Chapter 66
Chi Yuan, He's Dirtier Than Me
Chi Yuan himself didn't really feel much about the sudden surge in popularity.
Aside from knowing that his Weibo followers have increased significantly, he does the same things as always. At most, when other actors meet him during breaks in filming, they will say congratulations.
Actors who can play major roles in Director Rong's TV series are already quite famous, so there's no reason to be jealous.
Those who envy and are jealous of Chi Yuan's good fortune, even if they are jealous, dare not say it to his face.
At this moment on set, Chi Yuan and Yan Chuan were filming, while Tan Sen sat on a rest chair to the side, his eyes fixed on Yan Chuan.
He had clearly inquired before coming that Actor Yan should like his type.
"Brother Sen, Brother Sen, I found out!" Tan Sen's assistant, Xiao Wang, ran back from outside. "Actor Yan is ignoring you because he has someone else in mind."
Tan Sen frowned: "Who?"
"Chi Yuan." The assistant pointed to Chi Yuan in the center of the set and whispered, "I asked Lan Xue's assistant, and he said that on the day of the crew's reading session, Actor Yan took a liking to Chi Yuan, and he even specially switched rooms with Lan Xue because of it. However, Chi Yuan seems to have rejected Actor Yan, but strangely enough, Actor Yan was not angry at all, and instead took special care of Chi Yuan."
Tan Sen scoffed and glanced at Chi Yuan, saying, "He certainly has a captivating appearance."
He also watched the viral video of the Fox Ancestor today, and she is indeed very beautiful. But he's not bad either; if he were to play the Fox Ancestor, he would be the one who's famous today.
Therefore, resources are still necessary.
Xiao Wang: "Brother Sen, I think our intelligence is wrong. Actor Yan has changed his taste. He doesn't like proactive girls anymore. He prefers pure and innocent girls?"
"Pure and innocent, it's all an act," Tan Sen sneered. "He used to be an artist under Chang Lei."
Xiao Wang exclaimed in surprise, "Chang Lei, isn't that...?"
Tan Sen: "He pretends to be pure and innocent on the surface, but who knows how lewd he is deep down. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on the sidelines at the company, and now he's acting opposite Yan Yingdi. The last artist under Chang Lei's management rose so fast was because he participated in a multi-person game."
Tan Sen is willing to go to great lengths to become famous, but he still has his bottom line. For example, he won't participate in multiplayer games.
At this point, the scene ended, and Chi Yuan and Yan Chuan went their separate ways to rest. The next scene was for Chi Yuan and others, and Yan Chuan could rest for half an hour, so he returned to the RV.
Tan Sen seized the opportunity and moved closer.
Yan Chuan got a headache just looking at him, thinking that after refusing him twice, the guy would finally shut up, but he never expected that he would dare to come over to him on set.
Just as he was about to tell them to leave, Tan Sen mentioned Chi Yuan: "Are Brother Chuan and Chi Yuan very close?"
Yan Chuan raised an eyebrow; this meant they had found out he was interested in Chi Yuan.
"Um."
He admitted it outright.
Tan Sen: "It's quite a coincidence, Chi Yuan and I used to be in the same company."
Yan Chuan: "Chi Yuan's agency is Tianyu."
Tan Sen blurted out, "Yes, but he worked at our company for two years before joining Tianyu. He wasn't famous then, and he didn't talk much at the company, so I almost didn't recognize him. It was only just now, when a colleague mentioned him, that I realized he was Chang Lei's artist. I was stunned when I found out; he doesn't look like someone Chang Lei managed at all now… Ah!"
Tan Sen covered his mouth in a very affected manner, as if he had accidentally let something slip.
Yan Chuan could easily see through his poor acting skills, but he was very curious about Chi Yuan, so he pressed on, "How is it different?"
Tan Sen glanced around cautiously, as if afraid of being overheard: "Brother Chuan, let's talk in the car. This isn't something we can discuss outside."
Yan Chuan led the people into the car, but didn't close the door.
Yan Chuan: "Go ahead and speak."
Tan Sen: "Chang Lei is actually not very talented, but he knows a lot of big shots in the capital circle."
Yan Chuan scoffed: "What are you trying to imply? That Chi Yuan, like you, has sold himself?"
Tan Sen's face was somewhat unpleasant. He had indeed sold himself, but he was still cleaner than someone like Chi Yuan, who had participated in numerous sex activities.
A surge of anger rose in Tan Sen's heart, and his tone became sharp: "Who is Chang Lei? You can find out by asking around in the industry. Even someone as ruthless as me wouldn't work under him, which tells you how dirty his methods are. As for Chi Yuan... in just half a year, he not only got into Tianyu, but also has such good resources. Do you think it's possible that he has no one behind him? Take today's incident for example. He's only been with Tianyu for a few months. Tianyu has so many A-list celebrities, why would they retweet his Weibo post?"
Yan Chuan's eyes flickered.
Tan Sen continued, "Some people are born with great acting skills. They look like a pure white lotus emerging from the mud, but in reality, they're a rotten lotus pod with rotten roots. Disgusting... Ugh!"
Suddenly, everything went black before Tan Sen's eyes, and someone grabbed his neck.
Yan Chuan, radiating malice, pinned the person against the carriage wall with one hand.
The assistant standing guard outside the car was startled and quickly closed the car door.
A chilling glint flashed in Yan Chuan's usually cynical eyes.
"Chuan... Brother Chuan." Tan Sen was so frightened by this sudden change that his face turned pale.
"Don't let me see you on set again," Yan Chuan said, enunciating each word clearly. "Otherwise, I'll kick you out of the entertainment industry, get out!"
Yan Chuan's aura was so intimidating that Tan Sen scrambled off the RV.
Once he was out of sight, the assistant dared to approach Yan Chuan and ask what had happened: "Boss, even if he's bothering you, if you don't like it, just leave it to me. Why are you so angry? It wouldn't be good if we got caught on camera."
Yan Chuan took a deep breath; he couldn't understand why he had suddenly lost his temper so much.
"Go tell Director Rong that I will find a new actor for Tan Sen's film, and I will compensate for the losses."
The assistant nodded and turned to handle it.
Yan Chuan calmed down and got out of the car, where he saw Chi Yuan talking to his assistant from a distance.
I don't know what he said, but Chi Yuan seemed very happy. His smile was particularly infectious, as if the surrounding sunshine was even brighter.
"Brother Chi, you only have one scene tomorrow morning; you can rest in the afternoon and evening."
Chi Yuan: "What about the day after tomorrow? When will the announcement be made?"
Xiao Zhao flipped through the notice: "10 a.m., no need to get up early."
If he finishes early in the morning, can he take the high-speed rail back to City B and catch the earliest high-speed rail back the next morning?
He hadn't seen Mr. Jiang for almost two months.
Chi Yuan thought to himself, then picked up his phone and started looking at high-speed rail tickets.
Xiao Zhao could tell at a glance that he wanted to go back to City B, and poured cold water on his idea, saying, "Don't even think about it. The director said that you can rest, but you can't leave the hotel because there might be some last-minute reshoots, and we have to be available whenever needed."
Chi Yuan immediately looked disappointed.
The sugar daddy/sugar baby contract was only for 24 months, and two of those months were wasted.
Chi Yuan was unwilling to give up. After thinking for a moment, he took the notice from Xiao Zhao, took a picture, and posted it on his WeChat Moments.
A rare day off.
Only Mr. Jiang and his assistant Chen can see it.
Mr. Jiang should be able to see it, and even if he can't, Assistant Chen should be able to see it.
And at that moment, Mr. Jiang did indeed see it.
Cui Dongzheng was chatting with Jiang Haochen about work when he noticed Jiang suddenly spacing out and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Haochen: "I was thinking about what you said this morning."
Cui Dong: "What did I say?"
The kitten is off tomorrow, so I'll go collect some interest myself. I don't think that's being a beast, right?