System: "Congratulations to the host, the affection level of the target, Song Hanzheng, is at 20%!"
Jiang Liuyue had somewhat figured out Song Hanzheng's personality.
He seemed aloof and unapproachable.
But in reality, he couldn't resist being showered with compliments.
Excellent.
The two of them continued walking toward the film set.
However, Song Hanzheng fell silent, and Jiang Liuyue also stopped her noisy chatter.
After all, occasional liveliness is a good thing, but prolonged liveliness just comes off as nagging.
On the set.
Qian Li was the first to spot them.
She paused, slightly taken aback.
Although she didn't recognize the man in the suit standing next to Jiang Liuyue, he exuded the commanding aura of a powerful boss from head to toe.
Just looking at the well-tailored suit, it was likely a custom piece from Milan or elsewhere in Italy.
The watch on his wrist looked incredibly expensive.
Although Qian Li didn't know much about watches, she understood that the man before her was no ordinary person.
"Liuyue, you..."
She had just spoken hesitantly.
When she saw Jiang Liuyue naturally link her arm through the man's.
Smiling brightly, Jiang Liuyue said:
"Sister Li, let me introduce you."
"My boyfriend, Song Han."
The man beside her suddenly stiffened, catching the faint fragrance wafting from the woman next to him.
Hmm, it must be perfume.
Not a sickly sweet floral scent, but one with a crisp, woody note.
Jiang Liuyue patted him and said:
"Song Han, this is my manager, Sister Qian Li."
Song Hanzheng snapped back to reality.
He said in an indifferent tone:
"Hello."
"H-hello," Qian Li stammered in reply, her eyes darting back and forth involuntarily.
She thought to herself: This is her boyfriend? Are we sure he isn't Jiang Liuyue's sugar daddy?
Then again, given this little girl's IQ, she probably wasn't smart enough to snag a sugar daddy of this caliber.
Could it be that he just likes her for being truly beautiful and stupid?
It's possible.
Qian Li muttered silently to herself.
While Jiang Liuyue went to touch up her makeup, Qian Li couldn't help but kindly remind her:
"Liuyue, those unscrupulous media outlets online are all saying you're being kept by a sugar daddy. Bringing a man to the set at a time like this, won't it..."
Jiang Liuyue tilted her head up.
Looking completely righteous and utterly fearless.
"No way."
"He's my boyfriend."
"I brought him to the set to show them that all those rumors online are complete fabrications!"
Qian Li was taken aback and couldn't help but probe, "Ah... is he really your boyfriend, and not..."
Jiang Liuyue understood what she meant.
She couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.
She laughed out loud.
She then pointed at the shoddy maid costume she was wearing.
"Sister Li, if I really had a powerful backer."
"How could I be playing a lowly maid? Wouldn't I be playing an empress or a noble consort?"
Qian Li felt this made sense.
She nodded.
Then she added:
"But that boyfriend of yours..."
"He seems pretty impressive."
Jiang Liuyue nodded, agreeing, "Right? I think he's pretty handsome too."
Outside the dressing room.
Song Hanzheng, who was casually walking by, heard this.
His footsteps paused.
Hearing words of praise about himself, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curve up slightly.
Inside.
Hearing this, Qian Li couldn't help but rub her forehead in a headache.
"Don't be so love-struck. Having a boyfriend right after entering the industry, do you still want to make a career here?"
Jiang Liuyue said seriously, "Don't worry, Sister Li. The boyfriend is just temporary. Once this wave of public opinion passes, I'll be single again."
The next second.
The smile on Song Hanzheng's face vanished.
The play hadn't even started yet.
And this heartless little thing, Jiang Liuyue, was already thinking about throwing him away.
He, Song Hanzheng.
When had he ever been so discarded?!
After Jiang Liuyue came out of the dressing room, she saw Song Hanzheng waiting on a lounge sofa not far away and quickly walked up to him.
She instructed:
"You can walk around the set, but don't wander into the male and female leads' resting rooms."
"I'm going to get ready to go on set now."
"When I'm done, you should take the initiative to come greet me. That way, everyone will know you're my boyfriend."
Song Hanzheng twitched the corner of his mouth.
"I take the initiative?"
Jiang Liuyue said seriously:
"Yeah, I hired you!" After saying that, she repeated it, looking as if her heart ached for the money, "I paid a hefty price to hire you."
Oh.
Song Hanzheng raised an eyebrow.
He didn't answer.
Someone in the distance was already calling for her.
Jiang Liuyue looked at him with a solemn face again.
"The most handsome Brother Song Han."
"I'm leaving everything to you!"
After speaking, she patted his shoulder.
She turned around briskly.
A faint smile flitted across the corners of Song Hanzheng's lips, almost imperceptible.
The most handsome?
He strolled casually around the set.
Suddenly, he heard the voices of a stagehand and an assistant talking behind a tent.
"Is the water ready?"
"Not yet. Sister Feile wants it boiling hot. We don't have hundred-degree hot water on site, so I've already sent someone to boil it quickly."
"How do you do things? Why didn't you prepare it in advance? Don't you know that if we delay Sister Feile's important matters, we'll all get scolded?"
"Okay, okay, I know. But do we really have to use boiling water? If this gets splashed on someone's face, it might disfigure them..."
"It's none of your business. You better shut your mouth!"
"Mhm."
Song Hanzheng listened to the gossip.
He wasn't surprised.
As for Li Feile, she always did whatever she pleased, but he just hadn't expected her to be so ruthless.
Whose face was she trying to ruin?
Song Hanzheng had never been interested in these struggles between female celebrities in the entertainment industry.
He lifted his foot and walked toward the area where filming was about to start.
Perhaps the intimidating aura he exuded was too frightening; others just assumed he was some investor or producer, and no one dared to stop him.
The filming tent and lighting were already set up.
This was an indoor scene.
The actors were getting into position one after another.
The female lead, Li Feile, was wearing a light pink palace dress, her makeup exquisite, and a peony pinned in her hair bun. She looked elegant and moving.
She was sitting upright in a chair.
By her side.
Jiang Liuyue wore an emerald green palace maid outfit, her hair simply tied up without any embellishments.
Yet it only made her fair little face look even more exquisite and beautiful.
He could vaguely hear people around him whispering,
"I have to say, this Jiang Liuyue is actually quite pretty. She doesn't lose out to Sister Feile at all."
"Shh! Keep your voice down. Do you want to cause trouble? Right now, as long as that diva Li Feile stays peaceful, the director is already thanking his lucky stars."
"True, I'm just saying it privately. With her at Wanxiang Galaxy, the other female stars probably won't ever get their big break."
At this moment.
Two other actresses dressed in dark purple and light yellow palace costumes also got into position.
They played the roles of the Noble Consort and the Lady of Bright Deportment.
The executive director at the front shouted: "Action!"
The two actresses slowly walked into the hall.
The Noble Consort took the lead in reprimanding:
"Consort Li, how dare you! You actually dared to order your little maid to snatch the bird's nest soup that belonged to the Empress."
The Lady of Bright Deportment echoed:
"Could it be that you've forgotten your place just because the Emperor favored you for a few days!"
A flash of fury crossed the face of Li Feile, who played Consort Li.
She slammed her hand heavily on the table.
Jiang Liuyue immediately knelt down, trembling as she said:
"Your Highness, this servant just went to fetch it as you ordered. No one in the main kitchen told me that the bird's nest soup belonged to Her Majesty the Empress."
Li Feile gave a soft snort.
She picked up the pot of boiling water from the table. The heat transferred through the vessel so quickly that her fingertips flinched back from the scalding temperature.
However, the movement was so fast that no one noticed.
She snapped harshly,
"An insolent servant daring to bully her master!"
"Xuancao, how dare you spout such nonsense right in front of the Noble Consort and Lady Zhaoyi."
"It seems you need something to clear your head!"
With that said, she prepared to splash the entire pot of hot water right at her.
