Chapter 723: A Million Times for You (85)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Her impression of the idol she had fiercely idolized for five years completely changed at this moment.
Sensing that all eyes were on her, she put her pen and paper down. Just as she was about to leave, Jing Yang’s assistant asked, “Do you work here?”
“No.”
The assistant immediately thought that she was just a fan who sneaked in and pushed her haughtily. “Get lost and scram to wherever you came from. This is not a place where you should be. Why are there all sorts of people in here?” he chastised in a hostile manner.
Unable to tolerate his unruly behavior any further, Fang Erlan retorted, “Why are you so nasty with your words?”
“That’s the way I am. Hurry and get lost, quick…”
Fang Erlan snorted with laughter and kept quiet. She placed the paper and pen onto the dressing table before returning to the filming area.
Yan Ge had a few sets of solo photos taken before proceeding to shoot a few more shots together with Song Yan and Jing Yang.
The filming director checked and approved of the photos before beginning to film the video commercial.
It was a short video; however, it required way too many takes, for the director was constantly unsatisfied with the results.
Fang Erlan used to think that filming a commercial would be much easier than filming a movie or television series. However, she had truly gained an eye-opener and realized that the standards for commercials were extremely high and that the production team would usually strive for perfection.
Fang Erlan noticed that Yan Ge had already begun getting impatient. However, he maintained his professionalism and cooperated with the director, who constantly requested a new take.
Despite the commercial being extremely short, filming still took more than two hours. Three hours passed just like that, including the time taken for makeup and for the fitting of clothes.
Everyone heaved a huge sigh of relief once the director called it a day.
“Ms. Fang, hand this to Brother while I go collect the car. Let’s leave immediately,” said Xiao Li.
“Alright.” Fang Erlan took the bottle of mineral water from him and walked toward Yan Ge.
Before she even reached him, Jing Yang’s assistant scurried toward her and again grabbed her forcefully. “What’s wrong with you? Why haven’t you left yet?”
Everyone could hear him and turned to look at them. Yan Ge approached and asked, “What’s the matter?”
Upon the sight of him, Jing Yang’s assistant immediately put on a smile and explained, “Here’s what happened. She’s a fan of Jing Yang’s, and I don’t know how she managed to sneak in but I made her leave. Yet, she didn’t and even tried to come near us again.”
Fang Erlan felt rather embarrassed and awkward, especially because Yan Ge was staring at her with a look of amusement.
To make matters worse, Jing Yang approached and stared at her with a look of disdain before she could even say anything. “Just ignore her,” he said to his assistant.
Fang Erlan was flabbergasted to see how different her idol was from what she had imagined him to be.
That explains Yan Ge’s reaction in the car.
She felt extremely embarrassed to idolize such an obnoxious celebrity and wronged to be treated this way.
She handed the bottle of mineral water to Yan Ge and said, “Xiao Li wanted me to give this to you.”
Yan Ge took the bottle from her and chuckled. “Seems like there’s been a misunderstanding.”
Jing Yang turned pale upon hearing Fang Erlan’s words, filled with shock and disbelief.
In order to save herself some face, Fang Erlan took a look at the time on her mobile phone and stepped forward to grab Yan Ge’s arm. “Let’s return to the production unit after dinner.”
“You call the shots,” said Yan Ge, allowing her to hold onto his arm while they left the set with all eyes on them.
Jing Yang and his assistant stood rooted to the ground, feeling as if everyone was mocking them. Boiling with rage, he hurriedly left the set together with his assistant.
Once they got inside the nanny van, he finally let out all his pent-up anger and hollered, “Who the heck was that woman!?!”
His assistant hurriedly searched online for a clue before answering, “That woman is the lead actress who’s starring alongside Yan Ge in the upcoming television series. She’s currently the only artiste who’s signed to the entertainment studio opened by Long Tianze’s wife.”
Jing Yang leaned his head against the seat with his hand on his forehead, overwhelmed with exasperation.
He absolutely regretted acting so rashly earlier on. What’s going to happen if it spreads to the public? he wondered.
Clearly, he had been overthinking. Fang Erlan did not wish to mention a word about him at all, for he had completely ruined her impression of him as an idol.
Fang Erlan had been remaining silent after getting inside the van with Yan Ge.
In fact, she felt extremely embarrassed.
She cocked her head toward the window and stiffened her body while sitting up straight, unsure of what she should say.
Meanwhile, Yan Ge finally burst into laughter, unable to contain his amusement any further.
Upon hearing his laughter, she turned to face him and said, “I find it amusing too. What’s funnier is that he was still my beloved idol when we first arrived on set, yet I no longer idolize him anymore.”
“You’re really fickle.”
“Women are all fickle-minded. Didn’t you know that?”
“Don’t make such a sweeping statement and condemn all other women in order to make up for your flaw. Not all women are like you.” Yan Ge stopped smiling and continued sternly, “Perhaps like what you said, Jing Yang used to come from a humble background and is thrifty but also a money-grubber. However, not all artistes are as lucky as you to have bumped into An Xiaoning who was willing to give you a shot at being the lead actress. Many artistes in the entertainment industry, especially those like Jing Yang who don’t have a wealthy family to pull strings for them, have to depend solely on themselves. Not to mention, luck is not on his side and he doesn’t have any true capabilities either. If not for the support given by his cash cow, how could he have become the male lead and be offered the chance to star in commercials?”
“Who’s his cash cow?”
Yan Ge again told her another cruel truth, “His cash cow is a man. Several people in the industry know about this too.”
Fang Erlan was completely flabbergasted. She actually idolized a homosexual gigolo for five full years!
“Oh my, coming out with you has really been such an eye-opener.”
“You’re just like a country bumpkin on a tour in the city.”
She did not deny it since he had stated a fact.
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When it was almost daybreak, An Xiaoning was woken up by a sudden urge to use the washroom. She stood up from the couch slowly and walked toward Pei Yi’s bedroom. “Master Pei, could you please help me unlock my handcuff?” she asked.
“Why?” he asked sluggishly.
“I’d like to go to the washroom.”
He switched on the table lamp.
He then sat up and waved at her sleepily. “Come here.”
An Xiaoning hurriedly rushed over to allow him to unlock her handcuffs with his keys before proceeding to the washroom.
After she was done answering nature’s call, An Xiaoning rinsed her face and exited the washroom to see that he was leaning against the headboard with his eyes wide open.
“Master Pei, you may continue sleeping. I’ll go outside.”
“You don’t need to. Bring me some water,” he instructed.
“Alright.” An Xiaoning walked to the water dispenser and filled a glass halfway with water, which she then placed on the cabinet beside his bed.
“Sit here,” he said, pointing at the bed.
An Xiaoning did as instructed and asked, “What time is it now?”