Chinese Entertainment 2014: Young Actresses Are Becoming Dazzling

Chapter 44 Resignation

"You think you're something special just because you're playing the second male lead? Even if you get the lead role, you can't just stand me up!"

Li Yitong suddenly frowned again, and pointed her index finger hard at the screen.

"Do you know how long I waited yesterday? I even rearranged my dance practice time just to wait for your call, and what did you do? You slept like a log!"

Do you know how worried I was?! I thought you'd been kidnapped by some rich woman and taken to be her gigolo, where you were being abused!

"Pah! Despicable!" Su Yu said with a righteous expression.

"Then tell me, how are you going to make it up to me!"

"You decide how to compensate me."

"You said that!" Li Yitong was about to make an outrageous demand when Su Yu preemptively interrupted her by changing the subject.

"By the way, Xue'er, were you serious about wanting to quit your job yesterday?"

Li Yitong's expression instantly fell, and the accusatory energy she had just displayed vanished completely.

"Of course I'm serious."

She lowered her eyes, picked up the towel draped over the barre, and wiped the sweat from her neck.

"All I do here every day is teach those kids the basics, and I only get a fixed salary each month. You know how expensive the rent is in the capital. I really don't want to do this anymore."

Su Yu looked intently at Li Yitong, who appeared somewhat dejected on the screen.

She has been learning dance since she was a child, has an excellent foundation, and her body proportions are outstanding among all dance students. She is also extremely beautiful.

But in a place like the capital, there really isn't much of a future in just being a dance teacher.

"So, what do you want to do after you resign?"

Su Yu asked seriously.

"I don't know yet, I just feel like I don't want to go on like this anymore."

Li Yitong raised her head, her eyes filled with confusion and a hint of grievance.

"Look at you, even though you've been playing minor roles for so long, you've finally made it big, haven't you? As for me, I can see the end of my life here in the blink of an eye."

Su Yu remained silent for a moment. Of course, he knew what Li Yitong's future would hold. In her previous life, she had also transitioned from a dance teacher to a star in the entertainment industry.

Right now, she's just an ordinary girl teaching children to dance in a cramped rented room, and hasn't been discovered by a talent scout yet. But in this life, perhaps everything can happen sooner...

"Xue'er".

Su Yu's voice suddenly became serious, calm but reassuring, "Do you trust me?"

Li Yitong was taken aback: "I believe you, what's wrong?"

"Trust me, just bear with it for a little longer. Once I'm done filming here, I'll come back to the capital to see you right away."

Su Yu stared intently at Li Yitong on the other side of the screen.

"If you want to resign, I fully support you, but what you will do after you resign is something we can discuss together."

I can give you some advice later. I still have quite a few connections in this circle.

Li Yitong laughed at his words: "Little brat, you support me? Mind your own business first."

"I'm serious." Su Yu remained unmoved.

Li Yitong stared at him intently. Through the screen, she seemed to see something she had never seen before in that face she had never tired of looking at since childhood.

A sense of certainty, a sense of composure—the child really seems to have grown up.

"it is good."

She nodded as if possessed. "Then I'll wait for you."

It's a deal.

Su Yu stretched out his fist and touched the screen.

Li Yitong was amused by his childish action, and with a crescent-shaped smile, she also reached out her fist and touched him.

It's a deal.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go to work, or you'll get docked pay if you're late." Su Yu started grinning again.

"Get lost, my salary is so low, even the boss wouldn't deduct it."

Li Yitong rolled her eyes at him. "By the way, remember to rest while you're filming, and don't drink so much with people, you hear me! If I find out you're not answering your phone again, I'm going to storm into your film set and drag you away!"

"Okay, little Xue'er~"

After hanging up the video call, Su Yu let out a long sigh of relief.

Having finally dealt with Li Yitong's worries, Su Yu felt a weight lifted from his heart. Looking out the window of the hotel where the film crew was staying, he saw the sea and sky blending into one, with a cool breeze blowing. There was still a good show to film today.

At 9:30 a.m., the crew of "The Left Ear" arrived at the same place as yesterday evening.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy smell, blew through the alley. Su Youpeng, wearing an oversized sun-protective suit, was holding a megaphone and explaining the scene to Ou Hao.

"Ou Hao, today's scene is a reshoot of your shot. The scene Su Yu helped you with yesterday was great, but it's not enough to just have Ma Sichun's face on it. We need to add your close-up shot."

Ou Hao stood to the side, nodding repeatedly.

He stayed up all night after he got home last night, reading the script more than twenty times and practicing his expressions in front of the mirror all night.

But when he actually got to the scene and stood in front of the monitor, he started to get nervous again, unable to find the feeling that Su Youpeng wanted.

"Director, I..."

"What's wrong with you?" Su Youpeng looked at him with a megaphone in hand, his stern expression making Ou Hao even more timid.

Ou Hao gritted his teeth and turned to look at Su Yu, who was standing not far away, as if he were looking at a lifeline.

Su Yu was sitting under a parasol drinking iced water when he saw the look in Su Yu's eyes. He sighed helplessly and stood up to walk over.

"Director Su, should I go with him again?"

Su Youpeng paused for a moment, then grinned when he saw Su Yu approaching.

"Don't call me Director Su, just call me Brother Peng! Su Yu, why don't you just come and be my assistant director? Hahaha, okay, you take him through the process, I'm going to have a drink of water first."

Ou Hao looked at Su Yu with tears of gratitude: "Brother Yu, I can't thank you enough. If you ever need my help again..."

"Alright, alright, stop with the nonsense and look me in the eye."

Su Yu patted him on the shoulder, stood opposite him, and silently opened [A Glance That Lasts a Thousand Years].

Ou Hao looked at him nervously and swallowed.

This is his last chance. If he fails again, he'll be too embarrassed and might as well just go home!

"You have to remember, you're playing Zhang Yang, a boy who, despite his rough exterior, still has some principles."

You go to Li Bala because you want to use her, but you can't really like her.

Su Yu stared into his eyes and continued, word by word, "So your gaze needs to be indifferent, but not too indifferent. You need to make her feel like there's something going on, so you can keep her hanging on, understand?"

As he spoke, Su Yu demonstrated it again.

Ou Hao nodded frantically, watching Su Yu's actions, expressions, and demeanor intently.

"Alright, shall we go through it once?"

"Let's go through it once!"

(Two more chapters to come)