Chapter 131

Two days later, Chen Hao's face, sweet as honey, wore a smile that never ceased from the moment she arrived at the set for makeup; it was not that kind of professional fake smile, and anyone with eyes could see it came from the heart.

Xue Jianing, who shared a makeup room with her, naturally felt curious upon seeing this: "Chen Hao, what's wrong with you?"

"Hmm? Me? Nothing."

Chen Hao, completely unaware of her own outward expression, smiled and asked back: "Isn't this perfectly normal? Why do you ask?"

"..."

Xue Jianing felt that either her own eyes were blind, or Chen Hao's eyes were blind.

To prove her eyes weren't blind, Xue Jianing decisively fetched Zhang Yan, who played the "manly woman" role in the drama, and pointed at Chen Hao to conduct a three-judge tribunal—

"Confess honestly, did you secretly find a boyfriend behind our backs? You're smiling like a fox that just stole some meat."

They knew Chen Hao often contacted Zhou Yi.

Although Chen Hao said she was communicating with Zhou Yi about investment matters, since they had been partners in investment together since 1998.

Back then, Zhou Yi didn't have much money, but she had long ago become a little rich woman with a full little treasury thanks to shooting commercials and working part-time as a host.

But Xue Jianing and Zhang Yan would not believe it.

Just by the way Chen Hao smiled when talking on the phone with Zhou Yi, the two of them didn't believe Chen Hao had no feelings for Zhou Yi; we are all women, why pretend to be from a ghost story?

"What boyfriend would I find? I don't want to date right now."

Chen Hao, rarely summoning the aura of Wan Ren Mi, lifted her head and adopted a tone: "Love is a stumbling block that hinders women's progress."

"..."

"..."

Seeing Chen Hao, who was obviously so excited today that she was completely different from her usual self, Xue Jianing and Zhang Yan immediately widened their eyes and looked at each other.

Something was wrong.

This was way too wrong.

After changing clothes and finishing her makeup, Chen Hao, who was clearly in top form today, made a quantum leap in her acting, nearly overwhelming the battle-hardened Liu Ruoying and leaving her utterly astonished.

After the director shouted "Cut," Liu Ruoying, sitting in the villa set of the crew, suddenly realized upon seeing some musical instruments that had appeared on the scene at some unknown time—

So it was because of Zhou Yi, who was making a guest appearance in the crew today?

Sure enough, when the low-key Zhou Yi appeared in the villa set along with his agent, Xue Jianing and Zhang Yan, who were seeing the little Guo Tianwang Zhou Yi for the first time, suddenly found their speech a bit nervous.

"Zhou Yi!"

Chen Hao, wearing a red dress, was the first to raise her hand and greet him; Zhou Yi, who was the first to notice Chen Hao in her Wan Ren Mi makeup and styling among the crowd of set personnel, felt a flash of surprise in his heart.

To speak reasonably, the concept of how beautiful a beauty is becomes significantly clearer when there are other people around to provide contrast.

"You, Wan Ren Mi, are so beautiful I almost didn't recognize you."

Zhou Yi joked with her with a smile, and then greeted other crew members under the director's intervention. As the biggest star in this drama, Liu Ruoying, who was not a stranger to Zhou Yi, took the lead in welcoming his arrival.

On the set, Zhou Yi also saw Zhao Gao—Zhang Shi—who left an extremely deep impression in his memory.

The veteran actor who played Gao Yao in the TV drama version of "The Myth," acting opposite Hu Ge, and completely crushed Hu Ge to the point where he couldn't keep up with the scene.

It must be said that Zhang Shi's face was basically the same as during the later "The Myth" period. Maybe this is the benefit of a mature face; he grew up looking old when he was young.

Lu Yi and Chen Kun, who were also shooting guest scenes, were on the scene today; when they saw Zhou Yi looking over, both smiled and raised their hands to greet him.

"Because Zhou Yi's new song is both the insert song and the promotional song for this drama. For convenience, in the afternoon, Zhou Yi will construct a stage directly on the set and perform with a guitar.

"Everyone, playing their respective roles in the drama, can freely improvise with the rhythm and singing in front of the camera; it's for promotional purposes. Additionally, the crew will be open to the public in the afternoon; reporters will come in for interviews then, so everyone remember to adjust your state."

The director, who managed to get Zhou Yi's new song by accident, also had a face full of smiles.

To be honest, Zhou Yi being so good at dealing with people really surprised him.

Although doing this could also increase Zhou Yi's popularity, and later when the drama aired and went on promotion, Warner would indirectly utilize the promotional resources and popularity of the "My Fair Princess" crew in Taiwan, but this voluntary win-win achieved under an equal relationship really made him content and willing to reach a tacit cooperation with Zhou Yi.

He was even willing to mention Zhou Yi a few more times during the promotion period, giving him a few more advertisements.

Such a modest and polite young man should not be restricted by that damn restriction order!

Those media outlets saying he is arrogant, saying he is proud, are completely talking nonsense!

"Zhou Yi's new song is set against the background of the crew, so aren't we the first to hear this song?"

After Zhou Yi appeared, the crew members who automatically switched identities to become his fans whispered to each other; Chen Hao, hearing this news, instinctively looked at Zhou Yi—

As their eyes met, Chen Hao smiled knowingly.

Zhou Yi, dressed in Li Bai's costume from the drama, thanks to his well-proportioned figure, looked simply more like an idol drama than an idol drama.

"Have you memorized your lines? If you haven't, there will be punishment when you go back." Chen Hao, posing as a teacher, walked over to the man and joked with a smile.

"I'm not an actor, spare me; I'd rather go back and practice my voice for a few more days than deal with that Central Academy of Drama system." Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi rolled his eyes.

Acting opposite Jay Chou, he had a bit of confidence; acting opposite Chen Hao, this wasn't shooting an MV where getting by was enough.

He had already prepared to become the King of NGs in the guise of a guest appearance.

But what surprised him greatly was that when filming truly started, he felt his shooting progress was extremely smooth—

The transition of emotions was so smooth that even he was surprised.

"Don't be so surprised; I am, after all, a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama. My teachers taught me a lot, including how to lead newcomers into the scene, how to act, and how to subtly influence emotions."

As a representative figure of the talent stream, Chen Hao, whose basic skills were extremely solid, raised an eyebrow proudly at the surprised Zhou Yi after the director shouted "Cut": "To prevent you, little Guo Tianwang, from becoming the King of NGs, I studied hard for a long time; how will you thank me?"

"I'll take you to get rich together."

"Stop talking nonsense; NetEase's stock is still falling; our money is probably going to lose until we vomit blood."

Upon mentioning investing and getting rich, Chen Hao scolded the man with a laugh: "If you don't want to thank me, just say so."

"If we lose until we vomit blood, I'll be responsible for sending you to the hospital."

Zhou Yi, stretching lazily, didn't care at all; instead, he extended an invitation to Chen Hao: "For the live recording this afternoon, I wonder if Miss Wan Ren Mi would be interested in coming on stage to pretend to play the bass for me?"

As the first person to hear the live version and subsequently the simplified finished product, Chen Hao also elegantly returned a smile: "As long as you don't make me lip-sync."

In the afternoon, Chen Hao, changed into a beige off-shoulder long dress, stood on the stage outside the villa set amidst the surprised gazes of the entire crew.

She was pretty, but her bass playing was half-baked; she was clearly an amateur.

Zhou Yi, carrying an electric guitar, stepped onto the stage immediately. The two exchanged a smile. Zhou Yi, standing before the microphone and looking at the audience below, turned to the woman beside him who had hung up her bass and was now posing with mock seriousness, and introduced her loudly:

"Everyone from the 'Pink Ladies' cast, let me introduce the bassist for my new song 'Li Bai'—the chosen Wan Ren Mi: Chen Hao!"

PS: This is ridiculous. I came back after eating and wanted to check the comments, but there were no updates.

I forgot to set the scheduled update when I went out, so I saved it to the draft box and forgot to publish it...

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