Dai Jia smiled for a while, then lowered her head. Her long curly hair fell on both sides of her cheeks, hiding the expression on her face.
After a while, she reached out and pushed her hair back, revealing her heavily made-up face.
"Why don't you ask me why I agreed to be Zhao Ruoyun's nude stand-in?"
The tip of her nose was a little red, and her eyelids drooped to hide the look in her eyes. She obviously didn't want Jiang Se to see her vulnerability.
"You have your own reasons." Jiang Se blew the tea in the cup, and Dai Jia smiled and said:
"Because I'm short of money."
“Who doesn’t need money?”
Jiang Se's words made her laugh again: "That's the truth."
She poked the teacup on the table with her fingers painted with black nail polish, hesitated for a while, and reminded Jiang Se:
"You have to be careful of Yao Xiang."
At this point, she bit her lip and said, "He is from Taihe Video, the investor of the production crew of "Fake It Real", and he doesn't have a good reputation in the industry." Dai Jia reached out to touch her hair in annoyance, "I'm not saying this to you because I'm angry about being replaced." She paused, "But this time, in addition to offending Zhao Ruoyun, my role change is also related to offending Yao Xiang last time."
The 'Yao Xiang' she mentioned was the producer of the crew of "Fake It Comes True". Since Jiang Se didn't have many scenes and the filming was completed in just one day, she only met the man called 'Brother Yao' in the crew once.
When she was at the film and television base, she was chatting with Dai Jia, and halfway through she handed a cigarette to her man.
Dai Jia had obviously heard about Yao Xiang's reputation before, so when Yao Xiang handed her a cigarette last time, she did not take it.
"This person is petty and has a very bad reputation." Dai Jia sneered twice, "Zhao Ruoyun wanted to change roles, and we hit it off immediately."
Jiang Se noticed that she emphasized once again that 'Brother Yao' had a bad reputation.
"There's stuff in his cigarettes and alcohol. Once you get into it, you can't escape." Dai Jia picked up the cold tea and drank it all in one gulp. "It's okay if he just takes advantage of me. I'm afraid I'll be controlled by him in the future and rot in the mud."
"I see."
Dai Jia's few words made Jiang Se notice the other side of this circle, but she was not scared.
The entertainment industry is like a miniature social form that encompasses everything.
However, it is precisely because it is not all smooth sailing that Jiang Se finds it somewhat interesting. How to experience temptations and traps and achieve the goals that he originally set depends on each person's personality and choices.
Dai Jia obviously accepted Jiang Se's suggestion when he received the cigarette that day, and also gave Jiang Se some information:
"You should be careful. Yao Xiang will also be at the crew's wrap-up party tonight." She picked up the glass pot and filled the cup. She squinted her eyes and said, "He must have been very impressed by you last time. You should know your face well. Don't fall into his hands."
Jiang Se nodded:
"I know."
She didn't mention it anymore and picked up her teacup:
"We've met a few times, so it's fate. Let's do it!"
Among Jiang Se's previous friends, he had never dealt with someone with Dai Jia's personality. After meeting her a few times, he thought this girl was quite interesting, so he raised his teacup and clinked tea with her.
The two sat for a while, chatted about other things, exchanged phone numbers, and the time was around half past six.
The crew has an appointment at seven o'clock, so it's about time to go upstairs.
Dai Jia picked up her bag and touched her hair again:
"It's your treat this time."
The two of them ordered some cakes and drank two pots of scented tea, spending a total of nearly six hundred yuan.
Jiang Se took out her card to pay the bill. Dai Jia saw that she didn't look reluctant, so her smile deepened.
When we arrived at the restaurant on the seventh floor reserved by the crew, the crew members had already arrived one after another.
Li Yi, the script supervisor who introduced Jiang Se to the crew of "The Ninety-Nine Love Letter", was also among the first group of people to arrive. When he saw Jiang Se and Dai Jia, his eyes lit up, and he immediately greeted the people next to him and came over.
"You two beauties are here so early."
When the two female staff members behind him heard this, they laughed and scolded: "Are we the ones who came early the ugly ones?"
Li Yi laughed with a grin on his face. Dai Jia could also see that Li Yi and Jiang Se had something to talk about, so she found an excuse and sat in the corner, taking out her cell phone to play with it.
"Brother Cao from Director Zhao's crew called me last time and said that Director Zhao was full of praise for you. He also left Brother Qin's phone number with you, and said that he would call you if there was a suitable role for you in a new drama in the future." His attitude towards Jiang Se was much better than that day when he was in the "Fake It Comes True" crew.
After all, Jiang Se was favored by Director Zhao and was different from the newcomers at the beginning. Li Yi smiled and complimented:
"If you have the chance in the future, please help me."
Jiang Se naturally responded: "It was Brother Li who gave me the opportunity to join Director Zhao's crew. I will remember this favor."
When Li Yi heard this, his attitude naturally became more earnest.
After a few polite words, people from the crew arrived one after another.
Apart from the female lead Zhao Ruoyun who had to come later because she had to finish work on other promotional activities, even the male lead Hang Yuyi came to the hotel with two assistants.
The crew booked a dining room on the seventh floor. In addition to the crew members, there were also several people from investment companies, filling up the entire dining room.
Jiang Se's role in the play was not important, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb and sat at a table with several female staff members without waiting for the crew to arrange seats.
When the others saw her sit down, they naturally didn't want to greet her. Instead, Dai Jia was pulled to sit at the actor's table, facing the female star who had replaced her role.
The people from the investment company and director Gu Jiaer said a few words first. Jiang Se looked around the venue and met Yao Xiang.
He was sitting near the podium. After hearing what Dai Jia said earlier, Jiang Se glanced at him and turned his eyes away.
Before the meal started, the crew members came over and asked Jiang Se to join them in toasting a few tables.
She is not a main actor, so what is there to toast her with
What's more, the man who came to ask her to toast pointed to the tables not far away. All the people sitting there were investors. There were two or three tables. After toasting everyone, she might not have to leave tonight.
Jiang Se laughed, put down his chopsticks, and wiped his mouth with a tissue:
"Can I go too?"
The one who called her was a woman in her forties with short hair. When she heard the question, she said with a fake smile:
"Since you've been called, you must be able to go."
Jiang Se stood up with a glass of wine in her hand. The woman said, "Those sitting over there are important people. You can't fool them with soda or something like that. I'll go over there and pour you some wine..." She stood there and gave instructions. Before she finished speaking, Jiang Se, holding the glass, bumped into her directly. (To be continued)