Chapter 74 was sent to the wrong person.
As soon as her two-day holiday ended, Sheng Yi rushed back to the film crew.
These past two days have been almost non-stop from morning till night, and if she stays like this any longer, she feels like she'll be completely drained. Compared to this, the crew's life, with its simple routine of going back and forth between work and home, is like living in paradise. The moment they open their eyes, the only thing they have to think about is performing their roles well; everything else is secondary.
Of course, by this time she had already selectively forgotten how mentally exhausted she was when she broke down in the group.
Then her colleagues were surprised to find that Sheng Yi was much more enthusiastic than before after returning from the holiday. The director thought she had suffered some kind of shock while she was away, so he patted her on the shoulder to comfort her, "Take it slow, no rush."
Sheng Yi: "..."
After filming several emotionally charged scenes, the crew's pace slowed down again.
When she wasn't working overtime, she would wash up early, lie in bed, and talk on the phone with Wen Shili while watching TV. There was no air conditioning in the room, so a small electric fan was responsible for keeping her cool all summer.
When Sheng Yi later recalled that summer, the first image that flashed through her mind was this scene: the young lady on the screen was showing off her power, while off-screen, she and Wen Shili were chatting casually, and on the bench next to them, the old electric fan was working diligently with a creaking sound.
The sound of the fan blades turning easily evokes fragments of memories scattered throughout this summer.
As previously filmed materials are gradually released, "Starry Night" has successfully reached its halfway point in its broadcast. The comedic daily life of the young lady and her senior brother has also begun to develop into a romantic storyline, though it's still as chaotic as ever.
This is the best drama-watching experience Shengyi has ever had since starting her career. Every day, fans' jokes and memes are pushed to the top of the comments section under the promotional posts. The lead actors visit each other's posts, like and comment, creating a harmonious and joyful atmosphere.
Zeng Shaoguang, in particular, is not only a chatterbox, but also has an absurdly fast internet speed. No matter who posts a Weibo, he can be seen interacting with it immediately. If he doesn't reply to everyone one day, fans will probably be thinking of calling the police.
Among these, Sheng Yi's Weibo has been treated like a tourist hotspot, with netizens making daily bets in the comments section: Guess how many seconds it will take Zeng Shaoguang to reply today?
Sheng Yi went from responding enthusiastically at the beginning to becoming half-dead later on; it was really hard to keep up with his internet speed.
When the show started, her friends and family on WeChat Moments promoted it to her. It wasn't until a couple of days ago, when she saw a post from a senior in the industry that she had added at some point and had no connection with, that Sheng Yi had a feeling that "Ah, it seems like a lot of people are watching."
She later ran into Zhang Li again. He looked at her with a playful expression and then congratulated her. However, just two days after his congratulations, Xu Jiayi appeared before her again right on time.
She knew that Zhang Li was having some bad luck, and unfortunately, she was the one who would suffer it for him.
Xu Jiayi's gaze was strange, unlike her usual disdain and anger. She stared at Sheng Yi across the street with an unfamiliar look, not even blinking. Sheng Yi couldn't quite describe the eerie feeling of being stared at, and initially didn't want to pay attention, but Xu Jiayi had already walked over.
She glanced at her up and down with that indescribable look, a cold smile curving her lips. "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place."
I thought she was going to do something else? That's it?
Sheng Yi smiled slightly, not in a hurry to leave. Standing together, she was actually a little taller than Xu Jiayi. She shifted her posture, crossing her arms, and adopted a meaningful expression. "Excuse me, what's going on here? Are you admitting it without being asked?"
The gentle tone seemed to carry countless doubts, and the confident expression suggested it was just a casual teasing during leisure time.
She knew? Xu Jiayi stiffened and unconsciously took a step back. Sheng Yi had been observing her expression, and seeing this, his guess was confirmed.
Little did she know, she had been targeted so early on. To wage war for a man? Did he even deserve it?
She strolled forward slowly, leisurely circled Xu Jiayi twice, then stopped and leaned forward slightly.
The sudden closeness caused Xu Jiayi to unconsciously arch her back, but Sheng Yi wouldn't let her go. His clear eyes followed her closely, magnifying before her eyes. In those bright eyes, all worldly thoughts were impossible to hide.
Xu Jiayi was practically pressed against the wall when Sheng Yi finally stopped teasing her.
Don't keep staring at things that aren't useful.
Even threats, spoken by her, seemed to carry the soft scent of a young girl.
Her fingernails dug deep into her flesh, the pain causing her inner resentment to churn wildly, desperately seeking an outlet. Why did she always wear that innocent face? Why shouldn't the truth be revealed?
Xu Jiayi suddenly raised her head, pointed angrily at Sheng Yi, and before she could speak, she heard Sheng Yi laugh again.
Sheng Yi grabbed her wrist, turned it over and looked at it twice, "Where did you get this bracelet wholesale, right?"
Xu Jiayi's expression immediately changed, and she broke free from her control. "Show me some respect!" she said, putting her hands behind her back and complaining angrily, "True feelings can't be measured by money!"
"Sincerely?" Sheng Yi listened attentively. "Who are you talking about? Zhang Li?"
Xu Jiayi's face turned bright red, completely enraged. "You really did have designs on him!"
"Pfft." Sheng Yi didn't know how she could trust Zhang Li so much. To be honest, any celebrity in this circle with a bit of popularity, not to mention anything else, could easily outshine Zhang Li three times over in terms of looks.
Besides, she had already seen better ones.
"Don't joke around, I wouldn't want a man like that even if he were given to me."
If I remember correctly, the couple I saw whispering to each other at the airport a few days ago, the girl was wearing a bracelet of this style.
Xu Jiayi wanted to say that she was too arrogant, but when she thought of her wildly popular CP, she changed her tone and said, "Do you think Zeng Shaoguang is that sincere towards you?"
It seems he's not completely blinded by love. Sheng Yi smiled with relief, "You don't need to worry about that."
"Haha, she wouldn't be secretly shipping couples too, would she? Thinking this will provoke you?" Wu Simin laughed, rolling around on the bed.
She had just finished filming a movie and had been keeping in close contact with Sheng Yi these past few days. Sheng Yi chatted with her while flipping through the pages of a book.
Wen Shili has been busy again lately, devoting all her free time to Miss Wu Simin, often for one or two hours at a time, talking on her phone until the battery dies. She even calls it making up for the time they spent apart before.
Sheng Yi had no idea what Xu Jiayi was thinking, and simply replied, "Perhaps."
When this drama aired, Wu Simin promoted it immediately, but I only had time to watch it recently when I had some free time. Although I had seen many different praises online, I only realized how addictive it was when I actually started watching it!
She just caught up to the latest episodes in one go, and to be honest, she really started to empathize with the characters' joys and sorrows. The young lady in the drama is spoiled and willful, but unfortunately, Sheng Yi is not like that at all.
Similarly, no matter how much promotion there is for him to be playing himself, there's still a huge gap between Zeng Shaoguang and the character in the drama. She sighed softly, "Is there really no possibility between you and him?" The fans' promotional materials are really well done! They even make her want to join the fandom.
"Look, he was the first to reply to your comment again today."
Sheng Yi: "..."
Interactions during promotional periods always carry a certain ambiguity. However, aside from leveraging their characters' identities, there isn't much room for speculation or ambiguity between the two. On her Weibo, fans primarily focus on discussing various aspects related to the character.
Wu Simin told her that, according to her observation, the number of fans in the CP (couple) supertopic for just the two of them was increasing rapidly every day.
Sheng Yi was genuinely having a headache.
Seeing that her expression was off, Wu Simin didn't continue the conversation and simply sent her a link, saying, "Take a look for yourself."
Sheng Yi clicked on the screenshots, which showed several images celebrating reaching a certain number of followers. She clicked on them and saw that, compared to the images, the real-time follower count had indeed increased again.
They then started talking about other gossip, and Wu Simin only let her go to sleep when her phone was almost out of battery.
Sheng Yi flipped through a few more pages of the book, and before putting down her phone, she habitually checked WeChat.
There really is some news.
A simple question mark came from Wen Shili.
Since he joined the crew, the two have maintained intermittent contact. There hadn't been any rumors about him joining the crew, so Sheng Yi was probably among the first to know.
When Sheng Yi asked, he only said it was to pay off debts.
The production team is keeping the project secret, but there are night shoots every now and then. Judging from his attire, Sheng Yi boldly guesses that it should be a major historical drama. After all, only a major drama is worthy of Wen Shili.
Sending a message at this hour, looks like there's some filming to be done tonight. Sheng Yi rolled over, lying flat on her back, and replied to him while holding up her phone, "What?"
The next second, a video call came in.
Just as she expected, he was probably still on set. The large robe he wore made his figure appear even more slender and tall.
At this moment, his face was stained with blood from who-knows-where. The studio lights shone from afar, plunging everything around him into darkness, except for him, who shone alone. His dark eyes, set in his face, revealed an even deeper, more unfathomable serenity.
"Aren't you done yet? What time will you finish today?" Sheng Yi rolled over and lay face down.
His dark eyes met hers through the camera lens.
"What's wrong?" Sheng Yi didn't know what he was looking at, but after so many days, she had already gotten used to his gaze.
"You..." Wen Shili only managed to utter one word, his voice noticeably dry. He paused, then pulled out a bottle of water from somewhere, tilted his head back, and took a sip.
Sheng Yi followed the camera's lens, watching him put his phone aside, watching his Adam's apple bob as he kept swallowing...
He capped the bottle and casually wiped the water from his lips. "Did you send this to me on purpose?"
Now it was Sheng Yi's turn to be puzzled. "What?"
As he said this, Sheng Yi's subordinates began to act. They clicked into the chat window between the two, and above them was a link that they had forwarded.
Time: More than an hour ago.
Title: Here's a chapter to give you a taste of what's to come.
Sheng Yi suddenly had a bad feeling. After seeing the topic mentioned earlier, she rolled her eyes and wondered if it was too late to pretend to be asleep.
She met his gaze and gave a dry laugh. "Sent to the wrong person."
I originally wanted Jingjing to handle it, but how did it turn into this in the blink of an eye? Are all CP fans these days able to pick up a pen and write a paragraph?
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