renting a house
The new round of live broadcast starts on time.
Standing next to Li Li is Lan Yan.
She looked very unhappy because six more people were eliminated, one of whom was an actor from our company.
The biggest mistake was the error in the stage props. Failure to successfully rescue the error can be described as a complete failure.
"I think I should take blood pressure medicine."
"Don't get mad, other companies have been wiped out."
Following Li Lai's gaze, one of the artist managers was already shaking with anger, his hands trembling as he drank water and took medicine.
"You're still laughing! Before the show, I even hired an acting teacher to give them lessons, hoping they'd stay for a few more episodes to increase their exposure. Now look what a waste of money!"
Li Lai comforted him: "It's not in vain, at least we gained experience."
"Don't be mad at me. By the way, after the recording is over, I'm going to have dinner with the program producer and some of Qingkong's leaders. Li Li, get ready."
Li Lai stretched out his finger and shook it to indicate no. Before Lan Yan got angry, he quickly said: "I passed the interview and will officially join the crew to start filming tomorrow."
The surprise must have come too suddenly. Lan Yan was stunned for a moment, and after a while of reaction, he said happily: "You go to film, I will keep an eye on the program crew first, and I will continue to communicate with you if there is anything that requires your help."
After getting Lan Yan's permission to release the person, Li Li immediately went back to pack up and prepare to leave for the filming location.
After the new episode ended, the audience's enthusiasm for the show remained unabated, and people were asked to upload videos in the super topic.
[Sisters, who is the woman next to Yu An today? Why is she helping Yu An carry things? Jing Shengxi even went out of her way to greet him.]
[It's Lan Yan, Li Lai's former agent. Several people from her company are also participating in this variety show. I guess they're here to visit the set.]
[Manager Li Lai and Yu An have a really good relationship. Oh my god, this is someone from her family coming to see how her son-in-law is doing.]
Yes, yes, yesterday when Li Li didn't come back, Yu An sat at the hotel entrance, waiting anxiously. He didn't even bother to come back despite being called several times. Like a pitiful puppy, he saw Li Li come back and happily went to pick her up. "Baby, remember you were in a car accident and your legs are injured, so you can't do any strenuous activities."
[Wake up, Yu An is a grown man, not a weakling. Besides, he and Li Lai have known each other for a long time, so it's only natural for them to help each other and care about each other. They're just good friends filming the show together, there's no special relationship between them.]
[Um, you can't take your anger out on us just because your brother is being maliciously hyped as a couple. Did you hear what I said? Different circles should not interfere with each other.]
[Can someone please explain to me what Jing Shengxi is going on about? I don't think I've quit the internet.]
[One of the celebrities on the show posted the same bracelet, T-shirt, and hat as Jing Shengxi on his secondary account. Then, some inexplicable video clips were leaked. It wouldn't have mattered as long as it didn't get to the main cast, but it ended up getting to the main cast because of the couple's fans.]
[It's no wonder Jing Shengxi wasn't angry. After all, the new drama's heroine was right next to him, and the hype about her and the female contestants on the show was likely to arouse everyone's viewing experience.]
[To borrow Jing Shengxi's words, please pay more attention to my work.]
[In fact, not only fans are paying attention to your latest work, but even the outside world is also concerned about whether the show can be effectively broadcast and what the broadcast effect will be if the actress on the crew is involved in a criminal case.]
[Sun Ziming was out for dinner after work, and his suspected drunk driving and dragging of a traffic police officer have already affected the crew. The crew has publicly announced that all of Sun Ziming's performance footage will be deleted.]
[Although she didn't have many scenes, she was one of the main actors in the show. Deleting her character would make the plot quite inconsistent, so someone else was needed to take her place.]
In order not to delay the filming progress, Li Lai had to reshoot all of Sun Ziming's previous shots within a week.
It was very difficult for her because she had no one to act with. Some plots required emotional progression, and the director was not very satisfied with the several performance styles that Li Lai gave.
The director also knew that this was not Li Li's fault. The other actors in the crew were filming according to the established plan. Wasting time meant wasting money.
It is troublesome to coordinate the lead actors' schedules and all aspects of post-production.
After smoking a few cigarettes in a state of frustration, he discussed with the producer and directly gave the unedited video to Li Li, treating her as a co-star.
Through an electronic tablet, Li Lai also clearly understood the role of each person in the crew.
Liu Qiang plays the role of a murderer seeking revenge against society, Hu Xuechun plays the role of a meticulous forensic doctor, and Jing Shengxi plays the role of a policeman.
Jing Shengxi has a lot of scenes and is the main character. There are also a lot of action scenes, so he needs to communicate with the action director during breaks.
Don’t ask how Li Lai knew it, the rough cut also includes a lot of behind-the-scenes footage.
In other words, in addition to filming tasks, Jing Shengxi also has to take one day a week to participate in the live broadcast of the program.
This is quite a struggle.
In the third episode of [Star of Life] live broadcast, Li Lai was still reshooting in the studio, and Lan Yan went there personally to lead the team. The result should not be too good. Lan Yan said on the phone that he had already started communicating with the program crew.
While waiting for the stage staff to set up the venue, Bai Zhi sent a video to Li Li, saying that she had several performances that she couldn't perform well and wanted Li Li to give her some advice.
After watching Bai Zhi's performance, Li Li gave some cautious advice, and then the two chatted for a while.
"Sister Li Li, after the live show ended today, Brother Jing bought coffee for everyone. When he handed the coffee to me, he asked me where I had been. I said you had to leave the program for a few days for something. Li Li, how many days will it take for you to come back? I miss you so much."
Li Li did not say that she was out filming. Lan Yan informed all parties and everyone knew the truth. The unified statement to the outside world was that Li Li had returned to the troupe to work.
"It will take several days. The work here is not yet finished."
"Sister, if you don't come back, I won't be able to finish this midnight snack."
The hotel where the production crew stayed would deliver midnight snacks every day, and everyone in the group would send messages of thanks to Brother Jing. Even the producer of the production crew sent a short essay in the group to thank Jing Shengxi.
There are more than 200 people in the group, so no one will notice even if I don’t post it.
One day I ran into the program director, who politely told Li Lai that it would be best if she could also post something, because after all, she should be grateful to someone who has helped her.
Li Li cursed inwardly. Jing Shengxi was so poor that he couldn't afford to rent a house. She even paid for his rent and food herself, and even brought him an extra portion of water when she bought food.
Is she being ungrateful? She takes it for granted.
But I couldn't talk about the past, so I could only smile and explain that I had forgotten. I took out my phone and posted in the group: "Thank you, Teacher Jing Shengxi, for the midnight snack."
That day, Jing Shengxi tagged himself in the group chat: "As long as you like it, it's fine."
No matter how hard they tried, they managed to reshoot all the previous shots within the specified time.
The assistant director announced that the two camera crews would join forces to shoot tomorrow.
Taking into account Li Li's hard work, I will give her a day off. A bus will come to pick her up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.
It was already 12:21 at night. After several days of intense and high-pressure shooting, Li Lai felt physically tired and mentally extremely excited. He didn't know whether to sit or stand, and he was afraid of disturbing others if he exercised in the room.
I might as well go out for a walk along the river for an hour and come back to rest at 2 o'clock on time.
The nights in the suburbs are quiet, and even quieter at midnight. I originally wanted to stroll along the riverside, but all sorts of horror ghost stories suddenly came to my mind. Instead of feeling tired, my mind became even more excited.
Come to think of it, Li Lai should go to the nearby community hospital to buy some sleeping pills.
There was only one doctor on duty in the community hospital. After registering, the nurse asked Li Lai to wait while the doctor treated other patients in the treatment room.
The aluminum alloy bench in the hospital was cold. She sat there playing with her phone and looked up to see Jing Shengxi.
The meeting was uncomfortable. Li Lai was exhausted and was not allowed to move, so they sat on a bench and no one spoke.
Both of them were tired, so it was better to just sit there quietly.
On the way back, the two of them kept a surprisingly consistent pace.
Jing Shengxi was right behind, neither fast nor slow, even though Li Li deliberately slowed down her pace to let Jing Shengxi overtake her.
The other party also slowed down and kept a certain distance from him.
When they returned to the hotel, Jing Shengxi also followed them back. They took the same elevator, she was on the third floor and he was on the seventh floor.
So, he actually wanted to accompany me!
Apart from the few years they were apart, there were many occasions when the two of them were together.
Knowing that Jing Shengxi had no house to live in now, Li Li, out of nowhere, showed some kindness. She took a list of rental houses from an agency and accompanied Jing Shengxi to look for a house from one house to another.
Good rooms are expensive, and the cheap ones are either located in remote areas or have seven or eight people squeezed into a 100-square-meter house.
After looking for a house for an entire afternoon, Li Li's face was flushed from the sun and small red rashes appeared on her arms. After drinking half a bottle of mineral water in one breath, Li Li asked a cruel question.
"Tell me how much money you have left."
"One thousand and two."
"That guitar—"
"No." Jing Shengxi hugged the guitar tightly behind him and dismissed Li Li's suggestion.
"Did you get scammed, or is the company sending you here to experience life? You can't rent a suitable apartment for a thousand yuan."
Jing Shengxi should have known this in his heart, so he didn't say anything. He sat on the curb and started looking for a house with his mobile phone.
Li Li was thinking about this. Today was Wednesday and the nearby supermarket was having a sale. She would go there soon to buy all the vegetables for a week.
"Where is this place?" Jing Shengxi held up the phone in front of Li Li, and Li Li laughed at that moment.
"Isn't this the upstairs of my house?"
Li Li led Jing Shengxi to her residence. The exterior had been uniformly painted by the government, and the age of the building was not discernible.
Walking into the corridor, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything. I took out my phone to light up and saw that the walls were covered with layers of small advertisements. I walked up the stairs one step at a time. Li Li opened the door and saw Jing Shengxi was still standing outside. Li Li kindly pointed to the floor above her and said, "Go up the stairs next to you and you'll find the house you're looking for. Here's the key. If you like it, just call this person."
The house originally had two floors, but was later converted into a two-story duplex. After it was bought by the landlord, he tried his best to restore it to its original appearance and changed it back to an upstairs and downstairs house, and the upper and lower floors even shared the same door.
Because the house has been renovated beyond recognition, many residents are worried about safety issues.
"How much is the rent?"
"1400 per month, one deposit and three payments."
Jing Shengxi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Li with firm eyes: "Lend me 6,000, and I'll pay it back next month."
"What did you say!"
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