The temperature dropped at night as autumn set in, especially at the secluded film base with its desolate surroundings and the whistling autumn wind.
Xia Weiliang cautiously exited the room, a large shawl draped around her shoulders. She carried her script to the hotel lobby.
Setting down her coffee cup, she nestled into the sofa and began reading the script, making notes with a pen.
Lian Zhu’s role was not extensive, but it did not affect her serious approach to the character.
The dim, soft lights of the hotel lobby made one feel drowsy.
The door opened, and someone entered.
“Yi Ge, do you think that’s Niang Niang?”
Yan Zhi squinted, looking intently. “It seems like her!”
As he spoke, the man in front had already walked over.
Xia Weiliang was engrossed in the script, repeatedly immersing herself in the character’s inner world. Suddenly, a shadow fell over her, blocking the overhead light.
She looked up, narrowing her beautiful eyes, and met the man’s deep gaze.
She paused, “Teacher Xiao? Just finished work? You must be tired!”
Xiao Yi sized her up, his gaze sweeping over the script in her hands. “Still not sleeping so late?”
“Ah, my ambition won’t let me!” Xia Weiliang said with a smile.
Xiao Yi merely glanced at her deeply, pursed his lips, and nodded, “A slow bird indeed should sleep less.”
“……”
*Hoo!*
She was so annoyed!
Yet, he wasn’t wrong; it was just that she had been too complacent before.
Adhering to the principle of not arguing with someone of a higher caliber, Xia Weiliang put on a smile and waved at him:
“Goodnight, Teacher Xiao~”
Her tired smile only disappeared after the man had entered the elevator.
She rubbed her temples and yawned, returning to her script.
Inside the elevator, Xiao Yi’s brow remained furrowed.
As the elevator doors were about to open, he suddenly spoke, “Call Jun Ge and have him arrange a car.”
Yan Zhi blinked. “Don’t we have our car?”
Xiao Yi glanced at him. “The RV.”
Reading a script with such heavy dark circles under her eyes?
Clearly, she wasn’t sleeping well.
“Then we don’t need to…” A smart little head immediately caught on, and Yan Zhi hastily agreed, “Understood! The RV!”
Shifting his gaze, Xiao Yi slowly added, “Also, have Jun Ge contact her agent.”
“?”
No way?
What era was this, where good deeds were still done anonymously?
A moment later, he asked again, “Are you in the same room as Da Yang?”
“……”
Yan Zhi could no longer smile.
What did he mean?
Boss, are you hitting on someone and also forcing a donation?
As expected, Xiao Yi then said gently, “Cancel the room.”
Yan Zhi was on the verge of tears.
Not long after, Yan Zhi and Da Yang came down with their luggage.
The moment Xia Weiliang looked up, she saw them. “Da Yang, Er Zhi! Where are you two going so late?”
Da Yang seemed quite happy and replied honestly, “Zhi Ge said he’s taking me to eat farm-to-table dishes, all organic and good for strengthening the body and mind!”
Yan Zhi’s smile was a little strained as he reminded her, “Niang Niang, could you perhaps move into the room we just cancelled?”
“Ah, that’s right!”
Xia Weiliang suddenly realized and, clutching her script, rushed to the front desk: “Excuse me, do you have any rooms available now?”
“Miss Xia, what a coincidence, there happens to be a vacant room…”
Da Yang said with a smile, “Zhi Ge, isn’t it a coincidence? Miss Xia has a room now.”
Yan Zhi: “……”
He sighed and walked forward, lamenting the difficulty of managing his team!
After leaving a note for the new friends she had made that night, Xia Weiliang moved into Yan Zhi’s former room.
Unexpectedly, even the actor’s assistant had such good treatment, Xia Weiliang felt a pang of envy.
Compared to them, her situation was truly miserable!
The next morning, Xiao Nuomi, who had seen Xia Weiliang’s WeChat message, came over with her luggage and was also overjoyed to see the room.
After breakfast, Xia Weiliang went for makeup.
Yao Qian looked up upon seeing her, crossed her arms with a cold face, and said unhurriedly, “I can’t do your makeup today~”
Nuomi pouted angrily, “Ms. Stylist, what do you mean?”
“Heh, in any case, Teacher Xia wasn’t satisfied with the makeup I did before. What if she complains to the director again?”
“You…”
Xia Weiliang pulled Nuomi back, took a deep breath, and forced a smile, “I’m sorry, it was because we didn’t communicate properly last time…” Sudan Novel Network
“I don’t care what the reason was, in short, I can’t do your makeup!”
She turned and left.
“Ah! This is infuriating!”
Nuomi stamped her feet in anger, and Xia Weiliang’s expression also darkened.
Yao Qian left the makeup room and sat downstairs drinking coffee, opposite the staff member who had previously made things difficult for Xia Weiliang.
“Sister Qian, are you really not going to do anything? What if she goes to Director Zhou to complain?”
“Xiao Zhang, you’ve been with Director Zhou for a short time and don’t understand him. He hates actors who can’t act and are meddlesome the most. Heh, I wish she would complain about me!”
“Ah, I see! Sister Qian, you’re so amazing!”
“Heh heh, it’s nothing much. It’s just that my sister is best friends with Director Zhou’s wife, and we often have tea and chat together. I heard some things from Mrs. Zhou.”
Behind the two, someone slowly got up and left…
Sitting at the makeup table, Xia Weiliang hesitated to start.
Honestly, her makeup skills were really average. She usually wore light makeup when going out, and sometimes she was too lazy to bother.
Alas, being beautiful was also a troublesome thing~
She sat in front of the mirror, staring at her face, looking left and right, and simply didn’t know where to begin!
“…It’s already so perfect, wouldn’t adding more embellishments be too much?”
Nuomi was pacing behind her like a small, agitated leopard.
She had just tried to find another makeup artist, but the other person had made a string of excuses, ultimately concluding that they were busy and couldn’t help!
“Weiwei Jie! I’ll call Huan Jie right away and ask her to find the best makeup artist!”
Xia Weiliang raised her eyes, looking at the agitated little person in the mirror, and suddenly felt a little better.
“I’m supposed to start filming in an hour. Even with a rocket, it’s too late to get to Jiang City from here! And you know Huan Jie’s fiery temper, if she finds out I’m being deliberately targeted, I’m afraid she’ll really flip the table~”
Yao Qian, as a senior makeup assistant, daring to be so brazen and cause her trouble, clearly indicated she had backing in the crew.
Perhaps, she was waiting for Xia Weiliang to make a fuss in front of Director Zhou, and then she could use it as an excuse to escalate the matter.
By then, news like “Xia Weiliang is throwing a tantrum” or “Xia Weiliang bullies the makeup artist” would be rampant.
With so many troubles stirred up, even Director Zhou, with his good temper, couldn’t tolerate her!
Tsk tsk tsk!
This “big tea lotus” deserved to be punished!
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and the faint sound of an exaggeratedly seductive voice could be heard.
“Oh, who could it be? It’s Xia Niang Niang~ Heh heh, darling, your business is my business. Don’t worry, leave it to me!”
Then, the door opened, and a tall man entered, wearing a black sheer tight-fitting outfit, a matching chiffon skirt, transparent gauze from knees down, and low-heeled Martin boots.
Bald head, heavy makeup, a rose-pink small crossbody bag.
He walked with captivating charm, exuding that “I am the most beautiful on this street” aura to perfection!
“Darling, are you Xia Niang Niang?”
The man’s voice was seductive, and as he spoke, his slender waist could twist into a winding mountain road!
Xia Weiliang stood up dazedly, staring at him in stunned disbelief.
Good heavens!
Was she hallucinating?
M, the top stylist in China, had made a splash in the fashion industry years ago, and then dabbled in the film industry, winning an international A-list film festival award for costume design with just one movie!
When fate bestows gifts upon you, it means this.