Chapter 180: He Is Under My Protection

After breakfast, Lu Yan He went back to his room to rest for a while, then set off with Chen Ziyan to try on his styling.

Lu Yan He's scenes in the play are actually not many, but they are very critical.

In 'The Golden Age,' the character Lu Yan He plays is called Yao Yu'an, and the character Jiang Yuqian plays is called Guan Zhu.

He is the key reason why Guan Zhu, the female lead played by Jiang Yuqian, enters the real estate company in the play.

Yao Yu'an is Guan Zhu's first love. In order to protect Guan Zhu, he died in a fight, but Huang Zhonghuai, who caused Yao Yu'an's death, was ultimately exempted from criminal responsibility due to his family's protection and did not receive the punishment he deserved.

Because of this, Guan Zhu, who had been a pampered little girl since childhood, changed her personality, and a seed of revenge was planted in her heart. She studied hard and worked hard, just for the sake of revenge one day.

Against this background, Guan Zhu entered Huang Zhonghuai's family business, a real estate company, starting from the bottom, and met the male lead Lian Jin, played by Huang Kai. The two competed for projects, snatching from each other, and developed feelings. Because Guan Zhu wanted to avenge Yao Yu'an, she restrained her feelings and stayed with Huang Zhonghuai, secretly collecting evidence that could bring him down. Lian Jin mistakenly thought that Guan Zhu didn't like him, and also put away his feelings.

At the same time, the real estate industry ushered in a take-off, and everyone was constantly climbing under the torrent of the times.

As the young person who could take the most projects in this real estate company, Lian Jin had great momentum, but was jealous of Huang Zhonghuai, who used a trick to squeeze him out of the company. Lian Jin had no choice but to join another real estate company and start over.

Guan Zhu and Lian Jin became rivals in the business world again, frequently clashing, with half the results each. In just a few years, Guan Zhu and Lian Jin both stepped on the dividends of the real estate industry and became high-level executives of their respective companies.

During this period, they also had accidents repeatedly, colliding with new feelings. Lian Jin couldn't forget Guan Zhu and hoped that Guan Zhu would leave Huang Zhonghuai. But the matter of revenge lay in Guan Zhu's heart, and she couldn't let go of Yao Yu'an, so she refused Lian Jin again.

However, Huang Zhonghuai was not sincere to Guan Zhu either. He hung a project with money laundering behavior under Guan Zhu's name, just to push Guan Zhu out as a scapegoat at a critical moment.

Lian Jin accidentally learned the clues of this matter and reminded Guan Zhu. He thought Guan Zhu would be disappointed in Huang Zhonghuai because of this and break up with him, but what he didn't expect was that Guan Zhu still stayed by Huang Zhonghuai's side, as if nothing had happened.

Lian Jin thought Guan Zhu was blinded by love, disappointed and angry, and decided not to care about Guan Zhu's affairs anymore. The project hanging under Guan Zhu's name finally exploded, and Guan Zhu was indeed pushed out as a scapegoat.

At this moment, Lian Jin found that he still couldn't help but like Guan Zhu, and couldn't help but reach out to help, but his ability was limited and he couldn't turn the tide.

At this critical juncture, Guan Zhu suddenly threw out evidence of Huang Zhonghuai's bribery and money laundering, turning the situation around. Huang Zhonghuai was arrested, and Guan Zhu was also kicked out of the company, becoming an abandoned child.

Lian Jin found Guan Zhu at this time and asked her why she did this. Only then did Guan Zhu tell her story with Yao Yu'an.

Lian Jin wanted to invite Guan Zhu to join the company he was in to solve her predicament, but was rejected by the company he was in. Guan Zhu also suddenly disappeared. Lian Jin looked for Guan Zhu for a long time, but couldn't find her, so he had to give up.

Until a year later, a building developed by the company Lian Jin was in had many problems due to heavy rain. Because the material supplier was suspected of nepotism in bidding, the materials were inferior, and the service quality was unqualified, causing the building under construction to fall into a huge public opinion crisis, and it was about to be smashed in his hands. As the vice president in charge, Lian Jin handled related matters and was burned out, so he had to change a material supplier.

Guan Zhu suddenly appeared at this time as the boss of a newly established building materials company and docked with him.

Only then did Lian Jin know that over the past year, because of the non-compete agreement, Guan Zhu could not join any real estate company, and because she brought down Huang Zhonghuai, she could not get the trust of any company, so she started from scratch and started doing building materials.

The story of 'The Golden Age' ends here.

Whether Lian Jin and Guan Zhu are together, and what kind of story happened later, have not been expanded.

This story mainly revolves around Guan Zhu's goal of revenge, unfolding an industry picture of the take-off of the real estate industry.

The focus of the story is all on the competition between Lian Jin and Guan Zhu. They competed within the company in the early stage, and represented different companies in the later stage. There are many business war parts, and they are written very wonderfully.

But it's a pity that these scenes have nothing to do with Lu Yan He.

Lu Yan He basically appears in Guan Zhu's memories, appearing as a white moonlight existence.

Lu Yan He read the whole script and knew that his role was both important and unimportant.

It is important in the perfection of his character. In this professional drama, everyone is not a good person in the pure sense, including the male and female leads, who have times when they use unscrupulous means for work. Only he, from the initial school grass image, to the warm boyfriend image when getting along with Guan Zhu, to the heroic image of rushing to the front to protect Guan Zhu, every appearance makes Yao Yu'an's image more perfect.

It is unimportant in that his character is detached from the main line. He is not a character who appears in the main business war, he is Guan Zhu's comfort when she is tired, Guan Zhu's warmth when she is sleepless all night, and also Guan Zhu's lighthouse when she makes moral choices and struggles. In short, he is incompatible with the main line of the whole story.

Lu Yan He understood on the one hand why Jiang Yuqian and Chen Ziyan thought this role would be popular and would take his career a big step forward, and on the other hand, he was also a pity himself. If he could play Lian Jin, that would be a truly flesh-and-blood role, with changes, with a complex side, and with different performance space. Even if it wasn't Lian Jin, the role of Huang Zhonghuai was also very full, a selfish person who was bad to the bone.

But Lu Yan He could only play Yao Yu'an.

Lu Yan He's makeup trial and styling process was very simple, but very long, making him feel boring.

Because in this process, he was just a prop, discussed, designed, and played by others.

He followed their ideas, constantly changing clothes, changing styles, just the hairstyle was tried six or seven, constantly changing wigs.

Finally, one of the hairstyles was decided.

A bit more youthful and sunny.

After determining the overall styling, the stylist matched him with eight sets of clothes, let him change into each set, put them on and take pictures, and simultaneously sent them to Luo Dao Yuzhong for confirmation.

Daily casual style, white shirt style, several styles.

This trip took about five hours.

Lu Yan He ate a boxed lunch with everyone at noon.

The food was not bad, there was a big chicken leg, and Lu Yan He was very satisfied.

At 3:30 PM, Lu Yan He finished his styling and left with Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan said: "You are filming this play, I didn't plan to assign you an assistant. Your income is relatively low now and cannot cover the assistant's salary. This is one aspect. On the other hand, I also want to exercise your own basic survival ability, don't develop the bad habit of reaching out for clothes and opening your mouth for food, OK?"

Lu Yan He nodded: "Okay."

Chen Ziyan smiled, nodded, and said: "That's it, after you finish recording 'Young Days,' I will consider whether to assign you an assistant depending on the situation."

"Okay."

Chen Ziyan didn't lack this money. Even if Lu Yan He couldn't cover the assistant's salary himself, the company could. Chen Ziyan didn't even have this authority in the company. But as Chen Ziyan just said, Lu Yan He is filming now, and the workload is not large, so there is no need to specifically ask an assistant to follow him, and it is not busy to that extent.

"There are no your scenes in the next few days. I greeted Lei Shuangcheng before, you can observe the scene first in the next few days to understand how the scene operates. Your scenes are estimated to be arranged after a week," Chen Ziyan said. "Originally, your scenes were intended to be filmed by Assistant Director He Xun, but Luo Yuzhong finally decided to direct it himself. You must seize the opportunity to learn more from Luo Dao."

"Okay."

Chen Ziyan was about to leave.

Originally, Chen Ziyan didn't need to personally send Lu Yan He over for this kind of work, but because it was Lu Yan He's first play, Chen Ziyan was a bit concerned, so she personally sent Lu Yan He over.

Lu Yan He returned to the hotel with Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan checked out and prepared to return to Yuming.

"Take good care of yourself when you are alone in the crew. If you have any legitimate needs, just mention them normally, don't be afraid of troubling others, and wrong yourself," Chen Ziyan exhorted. "If you have anything you can't solve, tell me. I'll leave first, and I'll come to see you in two days, and bring the cooperation contract of Ye Mai Network by the way."

Lu Yan He nodded and said: "Thank you, Sister Ziyan."

Once Chen Ziyan left, Lu Yan He was alone in the hotel, and suddenly had a sense of strangeness that he had to face this strange environment alone.

He suddenly realized a very important question.

Chen Ziyan is gone. If he wants to go to the set tomorrow, who should he contact?

All things before were contacted by Chen Ziyan, and Lu Yan He didn't manage anything, just followed Chen Ziyan.

Now that Chen Ziyan is gone, Lu Yan He can only handle all these things himself, from how to go to the set, he needs to figure it out himself.

Fortunately, everyone was added as friends yesterday.

Lu Yan He thought about it and decided to send a message to Lei Shuangcheng: Brother Lei, I am Yan He. I asked Sister Ziyan to communicate with you before. I want to go to the scene to observe and learn in the next few days. I don't know who I can contact to take me to the set tomorrow?

Lei Shuangcheng did not reply.

Lu Yan He did not urge him.

After about half an hour, Lei Shuangcheng pushed a business card over and said: You contact Little Zhao, he is my assistant.

Lu Yan He immediately replied "Thank you" and added this "Little Zhao": Brother Zhao, I am Lu Yan He.

"Little Zhao" ID name is Zhao Yuheng, which is his real name at a glance.

He quickly passed Lu Yan He's friend application.

Lu Yan He asked again.

Zhao Yuheng also pushed a business card: He is the shuttle bus driver Brother Cao, you contact him.

Lu Yan He had to add Brother Cao as a friend again: Brother Cao, I am Lu Yan He.

Five minutes later, the other party rejected his friend application.

???

Lu Yan He was stunned and didn't react.

What is the situation?

Hesitating for a moment, Lu Yan He thought, did this Brother Cao not know who Lu Yan He was?

He had to re-apply for friends: Brother Cao, I am Lu Yan He, an actor in 'The Golden Age.'

Three minutes later, Brother Cao passed.

Lu Yan He breathed a sigh of relief.

Once he heard Lu Yan He's intention, Brother Cao threw a timetable to him and said: This is the timetable for the shuttle bus between the hotel and the set every day. Look at the time. If you want to go to the set, just arrive at the hotel entrance five minutes in advance and wait.

Lu Yan He: Thank you, Brother Cao.

Brother Cao returned a "polite" emoji.

Just to go to the set, he added two friends and spent nearly half an hour.

Lu Yan He was a bit melancholy, but he also knew that this was probably Chen Ziyan's intention, letting him experience these things personally and accumulate social experience.

Chen Ziyan's requirements for artists have always been to go deep into real life, don't be an artist who doesn't eat human fireworks.

Their route is not an artist route.

Driver class.

Cao Yong put down his phone and asked: "What is the background of this Lu Yan He? An actor named Lu Yan He came to our crew. Do you know him?"

"Brother Cao, you are too ignorant, right? He is very popular now," another thin young man said. "You go online and search, it's all news about his college entrance exam score of 657, everyone is discussing him."

Cao Yong heard this and was a bit surprised, "Is it him?"

It seems that it is not completely unheard of.

"It is him, what's wrong?"

"I feel that he is not very valued by the company. He is going to the set tomorrow, and there is no car to pick him up, and he came to ask me about the shuttle bus time," Cao Yong said. "It shouldn't be like this logically. He is not a small actor without a name. Isn't he quite popular recently?"

"Maybe it's just because the college entrance exam score is quite popular, so he is not valued by the company? Is he not popular?"

"Alas, this world, everything depends on popularity," someone curled his lip in dissatisfaction.

Cao Yong said: "I feel this actor is still quite polite."

"Politeness is useless. Everyone is polite when they are not famous. When they become famous, their eyes grow to the sky."

"Hahaha, that's true."

At 6:00 PM, Lu Yan He faced a new problem: where to eat dinner?

The crew should have arranged dinner specifically, whether it is the set or the staff staying in the hotel, but Lu Yan He is currently not on the notice list, and no one greeted him.

Lu Yan He thought about it, and didn't trouble others, deciding to go out and turn around, and find a small restaurant outside to solve dinner.

Unexpectedly, he met Huang Kai in the elevator.

Huang Kai was followed by his assistant, a little girl with a ponytail.

Seeing Lu Yan He, Huang Kai smiled and greeted: "Yan He, are you ready to go to dinner?"

Lu Yan He nodded and called Brother Ren.

Huang Kai is twenty-nine years old this year, graduated from a professional college, and started acting as soon as he graduated. He is steady and steady. Now he is also a well-known actor in the first tier, but his commercial value is not as good as Jiang Yuqian, slightly inferior.

"Let's go together, I just made an appointment with Li Qian and Wang Yunfan to have dinner together," Huang Kai invited enthusiastically.

Lu Yan He was a bit surprised and said: "Okay, thank you, Brother Ren."

Huang Kai was enthusiastic about Lu Yan He because he saw Chen Ziyan's attitude towards Lu Yan He, and also because Lu Yan He was very popular recently.

"Do you have a car?"

Lu Yan He shook his head.

"Then get in my car," Huang Kai greeted Lu Yan He and got in his car, all the way to the restaurant.

Huang Kai was also quite curious about Lu Yan He and asked about his college entrance exam study.

"I have a younger brother, his study grades are really worrying. He will be in the third year of junior high in the second half of the year, and he will take the high school entrance exam this time next year. I don't know what he will take."

Probably because his biggest label is reading, the topic Huang Kai started with him was also reading.

Lu Yan He didn't know how to pick up this topic.

Is it possible to say "one year is enough"?

Huang Kai didn't want to take scriptures from Lu Yan He either. He just chatted with Lu Yan He.

"Did you handle your whole senior year by yourself? Did you ask a teacher to tutor you again?" he asked.

Lu Yan He nodded and said: "No, I don't have any income, where do I have money to ask a teacher to help me tutor."

"Then you are really amazing. I heard before that your company specifically asked a teacher to open a small stove for you," Huang Kai changed the subject. "However, even if you open a small stove, you are the only one in the entertainment circle who can open such a score. In the future, Jingtai will definitely have many programs looking for you. Your image of a top student is root-red and seedling-straight, which is the artist image everyone likes to see."

Lu Yan He couldn't laugh or cry.

"So I have to take the father and mother route in the future, right?"

"You could consider it. You have to know that after my parents found out your college entrance exam scores, they asked me several times if I knew you and if I could get my younger brother to learn from you," Huang Kai said, shaking his head. "I told him it's not like there aren't top students at his school; if he wants to learn, he should find the top students at his own school. Why look far away when he has what he needs nearby? They just see a top student anywhere and their eyes light up, wishing they could immediately take my brother to bask in that glory, as if that alone could make him suddenly enlightened."

Lu Yan He smiled and said: "Brother Ren, your relationship with your brother should be very good, right?"

"Good fart, never call brother when meeting, a rude little brat," Huang Kai scolded with a smile.

You can tell that the relationship between the two is very good.

Lu Yan He smiled.

"Has Huang Kai set off?"

"Set off from the hotel ten minutes ago, almost here." Wang Yunfan put down his phone, looked at Li Qian who pushed the door in, saw the latter, his eyes bent, smiled, and said: "Yo, dressed so beautifully, who is it for?"

Li Qian immediately glared at Wang Yunfan and said: "I dressed for myself, is it not allowed?"

"Sure, of course that's fine," Wang Yunfan said. "But I'll remind you, that guy Huang Kai has always been single; don't go casting flirtatious glances at a blind man."

"You still say, whether I dress well or not has nothing to do with Huang Kai." Li Qian rolled her eyes.

Wang Yunfan shrugged his shoulders, "Whatever you deny, anyway, I only believe my eyes. Aren't you just for Huang Kai that you specifically took this play."

Li Qian, who has appeared in many big explosion dramas in recent years, became popular with supporting roles, and now she can pick up the leading role drama, and she came to play a supporting role. On the one hand, it is because the foundation of this play is very strong, so strong that Li Qian is willing to play a supporting role again. On the other hand, isn't it because the male lead is Huang Kai.

Wang Yunfan and Li Qian are college classmates. They know that Li Qian was Huang Kai's fan when she was in college. She liked him. Later, she entered the industry and had the opportunity to meet. Not only did the idol filter not break, but she liked him even more.

"By the way, have you seen Lu Yan He? I heard he has already joined the crew," Li Qian asked.

"Haven't seen it," Wang Yunfan said with a smile. "Why are you interested in young little brothers? It's not kind to look at the pot while eating in the bowl."

"Close your stinky mouth." Li Qian rolled her eyes again. "I'm just curious, suddenly a great god appeared, a little interested. College entrance exam is 657, what are you doing as an actor?"

Wang Yunfan: "What's wrong with college entrance exam 657."

"Still what's wrong with college entrance exam 657, how much did you score in the college entrance exam?"

"I am an actor, does it matter how much I score in the college entrance exam?" Wang Yunfan said. "Can you get a best actor award if you score higher?"

"You are just jealous of others," Li Qian pointed out sharply. "Is it because you were originally the male second lead of this play, but a Lu Yan He came, and now the attention is higher than you, are you jealous in your heart?"

Wang Yunfan denied: "Nonsense, I am jealous of him? His company doesn't value him, what do I have to be jealous of."

"How do you know his company doesn't value him? It didn't value him before, and it valued him after the college entrance exam score came out."

"Give me a break. Joined the crew yesterday, didn't even arrange a car, and still have to take the crew's shuttle bus if I want to go to the set tomorrow."

"You know this?" Li Qian was surprised.

Wang Yunfan said: "My assistant said it, everyone is discussing it."

Li Qian: "Tsk tsk, it's really that everything can be spread."

At this time, the door of the box opened.

Huang Kai came in.

"Yo, Kai is here."

"Kai, you are here!" Li Qian stood up, looked at him and smiled brightly.

Then they saw Lu Yan He walking in with Huang Kai.

"I met Lu Yan He when I went downstairs, so I brought him here," Huang Kai said to the two people who were a bit stunned. "Do you know each other?"

Wang Yunfan and Li Qian's psychological feelings are sour. The person they were discussing just now suddenly appeared in front of them in the next second, just like being caught after doing something bad.

"Oh oh, long-heard name!" Wang Yunfan showed a smile for the first time and walked over to shake hands with Lu Yan He.

Wang Yunfan and Li Qian, the male second lead and female second lead of 'The Golden Age.'

Wang Yunfan plays the villain Huang Zhonghuai in the play, and Li Qian plays Jiang Yuqian's colleague Liu Na in the play.

These two are actors who have frequently appeared in hot dramas in recent years. Lu Yan He has not seen their plays, but he has an impression of them.

Lu Yan He greeted the two, polite and regular.

Huang Kai greeted several people to sit down together.

"Are you all seeing Lu Yan He for the first time?" Huang Kai asked.

"Yes," Li Qian nodded immediately, responding, "Kai, did you know him before?"

"No, I just met him," Huang Kai shook his head. "Little Lu joined the crew yesterday, right?"

Lu Yan He nodded.

Huang Kai asked: "Have you ordered food?"

"Ordered," Wang Yunfan nodded. "But it was ordered according to the weight of three people. You brought one more person and didn't say it earlier. You have to add two more dishes."

Huang Kai: "Then add it when the waiter comes to serve the dishes."

"Little Lu, do you have any taboos?" He turned to ask.

Lu Yan He shook his head.

Huang Kai: "Then add it when you see it."

"I'm a bit hungry," Wang Yunfan touched his stomach. "The boxed lunch of the crew today is too unpalatable, I couldn't eat it after two bites."

"What boxed lunch was issued at noon?"

"Tomato scrambled eggs, mushroom fried meat, and a chicken leg," Wang Yunfan said. "Plus a large portion of rice, is this calorie really not afraid that we will become fat on the camera? I made a suggestion the day before yesterday, let them prepare light food for us, and it hasn't been done today."

Lu Yan He, who ate gorgeously at noon, silently closed his mouth.

Li Qian: "You exercise every day anyway, what are you afraid of."

She turned to look at Huang Kai, and her tone and demeanor had obvious changes.

"Kai, thank you for treating us to dinner today."

Huang Kai waved his hand, "What are you polite about? I said to find an opportunity to have dinner together before. It was hard to gather the time today. It's a pity that Yuqian is filming, otherwise everyone could gather together."

Li Qian said: "Jiang Yuqian, she definitely won't come out. She never eats dinner."

"Is it so scary?" Wang Yunfan asked in shock.

Lu Yan He remembered the dinner he had with Jiang Yuqian not long ago, and didn't see Jiang Yuqian not moving chopsticks, obviously not a fact.

Huang Kai: "Yuqian, she is very self-disciplined."

"Am I not very self-disciplined?" Li Qian immediately said. "I also started learning to dance before. There is a dance variety show looking for me, and I am quite interested. However, it requires a pair of partners to participate in the competition. Kai, do you want to go and play with me?"

Huang Kai waved his hand and said: "I can't dance at all. Let me participate in this kind of program. In the end, I'm afraid it will be a disaster scene. Little Lu, isn't he able to dance? You find Little Lu to accompany you."

Lu Yan He was suddenly named, and he hadn't had time to speak yet, Li Qian said: "Then he is much younger than me, how can I partner with him? At that time, many people on the internet will definitely pick thorns with a magnifying glass."

"Netizens now are indeed very picky about female stars. Li Qian participated in an activity last week, and it seems that the styling was complained about," Wang Yunfan said. "It seems to be saying you... thick legs?"

Li Qian threw an eye knife over instantly, staring at Wang Yunfan, saying: "Say it again!"

Wang Yunfan immediately smiled and said: "Don't stare at me, it's not what I said. Of course I know your legs are not thick. Isn't it just that someone deliberately photographed your legs very thick, and then a group of people came to mock you? I have never said that Li Qian's legs are thick."

Li Qian hummed, saying: "You close your mouth."

When several people gather together, there is often a central figure. This person is the key to this game being able to be formed.

Lu Yan He knew that he was not familiar with them, so after taking his seat, he didn't try hard to integrate into them.

It's just that from the current situation, Huang Kai doesn't seem to be very familiar with them. In most cases, Wang Yunfan and Li Qian are laughing and fighting.

Lu Yan He even keenly noticed that Li Qian's attitude towards Huang Kai seems to be a bit different, at least completely different from her attitude towards him and Wang Yunfan.

And Huang Kai... he often doesn't pick up the move.

After noticing this, Lu Yan He had a new understanding of this dinner party tonight.

He wouldn't be a light bulb that shouldn't have appeared for no reason, right?

The purpose of Huang Kai bringing him to this table seems to be not so pure.

Lu Yan He looked at Huang Kai thoughtfully, and Huang Kai's eyes happened to look at him at this time.

The two people's eyes touched, and there was a sense of mutual understanding—Huang Kai knew that he had noticed something, and he knew that Huang Kai knew.

Lu Yan He silently withdrew his gaze, everything was not expressed, and lowered his head to look at his phone.

Li Qian's topic still focused on Huang Kai.

"Kai, everyone says that when you acted in 'Si Fan,' you were in love with Zhang Miao. Is this true or rumor?"

"Rumor," Huang Kai answered without hesitation. "We were both confused, and inexplicably spread rumors of love."

"Then who let you two play a couple in 'Si Fan,' everyone thinks you fell in love because of the play," Li Qian smiled with a bit of excitement. "Are you the kind of person who will fall in love because of the play?"

Huang Kai shook his head, "No."

Still answered very simply.

The smile on Li Qian's face became brighter.

"Then why are you single?" Li Qian supported her side face, her eyes flashing like waves, and asked, "Should there be many girls who have expressed their kindness to you?"

Huang Kai: "You guys staring at me and asking this

This topic shift... a huge pot falling from the sky.

Lu Yan He quickly shook his head and said, "No, no."

A hint of resentment rose in his eyes—you are not a kind person! You can't use me as a shield!

Huang Kai used his eyes to soothe him and said, "That's impossible, you must be lying. Handsome, good grades, and no girls like you? Do you think we never went to high school?"

The resentment in Lu Yan He's eyes deepened.

Now he knew very clearly that Huang Kai suddenly dragging him out to eat was definitely not out of any good intention to look after a junior; he had specifically grabbed him to deal with this exact situation!

The set of "The Golden Age."

"Alright, wrap!"

Following Luo Yuzhong's order, everyone on set breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, work was done for the day.

Assistant Luo Xiaoyu ran over, looking at Jiang Yuqian with sparkling eyes, and said, "Sister Yuqian, your performance just now was so good. I saw so many people on set moved to tears."

Jiang Yuqian's eyes were still red.

She wiped her undried tears with a tissue and said, "Let's go, let's go eat. We haven't had dinner, you're hungry, right?"

Luo Xiaoyu nodded immediately and said, "I am hungry."

The production team had provided her with a dedicated car.

Luo Xiaoyu accompanied Jiang Yuqian to a restaurant near the hotel.

"Just help me order some shrimp porridge; I won't eat anything else. You decide on the rest." As soon as Jiang Yuqian sat down, a wave of exhaustion washed over her. She handed the menu to Luo Xiaoyu and told her to order for herself.

Luo Xiaoyu looked at the menu and asked cautiously, "Sister Yuqian, I want to eat braised pork ribs and stir-fried river clam meat."

"Fine, order it."

Having received permission, Luo Xiaoyu happily went to the door to call the waiter.

"Hey—" Luo Xiaoyu called out in surprise.

"Xiaoyu, why are you here? Is Yuqian here too?" Huang Kai's voice came from outside.

"She is," Jiang Yuqian said, looking up.

Huang Kai poked his head in, his gaze meeting Jiang Yuqian's.

"Oh, what a coincidence, you guys just arrived? Just finished work?"

"Yeah," Jiang Yuqian nodded. "Shot for ten hours today, my head is spinning. You finished eating? By yourself?"

"No, Wang Yunfan, Li Qian, and Little Lu are all together," Huang Kai said. "We're in a private room up front, why don't you join us?"

"You guys are already finished eating, right? Forget it." Jiang Yuqian waved her hand, then suddenly realized, "Little Lu? Are you talking about Lu Yan He?"

"Yes," Huang Kai nodded. "Your little junior brother."

Jiang Yuqian thought for a moment and said to Luo Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, have them send the shrimp porridge to their table. Once you're done eating later, just have the driver take you back; I'll hitch a ride with them."

Luo Xiaoyu happily agreed.

She could happily stuff her face alone!

During the time Huang Kai went to the restroom, neither Li Qian nor Wang Yunfan spoke, both busy replying to messages on their phones.

Lu Yan He didn't take the initiative to strike up a conversation either.

It was clear that these two had come for Huang Kai tonight and weren't very welcoming to him, this "uninvited guest."

He even regretted not going to the restroom with Huang Kai.

He really wanted to ask Huang Kai how exactly he had offended him; the second day he met him, he was dragged over to be a shield.

Suddenly, Li Qian turned to look at Lu Yan He, her eyes scanning him as she asked, "Are you very close with Jiang Yuqian?"

Lu Yan He said, "It's alright."

"You were recommended by Jiang Yuqian, and you're not professionally trained, yet you're acting in Luo Dao's play right from the start. Aren't you afraid of messing it up?" Li Qian asked.

Her tone was somewhat arrogant, as if she didn't think much of "connected" people like Lu Yan He.

Lu Yan He didn't like her attitude, especially this attitude that became unfriendly the moment Huang Kai left. He replied with a bit of backbone and pride, "Luo Dao let me come only after I auditioned. I don't think I'll mess it up."

Hearing him say this, Li Qian was taken aback for a moment before continuing with a slight air of arrogance, "I hope so. Many people have high hopes for this drama; no one wants to be held back."

Lu Yan He felt a cloud over his heart and was somewhat annoyed, but it wasn't in his nature to lash out over such a small matter.

Therefore, when the fuming Lu Yan He saw Jiang Yuqian walk in, he even thought he was hallucinating.

"Sister Yuqian?" Lu Yan He looked at her in pleasant surprise.

Jiang Yuqian greeted them, exchanged a few polite words with a smile, patted Lu Yan He on the shoulder, and said, "You're doing alright, kid. You've already gotten to know everyone without me needing to bring you around. I was originally thinking of finding time these next few days to introduce you to them."

Lu Yan He immediately said, "Brother Ren brought me here."

He even wanted to complain to Jiang Yuqian that Huang Kai had brought him here today with ill intentions.

The way Jiang Yuqian spoke to Lu Yan He caused a huge stir in the hearts of Wang Yunfan and Li Qian.

Everyone knew that Jiang Yuqian had recommended an actor to the production team for the role of Yao Yuan, but this was very common; many first-tier actors would recommend one or two actors to the production team when joining a project.

But Jiang Yuqian was not a very approachable person on set. She almost never interacted with anyone privately. If you talked to her, that was fine, but don't expect to become further acquainted with her in private time.

Jiang Yuqian also rarely showed care for anyone in front of others.

So, Jiang Yuqian's attitude toward Lu Yan He today shocked them.

Even if Lu Yan He was recommended to the set by her, and even if Lu Yan He was an actor from the same company, was it necessary for her to show an attitude of "this person is under my protection" in front of them?

With Jiang Yuqian's appearance, the attention of Li Qian and Wang Yunfan finally shifted away from Huang Kai.

Especially Li Qian.

She was the supporting actress of this drama and already had some potential competitive tension with Jiang Yuqian.

Of course, Li Qian wouldn't openly compete with Jiang Yuqian at this moment. Li Qian was somewhat popular now, but she wasn't at the level to battle Jiang Yuqian. Jiang Yuqian was a first-tier actress, a genuine one who could carry a drama in the eyes of broadcast platforms and investors, not the kind of "first-tier" that was packaged.

In the industry, what is a true first-tier? It means investors recognize you, platforms recognize you, and advertisers recognize you. That is what makes you first-tier.

Once Jiang Yuqian arrived, Li Qian no longer made any insinuations toward Huang Kai in her speech.

In Lu Yan He's view, she was almost entirely focused on Jiang Yuqian.

"Yuqian, I heard that after you finish 'The Golden Age,' you have another play in the works?" Li Qian asked.

"Which one are you talking about?" Jiang Yuqian asked.

After asking, she continued to look down and drink her porridge with a spoon.

Li Qian: "I only heard it's called 'True Crossroads'? It seems other actresses are also in talks for this play, but since you want to act in it, this play must be yours, right?"

Her tone revealed a sense of fawning toward Jiang Yuqian.

Jiang Yuqian took a sip of porridge, looked up, and smiled slightly.

"You're quite well-informed. Being so concerned about this play, have you also had thoughts about it?"

Li Qian quickly waved her hands, smiled bitterly, and said, "How could I dare to compete with you."

"Don't say that, it makes it sound like I'm bullying you. It's just based on ability. Let's not act like innocent rabbits; when you were sending paintings and wine behind people's backs trying to snatch the lead role, I didn't see you afraid to compete with me." Jiang Yuqian stirred the porridge in front of her slowly, her tone calm.

But as the words fell, the three men in the room instantly turned into stone statues, neither speaking nor moving.

Silence.

Li Qian's face turned pale for a moment, as if struck by lightning, looking embarrassed, but she quickly adjusted, wearing a somewhat fawning smile, and said, "Yuqian, did we have some misunderstanding before? I never thought about snatching your lead role, that wouldn't be possible. Maybe someone misunderstood my meaning; of course I have self-awareness."

Jiang Yuqian smiled lightly, "Since it might be a misunderstanding, then let's not talk about it."

At the same time, Huang Kai felt moved. Just now, when he heard Li Qian mocking Lu Yan He outside the door, he saw Jiang Yuqian have no reaction and thought she only had a casual relationship with Lu Yan He.

Now it seemed, it was not casual at all.

Jiang Yuqian had slapped Li Qian hard in the face right in front of them so quickly; Huang Kai felt Li Qian might never know why in her entire life.