novelhk Chapter 56 The Actress Who Competes with a Newcomer for the Best Actor 2
Chapter 56 The Actress Who Competes with a Newcomer for the Best Actor 2
Ning Meng, a newcomer and minor supporting actress, overshadowed Lin Yunqing, the award-winning actress, in the film crew, which already made Lin Yunqing very uncomfortable.
What she found even harder to accept was Gu Zezhi's attitude towards Ning Meng.
Gu Zezhi treated Ning Meng too specially, so specially that it made her feel uneasy.
In particular, Gu Zezhi and Ning Meng have a light kiss scene in the drama, and Gu Zezhi actually filmed this scene himself.
And coincidentally, Gu Zezhi also has intimate scenes with her in the drama, which are even more important than his kissing scenes with Ning Meng.
In the drama, she plays a princess from an enemy country who is sent to marry a foreign ruler. Her intimate scenes with Gu Zezhi not only reflect their love-hate relationship, but also show the emperor's changing attitude towards the enemy country.
However, Gu Zezhi used a stand-in.
Lin Yunqing could not accept this kind of differential treatment.
She angrily warned Ning Meng to stay away from Gu Zezhi, and that newcomers shouldn't always try to take shortcuts; it was impossible to create a scandal by clinging to Gu Zezhi.
Ning Meng told her very honestly, "I didn't cling to Teacher Gu. Teacher Gu gave me pointers on his own initiative. Teacher Gu is a good person. He even said he'd treat me to barbecue tonight. Teacher Lin, do you want to come?"
These words further provoked Lin Yunqing, who grew to dislike Ning Meng more and more, convinced that she was scheming and deliberately seducing Gu Zezhi.
So they started targeting the female lead in various ways, using their connections to secretly suppress her, leaking dirt on her, and inciting Gu Zezhi's fans to attack her, etc.
Of course, as a sweet romance novel, the female lead is ultimately unharmed. Instead, her relationship with the male lead deepens, attracting public sympathy and attention, and making the novel a viral sensation.
As a villainous supporting character, Lin Yunqing did so many bad things, so naturally she wouldn't have a good ending.
His promising future was ruined, he was disgraced, and ended up in a very miserable state.
At this moment, Yun Qing's thoughts were focused on her ankle.
After all, she needed to sprain her ankle a little more severely, but not too severely, so that she could delay the script readings but not the subsequent filming.
Just when Yun Qing thought that her twisting injury was almost over, her upper arm suddenly tightened, and she was lifted up.
Her ankle, which hadn't twisted yet, straightened up instantly.
Yun Qing blinked in bewilderment before realizing what had happened.
Ahhhh! What are you doing, male lead? Let go of me! I'm covered in germs!
The elevator was still shaking, and Gu Zezhi, probably worried that she would lose her balance again, did not let go of her hand.
Moreover, he was holding her hand very tightly, making it impossible for Yun Qing to slip away from him without leaving a trace.
She couldn't drag Gu Zezhi down with her, because if the male lead got hurt, wouldn't the plot fall apart?
She was internally frantic, but outwardly she had to feign gratitude and say, "Thank you, Teacher Gu."
Did she make any mistakes from beginning to end? Why is the plot different from what was supposed to be!
No way! My ankle has to twist!
While the elevator was still swaying, she looked at Gu Zezhi and said with a kind expression, "Teacher Gu, please let go. I can stand up."
Let go quickly! Otherwise, bacteria will crawl all over you!
At that moment, the elevator suddenly shook even more violently, so Gu Zezhi held on to her even tighter.
Yun Qing was extremely anxious. There was nothing seriously wrong with the elevator. It would open the door and stop when it reached the floor. They could get out and escape danger.
She doesn't have much time!
Yun Qing couldn't help but think, why not just pry Gu Zezhi's hands off?
She had a crush on Gu Zezhi and knew that he was holding her hand because he was suffering from his germaphobia. So after hesitating for a while, she finally decided not to make him suffer and pried his hand off.
That should be... reasonable, right?
However, before she could even make a move, the elevator stopped and the doors opened.
Gu Zezhi said in a deep voice, "Go out first."
Then Gu Zezhi pulled her out.
Yuanyuan ran out after her, still somewhat shaken, and asked in a trembling voice, "Sister Qing, are you alright?"
Yun Qing's tone was somewhat weak, "I'm fine..." Yeah, right!
This is a big deal!
[System, is my immortal wine about to fly away? How did the plot suddenly go wrong? Why did the male lead suddenly grab me?!]
The system analysis stated: "Gu Zezhi is aloof but not cold. Although he's a germaphobe, he's overcome a lot for filming. He can tolerate being pulled along, so it's normal for him to help you in this dangerous situation. In the original storyline, he probably didn't realize what was happening."
As for why he was able to stop you so quickly, it's because... he glanced at you!
Yun Qing: ...
If she had known that he would notice such a big problem if he looked at her for just a second, she should have just asked him, "Is there something dirty on my face?" to make him feel embarrassed and look away!
But it's too late to say anything now.
The system reassured her, saying, "This isn't your fault. As long as you don't affect the later plot, it shouldn't be a big problem."
[But I'll remind you one more time: don't deviate from your character's established persona or the plot; the threat of divine retribution isn't just a scare tactic.]
【understood. 】
Yun Qing thought about it and decided that she still had to try to make amends.
Otherwise, if she were to participate in the script reading, according to her character setting, it would be impossible for her to deliberately let Ning Meng take the spotlight.
With a film queen like her around, Ning Meng is still a newcomer after all. Even if she isn't completely overshadowed by her, she definitely won't shine as brightly as in the original story.
If it affects the subsequent plot, what was "not a big problem" will become a big problem!
Now that Gu Zezhi has let go of her, she should be able to twist her ankle on flat ground, right?
Thinking about it, she was about to slump over again.
"Sister Qing..."
Yuan Yuan exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Zezhi had already reached out and grabbed Yun Qing's upper arm again, lifting her up, and said, "She must be scared."
Yun Qing: ...I wasn't so scared my legs went weak!!!
Gu Zezhi has just informed the property management about the elevator malfunction.
Seeing that Yunqing's legs were too weak to stand, they simply grabbed Yunqing's arm with one hand and had Yuanyuan support her on the other side, and carried her away.
Yun Qing: ...
I just want to sprain my ankle, why is it so difficult!
Yun Qing was escorted to the meeting room where the film crew was arranging script readings.
As she approached the conference room door, she had no choice but to abandon her plan to sprain her ankle, and then a sudden inspiration struck her.
Huh? In the original storyline, Lin Yunqing did seem to be quite frightened.
However, since she had already sprained her leg and couldn't walk on her own, it's unclear whether her legs were weak.
So, if she was frightened and became listless, but still managed to outshine the female lead, then it wouldn't be considered a character mishap, right?
She asked the system, which pondered for a moment and replied: "[It's quite reasonable. It shouldn't be considered a character mishap. At this point, Gu Zezhi hasn't shown Ning Meng any particular interest, so you shouldn't be provoked or forced to stand up for yourself. You should be able to get by.]"
Yun Qing breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the script reading wasn't affected by her presence, the storm should be over.