Chapter 36: Lei Jiayin, Big-Headed Lei (Seeking Collections and Recommendations)

Lei Jiayin, a native of Northeast China, graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy and, after graduation, entered the Drama Center, initially focusing entirely on stage plays.

The salary at the Drama Center was not high, but it was enough for him to live freely and comfortably.

But... unfortunately, he had a partner, and that meager salary was utterly useless.

So he gave up stage plays and turned instead to the most profitable field: television dramas.

However, most current television dramas are idol dramas, and Lei Jiayin's image was indeed not quite sufficient.

So the roles he played were basically various supporting parts, serving as a backdrop for domineering CEOs to show off.

In the drama "Temptation to Return," Lei Jiayin portrayed the eldest sister's biological brother and the second female lead's adopted brother.

And he was also the simp of the second female lead, Ai Li.

For Ai Li, he pursued her in every way, sent flowers, and harassed her relentlessly.

Later, he tragically discovered that the girl he liked liked Hong Shixian.

Not only Ai Li, but even his own biological sister liked Hong Shixian.

It was a bit of a case of having one's head turned green, so to speak.

Of course, this was acting.

Outside the drama, he had a very beautiful partner who had played the first female lead, Arctic Snow, in Zhang Wei... ahem, Li Jiahang's "Golden Armor Warrior."

Very beautiful, the kind of childhood goddess.

Lei Jiayin stood in place, staring in shock as Qiu Chixuan ran toward Qi Hui in the distance: "Holy crap... isn't that a pretty boy?"

Can a pretty boy alone become the male lead?

Frustration rose in Lei Jiayin's heart.

Although he also had a very beautiful partner, that was a Korean beauty!

He couldn't help but feel a bit of envy in his heart.

In these days, no matter what thing, once it touched foreign lands, it inexplicably seemed high-end, grand, and upscale.

The filter for foreign countries would only weaken after more than ten years, through the pandemic, lecturers, cyber-accounting, and a series of other events.

Lei Jiayin was no exception.

Just as Lei Jiayin was looking at Qi Hui and the foreign beauty with new envy, a voice suddenly sounded beside his ear:

"What's wrong? Are you envious?"

Lei Jiayin shivered; he knew that voice all too well.

It was his partner's!

Although she was a Southern girl, influenced by him for a few years, she had picked up some Northeastern accent.

Not only the Northeastern accent, but she had also picked up quite a bit of the Northeastern temper!

"How could that be!" Lei Jiayin called out sternly with a stern face: "Who is envious of him? If I have such a good partner, who would I envy?"

Full of survival instinct!

Zhai Xufei remained calm: "Then what were you staring straight at that foreign beauty just now?"

"I was looking at that pretty boy; I was wondering how he could..." Lei Jiayin pretended to be deep in thought, preparing to change the subject.

Once he successfully changed the subject, he would ask her when she arrived, chat about this and that, and thus dodge the issue.

However, Zhai Xufei cut him off: "Hmm? You didn't refute me; you also think that foreigner is a beauty? You also think she looks good?"

"Uh... no, no!" Lei Jiayin hurriedly called out.

"Stop talking nonsense; I'll deal with you later!"

"..." Lei Jiayin hung his head in dejection.

He was actually not good at lying; in "Go Fighting," he had been asked the question of whether Reba or Zhai Xufei was more beautiful.

The result was... his true thoughts were revealed by the polygraph.

The scene was once very awkward!

On the other side.

"Oppa, long time no see!" Qiu Chixuan said happily in Korean: "Last time I really forgot; I didn't exchange contact information with you."

"Is it okay now? I'm truly sorry!"

Struggling abroad, she hadn't heard her native dialect for a long time; seeing Qi Hui was almost like seeing a fellow townsman, feeling extremely close and familiar.

Of course, part of this was also because Qi Hui's appearance was quite good.

If it had been a fat, lecherous, perverted old Korean man, how could she have such enthusiasm now?

"Of course, no problem." Qi Hui smiled, nodded, and agreed.

He and Qiu Chixuan were currently colleagues; they needed to cooperate during filming, so exchanging contact information was perfectly reasonable.

However, that was all; Qi Hui had no intention of deepening the relationship.

Qiu Chixuan is from South Korea; since childhood, she has sat kneeling, making her leg shape ugly.

Not only ugly, but also very thin; her two legs were like chopsticks, and even wearing black stockings couldn't save them.

He had traveled from more than ten years in the future, had no great filter for foreign countries, and could look at them on equal footing, or even from above.

He didn't have much feeling for Qiu Chixuan either; he couldn't appreciate her.

Big Tiantian is better... Qi Hui thought to himself.

Bright and grand, sweet and charming, and most importantly... Big Tiantian is truly big·Tiantian!

Just as Qi Hui and Qiu Chixuan were exchanging contact information, Director Lin spoke up, calling the actors over.

Qi Hui and the other seven or eight actors, seeing this, obediently went over to listen to the briefing.

After a simple round of self-introductions, Director Lin led the actors present to begin the script reading.

Script reading in the morning, preparing to explain the scenes in the afternoon, and stating that filming would officially begin in three days.

Director Lin is somewhat strict; you may ask him about anything unclear before filming, but if you make mistakes on things already explained after filming begins, don't blame him for showing no mercy.

Facing the stern Director Lin, Qi Hui and the others straightened their backs, while Qi Xuanyi looked utterly bewildered.

Director Lin spoke a bit fast; she couldn't keep up, so for a moment she didn't grasp what had happened.

Fortunately, an assistant helped with the translation.

In these days, little fresh meats hadn't appeared yet, nor had those terrible films that treated the audience like fools.

Facing the filming work, whether in front of or behind the camera, the attitude was still very serious.

Filming a television drama does not follow the chronological order of the plot, but proceeds according to a pre-established shooting schedule.

The script reading did not cover the opening wedding scene; what Director Lin discussed was not that either, but the Hong family's disputes and the married life of Hong Shixian and Lin Pinru.

As for Ai Li... the Hong Kong Island actress Li Caihua hasn't joined the cast yet; she will arrive in a few days.

Not only Li Caihua, but the actor for the second male lead, Chi Shuai, hasn't arrived either.

He is a host and needs to adjust his schedule.

Hotel!

Facing his own partner's relentless pressure, Lei Jiayin's big head broke out in a cold sweat.

"Wife, did you see that pretty boy from our crew today?" he shifted the topic very stiffly: "How could he possibly play the lead role?"

"Why shouldn't I be the number one male lead?"

If he played the number one male lead, his pay could be even higher, allowing him to earn more money to support the family.

Zhai Xufei, who had originally intended to give Lei Jiayin a severe scolding, paused for a moment and looked at his big head with some confusion: "You don't know Qi Hui?"

A while back, Qi Hui and Ling Xiaosu, along with one named Zhang Ruoyun, had dominated the entertainment pages for quite some time, oh... and the legal pages too.

What is inside this big head?

How could he not even know this?

"What? You know that pretty boy?" Lei Jiayin widened his eyes, utterly shocked.

Zhai Xufei became interested, crossed her arms, and smiled faintly: "Of course I know; how could I not pay attention to such a handsome boy?"

"Look at his eyes, clear and charming, sharp yet deep; he is simply as handsome as Leon Lai."

"What!?" Lei Jiayin flew into a rage, feeling only that his big head was getting heavy and his heart was panicking.

Zhai Xufei paid no mind: "Why such shock? Is it allowed for you to look at beauties, but not for me to look at handsome men?"

Lei Jiayin stuck out his neck: "Where is he handsome? Look at him; can he compare to me?"

Zhai Xufei said nothing, silently staring at his big head.

"He... he... he's not as tall as me!" Lei Jiayin, feeling guilty, switched to another comparison method.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes... his head isn't as big as yours either."

Lei Jiayin looked utterly depressed: "Can we please not mention the head thing..."