Watching these things every day is a test of both the brain and the eyes. But after watching them so many times, Shang Yechu got used to it.
It's just the same old stuff with different colors and silicone, plus some scary sound effects and a dark color scheme. Watching one or two at a time is a bit scary, but watching ten or eight at once has left Shang Yechu completely exhausted and all he wants to do is yawn.
During these days of watching a lot of ghost movies, Shang Yechu dreamed of Sadako and the old corpse in the mountain village holding hands and dancing, puppet dolls and Annabelle chasing each other, and the red-clothed female ghost getting bitten by the zombie king, resulting in her clothes turning half red and half green...
It was like a huge horror movie party. If Sheng Wenzhi could enter Shang Yechu's dream, he would surely have many new inspirations.
Time flew by in these hectic and mentally exhausting days, and two months passed quickly.
Two months is neither a long nor a short time, enough for many significant things to happen. For Shang Yechu, there are five most important things amidst the mundane routines of daily life.
First, all the reshoots and re-filming for "Tianban" have been completed. If the review process goes smoothly, it will be scheduled for release during the summer season, competing with a host of fantasy dramas and historical romance dramas.
Secondly, the casting process for Shang Yechu was finally completed with difficulty. Several actors with decent acting skills and outstanding appearances became the candidates for "The Rules General Store".
Thirdly, under Shang Yechu's tireless urging and supervision, Sheng Wenzhi completed his script in a perfunctory manner and submitted it on time.
Fourthly, Ji Juntao secured 25 million yuan in investment—a sum that's extremely generous for a horror film, especially considering that lead actor Shang Yechu and second male lead Zhuang Sheng didn't ask for their salaries. Of course, every gain has its price; Ji Juntao's stomach ailment flared up from drinking with the cast and he's currently in the hospital.
Fifthly, Gu Wenhua has finally finished filming at Taifu Mountain and is now traveling with Gao Sanfu's team to Jinsha City.
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Gu Wenhua's WeChat Moments contained nine large photos, showing the scenery of Jinhe Village and its villagers.
Caption: [Revisiting a familiar place.]
Shang Yechu scooped up a spoonful of apple puree and held it to Ji Juntao's lips: "Ah—"
Ji Juntao opened his mouth, took a sip, and mumbled, "Xiao Gu has arrived in Jinsha. Contact him?"
Are you sure you can do it?
Shang Yechu was very worried about Ji Juntao's health. She had just returned from reshooting in Ruguan when she heard the news that Ji Juntao had collapsed. At that moment, Shang Yechu felt like her soul had almost left her body; it was more terrifying than watching any horror movie.
There are many opportunities to contact Gu Wenhua, but there's only one Boss Ji. Don't exhaust him.
"It's alright." Ji Juntao opened his mouth, gesturing for Shang Yechu to feed him another spoonful. "Ahhh."
"You can't eat anymore." Shang Yechu put the bowl of apples away. "Letting you eat this is already an act of mercy."
"Tch!" Ji Juntao protested. "I've already eaten, and the doctor said I'm fine. If I eat tofu again, I'll lose all my teeth. Ah—ah—"
When Shang Ye saw Ji Juntao's gluttonous appearance, she softened again.
At banquets held to attract investment for projects, the main actors are usually expected to attend, but Ji Juntao insisted on not letting Shang Yechu go, and instead took Zhuang Sheng instead. Now both of them are passed out from drinking.
In his previous life, Shang Ye had never played a leading role and rarely had the opportunity to attend such drinking parties. From his limited experience, he only remembered that these parties were extremely decadent and noisy, steeped in alcohol and boastful talk.
Shang Yechu was once asked by an investor to perform a "pig dance." However, at the time, Shang Yechu was too overweight and uncoordinated. During the performance, she twisted and fell, landing squarely on the investor. The investor was so frightened that he almost didn't have time to grab his nitroglycerin pills; he feared he might have met his maker the next day. After that, Shang Yechu was rarely invited to such gatherings.
Shang Yechu was lucky, but many more female celebrities were unfortunate. Groping and harassment were commonplace, and being forced to drink and perform was just part of the routine. If they weren't high-profile and their bosses were unreliable, their fate was predictable. Male celebrities were luckier; aside from being forced to drink, they experienced relatively less sexual harassment. Of course, there were also businessmen who harassed both men and women, or simply gay "big shots"—Shang Yechu didn't know about those.
I remember a gossip story circulating in the industry: a straight male celebrity caught the eye of an investor with a penchant for male homosexuality. What happened in between is unknown, except that the investor ended up being carried to the hospital. The naive Shang Yechu initially thought he'd been assaulted by a straight man, but after seeing the full story in this life, she learned that the investor had gone to the proctology department.
...It's completely rotten.
Ji Juntao stopped Shang Yechu from going to that kind of drinking party where every pore dripped with alcohol and sildenafil, and Shang Yechu was naturally grateful. Not only grateful, but also unable to suppress a secret sense of relief and smugness.
This feeling was accompanied by guilt. If Shang Yechu, the protagonist, didn't go, it meant Ji Juntao would have to drink more, apologize more, and put on a more pleasant face. Shang Yechu couldn't change this, so she could only lay bare all her guilt to Ji Juntao to ease her own conscience.
That's why, even though she was so busy that she didn't have time to rest, and even stayed up until 3 a.m. last night to urge Sheng Wenzhi to revise the manuscript, Shang Yechu still came at dawn with the apple puree that Aunt Song had cooked to diligently serve Boss Ji.
"You can only have two more spoonfuls." Shang Yechu scooped a full spoonful for Ji Juntao without any principles. "Call the doctor if your stomach hurts."
Ji Juntao smacked his lips and said, "Don't waste the rest, take it to Zhuang Sheng. He's lying in 703."
"Zhuang Sheng also has stomach problems?"
"His stomach is fine, and his symptoms aren't severe," Ji Juntao sighed. "He drank four bottles of baijiu! He vomited so much it clogged the toilet..."
"Good heavens." Shang Yechu put down her spoon. "What about the school..."
"It cost a little money, but it's fine," Ji Juntao said. "A score of 60 is all that matters in university."
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