Chapter 6: An Unexpected Person
Fortunately, the road wasn’t long. Jiang Yu’s forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat from the discomfort. Finally, after ten minutes, he saw the colorful Leisure House, which was out of place with the surrounding white-walled and red-tiled homestays.
Meng Yi paid attention to Jiang Yu’s condition at all times. He stepped forward, opened the wooden door, and helped Jiang Yu into the yard.
“Guests are here, Meng Yi! Oh, it’s you! I thought the voice sounded familiar. Teacher Jiang, welcome, welcome. Jiang Shiran, we have guests.”
Jiang Yu recognized the young girl in the yard. Her name was Yao Qi, and she had played the leading role in several ancient romance dramas. Her popularity had soared to the top tier. She was one of the permanent guests of Leisure House.
The young girl was beautiful, and her smile was bright and radiant, full of youthfulness, just like Meng Yi.
Listening to her words, she seemed to be very familiar with Meng Yi. As for knowing Jiang Yu, the production team must have communicated in advance, otherwise it would be awkward if the permanent cast didn’t know the guest.
A top-tier actress calling him “teacher” made Jiang Yu feel a little awkward. But regardless of whether it was a polite way of addressing him, Yao Qi’s eyes were very clear, and Jiang Yu had a good first impression of her.
“Are you making dumplings for me today? If I can eat dumplings made by Immortal Yao, can I also ascend to immortality?” Meng Yi joked with Yao Qi.
“The characters I play all turn into demons in the end. I can’t help you become an immortal. If you want to become a demon, you can come to me.”
Although Yao Qi had played several leading roles, the characters were all similar. Although she was popular, she was also criticized because the characters she played always turned evil in the end.
But the young girl was quite optimistic and often joked about it herself.
“It doesn’t matter, whether it’s becoming an immortal or a demon, as long as I can live a few more years. Brother Yu, do you want to become an immortal or a demon?” Meng Yi threw the topic to Jiang Yu, and the camera also focused on Jiang Yu.
The child was kind enough to give him screen time, and Jiang Yu couldn’t let Meng Yi’s kindness go to waste. He smiled and said, “I still want to become an immortal. After all, turning evil is because you’ve suffered a lot. I don’t want to suffer.”
“Teacher Jiang is right. Although it’s just acting, those suffering scenes are really hard to film. If you really experienced them, even an immortal would go crazy.” Yao Qi enthusiastically chatted with Jiang Yu, and the atmosphere among the three of them immediately became harmonious.
“Come on, come on, come inside, it’s too hot outside.” The door opened, and Jiang Shiran waved to the three of them.
Jiang Shiran was the oldest senior in Leisure House and one of the investors of “Leisure Life.”
The three of them entered the house, and Meng Yi bowed almost ninety degrees to greet Jiang Shiran.
Jiang Yu supported his waist. He also wanted to bow ninety degrees, but his waist didn’t cooperate. He barely bent thirty degrees to say hello, and his waist was pulled, causing his entire back to ache.
He had just been discharged from the hospital, why was his damn waist acting up again?
There were four other people in the house, all top-tier and first-line celebrities. Jiang Yu followed Meng Yi to greet them one by one, which was a torment to his old waist.
After getting to know everyone, Jiang Yu leaned against the door frame, barely standing. He already wanted to go home with his luggage and lie in bed.
“Come in quickly, there’s air conditioning inside.” Jiang Shiran didn’t care about the depth of Jiang Yu and Meng Yi’s bows and beckoned them into the house.
The temperature inside the house was about ten degrees cooler than outside. As soon as Jiang Yu entered, he was surrounded by coolness and breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s hot, right? It’s too hot outside now, you can’t do anything. Let’s make the dumplings you want to eat tonight. I’ll take you to your rooms.” Another senior in Leisure House stepped forward and said.
Su Ming was an evergreen tree in the entertainment industry. From his debut to the age of fifty, he had not had a single scandal. He was a well-known good person who took care of younger generations.
Su Ming played a big part in why “Leisure Life” was so popular.
As one of the investors, Su Ming was very concerned about “Leisure Life.” He was also very cautious in choosing people. He would not invite ordinary small-time celebrities, for fear of lowering the quality of “Leisure Life.”
Jiang Yu was the only small-time celebrity he made an exception for, because someone had given him too much money, allowing him and Jiang Shiran to make a fortune.
Su Ming sized Jiang Yu up a few times without leaving a trace, and smiled meaningfully.
Leisure House was very big. As a homestay, it had six rooms on two floors, and each room could sleep two people.
The downstairs was already full, and Meng Yi and Jiang Yu were assigned to a room on the second floor.
Jiang Yu climbed to the second floor, lay on the bed, and didn’t want to get up. Meng Yi packed his luggage and looked at Jiang Yu, saying, “Brother Yu, are you tired? Let me get your luggage out for you.”
“Okay, thanks.” Jiang Yu closed his eyes, not wanting to move, and agreed.
Meng Yi took out Jiang Yu’s pajamas and toiletries. When he saw the plaster in the suitcase, he hesitated for a moment, didn’t take it out, and covered it with clothes instead.
There was another burst of noise downstairs, as if someone else had arrived. Meng Yi put away the two suitcases and said to Jiang Yu, who was lying like a corpse, “Brother Yu, it seems like someone else is here. Let’s go downstairs.”
Jiang Yu sighed helplessly, took Meng Yi’s hand and sat up. Meng Yi supported Jiang Yu as if he were a maid supporting the Empress Dowager, and helped him downstairs.
Downstairs, everyone was gathered around someone, welcoming them. Jiang Yu also saw the new guest and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Looking at Ji Xu up close, he was a completely different type of person from Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu was beautiful, but somewhat effeminate. Because he had transmigrated, Jiang Yu had a wealth of entertainment resources from Earth in his mind, which made him unconsciously carry a sense of arrogance.
But he was clearly just a barely third-tier artist, and this arrogance made him seem inexplicable.
His height of 1.75 meters wasn’t even as tall as some female artists, and he had been tormented by his back injury, so he didn’t have much meat on his body.
To put it nicely, Jiang Yu had a slender figure, which conformed to the entertainment industry’s aesthetic of being skinny. To put it bluntly, he looked like a weak sissy, lacking in masculine vigor.
But Ji Xu was different. Ji Xu was also very handsome, but he didn’t look weak. At first glance, his face was rosy and full of vitality.
In the summer, he wore less clothing, and the outlines of his muscles could be seen on his exposed arms. But his temperament was that of a gentle scholar, seemingly an understanding person, making people want to get close to him.
People really do like what they lack. A hooligan like Han Cheng liked this kind of understanding and seemingly cultured person.
“Hello, everyone.” Ji Xu saw the two people coming downstairs and greeted them.
His smile was gentle, and his smiling crescent eyes made Jiang Yu couldn’t help but admire him, “What a beauty.”
“Come on, everyone’s here. Come down and sit for a while. This watermelon is perfectly chilled.” Jiang Shiran cut a large watermelon and invited everyone to sit around the coffee table in the living room.
The cameras were all pointed at the eight people, and the chatting segment began.
“Meng Yi, you’re studying at the drama academy, right? I’ve heard your songs. Why didn’t you go to the music academy? Do you like acting?”
Among the three guests who came today, Meng Yi was the most popular. Jiang Shiran handed Meng Yi a piece of iced watermelon and took the lead in asking.
“Yes, I like singing and acting. The company found me a teacher for singing, and I’ve been learning. But acting can’t be taught one-on-one. You have to act with people to integrate into the role, so I studied acting in college.”
“Then why did you choose the drama academy? Our film academy has always wanted to recruit more outstanding students.” Jiang Shiran was a teacher at the film academy, joking and teasing Meng Yi.
Meng Yi was surprised by Jiang Shiran’s question, and then visibly panicked. He looked at Jiang Shiran, feeling a little embarrassed and nervous.
His lively big eyes darted around, trying to figure out how to answer. All his nervousness was written on his face, making it easy to see through.
Everyone smiled and looked at this simple big boy. When they saw that Meng Yi’s smooth forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat, Su Ming finally laughed and wiped Meng Yi’s sweat with concern, saying, “Okay, okay, don’t embarrass Little Yi. Look how nervous he is, he’s sweating even in the air-conditioned room.
Teacher Jiang is really something. How many students did your film academy recruit this year? You’re still greedy.
Little Yi is from the South, so of course he has to choose a school in the South. Going to your school would mean traveling across most of China.”
Su Ming’s help obviously relieved Meng Yi, and he looked at Su Ming gratefully with his wet big eyes.
The overly obvious expression made everyone laugh again. Jiang Yu also smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and admired Meng Yi’s simple appearance.
With this acting skill, who else but him could be the movie emperor? The second male lead buried him; only the male lead can show his acting skills.
