Chapter 401

After eating the boxed meal, Jin Li rested for half an hour, spending the time communicating with Sister Fang about safety issues.

Sister Fang was very worried about her and wanted the hotel to continue strengthening security management, and also wanted to arrange a few personal bodyguards for Jin Li.

But Jin Li rejected this proposal.

"Sister Fang, too much is as bad as too little. My popularity has skyrocketed recently because of 'Assassination,' and the buzz online is high enough that people will pay attention wherever I go."

"If I arrange bodyguards while filming on set, let alone what other netizens might think, I'm afraid Director Chu and other A-list stars will have opinions."

"Besides, 'Dawn' is already being filmed in a closed environment, and the flow of people is relatively fixed. If I add a few more bodyguards, it will also bring trouble to the crew."

In Jin Li's mind, when filming, you should just film well. Don't treat the set as a runway; it's a place for work, not a place to show off.

Even paparazzi find it hard to sneak into the crew. If she insists on having bodyguards follow her because of this "extreme fan" incident, I'm afraid some netizens will say she has a bigger ego than the lead actors in the show, and that she's stealing the spotlight from the leads.

During the filming process, such comments appearing is not a good trend.

Jin Li felt that the more popular her popularity became, the more cautious she had to be in her words and actions.

Many traffic stars who suddenly became popular had their reputations ruined because of these small things.

Sui Sui Lingfang reluctantly agreed to Jin Li's suggestion, letting Chen Qin sleep with her at night just in case, and sending another errand assistant over.

Jin Li was staying in a presidential suite, which originally had several rooms.

But because the crew not only reimbursed her for the accommodation but also for the assistant, based on the principle of "not using it is a waste," Jin Li let Chen Qin stay in the reimbursed room.

Now that another assistant was being sent over, she could go stay in Chen Qin's room, and there was no need to trouble the crew to arrange another house, increasing costs.

Not long after the discussion, security came to knock on the door, saying with a serious expression: "We searched the emergency exit once, but didn't find any strangers."

Jin Li asked: "Did the surveillance still not capture footage of that person leaving?"

Security shook his head: "No."

Chen Qin asked: "Then what about entering? You should be able to capture footage of them entering, right?"

The security guard said: "We are currently investigating, but there are too many people coming in and out of the hotel every day. We need some time to check them one by one."

"And it's hard to guarantee that the person came that day. You've been in the crew for two days. If it's your crazy fan, it's very likely they already came yesterday."

"Unless necessary, you should stay in your room and don't go out."

The security guard appeared in a rush and left in a rush, looking very anxious.

Chen Qin stared at the door and frowned: "Why do I feel like the security guard seems to be hiding something?"

Jin Li just thought for a while and understood something, saying lightly: "They didn't capture footage of them leaving, and didn't see anyone in the emergency exit. The security guard missed one possibility."

Chen Qin turned to look at Jin Li.

Jin Li: "That person didn't necessarily sneak in from the outside, but is very likely a resident here, which is why they could find a hidden place and be so familiar with this floor."

"It's even very likely that she lived in this room of mine before, which is why she could recognize it immediately."

Chen Qin's eyes widened slightly: "This is a presidential suite, ordinary people can't afford to live here. If they can afford to live in such a room, how rich must they be? Do rich people actually stalk too?"

Jin Li thought for a moment and said: "From an economic perspective, rich people have more desires than ordinary people, their inner dark side is not necessarily less, and they have the ability to take action."

Poor people might be unable to engage in stalking behavior due to economic reasons, but a celebrity's itinerary is not a difficult thing in the eyes of the rich.

Jin Li had once heard people in the industry say that the status of every flight a celebrity takes is sold by someone inside the airline.

For this reason, celebrity teams have to specifically communicate with airlines to request itinerary confidentiality.

However, this didn't do much.

Airlines and the entertainment industry are two different systems. Celebrities need to take planes to save time, but airlines don't lack a picky user like a celebrity.

Even if an airline really guarantees it to a celebrity, if the information is leaked, it's usually an internal investigation by the airline.

If the investigation yields results, they give the celebrity an explanation.

But if they can't investigate it...

Even the airline expresses helplessness, not knowing which process it leaked from.

The behavior of stealing from one's own is not only a problem for airlines, but also a problem that exists in all walks of life, especially in the banking sector, where the problem is particularly serious.

After all, it's not the first time everyone has heard of a bank employee peeking at a big shot's stock account, taking out a loan of millions to go all-in on stocks.

As a result, the stock market kept falling, the big shot hadn't gone bankrupt yet, but the employee couldn't bear the pressure of repaying the loan and went to the rooftop first.

It's just...

Jin Li thought of the comments fans screenshotted for her. Those comments were suspected of having seen the background inside her room, discovering where she was, and then saying they wanted to find her, wanted to meet her, and other remarks.

Judging from those remarks, Jin Li didn't feel that this fan wanted to engage in very extreme behavior.

Jin Li didn't think about the things she couldn't figure out anymore, but silently recited the "Tao Te Ching" a few times in her heart, gathered her leaking spirit, and continued to devote herself to learning.

This time, she still turned on the livestream, immersed in learning.

【Jin Li is so brave, she still dares to continue the livestream after encountering this kind of thing in the afternoon!】

【It proves that those things are not a big deal. As a celebrity, who hasn't encountered a few extreme fans?】

【I see the assistant. Because there is an assistant by her side, she's not afraid, right?】

【I think it's more that the pressure of studying makes her not dare to slack off. For example, I am like that now. I have an exam tomorrow, and I just started reviewing.】

In a certain narrow space several rooms away from the room where Jin Li was.

A woman quietly stretched out a pair of hands from a pile of quilts, then slowly got up. The quilts pressing on her body were pushed down layer by layer, revealing the thin body under the quilts.

This woman lowered her head, rummaged for the hat that had fallen on the ground, finally found it from a corner, and hurriedly put the hat on, pressing it down hard.

She wore a mask the whole time and didn't dare to raise her head, even though there was no one around.

The moment she pressed the hat down hard to cover her face, her tense brows relaxed slightly.

As if she only possessed great security when she completely covered herself.

That woman carefully found the mobile phone hidden between the cabinet and the floor gap, connected to the hotel's network, opened the Maozhao livestream, and stared at Jin Li studying.

She discovered that only when she was staring at Jin Li's livestream did she have a moment of peace.

"Jin Li, you are my god..."

"Only you can save me, only you can resist..."

"I want to come to your side, I want to find you, let you see me..."

The next day.

Jin Li came to the set and found that the atmosphere had changed again.

Although the incident of her encountering extreme fans yesterday didn't make it to the trending topics, it spread far and wide in the industry, and those who should know, knew.

Because of this incident, the crew members were not as enthusiastic toward her, for fear of being misunderstood.

Put yourself in her shoes and think, if you encountered a crazy fan yesterday, you would probably be wary of anyone who was too enthusiastic today.

One morning, except for filming her own scenes, no one took the initiative to find her, as if she were in a vacuum state. Jin Li felt that even doing practice problems was much easier.

She breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the feeling of not being disturbed was so refreshing.

But she also knew that this was only temporary. As long as she was still in the crew, she couldn't avoid dealing with others.

After the storm passed, everything would slowly return to normal.

"Jin Li!" During lunch, the assistant director suddenly called out to her and greeted her to come over and sit.

Jin Li walked over and found that Director Chu, the lead actors, and the screenwriter were all there. These were the important people who were permanently stationed in the crew.

Jin Li nodded to them, didn't say much, sat down, and silently ate her meal.

She was never a celebrity who was good at socializing, and in previous crews, she didn't take the initiative to participate in socializing, and this time was no exception.

Because her behavior was too normal, it made the assistant director stunned for a while. He shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice just like her before coming back to his senses, and simply asked without hesitation:

"Jin Li, I heard that you encountered extreme fans at the hotel yesterday. Are you okay now?"

Jin Li nodded: "I didn't have direct contact with the fans. My feeling is that it's okay, it's just that I kept hearing knocking but couldn't see anyone, which was a bit panic-inducing."

"But there are many people in the hotel, and security came over in a while, so I wasn't very afraid."

Director Chu spoke up: "Your agent called me yesterday and told me about this. I later called the security team and asked them to raise the defense level."

"As for the crew, the filming of 'Dawn' has always been carried out according to the highest confidentiality level in the industry. Don't worry, it's difficult for fans to sneak into the crew, and you are very safe in the crew."

Jin Li smiled and said: "Director, many people have encountered this kind of thing. I'm not that fragile, otherwise I wouldn't have continued to come to film as if nothing happened."

Director Chu thought of her performance during the interview and couldn't help but smile: "Your mentality is very stable, your explosive power is very sufficient, and you can see that your inner will is very strong."

He thought for a while and said: "But you need to pay attention, the 'Ruan Ruan' you play cannot be too stable. She is a character with a lot of memes, and you need to play her more vividly and lively."

Jin Li put down her chopsticks, thought seriously for a few seconds, and asked: "Director, I have an idea. I've been thinking about it these past few days. Can I increase some of the character's physical movements and design a few unique movements and language for her?"

Director Chu said with interest: "Tell me your idea."

Jin Li had completely substituted herself into the role as a "clown" in the movie, so after entering the crew, she constantly imagined more humorous scenes in her mind.

Some ideas were flashes of inspiration that popped up in her mind, and she wasn't sure if they would work.

After all, in the filming of the past two days, Director Chu rarely NG'd her scenes, which meant that in Director Chu's mind, her performance was qualified.

Since the director felt it was okay, is there any need for the actor to further improve herself?

If it were a previous crew, Jin Li would naturally choose to strive for perfection, because she played the female lead in those shows.

If her character couldn't stand up, then the whole show would very likely flop.

But in a crew like Director Chu's, where stars gather, playing a supporting role requires grasping a degree.

For the director and the female lead, if the supporting actress plays too well, problems might arise, breaking the balance in the frame.

Jin Li: "As a wealthy second-generation spoiled girl, the supporting actress's travel and dress are top-notch, but I found that she is quite normal in her private life."

"She has a good best friend, and her hobbies are looking at handsome guys and buying clothes. These are good hobbies, with absolutely no bad habits. Don't you think the character image is too consistent with the outside world's impression of a wealthy beauty? Being too routine makes it look stereotypical."

"So I think we can add some unique personality to the tone of voice, such as a spoiled light hum, fingers deliberately raised when making phone calls, and acting spoiled when facing her father giving money, as well as being more generous when throwing money at outsiders..."

The more Jin Li spoke, the more vivid the image of "Ruan Ruan" became in her mind.

"By the way, I suggest adding a scene where Ruan Ruan gives out money. For example, those who take money to do things must bring a report or photo to get the money. Although she has money, money doesn't come from a strong wind, and giving money should also come with her own personality."

Many people's impression of rich people is that they don't treat money as money and compete with each other.

But this is just a public impression, lacking detailed depiction.

For example, some rich people are even stingier than ordinary people, and can chat with people for more than ten minutes on the side of the road for a fifty-cent discount.

Eating in a restaurant, tissues cost three yuan, they would rather run to the toilet to get free toilet paper than buy tissues in the restaurant.

Although they compete, they refuse mindless competition and buy antiques, gold, and jewelry that preserve value.

Don't treat rich people as fools. The richer they are, the more they can make money from money compared to ordinary people.

If they can't, then they are mindless wealthy second-generation heirs, specifically pitting their parents.

But judging from the plot Ruan Ruan got, although she spends money heavily, she is not the type to mindlessly pit her parents. At least when she has a traffic accident while driving, she won't shout "My dad is Li Gang" to the outside.

After Director Chu finished listening to Jin Li's ideas, he said: "You eat first, come find me after eating, I'll discuss it with the screenwriter first."

Director Chu hadn't finished eating, but he had already pulled the screenwriter up, took the boxed meal to another place, and it looked like he intended to chat while eating with the screenwriter.

Seeing this, the assistant director also took the boxed meal and followed.

The scene was left with only Bai Jiang, Xu Ting, and Jin Li.

Jin Li lowered her head to eat and didn't speak.

Bai Jiang and Xu Ting were also eating without speaking, and the three of them revealed a silent silence.

Xu Ting finished first, didn't say hello, picked up the boxed meal, and left.

The trash can was not far away, she threw the boxed meal hard, with a "bang," without looking at whether the boxed meal was thrown into the trash can, and left without looking back.

Jin Li heard the movement, turned her head, and glanced in the direction the sound came from.

Her eyes flashed slightly, she turned her head back, and continued to eat slowly.

As for Bai Jiang opposite, he finished eating before Jin Li, but after finishing, he greeted her: "You eat slowly, I'll go first."