yan himself hired someone to deal with the fat man's family.
Let the fat man receive life education in advance and face the pain of life.
Jiang Tian lowered her head and silently picked up a piece of vegetable and put it into her mouth. She glanced inadvertently and saw Gu Jinyan looking at her. He shrugged his shoulders, and his eyes seemed to say: Now you know why I have always been so afraid of my mother.
Jiang Tian really didn’t understand before, but after this incident, even if Gu Jinyan was not afraid of her, she would be afraid of this mother-in-law who seemed to be kind and smiling on the surface.
As expected, my father-in-law passed away early, but my mother-in-law, a weak woman, was able to protect her son and the entire Gu Group. She is indeed capable.
Jiang Tian's fear of this woman was really washed away by the good impression she had made before.
Even the gentlest woman has a sensitive spot that cannot be touched.
After finishing her meal in silence, Jiang Tian washed her dishes and went to read the script. Gu Jinyan then brought his computer to the pavilion to work with her.
Even so, Mo Yan reminded me several times to wear isolation clothing to prevent radiation from the computer from affecting the development of the baby in my belly.
Gu Jinyan: “…”
The vacation time passed by very quickly.
Half a month passed quickly, and in early August, Jiang Tian went to the crew under the scorching sun.
Fortunately, the crew of "Emperor and Empress" was filming near the film and television city.
But the weather in August is really a bit bad.
When Jiang Tian arrived at the crew, basically no one else was there, only Zhang Wanwan was there.
The two of them went to the coordination department to get their room numbers. After confirming where they would live, they began to pack their things and prepare to join the crew.
The same goes for others.
Jiang Tian and Zhang Wanwan live together, and the others also live together in twos and threes. Only the room next to Jiang Tian is empty. It is said that it is reserved for the leading female character, Qin Haili.
Jiang Tian: “…”
Until this news, Jiang Tian, who didn't like Qin Haili in the first place, now disliked this woman even more. When Zhang Wanwan returned to the room from the supermarket, she happened to see Jiang Tian sitting cross-legged on the bed and talking to Gu Jinyan on the phone.
Zhang Wanwan placed the things on the table and offered Jiang Tian some drinks. Seeing Jiang Tian mumbling in response while typing non-stop with her hands and a smile on her face, Zhang Wanwan couldn't help but sigh, "So happy, Tiantian. You and Mr. Gu have such a good relationship, I'm so envious. Who on earth was it that spread those rumors that you were cheating on me? Even if this person was just spreading rumors, he couldn't think twice."
Jiang Tian just smiled and didn't respond when she heard that. She actually knew very well that who else could have spread the rumor except Zhao Xiying. She had been trying to find a fault with herself and hadn't succeeded yet. She just didn't expect to be slapped in the face all the time. Gu Jin was regretting it so much now that she didn't dare to say anything more.
"Just listen to the rumors online. It's better for people to live in reality. Sometimes you don't even know that others are happy. Sometimes they've actually been falling apart behind the scenes, and you still think they're in love. News online is all true and false. It's fine if netizens believe it, but how can you, as someone in the industry, actually believe these rumors?"
Jiang Tian chuckled.
He stood up, walked over, picked up the drink and started drinking, without stopping to text.
Zhang Wanwan felt a little embarrassed by what she said. She scratched her head and smiled, "I didn't think too much about it. I'm still a newcomer in the entertainment industry. I don't know a lot of things. I just believed what others said. Don't look down on me."
She winked and smiled.
Although Zhang Wanwan was also signed by a superstar, she was not taken seriously, so she only took on some small TV dramas. Occasionally, she would participate in a big production, but she would only play a supporting role.
This time, I was lucky enough to play the fourth female role, and because I knew Jiang Tian before, I was able to live in the same dormitory with Jiang Tian.
"Oh, actually, I really envy you. You and Mr. Gu are an engaged couple, and you two have such a good relationship. Mr. Gu has a high status in the entertainment industry and has so many fans. When you first entered the entertainment industry, your starting point was much higher than ours. I really envy you. You don't know how long it takes for people like us to work hard to reach the level you have now."
“…”
Jiang Tian didn't know what to say for a moment after hearing her say that. She smiled and nodded, "Haha, really? Actually, I'm just lucky. If it weren't for Gu Jinyan, I probably wouldn't have entered the entertainment industry."
Anyway, this is how my life is. In my previous life, I just wanted to get rid of poverty with Cheng Fang. We were tired of being poor.
"But no one is as lucky as you. You became famous after your first role in 'See You Then'. Unlike me, I also played a role in it, but it didn't make any waves at all. I have acted in nearly ten dramas so far, but none of them have been successful. None of the roles have made any waves. The roles that have been offered to me are all small supporting roles. I feel dispensable. I don't know how much longer I can stay in this industry."
Zhang Wanwan sighed.
Jiang Tian smiled and said, "Having a role to play is already great. The key is that you have to grasp each role well, and you have to polish it meticulously, so that each role can have a different flavor. You have to work hard to learn, and even carefully try to figure out the inner soul of each character. If you just act according to the same mold, then your role will definitely not stand out, and it will be difficult for your character to leave a deep impression on people."
"I know everything you said, but the problem is that the roles I'm given are always small. Even if I try hard, it's useless." Zhang Wanwan spread her hands helplessly. "No one will watch it. They're all small roles. Who would notice?"
Jiang Tian couldn't help but feel a little speechless, but she still said patiently: "You can't just think that these are small roles that no one will notice. You should think that one day your efforts will be appreciated and discovered by the director. You have to believe that no effort is wasted in the world. In the time you don't know, all your efforts will eventually give you a satisfactory reward."
Zhang Wanwan was stunned by what she said. Just when Jiang Tian thought she was going to talk it out, she didn't expect him to actually shake his head and say, "Forget it. I can't even talk to you about it. We started from different points. Of course you can say that because you have Actor Gu to help you. You see, every role you get is very representative."
"Last time, you played a pitiful, arrogant, and proud second female lead, a school beauty with a very sad background. This time, I'm playing a second female lead, a villain, innocent at first but turning evil later on. She's a complex character, equally pitiful and hateful. These kinds of characters are the most captivating. So you don't have to worry about roles at all. Unlike me, I was just a funny bystander in the last script, and this time, a stupid maid. Sigh... Why do I always end up with such awkward roles? I don't even have many scenes."
Zhang Wanwan complained.
Jiang Tian was speechless. She had said so much but it seemed like the other party didn't listen at all. She was convinced that she was able to get the role she had now because of Gu Jinyan's relationship, so such roles had a future and were valuable, while supporting roles like hers were worthless.
Jiang Tian couldn't stand such theory.
She always believes that there are no identical characters, only different souls. Even if the settings are similar, the thoughts expressed by the characters are actually different in each different story background and each historical dynasty.
Every character's life is just like a person's life. There will never be two exactly the same lives, let alone two exactly the same people.
If there is only the slightest difference, they are two people, two roles.
Even if one person plays two twins, they can still perform differently.
I remember that Jiang Tian always specialized in playing silly and innocent characters, but each silly and innocent character was different. Some were silly, some were just open-minded, and some were really silly and cute.
Every one of her silly and innocent characters has a soul, and that is why even though she has black fans everywhere, she will always have a group of die-hard fans who follow her and help her to hit the charts.
A role that you take seriously will always be appreciated and remembered by others. This is acting.
But Jiang Tian knew that Zhang Wanwan already had the impression that she got the role through backdoors and with the help of Gu Jinyan, so no matter how much she said, the other party would not agree and would only think that she was talking without any consideration. In this case, there was no need for Jiang Tian to continue talking, otherwise it would only be a waste of words and the time of both of them.
The two quickly changed the topic.
After envying Jiang Tian for having a caring fiancé like Gu Jinyan, Zhang Wanwan began to complain that she had no partner and didn't know when she would find one. She was not young anymore and could not make it in the entertainment industry. She had no money, no background, and no boyfriend. Her parents kept forcing her to go home and work in her hometown. Even if it was just to find a job as an art teacher in a primary school in the town, it would be better than running around in the entertainment industry now.
Jiang Tian listened patiently, but whenever she gave an opinion, Zhang Wanwan would refute it. She believed that Jiang Tian was living a comfortable life and did not understand her current pain at all. As for herself, all she wanted was to find someone to talk to and listen to her complaints.
Jiang Tian tried to say a few words but found that the other party didn't listen at all, so she gave up the idea.
Listening attentively to Zhang Wanwan's complaints.
Zhang Wanwan complained all night before finally falling asleep.
Jiang Tian was helpless.
I could only shrug my shoulders, smile bitterly, and go to bed.
In fact, Zhang Wanwan is a good person, but she likes to complain about herself and blame others.
Jiang Tian doesn't like this kind of personality.
This kind of personality is destined to achieve nothing great.
…
The next morning, the two of them got up very early. The entire crew had to rush to offer sacrifices to the heavens and perform rituals in the morning.
This is a tradition of every crew. Before filming begins, they will offer sacrifices to the gods in the hope that the crew can go smoothly and avoid accidents.
Almost half an hour after the sacrifice began, Jiang Tian finally saw Qin Haili who had arrived late. Qin Haili naturally saw Jiang Tian as well. When she walked past Jiang Tian, she deliberately bumped her elbow into her and left in a triumphant manner.
Jiang Tian: “…”
This woman's character really hasn't changed at all from her previous life to this one.
Jiang Tian was too lazy to care about it.
Once the sacrifice is complete, the filming officially begins.
They had to start shooting winter scenes in the summer of August. In the 40-degree high temperature, everyone had to wear fox fur coats. Jiang Tian almost fainted from the heat.
Naturally, the others had a hard time.
Many times, when the upper body needs to be filmed, the actors' lower body is always in shorts and electric fans, with only the upper body dressed neatly.
After a day of filming, everyone looked like they had just been pulled out of the water.
Especially the two main actors, they are almost exhausted.
They were busy until 10:30 in the evening. Everyone took a collective break after dinner. Qin Haili watched the staff distribute lunch boxes, then looked at Jiang Tian in front of her. When the staff was about to hand the lunch box to her, Qin Haili groaned, raised her hand, and quickly put it down. She said weakly, "I'm so tired from filming today. I don't have any strength now. Jiang Tian, can you help me hold it, okay? Thank you!"
Jiang Tian: “…”
If this woman hadn't done it on purpose, she would have taken her last name.
But he was too lazy to care about it in public, so he reached out to take the lunch box and placed it in front of her.
Qin Haili couldn't help but smile as she looked at Jiang Tian who obediently handed her the lunch box, her face full of pride.
Not long after eating, Qin Haili began to give Jiang Tian instructions again.
"Hey, Jiang Tian, please pour me some water. It's right next to you."
"Jiang Tian, pass me some tissues. They're over there. I can't reach them."
"Jiang Tian, are you hot? If you're not, move aside. I can't reach the fan."
"Jiang Tian..."
“…”
The repeated calls of "Jiang Tian" made Jiang Tian almost collapse and explode. Even Zhang Wanwan could see that Qin Haili was deliberately targeting Jiang Tian, and the other people in the crew naturally knew that Qin Haili was targeting Jiang Tian.
It is common for the leading female character and the second female character to quarrel with each other in the crew. After all, it involves competing for the ranking and the appearance, and there are often problems with the reputation of the leading female character and the second female character.
Many people will support the second female lead, but if the second female lead is someone who makes people feel sorry for her, she will often be more popular than the first female lead. If she performs well, she will even stand out more than the first female lead.
After all, Jiang Tian has been in the entertainment industry for so long, how could she not know what Qin Haili was thinking? She was just afraid that Jiang Tian's role would steal her limelight as the female lead and attract more attention.
In fact, this is not entirely Qin Haili’s worry. After all, Jiang Tian’s previous drama "See You Tomorrow" is currently on the air.
The character of Su Zhuang has attracted a large number of fans because she is so pitiful.
Everyone knows that a woman named Jiang Tian starred in this campus drama, but who still remembers who the heroine of this drama is, and how many fans can the heroine of this drama attract?
Even after the show came out, many public accounts jokingly said that the heroine of the show had no presence at all and all the presence was on the second female lead Su Zhuang.
Qin Haili was afraid that Jiang Tian would steal the show again and embarrass her, so she targeted Jiang Tian and made him give up.
As it happened, Jiang Tian was a tough guy. After suffering so many losses, he finally exploded.
When Qin Haili asked Jiang Tian to pour some water into her spray bottle as she needed to spray it on her face to cool down, Jiang Tian suddenly stood up and walked straight to the faucet, took a basin, filled it with water, and placed it in front of Qin Haili. Then, in front of everyone, she filled the kettle handed to her by Qin Haili with water. When Qin Haili thought that Jiang Tian would just hand it back to her obediently, Jiang Tian turned her wrist and poured all the water in the kettle on Qin Haili's head.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”
Qin Haili was poured with cold water and screamed in surprise.
She stood up and jumped hurriedly, and the assistant quickly wiped the water off her head with a cloth.
Qin Haili was furious. She looked at Jiang Tian angrily and jumped up and down in anger: "Jiang Tian, what are you doing! What are you doing! I just asked you to spray some water on me to cool me down! Are you doing this on purpose?"
"I did it on purpose. Didn't you ask me to spray you with water to cool you down? I saw your face was red, and you just said you were about to faint from the heat. I didn't want to delay our group's progress, so I sprayed you a little more. You look so lively now and don't look like you're about to faint from the heat, which proves that the water I just sprayed was quite effective. It seems you've recovered."
Jiang Tian said with a smile.
His face was full of sarcasm.
Of course, the people around knew what had happened. Everyone saw Qin Haili deliberately making things difficult for Jiang Tian, but because Qin Haili was a big star and had a high status, no one dared to say it out loud. However, her repeated use of Jiang Tian and her deliberate difficulties had already made everyone dissatisfied.
Now that Jiang Tian poured the water over his head, it was actually very gratifying.
Qin Haili was furious.
She kept stamping her feet on the ground and pointed at Jiang Tian: "I think you did it on purpose! Are you dissatisfied with me?!"
"Dissatisfied?" Jiang Tian was stunned for a moment, shook her head, and said innocently: "I have never been dissatisfied with you. Instead, I thought Miss Qin Haili, you might have some misunderstanding about me. I remember that I seemed to be the second female lead in the crew, not your girl in real life. And your assistant is right next to you. If you think your assistant is too busy, you can also apply for an extra assistant. I remember that Superstar has such a rule, but you don't want anything but just point it out to me. In such hot weather, everyone is exhausted. I'm afraid you want to target me."
Jiang Tian's blunt words made Qin Haili look extremely ugly, and everyone looked at her, which made her even more anxious and embarrassed.
Gnashing his teeth, he said, "Jiang Tian, what are you talking about? Don't turn the tables. You were the one who splashed water on my face, and now you're saying I'm making things difficult for you? What evidence do you have to say that?"
Jiang Tian shrugged. "It would be even better if you weren't trying to make things difficult for me. We're both in the same crew, and we'll be seeing each other every day. We'll all be working together for the next three months, and I don't think we want anything unpleasant, right? So, Miss Qin, if you have any complaints, you can tell me directly. If you need any help, you can tell me directly. But I personally don't like these little actions, so I apologize. Whenever I'm unhappy, I often do some extreme things, so please be patient, Miss Qin, and be more cautious of me."
“…”
Qin Haili was speechless.
And what did Jiang Tian mean by that? It was obvious that she had a bad temper. If Qin Haili provoked her, who knows what she would do? Don't blame her then!
The more Qin Haili thought about it, the angrier she became. She didn't know why she hated Jiang Tian. Furthermore, Jiang Tian had become incredibly popular after "See You Tomorrow," and now her popularity was almost catching up with hers. If this drama allowed Jiang Tian to steal the spotlight again, then what would her future hold?
In order to prepare for the Best Actress award on the big screen, she has not taken on any popular film and television dramas for a long time. This "Emperor and Empress" can be regarded as her first transformation work after she decided to give up the big screen. If this first drama is stolen by Jiang Tian, it will definitely be extremely difficult for her to continue to sit firmly on the throne in the entertainment industry in the future.
The more Qin Haili thought about it, the angrier she became, but she couldn't say anything more.
Jiang Tian's splash made everyone recall why this woman was in the same crew with them and why she became so popular on the Internet.
After all, this guy dares to splash even the best actor, so what are you, a little actress?
After all, this guy is respected as "Sister Jiang" by many netizens on the Internet. How could she let you bully her?
Jiang Tian is famous for her bad temper, and Qin Haili is always finding ways to tease her. In the middle of summer, when everyone is very tired, she asks people to do this and that, while her assistant is sitting leisurely next to her with an electric fan on. Why?
No one in the crew said it, but they all knew that Jiang Tian was not at fault in this matter.
Even if Jiang Tian hadn't responded so firmly, this Qin Haili might have continued to act arrogantly.
In the evening, after finishing the night show, Jiang Tian went back and sent messages to Gu Jinyan to complain.
During the day she is the domineering Sister Jiang, but at night she is just a little girl who loves to complain online, constantly chattering with Actor Gu.
After explaining the whole story, the message from Actor Gu came immediately.
"You can use necessary means when necessary. Remember, you belong to me, Gu Jinyan. No one in this entertainment industry dares to step on your head. I can't bear to let you do these things. She's just a small actress. What's she? She's good at confronting me. Don't be afraid, your husband has your back."
After a pause, Gu Jinyan sent another message: [I think I should find a chance to visit you on set, so you don't get bullied on set all the time.]
Seeing Gu Jinyan coming to visit, Jiang Tian was overjoyed. However, she then thought of Gu Jinyan's current health and quickly declined: "No, no, no, no, no, no, I'm fine now. I'm known for my short temper anyway. After what happened today, I believe no one in the entire crew will dare to mess with me. You don't need to come over. Take care of yourself."
Gu Jinyan knew that Jiang Tian was always worried that people would point fingers at her when she went out, and this was for her own good, so he didn't argue anymore.
And the next second he received a message from the little woman.
[By the way, how's your stomach today? Are you feeling well? Is there anything uncomfortable? Let me see your stomach.]
Jiang Tian licked her lips and smiled.
I didn’t feel it before when I was at home, but now as soon as I go out and have free time, I will miss Gu Jinyan, miss his voice, miss the food he cooked, miss everything about him, even miss Gu Jinyan’s stomach.
I am always worried about Gu Jinyan's current physical condition and whether he is eating well and sleeping well.
Before meeting Gu Jinyan from this world, Jiang Tian always thought that she would live out her life alone, would not care about anyone, would not have any expectations or fantasies about anyone, and would not even want to have a child of her own. But after meeting Gu Jinyan from this world, all of this happened so naturally and was so touching.
She really likes this feeling.
And sure enough, not long after, a message came on the phone. It was from Gu Jinyan. He touched his belly and took a picture of it.
When Jiang Tian opened it a little, she could see the round little belly with a very obvious curve. It seemed to be a little bigger than when she touched it at home a few days ago. She burst out laughing.
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