Chapter 36: Lei Jiayin, Lei Da's Big Head (Please Favorite, Please Recommend)

Lei Jiayin, a native of the Northeast, graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. After graduation, he was admitted to the Drama Center, and at first, he was focused entirely on stage plays.

The salary at the Drama Center wasn't much, but it was enough for him to live a carefree life.

But... unfortunately, he had a partner, and that little salary simply wasn't enough.

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

However, most television dramas nowadays are idol dramas, and Lei Jiayin’s image really doesn't quite fit.

Therefore, he mostly plays various supporting roles, serving as a background prop for arrogant CEOs to show off.

In the drama *The Temptation of Going Home*, Lei Jiayin plays the older brother of the female lead and the foster brother of the second female lead.

Moreover, he is a "lickspittle" for the second female lead, Aili.

He pursues Aili in every way possible, sending flowers and pestering her relentlessly.

Later, he tragically discovers that the girl he likes is in love with Hong Shixian.

It’s not just Aili; even his own sister is in love with Hong Shixian.

You could say he’s been wearing a green hat to some extent.

Of course, this is just acting.

Off-screen, he has a very beautiful partner, Beijixue, who played the female lead in that *Golden Armor Warrior* show by... ahem, Li Jiahang.

She is very beautiful, the kind who could be called a childhood goddess.

Lei Jiayin stood where he was, staring dumbfounded as Choo Ja-hyun ran toward Qi Hui in the distance: "Damn... isn't this a pretty boy?"

Can you really become a male lead just by being a pretty boy?

A sense of depression rose in Lei Jiayin's heart.

Although he also has a very beautiful partner, she is a Korean beauty!

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

These days, no matter what it is, if it’s associated with a foreign country, it inexplicably seems high-end, classy, and top-tier.

The filter for foreign countries wouldn't start to fade until more than a decade later, following a series of events involving the pandemic, lecturers, and cyber-reconciliation.

Lei Jiayin is no exception.

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

"What's wrong? Are you envious?"

Lei Jiayin shivered; he was all too familiar with this voice.

It was his partner's!

Although she is a Southern girl, after being influenced by him for a few years, she picked up some Northeastern accent.

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

"How could I be!" Lei Jiayin said with a straight face, calling out decisively: "Who is envious of him? With such a great partner, who would I be envious of?"

Full of the will to survive!

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

"I was looking at that pretty boy, wondering how he could possibly..." Lei Jiayin feigned deep thought, preparing to change the subject.

Once he successfully changed the subject, he would ask her when she was coming over, ramble about this and that, and he would be able to dodge it.

However, Zhai Xufei interrupted him: "Hmm? You didn't refute me, so you also think that foreigner is a beauty? You also think she's good-looking?"

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

"Cut the crap, I'll deal with you later!"

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

He isn't actually good at lying; on *Extreme Challenge*, he was once asked who was more beautiful, Reba or Zhai Xufei.

As for the result... his true thoughts were revealed by the lie detector.

The scene was once very awkward!

On the other side.

"Oppa, long time no see!" Choo Ja-hyun said happily in Korean: "I really forgot last time; I didn't exchange contact information with you."

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

Working away from home, she hadn't heard her native tongue in a long time; seeing Qi Hui was almost like seeing a fellow countryman, and it felt incredibly intimate.

Of course, part of this was also because Qi Hui looked quite good.

If he had been a pot-bellied, lecherous, and perverted old Korean man, how could she possibly have this kind of enthusiasm?

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

He and Choo Ja-hyun are colleagues now and will be working together during the shoot, so exchanging contact information is perfectly reasonable.

However, that is all; Qi Hui has no intention of deepening the relationship.

Choo Ja-hyun is South Korean and has knelt since childhood, so her leg shape is unattractive.

Not only is it unattractive, but she is also very thin, with two legs like chopsticks that even black stockings can't save.

He traveled here from more than a decade later and doesn't have much of a filter for foreign countries; he can look at them levelly, or even look down on them.

He doesn't have much feeling for Choo Ja-hyun either; he can't appreciate her.

Big Tiantian is still 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 Choo Ja-hyun were exchanging contact information, Director Lin spoke up, calling the actors over.

Qi Hui and the seven or eight other actors saw this and obediently went over to listen to the instructions.

After a simple round of self-introductions, Director Lin led the actors present in a script read-through.

The morning was for the script read-through, the afternoon was for preparing to discuss the scenes, and he explained that filming would officially begin in three days.

Director Lin was somewhat strict; if there was anything they didn't understand before filming, they could ask him, but if they made mistakes on things already explained once filming started, then don't blame him for not being merciful.

Facing the strict Director Lin, Qi Hui and the others couldn't help but sit up straight, while Choo Ja-hyun was completely bewildered.

Director Lin spoke a bit fast, and she couldn't react in time, so for a moment, she didn't understand what was happening.

Fortunately, there was an assistant to help translate.

In this day and age, "little fresh meat" hadn't appeared yet, and those trashy films that treat the audience like fools hadn't appeared either.

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

The filming of a television drama is not done in the order of the plot's development, but according to a pre-established shooting schedule.

The script read-through was not for the wedding scene at the beginning, and what Director Lin was talking about wasn't that scene either, but the disputes in the Hong family and the married life of Hong Shixian and Lin Pinru.

As for Aili... that Hong Kong actor Li Caihua hadn't joined the crew yet; she wouldn't be coming for a few more days.

Not just Li Caihua, the actor for the second male lead, Chi Shuai, hadn't arrived yet either.

He is a host and needed to adjust his schedule.

Hotel!

Facing the step-by-step pressure from his partner, cold sweat broke out on Lei Jiayin's big head.

"Wife, did you see that pretty boy in our crew today?" He changed the subject very stiffly: "Why do you think he gets to play the lead?"

"Why isn't it me playing the male lead?"

If he played the male lead, the pay would be higher, and he could earn more money to support his family.

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

A while ago, Qi Hui, along with Ling Xiaosu and someone named Zhang Ruoyun, dominated the entertainment pages for quite a while, 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, very shocked.

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

"Look at his eyes, clear and charming, sharp and deep; he's as handsome as Leon Lai."

"What!?" Lei Jiayin was furious, feeling his big head getting heavy and his heart fluttering.

Zhai Xufei didn't care: "Why are you so shocked? You're allowed to look at beauties, but I'm not allowed to look at handsome guys?"

Lei Jiayin stiffened his neck: "Where is he handsome? Look at him, can he compare to me?"

Zhai Xufei didn't speak, just quietly looked at his big head.

"He he he... he's not as tall as me!" Lei Jiayin felt guilty and changed to another way of comparing.

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

Lei Jiayin looked depressed: "Can we not bring up the head thing..."