SH – Chapter 19

Topic: I’m floored, folks! I actually ran into Jian You!

Main Post: [Image][Image][Image] I was too excited, so the first two are a bit blurry. I’ve attached a map of the location, but she’s already left. She’s seriously gorgeous in person, with such a great aura.

By the way, who was that eating with her? Such a cute, well-behaved girl, and she blushes so easily. [Image] Is she the female lead for the next movie? [Anticipation]

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OP, how long has it been since you’ve been online…

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Jian You is filming a dating show! The person eating with her might be her future girlfriend! [Slamming table] How can this Yun Chu be so good-looking even in an unedited photo? It’s not fair!

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Can I just say they look good together?

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Don’t jinx it, user above.

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They really do look good together.

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I really want to know what they were talking about!

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Then tune in to Little Tricks for Love next Friday night!

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Yun Chu… has fans?

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Yun Chu has definitely been making a name for herself these past two days. Didn’t she have a drama that just came out? A lot of Jian You’s fans went to watch it, ready to harshly criticize a small-time actress like her for having terrible acting skills and being completely unworthy of their director, but they ended up getting slapped in the face.

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I saw that thread too! The reversal was hilarious.

Before watching: I’m going to see just how bad this little actress’s acting is. It’s definitely going to be terrible! Bragging about being first in the 2013 class? She hasn’t gotten any roles for so many years, must have been first in her dreams!

After watching: Xiao Chun QAQ Xiao Chun QAQ my cute and radiant Xiao Chun!!!

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What pleasure do you all get from digging up old dirt?

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In any case, I don’t approve of this union.

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Jian You’s smile is so beautiful.

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Is it still beautiful when she’s smiling at someone else?

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Don’t shatter people’s dreams!!!

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Am I the only one who wants to know if this barbecue place is any good…

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It was delicious.

While having afternoon tea with Jian You, Yun Chu received a message from Wen Xi. She said she saw on a forum that someone had run into them and knew they had gone for barbecue, and she wanted to ask if the barbecue was good.

After replying, Yun Chu wondered, did Wen Xi really only care about whether the barbecue was good?

Or did she care about her and Jian You’s progress?

…The progress was that Jian You was so good and gentle to her that she felt like she was in love. Her heart pounded whenever she got close to Jian You. Her feelings were like iced orange soda in the summer; when Jian You smiled at her, she would fizz and bubble over, unable to hide it no matter how hard she tried.

Yun Chu drank her orange juice in distress.

Jian You asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Yun Chu answered truthfully, “I’m thinking about how we’re just sitting here not talking, and wondering if the audience will think we’re being really awkward.”

Jian You said, “They’ll cut it out. After all, an episode has limited time.”

Yun Chu: “…”

Thanks, that wasn’t comforting at all.

Yun Chu leaned forward a bit and asked, “Teacher Jian, can you tell me some interesting stories from the film set?”

Jian You was silent for a moment. Just as Yun Chu thought she was going to refuse, she suddenly spoke. “The year before last, I was filming in Yunnan.”

“Abyss!”

Abyss was a film adapted from the sensational online novel of the same name. It was an adventure-horror movie that became the box office champion of the year upon its release, and the male lead won the Best Actor award for his role.

“Mhm,” Jian You remained as poised as ever. “Most of the scenes in the movie were shot on location. We camped outside. With so many men and women living together, it was difficult to manage, so I had the crew manager strengthen security. On one hand, to guard against local snakes and pests, and on the other, to prevent any conflicts among the crew.”

“And then, did something happen?”

“Yes,” Jian You said. “A bamboo viper slithered in.”

Yun Chu’s heart immediately leaped into her throat.

The situation at the time was complicated. Although they were filming on location, that particular scene involved some nudity, so the set had been cleared, and there weren’t many people present. To make matters worse, they also had a realistic prop snake among their props.

“So how did you find out it was real?” Yun Chu asked nervously.

When the bamboo viper flickered its tongue and lunged at the monitor screen, someone finally screamed. Fortunately, the viper wasn’t very close to anyone. All they had to do was wait patiently for it to leave.

“So it left?”

“We didn’t wait,” Jian You said. “That scene had very high requirements for lighting and scenery. We had waited a long time for the right conditions. How could we postpone it because of an unpredictable factor like a snake?”

“And then?”

No one on set had any experience dealing with snakes, and they were all stunned with fear. Jian You, focused only on the fact that the light was fleeting, steeled herself and walked over.

Yun Chu listened, terrified. “You didn’t deal with the snake yourself, did you?”

Jian You: “I did.”

Striking a snake at its vital point required calmness and speed. Jian You succeeded on the first try. However, to avoid causing a panic within the crew, she told the people present not to mention the incident.

“And then?” Yun Chu asked.

“And then?” Jian You took a sip of coffee. “There is no ‘and then’.”

“Weren’t you scared?”

The Teacher Jian who was so afraid of the dark, could she really not be afraid of snakes?

Jian You was silent for a moment and glanced at the camera. Although the cameraperson, Xiao Lan, kept her hand steady with professional skill, her heart was trembling.

How could she not understand what Jian You’s glance meant! It meant the camera was in the way! It meant she thought she was a third wheel!

Xiao Lan held the camera steadily, chanting in her mind, I don’t exist, I don’t exist. She had to get an answer to Yun Chu’s question. She had a premonition that the answer would be a huge sweet moment for the fans.

Finally, Jian You’s lips moved slightly, and she said, “I was scared.”

Yun Chu’s lips twitched into a small smile. “Of course you would be!”

Even if her reaction was delayed at the time, her mind focused only on continuing the shoot, she would still feel scared thinking back on it. Just like her, right now. Seeing Jian You sitting across from her, whole and beautiful, she still felt a lingering fear just from hearing about it.

Her fingers on the glass cup twitched.

She wanted to hold Jian You’s hand.

Once the thought took root, she couldn’t shake it off. It fermented all the way back. There were many opportunities. She and Jian You walked out of the coffee shop side by side, very close for the sake of filming. As they walked, their hands swayed by their sides, occasionally brushing against each other before separating again.

Yun Chu’s heart felt like it was on fire. She heard Jian You call her name.

“Hm?” Yun Chu looked over. She hadn’t heard what Jian You just said.

Jian You repeated patiently, “Have you encountered any interesting things on set?”

“Nothing I’d call interesting,” Yun Chu said thoughtfully, “but there’s a lot of gossip.” She glanced at the camera, which had immediately moved closer upon hearing the word “gossip.” She said, “Too bad it can’t be aired.”

Xiao Lan: Sigh!

Yun Chu held back a laugh and gestured for Jian You to come closer. “I’ll tell you secretly.”

Jian You leaned in.

Yun Chu covered her mouth with her hand and whispered something. Jian You let out an “ah.” “How could he be like that? You’d never guess from how he usually acts.”

Yun Chu: “You can know a person’s face, but not their heart!”

Xiao Lan: ???

What is it that we VIP users can’t hear!

Yun Chu smiled at the camera and pretended to block the lens. “You have to cut this part out, you absolutely have to cut it!”

Xiao Lan: Mhm, mhm.

She would definitely tell the post-production team not to cut this part, so all the viewers could condemn this budding couple for having little secrets before they even started dating!

Jian You smiled as she looked at Yun Chu. Yun Chu felt a little embarrassed under her gaze and averted her eyes.

She saw Jian You’s hand.

The ring on her slender finger was tempting her.

She thought, now is a good chance. All she had to do was reach out and she could hold Jian You’s hand. Just reach out. She was confident that, given the atmosphere, Jian You wouldn’t push her away. Just reach-

Jian You said, “The elevator’s here.”

Yun Chu: “…Oh.”

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In winter, it gets dark early, and the roads are hard to navigate at night, so they had to return to the courtyard where they were filming. There wasn’t much worth filming on the way back, and the guests were tired after a long day of recording, so even if they filmed it, not much of the footage would be usable. Even so, Xiao Lan professionally set up her camera and said, “It’s fine, just relax. I’ll tell the post-production team to cut less from this part.”

Jian You acknowledged her with a hum. She moved closer to Yun Chu and said, “I’m going to deal with some work stuff.”

Yun Chu also took out her phone, pretended not to see the message from Chen Jing, and opened her chat with Zhou Zhitao. “Sis! Urgent! SOS! Please!”

Taozi: ?

Taozi: I just fell asleep. This better be a matter of life and death…

Yun Chu: I want to hold Teacher Jian’s hand QAQ

Taozi: [Curse word]

Taozi: Then just hold it.

Yun Chu: You know what kind of person I am, don’t you?

Taozi: A coward.

Yun Chu: You know me best.

Yun Chu: [Kindred spirits.jpg]

Taozi: Get lost.

Taozi: Jian You is afraid of the dark, right?

Yun Chu: Yup.

Taozi: When it gets dark, turn off the lights and you can hold her hand.

Yun Chu: …Teacher Jian will be scared.

Taozi: So you hold her hand.

Yun Chu: But she’ll still be scared.

Taozi: You’re hopeless.

Yun Chu: ?

System: Your message has been sent, but it was rejected by the recipient.

Yun Chu: “…”

You can’t bully people like this!

Yun Chu glanced at Jian You beside her. Jian You was replying to a subordinate’s message, her long eyelashes lowered, her profile serious. Yun Chu leaned back, closed her eyes, and pretended to sleep.

After a couple of seconds, she quietly opened her eyes again to look at Jian You.

Might as well look a little longer.

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Jian You replied to the messages one by one. Although everyone knew she was recording a variety show and couldn’t check her phone, the necessary work reports still had to be sent, so there were a lot of messages.

After replying to all of them, she went through the messages sent by the casting director, Song Pin.

【Director, this is for the second female lead audition.】

【Video】

【The young female lead.】

【Video】

【The young female lead’s older sister.】

【Video】

【By the way, you asked me to contact Chen Jing from Mangosteen Entertainment about Yun Chu’s schedule. I did.】

【But the result wasn’t great.】

After that, Song Pin didn’t continue.

Jian You asked, “What happened?”

Song Pin was in the middle of typing. When he saw Jian You’s reply, he deleted everything he had written. “Director Jian, you got your phone!”

Jian You: “Mhm, I was just on a date.”

Song Pin: [Shocked.jpg]

Jian You: What did Chen Jing say?

Song Pin: She rejected me.

Song Pin: I told her it was your film, that it was the main female lead, and that she wouldn’t even need to audition, she’d be cast directly. I called her, and she sounded pretty excited, but she still turned it down.

Song Pin: Did Yun Chu offend someone at her company?

Jian You: Got it.

Jian You: I’ll have someone look into it.

Song Pin: Okay, okay.

Song Pin: By the way, Director, you’re with Yun Chu right now. Why not just approach her directly?

Jian You: …How should I approach her?

Song Pin: Seduce her.

Jian You: “…”

She turned her head.

Yun Chu had her eyes closed, as if she were asleep.

After watching her for a moment, she reached out and took Yun Chu’s hand. Yun Chu’s eyes flew open. Jian You calmly raised her other hand and turned off the camera before saying, “I’ll let you hold my hand.”

Yun Chu: “I-”

Jian You: “Don’t scare me.”