"As for the ideal type, it should be someone like Ji Shiyan."
"Although I have never acted with him, I have met him several times on the set. He is very charming in person and has a nice voice."
"He is pretty and has a nice figure. There are few girls who don't like such a partner, right?"
In the preparation room, Ji Ning and another female artist were being interviewed after the filming was completed.
Ji Ning sat aside without saying anything, and the conversation was completely taken up by this female artist. It was like it was agreed that the drama would have two female leads, but she used her sponsor to add more scenes to the drama, and even wanted to play the male lead. But in front of the camera at this moment, she still looked aloof and aloof.
The female artist talked nonstop for more than ten minutes, from Ji Shiyan to her own conditions. At the end of the talk, she smiled and winked at the camera: "I hope I will have the opportunity to film with him in the future."
As a top star in the entertainment industry, Ji Shiyan has extremely high national popularity and is a hot topic, so many people are trying their best to take advantage of his popularity.
But he is really hard to flirt with. He has many representative works and has worked with many actresses, but there has never been any real scandal. The idea of hyping up a couple on screen is simply impossible for him.
Ji Ning was lost in thought when the host suddenly handed the microphone to him: "Ning Ning, what is your ideal type?"
She clearly read some kind of expectation from the host's face. After a pause, Ji Ning lifted his coat on his shoulders, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and his eyes were clear and gentle.
"I don't have a specific ideal type, as long as we like each other."
The light in the host's eyes dimmed. The previous actress had already created such a heated atmosphere, and he thought Ji Ning would say something polite, such as wanting to act with Ji Shiyan as well - but he didn't expect that he would jump off the topic and not even try to take advantage of the popularity.
Alas, he is still too young and cannot suck blood.
After the interview ended, Ji Ning stood up and bowed to the staff to express his gratitude. However, the female artist next to him did not move, but raised her chin even higher, as if she was laughing sarcastically.
She raised her eyebrows but didn't turn around. The air conditioner in the room was turned on high and she felt a little cold. She took the long coat handed to her by the assistant and entered the RV.
The assistant dared to complain after entering the RV: "Where did she come from? She's so arrogant just because she's with a rich sponsor. I don't even remember her name after filming for three months. Compared with you, she's nothing. She has no manners at all, and she even mocks polite people?"
Ji Ning took a sip of water before reminding him, "She only filmed for two months."
Relying on the support of someone behind her, she wanted to have more scenes but also have less time. She came late and left early. The director dared not say anything but turned a blind eye and watched her terrible acting go on scene after scene.
The only one who stayed from the start to the end of the filming was Ji Ning. The staff all liked her, and the director also loved to talk to her about the script.
"By the way," the assistant was looking through the schedule, "there will be a Xingcan awards ceremony tomorrow night. Should we go? If not, you can rest at home."
"Don't go," Ji Ning leaned back on the sofa, the massager gently rolling around his shoulders, "Who wants to go?"
As soon as she finished asking, her long-time friend Song Yu sent her a picture from her recent interview: No ideal type? As long as we like each other, that's all? Women are really good at lying without blinking, do you need me to help you recall
Then sent a screenshot.
The screenshot shows Ji Ning’s secondary Weibo account, and all the content on the secondary account revolves around only one theme - Ji Shiyan.
Just last night, she emotionally reposted a set of Ji Shiyan's airport photos, with the caption: It's amazing, why after three years of marriage, this man can still make me burst out with a heartfelt "What a handsome man" the moment I open the photos.
Tracing back to the day before yesterday, she reposted a screenshot of a variety show from many years ago: I smell the scent of absolutely beautiful pheromones. When can I be on a variety show again? I'll wait.
The day before yesterday, her flattery was like this: It’s amazing, the inland Gu King is casting a Gu again, and today is also a day when I was so overwhelmed by the beauty filter that I had no concentration on work.
People describe Ji Shiyan as having eyes that seem to cast a spell, making people submit to him.
Ji Ning: “…”
Sometimes she was really glad that no one knew about this account, otherwise when they met, Ji Shiyan would have to ask her sincerely: "Why have we been married for three years?"
Ji Ning replied to Song Yu: He is a gangster, and I tried my best to hold back from mentioning him at that time.
If we really want to talk about it, she can talk about it for three hours without stopping, so don't even think about interviewing her. Just change it to "Ji Ning Chats About Idols Conference".
She put down her phone, only to realize that her assistant had already reported a list of names: "Anyway, it's just those old faces. Oh, yes, it is said that Ji Shiyan is going too."
Hearing those three words, Ji Ning suddenly leaned forward and asked, "Who?"
"Ji Shiyan, that top-tier legend," the assistant said, "Director Feng should also go."
She liked Ji Shiyan, which was a secret that no one knew except Song Yu.
Ji Ning calmed down and tried his best to calm down, then he said calmly: "Let's go, I haven't seen Director Feng for a long time."
"Yes, it's been a year and a half since he took you to film a movie. So get up early tomorrow and put on your makeup."
She felt something beating in her chest, and a face appeared in front of her eyes, which then became clearer and clearer. In a blink of an eye, she was stunned.
The fingers resting on his legs lifted up, and Ji Ning leaned back again: "Yeah."
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The award ceremony began at 7pm the next day.
The lights are on, the starry night is bright, and in the distance a luxury cruise ship is swaying on the river, which is very interesting and seems to be praising this annual grand event.
Ji Ning opened the curtains and some artists stepped onto the red carpet one after another, showing their flawless and glamorous smiles to the camera.
Spotlights were flashing everywhere, luxury cars were gathering, and almost all the artists were there.
She got out of the car and was waiting when she heard the executive behind the scenes anxiously saying, "Fu Xuan hasn't arrived yet?! I saw that she only filmed a play with Ji Shiyan, her acting skills haven't improved much, but her celebrity has become more and more famous! What's the matter? Let Ji Shiyan wait for her?"
The red carpet has its own rules. Usually the last one to walk is the most famous, which is a bit like keeping the place in check. Therefore, many female artists deliberately delay their appearance order in order to issue a press release that they will be the "finale of the red carpet", just like trying to grab the center position in a group photo.
Fu Xuan became famous a few years ago with a spy drama, but she hasn't had any hit works since then. She has recently regained some popularity with her collaboration with Ji Shiyan. I didn't expect her to be so ambitious and even want to grab the last spot on the red carpet.
"Ji Shiyan has to board a plane in an hour, so how can he have time to wait for her? This is ridiculous," the executive turned around and saw Ji Ning, and suddenly came to his senses, "Why not arrange for Ji Ning to be with Ji Shiyan?"
For publicity purposes, most crews would arrange for leading actors of the opposite sex to walk the red carpet together. The one originally arranged for Fu Xuan was Ji Shiyan.
Ji Ning didn't have any specific collaborators and had planned to find a similar actor to work with on the spot. However, Fu Xuan was late and Ji Shiyan was in a hurry to leave, so the big prize fell on her head.
She blinked, not coming back to her senses: "Me and Ji Shiyan...?"
"It's almost your turn," the executive said, using the intercom to confirm. "You should go with him."
She raised her eyes and saw the door of the Cayenne open. The moonlight outlined the man's outstanding and deep features. There was a shadow from the lower edge of his brow to his eyes. The ends of his eyes were slightly narrowed, his nose was high, and his facial features were as beautiful as sculptures.
Good-looking people have sexy Adam's apples, and their breath is tempting people to commit crimes. Ji Shiyan pulled his suit and walked out of the car slowly, but Ji Ning seemed to have a pen in his heart, chaotically and surgingly drawing an exclamation mark that he wanted to say but couldn't.
Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
As if sensing her gaze, Ji Shiyan nodded slightly towards her and greeted her politely.
She hurriedly looked away and tried to put her hands in her pockets to cover her face, but she was wearing a fishtail dress, which had no pockets.
The assistant poked her waist and said, "Go quickly, that's Ji Shiyan."
As if the wind was pushing her legs, she walked unnaturally beside him and walked towards the red carpet with him. His status was there, so it didn't matter whether he walked early or late, and he was never a person who cared about such details.
Maybe someone told him about the situation, and he didn't ask her anything. He just raised his arms in front of the red carpet, motioning her to hold his arm.
It was obviously just a standard part of walking on the red carpet, but she still couldn't help feeling dizzy and her brain started to freeze, emitting noise intermittently for one second, two seconds, three seconds, like a cassette tape, and her ears turned red.
How to describe such a moment? The distance between the two people was no more than one meter. She smelled the low-mellow and lingering scent of amber and ebony, which was tender and slightly cold, like a dream.
She lowered her head and raised her arms mechanically, wondering if they would touch the cuffs of his sleeves.
But before she could get arm in arm with him, a fanatical male fan broke through the security barrier and pounced on the actress in front of him, "I love you!"
The actress was attacked and fell to the ground. There were screams from the crowd, and the staff rushed over, causing chaos.
The actress was close to Ji Ning, and when she fell to the ground, she bumped into her. Her heels were more than ten centimeters high, and she was about to fall down as she stumbled—
But Ji Shiyan, who was standing beside her, raised his hand and supported her.
His palms were warm and Ji Ning felt like he was about to burn. He heard him whisper, "Are you okay?"
The man's voice was deep and magnetic, like the high-quality sound from headphones that had been burned in, ironing the human cerebral cortex to the point of numbness.
Her teeth chattered and she whispered, "It's okay."
A farce broke out suddenly and the red carpet was forced to end. Ji Ning was carefully helped into the RV by his assistant. He was still in a trance, and his mind was full of Ji Shiyan's handsome profile standing close to him.
The assistant thought she was frightened: "Are you okay? Do you want to wear an eye patch and rest?"
"No need." She had no mood to rest now.
Although Ji Ning didn't know the actress who was knocked down, he was still frightened by the scene just now, and asked with concern: "What's the situation outside?"
The assistant made two phone calls before saying, "It was said that the back was slightly scratched and the knees were bruised. Fortunately, the head was not hit."
She breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"I don't know if that guy is a real fan or a hater. How can a fan bear to let a goddess fall? This kind of love is too abnormal."
The assistant was still discussing something, and Ji Ning was responding to her, but his thoughts were drifting away.
After a while, the assistant fell silent. She then picked up her phone and sent a message to Song Yu: I just had close contact with Ji Shiyan. My advice is that you should never meet him in person.
Song Yu sent over a dozen question marks: Is the real person not good looking? No way
Ji Ning said slowly: It has been an hour and a half since I left him, and that incredibly handsome face is still in my mind. It's too addictive. I suggest you don't meet him.
Song Yu sent an eyes-rolling emoticon: That’s enough, you’re an expert in flattery.
Rainbow fart is a term used in fan circles, which means the exaggerated and rainbow-like words used by fans to praise their idols.
Ji Ning curled his eyes: I'm telling the truth.
After Ji Ning finished chatting, the assistant continued to check the schedule: "The flight to T City will be at 12 noon tomorrow, the magazine shoot will be at 4 o'clock, the commercial ribbon-cutting will be at 6 o'clock, and the beauty will be at 8 o'clock."
Such a dense schedule is no longer a rare thing, and it is actually much easier than before.
She nodded her eyebrows and heard the assistant continue, "There's an invitation for a variety show. Brother Peng asked me to send the script to your email. You can take a look at it on the plane tomorrow. I think it's very suitable for new stars like us. When we attract fans and have good works to continue the popularity, maybe I can help you turn things around."
She should have been a clean young actress, but she was ruthlessly cheated by her agency: the boss's daughter Sun He was photographed having sex late at night, and she and Sun He had similar figures, but the agency actually made her take the blame for Sun He, and she was the one who got all the blame. Unfortunately, she signed a contract and couldn't confront the company head-on, otherwise she would be hidden.
This is not the end. Her competitors hired cyber-trolls to smear her. The more they smeared her, the more money they made. Her team was too Buddhist and did not deal with the fabricated negative information flying around.
Public opinion on the Internet is too easily misled. It seemed that overnight, Ji Ning's good reputation began to reverse and went from bad to worse. Now, mocking and slandering her seems to have become a daily routine for the majority of netizens. Negative news is overwhelming, but none of the black spots are true.
Ji Ning discussed changing teams with the company many times, but no one knew who had stopped him and there has been no news for four or five months.
"About changing teams..."
"I asked this morning, and they said they'll give you a reply in the next few days," the assistant said with some hope, "I hope the new team will cooperate with you. After all, our goal is to become a top star!"
Everything will become easier if she becomes a top star. Even if Sun He and the company fall out, she won't have to worry about not having a new employer. After all, who wouldn't want a top star? She can't act rashly now, otherwise the company will have plenty of ways to make her unable to stay in the industry.
Ji Ningyou said with a long sigh: "The first task after changing the team is to put all kinds of rumors on the agenda. We can't wait any longer."
Rumors are the biggest stumbling block in her path. She wants to remove them, to walk more steadily, and to meet Ji Shiyan at the top.
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The next day on the plane, Ji Ning opened the script and took a look. This was a love variety show called "First Kiss Diary". On the first day of filming, the two automatically became a couple. Variety shows are convenient for artists to attract fans or whitewash themselves, so it really suits her.
As she was watching, a voice came from the corridor: "Hurry up and read it. Give me a reply after you finish reading it."
Having been in Ji Shiyan’s fan circle for a long time, how could I not tell that this was the voice of his agent
Ji Ning paused and saw a familiar figure sitting next to her. He was fully armed with a hat and mask, but she still recognized him easily based on the lines of his hands.
She touched the brim of his hat, marveling at how high his nose was beneath the mask. After a moment's thought, she felt something was wrong and glanced at what he was holding.
Under the half-folded paper was the same, vaguely visible "First Kiss Diary".
…?!
She suspected that she was dazzled, and when she was about to confirm, she wanted to look at his face again, but when she raised her eyes, her gaze met his.
——He was actually looking at her.
Ji Shiyan pulled up his mask, some emotion was about to come out of his eyes, and he opened his lips.
They only met briefly yesterday, but now he... recognized her
Ji Ning sat up unconsciously, clenched his fingers, and waited for him to speak.