Chapter 8

Chapter 8

If one were to ask which of the new rising actors is the most popular, it would undoubtedly be our Actor Shifeng.

Shifeng, at the young age of twenty-six, has already won the Best Actor award in the entertainment industry and attracted a large fan base with his exceptional acting skills and perfect charm.

As for the most popular new rising actress, it would undoubtedly be our Actress Jiang Meimei.

Jiang Meimei, at just twenty-four years old, has already won the Best Actress award in the entertainment industry and garnered many fans with her outstanding acting skills and appearance.

Director Li always values an actor's acting skills and talent, so he specially invited the newly crowned Best Actor and Best Actress to star as the leads in his new drama.

This was to elevate the overall quality of the drama even further.

Director Li is a renowned figure in the television industry, and any drama he directs is guaranteed to be of high quality and highly discussed.

There is a saying in the industry:

Want to become famous? Go shoot a drama with Director Li.

Because there is no one that Director Li’s dramas can’t make famous, even if you’ve been in the industry for ten years, he can still make you an overnight sensation.

It’s that magical!

Moreover, the drama "Dan Dan" also invited the legendary Actor Fei Cheng to make a guest appearance.

Who is Fei Cheng?

Fei Cheng is the legendary actor who won the Best Actor award within just one year of his debut and enjoys immense national recognition.

Though referred to as "legendary," he is only around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old now.

Almost everyone who joined this production team had a secret wish.

That is, to have a chance to speak to Fei Cheng, or even just see him once, and they would die without regrets!

Therefore, most newcomers in the production team behaved respectfully and cautiously.

Rarely did anyone exhibit the "strange" glint in their eyes like Yi Tiantian.

"Wow! This director is going to win the heart of a beauty this year!"

"Oh, more accurately, a handsome man!"

Yi Tiantian started gossiping the moment she saw Director Li.

Director Li looked around in confusion.

Who was talking just now?

And what handsome man?

He shook his head hard, thinking it must be his imagination.

Since Fei Cheng recommended her, the director broke his usual practice and personally came to pick up Yi Tiantian.

The moment he arrived at the station, he saw a boy dragging his luggage and looking around, his eyes exactly like those in the photo, sparkling with innocence.

Director Li immediately slapped his thigh.

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

Fei Cheng’s eye for talent is indeed excellent!

This boy is just like Xiao Xiao in the drama!

Yi Tiantian politely greeted the director, and the two headed to the production set together.

After settling everything, Director Li arranged for Yi Tiantian to stay by his side to observe the acting skills of the two Best Actors and Best Actress.

Seeing Director Li return with a seemingly innocent and naive young man, everyone couldn’t help but sneak glances over.

Everyone knew that Director Li doesn’t play favorites, but this was the first time they had seen him personally pick up an actor.

"I don’t think Director Li has a son this old, right?"

A staff member whispered to a colleague on set.

"Yeah, Director Li has been busy for so many years and hasn’t even gotten married yet, where would he have a son?" Another staff member replied in a low voice, "I heard recently that Actor Fei Cheng introduced an actor, could it be him?"

"What?! Introduced by Actor Fei Cheng?!" The staff member’s voice rose slightly with excitement, "His acting must be great!"

This comment was overheard by Actress Jiang Meimei nearby.

She glanced at Yi Tiantian, sitting on a small stool preparing to observe the acting, and couldn’t help but take a second look.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t her type.

Otherwise, she would definitely try to seduce him in the production team.

This extra glance was noticed by the new Best Actor Shifeng standing beside her.

This made Shifeng feel a sense of crisis, and he became very unhappy.

"Hmph, it’s just Fei Cheng. Who does he think he is? He’s long outdated!" Shifeng sneered, "The person he recommended must not be any good either!"

Jiang Meimei raised an eyebrow, tugged at Shifeng’s sleeve, and warned him with her eyes that there were too many people around to talk about such things.

This scene was caught by Yi Tiantian from afar.

"How exciting, how exciting! Are the top actors already getting into a tussle in broad daylight?!"

"They really don’t care about being discovered at all!!! And does this top actor’s pregnant wife know her husband is fooling around on set like this?"

Yi Tiantian, invigorated by the gossip, pulled out a piece of chocolate she had just received from a staff member and slowly savored it while thinking.

Everyone present was stunned.

No one knew where that voice came from, so they all turned their gaze toward the top actor and actress.

Seeing the two of them indeed standing close together, everyone's eyes widened, as if trying to see right through them.

Shifeng and Jiang Meimei naturally heard Yi Tiantian's thoughts. They looked around for the source of the voice but met everyone's scrutinizing gazes, making them both feel uneasy.

Shifeng immediately put some distance between himself and Jiang Meimei, but this action only made everyone even more suspicious.

The director also glanced over.

Indeed, those words he heard earlier were not just his imagination; they were Yi Tiantian's thoughts!

Without considering why he could hear Yi Tiantian's thoughts, the director was now more concerned with the fact that Shifeng and Jiang Meimei were personally invited by Director Li. However, he would never allow morally corrupt individuals to participate in his drama.

Could it be that these two really have something going on?

Director Li decided to keep a closer eye on them.

"Although Shifeng is only twenty-six years old, he has always portrayed himself as a devoted family man."

"He ended his long-term relationship with his childhood sweetheart and got married, earning praise throughout the entertainment industry as a good man who stayed true to his roots even after becoming famous."

"This year, his wife is three months pregnant, and Shifeng is preparing to transition into a doting father."

"But what no one knows is that this devoted family man and future loving father is actually engaging in a 'set couple' affair behind the scenes!"

Yi Tiantian became increasingly engrossed in the gossip system, but she was also growing increasingly angry.

Everyone present was seething inside.

While the staff members couldn't stop their work for fear of being too obvious, they still listened intently.

Some people's faces turned red with anger, and they started typing furiously on their phones.

However, they found that their typed messages turned into gibberish!

The thoughts they heard earlier couldn’t be expressed through words or speech!

Shifeng's face turned bright red.

That unknown voice exposed the secret he least wanted anyone to know!

More importantly, how did that person predict his plan to transition?!

Calm down, calm down.

Shifeng tried to reassure himself.

After all, no one else knows it's true.

As long as he doesn’t admit it, it isn’t real!

True to his reputation as a new top actor, Shifeng managed to compose himself in just a minute.

He acted as if nothing happened and called out, "Director Li, shall we start?"

Jiang Meimei, who had known all along that Shifeng was a scoundrel, didn’t care much about him. In fact, she found the situation somewhat amusing.

Director Li responded, "Alright, everyone, quiet down. Scene one, action!"

Shifeng and Jiang Meimei were filming one of the most famous scenes from "Simply," where the male and female leads meet.

In a beautiful autumn setting, the female lead is drinking coffee in an outdoor café when a yellow leaf is about to fall into her cup. The male lead reaches out and catches the leaf just in time.

Yi Tiantian thought the plot was a bit cliché.

But since it was Director Li's work, there might be a surprise later.

At the director's command, the leads began their performance.

Jiang Meimei sat with her legs crossed, sipping coffee leisurely. A staff member dropped a leaf from above, which Shifeng caught just before it fell into her cup.

The entire performance was... utterly disastrous.

"If their character is questionable, fine, but how can their acting be so terrible too?!"

"Is the Best Actor award that easy to get nowadays? Did they bribe the judges...?"

"My goodness, this performance is absolutely atrocious!!"

After watching this scene, Yi Tiantian felt her eyes had been assaulted. She felt restless and uncomfortable.

Shifeng and Jiang Meimei knew their performance wasn’t good, but having it pointed out so openly made them lose face.

They immediately asked to take a break.

The director waved them off, agreeing to their request.

But at the same time, he noticed this as well.

Shifeng and Jiang Meimei's acting skills and performances in their award-winning films were completely different.

In "Reckless Youth," Shifeng portrayed the male lead's reckless and carefree nature to perfection, while Jiang Meimei brought the female lead's allure to life memorably in "Vixen."

But how come in a different production and with a different character, they both act like puppets on strings?

Their performance is not only stiff but also lacks any technique!

However, Yi Tiantian, who was still enjoying the drama, quickly answered the director's confusion.

"I thought so —"

Everyone present perked up their ears.

Shifeng and Jiang Meimei swallowed hard, their palms turning cold, as if they were awaiting their sentence.

The director was even more anxious, desperate to know what was going on.

"Turns out both of them got their Best Actor and Best Actress awards by bribing the judges in their company!"

"Not only that, but they played themselves in their award-winning films, which is why their performances were so convincing!"

"Shifeng is naturally a reckless person, and Jiang Meimei is inherently a woman who loves to flirt around!"

Now everything makes sense!

Director Li had never been so wrong about someone before.

If what Yi Tiantian said is true, then the choice of these lead actors...

is certainly questionable.

Shifeng, while resting, glared fiercely at Yi Tiantian, already plotting his revenge.

Tonight at the dinner, he would teach this punk a lesson!