Xia Weiliang looked at Xiao Yi again. The latter had turned away, completely detached from the situation.
"Yes, yes, yes, Director Zhou, your reprimand is correct!"
"Let's go, let's go! Get out of my sight~"
"Alright then~"
Xia Weiliang happily grabbed a small stool and sat nearby, one step away from Director Zhou.
Director Zhou glared at her, "Why haven't you left yet?!"
"To learn!"
She said it with great seriousness. Taking the same thermos cup as Director Zhou from Xiao Nuomi, she placed it aside. Then she took the notebook, spread it on her lap, her face filled with a thirst for knowledge.
Director Zhou stared at her for a long time, utterly speechless.
Finally, he roared at Xiao Yi, "Can you come and manage her?!"
Xiao Yi shrugged, "Can't manage."
He turned and left.
Seeing that Xiao Yi wasn't intervening either, Director Zhou, enraged, yelled at the prop master, "Prepare two extra meals later!!"
Xia Weiliang smiled even more obediently, "Thank you, Director Zhou~ Oh, right, I don't eat cilantro~"
Director Zhou: *huff*
"Did you hear that? No cilantro!!!"
Yan Zhi, standing nearby, was laughing heartily, "Can't manage, or don't want to manage? Hahaha… Ah!!"
He turned his head and saw Aunt Ba approaching, smiling like a sunflower, and screamed in fright.
"Brother Wang! I don't have any credit balance or installment plans! If you scare me to death, I won't inherit anything either!!"
Aunt Ba was now practically ready with pen and paper, her small eyes also radiating a thirst for knowledge.
"You talk! Just talk! Unleash your true nature, don't hold back, say whatever you want!"
"I… %￥#@%…"
For Xia Weiliang, it was another fruitful afternoon.
She stretched, put away her notebook, and bowed to Director Zhou, "Director Zhou, I'm leaving! See you at the next shoot!"
Director Zhou said with disdain, "Go, go, hurry up and leave. Seeing you gives me a headache!" He remembered something and shouted at her, "You, a young girl, don't walk alone at night! Wait for the crew's car to take you back to the hotel later!"
Turning back, he sighed, "None of them give me any peace of mind!"
Nuomi ran over, supporting Xia Weiliang as they walked unsteadily out of the filming area, preparing to wait obediently for the crew's car back to the hotel.
Suddenly, a car honked behind them.
Thinking they were blocking the way, Xia Weiliang pulled Nuomi to the side.
A white RV slowly drove over and stopped in front of them.
The car door opened, and the driver stepped out, wearing a uniform and white gloves.
"Excuse me, is this Miss Xia Weiliang?"
"Uh, it is."
"Sister Huan asked me to pick you up."
"Sister Huan?!"
Xia Weiliang and Nuomi stood there in disbelief, confirming repeatedly, "Is this Sister Huan, the beautiful agent under Meiyu Media, known for her stinginess?"
"That's right, it's Miss Ji Huan, Ji Huan."
Xia Weiliang's heart skipped a beat. It was over. Sister Huan had really gone to great lengths to save face for her this time!
Nuomi's eyes were also welling up with tears of heartache, "Sister Huan she…"
The two exchanged a look and, with a resolute spirit, stepped into the RV.
Looking at the luxurious interior, their hearts bled.
Just then, the crew's car arrived. Yuan Ting and her assistant, Xiao Qian, got out and couldn't help but glance at the RV.
Yuan Ting said sourly, "Who is this? Such a grand display!"
"I don't know… maybe it's Sister Rong's car."
As the car door closed, the two of them happened to see the person inside and were so shocked their mouths hung open!
"Is that… is that Xia Weiliang?"
Yuan Ting rubbed her eyes vigorously, "Am I seeing things? It's her?!"
"That's right, it's her!"
Yuan Ling sneered dramatically, "No way? Now anyone with connections is being supported? And they're blatantly causing trouble at the set. Don't they know Director Zhou hates this kind of thing?"
"This kind of bad behavior should be exposed!" She glanced at Xiao Qian and said sarcastically, "Don't you think so, Xiao Qian?"
Xiao Qian understood and gave a knowing look, "Sister Ling, you can count on me!"
"Hehe, that's good then~"
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After finishing the filming at the film base, the next major scene would be the "Lian Zhu" and "Zhi Yuan" part, which was the hotel audition, scheduled for a week later.
As they were leaving, Director Zhou, unusually calm, said, "Little Liang'er, for the male lead, you are the only beam of light in his short life. As for how intense this beam of light is, whether it's scorching or warm, that's up to you to grasp! I suggest you practice your lines with Xiao Yi in private to find the feeling."
Director Zhou's words, however, left Xia Weiliang flustered.
On the way back, she wondered how to release this beam of "light."
And to have private line readings with the Best Actor…
Heh, she really thought she was something!
Who did she think she was?
To have private line readings with the Best Actor?
Was she afraid that Yi Mi would be too idle recently?
Xia Weiliang subconsciously rejected this suggestion.
This wasn't cowardice, it was self-preservation!
Before she could dwell on it further, the car arrived at the Meiyu Media building.
The ultra-luxurious RV parked at the entrance, and everyone naturally assumed it belonged to the top male or female star.
However, when Xia Weiliang stepped out, she attracted a wave of astonished gazes.
"I heard Sister Qiao made it so she didn't even have a car to pick her up, and she traveled by shared bikes! What's with this car? Did the company assign it to her?"
"Impossible. With Chu Qiao holding her down, how would the company dare offend her?"
After getting out of the car, Xia Weiliang approached the driver and, after much hesitation, whispered, "That… how much is the rental fee?"
The driver was taken aback, "Rental fee?"
"Keep your voice down! Keep it down!"
She had her pride, after all!
Xia Weiliang cautiously continued, "It's like this, Sister Huan did this for me, so the rental fee should be paid by me! Uh, is it cash or mobile payment?"
The driver smiled, "No need to pay. Perhaps I didn't explain clearly. The car was assigned to Miss Xia by the company. From now on, it's at your beck and call for your travels."
I… what!!
Was the company crazy?
With this question in mind, Xia Weiliang met Ji Huan.
"Sister Huan, how could the company afford to assign such a large RV to me! You didn't even see the interior decorations, it's super luxurious! There's even a bed, a double one! Can you believe it?"
Ji Huan sat imposingly in her chair, "If the company assigns you a car, just use it, why so many questions!"
"But… I'm not the top star, and I haven't earned much money for the company. Why would the company do something so reckless?"
Moreover, as far as she knew, even the top star didn't have this kind of treatment!
Ji Huan put on a stern face, "Do you want it or not? If not, I'll take it back!"
Xia Weiliang: "Yes!"
Ji Huan chuckled and threw a contract over, "A new variety show, inviting you as a guest."
"Okay, but I have only one condition, it cannot interfere with the movie filming!"
With her current resources, any announcement was a good thing.
"Don't worry, it will only take up two days of your schedule."
"That's more like it."
"Most importantly, you don't need to use your brain."
Xia Weiliang: "…"
Well, she felt a little offended.
She picked up the contract and glanced at it, raising an eyebrow, "《Idol Sports Meet》?"
Putting down the contract, Xia Weiliang smiled slightly, "So the question is, I'm not an idol, why invite me? To host a dating show?"