Joining the Group

In late August, Su Yu also got a real taste of what it felt like to bring his own investment to a production team.

Despite the sweltering heat, the entire film crew was working tirelessly, and the place was bustling with activity. You could practically bump into several celebrities just by taking a stroll around.

This is actually quite normal, after all, "The Grand Mansion Gate" is a masterpiece that has been decades in the making.

A big gathering of Beijing's elite!

Su Yu stood in the director's tent, took a sip of water from the stagehand, and thought to himself that this place really was a small society, where everyone's status and hierarchy were clearly defined.

Celebrities have their own treatment, and extras have their own treatment.

Half an hour later, Li Yang, dressed in a soldier's uniform, walked over.

He wasn't supposed to come, and he didn't have any scenes, but Director Guo Baocang is a shrewd person. When he saw Li Yang arrive, he immediately said that the scene was missing one person.

Without saying a word, he shoved the thing inside.

I'm doing myself a favor.

After changing out of his clothes and returning the props, he picked up a bottle of water and gulped down several mouthfuls.

This was Li Yang's first time filming a scene with lines, especially in such a large production, so he was quite nervous while filming.

It only took two sentences in total, several of which were discarded, and it was barely approved in the end.

Fortunately, with Su Yu present, even if others wanted to say something, they had to swallow their words.

"Brother Yu, this big star's job is pretty good, huh? He earns money without even breaking a sweat."

"A celebrity? Sure, they're doing pretty well."

"That's right, with us... wait, no!"

Su Yu smiled, raised an eyebrow, and turned back to continue watching the film crew.

The overall production team of "The Grand Mansion Gate" was undoubtedly strong in 2000.

Both the cast and the directing team are top-notch and without any exaggeration.

Spend just a short time on set, and you'll see what these so-called stars and directors of later generations are really like behind the scenes.

Strangely enough, Su Yu didn't have a very deep impression of these things.

Could it be that I never paid attention to this kind of thing in my past life?

That's impossible! The film crew's place is only so big. They would definitely be the first to know if anything happens!

He quickly figured it out.

Back then, I was just a minor extra and never even saw the group of people.

Therefore, acting has absolutely no future. With that skill, Li Yang would be better off selling some universal chargers.

Su Yu twitched the corner of his mouth, refused the fruit offered by the stagehand, and wondered where to eat later.

At 11:30 a.m., the crew had lunch, and the staff rushed over in droves.

Su Yu and Li Yang stood side by side, with Guo Baocang standing next to them. It was obvious that someone had organized a gathering for them at noon today.

They've spotted a major backer, so why not try to curry favor?

"Brother Yu, which of those actresses do you think is the prettiest?"

Without thinking, Su Yu crossed his arms and said, "I didn't notice, I think they're all just average."

Li Yang pursed his lips. "What I mean is, besides Liu Yifei, who's prettier?"

"Which one have you taken a fancy to? I'll have the director introduce them to you later."

"No, no, I just admire them, I'm not looking for a romantic relationship with them. Besides, they're all married, aren't they?"

Su Yu scoffed after hearing this, "He has the desire but not the courage."

Li Yang coughed, trying to cover his embarrassment, "I really was just admiring it."

"Okay, then enjoy the show while we eat, and remember to wipe your drool."

"Wrapped!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Guo Baocang's dinner party was ready, and the group headed over.

There were many people, and many women too.

Li Yang was clearly a little nervous, his eyes darting around like a mouse caught in the light.

Su Yu found it amusing and thought to himself, "This guy didn't have a good life in his past life either. He's so nervous about just having a meal."

But Li Yang is different from him. This guy still hasn't corrected his mindset and still thinks he's the same nobody extra he was back then.

Soon, the group arrived at the restaurant opposite the film set.

Second-floor private rooms.

Today's gathering was clearly about building connections; most of the attendees were actors from the show, including Chen Baoguo and Jiang Wenli.

Even Ma Sichun was present.

The stars of 2000 were clearly not very high-class, and even their management companies were not yet systematic, which was incomparable to the regular stars of twenty years later.

To be precise, there are no brokerage companies now, only so-called "brokers".

When celebrities go on gigs, they don't call it "going on gigs," they call it "doing gigs."

Therefore, everyone was very casual.

They eat casually, speak casually, and dress casually.

Chen Baoguo didn't even change her costume; it was just that a few fashion-conscious actresses changed into simple T-shirts and jeans.

They were all wearing makeup, but even so, none of them looked as good as Liu Yifei.

"Hello, Ms. Su, my name is Ning Jin."

"I am Josef."

"..."

"My name is... Li Yang."

You can just call me Su Yu.

Watching these old acquaintances go through the perfunctory introductions, Su Yu really wanted to laugh, but he held it in.

His attention was mostly drawn to the woman sitting across from him.

Ru Ping played Huang Chun in the TV series "The Grand Mansion Gate", but her most memorable role is still Shangguan Wan'er.

She wasn't very tall, but she had fair skin and was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans.

She was stunningly beautiful, and even when sitting next to Ning Jin at his peak, she was in no way inferior.

If the maximum score is ten, I would give it eight points.

It's a pity she got married.

And like Liu Xiaoli, she remarried while still raising a child.

Su Yu smacked his lips and suddenly felt that what he was doing seemed a bit like a lecherous man, not much different from Li Yang.

But it's nothing, since everyone else is watching me too.

"President Su, I heard you used to be an actor in film crews. Why did you suddenly stop acting?"

"Filming... is too tiring. I'm emotionally fragile and can't handle hardship."

Su Yu turned to look at Li Yang, signaling him to speak, thinking to himself, "Didn't you want to get to know him?"

Speak up!

As a result, this guy acted like a quail, completely lost in thought.

Ning Jin didn't seem to care after hearing this. "Being an actor is great, you don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun. So what kind of business have you been doing lately?"

"Selling point: universal charger".

"So you invented that thing. Almost everyone on the film crew was buying it recently. It was incredibly popular."

Su Yu smiled and said, "Just selling them casually."

Li Yang finally came to his senses, "Right, just sell them casually."

"You must make a lot of money every day, right?"

"We don't make much money. The costs are too high, and we sell it cheaply. We just make a name for ourselves."

Suddenly, the young girl Ma Sichun spoke up, "Why sell if you're not making money?"

Jiang Wenli, who was next to her, suddenly nudged her, "Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking."

"It's alright, it's alright. Isn't that how business is? Otherwise, I wouldn't have come back."

"No wonder you wanted to steal my role," Ma Sichun muttered under her breath.

Jiang Wenli raised her eyebrows after listening, but didn't say a word.

On the contrary, Ru Ping frowned, picked up a piece of pig's head meat with her chopsticks, and handed it to Ma Sichun.

"Sweetie, eat more. Auntie will take you to buy snacks later."

Seeing Ma Sichun's mouth stuffed with food, Su Yu raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this girl was indeed naive.

Chun Chun was used as a pawn.

She says whatever comes to mind, without holding anything back. No wonder she was depressed for so long after the breakup.