Chapter 71

The film crew Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen is with is for a historical drama.

Although she is a first-tier female star, she is not a professional actor by training, so even if she can land a lead role, the production will not be very large.

Like this historical drama, strictly speaking, it is a historical idol drama.

The plot does not need to be rigorous or outstanding; it is fine as long as it is passable, with the main selling point being handsome men and beautiful women.

As for the role of the third female lead, it is actually quite crazy.

The third female lead is an innocent and delicate princess who is devoted to the male lead and silently does many things for the male lead, the Commandery Prince.

If she, the first female lead, had not appeared, the princess would have had a happy ending with the Commandery Prince.

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs."

After her repeated efforts went unrewarded, the princess heard the news that her beloved was getting married, and at that time, the dynasty suffered a sudden upheaval, forcing her to marry for a political alliance.

The process of the political marriage was naturally very miserable.

The princess was first abused by the male lead—the male lead said he would save her and help her leave, but he ultimately failed to save her, being held back by other matters, and she had to marry far away.

Then she was abused by the foreign vassal king—the kind of abuse that hurts both body and mind; she even had a miscarriage because the vassal king felt that the Central Plains bloodline tainted the purity of the royal family.

Under the double blow, the princess turned dark and began a journey of mass slaughter.

She first used a beauty trap to make the foreign small nation's father and son kill each other, and brothers slaughter one another.

Once the killing was mostly done, she returned to the Central Plains to stir up waves of blood and carnage.

As the plot develops to this point, the princess will definitely become the final big villain.

But just as she was about to kill the male lead, she learned that the male lead was actually very guilty about not being able to save her.

He had rushed over at the time, but was intercepted by the Emperor's men and was severely injured for it.

Well.

The princess no longer wanted to kill him.

Not only did she not want to kill him, but she also blocked a blade for him at a critical moment and died to save him!

Trading one life for another, that is truly something.

Why say it like that?

That is because when the princess was young, she was framed and fell into the water; she did not know how to swim and would have died then, but she was saved by the young Commandery Prince, and from then on, she gave her heart to him, and one glance at the Commandery Prince ruined her life.

After Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen finished reading the script, the first person who came to her mind was Jin Li.

It is not that Jin Li's personality is very much like the princess, but rather that the state of being innocent and naive in the early stages is something Jin Li's appearance and personality can completely handle.

She is innocent and pure!

Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen looked at the anxious crew members, thought about it, and decided to wait a bit.

She would wait for one day.

If the crew still could not find anyone after a day, then it would not be too late to ask Jin Li.

Because there was no third female lead, the original shooting plan for the afternoon was forced to be canceled, so Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen simply returned to the hotel to rest.

Not long after she returned, her assistant came over and said, "Sister Qiu Qiu Qiwen, there is news about what you asked for."

On the other side, at Chenxi Entertainment.

Today, all the employees in the company had only one feeling: the place was honored by their presence.

How could they be so lucky to see the Pink Girls group reunite again!

Although Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian was missing, turning the six-member group into a five-member group, it still gave everyone a feast for the eyes.

Plus, the five of them tacitly wore clothes of the same style, chatting and laughing as they walked through the company, and the air was filled with the breath of youth.

An agent said with emotion, "My youth has returned!"

Another agent also said with teary eyes, "Is the company really not considering forming a girl group?"

Zou Da gave a light scoff, "Don't dream. Do you think any girl group can reach the height of the Pink Girls? Don't form a girl group only to worry about why they aren't famous yet the moment you see them."

Someone's eyes darted around, and they leaned in to ask in a low voice, "So Brother Zou Da, is there a possibility of poaching the entire Pink Girls group?"

Zou Da spread his hands helplessly, "I don't know." He changed the subject, "But our President Xiao is already working hard on it."

Once a tycoon makes a move, you know what's up!

After the five of them gathered at Chenxi Entertainment, they were received by Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang, chatted while touring the company, and were then received by the boss.

President Xiao smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, wearing a Tang suit and holding prayer beads, without any bossy airs at all.

He said, "If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask Jin Li, and if Jin Li has anything she doesn't understand, she can ask her agent at any time; I have already told her."

Jin Li nodded repeatedly; facing the boss, she was still a bit nervous.

Yu Yu Lina, Qi Guanmingzhu, Gong Gong Zitong, and Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze also nodded like chickens pecking at rice; compared to Jin Li, they were much more calm and generous.

President Xiao said, "Since this is your first time visiting Chenxi Entertainment, the company is small and there is nothing good to entertain you with. How about this, I have a mountaintop resort hotel under my name that opened for business last month, and there are very few people there.

Today, I will have them cancel all reservations and book it privately for a few days; you can go there and play for a few days. There are over 50 types of hot spring pools, as well as saunas, swimming pools... if you want to get a spa, just call the staff at any time."

Yu Yu Lina and the others' eyes lit up, and they praised him one after another, "President Xiao is generous!"

"Jin Li, you are lucky to have a boss like this!"

"A great boss of China!"

President Xiao was overjoyed by the praise and kept telling them to play for a few more days without worrying about the cost, as it was all his hotel anyway.

Jin Li felt that before she could even react, she had already been packed and sent to the resort hotel.

As her agent, Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang was originally supposed to accompany her.

But she felt that if she were there, the others would not be able to let go, so she did not follow them to play.

Before leaving, Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang held Jin Li's hand, looked at her affectionately, and said earnestly, "Jin Li, I have been managing you for three years; I haven't treated you badly in these three years, have I?"

Jin Li was stunned by her sudden "sincerity" and whispered, "Sister Fang, can you speak normally?"

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang choked, and the emotion of wanting to play the emotional card vanished completely.

She returned to her normal tone and said earnestly, "Fine, I'll be blunt with you. Jin Li, my performance for the next few years depends entirely on you!"

Jin Li blinked, "Then should I take on a few more jobs to support you?"

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang said with frustration, "You support me? With that delicate body of yours that can't even take care of itself?"

Jin Li was embarrassed: "... It's not that exaggerated; I've become stronger recently!"

But that cute, milky tone had no persuasive power at all.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang: "As the saying goes: there is no corner that cannot be dug, only hoes that are not diligent enough. With your teammates, you should work harder and poach them all over here.

One radish for one hole; Chenxi Entertainment can accept every single one of them. You work hard and dig, dig, dig for me!"

Jin Li smiled, a very sweet smile.

"Sister Fang, you should have said so earlier; don't beat around the bush with me. It's just that the treatment..."

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang said, "President Xiao came to entertain your teammates in person; is this sincerity enough? As long as you can poach them, the treatment is easy to discuss!"

"Jin Li!"

The others had walked quite far before realizing Jin Li hadn't kept up, and they called her repeatedly.

Jin Li said, "Coming, coming!"

She nodded at Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang to let her know she could rest assured, then turned and ran over.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang hurriedly said, "Slow down, don't run so fast, lest you get dizzy!"

Yu Yu Lina, Gong Gong Zitong, Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze, and Qi Guanmingzhu were all waiting for Jin Li at the foot of the mountain.

The foot of the mountain was a long way from the top; they weren't going to walk, as it was too far, so they planned to take a sightseeing car up.

President Xiao had already arranged it, and a butler was waiting by the sightseeing car.

With outsiders present, everyone didn't say much, just discussed the scenery.

Arriving at the mountain, the butler left.

Yu Yu Lina was the first to relax and asked with great interest, "Li Bao, is your boss always this generous?"

Qi Guanmingzhu walked to a viewing platform in front.

The floor of the viewing platform was specially Match Match Match Match Match Made of transparent glass; looking down at the foot of the mountain, it was surrounded by rolling mountains, shrouded in clouds and mist, with majestic mountain scenery.

She took a deep breath and sighed, "No wonder everyone likes to run to the mountains and forests when they are on vacation; this forest oxygen bar is so comfortable, it feels like both body and mind have been cleansed."

Gong Gong Zitong took out her phone and took photos one after another.

She didn't just take photos; she also liked to send them to the group chat, and every time she sent one, she would maliciously tag Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian.

Jin Li's phone kept vibrating.

She could already imagine the frantic expression on Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian's face when she finished her schedule and saw her phone.

Jin Li said, "Our boss is indeed quite good; he is not short of money. I heard from my agent that the boss's main business is investment, managing a private equity fund, and you can't even get in without a certain asset threshold; anyway, I can't reach that level."

Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze said, "It's better that you can't reach it; he is the boss and you are the employee, so the relationship should be kept clear. If you invest money in it, the boss ends up serving you, which feels weird."

Yu Yu Lina looked at Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze, "We came here by chance, on a whim, but what about you? You ran over to find Jin Li last night; is there something you need from her?"

Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze smiled, "Can't hide anything from you!"

"I came to ask Jin Li about Chenxi Entertainment. Didn't I say before that the company I was in before was really boring, always signing contracts for me without asking first? I can't stay there anymore and want to change to a better place to retire."

"I see Jin Li developing well at Chenxi Entertainment, so I came to investigate on the spot." She paused and expressed her thoughts, "If Chenxi Entertainment is good, I guess this will be the one."

Jin Li looked left and right and said curiously, "Isn't this place famous for having 50 types of hot springs? Let's stop chatting; let's go to the hotel to change our clothes and come down to chat while we soak."

In the large resort hotel, there were still quite a few service staff, serving only the five of them.

Everyone had the feeling of being a "local emperor."

Jin Li was very interested in the hot spring pools.

Red wine hot spring pools, milk hot spring pools, and ice-and-fire hot spring pools were all child's play; she was more interested in the medicinal herb pools like the ginseng hot spring pool, the angelica hot spring pool, and the Ten-Complete-Supplement hot spring pool, and she dragged the others along to experience them.

Yu Yu Lina and the others truly felt that Jin Li's body was much better.

In the past, whenever the youngest went to a place, whether for work or play, she would be as wilted as a frost-bitten eggplant after an hour.

Unlike now, where she had been soaking for two hours and was still in such high spirits, even dragging them to try the rainbow slide in the swimming pool.

Qi Guan Mingzhu asked curiously, "Pear Treasure, do you want to open a resort hotel in the future too? Why are you so interested?"

Jin Li shook her head and said inscrutably, "I'm just experiencing it to improve my fish-farming methods."

"Fish farming?"

The others didn't think much of it, assuming Jin Li just wanted to lease a fish pond to raise fish, and said, "You can't raise fish like that; with all these entertainment facilities and activities, people who don't know better would think the fish had become spirits!"

Everyone then returned to serious business.

Jin Li hadn't even exerted any effort yet, and the four fish she was angling for were already impatient to jump into her fish pond.

She thought for a moment and said, "As a place for retirement, Dawn Entertainment isn't actually qualified; the company still values an artist's development very much and will make plans for you.

When there are no announcements, they will pull you into small meetings to discuss your personal development. After finishing an announcement, they will also tell you what subsequent announcements you have.

But there is one good thing: the company respects the star's ideas. We seek common ground while reserving differences; if you are stronger than the company, the company will make concessions."

Jin Li thought to herself that with their past reputations to anchor them, they were often stronger than the company.

If it were a small star, Dawn Entertainment would be the same as any other company.

It's already good enough that they can arrange announcements for you; you still want to be picky?

Entertainment companies treat top-tier stars, mid-tier stars, and bottom-tier stars differently.

For the top tier, it's cooperation; for the mid-tier, it's dominance; for the bottom tier, it's bullying.

In fact, even in the workplace, this set of rules is followed.

When a project has a problem, isn't it always the bottom tier who takes the blame?

If the bottom tier can't handle it, then the mid-tier is used to fill the gap.

Unless it's a very serious mistake that causes huge financial damage to the company, this fire won't burn to the top tier.

Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze asked, "Do they arrange many announcements for you?"

Jin Li shook her head: "My health is poor, and I don't want to take too many announcements. So far, I've only taken one variety show, which is 'PICK~ Next Station Diva', and I participated in three episodes; I don't plan to participate in any more."

"Besides that, there are two endorsements. Recently, I've been running announcements related to the endorsements. Not many; I've only run two in total this month."

Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze asked, "And then? That's it?"

Jin Li nodded: "Yeah, that's it."

Gong Gong Zitong was also shocked: "Your popularity is so high; doesn't Dawn Entertainment arrange other announcements for you?"

Jin Li asked back: "For example, what kind of announcements?"

Qi Guan Mingzhu: "Variety shows and the like."

Jin Li: "They did arrange them. 'PICK~ Next Station Diva' is the hottest variety show currently, and I've already been on three episodes; that's enough."

Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze: "Other variety shows? Just this one?"

Jin Li nodded as a matter of course: "If I'm going to be on one, I'll be on the hottest one. Other variety shows aren't as hot as this one, so why go? I said I felt that recording variety shows was tiring and I didn't want to take them, so Sister Fang didn't take any for me."

The other four looked at each other, all feeling it was a bit absurd.

This company is more than just respecting the artist's ideas; this is a top-tier caregiver plus a nanny, right?!

Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze asked again: "You say you won't take them, and they don't take them?"

Jin Li nodded: "Yes, otherwise how would I have time to come out and play with you all? I'm not a workaholic like Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian."

"Wow." Yu Yu Lina said in a small voice, "What to do, I'm already crazily tempted!"

Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze clapped her hands, her expression spirited: "Very good, I have already Match Match Match Match Match Made a decision!"

The group had a great time playing for an afternoon, plus an evening.

Playing for three days was impossible; even playing for two days was impossible.

Although the others were all in a state of retirement, they still had announcements. When everyone compared, they found that Jin Li, who was currently the hottest, was actually the one with the fewest announcements.

Jin Li stirred up another wave of envy, and everyone had a pillow fight.

They were to part ways the next day. Jin Li cherished this vacation time and didn't open a live stream to study.

She discovered that playing earnestly also had the effect of 【half the effort for twice the result】, which could maintain her energy.

Ten o'clock at night.

Before Jin Li rested, she had time to open her phone and saw that Gu Cheng had sent several messages.

Jin Li replied to every one of them.

Before long, Gu Cheng called for a video chat, and Jin Li answered.

She was wearing very ordinary, casual clothes and wasn't wearing makeup, her face looking clear and beautiful.

Gu Cheng looked like he had just finished an announcement; his hair was styled, and his face had some makeup on it, which he was removing with makeup remover.

Male stars don't take as long to remove makeup as female stars; mainly because the makeup they wear isn't as exquisite, and it's removed after a few casual wipes with a cotton pad.

"Are you tired from playing?" he asked.

Jin Li shook her head and smiled: "Not tired, quite happy."

Gu Cheng asked curiously: "You aren't sleeping together?"

"No, it's too tiring. I'm afraid that if we sleep together, we won't rest well. With a separate room, everyone can rest very well."

"What about you? It's so late and you're still doing problems?" Jin Li asked back.

Gu Cheng had previously sent a problem for her to do when she had time, and Jin Li thought he was still studying.

Gu Cheng also shook his head: "I'm not doing it. I know that problem; I just happened to come across it while resting, and it felt quite classic, so I sent it to you to do."

Jin Li's expression was solemn; Gu Cheng, this study partner, was truly beyond reproach.

She felt a bit ashamed; studying isn't scary, what's scary is that people smarter than you are working harder than you.

Jin Li said earnestly: "I'll do it in a while and send you the solution process."

Gu Cheng: "No need to be in such a hurry, you can do it tomorrow."

Jin Li: "That won't do. Anyway, one problem won't waste much time; I'll do it first before going to rest."

The small talk ended, and Gu Cheng asked about her announcement schedule.

Her announcement schedule wasn't a secret, and there was nothing to hide; it came and went with just those one or two.

Currently, only one was confirmed—the live stream to help farmers in a few days.

In the video.

Gu Cheng was still waiting for Jin Li to speak. After waiting for a while and hearing nothing, he couldn't help but ask: "Anything else?"

Jin Li shook her head: "Nothing else."

Gu Cheng said loudly: "Nothing else?"

Jin Li nodded: "Really nothing else."

Gu Cheng: "…… Do you want to change jobs?"

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Jin Li laughed out loud, "No, I'm doing quite well at Dawn Entertainment. I like it very much. It was me who told them not to take too many for me, to free up some time to study."

Gu Cheng's brows relaxed: "That's more like it. I thought the company was shelving you!"

He thought for a moment and asked: "Then do you have time next month?"

Jin Li: "May? What's the matter?"

Gu Cheng: "We plan to record a group variety show and are missing two permanent guests. We want to invite you to be a guest, and we also want you to recommend someone to come over."

Jin Li pointed at herself: "Invite me?"

"Am I suitable? Why don't you go and invite some with more traffic, with more seniority?"

Gu Cheng was speechless.

After a long while, he said: "Do you have some misunderstanding about your popularity? You are the hottest female star currently, and you are also the one with the best reputation.

We invite you to our group variety show; if you are willing to participate, that's giving us face. If you don't want to participate, that's also reasonable. Jin Li, your status is not as low as you imagine."

Jin Li smiled embarrassedly.

She was used to being treated coldly; having suddenly become popular, she hadn't reacted yet.

She pondered: "I don't have any announcements in May, but I have to communicate with my agent first. Besides, my body is quite weak; I have to rest if the recording time is too long, and as for the intensity, it can't be too high."

Gu Cheng nodded and said: "We have already considered this aspect. The group variety show has a relaxed atmosphere and won't have any torturous games, which is why we decided to invite you."

Jin Li: "Okay, I'll give you an answer after I finish talking with Sister Fang. As for recommending someone else, that's easy to say; I'll help you ask tomorrow."

The next day.

Jin Li had just sent off the four who had come like a whirlwind, and before she could talk to Sister Fang, she was sought out by another person.

It was Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen.

She called to tell her two pieces of news.

"The matter you asked me to check before has news. The roles for the drama 'Great Sheng Dynasty' were already set in the middle of last month, and it starts filming at the end of the month. It's very difficult to insert someone in."

Jin Li frowned; the speed of the crew's preparation was much faster than she expected.

It seems that book cannot be fully trusted either.

As she, this passerby, did not die, the plot had changed more or less.

Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen changed the subject, "But this drama encountered difficulties when it started filming; several actors quit, and one of them is even a first-tier female star. If you want to enter the crew, I can help you with an introduction."

Originally, she wanted to recommend Jin Li to enter the crew she was in.

But 'Great Sheng Dynasty' had a larger investment, and putting herself in their shoes, if she had no announcements and wanted to enter a crew to act, she would also choose 'Great Sheng Dynasty'.

Jin Li said, "No, it's not me going in, it's Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian who wants to go in. Could you help me introduce her?"

Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen asked in confusion, "Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian?"

"Yes."

Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen thought for a moment, "Alright, tell her to give me a call."

Internet rumors are indeed just rumors.

When filming the variety show, she had felt that Jin Li and Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Ji Qinglian had a very good relationship.

Now that she saw this, the two were indeed very close, even helping each other pull resources.

Why didn't she have such "estranged" sisters?

Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen changed the subject, "Then what about you? Do you want to join the cast?"

Jin Li: "I don't have any plans in that regard for the time being."

Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen: "The production I'm in has run into a bit of a problem. The actress for the third female lead suddenly quit right when filming started, and the production team is busy looking for someone.

But it's a bit hard to find someone with a suitable image. That role relies heavily on the actor's appearance; it's not something just anyone can play.

If you're interested in acting, why not come and take a look? I can send you the script to look over. This role is quite interesting. If you play it well, it might just become a classic."

Jin Li asked curiously, "How many days of filming will it take?"

Hearing that there was a chance, Qiu Qiu Qiu Qiwen perked up: "One week will be enough. If your schedule doesn't align, you can communicate with the production team to film for a few days first, and then come back to film the rest later."

The third female lead didn't have many scenes to begin with.

Filming paces are fast nowadays; one week was only an estimate because she considered Jin Li a newcomer, so she gave a longer timeframe.

If it were an experienced hand, it would be done in three or four days.

The key to this role lies in the emotions. There are several transitions that rely entirely on emotional support, so it might be a bit tiring to film.

But if one can grasp it, it could indeed become a classic; she wasn't misleading her.

Thus, after Jin Li saw everyone off and returned from her vacation, she dropped three big pieces of news on Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang, who was sitting in her office.

The first: Xi Xi Sister Meng Ze is interested in joining Chenxi Entertainment.

The second: She might go film a movie.

The third: A group variety show has invited her to be a guest.

Finally, I can guarantee an update at noon!

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