The extras scattered like a swarm of wasps, most of them going to find bottled water.
Shang Yechu took off her helmet and breathed a sigh of relief. She went to the props department to return the armor first.
The assistant gave Shang Yechu a strange look. He had noticed it earlier. Unlike the other extras who had listened carefully to the director's instructions, Shang Yechu was able to react accurately during filming, keeping up perfectly and even outperforming those extras who had heard the instructions several times.
The director didn't think anything of it because he was used to seeing experienced actors and considered it a given. The assistant, however, had personally witnessed Shang Ye's arrival and was understandably more attentive.
Shang Yechu returned the armor and went to collect her lunchbox. The moment she turned around, her assistant's heart immediately calmed down.
No matter how talented or perceptive someone is, with that ordinary-looking face, they'll never amount to anything.
The assistant immediately forgot about this person.
The crew's boxed lunches were quite substantial, with fragrant rice and side dishes such as sweet and sour eggplant and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Director Yan, feeling guilty, even paid out of his own pocket to provide each extra in Group B with a fried chicken leg.
Such high-calorie food would make any actor with a bit of status wary. But for this group of extras who were constantly on the go, it was just right. Everyone devoured it.
Shang Yechu ate two boxed lunches and two chicken legs, and then gulped down two large bottles of mineral water before she could suppress her hunger.
My clothes smell bad again. Shang Yechu thought casually. She started eating her third boxed lunch.
The male actor sitting not far from Shang Yechu looked at her in shock, and was filled with awe at Shang Yechu's appetite.
You can't judge a book by its cover! I never expected this short guy who doesn't look fat to be such a big-bellied fellow!
Shang Yechu hadn't eaten like this in a long time.
In her previous life, she was a well-known comedian in the entertainment industry. But an actor is still an actor, and there are requirements for appearing on camera. Shang Yechu also has a body type that is particularly prone to gaining weight. If she ate her fill at every meal, she would soon lose even the opportunity to play comedians.
In fact, ever since he gained some fame, Shang Yechu has been under Ji Ya's watchful eye and has never had a proper meal.
But things are different now.
After finishing the last bite of rice, Shang Yechu casually asked, "System, what is my weight now?"
System: "You just ate and drank a full four pounds of food."
That's 2kg.
Shang Yechu: "Convert all of it into intelligence."
The system assumed she wanted to exchange it for health or beauty points, and was taken aback by this request: "Why would you exchange it for intelligence? Are you out of your mind?"
Shang Yechu: "I'm not tired at all right now."
The system thought to itself, "You're not tired at all. It's all due to the numbing effect of hormones."
But this couldn't be said to Shang Yechu. In fact, it wouldn't have mattered anyway; Shang Yechu was more stubborn than an ox, and these words would definitely have no effect.
Moreover, the system had a premonition that once he told Shang Yechu about helping her regulate her hormones, Shang Yechu would likely add the task of forcibly regulating his hormones to her forced hibernation, and then he would recklessly overdraw his body's resources.
The system rephrased it: "You're smart enough now. Why would you need to exchange for intelligence points?"
“140 is what a genius is,” Shang Yechu said. “I’m currently at 138. I want to experience what it feels like to be a true genius.”
The system fell silent.
After a while, Shang Yechu felt a slight warmth in his body and knew that the system had done as instructed.
In an instant, Shang Yechu felt that the world before her had become much clearer. It was only a difference of two points in intelligence, but it felt as if she had stepped into a completely different world.
Before Shang Yechu could even savor the wonders of this new world, a voice rang in his ears: "Hey, little guy. You've eaten so much; be careful you don't throw up when you're running around setting up the formation this afternoon."
Shang Yechu looked up and saw that it was the male actor who had just sat opposite her. He was a middle-aged man with regular features and a kind demeanor.
Shang Yechu smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle. What's your name?"
"My name is Qiao Yonghua," Qiao Yonghua laughed. "And you?"
"My surname is Shang. Shang Ye Chu. Shang as in merchant, Ye as in leaf, and Chu as in the first and fifteenth of the lunar month."
Qiao Yonghua paused for a moment: "This name sounds very literary."
Shang Yechu feigned gratitude: "Thank you for reminding me, Uncle. But I have a naturally large appetite, so it's alright."
That's the truth. And it's not just because of her large appetite. After the exchange was completed, Shang Yechu felt her stomach was light and airy; the satisfying feeling of fullness she had felt earlier was gone.
"Really? That's good." Qiao Yonghua didn't press the matter further and instead asked, "You look unfamiliar. Did you just arrive?"
Shang Yechu politely replied, "Yes. I failed the college entrance exam. I'm out looking for work."
This reason was so common that Qiao Yonghua immediately believed it. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, seeing that Shang Yechu seemed uninterested, Qiao Yonghua tactfully left.
The extras at the film studio usually take their lunch break right there on set. They find a shady spot, roll up their clothes, and use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed. Shang Yechu searched for a long time, but all the shady spots were already occupied by the extras taking their lunch break.
After searching high and low, Shang Ye finally found a small stool and sat in the shadow of the command platform that the film crew had just set up, and began to read "How the Steel Was Tempered".
The system held back for a while, but couldn't help but say, "Host, your current physical condition will improve a lot with a midday rest."
Shang Yechu was practically treating her body like a consumable.
Shang Yechu turned a page in her book: "It's okay, I can catch up on this sleep tonight."
The system remained silent. It couldn't be bothered with a host who was courting death.
Shang Yechu finished reading "How the Steel Was Tempered" in one afternoon. Perhaps because it was the first novel she had read after becoming smarter, she felt a profound impact. It was a tremor deep within her soul.
It's not just about the pleasure of acquiring knowledge.
The difference in IQ between "genius" and "excellent" is only two points, yet the results are worlds apart.
Shang Yechu clearly felt that her reading speed had increased significantly. Moreover, despite reading at such a rapid pace, she was still able to gain a deep understanding of the articles.
Last night, she read the dictionary, mechanically memorizing the words. But today, reading this book, she felt a genuine resonance with it.
If last night was about stockpiling, then today is about infiltration.
Shang Yechu was like a hungry newborn baby, greedily absorbing every drop of knowledge.
Shang Yechu put the book back in the plastic bag and began the afternoon's filming.
It has to be said, all thanks to the system's forced hibernation. The depth of sleep achieved by the system's forced hibernation is something humans can never achieve naturally; it's a complete relaxation of all organs and the mind. Shang Yechu had been running around all day, didn't sleep at noon, and was still energetic in the afternoon, all thanks to the forced hibernation.
The day's filming was over. Shang Yechu received a hundred yuan as a reward for her hard work. Holding that heavy hundred yuan in her hand, Shang Yechu felt as if she had been through a lifetime.
Having been reborn, I'm finally seeing a return on my investment.
After receiving the money, Shang Yechu couldn't wait to find a public bathhouse and take a thorough shower. Then, as usual, she went to the department store counter and bought a cheap set of clothes to change into.
From today onwards, she will have two sets of clothes to change into!
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